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  Jun 1, 2020  
     
 
Good evening
 
I will let you into a secret.
 
Last week, I went to a ‘beer garden’ for a rather delicious evening meal.
 
The table was set with a number (table three), cutlery, condiments and glasses for wine. A menu was even provided ... even if it only contained one option.
 
Yes, we recreated the atmosphere of a pub meal in the back garden, completely with gammon, egg and chips. This is what we call fun in lockdown!
 
The point I’m making, really, is that all of us have had to be a little more creative and resourceful in the past 10 weeks in order to keep ourselves amused and to stop us climbing the walls.
 
People have dug vegetable patches, learned how to make banana bread or even taken on the challenge of a new instrument or foreign language.
 
Adversity, it seems, has brought out the very best in us. And we have come to appreciate the small things which make life worth living.
 
The difficult thing will be in maintaining this knowledge when restrictions are fully lifted. We need to keep it close.
 
Some things about lockdown have been a joy to behold.
 
If you would like to contact me, email gillian.parkinson@jpress.co.uk.
 
Until next time, stay safe.
 
Gillian
 
     
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  A husband and wife from Bamber Bridge whose biking exploits took their neighbourhood’s weekly Clap for Carers event in a whole new direction say they hope that the spectacle they created will help drive home the meaning behind the moment for younger generations.  
     
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Public meeting called to discuss potential for post lockdown tourism boom in Morecambe
 
The online meeting will explore signs of a domestic tourism boom, and how Morecambe can seize the opportunity as a visitor destination of choice.
 
     
 
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Preston's DWP offices evacuated for deep clean after staff member is struck with coronavirus symptoms
 
The DWP offices in the 15-storey Guild Tower were forced to temporarily close after a member of staff reported feeling unwell.
 
     
 
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Safety of staff at SPAR distribution depot in Preston 'of paramount importance'
 
One of Lancashire’s largest employers has reassured its workforce that it will keep them as safe as possible amid the coronavirus crisis as it strives to keep the county supplied with food.
 
     
 
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Coronavirus in the North West: This is every confirmed case in the North West on Monday, June 1, 2020
 
There are now 25,637 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the North West as of Monday, June 1, 2020.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
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