Corona Support Weston-super-Mare is a simple website built by Reece Coombes to help streamline information about Coronavirus to people in Weston-super-Mare.
During the first few weeks of the outbreak, there was a lot of panic-buying and many at-risk people weren’t able to leave their homes. This meant that most people couldn’t buy the essentials they needed, whilst others couldn’t even leave the house.
That’s why this site exists. We published, simple, digestible and localised information about charities, shops and people in Weston-super-Mare and helped people navigate the mass-panic.
Along with simple information about Shopping & Supermarkets, we published a directory of businesses remaining open which were selling/delivering food in addition to the supermarkets. Many at-risk people in Weston told us this service was a lifeline, enabling them to find healthy and good food without having to risk infection in one of the supermarkets.
Corona Support & Reece Coombes In the Media
Weston Mercury published an article about Corona Support WSM, detailing the aims of our group and the website.
Bristol Live published an article on Weston-super-Mare’s response to Coronavirus, which listed Reece’s work on this website as one of the town’s best responses.
Another article by the Weston Mercury described the “community lifelines” in Weston-super-Mare, including Corona Support WSM.
Partners
In building this site, we worked with a number of local organisations to ensure we were giving out the best advice and offering the most effective support.
These included Hope Church, Weston-super-Mare ROC, and other active community groups. We are proud to have worked with and helped a diverse range of people around Weston.