A new Chairman and Vice Chairman of South Staffordshire were chosen at a busy first meeting of Council.

The Chairman for the coming year will be Cllr Meg Barrow, Ward Member for Codsall. Cllr Barrow accepted the chain of office from the outgoing Chairman, Cllr Matt Ewart, after she was voted into the post by fellow Councillors. The Vice Chairman of the Council will be Councillor Dan Kinsey B.E.M.

Do you know a resident who is looking to change their career choices or is facing barriers to move into the workforce i.e. childcare?

Do you know of a local company who is struggling to recruit?

South Staffordshire Council is launching our People and Skills programme at
Codsall Community Hub on Thursday June 22nd, 10am-12pm.

To book a space to either exhibit you vacancies or attend and see what opportunities are available for you please email peopleandskills@sstaffs.gov.uk or for further details please call the team on 01902 696228.

Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre is running a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification course during the Summer holidays.  Candidates must be 16 years+ and be competent swimmers. For more details and to book, click here. 

on May 31st, The government launched a campaign urging households with traditional prepayment meters to claim their vouchers to avoid missing out on £400 worth of help with their bills. 

Vouchers were sent out in the post to households with prepayment meters but £130 million of government support is unclaimed! However, with a month left of the scheme, the government is renewing its efforts to see as many vouchers redeemed as possible.

People need to visit a post office or PayPoint with their Energy Bills Support vouchers and identification before June 30th.

Those on a traditional prepayment meter who have not received the vouchers, or are unsure of how to redeem them, or need a voucher to be reissued, should contact their supplier.

Eligible groups have less than one month left to apply for support.

for further information, click on the link Help with your energy bills: Getting a discount on your energy bill - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

June is Kindness Month across Staffordshire Libraries. Empathy Day, June 8th, and Loneliness Awareness Week (12-16th June) and Refugee Week (19-25th June), are part of Staffordshire Libraries’ Kindness month, when our book displays encourage empathy and understanding.

Empathy Day is a focal point for celebrating and growing empathy's power to create a better world. It aims to develop an understanding of books' role in raising an empathy-educated generation.

Empathy Day inspires children and young people to learn more about empathy, have transformational experiences through stories and put empathy into action!

Find our more about how young people can join the The Mission Empathy Challenge and the fantastic programme for Empathy Day LIVE and how you and your family  can get involved with Empathy Day at the Empathy Day Website

As part of Child Safety Week , June 5th to 11th, the Child Accident Prevention Trust is promoting the Dog Safety Code which encourages everyone to be alert, aware and, most importantly, safe around dogs. 

We are a nation of dog lovers and dogs are often part of the family, so it is vital that both parents and children are equipped with the knowledge they need to enjoy spending time with dogs safely.  

We know that sometimes dog bites can happen because of certain circumstances or because we miss important signals from dogs. Being dog safe and following the Dog Safety Code can help to prevent that from happening.

It is important that families are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to enjoy spending time with dogs safely. Close supervision of children and dogs is key.

• Be alert
• Be aware
• Be Safe

For further information on the above bullet points and for more practical tips read the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s dog safety fact sheets: https://capt.org.uk/dogs-and-children