We would like to make you aware of some important Government funding that is available to residents in your area:
Free Energy Home Improvements now available to residents in Worcestershire - For more information, email [email protected] Help us spread the word about free home improvements in Worcestershire. The Home Upgrade Grant scheme (HUGs) is designed to tackle colder homes that do not have mains gas central heating. Homeowners and tenants in Worcestershire could benefit from a variety of measures to help reduce energy bills including: internal and external wall insulation, loft and cavity wall insulation, air source heat pumps, solar panels, draught proofing and many more. Worcestershire County Council is working in partnership with Redditch Borough and Bromsgrove, Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils and Act on Energy to deliver this programme. Worcester City Council and Wyre Forest District Council are administering their own HUG2 scheme and information can be found on their websites. To qualify, households must not use mains gas to heat their home, have a gross annual income of less than £31,000 with a current Home Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D to G. Funding is also available for landlords in the charity and private rented sector. Those who qualify for the scheme will undergo a free technical survey to determine the most suitable energy efficiency measures. For more information, including full eligibility, and to register your interest visit: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/home-upgrade-grant-scheme-hug2 OR contact your local energy charity Act on Energy on their free advice line 0800 988 2881 All projects must be completed by March 2025. What we can do:
For more information, email [email protected] We have also attached a poster and information leaflet. Helen Mehaffey Project Manager HUG2 Economy and Infrastructure Worcestershire County Council, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP Tel: 01905 845398 or email: [email protected] For more information visit: Home Upgrade Grant Scheme (HUG2) | Worcestershire County Council
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I am a Social Inclusion and Wellbeing Activities Co-ordinator for Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We support older people, their families, and carers. Our aim is to make Herefordshire and Worcestershire a great place to grow older! Our services enable us to give advice, provide support at home, promote health and wellbeing, provide activities, training and more. We have numerous social groups and activities for people to get involved with. you can find them here Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire| Activities and events.
Last year we set up our first art group in Worcester called the Creative Arts Social Group, after the success of that we set one up in Hereford and now we are setting up a new Creative Arts Social group in Stourport, at The Coach House located at Ravenhurst Residential Care Home, Lickhill Road N, Stourport – on – Severn, DY13 8RU. This is starting on Thursday 14th March 2024, 10am – 12pm. Research shows a clear link between participation in the creative arts and a healthier wellbeing, and our art groups aim to provide a safe space for creative individuals to come together thus trying to help combat loneliness. Carley Edge Social Inclusion & Well Being Activities Co-ordinator [email protected] 07553 291525 0800 008 6077 Malvern Gate, Bromwich Road, Worcester, WR2 4BN www.ageukhw.org.uk Facebook Twitter Instagram The meeting on Saturday 9th December is a Working Party Meeting only to discuss the draft NP. Once this has been finalised an extraordinary meeting will be call in January to put the proposed NP forward for open discussion and approval.
PARKING PROBLEMS AT GREAT WITLEY SURGERY ON SATURDAY 29th APRIL
On Saturday 29th April in the morning, there were problems with parking at the Surgery as a large cycling event was being held in the village hall while Covid booster injections were being given at the Surgery. Unfortunately a gap in communications between the organiser of the cycling event and the Practice Manager at the Surgery meant that cyclists were also parking in the Surgery car park. For a while, some elderly patients attending the Surgery had difficulty finding a parking space, and there was congestion in the car park. The organiser of the cycling event, Mike Amery of British Masters Cycle Racing, and the Surgery Practice Manager, Trish Longmore, would like to apologise for the inconvenience and distress caused to some patients. As soon as they became aware of the problem, they took steps to free up parking spaces at the Surgery, which improved the situation. They will ensure that this problem does not happen again. The cycling event, the Tour of the Abberleys, has been taking place for the last 25 years and brings older cyclists from all over Britain to experience the beautiful countryside around Great Witley, to use local accommodation, and to bring significant income to the village hall. |
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