Welcome to Wickhambrook
Wickhambrook is one of the parishes of West Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council
A patient registered with a Doctors Surgery in Bury St Edmunds received a call yesterday from someone who said they were from the practice’s community nursing team, and needed to go to their house to check for COVID-19 safety issues. They went on to tell the patient that they would be there within an hour. The practice has confirmed this was nothing to do with them…
National and local evidence shows a drop in the number of people accessing mental health services during the coronavirus outbreak. It is important that Suffolk people know that help is available all day, every day…
During this difficult time, OneLife Suffolk are here to support you by offering our FREE services in the safety of your own home. Our dedicated teams can help you stop smoking, offer advice and support with managing your weight along with how to get active safely during this time. Our Children’s team are also running a fun, informative programme for all children in Suffolk to participate in, which includes free webinars accessible from our website…
National and local evidence shows a drop in the number of people accessing mental health services during the coronavirus outbreak. It is important that Suffolk people know that help is available all day, every day…
Staff at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) are urging local people to return their unused NHS community equipment, to support their local services in this pressured time. The equipment in question includes items such as crutches, walking frames and hoists, specialised cushions and particularly beds and air/pressure mattresses…
A new online portal that makes it easy for care homes to arrange deliveries of coronavirus test kits has been launched by the government…
Mass Observation are encouraging people to record a one-day lock-down diary for tomorrow (12 May), as part of the ten year anniversary of their 12th May Diary Project, where each year on that day they encourage people to submit a diary entry…
The household recycling centres in Suffolk will be opening on Thursday this week – but you will have to pre-book your visit. This appointment-only system is necessary to help reduce traffic disruption and queueing on roads around the sites and help manage additional demand on the waste sites…
Testing is a key part of the national response, with over 8,000 people already tested for Covid-19 in Suffolk, with the testing facility at Copdock being well-used. The mobile testing units are being mobilised by the Ministry of Defence and are enabling more people to be tested across Suffolk. These are particularly useful for those who cannot easily access the testing facility at Copdock…
Please see the letter from the Secretary of State to all who serve on Parish and Town Councils…
Our ‘Make, Do and Friends’ programme provides free creative social events for adults (55+) in villages and towns in Mid Suffolk, such as Wickhambrook and Lidgate…
WSH Ride transport service is very much still operating, helping patients/staff and volunteers travel from Haverhill and nearby villages directly to West Suffolk Hospital. Service operates Monday to Friday 7am until 7pm…
We’re aware that individuals on social media are claiming to sell fake coronavirus (COVID-19) home testing kits…
There are reports of several ‘coronavirus update’ apps, which claim to provide updates on the virus. The fake app contains a form of ‘ransomware’, named CovidLock, which upon downloading, locks the phone and displays a message demanding that the user pay a sum of money to unlock it…
There are reports of scam calls from an individual claiming to be from Public Health England, asking residents if they had received their letter from the government. The caller then goes on to ask if they have support from family and friends, and tries to obtain personal details…
We are aware of emails claiming to be from HMRC offering tax rebates as a result of the coronavirus pandemic…
Fraudsters are targeting families, emailing parents and carers with messages such as ‘ If your child is entitled to free school meals send your bank details to the school and they will help with funding while the school is closed’…
We are urged to rally together as local COVID-19 app is launched to connect volunteers and people who need help. A new Suffolk-focused community service has been set up to support people who need help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Called ‘Home But Not Alone’, the service has been launched to help connect people who want to volunteer in their communities with neighbours who are most in need…
During these troubled time, a few more helpful suggestions for people who are self isolating in these troubled times, OR having trouble finding what they need in the shops while there is still some panic buying!
Researchers in the UK have launched a coronavirus tracking smartphone app and are urging everyone to use it to help us track the spread of the deadly disease…
During these difficult times, Wickhambrook Stores are delivering shopping to customers who are vulnerable or isolated…
We have seen reports from our colleagues across the Country of doorstep callers claiming to be working for the NHS, stating that they are able to provide a Covid-19 vaccine…
Reports of scammers telephoning pretending to be from ‘Southern Electric’ offering £5000 credit ‘to help people through the Coronavirus crisis’ if they can collect a £520 cash payment…
There have been reports in Suffolk of people pretending to be from the British Red Cross, knocking on the doors of elderly and vulnerable individuals, taking their money to do shopping – and then not returning…
Wickhambrook village has set up a volunteer group to support its residents during the current Coronavirus crisis. Careful attention has been given to how this process should function. Please keep a close eye on the Wickhambrook Community Facebook page and this page for further updates.
Link to NHS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Overview…
Link to Government Guidance on Social Distancing…
Please see the pdf about Coronavirus : Public Information from HM Government…