Rapper Mike the Hyype delivers #stayathome message
The council’s in-house rapper Mike the Hyype has urged people to stay at home in his own inimitable style.
The waste operative has composed a rap to reinforce the message for residents to adhere to the government’s guidelines during the lockdown due to the coronavirus public health crisis.
The majority of residents are adhering to guidance around avoiding contact with other households whether outside at parks or visiting others, and avoiding unnecessary travel.
However, a small minority remain stubbornly unable to self isolate despite the numerous messages to only go out the house for essential food shopping, assist vulnerable people, essential work or exercise.
Mike the Hyype, known by his colleagues as Mike Livingston, is among dozens of operatives providing the critical service of collecting waste and recycling each week and green waste fortnightly.
Mike said: “While out and about on our rounds we are seeing lots of posters supporting the great job the NHS are doing as they work trying to save people from coronavirus. There are also rainbows in the windows of homes which cheers everybody up.
“There are still people who need reminding to stay home to save lives and I’ve been coming up with the rap during the rounds.
“I wanted to support, and try and protect, NHS workers by reminding people to stay at home to save lives and not put undue pressure on the health service.”
Josie Wragg, chief executive, said: “Mike the Hyype has come up with his own way of communicating such and important message during these unprecedented times.
“Mike is a member of our staff who is out in the borough everyday performing a critical task with his colleagues and we thank them for that. He is also helping spread such an important message for everyone.”
Mike the Hyype’s talent surfaced in the winter when he and colleague, youth advisor Karl Drummond, who is also Reggae producer ‘Fresharda’, teamed up with Stevoss from the Britwell Youth & Community Project who also leads ‘Love Music Hate Violence’, to create a musical masterpiece to encourage Slough residents to recycle correctly. The tune was accompanied with a video made by Daniya Kayani.
The full version of Mike the Hyype’s rap can be seen here https://youtu.be/XJ1e5o0kT_s.
Slough’s parks and green spaces remain open for essential exercise however play parks and green gyms within them have been closed.
The council’s services which have been affected by the current fight against the coronavirus, and information about assistance for residents and businesses, can be found here www.slough.gov.uk/coronavirus.
Chalvey HWRC, White Hart Road, is closed until further notice and for more information about waste services, including how to order a green bin for garden waste, go to www.slough.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling.
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The waste operative has composed a rap to reinforce the message for residents to adhere to the government’s guidelines during the lockdown due to the coronavirus public health crisis.
The majority of residents are adhering to guidance around avoiding contact with other households whether outside at parks or visiting others, and avoiding unnecessary travel.
However, a small minority remain stubbornly unable to self isolate despite the numerous messages to only go out the house for essential food shopping, assist vulnerable people, essential work or exercise.
Mike the Hyype, known by his colleagues as Mike Livingston, is among dozens of operatives providing the critical service of collecting waste and recycling each week and green waste fortnightly.
Mike said: “While out and about on our rounds we are seeing lots of posters supporting the great job the NHS are doing as they work trying to save people from coronavirus. There are also rainbows in the windows of homes which cheers everybody up.
“There are still people who need reminding to stay home to save lives and I’ve been coming up with the rap during the rounds.
“I wanted to support, and try and protect, NHS workers by reminding people to stay at home to save lives and not put undue pressure on the health service.”
Josie Wragg, chief executive, said: “Mike the Hyype has come up with his own way of communicating such and important message during these unprecedented times.
“Mike is a member of our staff who is out in the borough everyday performing a critical task with his colleagues and we thank them for that. He is also helping spread such an important message for everyone.”
Mike the Hyype’s talent surfaced in the winter when he and colleague, youth advisor Karl Drummond, who is also Reggae producer ‘Fresharda’, teamed up with Stevoss from the Britwell Youth & Community Project who also leads ‘Love Music Hate Violence’, to create a musical masterpiece to encourage Slough residents to recycle correctly. The tune was accompanied with a video made by Daniya Kayani.
The full version of Mike the Hyype’s rap can be seen here https://youtu.be/XJ1e5o0kT_s.
Slough’s parks and green spaces remain open for essential exercise however play parks and green gyms within them have been closed.
The council’s services which have been affected by the current fight against the coronavirus, and information about assistance for residents and businesses, can be found here www.slough.gov.uk/coronavirus.
Chalvey HWRC, White Hart Road, is closed until further notice and for more information about waste services, including how to order a green bin for garden waste, go to www.slough.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling.
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