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PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL NOW BE ON SATURDAY 26TH MARCH 2022

09.15 – 10.00 FOUR ELMS village hall

10.15 – 11.00 HEVER bottle bank area next to Henry pub in coach car park

11.15 – 12.00 MARKBEECH village hall

The Freighter cannot accept white goods, washing machines, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, cast iron boilers or baths, long metal poles, building materials, manure, large parts of engines or vehicles or hazardous waste or compostable garden waste.

Hazardous waste now includes items like fluorescent tubes, televisions  & computer monitors, batteries, oil tins and filters, paint and paint tins and chemical containers. These items cannot be accepted on the Saturday Freighter service and must be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Please do not leave any rubbish unattended. Please DO NOT arrive early or leave items on site, otherwise will be classed as flytipping and information passed to the police, thank you.

This is a service free to residents, funded by Hever Parish Council and provided by Sevenoaks District Council.

Notice of Vacancy

Hever Parish Council – Four Elms Ward

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.

If by 4 February, 2022 (14 days excluding Dies Non, after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing to the Proper Officer at the address below by TEN electors for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

If an election is called, it will take place not later than 7 April, 2022.

Dated 17 January, 2022

Dr Pav Ramewal

Returning Officer

Council Offices

Argyle Road

Sevenoaks

Kent

TN13 IHG

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/join-the-nhs-covid-19-vaccine-team/

 More opportunities to help save lives

COVID-19 continues to be the single greatest public health emergency in the history of the NHS.

But thanks to the remarkable success of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which has delivered close to 100 million doses in just a year, estimates suggest more than 120,000 lives have been saved in England alone.

This success has been possible thanks to a huge national effort by NHS staff, supported by tens of thousands of new vaccine staff and volunteers.

Following new advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, the NHS is now accelerating its vaccination programme further, aiming to offer booster and third doses to all eligible adults by the end of January, as well as providing second doses to eligible young people.

To achieve this, the NHS needs your help. We have reopened recruitment for approximately 10,000 paid and 40,000 volunteer roles across the country, to join existing vaccine teams in protecting those who need it.

The roles available are all flexible and range from vaccinators (paid and volunteer) and registered healthcare professionals to healthcare support workers, administrators and steward volunteers. Further details on the roles and routes available to take part are below. All roles provide full training with appropriate supervision. If you can help, please consider stepping forward.

This is your opportunity to join a team which is saving lives and helping the country return to normal life.

Paid roles

Legislation allows a wider group of staff to undertake training to deliver vaccines. This includes many allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and dental staff, as well as other individuals with appropriate first aid training, who are able to undertake additional comprehensive training; so opportunities for flexible, paid roles are open to a huge variety of people.

Volunteer roles

The NHS continues to partner with St John Ambulance and the Royal Voluntary Service, which runs the NHS Volunteer Responder programme, to help coordinate the training and deployment of thousands of volunteers who can help ensure the safe and smooth running of vaccination services.

Do you live in the Sevenoaks District?

Working together with Age UK Sevenoaks and Tonbridge and West Kent Mind, we’re relaunching our free telephone conversation service, Telepal.

Telepal is a lifeline to people living alone or for those who feel isolated. Some individuals go all day without speaking to another person, which can cause loneliness and poor mental health.

With Telepal, you can talk to a friendly volunteer over the phone about anything you wish and as frequently as you like. It’s easy to register and you only need to do it once.

Telepal is for those living alone or those who feel isolated. With Telepal you can talk to a friendly volunteer over the phone for half an hour a week.

To set up your first chinwag, register using the details below. Once registered, you’ll be matched with your volunteer.

For those over 50 years old – Age UK Sevenoaks and Tonbridge – Email  office@ageuksevenoaksandtonbridge.org.uk or call 01732 454108

For anyone 18 years old and over – West Kent Mind – Email volunteering@westkentmind.org.uk or call 01732 744950.It’s good to talk

Cobra Workshop Flyer

Following recent flooding events from storms across the United Kingdom, we would like to encourage residents & businesses to be prepared for flooding in the District. We advise the following preparations before any further severe weather occurs:

• Regularly check road or surface water drains are not blocked near where you live. If they are, use the Kent County Council “Report a Problem” tool to get it cleared https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/report-a-problem.
• If there are any water courses that are blocked or partially blocked with rubbish or weeds, report it to the Environment Agency via email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk or telephone 03708 506506.
• It is wise to have a sufficient stock of sand bags or flood sacks ready to deploy when there is a threat of flooding. Bags of sand and flood sacks can be bought from local DIY stores or off the internet. Sevenoaks District Council Direct Services also sell sand bags, but payment must be made first by calling 01732 227000 before you collect them.
• The Kent Prepared website offers advice on how you can protect your home or business, including a ‘Personal Flood Plan’ template and links to Environment Agency documents: https://www.kentprepared.org.uk/flooding.
• Register to Floodline to receive the latest information for your area during a flood by calling 03459 881188.

Sevenoaks District Council will only provide sand bags to residents in emergency situations. Unfortunately, with flash flooding incidents, it is normally too late to stop flooding reaching your property. More information on how we serve our district during flooding and a video on how to lay sandbags and floodsax can be found at www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/flooding.

Town and Parish Councils can contact Direct Services direct.services@sevenoaks.gov.uk if they have the facility to take their own stock of sandbags to assist residents in a flooding event.

If you would like any further advice on how to protect your home during flooding you can call the District Council Emergency Planning service via our main switchboard at 01732227000 or you can talk to the Kent Resilience Forum on 01622 212409. You can also find more information on the Government website: https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/what-to-do-in-a-flood.