26 March 2020
Welcome to the St Margarets Community Website Newsletter (www.stmgrts.org.uk). Occasional Thursdays we will send you the latest news and events from the website.
Retired social workers are being urged by Richmond Council to return to work and help support Richmond residents through the coronavirus pandemic.
Richmond Council is making provisions to offer 7-day-week services, from 8am-8pm, to cope with the increased demand anticipated over the coming months.
This afternoon, British Army personnel delivered limited supplies to enable staff to continue their work safely. These supplies are now being distributed to care homes and other key workers.
A package of measures to provide support for businesses was announced by Government last week, including not only the grants but also a business rates holiday for qualifying businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. It is estimated that this overall support package for Richmond businesses is worth around £80m.
Run by StartUp Richmond - supported by Richmond Council, the free online summit aims to provide businesses with practical advice to help them navigate their business through the current uncertain times and out the other side.
On Tuesday 31 March at 3pm, via the Council's Facebook page, Cllr Roberts will be live on video, providing information and answering questions on areas such as the new Community Hub which supports vulnerable residents, changes to local service provision and what residents and businesses can do to help.
Garden waste collections are being paused from Monday 30 March, until further notice, to direct resources into ensuring weekly household waste and recycling collections can continue during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Mayor has sent a special video message to children across the borough who are going to school every day - inviting them to send in drawings.
Please keep supporting our local pubs and restaurants if you can. Here is a list of what we currently know. If you have more information, please leave a comment.
New helpline to support residents in need.
We have set-up a Community Hub to co-ordinate the support being offered by the Council and Richmond's many voluntary organisations.
Businesses eligible for grants to help during the Coronavirus pandemic are being written to today by Richmond Council, outlining the steps they need to take to claim their funding.
Calling local Francophiles looking to improve or perfect their French. I have been running friendly French conversation classes in Richmond since 2012.
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Here are the events coming up in the next few weeks in our area.
To see all the events we are tracking, check out our events section.
Here are the plays that are currently running or happening soon in our area.
To see all the plays we are tracking, check out our events play section.
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