An asymptomatic test centre is opening in Falkirk today which will allow people with no symptoms of COVID-19 to be tested for the virus. The test centre will be launched at Polmont Sports Centre and will be accessible to residents in the Falkirk Council area. It will be operating from 10am to 8pm, Wednesday through to Sunday each week and will function on a drop-in basis. The test takes approximately half an hour and results are sent by phone or text the same day. NHS Forth Valley’s Director of Public Health, Dr Graham Foster, said: “We are still seeing a high level of coronavirus cases in Forth Valley and we know that many people with Covid-19 don’t experience any of the common symptoms.
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Test centre to open as positive COVID-19 cases increase in Grangemouth
A temporary mobile COVID-19 testing centre will be sited in Grangemouth in response to the growing number of positive coronavirus tests in the area.
Friday, 29th January 2021, 11:12 am
According to Falkirk Community Trust, the centre will be located at Grangemouth Sports Complex Centre, in Abbots Road, for five days, from Saturday, January 30 to Wednesday, February 3.
The trust stated: “Anyone who lives or works in the Grangemouth area can make an appointment via the GOV.UK website or by calling 0300 303 2713. Residents do not have to be displaying symptoms of COVID-19 to make an appointment.
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The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival at the renowned Hippodrome Cinema in Bo’ness is organised by Falkirk Community Trust with key funding and support from Falkirk Council, Screen Scotland, Film Hub Scotland (BFI Film Audience Network) and Visit Falkirk. Go to www.hippfest.co.uk.
The festival features Marlene Dietrich’s ‘The Woman Men Yearn For’ as part of a new musical collaboration with the Yorkshire Silent Film Festival with all screening materials courtesy of Murnau Stiftung, funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
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