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List of Bakeries, Butchers, Restaurants, Local Organisations, Individuals, Shops and others who are offering "HOME DELIVERY and SERVICES" in Cornwall during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

3/19/2020

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte announced on 12th March, a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a "lockdown" of the capital to contain the spread of coronavirus. Immediately, I did the same eventhough I live in Cornwall. I went in total lockdown too. I started working from home on the 13th March. When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown on 23rd March, I was already on lockdown. Aside from work, I have kept myself really busy.

I launched “Lets Get Wild – connect with nature and wildlife” online on 25th March 2020. My aim is to encourage people to connect with nature and wildlife while at home because it benefits both the mental and physical well-being. More details below the page.

To help my community, I made this list for people who are self-isolating, high risk and vulnerable. This are List of Bakeries, Butchers, Restaurants, Local Organisations, Individuals, Shops and others who are offering "HOME DELIVERY and SERVICES" in Cornwall during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. I update my website regularly so keep your eyes open.

It's really amazing how people and businesses come together to help out one another in times like this. The kindness and generosity of everyone is absolutely astounding.

If you know any businesses offering Home Delivery or any Organisation / Individuals offering their Services, please let me know so I can add it to the website. Here's my contact details:
Rowena Castillo Nicholls
Mobile No: 07711 105 485
Email Address: ilovecornwall8@yahoo.com

#ShopLocal #SupportLocal #BuyLocal #LoveLocal #SupportLocalBusinessesInCornwall

Cornwall Council single point of contact for COVID-19 related enquiries:
Email Address covid19@cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone No: 0300 1234 171

GROCERY, FARM SHOPS and LOCAL PRODUCE

Bulk Buy Grocery Home Delivery
Telephone No: 01326 331 900
Email Address: hello@bulkbuygroceries.co.uk
Website: www.bulkbuygroceries.co.uk
Grocery Home Delivery available for next day delivery direct to your home.

Collins Cornish Potatoes
Telephone No: 07971 874 798
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Collins-Cornish-Potatoes-342787522542863
Home delivery service to customers living in TR1, TR2 and PL26 postcodes for 12.5kg and 25kg bags of potatoes. Deliveries will be carried out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays afternoon and cost £3 per household. 12.5kg bags are £6 and 25kg bags are £9.

Colwith Farm Distillery
Telephone No: 01208 873 967
Email Address: clare@colwithfarmdistillery.co.uk
Website: www.colwithfarmdistillery.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/colwithfarmdistillery
If you would like to order online, the sanitiser is available in quantities of 5 or 10 bottles, including express courier delivery. For larger orders please email steve@colwithfarmdistillery.co.uk.

Coppergon Produce
Telephone No: 01726 814 562
Email Address: coppergon@hotmail.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/coppergonproduce
Offering delivery service to Par, Tywadreath, St Blazey, Fowey and Lostwithiel.

Cornershop Falmouth
Telephone No: 07496 791 896
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Cornershop-Falmouth-386314121907275
Offering delivery service of Asian and English products.

Cows and Sows
Telephone No: 07866 178 556
Email Address: higherlamertonfarm@yahoo.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/cowsandsows
Monday to Friday - orders and delivery only.

Fowey Farm Shop
Telephone No: 07984 205 379
Email Address:  kelleynangle@icloud.com
Website: www.foweyfarmshop.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/foweyfarmshop

Green Cow Dairy Ltd - UK
Telephone No:  07876 208 609
Email Address: greencowdairy@outlook.com
Website: greencowdairy.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/GreenCowDairy
Offering delivery service to Grampound, Tresilian, St Stephens, Sticker and Polgooth. They also cover the Polruan and Lanteglos area, all the way to Callington and Saltash

Hanson Fine Foods
Telephone No:  01726 883 113 / 0779 970 223
Email Address: info@hansonfinefoods.co.uk
Website: www.hansonfinefoods.co.uk
Facebook Page: facebook.com/Hanson-Fine-Foods-Wedding-Cheese-Cakes-313113456285640
Offering delivery service.

