PERTH AND SCONE
CERBERUS SECURITY SCOTLAND
A private security firm based in Perth is offering services to local businesses who may require help in undertaking security services and deliveries during the current climate.
We also have a 4x4 available for the harder to reach areas.
All members of the team have been security checked and hold a valid SIA licence.
If we can help in anyway or you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on 07429280671.
GIVE AND TAKE BOXES
Give and Take Food Boxes have been popping up around North Inch and Muirton thanks to an initiative by North Inch and Muirton Community Council and Zero Waste Perth.
Local residents are being asked to contribute what they can in terms of nonperishables to fellow residents who are at-risk and in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are boxes at: Riverside Church; Tulloch Co-op; North Muirton Co-op; near the Premier store at the junction of Florence Place and Balhousie Street; Dunkeld Road near the shops (across from Rae Place); Gowans Terrace at Perth Grammar School; Gowans Terrace near St John’s Campus; Barrack Street in front of the BP garage; Dunkeld Road in front of Asda; the junction of Atholl Street and Barossa Street.
Any local groups or businesses interested in hosting a box can get in touch by private message through either Zero Waste Perth’s Facebook page or via the North Inch and Muirton Community Council’s Facebook page.
Anyone not on Facebook can email: nimcc365@gmail.com
KINNOULL HOTLINE
Kinnoull Parish
Church, St Mary’s
Monastery and
Kinnoull, Gannochy and Kinnoull
Community Council have set up a hotline to try and provide support for people in need in the area across the Tay from Perth city centre.
Loving Your Neighbour has a hotline number - 07521654105 - for older people in isolation wanting either to talk or to get essential shopping or medication delivered to their homes.
LETHAM COMMUNITY FRIDGE
The Community Fridge4All will be run for the benefit of Letham residents and is part of a growing movement of community fridges across the UK.
The fridges help to reduce good food going to waste and allows high-quality, fit for consumption produce to be
PERTH
Five main groups have now been established in Perth to support those selfisolating during the coronavirus crisis.
Each group is offering assistance to those in isolation with shop and drop (or access to community fridges), prescription collections and friendly telephone calls.
The work is being supported by Perth and Kinross Council Health and Social Care Partnership.
The groups are: Perth City North (covering Letham, Tullloch, Fairfield, Muirton, North Muirton and Bertha Park); Perth City Centre; Perth City South (covering Craigie, Friarton, Moncrieffe and Cherrybank); Perth City East (covering Bridgend, Kinnoull and Gannochy); Perth City West (covering the Western Edge and Oakbank).
A dozen local community organisations have joined together to create the different groups.
The groups involved are: Bridgend, Gannochy and Kinnoull Community Council; Kinnoull Parish Church; Letham4All; Loving Your Neighbour Group; National Christian Outreach Centre (The Mustard Seed); North Muirton Community Council; North Perth COVID-19 Group; Perth Baptist Church; Perth North Church; Riverside Church; St Mary’s Monastery; Tulloch Net.
For support contact: Perth City North and Perth City Centre northperthcv19help@gmail.com or 01738 444061; Perth City South - office@ pwamm.com or 01738 269792; Perth City East - 07521654105; Perth City West - care@perthbaptistchurch.org.uk or 07394177185.
PERTH FARMERS’ MARKET
A number of Perth Farmers’ Market traders are still taking orders and deliveries through the crisis. These are:
• Aberdeenshire Highland Beef - aberdeenshire highlandbeef.com
• Allan’s Chilli P r o d u c t s allanschillproducts. co.uk
• Ann Davidson Butcher – 01357 521251
• Arran Cheese - johnmuircountrystore. com
• Bourtree Jams and Preserves jackie.macintyre88@ btinternet.com
• Cairn O’Mhor - cairnomohr.com
• Casella and Polegato - casella-polegato.co.uk
• Caurnie Soap - caurnie.com • Charlotte Flower Chocolates - charlotteflowerchocolates.com
• Eden Mill - edenmill.com
• Falls of Dochart Smokehouse - fallsofdochartsmokehouse.co.uk
• Green’s Granola - contact@ greensgranola.co.uk
• Hubertus Game - hubertusgame.com • Hugh Grierson Organic - hughgrierson.co.uk
• Lindores Abbey Distillery - lindoresabbeydistillery.com
• Ochil Fudge Pantry ochilfudgepantry.co.uk
• Perthshire Preserves perthshirepreserves.co.uk - -
• Puddledub - puddledub.co.uk
• St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese - info@standrewscheese.co.uk
• Simply Flo - simplyflo.co.uk • Strathearn Cheese - strathearncheese. co.uk
• Summer Harvest - http://www. summerharvestoils.co.uk/buy-rapeseedoil/
• Wild Hearth Bakery wildhearthbakery.com
PERTH GOSPEL HALL
Soup kitchens on Mondays (Thimblerow car park) and Wednesdays (Letham) are currently cancelled, but anyone who normally attends, or any others in the community who are struggling, can contact us and we’ll drop a bag of groceries off on their doorstep.
Update videos and online sermons are posted on our Facebook page and website throughout the week, and an online Sunday school is posted up for children on Sundays at 2.30pm.
