Helen Flynn

Nidderdale Census Support Service–now also open on Census Day, 21st March

We are proud to be the only Census Support Service in Harrogate District and are already offering lots of help and support, as well as COVID-safe face-to-face appointments at our hub in Pateley Bridge, to help people fill in their form online. The period that the Census runs from is 1st March-4th May, and Census […]

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Village halls to remain closed until 17th May

Contrary to the government’s announcement on 22 February, village halls will not be able to reopen after Easter, except for a small number of permitted activities. They will instead have to wait until 17 May before they can be hired out for many functions including exercise classes, coffee mornings, performances and celebrations.  National charity ACRE

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Nidderdale playing its part in the national vaccination effort

The vaccination sites in Harrogate and Ripon have been keeping us all at Nidderdale Plus very busy, whether it is transporting people to their appointments, or providing teams of volunteers to help with marshalling at the site. Volunteer marshals We put out a survey, recruiting people to help at the vaccination centres, through our COVID

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COVID-19: Your Questions Answered by North Yorks NHS

Amanda Bloor, North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s Accountable Officer, will be taking part in a Covid-19 question and answer session hosted by North Yorkshire County Council at 7.30 on Wednesday 20 January. If you have any burning questions you want to ask about vaccinations, or other COVID matters, this would be an excellent event for

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Health leaders call for patience as COVID-19 vaccine rollout accelerates

Health leaders in North Yorkshire and York are urging people to be patient as the phased rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations accelerates. The NHS is currently offering the COVID vaccine to people most at risk from coronavirus. There is no need for patients to get in touch with their GP surgery – their surgery will contact

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Lockdown Mark 3: What you can and can’t do

The Prime Minister addressed the nation last night outlining a national lockdown in England. In summary: England will be entering a national lockdown, the Government is instructing people to stay at home and this will be backed up with legislation  People will be permitted to leave home for limited reasons, including shopping for essentials, work if you cannot

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NORTH YORKSHIRE MOVES INTO TIER 3 FROM 31ST DECEMBER

From 00:01 on 31st December, North Yorkshire and York moved into tier 3. For information on tier 3 restrictions please visit the .GOV.UK website. We are still awaiting more information about library regulations and whether browsing is allowed. Click and collect is still available as is booking computer time. We are still operating our community transport

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