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HERE & NOW 04 All the latest from around Warwickshire concerning Coronavirus
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HOME & GARDEN 06 Illuminate your garden 10 How to grow the best potted plants
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EDUCATION
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM YOUR AREA
Behind the scenes at Stratford Butterfly Farm Whilst the country is currently in lockdown to help stop the spread of the virus, there is plenty going on behind the scenes at the Stratford Butterfly Farm. Although the Farm is temporarily closed to the public, a core team of workers have stayed behind to look after the butterflies, birds, fish plants and other animals as well as maintaining the tropical conditions in which they live in. Each morning the Farm is hosed down with water to maintain its 80% humidity. The temperature has been slightly lowered from its usual 26/27 degrees to 22 degrees, this will help the butterflies conserve their energy. The butterflies feed from the nectar flowers as well as from feeders dotted around the Farm which contain a 10% sugar solution. Newly hatched butterflies from inside the emerging case will continue to be released into the Flight Area. Throughout the year there are over 250 different species of tropical butterfly sourced from 20 different countries and approximately 2,000 free flying individual butterflies. As a small independent business, the Farm would like to thank everyone for their support in these unprecedented times and wish everyone good health. The Farm looks forward to re-opening in happier times. For more information, please visit the website at www.butterflyfarm. co.uk or telephone on 01789 299288. n
MOT’s extended by six months As we’re seeing more and more ‘non-essential’ businesses closing their doors, the Government have issued a statement to advise motorists of how legal requirements, such as an MOT Test, have been extended. The current advise is as follows; Your car, motorcycle, light van or other light vehicle’s MOT expiry date will be automatically extended by 6 months if it’s due on or after Monday 30 March 2020. This means that your vehicle will still have a valid MOT certificate for an extra 6 months. You do not need to do anything for this to happen. However, you must keep your vehicle safe to drive. This applies to all vehicles, including those that need their first ever MOT test. More information can be found at www.gov.uk. n
Lighting up the sky A local lighting and sound company put on a show to light up the sky in a bid to cheer up residents and show support for the NHS. Clearsound Productions in Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, put on the show after being inspired by the mass clapping for NHS workers and carers. “These are really dark times,” said Director Dan Ridd, “so we thought we’d try and do something to stay positive.” He also encouraged people to put up Christmas lights to show support for NHS workers. n
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Nuffield Health opens its doors to the NHS A local private hospital is being made available for the NHS during the battle against coronavirus. The Warwickshire branch of Nuffield Health will be also offering staff and equipment to help the under-pressure NHS cope with demands during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Leamington site is just one of the 31 Hospitals in the UK, making Nuffield the Country’s largest Healthcare Charity. 30 of their Hospitals have already been made available to support patients with the coronavirus outbreak, cancer, and other urgent health conditions.
Free parking to key workers WARWICK District Council is offering free parking in all its car parks which remain open to assist all key workers. While it effectively means all residents can park for free, council chiefs are appealing to drivers in the “strongest possible terms” not only to adhere to the strict government rules regarding social distancing, but to also give priority to those
providing the community with essential services during the crisis. The council’s Rangers will continue with mobile patrols to ensure people were parking safely and with consideration to others. Season ticket holders who have paid in advance will have their permits extended to cover the period of free parking.n
In guidance with government guidelines, all Nuffield fitness & wellbeing clubs have been closed and membership payments have been suspended. However clubs have pledged to offer Nursery facilities for the children of NHS workers and other Key Staff. Chief executive Steve Gray said: “This is an unprecedented time, as the UK’s largest healthcare charity we have a huge role to play in supporting the NHS patients in our local communities across the nation. We, alongside other independent hospital providers, have been in discussions with the NHS about how we can support the NHS. This is likely to be for a minimum of three months while the coronavirus situation continues to require our support.” More information can be found at www.nuffieldheath.com n
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HOME & GARDEN
Illuminate your garden space Brighten up your garden this spring with these inventive ways to introduce lighting to your home. From simple LED lights to elaborate lanterns, we look at what you can do to make the most of your garden space. As the days are getting longer and summer feels ever closer, it’s time to step outside the home and make the most of your garden. Whether you have a couple of acres or a small courtyard space, it benefits your health and well-being to be able to enjoy the outdoors. Breathing in the fresh night time air whilst sipping on your favourite cocktail, and reading your favourite book can make it seem as though you’re in a far away land. Solar Powered Garden Lights Outdoor solar lights are an environemntally friendly alternative to to mains powered outdoor lights. They are safe to install and you can place them almost anywhere. Solar lights simply look after themselves and you don’t need an electrician to install them; no hidden wires or hidden costs. The solar cell is the part that converts sunlight into direct electrical current. As evening approaches, the solar cell stops converting sunlight as it weakens and eventually disappears, but for a while they give off light just as a normal electric light would do. Solar lights can come in all different shapes and sizes; for something different, why not try this mini sphere from Shapelights (shown below. The USB solar powered mood light powered lights gives you complete freedom of positioning anywhere in your home or garden. Christopher Wray Lighting also has a selection of close to 200 different models of exterior lighting designs to choose from, including solar lighting like the one shown above. They also have options to suit every style of home, visit their website at www. christopherwray.com to see their extensive collection.
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Outdoor Spotlights For a more dramatic look for bigger gardens, spotlights flood the area with light, perfect for perfect for illuminating fences, walls and pergolas. At Decksupermarket.co.uk, you can find an array of specialised lighting with sleek and modern designs, like this cube-shaped wall fixture in dark grey coated aluminum. Big Cubid Dark provides a warm, white focused light. Wall lights Lights can also be added to walls to give a more simple touch to your outside area. Industville has innovative, industrial-styled CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE
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lights will transform the outside of your home, wherever you decide to put them. They are the perfect blend of classic and contemporary meaning they can be used with many styles, from modern, state-ofthe-art exteriors to brick, wood, or vintage finishes. Shown above are just two examples of their products that are on show on their website www.industville.co.uk. The first one is their ‘Swan Neck Outdoor Wall Light Brass Globe Glass’, The beautiful brass finish makes it the perfect option for any interior or exterior, with the high-quality of the materials highlighted by the warm glow provided by the bulb. The second image is the Bulkhead Copper Sconce Wall Light, hand-crafted in industrial-styled metal and come in a selection of finishes to suit every location. Bollard Lights Bollard lights are perfect to brighten up pathways and plants as you move through your garden. They are mainly simple posts with lights right at the top and are one of the only types of outdoor landscape lights that can shine in every direction. Modern bollards are mainly LED with a sleek design, but they can come in different sizes, shapes and materials depending on the style of your garden. Materials include stone, iron, wodd and plastic, so when you’re finding something to choose, there are plenty of options. Sizes can also vary as to whether you are designing your home for a secluded hideaway or for alfresco dining. Decorative lights If you want a more picturesque scene in your garden, string lights and lanterns are perfect for creating a small haven in your back garden. Add string lights around your garden, to create a romantic atmosphere. Place them on your fences and trees or even place them delicately in small shrubs to give a magical touch. Outside lanterns are also perfect for adding a touch of personaiity to your garden, they can highlight area that you still want to see n 8 | Warwickshire Now | Issue 45 | April 2020
on those cooler summer nights. Annabel James has an online store with a variety of outdoor lights and lanterns. The gorgeous silver ‘Starburst’ hanging light with 120 warm white LEDs, suitable for indoor or outdoor use, whereas her selection of lanterns include this robust rope handle; La Rochelle lantern (shown left), which has a wonderful nautical feel. Place around your garden or living space for twinkling candlelight. Crafted in nickel-plated stainless steel, glass and rope.(shown below) n By Daisy Bennett
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Perfect potted plants Planting vegetables in containers is a versatile way of growing edible crops in the garden, particularly where space is limited. The Royal Horticultural Society gives us tips on how to plant the perfect fruit and veg at home. When it comes to planting vegtables in containers, most varieties are suitable, as long as the correct container is chosen. Perfect all year round, but mostly from April to October. The following vegetables lend themselves well to container cultivation: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Beetroot, Broad beans, Carrots, Dwarf French beans, Herbs, Peas, Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Runner beans, Chillies & Peppers, Salad leaves, Salad onions, Salad turnips, Tomatoes.
How to grow vegetables in containers Container choice Pots, troughs and grow-bags can all be used to allow gardeners without time or room for a vegetable plot to grow fresh, tasty produce. Container-grown vegetables can be started off in a glasshouse, conservatory or porch for earlier crops. Smaller containers can result in a lack of moisture and nutrients for plant roots. Aim for containers with a depth and width of at least 45cm (18in), otherwise frequent watering and feeding will be needed. Compost choice Use sterile proprietary potting composts to obtain best results The soil-based compost John Innes No 3 is especially easy to manage, but other composts, including peat-free varieties, are also suitable. Compost in grow-bags is often both good value and reasonable quality. Home made mixtures of two parts soil and one part well rotted organic matter fortified with extra fertiliser can be an economical substitute, but home-made mixtures are not sterile, so may pose a risk for pest and disease problems.
take care to avoid prolonged waterlogging. A feed of generalpurpose liquid fertiliser can be applied every two weeks. If frost is likely, cover the plants with horticultural fleece and move the pots to a warm, sheltered spot. Crop Selection Rewarding vegetable crops for containers include: • Beetroot: Sow in March at 10cm (4in) spacings. The young leaves can be used as ‘spinach’. Follow these with quick growing crops of late summer salads. • Broad beans: Sow from February at 20cm (8in) spacings. The tops can be pinched out to reduce blackfly attacks and also for use as ‘greens’. The broad beans can be followed in June or July with beetroot for late summer crops. • Carrots: Sow Nantes or Amsterdam cultivars from February for June harvesting. Thin seedlings to 8cm (3in) between plants. Cover the containers with fleece from April onwards to exclude carrot fly. After the carrots, sow French beans to gather in September • Herbs: Parsley, for example, can be sown in March for harvesting from June; coriander is also an attractive and popular crop. Basil is another great herb for pots. Repeat crops can be sown for late summer harvest. • Lettuces: Mini lettuces such as ‘Little Gem’ and ‘Tom Thumb’, spaced at 15cm (6in), can be sown from January for June harvesting. Follow the lettuces with leeks for winter harvesting. • Peas: Sow ‘mange-tout’ cultivars with edible pods from March; plant them out at 15cm (6in) spacings; harvest in June and follow with salad leaves for late summer • Potatoes: Plant early cultivars from March with one tuber for every 30cm of pot diameter. • Salad leaves: Sow from February aiming for 5cm (2in) between plants. Rocket, coriander, lettuce, chicory and spinach are tasty choices. Harvest by pinching off the top few salad leaves, leaving a stump to re-sprout for follow-on crops. • Salad onions: Sow from February with 3cm (1¼in) between plants. Pull them up when they get big enough. By July, you should be able to re-sow with finger carrots for bunches of baby carrots in October • Spinach: Sow from February aiming for 10cm (4in) between plants. Spinach quickly runs to seed, so follow it with courgettes in June for late summer fruits
Organic growers who wish to avoid fertiliser use can get good results from mixing well-rotted manure into the potting compost in the lower half of their containers – 20 percent by volume should be sufficient
Problems Growing vegetables in containers are generally quite easy with the main problems being; Drying out is a common problem, so ensure a regular water supply, avoiding floods and droughts. Lack of root space can be a problem in small containers, and may result in wilting
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The Coronavirus Information is correct as of March 23rd, 2020
Symptoms The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of: new continuous cough and/or high temperature; For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness. Isolation If you live alone and you have symptoms of coronavirus illness (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home for 7 days from when your symptoms started. If you live with others and you are the first in the household to have symptoms of coronavirus, then you must stay at home for 7 days, but all other household members who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill. For anyone else in the household who starts displaying symptoms, they need to stay at home for 7 days from when the symptoms appeared, regardless of what day they are on in the original 14 day isolation period. Isolation, means total social isolation. No popping out, no opening the door to sign for packaging. Everything must be left on the door step. Absolutely no going out, apart from you own garden as long as it is not a shared space. It is likely that people living within a household will infect each other or be infected already. Staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community. If you can, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period. If you cannot move vulnerable people out of your home, stay away from them as much as possible. n 12 | Warwickshire Now | Issue 45 | April 2020
If you have coronavirus symptoms: do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital, you do not need to contact 111 to tell them you’re staying at home. Testing for coronavirus is not needed if you’re staying at home, plan ahead and ask others for help to ensure that you can successfully stay at home and consider what can be done for vulnerable people in the household.
