As I write this at the beginning of the 4th week of the Coronavirus lockdown, I look back on New Year’s Eve which we spent with close friends when we talked about our plans for 2020. Well, those plans are not going to come to fruition, not this year anyway. Instead we are separated from those friends and even more sad is the separation from our families and especially our sons and there is no certainty about the future.
We have been so impressed by the way the community has come together. There is a register of volunteers in Needham and another in Harleston and people are looking out for their neighbours. The local shops have really stepped up to the plate by offering deliveries of almost everything we need. The postmen and couriers have delivered other essential things and the internet has been wonderful. I have been keeping up with my Zumba sessions courtesy of Zoom. Zoom has also allowed us to keep in virtual contact with friends and family. We have had online wine tasting, quizzes, a tea party and a birthday party. Not quite the same as physical contact but better than nothing.
Another positive is that we are able to take advantage of using our ‘government authorised exercise’ periods by walking safely in our beautiful surroundings without the risk of meeting lots of other people doing the same. We are so lucky to be living in such a lovely area and when this is all over, we’ll never take anything for granted again.
Helen Major
A few photos taken on 'authorised walks' around Needham
A143 over the Easter Bank Holiday
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