Volunteer groups, charities and businesses have been making themselves available to anybody who is in need of assistance with various daily tasks like food shopping during the lockdown.
There are also numbers to call for anyone who wants a chat.
The Post Office is offering a doorstop letter collection service. Post workers can collect pre-stamped and addressed items for outside people’s homes if they are already making a delivery there.
Charity Live at Home can be contacted to talk or for assistance with shopping at 0808 1624604.
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Age Concern can be contacted on 631740 to arrange for help with technology or to sign up for their ’keep in touch’ calls.
The Salvation Army can be contacted on 627742 and are providing support for the vulnerable, offering online worship, referrals for practical assistance and telephone calls.
www.helpout.im is a central website for community support and assistance across the island.
Robinsons has a homecare box scheme - available for delivery to vulnerable categories, self isolation, NHS and emergency workers. Order online or call 690000 from 9am to 4pm.
The Living Hope church has community support volunteers to help with shopping, posting mail, collecting prescriptions, and to arrange daily check-in or prayer calls.
Contact Lorraine on 493500 or [email protected]
In Douglas, G4S has volunteered a vehicle to deliver items for the over-70s and most vulnerable in the community.
The service is contactless and dropped off at your front door. Contact 333762. Orders should be placed between 9am and 3pm for delivery the following day.
Spar Anagh Coar and Governor’s Hill is delivering essential items to customers in self-isolation - phone 624848 for Anagh Coar, 613177 for Governor’s Hill.
Ballakermeen Stores have deliveries for newspapers, magazines, groceries, coal etc. Phone 629241.
There are also exclusive shopping times for the elderly/vulnerable, as well as NHS and emergency workers, at:
Tesco:
Vulnerable and elderly - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 10am.
Marks and Spencer:
Vulnerable customers - 8am to 9am Mondays and Thursdays.
NHS and emergency workers - 8am-9am Tuesdays and Fridays.
Co-op (island-wide): The elderly and vulnerable - 9am-10am, seven days per week.
Douglas Shoprite:
70+ citizens - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8am to 9am.
NHS, emergency and care workers - Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8am to 9am.
The Rev Steve Ingrouille and Rev Rebecca Ingrouille can be contacted on 674464 or 461415 for a friendly chat, or to arrange for a named person to collect supplies, post mail or pick up shopping.
In Onchan, Corkills Garage, prioritising the vulnerable, will be delivering Monday to Saturday.
The garage will upload photos of its stock on Facebook at regular intervals, and orders can be placed via private message (preferred), email at [email protected] or by phone on 675885.
The garage is also working with Karsons Pharmacy to deliver prescriptions and over the counter medication, and people can place orders to them for the garage to then pick them up and pack them together.
In Marown, Alison from Marown Commissioners can be contacted on 495142 for assistance with shopping or anything else that needs picking up.
In Garff, the Laxey Lifeline on 474747 will provide assistance such as calls to people in isolation, or to arrange for shopping on 861 413 or [email protected]
Ramsey Commissioners have a full list of local businesses providing delivery services at: https://www.ramsey.gov.im/news/covid19-delivery-services - those without internet can call 810100 to arrange for it to be sent to them.
Ramsey Rugby Club is again offering help with shopping, collecting prescriptions and dog walking and can be contacted via their Facebook page @ramseyrugbydoorstep or on 473087 or 423991.
A full list of businesses doing food deliveries in the south can be found at: https://www.iomfoodanddrink.com/deliveries
S&S Motors are delivering to anyone in the south who is isolating. Call 823698 (press option 1 or 2) to order between 9am and 12pm Monday to Friday, deliveries Tuesday to Saturday.
Charity Southern Befrienders are available at to offer support to the elderly, as well as someone to chat at 833025.
A list of businesses doing food deliveries in and around Port Erin is available at http://www.porterin.gov.im under ’news’ or by calling the commissioners at 832298.
Port St Mary local volunteers can be contacted on 492558 or 491468 for help with shopping, dog walking, collections from the pharmacy, advice on using technology, etc.