Buckinghamshire Council

Since we went into lockdown Martin Tett has been making webcasts (vlogs) on behalf of the new Council offering support to all Buckinghamshire residents. If you are lucky enough to have access to the internet, you can see them yourself. The first few are listed below with details of who is the daily featured guest.

What an opportunity to get to know our new Council and others! https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/coronavirus/video-updates/

March 23 Monday Rachael Shimmin and Neil Macdonald Video update 24 Tuesday Rachael Shimmin Video update 25 Wednesday No webcast 26 Thursday Dr Jane O’Grady Video update 27 Friday Philippa Batting Business information 28 Saturday 29 Sunday 30 Monday Sarah Ashmead Community hubs and volunteering 31 Tuesday Martin Tett only Council tax, last Council meetings April 01 Wednesday Martin Tett only Our new council 02 Thursday Adam Townsend Food Banks 03 Friday John Pimm Mental Health 04 Saturday 05 Sunday 06 Monday Mark Ormerod Staying active 07 Tuesday Gill Quinton Adult Social Care and the Olympic Lodge 08 Wednesday Matthew Walsh Risborough Basket 09 Thursday Jane Macbean Community Group

• Martin Tett was Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council until 31 March. On Wednesday 1 April he became leader of the new unitary authority, Buckinghamshire Council, buckinghamshire.gov.uk/your-council/, buckinghamshire.gov.uk/news/new-council-launches-in-battle-rhythm-says-martin-tett/ • Rachael Shimmin, Chief Executive, Buckinghamshire Council, shadow.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/whos- involved/leadershipteam/ • Neil Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ • Jane O’Grady, Director of Public Health in Buckinghamshire, healthandwellbeingbucks.org/ • Philippa Batting, Managing Director of Bucks Business First, bbf.uk.com/ • Sarah Ashmead, Deputy Chief Executive at Buckinghamshire Council, shadow.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/whos- involved/leadershipteam/ • Adam Townsend, Storehouse Vineyard Foodbank. The Food Bank which serves is Trussell Trust, trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/chiltern/ . Wendover contact John Shaw 07899 964037. • John Pimm, Clinical Lead for Mental Health Trust Healthy Minds Service, for Buckinghamshire, click on healthymindsbucks.nhs.uk, telephone 01865 901600 or text “talk” and your name to 07798 667169. • Mark Ormerod of LEAP, https://www.leapwithus.org.uk/people/mark-ormerod/ , also nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness- studio/ • Gill Quinton, Corporate Director Adult Services and Health, shadow.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/whos- involved/leadershipteam/, adult care helpline is 01296 383204 • Adult Learning Team Resources, buckinghamshire.gov.uk/coronavirus/community-hub/keeping-you-safe/things-to-do/ • Matthew Walsh, Mayor of , risboroughbasket.co.uk/. Wendover Parish Council has already struck up an alliance with Budgens to deliver food to local vulnerable people, see Good Neighbour Scheme page xx. It is also following up this idea. • Jane Macbean, Town and County Buckinghamshire Councillor, chesham.gov.uk/Council/JMacBean.aspx

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