The Daily Telegraph Lockdown Awards will showcase some of the real unsung heroes of the lockdown. This is a great way to celebrate an individual in your organisation or community who deserves some spotlight. Send your nomination to Louise Jarvis at Louise.Jarvis@centreforsocialjustice.org.uk by 27 April.

Run by 165 volunteers, and 19 people are waiting to receive training, these Local Heroes are helping over 1,985 individuals in the Barnet Area. The Barnet Food Bank could not help them without your wonderful Food Donations. If you have not donated before, please help. Go to their website at

https://chippingbarnet.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

They have local collection points in Barnet in various Supermarkets, they are short of a number of items, so please see their website, just add them to your weekly shop and put them in the collection point on your way out. Just think this simple act will mean a lot to some many people, so please do what you can to help.

Even though we can't do our usual consultations - either at our premises or your homes - we've still been busy advising and helping people over the phone, by email or on Zoom. If you have a hearing loss and are feeling isolated, please ring 020 8446 0214 or email gabrielle@jdeaf.org.uk. We're here for you!

During these very difficult times, some of you may be aware of the practical work Finchley Victoria Bowling & Croquet Club is doing. They wished to be productive in helping the community further, by helping the ‘NHS Frontline workers’. They have been in regular contact with the ‘Royal Free Trust’ to identify what practical help they would be able to provide and assist them with. They identified that they needed Computer Tablets, along with smart phones so that isolated, sadly some dying patients can ‘face time’ conversations with their families at a time when they need to engage with them most. To date they have collected welcome donations to fund the purchase of 7 Tablets and 6 smart phones and delivered them to The Royal Free and Barnet Hospitals. However, they need more

If you have any smart phones and or tablets that you no longer use hiding away in draws or cupboards, dig them out and donate them, or send a small donation. If you can help, get in touch with Gary on 07956 546457 or garybargroff@btinternet.com at Finchley Victoria Bowling & Croquet Club he will happily to make arrangements with you so that he can deliver them to the hospitals.

As long as this lockdown continues, we'll keep doing our best to alleviate the isolation of those with hearing loss. The Zoom lipreading classes continue and are ensuring that those who attend still get to socialise with each other and keep up the vital skills they're learning.

This morning we are dropping two car loads of food to Royal Free for their free staff shop.
If you can help see https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/news-media/news/a-supermarket-fit-for-heroes

Finchley Victoria Bowling and Croquet Club are delighted to help

Nicole has now written a great group course on managing anxiety and the feedback has been fantastic. It involves understanding what anxiety is, using the “rules of the mind” to understand how anxiety is triggered and what you can do to control it, plus practical exercises during the sessions and for homework, a group hypnosis session and individual follow up to get to the root cause of the anxiety, and two recordings to listen to and relax and also re-programme your mind. You can read more about Nicole on her website www.nicolefreemancoach.weebly.com or on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/nicolefreemancoach/ both of which have testimonials.

We are now looking for an iPhone and an Android phone in response to request from RFL Heroes which covers The Royal Free and other hospitals in the area. 2nd hand fine if they support FaceTime and WhatsApp.

Finchley Victoria Bowls & Croquet Club members are proud to have raised funds to donate 7 iPads to Barnet General Hospital to enable patients to stay in touch with their families.

Foodbanks are a lifeline for those who rely on the donations to feed their families and demand for foodbank services has already gone up. This is only going to grow as the number of people who unexpectedly find themselves without a regular or reduced income increases.

We believe that working together makes the biggest difference. That’s why the Co-op will be making it as easy as possible for customers and members to get involved by donating:

By text – donating £10 to FareShare by texting MEALS to 70490

In the Co-op Food stores through new bar codes at the till point you can donate (50p, £1, £2 or £5 goes to FareShare)

Thanks for helping

Thank you to our wonderful ‘Beatrice and the Rescue Cats Monthly Donation Scheme’ supporters who have continued to donate during such difficult times. This month we raised £220. Beatrice has carried on regardless, out day and night in often terrible conditions and driving miles to rehome.
Food, vets appointments, taking care of her long term resident cats. If you can help please PM me x

Just a reminder that during the Coronavirus crisis, JDA is providing a special FREE doorstep Hearing Aid Maintenance (HAM) service. Andrew is happy to travel all over the borough of Barnet and will provide batteries and re-tubing for all NHS hearing aids (not open-fit).

