Dissolution of Prescription & Grocery Initiative
A joint letter from St Osyth Parish Council and St Osyth Parish Church to residents:
Dear Resident, it is now nearly twelve weeks since the Parish Magazine was pushed through letter boxes with the bright orange cover. This was the beginning of lockdown. As you know, the Parish Council and Church used the cover of the magazine to give information about the deliveries of groceries and prescriptions to the elderly and vulnerable in the forthcoming weeks.
This services has been used to very well.
To date there have been 779 grocery deliveries comprising of 1,948 bags, and 645 prescription deliveries.
It is excellent that with the help of many volunteers we have been able to support so many people in a time of real need. However, the Government’s recent announcement to ease lockdown means that everyone can now get out more and relatives who have had to stay away can now meet up and help each other. Many of our volunteers too are returning to work in accordance with the new guidelines. So, after Friday 19th June we will cease delivering groceries and prescriptions.
Before taking this decision we made extensive enquiries to ensure that the residents who still need help and support can access it. There is a great deal of help available now which is so different from when we started delivering groceries and prescriptions on the 23rd March.
We would like to thank, on your behalf a very warm thanks to the staff of NISA Stores, Premier Stores and Boots the Chemist for their unfailing help and support that they have given during the last twelve weeks to ensure that deliveries have been made so that your worries about receiving groceries and prescriptions have been alleviated.
The heroes of the past twelve weeks have undoubtedly been the volunteers, both those in the Parish Office who have taken all the requests and those who have delivered them. they have all been brilliant and we owe them a great deal. They have indeed proved that ‘Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much’ and that during this difficult and unprecedented time the reserves of human kindness have not run dry.
Thank you to them all.
SUPERMARKETS COVID – 19, CURRENT DELIVERIES AND FOOD BOXES OFFER 20.4.20.
TESCO – Existing customers already registered and those who cannot shop safely in store and who do not have any network of support.
Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
Free phone number: 0800 9177359. Slots cannot be guaranteed but Tesco will do their best to prioritise them
MORRISONS – Deliveries for elderly, vulnerable and shielding customers and those not able to visit the store and who do not have access to the internet.
Can select from 46 essential items including:
milk, butter, eggs, potatoes, pasta, bananas, cornflakes and flour
Pay for delivery on the doorstep with your chip and pin card
Shopping will be dropped off at the doorstep and not be taken into the house
Also offering selection of pre packed food boxes. Prices start from £30. Order online www.morrisons.com/food-boxes/boxes
Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
Click & Collect and how to access www.morrisons.com/help/online-shopping/click-and-collect/#how-does-morrisonscom-click-and-collect-work
- Log in to your account, and select a location and collection time slot that suits you.
- Complete your shop online as usual.
- Head to the Click & Collect collection point at your chosen collection time.
- Once you’ve arrived, let us know you’re here by following the steps via the link in either your email or text message confirmation.
- They will then bring your shopping out to your car
Volunteer shopping Cards https://morrisons.cashstar.com/store/recipient?locale=en-gb – there are 2 options
- eGift, you can select an amount and an email address of your volunteer
- Gift card, you can select an amount along with your volunteers address and a physical card which will be posted
Free phone number 0345 611 6111 and select option five
SAINSBURYS – Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
Volunteer shopping E-Gift card https://sainsburysgiftcard.co.uk/
- Select amount
- Complete name and email address
- Request delivery date
- Use via smart phone or print off
M&S – Offering selection of pre packed food boxes. Prices start from £15. Order online
Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
Volunteer shopping E-Gift Card
- Select “We’re all in this together” e-gift card
- Select the amount
- Specify email address yours or volunteers
- Pay by scanning barcode via smart phone or print off
www.marksandspencer.com/l/gifts/food-boxes
www.marksandspencer.com/all-in-this-together/p/p60282075
CO-OP – Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
ALDI – Aldi Food Parcel, £24.99 including delivery. 22 essential food and household items.
Order on line while stocks last www.aldi.co.uk/food-parcels
LIDL – no offers
ICELAND – Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
ASDA – Prioritising customers on the government list, who have received a letter from the NHS and registered on the GOV.UK website
Asda will email vulnerable customers to offer them first access to delivery slots and then can have repeat slots
Volunteer shopping Card e-gift – https://cards.asda.com/volunteer
Complete the form and add to basket and checkout. The Recipient will then receive the Volunteer Shopping Card electronically via e-mail which can be spent in any Asda store by printing it or displaying on a smart phone. You can also choose to enter yourself as the recipient and forward e-mail at a later date to your volunteer shopper if you would prefer
