Community Fun Day August 2021

It is with regret that the Parish Council have decided that the Community Fun Day scheduled for August will be cancelled. With the transmission of Covid 19 cases continuing  to  remain high, Councillors felt that resident’s safety and wellbeing should be their priority at the moment.

The Parish Council will be making preparations for a much larger event to take place to celebrate the Queens Jubilee in 2022.  More information will be available in our next newsletter in the Autumn.

Census Support in Telford & Wrekin

If you require support to complete the census you can share your access code with family

and trusted friends who can complete the census on your behalf.

During week commencing 8th March: every household will receive an information pack that includes your access code

Online Completion

Complete the census online using your access code. Online help is available at https://census.gov.uk/ including a Web Chat facility.The online census is compatible with Assistive technology for screen readers & magnifying technology

Telephone support

The National Contact Centre Helpline 0800 141 2021 provides 3 options:

Option 1: automated service to request a paper form using your access code

Option 2: listen to the answers of Frequently Asked Questions

Option 3: speak to an adviser

You can complete the census with a Telephone Capture service where you answers will be completed by an adviser

Ring 0800 587 2021 to use a translation service featuring 53 languages ( the census can only be completed in English or Welsh

There is a Text Relay service at 18001 0800 141 2021

You can order a large print census form from the Contact Centre

Telford & Wrekin Census Support Centres

Unfortunately due to Covid 19 it is not currently possible to visit the centres but they will provide telephone help and telephone completion support.

Hub on the Hill: 103-106 Southgate, Telford TF7 4HG

01952 898 052

9am-5pm

Park Lane: Park Lane, Telford, TF7 5QZ

01952 683 700

9am-5pm

Nicola Mewis | Census Engagement Manager Telford & Wrekin |  Office for National Statistics | +44 7452 939602  nicola.mewis08@field.census.gov.uk | www.census.gov.uk

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

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.