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East Hampshire District Council – December 22
Merry Christmas,
In this newsletter, we're getting into the festive spirit with hints and tips for recycling your Christmas waste, revised bin collection dates, and our services over Christmas and New Year. We are spreading a little Christmas cheer with information about our new website, our green targets, and more.
We also have fantastic news about new warm places for homeless people, and most importantly, if you, or someone you know of, is struggling with the rising cost of living, we can help. Read on...
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We’re doing everything we possibly can to support you if you're struggling with the cost of living.
People are feeling even greater pressure at this time of year, that's why we’re stepping-up to help our communities through it.
The rising cost of living is impacting all of us in different ways, but when life becomes difficult, we’re here to support you.
We have services ready to provide help and support for you around housing, benefits and council tax.
And we are working with lots of organisations in the community to deliver the help you need, where you need it.
We have provided more than £10 million in Housing Benefit and Discretionary Housing Payments to local people and issued over 4,500 food vouchers.
Help you local community
You can do your bit to make sure people know there is help available. If you know someone who is struggling or isolated, ask them to get in touch with us.
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Make it easy!
We've launched a fresh, exciting, new website.
As well as a fresh clean, contemporary design, the new site makes it quicker and easier to find and access information with a much improved site search function and simplified navigation. Take a look...
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Pinewood pods provide a solution to homelessness
A former community hall in Whitehill & Bordon has been transformed into a safe haven for homeless people thanks to an innovative partnership between East Hampshire District Council, a housing manufacturer and a local charity.
Pinewood Village Hall has been fitted with 10 individual 'pods’ to serve as much-needed temporary accommodation for people without a home of their own.
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Christmas is coming!
This year, why not get yourself on Santa’s nice list by reducing the amount of waste you produce and making sure you are recycling the right things?
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Green Team announces its top 10 targets in our battle against climate change.
We are determined to reduce our carbon emissions and limit our impact on the environment. To help us achieve these goals we have set up a ‘Green Team’, a group of officers embedded across the council, and they will be working on a check list of ten top priorities.
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Bin collection days will change over Christmas time
Following the bank holiday on Monday 26 December 2022, our provider will collect your bins a day later during that week.
Normal day – collection day
Mon 26 Dec – Tue 27 Dec
Tue 27 Dec – Wed 28 Dec
Wed 28 Dec – Thu 29 Dec
Thu 29 Dec – Fri 30 Dec
Fri 30 Dec – Sat 31 Dec
Normal collections will resume on Monday 2 January 2023.
Garden waste collections are suspended over Christmas and New Year from 26 December 2022 to 6 January 2023 inclusive, as shown on your calendar.
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From 5pm on Friday 23 December to Tuesday 3 January the council will be closed except for essential services and emergencies.
Please call 01730 266551 or visit www.easthants.gov.uk/out-hours-services for more information. To report a missed bin collection or other issues please use my.easthants.gov.uk
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Our consultation continues over Christmas
You can help us tackle the tough issues, such as the climate emergency and population change. Your input to the Local Plan will help shape the future of your community.
The Local Plan consultation will continue over the festive season until Friday 16 January 2023.
We've created a short video to help you understand what the consultation is about.
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There's so much going on at the moment, too much to tell you about in this newsletter. Check out our latest news to find out about all of the exciting projects happening in the new year.
We’d like to wish you all a very
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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