Resources to support you during the Covid-19 crisis

 

Health advice:

• Ask NHS App: connects patients to their GPs

• Accessible health advice resources for the Covid-19 pandemic

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Wellbeing (exercise, mental health):

• Stay in, Work Out: Tips and advice on exercise at home.

• Mind: Advice on managing stress and self-isolation.

• Good News Blog: Positive stories to lift your spirits, from 
  Be Inspired Lewisham through GCDA

• Mindful Museum of Me: Turn your home into your very own museum with this            activity which focus on mental health and mindfulness.

• Befriending phone services: contact Ageing Well in Lewisham at  or VSL.

• Sadler’s Wells: Company of Elders online workshops and activities for over
  60s to dance along to in their own homes.

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Practical support (shopping, errands):

• Food shopping delivery service through VSL

• Lewisham Local: Best first stop for advice and support.

• Lewisham Mutual Aid groups: Find the group that is supporting  your local area in Lewisham.  

       Bellingham Mutual Aid

       Tel: 07762 119 359 (9am to 7pm)
       e-mail:  bellinghammutualaid@gmail.com

• Thames Water: payment support and FREE priority services during the coronavirus outbreak.

• Computer/ Internet/ IT assistance: Virtual Aid is a telephone service from Catbytes CIC. Contact Damian, ; 07939 288 079; 020 8314 4702.

• Green Doctors: FREE energy advice as we're all at home, using more energy. Phone, 08001691779. 

• Benefits and housing advice and services: Bench Outreach,  email admin@benchoutreach.com, or phone on 07586544206 Monday-Friday,
  10am-4pm.

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Regular zoom meetings during the outbreak:

• Healthwatch Lewisham: signposting, guidance and support

• Carers Lewisham: their coffee morning groups for carers are now online.
  Different times, for different neighbourhoods. email info@carerslewisham.org.uk.

Arts and community:

**(pictured right) Golden Pavilion (Kyoto, Japan), oil, by AWiL member and volunteer, Philip Crump

• National Theatre at Home: enjoy performances online while theatre is closed. 

• Local Small Business Directory: support small independent businesses through this
  crisis.

• Lewisham Wellbeing Map: This interactive map with has added an extra section re coronavirus which shows where help is available.

• 12 world-class museums you can visit online

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Volunteering opportunities in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

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