Household Recycling Centres to reopen for essential use

Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) will be reopened in Telford and Wrekin from Tuesday 5 May, but with strict rules in place to ensure the safety of the public and members of staff.

Rules in place will include:

• Anyone who is self-isolating or has COVID-19 symptoms MUST NOT visit an HRC site
• A strict limit to the number of vehicles allowed on site at any one time
• Only one person per vehicle (exceptions will be made in certain circumstances e.g. for single parents and people with disabilities, however only one person will be allowed to step out of the vehicle to unload)
• Only cars will be admitted. No trailers or vans of any sort will be allowed
• Waste permits will not be accepted
• One visit will be allowed per day
• No trade or commercial waste will be accepted
• Asbestos, oils, chemicals and paints will not be accepted. They will need to be stored safely at home until we are able to safely process them. We will publicise when we are able to accept these materials
• The public must respect the strict two-metre rule both from staff and other site users
• Veolia staff will be unable to assist with unloading vehicles
• Pedestrians walking in with waste  will not be permitted
• Use of the sites is limited to residents of Telford and Wrekin only

Residents are advised to check the Council’s website and social media channels @TelfordWrekin before they travel as rules may be subject to change. Note also that priority access will be given to Telford and Wrekin residents, so you may be asked to show proof of address when visiting the site.

It is expected that both the Hortonwood and Halesfield HRCs will be extremely busy, so please be prepared to queue for long periods of time to gain access to the sites and please be patient.

To try and ease delays, traffic management is in place to manage queues and maintain access for other businesses nearby. Sites will therefore only be accessible from one direction with road closures in place. These routes will be sign posted and staff will be on hand at all times to monitor routes and direct traffic.

Delivery service from Badleys Butchers

Hi Residents, 

It is challenging times we are in, with the current situation causing stress, difficulties and challenges for many – but also bringing our communities together and making us stronger.

Here at G. N. Badley & Sons, we are trying to help support feeding Telford residents as much as we can, and of course with the parish right on our doorstep, we want to support our local residents.

We have made many changes to the way we operate, making sure we priorities the safety of our staff and customer, we have done this through:

• Additional regular cleaning and disinfecting
• Staff to handwash after each customer
• We will be implementing sneeze guards over our counter
• Only allowing 2 customer max in-store at any time, and ensuring social distancing is happening when customer queueing outside

What can we offer local residents:

• Click and collect service – customer can pre-pay and it will be delivered to their car
• Local delivery – customers orders can be delivered their door contact free, with pre-paid orders (please note all deliveries occur £5 deliver charge)
• Order by phone 01952 453377, by email hello@badleysbutchers.co.uk, through Facebook messenger to @badleysbutchers and online at badleysbutchers.co.uk

Please feel free to pass on this information to anyone you feel is in need, or let us know if you feel we can support local residents further.

Thank you for all you are doing and stay safe.

Warm regards

Simon

Telford Mind Support Line

NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY

Notice is hereby given that following the local elections on 2^nd May 2019 a vacancy has occurred among the members of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Parish Council.

Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing on or before the 16^th March 2020.

Please include your reasons for wishing to be a councillor, details of any previous council or community work, any other skills you can bring to the Council, your interests and recent career history.

Am I eligible to be a Parish Councillor?

To stand for election/Co-option on a parish council, you must:

• be a UK or commonwealth citizen, or;
• be a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or;
• be a citizen of another Member state of the European Union;
• be a least 18 years old.

To be eligible to stand for election/Co-option, you must:

• be an elector of the parish, or;
• for the whole of the previous 12 months have occupied (as owner or tenant) land or other premises in the parish, or;
• during the previous 12 months have worked in the parish (as your principal or only place of work), or;
• for the whole of the previous 12 months lived in the parish or within three miles of the parish boundary.

If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk on 01952 567040 or via email  at clerk@wrockwardinewoodandtrench-pc.co.uk

Carol Binnington – Clerk

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Parish Council,
The Parish Centre,
Church Road,
Wrockwardine Wood,
Telford  TF2  7AH

Forthcoming Local Elections – 2nd May 2019

Statement of Persons Nominated on our Borough

Statement of Persons Nominated in our Parish

Notice Of Uncontested Elections in our Parish

Telford Food Bank

Resident at our annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party on Sunday 9^th December were invited to donate  items to Telford Food Bank as part of the Parish Council’s support for local charities. Councillors were overwhelmed by the donations they received on Sunday and as a result of their generosity 6 crates of food and £177.37  were donated to the foodbank yesterday.  Co-ordinator Ollie Locker came to the Parish Centre to receive the donations from Chair of the Parish Council Anne Watkins and Councillor Lynda Madeley. 

Macmillan Cancer Support

Parents and carers from Wrockwardine Wood Toddlers Group raised an amazing £130 at their Macmillan coffee morning event from the sale of cakes and donations. ( Sept 2018).

Memorial Garden

In November 2018 the Parish Council funded a memorial garden at Holy Trinity Church, Wrockwardine Wood to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War 1.

The work was carried out by our Parish Environmental Team operatives and their colleagues from TWS Ltd and  Reverend Debbie Loughran dedicated the memorial garden at the end of the annual Service of Remembrance on the 11^th November.  

Parish Defibrilator

The Parish Council have purchased a defibrillator for the community thanks to Ward Pride Funding from Borough Councillors Shirley Reynolds and Charles Smith.

The defibrillator has been sited on the exterior wall at Holy Trinity Church, Wrockwardine Wood and can be used by residents when dealing with anyone in cardiac arrest.  

The defibrillator is accessed by a code, which the emergency services will provide once you have dialled 999. The machine then talks you through the process for using the machine.