Key points:

The national shielding programme – will pause on Friday 31 July.

From this Friday, the 24th, it will be a legal requirement to wear a face mask/covering when we go into shops or supermarkets or travel on public transport.

Coronavirus testing centres

It’s essential that if you or another person you live with develops symptoms of coronavirus that you book a test as soon as possible. Testing is most effective as soon as symptoms emerge, and it also gives the maximum amount of time to trace close contacts so that they can isolate too.

Get a free NHS test to check if you have coronavirus.

Click on this link to access the Buckinghamshire Coronavirus Health and Wellbeing Survey.

The full newsletter is here.

Buckinghamshire Council’s Public Health team has launched its new ‘Buckinghamshire Coronavirus Health & Wellbeing Survey’. The survey aims to understand how residents in Buckinghamshire have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, including how the lockdown and its consequences have impacted their daily lives and health and wellbeing. The information collected through the survey will be used to help tailor the local recovery throughout the county following the impact of Coronavirus.

To complete the survey, please visit the ‘Your Voice Bucks’ website at :

yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com

By 29th July please!

Buckinghamshire’s adult learners can now return to face-to-face adult learning now that course venues have opened their doors across the county. In addition, the summer school programme has gone live, with course places starting in August now bookable on the Buckinghamshire Adult Learning website. More classes starting in September will be released at the beginning of August.

Buckinghamshire Council’s face-to-face adult learning courses have now restarted.

Full message from the Council.

Newsletter

Buckinghamshire libraries are looking forward to reopening their doors and welcoming customers back, with 22 libraries set to reopen on Monday 6 July.
Customers will find several changes to the services offered and the way the libraries operate. This is to ensure the safety of customers and staff at all times.
Book borrowing, computer hire, printing and information services will be available – but libraries will be unable to provide newspapers, study areas or group activities. In addition, to support the NHS Test and Trace initiative, staff will ask customers to provide contact details when they enter a library. However, this information will only be used for this purpose and will be destroyed after 21 days.

Full details are here.

Your actions count; together we can prevent the virus spreading, avoid a localised outbreak and protect Buckinghamshire.

That’s the message from Buckinghamshire Council as the country sees more restrictions than ever being lifted in the coming days. From this Saturday (4 July), facilities like libraries and outdoor play areas will start to reopen, and government guidance on meeting people outside your household is changing.

A reminder of key actions to stay safe