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Newsletter Issue 32 March 2013 LILLESHALL, DONNINGTON & MUXTON PARISH COUNCIL Newsletter Issue 32 March 2013 The Little Theatre, Donnington List of productions for 2013 on page 9 Inside... News in Brief .........................................2 Chairs & Spares ...................................8 Youth & Community Team .................3 Private Fostering ..................................9 Donnington Partnership ......................4 Free Courses ......................................10 Telford & Wrekin CVS ...........................5 Rooms for Hire ...................................11 WHT Walkabouts; Trusted Traders; Parish Council Information ..............12 Town Park .............................................6 Useful phone numbers ......................12 Domestic Abuse ..................................7 Page 2 News in Brief Chairman of the Parish Donnington Library Opening Times Council: st Councillor J Lavery, As from 1 September 2012 the opening times of Parish Council Office, Donnington Library changed to: Turreff Hall, Turreff Monday 10am – 2pm Avenue, Donnington, Tuesday Closed Telford TF2 8HG Wednesday 1pm to 5pm Email: [email protected] Thursday Closed Tel No: 01952 608001 Friday 10am to 2pm Website: www.ldmpc.org Saturday 10am to 2pm Youth Project Development Worker Christmas Festival 2012 How quickly a year goes by! The Parish Council’s Christmas Festival to celebrate We are already coming to the the switching on of the Christmas lights was held on end of the twelve months that Friday 23rd November 2012 on the car park of The the Youth Project Development Parade, Wrekin Drive, Donnington. It was a great Worker was employed for. success with marquees, face painting, dancers, stalls, Since her time here Jessica’s and a Santa’s grotto. There were also school choirs achievements include: from Donnington Wood Infants and Junior Schools • Panel of 18 young people and music was provided by Hadley Steel Band and a recruited disco. The Parish Council, through Councillor Mrs P • Range of activities A Green, raised £110 which went to Severn Hospice. provided in partnership with Youth Service, The Parish Council would like to thank everyone Schools, voluntary groups and for panel that participated in, helped with its organisation and members attended the event, making it the success it was. • Positive links with local schools made • Girls' football starting in 2013 Refurbishment of Donnington Toilets • Arts project exploring local history completed Work to refurbish the public toilets on The Parade, and works displayed in Turreff Hall Donnington commenced on 4th February 2013. It is • Consultation carried out with children from local hoped that it will be completed by the end of March. school The Parish Council apologises for any inconvenience • 365 young people under 16 have benefited from this may cause but is looking forward to being able to this project provide a better, more improved facility for the local • Volunteer recruited community. • Training courses attended by young people and volunteer Pensioners Vouchers Events we have held/helped out at: Christmas 2012 saw this Parish Council give out 770 • Jubilee Street Party – June £5 Christmas Vouchers to pensioners that were 65 • Team Building Day and Panel Selection - June years of age and over that reside within the parish. • 6 panel meetings – July - December Precept • Dfest - June • Cinema Club in summer holidays – Aug. & Sept. This year saw a change in how the Parish Council • Music workshop in summer holidays – August precept is calculated. The government is abolishing • Football sessions over 4 weeks in summer the national council tax benefit scheme and has holiday – August and September passed the responsibility to local authorities to • Street Dance sessions in September design their own local Council Tax Support Schemes • Fun day at lifelong learning centre – October (CTSS). As a result the government is paying a grant • Local history art project – October half term to billing authorities, like Telford & Wrekin Council, • Christmas crafts – November and December to partially compensate them for the loss of income • Poppy Man sculpture for remembrance project resulting from the reduced tax base. An element of • Climbing wall at Wrockwardine Wood School - this grant relates to town and parish councils. After November much consideration and debate Councillors decided • Parish Council Christmas Festival - November to set the precept for 2013/2014 at £205,675 an increase • Cadbury world trip - November of 2.2% per Band D equivalents. This percentage • Panto trip – December increase was a result of the reduced tax base and to The Parish Council would like thank Jessica for all help fund work required at Cordingley Hall. her hard work and wish her all