The Worcestershire charity, Onside, is encouraging people to sign up as volunteers to support their project to overcome loneliness and isolation. The PLUS project (PLUS stands for People Like US) centres around mentoring and supporting someone to build their confidence, enabling individuals to connect with others and to become more Read more…
COVID Vaccinations – please help ensure everyone in the top 4 priority groups in our communities has access to a vaccination and has not been missed Anyone 70 or over OR anyone who has previously received a letter saying that they are at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable) Read more…
We know that people over 60 can be badly affected by the virus. It can make you very poorly, need hospital care and even cause death. This is, of course, very worrying. It also has implications for our NHS. It leads to pressure on our services and creates a rising Read more…
Please help promote the Catshill Survey and encourage anyone living and/or working in Catshill to give their views. Following on from my previous email update, after the survey went live online last week, I can confirm that the attached postcard has been sent out to 2772 addresses in Catshill, predominately Read more…
Our NEW Lifeline team are now offering pre-programmed, easy to set up, plug in emergency alarms to give extra safety and security to those isolated or vulnerable residents who need it during this uncertain time. Personal interviews are done over the phone to ensure the right product for our customers. If you Read more…
A booking system is now in place at Bromsgrove Household Recycling Centre for part of the week to help reduce congestion and the impact queues may have on surrounding businesses. People will need to pre-book vehicles on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, with the remaining days of the week open as normal, Read more…
CHANGES to a lifeline bus service have been lambasted after it was revealed it will no longer serve Lickey and make fewer stops in Rubery. Diamond Bus has switched its 202 to become a number 44 as part of the alteration which comes into force on Monday, June 1. The Read more…
The latest Office for National Statistics data to June 26 shows there were no CoViD-related deaths in four Worcestershire districts Worcestershire has recorded its lowest coronavirus death toll since before lockdown began according to the latest Office for National Statistics weekly figures. And there were no CoViD deaths registered in Read more…
As we come to the end of June there are good signs that life is getting easier in some respects, but there is a long way to go! Foodbank re-starts operating from Catshill Baptist Church from 1 July but everyone needs to phone in for an appointment so that we Read more…
BROMSGROVE has recorded its fewest weekly coronavirus deaths – two – in almost three months as new figures reveal which parts of the district were hardest hit at the height of the pandemic. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) data released each week shows just two Bromsgrove people died with Read more…