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Good causes in South Staffordshire need your support and one way you can help is by buying a lottery ticket in the weekly Community Lottery.

As well as supporting a good cause you might even win a cash prize ranging from £25 up to a jackpot of £25,000.

To buy a lottery ticket, simply register on the website (www.southstaffslottery.co.uk) or telephone 01902 213777.

Two causes in Wombourne supported by the Community Lottery are Wombourne Volunteer Bureau and Girlguiding Wombourne.

Find out more about them here…

Wombourne Volunteer Bureau

Wombourne Volunteer Bureau provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

We need your help so we can continue to offer and even expand our service!

We run a transport service for people to medical appointments of any kind, stay with the  patient whilst they wait and assist them moving around if needed.  We even provide a wheelchair for patients who require one.

Four days a week we cook meals in our 5* hygeine rated kitchens.  The peope who come are usually elderly and come for a variety of reasons.  If you wish to avail yourself of this service contact us and enjoy a two course meal, and good company for only £3.

We provide a medical supply hiring service.  People can hire such items as wheelchairs, commodes, walkers from us.  If they are needed permanently, we sell you them at a knock down price.  Our equipment is maintained by our trained engineer.

We act as a drop in centre, always feel free to pop in and have a coffee/tea with us.  A warm welcome is always given.

Finally, we run a coffee morning/jumble sale on the last Saturday of each month (not December!) starting at 10:15.  We would love to see you there!

Thank you for your support and good luck!

Yours sincerely

Mrs Joan Smith

Girlguiding Wombourne

Girlguiding Wombourne provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

We need your help so we can continue to offer and even expand our service, by repairing our much needed Guide Hall.

Thank you for your support and good luck!

Yours sincerely,

Miss Rebecca Fletcher

Wombourne Music Festival 2019

The Annual Music Festival will be running from Saturday 21st September through to Saturday 28 September 2019.

Highlights from the festival will include The Cosford Military Wives on Saturday 21st September, Wombourne School of Music (with tea and cakes) on Monday 23rd September and Shaun Vegas on Friday 27th September.

Tickets are available now from Taylors Greengrocers, Pat Roberts 01902 896211, Nigel Welch 01902 324111 or the Parish Office in Church Road 01902 897700.

Click here for more information.

Skills and Jobs Fair

There will be another skills and jobs fair on Friday 20 September 2019 from 10am to 1pm at the Council Offices in Codsall.

Go along and talk to employers, skills and education providers, recruitment agencies and specialised services offering support into work.

Click here for more information.

New courses coming this Autumn to Jubilee Wood, Bilbrook

Community Forest Services Ltd, a local community organisation creating positive connections between people and nature, is offering Staffordshire residents the chance to attend some brand new courses at Jubilee Wood in Bilbrook this autumn.

Community Forest Services are offering Staffordshire residents the chance to attend some brand new courses at Jubilee Wood in Bilbrook this autumn. Most of the courses are FREE to attend! 

Please call Rebecca Banks on 07525 120117 or email communityforestservices@gmail.com to book your places!

Meet at Bilbrook Scout Hut, Bilbrook Road, WV8 1EU for all courses.

** Baby Loves Nature ** (FREE) is every Monday for four weeks from 30th Sept to 21st Oct from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. – Experience the benefits of the outdoors for you and your baby.

** Screen Time into Green Time ** (FREE) is Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th Oct from 10.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. – Explore as a family how technology can enhance our connection to nature

** Komorebi Courses – Japanese for ‘Sunlight Filtering Through Trees’ ** (£20.00 each) from 9.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Creativity in Nature – Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th Sept
Nature & Hypnotherapy – Thursdays 17th and 24th Oct
Forest Bathing – Thursday 8th and Friday 9th Nov

** Branch into Stem – Introduction to Conservation and Ecology ** (FREE) is every Wednesday for six weeks from 9th Oct to 20th Nov (but not Weds 30th Oct due to half term) from 10.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

Click here for more information or call Rebecca Banks on 07525 120117 or email communityforestservices@gmail.com

September Leisure Centre Membership Offer

Get #BackToIt with our special Leisure Centre membership offer this September. Join between Monday 9 and Monday 30 September 2019 and you could get up to three months free as part of our #BackToIt promotion (terms and conditions apply).

There’s something for everyone in our Leisure Centres including swimming pools, fully equipped gyms, exercise class programmes and toning suites. The Council runs four Leisure Centres in Cheslyn Hay, Codsall, Penkridge and Wombourne and they offer everything you need to get fit, stay motivated and on track to a fitter and healthier you. For more information about this promotion, please contact your local Leisure Centre.

Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre    Tel: 01922 417790

Codsall Leisure Centre            Tel: 01902 844032

Penkridge Leisure Centre       Tel: 01785 714152

Wombourne Leisure Centre   Tel: 01902 898202

Email: leisure@sstaffs.gov.uk

www.sstaffs.gov.uk/leisure

Winners of the 2019 awards announced…

Congratulations to Walkers Way winners of the Wombourne in Bloom Competition for 2019 for retail premises.

