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Coronavirus information for Priston

DAY of Lock-down

Cumulative total of confirmed cases (new cases) in B&NES as of 1230am 14/07/2020: 338(+0)
Source: Public Health England


Chart of Covid-19 cases in B&NES
Chart of Covid-19 cases in B&NES
NOTE: from 2 July includes cases from drive-in centres & home-swab kits.

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Latest Government restrictions

(13 May)

See updated lockdown rules (with effect from 13 May) - see highlights below - they apply only to England.
  • Continue to stay at home except for specified reasons.
  • You can go to any shops permitted to be open eg. for food, medicine, or to collect goods ordered.
  • Exercise permitted more than once a day.
  • Travel for exercise permitted.
  • Some sports allowed within household group, or with one other person 2m away;.
  • Meeting one other person from another household to be allowed (but only outdoors and keep 2m apart). [but see update 23 June below]
  • It is still not permitted to visit friends or family in their home.
  • Return to the workplace if you cannot work from home - employers need to make workplaces safe.
  • Avoid public transport, observe social distancing if you use it.
  • Face coverings should be worn in enclosed spaces where physical distancing is difficult.
  • Schools in England to reopen for some primary pupils at the earliest on 1 June.
  • Restaurants and cafes to remain closed until at least July.
  • Anyone with symptoms to stay at home, members of same household to stay confined for specified periods.
  • Quarantine for arrivals from abroad "soon".
  • Stay Alert.

(Update - 25 May)

  • outdoor markets and car showrooms are expected to reopen from 1 June;
  • other non-essential retail including shops selling clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books, and electronics, plus tailors, auction houses, photography studios, and indoor markets, will be expected to be able to reopen from 15 June, providing progress continues to be made, and on the basis that appropriate safety procedures are put in place;
  • hairdressers, nail bars and beauty salons, and the hospitality sector, will remain closed.

(Update - 27 May - Test & Trace)

  • If you develop coronavirus symptoms
  • if you are alerted by NHS Test & Trace
    • Isolate for 14 days
    • If you develop symptoms book a test.

(Update - 29 May)

  • Up to six friends or relatives will be able to gather in parks and gardens from Monday, with separate households two metres apart.
  • Dentists can open from 8 June.

(Update - 31 May)

  • Vulnerable individuals who have been shielding people will now be able to go outside either with members of their household or to meet someone from another household.

(Update - 4 June)

  • From 15 June, wearing of face mask/covering on public transport is compulsory.

(Update - 10 June)

From 13 June, you will be able to:

  • Form a ‘support bubble’ with one other household if you live alone or are a single parent with dependent children - in other words, you are in a household where there is only one adult. All those in a support bubble will be able to act as if they live in the same household - meaning they can spend time together inside each other’s homes and do not need to stay 2 metres apart. Support bubbles should be exclusive - meaning you should not switch the household you are in a bubble with or connect with multiple households;
  • Attend your place of worship for the purposes of individual prayer.

(Update - 23 June)

Read Govt. FAQs on what you can/can't do from 4 July - summarised below.

From 4 July:

  • you can meet in groups of up to two households in any location - your support bubble counts as a household;
  • you can meet outside in groups of up to six people from different households, following social distancing guidelines;
  • you can stay overnight away from your home with your own household or support bubble, or with members of one other household;
  • additional businesses and venues, including restaurants, pubs, cinemas, visitor attractions, hotels, and campsites will be able to open;
  • it will be against the law to gather in groups larger than 30 people, except for a limited set of circumstances to be set out in law and unless all members of the group are exclusively from two households

You should not:

  • gather indoors in groups of more than two households (your support bubble counts as one household) - this includes when dining out or going to the pub;
  • gather outdoors in a group of more than six people from different households; gatherings larger than 6 should only take place if everyone is from just two households;
  • interact socially with anyone outside the group you are attending a place with, even if you see other people you know, for example, in a restaurant, community centre or place of worship;
  • hold or attend celebrations (such as parties) where it is difficult to maintain social distancing;
  • stay overnight away from your home with members of more than one other household (your support bubble counts as one household).

From 4 July the following businesses are permitted to open, subject to them following Covid-19 Secure Guidelines:

  • hotels, hostels, bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday apartments or homes, cottages or bungalows, campsites, caravan parks or boarding houses;
  • places of worship, libraries, community centres;
  • restaurants, cafes, workplace canteens, bars, pubs that are self-contained and can be accessed from the outside;
  • social clubs;
  • hair salons and barbers, including mobile businesses;
  • cinemas, theatres, concert halls, funfairs, theme parks, adventure parks and activities, outdoor gyms and playgrounds;
  • museums and galleries, bingo halls, outdoor skating rinks, amusement arcades and other entertainment centres, model villages;
  • indoor attractions at aquariums, zoos, safari parks, farms, wildlife centres and any place where animals are exhibited to the public as an attraction;
  • indoor and outdoor areas of visitor attractions including, gardens, heritage sites, film studios and landmarks.

