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Talk Community – The Big Clean Up
Please see below message from Herefordshire Council:
Herefordshire Council want to continue to provide support to the community who have been affected by the local flooding and have been coordinating volunteers to provide free advice & guidance to residents regarding available grants, help & guidance around emergency clean-up, lifting of damaged furniture to kerbside in readiness for collection.
Over the last week we have deployed support to the following areas Leominster, Holme Lacy, Ross-on-Wye, Holmer Road, Hinton Road, Greyfriars, Pontrilas & Ewyas Harold, Bodenham, Bromyard, Whitchurch, Hampton Bishop, Mordiford and Wellington.
If there are other residents or businesses in your local area that require support, we ask that you email our team via this e-mail address (talkcommunitycleanup@herefordshire.gov.uk) providing their name, address, contact number and the support required – we will then work to co-ordinate the support over the coming week.
This will be continually reassessed based on the changing weather conditions and based on intelligence received.
There is also alot of information on Herefordshire Councils website in relation to those affected by flooding:
https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/homepage/69/flooding_emergency/
2020/2021 Grounds Maintenance Contracts
The 2020/21 Grounds Maintenance contracts are now available for prospective suppliers to tender for; closing date is 28th February 2020.
ROAD CLOSURES – NOVEMBER 2019
B4399 Holme Lacy Causeway, Holme Lacy, Herefordshire – Emergency Works
Monday, 11 November 2019 to (and including) Friday, 22 November 2019
The recent flooding has further eroded the carriageway along the Causeway, just out of Holme Lacy village and therefore we need to undertake emergency works.
These emergency works will start next Monday, 11 November 2019 for a period of two weeks ending Friday, 22 November 2019.
- Starting on Monday, 11 November, there will be a road closure in place each day between 09.30 hours and 15.30 hours, Monday to Friday.
- Outside of the above hours, two-way traffic lights will be in operation.
- Over the weekend of 16/17 November 2019, two-way traffic lights will be in operation.
The programme of works will include haunching, installing rock armor and new fencing and then resurfacing is scheduled from Wednesday, 20 November to (and including) Friday, 22 November … weather permitting J
A copy of the diversion route is attached.
Bridge Works
U81100 – Huntington Lane, Hereford
Monday, 11 November 2019 to (and including) Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Road closed between 09.00 hours and 15.30 hours each day
Replace wooden posts and rails attached to bridge parapet
C1122 – Laystone Bridge, Marden (C1122 from C1120 to Wellington Crossing)
Monday, 25 November 2019 to (and including) Friday, 20 December 2019
Full road closure from 08.00 hours on Monday, 25 November and will not re-open until Friday, 20 December at 17.00 hours
Please note that traffic lights are in operation up until Monday, 25 November 2019
Parapet wall repair
Credenhill Milepost
Thank you to Jeremy Daw for writing the below article and for the work he has done in restoring Credenhill Milepost in his own time.
Changes to Water Abstraction Limits
The Law is changing for people who abstract water. Can you help us let people know? Previously exempt water users may now have to apply for a licence.
The new rules will better protect the environment by helping to balance the needs of water users, whilst also protecting water supplies and the plants and animals that rely on them.
Please find attached a newsletter providing the latest update on new rules on water use and abstraction licensing, for your information. As mentioned in the newsletter we now have an online information page about this, which we will keep updated on a regular basis. The link to this page is https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/environment-and-business/removing-previously-exempt-abstraction-activities/
Local Pupil Herefordshire Flag Finalist
Herefordshire is one of the few counties without its own flag and a competition to design a flag for the county was launched earlier this year. The competition received 692 entries and has now been narrowed down to just 5 finalists.
St Mary’s Primary School have confirmed that local pupil Phoebe Holden’s entry to the Herefordshire Flag competition has been shortlisted with 4 other entries.
The flag design is of an apple surrounded by a design representing Herefordshire’s black and white houses.
You can vote for your favorite design here: https://www.the-shire.co.uk/herefordshireflag
Good luck Phoebe!
HEARTSTART Training
3 Free Training Sessions have been organised so far, we will add more if they fill up and if there is a need.
Stand as a Ward or Parish Councillor at the local election on Thursday 2nd May
Launch of the Herefordshire #BeACouncillor campaign to encourage residents to stand as ward and parish councillors at the local election on Thursday 2nd May.
The ‘Be a councillor’ website is: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/beacouncillor
The launch of the campaign has been published on the Herefordshire Council newsroom: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/news/article/728/stand_for_what_you_believe_in_at_the_may_local_elections
‘Hear from Herefordshire councillors’ – the direct link for the video to share through networks: https://youtu.be/OuBoHjNghWo
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