COVID-19 previous updates - 2-3 May

• 3 May:
  • VE Day anniversary - get involved
• 2 May:
  • Gladesmore staff rally round | Parks this weekend

3 May

VE Day anniversary - get involved

Plans may have changed during the coronavirus lockdown, but you can still mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day next Friday (8 May) from home.

Although street parties and group gatherings can no longer go ahead on the bank holiday, English Heritage has come up with a number of activities (external link) to get into the spirit.

Why not use the hashtag #VEDay75 and show others on social media how you are marking this historic day?

The government has also created a toolkit (external link) to help you print off your own bunting and window posters. Find out more on the VE Day 75 website (external link) and on GOV.UK (external link).

2 May

Gladesmore staff rally round | Parks this weekend

Gladesmore staff rally round to provide technological support to community

Staff at Gladesmore Community School have been keeping themselves busy and occupied while the school remains closed by making face shields for frontline key workers.

Project lead, technology teacher Colleen Jose, has been assisted by colleagues from other subject areas - such as Art, English and Languages - who have all turned their hands to operating technology equipment, including a laser cutter to manufacture the face shields.

Ravneesh Atwal, Colleen Jose, Viktorijia Osipova, Alexis O’Brien and German Penalver proudly delivered 200 face screens to Priscilla Wakefield House Nursing Home and 100 face screens to Peregrine House in Tottenham this week. The school has supplied 1,000 home-produced face shields for care homes in the local area.

Gladesmore are now collaborating with the St Albans-based Nicholas Breakspear School, so they can also supply care workers with face shields in Hertfordshire.

Ms Jose commented: 

“We wanted to help care workers and NHS staff. We have the skills and equipment to make high-quality PPE so we have been happy to do our best to support them.”

Gladesmore chief executive Tony Hartney CBE said: 

“We are enormously grateful to all key workers for their contributions during the pandemic. Care workers and nurses are doing an incredible job and face risks every day, so I am very proud that Gladesmore staff have been able to help. They have given generously of their time to make this large batch of face shields to help keep them safe while they care for our community.”

Parks this weekend

We’re working hard to keep our parks open, and we really need your continued help and support.

We know many of you are relying on our open spaces for exercise during the coronavirus pandemic.

However, please follow the social distancing guidance and stay at least two metres away from other park users.

You should only be in our parks to either cycle, jog or walk by yourself or with members from the same household. We are also urging cyclists and joggers to take special heed of the social distancing measures in place to ensure the safety of everyone using our parks for exercise. 

If you’re walking your dog, please keep them on a lead. Our officers are on patrol daily and those allowing dogs to roam free face a £100 fine. This is only temporary during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been put in place to ensure people are able to remain a safe distance from each other.

Please don’t:

• Have barbeques, picnics, or go sunbathing
• Use the outdoor gym equipment and facilities - they are closed 
• Exercise in groups

Please also remember to wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds once you’re back indoors.

If you’re not in our parks to exercise, please stay home. This will help to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, protect the NHS and save lives.

We’re really grateful to everyone who has been following the rules. Thank you.

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Previous updates:

