Table of Contents Progress To Date The COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to be rolled out. The Program is on target for offering the COVID-19 vaccination to the top four priority groups by mid-February; HURRAH! Three large Vaccination Centres are open across Sussex: the Brighton Centre, The Welcome Building, Eastbourne, and Crawley Hospital; Residents living in … Read more
All clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people should now have been advised by a letter from the Government to follow shielding guidance and of the support office available to them. Emails and texts have also been sent to many people on the list where contact information is available. The Shielded Patient List remains a live list, with people … Read more
Some people nationally are receiving suspicious calls, text messages and some doorstep offering the COVID-19 vaccination. To protect yourself and your family members from fraud and criminals, remember the following points. The vaccine is only available on the NHS for free to people in priority groups, and the NHS will contact you when it is … Read more
The following briefing from the NHS should provide reassurance, given the recent publicity on the matter. Andy Miller Following recent media coverage about the Astra Zeneca vaccine, clinicians have provided reassurance that it is effective and should continue to be given to all age groups. Dr Mary Ramsay, Head of Immunisation at PHE, said: “Both the AstraZeneca and … Read more
My name is Andy Miller, and I am an officially appointed Vaccination Champion (no cloak or flying ability sadly) for Rotherfield by the NHS body co-ordinating the vaccination. My brief is to try and keep everyone abreast of what is happening with the Covid19 vaccinations in our area. Please see the update below. If you … Read more
RSM Manager, Vicky Cheeseman, was pleased to be asked to join James Cannon’s show on Saturday 2nd January to talk about the impact of Tier 4 on our community and how we are pulling together in Rotherfield. If you missed her appearance, you can listen again here:
M&S in Tunbridge Wells has supported Rotherfield St Martin throughout 2020 by providing food, flowers and treats for our weekly Thursday “FEED IT BACK” table. The M&S donations enable us to offer food to our entire community from parents and children on the school run, to vulnerable, older people who are unable to venture to … Read more
Sadly, we weren’t able to have our usual festive activities this year and so we decided that instead we would bring a little Christmas cheer to the doorstep of our members. And so, over 12 Days in December 2020, we delivered a gift and one or two surprises to over 180 households. Special mentions go … Read more
It is International Volunteer Day on 5 December 2020, which was designated by the United Nations in 1985 as an international observance day to celebrate the power and potential of volunteering. We at Rotherfield St Martin fully appreciate the power and potential of our volunteers as we quite simply could not operate without them. Therefore, … Read more
RSM is launching The Big Give Christmas campaign on 1st December 2020 to raise funds for events and activities next year. The campaign will run for one week. Isolation and loneliness have been featured extensively in the media this year. The impact of lockdown has affected everyone. We miss our friends and time together. For … Read more