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Start in South Staffs

South Staffordshire Council is pleased to announce its new programme, Start in South Staffs, designed to support budding entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses.

The programme is part of the Enterprise in South Staffs initiative, a comprehensive package of business support funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

If you are thinking of starting a business, or you have recently taken the step into self-employment, Start in South Staffs can help you to access the most recent information and support to help your business flourish and grow. The programme provides practical advice and guidance for businesses which have been trading for up to two years.

New businesses have a golden opportunity to thrive through a bespoke programme of support and online or face to face workshop’s, delivered by Good2Great, designed specifically to equip each business owners with the fundamental tools and knowledge necessary to run a successful venture.

Following completion of the scheme, eligible businesses may also be able to access grant funding of up to £1000 to support with start-up costs.

To find out more please visit: Business start up support | South Staffordshire District Council (sstaffs.gov.uk)

Funding Available for community projects

Grant funding of up to £99,999 is available to support a wide range of community projects in South Staffordshire through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

Funding is available for capital projects including investment in buildings, equipment, and machinery through the Rural England Fund.

There may also be support for other, non-capital activities through the UKSPF Residual fund.

To find out more, check eligibility and express an interest, visit UK Shared Prosperity Funding | South Staffordshire District Council (sstaffs.gov.uk).

You can also view the prospectus to see examples of projects that can be supported.

Community Lottery hits over £190,000 for local good causes

South Staffordshire’s Community Lottery, which has now raised over £190,000 for the local community and supports over 80 good causes and charities, welcomes two new good causes.

Wombourne Warriors and Perton Academy PTFA have both recently joined the lottery and are now inviting you to support the great work they do. Each Saturday at 8pm the draw takes place for you to win cash prizes, including the jackpot of £25,000.  You can support any registered good cause by purchasing a £1 weekly lottery ticket. To buy tickets and support your chosen good cause, click here.

If you are connected to a local sports club, PTFA, charity or community group and would like to find out more about how the lottery can help boost your fund raising, click here.

 

Vacancies
  • Water Assistant (part-time, 4.5 hrs p/w), Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre, closing Tuesday 9 February

All vacancies can be viewed in full and applied for on our recruitment site: https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/vacancies

Leisure latest

 

South Staffordshire Council’s leisure centres provide everything you need to get your health and fitness on track through offering a wide variety of facilities.

  • Newly upgraded gyms
  • Exercise and well-being classes
  • Studio cycling
  • Swimming
  • Toning

Click here to find out more.

The leisure centres offer a variety of membership packages to suit everyone’s needs and budgets.

Member benefits

  • 14 days advanced booking giving you priority access.
  • Complimentary health checks and personal fitness programmes available.
  • No joining fees or long-term contracts.
  • Flexible membership allowing you to switch packages at any time.
  • Manage your bookings online with our members-only portal.
  • Use four leisure centres at no extra cost.

Click here to view our membership packages.

To join, simply pop into your nearest leisure centre or join online here.

Training courses running February half term!

This February half term we have a variety of training courses on offer for young people aged 14 years+. 

Courses include National Pool Lifeguard Qualification courses, swimming teacher courses and aquatic helper courses.  Places are limited and advanced booking is essential.

Courses on offer include National Pool Lifeguard Qualification courses, Swimming teacher award and certificate courses and aquatic helper courses.

For full details and to book, click here.

 

Leisure centre activities for children and young people

South Staffordshire Council’s leisure centres provide a range of activities and schemes for young people, some of which are available during school holidays and others which are available all year round.

During February half term there are a variety of activities on offer including Aspire Activity Camps, Wolves Soccer Schools and swimming.

 

The leisure centres also run ‘Active Youth’ sessions, all year round, which are supervised gym sessions for young people aged 13 years+.

Finally the leisure centres are offering Student and Apprentice memberships which are discounted membership packages.

For full details on all the activities, visit https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/sports-and-fitness/school-holiday-activities

 

Partnership updates

Are you a parent or carer with a child 5 to 11 years?

The government is supporting working families through its biggest ever investment in childcare, to make it more affordable, available, and flexible and would like to hear from parent and carers.

As part of this announcement, the government is reviewing wraparound care (before and after school childcare) for primary school children across Staffordshire, which includes reviewing the number of places available, to support working families in the local community.

Give your feedback and have a chance to enter a draw to win one of five £30 Amazon vouchers. Terms and conditions apply.

The short survey can be completed before February 9th by clicking here.

 

999 Ambulance Services Survey

Have you called for an ambulance for yourself or for someone else recently? If so, Healthwatch Staffordshire would like to hear from you.

This Healthwatch Staffordshire survey collects feedback about people’s experiences of using the 999 Ambulance Services in Staffordshire.

You may respond as a patient who needed to use the service or on behalf of such a patient. The survey is completely anonymous, and the results will be used in reports to influence development of future services.

Please note that any comments you give may be quoted (anonymously) in public reports and/or shared with the County Council and/or the NHS to inform them of people’s feedback.

If you would like any further information or have any other feedback about local Health and Social Care then please call on 0800 051 8371 or email at:  enquiries@healthwatchstaffordshire.co.uk

The Survey Closes at midnight on Sunday 10th March. Click here to complete the survey.

Wolverhampton Council invites you to ‘Serving with Pride’

On February 14th, the City of Wolverhampton Council, as part of LGBT History Month, are hosting an event called ‘Serving with Pride’.

The event time is 12.30-2.00pm and is open to everyone, so we wanted to extend the invite out to other local authorities.

The aim of the event aim is to celebrate, promote and educate on the LGBT and Civil Rights movement.  It is a time to reflect on the past; the journey that LGBT have been on and a look to the future.

As part of LGBT History Month 2024, this event looks into the experiences of LGBT+ military veterans, what support is available to them and a reflection on what it is like to be LGBT+ and in the armed forces today.

This is a hybrid session so you can either attend at the Council Chamber (City of Wolverhampton Council, Council Chamber (Fourth Floor, St. Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH) or via Microsoft Teams – the link will be shared once you click to register.

For more information about this event email – edi@wolverhampton.gov.uk

To register for the event please click here.