Update from East Yorkshire Buses
See below an update from East Yorkshire Buses regarding their festive service schedule and news on service changes coming up in the New Year.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council launches Winter Grant Scheme
A discretionary grant scheme to help households struggling in the run up to Christmas has been launched.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched the scheme to support those most in need with the cost of food, energy (such as heating, cooking and lighting), water bills (including sewerage) and other essentials (such as sanitary products), warm clothing, soap, blankets, boiler service/repair, and purchase of equipment including fridges, freezers and ovens.
The Winter Grant Scheme is funded from one-off central Government funding announced on 10 November 2020 called the Winter Support Grant, which enables local authorities to provide financial support to those most in need this year.
To help ensure fairness of applications and access to the grant across the winter for those who need it, East Riding of Yorkshire Council will implement the Winter Grant Scheme as a discretionary scheme across multiple time periods until the one-off funding has been fully utilised.
Period one of the scheme will cover the period 1 November to 31 December 2020. Applications for period one will need to be received by Sunday, 20 December.
It is expected that the discretionary funding available will not be sufficient to provide support to all residents, therefore period one will target and prioritise support for the following:
to support households with children, where the applicant meets the criteria to entitle a child to free school meals
to support households who have claimed universal credit since 23 March and income is less than £16,000 annually
to support individuals who have a social care package and have seen an increase in their household food and fuel since 23 March 2020
to support individuals where their annual income is less than £13,600 annually.
Councillor Richard Burton, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “This year has been extremely challenging for some of our residents and I am heartened that we have the Winter Grant Scheme available to support those in need.
“Knowing that this grant will make the difference of keeping children warm and well fed over Christmas, or offering those residents struggling to cope financially the peace of mind that they can manage a difficult winter, is an indicator that East Riding of Yorkshire Council continues to do all it can to support those in need at the end of an unprecedented year.”
For more information, criteria for the grants and how to apply, go to https://covid19.eastriding.gov.uk/support/
Where residents may not be eligible for this grant, the council has a benefit eligibility checker, this can be used to see if you are entitled to other forms of financial support http://www.budget.entitledto.co.uk/eastriding/budgets/
The council also has an emergency assistance scheme available to residents who have had an interruption to their income and where they require support to remain in the community.
For more information, criteria of the grants and how to apply, go to https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/living/emergency-assistance/
Contact Information
Rachel Palmer
Strategic Marketing Officer
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
(01482) 391470
rachel.palmer@eastriding.gov.uk
Temporary Road Closure – (Saltgrounds Road, Brough)
For your information, a copy of the ERYC Public Notice to make the above Order, together with Plan Number 119710651 showing the site referred to and the alternative route.
Website Maintenance
Please note, website maintenance is taking place on Monday 30th November 2020. This may result in some council documents being temporarily unavailable to view online.
If you are having difficulties finding or accessing something you require, please contact Deputy.Clerk@elloughtonbrough-tc.gov.uk.
NHS Blood & Transplant service
There is an upcoming blood donation session on 08 December 2020, at Hull Ionians RUFC currently with lots of available appointment.
They are working with the rest of the NHS to keep supplying lifesaving blood to hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic and they need people to keep donating as normal. Please be assured that during the national lockdown in England all blood donation sessions will continue to run. They have extra safety measures in place and every precaution is being taken to eliminate the risk of covid-19 transmission at the blood donation sessions. Having an appointment to give blood is classed as essential travel and will be exempt from any local or national travel restrictions.
Thank you for your support in helping save and improve lives in these unprecedented times.
Remembrance Day
This year, Remembrance Day will be marked a bit differently, due to the ongoing restrictions. Elloughton cum Brough Town Council have displayed lighted poppies at the United Reform Church in Elloughton and the Methodist Church in Brough. Additionally, a lighted solider is displayed at the War Memorial on Welton Road.
Please make sure to admire these displays as you go by and Lest we Forget.
Winners of the Scared-Crow Trail 2020
The moment you have all been waiting for….. We are excited to announce the winners of our first annual Scared-Crow Trail.
The Winner of The Most Original - Number 3 - Room on the Rainbow Broom
The Winner of The Scariest Scared-Crow - Number 32 - Clowning Around
The Winner of The Funniest Scared-Crow - Number 17 - Trump Scare and Boris Bale
Elloughton Cum Brough Town Council would like to say a massive thank you for everyone’s participation and efforts creating their Scared-Crows. Also thank you to those who took the time to search and vote for all 78 entries.
We hope you all had a spooktacular time!
The hunt for Scared-Crows is on!
Maps and voting are available here! Physical maps are available at The Ferry Inn, The Half Moon and The Red Hawk but please be mindful of social distancing and download maps where possible.
Stay safe and have Spooktacular fun🎃
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