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NOTICE OF SERVICE DISRUPTION DUE TO COVID-19

Updated: 14:20hrs on Wednesday 18th March 2020:

Unfortunately, due to the current outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), all of our groups and services have been cancelled with immediate effect and until further notice.

This includes Hub Groups, Out & About Sessions, Friends Community Care Farm, OFR Info Group, Childrens’ Centre Groups, Cookery Groups, FortKnights Social Groups and Carers Trips (except Bury St Edmunds).

One to One Befrienders are asked NOT to visit their linked friends for the foreseeable future, but we do ask you to connect with them via social media, letters, texts, phone calls etc., to help address the problem of loneliness and isolation at this time

Our staff team are still available to talk to you and answer your questions. If you are feeling lonely or isolated please do give your local Co-Ordinator a call, or contact the office, and we will do our best to find someone for you to connect with while our services remain closed.

Sudbury Office: 01787 371333 Will Ginno: 07818 343739

Annie Coole: 07505 398245 Christine Roe: 07906 758039

Clare Styles: 07818 296399 Becca Macro: 07906 758031

Thank you for your understanding at this time.

Best wishes from all of us at The Befriending Scheme.

NOTICE OF SERVICE DISRUPTION DUE TO COVID-19

Unfortunately, due to the current outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) some of our groups and/or services have been affected.

As of 12:15pm on Tuesday 17th March, we can advise the following changes to our service provision;

CANCELLED

  • ALL Out & About Sessions in all areas (this is based on the government’s advice to avoid public areas) CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

  • Lowestoft Hub Group - FRIDAYS -Salvation Army Hall is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

  • Leiston (Haverhill) Cookery Club - WEDNESDAYS - Leiston Community Centre is CLOSED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

  • Childrens’ Centre Groups - Hadleigh and Sudbury - MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS - CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

  • OFR Info Drop In - Old Foundry Road, Ipswich - ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS - CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

  • FORTKNIGHTS (BURY ST EDMUNDS) - all sessions as based in public areas - CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

IMPORTANT:

FOR ALL OTHER SERVICES PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADVICE BEFORE ATTENDING ANY OF OUR SERVICES:

  • We ask all members and volunteers over 70 years old and those with underlying health conditions to follow the current government advice.

The following services are open at the moment (subject to the above government advice) but please check back here regularly as our service provision is likely to change regularly in accordance with government guidelines.

Sudbury Hub; Bury St Edmunds Hub; Stowmarket Hub, Ipswich Hub, Haverhill Hub; Friends Community Farm; Fortknights (Sudbury only); Sudbury Cookery Club (Wednesday 5:30 to 7:30pm)

One to One Befrienders are asked NOT to visit their linked friends for the foreseeable future, but we do ask that you connect with them via social media, letters, texts, phone calls etc., to help address the problem of loneliness and isolation at this time

Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time.

All about that baste

The Befriending Scheme invite you to attend their new Sudbury Cookery Group for adults with a learning disability. This group will run weekly on a Wednesday evening from 5.30PM until 7.30PM.

At this group, attendees can learn to cook new recipes from all over the world and then eat together, for just £5 per session.

For more information or to book onto a session, please call our office team on 01787 371333

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