Cumulative total of confirmed cases in B&NES as
of 1230am 17/01/2021: 6510 (previous day - 6439)
New cases per 100,000 population for last week (7 days ending 14 Jan): 373 (previous day - 371)
Source: coronavirus.data.gov.uk
last 2-3 days Case data will be incomplete, awaiting test results;
for the same reason, the most recent Infection Rate provided is for the week ending 3 days before the last case reporting date.
on 16 Nov PHE changed the basis of geographic allocation from using the address held on the NHS Patient Summary Record to using the address provided at the point of testing. This change was backdated to 1 Sep.
IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM CAT-P (COVID Action Team Priston)
(24 Sep)
Increasing risk from Covid-19
Numbers of Covid-19 cases are rising in our local area. There is a local shortage of testing. The local schools have either documented cases or suspected cases. In view of this we ask villagers to be extra careful socialising, especially around the pub or in each other's houses.
Vicky Pai
(3 Oct)
Saturday Café
The Covid Action Team Priston (CAT-P) has regretfully decided that, for Covid reasons, the Saturday Café should be suspended for the time being.
In summary, you must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to:
shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person
go to work, or provide voluntary or charitable services, if you cannot reasonably do so from home
exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area
meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary, but only if you are legally permitted to form one
seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm (including domestic abuse)
attend education or childcare - for those eligible - see detailed guidance for details.
For those who need to self-isolate, we would like to offer
practical help such as getting supplies for you. To use
this service please telephone Doug on 470609 and he will
endeavour to allocate a helper to you. In the
unlikely event he is unavailable please contact another
councillor or the clerk on the numbers below.
Name
Tel. No.
Bruce Clarke
01761 470999
Robert Davies
01761 479330
Fiona Hassard
07776 280253
Peter Hopwood
07540 889630
John Lippiatt
01761 471080
Vicky Coles
07788 647946
Jocelyn Nichols
07734 069751
In order to run this service, we need those who are not
self-isolating to come forward with the services they are able
to provide. This might be shopping, or, if you already have
groceries delivered, adding someone else’s orders to
yours. Any offers of help can be emailed to Doug on: all@pristonpattisons.force9.co.uk.
With thanks,
Doug Pattison
Chairman, Priston Parish Council
(Update 24 March) - Report from Priston Parish Council (Doug Pattison)
To make sure that no-one "falls through the cracks" the Parish
Council has formed a small "Coronavirus Action Team - Priston", or
CAT-P, to direct help where it is needed. We have called for
volunteers who would be willing to help others in the village, and
received over 20 offers to help with shopping, delivering, dog
walking, and "almost anything". We also have lists of those we
believe may be in need of help. Where appropriate, volunteers have
been asked to keep in touch with our vulnerable people.
Think of all those willing helpers! If you are classed as vulnerable
for any reason, DO ask for help for shopping, whatever - just give
me a call.
Our Farm shop will be open 7 days, Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm, and Sunday 9am to 4pm and will operate in a socially distanced, one way system through the shop.
Our Café will be offering a takeaway service for food and drinks daily. Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm, Friday to Sunday 9am to 4pm
Orders for the café can be placed by downloading the Newton Farm Café app, and selecting a time slot for collection. Alternatively you can place your order on arrival and shop while you wait for your food to be prepared.
Our online shop is now fully operational on our website, and has a minimum order for collection of £25, and a minimum order of £40 for delivery, with a £5 home delivery charge. Christmas items are also now available on the website and Christmas order forms are available in the shop to pick up.
We have had to evaluate the costs involved in our home delivery service and in order to be able to provide the service unfortunately there does need to be a charge.
Perhaps Priston villagers picking up collections could do so for other Priston residents?
I hope this helps and that we are able to support people living in the Priston area during this Lockdown.
Celia Gay – Newton Farm shop
Tunley Farm Butchers
Tunley Farm Butchers provide a range of milk, meat and deli
foods. They deliver free to Priston (minimum order £30). They
hope to shortly extend the range to include vegetables. They
aim to deliver within 3 working days. For details visit http://www.tunleyfarmbutchers.co.uk/
Milk
Farmhouse Dairy Somerset have agreed to deliver to Priston.
There will be 2 deliveries per week – Mondays and Thursdays.
Please now register with them if you haven’t already done so. You can reach them on: farmhousedairysomerset.co.uk or on 07783 385189.
Have a look at their price list. They carry a lot of other items besides milk (their eggs are Class A free range Large).
Angie Fowle and Aylet Anderson have set up an Farmhouse Dairy Somerset group just to start the ball rolling and to facilitate any messages the dairy might want to get out to you all. But for normal orders and transactions you need to contact the dairy, not them.
Eggs
Maggie Rideout and Howard Jones, having taken over from Steve Grant. They offer 15/30 eggs for £2/£4) and have a fresh supply every 2 weeks. Please place your order by phone, message or email.
Address: Church Farm House, Priston BA2 9EF (opposite the church)
Tel No: 01761 471308 or 07871 484268
Email: maggie.rideout47@gmail.com
Quantity (Price): Trays of 15 (£2) or 30 eggs (£4) only.
Payment: Cash – and preferably the correct amount please
If you have a problem collecting let us know and we will drop them off.
Additional food options
Click on the links below for additional food options:
Farmborough
Community Shop - only one person in the shop at any time
(but I have never had to wait more than a few minutes);
Like the Cam Valley Foods facebook page for news of
pop-up shops at the King William, Tunley, selling meats, cheese,
eggs, butter, veg boxes and more;
For anyone in need of food & looking for an alternative to going
into the shops during the pandemic, you may wish to have a look at
the 3SG Sustainable Food Partnership which has a list of local
businesses offering food delivery: https://www.3sg.org.uk/pages/sustainable-food-partnership
Shop Somerset provides links to over 170 local businesses (food & more) to encourage users to shop local and help small independent businesses to weather the impact of Covid-19.
St Luke & St Andrew's Church
Church closing for Services from 5 November
We regret that as a result of the new Government Covid-19 National Restrictions announced on 31 October that it will not be possible to provide Church Services from 5 November until further notice
The Church will remain open during the day for private prayer. Please wear a mask while in the Church and follow displayed instructions regarding social distancing.
Ugent Financial Assistance for St Luke & Andrew’s Parish Church
Social distancing is depriving many of us of that all-important
social contact. Although by no means fully compensating for this,
you might want to think about some partial technical solutions:
free video-conferencing means you can communicate as a family
or with a group of friends even though you are at a distance -
you could even try out a virtual pub or coffee morning!
Popular services include:
Google Hangouts - max 10 participants,
Google account required (this doesn't mean you need to use
Google email);
Google
Duo (max. 12 participants);
(details for all services are based on free options only).
free live-streaming from YouTube and Facebook Live enables you to easily reach
a wide audience.
Distractions
It's easy to feel overwhelmed, listening to the non-stop news about
coronavirus. Here are some suggestions for activities that
will hopefully help you relax a little: