Working together for a safer, cleaner and stronger neighbourhood.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Thursday, 9 July 2015
How are families affected by poverty over their lifecycle?
How are families
affected by poverty over their lifecycle?
What are the underlying causes?
What
works in reducing poverty in the area of family relationships?
Thought for the Week
“If you are
speaking the truth you don't have to remember anything.” Mark Twain
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Licensing Policy Review 2015 - Barrow Borough Council
The
Licensing Act 2003 requires that the Council publish a ‘Statement of Licensing Policy’
setting out the policies the Council will generally apply to promote the four
licensing objectives when making decisions on applications under the Act.
The
Council’s current Policy Statement came into force from January 2011 and at the
time the legislation required the Statement of Licensing Policy to be published
every three years. Section 122 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility
Act 2011 changed this from every 3 years to 5 years.
The
Licensing Authority is currently reviewing its Statement of Licensing Policy.
The main changes reflect the latest version of the Secretary of State’s
Guidance document, updated links to various websites, and updated contact
details.
We
are keen to hear from residents, businesses, licensees and anyone else with an
interest in the Barrow area. Please send comments on the draft policy to:
Graham
Barker, Principal Environmental Protection & Licensing Officer,
Environmental Health Department, Town Hall, Duke St, Barrow LA14 2LD.
Or
email commercial@barrowbc.gov.uk
The
closing date for comments is 18th September 2015
Women’s Community Matters want to know what you think!
At Women's
Community Matters we work hard to ensure that what we offer is what women
want. In order to do this we regularly ask those who use the Centre what
they think. We ask agencies we work with to give us their feedback and we
ask women who may visit us in the future what they think of what's on offer.
In this way, we
hope to continue to grow in the way that best supports the needs of vulnerable
women in our community and stay alongside them as they make positive changes in
their lives.
If you have 2
minutes to spare it would help us greatly if you could answer 8 quick questions
... more than half are tick boxes :-)
With thanks in
advance and please share with those you think may also be interested in sharing
their opinions.
The link to our
survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JX32NSM
Don’t miss out on free school clothing grants
Parents
of children starting school in September are being urged to remember to apply
for free school meals, even though since last year all children in reception
and years 1 and 2 have been automatically entitled.
This
is because if eligible parents do not apply, they miss out on a free school
clothing grant provided by the county council worth £25 (or £35 for secondary
pupils) and their child’s school misses out on a £1,300 Pupil Premium payment
from government; these payments allow schools to provide extra support to
pupils to help them achieve their potential.