Vulnerable individuals (including people 70 and over, those with certain underlying conditions and pregnant women) can meet people outdoors and, from 4 July, indoors, but they and their visitors should be especially careful and be diligent about social distancing and hand hygiene.

From 6 July, the government will be advising the following re extremely vulnerable people who are shielding:

  • you may, if you wish, meet in a group of up to 6 people outdoors, including people from different households, while maintaining strict social distancing;
  • you no longer need to observe social distancing with other members of your household;
  • in line with the wider guidance for single adult households (either an adult living alone or with dependent children under 18) in the general population, you may from this date, if you wish, also form a ‘support bubble’ with one other household. All those in a support bubble will be able to spend time together inside each other’s homes, including overnight, without needing to socially distance

(Update - 9 July)

  • Outdoor performances with social distancing can resume from July 11.
  • Recreational team sports like cricket can also start to return from 11 June if they can show adequate Covid-secure plans, which the England and Wales Cricket Board has already submitted to government.
  • Outdoor pools can reopen to the public from 11 July followed by indoor gyms, pools and leisure centres on 25 July.
  • Beauty salons to reopen from 13 July. However, some face-to-face services like face waxing, eyelash treatments, make-up application and facial treatments are not yet allowed.

Links to Government information

Read What you can and cannot do (continually updated)

Read Govt. Covid-19 travel advice.

Read NHS Test & Trace - How it works

Read the Government's detailed Covid-19 recovery strategy (50 pages).


You can access all Government guidance on https://gov.uk/coronavirus.

You can sign up for email alerts of changes and additions to Govt. guidance/instructions.

A message from Priston Parish Council

(17 March 2020) CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19

As your Parish Council, we wish to offer support to anyone who is affected by this virus.

  1. For up-to-date medical advice go to: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ (or google: NHS coronavirus) or phone 111.

  2. 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 Pai 07788 647946
    Jocelyn Nichols 07734 069751
  3. 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.

Keep healthy - here's why!

Doug Pattison   07742455478 Email: all@pristonpattisons.force9.co.uk


A message from the Saturday Café

(18 March)

Dear loyal Café customers,

For now, the Priston Saturday Café will be closed until the craziness is over.

We are planning to deliver cake treats on Saturday morning to those of you who may be particularly isolated as a result.

The Cake Angels will be in your neighbourhood!

(posted on behalf of Sue Copperman)

Local Food Take-Away/Delivery Options

Ring O' Bells

See Ring O' Bells take-away options.

We will be open from Wed 15 July, opening times are 6-10 Wednesday to Saturday and 12-5 Sunday.

We will be open for advanced table bookings only, with limited places.

Our take-away service will continue to operate from Wednesdays to Sunday. Yes take-away Roasts too!

We will do our best to make things feel normal and appreciate all the support We have received over the last 3 months.

Thanks from The Ring O' Bells team.

Eveleighs' Café

In order for us to be the most use to you in the current situation we are moving to a ready-meals delivery service. Hopefully this will help while mitigating risks for everyone.

Please visit the Eveleighs' website for full details and to register your interest or order - this is really important as we manage supply chains.

Newton Farm Foods

Newton Farm Shop is open Monday-Saturday 9.30am – 2.30pm. 
They are taking precautions (limiting numbers in the shop, all non-essential items removed so more space, strict distancing rules, sanitising etc.).  An Order & Collect service has been introduced - email orders@newtonfarmfoods.co.uk.

Newton Farm Foods has introduced a local delivery service for food items and frozen ready-meals initially for the over 70's and the vulnerable:
  • order by 2.30pm on a Wednesday, for delivery on a Friday;
  • details of how to order can be found on the Newton Farm Foods website;
  • if your browser won’t allow the order form from the Newton website to be filled in, then you can complete and email this Word version;
  • email your orders to orders@newtonfarmfoods.co.uk or ring 01225 873707 Ext 3.

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/

Eggs

Maggie Rideout and Howard Jones, having taken over from Steve Grant, have just had their first egg delivery. 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: Trays of 30 eggs only (If a tray is more than you need why not buy one to share with a friend after wards?)
Price: £4 per tray
Payment: Cash – and preferably the correct amount please

If you have a problem collecting let us know and we will drop them off.

Milk deliveries

Simple Cow of Chilcompton have agreed to deliver to Priston.

To see details of their offering visit their website at www.simplecow.co.uk/shop

All those who have expressed interest should place their order on the Simply Cow website at www.simplecow.co.uk/shop   

Note this is a door step refill service, so for your first order you need to order empty glass bottles in addition to the quantity of milk you require.  You then clean the bottles and put them out to be refilled for the next delivery.
  • Delivery days: Tuesday only.
  • Time Delivered:  Simple Cow are extremely busy, as you can imagine, so delivery time is likely to be around lunchtime.
    (In normal times they would aim to deliver by 8am).
  • Hygiene: They are taking great care, with sanitised wipes etc

Additional food options

Click on the links below for additional food options:

List of local businesses offering local delivery

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

St Luke & St Andrew's Church

Church re-opening for Services 12 July

St Luke & St Andrew's will continue to be open for private prayer during the week, and I am very grateful for those whose help has made this possible.

You will be glad to know that following H.M Govt. and Church of England direction, we are able to open St Luke & St Mary's Church for regular worship again as from Sunday 12th July for one service a week at the usual time of 9.30 am.

It is important to state that although we can meet again for worship, no one should feel compelled or obliged to come to church at this present time. Those who are vulnerable, self-isolating or isolating to protect a family member should in no way feel pressured to make an appearance! We have discussed the measures and procedures necessary for a safe re-opening with the Churchwardens and PCC and church on Sunday will be different in the following ways:

  • A safe distance of 2 metres will apply to those from differing households.
  • Seating will be marked so you will know where to sit and not sit. Please follow directions of sidesperson; you may not be able to sit in your 'normal' seat!
  • Hand sanitisers will be available as you enter and as you leave by the Sanctuary door.
  • There will be no singing, but we will be able to listen to music together.
  • There will be a simple Holy Communion, but this will be 'priest-only' for the time being. We hope guidance on this will change in the near future.
  • Consequently, the service will be shorter than previously.

I hope that as many as wish and are able will attend. You will have the opportunity to meet our new 'curate to be' Julian and his family, who will be assisting me with the service.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or Peter Hopwood with any questions, and please remember that it is fully understood that some may not feel they are able to attend as yet.

Yours in the peace of Christ,

Martin
Tel. 01761 472448.  Mobile. 07854 273489. Email: martinblewett@gmail.com

Ugent Financial Assistance for St Luke & Andrew’s Parish Church

Please read our Request for Urgent Financial Assistance.

Online Church Services

You can now view Priston Church Services online.

B&NES

Latest updates

See latest messages and updates on the B&NES coronavirus web page.

Message from Neil Butters, Ward Councillor 25 Match


Please note that as of 25 March all Council car parking charges - on and off street - have been suspended. [Note - now resumed.]

This is essentially to help key workers, given especially the withdrawal of the Odd Down and Newbridge park and ride services.

Garden waste collections have been suspended. [Note - now resumed.] Refuse and recycling service is under pressure and collections could be missed. If so, it is unlikely that special trips will be made and we will all have to wait until the next scheduled collection. Nonetheless, I will try to keep you informed of problems. Please do however let me know of any issues directly if you wish to.

Update 6 April

URGENT Info re Cash grants for businesses


We have received £46m grant for the cash grants to small businesses. We are inviting applications to the fund and received 1000 in the first 48 hours. However there are 4000 eligible businesses in B&NES so 75% have not yet applied. The Government created some confusion initially because they said it was not necessary to apply and that local councils would contact the businesses. This proved impossible because contact details such as phone and email addresses were not held for all businesses. Please use your networks to encourage businesses to contact the council using the online form at https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/register-business-grant-due-covid-19.

Any underspend will be returned to the Treasury. Any overspend can be claimed so no-one eligible should lose out. All businesses trading on the 11th March are eligible.

B&NES Discretionary Fund - 2nd Round

Charities and small or micro businesses across Bath & North East Somerset affected by COVID-19 but which were outside the scope of the first round of Government funding can now apply for a discretionary grant.

Registration opens on June 29 for applications, which must be received by 13 July.

For full eligibility criteria and further info on how to apply see the B&NES press release

Garden Waste Collections - Update 23 April

Garden waste collections are to resume 27 April.  This means the first collection for Priston will be Fri 8 May,

See the press release for more info.

Recycling

Keynsham recycling centre will reopen from Wednesday 27 May 2020 - there will be restrictions on when you can use the site so please read the Keynsham Recycling Centre web-page.

Midsomer Norton Recycling Centre will be reopening 9 July - appointments required.

Further updates

Pavement widening/road closures in Bath

Some suggestions for coping with pandemic life

Keeping in touch

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:
  • those of you who installed WhatsApp in order to join PEG may not realise how easy it is to hold video calls with friends and family;
  • If you have a Facebook account, do join the Priston Chat Facebook Group, to get local updates.
  • 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);
    • HouseParty - max 8 participants;
    • Skype (max 50 participants);
    • WhatsApp (4 participants;
    • Zoom - max 100 participants, 40 mins duration.
    • 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:
More suggestions welcome - email us at web@priston.org.uk!

Buses

Read the update from First West of England Buses (21 May).

Miscellaneous items

Footpath hygiene

Handles on footpath and bridleway gates are possible sources of infection. 
  • wash your hands on leaving and returning to your home;
  • please use elbow or any other appropriate part of your anatomy to open gates where possible.

Volunteering as a "local connector"

To sign up to volunteer with 3SG's Compassionate Community as a local 'connector', helping to deliver supplies to those who are self-isolating or being shielded follow this link:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScnsScxyI5Y30foF9…/viewform

Useful Links

Coronavirus - key information from the NHS
Coronavirus -how to stay safe - info from the BBC