Category Archives: Getting to Know You

Caring Together’s Elevenses was online and in person today!

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Dear all,

We are a year on and our Elevenses group continues to meet online once a week. And today we had four more members join us for Elevenses; in person  I took the technology and the online group to them. It was their first time on zoom and mine hosting the online, and in person (s) session together. It was a surprise for those who regularly meet. We all loved it and enjoyed getting together, safely and without breaching lock down rules! It even incorporated an IT session beforehand too. It was a bit cold but well worth it and something we are definitely doing again.

Elevenses every Thursday with Caring Together 11am to 12noon

If you wish to join us, get in touch; lisa@caringtogether.org.uk or call 07436 530073

Shared Moments: ‘graveyard walk’ written by Oliver Cross

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Dear all,
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Sometimes we like to spend our officially-approved daily exercise periods wandering through the disused St George’s Fields cemetery in the grounds of Leeds University.
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There are wide paths paved with the flattened common gravestones of people who died without having the foresight to make a responsible funeral plan and as a result are entitled to only one line of plain lettering listing their name, date of death and their age they departed this life, although ‘departing this life’ contains too many letters to be within the budgets of most of the cemetery’s inhabitants.
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Many of the deceased in the common graves, if they achieved adulthood, died in what we would call early middle-age, their 40s and early-50s. The more elaborate still-standing headstones, with big lettering and unnecessary wordage, are typically of people who died in their 60s or 70s and had occupations, such as victualler or merchant, that paid better than being an ordinary worker in a country built by workers.
I expect common people visiting common gravestones would have noticed this inequality in death but I shouldn’t think it worried them. It was just how things were; there was no secret injustice to be discovered, everything was spelled out in stone, inevitable and unchangeable.
But big events do shake things up. I’m not sure that that the present pandemic is an event on the scale of the world wars or the great depression or even some past epidemics, but it will change things.
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If I were of an age which would allow me to report back to you in 15 or 20 years time, I would be interested to see how many people still work from home, how much life remains in city centres, whether it’s permitted to get mildly drunk in pubs – if there are pubs – and how many packs of dogs, bought to alleviate lockdown boredom, are now wandering the streets, possibly joined by liberated Llandudno goats and the odd stranded walrus.
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It would be interesting to see whether we still rely on home deliveries and the army of low-paid, though very skilled, people who keep us fed, watered, furnished and amused but would mostly end up piled into common graveyards if there were still such things.
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It’s possible that the that the economic consequence of the pandemic, which are as yet uncounted, might bring about a realignment that makes the rich slightly poorer and the poor slightly richer, so the figures add up more sensibly. Don’t wait up though.
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Incidentally, the St George’s Fields cemetery also contains the gravestone of the circus owner Pablo Fanque (real name William Darby) who died in 1871, aged 61, and should be remembered as a pioneering black entrepreneur but is in fact remembered for contributing a couple of lines to the to the Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper album: “The Hendersons will all be there/ Late of Pablo Fanques fair, what a scene.”
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The joint gravestone also commemorates the tragic death in a circus accident of Pablo’s wife Susannah, but it still never fails to cheer me up.
picture from foursquare
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Thank you Oliver for sharing this with us, until next time….
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Shared Moments: Making the most of the beautiful weather

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We have had a glorious few days and we definitely made the most of it. We were up on Woodhouse Moor on Tuesday (minus the barbecues and alcohol), with a trip to our allotment (thanks Ben), the Woodhouse Moor bowling greens and then in Little London today. More walks/strolls to follow. Get in touch if you would like to join us next time.

Lisa Argyle Mobile: 07436 530073 or email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk

Monday Mind Workout: Monday 29th March 2021

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Dear all,
Today’s Monday Mind Workout is themed around chocolate and sweets.
Eg. I can’t believe it’s not whisky     Answer: Butterscotch
1. A US Coin
2. Vehicle + a coat
3. Evil
4. Fierce Caged Animal
5. Tramp
6. Dating Agencies
7. Subject
8.Wobbly Infants
9. Teddy Bears had one
10. Nine
11. Roman God of War
12. Sport for a Prince
13. Keep this quiet
14.Wise Guys
15. Pigs Tail maybe?
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Poetry Corner: ‘‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers’ by Emily Dickinson

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‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers –

That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –

And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –

I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of Me.

Monday Mind Workout: answers for Monday 22nd March 2021

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Dear all,

Below are the answers for yesterday’s Monday Mind Workout, how did you do?

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1. MSOSBOL     1. BLOSSOM
2. RWAM          2. WARM
3. RBISD           3. BIRDS
4. OFDIADLF    4. DAFFODIL
5. WGOR          5. GROW
6. OWSEFRL     6. FLOWERS
7. LTEM            7. MELT
8. NPTLA         8. PLANT
9. HCAHT        9. HATCH
10. IPNCIC      10. PICNIC

National Day of Reflection – 23rd March

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Caring Together are supporting the National Day of Reflection today, the 23 March 2021, which is the first anniversary of the UK lockdown, to commemorate this tragic loss of life and to stand in silence together for 1 min at 12noon

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Coronavirus Update from Leeds City Council

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Dear resident,

We hope you’re keeping safe and well.

This week we are bringing you an update on infection rates, vaccination progress, and information about three new testing sites in the city for anyone who can’t work from home.

An update on Leeds’ infection rates

The latest figures for infection rates in Leeds are currently at 107.4 per 100,000, which is a slight increase on last week. The positivity rate remains stable at 4.9%.

Whilst this increase is partly due to outbreaks in two prison settings, it’s important that we all continue to stay at home unless essential, keep our distance from those not in our household, and wear a face covering when required.

The best way to keep yourself and others safe is by acting as though you have the virus.

Vaccination update

The vaccination work continues to progress well across Leeds, with approximately 285,000 vaccinations delivered in the city.

The NHS is currently offering the Covid-19 vaccine to people most at risk from the virus. If you fall into any one of the following groups, you may be eligible to book your vaccine through the NHS national booking system (or by calling 119). This is very straight forward and gives you lots of options for venues and times. You don’t need to wait for a letter or to be contacted by your GP.

You may be eligible if you meet one of the following criteria:

  • You are aged 50 or over
  • Or you are at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable)
  • Or you are an eligible frontline health or social care worker
  • Or you have a condition that puts you at higher risk (clinically vulnerable)
  • Or you have a learning disability
  • Or you are a main carer for someone at high risk from coronavirus

Once you enter your NHS number it will let you know whether you are eligible or ask you to self-certify as a carer or frontline health and social care worker. If you are unsure of your NHS number, visit: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/online-services/find-nhs-number/.

If you are not eligible yet, please wait to be contacted. The NHS will let you know when it’s your turn to have the vaccine – it’s important not to contact the NHS for a vaccination before then.

More information about the Covid-19 vaccine can be found on the NHS Leeds website.

Dedication Friday: ‘Jim Reeves – I’ll Fly Away’ in memory of Rosaline Tyson

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Dear all,

Today’s dedication is in memory of Rosa whose funeral it is today. She loved Jim Reeves and this song is part of her order of service. The words are beautiful. Rest in peace, forever in our thoughts.

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