Information & Support


Welcome to the Covid-19 Support Page
This page is intended to consolidate information about the support available to businesses and individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic, and provide quick link to more detailed information about accessing that support. All information is as published by its providers, and is not verified in any way by the publishers of this website; be aware at all times of your cyber-security, national advice on which can be found here.
The links are classified below by the various sources of this support, namely:
- Local Initiatives
- Mental Health Care
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- D2N2 Local Enterprise Council
- Chambers of Commerce
- Central Government and the NHS
- The World Health Organisation
- Other Organisations
If you have information/contact details you would like to add to this page, please notify us here; many thanks.
And remember, it is the responsibility of every enterprise or club to perform a risk assessment in relation to Covid-19, taking note of the general guidance here, and the specific Government pandemic advice to be found here.
Local Initiatives
"Community Conversations"
Collingham and its neighbouring villages and settlements enjoys a rich mixture clubs, organisations and activities, details of which can be found on this website here.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, these have been provided with a weekly opportunity to attend online virtual meetings, at which the latest state-of-play locally gets discussed, and organisational representatives outline initiatives they have underway to assist the local community. Links to these initiatives are provided below.
Everyone in the local community is welcome to participate in, and make contributions to, these weekly online get-togethers; if you are not currently on the e-mail list for the meetings, please register your interest here. The meetings are held using the Zoom virtual-meetings platform, which can be accessed via the following links:
- Download at: https://zoom.us/support/download
- Register for a free account: https://zoom.us/signup
Recordings of these conversations are available here:
- 8th October 2020
- 10th September 2020
- 13th August 2020
- 6th August 2020
- 30th July 2020
- 23rd July 2020
- 16th July 2020
- 9th July 2020
- 2nd July 2020
- 25th June 2020
- 18th June 2020
- 11th June 2020
- 4th June 2020
- 28th May 2020
- 20th May 2020
- 13th May 2020
- 6th May 2020
Local Support Organisations
- Collingham Rural Advice Centre - contact via [email protected] or ring 01636 893241
- Collingham Befriending Service - contact Cheryl on 01636 674521
- Collingham Methodist Church - contact Revd. [email protected]
- Collingham Assistance - see flyer at the top of this page
- Collingham Coronavirus Facebook Group
- Collingham Food Pantry - see flyer at the top of this page
- Collingham Facebook Group
- Collingham Co-workers Facebook Group
- Collingham Tennis Club - see download link at foot of page
Mental Health-care
- NHS Notts - Help in a crisis
- NHS - Survival Guide for young adults written by young adults
- Notts County Council guidelines
- Mental Health Support - see download at foot of page
Personal Security
- Police Guide
- National Fraud Alert - download link at foot of page
Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Covid-19 Information Page - (see updates here)
- Advice for Residents & Businesses - see attachment below
- Humanitarian Assistance Response Team
- Help and support for residents
- Financial support for businesses
- Financial support for residents
Nottinghamshire County Council
- Nottinghamshire Coronavirus Community Support Hub (see updates here)
- Offer to volunteer
- Support available
- Guidance when using voluntary support
- Free parking permits for key workers & volunteers
- How to avoid Covid-19 scams
- Community Fund
- Schools' support for front-line workers
- "Thank our children" initiative
- "Thank You Thursdays"
- Recycling Centre arrangements
- Advice for Businesses
- Health Protection Regulations 2020 - See download below
- Update Bulletins:
- Amenities Updates:
- Country Parks
- Green Spaces
- Library opening hours - Attachment below
D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership
- Covid-19 Overview & Guidance
- Remote Working
- Business Webinars
- Covid-19 Business Assistance
- Redeployment Triage Service
- Personal & Business Financial Resources Service
- The Business Resilience Programme (and numerous links to associated support)
Chambers of Commerce
- East Midlands Chamber:
Central Government & the NHS
- The latest NHS advice
- Government Guidance
- Protect Yourself & Others
- Applying for a Test
- Health & Well-being
- Travel
- Employment & Money
- Working Safely
- Businesses
- General Overview
- Financial Support
- Non-financial Support
- Business Support Helpline
- Additional Self-Employed Support
- Schools, Education & Childcare
- Volunteering & Offering Help
- Timeline for retailing to re-open
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
Other Organisations
- Cellmark (private COVID-19 testing)
- Certified B Corporation resources hub
- Bright Ideas Fund
- RHG Consulting Webinars
- Innovation Funding Workshop
- University of Nottingham Adult Online Education
- Derby University: Are offering:
- Live webinars open for registration taught by academic experts with extensive industry experience:
- Self-guided online courses offering the flexibility to learn at your own pace:
- And coming soon:
Attachments (as referenced above)
