Weekly News 323
Weekly News 323
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Community plan voted through in first-ever South Staffordshire local referendum
A neighbourhood plan will now influence planning in an area in South Staffordshire after being voted in by residents in a referendum which was the first of its kind for the district.
Those living in the Kinver parish had the opportunity to vote on the plan in a referendum held at the Edward Marsh Centre on August 24.
With a majority ‘yes’ vote of 86.9% the plan can now be enforced.
The turnout for the referendum was 17%
Drawn up by a steering group for the parish, the community plan will now influence planning decisions in the area. It contains policies ranging from housing, sustainable design, to climate change and local green spaces.
View the plan here: 1._kvnp_referendum_version_13.07.23.pdf (sstaffs.gov.uk)
For more information, see the full article via this link
Vacancies
- Street Scene Operative, Arboricultural (fixed term), closing September 15th
- Swimming Instructor, Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre, closing September 19th
- Relief Leisure Assistant, Penkridge Leisure Centre, closing September 30th
- Relief Swimming Instructor,all leisure centres, closing September 30th
- Communications Apprentice, fixed term, closing October 1st
All vacancies can be viewed in full and applied for on our recruitment site: https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/vacancies
Welfare Services team attends local fete
Our Welfare Services team recently attended Huntington Parish Council’s local fete.
Enquiries were received for our Creating Brighter Futures project, local leisure centre facilities and swimming lessons.
Well done to our local resident Jack who won our U12’s colouring competition – enjoy your local family swim pass.
Next stop – the team will be at our local skills and jobs fair. Join us at the newly-refurbished Cheslyn Hey leisure centre on Thursday, September 21st, 2pm to 6pm
Leisure latest
National Fitness Day: Giveaways and promotions
It’s National Fitness Day on Wednesday, September 20th – and our leisure centres will be joining in with the celebrations with lots of offers and giveaways.
To keep up to date follow your nearest leisure centre on Facebook or sign up to receive our free e-bulletins at www.sstaffs.uk/alerts @FitnessDayUk #YourHealthIsForLife #FitnessDay Nationalfitnessday@ukactive.org.uk
Active Youth
Our leisure centres’ Active Youth scheme allows young people aged 13-17 years to access to gyms at discounted rates.
The Active Youth sessions are supervised gym sessions with a qualified gym instructor available to assist and support young people, and provide instruction on how to safely use the equipment.
All young people must undergo a pre-booked gym induction on their first session. The gym induction will be free of charge and held during one of the dedicated ‘Active Youth’ Times.
*13-15 year olds can attend the gym during dedicated Active Youth Times only which are all supervised sessions; Alternatively access is permitted at any time when accompanied by a participating parent/guardian. (*Normal charges apply for the accompanying parent/guardian). 16 years+ can attend the gym unaccompanied and at any time.
For Active Youth times, visit the website to view your nearest leisure centres gym timetable: https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/sports-and-fitness
Looking for a new challenge?
Our leisure centres provide a range of courses which run throughout the year, allowing people to train and qualify as pool lifeguards and swimming teachers.
Penkridge and Wombourne Leisure Centres have planned courses running in October half term.
For full details visit https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/sports-and-fitness/training-and-courses
The leisure centres are also recruiting for relief and full time leisure assistants, and relief swimming instructors.
For more details visit https://ce0657li.webitrent.com/ce0657li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC105GF.open?WVID=5445492wqT
Wellbeing walks
We provide a range of free and instructor-led walks which take place from various locations across the district.
The walks vary in length and difficulty and are a great way of meeting new people and improving your health and wellbeing.
To find out more, visit https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/sports-and-fitness/good-life-health-wellbeing-community
Partnership updates
Staffordshire Tourism Awards: Just over a week until deadline for entries
The countdown for the 2023-24 Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism & Good Food Awards is now on.
This year’s competition, which is free to enter, closes at midnight on Sunday, September 17th, with 20 categories.
The awards, organised by Enjoy Staffordshire in partnership with Staffordshire University and VisitEngland, are open to any attraction, venue, accommodation business, restaurant, pub, café, or farm shop – as long as they are in Staffordshire or Stoke-on-Trent.
Find out more via this link: www.enjoystaffordshire.com/awards
FREE Family History Course
Codsall Library will be offering a FREE five-week Family History course, in association with Penny from Midland Ancestors, starting on September 18th.
Get help and advice to begin your journey into your family’s story
Runs Monday September, 18th, to Monday, October 16th. From 10.30am to 1pm.
Those interested should book ahead as places are limited.
Contact Codsall Library on 01902 506060 or e-mail codsall.library@staffordshire.gov.uk to book.
On-call firefighters recruitment
A recruitment drive for on-call firefighters at fire stations across South Staffordshire is currently underway.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is on the lookout for new crew members for its stations in Penkridge, Brewood, Codsall, Wombourne and Kinver.
On-call firefighters typically provide cover from either their home or place of work and respond to the fire station on receipt of a pager call.
Working alongside their full-time colleagues, they are regularly called upon to tackle a range of incidents including fires, flooding, road traffic collisions and other emergencies. In addition to this, they also carry out important preventative work with local homes and businesses.