If anyone would like us to pray for them, please get in touch.
More information at www. perthgospelhall.com and www.facebook. com/perthgospelhall
Contact through these sites, email info@goodnewsperthshire.com or text /call 07584099498.
PERTH KINNOULL PARISH CHURCH
Rev Graham Crawford has been live streaming worship now for over a year and is continuing to live stream a 20 – 30 minute services of meditations and prayers every Sunday at 10.30am.
It is available for the whole week however through the “watch again” feature. To access this go to www. kinnoullparishchurch.co.uk and click on worship and follow the links.
He is also doing a midweek thought for the day through the church Facebook page.
SOUTH PERTH CITY - NATIONAL CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTRE
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Around centre at Riggs Road, Craigie, Moncrieffe, Friarton, Oakbank and Western Edge).
A bank of volunteers that can assist with telephone calls, shop and drop and prescription collection. Call 01738 639792 between 10am and 4pm.
SDCC HELPERS - SCONE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL
• Shopping and essential supplies, including medicines
• Cooking for those in need • Checking up on those needing support or a friendly voice
• Translation
Email SDCC-helpers@hotmail.com or call 07595 242283, 11am – 4pm, Monday to Saturday. For prescriptions delivery in Scone, please phone Davidsons Chemist directly on 01738 551769. See https:// www.facebook.com/sdcc.helpers.1 for more information.
Local community support – volunteers – supports – drivers, see the Braco and Greenloanuing Life Facebook page.
STRATHEARN JAC – YOUNG FARMERS
Fifty members offering support to anybody that needs it. Call Hannah Graham, secretary on 07938593754.
COMRIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Has set up a helpline and volunteers are manning a phoneline in the church.
Volunteers are supporting individuals with shopping, dog walking, friendly chat over the phone etc.
The helpline number is 01764 679555.
ACP CONNECT AUCHTERARDER PARISH CHURCH
Coordinating local support and helping people with shopping, friendly chat etc. Email Admin@auchterarderparish.org or call 07467793061/ 01764 660152 or Rev Dr Lynn McChelry on 01764 662399 or Rev Iain Paton on 01764 682234.
DUNNING COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Coordinating local support - see the CC Facebook page.
MADDERTY COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Local volunteers available for: shop and drop, prescription collection, taking vulnerable residents to appointment, remote IT support. See www.madderty. org, call 01764 683833 or email help@ Madderty.org.uk
MUTHILL VOLUNTEERS
A network of volunteers has been organised in Muthill by Corrina Robertson and Dee Taylor. Volunteers are allocated to a specific street and have leafleted each house in their area offering to help collect shopping or medicines and giving their phone contact details. All streets in Muthill are covered and there is a reserve list of volunteers if some have to self-isolate.
Contact Corrina Robertson on 07826849375
MUTHILL PARISH CHURCH
The church operates a network of care whereby the church elders are allocated a section of the congregation. The elders are in contact with their members, especially at this time to provide support to those who need it. Some of the church groups are staying in contact through social media and conferencing software and the weekly service is being published on YouTube.
If you are self-isolating or trying to reduce social contact and you need some assistance, please feel free to call or text and someone will be able to help you with picking up shopping or urgent supplies. See www.pitcairngreen.net/ for contact information.
BANKFOOT COVID-19 MUTUAL AID GROUP
Currently forming group and gathering volunteers to support Bankfoot/ Auchtergaven Community Council area.
This will incluide shopping, dog walking, collecting prescriptions, posting mail, separated walks, gardening and online resource learning.
See the Bankfoot Community Facebook page or email: bankfootcovid19@gmail. com
LUNCARTY SUPPORT GROUP
Volunteers supporting local community with various tasks such as shopping and collecting prescriptions.
Call: Frank Stevenson on 07794 152747; Terri McAllister on 07595641860; Sharon McKinnon on 07534012474; Lyn MacKintosh on 07904 537065; Angela Loudon on 07786721366
LUNCARTY FC YOUTH SOCCER SCHOOL
In partnership with Spar UK, the club will deliver essential provisions from the Luncarty Spar shop to your homes.
Contact Dave Summers on 07739045478 or see www.facebook.com/ luncartymemorial
MURTHLY, CAPUTH, AIRNTULLY AND SPITTALFIELD
WhatsApp group has been set up for volunteers using door to door flyer in response to any need required.
Leaflets are available to share on lamp posts and at the shop for circulation.
Volunteers are supporting vulnerable and self-isolated households with food deliveries and various needs.
Volunteers also required to support with local Nisa (stocking shelves and as requirement)
For Airntully see the Murthly Village Facebook or email jamie@butterstone. com
For Caputh see the Caputh Village Hall Facebook page or email racheldrury1@ gmail.com
For Spittalfield see the Walkin Cafe Facebook page or email kmtodd@ outlook.com
For Murthly see the Murthly Village Facebook page or email paulcromey@ btinternet.com
STANLEY TIME BANK
You can contact Perth CAB through our website at www.perthcab.org.uk or by email at per-advice@perthcab.org.uk
If you do not have access to the internet you can ring us on 01738 450580 but please be aware that our telephone line is very busy.