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Conference/Training Room Facilities - Jan
2012
To compliment the modern, networked office
space available to rent the Town Hall are now able to offer
Conference/Training Room facilities at competitive daily rates.
Please call 0114 2887895 or email
admin@stocksbridge-council.co.uk
for further information.
Markets - Jan 2012
Following the intervention of the Town
Council, a temporary six week licence has been granted to the
market stall holders of Stocksbridge Market to operate from
outside the Library, due to the closure of the public car park
whilst refurbishment works are completed on the Lidl supermarket
and car parking areas.
Bus Service Changes - January 2012
Bus Service changes effective week commencing 29th January
2012.
57 -
First - Sheffield - Stocksbridge
Monday to
Friday 0610 Stocksbridge to Sheffield retimed to depart at 0612.
58 -
First - Sheffield to Stocksbridge
Monday to
Friday 0545, 0645 and 0743 Stocksbridge to Sheffield retimed to
depart at 0540, 0640 and 0739.
SL -
Stagecoach
Middlewood - Stocksbridge Supertram Link
Minor
changes to the times of Monday to Friday morning peak time
journeys.
Markets -
July 2011
It has been
brought to the Town Council's attention that the City Council
propose to dispose of the public car park section of Lidl car
park to Lidl supermarket with a clause that they must retain the
market for a time limited period. The Town Council have
submitted strong objection to this proposal as it would be a
loss of public amenity. They have requested that both the
public car park and the market be retained as at present.
Walkers Are Welcome -
May 2011
Stocksbridge Town Council are pleased to announce that Walkers
Are Welcome accreditation has been granted for this area.
The Stocksbridge Group can be contacted via their website
www.stocksbridge-walkers.org.uk
C Councillor Retirement - May 2011
Councillor Mary Kaye retired from the Town
Council at the Annual Meeting held on 10th May following 17
years service, having been elected Town Mayor twice during this
time in 2002/03 and 2010/11. The new Mayor Cllr. Martin
Brelsford stated that it had been an honour to stand down as
last year's Mayor in order that Mary could undertake the role
in her final year as a Town Councillor, noting that Mary had
been an exceptional ambassador who had worked very hard for the
community. Cllr. Brelsford advised that he had known both
Mary and Paul for a number of years and gave Mary his heartfelt
thanks for a job well done stating that the Valley should be
proud of her.
Mary
hosted an Open House event in the Town Hall on Saturday, 7th May
to mark the occasion of her retirement.
Elections 2011 - Mar 2011
The local elections being held on
Thursday, 5th may 2011 give residents an opportunity to vote for
Town Councillors as well as City Councillors. To vote in
the local elections you need to ensure that you are registered
on the Electoral Register. The deadline for registering to
vote is Thursday, 14th April 2011.
Details
of Town Council elections etc can be found on
www.sheffield.gov.uk/elections
Details on becoming a Parish Councillor can be found
on
Publicity
Booklet 2011
Census 2011 - Feb 2011
March the 27th
2011 is the date set for the next “once a decade” census to take
place. The information gathered is invaluable and is used by
various organisations in strategic planning. It allows
comparisons to be made about the population, and is used for
example, to plan where new housing needs to be built, or where
new or upgraded roads are required because more people are
commuting to work. The location of leisure centres, cinemas,
schools, hospitals, fire stations, shops, even the food stocked
in supermarkets is planned using this information. It is also a
fantastic source of historical information used by genealogists
and people tracing their family tree. Everyone has the right
and is legally obliged to be included on a census
questionnaire. Personal information is never shared with any
other government department, nationally, regionally or locally.
The information collected is kept confidential by ONS protected
by law, and remains confidential for 100 years. The census can
be completed and returned on the form you receive through the
post or on line. Find out more at:
www.census.gov.uk.
Cruelty Free Status -Jan 2011
Stocksbridge Town Council has adopted a Clean Up Cruelty policy
pledging to only use cleaning products certified free from
animal testing. The building will now only be cleaned with
products approved under the BUAV's Humane Household Products
Standard which carry the Leaping Bunny logo, an internationally
recognised and patented cruelty-free certification.
Stocksbridge SNT Meetings/Partners and Communities Together
(PACT) - Jan 2011
The next
meetings will be held on the following dates:-
Wednesday, 26th January 2011 - 6.30-7.30 p.m. (Stocksbridge
Forum meeting) The Venue
Monday,
28th February 2011 - 2.00-3.00 p.m. (Stocksbridge Library)
Wednesday, 23rd march 2011 - 6.30-7.30 p.m. (Stocksbridge Forum
meeting) The Venue
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE A SNOW WARDEN?
The City Council are looking for public spirited people to
volunteer to be Snow Wardens and help with snow clearing of
footways and minor roads in extreme Winter weather.
The
council has stockpiled 24,000 tonnes of salt, 50 per cent more
than the 16,000 tonnes stored last Autumn and another 4,000
tonnes has been secured. This is as much as was used last
Winter ie 28,000 tonnes, which was the worst Winter for 30
years.
The
Government has a reserve stock of 250,000 tonnes at Highways
Agency depots but Councils are still expected to stock up to the
level used last year, which is what Sheffield has done.
However,
despite these reserves and the Council's Winter Services Plan to
tackle extreme Winter weather, every little helps and this is
where Snow Wardens come in to help in their local communities.
Snow
Wardens will be delivered a 1 tonne bag of salt to a pre agreed
location near where they live to treat minor roads and footpaths
and encouraged to get their friends and neighbours to help.
People
who are Snow Wardens or people who clear snow outside their
homes should not be sued by any passer-by who slips on a treated
surface, those claims would be dealt with by the Council's
public liability insurance.
Snow
Wardens will need to attend a health and safety induction
session (1 hour), sign a Fit to Participate Declaration form and
will be provided with a shovel, gloves and a high
visibility vest to ensure they operate safely.
If anyone
is interested in becoming a Snow Warden please ring the
Council's Contact Centre on (0114) 273 4567 or email Street
Force on
streetforce@sheffield.gov.uk.
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