Category: Community Event

Local events that you may be interested in that are not run by the MRA.

Links to support organisations

 

Links to support organisations –  Information about essential services and support organisations.

Herts Age UK
Tel: 01707 323272 (Mon-Fri between 09:00 and 16:30)
info@ageukherts.org.uk

Herts Help – network of community organisations in Hertfordshire working together, and helping people in crisis to find support, guidance and information.
Tel: 0300 123 4044
Email: info@hertshelp.net

New Hope
Tel: 01923 210 696
Email: egurney@newhope.org.uk

One Vision Project
Email: ovp@stanboroughpark.org

Small Acts of Kindness
Tel: 01923372717
Email: info@smallactsofkindness.co.uk

Watford Foodbank (Mon – Sat between 10:00 and 13:00)
Tel: 01923 804435 or 07925 813027
Email: info@watford.foodbank.org.uk

Watford Citizens Advice
Tel: 03444 111 444 (Mon-Fri between 10:00 and 16:00)
Visit the Watford CAB website

 

Peter Taylor – Mayor of Watford Facebook live

 

Peter Taylor the Mayor of Watford will now be hosting Facebook Live Q&A’s weekly every Friday at 2pm.

Peter has given two Facebook live Q&A’s. Thousands of residents tuned into the Mayor of Watford Facebook Live broadcast about the town’s response to Coronavrius and he will be doing these live Q&A’s every Friday at 2pm.

 

Recipe ideas from Gousto

 

Due to extremely high demand, Gousto can’t take any new customer orders right now.  However if you are not sure what to cook for dinner, you can browse through their full library of delicious recipe ideas here: https://www.gousto.co.uk/cookbook/all-recipes

All recipes complete with Ingredients and cooking instructions

 

The Body Coach TV

 

The Body Coach TV is everyone’s favourite online personal trainer, Joe Wicks, who has created daily sessions on his YouTube channel live at 9am all ready to get your day started with some exercise.

The videos are all saved to his channel so you can complete them later on in the day or go back and re-do some of your favourite workouts.

 

Warning as fraudsters take advantage of Coronavirus confusion

 

Hertfordshire Constabulary is warning residents to be cautious as a number of Coronavirus related scams have been reported. These include:

Text messages being received from Gov.uk stating that the recipient has breached regulations and will be sent a fine in the post.

Emails claiming that people can donate to the efforts of the World Health Organisation or the centre for Disease Control to combat the virus, by asking people to pay via a bitcoin link.

Email claiming that people are entitled to tax and national insurance refunds. Both of these arrive in email form or as posts on social media, with links to click for more information.

Email claiming to be from Hertfordshire County Council asks parents of children who receive free school meals for their bank details.

Coronavirus-themed phishing emails with infected attachments containing fictitious ‘safety measures’ have also been targeting people in the UK.

If you have been a victim of fraud or cybercrime, report it to Action Fraud at https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ Alternatively you can contact herts.police.uk/report

 

One Vision

 

One Vision have teamed up with Watford Interfaith association to help people with difficulties.  One Vision deliver food very safely – i.e they leave it on the doorstep with no contact.

Annalisa Molteni is part of the recognised group One Vision. There are thousands of people that have signed up to help vulnerable people in various ways.

Please contact Annalisa on 07425 785763 if you need help getting daily essentials, hot food, or in need of online pastoral/wellbeing care, personal stress issues or chaplaincy support.

 

The Great Indoors

 

The coming days and weeks are going to be difficult for families across the UK.  As experts in developing skills and bringing adventure to young people, The Great Indoors want to do what they can to help.

While they normally love the great outdoors, they have pulled together some inspired indoor activity ideas, to keep your kids learning new skills and having fun (and avoid hearing ‘I’m bored’ every 30 seconds)

For some great indoor ideas for children visit:

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/snap-happy/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/storm-in-a-teacup/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/the-leafy-hedgehog/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/be-a-blackout-poet/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/switch-off-challenge/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/mark-my-words/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/fabulous-fancy-frames/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/dear-future-me/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/an-in-tents-year/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/weekly-wins/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/to-foldly-go/

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/changing-your-coat/

These activities were originally designed for groups meeting face-to-face, so you may have to think on your feet to make them work in the (very unique) situation we’re in. Anyone can be the person leading the game or activity, so why not let young people take charge? Instead of chatting in a real-life group, you could use the internet (safely) or talk to someone at home.