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Shropshire Council update on Covid19

In the week of 28 May to 3 June, 31 confirmed cases were reported – an increase of 34.7% on the previous week. While the number of cases is still below the national and regional averages, and there were no COVID-19-related deaths, the figure has been rising in Shropshire over the last month.

Shropshire’s director of public health, Rachel Robinson, is urging everyone to remember the hands-face-space-fresh air guidance.

Rachel  said “The number of reported cases is increasing and although we are below the national and regional averages, it is something we need to pay attention to given the rise in the Delta variant nationally.

“Coronavirus is still in our communities and we need to do everything we can to stop the spread. The advice that was given at the start of the pandemic is just as important today as it was a year or more ago. Hands-face-space-fresh air is key in preventing the spread.

The vaccine uptake in Shropshire is great and I encourage everyone to book their first and second jabs when invited, but it doesn’t stop you from catching the virus and passing it onto others. That is why regular hand washing, wearing a face covering, keeping a distance of 2m and ensuring indoor areas are well ventilated is still vital along, with regular testing for people with no symptoms”

Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for public health, said:

” Thank you to all our residents who have stepped up and played their part in the fight against Covid19, but it does not end here. Please ensure you continue to follow all the Government’s advice to ensure Shropshire is a safe place to live, work and shop. It has been a long and difficult 15 months, but now is not the time to forget about the basic safety measures like hands-face-space-fresh air”

It is vitally important not to forget the advice, which was given at the start of the pandemic.

You can also order FREE Covid19 Rapid Lateral Flow Tests at this link,  https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests  they will be delivered in packs of 7 directly to your home.

If you have any of these COVID-19 symptoms:

  • a high temperature
  • a new, continuous cough
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

or if you’re asked to by NHS Test and Trace, you must isolate immediately and book a COVID-19 test online or by ringing 119, and remain in isolation until you receive your test result. You can book a FREE PCR Test at this link https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test they will be delivered in packs of 7 directly to your home.

Ludlow COVID-19 PCR testing site to be replaced with mobile testing unit

The COVID-19 PCR testing site in Ludlow is due to close on Saturday 12 June 2021, to allow the car park to return to its former use.  

Following consultation with local Shropshire Councillors and Ludlow Town Council, it was agreed that the facility would be removed from Smithfield car park as it is now needed for car parking purposes.  

It will be replaced by a mobile testing unit (MTU) located at Ludlow Eco Park from Thursday 17 June 2021.   

In the meantime, anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 or has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive is asked to book a PCR test or by calling 119, and you will be directed to the nearest site with availability.   

Rachel Robinson, Shropshire Council’s director of public health, said:

 “The decision has been made to close the current site in Ludlow and move to a more mobile approach. With the MTU (mobile testing unit) it gives us the option to move to other towns in south Shropshire if needed.

Having spoken with local Shropshire Councillors and the town council, it was felt that now the third Lockdown is easing and businesses have opened, the car park is very much an important part of the recovery of the town and encouraging tourism again.

If you do need to book a PCR test you will be guided to the nearest location with availability, until the MTU is up and running”

You can also order FREE Covid19 Rapid Lateral Flow Tests at this linkhttps://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests  they will be delivered in packs of 7 directly to your home.

If you have any of these COVID-19 symptoms:

  • a high temperature
  • a new, continuous cough
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

or if you’re asked to by NHS Test and Trace, you must isolate immediately and book a COVID-19 test online or by ringing 119, and remain in isolation until you receive your test result. You can book a FREE PCR Test at this link https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test it will be delivered directly to your home.

Credit to Guido Hofmann of Unsplash for the image used in this post.

Ludlow-Community Connectors Meeting

Start Date:
23rd June 2021

End Date:
23rd June 2021

Start Time:
1000

End Time:
1100

Event title: Ludlow-Community Connectors Meeting
Venue: On-line
Name: Hands Together Ludlow
Email: helen.vaughan@handstogetherludlow.org.uk
Telephone: 01691 656882
Event description: This network is for voluntary and community groups, healthcare professionals, public sector providers and businesses who operate in the Ludlow and surrounding areas.

