Bishopsteignton Lockdown Diary
As the village reaches the end of week five since the Government’s lockdown: last night’s Government announcement and other news. The thoughts and feelings of the village as it faces the thirty fifth day of lockdown. Logged in visitors can post their comments below.
While responses to the Coronavirus Lockdown develop over the next few weeks, we want to record thoughts and actions in Bishopsteignton one day at a time. Please leave two or three sentences and any images you may have in the comments section below. Tomorrow we shall lock these comments and publish Day Thirty-Six.
News since last nights announcement
Coronavirus: Top stories this morning – BBC Breakfast | BBC
Coronavirus: I refuse to risk second peak of infections – Boris Johnson speech Downing Street – BBC
Coronavirus: Spain eases lockdown measures to allow children outside – BBC News
Posts on social media by local businesses and organisations made on this day
The Ring of Bells
www.facebook.com/theringersinbishopsteignton/posts/563275020983015
The Hair Studio
www.facebook.com/HairStudioInBishopsteignton/posts/3148799018484739
Bishopsteignton Banter
www.facebook.com/BishopsteigntonBanter/posts/2799378850188007
www.facebook.com/BishopsteigntonBanter/posts/2798810016911557
www.facebook.com/BishopsteigntonBanter/posts/2798810016911557
Teignmouth Oracle
Last few days have been a lot of Skype/Zoom meetings with clients and projects I am involved with and matters arising as a result. Some of it very positive, some a bit stressful – but all positive in a way as the outcomes have all involved planning a way forward.
Can’t justify finding anything I can do or invoice for for a particularly significant client next month, or for the foreseeable future, unfortunately.
Been examining how existing and one new particularly exciting prospect in the tourist industry can navigate their/our way out of the present situation utilising their online presence. Been a pleasure to take on new and familiar responsibilities managing online marketing, social media, and publicity agencies as a result – which is not something I was expecting in the current climate!
One of the local links above has some interesting reactions in the comments section – indicative of feeling in these times, if not, perhaps, the necessary understanding.
Still eating my way through a ridiculous amount of potatoes I ordered a while back.
Made it through another day. Chocolate and wine becoming normality to congratulate myself! But also doing nice walks everyday (so hopefully conteracting some of the calories).
Online training course taking place for work tomorrow so fingers crossed it goes well. Sunflowers we planted are almost ready for repotting. Rain is due to arrive tomorrow which the garden will love but not being able to utilise for fresh air for daughter will make things another degree more challenging!! Aarrgg!
This beautiful poem was written by our own Bishopsteignton Angel, Fran Edwards, who speaks thanks from us all.
Bishop our Happy Place
Bishop is our happy place
A village made in Heaven
With stunning views and special people
The best there are in Devon
Rolling hills and woods and streams
And rivers running by
Moors and sea and estuaries
Beneath the clear blue sky
Then there came Corona
Something no one’s ever known
A virus that can spread so fast
We are all locked in at home
We are all here to help each other
With shopping, chats on the phone
But sometimes this is difficult for people on their own.
Thank goodness for our village angels
A group we know as BERT
With Elaine, Eddy, Roger and Nick
Working hard to ease the hurt
Another Angel’s Nikki
Just working all the time
Delivering food and groceries
So that everyone is fine
Angel Alison in the chemist
Working hard from morn to night
Getting prescriptions up to date
To make sure we are all alright
Then there’s Jane our vicar
The sweetest, kindest soul
Phoning her parishioners
And speaking kind words, that’s her goal
How we all miss the Chapels cafe
For our coffee, cake and chat
But Sue and Pete are coming round to us with cake
How very kind is that!
All in all we are so lucky to live here with so much love
Thank you to all who care for us
April 27th is my mother’s birthday. Although we don’t live in the same town any more (over two hours drive) I would normally have arranged to meet up, not necessarily the same day but around this time. Obviously this is not possible right now but it does bring things into focus when you must forgo celebrating what should be a happy day and make do with a phone call. Mondays are the one day we don’t open the shop so I try to do something special for myself as I have a bit more time. I recently bought myself (online) a new sketchbook so I took that into the quiet beer garden with a few drawing tools and sat in the sun to look around me for inspiration. I’m not a very confident artist but I did fill a couple of pages and I plan to use the sketches as inspiration for some textile work. I also had time to cook a hearty roast chicken dinner for the family and it was good to sit around the table together. It reminded me of the Sunday dinners we used to share with father-in-law and after he had become widowed and makes me think how fortunate we are to have at least our children with us at the moment.