So now we are in Week 8 of lockdown but following Boris Johnson’s announcements last Sunday (and follow up clarifications!), life is beginning to change tentatively. Here’s some good Cambridge stuff that might be of help/interest as we start to emerge, blinking, into a new normal.
Community Masks 4 NHS was set up only a few weeks ago by friends Melissa Santiago Val and Jane Horwood to make vibrant, muslin lined fabric masks for community use. They suggest a donation of £4 per mask with all the money going straight to NHS Charities Together and they’ve already raised £10,000! I’ve volunteered as a sewist on this project and here is Johnny wearing a mask. Adult and child sized masks are available to order through their Just Giving page.
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Makespace, a community workshop, has created a Makespace Mask Kit with all the materials you need to make 5 reusable cloth masks. They are providing these kits for free. Patterns for adult and child sized masks are included and while the masks could be hand sewn, using a sewing machine is preferable.
Amelie Restaurant is delivering its delicious flam-kuche and more on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from tomorrow (14 May) now that Alex and Regis Crepy can get back into their kitchen. Simply phone or email in your choices from their small but perfectly formed Take Away Menu by 8pm the day before delivery.
Espresso Library has reopened this week and will be open Tuesday – Saturday 8am – 2pm for coffee and cake to go. They’ve mapped out safe queue distancing outside and you place your order with owner John at the door.
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Feather & Ferns has launched a contactless bouquet delivery service. Florist Becky Frost would normally be creating stunning floral arrangements for weddings at this time of year but now she is sourcing seasonal flowers, many from British growers and even some from Cambridgeshire, to make beautiful hand tied bouquets at £30 and £50. Place your order by Tuesday evening to guarantee a Friday delivery.
https://featherandferns.com/seasonal-bouquet/
Bookish, in normal times found at their stall on Cambridge Market, are offering contact free delivery of their second hand books to your doorstep in Cambridge city at no extra charge and via postal delivery elsewhere. Check out their website for details of current stock with all books marked at just £2.50 each.
Things are changing all the time so I will keep posting as news reaches me of good and useful things happening here in Cambridge. Until next time, I hope that everybody, wherever in the world you are reading this, is keeping safe and well x
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