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Sunday, 1 November 2020

Help Raise Funds for Upchurch Village Hall

Upchurch Village Hall has been selected to take part in the Co-op Local Community Fund.

As a Co-op Member, you can select Upchurch Village Hall as your local cause.

Join online at: coop.co.uk/membership or by downloading the Co-op app. Every time you spend at the Co-op and use your membership card the Co-op make a donation to our cause.

Check the link to our cause profile at: membership.coop.co.uk/causes/47462

Thanks for your support.

David Steward
Chairman - Upchurch Village Hall Management Committee

HM Government - National COVID-19 Restrictions 5th November - 2nd December 2020

National COVID-19 restrictions will apply in England from Thursday 5th November until Wednesday 2nd December 2020.

You must stay at home, with a limited set of exemptions.

After 4 weeks we will look to return to a local and regional approach, based on the latest data.

How to protect yourself and others: nhs.uk/coronavirus

#coronavirus | #COVID_19

UK Prime Minister

Saturday, 31 October 2020

Hundreds of Knitted Poppies Decorate St. Mary’s Church for Remembrance Sunday

Click the photo montage to enlarge.

For the third consecutive year, the ladies of the Kitting Group, along with their partners have decorated the railings at St. Mary's Church, Upchurch with hundreds of knitted poppies, as a special Remembrance Sunday commemoration.

They look beautiful again!

The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal began on Saturday 24th October and ends on Saturday 7th November. It will conclude with a pre-recorded Festival of Remembrance from the Royal Albert Hall on the Saturday evening and a scaled-down Cenotaph Ceremony in Whitehall on Sunday morning.

In Upchurch planning is underway for the annual Remembrance Service on Sunday 8th November to include a two-minute silence at 11:00am. However, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, it will have to be different from usual as the church cannot welcome the usual number of people.

The service will begin at 10:30am and there will be limited seating available. To reserve a place at the service, please ring:

Jill Rothery, the Church Warden, on: 01795 481694. From Sunday 1st November onwards.

Donations

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal British Legion will not permit or support house to house collections, and so there will be no one calling at your home for donations this year.

Nevertheless, poppies and dated poppy pins will be available from the Upchurch shops, public houses, clubs and restaurants. The school has also been given a pack for the benefit of the children and staff.

This year for the first time, donations can be made using your mobile.

If you would like to download a poppy for a donation, this can be done at the following link: www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/donate

Poppies printed this way are excellent for displaying in your windows especially the ones you can colour in yourselves.

Poppy Day Appeal organiser Gerry Lewin can supply - poppies, dated poppy pins, VE poppy pins, wooden crosses, car poppies and wrist bands etc. Please contact Gerry to see how he can help. Telephone: 01634 366113 - 07946 996789 Email: lewing135@btinternet.com

“WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”

Remembrance Sunday - November 8th 2020

Upchurch Matters

Friday, 30 October 2020

Remembrance Sunday Service at St Mary the Virgin, Upchurch

Remembrance Sunday Service

8th November 2020 at 10:30am

St Mary the Virgin, Upchurch

A service of Remembrance will be held in St Mary’s church, Upchurch on Sunday 8th November 2020 to include a two-minute silence at 11:00am. However, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, it will have to be different from usual as we cannot welcome the usual number of people into the church.

The service will begin at 10:30am and there will be limited seating available. To reserve a place at the service, please ring:

Jill Rothery, the Church Warden, on: 01795 481694. From Sunday 1st November onwards.

Please look out for further details on Upchurch Matters, on St Mary's Upchurch Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/stmarysupchurch and on notices at the church.

“WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”

Sue Rossiter

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham

Dr Supriya Das & Dr Lakshmi Subbiah

The following items were discussed at the last PPG meeting:

Face Coverings

Face coverings are to be worn at all times when attending the Surgery for appointments with the Nurse/Doctor. This also applies to Healthy Living Centres and Hospitals in the area.

Face masks donated by the council have now run out, therefore it is imperative that patients bring their own with them when attending the Surgery for an appointment.

Flu Vaccinations

All those requiring a Flu vaccination would have been dealt with i.e. 65yrs and above and all those that show at risk from their medical records.

The next batch is due in November for those 50-65yrs and when received, the dates will be circulated on Upchurch Matters website or the practice website in order for patients to telephone for an appointment.

Maidstone Road Practice - Targets

Staff have received training in respect of early cancer diagnosis, thereby ensuring an immediate referral to the cancer unit and monitor “follow up” appointments are being issued and kept by the patient, i.e. cervical screening for those females aged 25-64yrs. Nationally the level is 72.4%. Medway CCG is 74.9% and our practice is 83.7%.

Also training to identify patients who have learning difficulties and quite often attend on their own, ensuring they get the right support and regular “follow up”.

Letters received by patients from the Medway Hospital or other outside clinics

There is a delay in the practice receiving letters following an appointment at the Hospital or Clinic, therefore it is requested that patients drop into the Surgery with the letter they receive from the Hospital/Clinic in order for the Practice to update patients records locally. Thank you.

Maidstone Road Practice Website

The website is: www.maidstoneroadsurgeryrainham.co.uk

The Practice would like patients views/comments about the website.

Any comments, please Email: g82180.surgery@nhs.net and mark them “For the attention of Nurse, Bonnie Olsen”.

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham