Free Online National Theatre

Twelfth Night with Tamsin Greig now for next 6 days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aig5ObghHS4

Frankenstein and Antony and Cleopatra coming up…

And free from the Royal Opera House – Gloriana from tonight for 14 days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJKWyY6dLgc&utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_April_Countdown_Gloriana_23April&utm_content=version_A&emailsource=50204

 

OnlineWorkshops

Starting on Monday 27 April –
Somerset Skills and Learning (SS&L) are running FREE Community Learning, Virtual Health and Wellbeing workshops, starting next week.  There are several dates and times available.  The first course is on Autism (4 week Course).  Click here for details.

Wednesday 29 April (21.30pm – 22.30pm) – Relaxation Workshop by SS&L
Click here for more details – free to learners aged 19+ and living in Somerset.

Friday 1 May (11am – 12.30pm) –  Enhance Social Enterprise Network’s LIVE webinar – how to use e-commerce and maintain customer contact 
This FREE webinar for Social Enterprises and community shops will help you to learn quick and simple ways to sell online and maintain customer contact. Aimed at non-technical people, it is delivered by a pioneering Social Enterprise, Cosmic.
Register here for this FREE event and you will be sent a link to join the Zoom webinar.

 

Free BT Tech Lessons

Message from BT.

We’ve partnered with ITV and some familiar faces to run a series of daily tech lessons over the next couple of weeks that’ll help you and your family stay connected. Now’s the time to share more than ever so if this doesn’t apply to you, forward on to someone who might need a helping hand with tech.
We’ll be covering various topics, including:

Monday 20 April: Getting your business online with Jake Humphry
Tuesday 21 April: Digital wellbeing with Fearne Cotton
Wednesday 22 April: Working from home with Clare Balding
Thursday 23 April: Family time online with David Walliams
Friday 24 April: Learning at home with David Walliams
Monday 27 April: Online banking with Angelica Bell
Tuesday 28 April: Safety online with Rochelle & Marvin Humes
And more.

When can I watch the lessons on ITV?

We’re showing one lesson, twice each day for the next couple of weeks, during the ad break for This Morning at around 10.10 and again, in the evening, during the ITV News ad break at around 18.40.
Don’t worry if you miss it, you can catch up and discover more tips at Top Tips on Tech.

We’ve got even more digital tech tips, guides and free courses online

We’re not just passionate about keeping you connected, we want people to feel confident and comfortable using digital technology. That’s why we’re committed to empowering 10 million people across the UK with tech skills by 2025.
We call this initiative Skills for Tomorrow.
Here you’ll find lots of guides, online courses, and resources for parents, work, business, teachers, and general everyday life.
We’re proud to be able to help bring the country together at this difficult time, connecting you to what matters most – each other.
Thanks, Your BT Team
Take care and stay safe.

Stay Home Get Food

The “very vulnerable” should by now have registered for preferential online ordering. This will reduce the work that village volunteers need to do. If you classify as “very vulnerable” and need help doing this please reply to this email.

 NEW Morrisons Doorstep Delivery of essential items is available to vulnerable and elderly members of the community, unable to go shopping in-store. Call 0345 611 6111 and select option 5 to place your order. Demand for this is high so it may take you several attempts to get through but we have managed it so keep at it.

Any order placed before 5pm they will aim to deliver the next day. In order to use this service you must live within 10 miles of a Morrisons store. There is an limit of three per item whilst using this service.

Deliveries will adhere to the current social distancing rules so to avoid contact we strongly encourage contactless card payments only, if this isn’t possible chip and pin card payments are available but no cash payments can be accepted.

Please see  https://my.morrisons.com/doorstep-deliveries/ for the list of essential items which you can order.

Timberscombe Post Office now has a selection of fresh fruit and veg in addition to the usual milk, eggs, cheese, bread, cakes, tinned and frozen food.

Sarah is very happy to get more if there is a demand for it. She has also offered to pick up other products from the suppliers if villagers let her know what they want. So, if you are struggling to get food please speak to Sarah.

Stuart Lowen Farm Shop delivers to Timberscombe on a Thursday. He can provide fruit and veg, poultry, game, sausages, bacon, cooked ham, milk, cheese and bread. There is no delivery charge provided the order is of a reasonable size.

If you would like him to deliver call him on 01643 706034 to place your order. Payments must be made by card over the phone.

Iceland If you are happy to go out but struggle to carry your shopping don’t forget Iceland will deliver products which you select in store.