Karen and Nessie aka Mamma Music from Wombourne School of Music collected the certificates for all of the premises in Walkers Way and the shield which they will now keep for the rest of the year until the 2020 competition.

Karen and Nessie from Wombourne School of Music with Chairman Councillor Daniel Kinsey

Congratulations also to The Mount Pleasant winners of the Wombourne in Bloom Competition for 2019 for licensed premises.

Nicky and Mark collected their certificate and trophy which they will now keep for the rest of the year until the 2020 competition.

Chairman of Wombourne Parish Council, Councillor Daniel Kinsey said of the displays – ‘the standout business display is Walkers Way,  it’s a fantastic display they have. All of the licensed premises have done really well, but the display outside the Mount Pleasant was just stunning.’

Why not visit the locations yourself to see the stunning displays.. you can find more information at https://wombourneschoolofmusic.com/ and https://www.mountpleasantwombourne.com/index

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Wombourne in Bloom Competition. It enhances to look and feel of the Village and also helps in the annual entry to the Best Kept Village Competition.

Don’t miss out!

Wombourne Parish Council is proud to present Robin Hood the panto this Christmas at Wombourne Civic Centre.

M&M Productions will be showing Robin Hood for one night only on Saturday 7th December 2019.

Doors open at 5.45pm for 6.15pm showing.

Adults tickets are just £8 and children are £5.

Tickets can be purchased via the Parish Council Office at Wombourne Civic Centre.

For enquiries, please call 01902 896300.

Do you want to know more about Dementia?

South Staffordshire Council and Capulet Care are offering a Family Awareness session

Thursday 1st August 2019

South Staffordshire Council Offices in Codsall

6pm – 8pm

Come and learn:

• How dementia affects a person’s perception, feeling and communication
• Some of the symptoms and signs of dementia
• Behaviour changes
• See the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia

Fine out about local support:

• For carers
• For people living with dementia

Let South Staffordshire Council know if you can make it, call 01902 696 289 or email policyadmin@sstaffs.gov.uk

Wombourne in Bloom Competition 2019

Wombourne Parish Council is once again organising their Annual Wombourne in Bloom Competition

Who can enter?
All businesses and licensed premises within the village, including Blakeley Heath, Planks Lane, Station Road/School Road area, whose premises front an area accessed by the public and also private properties fronting the cricket ground.

What is the criteria?
Displays may be in the form of hanging baskets, window boxes or containers, window displays, or a combination of these.

How do I enter?
There’s no entry form, just simply ensure that your display is ready to be judged by the Chairman of the Parish Council in August 2019.

What do I win?
A trophy will be presented to the winner of the licensed premises and a shield will be presented to the winner oft he businesses, to be held for one year, together with a certificate at the Meeting of the Parish Council on Monday 2nd September 2019. Your involvement in this competition will help to support our entry for the Best Kept Village award and good support may help us to win

Who do I contact for any queries?
Please contact Mrs Wright, Clerk to the Parish Council, on 01902 896300.

Recruitment of Independent Advisors to Staffordshire Police

Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) have been used by forces for over a decade. It is a volunteer role and the purpose of an IAG is to help us to build insight into the needs, wants and assets of the groups who are under-represented in our normal decision making processes. We use this insight to shape our service for the benefit of communities and engender trust and confidence. IAGs enable us to create a genuine partnership with communities and they are independent only in relation to their views.

We are continuing to challenge ourselves and provide an even better, more informed service to communities and thus we are recruiting for a new wave of Independent Advisory Group (IAG) members. The force is recruiting up to 12 residents of Staffordshire, aged 16 and above. These volunteers will provide the force with a critical appraisal of force policies and procedures, the police support to communities following a critical incident and offer an insight into the wants and needs of communities across the entire county. In effect because they come with different insights and a different perspective they are able to tell us what we may have missed and challenge thinking.

I would be grateful if you could share this with local groups and passionate individuals that could articulate the views of their community. There are fantastic opportunities to make a real difference and to enhance the experience and employability of anyone involved. Our only requirements are that they are 16 and over and that they are not already working or volunteering in the police or court system.

Anyone interested should contact volunteers@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk.

Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) have been used by forces for over a decade. It is a volunteer role and the purpose of an IAG is to help to build insight into the needs, wants and assets of the groups who are under-represented in normal decision making processes. This insight is used to shape the service for the benefit of communities and engender trust and confidence. IAGs create a genuine partnership with communities and they are independent only in relation to their views.

Staffordshire Police are continuing to challenge themselves and provide an even better, more informed service to communities and thus we are recruiting for a new wave of Independent Advisory Group (IAG) members. The force is recruiting up to 12 residents of Staffordshire, aged 16 and above. These volunteers will provide the force with a critical appraisal of force policies and procedures, the police support to communities following a critical incident and offer an insight into the wants and needs of communities across the entire county. In effect because they come with different insights and a different perspective they are able to tell us what we may have missed and challenge thinking.

There are fantastic opportunities to make a real difference and to enhance the experience and employability of anyone involved. The only requirements are that they are 16 and over and that they are not already working or volunteering in the police or court system.

Anyone interested should contact volunteers@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk.