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Help for the Homeless in Barton

Immediate help is available in the town for homeless people.

Partly funded by Barton Town Council, there is a fund operated by Churches Together in Barton to give help to people who are homeless. The aim is to provide immediate assistance to people in our area to get a place in a hostel or travel to family or friends who can help.

Each of the four Churches have stocks of  rucksacks, essentials and fresh clothes. The clergy, and people in parish offices, can also involve lay members of their own churches.  Limited amounts of cash can be provided for food, coach or bus fares and overnight accommodation, while the North Lincolnshire Homeless Team is contacted to provide longer term solutions.

Contacts for the Barton and District Homeless project: are St Mary’s Vicarage 01652 632202, Trinity Clergy 01652 632148, Salvation Army 01652 632666 and St Augustine Webster 01652 652221. North Lincolnshire Council Homeless Team can be contacted on 01724 297000.

Barton residents have until 30th September to hand in their completed surveys to the Barton Town Council Office at the Assembly Rooms or Wilderspin School Museum on Queen Street. The surveys, which were delivered to every household at the beginning of the month, offer residents opportunity  to have their say on how Barton develops. Additional copies are available from The Ropewalk and Lindsey Relay on George Street or can be downloaded here Neighbourhood survey.

Age UK Lindsey, Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire Council are delivering a new service to support those over 50 in crisis.

Full details are availble in this help pack.

General help pack July 2020

Please find below a link regarding emergency grants available to eligible North Lincolnshire residents. 

https://www.northlincs.gov.uk/news/emergency-financial-help-available-for-people-struggling-due-to-covid/​

Culture Recovery Fund for Cultural Organisations in England Affected by COVID-19 to open soon

A new £500 million Fund aiming to support cultural organisations struggling due to the COVID-19 crisis will open for applications on 10 August 2020.

Cultural organisations in England that were financially stable before the COVID-19 crisis but are now at imminent risk of failure will be able to apply for grants of between £50,000 and £3 million to enable them to stay afloat. Applications are invited from both profit and not-for-profit cultural organisations.

The funding will support organisations over a six months period to ensure that by 31 March 2021 they can reopen, either fully or partially, or be operating on a sustainable, cost-efficient basis until they are able to reopen at a later date. The grants can be used to cover a wide range of costs, including staff salaries; equipment to ensure compliance with social distancing and other public health requirements; temporary storage for collections, artefacts and documents; or debts incurred as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There will be two funding rounds, which will run consecutively. Around 75% of the overall budget of the Fund will be awarded during the first round and therefore, organisations are strongly encouraged to apply during the first round, where feasible.

The first funding round will open for applications at 12 noon on 10 August 2020.

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/CRFgrants#section-1

Hornsbys have published their new timetable which takes effect from Monday 3rd August.

For full details follow this link:

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Barton Town Council is following very closely the guidelines put forward by the Government during the Corona virus and also local government advisory NALC and ERNLLCA.  Despite working in very difficult conditions due to this issue, they are doing their best to assist the community, in particular those who are elderly, with health issues and who are in self isolation. Also, signposting local residents to services and information they urgently require on a day to day basis. Home deliveries to urgent, needy cases have also been undertaken.

The town council employs 2 members of staff; there are 12 town councillors (all unpaid) who do not work in the town council office. A number of the town councillors are over the age of 70 with health issues themselves also have to self-isolate. In light of this, the town council are doing their very best to accommodate the needs of the town with the resources available and in partnership working with voluntary groups in the town.  The Emergency Planning Committee Chairman, Cllr Jon Evison has also been out measuring and chalking the public paths outside the Chemists in Barton with 2 metre gaps, so that when people queue outside the chemist they do this in line with the Government’s advice in a safe manner.  Businesses also have to follow the Government’s advice regarding their own health and safety needs of their respective companies and staff.

The town council will officially close down to a summer recess type operation giving delegated powers to the Town Mayor and Chair Persons of Committees (Finance & General Purposes, Community and Environment Committees), for day-to-day decisions. The Planning Committee business to be conducted by the Committee Chairman and the Town Clerk, in liaison with the Committee Members via email and North Lincolnshire Council planning portal. Decisions of a larger nature will be at the discretion of the Town Mayor and the Town Clerk/Deputy Town Clerk, and be circulated to the whole council via email for a view/decision. Should members become incapacitated, their duties will be passed to other members of the town council.

Finally the town council has agreed to set aside £10,000 in the town council’s budget (taken from reserves), as an emergency relief fund to encompass all emergency requirements in the current COVID 19 pandemic.

A £5,000 donation to be made immediately to The Ropewalk, to support the emergency meal system to the elderly in the town during the COVID 19 pandemic.  The budget to be taken from the emergency relief fund as mentioned above.

Due to COVID 19, Barton Bike Night has been cancelled this year.  The town council made a £2,000 provision for the event in the 2020/2021 financial year budget that is no longer required for this.  The £2,000 to be re-allocated as a donation to support the current crisis for the Barton Foodbank, to assist provision of food supplies for families in need in the town.

Food Shops delivering in Barton

Takeaway Food Deliveries

Other useful numbers

Bereavement support
Grieving can feel isolating enough without social distancing. Many people bereaved during lockdown have been unable to properly say goodbye to loved ones, comfort or even hug each other. If they can’t get the support they need, they will be more likely to struggle with the long term effects of grief.

To help, Marie Curie offers a free bereavement support service. Anyone who is grieving can access up to six telephone sessions with a matched volunteer by calling 0800 090 2309. Further details as well as online information and support is available here: www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support/telephone-bereavement-support.

It would be really helpful if you could support the charity and share this information with appropriate networks and on any social media platforms you use. If you prefer, you can share recent posts from Marie Curie about the bereavement service on Twitter and on Facebook.

National Day of reflection
Over 150,000 people across the UK have now sadly died of all conditions since lockdown began on 23 March. After lockdown is fully lifted, we’ll be in desperate need of time and space to collectively support those who have lost someone during this time, #UniteInMemory of all who sadly die and celebrate their lives. 

You can show your support by signing Marie Curie’s petition for a National Day of reflection here: www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/day-to-reflect. Easy links to share the petition via WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are available after signing.

Please also consider following Marie Curie on Facebook (www.facebook.com/mariecurieuk) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/mariecurieuk) for updates on the support they offer.

Updated schedules for bus services to and from Barton upon Humber are now available

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Information on the Coronavirus is available from this NHS site

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/