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Remember there is FREE parking in all District
Council-owned car parks (excluding Bridgeway
multi-storey and Bridgeway surface) from 4pm to
midnight on Thursday Christmas shopping nights in
Stratford-upon-Avon.
The District Council car parks include: Arden Street
- Church Street - Recreation Ground - Leisure Centre -
Swans Nest Lane - Windsor Street
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Celebration of Sport
and Physical Activity
2020 has been an extremely difficult year Applications will be accepted from sports
for many people and for long periods, clubs, physical activity groups and schools
sport and physical activity have not been that are located in the Stratford-on-Avon
possible or have been restricted. This year, District, or individuals who live or work
Your District Council would like to celebrate with clubs/groups/schools within the
the commitment of local clubs, groups Stratford-on-Avon District. Submissions
and individuals and their ability to adapt should include information exclusively
to the current circumstances. In these from this year, 2020. Applications will be
difficult times, sports and physical activity reviewed by the Active Communities Team,
groups have shown their importance to the who will endeavour to use as many stories
community, working hard to help people as possible.
stay active in a variety of ways.
The deadline for applications is Friday 15
The Celebration of Sport will be an online January 2021.
showcase of the commitment of individuals,
teams, coaches, teachers and volunteers. For more information please visit:
We would like to hear about how your club www.stratford.gov.uk/sportsawards
or an individual has adapted to enable sport
and physical activity to take place, or has
been involved with helping the community
to stay active.
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Grants available to help
revive empty properties
A common obstacle to renovating • be located within a
an empty property for rental, sale or community that is in
occupation is lack of funding. an area of housing
demand, as identified
Your District Council is committed by Your District
to reducing the number of empty Council
properties across the district and has
grants available up to a maximum • have been empty for
of £20,000 towards the renovation at least six months
or improvement of empty homes, After...
or the conversion of an empty non- The maximum grant award is
residential property into residential £20,000 for each self-contained
accommodation. housing unit delivered by grant-
assisted works.
Empty Property Assistance Grants are
available to help towards the renovation The grant will be registered as a
costs of bringing empty properties back legal charge against the property
into residential use. at the Land Registry for five years
and, on completion of the works,
Properties eligible for the Empty Your District Council will require
Property Assistance Grant will: nomination rights for an agreed
period of time.
• be located in the district in an area
with community anchorage points Contact the Empty Property Officer
such as a school, public transport to see if you are eligible to apply for
and shops an Empty Property Assistance
Grant - email:
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Please put garden and food waste in your green bin.
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for daily advice.LET'S S.C.R.A.P. FLY TIPPING!
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that the provider taking your waste away is licensed
R efuse unexpected offers to have waste taken away
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Did you know?
Under section 34(2A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Domestic
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• If iYOUi failed to make appropriate checks to ensure the transfer of
iYOURi waste was to an authorised person
• If iYOUi forget to check if the waste carrier is registered to remove
iYOURi household waste
• If iYOUi forget to get a Waste Transfer Note or receipt for the waste
which gives a description of the waste, where it was collected from
and where it’s going
If iYOUi fail on any of the above, then iYOUi may receive
a fixed penalty notice or face prosecution.
For more information on preventing fly tipping or to report fly tipping
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v 13Supporting you and your family during
Family Carers
Looking after you and your family If you provide help for someone,
during coronavirus is important. such as family, friends or
Warwickshire Family neighbours, who couldn’t
Information Services offer cope without you it is
a wide range of information important to look after
and advice for families your own health and
with children and young wellbeing.
people aged 0 to 25 across
Warwickshire at If you are a carer the last
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fis. few months may have been
a challenge. Without the usual
You can stay up-to-date with support networks available you may have
the latest advice by signing felt isolated or low. There are services
up to the weekly electronic available to help you:
newsletter by following this link
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ The Carers Trust provides emotional and
parentupdates practical support to help people care for someone
and maintain their health and wellbeing.
