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Ping Pong and update from Richmond Council


Local update: Tuesday 5 May 2020

Dear Hampton Society supporter,

More updates and information for you...

Update from Richmond Council

Be Inspired: Anyone for ping pong?

 

Lockdown has had many of us looking for new ways to get physically active at home.

That’s why we’ve teamed up with Table Tennis England to give away 30 Instant Ping Pong Packs.

Table tennis is one of the most inclusive sports out there and a fantastic way for the whole family to get moving while you're at home.

The sets are suitable for all ages and abilities and all you need is a playing surface such as a kitchen or garden table or a desk.

Each pack contains an extendable net, two bats, three balls and a booklet of games ideas. Just add two players, and away you go!

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Kind regards,

William Redfern
Chair, The Hampton Society
enquiries@thehamptonsociety.org.uk
#StaySafeAtHome #StayHomeSaveLives

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Don't Panic

Helping hands

If you need help getting things from the shops or a prescription needs collecting then help is at hand from St. Mary’s Church in Hampton via this form:
Click here for help from St Mary’s

Coronavirus outbreak FAQs:
what you can and can’t do

Read more about what you can and cannot do

If you need assistance during the coronavirus outbreak contact Richmond Council Community Hub

A Community Hub has been established that is working to help coordinate the support offered by the Council working in partnership with Richmond’s many voluntary organisations. 

If you or someone you know needs this support and they don’t have existing family, friends or other support that can step in, then please contact 020 8871 6555 or email here.

Video Call Guide PDF download available now to share with your friends and family


Download here

Trouble getting connected
with your iPad or iPhone?


from Bold New World
 
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We want to empower people, who’ve lived happily for years without technology, to learn how to use their iPads and iPhones properly. If you don’t have an iPad, this film will give you an idea of what you can achieve with one.

We all have friends and family who’ve temporarily had to self-isolate, so we’ve created a short self-help video for the Silver Surfers. GET CONNECTED is for anyone with an iPhone/iPad who’d like to understand how to access a wide variety of entertainment/communication options. The short 40 minute video, hosted by TV’s Mark Pougatch and tech expert Lauren Brener, and featuring Claire Balding, Tony Adams and Alistair Petrie, has been broken into 5 chapters:
  1. Communication
  2. Entertainment
  3. Shopping
  4. Staying Safe
  5. General Information & Set-Up

Everybody, please don’t forget:

  • Stay at home
  • Do not get infected, do not infect others
  • Only buy what you need

Please help the health service and key workers by staying apart.

Do not get infected, do not infect others


This is best explained in this video that clearly shows the difference between a ‘fast’ pandemic and a ‘slow’ pandemic. It really helps to clarify why these social distancing and isolation recommendations are in place. 

We can get through this but we must take the threat to the health service and key workers seriously.
 
Please note, the film intentionally starts half way through (see below)
If you wind back to the very beginning of the video you will see how the Coronavirus works. I must warn you that this part is uncomfortable viewing but if we all respect the advice we are given, we, and our loved ones, may never have to experience it and normal life can be resumed as quickly as possible.


Corona Virus information

Key information about Corona Virus (COVID-19) is on the Richmond Council website and the regular hand washing advice with soap is still very much the initial key message.

The second is to stay indoors and self isolate if you get a regular cough or temperature. If you have family members at home then the entire household is to self isolate for fourteen days.
  • Do not go to a hospital or GP.
  • Most GPs are closed to patients for face to face appointments anyway.
  • Some are operating telephone appointments.
If you think you might have Corona Virus then call 111. 

For online health advice, click here:
NHS 111 Online Help
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

William Redfern
020 8286 7071
Iacopo Sassi
07761 670911 
Rosemary Hill
020 8973 3604 
Brian Brignall
020 8979 9499
Linda Brignall
020 8979 9499
Maura Waters
020 8979 9654 
Alice Fordham
020 8979 3543 
Sylvia Bridge Le Cluse
020 8941 4450
Lesley Cesenek
07540 342813
     

UPCOMING EVENTS

Quiz Night 2020

To be rescheduled later in the year.

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Annual General Meeting 2020

To be rescheduled later in the year.

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Updates of forthcoming events will be updated soon.
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