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His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh 10th June 1921 to 9th April 2021

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Books of condolence 

Dear Town and Parish Councils,

Further to our email on Friday, the Government has provided further direction on books of condolence to commemorate His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.

In accordance with COVID restrictions, GOV.UK states that physical books of condolence should not be on display.

There will be no physical books of condolence at any Royal Residence, UK Government or Devolved Administration buildings. Members of the public will be invited to contribute to a national online book of condolence found on the Royal website.

Therefore could we request that any books of condolence are removed and residents are pointed towards either the Wiltshire Council online book of condolence or the Royal book of condolence.

This is an unfortunate circumstance of the COVID-19 pandemic and we recognise that this will be difficult for residents without internet access. Computers are available in our libraries and residents can pre-book one 45-minute session per day. They can also bring someone to support them by letting staff know in advance. Find out more on our website.

There are also other ways people can consider to mark the Duke’s passing, such as giving to a charity of their choosing or one of the charities or organisations The Duke of Edinburgh supported in his public duties.

Thank you for your continued support.

Wiltshire NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

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The Wiltshire Diabetes Prevention programme is a free service for people who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

 The Diabetes Prevention Programme is a behaviour change programme where people learn about, diet, physical activity and strategies to improve their overall health, all aimed at reducing their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

Normally, people access the programme through their GP however, due to the pandemic  and the subsequent pressure that our GP practices are facing, for a limited time there is a self-referral option via the Diabetes UK ‘Know Your Risk Score’ – a check list of questions that can determine a person’s risk factors – This has also enabled the programme to become more accessible to people within the area.

The risk tool can be accessed via the link below:

https://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/start

 More information about the programme can be found at https://preventing-diabetes.co.uk/bath-north-east-somerset-swindon-wiltshire/

Healthwatch Wiltshire Survey

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Healthwatch Wiltshire are running a survey to gather peoples’ recent experiences of health care and community services in Wiltshire, including their experience of the Vaccination Programme.

Please find attached posters that provide the essential information about the survey.

Anyone living in Wiltshire can complete the survey by means of this link: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HealthwatchWiltshire-Experiencesofhealthandcareservices/

 Alternatively the survey can be completed over the phone: 01225 434218

N.B. The survey closes Monday 8th March.

Please take a few minutes to take the survey.

Many thanks for your help.

AGE UK Information and Advice

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Some news from the Information & Advice (I&A) team at Age UK Wiltshire that may be helpful to older residents across Easterton Parish:
  • Age UK are supporting clients to apply for the Wiltshire Surviving Winter Grant this year (in partnership with Wiltshire Community Foundation and Wiltshire Warm & Safe) which, if applying through Age UK Wiltshire, is a one-off grant of £150 (up to £250 for some clients). They can support clients who meet all the following criteria:
  • over pension age (client and/or partner)
  • have household income (excluding disability benefits) less than £16,190 pa OR in receipt of a means-tested benefit
  • considered to be in fuel poverty by AUKW– e.g. high heating costs, struggling to afford to heat their home adequately, hard-to-heat homes, significantly under using heating.
  • able to provide evidence of their means-tested benefit and a suitable bank account to pay the money into
  • Age UK continue to take applications for our free telephone befriending service and are branching out into other things like telephone book groups, although they now have a short waiting list. They can also refer into free Age UK national telephone befriending.
  • They are still supporting clients with Attendance Allowance/DLA application forms which is now done through free telephone appointments and turnaround time for us contacting and completing the appointment is around 2 weeks or less (with it being backdated to the date of referral to them)
  • They continue to offer telephone and email advice and support in the usual areas of advice like welfare benefits for older people, housing options and issues and care and support options.
All of the above can be arranged through Age UK  Information & Advice team by calling  on 0808 196 2424 or emailing  enquiries@ageukwiltshire.org.uk. You can read about their other services on our website here: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/wiltshire/

High Street Traffic Survey Results

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Traffic Survey Results High Street; results have been received regarding the traffic survey carried out for the High Street 2nd November 2020 .

The results show that the speeds recorded warrant consideration for Community Speed Watch to be set up. 

Unfortunately due to COVID-19 all Speed Watch activity is on hold and so we cannot find out where the monitoring points will be.  Once known and training available we will be calling for volunteers to be trained to use the speed monitoring “guns” and work out rotas etc.  Once we have an active Speed Watch this ensures Police periodic enforcement and issuing of warning letters to speeders and subsequent fines.  Please watch the website for more news.  

Attached here are the traffic survey results:

026-025 B3098 High Street, Easterton (North) SUMMARY

026-024 B3098 High Street, Easterton (South) SUMMARY

Community Speed Watch Criteria for intervention

 

Wiltshire Local Plan Review Consultation

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The consultation into the Wiltshire Local Plan review and separately the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan, will run from Wednesday 13th January 2021 until 11.59 pm on Tuesday 9 March 2021.

Wiltshire Council has to allocate sufficient land to satisfy housing and employment needs up to 2036, and is seeking the views of local communities and stakeholders to see if the suggested distribution of numbers across the county is correct, and which of the proposed sites are most suitable.

Feedback during this review consultation will help to shape the draft Local Plan, which will be finalised later in 2021. It will then be used to guide decisions on whether future planning applications for housing, infrastructure and land for employment can be granted.

As COVID restrictions mean that face-to-face events will not be possible during this review, the council is holding a series of online events for people to find out more about the Local Plan. Each event relates to a particular settlement, and there are also two events for rural areas, which include all other Wiltshire villages and settlements that are not covered in the other 15 events.

The online events, which will be held from 7pm-8pm on the dates shown are as follows:

  • Planning for Calne, Monday 18 January
  • Planning for Corsham, Tuesday 19 January
  • Planning for Royal Wootton Bassett, Tuesday 19 January
  • Planning for Chippenham, Wednesday 20 January
  • Planning for Tidworth and Ludgershall, Wednesday 20 January
  • Planning for Malmesbury, Thursday 21 January
  • Planning for Amesbury, Thursday 21 January
  • Planning for Marlborough, Monday 25 January
  • Planning for Bradford on Avon, Monday 25 January
  • Planning for Westbury, Tuesday 26 January
  • Planning for Salisbury, Tuesday 26 January
  • Planning for Devizes, Wednesday 27 January
  • Planning for Trowbridge, Wednesday 27 January
  • Planning for Melksham, Thursday 28 January
  • Planning for Warminster, Thursday 28 January
  • Planning for rural areas, Monday 1 February and Tuesday 2 February

 

To find out more about the Plan:    https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning-policy-local-plan-review

To book a place:        https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=XudGVeE7E0iw_yZlHqL-GSHf4zXZ6chNp_0GHTuWxRlUM0VVRzc1QkFBVENLWEs2UFA3MFZUQzA0WC4u

Easterton Parish Council Community Support

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Supporting each other in Easterton in the event of self- isolation or urgent community support.

Have you been told that you need to self-isolate?

Do you need help with essential shopping, collecting medicines or errands?

Please contact any of us for help – We will try and organise support from the Village.

Councillor Victoria Turner

01380 699043
07725 269718
victoria@badgerswood.net

Councillor Anthony Snook

07831 116136
anthonysnook@tiscali.co.uk

Councillor Judy Boyt

01380 818719
07860 242836
judy@judyboyt.com

Community Volunteer

Briony Clarke

07976 798196
briony@padesk.com

BE SAFE, BE ISOLATED BUT DON’T BE ALONE, PLEASE CALL US FOR HELP AND SUPPORT

The most up to date advice can be found at click on link below

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Best wishes and stay safe