Todays press briefing from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that we
now have over 11,000 confirmed cases of the virus in Scotland and the NHS
Dumfries & Galloway update shows that sadly the death toll in the region has
reached 34. However 66 people who were in hospital in D&G have recovered – up
from 58 last week, so we must keep up the good work everyone has been doing during
lockdown until we are through this.
The minute’s silence on Wed for NHS workers who have lost their
lives was well supported across the country and we hope many of you have
clapped for medical & key workers on a Thursday evening.
There have been many reports too of people sewing scrubs, bags, masks
etc for NHS and key workers – well done to everyone who has supported this
whether with sewing or by providing fabric, threads etc
Royal Mail have made some temporary changes to postal
arrangements on Saturdays while working during the COVID-19 Pandemic.A spokesperson has said” From 2 May we will temporarily no longer
deliver letters on a Saturday. We will continue to provide a letter delivery
service from Monday to Friday as normal. The majority of parcel services will
be delivered on a Saturday including 1st and 2nd Class
Parcels, Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48, Royal Mail Tracked Returns, Special
Delivery Guaranteed and International tracked services. Customers should continue to post both letters and parcels as usual on
Saturday. We will continue our Saturday collections from businesses, post
offices and post boxes as normal”
To something a bit more cheerful – Peter & I have now finished
building our new greenhouse.
We were wondering whether we would get any
tomato/cucumber plants etc to grow in it this year.Well Aero Nurseries at Harker came to our rescue! We rang and ordered
plants and bark chippings on Mon
afternoon and were told they would deliver this week. 7.30pm the same day they arrived with our order! Brilliant service – sturdy, healthy plants – and no delivery charge! We have
used them before but will certainly make sure we use them in the future. Many local businesses have stepped up and are providing an amazing
service to people in our area – too many to mention here but I’m sure you all
have examples you could quote.
I would wish you a Happy Bank Holiday weekend for May Day – but I don’t
think it is going to be any different to any other day at the moment! As it has
changed today it may be the usual bank holiday weather when we get there. At
least the gardens will be enjoying it!
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