Fairford news: Events cancelled and new delivery services

THE Fairford & Lechlade Business Club AGM scheduled for Thursday, April 23, at 7.30pm in the Farmhouse Kitchen at Thyme, Southrop is now obviously postponed.

A new date will be announced hopefully in the not too distant future.

If you would like more information about the club or would like to join, please contact Chris Roberts on 01285 712150 or email admin@flbc.org.uk.

OTHER scheduled events not taking place at the moment are: Fairford Young at Heart Club scheduled for April 17; a table top sale for Cancer Research that should have taken place on April 18; a Quiz Evening on April 21 on behalf of the Friends of Fairford & Lechlade Communities; Embrace monthly meeting scheduled for April 22 and the Fairford Art Society Get Together planned for April 23.

VULNERABLE people have been advised to have an overnight bag packed and ready in case they are rushed into hospital with coronavirus.

Hilary Cottage Surgery, Fairford has warned that people with suspected Covid-19 may be going into hospital unprepared and without personal necessities such as toiletries, medication, phone chargers etc.

Hospital visitors are currently prohibited due to restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus, leaving family and friends unable to bring in daily necessities.

For people on regular medicines, it would also be worth noting down what you are taking and the times of the day you taken them.

It would also be useful to include copies of any existing care plans.

PLEASE do not dump clothes at the collection bins outside Fairford Fire Station.

Collections are postponed and any clothes dumped there are not going to be recycled and dumping will be classed at fly tipping, which is illegal.

DURING these challenging times, the Friends of Fairford & Lechlade Communities are assisting to make sure the vulnerable and isolated in the community are supported.

We have sent our Nursing team and Patient Transport contact details to all the local village co-ordinators, and our prescription delivery services are continuing, both surgeries have been advised that these are available.

Regrettably, the events planned in April/May have been cancelled: The Quiz Night on April 21 and the House-to-House collection from April 20 – May 3.

Also the Lechlade Charity Shop is now closed in line with Government rulings.

NEW Wave Seafood, Fairford is now offering a home delivery service.

After 30 years of delivering fresh fish, shellfish and fine foods to restaurants and caterers around the country, the Fairford supplier is now delivering to your doorstep.

There is a wide range on offer including vegetables, eggs, milk and pasta.

Details from: www.newwaveseafoodonlineshop.co.uk.

FR Michael of St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church, Fairford said: “We are distributing by email

to our parishioners regular bulletins during this period.

These are also posted on our website: www.stthomasparish.plus.com.

Another useful link is: www.churchservices.tv/ through which most livestreamed Catholic services can be accessed.”

Methodist Church services can be streamed from the website https://www.methodist.org.uk. Congregational services are streamed from Highbury Church Cheltenham: www.youtube.com/highburycongregationalchurch.

A FAIRFORD family business that was supplying top-end London restaurants are now having to diversify and are promoting their luxury food hampers with ‘artisan products from the heart of the Mediterranean’ to Fairford and Lechlade.

These luxury items of pasta, fresh pesto, char-grilled peppers, a range of Italian cheeses, cured meats, salami, olives, various condiments and a bottle of house white wine come in hampers and cost £60 to include delivery and are great for that special occasion that you can’t go out and celebrate or for a dining experience at home.

Deliveries will be in Fairford and Lechlade on Wednesday April 22.

Book your luxury food hamper before 5pm on Monday, April 20 at: hello@bombettalondon.com and put Cotswold Delivery in the subject line.