The Parish Council meeting began with an update and discussion about drainage at the 7 Acres site and risk of future flooding onto adjacent properties.

The County Council are working with the contractors and it was agreed that our District Cllr Harry Warburton would also update the District Council.

An application has been made to HS2 for a grant for playground refurbishment to benefit the community at a time when the area is disrupted by construction.

As part of a long term plan to improve the facilities at the Sportsfield a survey will shortly go out so residents can tell us what improvements they'd like to see there.

Many more topics were discussed - please see our Minutes or better still come along to the next meeting on 14th November.

Together we will create a brighter future for our district.

Lichfield District Council are committed to collaborating closely with our communities to understand your priorities, your needs and ideas.

Together we will co-create a vision for the future of our district – we’re calling it Lichfield 2050 - and by working closely we will achieve far more than we would if we try to do it on our own.

We want to know what you think Lichfield District should be like in 2050 and what steps we should take now, and in the coming years, to make sure that our vision is realised.

To do this we need your help, we need the feedback from students, teachers, employees, parents and networks to help us shape Lichfield 2050. Lichfield 2050 will be our shared vision for the future of our district, and Together we will co-author the ambitions, strategies and plans to reach it.

Together we will make it the best place to live, work and play.

Click on the link and take part in the brief survey and let us know your thoughts. Every opinion counts as Together we …. build the future of our district.

The device at the Village Hall is now working again.

Other defibs are available at the Walled Garden, Elford Lowe, Elford Park and the Cricket pavilion.

See Staffordshire County Council's webs page for help:

http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/heretohelp

It is with great sadness that Elford Parish Council has heard of the death of HM The Queen. 

The Chair,  Councillors and Clerk wish to express their deepest sympathy to King Charles and the Royal Family for their loss at this sad time.

St Peter's Church will be open with a Book of Condolence available.

Residents should be aware that there have been recent attempts in Elford to steal vehicles.

This has been reported to the police but please also consider upgrading your own security.

A steering lock is a simple effective deterrent or steering wheel locks can also help.

Some vehicles can be vulnerable to relay attacks:  thieves use a device to pick up the keyless fob’s signal from within a property and ‘relay’ it back to the car allowing them to unlock it and drive away. A faraday pouch which can be bought cheaply can prevent this.  Even putting key fobs in the microwave will block the signals or block the keyless car in with another one if you can.

Further advice from the police here

Community groups and residents across Lichfield District are invited to apply to a councillors’ fund to support projects that will have a positive impact on their area.

The Councillor Local Community Fund, which is in the second year of a two-year pilot, is open now and encouraging people to be active in improving where they live.

Each district councillor has £300 to award – a minimum award is £50 – and money will be given out to approved projects on a first come, first served basis.

Applications can be made to more than one councillor in a ward or across wards up to a maximum of £900 but must be submitted by 30 November 2022.

The Councillor Local Community Fund can support the following:

• Projects that provide local solutions to local needs.
• One-off events that benefit the local community and support community resilience.
• Current projects/activities that need a small amount of support to continue or grow.
• Capital items (equipment, materials etc).
• New projects and activities that need some funding to get going.
• Projects that stimulate new community activity, such as setting up new local community events and clubs.

Payments are made by the Community Foundation for Staffordshire, preferably to an account in the name of the group on the application form and all awarded funding must be spent on the project or activity applied for and any unspent funding must be returned.