This Facebook group has been set up or Lewisham residents looking to help each other out during the Covid-19/corona virus pandemic, helping people access food, complete errands etc - particularly those who are elderly, disabled and/or immuno-compromised.
Within the group, people are self-organising Whatsapp groups by ward, to encourage local organising.
I thought this would be helpful both to those who can help out, and people who might need assistance.
I hear some of the WhatsApp groups are now full at 256 members, so it is worth considering carefully which ones to join - particularly the Lewisham wide group seems more popular than WhatsApp allows.
@ForestHull Yes, and things are moving towards street-level WhatsApp groups where people can coordinate more easily (the Forest Hill group is far too busy).
I put together a shared, editable map of local groups that you can join if youâre in Forest Hill:
Just click on the group closest to you, and youâll find the WhatsApp group link. The idea is that anyone else can edit this as time goes on. cc @SE23.life
Hit the link to see the live map (https://tiny.cc/o8mflz) and then use the âEditâ option on the resulting page. Once you have made changes, click the share button to âsaveâ them back.
Comparing with the static picture @Tom_Walker added, thereâs already some new areas added.
Youâll need to open links to the chat groups on your phone browser to get the WhatsApp link working. It doesnât seem to want to open the WhatsApp Web Desktop client.
Seems to open it for me. The website asks me to open the Desktop client and then I have to do the QR thing and I am in. Chrome on Win 10.
Just joined my local group but it seems quiet⌠at the moment!
this is a wiki post that all members are able to edit and improve
. Feel free to DM me if you want tips.