The Budleigh Support Group was set up on 12 March 2020, specifically to provide a co-ordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis, bringing together the following:

•  The Medical Centre
• Initially Dr Richard Mejzner and Kathryn Blurton (Practice Manager) and following Dr Mejzner's retirement, Dr Brian Taylor joined the group
• Providing up to date information about the current local situation

• St Peter's C of E Primary School
• Head Teacher, Steve Hitchcock
• Steve was the initiator of the Group and currently chairs the meetings

• Local Churches, represented by
• Rev James Henley, BS Baptist Church
• Helping identify local needs, prepared for the reality of loss of life

• Town Council
• Cllr Penny Lewis and Town Clerk, Jo Vanstone
• To assist the group by looking at the response to needs across the whole town; working towards effective food bank provision; providing information to enable residents to contact local businesses

• The Lions
• Richard Allen
• Providing support with leaflet deliveries and volunteer manpower at The Hub; assisting with social media and managing our Twitter account

• The Hub
• Marc Jobson
• The Hub has taken on the task of triaging all support requests which have come about as a result of COVID-19.  Staff actively manage the following:
• Co-ordination and vetting of volunteers
• Distribution of meals to those who are self-isolating
• Shopping and prescription pick-ups for those who are self-isolating
• Telephone befriending service
• Referral of financial support requests to BSRIN

• Budleigh Salterton Relief in Need Charity (BSRIN)
• Lorraine Ralph, Secretary and Trustee
• BSRIN have taken the lead to represent all local charities and have adopted two new Trustees to give a great representation across the community (including representatives from some of the other groups above)