City of Bradford VE Day 75 at home

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Celebrate VE Day 75 at home Due to the coronavirus pandemic, community celebrations that were due to take place on the bank holiday weekend (8-10 May) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day have had to be cancelled. Just because these celebrations are no longer taking place doesn’t mean that we can’t all mark this momentous day in other ways from the safety of our own homes. Whatever your plans, please follow all the government’s guidelines to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. You can find more advice and local information on our dedicated coronavirus page. Schedule for Friday 8 May the 75th Anniversary of VE Day: A two minutes silence at 11am At 2.55pm a special video will be broadcast across our social media pages of lone pipers playing the lament Battle’s O’er and a piece of music specially commissioned to mark VE Day 75 A toast to the nation will take place at 3pm, please raise your own toast by saying the following words “To those who gave so much, we thank you.” From 3pm a special service will be broadcast on Bradford Cathedral’s You Tube channel The Queen’s national address will be broadcast on BBC One at 9pm and people are being encouraged to join the nation in singing the Dame Vera Lynn song ‘We’ll Meet Again’ following this. How you and your family can join in and celebrate from home We have compiled the following ideas and resources to help you to hold your own celebrations at home and also to help people to reflect on the enormous sacrifice, courage and determination of people from all walks of life and backgrounds who saw us through. Ways to join in and celebrate Decorate your home and garden - Print out and make bunting Take part in the BBC Great British Bunting campaign Print out a poster to colour in Make some wartime food here are over 100 recipe ideas to try Ideas for how to have a VE Day party at home Host your own party at home pack (Spotify Playlist, sing-along, learn the Lindy hop) Download the Celebrate at Home Pack from the charity Combat Stress Learn to play a specially commissioned tune from this sheet music and share your video with us on our social media using #BradfordVEDay75 Take part in a live-stream event from the Royal British Legion sharing stories and memories from the Second World War, as well as recognising the difficulties people are experiencing today. Bradford Cathedral will be hosting online services and have activities for families and children to do at home. Discover and share your history Use the Bradford Photo Archive to explore Bradford’s past. Share your family’s photos and stories from WW2 on our social media pages using #BradfordVEDay75 Yorkshire Film Archive video of the VE Day Civic Service in Bradford A Pathé Video of Winston Churchill in Bradford (1942) Explore the Imperial War Museum Explore The National Archives Explore The National Army Museum The Ancestry website is offering free searches – free 4th – 10 May Read about participants from the Indian subcontinent in the Second World War Read about Caribbean participants in the Second World War Read about African participants in the Second World War Ideas for children Take part in Dan Snow’s creative challenge to think about how you would tell the story of VE Day today Listen to Katy Parker and The House That Cried read by author Margaret Mulligan, a story set in WW2 for families with children from 9 to 12 years. Text and activity sheets to accompany the story.  Check under the History section In the spirit of make-do-and-mend you could make bunting from old clothes, magazines, scrap paper or cardboard to decorate your windows / fence / door / kitchen Learn and sing some WW2 songs to sing Pack up your troubles, We’ll meet again Royal British Legion has developed teaching resources for Key stage 2 & 3 and for home schooling Do you need help or support? If you need help or have a particular need please ring and talk to one of our friendly team who will take some details and pass them onto the relevant service. Call 01274 431000. We can help by: picking up shopping delivering a food parcel to eligible people ringing for a friendly chat problem solving See our website for more information about local support and volunteering to help others. Are you concerned about someone's safety? If you have a concern about the safety of a child or a vulnerable adult, do not keep it to yourself. Report your concern on the Safer Bradford website. We’re available 24/7, 365 days a year. Or call: For children 01274 435600 (01274 431010 out of office hours) For adults 01274 431077 (01274 431010 out of office hours) If someone is at immediate risk of harm call 999 Don’t think, “What if I’m wrong?”. Think, “What if I’m right!” Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives Only go outside for food, health reasons or essential work Stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people Wash your hands as soon as you get home Stay safe while out for exercise Please follow the Government’s advice when leaving your home for exercise and observe the 2 metre rule for staying a safe distance apart. For more information about where you can walk in the Bradford district, and how to stay safe while you do so, visit our public green space and rights of way guidance page. Use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service Only call 111 if you cannot get help online. Use the NHS 111 online service if: you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home your condition gets worse your symptoms do not get better after 7 days Use the 111 online coronavirus service at 111.nhs.uk/covid-19/ Helpful links Government advice: what you need to do NHS coronavirus advice and information Bradford district coronavirus advice and information Support for businesses

