How To Get Started with email
A useful and comprehensive guide from Digital Unite covering everything from how to set up your first email account to how to keep yourself safe. Guide to getting started with email
Listen to BBC Radio 4 Extra – It has no news!
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcasts comedy, drama, and feature programming nationally 24 hours a day including the BBC’s archive content. The channel has been recommended to us because it has good radio programmes but more importantly, no news! Sometimes it’s … Continued
What you should be doing in your garden in April
If you’re lucky enough to have a garden, here is information from the Royal Horticultural Society on the Top 10 jobs you should be doing in it now. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/april
Gardening Tips from Christine Walkden
Listen to gardening tips and advice from expert gardener Christine Walkden on the Age UK website
Maintaining Independence: Gardening
Interesting article from Age Co with tips on how to stay independent in the garden, low maintenance planting and weeding and how you can keep yourself safe and well. Gardening is a pastime which many of us cherish. It can … Continued
Listen to audiobooks for free with BBC Sounds
A large number of audiobooks from the classic to the modern are available online or via the BBC Sounds App or website. Visit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/audiobooks
Kewstoke – Support information
Visit this page for who to contact in Kewstoke if you need, or would like to give, support.
Hutton – Food Deliveries
Information available on the Hutton Parish Council website here – https://www.huttonsomerset.org.uk/
Hutton – Community Response
For support enquiries, or volunteering enquiries phone 01934 813871 (weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 07989855339 or 01934 823556 at any other time. email clerk@huttonsomerset.org.uk
Learn a language a fun way
A small green friendly owl can help you learn a language in fun bite size chunks every day. Duolingo Duolingo is a free app can be downloaded through the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and you have a … Continued
Asda introduces Volunteer Shopping card
For Volunteers who are shopping for someone else Asda has now introduced the Volunteer Shopping card. They say the card is a cashless – and less stressful – way for people to help get the shopping in. Ideal for those … Continued
Flax Bourton – Community Support groups
There are two support groups for residents in Flax Bourton offering support to anyone who needs it. If residents are self-isolating and need some support with anything such as collecting groceries and prescriptions, etc please contact: Farleigh Green Support – … Continued
Congresbury – Food deliveries – Hodders Butchers
Free delivery for over 70s on Wednesdays and Fridays. Call Hodders Butchers 01934 838844.
Congresbury – Food deliveries – The Co-op
Congresbury Co-op is making local home deliveries. Order by phone 01934 838020 or 07718 309152.
Spaxton – Coronavirus Support Group
Spaxton has set up a Coronavirus Support Group, covering all the inhabitants within the Benefice. There are over 60 volunteers, all organised around various elements of the support they are offering. At present these include; collecting and delivering prescriptions, collecting … Continued
Cleeve – Community Resilience Group
Community Resilience, Cleeve If you need to self-isolate or are worried about going out, they can help with:Shopping, prescription pick up, dog walking, posting mail, a friendly chat CONTACT:Steve Molloy 07988656023 or Ross Floyd 07974 308398
Churchill – Food Delivery, Churchill Tea Room
Churchill Post Office, Stores & Tea Room are offering local home delivery service for those in need, who are unable to visit personally due to self isolation. Call 01934 852332 for more information.
