Cost of living support
Colchester City Council is providing support for residents facing the cost of living crisis.
Colchester City Council is providing support for residents facing the cost of living crisis.
Date issued: 4 November 2020
The Leader of the Council, Cllr Mark Cory, and the group leaders of the Liberal Democrat, Labour, Conservative and Highwoods Independent groups, Cllr Martin Goss, Cllr Tina Bourne, Cllr Paul Dundas and Cllr Beverley Oxford, have issued the following joint statement…
The Prime Minister’s announcement that new restrictions will come into force in England tomorrow (5 November) is a difficult but necessary response to the worrying surge in the rates of Covid transmission seen across the country in recent weeks.
We recognise the toll these latest measures will take on businesses and the impact they will have on our personal freedoms, but it is a move that the council must reluctantly support if we want to keep our residents safe and protect the NHS.
You have our assurance that this council will to do everything it possibly can – just as we have done throughout this pandemic – to slow the spread of Covid-19, protect the most vulnerable in our communities and support businesses.
That means continuing to work across the political spectrum and with our officers to help protect residents and staff and keep key services running.
We know, because we have seen it repeated across the borough since this crisis began, just how adaptable and resilient our communities have been in the face of unprecedented measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus. It is something we can all be rightly proud of and grateful for, but we cannot take our accomplishments for granted. As harsh as these new measures seem, we are a long way from ending this terrible pandemic and so we must all continue to play our part in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.
That means, from Thursday, everyone must stay at home and may leave only for a limited set of reasons, which include:
This means:
We will be maintaining all our key frontline services. However, the following services are disrupted or will be closed from tomorrow for the duration of the national lockdown:
Closed:
Disrupted:
You can view what services are affected on our online Council Service updates webpage www.colchester.gov.uk/coronavirus/service-updates/
We want to reassure residents that recycling and rubbish collections will still take place as usual (except textile recycling, which remains suspended).
We will continue to coordinate and support efforts across our communities to assist those older and vulnerable residents who will need to isolate themselves during Lockdown II.
And, just as we have been doing since this pandemic began, we will continue to press the Government to provide as much support as possible for those businesses affected.
Many people in this great borough will do the right thing. However, there are others who are developing 'Covid fatigue' and those who think the rules somehow do not apply to them. We want everyone to play their part in the fight against the spread of coronavirus.
Please do it for your family, do it for your friends, do it for yourself and do it for your community.
Page last reviewed: 4 November 2020
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