Staffordshire County Council has a new #DoingOurBit Covid-19 self-isolators fund to help voluntary and community organisations support people to have to self-isolate. There is a one-off pot of £160,000 with an initial allocation of £20,000 available for each district /borough.

The campaign will stop on 30^th September or when all the funding is allocated.   

Related information can be found here: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/DoingOurBit/Funding.aspx

If you have unwanted IT equipment including laptops and tablets with chargers please donate these for others to use.

Contact the local library for information or visit www.staffordshire.gov.uk/donateIT

Families struggling to heat their home can access free ‘green homes’ measure to make their home more energy efficient.

Staffordshire has been awarded £4.2 million funding from the Government’s Warmer Homes initiative to help families make their homes more green and energy efficient.

This funding comes after the first phase of the scheme helped install green homes measures in 240 Staffordshire homes.

The scheme is being delivered by Staffordshire County Council and is expected to benefit a further 445 households.

Measures including cavity wall and loft insulation, solar thermal and PV panels, air source heat pumps, as well as double glazing windows and doors could be installed free of charge in eligible households.

The scheme is available to eligible families with low, or no income, those who claim benefits, or are elderly, disabled or have very young children living in the home.

Residents can apply online by visiting www.staffordshire.gov.uk/warmerhomes

Have you felt like you can't lose weight and may need some guidance?

If you are over 50 and have a BMI over 30, we have a 12 week Weight Management course delivered by our Nutritionists, who will go through different topics to explain how we can lose weight and keep it off!

You will get a weekly email with an information video, recipes and physical activity to take part in. As well, you'll get a call from your practitioner to see how you are doing and to answer any of your questions.

We have a new course starting soon, so please give us a ring on 0333 005 0095

(*restrictions apply)

The farmer has let us know that there will be 5/9 lorries a week collecting maize from now on until the maize is cleared, probably between now and August. This will be an average of two a day, mostly in the early morning or late evening and avoiding bank holidays and weekends for the benefit of the village.

The Parish Council is grateful to them for keeping everyone informed.

Visitors to Elford are asked to park with consideration of others when in Elford. There are many narrow streets in the village.

When visiting the Walled Garden please drive along Church Road and turn left at the junction with Brickhouse Lane then drive to the ample car parking area close to the gardens.

Please use the area along The Avenue only for church parking as it may be required for funerals and other services.

Do not let dogs roam off the lead on the grassed areas at The Avenue or at the Sportsfield, and please clean up after them.

When visiting the Sportsfield for matches and training there is a car park just after the Cricket Pavilion

There is a small parking and picnic area off The Shrubbery close to the entrance to the village.

This month the Parish Council heard from the developer of the Social Club, who was very disappointed about the lack of progress with the application. It was agreed that Cllr Turley would contact the Planning Department to ask that progress  be made.

The post box is to be replaced, but Royal Mail were unable to clarify details of where and when this would be done.

The taxi service has now resumed on Fridays, please contact Barbara Harcombe for information.

The playground surface is still slippery in places and needs jet-washing, this will be done when problems with the electricity supply are sorted out.

Meetings will now resume at Elford Village Hall, with the Annual Parish Meeting on the 17th May and the next Parish Council meeting on 14th June.

For details of other matters discussed please look under the Parish Council tab, then Meetings and Minutes and click on the minutes for 2021-5-6.

There will be cricket sessions for children at Elford Cricket Club on Wednesdays from 12th May to 30th June, 6-7 pm. For details contact stavinor@hotmail.com

Junior sessions for under 13s will take place on Thursdays from 15th April.

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