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Saturday Night, Bee Happy, PPE available

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Saturday Night
It is Saturday night. No pubs or restaurants are open, apart from takeaways. I noticed Sami’s Kebab Van on Abingdon Market Place for the first time in the lockdown.
Saturday Night
Our short health walk today took us near the Abingdon Wellbeing Centre where I saw this Bee Happy rainbow.
Saturday Night
Wallingford School have hundreds of face shields which their DT department have made and they would like to distribute to Key workers. They have worked in Wallingford and are wondering if any care homes etc in Abingdon would like some.

If you are interested follow this link ….  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/news/thumbs-up-thousands-of-face-masks-for-nhs-and-care-homes/?fbclid=IwAR1D4t2RYw95AEtkC38K6xZ-bXZ_AbQ_RW_bZwate1wskxUZ7GV5yEwb9Qc

Cemeteries no longer closed

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Cemeteries no longer closed
This picture was taken on 8th April when Abingdon Cemeteries were closed .
Cemeteries no longer closed
We passed the gate again yesterday and saw it was now open.

Between then and now central government guidance to local government has changed. The Local Government Secretary, Robert Jenrick, said on 18th April 2020 ‘And I’m also asking councils to keep open or indeed reopen cemeteries and graveyards. Not for people to congregate in. That must not happen. But for people to make that private visit.’