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The Downland Practice have provided the November Patient Update report for sharing. This covers updates on: Covid-19, the Flu Vaccinations and Patients Shielding. 
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SSEN have asked us to share the following information with residents.
Details on how to register for priority service and support during power cuts can be downloaded here or call 0800 294 3259 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has done a survey of the high voltage electricity network feeding your parish and have identified refurbishment works we need to carry out to improve the electricity network and reduce the risk of power cuts in the future. These works represent an investment of £ 192,103.00 in the local infrastructure. In order for our teams to safely complete these works it may be necessary to organise some Planned Power Cuts. If this is the case, we will notify affected customers and businesses in advance. Since the start of the pandemic, we know our customers have relied on us more than ever to ensure a safe and secure supply of electricity to our homes and we have made changes to how we work, including social distancing, additional hygiene measures and carrying out customer visits only when critical or safe to do so. All work we carry out will be reviewed and planned in line with the Government guidance and to ensure residents are without power for the shortest time necessary, in order to reduce any potential inconvenience this may cause. The work will involve Tree Cutting and Network Improvements, as appropriate, which will help us to improve the reliability of the electricity supply to you for the future. The safety of our customers and employees is at the heart of all we do, and we would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you. From 15th November we’ll be returning to Zoom Church at 10.45am every Sunday another ‘good thing’ that showed us week by week that we are part of a community who with God’s help and his love in our hearts will pass through this season with hope for new beginnings.
Remembrance Sunday & Armistice Day Acts of Remembrance will take place, but with this, from the Government website, at the forefront of our minds: “For the avoidance of doubt, the following people are legally permitted to attend events to commemorate Remembrance Sunday as participants. Attendees should observe social distancing at all times. Attendees should also take advantage of opportunities for wreath layers to represent wider groups. · people attending as part of their work (such as local councillors, local faith leaders, the local MP) · people attending in a voluntary capacity on behalf of a recognised organisation · members of the armed forces · veterans of the armed forces, and/or their representatives or carers Members of the public are legally permitted to stop and watch the event as spectators, but event organisers should take reasonable steps to discourage the public from attending events, and be mindful of the risk that such events pose, especially to veterans who are often elderly.” In order to enable every member of our communities to honour those who left our villages to serve but who never returned, we are encouraging all those who do not fall into one of the authorised groups to hold a ‘Doorstep Remembrance’ at home at 11am on Sunday morning. You may wish to observe the silence in your own way, perhaps lighting a candle, laying a wreath or poppy; you may prefer to listen to the radio coverage from London, or you may wish to use the short order of service I am attaching to this email. I hope that in much the same way that ‘Clap for Carers’ offered us an opportunity for a collective thanksgiving ‘Doorstep Remembrance’ will be a poignant collective pause to remember that the service of every one of the Fallen began on the doorstep as they left their home and is remembered by us. I am grateful to our Parish Councils and all those who have been working with me to interpret and enact the most recent regulations and accompanying advice. The following Acts of Remembrance will take place subject to Government Regulations Remembrance Sunday 8th November Leckhampstead War Memorial 10.50am Welford &Wickham War Memorial 10.50am Armistice Day Wednesday 11th November Brightwalton War Memorial 10.55am On 11th November (Wednesday) we shall be gathering on Zoom for ‘Prayers for Peace’. In a troubled world this will be an opportunity to pray for peacemakers and peacekeepers of all sorts and from all nations and communities. The Zoom link is in this week’s pew sheet Revd Miriam Keen Following the recent announcement of restrictions coming into place on Thursday 5th November, West Berkshire Council have issued some useful guidance and information of support available. You can download a copy here
If you wish to sign up for weekly updated direct your inbox from WBC you can do so here Thank you to all those who helped make the Village Working parties so successful, once again. An amazing amount of work was completed around the War Memorial, Churchyard, Playground and Old Churchyard
Hopefully next year we can return to the hog dogs and beer round the fire to reward everyone for their efforts! The community policing team have issued some useful Winter guidance to help protect your property during the darker winter months.
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