Harvey & Brockless
Telephone No: 01392 908 108
Email Address: southwest@harveyandbrockless.co.uk
Website: www.harveyandbrockless.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/HarveyandBrockless
Offering delivery service.

Pengelly Garden Centre
Telephone No: 01726 883 757
Email Address: sdanielppc@gmail.com
Website: www.pengellygardencentre.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pengellygardencentre1
Offering delivery service.

Phoenix Stores, St Stephen
Telephone No: 01726 822 000 St Stephen / 01726 823 111 Napean
Email Address: phoenixstores@outlook.com
Website: www.phoenixstores.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/nisaststephen
Home delivery for £1.
Coombe, St Stephen and Treviscoe - delivery time 10:00am to 1:00pm
St Dennis, Whitemoor, Nanpean and Foxhole - delivery time 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Purnell's Fruit & Veg
Telephone No: 07831 559 168
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Purnellsgreengrocers
Offering delivery service in St Austell area.

Ressuga Farm
Telephone No: 07976974978 / 07752351292
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/resuggafarm
Offering delivery service.

Richards Fruit & Veg
Telephone No: 01726 812 550
Email Address: shop@richardsfruitandveg.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/RichardsFruitandVegPar
Offering delivery service in St Austell area.

St Mawes Hens
Telephone No: 01326 369 201
Email Address: feedback@stmaweshens.co.uk
Website: www.stmaweshens.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/stmaweshens
Delivery in TR1 & TR2 postcodes. These will be delivered in trays of 30 of mixed sizes @£6 per tray. Minimum order of 2 trays.

The Shop, Trevone Farm
Telephone No: 01841 529 176
Email Address: theshoptrevonefarm@gmail.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/The-Shop-Trevone-Farm-159892977495682
Offering delivery service in Trevone area.

BUTCHER:

Cornwall Family Butchers
Telephone No: 07884 155317
Email Address: andycornwall70@gmail.com

L George Butchers
Telephone No: 01872 510 219
Email Address: info@lgeorgebutchers.co.uk
Website: www.lgeorgebutchers.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/L-George-Butchers-177628345619960

Lobbs Farm Shop
Telephone No: 01726 844 411
Email Address: sales@lobbsfarmshop.com
Website: www.lobbsfarmshop.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/lobbsfarmshop
Minimum orders over £30 to qualify for home delivery at the reduced price of £3.00. Free delivery for orders over £100. Deliveries made to PL24, PL25, PL26, & TR2

James Kittow Butcher and Grazier
Telephone No: 01726 814 926
Email Address: info@jameskittow.co.uk
Website: www.kittowsbutchers.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/jameskittowbutcher
Offering free home delivery service within 15 miles of Kilhallon Farm. Courier deliveries are free for orders over £100 or if under, there's a £12.95 delivery fee.

Kittows Quality Meats
Telephone No: 01726 73005
Email Address: shop@kittowsqualitymeats.co.uk
Website: www.kittowsqualitymeats.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Kittows
Free meat delivery to PL24 or PL25, (PL26 with a 5 mile radius from Store) and orders are still available to be collected in store.

Primrose Herd
Telephone No: 01209 821 408
Email Address: enquiries@primroseherd.co.uk
Website: www.primroseherd.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/PrimroseHerdPork

FISHMONGER:

Celtic Fish & Game
Telephone No: 01736 797470
Email Address: info@celticfishandgame.co.uk
Website: www.celticfishandgame.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/CelticFishGameLtd

Mevagissey Bay Fish
Telephone No: 07564 122 384
People can contact John on 07564122384 during office hours for location details etc. Delivering locally caught fish on the following schedule:
Monday
Lostwithiel 9:00am t0 12:00pm
Tuesday
Tregoney 9:00am t0 11:00am
Wednesday
Portscatho 9:00am to 11:00am
St Mawes 11:15 to 1:00pm
Friday
Fowey 9:00am to 11:00am
Carlyon Bay 11:15am to 1:00pm
Saturday
Polgooth 9:00am to 10:20am
Mevagissey by the Fountain 10:30 to 12:00

BAKERY:

Baker Tom's
Telephone No: 01209 218 989
Email Address: info@bakertom.co.uk
Website: www.bakertom.co.uk
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bakertoms
Check their facebook page for the schedule of Baker Tom's Bread Van in your area.

