If you are having difficulty with the cost of purchasing basic food stuffs during the lockdown, you may be able to obtain help through a foodbank. The FoodHub in Lynton,at the old Tourist Centre in the Town Hall, is open from 10 till 2 Mon to Sat,and is staffed by volunteers.If anyone has a need for emergency supplies,or knows anyone who does,the phone numbers to ring are:07398339476 or 07398336621 between 9 and 5 Mon to Sat.or 07398336833 or 07398336634 out of hours.The food order will then be sent through to the Food Hub,where a volunteer will pack it ,and contact a driver to deliver it. In Parracombe, your Zone Captains will try advise you on any other problems.For Parracombe they are Karen Farrington 01598 763296 or 07966486743, Jerry Stampfer 01598 763531 or 07890 438890Debbie Harding 01598 763241 or 077732210101. The Give When You Can box which was in the porch at Christ Church has been moved to support the Lyn Food Hub. Debbie Harding has said she will collect items if anyone locally asks.You may find some useful information on accessing a food bank here.Contact the Zone Captains also if you need help fetching prescriptions.If you are experiencing financial problems and getting in to debt because of loss of employment, you can obtain advice from any of the following organisations. Their advice is free. Please beware of searching online for debt advice, some companies will charge you a fee, you do not need to do this. StepChange Debt Charity on 0800 138 1111*• National Debtline on 0808 808 4000*• Citizens Advice Bureau
Getting in Touch with Patients in the Royal Devon & Exeter HospitalThe Chaplaincy Team are very aware that, with visiting restrictions, it is much harder to get messages of love and prayer through to friends and parishioners in hospital. They are trying to find ways to make this possible across the hospital sites of Exeter, Tiverton, Sidmouth & Exmouth. Please leave a message on 01392 402024 and one of the Chaplaincy team will aim to write this message onto a card and deliver it to the patient. Simply say your name and contact number, the full name of the patient (and the ward they are on, if you know) and any simple message you wish to be written in the card. Alternatively you can contact hospital radio and pass on a message via them which is broadcast.
HM Queen Elizabeth has recorded an Easter message on Twitter. You do not need to sign in to Twitter to hear it. Audio requires sound enabled on your smartphone or computer.https://twitter.com/i/status/1249021182344658945
Devon Churches Rural Forum Farming Update March 2020 – CoronavirusCompiled by Rev’d Penny Body with input from Danny Semorad, Joanne Jones, Andy Jerrard and Rev’d David Ursellhttps://devonchurchesruralforum.org.uk/coronavirus/farming-issues/dcrf-farming-update--coronavirus.php
