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Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) mandatory face-to-face signing is being suspended from Thursday 19 March.
Previously, JSA customers were required to attend a jobcentre in order to receive their fortnightly payments. From Thursday 19th March this requirement has been suspended,
and payments will be made to customers as normal.
It means that customers can be confident they will continue to be paid during this unprecedented outbreak.
Following on from the decision to cancel the village meeting, a leaflet has been put together which has been delivered to all villagers this evening. See copy here:
This gives information on how you the contact details to register a potential need for support during the Coronavirus situation, or volunteer to get involved in supporting fellow residents.
A new phone number has been created – 07860 702749, as well as a new email address covid19@avondassettparishcouncil.com. Please use these numbers for Coronavirus issues only and not for general Parish Council matters.
A dedicated page has been created on the Avon Dassett Parish Council website which will include a contact form facility. This is available at
http://www.avondassettparishcouncil.com/coronavirus/
The dedicated phone number is now ‘live’ but is currently inside an old Nokia phone. If anyone is able to lend us an unlocked (or O2 network) ‘smartphone’ for a period of time, we would be very grateful. This will save the Parish Council from having to buy one and give the support group more functionality than now. Please get in touch using the email or phone details above.
We will be in touch shortly with more information on how the village can be supported, how you can get that support if needed, and how you can offer your help.
We are all aware of the increasing seriousness of the coronavirus situation. We, as a village community need to support each other through the weeks and months ahead and ensure that practical help is available to those who need it, especially the very elderly and vulnerable amongst us. A few village residents attended a meeting today hosted by Rev Nikki Chatterton, who is setting up and coordinating a support group covering the villages in her Parish. This group will provide a means for the villages to share experiences and best practice, as well as providing a mechanism for cross-village support if needed.
Each village is also being asked to put in place a structure for ongoing support that best suits its size and its residents. Councillor Liz Hirst and Michele Gill, who attended the meeting today, are therefore hosting a meeting on Wednesday 18th March at 7pm in the Reading Room to discuss how this might work in Avon Dassett. This will be an opportunity to hear what is currently proposed, share your views, and to offer your help if you are in a position to do so. We apologise for the short notice, but it is in our community’s interest that we get something up and running as soon as possible.
Please share this with your neighbours and friends in the village. If you are unable to attend but would like to offer your help going forward, details of how to do this will be provided shortly after the meeting has taken place.
Following on from last year’s super talk by Kay Taylor on wreath making, it was suggested we had a social evening where we could have a go ourselves. So here it is – come along, and have a go. If you don’t want a wreath, bring along your own container, and make an arrangement of your choice. We’ll provide the greenery and some flowers. If you’ve got anything in your own garden that you’d like to include, please bring it along.
We’ll provide the refreshments too.
Our Extra feature is a “Seed Swap” so bring along any surplus seeds you have, whether they are commercial packets or seeds from your garden.
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Our gardening club meets monthly throughout the year and annual membership for 2020 is still only £10 each.
This includes four talk/demonstrations at Farnborough Village Hall followed by tea/biscuits. There will also be four social events and four garden visits (additional charges apply).
Membership also gives 10% discount for Harefurlong Nurseries (Farnborough) and The Herb Centre (Warmington).
Become a member and join us for 2020. Come along on 17th or contact a committee member.
We look forward to welcoming you.
For more details contact Gill Lewis (Chair) Tel 01295 690643 or Michele Gill (Membership Secretary) Tel 01295 690987.
Guests/non-members are welcome to come along to the meetings for £2 each.
Information courtesy of Kineton and Tysoe Surgery.
There are a number of roadworks planned around Avon Dassett between 11 and 13 March:
As part of the VE Day celebrations in the village, the local history group have compiled information on what life was like during WWII in Avon Dassett. This will be presented in the form of a newspaper with a copy for every household in the village. However, we would also like to include the experiences of the relatives of current villagers. It maybe that your grandfather served in the armed forces or a great aunt was a nurse during the Blitz.
Please could you send a short summary with the names and war service of any relatives you would like included to Sarah (by email on drsarahrichardson@gmail.com or on paper to Bitham Hall) by March 13th.