Da Bara Bakery
Telephone No: 01726 247764
Email Address: office@dabara.co.uk
Website: www.dabara.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Da-Bara-Bakery-HQ-106995076042475

Martins Bakery (Cornwall) Ltd
Telephone No: 01726 70888
Website: www.martinsbakerycornwall.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Martinsbakerycornwall
Offering delivery service in St Austell area.

Niles Bakery
Telephone No: 01726 72798 / 07432 264 537
Website: restaurantwebexperts.com/NilesBakery
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Niles-Bakery-1449564778684768
Offering delivery service.

Portreath Bakery
Telephone No: 01209 311 611
Website: www.portreathbakery.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/portreathbakery
Order your Cornish Pasties by post. Offering delivery service throughout the UK.

Proper Cornish
Telephone No: 01208 265 838
Email Address: info@propercornish.co.uk
Website: www.propercornish.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ProperCornishLimited
Check their facebook page for the schedule of their Pasty Van in your area.

St Agnes Bakery
Telephone No: 01872 552 308 / 07775 449 633
Email Address: stagnes.bakery@icloud.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/St-Agnes-Bakery-118411764903316
Offering delivery service in St Agnes area.

St Mawes Bakery
Telephone No: 01326 270 292
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/282469308617956
Offering delivery service in Roseland area. 01726 72798

RESTAURANTS:

Edie's Kitchen
Telephone No: 01726 813 888
Email Address: contact@edieskitchen.co.uk
Website: www.edieskitchen.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/EdiesKitchenCarlyon
Offering take away and delivery service.

Hewas Inn
Telephone No: 01726 73497
Email Address: contact@hewasinn.co.uk
Website: www.hewasinn.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/HewasInn2018
Offering take away service.

Kingswood Bar and Restaurant
Telephone No: 07850 550 433
Email Address: info@kingswoodbarandrestaurant.co.uk
Website: www.kingswoodbarandrestaurant.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Kingswoodbarandrestaurant
* Free meals for the vulnerable and elderly *
The amazing Kingswood kitchen team had prepared, packed and freezed ready meals to be available to those in need at this difficult time. They can also arrange door drop deliveries to those that are already house bound in the local area. This Sunday the 22 March, they have the following pre-packed frozen meals available:
*Roast Beef, Roast Turkey, Roast Lamb
*Meat & Vegetable stew with rice
*Beef Pie with mash
*Vegetable soup
*Bread & butter pudding

Posta Pizza Fraddon
Telephone Number: 01726 337 377
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/postapizza
Offering delivery service.

Slice Pizza Cornwall
Telephone No: 01726 74741 / 07788 535 853
Email Address: slicepizza@btinternet.com
Website: www.slicepizzacornwall.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/SlicePizzaCornwall
Offering delivery service in St Austell area.

Trennick Mill
Telephone No: 01872 272 121
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/trennickmill
Offering delivery service.

EXCLUSIVE OFFERS for our EXCELLENT NHS WORKERS:

AJ’s Shop Coffee Bar
Telephone No: 01726 817 441
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AJs-Shop-Coffee-Bar-892373311161268
Free hot drink for any NHS or emergency service staff.

Costa Coffee (all stores)
Telephone No: 0333 003 5883
Website: www.costa.co.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/CostaCoffee
Free tea, coffee and hot chocolate to NHS workers. Just show your NHS badge in any Costa store for your free drink.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP

Ladock and Grampound Road Support Group
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/LadockAndGrampoundRoadSupportGroup

Roseland Corona Support
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/645300886281313

Mevagissey Community Support Group
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/mevagisseycommunitysupport

St Stephen community Help Group
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/2560644464215486

St Austell Self Isolation Community Support
Facebook Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/222433502235440

Tywardreath, Par and St Blazey Isolation Support
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/265687181121788

