Care and Repair is an independent charitable organisation assisting homeowners aged 65 and over and any otherwise vunerable people, to live in their own home safely. Historically, Care and Repair provided a Small Repairs Service to eligible clients in South Lanarkshire. The Small Repairs Service assisted clients in their homes with general home maintenance and repairs. This was a free service and was funded by the Local Authority assisting over 2000 clients per year at its height. In 2015/16 funding was withdrawn leading to the eventual closure of the service. Care and Repair are now working with Community Links to carry out a survey in South Lanarkshire to see if eligible clients would want them to start up such a service again. Here is the link to the survey: https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=157114944504 which is also available on Care and Repair's website and on their Facebook page Care and Repair have asked us to let our community members know that this survey is available and that it could lead to a Small Repairs Service once again being available to clients across the whole of South Lanarkshire. Some clients may need assistance to complete the online survey or are not able to access the internet. In these cases Care and Repair can provide a paper based survey for completion and will post the survey with a postage paid return address envelope enclosed. Eligible clients must: Live in South Lanarkshire Be 65 years old or older or of any age living with a disability or life limiting illness
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Biggar Community Council is pleased to invite members of the public to The Big Climate Conversation taking place in Biggar, as part of a series of public workshops across Scotland. Date: Monday 28th October Time: 7.30 PM Venue: The Gillespie Centre Did you know that Scotland has declared a climate emergency? Would you reduce how much meat you eat? Would you give up your car to help stop climate change? Would you switch to renewable energy for your house? We are inviting the public to come and give us their thoughts on how they feel about what Scotland is doing and what they think Scotland needs to do going forward to combat the global issue of climate change. We hope you will come along and have your say. Everyone is welcome! You don’t need to know anything about climate change to join in the discussion – we are looking to hear opinions from everyone regarding changes that will affect all of us. The Scottish Government are setting world leading targets to be the first country to reach net-zero emissions by 2045. Reaching these targets must be a shared, national endeavour involving people in their schools, workplaces and communities as well as government. The views you share at these conversations will help the Scottish Government develop a new public engagement strategy that will help Scotland transition to a greener and more sustainable society that we can all be proud of. . The issue of inconsiderate parking and pavement obstruction has been brought to the attention of the Community Council once again. This is a problem which is raised regularly at Community Council meetings and a solution is not easy to find. A particular problem area is at Park Place off the High Street. We would ask all residents (and visitors) to park respectfully in this area, and to avoid obstruction at all times. We should stress that this is an emergency access route for the ambulance service and any inconsiderate parking could have serious consequences if the ambulance is unable to pass. We have asked our local councillors to raise the issue once again with South Lanarkshire Council with a view to improving signage, increasing attendance by parking wardens or other means of preventing obstruction. In the meantime, we suggest that individual residents may want to contact SLC themselves to report issues. Note: illegal parking is a matter for SLC whilst obstruction is a police matter. In June this year, the Transport (Scotland) Bill introduced a ban on pavement parking and double parking in a bid to make pavements more accessible to pedestrians. Under the new rules, offenders will be fined by local councils. The bill, which will come into law next year, will replace current laws on obstruction and pavement parking which are difficult to enforce. In the meantime, we respectfully ask vehicle owners to show due care and consideration for the safety of pedestrians when parking. The Scottish Government has called for views on the specific details required to extend the current indoor smoking ban to a set distance outside hospital buildings, after the Scottish Parliament amended previous legislation to introduce the measures. The consultation will help establish the distance for the perimeter of the no-smoking areas, the wording of no-smoking notices and how they will be displayed, and whether there are any specific areas of land or buildings on hospital grounds where there is no need for a no-smoking area. It will also consider rules for electronic cigarettes and vapes on hospital grounds but outwith no-smoking areas. Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick said: “The smoke-free grounds policy has had some impact but has not been sufficient to end the practice of smoking around hospitals. Smoking remains the most significant cause of ill health in Scotland, leading to up to 100,000 hospitalisations per year and more than 9,000 premature deaths. Our hospitals need to be seen as accessible, open places which promote good health and lifestyle choices. Every aspect of life there should reflect that.” Please follow this link to complete the questionnaire: https://bit.ly/33kC5Af Please do not respond directly to the Community Council as we are unable to pass on your views. |
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