Coronavirus Support

Meldreth Coronavirus Community Support

Once again, we’d like to thank Meldreth residents for contributing to the community effort to help curtail the spread of Covid-19. We continue during this transition time to try and support those adversely affected by the pandemic where possible, bringing friendship and social contact too, knowing that many people have experienced minimal contact for a long time.

Free Covid Tests

The Government is encouraging everyone to take two rapid flow tests per week. There are many ways of obtaining free Covid tests, including at some local pharmacies. They are also available online and packs of seven tests can be sent to your home address with repeat orders possible every week. Visit www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flowtests. [See page 53 for further information.]

Assistance from MCCS

If you are clinically extremely vulnerable, shielding or have been instructed to self-isolate by NHS Test & Trace and your usual support is unavailable, please contact Meldreth Coronavirus Community Support using the contact details below and we will do our best to assist.

Vaccinations

Thank you to people who’ve contacted us with questions about vaccinations; we can help point you in the right direction.

Transport to Vaccination Appointments

Help is available via the County Council for anyone who is stuck without transport to their vaccination appointment – please ring the Countywide Hub on 0345 045 5219. Royston and District Community Transport is also offering lifts to vaccination appointments.

Pharmacy Deliveries

If you are unable to travel to a pharmacy, medication can be delivered directly to you by a number of methods. Please ask your local pharmacist - WELL Melbourn on (01763) 260221 or Bassingbourn Pharmacy on (01763) 250660 - about the services offered. Our coordinator for pharmacy assistance is Nick Garner on 07968 568599.

Local Shops Taking Telephone Orders and Making Deliveries

Home delivery is available from Fieldgate on (01763) 260737 and Bury Lane on (01763) 260418. For Leech & Sons butchers ring (01763) 260255 to collect outside in the car park at the back.

Meldreth Walking Friends

We hope you will contact us if the idea of a Meldreth walk in company would be something you’d enjoy. Please contact Paul Inman on 07976 256121 to find out more.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

We are supported by the very useful resources available to all at CPSL Mind – that’s Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Suffolk and Lincolnshire Mind - including common-sense helpful reminders and also telephone numbers and links if you’re worried or anxious and need to talk to someone who can help: https://www.cpslmind.org.uk/top-tips-self-helpresources or for general queries please call 0300 303 4363 (9.30am – 5.30pm).

Our Neighbourhood Zone Leaders

Please remember that our team is always on hand for a friendly chat by telephone. Our zone leaders’ telephone numbers are below.

Kneesworth Road, West Way, Burtons & Fenny Lane:

Bev Cottrell, 07773 592838

Elin Way and Howard Road Zone: David Hollamby, 07732 106828

Whitecroft Road, Chiswick End, Oakrits, Melrose:

John Crawforth, 07595 627684

High Street, Flambards, The Grange, Woolpack Way, Station Yard &

Road: Helen Munday, 07712 555598

Bell Close and Gables Close: Cathy Walston, 07757 086380

North End, Brewery Lane, Malton Lane, Cam Farm:

Bev Cottrell, 07773 592838 & Ian Mitchell, 07726 936635 Any other questions, please let us know! County and District Councillors Susan van de Ven, Jose Hales, Sally Ann Hart and all at the MCCS team

The Anne Robson Trust

www.annerobsontrust.org.uk

A unique nationwide telephone helpline service has recently been launched by The Anne Robson Trust. I am one of fourteen volunteer call handlers across the country that have been recruited by the charity and have been given extensive training in order to be able to listen and offer support to callers. The helpline is for anyone who is struggling to cope with a terminal diagnosis or the imminent death of someone they care about. Whether they are family members, friends or neighbours they may just need someone to talk to, or indeed just listen to how they are feeling, to help them get through this difficult time. Prior to the pandemic, the charity was already working with five partnership hospitals in the East of England and Hertfordshire, and were in discussions with several others to train Butterfly volunteers who sit with patients in hospital, patients who often have no visitors and face being alone in their last days or hours of life. However, due to Covid restrictions the charity was forced to withdraw their volunteers from the hospitals, and in response to this, decided to set up its nationwide helpline as more and more people have sadly been unable to visit their loved ones dying alone in hospital. We passionately believe that no one deserves to die alone. As restrictions lift our volunteers are gradually starting to return and the helpline continues to offer another means of accessing support. The helpline number is 0808 801 0688. The service is confidential, free to call and operates five days a week; more information and a short video about the work we do can be found on our website: www.annerobsontrust.org.uk. Please do get in touch with either Paula Kerswell, Helpline Manager on 07862 099157 or Liz Pryor, Director, on 07971 817552, or email liz@annerobsontrust.org.uk should you have any questions or would like to know more.

Mandy Chilvers Helpline Volunteer

EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY The Moor Melbourn SG8 6EF 07163 223400 office@melbournvc.org www.melbournvc.org

A highly-rated community secondary school committed to ensuring every student achieves his or her very best through a rich and varied curriculum. OFSTED (Sept 2017) confirmed: ‘An innovative curriculum that truly meets the needs of pupils’ ‘The first school in Cambridgeshire to introduce Mandarin at Key Stage 3’ ‘The school’s vision of Everybody is Somebody is evident in the support you provide for all pupils’ ‘Parents are overwhelmingly supportive of the school’

Senior Leaders will be delighted to show around prospective students and their parents. For more information or to book your tour, please contact

Karin Doyle – office@melbournvc.org