IMPORTANT new voter ID requirements

On Thursday 4 May 2023, local elections are taking place across England.

At these elections, you will need to bring photo ID to be able to vote at a polling station.

This booklet will explain which forms of photo ID you can use to vote.

It also explains how to apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate, if you need one. Read or download below.

VCFSE Resilience Fund

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The VCFSE Resilience Fund will support the existing activities of grassroots to medium-sized voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations within Babergh and Mid Suffolk to help sustain organisations that support vulnerable communities of people that are finding it difficult to cope with the cost-of-living crisis. 

New project activities are not required. This funding aims to help support organisations that are themselves finding it tough to keep operating.  Any typical organisation core costs can be included in the grant application, e.g. salaries, expenses, overheads, consumables, equipment, administration, training, communications, etc.

Up to £5,000 can be applied for, and the application deadline is midnight on Sunday 26th February 2023. We aim to award approved funding by Friday 17th March 2023 and all Grants awarded must be fully spent by 30th September 2023. 

Home Library Service

If you struggle to get to the library, perhaps because they have a disability or mobility issues The Home Library service is there for you. It is run by volunteers who pick up books, audio books or DVDs from the library and bring them to you in your own home. Volunteers have to operate within COVID guidance to keep everyone safe. All ur volunteers have been through an application, reference and DBS checking process and a training programme.

If you or a relative would benefit from the service, you can contact your local library who can pass the details onto their volunteers or you can also email hls@suffolklibraries.co.uk or call 01473 351249 (during normal office hours).

Home energy advice service

The aim of this service is to support householders with free advice on energy. Free, impartial advice to help if you are considering investing in renewable energy for your home and/or want advice on how to insulate your home properly.

This service has helped over 40 householders with advice on practical measures to improve their home insulation and also more detailed advice on renewables such as solar panels and heat pumps. The service can support another 60 householders before the end of March 2023.

All householders have to do is to call on 01473 350370 to go through some simple questions about their home or complete the home audit checklist here:
https://www.salc.org.uk/r/BIh/m/94446

Road Closure Hunston

Highways will carry out pre surface dressing road repairs along U5942 Mill Lane and U5942 The Green, Hunston.

Planned between 6 and 14 February 2023.

The roads will be closed for the duration to ensure that works can be dafely carried out.

Traffic will be diverted via The Street, Westley Way, Hunston, Westley Way, Great Ashfield, Main Road, Elmswell Road, Norton Road and vice versa.

More Anglian Water works, The Causeway

From the end of February Anglian Water will be carrying out essential works on the Badwell Road to the 285 meter section between the Four Ashes corner and the end of the 30mph zone (apart from access to properties). Access to these properties will obviously be maintained for residents. Anglian Water is liaising with the residents whose access to their properties is directly affected.

This will be a complete closure for four weeks.

Download the map of the diversion route below.

Village Recycling Banks

The Memorial Hall car park has bottle, paper and clothing banks. If they are full please do not leave recycling in the car park. Call one of the numbers below to request that the bank is emptied.

Clothing Bank | 01737 770321
Paper | 01373 830948
Glass | 01842 820804
If they’re full, let someone know!

Please do not leave any other types of recycling. Take these to one of the local recycling centres. Slots can be booked the the Suffolk County Council recycling site.

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