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COVID-19 Recovery Plan Update

Meeting: 28/09/2021 - Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee (Item 398)

COVID-19 Recovery Plan Update

To note the COVID-19 Recovery Plan update for Community Wellbeing.

Minutes:

The Joint Group Head, Community Wellbeing provided the Committee with details of how the services are recovering post COVID-19.

 

Community centres have reported that a large number of people have returned to the centres, particularly the OPAL Group that provides for elderly residents with high needs in the Borough. Benwell Centre, Sunbury has not reopened due to concerns from local residents about attending the centre.

 

Evening meals on wheels service that was introduced during the pandemic has continued.

 

The first tenants are moving into the Whitehouse Residential development on 06 October 2021.

 

The amount of rough sleepers in the Borough have reduced from 12 down to 2.