Surlingham

As communities come together to support one another during the coronavirus outbreak, police are urging people to be vigilant to scammers and bogus officials.

Residents are urged to take the normal precautions when dealing with cold-callers.

Advice:

Vulnerable people will be most at risk so we ask that people protect themselves and relatives and neighbours who could become victims.

• Only accept help off people you know and trust. Never deal with unexpected cold callers
• Do not give your credit or debit card details – give cash and ask for a receipt 
• Give them a shopping list in your budget 
• You do not have to agree to anything you don’t feel comfortable with 
• Police, health workers and others would not call at your house to test for coronavirus or ask for money regarding investigations 
• Check the person calling at your door has valid identification, especially if they are dressed in uniform 
• Do not transfer any money across to someone who calls you over the phone, banks will not ask for your personal security details 
• Do not trust anyone asking for money transfers or cash over the phone 
• Do not make shopping purchases from a company or person you do not know and trust. Use a credit card to pay to protect yourselves.  

If you feel in immediate danger call 999 or if you know someone is vulnerable and has been a victim of fraud, please contact Norfolk Police on 101 or Action Fraud or call 0300 123 2040.  

You can report scams and suspicious telephone cold calls to Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on freephone 0808 223 1133.

We just phoned OurHire about the status of the no. 85 bus service. They say they are carrying on as normal at present until told otherwise.  They are mainly carrying key workers and there are only 1 or 2 people on each bus so social distancing is   possible.  They disinfecting the buses after each run and the drives have hand sanitiser.

In this ever changing climate we are trying to adapt best we can to suit your needs and to provide you with the most up to date info we can and home comforts/essentials.

The wonderful Team at Coldham Hall have given us some toilet rolls, so if you would like a roll with your order/delivery courtesy of them and of course at no charge just let us know

Winbirri Wine are now also on board and you can order wine direct to your door through us also.

Fresh veg coming in each Tues and Fri as well as eggs and milk each day currently. As per if you have any special requests to let us know. Thursday we have wholefoods coming in and are hoping they have pasta and flour so fingers crossed! We had more milk/oat milk, rice, oats etc in today and veg last night.

Open 8am-9pm every day, and for those self isolating and who need delivery place your order before 4pm and we will aim to get it to you next day. Ask us for anything you don’t see on the list in case we have it or can try to source it for you. Plus if you have anything else urgent please ask and we can see what we can do to help with anything else. The method we have set up means we can update things live as they happen on the order sheet to give you the most up to date info (link below)..

Tel: 01508 538206
Email: Info@yarevalleyoils.co.uk

Click the link below or go to http://www.yarevalley.com then to farm shop page and select the big red button, there is then tabs with all the info on shop procedure, how ordering works and then the actual order sheet with items and prices.

Direct link: https://www.yarevalley.com/farm-shop-delivery-service/

…Remember the Beast from the East? Here is a pic of you lovely people making the best of a tough situation and carrying on best we can. Always makes me smile.

Love from the farm x

Bill would like to say that due to the corona virus, he will not be frying in Rockland St Mary Tuesday evenings until the corona virus has passed.

Also Bill would like to say look after yourselves and hopefully he will see you soon.

Information received from Linda Brand

Age UK  have provided the following links for their telephone befriending service and Information and advice.

Vulnerable people will be most at risk so we ask that people protect themselves and relatives and neighbours who could become victims.

• Only accept help off people you know and trust. Never deal with unexpected cold callers
• Do not give your credit or debit card details – give cash and ask for a receipt 
• Give them a shopping list in your budget 
• You do not have to agree to anything you don’t feel comfortable with 
• Police, health workers and others would not call at your house to test for coronavirus or ask for money regarding investigations 
• Check the person calling at your door has valid identification, especially if they are dressed in uniform 
• Do not transfer any money across to someone who calls you over the phone, banks will not ask for your personal security details 
• Do not trust anyone asking for money transfers or cash over the phone 
• Do not make shopping purchases from a company or person you do not know and trust. Use a credit card to pay to protect yourselves.  

If you feel in immediate danger call 999 or if you know someone is vulnerable and has been a victim of fraud, please contact Norfolk Police on 101 or Action Fraud at or call 0300 123 2040.  

You can report scams and suspicious telephone cold calls to Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on freephone 0808 223 1133.

We are obviously taking the Coronavirus outbreak very seriously and to that end we have put the pub and gardens into lockdown and would ask walkers to observe the security tape and not cross the line to get to the river and garden.

Harry and Emily (and Nelson) are in isolation, Emily being a teacher has currently been seconded to teach and mind the children of front line workers so we all feel a responsibility to keep her safe for the time ahead. 

When Harry emerges from isolation, and if it is safe to do so, the garden will be opened should you wish to walk to the river, but for now we ask you to respect their home and garden and comply with their isolation efforts.

We have donated a large pack of our toilet rolls to Yare Valley Farm shop, so they are accessible, we will do our best to send more to them over the coming days.

Thank you and stay safe!

Given the rapid changes in government and health advice and The Village’s response to this, we at Surlingham.org will continue to do our utmost to provide a reliable platform for dissemination of information of relevance to Surlingham residents. However, not everyone has access to the internet so…

If you know a household that does NOT have access to the internet can you try and pass on local information by safe means – either by printing and delivering (if this is allowable activity as a care need), phoning or yelling from garden to garden.