Weekly News 355
Council and district news
Landywood Station car park closed 10th-17th June
| The car park will close on the evening of Sunday, June 9th and is anticipated to reopen on Monday, June 17th.
A full resurface and relining of Landywood Station Car Park will take place as part of a wider £360,000 investment programme. Access to platform 1 will be maintained throughout the work via a temporary footpath. Thank you for your cooperation during this time. |
Ask for Angela
| As part of our commitment to tackle violence against women and girls the Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) is promoting the Ask for Angela campaign across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
The Ask for Angela initiative aims to ensure that anyone who is feeling vulnerable or unsafe is able to get help and support discreetly. This could be on a night out, on a date or meeting friends. The initiative works by training staff in vulnerability management and what to do when someone does ‘Ask for Angela’. When someone asks for Angela, the trained member of staff will understand the person is in need of help and support and will be able to respond in an appropriate, discreet way. This could be offering them an alternative way out of the venue, calling them a taxi, or in a more serious situation alerting venue security and/or calling the Police. The Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) wants to reinforce the message that women and girls, including anybody who may find themselves vulnerable during the night-time economy, has the right to feel safe. To support this night-time economy workers to do this, there is free Vulnerability Training for anybody working in the night-time economy. You can find out more information and resources for the Ask for Angela campaign here: Ask for Angela – Violence Reduction Alliance. |
Stay safe this summer!
| Enjoy this year’s summer festivals and days out to their fullest by carrying one of our FREE personal safety alarms with you.
You can collect your alarm from Codsall Community Hub between now and Friday, August 30th, from 9am to 5pm (or contact your local parish council). |
Garden waste collections
| It’s time to sign up, we have had perfect grass growing weather over the past few weeks!
If you have not done so already, you can sign up online or over the phone now to ensure your collections start or continue from the new collection year the beginning of July 2024. https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/garden-waste-collections Below is some key information:
Our waste collection crews will put a permit sticker on your bin when collections start in July. |
Leisure latest
Celebrating the STA’s mascot STAnley’s 21st Birthday
| To celebrate STAnley’s milestone birthday, we’d like to see his cute, friendly face on a swimming hat – and our partners Zoggs are offering one young lucky competition winner the opportunity to have their very own personalised design of STAnley printed onto a swim cap.
The winner will receive the personalised STAnley swim cap with their design printed, and 200 more of these designs will be produced by Zoggs for STA to raise funds to support water safety education in STAnley’s name. The deadline for entries is June 30th, 2024. Find out more at https://www.sta.co.uk/news/2024/04/30/happy-21st-birthday-stanley/ To enter the Zoggs Swim Hat Competition, simply download the colouring-in template here, and email your colourful designs of STAnley to marketing@sta.co.uk – include ‘STAnley’s 21st birthday’ in the subject header. All swim school entrants will also be able to download a special ‘thankyou’ certificate from STAnley for their students – and in STAnley tradition we also have a new 21st birthday colouring-in-sheet which can also be downloaded for free via STA Online. |
Notice of planned roof work at Wombourne Leisure Centre
School holiday swimming times
Planned and essential maintenance work to areas of Wombourne Leisure Centres roof is scheduled to start this month.
In preparation for these works, scaffolding will be erected from June 3rd . A secure compound will be set up at the back of the building, which will temporarily occupy 5 parking spaces.
Dates are currently planned as below:
- June 3rd: Scaffolding will be erected, and compound set up.
- W/C June 17th: Work will begin on the swimming pool roof.
- July/August: Work will be carried out on the school gym roof.
- September: Work will start on the sports hall roof.
The leisure centre anticipate that disruption will be minimal, but want to make you aware of the following:
- The schedule is provisional and may be adjusted depending on weather conditions.
- During the summer, roofers may start early to avoid working in hot conditions.
- There may be some noise associated with the works; however, it will be monitored closely to minimise any inconvenience.
Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation.
Claim UCAS points this summer on our Pool Lifeguard and Swimming Teacher Courses
| South Staffordshire Council’s leisure centres are running courses to train people to become qualified lifeguards, swimming teachers and aquatic helpers.
Week-long and day-long courses are running throughout July and August available to people aged 14+ and 16+. Limited spaces – reserve your place NOW! Candidates attending the pool lifeguard courses can also now claim UCAS points for completing the course. For more information click here. Funded Training Available: Find out if you’re eligible for funded training – call 01902 696228 or email peopleandskills@sstaffs.gov.uk. |
Community exercise classes and walks on offer across the district
| South Staffordshire Council want to encourage healthy ageing and an active retirement!
Did you know that we provide a weekly programme of free instructor-led wellbeing walks; plus gentle exercise classes, all of which take place from various locations around the district? Find out more and view the programmes of classes and walks by clicking on the links below: |
Vacancies
- Water Assistant (Codsall Leisure Centre) – closing June 7th
- Relief Fitness Instructor (Penkridge Leisure Centre) – closing June 7th
- Street Scene Operative Level 5 (Tree Surgeon) – closing June 14th
- Waste Contracts Manager – closing June 16th
- Assistant Managers, at Codsall, Cheslyn Hay and Penkridge Leisure Centres (full & part-time vacancies) – closing June 16th
- Planning Solicitor – open closing date
All vacancies can be viewed in full and applied for on our recruitment site: https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/vacancies
Partnership updates
King Charles III banknotes are now in circulation
You can still use polymer banknotes featuring Queen Elizabeth II. They will be in circulation at the same time as the new King Charles III banknotes.
For more information visit King Charles III banknotes | Bank of England.