Supporting each other through Coronavirus Covid-19
Our communities globally are being affected by the novel Coronavirus Covid-19. The impact is widespread, and will continue to impact us all in the coming weeks and months. We need to support each other and our communities through this crisis, and we would like to share some practical ways that we can all do this.
This page will be updated regularly with relevant information - please feel free to come back for updates:
ketteringlabourparty.org/covid-19
Page last updated: Monday 16th March, 21:21pm
Please note that although we are a political party, this page has not been setup for any political purpose. On this issue it just happens we are an organisation within the community that simply wants to help as best we can through our own already established organisational structures. We are all in this together, and we encourage working alongside each other to best support our communities.
The local elections here in Kettering for the new local council have been postponed, and Labour both locally and nationally has rightly suspended all campaigning.
However, we encourage our members and the wider community to follow recommended practices – to wash hands regularly and keep good hygiene, to self isolate if you feel ill, and to self isolate if you are vulnerable.
We also encourage our members and the wider community to look out for each other, and to help each other. We ask that you check in on your neighbours, ensure that you have contact details of each other and are able to offer support as necessary.
Whether that’s fetching shopping for each other, or phoning each other, or setting up Skype / WhatsApp / Facetime video calls. We know that loneliness is real for many in our community under normal circumstances, when people need to self isolate this is going to increase.
We also ask that those that are able look to Facebook to help support community efforts. Some special local groups are being setup, and some established local groups are having people offer to help. The sense of community is heart warming – and we are all hear to help each other, we are all in this together.
Finally, here in Kettering and its surrounding villages and towns, we have some fantastic organisations that help local residents normally. They are always in need of volunteers to help, and will always welcome those able to and seeking to help anyway – but at this time, that need is even greater. Please see the box below for information on these organisations.
Likewise, members of our community are welcome to check back here regularly, and we will update this page as appropriate.
If you have any information that would be useful to add to this page, then please e-mail iain@ketteringlabourparty.org.
Do's & Don'ts
Do's
- wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
- always wash your hands when you get home or into work
- use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
- try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell
Dont's
- do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean
Organisations to Contact
Here is a list of organisations that support our communities – please consider contacting them if you are able to offer help:
- Johnny’s Happy Place: www.johnnyshappyplace.com
- Home Start Kettering: www.homestartkettering.org.uk
- KCU (Kettering Community Unit): www.kcultd.org.uk
- Street Pastors Kettering: www.streetpastors.org.uk/locations/kettering
- Churches Together: together.ourchurchweb.org.uk/kettering
- Safe Until Daylight: www.facebook.com/SafeUntilDaylight
If you represent an organisation or community group that is helping our residents, and would like to be added to this list, please e-mail iain@ketteringlabourparty.org.
Official Guidance & Other Resources
Here are links to other useful guidance and resources
- Official government guidance
- NHS general guidance
- NHS 111 guidance
- NHS stay at home advice
- World Health Organization advice for the public
- Northamptonshire County Council guidance
- ACAS advice for employees & employers
- Age UK guidance
- Asthma UK guidance
- BBC – How to protect your mental health
- Explaining Coronavirus to kids, and the Science of Soap
- How to respond to the Coronavirus when it impacts your family
Organisations to Contact
Here is a list of those organisations – please consider contacting them if you are able to help them:
- Johnny’s Happy Place: www.johnnyshappyplace.com
- Home Start Kettering: www.homestartkettering.org.uk
- KCU (Kettering Community Unit): www.kcultd.org.uk
- Street Pastors Kettering: www.streetpastors.org.uk/locations/kettering
- Churches Together: together.ourchurchweb.org.uk/kettering
- Safe Until Daylight: www.facebook.com/SafeUntilDaylight
If you represent an organisation or community group that is helping our residents, and would like to be added to this list, please e-mail iain@ketteringlabourparty.org.
Official Guidance & Other Resources
Here are links to other useful guidance and resources
- Government guidance: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
- NHS guidance: 111.nhs.uk/covid-19 and www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19
- World Health Organization advice for the public: www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
- Northamptonshire County Council: www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/health/Pages/coronavirus-advice.aspx
- ACAS advice for employees & employers: www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus
- Age UK: www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/coronavirus/
- Asthma UK: www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/coronavirus-covid-19/