Community, Parish Council & Village
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met via Zoom on 11th June 2020 and discussed:
Day 57 of (is it?) LockdownSlim pickings in terms of news on day 57, just 2 items and one of those is incomplete. A little bit of trivia to start with. Heinz has always been known for its 57 varieties but even when it was first introduced in 19th Century Pittsburgh they had more than 60; Henry J Heinz simply thought 57 was a lucky number. Of course, Heinz now has over 5,700 varieties, read more here. The news:
Continue reading “Day 57 of (is it?) Lockdown – The Heinz edition”
Day 31 of LockdownDay 31 sees a couple of serious announcements, two new or updated initiatives for things to do during the lockdown and a Matt Lucas special.
Essex companies have donated unopened and unwanted stocks of Personal Protective Equipment. This PPE will support those working in adult and children social care across Essex. While Continue reading “Day 31 of Lockdown – the Baked Potato edition”
Day 17 of Lockdown and apparently the curve is beginning to flatten but, we aren’t out of the woods yet. Hence our slightly macabre focal image today.
With a sunny ‘holiday weekend’ ahead we really can’t take a holiday from the lockdown although please do go outside your house this evening at 8 pm to clap for those who are supporting our society right now.
There is also one update from ECC and some, possibly slightly worrying, news from the Essex Resilience Forum. We will finish with some lightening of the mood looking at some things that have got better.
ECC has introduced a new service to help vulnerable adults stay physically and mentally active during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Stay Connected service Continue reading “Day 17 of Lockdown – The “Let’s Not Waste It” Edition”
Day 11 of LockdownOn Day 11 of lockdown, we think about the 2 nurses, both mothers of 3, who died today. Being on the front line, along with many in often-considered lowly jobs (posties, shop workers, dustmen etc…), we rightly thanked them last night at 8 pm and it was good to hear more noise this week than last!
So, some important, and one less so, items to discuss:
The lockdown is intended to help reduce the number of cases the NHS are asked to deal with. By staying in we Continue reading “Day 11 of Lockdown – The Sunshine Edition”