This will literally be on the doorstep, so there is no chance of contamination. Just contact JDA via phone 020 8446 0214 or email andrew@jdeaf.org.uk to make arrangements.

The JDA lipreading students are loving the Zoom classes - yesterday’s were even more lively and full of fun.

Contact me on 020 8446 0214 or gabrielle@jdeaf.org.uk if you or a friend/relative would like to learn how to connect with family members like this.

Lockdown is so much easier when you can chat to loved ones face to face - especially if you have a hearing loss!

Keeping a Healthy diet without your normal shopping

With the Coronavirus continuing to dominate our daily lives at the moment, one of the issues we face is that some foods we would normally buy (like pasta, or canned tomatoes) are not always available when we go shopping.

The British Nutrition Foundation has outlined some ideas about using food items that might be less popular and still on the shelves. These include:

- Packs of noodles, couscous, bulgur wheat, quinoa or barley may still be on shelves as opposed to Pasta and rice.

- Beans and lentils

- Canned vegetables and fish.

- Nut butters

- Dried fruit

It can also be a good time to try out a packet or can of something that you bought but have never got around to cooking! You can find the full article at https://tinyurl.com/tc6627w

With many of us at home with children as the schools are closed it could be a good time to try out some simple recipes to make together.

Can what I eat stop me getting the virus?

It is also important to mention that no food or supplement can protect you from getting the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Nevertheless, having a healthy diet is important in supporting our immune function and many nutrients influence the body’s ability to fight infection.

You can find out more on the immune system and how different food and nutrients can help with that here.

If you need some inspiration on what to cook, the Co-op has a full variety of different meals to suit everyone – You can find out more at https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/healthy-recipes

On Monday the JDA lipreading classes were taught on Zoom and they went brilliantly! How lovely that, despite lockdown, the students can still participate and enjoy each other's company.

NHS hearing aid wearers in or around the Borough of Barnet can still benefit from Andrew's doorstep HAM (Hearing Aid Maintenance) Service. If your hearing aids need cleaning, new tubes or batteries please let him know by emailing andrew@jdeaf.org.uk. Here's Harold, one happy HAM recipient.

As your local Coop Member Pioneer I have been asked by the Coop to try to identify help needed in my Local Area.

They would like to be made aware of any gaps in resources within the Borough of Barnet that have been highlighted due to the current lookdown situation.

If you are aware that your resources are being overstretched in some way, be it within your charity, helping with the elderly or just needing additional volunteers. Please let me know by Private Message the name and contact details of the organisation, as well as an indication of what is needed and where it is needed, I will forward the information to the Co Op Team, to see how they can help you.

Many Thanks

Coop Local Community Fund

Please support one of the three current Charities receiving the Coop Community Fund in our Area, by shopping at your Local Coop with your Coop Membership Card you will get 5% discount on all own brand coop products and more importantly 1% of your spend will be donated by the coop to your nominated charity. The Charities are:-

Chipping Barnet Day Centre for the Elderly (CBDC)

Trent Primary School PTA

Friend in Need Community Centre

If one of these is not currently your nominated Charity please go to

https://www.coop.co.uk/membership to change your nominated charity to one of these

You will need to log in when you select "Choose your local cause"

Once logged in Search for one of these Causes, and select the cause as your nominated cause
Thanks for all your support

If you have any questions please do PM me

Following a number of members concerns about opening unknown PDF's i have copied all the info from the document to this post, it is a bit long and not all the links work, so any questions do PM me

Small Grants to Support Children’s Charities Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the current pandemic, the Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust has changed their application guidelines for grants up to £5,000 for organisations with an income of less than £750,000. Deadline is: 28 April. Access more information here.

Arts Council Emergency Fund

The Arts Council offers individuals and organisations working in the cultural sector new financial support during this crisis, totalling £160m. They have re-purposed all investment strands to offer this support. Please click on https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19 to read about the Arts Council Emergency Fund.

Crowdfund Barnet - Let's Pull Together Campaign

Be quick, the funding round deadline is 30 March. Knowing the demand to help our communities right now, additional funders will be engaged to support more crowdfunding campaigns. Go to spacehive.com/create for more information.

