WEAVERHAM Rose Fete has been cancelled for the second year running due to Covid. Organisers have made the decision with a heavy heart but say that safety of residents must come first. Barbara Eames, chairman of Weaverham Rose Fete, who runs the event with Pam Palsreyman, said: We would like to apologise for the lack of a fete again this year due to Covid restrictions.
The last Weaverham Rose Fete parade in 2019 The children really love it. We re upset that we can t put it on. Hopefully next year we will be able to organise our usual fete.
Little queen and king Aimee Darby and Bobby Powell in 2019
Autism community finding ways to do more with less during pandemic
By: Erica Greenway
and last updated 2021-05-13 18:24:14-04
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - At Plan Bee Academy in Chesapeake, students thrive with hands-on experiences. The private day school teaches kids with autism and related disabilities, but it all came to a screeching halt when COVID-19 hit.
Filling the need virtually in those first few months wasn t easy for Plan Bee s executive director, Wendy Fitch. Not just the move online, but figuring out how to pay staff as some school districts withheld funding. We had some that were looking at cutting our funding altogether because we werenât providing in-person instruction, even though we werenât allowed to, Fitch said.