Great news. After much hard work put in by the Parish Council we have secured new funding for two projects.
Resilient Community Grant Bid Success
A few months ago the Parish Council put in a bid to the Resilient Community Fund created by Scottish & Southern Energy. The fund was set up to address concerns about severe winter weather with specific reference to increased numbers of power outages for longer periods and also possible flooding and other eventualities.
We are pleased to report that we have been successful in acquiring a grant of £9,500 and have started work on updating the community resilience plan for the village. The money will be spent on items to help in the event of an emergency.
A key purchase is a Defibrillator which will be housed in a cabinet centrally located in the village for easy access. We will also be building a storage facility and external store, acquiring a generator and items like emergency lighting, torches, snow shovels, another grit bin, a pavement grit spreader, first aid equipment, blankets, hot water bottles etc. So the village will be well equipped if not for this winter then 2016.
We are looking for volunteers to come forward for training in the use of the Defibrillator, also emergency awareness training and generally for people who would be interested in helping coordinate emergency plans possibly as street representatives. Please contact Stewart Hopkins on 277 937 or email strattonaudley.parishclerk@gmail.com
Playground Grant Success
The Parish Council is also delighted to announce that it has been successful in its application to WREN for funding to renovate the playground surface and build new play equipment. Together with funding that has been built up over a number of years by the Parish Council, we have some £30,000 to carry out the work. Although there has been talk about a new playground for some years the detailed submission was only prepared and submitted in July of this year, so a success first time around.
The plan is to undertake the work as quickly as possible depending on contractor availability and to ideally complete the work in time for summer.
Consultations with parents and other interested parties are continuing to take place and if you have comments to make please contact in the first instance the Chairman of the Parish Council, John Honsinger on 278 000 or email strattonaudley.parishclerk@gmail.com