Making Kidsgrove a dementia friendly town
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Kidsgrove Town Council is working in partnership with GO Kidsgrove and Kidsgrove Rotary to make Kidsgrove a Dementia Friendly Town
Victoria Hall Kidsgrove will be hosting the first of several hour long Dementia Friendly Training Sessions on Tuesday 11th April at 11am and then again at 6.30pm where residents can learn how dementia affects a person and how to make a difference by joining the more 3 million Dementia Friends.
To book a free place, please email community@kidsgrovetowncouncil.gov.uk
Biddulph on the road to recovery
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Biddulph will receive £800,000 to repair roads as part of the governments £30 million Capital Improvement programme.
In the Spring Budget the Chancellor committed to £4,456,400 to fix potholes in Staffordshire and Biddulph will be getting £800,000 of this.
Councillor Nigel Yates said; “I can report that following an extensive period of fault logging and personal lobbying, including a question to full council at Stafford requesting that the ‘138’ potholes and damage to the surface of Meadows Way and the roundabouts at either end are repaired and resurfaced, that an £800,000 surface repair and treatment, including the reconstruction of these roundabouts was approved by Staffordshire County Cabinet on Wednesday 15th March.
This is part of a £30 million countywide Capital Improvement Program, and I am delighted that Biddulph has been included.
There is still much more to do with regards our road network, and I’m also pleased to report that a number of Town Centre roads – including Wharf Road and South View and the Mill Quarter will also be treated in the next financial year.”
Biddulph starts its own Repair Cafe
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
What do you do with a broken toaster? Or with a jumper full of moth holes? Bin it? No way! Social Connective CIC is organising the first Repair Café in Biddulph on Saturday 15th April 2023. As part of Community Hive, the Repair Cafe will be run alongside a space to enjoy a cake and a drink, and a small number of local traders to browse.
At Biddulph Town Hall, on Saturday 15th April everything centres on making repairs. Starting from 10am and ending at 2pm, various volunteer repair experts will be available to help make all possible repairs free of charge. Tools and materials will also be on hand. People visiting the Repair Café will bring along their broken items from home. Toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, toys, crockery… anything that is broken is welcome. And we’ll do our best to repair the items. The Repair Café specialists almost always have the know-how.
[Read more…]Funding secured for new Biddulph Moor games area
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Funding for a new multi-use games area at Hot Lane in Biddulph Moor has been secured – meaning residents in one of the District’s more rural communities will have improved access to informal sport and recreation facilities on their doorstep.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has provided £35,000 from its Rural Sports Villages Capital Fund for the project with the remainder coming from the Premier League, the FA and the Government’s Football Foundation who have agreed funding of up to £52,000.
The new facility will feature a tarmacked area, surrounded by a perimeter fence, with goals and net hoops to enable the community use it for activities such as recreational football, basketball and netball as well as exercise and general fun and games.
[Read more…]New Town Ranger Service in Alsager
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In April, the Town Council will be introducing a new Town Ranger service to Alsager. The purpose is to help keep our town and environment clean, tidy and maintained. Across our neighbouring Councils, this service has proven to be a great success.
Initially the service will be introduced on a small scale. Over the next few months, the Town Council will be working with Cheshire East Council, community groups, businesses and residents to build up a programme of works.
The types of work that could typically be undertaken by the Town Ranger service:
· Representing the Town Council in the day-to-day community, and at school and community events.·
· Attending classes to assist with planting, wildlife initiatives.
· Reporting of Cheshire East Council issues.
· Painting of railings, bollards, bins.
Alsager outdoor market is moving to Alsager Civic
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
On Wednesday 5 April 2023 the majority of our outdoor market stalls will be moving 50m into Alsager Civic.
£3.4m to help the Moorlands prosper
December 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has welcomed the announcement that funding of up to £3.4m is set to be invested in increasing life chances for residents and helping to build pride in place.
UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) of £416,133 has been confirmed for 2022/23 alongside indicative settlements up to March 2025 which would bring the total to £3,428,937.
The UKSPF is part of the national Levelling Up agenda and is based on three investment priorities:
- Communities and place
- Supporting local business
- People and skills
A local UKSPF Board has been set up in the Moorlands to determine a delivery plan and agree timescales for areas of investment across the District. The Board will meet early in the New Year and more details will be made available following that meeting.
Councillor Keith Flunder, Cabinet Member with responsibility for regeneration and business support, said: “This is very welcome investment in our District – it’s great news for local businesses who want to grow and thrive and residents who feel they would benefit from opportunities to develop and improve their lives through work or learning new skills.
“We now need to ensure that this funding is spent in ways that empower them to make the most of their chances and to ensure the Moorlands remains a place that we can all be proud of living and working in.
“We’ve established a Board to make sure this funding is invested to best effect. It meets for the first time in the coming weeks and I look forward to being able to share more details of our plans in the New Year.”
The total amount the Moorlands will receive over the next three years is subject to Government approval of the Council’s governance arrangements for distributing the funding which is expected before Christmas.
Grants to help make Moorlands homes warmer
December 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
As energy price rises take effect, grant-funded schemes to help home owners and private renters improve energy efficiency and reduce bills are available in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
The District Council is working in partnership with the County Council and Beat the Cold on the Staffordshire Warmer Homes scheme to help residents heat their homes for less using greener and more energy efficient solutions.
The grants can be used to fund loft or cavity wall insulations, solar panels, air source heat pumps and other measures to improve energy efficiency.
The funding is for households who:
- Earn under £31,000 per household
- Claim a means tested benefit
Cabinet Member for Communities, Councillor Ross Ward, said: “These schemes can make a real difference in making our homes warmer and – as importantly – reducing the amount of energy we use which will help bring bills down.
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