People's
Summer
experiences
Charlotte P
22 July 2021 I have been diagnosed with long Covid and normal every day life is hard never mind the heat. The heat is adding to my lethargy and it’s extremely difficult to cope...
😷 Covid-19
Summer
💸 Money + debt
Aurora T
19 July 2021 We are socially isolated. I will continue to wear a mask when in public indoor areas...
🕰 Lockdown, rules, and social distancing
Children's wellbeing
🍳 Getting by
Summer
Charlotte P
16 July 2021 So the weather is really on fire with the excessive heat and so are the emotions here in Northern Ireland over the lessening of restrictions in England...
Summer
🌦 Politics & stigma
🕰 Lockdown, rules, and social distancing
🏫 School
Alex R
14 July 2021 Nicola Sturgeon has announced the whole of Scotland is going onto level 0 for Covid restrictions from 19th July. Is this for good? Will it change again? I'm not eating much as no appetite...
🕰 Lockdown, rules, and social distancing
🍞 Food / food banks
🗳 Benefits
Summer
Paige E
28 June 2021 I’m so sorry I thought I had answered this question. During lockdown I was living with my daughter due to building work on my home...
🏢 Housing
Summer
Erik J
16 June 2021 Time to enjoy the sun? Not for me with the virus still gaining strength and spreading I am still to wary of leaving home except for essential reasons due to being at a higher risk even though I have received both vaccines...
🍳 Getting by
Summer
😷 Covid-19
Alex R
11 June 2021 Warm night with window open. Noise of traffic and pub goers is loud...
Summer
🏢 Housing
Fiona T
08 June 2021 The weather is absolutely beautiful and the sun has been shining all week. It definitely feels as though the end of the pandemic is in sight as people's moods have vastly improved...
Summer
🍳 Getting by
😷 Covid-19
Charlotte P
22 July 2021 *In Northern Ireland our summer months are long. A full 8 weeks...
Summer
Erik J
31 July 2021 *Having to live on the money we have coming in and the issues with the pandemic as I am in the vulnerable group means we shall have to spend most of the summer holidays at home...
Summer
🍳 Getting by
🤹 Parenting
🧒 Children
Children's wellbeing
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