If you receive any suchmessages, report them to Action Fraud –
If you or someone you know is vulnerable
and has been a victim of fraud, please call Essex Police on 101.Report fraud or attempted fraud by
contacting Action Fraud at www.actionfraud.police.uk
or call 0300 123 2040.
OFFICAL UPDATE RE. GOV.UK TEXT MESSAGES“The Government has only sent one text
message to the public regarding new rules about staying at home to prevent
the spread of COVID-19. Any others claiming to be from UK Government are false.
Criminals are able to use spoofing technology to send texts and emails
impersonating organisations that you know and trust. We would remind anyone
who receives an unexpected text or email asking for personal or financial
details not click on the links or attachments, and don’t respond to any
messages that ask for your personal or financial details.”If you receive any such messages, report them to
Action Fraud – www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-phishing
Thurrock
Coronavirus Community Action will launch on Friday 27 March.
Thurrock
Council in partnership with Stronger Together, Thurrock CVS and other local
organisations are working together to safely coordinate support to residents in
need and to help ensure voluntary work is carried out in a safe and
co-ordinated way across the borough.
The
priority of Thurrock Coronavirus Community Action is to help residents who have
been contacted by Government and Public Health England in regards to shielding,
these are residents who are at very high risk of severe illness from COVID-19
and must stay at home and self-isolate for 12 weeks due to underlying health
conditions.
If you
fall into this category and have received a text or letter from the NHS this
week please follow the link in the message and sign up for support. Volunteers
for Thurrock Coronavirus Community Action will be in touch with these residents
in due course to confirm their individual support needs.
For
residents who do not fall into the shielding category but require additional
help and support at this time, more information will be coming out from Monday
on how to access help from Thurrock Coronavirus Community Action.
Leader
of the Council, Cllr Rob Gledhill, said: “As the coming days and weeks become
more difficult, self-isolation and access to help may be a source of worry for
many of our residents. I urge residents who have received a text or letter from
the NHS this week to follow the link in the text and sign up for support as
soon as possible.
“Thurrock
Coronavirus Community Action will be providing our most vulnerable residents
with help to access food, medicines and social contact. Thank you so much to
everyone across the borough who is volunteering to support our communities at
this challenging time.”
Stronger
Together are developing a local volunteer network to support this
activity. This will include help for individuals and groups who would like
to volunteer but will also provide information online enabling people to say
how and where they can help. With connections to other local
organisations, Stronger Together will coordinate and link volunteers with roles
within the community but also provide signposting for people to help themselves
and others.
Kristina
Jackson, Chief Executive at Thurrock CVS, said: “It is clear that many people
across the borough want to do something to help others and I would please ask
anyone who would like to help out, to register their interest in volunteering
through the website detailed below so we can co-ordinate a fast and effective
response and get food, medicine and other essential items to those who need
them as quickly and safely as possible for all, whilst sticking to social
distancing measured.”
Support for the community is also on where there are details of support through a dedicated Facebook page and Facebook Group to give a platform for residents to share resources and receive additional local information.
This fella works at the London Borough of Camden. Up to a week or so ago he was fit, played football a couple of times a week. He is the head of repairs and has coronavirus 19. He wants people to know what it’s like and why we should be complying with the government advice. Please pass on so people get the seriousness of coronavirus.
The England Illegal
Money Lending Team (IMLT)
recognise that this period may be one of high financial pressure for many
people, and is fully committed to ensuring that illegal money lenders (loan
sharks) do not take advantage and profit from other people’s hardship.
The Stop Loan
Sharks helpline service (0300 555 2222) remains open and fully operational
during the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage not only victims but also friends,
family members and the wider community to come forward if they suspect someone
is suffering at the hands of loan sharks. A victim of a loan shark should
contact the team for help. Visit the website
here for more info and support
We have already picked 10,000 plastic bottles along
the estuary this year. This is the first time we have picked so many bottles in
less than a 3 month period… more proof that what we are doing is really
important.
Following DP World London Gateway’s decision to stop any
external meetings by their employees, their involvement in the litter picking
event on Wednesday has reluctantly been withdrawn.
On Wednesday Jamie from the RSPB will be holding an event
starting at 10:00am at the Visitor Centre. So rather than run two events I
suggest we all support the RSPB event. They will be picking along the foreshore
lower path and on the reed beds.
Please contact the RSPB if you plan to attend so they can
ensure the right amount of equipment etc. Hope you can join us on Wednesday, I
will bring the good weather!
Currently Thurrock has no known cases of the virus, but to reduce
the risk of contamination may I suggest you bring your own gloves and you
ensure you wash your hands before and after the event. Also consider the 2
metre distance where possible during the event.