This meeting will be virtual, if you would like a link enabling you to partake please email Helen Vaughan email address helen.vaughan@handstogetherludlow.org.uk at Hands Together Ludlow

For further information about Community Connectors meetings please call 01691 656882

New pick up points set-up for free Covid test kits-Shropshire

Everyone across Shropshire will now be able to pick up free lateral flow Covid-19 home testing kits from sites across the county. 

The new collection points for the lateral flow tests will be available at libraries and leisure centres across the Shropshire from Monday 12th April. 

Libraries 

  • Shrewsbury Library 
  • Oswestry Library 
  • Whitchurch Library 
  • Bridgnorth Library 
  • Church Stretton Library 
  • Market Drayton Library  
  • Bishop’s Castle Library 
  • Ludlow Library 

Leisure Centres 

  • Church Stretton Leisure Centre, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton SY6 6ER
  • SpArC Bishops Castle Leisure Centre, Brampton Road, Bishops Castle SY9 5AY
  • Much Wenlock Leisure Centre, Farley Road, Much Wenlock TF13 6NB
  • Roman Road Sports Centre, Longden Road, Shrewsbury SY3 9DW
  • Idsall Sports Centre, Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal TF11 8PD

Opening times for the above can be by clicking on this link found here 

Other collection points include: 

PCR Testing Centres: 

  • Shrewsbury COVID-19 Testing Centre at Shirehall overflow car park (opposite the White Horse Pub), London Road, Shrewsbury SY2 6NS 
  • Oswestry Covid-19 Testing Centre at Beatrice Street car park, Oswestry SY11 1QW 
  • Ludlow Smithfield Car Park at 25 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow SY8 1RN 

Walk in, symptom-free testing centres 

Shropshire Council are also encouraging anyone who collects a home testing kit to complete a test on site to gain an understanding of what you need to do. 

  • Theatre Severn, Frankwell Quay, Frankwell, Shrewsbury SY3 8FT
  • The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive, Harlescott, Shrewsbury SY1 4NG
  • Halo, Craven Arms Community Centre, Newington Way, Craven Arms SY7 9PS
  • Stage Door Theatre, Aston Street, Wem, SY4 5AY  (From Saturday 10 April)
  • Bridgnorth Community Centre, Severn Street, Low Town, Bridgnorth WV15 6BB
  • Raven House, 129 Cheshire Street, Market Drayton TF9 3AH 
  • The Victoria Centre, Victoria Road, Oswestry SY11 2HT 

 Pharmacies –Several Shropshire pharmacies also offering in person testing, as well as collection. Several Tests can be booked online using  www.1centralhealth.co.uk/shropshirelft  

The lateral flow kits can provide results in around 30 minutes. 

If you are unable to collect testing kit in person, you canorder them for home delivery.  

Adults over 18 years of age can pick up a maximum of two kits each per visit for their own use. 

Instructions on how to use the tests and record results are included with the kits. 

People with symptoms of COVID-19 should NOT take a rapid test. Instead, please stay at home and book a PCR test onlineor by calling 119.      

Anyone who tests positive with an LFD at home must self-isolate immediately and arrange to have a further PCR test.  To book a test visitgov.uk/get-coronavirus-testor call 119. 

For local advice and support during the pandemic (especially if you are self-isolating), call Shropshire Council’s COVID-19 Helpline on 0345 678 9028 (lines open throughout the week 9am-5pm, and on the weekend on Saturdays from 9am-4pm and Sundays 9am-12pm) or visit our website at www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus.

The above information is courtesy of Shropshire Council

Where to Get Medical Help During Easter Bank Holiday

GP practices will be closed over the Easter bank holiday (Friday 2nd, April to Monday 5th, April 2021), NHS Shropshire and NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) say NHS services including GP appointments are available.

“The NHS is here for you if you need us, and different services are available depending on the medical help required.

For non-emergency health concerns, contact NHS 111 online athttps://111.nhs.uk or call 111, free from landlines and mobile phones. This service is available 24 hours a day, including bank holidays. Callers will be directed to where they can get the medical help and advice they need.

Pharmacies also offer health advice and over-the-counter treatments. To check if your local pharmacy is open as normal, or for limited times over the Easter bank holiday, visit the NHS website.

