Tag: Covid-19

  • Tier 3 and Queen’s Park’s facilities

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    London moves into Tier 3: Very High Alert

    From December 16, London has been placed in Tier 3: Very High Alert to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Most of the facilities can continue to operate with strict measures in place to reduce the risk of virus transmission.

    This includes:

    • Parliament Hill Athletics Track
    • Tennis courts at Parliament Hill, Golders Hill Park and Queen’s Park
    • The Parliament Hill Fields Lido
    • The Highgate Men’s Bathing Pond and the Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing
    • Pond
    • Small weddings – 15 people or less (Golders Hill Park and Queen’s Park)
    • Pitch and Putt (Queen’s Park)
    • Guardians Gym (at the Lido)
    • Trim Trails at Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood and Queen’s Park
    • Football and Rugby
    • Volunteering
    • Licenced Events e.g. Be Military Fit and the Hampstead Winter Swimming Club
    • Cafés (takeaway only)

    We have had to close the Children’s Farm at Queen’s Park and the Peggy Jay Centre on Hampstead Heath. Keat’s House will also be temporarily closed until further notice.

    The public toilets remain open as will the playgrounds and car parks. We will continue to empty litter bins, although we do still ask that visitors take their rubbish and waste away with them wherever possible.

    Queen’s Park, Highgate Wood and Golders Hill Park (including the Hill Garden & Pergola) opening hours will remain as advertised.

    We expect to be busy during this next phase of the Coronavirus restrictions as people continue to socialise outdoors and we will continue to use our social

    media channels to remind visitors to follow the Government advice, the byelaws and to be considerate towards staff and other visitors.

    Please share this update with your contacts and thank you for your support during this time.

    For more information follow us online:
    Twitter: @CityCorpHeath, @CoLQueensPark
    Facebook: Hampstead Heath Official, Queen’s Park Official

    website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/hampsteadheath www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/queenspark www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/highgatewood

    Best wishes

    Anne Fairweather
    Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood & Queen’s Park Committee

    Bob Warnock
    Superintendent of Hampstead Heath

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  • Coronavirus news from Lonsdale Medical Group

    The LMG Practice Manager has asked local groups to post information about changes to appointment booking because of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). LMG also serves patients previously with Blessing and Park House practices.

    To protect patients from cross-infection, and keep LMG staff healthy, they are seeking to minimise face-to-face visits to the surgery. The telephone triage system successfully launched last year for same-day consultations is being extended to routine appointments as far as possible.

    Full information is available on the LMG website  lonsdalemedicalcentre.nhs.uk  – which will be updated regularly as the situation evolves. But the key elements are:

    • If you think you have the symptoms of CV (a temperature above 37.8C or a new dry cough) DO NOT go to the surgery, the Urgent Care Centres or A&E; look at the online 111 site for advice https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/  ; or if you can’t do that, call 111 (which is likely to be very busy!)
    • If you have already booked a GP appointment, DON’T go to the surgery, but wait for a Doctor to call you, to see if your issue can be resolved on the phone
    • For future appointments, please look first online (via Patient Access or any other App you use) to book a telephone call (same-day or future date) from a GP
    • Failing that, call the surgery and explain your issue briefly to one of the trained receptionists, who will book you a GP call-back (same-day or future date)
    • A face to face appointment will then be arranged if needed

    LMG is also posting advice on its Facebook page (link at the bottom of the Home Page) and its website has a translate facility into dozens of languages (Translate button bottom right of the Home Page)

    Stay well, everyone!