The Parish Council meeting due to take place at the Village Hall on the 12th has been postponed to July 26th.

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The Parish Council would like to receive quotes from local builders for internal renovations to the pavilion in the Sports Field.

If any local firms are interested in quoting, please contact clerk@elfordparish.co.uk for more information.

What to put in your blue bin

We will only accept the following clean items in your blue bin:

• paper, including newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, wrapping paper (without foil/glitter) etc.
• shredded paper (this should be placed in a clear plastic bag to the side of your bin on your bin day)
• card, including flattened cardboard boxes, food sleeves, toilet and kitchen roll inners etc.
• plastic containers, including margarine and ice cream tubs, yoghurt pots, bottles, empty carrier bags and plastic food trays etc.
• clean, empty plastic bags
• aluminium foil, food trays or cans (foil that doesn't scrunch up can't be recycled)
• cartons, including juice, milk and soup
• glass bottles or jars and lids
• aerosol cans and roll-ons

Please wash out empty containers before putting them in your bin. Card and paper should only be added if it is clean.

Please do not bag up your recycling - put items in the bin loose. You may use a clear plastic bag for excess recycling and place it to the side of your bin on your bin day.

If any other items are found in your bin or you use a bag, it will not be emptied.

Other waste

Please DO NOT put the following in your blue bin:

• bin bags of any colour to bag up recycling*
• general waste
• food waste
• nappies/sanitary products (clean or used)
• pyrex
• garden waste
• animal bedding
• polystyrene
• rigid plastics such as garden furniture, toys, coat hangers etc
• plant pots and garden trays
• foil that doesn't stay together when scrunched up (such as crisp bags, tea/coffee packets and pet food pouches)
• bubble wrap
• textiles/fabric
• mirrored glass
• electricals and batteries (these should go to your local tip)
• Wallpaper and wallpaper backing
• Used tissues, kitchen roll or paper towels

Elford Parish Council met this week in person for the first time since March 2020. Instead of holding a Zoom meeting your Councillors were able to meet at the Village Hall following social distancing guidelines. Up to 6 members of the public are permitted to observe meetings and to ask questions during Open Forum, and it is hoped that residents will begin attending again. Our next meeting will be on July 12^th at 7pm.

Due to the restrictions on numbers the Annual Parish Assembly due in May was postponed. Some organisations have sent in reports that they had prepared for the Assembly and these are available to read on our website http://www.elfordparish.co.uk/ If other village groups wish to contribute please send reports to clerk@elfordparish.co.uk and they can be included.

Lichfield Planning Department has made very little progress on the planning application for the Social Club and yet another planning officer will now take over the application. Councillors are very concerned about the delay and intend to ask Christopher Pincher MP to intervene on their behalf.

Elan Homes have not confirmed when they intend to begin work on the site at The Shrubbery and have not yet responded to requests for information on the drainage issues.

The Annual Audit has been completed and the documents will be available for the public to view from 18^th June on the website and notice board.

The Council held a long discussion on improvements required at the Playground. Although the handyman works hard to keep it tidy, the location and occasional misuse plus its age have meant that it will need substantial investment over the next few years. Meanwhile it will be kept safe for the children to use while long term plans are made.

For more information please see the Minutes section of the website, under the Parish Council tab.

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

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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