We’re compiling a guide to the businesses that still need your custom to survive, the companies introducing special schemes to help people in the community, services that will help you adjust to working from home or being isolated from others.

Click on the facebook post above to and write in the comments about anything you feel we should include here.

Gin home delivery

You may need something stronger to get you through confinement at home.

Wessex Spirits are offering party packs: half size bottles of handcrafted gin with tonic and canned and bottled beer from a local pub delivered to your door. Free local delivery

www.wessexspirits.co.uk

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Beer home delivery

We also may need a beer or two as well.

Red Cat Brewery in Winchester are offering a wide range of beers available for home delivery (Monday to Saturday) and collection (Monday to Friday between 11am and 4.30pm).

Minimum order is 12 x bottles or 1 x 10L Bag in Box. Card payments only

facebook.com/RedCatBrewing 01962 863423 orders@redcatbrewing.co.uk.

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Sending a gift

I guess we all need cheering up at the moment and what better way to brighten someone’s day than to send them a gift, and with many people stuck indoors, something for the home could be perfect.

La Di Da - Interiors, Luxuries & Gifts aill personally help you choose a gift for someone special, go through budget, options and ideas over the telephone on video so you can see what’s available and make your choice. They then wrap and send to you or direct to the person you are making a gift to.

facebook.com/LadidaAndover www.ladida-andover.com

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Temporary Fencing

Fence Hire offer temporary fencing for hire to the events industry and the current situation will affect them greatly with the the number of events being cancelled.

However, there many businesses that may need to fence off part of their premises or an open space to prevent trespassing and this could be a viable option.

fencehiresouthern.com

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Counselling

You may find that things are getting too much for you in terms of anxiety or isolation

Bee Hale usually offers face-to-face counselling from her base in Alton and is now providing counselling services via the telephone or by secure video link.

facebook.com/beehalecounselling www.beehalecounselling.com

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Helping NHS workers and the vulnerable

Staff at The Peat Spade in Longstock are offering a 15% discount to those working in the NHS to thank them for their hard work during this time of need.

The pub has announced it will also be working closely with local suppliers to deliver food parcels to those most vulnerable within the Stockbridge area as as well a takeaway menu.

www.peatspadeinn.co.uk

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Virtual exhibition

A new exhibition at one of the south coast’s most exciting new venues will open with a virtual launch.

Those Who Look Out & Those Who Look Back by Laura Eldret and Paul Vivian was due to open on Saturday March 21st at God’s House Tower in Southampton. But due to the Coronavirus crisis the venue has had to temporarily close, meaning the opening event will now be streamed online.

godshousetower.org.uk

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Luxury wine delivery

If you’re going to have a glass of wine during your lockdown, you might as well go all out.

Hampshire-based wine importer, James Hocking Wine supplies wine to top London restaurants and is now making single bottles of very fine and rare wine availble to order with free delivery.

https://www.jameshockingwine.com

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Additional or alternative services from local businesses

The Lifestyle Card offers discounts at over 400 local businesses and their facebook page is wealth of information on the latest offers from independents in the area.

Visit their facebook page at to keep up to date facebook.com/pg/cardandover

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Lawnmower repairs

If all this time at home has prompted you to tend to the garden, then you may discover that your lawnmower could do with some maintenance.

Mowers UK collect/deliver any garden equipment that needs service or repair for free within a 10 mile radius of RG26 5QW.

www.mowersuk.co.uk

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Appeal to assist provision of welfare packs to care meals across Southampton

City Catering runs Southampton’s care meals service for elderly and vulnerable adults, delivering hot, nutritious meals on a daily basis; the delivery team checks on welfare too, and raises flags when they spot issues with customers’ wellbeing. They are also on hand for a chat, to address the day-to-day issue of social isolation affecting the elderly.

Local businesses that can donate products can contact City Catering on 02380 33 22 27.

www.justgiving.com/campaign/citycateringcare-welfarepacks

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Indian Takeaway food in Botley

The Purbani is situated in the heart of the beautiful village of Botley, Hampshire and is the flagship restaurant in the Purbani chain.

While the restaurant remains closed due to the government’s guidelines, the takeaway servcice still remains in place.

Email emran@purbanibotley.com or view the menu at www.purbanibotley.com

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Festival Place’s boredom busters Basingstoke shopping centre Festival Place is offering a selection of fun children’s activities to help fight the boredom of those stuck indoors during the coronavirus isolation period. The retail and leisure destination has produced a printable rainbow for little ones to colour in and display in their windows, to help spread some positivity during these strange times. www.festivalplace.co.uk/event/boredom-busters -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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