* A picture which appeared on Facebook from Betsi Cadwaladr health board of its new temporary hospital at Venue Cymru, which was recently renamed Ysbyty Enfys (Rainbow Hospital) Llandudno, lit up to symbolise hope amidst the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis.
As
First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed yesterday that the lockdown in Wales
will be extended and not be lifted next week, Cat Meade, cor-ordinator of Llangollen Coronavirus Help Group gave
her latest update on Facebook.
She
said: “Thank you for your continued support with the GoFund raiser, we have now
managed to obtain gloves, masks, sanitisers and visors for our volunteers, they
will be distributed in the next few days.
“The
fund also assists with shopping funds, admin costs and much more.
“We
are planning for the long haul, as we are all unsure when this may end, please
keep supporting.
“Big
Thank you to our resident Chef Steve The Swan Inn, Pontfadog. A batch of veg
lasagne and more soup made this week? Steve has taken the challenge with every
bit of food we can give him to make hearty meals. Thanks Steve.
“Don’t
forget to get your #Lightupllangollen Light Saber from the newsagents Castle
Street ready for 8pm tomorrow (Thursday), £4 each with every sale £1 donated to
the Support Group.
“Join
us on Llangollen Raffles tomorrow at 11am with a chance to win a few Sabers
#shoplocal
“The
#llangollenfamily t-shirts are selling that well. The guys over at #infintitee
are having to restock, let’s give these guys a big 👏👏 for supporting and
in turn we are supporting again a local business #llangollenfamily
“And
please, give a huge THANK YOU to Dee
Valley Produce these guys have been AMAZING
these last 3 weeks, working their hardest, lots of long days by all the
team to get supplies to you all.
“I
am proud to live in this community, and what a community we have, these current
circumstances make us all reflect, I hope you are all proud to be a member of
this amazing town.”
Cat
Meade shared a post yesterday from David Pinel
who runs IT-Pro Support in the town,
who said: “Myself and my team have been exceptionally busy over the last few
weeks helping our support clients adjust to remote working, we’ve also had to
be quick to learn and implement our own remote practices.
“Now
that things are settling down a bit for us I’d like to offer our expertise to
other local small businesses. Every Tuesday and Thursday we will run a free 1
hour 1-2-1 technology review, we can discuss what issues you’re currently
facing with remote working, collaboration or communication and will advise on
solutions that you can implement.
“Due
to the time constraints we can only offer this to small businesses with less
than 10 office based employees.
“If
you would like to book a slot please email me directly on
david@itprosupport.co.uk or phone our office on 01978 869182.”
Help
group volunteer Mike Connolly posted on Facebook yesterday: “PRESCRIPTIONS - For
those over 70 or self-isolating on medical advice there is a daily prescription
collection by the Rotary Club.
“Please
request by 3.30pm Mon - Fri and 11am Sat, for delivery same day. The Pharmacy is CLOSED on Fri/Sun/Mon this
week. Please call or text Sheena on 0759 201 8533 with your name, address and
contact number if you require meds to be collected.”
Llangollen Railway yesterday renewed
its appeal via Facebook for cash to help it survive the lockdown.
This
currently stands at £5,662 and donations can be made at:
St
Collen’s took to Facebook yesterday to provide details of its Easter weekend
services, which are:
“Holy
Week & Easter - Live-streaming services
“Maundy
Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper with stripping of the altar, 18:30
“Good
Friday: Readings and Music, 14:30
“Holy
Saturday: Service of Light with singing of Exsultet, 21:00 (all invited to put
a lighted candle by your window)
“Easter
Day: Mass, 11:00.”
Stories of interest from outside Llangollen
A Dementia Hub has been launched at
Ysbyty Gwynedd to enable staff to provide support to those living with the
condition during the outbreak of COVID-19.
The service will operate
seven days a week from the hospital by the Dementia Team.
Dementia Nurse Practitioner,
Delyth Thomas, said she was delighted they could offer this service to ensure
they can provide support for those living with dementia during these
unprecedented times.
She said: “This is a very
worrying time for people living with dementia and also their carers, family and
friends.
“The dementia team here in
Ysbyty Gwynedd would like to reassure you that we will try our very best to
support you during this very difficult time.
“In order for us to achieve
this we have set up a temporary bilingual Dementia Hub to provide support over
the phone.
“The seven day service will
be open between 8.30am and 4.30pm, if we need to be out of office for any
reason, please do leave us a message and we will get back to you as soon as we
can. You can also leave us a message outside of these opening hours and we will
get back to you.”
The team are also working
alongside Alzheimer’s UK and Carer’s Outreach who are able to offer support to
families and carers.To contact the Dementia Hub for more information call 01248
384384 and ask for extension 4041.
During
yesterday the organisation Vets Now used
Facebook to “de-bunk” suggestions that cats can spread coronavirus to humans.
The
post said: “Please read, digest, and share.
There remains NO evidence that pets can spread coronavirus to humans.”
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