Butcome – Community Support Team
Telephone: 07984 432242 Email: parishbutcombe@icloud.com
Bleadon – Support group
Lots of great stuff going at at Bleadon, North Somerset. For more information visit the website: https://www.bleadonparishcouncil.co.uk/coronavirus/
Blagdon – Community Link
Blagdon, North Somerset Blagdon Community Link https://facebook.com/blagdonvillage
Barrow Gurney Support Groups
Oatley Park radiosheri25@yahoo.co.uk 07774 196881 Hospital Road hayley.evans1@googlemail.com Village Centre joannacritchett@gmail.com nick.tyrrell3@btinternet.com 07774 744667 07443 589227 Naish Lane / Hobbs Lane sandragibson123@gmail.com rachel@ebread.co.uk 07767 222296 07825 397708 Barrow Court matt_r_watson@yahoo.co.uk
Banwell – for group information contact the Parish Council
Website says that there have different co-ordinator for different areas. https://www.banwellparishcouncil.org.uk/covid-19-/local-infromation/
North Somerset Villages – Mutual Aid Group
North Somerset Villages covid-19 Mutual Aid An informal local facebook page for those who live in North Somerset villages to help each other out over the coming weeks and months. They are looking to help people access food, complete … Continued
Banwell – Food Deliveries list
Banwell Parish Council have put together a useful list of various businesses doing food deliveries in the area: https://www.banwellparishcouncil.org.uk/covid-19-/take-away-delivery-services/
Wiveliscombe – Community Support Group
Wiveliscombe 07792175648 mary.matravers@btinternet.com
Sherford – Community support Group
Wilton and Sherford Andrewpulsford4@gmail.com W & S Helpline 01823 212000
Wilton – Community support Group
Wilton and Sherford Andrewpulsford4@gmail.com W & S Helpline 01823 212000
West Bagborough – Community support group
West Bagborough 07785757450 paulgaunce3@gmail.com
Wellington – Community Support Group
Wellington 07946124111 Wellingtoncommunitygroup@gmail.com
Henlade – Community support group
Stoke St Mary & Henlade 07395275055 tinalou7@hotmail.co.uk
Stoke St Mary – Community support group
Stoke St Mary & Henlade 07395275055 tinalou7@hotmail.co.uk
Burrowbridge – Local support group
Stoke St Gregory and Burrowbridge 07515 130846 alfredvanpelt@aol.com
Stoke St Gregory – Local support group
Stoke St Gregory and Burrowbridge 07515 130846 alfredvanpelt@aol.com
Stogumber – Local support group
Stogumber 01984 656214 stogumbershop@mac.com
Ruishton – Community Support Group
Ruishton 07792 415452 r.staddly@btinternet.com
Oake – Community Support Groups
Oake 07899665733 Mands271@hotmail.co.uk Oake 07909974866 natasha.huckle@sky.com
Norton Fitzwarren – community support group
Norton Fitzwarren 07745 478479 karen.mk@live.co.uk
North Curry – community support group
North Curry 07711 0194414 G8rd8@me.com
North Petherton and District – Local support group
North Petherton and District 07813 534985 billrevans@hotmail.com
Kingston St Mary – Community Support Group
Kingston St Mary Tel: 07894 068443
Taunton – a list of several local support groups
There are many coronavirus support groups in the area of Taunton. Please find the contact details below. Area Contact number Contact email Bathpool 07769 345404 danichandler@live.co.uk Bishopshull 07880794554 john@johnhunt.me.uk Blackbrook 07545895768 Comeytrowe 07989570796 Nicky.keeble@yahoo.co.uk Firepool 07710589419 C.1990@live.com Halcon Lane & … Continued
Somerset Community & Village Agents
Community Council of Somerset (CCS) Village, Community & Carers Agents provide confidential, practical community-based solutions for people, wherever they are in Somerset. During this COVID-19 emergency our CCS Agents are still providing their regular service via telephone or email, and … Continued
Sedgemoor Parish Councils contact details
Your Parish Council will have information of any Coronavirus support groups in your Parish. Click for Sedgemoor Town and Parish Council Contacts
Taunton & West Somerset Town and Parish Councils contact details
Your Parish Council will have information of any Coronavirus support groups in your Parish. Click for Somerset West and Taunton Town and Parish Councils Contact information
Mendip Parish Councils contact details
Your Parish Council will have information of any Coronavirus support groups in your Parish. Click for Mendip Town and Parish Council Contacts
South Somerset Parish Councils contact details
Your Parish Council will have information of any Coronavirus support groups in your Parish. Click for South Somerset Town and Parish Council Contacts
North Somerset Town and Parish Councils contact details
Your Parish Council will have information of any Coronavirus support groups in your Parish. Click for North Somerset Town and Parish Council Contacts
Find or offer help with Nextdoor Help Maps
If you are registered with www.nextdoor.co.uk then you can click on the Help Map symbol which looks like this: You will then see a map of your area with dots on. For example here is the map for the area … Continued
How to check if something might be a scam
Scams can be clever and difficult to recognise, but there are things you can look out for. Citizens Advice have developed an ‘Online Scams helper’ to help you check if something is a scam, and what to do if you … Continued
Fact check Covid 19 with Full Fact
Full Fact is an independent fact checking charity who There are lots of misleading claims about Coronavirus and Covid 19 going around and FactCheck “There’s a lot of information out there about the new coronavirus, but not all of it … Continued