Please see the latest newsletter from the Southam Safer Neighbourhood Team:
There is lots of helpful advice and support on all aspects of crime, safety and policing on our Crime Safety pages.
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Warwickshire County Council’s Councillor Grant Fund now open for applications
Warwickshire County Council’s Councillor Grant Fund is now open for applications from community and voluntary groups across the county.
Each year, Warwickshire County Council allocates £8,000 to each of its 57 councillors for them to support small-scale projects within their division, whose aims align with the some of the many following areas: improve access to services; reduce loneliness and isolation; improve physical and/or mental health and wellbeing or improve the local area to support the ambition of becoming a Net Zero county by 2050.
The full category list can be seen on the website: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/cllrgrants
Applications can be submitted on the council’s website, and there are two different forms depending on whether the grant needed is over or under £350. Applications can be submitted from Monday 20 May at 9am, and the deadline for submission is Sunday 30 June at 5pm.
To support the application process, the Community Partnerships Team and WCAVA will be holding engagement sessions which will provide guidance and answer questions related to the application process. Contact your local Localities and Communities Officer (below) for more information and to book onto a session.
For more information about the grant and to submit an application, please visit https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/cllrgrants
Avon Dassett Parish Council Launch New Website
Avon Dassett Parish Council have launched their new, refreshed website:
The website includes information on:
- Parish Council agendas and minutes
- Parish councillors and clerk details
- Policies, procedures, finance and projects
- The Parish plan
- Reading Room bookings calendar
- Parish Council news and notices
- Parish Council run facilities
All other community information is hosted on www.avondassett.com and the two websites have links to each other where relevant.
The parish council website has an Email Subscriber facility to enable interested parties to keep up to date with agendas, minutes and parish council news.
The parish councillors and clerk have new dedicated Parish Council email addresses:
Darrell Muffitt – cllrmuffitt@avondassettparishcouncil.gov.uk
Trevor Gill – cllrgill@avondassettparishcouncil.gov.uk
Mike Blakeman – cllrblakeman@avondassettparishcouncil.gov.uk
Liz Hirst – cllrhirst@avondassettparishcouncil.gov.uk
Alex Jackson – cllrjackson@avondassettparishcouncil.gov.uk
Jo Jarman, the clerk to the parish council: clerk@avondassettparishcouncil.gov.uk
How to Contact the Police and Southam Safer Neighbourhood Team
Southam Safer Neighbourhood Team have issued this helpful update on contacting the police, and encourage all policing matters to be reported to them:
You can also find this and lots more information and advice on our Crime Safety page which includes how to join Avon Dassett Neighbourhood Watch group.
Avon Dassett D-Day Celebration Event, 8 June
Put it in your diaries!
Saturday 8th June!
It’s 4 weeks today until the Avon Dassett D-Day Celebration Event in the field behind the Reading Room. See the pictures for more details (you will also receive a flyer about the event 2 weeks before).
Everyone welcome!
Warwickshire Police Crime and Commissioner Result
Total Turnout for Warwickshire: 25.95%
The results for the Stratford on Avon district are:
Full information is here:
Compton Chronicle May 2024
The May edition of the Compton Chronicle can be found below.
Paper copies will be delivered in the coming days.
For contributors please note that the closing date for submissions for the June Edition will be 12th May.
Candidates for the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner
The candidates for the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner have been formally announced. The election will be held on 2 May.
The candidates are:
- DICKSON Richard Guy
- FEENEY Sarah Yvonne Elizabeth
- SECCOMBE Philip Stanley
The formal notice of the candidates has been published by the Police Area Returning Officer.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council Climate Assembly Event – 5th July 2024
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The Climate Change Panel are organising a SDC facilitated Climate assembly on Friday 5th July at the Council offices, from 10am to 5pm. If any community group would like to have a stall, or you are a speaker who could contribute to the workshops please contact Cllr Natalie Gist on Natalie.Gist@stratford-dc.gov.uk Once the programme has been finalised, both the event and workshops will be publicised. |
Warmington Local History Group Talk – 18 April
Thursday April 18th 7.30 in the Village Hall. We welcome back Professor Sarah Richardson who will talk about the importance of women in the history of politics in Warwickshire, Free for members, £2 for guests…..bring a friend.
