Whilst out walking her dog Karen took this picture of the bluebells (and we think white ones too)on the ridge. I hope you enjoy the view as much as she did.

The other picture is of Myrna’s Garden where she loves to sit out on warmer days (whilst taking a break from her jigsaw)

The last picture below was kindly sent to us by Pauline who used to work at Caring Together.  With the sun shining  Pauline went out to wash the garden paths and noticed the lovely rainbow the water jet was creating. She captured the image and felt it was so significant for the present time as a symbol of hope. If she finds a pot of gold in the garden at the end of this particular rainbow she said, it will be winging its way to Caring Together as soon as possible! Keep safe and keep up the good work and lots of love and very best wishes to everyone. Love Pauline.

Thank you to our members and volunteers; Karen, Myrna and Pauline for sharing these wonderful images that capture nature beautifully. Please take care and we look forward to seeing you again soon; everyone.

‘…got the spuds, onions and garlic in but plenty of bare space. Its a wee bit early to plant most things but I’m going to go for it and plant some French Beans and hope that we don’t have any more frost for the next month’ I just need to be a bit patient. I did the same last year’ ‘Do I ever learn…’

This week’s lockdown mind workout is a mixed bag of questions to ponder over whilst having your mid morning cuppa. Best of luck!

1. Due to a decrease in pollution, penguins have returned to swimming in the river thames, true or false?

2. What number do you get if you multiply all the numbers on a telephone keypad or mobile phone?

3. What is the best flavour of Haagen Daz’s ice cream?

4.What was the name of David Bowie’s flamboyant alter ego?

5. What number Downing Street does the Chancellor of the Exchequer usually live at?

6. How many legs are there in a three legged race?

7. What is tofu made from?

8. How are Cabaret, Mamma Mia! and Fiddler on the Roof connected?

9. What year was the Sony Walkman released?

10. The first four numbers that stay the same written up-side down are 0, 1, 8 and 11, What’s the next one?

11. What is the primary herb in pesto?

12. In a standard pack of playing cards what are the Queen’s holding in their hands?

13. Eurovision sensation ABBA came from which country?

14.Which of these birds is the odd one out? Cuckoo, Kittiwake, Swift, Curlew, ChiffChaff?

15. What are pontefract cakes made from?

16. What musical movie has the song “It’s the Hard Knock Life?

17.What’s the national animal of Scotland?

18. What type of pastry are profiteroles made from?

19. Singer David Soul also starred in which iconic action TV series?

20. What was the name of Frank Spencer’s wife in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em?

Answers to follow tomorrow.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is streaming a production of one of his musicals on YouTube every week, during coronavirus theatre closures.

The latest in the series is Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday concert from 1998 starring Michael Ball, Glenn Close, Sarah Brightman, Elaine Page and Antonio Banderas, who came together at the Royal Albert Hall to pay tribute to the composer.

Please find attached the West Yorkshire Trading Standards Newsletter Scam Alert. This weekly alert will outline trending fraud patterns during the current COVID-19 pandemic and what we can do to stay protected. This news alert will give you an indication of the current situation here in West Yorkshire. Please forward this information on to any appropriate contacts.

Last week, (20/04/2020 – 26/04/2020) WYTS had 65 COVID-19 complaints and queries. A further 22 intelligence reports were submitted through our intelligence database relating to COVID-19 during this time period.

Covid-19 scam news alert issue 5 01.05.2020 – Copy

My time in lock down as re-told by Lisa of Caring Together. The past five weeks have passed slowly, yet I have kept busy, as I am sure you have all done too. I have been doing the usual cleaning, washing my hands, baking, washing my hands, talking to family on the phone, washing my hands, gardening, washing my hands and getting my daily exercise…….oh and washing my hands!

In between washing my hands, I thought I would take up my friend’s offer of doing a jigsaw. I used to enjoy them so I thought why not. Two to three hours would pass at a time and every time I walked past it I would do another bit. Yet as the weeks passed my enthusiasm for the same dwindled. It has been the hardest jigsaw I have done and so frustrating. I nearly gave in but I would not be beaten. And given that there were 20 pieces missing I thought I was, but no, as you see from the picture below my ingenuity paid off and 980 pieces later it was complete. Thanks of course to 20 similar looking pieces from another jigsaw strategically placed to fill in the gaps. Result!

I think the image inspired me to continue as it brought to mind days of when things were less fraught.

Tale of lock down woes by Myrna, Caring Together member

“The UK began lockdown on 23^rd March 2020.  At the time of writing we have been under lockdown conditions for five weeks.  Some of us hate the isolation of not seeing loved ones or going for a walk to the shops or just the damn boredom of it all coupled with a fear of catching this dreaded disease which is dominating the world at this time.

On the other hand, some of us are loving the opportunity to do and learn new things.  We can go on virtual excursions to museums and art galleries all over the world that we would never have the opportunity to do in real life.  Andrea Bocelli giving free concerts and Andrew Lloyd Webber giving performances of his musicals ‘live’ on the internet.  Whether you love them or hate them they are there, free, for the taking so long as you are on line.

Many of us alive today have heard our parents or grandparents telling us how they fought a war to give us our freedom and expected us to be proud of the sacrifices made – AND SO WE SHOULD.  We should also be rightly proud of Captain Tom Moore, the war veteran and his achievements of recent weeks, walking to raise millions for the NHS and being the oldest person ever to reach No 1 in the singles charts.  (A virtual clap would be appropriate at this juncture). *note: tonight’s national ‘Clap for Our Careers’ is taking place this evening at 8pm – the event now plays tribute to all key workers*

Many people around the world, not just in the UK, are living in fear of catching Covid 19, others have had it and survived and sadly many people have lost loved ones to it. Keep up with the social distancing, the hand washing and staying home.

Take care and best wishes to all Caring Together members”

Thank you Lesley, wishing you well too