Get £225 (except for year 7 which is £300) to buy school uniform, equipment, sports kit and kit for activities outside of school for your child.
The scheme for the 2022/23 academic year will begin on 1 July 2022 and end on 30 June 2023.
Please note that the value of the grant has been increased by £100 for one year only (22/23) per learner eligible for free school meals.
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Caerphilly County Borough Council is looking for residents’ feedback on how natural areas within the county borough are managed, as green spaces are being left to grow during spring and summer months to benefit ecosystems as part of the Nature isn’t Neat project.
By letting areas of grassland grow, more wildflowers are left to flower for longer, providing a habitat for wildlife and pollinating insects like bees and butterflies.
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Tucked away in the Darran Valley Parc Cwm Darran is a peaceful, picturesque country park and a winner of a Green Flag Award.
This beauty belies its history as the site of the former Ogilvie Colliery.
The wonderful Ogilvie Lake nestles in the valley bottom surrounded by an easily accessible lakeside path or wander through the shady woodlands that climb the valley sides
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Saturday 10th September 2022
10am – 4pm
Caerphilly County Borough Council and Blackwood Town Council are pleased to announce that Blackwood Beach Party is coming to town!
Blackwood High Street will be transformed into an urban beach party with plentiful sand, deckchairs and buckets and spades to keep the whole family entertained.
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Anthony Rice, from Aberbargoed, has successfully found employment at the Chartist Garden Village development in Pontllanfraith thanks to a partnership between Caerphilly County Borough Council, housing provider Pobl Group and property developer Lovell.
Chartist Garden Village is an exciting collaboration which will result in an attractive development on the former Pontllanfraith House council offices site, which will comprise of two thirds affordable housing.
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Caerphilly County Borough Council’s popular Which Way Now? event is set to return on 12th July 2022.
In the past the event has attracted hundreds of young people who are seeking employment, education or training opportunities.
The event, which is in partnership with Careers Wales, is aimed at school leavers and young people aged 16-24 who are looking for advice and inspiration on what career path to take next.
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More than 40 people were made safe by officers as part of an operation to help raise awareness of modern slavery in Gwent and across the UK.
Operation Aident, led by the National Crime Agency (NCA), focused on hand car washes, indicating that these offences can often take place in plain sight.
The modern slavery team at Gwent Police visited 16 car washes across its force area during the operation, with further visits still planned to raise awareness of this crime type.
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Our Customer and Digital Services Team are looking to recruit three IT Service Desk Operators.
This is an opportunity to be part of a well-established, busy and dynamic team which takes pride in offering a positive customer experience.
Main duties include dealing with IT related service requests, via telephone, e-mail and self-serve forms and managing these queries to resolution.
Closing date 07/07/2022
Salary £20,444 - £22,129
Apply online
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We’re back for the summer!
Sport Caerphilly are running their hugely popular Sport Schemes this Summer Holidays.
Come and enjoy a variety of sporting activities with their highly qualified coaches.
Check out the flyer for further info!
National Blood Donor Week might be over, but it's never too late to donate.
More than 9,200 appointments have been added for July.
After a rise of Covid-19 cases across Wales, access to free LFD tests will be extended until July 31st 2022. Tests will be available to those showing symptoms of coronavirus, for those eligible for COVID-19 treatments, and for people visiting someone eligible for COVID-19 treatments.
If you are visiting any of our hospitals, please wear a mask and clean your hands on entering the building and as often as possible using soap and water or hand sanitiser.
Vaccination remains the most effective way to protect yourself from Covid-19, visit our website to find out more.
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