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issue thirty eight winter 2018 the council magazine for the local community Christmas De-Lights! Christmas lights switch-on pictures Page 26 Fun Christmas events in Redcar & Cleveland Pages 27-29 To contact the council call 01642 774774 or www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk facebook.com/redcarcleveland or on @RedcarCleveland Refuse & R ecycli ng Christmas c ollection a rrangements – 2 018/19 This y ear o nly t he a reas l isted i n t he t ables b elow w ill b e s ubjec t t o a n a lternative c ollec tion d ay. All o ther a reas w ill b e c ollec ted o n t heir s cheduled d ay, w hich c an b e f ou nd o n t he r efuse & r ec ycling calenda r a t www.red car-clevel and.gov.uk . General W aste - T uesday 25 December 18 - Zone 1a General W aste - W ednesday 26 Dec 2018 - Zone 2a Ar ea Revised Collection Date Ar ea Revised Collection Date Spencerbeck Thursday 27 December 2018 Dormanstown Wednesday 2 January 2019 Teesville Thursday 27 December 2018 Mersey Road Wednesday 2 January 2019 Normanby Thursday 27 December 2018 Lakes Estate Wednesday 2 January 2019 South Bank Thursday 27 December 2018 Recycling - W ednesday 26 Dec 2018 - Zone 2b Bankfields Thursday 27 December 2018 Ar ea Revised Collection Date Recycling - T uesday 25 December 18 - Zone 1b Redcar East Thursday 3 January 2019 Ar ea Revised Collection Date Please note: Eston Friday 28 December 2018 Redcar and Cleveland Bor ough Council will not Grangetown Friday 28 December 2018 be collecting r eal Christmas T rees this year . Real Lazenby Friday 28 December 2018 Christmas tr ees can be r ecycled at the Dunsdale South Lackenby Friday 28 December 2018 Household W aste & Recycling Centr e on the Normanby Friday 28 December 2018 B1269 between Y earby and Guisbor ough. General W aste - T uesday 1 January 19 - Zone 1b Ar ea Revised Collection Date Eston Friday 4 January 2019 Grangetown Friday 4 January 2019 Lazenby Friday 4 January 2019 South Lackenby Friday 4 January 2019 Normanby Friday 4 January 2019 Recycling - T uesday 1 January 19 - Zone 1a Ar ea Revised Collection Date Spencerbeck Tuesday 8 January 2019 Teesville Tuesday 8 January 2019 Normanby Tuesday 8 January 2019 South Bank Tuesday 8 January 2019 Bankfields Tuesday 8 January 2019 Library closur es over the Christmas period: Redcar Library will close at 5pm on 24 Dec 18 and r eopen on 2 Jan 19. All other libraries will close at 12:30pm on 24 Dec 18 and r eopen on 2 Jan 19. Roseberry Library will close on 23 Dec 18 and reopen on 2 Jan 19. Our contact centr e will be available 9am-5pm on 24/12/18, 27/12/18, 28/12/18 and 31/12/18. Leader Welcome INSIDE A day in the life of a Welcome to the school nurse … 4 Youth MP wins rave reviews after winter edition speaking in House of Commons … 5 of ‘this is Redcar e Mighty Redcar – Where are they now? … 6 & 7 & Cleveland.’ Could you give a child a home? … 8 & 9 The switch-on of Christmas lights e day my foster mum told me brightens up our borough and signals the start of the festive season. off – and changed my life forever … 9 Most people will have a great time Steely resolve leads to success ... 10 with family and friends enjoying all that is best about Christmas, but there are Steve our ‘singing street It was also brilliant to see Kellen those for whom the holiday will not be sweeper’ hits the headlines … 11 so great. Hadfield, the Member of the Youth The roll-out of Universal Credit that Parliament for Redcar and Cleveland, Growing our economy … 12 speak with passion and authority in a started at the end of November is Support scheme for making things difficult for some so we House of Commons debate. He did are working with the Department of our area proud. town centres … 13 The remembrance events that Work and Pensions to publicise advice Free rail travel for job seekers … 14 about how claimants can avoid marked the 100th anniversary of the running out of money. We are end of the First World War were 100th Redca r | Cleveland exceptionally well attended. Many particularly keen that people do not Ambassador revealed! … 15 face hardship when offices and banks thanks to the Royal British Legion for are closed, and help will be available their work ensuring that our borough Universal Credit & commemorated the anniversary with for families in crisis over that period. Christmas – Be prepared … 16 But this is just one small part of the such dignity and pride. efforts that I have seen across the As I often say in this column, Banking on our future … 17 borough to provide support to those fostering can make a life-changing who need it most. Donations for food difference to young people’s lives. Academy of Care … 18 & 19 banks, toys and essentials like There are many examples of how a stable and loving home can inspire Caps off! Town celebrates toothpaste, shampoo and sanitary first graduation day ... 21 products are being collected by young people to be the very best they businesses, community and faith can. A shining example of that is Zoe Keep warm and well Wills, who excelled in her education groups, charities and voluntary this winter ... 22 organisations and there are plans for and is now studying to become a Christmas lunches, parties and other social worker. Get set! Tour de Yorkshire It is really important that we events in many of our communities. comes to Redcar and Cleveland ... 23 Thank you to everyone who is involved recognise where people are making an in this work and if you can please exceptional contribution to the Muddy Boots featured walk – borough. Currently we are looking for donate, every single item will go to Eston Moor ... 24 someone who might otherwise be nominations for the Inspiring Women without this Christmas. awards. I’m sure that you know many Never forgotten ... 25 women in communities who deserve This has been a great couple of Christmas sparkles! ... 26 months for the borough. My recognition. Let’s make sure they are congratulations go to the staff, given this opportunity. governors, parents and particularly the Finally, I would like to wish everyone pupils of St Bede’s Catholic Primary a very happy Christmas and great new What’s on … 27, 28 & 29 year. School in Marske, which has been Ward surgeries named the Sunday Times State Council Leader & council diary … 30 & 31 Primary School of the Year. Councillor Sue Jeffrey this is Redcar & Cleveland is a free council magazine distributed to households in the borough. Extra copies are also placed in council offices, libraries and at the offices of other organisations. If you are a resident and do not receive a regular copy of this is Redcar & Cleveland at your home, contact the communications team on 01642 774774. Call the same number if you want additional copies, to read the magazine in alternative formats or if you are visually impaired and require the magazine in a different type face and type size. Every effort is made to ensure that information is accurate and up to date at the time of publication. this is Redcar & Cleveland is designed by Stewart Hindmarsh Advertising and printed by Precision Colour Printing Limited on 100% recycled paper. When you have finished with this magazine please recycle it. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: Entertainers bring some sparkle to the Christmas lights switch-on in Redcar. page 3 ‘e best thing about my job is I make real difference to children’s lives’ A day in the life…of a school nurse MOST people think of a school nurse as someone who administers 1pm - 3pm 4pm - 5pm injections and cleans up scraped After lunch, Penny delivers a session The dedicated nurse is off out again knees. for school staff about the to visit a child in care. She visits We joined Penny Heseltine to management of anaphylaxis – a very children in care to assess their health, discover what a day in the life of a serious allergic reaction. Penny works measuring their height and weight. school nurse is really like. with schools to ensure that all Penny explains that she also gives children who have an allergy and advice and that many parents and have emergency medication to carers don’t realise that sleep is very 8.30am - 9.30am manage this condition have the important when it comes to Penny, who was a general nurse for support they need. Whilst in school regulating emotions. “I find it useful ten years before specialising as a She uses the opportunity to catch up to explain to people that blue lights school nurse, kicks off her day in the with the school’s Special Educational from screens can disrupt our sleep office. She picks up phone calls and Needs Co-ordinator to discuss a boy and I encourage children to not use answers emails in preparation for a who recently has been assessed for devices before they go to put their busy day ahead and sets up meetings special needs. All school nurses head down.” with a focus on supporting families support schools to ensure that pupils and safeguarding children. who have additional health needs 5pm have the support they require. Heading back to the office, Penny 10am - 12pm reflects on her day. “The best thing Today Penny is holding a health drop- about my job is that I get to in session for pupils in one of the 3.15pm - 3.45pm She has a quick catch up back make a real difference to borough’s schools.