Day 56 of (is it?) Lockdown – the Mental Health edition

Day 56 of (is it?) Lockdown

If you’re feeling mentally frayed these days, day 56 sees the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. We start with that and then address:

Daily Poetry,
Essex Country Parks will soon be reopening,
A new ‘socially distanced’ Archaeological dig for a Roman Road,
Essex Schools update on reopening, and finally
A rewriting of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Mental Health Awareness Week

The theme this year is all about “Kindness Matters”, something we are already seeing a lot of during the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading “Day 56 of (is it?) Lockdown – the Mental Health edition”

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

Day 50 of Lockdown – the Florence Nightingale edition

Day 50 of Lockdown

Day 50 of lockdown is the last day of the soft lockdown as we look forward to tomorrow’s slightly softer version. Topics today include:

International Nurses Day (no coincidence it is on Florence Nightingale’s birthday);
Home births can resume;
Softening of lockdown – a range of articles;
The First meeting of Essex Climate Action Commission;
It’s still Christian Aid Week (link to Monday’s update);
Some nursing humour.

International Nurses Day

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. Continue reading “Day 50 of Lockdown – the Florence Nightingale edition”

April 8, 2020June 8, 2020

Day 16 of Lockdown – “There’s a Lot Going On” Edition

Day 16 of Lockdown

Day 16 of Lockdown and there’s definitely a lot going on. We have updates from the ECC, CBC, Essex Police and more. Let’s get started:

CBC has issued an announcement making it clear that this weekend is critical to “flatten the curve”, as the picture (right) says!
CBC are to restart recycling collections but on a new rota. Garden waste & textile collections remain suspended.
ECC issue advice on helping you to support your child’s mental wellbeing.
Essex Libraries see a large uptick in eBook and eAudio use – you can join online.
Meanwhile, Essex Police have also been busy.

Residents urged to heed advice and stay at home as weather is set to improve

With the weather expected to turn increasingly Spring-like over the weekend, residents are being reminded to follow advice to stay at home, protect lives and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading “Day 16 of Lockdown – “There’s a Lot Going On” Edition”

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

Keeping Up To Date on COVID-19

If you want to keep up to date on COVID-19 with a local slant then it is worth tracking Essex County Council’s information page. ECC update this daily with news specific to Essex but it also gives highlights of recent national government announcements. Some of the biggest items addressed most recently are:

Appeal from Council Leader and Director of Public Health

Cllr David Finch and Dr Mike Gogarty express their dismay about the Continue reading “Keeping Up To Date on COVID-19”