Grantfinder Funding can be found at www.grantfinder.co.uk/coronavirus/

Further fundraising info: https://www.inclusionbarnet.org.uk/barnet-together/

Bright Ideas Fund is Now Open

Bright Ideas Fund is now open Have an idea for a community business? Need help to develop it and make it a reality? Then the Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas through the start-up and planning stages with tailored business support with grants of up to £15,000. You need to submit your application by 07/04/2020.

Web: https://tinyurl.com/wjvsajj

Deadline Date: 07/04/2020

iWill Co-op Foundation Fund

Applications are now open for the #iWill Co-op Foundation Fund, please use the link to find out all the details about the fund, how to apply.

If you are not eligible for the iWill Co-op Foundation Fund remember if you are in need of funds the next application for the Coop Local Community Fund opens in May 2020 date TBC. So if you are a Charity or a not for profit organisation in the Barnet/Cockfosters area please do contact me so that we can discuss how the coop can help.

Web: https://www.iwill.org.uk/about-us/iwillfund

Barnet Community Help Hub

The Community Help Hub https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/covid-19-community-help-hub is a network of local support that will help our communities remain resilient as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. The Hub will be updated daily with information, help and how you can get involved. If you are a community organisation that can offer support, please get in touch. The Community Help Hub provides information to help:

• find out how you can help your community and keep safe

• connect you to community resources, services, and virtual opportunities

• keep you informed about important updates

• gather your positive community stories and coping strategies.

For non-medical related urgent help: a helpline and email access for Barnet residents has been set up that will prioritise people who are extremely vulnerable from COVID-19, self-isolating and need support to remain safe at home or do not have other means of receiving support. When contacting you must ensure that you provide information about the circumstances and any contact details. Email COVID19support@barnet.gov.uk or call 0808 281 3210 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)

Useful links to help your Community in Barnet

Barnet Facebook mutual aid group. Enables residents and groups to help one another during the coronavirus pandemic. These are member-led and not connected to any organisation.

Barnet Covid19 Group at https://join.slack.com/t/barnetcovid19-fe64980/shared_invite/zt-cvmtqnit-dUKurIstYoVjVw~w4RIbNQ has been created to enable Barnet’s community groups and the public sector a shared online workspace to connect and share information.

Barnet Together community fund. This has been set up by our voluntary sector partners to enable the community to donate money that will be used to support residents most in need.

Barnet Together - Community Services Mapping

All Barnet organisations are asked to take a few minutes to complete a survey to help map services in Barnet. This will help know what you do, need and if you work with volunteers so we can help pull our resources together to support our vulnerable residents.

• If you are a foodbank, complete Foodbanks

• If you are a faith-led group, complete Faith

• If you mainly work with adults, complete Adults

• If you mainly work with children, complete Children/Young People unless you are a YBF member and have already completed this.

We would also ask you to pass on this urgent request for paid care workers in response to the pandemic, as Barnet’s community urgently needs more Care Workers. Terms are flexible to suit. Please apply here

Coronavirus support links for the Barnet Community Sector

Volunteers responding to coronavirus

Coronavirus and charity funding: The latest developments

What's in the emergency coronavirus bill?

Your organisation and coronavirus

NCVO has now made member-only resources free to all: https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/.

Free weekly webinars - all that is needed is to sign up to Zoom:

27 March, 11-12pm: Working from home hints and tips

3 April, 11-12pm: Funding in the Current Climate

17 April, 1-12pm: Impact Measurement in the Current Climate

Covid-19 Mutual Aid

Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK is the umbrella name for a group of volunteers supporting local community groups. These groups organise mutual aid throughout the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK. As Member Pioneers we would like you to join your local group if you haven’t already. You can find details here. https://covidmutualaid.org/local-groups/

If you find there isn’t a local group in your community then please set one up. You can invite some of your local connections to be admin with you.

This is a really effective way to share the needs of your local community and match people up. You will also be able to share Co-op messages as we get them.

From time to time I will be sending out a local Barnet/Cockfosters News Bulletin (if I have any News for you).

If you know of any Charities/Groups that might benefit from this information please forward to them and ask them to contact me if they would like to be added to the circulation list. Please ask them to include their full contact details.

Keep Safe and Well

Neill

Coop Member Pioneer Barnet/Cockfosters

Please follow me on:

Twitter: @neilcooppioneer

Instargram: @neillcooppioneer

Due to the current government guidlines about the coronavirus, we have decided to suspend our face-to-face yoga classes. However, we wanted to continue to offer everyone a space to practice mindful yoga and meditation so we hope you will enjoy our Mindful Yoga & Movement Webinar!

Time

Mar 30, 2020 11:00 AM

Apr 6, 2020 11:00 AM

Apr 13, 2020 11:00 AM

Apr 20, 2020 11:00 AM

Apr 27, 2020 11:00 AM

May 4, 2020 11:00 AM

To Register go to

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_axtTb4HbQ0e_B9IfyJPmnA

I hope this is helpful to you

The Arts Council offers individuals and organisations working in the cultural sector new financial support during this crisis, totaling £160m. They have re-purposed all investment strands to offer this support. Please click on https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19 to read about the Arts Council Emergency Fund.

In response to the current pandemic, the Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust has changed their application guidelines for grants up to £5,000 for organisations with an income of less than £750,000. Deadline is: 28 April. Access more information http://sylvia-adams.org.uk/

During this difficult time, the JDA's amazing Support Services team have been making sure that the isolated Deaf members are regularly receiving their shopping.

Sending so much thanks to people such as these who ensure that the most vulnerable are well looked after!

In this new reality we're living in, the value of communication with loved ones has been made so clear. If you, or someone you know has a hearing loss and would benefit from talking to loved ones online (to be able to lipread them) please get in touch with me on gabrielle@jdeaf.org.uk.

I've spent the last few days successfully teaching self proclaimed technophobes how to use video chat apps such as Zoom. People who were never interested in the world of video chatting are now embracing it and loving online get-togethers with family members.

Please get in touch or pass the email address on. We're a charity and the service is free!

Donations for Jan/Feb came to £262.00.
Thank you so much everyone for your loyalty, every £1 helps. But times are tough for Beatrice so we desperately need more £ to help her. Please Messenger me for details, to join us for a one off donation 🐈 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

Our last speaker was yet another sellout with a waiting list. So book now for the story of how 3 Kings of England spent the day in Barnet!

Calling all Kalooki players! Join us at Finchley Victoria Bowling & Croquet Club for a fun afternoon in our first Kalooki Tournament! 👋

Hi Everyone,
If you are a charity and are looking for funding, the Coop Local Community Fund will open in May 2020 for new applications.
If your charity is in Chipping Barnet, East Barnet or Cockfosters please follow me on
Twitter @NeillReed
I would love to hear from you, so please private message me on Twitter or Scooplool, so that we can meet up and have a chat
all the best
Neill

Hello

My Name is Neill I am the New Member Pioneer for the Coop

I will be working with the 3 Local Coop Foods Stores in Chipping Barnet, East Barnet and Cockfosters and well as your local Coop Funeral Care in Chipping Barnet.

My role is to connect and bring together our local communities by working with local groups/organisations within Chipping Barnet, East Barnet and Cockfosters areas.

Some of you may or may not be aware of the Coop Local Community Fund, so I would be interested to here from local organisations who would like to apply for the next round of the Coop Local Community Fund. Applications need to be submitted during May 2020

FYI you do not have to be in Chipping Barnet, East Barnet and Cockfosters to apply you can be in any area.

Have a quick look at see if you qualify at https://www.coop.co.uk/membership/lcf-who-can-apply

If you do and are in the above 3 areas, I would love to hear from you, so please private message me

It’s good to Talk

PS there are a number of events happening at your local Coop over the coming months so will post details on Nextdoor so watch this space. #ItsWhatWeDo

Calling All Kalooki Players! Join us in our Clubhouse for our first ever Kalooki Tournament..

BEATRICE AND THE RESCUE CATS MONTHLY DONATION SCHEME
Happy New Year to our wonderful supporters who continue to support our local independent cat rescue heroine in her relentless task of rescuing cats in our area.
This month we raised £232.00 . A heartfelt thank you to our loyal donor who donated his premium bond win, not for the first time.
Beatrice is out around the clock in all weathers, often in appalling circumstances, using her own resources in her endless task of rescuing and trying to rehome. We will spare you the details of many of the harrowing stories.
We need to give her more support. Our scheme runs from as little as £1 per month so do please PM me if you can help with either a regular or a one-off donation.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7843753/Microchip-moggie-face-fine.html?ito=email_share_article-top

Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year from us all at FVBCC 🎄

London Blue Badge Tour Guide and Broadcaster Diane Burstein reveals some of London’s secrets: the quirky and unusual: forgotten burial grounds, secret passages, unusual museums, curious sculptures, strange memorials and quiet corners. places you didn’t know existed.
Our last Guest Speaker was a sellout with a waiting list so do please book in advance to avoid disappointment!

