Eynsham's Covid-19 Response Guidance - Sources of help - How you can help - Innovation - Light relief - Closures - News Please send in your updates or use the Comment form below. Information For up-to-date official information visit 111.nhs.uk/covid-19 or call 111. Every Mind Matters - looking after your mental health. Eynsham Police Office has published advice and contacts with regard to domestic abuse. The District Council Covid-19 page is very comprehensive - sign up for business mailings. Eynsham News has regular updates on a local level - do feel free to share... Eynsham Medical Group has a guide to bereavement and end-of-life decisions. Where to get help Eynsham Good Neighbour Network offers practical help to anyone in need within the village - call 07443 564 516 or email their partner group. Eynsham Community Larder (Eynsham food bank) can support anyone struggling to make ends meet, on a regular or one-off basis. Email eynshamhelp@gmail.com or call Bob Thiele on 07738 063 083. Eynsham Consolidated Charity can make grants to help local people who are in need. Many food & drink suppliers offer free delivery, also Evenlode DIY and LLoyds Pharmacy (prescriptions); cafés, pubs & restaurants offer takeaways. There are updates on provisional arrangements. How you can help Eynsham Medical Centre would like visiting patients to wear a face mask. Can you make a batch for them? There will be queues when Dix Pit waste recycling centre reopens on 18 May! Continue to minimise waste / recycling and hang on if you can. Bulky household waste can be collected for a modest charge. Be a good neighbour! Bonfire smoke brings added risk to people with respiratory concerns. View Stagecoach guide to social distancing on buses. Eynsham Heroes Community Network has set up 10 local WhatsApp groups- email your address & mobile number to get involved. Donate to their community support fund - shared between Good Neighbours and the Community Larder - and let them know of any food for donation. Parish Council play areas are closed - please respect these measures in the interests of health and safety. Innovation Glass artist Ros Duffy is drawing inspiration from rainbows. The Creative Embroidery Group is meeting weekly via Zoom. Eynsham Primary School PTA raised the bar with a virtual May Day. Well done all entries to the scarecrow festival! Donations still welcome to the Pre-School fundraiser. Denise Witchalls has online classes for strength & balance - plus yoga and pilates to music. Soma clinical pilates is streaming via Zoom. Bump to One is meeting via Zoom - please pass it on to any new mums in the village! Eynsham Parish Council is also meeting via Zoom - call 0203 481 5237 to listen in. Walkie Talkies has new videos to entertain the little ones on Tuesday - join the group. Rotary Club of Eynsham is meeting online - details from the Secretary. Bartholomew School is producing PPE visors for Eynsham Medical Centre and other NHS front line staff. Light relief Eynsham Rocks - again! Leave a decorated stone inside the railings round the Cross in Market Square. The Eynsham Lockdown blog is up and running - add your memories to the bank. Get creative with Marta Biro’s community quilting project. Get involved in Eynsham's Great Nature Recovery Project! Make the most of your time outdoors with one of the Parish Council maps. Download free E-books and audio from the library via the Libby app on Overdrive. Enjoy the movement to ‘Bring a little light to our dark’ - join in if you can. Eynsham Shirt Race is postponed but keep an eye out for updates... Eynsham History Group is still compiling reminiscences of VE Day. Eynsham News Group has a colouring corner - contributions welcome too! Oasis cancellations will be followed by a celebration day. The Great Indoors is a collection of activities for families at home, not just for Scouts!
Closures & cancellations The Annual Parish Meeting due on 21 April is postponed for the duration. District Council recycling banks in Back Lane car park closed 20 April. Further restrictions on Stagecoach services from 5 April - see our Public Transport page. Gatehouse Volunteers’ deliveries are on hold until further notice The History Group outing to Mottisfont is cancelled, check back for future visits. Eynsham Carnival 2020 is cancelled but don’t go away... Eynsham Car Scheme cannot take clients to health care appointments from 24 March. Cafés, pubs & restaurants - delivery service ONLY from 23 March. Eynsham churches - closed entirely from 23 March. St Leonard’s doors open only for dignified access to the graveyard. Halls for hire - closed from 23 March Bartholomew School explains which children should come in and support available from 23 March. Eynsham Library (including smartcard access) closed from 21 March. Bartholomew Sports Centre closed from 20 March. Eynsham Day Centre and most social groups are cancelled. Eynsham Medical Centre - limited face-to-face access.