CARESCO - Serving the community around Sawtry since 1982

COVID-19 Response

This page brings together information across CARESCO relating to our response during the COVID-19 pandemic along with some useful links to other relevant organisations and sources of information. Please click on an item in the list below to jump to the link you need. Follow these links to visit external websites (open new tabs) for more help - or just scroll down to see more.

CARESCO's Response

CARESCO COVID-19 Statement CARESCO's Sawtry Area COVID-19 Support ** New phone number ** CARESCO's Sawtry Area COVID-19 Support - stats from March-August 2020 Sawtry Foodbank

COVID-19 Vaccination

NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Cambs & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group Vaccination Guidance Wellside Surgery, Sawtry Lakeside Healthcare, Yaxley Caring Together - supporting family carers for vaccinations

Local Government Response

We Are Huntingdonshire Hub Cambridgeshire Together Keep Your Head (mental health support) Now We're Talking (mental health support) Heart and Soul Listening Service

Other Charities' Response Services

Care Network's Wellbeing Service Caring Together (Family carers) Age UK Cambs & Peterborough Royal Volunteering Service Alzheimer's Society Mind Lifeline (mental health helpline) Qwell (wellbeing support) Huntingdon Area Money Advice Citizens Advice Rural Cambs Cruise Bereavement Care Hunts Samaritans

National Response

NHS Advice NHS COVID-19 Contact Tracing App NHS Volunteer Responders Government Advice

International Response

World Health Organisation

COVID 19 Update - 29/01/21

While we remain under a national lockdown, we will continue to suspend most of our activities until further notice. However, we will continue to run the Sawtry Foodbank, the Sawtry Covid Response Team, and the Sawtry Eye magazine.

The government's guidelines for lockdown are now in place to control the number of Covid cases. We can all do our bit to stop Covid in its tracks and help bring virus levels down. Approximately 1 in 3 people who have coronavirus have no symptoms and could be spreading it without realising it.

Remember - ‘Hands. Face. Space.’

hands – wash your hands regularly and for at least 20 seconds
face – wear a face covering in indoor settings where social distancing may be difficult, and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet
space – stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings)
You should avoid all non-essential meetings and interactions

Don’t spread the virus. Protect our loved ones, the most vulnerable in our communities and the NHS to help us get back to the things we love sooner.

CARESCO continues to manage the local volunteer Sawtry Covid Response Team who have worked tirelessly over the past few months to support local people during lockdown and the ongoing restrictions. For details of the amazing service they have been providing, you can click here to see some of the stats involved from the end of March 2020 until August 2020. Thank you to this amazing team.

For links to other organisations who may be able to offer help and advice during the pandemic, please visit our dedicated COVID-19 page.

Sawtry Foodbank is continuing to serve those who need the support. They can be contacted on 07743 593863 or emailed at .

The Sawtry Eye magazine for February - March 21 has been published as usual and delivered house-to-house in the normal way. The Eye is also available to download from the Sawtry Eye page along with back issues to October 2008.

For all other general enquiries, please contact us or leave a message on the office answerphone 01487 832105 and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding