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Are you a pensioner ‘just missing out’ on the Winter Fuel Allowance because you aren’t entitled to Pension Credit ?

Are you a pensioner ‘just missing out’ on the Winter Fuel Allowance because you aren’t entitled to Pension Credit ?

KCC have a new Household Support Fund targeting pensioners who are not entitled to Pension Credit.  Are you aged 66 or over and have a total annual household income of less than £40,000 and savings of less than £1,000?

You could be entitled to a voucher worth £200 to help with energy and/or food costs.

Go to the KCC website to apply yourself: www.kent.gov.uk/householdsupportfund

Or contact your local Citizens Advice to make an appointment to check your eligibility and apply on your behalf.

Don’t forget that you can contact your local Citizens Advice in many different ways:

Call the free Adviceline on 0808 278 7962 (option 4) Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 4pm
Call into one of our drop in sessions at the Eden Centre Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm
Email anytime at enquiries@edenbridgecab.cabnet.org.uk

 

Edenbridge Leisure Centre Open Day Monday 1st May 2023

Edenbridge Leisure Centre and Sevenoaks Leisure Centre are hosting open days on Monday, May 1.

 

Olympic gold medallists in the Modern Pentathlon, Joe Choong MBE and Kate French MBE, will be making guest appearances at both centres.

 

Managed by Everyone Active in partnership with Sevenoaks District Council, the centres will be offering the local community a day of action packed and fun filled activity, all for free.

 

Running from 8am to 8pm, the centres will be offering a wide array of activities including Gym and Swim, Group Exercise, Feel Good Suite and Sports Hall activity taster sessions, alongside face painting and balloon modelling.

 

Customers will be invited to meet and greet the attending Olympians, who will be visiting Sevenoaks Leisure Centre from 10am to 11am, followed by Edenbridge Leisure Centre from 12pm to 1pm.

 

Activities will differ per site and customers are encouraged to download the App to book. Please visit the website for more information here:

https://www.everyoneactive.com/news/community-open-day-1st-may-2023/

 

Hasan Romel, contract manager at Everyone Active, said: “We’re incredibly excited to invite the whole community down to Edenbridge Leisure Centre and Sevenoaks Leisure Centre on Monday, May 1.

 

“We’re offering a wide range of activities, all for free. From swimming to gym sessions and racquet sports – there’s something for everyone – and with local sporting heroes in attendance too, it’s set to be a fantastic day for all!”

 

Boiler Upgrade Scheme – grants available

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) new £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme is now open for grant applications and payments.

Homeowners across England and Wales can now benefit from £5,000 grants to fit clean heating systems when they come to replace their oil and gas boilers. This includes clean heating systems installed from 1 April this year.

Heat pumps are now much cheaper and more competitively priced against gas and oil boilers, and closer to the cost of installing a traditional gas boiler. The scheme will improve the energy efficiency of homes, reduce energy bills and cut emissions in the long-term.

The scheme has a committed budget of £450 million over three years from 2022-2025, with an annual budget allocation of £150 million and property owners will be able to get:

  • £5,000 off the cost and installation of an air source heat pump
  • £5,000 off the cost and installation of a biomass boiler
  • £6,000 off the cost and installation of a ground source heat pump

Announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ditching-costly-gas-and-oil-is-cheaper-thanks-to-heat-pump-scheme

Guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022

 

Gatwick Airport Consultation starting 14th June 2022

You may recall that in autumn last year Gatwick Airport consulted on proposals to bring the existing Northern Runway into routine use alongside the Main Runway.  There will now be a statutory focused public consultation starting on Tuesday 14th June 2022. This further consultation will focus on the airport’s updated highway design, which has changed following feedback received during last year’s consultation. The focused consultation will run for six weeks and will close on Wednesday 27 July 2022. All materials and details on how to respond to this consultation will be available at www.gatwickairport.com/futureplans

During the consultation period there will be opportunities to attend a virtual briefing or to book a telephone surgery appointment to speak to technical experts about the proposals and help inform responses to the consultation. These are available to be booked immediately by contacting info@gatwickfutureplans.com.

When publishing this focused consultation, we will also provide an update on other aspects of the Northern Runway proposals, following feedback from the public consultation last year.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with the team by emailing info@gatwickfutureplans.com

Community Litter Picks

Keep Britain Tidy

Several community Litter Picks have been arranged across the Parish. Come and join in it is great fun, with free refreshments and great exercise. If possible, please bring own gloves and wear appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.  All other equipment provided.

Litter Pick dates are as follows:

Four Elms Village Hall – Saturday 9th April 9.30 am

Markbeech – Saturday 9th April 2.00 pm

Hever Village Hall – Friday 15th April 9.00 am

Bulk Refuse Freighter – Saturday 26th March 2022

Due to the last date being cancelled, the Bulk Refuse Freighter will now be in the Parish on Saturday 26th March 2022.  Details are as follows:

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.

 

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