• 1 May:
  • Mental health and wellbeing support during COVID-19 | Reporting anti-social behaviour | Pavements to be widened to aid social distancing | Stay In, Make Friends, Enjoy the Arts
• 30 April:
  • Common complaints about businesses operating | Jose Mourinho visits Spurs food hub | Supporting vulnerable people | Bounce back loans
• 29 April:
  • Your pregnancy and coronavirus | Dr Will: Please stay home, save lives | Bereavement support for children and young people
• 28 April:
  • Construction sites during COVID-19 | Care for London | Food hygiene during pandemic
• 27 April:
  • What to do if you are unwell | Help us defeat scammers | Spurs star Jan’s a fan
• 26 April:
  • Waste Less, Upcycle and Swap More
• 25 April:
  • We still need to stay at home to save lives | New interpreting service for UK’s Deaf community
• 24 April:
  • Create to Connect challenge | Jacksons Lane | Help is available for anyone suffering domestic abuse | Guidance for parents supporting young people’s mental health
• 23 April:
  • Bulky Waste collections | Keeping our youngsters safe online | Council Tax reduction | Suicide prevention and bereavement support
• 22 April:
  • What to do if you’re unwell | Guidance for unpaid carers | Cllr Ejiofor message to residents | Supporting Haringey’s businesses | Advice for parents during coronavirus outbreak
• 21 April:
  • Free School Meals extension | Updated funeral guidelines | Shout up if you need help | Calling all carers!
• 20 April:
  • Support for Haringey’s autistic children and young people | Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme online service now live | Haringey Giving | Serving up some Haringey heroes
• 19 April:
  • Looking out for each other
• 18 April:
  • Parks this weekend
• 17 April:
  • Looking after your mental health | Stay in, work out | Lockdown extended
• 16 April:
  • Changes to waste collection times | Business grants - we need you | Keep Haringey learning
• 15 April:
  • Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation | Haringey is Proud to Care | Domestic abuse - where to get help | Young people - you’re not alone
• 14 April:
  • £8.1m emergency response announced | Our parks - thank you | Supporting children and young people | Bereavement support
• 13 April:
  • NHS blood donation | Information about changes to NHS services
• 12 April:
  • Happy Easter
• 11 April:
  • Dealing with loneliness | Health tips at home
• 10 April:
  • Safeguarding young people | Our parks this weekend | Support for small businesses
• 9 April:
  • Support with domestic abuse | Activities for young people during bank holiday | Registering a death | Enforcement officers helping to stop spread of coronavirus | Help by the truckload | Ship-shape lessons for kids
• 8 April:
  • Thank you, carers | Care workers - we’re recruiting | Business rates and rent protection | Council staff, contractors and utility staff | Specialist teams responding to COVID-19 | YMCA North London appeal | Update on services for rough sleepers | Help and guidance for residents with pets
• 7 April:
  • Business Interruption Loan Scheme | Waste collections | Avoid being scammed | Haringey Together helps hundreds
• 6 April:
  • Support for people living with dementia | Bulky waste collections | Mental health and wellbeing support
• 5 April:
  • Help for your young ones
• 4 April:
  • Haringey Giving COVID-19 Appeal
• 3 April:
  • Spurs Stadium food hub | Act like you’ve got it | Keep your distance, whatever the weather
• 2 April:
  • Haringey Together - call for supplies | Guidance on shielding | Dealing with stress? | Food waste and recycling collections for flats
• 1 April:
  • Domestic abuse services | Guidance for care of the deceased | Free School Meals voucher scheme | Support for rough sleepers
• 31 March:
  • Calling all businesses - donations needed! | Leader’s letter to residents | Food takeaway and delivery guidance | Business grants update | Mental health support | Dogs on leads
• 30 March:
  • Social distancing in parks | Tottenham & Wood Green Cemeteries | Bury Road car park
• 29 March:
  • Kooth - wellbeing support for children and young people
• 28 March:
  • Waste collection services update | Mall Wood Green car park now free
• 27 March:
  • Social distancing | Proud to care | Access to food in Haringey | Increase in military vehicles visible in London | Home moves put on hold | Haringey claps our NHS and social care staff | Shielding the most clinically vulnerable from coronavirus
• 26 March:
  • Changes to parking restrictions | Coronavirus Scams | Bruce Grove Youthspace | Keep your distance
• 25 March:
  • Using public transport | Business closures enforcement | Parking changes - update | Managing the impact on Community Organisations
• 24 March:
  • Reuse and Recycling Centres | Price hiking | New rules on social distancing | Translations of Government advice and guidance | Previous updates
• 23 March:
  • Wood Green Library and Customer Service Centre | Parks | Waste | Stop all unnecessary travel | Library closures | Parking restrictions
• 22 March:
  • S-cool online resources for remote learning
• 21 March:
  • Marcus Garvey Customer Services Centre and Library | Changes to parking restrictions
• 20 March:
  • Haringey parks | Support for businesses | Update from London Fire Brigade Haringey | Cancellation of marriage appointments | ‘Key Workers’ list published | Free School Meals
• 19 March:
  • Social distancing | Schools | Transport | Museum and Archives | Energy industry support
• 18 March:
  • Schools | Business support | Service update
• 17 March:
  • Government advice to stop spreading the virus | What to do if you feel unwell
• 4 and 13 March:
  • What can I do?

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