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NHS Blood and Transplant Service
Please find information on the up and coming Blood Donation session on 1st December 2020 at Baysgarth Leisure Centre with lots of available appointments.
Ramblers Walking for Health Group Walks Cancelled
North Lincolnshire Council Health Walk Officer Christine Johnson is sad to report that Ramblers Walking for health group walks are cancelled from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December, in accordance with the latest UK government guidelines.
According to government guidance you may continue to walk outdoors for exercise with the people you live with, your support bubble, or one person from another household. Walkers in England should however be mindful of different restrictions in other nations and not travel to Scotland and Wales.
BaCK at Trinity
Families and people on their own who might struggle to make a hot meal are invited to come and eat at the new Barton Community Kitchen (BaCK). The meals are available every TUESDAY from Noon to 4.30pm, no need to book, just arrive, you will be seated in family household groups and socially distanced. Hot meals are prepared on site by professional cooks. Numbers are restricted but take aways are also available if we are at capacity. Available for all who would benefit at the Lecture Hall, Trinity, Holydyke.
During November due to current restrictions this will be a takeaway service only.
Help for the Homeless in Barton
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 Neighbourhood Plan
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.
Support for those over 50 in crisis
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.
Emergency financial help available for people struggling due to Covid
Please find below a link regarding emergency grants available to eligible North Lincolnshire residents.
National Cultural Recovery Fund Opens.
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.
