Sandwell Council

⚠⚠COVID-19 updates - Important message for older people 👴👵

Sandwell Council sent this bulletin at 16-10-2020 04:15 PM BST

A message for Sandwell residents

Councillor Maria Crompton, Sandwell Council's Deputy Leader, has an important update for residents on the government's new Tier 2 (Alert level: High) and urging residents to follow the new rules to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.

Please watch Councillor Crompton's video and visit our website for more information about the new government restrictions.

❗️❗️Please share this important message with your older relatives❗️❗️

There has been a sharp increase in the number of people over 65 testing positive for Covid-19.

This is a really worrying trend as these people are at higher risk of serious illness and death if infected with Covid-19.

If you have relatives in this age group, please ask them to stay at home as much as they can and help where you can.

If you do have to go out:

✋Wash your hands regularly
😷Wear a face covering
↔️Keep 2 metres apart from anyone you don't live with

We now have 14 Green Flag Awards in Sandwell

Sandwell has two new Green Flag Awards this year – with the Birmingham Main Line Canal and the Lions of the Great War memorial in Smethwick joining 12 other green spaces across the borough.

Each of these 14 sites have received the prestigious Green Flag. They are among more than 2,000 sites across the country to collect the award for 2020.

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces.

Live music streamed to your home

The 36th annual Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival starts today and runs until Sunday 25 October with 35 performances in 15 venues.

Enjoy live jazz in your living room. 🎼🎹🎤

We have some performances being live streamed from two of our Sandwell Libraries:

Wednesday 21 October at 7pm
Wednesbury Library
ALEX CLARKE QUARTET
Live Stream (no public admission)

Saturday 24 October 7.30pm
West Bromwich Central Library
THE JIM DANDIES
Live Stream (no public admission)

Both gigs will be live streamed on the Jazz Festival website.

Find out more and log in to see some fantastic live music performances:

Get a £500 grant if you are required to self-isolate and are eligible