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South Staffordshire Council declared ‘world class’ by national awards body chief

South Staffordshire Council has been described as a ‘global benchmark’ by the boss of a national awards body.

Dr Andrew Larner, Chief Executive of iESE, re-presented the authority’s UK Council of the Year Award at the council’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday evening (May 10).

He explained that in giving South Staffordshire Council the prestigious accolade he was not simply ‘handing over an award’ – but ‘saying South Staffordshire Council is world class’.

See the full press release here

Codsall to shine as village prepares to host iconic Queen’s Baton Relay

Codsall will play host to the Queen’s Baton Relay this summer.

The Queen’s Baton Relay is a relay around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games.

See the route and timings in the full press release here

Hub Café: Loyalty rewards scheme

Sign up to the cafe’s Loyalty Rewards for free from the App Store to receive discounts and rewards at the Hub Café Codsall and Three Hammers Bar & Bistro Coven.

Sign up and get one point for every £1 you spend. Download MyRewardCard and use code 3Hb-1234

See the full menu on the cafe’s Facebook page here

Waste and Recycling

Blue Bags: Paper and card recycling

We have started delivering blue bags for paper and card recycling this week along with your printed bin calendar for 2022/23.

Deliveries will continue over the next few weeks.

As soon as you receive your bag you should start using it for your paper and card recycling.

For more information about the new blue bags, please visit www.sstaffs.gov.uk/bluebag

Garden Waste Collection Service 

Sign up now to continue having your green bin emptied after July 4 at www.sstaffs.gov.uk/gardenwaste

The cost of a subscription has been frozen at £43.60 for 2022/23 collections.

  

Tots treated to water safety visit

Our Leisure Services team visited Pippins Day Care in Codsall for their ‘People who Help Us’ topic.

Bridget Chambers, Swim Academy Co-Ordinator who is also a trained lifeguard and swimming teacher, visited the Day Care Centre, taking some equipment that the children might see in and around pools.  

Pippins Day Care shared the following on their Facebook page: 

“We were visited by local Lifeguard Bridget who role played water safety with us and learned to turn onto our backs to float in the ‘safe starfish’ position. She pulled us to safety with her rescue float.”

Defibrillator at Codsall Community Hub

We now have a Public Accessible Defibrillator (PAD) located at the Community Hub.

This is a great addition to our building and enables any member of the public who may need to use an AED (defibrillator) to access one locally, rather than waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

The AED and cabinet is located on the Wolverhampton Road side of the building and is visible from the pavement/road. The cabinet is secured to the wall and is connected to a permanent electricity supply. There are security cameras located in the area.

It can only be accessed by those who ring the ambulance service, give the location of the defib (SSDC01) and then a code will be given to the member of the public to open the cabinet.

Once the cabinet is open, the AED is ready to be lifted out of the cabinet and taken to the patient by any member of the public or emergency services including ambulance/community responders, police and fire.

For instructions on how to use the defibrillator, click here

New Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen appointed

The Council held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday evening where the following appointments of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen were made:

 Committee                                         Chairman                                 Vice-Chairman

Planning                                    Councillor Mike Lawrence             Councillor Bob Cope

Overview and Scrutiny              Councillor Dan Kinsey                   Councillor Phil Davis

Standards and Resources        Councillor Barry Bond MBE           Councillor Diane Holmes

Licensing and Regulatory         Councillor Wendy Sutton               Councillor Mike Lawrence

Audit and Risk                           Councillor John Mitchell                Councillor Bob Spencer

Wellbeing Select                       Councillor Lin Hingley                    Councillor Kath Williams

Asset Scrutiny Panel                 Councillor Mike Lawrence             Councillor Phil Davis

Councillor Matt Ewart was elected as the Chairman of the Council for the 2022/23 Municipal Year with Councillor Meg Barrow being elected as Vice-Chairman.

Leader of the Council, Councillor Roger Lees, confirmed the Cabinet would remain unchanged for the forthcoming year. The Deputy Leader of the Council is Councillor Rita Heseltine.

Leisure latest

International Learn to Swim Week

This week marks International Learn to Swim week and in support, we will be posting various messages to promote how swimming can improve your health and wellbeing.

We will be sharing various activity sheets throughout the week, to help children understand the importance of water safety and to promote the huge health benefits available.

Follow your nearest leisure centre on Facebook.

Whitsun School Holiday Activity Camps

Codsall and Wombourne Leisure Centres will be providing school holiday activities for children aged 5-14 years old.

Camps will be running from Monday, May 30, to Wednesday, June 1 – and as part of the Jubilee celebrations, Aspire Sports will be delivering FREE jubilee themed sports and activities.

Partnership updates

It’s in You

Do you want the power to change someone’s life?

The NHS needs you to donate plasma to help save the lives of thousands of people with rare immune diseases, who rely on medicines made from plasma – and amazingly, it’s in you!

You can donate plasma at their Birmingham donor centre, where there are evening and weekend appointments available. Donating is safe and easy, and you’ll feel great afterwards knowing that plasma might be the only thing which could save someone’s life.

Register to donate online at www.blood.co.uk/plasma

Ditch the Blade

Start a conversation to encourage someone to Ditch the Blade

To bring this issue out into the open, we’re encouraging everyone to start a conversation with their family, reinforcing the message that it’s not normal behaviour to carry a knife.

If you have concerns that your child, or another child you know, may be carrying a knife, you can find advice, real life experiences, and links to support organisations on the Ditch the Blade page of the Staffordshire Police website: www.staffordshire.police.uk/ditchtheblade

If you have queries about knife crime, an anonymous Ditch the Blade online chat will be taking place on Wednesday, May 18, from 7pm to 8pm. You can ask a question in advance or on the night by following this link https://app.sli.do/event/62T86GHnuDoJui3zF3wy9q

Safe+Sound: Special episode for KS3 pupils

Safe+Sound from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is hosting a special episode for pupils in Key Stage Three on May 24 at 10am.

This programme is centred around Calling It Out, with content sponsored and produced by Cannock Chase District Council, plus an item from Samaritans and GLOW.

  • Storyhouse/Emotional Health – Samaritans
  • Red Flags – GLOW
  • Introduction to Calling It Out – Councillor Bryan Jones CCDC Neighbourhood Safety & Partnerships Portfolio Leader
  • Calling It Out contributions from students of Norton Canes High School
  • Commentary throughout by PCSO Suki Mander, Early Intervention Officer, Cannock Police

The programme will be approximately 30 – 40 minutes long.

Please follow this link to watch: https://learnliveuk.com/safesound/