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Subscribe to Covid-19 email updates During the coronavirus pandemic we are regularly sending important email updates to people and businesses in the Bradford District. You are not currently subscribed to our coronavirus emails so you have been missing out on these updates. But you can easily subscribe now and join the 15,000 people who have signed up in the past few weeks. You can choose whether you get our coronavirus updates for local residents or for businesses or both. Subscribe now Below you can see a summary of some of the recent updates we have sent to subscribers of our coronavirus emails. Health, care and support services are #StillHereToHelp Health, care and support services in the Bradford District have launched a campaign to reassure people that they’re still here to help – albeit with some changes to their normal routines. This is the message from doctors and care professionals who are concerned that some people, who are unwell with symptoms unrelated to coronavirus, or who are in need of other types of care and support, are unsure how to get help or are not seeking it in fear that they are over-burdening services. Read more Road markings tribute to Bradford district NHS workers Our Highways team have worked with our road-marking contractors Jointline Ltd to create lovely messages of support and thanks on the roads outside the district's hospitals - Bradford Royal Infirmary, St Luke's Hospital and Airedale General Hospital. Read about this on our website and see the photos on our Facebook page or on our Instagram account. Business rates grants Quickly paying Covid-19 business rates grants continues to be one of the council’s top priorities. Additional staff have been brought into our business rates team which has worked through weekends and public holidays to carefully carry out the checks required by government and transfer the funds.  To date we have paid out over £44 million in business support grants and will continue to support local businesses in every way we can. For information and advice on support for business visit the business support pages our website. Read more Do you need help or support? If you need help or have a particular need please ring and talk to one of our friendly team who will take some details and pass them onto the relevant service. Call 01274 431000. We can help by: picking up shopping delivering a food parcel to eligible people ringing for a friendly chat problem solving See our website for more information about local support and volunteering to help others. Read more Are you concerned about someone's safety? If you have a concern about the safety of a child or a vulnerable adult, do not keep it to yourself. Report your concern on the Safer Bradford website. We’re available 24/7, 365 days a year. Or call: For children 01274 435600 (01274 431010 out of office hours) For adults 01274 431077 (01274 431010 out of office hours) If someone is at immediate risk of harm call 999 Don’t think, “What if I’m wrong?”. Think, “What if I’m right!” Report a concern Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives Only go outside for food, health reasons or essential work Stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people Wash your hands as soon as you get home Use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service Only call 111 if you cannot get help online. Use the NHS 111 online service if: you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home your condition gets worse your symptoms do not get better after 7 days Use the 111 online coronavirus service at 111.nhs.uk/covid-19/ Helpful links Government advice: what you need to do NHS coronavirus advice and information Bradford district coronavirus advice and information Support for businesses Don't miss our updates - subscribe now Subscribe now to make sure you get our next coronavirus email update for people of the Bradford District. Subscribe now

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Coronavirus - impact on Bradford Libraries All our libraries are closed until further notice, in an effort to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. We wanted to share some information with you. Renewals and returns You will not be charged for the late return of any items during the period that the libraries are closed. Please hold onto any items you currently have on loan and do not try to post them through letter boxes or leave them outside libraries. Online Services Free E-Books, E-Audiobooks, E-Magazines and E-Newspapers Whilst our libraries are closed, you can always use our digital library. We have access to thousands of magazines and newspapers, including todays editions, via our PressReader App https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/library-services-online/e-newspapers-and-e-magazines/ You can access our Ebook service here: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/library-services-online/e-books/ To use these services you will need your library card number and PIN. Not a Member??? If you know someone who would like to use these services, but is not a member of the library, they can join online and we will email their library card number and PIN. You can access our online joining form here: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/library-services-online/join-the-library-form/ Home Access to Find My Past In light of the challenging circumstances we are all facing, Findmypast would like to provide remote access to your library subscription via username and password. Username: Bradford_Local_Studies_Library@findmypast.co.uk Password: FMP2020 These details can be entered into the 'Sign In' page: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/sign-in Some things to be aware of: Users will not be able to log into their personal Findmypast account to use the library subscription as they normally would via IP address recognition whilst in the library premises. Online Book Group Why not join our new online book group or start your own using our Borrowbox ebook service. These book group books can borrowed by up to 500 people at one time and a new book will be selected for discussion, and available to borrow, every two weeks and you can join in the chat and let us know your thoughts on our Facebook group #LibrariesFromHome  or in our forum https://bradlibsbookgroup.freeforums.net  These book group books are listed under LibrariesFromHome on the Borrowbox app. Our first book is The Holiday by T.M Logan Visit this link to use our ebook service: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/library-services-online/e-books/ New Bradford Libraries Forum We have a forum where you can discuss book stuff including our new online book group. We also have a section on there called 'ask a librarian' for any book or library related things we may be able to help you with. https://bradlibsbookgroup.freeforums.net Creative Writing Are you missing our library creative writing courses and workshops? Our lovely creative writing tutors have taken their courses and workshops online. Creative writing course with Steve O’Connor Learn about different writing styles and genre through weekly exercises. This course will lead you through the essentials of the craft – including characterization, plotting, description, dialogue and editing. There will also be the chance to explore publishing opportunities and share your own writing and receive feedback. Beginners and more experienced writers welcome.10 weeks. To find out more email Steve creativewritingbradford@yahoo.com Skype Poetry Workshops with Mark Connors and Gill Lambert Join Mark and Gill, for their Skype Poetry Workshops. Suppportive, creative workshops offering prompts for your own writing, sharing and feedback as well as advice for publishing and editing. Whatever your writing experience, get prompts, a push in the right direction. For more information and to sign up.please email: g.lambert801@btinternet.com or mark@markconnors.co.uk Places are limited so sign up asap to avoid disappointment. The Short Story Course Online short story course via Skype, facilitated by Mark Connors. This course will look at various forms of the short story and produce work which will be discussed and workshopped by the participants and the tutor. For more information and to sign up, contact Mark Connors at mark@markconnors.co.uk Rhyme Challenge The Bradford Libraries Rhyme Challenge has been extended to the end of May 2020. Why not take the challenge as an individual family at https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/children-and-young-people/rhyme-challenge/ We have recorded the rhymes on our Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/bradfordlibraries/playlists to help you along. Are you missing your Library Rhymetime? The amazing guys at NCT are taking the Bradford Libraries Rhyme Challenge online and will be broadcasting on their YouTube channel. The first week’s broadcast is now online https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdF_bftLlKTsvCYeEufpoeg They will be taking the challenge each Wednesday morning at 10am. So don’t forget to pop along! Useful Reading and learning links to use with children during COVID-19 Pandemic During the current closure of libraries and schools, as the country tries to cope and tackle the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have listed tried and tested links to useful and fun learning and reading resources for children and young people to use at home. We will continue to add resources as we assess them, giving you the opportunity to use quality online resources from a variety of organisations and sources. https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/children-and-young-people/reading-and-learning-links/

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Coronavirus Update Due to Government advice RE social distancing the following events will not be taking place in March/April: Saturday 28th March & Saturday 25th April | B-Lit Poetry Workshop & Open Mic Wednesday 1st April | Bradford Light Book Club In these unprecedented times we must all do our best to keep each other safe and healthy and BLF is no exception. We are exploring all options to ensure that this year’s festival continues the core BLF ethic of caring for our community, our incredible artists, audiences and team. We appreciate your support and patience and will update you as we know more. Opportunities & Good News “Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” Professor Albus Dumbledore Bradford Council offers grants of up to £1,000 to support local Artists Grants of between £500 and £1000 are available for local artists, freelancers and community groups. The aim of this funding is to develop new ideas and activities to help people connect and interact via online platforms and foster a sense of community during this period of in-home isolation. Funding is also available for those individuals and groups who would like to suggest new ways of engaging the public that may support the bid for Bradford 2025 AND to provide R&D time for artists and freelancers to generate new ideas and approaches to their work. Bradford Light Book Club - you can take part online! At this time of anxiety and isolation, we all need something to do (or to read!) to keep our minds on brighter things. Our book club is a free online community offering a welcoming, no-obligation platform to discuss our favourite thing - books! All our titles are available via online book shops (including second hand stores) as well as e-book and audio-book platforms so there's no need to leave the house to grab a copy. Join in on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #BLBookClub. Join the group on Facebook by clicking here. Remember to follow us online @BradfordLitFest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more good news stories and ways to keep in touch and keep active from your homes. We hope that you all stay well and remember to look after yourselves, your friends, family, neighbours and communities.

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