A helpline is available from 9am to 5pm Monday
to Friday 01926 742274 or fis@warwickshire.gov.uk • A carer wellbeing check can identify any needs a carer may
have and provide signposting to other agencies to help
Stratford District Children & Family Centre is also support the person they care for.
operating a virtual timetable of activities on Facebook
@Stratfordchildrenscentres each week including story time • A community-focused service helps a carer access
videos and family learning and activities to support families. local agencies who can help with shopping, collecting
prescriptions and other practical help.
Further information to support children and families can be
• If there is an emergency and a carer must leave their loved
found at www.stratford.gov.uk/people-communities/children-
one, the Carer’s Response Emergency Support Service
and-families.cfm
(CRESS) service may be able to help.
What to do if you’re worried • The helpline can provide a listening ear to talk through
about a young person problems and provide reassurance - 024 7663 2972
(option 2)
If you are worried about a young person at the moment, here are
some things you may be able to do to get help: Dementia Connect in Warwickshire can help you to support
a family member or friend with dementia. You can find out
• Call Childline on 0800 1111 and talk through your concerns more about dementia, get suggestions on how you can best
support the person you care about and get some emotional
• Speak to Young Carers if the young person is looking after support for yourself. For more information and advice visit
someone at home by calling 024 7621 7740 www.alzheimers.org.uk/dementiaconnect
or call 0333 150 3456.
• 11 to 19 years olds can text a school nurse about any concerns
on 07507 331525 from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Care Companion is a free online resource, developed by
• Call the Police in an emergency (999) or a non-emergency (101) carers for carers. It is confidential with reliable resources and
information tailored to the care needs of their loved ones.
Website: www.carecompanion.org.uk
Warwickshire Safe Haven provides support for people (18+)
who are feeling distressed and overwhelmed. The helpline is
available (6-11pm Thursday to Sunday).
Telephone: 02477 714 554
Text: 07970 042270
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Extra Help
If you are unable to leave your
home due to Covid-19 and
have no support to help you
get food, medication or to
access services then you can
request help via Warwickshire Keeping Warm keeps You Well!
County Council’s hotline on
0800 408 1447. It’s important to look after yourself and • Cover yourself with a blanket or shawl
stay warm in your home this winter. This if you are sitting for long periods, this
What help is on offer? Warwickshire will help protect your health. Here are will help keep you warm.
County Council can provide support some top tips to keep warm and well
for a number of issues using our normal this winter. • Tuck curtains behind radiators, this
channels and help you to tap into the will keep the heat in the room.
additional support being provided by Be prepared Keep moving
community and voluntary groups.
• Check the weather forecast and be • Try not to sit for more than 1 hour
• medicine deliveries ready for cold weather. - get up and walk around, make a
• community groups hot drink and spread housework
• Make sure you have enough of your
prescription medicines. throughout the day. If walking is a
• financial support problem try moving your arms and
• Keep yourself safe and make sure you legs whilst sitting or wiggling your
• mental health and wellbeing advice
have your flu jab. fingers and toes.
• getting food and essential
household goods A hot meal a day helps to
Struggling to keep warm – you
• local volunteer networks
keep the cold away
may be able to get some help
• health and social care information • Hot meals will keep you snug and
warm so make sure you have food in • Keeping snug and warm in your home
• home isolation the house. is vital to protect your health. Contact
Act On Energy 0800 988 2881 or visit
For more information visit A cosy cuppa will help www.actonenergy.org.uk to receive
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/
keep you warm free advice on keeping Warm
coronavirusvulnerable
and Well.
• Have plenty of hot drinks like tea,
Community Meals delivers hot or frozen
coffee or hot water as this will help to
meals to vulnerable people over the age
keep you warm. You may be entitled to extra
of 50. There is a charge for this service.
Telephone: 01926 889511
benefits to help with bills
Website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ Do you know the room
mealsservice temperature for good health? • Citizens Advice South Warwickshire
offers for free, confidential, impartial
• To keep warm and healthy, sitting and independent advice on benefit
rooms should be minimum 21°C and entitlement. To receive a free benefit
bedrooms 18°C. Set your heating check call 0300 330 1183 or visit
controls to the right temperature or
www.casouthwarwickshire.org.uk.
have a simple thermometer.