no longer have a high temperature, they can
Ask your employer, friends and family to help you to get the things you need to stay at home, wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, each time using soap and water, or use hand sanitiser.
will have greatly reduced the overall amount
If you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home, or your condition gets worse, or your symptoms do not get better after 7 days, then use the NHS 111 onlinecoronavirus service. If you do not have internet access, call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999
community protection. Further isolation
ENDING SELF-ISOLATION AND HOUSEHOLD-ISOLATION Self-Isolation If you have been symptomatic, then you may end your self-isolation after 7 days. The 7-day period starts from the day when you first became ill.
had any signs of improvement and have not
Household Isolation If living with others, then all household members who remain well may end household-isolation after 14 days. The 14day period starts from the day illness began in the first person to become ill. Fourteen days is the incubation period for coronavirus; people who remain well after 14 days are unlikely to be infectious.
cough alone does not mean someone must
After 7 days, if the first person to become ill feels better and no longer has a high temperature, they can return to their normal routine. If any other family members become unwell during the 14-day householdisolation period, they should follow the same advice - that is, after 7 days of their symptoms starting, if they feel better and
also return to their normal routine. Should a household member develop coronavirus symptoms late in the 14-day household-isolation period (for example, on day 13 or day 14) the isolation period does not need to be extended, but the person with the new symptoms has to stay at home for 7 days. The 14-day household-isolation period of infection the rest of the household could pass on, and it is not necessary to restart 14 days of isolation for the whole household. This will have provided a high level of of members of this household will provide very little additional community protection. At the end of the 14-day period, any family member who has not become unwell can leave household isolation. If any ill person in the household has not already sought medical advice, they should contact NHS 111 online. If your home has no internet access, you should call NHS 111. The cough may persist for several weeks in some people, despite the coronavirus infection
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continue to self-isolate for more than 7 days. Social Isolation For the well everybody now should be in social isolation. Unless you are going to buy food, medication or going to work (if you can’t work from home) then you should be at home. Any contact with anyone outside of household should only be conducted at a minium of 8 feet away. The best measurement is hold out your arm holding a mobile phone and it needs to be twice that… By following the science from Public Heath England we can all beat this by taking responsibility for own actions to save someones life. We can all be heroes. n
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EDUCATION
Parental responsibility
during lockdown Following senior minister, Michael Gove adding to the confusion of the nation, and already mixed messages to the public, from Government on new lockdown measures, Natalie Wiles, a chartered legal executive, at Langleys Solicitors, has added some further clarification on parental responsibility of separated and divorced families today during lockdown. “This is a very challenging time for all of us but for those parents and children in separated families it is a particular challenge. Of course, the first priority is the heath of your loved ones and other members of the public in this unprecedented situation. The government have now clarified that it is ok for children to spend time with each parent where there are separate households and that existing arrangements should be maintained. This will no doubt be a huge relief to many families. Communication between separated parents is vital in these difficult times. It is important to remember that both parents will usually share Parental Responsibility for any dependent child and that parents should keep each other informed in relation to the health and wellbeing of their children.
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