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Computers for those in Rural Areas
- From the 1st November the Carers Alert Card is to be monitored through Chichester Careline.
Alert Card briefing - Community schemes ‘can replace withdrawn bus services.
- Village halls run by volunteers play a vital role in rural communities. Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has published the final two studies in a series of six reports. The report examines the uses and economic impact of village halls in rural communities.
Arun LSP News
Arun East Children & Family Centres January What’s On!
Chichester in Partnership (the local strategic partnership) has set up a working group to look at the barriers to people getting into work. A strategy is being developed to look at initiatives to support people into work, assess where there may be gaps in services, or a need to simplify advice or messages on the support already available. We would also like to know about the impact of changes to benefits and support services on those out of work and their families.
Health to deliver and commission a number of services around the Prevention and Wellbeing agenda, in agreed priority areas.
Consultation on taxis in Chichester District
Chichester District Council are asking for feedback about your experiece of using London style cabs as taxis (also known as Hackney Carriages). These are the type of taxis that are licenced by the Council to pick up people from taxi stands and can also be hailed in the street. They wany to know about how well these ‘London style’ vehicles are meeting the needs of people with mobility or access issues. You can reply either from your own experience, or on behalf of your group.
Deadline for feedback is 10th February 2012.
Consultation Document
Paul Sanderson MBE
Chaplain of the Littlehampton Academy
Paul has been asked to be interviewed by the Roddick Foundation http://www.theroddickfoundation.org/ as they are currently researching areas/issues that they might like to support in their new financial year (commencing April) and they thought they would look at the local area (Chichester to Worthing) to find out what is needed, by who and where etc, – perhaps in the areas of jobless, homeless, youth support/kids education…..(areas/blackspots hardest hit by the financial conditions that the country is finding itself in). Paul is meeting with them on Wednesday 29 February.
If you have any thoughts on local projects (including your own) working with in the areas of jobless, homeless, youth support/kids education etc can you send Paul the following:
name of project
name of contact
web address if they have one
one sentence to summaries the work of the latest project
which people group it serves
Please could Paul have this by Friday 24th February 2012 at paul.sanderson@cred.org.uk
Press release - Get Chichester Working – National Apprenticehsip Week 6th February to 10th February 2012
- Enjoy a FREE Respite Break at Augusta Court, Winterbourne Road, Chichester
