Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Publishing CORVID-19 information and statistics can be very difficult.
I only pass on from official communications or Government updates which I receive.
Councillors in other Fenland area’s are doing their best, with good intentions to keep their communities informed, but we have to be careful of where the information is coming from and one or two have got into hot water over it.

What I can tell you is that from the ‘Office of National Statistics’ – 1 person has died in PCH that lived in Whittlesey.
From the official source at PCH – there are currently 2 people on ventilators and 4 others in wards, that come from Whittlesey area, that was current as of Friday.

With National cases ‘appearing’ to be falling, I/we are getting reports that here in Whittlesey an increase in those who maybe have had CORVID-19 is coming to light.
Whittlesey has several residents in PCH and at least 2 are on a ventillator.
My reports are that there are still too many people going about.
The Police reports say otherwise – so maybe I am getting it wrong.
Our Care Homes, I understand now have reported cases of CORVID-19

Please stay at home unless you have something urgent to do,
that you cannot get help with.

I’ve spoken to a representative from the National Lottery this morning and she asked me to give you the following information regarding the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) and their response during Covid-19. Please see information provided below:

• The sole focus of NLCF resources is on responding to the Covid-19 crisis and priorities have now changed to:

• Organisations supporting people who are at high risk from COVID-19
• Organisations supporting communities most likely to face increased demand and challenges as a direct result of COVID-19
• Organisations with high potential to support communities with the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19

• Our larger (Reaching Communities) grants will be refocused on offering organisations up to 100k funding for up to 6 months – we won’t be offering multi-year funding at this stage
• The grant can cover delivery (crisis and recovery) and/or Core Costs
• The assessment and decision making process will be much quicker – its early days but confident it will be a few weeks as opposed to the standard RC timeframe
• Awards for All is open for Covid-19 related grants under £10k again for up to 6 months.  The turnaround time for decision-making has been significantly reduced.
• We have now updated our website –
  https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/reaching-communities-england
• We are being flexible with existing grants so grant holders have the ability to repurpose their funding to respond to the current climate and critical local needs or extending deadlines etc.  We have also been proactive in reaching out to grant holders to offer (subject to approval) uplifts in grants to respond to the crisis.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me and I can point you in the right direction.
Kind regards,
Ash
Ash Godfrey
Senior Community Support Officer

The usual monthly WTC report will hopefully be coming tomorrow.

Planned roadworks subject to change…
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Advice For People Helping Others During Lock Down
Many people across our communities are doing their bit to help others during the Coronavirus health emergency.
 
From supporting people who are self-isolating with food supplies, to picking up medical prescriptions, all of these efforts are helping to save lives and protect our NHS.
 
Below is some advice from Cambridgeshire police about what you should do if you are concerned about someone.
 
If you are keeping an eye on someone in your neighbourhood and are concerned for their welfare, for example, if you knock on someone’s door or try to reach them by telephone and they don’t respond, there are some simple steps you can take.
 
Have a quick check through windows to see if you can see the person involved (make sure you exercise social distancing and don’t touch any surfaces);
 
Check for signs that the person may not be at home or may need assistance, such as a build-up of post, milk on the doorstep or anything else that may suggest the occupant needs help;
 
Speak to neighbours, making sure you keep the 2 metre social distancing rule to see if they know of any close friends or relatives that may be able to help or know where the person might be; could you contact them to confirm their whereabouts?
 
If the person is home but does not wish to answer the door/telephone but requires food or medication, you can email communityCV@cambridgeshire.gov.uk who will be able to help;
 
If you are still concerned, call the police on 101 giving the person’s name, address and telephone number if possible; the police call handler will then go through a set of questions to establish if an officer should attend;
 
If you see someone whose life is in danger, for example, they are lying on the floor, always call 999 and request an ambulance.
 
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have pulled together a list of responses to commonly-asked questions during the coronavirus lock down. For more details visit: https://www.cambs.police.uk/information-and-services/Coronavirus-COVID-19/Coronavirus-COVID-19-FAQs2

Deborah Slater’s Group – Helping Whittlesey have put out 5,000 flyers advicing help they can give.

Tonight being Wednesday  – The 3rd week A Free Hot Meal +++ Dessert will be delivered to some 150 residents later today.

Tonight’s delight – Sausage & !!!!