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A quiet Winter Garden and the Sheffield spheres
England will enter a full lockdown on Thursday November 5. The measures will be introduced at 00:01 GMT on Thursday and remain in place until Wednesday 2 December. Click the button below for more information.
Pinstone street
Following the Government’s announcement of a second national lockdown from Thursday 5th November, many businesses and venues will be forced to close under the new restrictions. Click the button below for full details including support available for affected businesses.
Greg Fell video Sheffield's position statement 4/11
Our Director of Public Health, Greg Fell gives us Sheffield's current position statement in the video above.
Mass testing
You may have read the Liverpool is to undergo mass testing. You can read Greg Fell's statement on mass Covid-19 testing by clicking the button below.
Positive Covid-19 cases graph
The graph above shows the change in the seven-day average of people testing positive relative to 100,000 of population, which increases to a high-point of 500 cases in early October, before fluctuating between 400 and 500 cases between 8 October and 27 October.
Click the button below for more Government data for Sheffield's Covid-19 testing.
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Community helpline
There is lots of support available to help you through lockdown. If you need help with shopping, medication collection, social contact or urgent support, please call our Community Helpline on 0114 273 4567.
For full details of all the other support available – including for drugs, alcohol, domestic abuse, money, homelessness, foodbanks, and more – please click the button below.
little girl shields her face with a bruised hand
Social distancing and social isolation can be hard for everyone. For people living in a situation where they are experiencing domestic abuse and violence from someone at home the current situation is likely to make things worse.
However, people need to know that they are not alone. The police and specialist services are still here to help them. Click the button for full details of support.
Class room with snacks on plates on tables
Last week we sent 22,000 families a letter with a voucher e-code providing access to free school meals.
If anyone is experiencing problems with accessing the Edenred website link please go to the Edenred Compliments page or contact our customer service team on 0114 273 4567.
More information on the October half term free school meals at the link below.
Sheffield Mind are running their Listening Line phone support service. They offer conversation and signposting to people aged 50+ who are anxious, lonely or isolated. Mon-Fri 10-4pm 0114 312 2209 or info@sheffieldmind.co.uk to book a call-back.
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Fireworks
Don’t play with fire this Bonfire Night. Stay safe and know the guidance and restrictions;
- Bonfires & firework displays are not allowed in any public setting
- Avoid having bonfires in private gardens
- You must not meet with other households indoors or in private gardens
- Fireworks are banned after midnight on Bonfire Night
South Yorkshire Fire have said they would rather people didn't have bonfires, click the button below for their advice.
the cenotaph at Brakers Pool
This year, Sheffield will pay its respects to those who gave their lives for their country by streaming a commemoration service online on Remembrance Sunday.
Due to coronavirus crowd restrictions, traditional Remembrance Sunday parades on Sunday, November 8, will not go ahead. Click the button below for full details of how to watch and listen.
McFly with Pudsey bear
Take part in The Big Bubble Singalong for Children in Need. Tune into BBC Radio Sheffield at 10am on Monday 9th November. Then – along with everyone else in your Covid-19 safe bubble – sing along with the radio to McFly’s song ‘Happiness’. Full info on how to take part at the button below.
The city’s autumn and winter large-scale public events, such as Out of This World and the Christmas Light Switch-on will not go ahead this year, to help protect people from the Coronavirus. Find out the latest autumn and winter event information on our website.
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