Two independent opticians are extending their services to support vulnerable people in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pullen and Symes Opticians, with practices in Exeter and Ottery St Mary, are delivering spectacles to those in need, including older members of the community and high-risk patients, who are unable to collect in-store.
Nicki and David Pullen from the practice will travel free of charge to the door of patients who cannot visit the practice in the Exeter area, even delivering contact lenses and solution to those in self isolation.
An award-winning Exeter children’s author has become a virtual bedtime storyteller to help families cope with the coronavirus lockdown.
Dr Wendy O’Shea-Meddour has replaced her work in schools and libraries with story sessions filmed at her home for toddlers to nine-year-olds. Her books have already garnered recognition for helping adults support children through difficult experiences and have become even more relevant now.
The sessions, available online, will include readings from new books not yet published. Dr O’Shea-Meddour, who records with a camera balanced on a...
A LEADING Devon care provider says the home care sector’s image is changing in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis as more people realise how vital and skilled it is (April 2020).
Domiciliary care was perceived as being low-status, unskilled work before the outbreak, but Guardian Homecare, which has teams in Exeter and surrounding areas, says this has now altered.
Manager for the service provider, Catherine Porter explains: “We’re helping shield our elderly and vulnerable service users every day as requested by the Government and we’re also preventing any non-essential...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, forcing millions of people to stay locked in their houses while the health workers are risking their lives and working overtime just so that the world can go back to normal. However, normal before the pandemic and after it will never be the same.
There is no denying that the pandemic has affected all the areas of everyday life - companies had to switch to remote work, beauty salons and hairdressers have been closed for weeks now. Schools and universities stopped functioning a long time ago, with most of them...
A social enterprise that supports vulnerable young people through music technology and music production sessions has been able to continue online during the Coronavirus outbreak thanks to a grant from the Exeter Covid-19 Community Action Fund.
Sound Gallery CIC have been awarded £1,000 from the Action Fund. The sessions, which would normally have been provided face-to-face from the Sound Gallery Studios at Exeter Phoenix, will now be delivered remotely via Skype or Facetime.
Maria Peters, of Sound Gallery CIC, said the grant was great news for organisation and some of...
The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth received a special treat for its resident donkeys this week, thanks to a generous donation of 150kg of carrots from the local Waitrose store.
The mountain of carrots, kindly donated by Sidmouth Waitrose on Stowford Rise, was met with delight by staff and donkeys alike at The Donkey Sanctuary’s international headquarters in Sidmouth.
The sanctuary is currently closed to visitors, but donkey-facing staff are still ensuring the resident animals continue to receive the highest level of care.
Thirteen hundred people including vets, plumbers, soldiers, hairdressers, builders, students, artists and estate agents have answered the call to help care for the county’s most vulnerable residents.
It follows an urgent countywide appeal to recruit Healthcare Assistants – a vital new role supporting social care providers and the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.
The registrations have come from people aged 16 to 65, some former health care professionals’ others, with little or no experience at all in health or care.
You don’t need us to tell you that this country has changed. We are in the midst of a lockdown, and this means that you probably won’t be sauntering off to your local casino any time soon. But what if you still have the urge for a little bit of gambling? Thankfully, the UK is rife with fantastic online casinos. In fact, we probably have some of the best in the world based here...and some of them are going to get pretty close to your traditional casino experience too.
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Social distancing with sight loss, access to food, increased isolation and guide dog health among key concerns
Guide Dogs is launching a COVID-19 Sight Loss Information Line - offering practical support in response to an influx of concerns raised by people with sight loss, their friends and their families.
The information line was launched by Guide Dogs supporter and actress, Joanna Scanlan, as part of a series of #GuideDogsFamily initiatives set up by the charity to help people with sight loss during the pandemic. Calls to 0800 781 1444 are being taken Monday to Friday...
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