£2,000 winner announced! 🥳🏆
We’ve had a £2,000 winner on the South Staffordshire Community Lottery!!
Congratulations to Ms W from Wolverhampton and thank you for supporting High Flyers – South Staffs!
Play today for just £1 a week and be in with the chance of winning cash prizes, including the jackpot of £25,000!
Contributions from your lottery ticket goes back into the community, so why not support your local good cause today. Click the link below….
https://www.southstaffslottery.co.uk/…/find-a-good-cause
Sign up today for just £1 a ticket and support a local good cause near you! 🎫
Job vacancies
JOB VACANCIES
Planning Solicitor, open closing date
All vacancies can be viewed in full and applied for on our recruitment site.
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Community Information Fair at Perton Library
Join us at Perton Library for a Community Information Fair, in partnership with the Friends of Perton Library, Cadent Centres for Warmth, and Staffordshire Police.
Connect with local groups, discover services and support, and get advice on energy efficiency, the cost of living, and more!
Who’s attending?
- Friends of Perton Library
- Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Staffordshire Police
- Meet the ‘Green Doctor’ for expert energy efficiency advice
- Healthwatch Staffordshire
- FAIR Flood Team
- Staffordshire Energy Recovery Facility (ERF)
- Cadent Gas Team – learn how they can help you
- Thornes Solicitors
- Midland Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Children’s Mental Health Team
- South Staffs Family Hub
- Compton Care – Bereavement Information Point
- Find out about library volunteering
- And much more!
📅 Date: Saturday, 20th January
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
🎟️ Entry: Free
For more info, contact us on 01902 506060 or email perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk.
Happy New Year from Staffordshire Community Learning!
| 2025 is here—why not make this the year you learn something new?
Whether it’s gaining confidence, boosting your career, or finding a new hobby and meeting new people, Staffordshire Community Learning offers fully funded, FREE courses for adults aged 19+.
We have a super range of locally run community courses on offer this year, helping you to gain or improve skills in all sorts of subjects, and taking place in local learning venues right on your doorstep.
Many of our free courses can even be taken online, from the comfort of your own home.
We have courses covering basic English, Maths and Numeracy, Digital Skills and Computing, Wellness and Wellbeing, Employability, Arts and Crafts, Family Learning and so much more.
Our courses are suitable for any adult aged 19 or over, across Staffordshire.
Browse all of our new courses now enrolling for 2025 at www.staffordshirecommunitylearning.org.uk |
FREE Family groups in South Staffordshire
| Parenting can be tough, and that’s why Family Hub Coaches offer Free Family Learning Courses across Staffordshire.
These 10-week courses, available face-to-face or virtually, are for adults aged 19+ interested in supporting children’s development and behavior through play and communication. Courses run term-time only.
- Simply Play Babies (0–12 months) Starting Monday, 20th January Time: 12:30 PM – 2 PM Location: Landywood Family Hub
- Simply Play (0–4 years) Starting Tuesday, 21st January Time: 10 AM – 11:30 AM Location: Landywood Family Hub
- From Pram to Primary Parenting Programme Courses begin w/c 27th January Virtual
For further information, please contact Becky Walters, South Staffs Family Hub Coach, via email at rebecca.walters@staffordshire.gov.uk.
To book places for any families you are supporting, email Groupwork@staffordshire.gov.uk.
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Helping you to kickstart your health in 2025
South Staffordshire Council’s leisure centres have everything you need to improve your health, fitness and general wellbeing.
The leisure centres provide facilities and activities to cater for the whole family, from children and young people to older adults – there’s something for everyone!
· Great range of exercise classes suitable for all ages and fitness levels
· Gyms equipped with a variety of cardio, fixed and free weights
· Swimming pools offering daily programmes of public, adults only and family swimming
· Toning Suites available at Penkridge and Wombourne providing 30-minute Pilates based workouts
To view what’s on at your nearest leisure centre visit https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/sports-and-fitness
The leisure centres are available to use as a non-member on a pay as you go basis, or if you intend to workout more regularly, there are a range of flexible membership packages.
For details visit https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/sports-and-fitness/membership-packages and to join online go to https://leisurehub.sstaffs.gov.uk/LhWeb/en/Account/SignUp?signin=875b719df396ed196cd491bdb9ad83c6&logonUrl=%2flhweb%2fidentity%2flogin%3fsignin%3d875b719df396ed196cd491bdb9ad83c6
How healthy is your heart?
| Coronary Heart Disease is the biggest killer causing a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
Here are the statistics:
- Heart disease is the single biggest killer amongst both men and women.
- There are over 7.6 million people living with heart disease in the UK and more than a million people have heart failure.
- Around 1.4 million people in the UK today have survived a heart attack.
- There are around 100,000 hospital admissions each year in the UK due to heart attacks – that’s one every five minutes.
How to reduce your risk of heart disease
There are lots of things you can do to help reduce your risk of developing heart disease. See below some tips to help you get started:
- Manage your weight. View Everyone Healths weight management programme.
- Keep active and exercise regularly (aim to do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week. View NHS Live Well where you can find useful information plus exercise videos to help you get on track.
- Include exercises that will help to reduce excess weight that settles around your waist.
- Stop smoking. Everyone Health can provide the support you might need to help you quit.
- Manage your stress
Calculate your heart age
Your heart age gives you an idea of how healthy your heart is. Calculate your heart age here.
If you have concerns relating to your heart health, you should contact your GP or book in for an NHS Health Check. |
Supporting the health of your children
| Our leisure centres not only want to support the health of adults, but the whole community, including children and young people.
To find out more about how you can help to improve your child’s health, click on the links below.
Nutrition and diet for teens
BMI calculator for teens
Advice for parents on healthy weight children
Supporting your child’s mental health
NHS healthier families
The leisure centres provide a range of activities to encourage young people to move more. Activities include:
- ‘Active Youth’ – supervised gym sessions for 13-15 year olds
- Discounted student and apprentice memberships
- Wolves soccer development and goalkeeping courses
- Swimming
- Sports based school holiday activities
- A variety of sports clubs
To find out what’s on offer for children and young people at your nearest leisure centre, click here. |
Have your say: Shaping social housing allocations
A 12-week public consultation on the proposed changes to the Social Housing Allocations Policy is now underway!
Have your say by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below and join us at one of our drop-in sessions.
Social Housing Allocations Policy Consultation | South Staffordshire District Council
Refreshments will be provided 🫖🍪
We’d love to hear your thoughts!
Follow us on our NEW Instagram profile 🎉
| Don’t forget to follow our NEW Instagram page! 🎊
Find us at @south_staffs_council for the latest updates on council and leisure news, upcoming events, and exciting funding opportunities. Whether you’re looking for community news, inspiration for local activities, or timely updates about the services we offer, our Instagram is your go-to destination.
For any enquiries, please reach out to us during our advertised opening times, available on our Contact Us page.
Here’s to another exciting year ahead for South Staffordshire Council and our residents! |
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