This week’s news from around the council
Council news
Parking update for Codsall Community Hub
Any visitors to the Hub can now access the building through the car park entrance, which opened this week.
New disabled parking bays are also now available by the rear entrance.
Covid test centre
The Covid test centre will be located on the staff car park on February 9, 10 and 11
Waste Collection Service update
| As you will no doubt be aware, our waste collection service has been impacted in recent months by both Covid and the national driver shortage.
We thank you all for your patience and understanding whilst we navigated our way through these challenges.
As we return to something closer to normal, from next Monday, February 7, if we do miss your bin collection, please report it to us by the end of the following working day on 01902 696000. |
Wombourne Enterprise Park
| Activity has now started at Wombourne Enterprise Park following the handover of the site to contractors Quantum Construction last week.
Quantum has begun mobilising equipment and preparing the site for the first phase of development. Internal stripping of existing materials is now underway in addition to ground and site investigations.
The redevelopment scheme will see Lidl taking a large retail unit, planned for completion early 2023.
A second retail unit will also be constructed and discussions are ongoing with prospective occupiers.
Additional industrial units will be constructed by Spring/Summer 2022 and will be occupied by two of the Enterprise Park’s existing tenants who will relocate to the new units. |
Council job vacancies
South Staffordshire Climate Prize
Grant funding is now available for local community projects which help to tackle climate change.
There are lots of great things already being done in South Staffordshire to help us adapt to climate change and reduce its impact – but we know our communities have even more great ideas to make a difference locally.
Interested parties, including schools, community groups and mico businesses in South Staffordshire can apply for grant funding of up to £200 to deliver a local project.
Click here to find out more
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
| Looking to set up an event for The Queen’s Jubilee celebrations?
Applications for event funding are now open – until 5pm on February 18.
Grants up to £1,000 are available for all community and voluntary sector organisations in South Staffordshire, including those registered to the South Staffordshire Community Lottery.
For more information, click here |
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Do you have a child or youth aged eight to 18?
| South Staffordshire Council is running two surveys to find out what children and young people aged between eight and 18 do in their local area – or what they would like to do.
Each of these surveys take two minutes to complete.
> Survey for parents and guardians
> Survey for young people |
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Covid update
Weekly Covid updates bulletin
| Have you signed up yet?
For more information on the latest regulations, local walk-in vaccination centres, and testing, please sign up to our weekly Covid bulletin.
Simply input your email address when prompted and select Covid Updates.
Sign up here |
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Leisure News
What’s on at Baggeridge
Bird ringing
| Baggeridge has a bird ringing demonstration on Sunday, February 27, from 8am to 10am, led by West Midlands Ringing Group.
Bird-ringing involves catching birds, securing a small metal ring around one of their legs, and ideally recording the bird’s species, age, sex, wing length and weight. Rings have a reference code inscribed on them that allows that particular bird to be uniquely identified if it is caught again in the future. |
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Baggeridge Adventure Challenge Academy
| Baggeridge Adventure Challenge Academy re-opens to the public during the February half term – February 21 to 25.
There are various adventures available including high ropes, low ropes, nets courses, climbing, zip wires, a powerfan descender and more.
For more information and to book, click here |
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Miniature railway
| Baggeridge Country Park has its own miniature railway track, which volunteers from the Wolverhampton and district Model Engineering Society use throughout the year.
The working miniature railway is open to the public at specific times throughout the year.
For opening times, click here
For more information about the facility, click here |
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February School Holiday Activity Camps
Partnership updates
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Nominate a batonbearer
Birmingham 2022 nominations for batonbearers for the Queen’s Baton Relay in England are now open.
Nominations will be open until February 14.
To nominate, go to https://www.birmingham2022.com/queens-baton-relay/batonbearer-nominations/
Volunteer at the Games
With just six months to go until Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, you could make history and be part of the opening and closing ceremonies of Birmingham 2022.
Volunteer now at: www.birmingham2022.com/ceremonies
Safe+Sound
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service broadcasts a weekly Safe+Sound programme for Key Stage 2 children.
Safe+Sound is a programme of safety, wellbeing and life-skills messages created by specialist partners then compiled by the Fire Service to produce a programme that is transmitted on the Learn Live channel during term time.
Next Wednesday’s Safe+Sound programme topics are:
- People Who Help Us – West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
- Online Safety (Facebook) – Tamworth Borough Council
- The Year in Rescues 2021 – RNLI
- Float to Live – RNLI
- Woodland Workouts – Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Find out more here |
