FOCUS - April Online Version 2020 - web

Hopefully things will have improved by August and we
accept that although many will be trying to take
postponed holidays, we think it the right time for
everyone to let their hair down and to enjoy a great
community event for our town (provided we are not
still all in self-isolation!)
At the time of writing this article, the position as
regards the VE75 We’ll Meet Again concert is not quite
as clear, as there is a large cast, others involved in the
production, back stage crew, and the Memorial Centre
availability before any dates can be firmed up. So
watch this space.
I don’t propose in this issue of FOCUS to deluge you all
with information and guidance about Coronavirus
(Covid-19) as there are many other sources such as
Radio and TV from which you can gather information. I
don’t know about you, but I was fed up (to the back
teeth) with all the coverage in the media about Brexit
and already, indeed with many months to go, I am
already feeling the same about Coronavirus. Wouldn’t
it be nice to have some good news for a change!
Having said that I don’t propose to spend too much
space on the Coronavirus situation, but I did find some
great simple advice and guidance coming from the
unlikely source of The Eden Project, which I think is
worth sharing with you.
The Eden Project Communities have joined forces with
leaders from different sectors to launch the Community
Action Response to encourage everyone to do what they
can to support their own communities, and in particular
vulnerable and isolated people during the Covid-19
crisis.
The Community Action Response has been created
because of the unprecedented challenge that Covid-19
presents for people in every Neighbourhood in the UK.
Together, they are calling for everyone to take steps that
will help communities cope when the worst impacts of
the virus hit.
It is our plan, despite the fact that many of our
contributors will have little to say over the coming
months, to try to keep bringing FOCUS to you each
month. We might, as you will no doubt appreciate, have
some distribution problems as your normal Distributor
may not be able to deliver FOCUS for whatever reason
and we will have to seek alternatives. We will work
through those issues and try to get the Magazine
delivered to your door—but it might be late!
For those who are computer savvy, until this crisis is
over, we will put FOCUS online at the start of each
month and you can visit the Association’s website at
www.nmra.org.uk/members/focus to be able to read
the current issue.
I hope that you are all keeping yourselves safe and
taking heed of all the advice that you are being deluged
with about this nasty Coronavirus (Covid-19).
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