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Although the country is reducing it’s Covid cases, our part of Kent is increasing rapidly. Maidstone now has the the fifth highest number of cases in England. Swale, Thanet, Medway and Gravesham have more! Medway hospital is barely coping with the influx of Covid cases. It’s a really frightening time in our part of the […]
I met my friend Mike at Mereworth and I was really cold. Temperature never above 4 degrees all day. A great day’s ride though, we went for coffee at Ightham Mote. I have only ever been there once when son Mike was about 14 years old playing in a junior orchestra. I have never cycled […]
Today Maidstone’s Covid cases per 100, 000 are 313. Swale, Medway and Thanet are each over 500 cases yet almost every other area in the country is showing a good decline in cases. The UK R number is now under 1. However, our corner of Kent keeps rising. Not good I am sorry to say. […]
Today’s number of new Covid cases dropped slightly on the National scale today but locally we have to wait as they are only recording it over the past week. Dominic Raab has warned everyone to stick to the Tier system when it starts on Wednesday or we could expect a third lockdown. However, there is […]
The past two days has been busy. Yesterday Sue and I cycled to Detling to visit the Community Store for coffee and their brilliant locally sourced sausage rolls. Plus as it was Black Friday home made chocolate cake was half price so I couldn’t resist it. We had to sit outside of course, but it […]
So today the Govt announced the areas that will have the particular restrictions immediately after the lockdown ends on Tuesday night. As no surprise to us but a surprise to many in West Kent , the whole of Kent is in the highest risk area so is awarded Tier Three. No gatherings indoors with people […]
An overcast day for our bike ride today but still warm enough for shorts. I led Mike around outskirts of Maidstone via Mote Park where he stopped to talk to every dog! Then up to Detling where we stopped at the wonderful Community Store. We sat outside for coffee where Mike had a huge bun […]
Had a call this morning to say that another one of my friends I went to school with has died in hospital early this morning. We don’t know the circumstances but we do know he was in the Covid ward. He had been admitted after a fall so we don’t know yet if he died […]
Today it was announced that a new Covid vaccine developed at Oxford University, has past its tests subject to legal scrutiny and is looking very successful. The Govt have ordered 100 million doses for use here and abroad. Along with the previous two now available it is expected that some high risk groups will receive […]
Now visits to see Mum have been suspended, lockdown is becoming very quiet. The entire population is on tenterhooks waiting for the Govt to decide if there will be a holiday break from restrictions over Christmas. Today all four UK countries met to discuss an agreed arrangement, apparently something will be announced this coming week. […]