the very best for the future and in her new job. Page 3 Youth & Community Team Telford & Wrekin Youth Community Team Devon Peart and myself, Emma Brown are part of the Youth and Community Team at Telford and Wrekin Council. As the two full time workers for The Hadley Castle Hub ourselves and our team of part time staff deliver youth provision in the north area of Telford, currently delivering in Hadley, Leegomery, St Georges and the priority ward of Donnington. At present our work consists of junior clubs, senior clubs, detached youth work across Telford, school work, including health drop-ins and partnership with other agencies. Our team also supports the Voluntary Sector and the United Kingdom Youth Parliament. We have delivered a range of activities in the north Telford area since being in post including summer trips to bowling, go-karting and ice-skating, a promotional fun day, a Halloween disco and a Drayton manor trip in October half term. We also took young people on a trip to AFC Telford to watch the England Under 19s football match and will be running a similar trip to watch AFC Telford on 2nd February for members of our clubs in Donnington and St Georges. In youth club sessions young people have taken part in a variety of sessions including baking, cooking, arts and crafts, fire service visits and have also helped to put boxes together for ‘Operation Christmas Child’. We have worked in partnership with Jessica Wilkes Reading at the Lilleshall, Donnington and Muxton Parish Council in a variety of events and activities with young people. We have also supported the Donnington LOL youth panel by helping to accredit the young people’s efforts since April last year through the ASDAN Activities Award. The 16 young people who should gain their award will be presented to them at a celebration event in March 2013. We welcome ideas from young people in the area to tell us what they think should be delivered in their youth clubs and always do our best to involve them in our term planning. We welcome new members from the ages of 10 – 19 to join the current clubs that are listed below:- Club Day: Session Health Drop-in - Sutherland School, Gibbons Road, Trench, Telford Monday: 13.20 - 14.20 Hadley Junior Youth Club - Hadley Methodist Church, High St, Hadley, Telford Monday: 15.00 - 16.30 Hadley – Happi Young People Panel, (monthly) - HLC, Crescent Road, Hadley, TF1 5JW Monday (monthly): 17.00 -18.30 Donnington Junior Youth Club, Donnington Methodist Church, Wrekin Drive, Monday: 17.30 - 19.00 Donnington, Telford Health Drop-in – HLC, Crescent Road, Hadley, Telford, TF1 5JW Tuesday: 15.00 - 16.30 Open Mixed Session - Leegomery Youth Centre, Leegate Avenue, Leegomery, TF1 6XQ Tuesday: 19:00 - 21:00 Open Mixed Session - Donnington Scout Hut, Wellington Road, Donnington, Telford Tuesday: 19:30 - 21:30 Open Mixed Session - Donnington Lifelong learning Centre, St Matthews Road, Wednesday: 17:30 – 19:30 Donnington, Telford Open Mixed Session HLC, Crescent Road, Hadley, Telford, TF1 5JW Wednesday 18.30 - 20.30 Detached Youth Work (various locations across Telford) Wednesday 19.00 - 21.00 Leegomery Junior Youth Club - Leegomery Youth Centre, Leegate Avenue, Thursday 15.30 - 17.00 Leegomery, Telford, TF1 6XQ Activity Session/ Leegomery Youth Action Group – AFC Telford, Astro Thursday 17.00 - 18.30 Pitches, Watling St, Wellington, Telford TF1 2TU Open Mixed Session - Donnington Scout Hut, Wellington Road, Donnington Thursday 19.00 - 21.00 HLC Support Work - HLC, Crescent Road, Hadley, Telford, TF1 5JW Friday 09.30 - 11.30 Open Mixed Session -St Georges & Priorslee Scout Hut, Snedshill Way, Friday 19.00 - 21.00 Snedshill, Telford If you require any further information please contact us: Youth & Community Team Stafford Park Young People’s Centre, Unit 1, Stafford Park 12, Telford, TF3 3BJ Emma Brown, Youth & Community Worker: Tel 01952 385169 Mobile 07528 969493 [email protected] Devon Peart, Youth & Community Worker: Tel: 01952 388479 Mobile: 07976 100443 [email protected] Page 4 Donnington Partnership Registered charity number: 1140610 Donnington Partnership Invite local residents, service providers and community group members to their next community engagement meeting. on Thursday 14th March 2013, 11.30am – 12.45pm at Turreff Hall, Donnington. We want to listen to your views and also tell you about events that are happening in Donnington PACT: An open session for members of the public to raise community issues or ask questions of the organisations present concerning issues that affect your quality of life. Guest speaker: Anna Lynall, Community Foundation for Shropshire and Telford: To report outcomes from the 10 year Donnington Fairshare Trust Fund, which finishes on 31st March 2013 An update from thematic groups • Life Long Learning
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