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An introduction to our “Sustainability Action Plan” Engaging Kington to improve Local Resilience.
Mitigating the effects of Climate Change on humanity’s most vulnerable societies is vital. Despite the lack of real international agreement on tackling climate change there are at least some people locally who are working hard to make a difference on this critical issue which has potentially enormous implications not just for us but for people across the world.
Herefordshire Environment Partnership (formed by a number of statutory and voluntary organisations), is funding a project called New Leaf to do something positive. Parish Councils and Environment Groups in Herefordshire were approached to take part in a Pilot Scheme to produce an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP), Kington is one of only three communities selected to take part, working through KLEEN and Kington Town Council.
We aim to produce an initial “ Sustainability Action Plan” for Kington. We need to put our heads together to come up with creative solutions to Energy Saving for a more resilient future in this beautiful part of the world. We need to look at our town as a whole and come up with a Plan. We need to find practical ideas for fossil fuel energy reductions all around the Town. Then, for this plan to be anything more than a paper exercise, we will need to write aspects of it into the “Parish Plan”, which could then receive funding from Herefordshire County Council.
The initial plan has to be submitted to the various funding groups by 31st March. This is far too short a timescale to do anything other than to start a programme but we must begin work immediately if we are to make the best of this opportunity to really get our community involved! We know that Kington people are capable of great things – when we all pull together as a community, when there’s a job to be done; such as the Fireworks, the Christmas Lights, Kington Festival & Show, the new Allotments etc.
To do this, even half – well, we are going to need to work together; and FAST! Over the next few weeks Richard Fishbourne, Sustainable Communities Development Officer for Community First will be contacting many community groups in Kington about this Plan; from the Brownies to the Schools, Age Concern to the Lions.
A Public Meeting will be held on Thursday Feb 25th from 7.30pm at the Oxford Arms, Duke St., Kington for all clubs, community groups and residents of Kington, with a panel including Cllr Jarvis and other invited key players in this project and it’s implementation. We hope you will come.
 On call Firefighters needed in your area
Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service are looking for on call firefighters (retained duty system) across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire counties.
The job requires you to live or work within five minutes of a call and all recruits must be 18 or over. Currently there are vacancies for on call firefighters in Herefordshire & Worcestershire, including at Leominster, Leintwardine, Kington, Eardisley and Kingsland.
Trainee firefighters receive an annual retainer of £2,090 plus extra pay for attending call outs, and when fully trained can earn up to £8,000 a year. The service is looking to recruit enthusiastic men and women from all walks of life, with common sense, compassion, sensitivity, discretion and diplomacy in the role of firefighter.
Rob Ball, Station Manager said “On call firefighters are in need throughout our two counties and these awareness sessions are a wonderful opportunity to find out more about the work of the on call firefighter and our service in general. The role of on call firefighter is challenging and extremely rewarding and they provide a vital service for the community”.
To apply you will need to attend one of the awareness sessions at Hereford Fire Station on Monday February 8, at 7pm or on February 23, at 7pm, Bewdley Fire Station on February 10 at 7.00pm or Tenbury Fire Station on February 16 at 6.30pm.
For more information check out www.hwfire.org.uk/
The Brigadier has requested that “this petition appear on the the Blackboard for forward transmission to Herefordshire Council – in due course. If it is necessary for such a petition to be presented in hard written form can somebody please get things moving? I would do it myself if I could, but as I work away I cannot. However I can confirm that I am a Kington council tax payer.”
WE THE UNDERSIGNED PETITION AND REQUEST HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF KINGTON TOWN COUNCILLORS FROM 15 TO 10 EFFECTIVE FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS DUE TO BE HELD ON MAY 5th 2011
It has come to our attention that there is a proposal to change the time of the last post collection from the Kington Post Office.
The present 5:30pm collection is to be brought forward to 4:00pm. We can therefore assume that the time for ’special delivery’ etc will be bought forward to 3:45pm. Obviously this change is going to effect many businesses in town and those working in the Kington catchment area who rely on the post and the present 5:30pm collection.
As this change is proposed to start within the next two weeks, any comments and complaints need to be made asap.
Royal Mail Complaints
Phone: 08457740740
Web: www.royalmail.com/customerservice
Email: contactus@royalmail.com
Post: Royal Mail Customer Service Centre,
FREEPOST, 20 Turner Road, St Rollox Retail and Business Park, Glasgow G21 1AA
Postcomm
Phone: 02075932100
Fax: 02075932142
Email: info@psc.gov.uk
Post: Postcomm, Hercules House, 6 Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DB
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