Many people are not aware that by
All wrapped up this winter -
not keeping warm they are putting
keep snug and warm
themselves in danger. Older people
• Wear a few layers of thin clothing who may be frail or have existing health
rather than 1 thick layer; this will trap conditions are particularly at risk so
the heat better to keep you warm. check on your neighbour this winter.
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v 15Helping businesses across the district
When lockdown was enforced across thanks to grants from Your District Here is a snapshot of the businesses
the country this year, businesses in Council and government support, many around the district that have been
Stratford district were heavily affected have been able to get back on helped by Your District Council:
through no fault of their own. But their feet.
Guides ‘n’ Blanks, Studley
Specialist fishing shop Guides ‘n’
Blanks in Studley was able to take
advantage of angling’s boost in
popularity during lockdown.
Guides ‘n’ Blanks in Studley saw its Henley-in-Arden
sales skyrocket in the spring and Studley
summer, with sales doubling in June compared to a
typical month.
Alcester
Molly’s Cotton Tails, Alcester
Organic clothing and toy shop
Molly’s Cotton Tails hopes to be Stratford -upon-Avon
selling zero-waste food alongside its
other ethically-sourced products.
The business, owned by lifelong
Alcester resident Sara Palmer, has
regular customers from as far away as Italy thanks to its
strong ethos.
Samaritans, Stratford All that Glitters, Stratford
The Stratford-upon-Avon and Jewellery and handbag store All
District branch of Samaritans was that Glitters only opened a week
still able to deliver a full service before lockdown, but owner Patrick
to vulnerable people right the Kavanagh remains optimistic about
way through lockdown. the future.
And a grant awarded to them by Patrick, who moved to Stratford
Your District Council meant the branch was able to from South Africa last year, was amazed at how
re-start recruitment and training programmes that quickly his grant application was approved, and has
had been put on hold. seen plenty of support from shoppers in Stratford.
Stratford Town FC, Stratford Underwood Wines, Stratford
The new season has got A boom in private customers
underway for Stratford Town FC, enabled wine merchants
and without a grant from Your Underwood Wines to keep going
District Council to cover some during lockdown.
of the money lost from voiding
The grant for the firm, founded
last season, they might not have
in 1980 by brothers Nick and Tim
been around to play at all.
Underwood, was also able to put them in a stronger
The club is now hoping for a kind winter so the vast position when trading was at its worst.
majority of matches can actually be played.
16
v www.stratford.gov.ukHenley Kitchen and Bakery,
Henley-in-Arden
Henley Kitchen and Bakery had to
adapt its business model when the Garden Shed Café,
Coronavirus lockdown came into Wellesbourne
force and is now making its changes
semi-permanent to benefit the The Garden Shed Café in
community. Wellesbourne added an extra
string to its bow post-lockdown
It supported the community by providing essential by providing mobile catering at
produce in addition to a delivery service to those Compton Verney.
isolating – and is now continuing to trade as a shop
rather than just as a bakery. It created a bespoke branded unit to provide catering at
the popular attraction now that visitors are starting to
return.
The Merrie Lion, Fenny Compton
The Merrie Lion, a prominent village
pub and B&B in Fenny Compton,
was another business hit hard by the
pandemic.
Wellesbourne
But landlady Daphne Leck found
introducing table service actually boosted her drinks
Fenny Compton sales compared to bar service. She’s now planning to
keep table service when restrictions ease.
Warmington
Upton
Foakeswagons, Warmington
Used car business Foakeswagons in
Shipston-on-Stour Warmington, run by Rachel Foakes,
was able to stay afloat during
lockdown thanks to a grant from Your
District Council.
She is now confident her firm, which she founded three
years ago, will come out of the pandemic in a good
position.
Greenfields Nursery,
Shipston-on-Stour
Uplands House, Upton
Luxury B&B Uplands House in
Greenfields Nursery in Shipston-on-
Upton could not host guests during
Stour has been overwhelmed by the
lockdown, but was able to keep its
kindness and generosity of its local
staff on to maintain the house and
community after its toys were stolen.
grounds because of Your District
Council’s support.
