Please see below for an updated list of links providing loads of information on everything from the NHS to CHAT and from MDDC to St Mary's Church
NHS - latest information, advice and the current situation in the UK
NHS Coronavirus online service - NHS 111 website to check if you have Coronavirus
symptoms and what you need to do
PHE Facebook or PHE Twitter - you can follow and respond to posts from Public Health England
UK Gov response: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - latest information from UK Government
UK Gov support for clinically extremely vulnerable - definition of who this covers and how to
register for support
UK Gov & PHE guidance to protect extremely vulnerable - detailed guidance
LGA scam warnings - information from the Local Government Association on scams being used by fraudsters to trick vulnerable people
DCC Coronavirus advice in Devon - Devon County Council website with links to keeping people safe (including the shielding hub), community, business & employment and service updates and a link to sign up for DCC Coronavirus updates via e-mail
MDDC service updates – latest information from Mid Devon District Council
MDDC community support – where to go for help across Mid Devon including in Bickleigh
MDDC COVID-19 local support fund – to support those experiencing financial hardship now
MDDC COVID-19 test facility - in the car park at Exe Valley Leisure Centre (conditions apply)
MDDC parking advice - how to pay for parking via RingGo to eliminate contact with the ticket machines
MDDC Facebook – you can follow and respond to posts
MDDC opening hours – for Phoenix House
MDDC waste services – updates on your kerbside collections
MDDC council reduction and hardship payments
MDDC council housing repairs
MDDC bereavement services
Devon & Cornwall Police – latest operational updates
Church of England online and St Mary’s Church in Bickleigh
Mind – the mental health charity
CHAT - local food bank and support and advice regarding housing and debt issues from the Churches Housing Action Team
Age UK – a local charity working in the community to support older people, their families and carers
Morrisons in Tiverton including its new Food Boxes providing everyday essentials delivered to your door and Morrisons in Exeter offering a Click & Collect service
Tesco in Tiverton
Spar shop in Silverton
Exe Valley Farm Shop is taking orders for collection from its store in Thorverton
Community Retail Enterprise is selling pre-ordered milk and bread twice a week in the village hall
Milk & More is delivering milk and other produce to doorsteps in Bickleigh three times a week
Tiverton Pannier Market has risen to the challenge to provide essentials
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - guidance on shopping safely, food delivery & takeaway and other resources
Other news
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