The Minor Injuries Units in Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry and Whitchurch treat minor injuries such as bites, cuts, foreign bodies in the eyes, nose and ears, minor burns and scalds, sprains and bruises, and wound infections. For opening hours, visit the https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/

Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC), which are located at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, treat injuries which don’t need emergency treatment. For opening hours, visit the https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wards-services/urgent/

For life threatening emergencies, such as a stroke or heart attack, contact 999.

If you are showing any signs of COVID-19 symptoms such as a high temperature, a new, continuous cough or loss of taste or smell, please stay at home and use the dedicated NHS 111 COVID-19 service online at www.111.nhs.uk/COVID-19 for advice.

For more information, visit:

Debt advice services in Shropshire survey-Deadline Extended

Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA), Shropshire Association of Local Council (SALC) and Shropshire Council are working together to better understand the work taking place in Shropshire to provide debt advice and support those people who may have money worries, debt or facing financial hardship.

They hope this survey will help them to shine a light on the work that is already taking place, help identify gaps, and identify support needs and opportunities to develop further partnerships and collaborative working.

The Feedback and Insight team will support with survey analysis, and the aim is that the results will help form a baseline for future research. This survey is open to everyone.

To enable collaboration for the future, they would be interested to know if you would like to attend a money advice forum where they can share the results of the questionnaire and set out future priorities. In the space at the end of the survey you have opportunity to say if you would like to take part.

The ways you can take part in this survey are:

  • Click this link to go straight to the surveyhttps://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Debt-Advice-Services-Shropshire-2021
  • A pdf version of the survey is available on request, and if you’d like the survey in an alternative format please use the email below to request a copy and explain any support you need to allow you to respond. You can also respond with any supporting information in writing:

    Email: TellUs@shropshire.gov.uk
    Post: Feedback and Insight team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND.

Note: The closing date for this survey has been extended to Monday 26th April 2021

Shropshire Great Outdoors Annual Public Survey 2020-2021

The Annual Outdoor Recreation User Survey gathers information about how people access the great outdoors in Shropshire. The survey is led by the Shropshire Outdoor Partnerships Service, the part of Shropshire Council that maintains and develops recreational access, conserves and enhances the natural environment and encourages people to improve their wellbeing by being active outdoors. The service maintains and protects public rights of way, country parks, countryside and heritage sites, greenspaces and play areas, and supports the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership.

The survey includes questions about the outdoor facilities and activities you make use of, how you obtain information, any access barriers you may face and how satisfied you are with the services provided. Undertaking the survey each year allows us to understand how things are changing and where future actions should be prioritised.

The survey also provides information to support the delivery of Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Strategy 2018-28The strategy sets out how Shropshire Council and our partners aim to conserve and enhance the natural environment, improve people’s health and wellbeing and support the local tourism economy. It sets out the strategic direction for the management and development of publicly accessible greenspace, rights of way and other outdoor access. The strategy fulfils the statutory requirement of a rights of way improvement plan but broadens the remit to deliver across multiple policy areas and to integrate activity across local authority services and partner organisations. It provides a way of inspiring collective action to improve health, prosperity and happiness by cherishing Shropshire’s great outdoors.

To take part in this short online survey and help to develop and improve the service, and prioritise future activity click this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/OutdoorPartnershipsAnnualUserSurvey2020-21

Note: The Great Outdoors would like to hear from you even if you don’t use rights of way, parks, play areas or countryside sites, so they can understand what the barriers to participation are. SDN says-this survey is very important to our members ie Access issues, facilities and the barriers many of us face.

If you have any comments about the engagement work undertaken by Outdoor Partnerships, please email: outdoor.recreation@shropshire.gov.uk

This survey closes on Sunday 30th May 2021

Shropshire Great Outdoors Annual Public Survey 2020-2021

Start Date:
1st April 2021

End Date:
30th April 2021

Start Time:
0001

End Time:
2359

The Annual Outdoor Recreation User Survey gathers information about how people access the great outdoors in Shropshire. The survey is led by the Shropshire Outdoor Partnerships Service, the part of Shropshire Council that maintains and develops recreational access, conserves and enhances the natural environment and encourages people to improve their wellbeing by being active outdoors. The service maintains and protects public rights of way, country parks, countryside and heritage sites, greenspaces and play areas, and supports the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership.