Gover Community
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/2845667165523473

Shortlanesend Covid 19 Support Group
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/SLECovid

Delabole Coronavirus Support Group
Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/2625153294396483

Veterans in Cornwall - Corona Virus Support
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/VeteransInCornwall

LOCAL ORGANISATIONS and INDIVIDUALS:

Volunteer Cornwall
Telephone No: 01872 265 305
Email Address: enquiries@volunteercornwall.org.uk
Website: www.volunteercornwall.org.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/VolunteerCornwall

The Hive Charity Cornwall
Email Address: thehivecornwall@gmail.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/The-Hive-charity-Cornwall-105052830916305

Truro Foodbank
Telephone No: 07721 711 669
Email Address: trurofoodbank@gmail.com
Website: truro.foodbank.org.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Truro.Foodbank.Cornwall

St Austell Foodbank
Telephone No: 01726 65313
Email Address: info@staustell.foodbank.org.uk
Website: staustell.foodbank.org.uk
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/foodbankstaustell

“LETS GET WILD – connect with nature and wildlife”

I launched “Lets Get Wild – connect with nature and wildlife” online on 25th March 2020. My aim is to encourage people to connect with nature and wildlife while at home because it benefits both the mental health and physical well-being. This is fun and enjoyable. And it’s great bonding time with your family too. You’re not only helping reduce the spread of infection, you’re also helping the environment as well as your mental health and physical well-being. We have to stay at home in order to protect the NHS and save lives.

Please share your stories and photos to Wildlife Matters in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag:
#WildlifeMatters
#LetsGetWild
#ConnectWithNatureAndWildlife
#StayAtHome
#ProtectTheNHS
#SaveLives

Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8

Facebook Event Page:
March to April: www.facebook.com/events/1097270603940213
May: www.facebook.com/events/1065539580487652
June: www.facebook.com/events/224302595557312
July: www.facebook.com/events/1319965611522690

Here are things you can do at Home and in your Garden:
1) Bird-watching
2) Butterfly-watching
3) Recording and Counting the Wildlife Species
4) Taking photos of the Flora and Fauna
5) Taking videos of the Flora and Fauna
6) Painting or Drawing an Animal or Flower
7) Reading a book or magazine or anything you fancy
8) Writing a Short Story or a Book
9) Writing a Poem
10) Writing a Song
11) Listening to Music
12) Making Vlog
13) Making an Insect Hotel
14) Building a Bird House
15) Making Homemade Fat Balls for the Birds
16) Gardening
17) Planting Vegetables
18) Pruning your Trees
19) Re-potting your Plants
20) Cutting the Grass
21) Weeding
22) Exercise like Walking, Yoga or Dancing
23) Sewing
24) Knitting
25) Just looking and admiring the beauty of nature and wildlife
26) Others

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
All information below is from the NHS UK website:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19

COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus.

Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

This includes people of all ages – even if you do not have any symptoms or other health conditions.

You can only leave your home:

to shop for basic essentials – only when you really need to`
to do one form of exercise a day – such as a run, walk or cycle, alone or with other people you live with
for any medical need – for example, to visit a pharmacy or deliver essential supplies to a vulnerable person
to travel to and from work – but only where this is absolutely necessary

What to do if you have coronavirus symptoms

Continue to stay at home if you have either:

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do. Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

What to do if you need medical help for another reason

If you need medical help not related to coronavirus, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

For health information and advice, use the NHS website or check your GP surgery website.
For urgent medical help, use the NHS 111 online service. Only call 111 if you're unable to get help online.
For life-threatening emergencies, call 999 for an ambulance.

Advice for people at high risk

If you're at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus, there are extra things you should do to avoid catching it.

These include:

not leaving your home – you should not go out to do shopping, visit friends or family, or attend any gatherings
avoiding close contact with other people in your home as much as possible

Who is at high risk?

