Covid - 19 Cwmbran Community Resources
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COVID - 19 CWMBRAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES In this difficult time, the health and wellbeing of the community and getting help to our more vulnerable residents is our priority. This document provides information of contacts and community information and will be updated regularly. If there is anything you would like updated or included in this document, please contact us. Help people in need but stay safe and follow government guidelines. Chairman’s Statement It’s important to remember and to pay tribute to the hard work of our NHS staff and the other key workers who are risking their health and well being to keep us safe and healthy. As we enter an unprecedented time of upheaval it is important to remember to stay safe and look out for each other. We’re all in this together and I know that it’s a hard situation to find ourselves in. It wont last and things will get better but until they do please look after yourselves. Be sensible, Stay Home, Stay Safe and Protect Our NHS. Councillor Anthony Bird Chair of Cwmbran Community Council Torfaen County Borough Council For latest Coronavirus updates, click on the following link: www.bit.ly/tcbccovid19info Call: 01495 762200 (Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 17:00pm) Email: [email protected] Schools: If you are claiming Free School meals, you will need to complete the following form as soon as you can. Please click on this link for more information: www.bit.ly/tcbcschoolmealsform School Hubs: School hubs are for children of key workers and vulnerable children. For more information, please click the following link:www.bit.ly/tcbcschoolhubs Welsh Government Mind Cymru www. Gov.wales/safe-help 02920 395123 Aneurin Bevan University Health Board www.mind.org.uk/about-us/mind- www.bit.ly/aneurinbevancovidinfo cymru/ NHS Direct Wales Bron Afon Community Housing www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk 01633 620111 [email protected] Public Health Wales www.phw.nhs.wales Melin Homes—Money Advice Team 01495 745910 Citizens Advice [email protected] 01633 876121 (Option 2) - www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/ Gateway Team Torfaen/contactus 01495 766949 [email protected] Age Connects 01495 769264 Cwmbran Centre for Young People www.ageconnectstorfaen.org 01633 875851 Supermarkets Supermarkets Tesco Lidl Stores are open 9 - 10am, Tuesday and Normal trading hours apply, starting Thursday for NHS workers and open from 8am. 8 - 9am, Monday, Wednesday and Fridays to serve the elderly, disabled and Aldi vulnerable. Monday to Saturday 8am - 8pm. Stores are currently operating at reduced Sunday 10am - 4pm. hours. Asda Iceland Open to elderly shoppers between 8am - Stores are open 8am - 9am, Monday, 9am everyday. NHS workers only for final Wednesday, and Friday for NHS workers. The chain has also revealed it will be hour of trading. Visit Iceland.co.uk for temporarily closing its 24 hour stores be- normal trading hours. tween 12am and 6am to re-stock. Heron Foods Sainburys Monday to Saturday 9am - 6pm. Open between 8 - 9am, Monday, Sunday 10am - 4pm. Wednesday and Fridays to serve the eldery, disabled, vulnerable, NHS workers and Social workers. Stores are open 8am - 8pm, Monday - Saturday Morrisons Opening hours for Morrisons vary across the UK. Visit www.groceries.morrisons.com Banks Shops Santander Cwmbran Centre Open Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm Cwmbran Centre provides access to vital HSBC services such as pharmacies, supermar- Open Monday to Friday 10am - 2pm kets and banks, which will remain open to meet essential community needs as Barclays permitted by the Government. 9:30am - 4:30pm, this varies depending Please follow the following link: https:// on the branch. www.cwmbrancentre.com/important- Lloyds Banking Group update -from-cwmbran-centre/ for up- Open Monday to Friday 10am - 2pm dates. www.lloydsbank.com/help-guidance Nationwide Heddlu Gwent Police Most branches are staying open during “We are currently in our Persuade and lockdown. Engage phase of policing this Halifax ‘lockdown’. As an organisation we are Open Monday to Friday 10am - 2pm splitting up any large groups that we find Monmouthshire Building Society and warning them of the dangers of their Open Monday to Friday 9am - 1:30pm actions and the subsequent pressure they are putting on the NHS. We are Natwest finding that we are having a lot of suc- Open Monday to Friday 10am - 1pm cess with this and the community almost Post Office seems to be policing itself as the majori- Open Monday to Friday 9am - 3pm ty are embracing the restrictions as they Saturday 9am - 12:30pm understand the importance of them. We Principality Building Society are hopeful that this cultural pressure Open Monday to Friday 9:30am - 1:30pm will continue to see the majority of peo- Saturday 9:30am - 12pm ple staying at home with only a select few travelling due to essential business and/or shopping requirements.” Cwmbran Community Council Members Upper Cwmbran West – Councillor David Williams Greenmeadow – Councillor Natalie Hopkins Thornhill – Councillor Lucy Williams Upper Cwmbran East - Councillor Robert Kemp Mount Pleasant - Councillor Stuart Ashley Lowlands and Avondale - Councillor Peter Cathcart & Councillor Lynda Ryan St Dials– Councillor Kebba Manneh & Councillor Fay Jones Southville – Councillor Leighton Johnston Northville – Councillor Anthony Bird Ty-Canol - Councillor Michele Day & Councillor Jeff Rees Fairwater - Councillor Julian Davenne Coed Eva - Councillor Rhiannon Bennett Llantarnam – Councillor Mike Villars & Councillor William Walker Two Locks – Councillor Stephen Brooks & Councillor Mike Johnston For Contact details, please email [email protected] Torfaen County Borough Councillors Coed Eva - Councillor Fiona Cross Fairwater - Councillor Kelly Preston & Councillor Rose Seabourne Greenmedow - Councillor Mandy Owen & Councillor Jason O’Connell Llantarnam - Councillor Alan Slade & Councillor Dave Thomas Pontnewydd - Councillor David Daniels, Councillor Stuart Ashley & Councillor Jessica Powell St Dials - Councillor Elizabeth Hayes & Councillor Fay Jones Two Locks and Henllys - Councillor Ronald Burnett, Councillor Colette Thomas & Councillor Peter Jones Upper Cwmbran - Councillor Robert Kemp, Councillor Kathy Evans & Councillor Steven Evans For Contact details, please visit www.torfaen.gov.uk / Phone 01495 762200 Remember to Stay Safe and don’t put your health or that of others at risk when helping out a family member, friend or neighbour. For more information about volunteering in Cwmbran visit: https://tvawales.org.uk/ Print out this postcard so you can offer to help others: Cwmbran Community Council @CwmbranCouncil Welsh versions of any documents that appear on the Council’s website will be made available on request / Bydd fersiynau Cymraeg o unrhyw ddogfennau sy’n ymddangos ar y wefan cyngor ar gael ar gais. .