The survey includes questions about the outdoor facilities and activities you make use of, how you obtain information, any access barriers you may face and how satisfied you are with the services provided. Undertaking the survey each year allows us to understand how things are changing and where future actions should be prioritised.

The survey also provides information to support the delivery of Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Strategy 2018-28The strategy sets out how Shropshire Council and our partners aim to conserve and enhance the natural environment, improve people’s health and wellbeing and support the local tourism economy. It sets out the strategic direction for the management and development of publicly accessible greenspace, rights of way and other outdoor access. The strategy fulfils the statutory requirement of a rights of way improvement plan but broadens the remit to deliver across multiple policy areas and to integrate activity across local authority services and partner organisations. It provides a way of inspiring collective action to improve health, prosperity and happiness by cherishing Shropshire’s great outdoors.

To take part in this short online survey and help to develop and improve the service, and prioritise future activity click this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/OutdoorPartnershipsAnnualUserSurvey2020-21

Note: The Great Outdoors would like to hear from you even if you don’t use rights of way, parks, play areas or countryside sites, so they can understand what the barriers to participation are. SDN says-this survey is very important to our members ie Access issues, facilities and the barriers many of us face.

If you have any comments about the engagement work undertaken by Outdoor Partnerships, please email: outdoor.recreation@shropshire.gov.uk

Debt advice services in Shropshire survey-Deadline Extended

Start Date:
10th March 2021

End Date:
26th April 2021

Start Time:
0001

End Time:
2359

Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA), Shropshire Association of Local Council (SALC) and Shropshire Council are working together to better understand the work taking place in Shropshire to provide debt advice and support those people who may have money worries, debt or facing financial hardship.

They hope this survey will help them to shine a light on the work that is already taking place, help identify gaps, and identify support needs and opportunities to develop further partnerships and collaborative working.

The Feedback and Insight team will support with survey analysis, and the aim is that the results will help form a baseline for future research. This survey is open to everyone.

To enable collaboration for the future, they would be interested to know if you would like to attend a money advice forum where they can share the results of the questionnaire and set out future priorities. In the space at the end of the survey you have opportunity to say if you would like to take part.

The ways you can take part in this survey are:

  • Click this link to go straight to the surveyhttps://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Debt-Advice-Services-Shropshire-2021
  • A pdf version of the survey is available on request, and if you’d like the survey in an alternative format please use the email below to request a copy and explain any support you need to allow you to respond. You can also respond with any supporting information in writing:

    Email: TellUs@shropshire.gov.uk
    Post: Feedback and Insight team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND.

Note: The closing date for this survey has been extended to Monday 26th April 2021

SALC Community Survey

This survey has been developed in partnership by the Shropshire Association of Local Councils (SALC) and the Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA). This survey is designed to encourage community-based groups and organisations to highlight key local issues. A very similar survey has been designed for town councils, parish councils and parish meetings. SALC hope to use the survey to learn more about:

  • How local communities have responded to the coronavirus pandemic
  • Any concerns or issues currently being faced or identified community concerns for the future
  • Organisational support needs
  • How local partnerships are benefiting local people
  • Examples of good practice
  • Ideas, suggestions and opportunities for the future

Co-operation between community groups and town and parish councils has always been important, but the results local partnerships achieve have been recognised more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Understanding this joint working will be important as we work together to overcome future challenges and recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

Shropshire Council’s Feedback and Insight Team will support with survey analysis and they hope the results will help form a baseline for future research. They welcome any feedback groups have, so please use the open space at the end of the survey to add any issues not covered within the survey questions.

Ways to take part in this survey: 

  1. Take part in the online survey by clicking this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SALCCommunitySurvey or 
  2. Email: alc@shropshire.gov.uk or
  3. In writing, via post: Feedback and Insight team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND.

If you would like the survey in an alternative format, please use the email above to request a copy or telephone Shropshire Council’s Customer Services on 0345 678 9000 and explain any support you need to allow you to respond.

This survey ends on Wednesday 31st March 2021