COVID-19 previous updates - 15 May

Staying safe | Letters from Lockdown | Support for people with sight loss | London learning at home

Staying safe

Residents have done an amazing job in the last few weeks and months, staying home and saving lives. As we move into the next stage, we would urge you to keep up the good work and stick to the social distancing guidance (external link) of staying at least two metres apart.

Advice remains that you should still stay at home as much as you can to help prevent the spread. If you do visit our parks this weekend, please be respectful of everyone around you.

All council-run sports facilities, including our basketball and tennis courts, will remain closed until further notice. We will keep arrangements under review and updates will be posted on our parks pages.

Some tennis courts are independently managed by community sports organisations, and will be open, including Finsbury Park, Albert Road Recreation Ground and Bruce Castle Park, which all require pre-booking online. Please do not turn up without a slot.

Please check online for further information on independently-run courts.

Watch this message from the Leader:

Letters from Lockdown

A series of free online creative 'Letters from Lockdown' workshops are being held for anyone who is care-experienced, and aged between 16 and 25.

We are going through a historic period during the pandemic and it will be talked about in schools and universities for many years to come.

Now - through Coram and the Royal Literacy Fund’s Voices Through Time programme - people are being urged to share their experiences during the pandemic. You will get to meet other young people, express your creativity, develop your writing skills, contribute to an online timeline of the history of care and shape tomorrow's history from today’s stories.

Sessions will be taking place via Zoom 5.30pm to 6.30pm every Tuesday in May and the first two weeks in June. For more info and to sign up, please visit the Coram website (external link).

Support for people with sight loss

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is offering support with social distancing and self-isolation measures to people affected by sight loss.

Social distancing measures can be particularly difficult for blind and partially sighted people who rely on guides and public transport to live independently.
 
RNIB has improved telephone and online access to its Sight Loss Advice Service - which offers emotional support and practical advice to blind and partially sighted people and their families, and connects them to local support.

The service is providing information on a range of issues including:

• How to access essential items, such as food and medicine
• Navigating safely while adhering to social distancing advice
• Advice on eye health at a time when non-urgent appointments have been cancelled
• Support to reduce loneliness during self-isolation
• Information about benefits and financial support provided by the Government

RNIB’s Sight Loss Advice Service is available on 0303 123 9999 between 8am-8pm on weekdays, and between 9am-1pm on Saturdays. Advice is also available online on the Sight Advice FAQ (external link).

London learning at home

The London Curriculum is a programme which brings together a wide range of free, learning and cultural resources to support teachers and families - whilst ensuring that young Londoners still feel connected to the incredible people, places and culture of their city during lockdown.

The programme focuses on key stages 2 and 3, and uses London literature, culture, innovations and global heritage as part of its ‘Discover, Explore and Connect’ subject content - creating learning experiences that are both exciting and well-structured.

The programme also offers free teaching resources and evening events for teachers. These London-specific offers add to the national list of online education resources published by the Department for Education.

Find out more on the London Learning at home website (external link).

Previous updates

May

• 14 May:
  • Widening of pavement pinch-points | Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended | Having trouble sleeping?
• 13 May:
  • Business grants - we need you | Supporting you and your reproductive health | Haringey Heroes Awards | Using our parks
• 12 May:
  • Recovery strategy - information for businesses | Be Proud to Care | Using public transport
• 11 May:
  • Western Road RRC to re-open with restricted service on Wednesday | Prime Minister’s address to the nation
• 7 May:
  • Potential easing of lockdown - important message for businesses | Prime Minister’s statement this weekend | Stay safe this bank holiday
• 6 May:
  • Spurs stars join food hub team | Noise complaints | Financial help for Haringey workers and residents | Wireless Festival cancelled | Travelling during lockdown
• 5 May:
  • Jack’s food packs | Special thank you from the Met Police | GCA graft away for our healthcare heroes | Be Proud to Care
• 4 May:
  • Ways to avoid phone scams | Mobile Test Units | Keep learning | COVID-19 study | Our food hubs | Haringey Works for you | Foodbank’s £5k boost
• 3 May:
  • VE Day anniversary - get involved
• 2 May:
  • Gladesmore staff rally round | Parks this weekend
• 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

April

• 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

March

• 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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