COVID Distractions

From now on new items will be added to the top of this list with the date added.

06/05/20 Love Where You for the Chichester area have collected many ideas and events that can be enjoyed online: https://www.lovechichester.net/

28/04/20 How to explore the British Museum from home: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/how-to-explore-the-british-museum-from-home/

28/04/20 Watch #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei, staged at Hampstead theatre – video: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/video/2020/apr/26/watch-aiww-the-arrest-of-ai-weiwei-staged-at-hampstead-theatre-video

20/04/20 Get active indoors: https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/getoutside-inside/

17/04/20 The Reading Agency: free audio books/World Book Night (April 23rd) virtual celebrations/reading resources: https://mailchi.mp/readingagency/world-book-night-2020-april-newsletter

17/04/20 Cooking on a Bootstrap. Jack Monroe seems to have an uncanny idea of what’s in our cupboards and there are, in any case, lots of suggestions about substitute ingredients: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/

17/04/20 The School of Philosophy and Economic Science: free online Economics with Justice course – structured course with a tutor and a class group: https://www.schoolofphilosophy.org/course-category/economics/

17/04/20 Guardian to stream plays about the NHS and Ai Weiwei from Hampstead theatre: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/apr/15/guardian-to-stream-hampstead-theatre-plays-nhs-ai-weiwei

17/04/20 Virtually trek around the world: https://www.google.com/maps/about/treks/#/list

10/04/20 Flowers for Mrs Harris will be available to watch on Chichester Festival Theatre website from 9 April until 8 May: https://cftmail.org.uk/31LM-1103P-7AQIFK-N0IYG-1/c.aspx

08/04/20 Not necessarily a distraction, but some helpful advice from our friends in Lewes: https://transitiontownlewes.org/looking-after-your-well-being/

05/04/20 BFI Player. Free films for 14 days: https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription

05/04/20 Film. Economics of happiness: https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-economics-of-happiness/

04/04/20 How to see the world without leaving your home: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52096529

03/04/20 Live videos from Chester Zoo: https://www.facebook.com/chesterzoo1/videos

Chichester Tree Trail https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/2183/chichester_city_treetrail.pdf

The Environmental Film Festival at Yale is now online at http://effy.yale.edu/

Free online books for children aged 0 to 12 (there are many adult resources too): https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior

Free 30 day access to Books and Audiobooks: https://www.scribd.com/?lohp=1

Free Stories for Kids: https://stories.audible.com/pdp/B002V8NB2S?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_pdp_pc_pg-1-cntr-0-28

Call for help to transcribe rainfall data during Covid-19 lockdown: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-26/call-for-help-to-transcribe-rainfall-data-during-covid-19-lockdown/

5 Cultural Distractions to combat the lockdown blues: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2020/0314/1123239-5-cultural-distractions-to-combat-the-lockdown-blues/

Free online theatre and dance: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/17/hottest-front-room-seats-the-best-theatre-and-dance-to-watch-online?CMP=share_btn_fb

Art galleries link: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/mar/23/10-of-the-worlds-best-virtual-museum-and-art-gallery-tours

BBC Ideas stuck-at-home playlist: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/playlists/stuck-at-home-this-is-a-playlist-for-you

Royal Opera House: https://www.youtube.com/royaloperahouse

WSCC eLibrary: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/elibrary-electronic-library/

National Theatre at Home: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/at-home

Environmental Film Festival
The Environmental Film Festival has been cancelled, but some of the films are free to watch through March 31st. Watch here: https://dceff.org/2020online/