A friend came out of tube station central London last night carrying her tote. A night out with us after her husband had just died.
An ‘elderly lady’ had fallen over at tops of steps so of course she stopped to help her.
It took some time sadly before she realised that her Chanel handbag containing valuables , cash and all her credit cards had been stolen from the tote. Saddest of all is that who knowing this will offer help to anybody again? 😡😡😡

Please click on the link below to watch a heartwarming short film which encapsulates the positive spirit of JDA – where we work with professionalism, dedication and love to enable every deaf person to live their best life.

https://youtu.be/Zhu_-IKI814

It’s Deafember and we are starting our Sign it Forward Campaign!

1 in 6 people in the UK are living with hearing loss and 145,000 people use British Sign Language.

Learning to fingerspell the alphabet in British Sign Language is one way of enabling us all to better communicate with each other.

The Jewish Deaf Association supports all people with hearing loss and by Signing It Forward you can make a difference.

Here is how:

1. Learn to fingerspell the alphabet in British Sign Language: see our video below

2. Sign it Forward by teaching 1 or more of your family, friends or colleagues and click https://lnkd.in/ezpMXXh to donate £5 to the JDA

3. Don’t forget to ask them to Sign it Forward, donate and pass it on!

Help us reach 1000 people with this campaign and raise important funds to support those in the community living with deafness.

Watch our film here: https://lnkd.in/eWhaMCa to see the vital work we do and the lives you will be helping to change.

Thank you for Signing it Forward,

The JDA Team x

https://www.facebook.com/jewishdeaf/videos/286345428974632/

Deafember Sign It Forward Campaign

jda.charitycheckout.co.uk

Beatrice and the Rescue Cats Monthly Donation Scheme
This month we raised £177.00 towards helping Beatrice with her never ending work rescuing cats in our area. With the freezing temperatures and the lead up to Christmas it’s a thankless task. Every £1 helps...if you can help please PM me...

London Blue Badge Tour Guide and Broadcaster Diane Burstein reveals some of London’s secrets: the quirky and unusual: forgotten burial grounds, secret passages, unusual museums, curious sculptures, strange memorials and quiet corners. places you didn’t know existed.
Our last Guest Speaker was a sellout with a waiting list so do please book in advance to avoid disappointment!

Wonderful speaker and it was a sellout. Watch this space for our next Speaker and book early!

Our subtitled cinema club is on this Thursday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm. If you have a hearing loss or know someone who does, the film is Lost In Translation. Come along to a warm JDA welcome and enjoy the film!

This month we collected £373.
Thank you to all the loyal supporters who continue so generously to contribute to support Beatrice in her never ending rescue of cats in our area. Some truly awful stories of cats in need and she continues to work at all hours in often atrocious conditions. Please let me know if you would like to help.

*the London Cage was situated in Kensington Palace Gardens
*it held German POW’s who could not be broken under normal interrogation
*Dr Helen Fry has written over 20 books on World War 2
*she has appeared in several TV documentaries, including David Jason’s Secret Service (Channel 4)
*her new book, The Walls Have Ears, tells the story of how captured German Generals were housed in luxury at Trent Park and listened into by German Jewish emigres; they had fled Hitler and died never knowing they had helped shorten the war!

Tickets are selling fast so please book early....

Congratulations to Danny and Lindsay, our 2019 Croquet Doubles Champions.
An amazing year for our Club, we will be open on Wednesdays throughout the winter for social activities and a series of speakers. Watch this space!
Come along for a chat, then give Bowls and/or croquet a try, we will teach you.

The first of our Winter programme of amazing speakers, Ruth Bourne was an incredible lady , with a terrific story to tell. Watch this space for the next Speaker and book in plenty of time to avoid disappointment

Thank you to everybody who contributed towards the £177.00 we raised this month. With winter approaching Beatrice will need all the help she can get...so if you feel you can contribute do please PM me for details. Every £1 counts 😿

After a wonderful summer with new members joining us, we now start a programme of events to brighten up Autumn through to Spring....phone and book your place for the first of our Winter Talks Series now!

We are still playing croquet weather permitting 🌞 Then our Winter Clubhouse Programme starts with our first Speaker. Lots of other events being planned too. Watch this space!