Coronavirus
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. […]
Stayed at home today, no cycling or running, just a quiet day to recover. So I spent all morning in the garden clearing and sweeping and a bit of planting and digging. Then I realised that my favourite car wash facility is closed in the lockdown so I did a complete clean inside and out […]
Today I was contacted and told that Barty House will not from now be receiving any visitors due to the rapid increase in Covid cases across Kent. I was taken aback a bit as I thought they were doing so well in keeping the virus out. However, they did confirm that there have been no […]
During the past few days I have been collecting items for the vulnerable and isolated. This is through a Maidstone charity called Involve. My Rotary friend Andy and I went to the Involve hub today where they had opened up so we could hand over the items collected. We each had a car load so […]