You may be at high risk from coronavirus if you:

have had an organ transplant
are having certain types of cancer treatment
have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as leukaemia
have a severe lung condition, such as cystic fibrosis or severe asthma
have a condition that makes you much more likely to get infections
are taking medicine that weakens your immune system

are pregnant and have a serious heart condition

DO:

wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards

stay 2 metres (3 steps) away from other people, if you need to go outside

DON'T

do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean

How coronavirus is spread:
* Because it's a new illness, we do not know exactly how coronavirus spreads from person to person.
* Similar viruses are spread in cough droplets.
* It's very unlikely it can be spread through things like packages or food.

Treatment for Coronavirus:
* There is currently no specific treatment for coronavirus.
* Antibiotics do not help, as they do not work against viruses.
* Treatment aims to relieve the symptoms while your body fights the illness.
* You'll need to stay in isolation, away from other people, until you have recovered.

Get an isolation note to give to your employer

If you live with someone who has symptoms of coronavirus, you can get an isolation note to send to your employer as proof you need to stay off work.

COVID-19: Guidance for Employees
All information below is from the Government UK website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-guidance-for-employees

Staying at Home:
If you have symptoms of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home and do not leave your house for 7 days from when your symptoms started.
If you live with others and you are the first in the household to have symptoms of coronavirus, then you must stay at home for 7 days, but all other household members who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
See the stay at home guidance for more information.

Sick Pay
You can get £94.25 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you’re too ill to work. It’s paid by your employer for up to 28 weeks.
If you are staying at home because of COVID-19 you can now claim SSP. This includes individuals who are caring for people in the same household and therefore have been advised to do a household quarantine.
To check your sick pay entitlement, you should talk to your employer, and visit the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) page for more information.

SSP Start Date
We are legislating for SSP to be paid from day 1, rather than day 4, of your absence from work if you are absent from work due to sickness or need to stay at home due to COVID-19. Once the legislation has been passed, this will apply retrospectively from 13 March. You should talk to your employer if you are eligible for SSP and need to claim.

Proof of Sickness
If you have COVID-19 or are advised to stay at home, you can get an ‘isolation note’ by visiting NHS 111 online, rather than visiting a doctor. For COVID-19 cases this replaces the usual need to provide a ‘fit note’ (sometimes called a ‘sick note’) after 7 days of sickness absence.
Isolation notes will also be accepted by Jobcentre Plus as evidence of your inability to attend.

If you’re self-employed or not eligible for SSP
If you are not eligible for SSP – for example if you are self-employed or earning below the Lower Earnings Limit of £118 per week – and you have COVID-19 or are advised to stay at home, you can now more easily make a claim for Universal Credit or new style Employment and Support Allowance.
If you are eligible for new style Employment and Support Allowance, it will now be payable from day 1 of sickness, rather than day 8, if you have COVID-19 or are advised to stay at home.

Furloughed Workers
If your employer cannot cover staff costs due to COVID-19, they may be able to access support to continue paying part of your wage, to avoid redundancies.
If your employer intends to access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, they will discuss with you becoming classified as a furloughed worker. This would mean that you are kept on your employer’s payroll, rather than being laid off.
To qualify for this scheme, you should not undertake work for them while you are furloughed. This will allow your employer to claim a grant of up to 80% of your wage for all employment costs, up to a cap of £2,500 per month.
You will remain employed while furloughed. Your employer could choose to fund the differences between this payment and your salary, but does not have to.
If your salary is reduced as a result of these changes, you may be eligible for support through the welfare system, including Universal Credit.
We intend for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to run for at least 3 months from 1 March 2020, but will extend if necessary.

Claiming Benefits
Whether you are currently in or out of work, if you are on a low income and affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19, you will be able to access the full range of the welfare system, including Universal Credit.
From 6 April we are increasing the standard allowance in Universal Credit and the basic element in Working Tax Credit for 1 year. Both will increase by £20 per week on top of planned annual uprating. This will apply to all new and existing Universal Credit claimants and to existing Working Tax Credit claimants.

If you have COVID-19 or are staying at home
You are now able to claim Universal Credit, and if required can access advance payments upfront without needing to attend a jobcentre.

