The Loddon Valley Link Church and Community Magazine Issue 535 July 2020 Available online and for collection from : Church End Telephone Box Sherfield Park Shop Sherfield Park Community Centre (in the covered bin outside) Shop in Sherfield Turgis Green Service Station Stratfield Saye Telephone Box The Iron Duke Stratfield Saye Wellington farm shop Telephone box opposite House 28 Hartley Wespall ChurchPage Porch 1 ROUTINE NON-COVID Health Care Hub: Clift Surgery, Minchens Lane, Bramley, Hampshire RG26 5BH 01256 881228 Opening Hours: 8.30am-6.30pm Meeting Dates Graffiti herfield Park Parish Council continues to meet The Parish Council has purchased specialist graffiti S remotely and the next meeting will be on removal equipment for the tree and seat along the path Wednesday 11th July at 7.30pm. The agenda and behind the playing field. Both areas have now been supporting items will be available on the Parish Council cleaned. Notice Boards and website, no less than five days Spotlight UK Food Hub Collections beforehand. If you wish to join the meeting via Appointments: Services: Additional Services: www.zoom.us please email the Clerk for the meeting Following on from the amazing support from Sherfield ID and passcode at: Park residents given to Helen King when she arranged Telephone consultations on the Support for at risk patients with Ante/post-natal checks a collection for Spotlight UK Food Hub, the Parish day essential items (food/ medicine) [email protected]. Baby immunisations Council and Sherfield Park Community Association Increase In Litter Possible COVID patients will be Liaising with voluntary sector have decided to offer their support. In the short term, a for additional support Childhood vaccines We’ve noticed an increase in litter and discarded PPE central collection point for donations has been set up instructed further after around our local open spaces. If the nearest bin is full, outside the Community Centre until it reopens. This telephone consultation Home visiting service and Midwife/health visiting please find another one or take your litter home with will be checked daily and deliveries by Councillors will review of current care/treatment Video consultations being you. Dropping it is an offence that can result in a fixed be made to the main distribution point. All donations plans in place offered penalty notice of £75. If you spot litter, please report it are gratefully received and we thank you in advance for Wound care here - www.basingstoke.gov.uk/report-litter. your support. E-consultations being offered Blood tests and samples Tracy Hamer, Clerk and RFO to Sherfield Park Parish Minimal face to face Cytology screening Council 15th June 2020 appointments – clinical decision; patients given instructions for entry to the surgery Update on behalf of Chineham Medical Practice COVID Assessment Centre and Home Visiting Hub: Patient Patient Participation Group Whitewater Health, 1 Chapter Terrace, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, RG27 8QJ 01252 842087 OVID 19 has presented us with a substantial issues like blood pressure monitoring. The practice Opening Hours : 8am-6.30pm C challenge over the past two months and the aims to respond within 48 hours; often this will be via a Chineham Medical Practice want to thank patients for text message. Text messages are playing an increasingly their support, patience and resilience during this time. valuable role both in in giving information and advice, Out of necessity the way we care for patients has and also in helping GPs understand your issues better. changed in order to keep both patients and staff safe. Pictures can now be sent in reply which has helped This has meant all initial contacts are now made manage things remotely. Similarly, utilising video through telephone or video call. consultations regularly has been an effective way of The practice has seen that a lot of the conditions managing many conditions, allowing you to remain in people would have previously attended the practice for the comfort and safety of your own home. There may Appointments: Services: still be times when you need to see a doctor, nurse or can be treated safely and effectively via phone and Anyone can be swabbed for health care assistant in person; this can be done at the Referral by clinician from Assessment on site more recently video consultation. In the next phase of COVID-19 through NHS 111 practice with full protective equipment. Whitewater Loddon Practices managing COVID 19 the normal care provided for online. Possible admission to hospital patients will start to resume, although how this is safely It’s difficult to predict how long these arrangements Symptomatic of suspected Visit https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19 Discharged home with and efficiently achieved is still to be considered. will be necessary. Your support and help to deliver the COVID-19 for more information treatment plan and/or: If you need advice and haven’t already tried our online safest and most effective service is appreciated. Thank you. - medication consultation eConsult, why not give it a go? This is accessible through the practice web page. You can use If you are interested in finding out more about joining - home visit to assess care this to ask questions about new or existing problems the patient participation group please contact: Karen and can submit helpful information about long term Nicholls. Tel: 01256 479244. Page 6 Page 7 SHERFIELD FLOWER and PRODUCE SHOW Plan your entries now for 6th September 2020 In Your Garden - July 2020 morning or evening, to avoid scorching plants in uly is here and your gardens and window boxes the heat of the day. It is much more effective to J will be growing well in the warm weather. We plunge hanging baskets in a bucket of water rather have had a remarkable spring so everything has than using a watering can. got off to a good start. The ground is very dry and Feed containers weekly with it is a little cooler; there is plenty to do in the tomato liquid feed or garden. comfrey tea. The Sherfield Flower & Produce Show was due to Cut down delphiniums, right take place on September 6th but sadly it will have to the ground, and you to be cancelled. However the Show must go on - should have a second flush of ONLINE. flowers in August and There will have to be a simplified list of classes for September. entry but still plenty for everyone. Entries will be Direct sow brassicas and photos of your exhibits which can be taken any leeks for winter harvest. time in the week before the Show date. This will Pinch out all side shoots of give everyone an even better chance than normal your greenhouse tomatoes and feed every week. as you can choose to photograph when everything is looking its best. The Royal Horticultural Society Sowings: radishes, lettuce and salad leaves Judging Rules will not apply. regularly to provide a continuous supply. I hope that the 6th September will also be an open Pick all your vegetables regularly to avoid them day for gardens throughout the village. With good going to seed. sense and social distancing, plant sales and entries Soft fruit - gooseberries, black currants and by donation we might raise some money for local raspberries - will be ready at the end of July charities. depending on the variety. All Show details will be in the Loddon Link Harvest early potatoes as soon as they start to August issue. flower. Jobs for July Mow and edge your lawn – even if you don't have Deadhead all your annual and time for any other jobs outside, it will make your border plants and roses to garden look much better. encourage new growth and Enjoy the fruits of your hard labour earlier in the flowers. Pick your sweet peas year. Keep growing for the 6th September Show regularly. and if you are interested in opening your garden Stake taller plants such as please let me know. dahlias and use pea sticks to Richard Elphick support annuals. Sow next spring's biennials, such as wallflowers and honesty, which need time to establish. If you are going to water your plants do so after planting and give them a good soak rather than a light shower. Watering is better done in the Page 10 Page 11 Sherfield Village Hall Matters SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE `At the heart of our community for over 100 years’ Reg. Charity No 1170953 We have survived 15 weeks of lockdown as we enter July; we’d normally be busy with last minute prep for our biggest event of the year, Sherfest! We’ll roll over the Carnival theme to 2021. Check out out this link to one of the artists who would have been performing - Stuck in My Head by BABY DOXA: open.spotify.com/track/4nCJNq8mQI5YmJ9hJ8NtOd?si=fmtBLOLvSPqvd9tnTQm3fw Although bubbles have been created and non-essential shops reopened the Community Centre sadly remains closed. The SPCA Trustees have confirmed that it will remain closed until 31st August or until we are able to reopen safely. In the meantime, work continues on our plan to re-open, keeping in contact with our regular hirers/users and monitoring government announcements. In addition to Willowdene Nursery reopening last month, it is great to see the boys and girls of Reg. Charity No. 1178256 Chineham Tigers FC back on the football pitches. In line with government and FA guidelines, no contact, socially distancing training in small groups consisting of one coach to five children has resumed. When can the hall reopen? We are taking bookings for 2021 but sadly and realistically we shan’t be able to host events PLEASE continue to follow government advice: this year until at least the autumn.