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Issue 40 | April 2022
Please share the information in this eNewsletter widely within your communities.
Funding to tackle flooding
Nearly £100,000 is being distributed to West Sussex communities to tackle flooding.
Six projects will benefit from the latest round of Operation Watershed Active Communities Fund awards, designed to encourage town and parish councils and community groups to mitigate local flood risk.
To find out more about Operation Watershed, and how your parish or town council can apply for funding, click on the link below.
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Pension Credit campaign
Please spread the word that people over State Pension age may be missing out on Pension Credit which can help with the cost of living.
The online Pension Credit calculator can help someone you know check whether they are eligible.
The Department for Work & Pensions has launched a new campaign which aims to tackle some of the myths that may stop people applying and let people know they may be eligible even if they have savings, a pension or own their home.
It also reminds people that even a small award can provide access to a wide range of other benefits. These include help with housing costs, Council Tax and heating bills.
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Grass cutting schedule
Grass cutting teams will be working across the county keeping grass verges at a safe level, although some of them will be protected for wildflowers and wildlife.
You can find out more and when they will be in your area by viewing our 2022 schedule below.
Also look out for posters indicating Community Road Verges, several new sites are expected to be designated soon.
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Give us your views on bus services
Please share your views and ideas about bus services in West Sussex, to help us understand where the service is running well and where improvements are needed.
To find out more and share your ideas, visit our engagement hub on the link below.
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Living with Covid-19
Covid-19 is still present within our communities in West Sussex, so please continue to encourage your residents to be careful and take sensible precautions.
Anyone with Covid-19 symptoms no longer has to take a test and should instead stay at home until the symptoms end.
Free testing is still available to people in specific groups who have symptoms. Visit Changes to testing for COVID-19 in England - NHS (www.nhs.uk) for guidance.
Please help keep West Sussex safe by sharing with your communities:
- full information on testing availability, guidance on living with Covid-19, and what to do if you have symptoms, from the gov.uk website
- the joint message from the Directors of Public Health across Sussex
- up-to-date information on the vaccination roll-out in West Sussex, including the spring boosters for the over 75s, from the Sussex Health and Care Partnership
- information on Covid-19 help, support, and vaccinations in West Sussex on the West Sussex County Council website (see link below).
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New library service animations
Watch West Sussex Library Service’s new animations about all the things you can access through the library.
From audiobooks to free BBC Good Food or Radio Times magazines, free Wi-Fi in library buildings to storytimes and knit and natter sessions, the library service has something for everyone.
Anyone who lives or works in West Sussex can join the library service for free and it’s easy to do online or in one of our 36 libraries across the county.
We’d love it if you could help support the promotion of these new animations by sharing the links below with your local networks or on your social media channels:
General library animation.
Animation about the eLibrary.
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A natural way to honour the Queen’s Jubilee
Nextdoor Nature is bringing communities together to help nature flourish where they live and work.
The aim is to create nature on our doorstep and leave a lasting natural legacy in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Communities, including minority communities and people with disabilities, are being encouraged to get involved to help nature thrive and make the places where they live, work and visit greener - so that everyone can benefit.
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Children and Young People plan consultation
Working with children, young people, families, and partners, we have developed a draft Children and Young People plan for 2022 to 2025.
The plan sets out key priorities focused on making life better for children and young people.
To help inform and develop the plan please take a few minutes to complete this short survey, which is open until 26 June.
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More news
To help you keep your residents informed:
Keeping in touch
Please share the information in this eNewsletter widely within your communities.
We welcome any comments or suggestions about the eNewsletter - email townandparishcouncilnews@westsussex.gov.uk.
For daily updates, residents can follow us on social media @WSCCNews and @WestSussexCC.
We are also now on Nextdoor, the app designed with communities in mind. Your residents can follow the link and join the conversation.
Thank you for your support. Keep safe.
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