Help is Available in the Ramsey Area for those Self-isolating.
With our usual activities and programmes on hold, Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust (RNT) and Ramsey Million are supporting our community in different ways.
RNT launched ‘Ramsey Area Covid-19 Support’ on the 30th March. We have liaised with the Town, District and County Councils, as well as Ramsey Foodbank, to offer a coordinated approach.
Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust, on behalf of Ramsey Area Covid-19 Support, is a’Recognised Covid-19 Organisation’.
If you would like help or to volunteer please contact:
Tel: 07714 433022
Email: ramsey.covid19@gmail.com
Facebook: Ramsey.Covid19
Support Available
In addition to shopping and prescription collection RNT is a referral agency for Ramsey Foodbank, which is continuing to provide emergency food packages to those who are suffering financial hardship. Ramsey Million is funding the fuel costs for deliveries to those in self-isolation. Ramsey Community Bus Association have granted us use of their bus for this and one of their volunteer drivers is acting as ‘temporary delivery driver’.
RNT provides someone to talk to and if we don’t know the answer to your query, we will do our best to find out. You will find all our contact details
As well as helping with shopping and prescription collections, Ramsey Area Covid-19 is working to combat loneliness by keeping in contact with as many people as possible via telephone or social media.
You can watch BOSH, CRUNCH and SPARKS clubs at their usual times live on Facebook.
Job Search – If you are looking for work you can still access Job Search advice and support by calling 07562 379472 and leaving a message with one of our staff for Alison, who will get back to you.
You can always keep up to date or message us via our designed Facebook page, where you can also read a copy of our weekly Ramsey Timebank Newsletter. It has lots of ideas about keeping the whole family occupied indoors.
See below for further details and contact details for other organisations that can help.
The Ramsey Million partnership has been officially endorsed by Local Trust. The group made up of 10 people locally and 5 advisers has worked really hard developing their policies and procedures – one of the important steps to enable the million to be released.
Our third Big Local plan is underway. The Big Local process and the opportunities it creates continue to excite people and it really is injecting positivity into the community. There’s still a lot of hard work ahead to achieve the long term vision but we’re getting there gradually, step by step along the pathway!
Ramsey Million Community Plan 2019-23
Final 2019-23 RMP Community Plan
Ramsey Million Community Plan 2016-19
See more at: http://localtrust.org.uk/get-involved/big-local/ramsey
Micro- Grant Applications
Working Together on Transport Services
Ramsey Million Partnership are fully aware of the concerns of local people regarding public transport and worked with our Town, District and County Councillors to collect over 1,000 signatures on the petition that was sent to Cambridgeshire County Council, prior to the temporary reprieve for the number 30 bus last year.- Parts of Ramsey rank poorly in terms of education and skills falling in the 10% worst performing small areas in the country. Better transport is needed to tackle economic weakness and social isolation.
- Ramsey’s public transport is very poor when compared to other parts of the county and to other places of a similar size. It is characterised by sporadic services patterns, slow journey times, disjointed planning and integration and expensive ticket prices.
- Across peak, day time and weekend services, Ramsey offers less than 25% of bus service levels compared to similar sized towns in South Cambridgeshire. Evening services are virtually non-existent.
- Saturday services are 80% below those of similar south Cambridgeshire towns and 50% less than similar Lincolnshire towns. There are no services at all on a Sunday.
- The level of subsidy of current routes is much lower than for some other parts of the County. Two Ramsey services receive a per passenger subsidy of £3.53 and £1.41 compared to as much as £30 for routes elsewhere.
- Other services are provided by a volunteer car driver scheme, Ramsey Community Transport, who offer a door to door service for community groups and run three routes, each once per week and HACT who offer a demand responsive service.
- The Combined Authority’s objectives for transport fit well with the Ramsey area’s needs focusing on better connectivity, improving journey times and increased modal choice. Spending is however strongly focused on capital projects and no Ramsey projects have yet been identified for support.
- The current Combined Authority strategic bus review and Ramsey Market Town Masterplan (timescale not yet identified) provide the potential to greatly improve Ramsey’s transport offer but it is crucial that Ramsey and surrounding area’s situation is considered by these studies.
To read the full report click on the link below.
Ramsey Million Partnership 