Ludlow Scrubs...Helpline activity report Figures correct as of Friday 1st May 840 requests...
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May 7th/005 Ludlow Scrubs In response to a shortage of PPE in our local area an initiative has been launched across Ashford Carbonel and Ludlow to make and provide suitable garments. The idea came from seeing what else was going on in the county on Facebook. A few quick requests placed on the PULLING TOGETHER LUDLOW Facebook page and using a local email network, was all that was needed to see the project underway in a matter of days. Through the collaboration of a group of talented people including Jouls Elliot-Sysum, Carmel Wilson and Lisa Chapman, efforts were centralised to sew scrubs, gowns and masks. The process was co-ordinated with various care homes and the surgeries in Ludlow. Suitable material is being sourced, through donations of things like duvet covers and sheets for re-purposing. A team of cutters found the patterns and cut them to the required sizes. The cut pieces were then passed onto a team to sew, label, launder and deliver. This initiative was also supported by a couple of small business in Ludlow who should also be recognised for their efforts: The Ludlow Curtain Company and The Wool Shop. All involved freely gave their time, resources and enthusiasm with great energy, so it is with great thanks, that we celebrate the work of all those who participate in this project to protect our key workers - well done all! At time of writing, 'Ludlow Scrubs' are just finishing a batch of masks for one Care Home and are about to produce masks for registered PULLING TOGETHER LUDLOW volunteers who are delivering prescriptions, shopping or children’s books. If you'd like a free mask to help with your volunteer work please email your request to [email protected] along with your volunteer badge number. If you'd like to get involved making items, or are linked to an organisation that might want to receive some, please get in touch. Children’s books Last week we featured the new Children’s Book Swap scheme. The list of books available can now be found on the PULLING TOGETHER LUDLOW website (see menu at top right hand corner) or click here to take you straight there. This page also tells you how to borrow books from the swap scheme, or how to donate books that you may have spare.
Transcript of Ludlow Scrubs...Helpline activity report Figures correct as of Friday 1st May 840 requests...
May 7th/005
Ludlow Scrubs In response to a shortage of PPE in our local area an initiative has been launched across Ashford Carbonel and Ludlow to make and provide suitable garments. The idea came from seeing what else was going on in the county on Facebook. A few quick requests placed on the PULLING TOGETHER
LUDLOW Facebook page and using a local email network, was all that was needed to see the project underway in a matter of days.
Through the collaboration of a group of talented people including Jouls Elliot-Sysum, Carmel Wilson and Lisa Chapman, efforts were centralised to sew scrubs, gowns and masks. The process was co-ordinated with various care homes and the surgeries in Ludlow. Suitable material is being sourced, through donations of things like duvet covers and sheets for re-purposing. A team of cutters found the patterns and cut them to the required sizes. The cut pieces were then passed onto a team to sew, label, launder and deliver. This initiative was also supported by a couple of small business in Ludlow who should also be recognised for their efforts: The Ludlow Curtain Company and The Wool Shop. All involved freely gave their time, resources and enthusiasm with great energy, so it is with great thanks, that we celebrate the work of all those who participate in this project to protect our key workers - well done all!
At time of writing, 'Ludlow Scrubs' are just finishing a batch of masks for one Care Home and are about to produce masks for registered PULLING TOGETHER LUDLOW volunteers who are delivering prescriptions, shopping or children’s books. If you'd like a free mask to help with your volunteer work please email your request to [email protected] along with your volunteer badge number. If you'd like to get involved making items, or are linked to an organisation that might want to receive some, please get in touch.
Children’s books
Last week we featured the new Children’s Book Swap scheme. The list of books available can now be found on the PULLING TOGETHER LUDLOW website (see menu at top right hand corner) or click here to take you straight there. This page also tells you how to borrow books from the swap scheme, or how to donate books that you may have spare.
Out & About
This week we’ve been out and about with Sylvia Duffy, who has been expressing her thanks to key workers and local businesses for looking after us during these difficult times.
And last week we showed you a couple of unusual pictures taken in Ludlow for you to guess where they are. They showed a display in Bodenhams’ shop window and the sign over the entrance to Ludlow College (revealing only OW CO !). Well done if you got them both right. Below are two more for you to scratch your head about this week (answers next week).
We would like to make ‘Out & About’ a regular feature of TOGETHERbulletin, so if you have any pictures that show what you have been doing to help, or illustrate signs of hope and encouragement, or even some of the more obscure parts of Ludlow, please email them to [email protected]
Opening hours It’s a Bank Holiday this weekend so please note the following changes to pharmacy opening hours and collection times for your waste bins. The Recycling Centre has also re-opened for essential use only, full details can be found on the Shropshire Council website.
Waste bins normally collected on Friday 8th May will instead be collected on Saturday 9th May.
Pharmacy opening hours:
BOOTS Friday 8th 2.00 – 5.00 Saturday 9th 10.00 – 4.30 (closed 1.00 – 2.00) Sunday 10th Closed Monday 11th 10.00 – 4.30 (closed 1.00 – 2.00)
LLOYDS Friday 8th 11.00 – 12.00 Saturday 9th 10.00 – 4.30 (closed 1.00 – 2.00) Sunday 10th Closed Monday 11th 10.00 – 4.30 (closed 1.00 – 2.00)
MURRAYS Friday 8th 2.00 – 5.00 (Brown & Francis) Saturday 9th 10.00 – 5.00 (closed 1.00 – 2.00) Sunday 10th Closed Monday 11th 10.00 – 5.00 (closed 1.00 – 2.00)
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Helpline activity report Figures correct as of Friday 1st May
840 requests successfully resolved so far, 103 since last week Figures correct as of Thursday 7th May
PULLING TOGETHER LUDLOW is a community network, set up specifically to support the Ludlow community through the Covid 19 emergency. It is made up of a coalition of organisations including Hands Together LUDLOW, the local GP practices, and community volunteer networks. Together we provide a comprehensive network of support for families and individuals.
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Befriending Complex General Prescriptions Shopping Meals
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up to 24 April
Befriending: providing social contact through telephone conversations. Complex: helping vulnerable people with multiple needs. General: general enquiries, thank you messages, and putting people in touch with other organisations. Prescriptions: delivering prescriptions to self-isolating people. Shopping: delivering food to people unable to get to the shops or without family/friends/neighbours to do it for them. Meals: delivering healthy meals in place of community lunches and free school meals.
