Lockdown Mark I - One Year Anniversary...

One year on since the first lockdown was called by the Government, and the COVID-19 Crisis goes on, but, hopefully, with an end in sight, or at least eased, with the roll out of vaccinations. I wrote this blog one year ago to the day, which was quite upbeat, but never did we imagine that the crisis could still be going one year later, following many mistakes (I was going to use a rude word), and much wasted taxpayers' money! 

All I can say is, keep up the good work folks, maintain social distancing, wash your hands regularly, wear a face covering where required, and, if you can, do have those vaccinations, we have to beat this virus, despite having an incompetent and corrupt Government making errors, eg giving YOUR £37 BILLION of taxpayers' money to their friends to line their fat cat pockets with, yet fail to deliver Test & Trace (Parliament).

But see what can be done when resources are given to the appropriate and experienced bodies, the NHS, public health authorities and relevant charities...

Fingers crossed, but I'm not so upbeat this year...

Hastings Pier, Borough Council & Covid-19 Updates

Taken this morning & it's locked up!

Well, I imagine most will have heard by now that the shiny seasonal suggested Winter Wonderland is not going to happen on Hastings Pier before this Christmas and over the New Year, so no ice skating (facebook page). I don't suppose many will be that surprised, I certainly ain't! What is it about the (mostly corrupt it appears) people running things in contemporary times, why are so many totally incompetent too?!? 😕

Oh yes, and I forgot to mention the other day that Pink Recycling Bags are now available at Muriel Matters House in Breeds Place; I spotted plenty of them inside this morning when I looked through the window. Also, among the many pieces of useful information on the Hastings Borough Council facebook page are appropriate links and information regarding temporary accommodation for rough sleepers over the winter, help and advice for people suffering from mental health problems and loneliness, and assistance for those with money problems and short of food. Plus, a reminder that applications to the Foreshore Trust Large Grant programme for charities must be submitted by 12.00 noon on the 6th of November. 

So why was I out and about early this morning taking photographs of a locked-up empty pier, ignoring my insomniac tendencies? 😉 Well, despite Hastings being well under the R rate/whatever that is these days (as I said in my recent blog), and, despite most of our local businesses, and most local people, being sensible regarding the COVID-19 crisis, our incompetent and corrupt leaders (see what I mean about people running things in contemporary times), are considering another lockdown! OK, we all want to fight this virus, but they've had 7/8 months to set up an efficient Test & Trace programme, which they've paid out £billions for to private companies that haven't done the business, rather than to local Public Health Authorities as required for notifiable diseases (Government website). That is, wasting £billions giving our taxpayer's money to rank amateurs with no experience of testing and tracing (corrupt?), rather than to health/local authorities with years of appropriate experience... 

Sorry, but that's why I was out earlier, I felt rather low, and angry... 😣