Welcome to GL11 Community Hub

We hope you find lots to interest you at GL11 Community Hub in Cam – the number and variety of courses, groups and activities we have to offer is constantly growing and changing so, if there’s anything you can’t find, or something you think we should offer that we don’t currently, Contact us for a chat.

Coronavirus

GL11 is temporarily closed to the public but our staff are working behind the scenes on the Official Cam & Dursley Coronavius Community Response.

GL11 is co-ordinating the official joined up response, in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council Public Health, Stroud District Council, Dursley Town & Cam Parish Councils, Stroud Food Bank, May Lane Surgery, Orchard Medical Centre & Dursley Area Covid 19 Community Support.

We are busy setting up and co-ordinating street volunteers that will be in place over the coming weeks. If you need help before then, for example help with picking up prescriptions, then please get in touch with the Hub on 01453 548530 or take a look at some of the information and links below.

Coronavirus – Useful Information

Get coronavirus support as an extremely vulnerable person. If you have a medical condition that makes you extremely vulnerable to coronavirus. For example, you’ll be able to ask for help getting deliveries of essential supplies like food. If you’re not sure whether your medical condition makes you extremely vulnerable, register anyway. This service is free. You can register yourself, or for someone else. Click here
Free taxi service. Jenkins taxis are providing a free taxi service (donations appreciated) to help collect food or prescriptions for the elderly, vulnerable and lonely. Call Jenkins Taxis on 01453 542346
If you are a carer. Gloucestershire Carers Hub can offer support, advice and help. Contact them on 0300 111 9000 or email carers@peopleplus.co.uk
Food Bank at GL11 Community Hub – 01453 548530. Please give GL11 a call if you are in need of help with food.
Money Advice. For help and advice around money and benefits you can call Sandra Day on 01452 505544.
Severn Vale Community Kitchen – 01453 708338 or email
food@bigeventcatering.co.uk Fresh cooked food delivered to door. £25 for 7 meals. (Now offering subsidised meals – If you have a GL11 postcode, would like to use our service and need financial help please call GL11 on 548530).
Age Uk Gloucestershire are offering support in three main ways. Their Help Team are available Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm to help older people resolve specific problems on 01452 422660. They have a Out of Hospital Team to support older people recently discharged from hospital available Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm on 01452 420937/420928. They also now have a new Freephone telephone number for people who are alone and who want to have a friendly conversation with a staff member or volunteer by calling 0800 2980579.
Dursley Delivers – Network of local shops
Please call one of your high street shops for a home delivery. Phone the shop that has what you want and either pay by card over the phone or place money (pre-washed in hot soapy water) or a cheque in a sealed envelope on the doorstep. Your goods will be swapped for the envelope. The local small traders that are able to remain trading are:

Newscentre 01453 542036
Tom Arnold (Global TV) 07432 204470 (for delivery help)
Belles Kitchen 01453 549962
Dursley Post Office 01453 54251
Mandy Woodward 07807236353
Dursley Town Council 01453 547758
Cam Catering Butchers 01453 890254
Hewitt 01453 542157
The Welsh Cake lady 07580033998
Rosebery Road Co-op 01453 545243
Lorraine Patrick 07881581189 (for County Council enquiries and delivery help)

If you have any other queries then please give us a call here at GL11 on 01453 548530 or email us office@gl11.org.uk and we will do our best to help.

Coronavirus – Useful links for Families

Children’s resources

Educational apps and websites:

Maths – https://whiterosemaths.com/
Reading/Online library: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Phonics: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Maths: https://ttrockstars.com/
Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Lessons & worksheets: Twinkl, an educational website are offering one month free ‘Ultimate’ membership to all parents and carers. Go to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer and enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS
BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Keeping active:

The Pulse online classes: https://www.pulsedursley.co.uk/news/online-classes/
Joe Wicks – daily PE sessions: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k
Cosmic kids yoga: https://youtu.be/9JI01thiHYI

Art:

Colouring pages: https://www.cerigwen.co.uk/blog
Draw with Rob – videos to draw along with: http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
Mrs Wordsmith – wash your hands activity set:

https://uk.mrswordsmith.com/pages/handwashing-guide-for-kids?location=GB

Things to watch: