Rotherfield Is Blooming Marvellous!
It’s been a tough 12 months, so from 12th June please join us to celebrate summer with a Blooming Marvellous display of flowers, veg and plants. Put them on your doorstep, in your front garden, or in a hanging basket. But make sure everyone can see and enjoy them! To get you started, from 24th … Read more
Nus Ghani Signs Up to Wealden Dementia Charter
We were delighted to meet our MP, Nus Ghani and tell her about our mission to make Rotherfield the first dementia friendly village in East Sussex. Dementia Champion, Iona and Charity Manager Vicky talked about how RSM is promoting the Wealden Dementia Action Alliance and how many of the local businesses and organisations have already … Read more
Update 28th April – over 42s and quiet sessions
Table of Contents Vaccines for Over 42s Now anyone aged 42 and over, those clinically extremely vulnerable, those with an underlying health condition, and unpaid carers are all currently eligible. To book your vaccination, visit nhs.uk/covidvaccine, call 119, or wait to be contacted by your GP led local vaccination service. To date, more than 1.2 million … Read more
Over 45s Invited For Vaccinations
People aged 45 and over are now eligible to receive their Covid vaccination. Across the country, we are moving to the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme after reaching the target to offer all those in phase 1 of the vaccination programme a vaccination. Everybody in cohorts 1 to 9 – those aged 50 and … Read more
Update 14/04/21 – Covid 19 & Blood Clotting
COVID-19 vaccination and blood clotting Information about your vaccination Public Health England have published a useful document about the risks and benefits of Covid vaccinations for different age groups. You can view the document here.
Roadmap Out of Lockdown
Following the government’s announcement on 22nd February 2021 detailing how England will move out of lockdown, we at RSM have drawn up our own Roadmap. Our aim is to reopen slowly and safely in order to get back to normal by September 2021. We aim to return to work at the office from Monday 17th … Read more
Urgent Update 1/4/21
Urgent Message. From Sussex NHS This is an addition to the earlier message especially in reference to Centres Closing Whilst there is a national issue with supply, across Sussex we have sufficient vaccine available to keep our vaccination centres at Brighton, Chichester, Crawley and Eastbourne open for first dose appointments for the first two weeks … Read more
Update on Second Jabs – 01.04.21
The Sussex NHS have confirmed that they will be concentrating on providing the second jabs for Cohorts 1-9 during April, in particular in the first two weeks. There will be no vaccination of under 50’s at this time, other than the occasional ‘using up’ of spare doses at the end of a day. So the … Read more
Prescription Deliveries Tops 250
Since 4th November two teams of Parish Pals have delivered prescriptions to those members of our community who have been shielding or isolating. Between them they delivered a whopping 278 prescriptions in and around Rotherfield and Mark Cross, mainly on foot! As formal shielding measures across England come to an end today (31 March) and … Read more