Tag: COVID-19

Support Your Local Businesses – Weekly Round up.


Whilst many of our local businesses are learning to adapt in what must be difficult times.

We’ve been busy finding out what they are up to and have added a few more entries to our COVID-19 pages.

If you’ve run out of reading material you are able to order new books on-line via the Brooks Pinner website.

If you need jewellery for a loved one. R Trusselle, Red dot and De’paul Jewellery all have an online presence.

If you need flowers for that special occasion – ring Mansi’s.

The two clothes shops in the High Street all have an on-line presence.

If you are in need of a pick me up. Bodywise are the place to go. Please ring them before you venture out.

Feed up of having to cook every night and fancy a change, visit the restuarants page – yes you can order from Friends restuarant and other local restuarants.

Looking at social media posts this week, I’ve noticed in increase request for emergency dentisty. Vist our health page as we have the answer.

Take care and stay safe.

 

Car Park Closures

In line with government guidelines on non essential journeys – Car parks at the following parks, playing fields and open spaces are now closed.‬

You should only be using your local parks for daily exercise. Otherwise stay at home! ‬

Looks like the car parks for Pinner Memorial Park are being closed.

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Harrow Giving Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund

Who We Are
Harrow Community Action (HCA) is a consortium working to strengthen the voluntary & community sector.

What We Do
HCA provide an opportunity for Harrow organisations to work in partnership to secure larger contracts.

… And Why
To create a stronger sense of local identity, engagement, support, collaboration and focused mission for the voluntary and community sector.

Harrow Giving Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund
A joint fund has been created from public donations being received through the Harrow Coronavirus Community Fund and Harrow Council.

This fund is focusing on the initial mobilization period and ways to support the most vulnerable.
We are looking for projects that can help people now, so will welcome applications for existing projects that could be scaled up, extended with extra money, or projects that are currently being set up.

Funding available: £2,000 – £5,000 per organisation.
To apply for the funding please read the guidance and complete the applications form:

Support to complete the application

If you need support with completing the application, please contact:

For more information visit: http://harrowgiving.org.uk/covid-19-funding/

Donate to the fund

Please share details of this fund so that we can increase the amount available to support Harrow residents during this crisis.

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?campaignId=11532&charityId=1015747

Advice, Information and Befriending Fund – COMING SOON

Harrow Council have committed funds for Information, Advice and Befriending. This information will be available soon.

We are compiling a list of other funding available. This document will be updated on a regular basis so please keep the document link saved.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aroa5KlVQr04g-aHEoVwmv2AhoO_mOXNOG7PPAEj5as/edit?usp=sharing

Harrow Council Road Maintenence

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How the Coronavirus is affecting Road

Maintenance and Travel

As of 24th March 2020 the Highways Service is only operating a limited service as a consequence of the Coronavirus health emergency.

To accord with Government’s requirements to maintain social distancing it has been necessary to scale back on the full range of works that we currently undertake, to ensure the safety of Council employees, those of our contractors’ employees and the general public.

We will therefore only be undertaking the most immediate and urgent carriageway and footway repairs in order to will keep our highways infrastructure safe for both motorists and pedestrians.

The network will continue to be inspected on a routine basis.

Please continue to report any hazards or defects that are of concern via the council’s website reporting forms.

These requests will be prioritised and actioned where they are considered urgent. Where no immediate action is considered necessary they will be reviewed at a later date.

For street lighting equipment issues we will only be able to attend to emergencies.  For example where a street lighting column is damaged in a road traffic collision it will be removed and made safe.

We will not be able to attend to faulty street lights that are out of illumination. Any major power outages affecting street lighting will be the responsibility of UK Power Networks.

Thank you for your patience during this period of uncertainty and we hope that we will be able to return to a normal service in the very near future.

Scam COVID-19 Text Messages

Dear Watch Member,

We have been informed that the Government has only sent one text message to the public regarding new rules about staying at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Any others claiming to be from UK Government are FALSE.

Criminals are able to use spoofing technology to send texts and emails impersonating organisations that you know and trust.

We would remind anyone who receives an unexpected text or email asking for personal or financial details not click on the links or attachments, and don’t respond to any messages that ask for your personal or financial details.

If you receive messages about fake GOV.UK/Coronavirus messages or any other Coronavirus related scams, please report it to Action Fraud – https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-phishing.

If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: [email protected]