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.

Local organisations are reminded that the Parish Council receives a share of the Community Infrastructure Levy payments paid by developers building properties in Elford. This must be spent on infrastructure to deal with the demands that development places on an area, such as: highways, education, sports and community halls, play areas, and public open space. Our public consultation in February showed which options were most popular with residents - playground improvements, village CCTV, Sportsfield pavilion and traffic calming signage.

Elford Parish Council has considered applications from local groups for infrastructure needs at the meeting on September 12^th 

Details of the decision will be confirmed to the organisations who applied shortly and added to the meeting Minutes.

For future applications please contact Margaret Jones, Parish Clerk on clerk@elfordparish.co.uk

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.

Lichfield District Council is currently seeking residents’ opinions before approaching architects, designers and businesses to build detailed plans for the redevelopment of the Birmingham Road and Frog Lane areas of the city.

Design  consultancy  Create  Streets  has been appointed to run an innovative, interactive digital survey to ask the people of Lichfield for their views on what any new city centre buildings should look like and how they should complement the existing infrastructure.

The survey is now live at

https://communities.createstreets.com/LichfieldCityCentre

Two benches have been kindly donated to the village by Riverside Woodcraft of Elford Lowe.

The benches have been painted with preservative by our handyman Alan, Cllr Tim Gilbert arranged for them to be installed on Burton Road and The Beck, and the costs for this have been met from last year's Lichfield District Council's Councillor Local Community Fund.

Residents and visitors now have places to sit and relax after a walk around the village, and the Parish Council hopes they will be well used.

Staffordshire County Council has put an 18 tonne weight limit on the Chetwynd Bridge on the A513 from 5th September 2022.

Waste Savvy Staffs Project: Volunteers are needed to talk to people about ways they can help reduce Staffordshire's waste and emissions. The next volunteer recruitment day is Thursday 19th May at Veolia’s Energy Recovery Facility in Four Ashes, Wolverhampton, where much of Staffordshire’s waste goes to be converted into electricity. Attendees will be provided with free training on food waste reduction, composting and recycling, and other sustainable waste schemes in the region. Following a complimentary lunch, there will be a tour of the facility, as well as additional discussion about engaging with communities to reduce waste.

Details here