THE BROOK TAVERNER JOURNAL

As lockdown restrictions are lifted slowly but surely across the UK, we can now start looking at summer plans. With the travel industry still surrounded in an air of doubt, ‘Staycations’ are set to be the holidays of choice for thousands all over the UK. Whether this be a weekend camping trip, trying out ‘glamping’ for the first time, or booking a nice cottage to spend some long-awaited time with extended members of friends and family, we’ve put together a list of some of the best places to spend some well-deserved down time...

Is it me or is every day beginning to blend into the day before and the day after? Are we in week 10 or 11? I was speaking to a friend this week who continually asked me what day of the week it was and I equally had to look at my watch just to provide him with an answer the question...

The support for the NHS has been gallant and widespread since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March of this year. With thousands of nurses, doctors and surgeons alongside hundreds of workers behind the scenes putting themselves on the line and protecting people they’ve never met, NHS workers have been thanked in numerous ways up and down the country – from weekly claps, to moments of silence and rainbow drawings. Whilst we are more than aware that the NHS is government funded and not a charity, that hasn’t stopped dozens of donation appeals to thank them for their heroic efforts...

There aren’t many who can say that the Coronavirus saved their life but recently in what was an unexpected turn of events, that’s what Angela Schlegal is able to say has happened to her after her recent battle with the deadly virus...

Losing a loved one is undoubtedly one of the hardest things one can ever go through. Not only has COVID-19 caused numerous deaths all over the world but isolation measures have unfortunately meant that those in hospital are unable to be visited by friends or relatives. Thousands of people up and down the country are not only being put through the hardship of leaving a loved one but are left with the prospect of being unable to see them in hospital due to social distancing measures...