Pilmeny Development Project: alternative service provision during COVID-19

Pilmeny Development Project (PDP) is offering a range of alternative service provision during COVID-19 for local people. Its referral form is here as Word document(YP and Family Support) and a PDF.

Older People and Carers

  • PDP Risk Register: has been developed to indentify and prioritise older people and/or carers who may need increased levels of support
  • Telephone Befriending/contact – Regular weekly ‘Social Contact’ calls (to address social isolation and loneliness) or more often, as needed.
  • Volunteers: Recruited from within PDP & Leith Timebank to assist with practical tasks, e.g. shopping, collection of prescriptions etc
  • Provision of regular Newsletter (articles on safety and health issues, crossword, home based activity ideas, handy tips) which is posted out to older people. Many of our older folk in Leith don’t have smart phones and are not online so it is really hard for them to get information or feel in touch.
  • Partnership working: liaise with potential key partners/agencies to help with any queries or concerns raised by older people, carers or families in the course of our work.
  • Development of information and additional support: as identified by older people needs.

Children, Young People and Families

  • PDP Risk Register: Data base has been developed for young people and families
  • Telephone Contact: Regular, weekly social contact with all individual group members.Additional and more frequent calls for higher risk young people, where required.
  • ‘Virtual’ Youth clubs: Activities to do at home, Health & Wellbeing (exercise, eating, dealingwith depression), youth issues and concerns
  • Alternative plans for our ‘Virtual’ Easter holiday Playscheme developed.
  • Volunteers – to provide practical help or support with basic tasks
  • Partnership working: Liaison with potential key partners and agencies to help with anyqueries or concerns raised by young people or their families.
  • Schools Work: Regular contact between PDP and Leith Primary School, 1-1 session withpupils via Zoom. Phone calls to parents that we currently support made on a weekly basis. The young people we are currently supporting have been invited to take part in virtual youth work sessions and activity packs are delivered by hand or sent out by post.

Please note – we have a new contact number as we are working remotely – 07375 918524. We can send out referral forms, in case you know of any older folk, volunteers, children, young people or families in NE Locality you think we could support or just get in touch! Stay Safe

Contact:

Anne Munro
Manager
Pilmeny Development Project
19-21 Buchanan Street
Leith, Edinburgh EH6 8SQ
PDP Mob: 07375 918524
Email: annemunro@btconnect.com www.pilmenydevelopmentproject.co.uk

Dryden Gait substation work completed

The new transformers have now been energised and the work has been completed along with the underground cabling work.

The contractors have now left the site and the road has been temporary reinstated of excavation on Dryden Gait this will be permanently reinstated once authorisation is given for Scottish Power Energey Network contractors to return after the COVID-19 crises are over.

Leith Central Community Council recieved an email from Scottish Power Energy Networks.

Coronavirus: Help in the Leith Central area

Leith Central Community Council business carries on.

City developments, in particular planning, transportation and environment, continue during the lockdown, however LCCC meeting agendas will also provide opportunity to discuss COVID-19 issues, as some community councillors are using their time to assist their local neighbourhoods.

There are also many groups working in the Leith Central area and across Edinburgh providing essential services and who would be grateful for support/business. Please consider them;

Foodbanks and free food delivery

  • Edinburgh North East Foodbank (Trussel Trust)
    • Require food & money donations. The local food drop-off point is at Tesco, 76 Duke Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8HL during store opening hours and Leith Theatre on Ferry Road 2.00 -5.00 daily.
    • Service users can access the foodbank at the following times (subject to change, please visit edinburghne.foodbank.org.uk/locations for latest info);
      • Monday – 13:00 – 14:30 (South Leith Parish Church)
      • Tuesday – 10:00 – 12:00 (North Leith Parish Church)
      • Tuesday – 13:00 – 14:30 (St Andrew’s Church)
      • Thursday – 10:00 – 11:30 (St Andrew’s Church)
      • Friday – 10:00 – 12:00 (North Leith Parish Church)
      • Friday – 15:00 – 17:00 (South Leith Parish Church)
  • Scran Academy
    • Delivering food parcels across all of north Edinburgh, sustained on donations of food and money.
  • Helping Hands
    • Delivering food parcels to Edinburgh, sustained on donations of food and money.

Edinburgh businesses remaining open

UK Government coronavirus advice in several languages

(copied from an email from Police Scotland)

The UK Government’s COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance

This includes information on staying at home in English, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh.

National helpline numbers for coronavirus

0800 111 4000 is a national helpline to provide essential assistance to those who don’t have a network of support but who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19. Those with health problems are re-directed to phone NHS 111 (dial 111) or the NHS Inform website. More information is on the Scottish Government Website.

0800 028 2816 was the original helpline. It remains live for general advice and guidance on COVID-19. It is non-clinical.

GP practices remain available during usual hours.

Emergency services are unchanged on 999.