Last updated: 5th May 2020
In the joint parishes of Worthen with Shelve and Chirbury with Brompton and Westbury /Yockleton:
Please don’t be put off by the Birmingham phone code, the call will go through to Worthen Doctor’s Surgery, so it can then be diverted to any number in the Community Group. We have a team of local volunteers on stand-by to assist you. We can pick up prescriptions, assist in getting you essential supplies, or offer a listening ear or just someone to chat with on the phone. We are here for YOU.
If you would like to be part of the team of volunteers in our local area, then please email renee.wallace@shropshire-rcc.org.uk however small, however local your offer of support.
Montgomery area
There is help available if you live in Montgomery – from the Montgomery Neighbourhood Angels. Every street or area of Montgomery, Hendomen and Caerhowel has a ‘neighbourhood angel’. You should have had a card through your door with their contact details. If not, you can email cllr.stephen.hayes@powys.gov.uk .
Bishops Castle
In the Bishops Castle GP Surgery and School catchment area there is this:
In the Minsterley and Pontesbury area?
This leaflet gives a handy overview of the support available and the traders locally. It can be downloaded here https://www.facebook.com/groups/580647448974451/
Elsewhere in Shropshire
If you are elsewhere in Shropshire, call Shropshire Council’s Community Reassurance Team on their Covid-19 Helpline on 0345 6789028 or email communityreassurance@shropshire.gov.uk
Local Support and Prevention Fund (LSPF).
This scheme is targeted at helping vulnerable people to meet their immediate short term needs in the event of a crisis and also to support vulnerable people to live independently in the community. All awards made are non-repayable and may be made up of awards in kind such as food parcels, furniture or fuel credits.
All requests will be considered on an individual basis with due account given to the vulnerability and personal circumstances of each customer. An individual’s personal circumstances, the amount requested and the importance of the need within the circumstances will form the basis for the prioritisation of awards. People are advised to use alternative avenues of help and funding where this is practicable and reasonable.
The team administering the scheme aims to not just provide the immediate support required to people but to encourage them to seek support in order to avoid them finding themselves in a crisis situation in the future.
How can people apply for help under this scheme?
- People can contact our Welfare Reform and Support Team on 0345 678 9078
- They can ask for a paper form
- They can complete a telephone application
- They can download a printable form from the relevant council web page for LSPF https://new.shropshire.gov.uk/benefits/what-help-can-i-claim-from-the-council/local-support-and-prevention-fund/
- If they have a support worker, we consider written letters of support for the application where these are provided
- Each application is considered on its own merits within our frameworks for provision.
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