As many of you know we have been very critical of the behaviour of Government Ministers in recent times , and we have raised our concerns at the highest level whilst commenting on the damage and reputation it has caused to dedicated hard working local conservatives like Cllr Pam Redford & Cllr Trevor Wright.
Our local MP JEREMY WRIGHT has now published his views and concerns as a former attorney general condemning the behaviour as we did months ago.
You can read the full transcript and comment by following the link below..

www.jeremywright.org.uk/news/prime-minister-may-2022

As a country we are blessed to have such a dedicated monarch who acts with a sense of purpose, dignity and pride for so many years.
God bless and keep you and I wish you the fondest of regards and I hope everyone enjoys the celebrations in the coming days. 

 The Women and Girl’s Match Fund is funding to support charities working to improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls in England and Scotland throughout 2022. Applications for the Christmas Challenge are already open and close on Friday 1st July.

Over £1m of match funding is available. We have two other opportunities for charities to access this funding over the course of 2022:

• The Christmas Challenge 2022. The UK’s biggest match funding campaign takes place from 29th November - 6th December.  Applications open from 16th May - 1st July. Up to £25,000 in match funding is available per charity. 
• Run your own match funding campaign. Run your own match funding campaign on the Big Give platform at a time that suits you. Applications open from 1st April - 28th October. Up to £10,000 in match funding is available per charity. 

Which charities are eligible to apply for this funding? 
To be eligible to apply, charities must meet all of the following criteria: 

• Charities that are led by, for and with women and girls. To assess this, we will look at whether your governing document specifically mentions women and/or girls, whether you have a majority female board, who your beneficiaries are and your web presence (if your organisation has one). 
• Charities that are working to improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls in England and Scotland. 
• UK-registered charities with at least one year of filed accounts and an annual income of at least £25,000 (as per last filed accounts), or organisations with tax-exempt status for charitable purposes.
• Charities which are registered on theBigGive.org.uk

More information and how to apply for the Christmas Challenge
The Christmas Challenge is a match funding campaign where donations to participating charities are doubled during the week of the campaign (29 Nov - 6 Dec). Visit the Christmas Challenge page for more information.
The match funds come from two sources - charities secure some of these (Pledges) over the summer. The funds are then boosted by funds from a Big Give Champion (i.e. DCMS Tampon Tax funding) which contributes to the match fund pot. The collective pot is used to double donations from online supporters when the campaign is live.
For Women and Girls charities in England and Scotland, with an annual income of less than £1m, the Big Give can act as a Pledger for your campaign and offer Pledge funding of up to £12,500. This will be topped up with funds from DCMS of up to £12,500. This means you can access up to £25,000 in match funds from the Big Give and DCMS.
Applications open on Monday 16th May and close at 5pm Friday 1st July. The campaign launches at 12pm (midday) Tuesday 29th November and closes 12pm (midday) Tuesday 6th December.  
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We understand that things are very difficult at the present time for everyone.  We want to assure all our residents that if it’s local issues that affects our community, we will, as your District Councillors, continue to be at the forefront, working for the benefit of residents.

That is what we believe you would expect of us.

All through the COVID 19 pandemic we have been active in the community, working in new ways to deal with all local issues, opportunities and concerns such as:

• The impact and disruption caused by HS2 and highways developments.
• The impact and disruption caused by the proposed Giga Factory.
• The impact of housing & commercial developments in OUR COMMUNITY.
• The protection of green space and The Green Belt from excessive development.
• Improving healthcare accessibility in rural areas.
• Supporting the procurement of Community and Development grants.
• Protecting and improving services to the rural economies.
• Policing and anti-social behaviour
• The inclusion of sustainable transport solutions such as walkways and cycle lanes.
• Ensuring the “Rural Communities” have a strong voice in all major district wide decisions.

The role you elected us to do is SUPPORTING YOU on our LOCAL ISSUES. You CAN be sure that is what we have been doing and will continue to do.
 
Councillors Pam Redford & Trevor Wright – Cubbington and Leek Wootton Ward
Warwick District Council.
UNDERSTANDING LOCAL NEEDS AND PROVIDING LOCAL SOLUTIONs

We are pleased to confirm that payments have started to be made to residents eligible for the £150 energy rebate, with £1.3m paid out so far.
The government announced in March 2022 that most households in England in Council Tax Bands A to D will be eligible for a £150 rebate to help with the soaring costs of fuel bills, to be administered via the Council Tax system.
Payments have started to be made based on the date on which residents pay their Council Tax, with those who pay their Council Tax by direct debit at the start of the month receiving theirs first. The payments will appear on bank statements as ‘WDC Energy Rebate’.
For those residents that don’t pay by direct debit, they will soon receive a letter confirming what they need to do to claim the payment.
Councillor Jan Matecki, Cabinet member for Homes, Health and Wellbeing said:
“I’m pleased that the many households in our District that are struggling financially with spiralling fuel bills will soon be receiving their energy rebate payment. The team have been working hard on this additional task at the same time as dealing with their current workload, and they’ve gone the extra mile to ensure that these payments have been made as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring all the necessary checks are in place to prevent fraudulent claims.”

DONT FORGET THOSE ABOVE BAND D CAN BE SUPPORTED.......

A discretionary scheme for those households not eligible for this payment is currently being worked up, and details of this will be available on the Council’s website.
The Council politely requests that residents do not try to contact them at this time, as a significant number of payments will need to be made over the next few weeks to all eligible households. Updates will regularly be added to the Council’s website.
There is also information here 
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  with regards to government and local support packages, as well as organisations that are able to offer advice during these difficult times.