Over a 100 UK doctors "increasingly alarmed at official inaction over the need for the public to wear home-made face masks", wrote an open letter to the Times on 18 April advocating that ordinary people should make their own non-medical grade face ma
From the All Good Bookshop:
We’ve teamed up with Haringey Council, Jack Monroe and Macmillan publishers to put together a special offer on Jacks fantastic book ‘Tin Can Cook: 75 Simple Store-cupboard Recipes’. If you buy a copy, we will donate a seco
Read more…Hi All,
I hope you are all safe and well!
I've recently requested from the Council that, following relaxation of rules regarding temporary road closures, they consider closing roads to traffic across Haringey to allow more space for walking and cyclin
Read more…Tributes are pouring in for George Georgiou, who died of COVID-19 on Monday 20 April. The owner of Toff's fish and chip restaurant since 1999, he was a much-loved local character and will be hugely missed by all.
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/george
Read more…Dear all,
I would like to flag two similar initiatives based on a 'Pay it Forward' scheme in support to London businesses and NHS staff.
Pay it forward is a crowdfunding scheme where residents can pay for goods and services in advance to ease cash fl
Read more…I was very impressed with the French document which gives very clear instructions how to handle a mask that has been used and how to launder it safely. I do think it will be more important when we start to use them on public transport ( who knows whe
Read more…Are you having problems finding materials for face masks (not medical-grade)? Empress Mills in Lancashire is an online haberdasher which can supply elastic, various types of tapes and also fabrics which could be used for masks (thanks for the info, C
Read more…Haringey Council’s food distribution hubs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Alexandra Palace are running low on supplies and are looking for businesses and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to donate the following:
A new online tool My Virtual Neighbourhood, created by North London company The Local Buyers Club, provides information about local independent businesses that are still functioning and will deliver to your door during the coronavirus lockdown, thus
HARINGEY GIVING - donations urgently needed to support the vulnerable
Individuals can make a monetary donation to Haringey Giving (a fund managed by people in the Haringey community and endorsed by Haringey Council) which is aiming to raise £50,00
At this time of drastic shortages of PPE for NHS workers, Alexandra Park School has supplied a group of GP practices in Tottenham with 100 face masks. Teachers in the Design and Technology Department made the face masks using a 3D printer and also su
Read more…Thursday 16th April is NHS Day of Action.
This is to highlight the issues of testing and PPE which are desperately lacking in far too many hospitals and care homes. 52 health workers have died from Covid-19. They have lost their lives as a result of
Read more…Various NHS and Covid19 charities invite you to chant while you clap:
TEST! TEST! TEST!
P P E!
KEEP KEY WORKERS VIRUS FREE!
Coffee & Computers is a charitable trust that has been providing free drop in computer/smartphone advice sessions around Haringey for the last five years, including a monthy session in the Palace.
They are now offering a free* online advice service
Please email Alexandra Ward Mutual Aid or your local ward councillor Nick da Costa if you, or someone you know locally, would like help getting shopping, dog walking, other errands or friendly phone-calls, and they will put you in touch with the con
Read more…From Molly and Hilary:
Various people have been talking about sharing tools and other things that you cannot now get from a shop in this covid19 era, which reminded me that we do have a tool-sharing category on this website. Here are some previous posts in it:
Read more…Hi, Rather later than most, (20 years late!) my husband and I have become addicted to the West Wing and are mid-way through Series 1. However we only have that first series. Would anyone have Series 2-7 (or any of the six series) on DVD that they
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