Inside this month's edition: sustainable warmth funding, a guide to celebrating the jubilee, and much more... |
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| Over £7.2m secured to improve homes across the district | | |
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Alongside our fellow South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership members, Boston Borough and South Holland District Councils, we have been awarded more than £7.2 million through the Government's Sustainable Warmth Programme.
The Sustainable Warmth Programme is the next phase of Green Homes Grants scheme and will support low-income households to make energy efficiency improvements on their properties.
The scheme will start on April 1 2022, with further details released in due course.
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| | Major funding won for study on new home building techniques New building methods could be used across Greater Lincolnshire to help bring forward sustainable homes, with a Lincolnshire focused study into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to try to enable increased use of these innovative techniques.
The study has been has been made possible with £25,000 from the Housing Advisors Programme. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in East Lindsey This year, her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. To mark the occasion, communities across the nation are encouraged to come together an celebrate during the extended bank holiday weekend from June 2 - June 5. To help residents do that we've put together useful information on our website around nearby events, helpful guidance, and useful resources. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Reminder: Omicron support grants available The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, aimed at supporting
businesses in the hospitality, leisure, & accommodation sectors most impacted by the Covid-19 Omicron variant, is now open to eligible businesses in East Lindsey.
The application form and the eligibility criteria for the scheme is available using the the link below; the scheme closes to applications on close to applications on 18th March 2022. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Self-proclaimed Builder fined for carrying out unsafe building works A local builder has been fined in excess of £18,000 after pleading guilty to breaching building regulations in June 2020.
Mick Bucknall pleaded guilty to five charges over the work he carried out, which left the Woodhall Spa homeowner with an unsupported roof, gable wall, unsafe chimney, unsupported large roof light in the kitchen area and a catalogue of other issues. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | News from our partners... | | | | Have your say on support for young carers | | | | | | Lincolnshire's young carers, and their families and friends, are being invited to share their views on the support available locally.
A young carer is a child or young person who cares, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is mentally or physically ill, disabled, or misuses drugs or alcohol. Based on the 2011 Census and available research, there are estimated to be around 6,000 young carers in Lincolnshire currently.
The council is asking young carers, and their families and friends, to take part in an online survey, explaining how they feel about the support provided by the authority's young carers team.
Take part >> | | | | | | Theddlethorpe GDF Working Group announces Search Area | | | | | | The Theddlethorpe GDF Working Group has today identified a Search Area for further consideration in the search for a suitable site to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).
A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of higher activity radioactive waste. It also includes a surface facility of around one square kilometre where waste would arrive before being transported deep underground.
The Search Area has to be based on district electoral ward boundaries and the area announced today covers two district council electoral wards, Withern & Theddlethorpe, and Mablethorpe.
Read more >> | | | | | | | | |
Your next Messenger is out March 2022 | | |
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The East Lindsey e-Messenger is produced as part of East Lindsey District Council's commitment to keep local people informed of its work. Contact: The Communications Team - Telephone: 01507 601111 - Email: communications@e-lindsey.gov.uk. Issued by East Lindsey District Council, Tedder Hall, Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 8UP. |
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