NEW! Recite Me News accessibility website update
| Our council’s website now features an accessibility toolbar designed to help all residents access the site with ease.
You can activate the Recite Me Accessibility toolbar by clicking the ‘Accessibility Icon’ button located in the top right corner of every page. |
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The Recite Me toolbar offers a variety of functions to enhance your browsing experience:
- Read website text aloud, including PDFs.
- Download text as an MP3 file to listen to it at your convenience.
- Adjust font sizes and colours to suit your preferences.
- Customise background colours for better readability.
- Translate text into over 100 languages.
- Access a fully integrated dictionary and thesaurus.
We have also launched a comprehensive User Guide and FAQs section to help you make the most of the toolbar.
You can find it here ➡️Accessibility toolbar user guide | South Staffordshire District Council.
Support the local community
| South Staffordshire Community Lottery is a weekly lottery that directly supports local good causes and community initiatives.
Lotteries are a fun and effective way for causes to raise much-needed funds in these difficult times.
By getting more people on board, they don’t just raise funds, they also raise awareness.
When you play South Staffordshire Community Lottery you know that 60% of your ticket price goes to good causes (more than DOUBLE than the National Lottery) and the money raised is going to good causes that benefit your local community.
Proceeds generated go into a general good cause fund, administered by South Staffordshire Council, which will be spent on providing vital support to a wide range of local organisations and community initiatives which have a beneficial impact on the local community.
Here’s why you should register
- 50 ticket sales can secure an annual income of £1,300
- An online fundraising solution that puts the ‘fun’ into fundraising
- It’s a simply and easy way of boosting your fundraising
- Year-round, free, marketing materials and support to help you raise funds
- 50p from every £1 ticket sale goes directly to your cause with an additional 10p going to the central fund used to further support local good causes
- Join today – it’s simple, free and easy
To find out how the council allocate grants to local good causes via their website, click on the link below ⬇️ |
South Staffordshire council drop-in sessions
Are you a resident of Penkridge, Acton Trussell, Bednall, Teddesley Hay, Dunston with Coppenhall, Hatherton, or Huntington?
We would like to invite you to our drop-in support sessions listed below dedicated to enhancing digital skills, providing welfare assistance and pension support.
Our first drop-in sessions for welfare support and digital adoption are planned over the next few weeks in locality one. Council teams and partners will be attending the following upcoming events:
Drop in sessions
Welfare support drop in session
🏢St Thomas Church, Huntington
📅25th September
⏱️1.30pm till 3.30pm
Welfare Support session inc signposting for pension credits
🏢Haling Dene Centre, Penkridge
📅26th September
⏱️11am till 3pm
Digital support workshop and welfare support session
🏢Haling Dene Centre, Penkridge
📅17th October
⏱️11am till 3pm
Please click below for further information ⬇️
Village centre improvement fund – Open for applications
As part of the council’s approach to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), a degree of funding was prioritised to support further improvements to our key village centres and high streets.
Following an appraisal of the district’s key village centres, the following projects are now live or planned to be delivered before the end of March 2025.
- Public car park improvements
- Shop front grant for businesses and property owners
- High street business support programme
- Destination marketing campaign
- Good Food and Drink Guide
An allocation of £200,000 has been made available to be delivered before 31st January, 2025. £100,000 will support capital projects with the remainder being available to support revenue projects.
The council is now seeking applications aimed at bringing the village centres to life, increasing footfall and improving accessibility. In principle, projects will be considered which support the following objectives:
- Strengthening social fabric and fostering a sense of local pride.
- Improving physical, cultural and social ties.
- Improving amenities, community infrastructure and green space.
- Building resilient and safe neighbourhoods, through investment in spaces and innovative approaches to crime prevention.
- Improved accessibility.
For more information visit:
Village centre improvement fund | South Staffordshire District Council
Community hub – scaffolding works advanced notice
During October work will be undertaken to prevent pigeons nesting under the solar panels at Codsall Community Hub.
This work is required to prevent infestation, additionally the panels will be cleaned helping improve energy consumption.
We will also complete minor roofing works to prevent leaks over the winter period, clear high-level drains and carry out maintenance on soffits.
Key dates
📅 2nd October – Work will commence erecting scaffolding on three sides where we have solar panels on the roof. These are highlighted with red arrows on picture (as above).
📅 7th October – Work will commence bird proofing the solar panels on the roof.
The scaffolding will be in place for a minimum of two weeks.
During the works some areas of the car park will be coned off, details will follow nearer the start dates.
Job vacancies
- Estates Officer, closing 20th October
- Receptionist, Wombourne Leisure Centre, closing 25th September
- Planning Solicitor, open closing date
All vacancies can be viewed in full and applied for on our recruitment site:
Find a job | South Staffordshire District Council (sstaffs.gov.uk) |
