During these difficult times, the community of Huntington are trying their best to do all they can to ensure that people stay two metres away from each other due to COVID-19. There has been a lot done to help the vulnerable and elderly, and recent action has been taken around the walking area of Huntington.
Caldy Valley is the popular nature park in Huntington where many people go to walk their dogs and exercise. Due to the amount of people now working from home there is a lot of spare time on everyone’s hands.
According to the Office of Official Statistics, 34% of people have said that there has been a decrease in hours worked for employed people. This means that people now have more free time to do the daily activites they can do, for example, walking their dogs and exercise around Caldy Valley.
The Parish Council of Huntington have now came up with the idea of creating a one way walking system in the nature park, so that people can walk freely without the worry of coming too close to someone else.
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This seems to be helpful for many as people are now keeping their distance on the narrow paths, meaning that everyone can enjoy their daily exercises. This also shows Huntington’s fast response to this pandemic.
Jane Spenser, a local resident living in the area, said: “I think it is helpful because it means that most people follow the right way round so that everyone is social distancing, but I also think that there are some people not following it which is a big inconvenience to everyone else.
“Some people have been going round taking the signs down and putting them in bushes. I feel that the signs should be made bigger and clearer. I think they should do this all around Caldy Valley park and have someone checking the signs regularly to make sure no damage has been done.”
There has also been many positive responses on the Huntington Parish Council Facebook page as people are saying that it is a sensible approach and a really good idea.
The virus (COVID-19) has affected a large amount of people in the world which makes people only think bad things. However, most people do recover as the death rate is small. This may have caught the world by surprise but we will be better prepared in the future as they will be a faster global response. To prevent the spreading of more cases it is important to keep your distance and wash your hands.
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