If you are self-employed
You are able to claim Universal Credit, providing you meet the usual eligibility criteria.
To support you with the economic impact of the outbreak, and allow you to follow government guidance on self-isolation and social distancing, from 6 April the requirements of the Minimum Income Floor will be temporarily relaxed. This change will apply to all Universal Credit claimants and will last for the duration of the outbreak.
New claimants will not need to attend the jobcentre to demonstrate gainful self-employment.

Support for rent costs
You should check your eligibility for Universal Credit, which is available for people in and out of work. Support for rental costs will be paid through Universal Credit.
From April, we are increasing Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30th percentile of market rents. This applies to all private renters who are new or existing Universal Credit housing element claimants and to existing Housing Benefit claimants.

PM address to the nation on coronavirus: 23 March 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus.
All information below is from the Government UK website:
www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-23-march-2020

Good Evening,

The coronavirus is the biggest threat this country has faced for decades – and this country is not alone.

All over the world we are seeing the devastating impact of this invisible killer.

And so tonight I want to update you on the latest steps we are taking to fight the disease and what you can do to help.

And I want to begin by reminding you why the UK has been taking the approach that we have.

Without a huge national effort to halt the growth of this virus, there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope; because there won’t be enough ventilators, enough intensive care beds, enough doctors and nurses.

And as we have seen elsewhere, in other countries that also have fantastic health care systems, that is the moment of real danger.

To put it simply, if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the NHS will be unable to handle it - meaning more people are likely to die, not just from Coronavirus but from other illnesses as well.

So it’s vital to slow the spread of the disease.

Because that is the way we reduce the number of people needing hospital treatment at any one time, so we can protect the NHS’s ability to cope - and save more lives.

And that’s why we have been asking people to stay at home during this pandemic.

And though huge numbers are complying - and I thank you all - the time has now come for us all to do more.

From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction - you must stay at home.

Because the critical thing we must do is stop the disease spreading between households.

That is why people will only be allowed to leave their home for the following very limited purposes:

shopping for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible
one form of exercise a day - for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household;
any medical need, to provide care or to help a vulnerable person; and
travelling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home.

That’s all - these are the only reasons you should leave your home.

You should not be meeting friends. If your friends ask you to meet, you should say No.

You should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home.

You should not be going shopping except for essentials like food and medicine - and you should do this as little as you can. And use food delivery services where you can.

If you don’t follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings.

To ensure compliance with the Government’s instruction to stay at home, we will immediately:

close all shops selling non-essential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship;
we will stop all gatherings of more than two people in public – excluding people you live with;
and we’ll stop all social events, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, but excluding funerals.

Parks will remain open for exercise but gatherings will be dispersed.

No Prime Minister wants to enact measures like this.

I know the damage that this disruption is doing and will do to people’s lives, to their businesses and to their jobs.

And that’s why we have produced a huge and unprecedented programme of support both for workers and for business.

And I can assure you that we will keep these restrictions under constant review. We will look again in three weeks, and relax them if the evidence shows we are able to.

But at present there are just no easy options. The way ahead is hard, and it is still true that many lives will sadly be lost.

And yet it is also true that there is a clear way through.

Day by day we are strengthening our amazing NHS with 7500 former clinicians now coming back to the service.

With the time you buy - by simply staying at home - we are increasing our stocks of equipment.

We are accelerating our search for treatments.

We are pioneering work on a vaccine.

And we are buying millions of testing kits that will enable us to turn the tide on this invisible killer.

I want to thank everyone who is working flat out to beat the virus.

Everyone from the supermarket staff to the transport workers to the carers to the nurses and doctors on the frontline.

But in this fight we can be in no doubt that each and every one of us is directly enlisted.

Each and every one of us is now obliged to join together.

To halt the spread of this disease.

To protect our NHS and to save many many thousands of lives.

And I know that as they have in the past so many times.

The people of this country will rise to that challenge.

And we will come through it stronger than ever.

We will beat the coronavirus and we will beat it together.

And therefore I urge you at this moment of national emergency to stay at home, protect our NHS and save lives.

Thank you.