Wednesday 18th
March – meeting at RSPB Rainham Marshes
Centre in Purfleet RM19 1SZ at 10:00. This is an RSPB organised and run event.
Please make sure you register your interest with the RSPB before
attending on 01708 899851.
Other events are currently continuing as planned, if
this changes I will advise.
Wednesday
25th March – meeting at
old St Clements Church RM20 4AL at 10:30 to 13:30. We will be picking along the
Graffiti Wall. This event will include up
to 4 miles walking so comfortable walking shoes/boots are recommended. This is an
adult only Thames21 River Action Group event and forms part of the Great
British Spring Clean.
Wednesday
1st April – meeting at St.
Margaret’s Avenue SS17 0SH to pick Mucking Creek at 10:30 to 13:30. This is an
adult only Thames21 River Action Group event
and forms part of the Great British Spring Clean.
Sunday 5th April – meeting at Grays Yacht Club RM17 6JF at 10:30 to 12:00
followed by free refreshments in the café. Grays Beachcombers is a monthly Thames21 River Action Group family friendly event suitable for accompanied children 6
years and older. On this occasion it forms part of the Great British
Spring Clean.
Wednesday 22nd April – as part of Earth Day 2020 we will be meeting at Grays
Thurrock Yacht Club RM17 6JF at 10:30 to 12:30. This is an adult only Thames21 River Action Group event in partnership
with Tilbury Green Power Station employees.
On Tuesday the 3rd of March JTP feedback on the community consultation they had undertaken on Feburay the 28yth and 29th It was a very powerful presentation and the two halves can be seen below
Click here Part 1 and then you may have to press the play button then to see part two Part 2, and you may have to press the play button. You can stop it and start via the play button
Another massive haul at Grays Beach on Sunday morning where 28 of us picked up 50 sacks of rubbish including 247 plastic bottles and 2 bags of plastic gems for use in a mandala to be constructed in Grays in July by Kinetika during this years T100. (More details to follow nearer the time.)
Upcoming
Events
Thursday
5th
March – meeting at
Purfleet Railway Station RM19 1PP at 10:30 to 12:30. We will be picking
primarily plastic bottles on the other side of the seawall and bringing them
back to the road for collection. This event will include
climbing fixed ladders over the 2m high seawall so comfortable walking
shoes/boots are essential. This is an adult only Thames21 River Action Group
event.
Friday
6th March – meeting
at RSPB Rainham Marshes Centre in Purfleet RM19 1SZ at 10:00 to 13:00. This is
a Plastic Pollution – Seashore Guardian Beach organised and run event. Please
make sure you register your interest with the RSPB before
attending. 01708 899851
or rainham.marshes@rspb.org.uk
.
Friday
13th
March – meeting at
old St Clements Church RM20 4AL at 10:00 to 14:00. We will be picking along to
the QE2 Bridge with Coca Cola employees. This event will include
up to 4 miles walking so comfortable walking shoes/boots are essential. This is
an adult only Thames21 River Action Group event.
Saturday
14th
March – meeting in
John Street RM17 6ED at 09:00 to 12:00. This is the regular Orchard Forum back
alley clean-up. All welcome especially local residents.
Wednesday
18th
March – DP World
Event – meeting at RSPB Rainham Marshes Centre in Purfleet RM19 1SZ at 10:00 to
15:30. Like last year DP World employees are going to us, this time at the RSPB
centre. Feel free to pop along for just some of the event.
Wednesday
25th
March – meeting at
old St Clements Church RM20 4AL at 10:30 to 13:30. We will be picking along the
Graffiti Wall. This event will include
up to 4 miles walking so comfortable walking shoes/boots are recommended. This
is an adult only Thames21 River Action Group event and forms part of the Great
British Spring Clean.
Wednesday
1st
April – meeting at
St. Margaret’s Avenue SS17 0SH to pick Mucking Creek at 10:30 to 13:30. This is
an adult only Thames21 River Action Group event and forms part of the Great
British Spring Clean.
Sunday 5th April – meeting at Grays Yacht Club RM17 6JF at 10:30 to 12:00 followed by free refreshments in the café. Grays Beachcombers is a monthly Thames21 River Action Group family friendly event suitable for accompanied children 6 years and older. On this occasion it forms part of the Great British Spring Clean.
Wednesday 22nd April – as part of Earth Day 2020 we will be meeting at Grays Thurrock Yacht Club RM17 6JF at 10:30 to 12:30. This is an adult only Thames21 River Action Group event in partnership with Tilbury Green Power Station employees
