The Commissioner has launched his annual Grants Scheme for 2025/26. Warwickshire organisations with projects and initiatives that help to prevent or deter crime, anti-social behaviour or contribute to road safety, are being invited to bid for funding.

The Scheme seeks to support projects and initiatives which support his overall aims of reducing crime, supporting victims and making communities safer.

For the 2025/26 grants awards, organisations across the county are being invited to apply for funding of up to £15,000. There are four categories that organisations can apply to:

• Crime prevention
• Reducing reoffending
• Children and young people
• Road safety

Last year the Commissioner received 57 applications, and awarded a total of over £270,000 to 32 organisations.

Opening the application process, Mr Seccombe said:

“My grants fund is a vital way of supporting initiatives which help to support my ambition to reduce crime, support victims and make communities safer.

I hope to see applications from a wide range of community groups, charities and other organisations with innovative projects that can make a real difference to communities and victims of crime, as well as those that prevent offences from happening in the first place.

I know how important it is to proactively engage with our youth, providing them with new skills and a safe space away from negative influences and criminal activity. With this in mind, I am keen to see applications from projects that work with children and young people.

I also want to see applications being put forward that can make a real difference in making our roads safer, helping to reduce death and serious injuries.

I’m urging anyone who thinks they have a suitable project that can benefit from funding up to £15,000 to go online and apply before the November 29 deadline.”

Projects funded by the PCC’s office under the grants scheme must be delivered within the 2025/26 financial year. Organisations will be able to submit an unlimited number of grant applications. However, the maximum total award is £30,000. There will be a cap on individual project applications of £15,000.

The closing date for applications is midnight on November 29, 2024. Successful candidates will be announced by the end of January 2025.

For full details about the Commissioner’s Grants Scheme and how to apply, visit: Apply for a grant for 2025/26 – Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire (warwickshire-pcc.gov.uk)

Avon Dassett Coffee Mornings have raised £314.03 for Macmillan Cancer Support over the past year.

Many thanks to all who contributed, to the Parish Council for supporting the coffee mornings and to Deb Watts, the organiser.

Cllr Natalie Gist, is co-ordinating efforts in Avon Dassett to help and support local refugee families. The particular needs are:

• televisions
• microwave ovens
• tablets/laptops for older children in families
• bicycles (especially for children aged 5, 7 and 9)
• clothes
• basic domestic items

The drop off point is the Reading Room which will be open:

• Monday 7 October, 9 am-8 pm
• Tuesday 8 October, 9 am-5 pm

Many thanks!

On July 29th the Government announced that the Winter Fuel Payment – of £200 for those aged 65-79, and £300 for those aged 80 or over – will be restricted to those people in receipt of Pension Credit.

So what is Pension Credit and who can claim it?

It is estimated that up to 880,000 households are entitled to Pension Credit but not currently receiving it. Pension Credit Is a means tested benefit which is paid to help with the cost of living, it can also bring entitlement to additional financial support, including housing benefit, Council tax support, and winter fuel payment.

Pension Credit can be backdated by up to 3 months (subject to meeting qualifying criteria).

The deadline to claim to be entitled to this year’s winter fuel payment is 21st December 2024

To get help making a claim You can get further information and make a claim by calling the Pension Credit Hotline: 0800 99 1234

You can check if you are eligible for Pension Credit using the Pension Credit calculator here

If you believe you are entitled to Pension Credit you can claim online here

If you require further advice or help to make a claim you can call Citizens Advice on 0808 250 5715 or visit one of our drop-in sessions. For further details of our opening hours visit www.casouthwarwickshire.org.uk

Hello everyone, the online October edition of the Compton Chronicle can be found below.

https://bit.ly/CC-OCTOBER-2024

Paper copies will be delivered in the coming days.

For any contributors please note that the closing date for November Chronicle submissions will be 12th October

– The Chronicle Editorial Team

There will be a road closure on Dassett Road, Avon Dassett from 8pm to 5am on 16-23 September.

This will mean that vehicles will be unable to access the village from the B4100 during this time. Diversions will be in place.

The latest newsletter from the local safer neighbourhood team has been published: https://s-url.co/VwEVAA

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, SECTION 14

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF C51 NORTHEND ROAD, FENNY COMPTON

Warwickshire County Council made a Temporary Traffic Order details as indicated below:

To report any problems with these works or for further details of our current & planned roadworks visit our website www.warwickshire.gov.uk/roadworksmap or call us 01926 412515.

S Duxbury, Assistant Director of Governance & Policy,
Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4RL.                                                                                                          

19 August 2024