Its outdoor storage was broken into – but Shipston’s
residents all banded together to help, with Cllr Jo Barker
Owner Poppy Cooksey remains hopeful that guests
paying them a visit to hear about their story.
will continue to book and stay despite the government
introducing more COVID restrictions.
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v 17Clip & Collect Garden Waste Service
From 1 April 2021 there will be a charge The collection crews will be You can also take your garden waste
for the garden waste service across monitoring bins for hidden garden to a Household Waste Recycling
Stratford-on-Avon district. Here’s some waste and a thorough check will be Centre. Please do not mix food waste
FAQs to help explain the service. made if evidence shows previous with garden waste when taking it to
contamination. these sites. To find your local centre
1. How much is it to sign and opening times please visit www.
up to the service? 4. Why are you charging for the warwickshire.gov.uk/recyclingcentres
collection of garden waste?
The annual charge is £40 for each green 7. Will the garden waste be
bin, however, if you sign up between 11 The collection of garden waste is a collected all-year round?
January and 28 February 2021, there is discretionary service not a statutory
an early bird offer of £35 per green bin. service – one that the Council is not Yes. There are no plans to reduce the
obliged to provide. We had the choice level of service, there may be occasions
2. What will happen to my food to charge for the service or possibly due to exceptionally inclement weather
waste if I do not sign up for my discontinue it completely. We felt that etc. when the collections will be
green bin to be collected? it would be fairer for residents to have suspended. Full details will be provided
the choice to pay for a service or not, on the Council website if there are
You will be able to place up to three rather than not having a service at all. any interruptions to the service. No
food waste caddies out for collection refunds will be given for unexpected
on what would have been your garden We are not allowed to charge for the disruptions to the service.
waste collection day. The food caddies collection of domestic waste (the
will be available free of charge, on grey bin) under the Environmental 8. Can I continue to use sacks
request. Protection Act 1990. There are also for my garden waste?
limits to how much the council tax can
3. Can I put the garden waste in be increased and it was felt it would We would encourage subscribers to
my grey rubbish bin? be fairer to charge only those residents use a green bin, where possible. We can
that use the service. provide a green bin free of charge when
No. 95% of the waste in the grey bin is you sign up to the service, if you have
taken to an energy from waste facility, 5. Is this charge compulsory? room to store the bin. Reusable sacks
they cannot accept garden waste at this will be available to purchase where a
plant. If there is garden waste in your No. The service will only be available to wheeled bin is not practicable.
grey bin, it will not be emptied. residents that register for the service.
If you do not register and make the 9. Will this encourage
payment, your green bin will not be
collected and there will be no charge more fly tipping?
to you. Therefore, if you do not have
a garden or do not want to pay for We have conducted benchmarking with
the collections, you do not need to other councils where they charge for
do anything. the collection of garden waste. This
has shown that there is not a significant
increase in fly tipping when charges
6. How can I dispose of my are introduced. Any fly tipping that
garden waste if I do not occurs will be dealt with as per our
want to pay for current arrangements. Fly tipping is a
the service? crime, any person found guilty of fly
tipping will be dealt with, in line with
The most environmentally SDC’s Local Environmental Quality
friendly way to dispose of Enforcement Policy.
your garden waste is by home
composting. Warwickshire If you have any further questions,
County Council offer discounted please email the team:
home composting bins on their streetscene@stratford-dc.gov.uk
website: www.warwickshire.gov.
uk/composting
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How do I opt-in to have my green bin emptied?
1 Sign-up at www.stratford.gov.uk/gardenwaste
or telephone 01789 260628.
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11 January an
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from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
3 You will receive a permit to put on your
green bin prior to 1 April 2021.
4 The service will start on 1 April 2021, for those
who have subscribed. Your green bin will not
be emptied if you have not signed up.
Food waste can still be collected on your recycling week
even if you don’t subscribe to the garden waste service.
FREE food waste caddies are available on request.
For more information, please telephone 01789 260628
email streetscene@stratford-dc.gov.uk
or visit www.stratford.gov.uk/gardenwaste
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