The Met Office have issued a Heat Health Warning with temperatures expected to exceed 30 Celsius are expected quite widely, especially in central, southern and east England, although most coasts will be less hot.

Hot weather can affect your health. The very young, the elderly and the seriously ill are particularly at risk of health problems when the weather is very hot.  In particular, very hot weather can make heart and breathing problems worse.

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The link is to Wednesday’s 27^th Press Release https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/news/household-waste-recycling-sites-to-accept-more-items-from-monday-1st-june/

It highlights they will start accepting more items including wood, furniture and electrical items from Monday 1st June.

Residents will be able to dispose of the following items at all sites in West Sussex:

• garden waste
• general household waste
• wood
• cardboard
• electrical items
• bulky items
• white goods
• furniture.

Vans and pickup trucks with a permit can now enter sites. Trailers are still not allowed at this time, to help ensure social distancing and to limit queues.

It also provides information on the mobile services at Selsey and the Witterings will begin reopening from Thursday 4 June for green waste and general household waste only, starting with the Witterings.

The Government’s announcement further funds to support those organisations supporting vulnerable people and communities during this time.  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unlocks-150-million-from-dormant-accounts-for-coronavirus-response

 

The National Lottery Community Fund  – Coronavirus Community Support Fund https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/press-releases/2020-05-20/statement-about-the-coronavirus-community-support-fund

This new funding stream makes available £200m in Government funding that will be aimed primarily at small to medium organisations in England.

The Fund has two key objectives:

• To increase community support to vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 crisis, through the work of civil society organisations.
• To reduce temporary closures of essential charities and social enterprises, ensuring services for vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19 have the financial resources to operate, and so reduce the burden on public services.

 

Prioritising funding for communities affected by COVID-19

Prioritising funding projects and organisations supporting communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. They are reviewing the situation on an on-going basis and will share any updates or developments on their website. So please only ask for what you need to support communities during this crisis.

Funding fall into 2 categories

• Under £10,000
• Over £10,000

 

What types of projects they fund

We want to fund activities supporting people and communities affected by COVID-19.

They will prioritise:

• Organisations supporting people who are at high risk from COVID-19
• Organisations supporting communities most likely to face increased demand and challenges as a direct result of COVID-19
• Organisations which connect communities and support communities to work together to respond to COVID-19.

They are responsible for promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all groups, and working to keep them safe. Anyone who applies for their funding needs understand  National Lottery our safeguarding policy

https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/covid-19