Village News

Feedback needed on the future of our District

Together we will create a brighter future for our district.

Lichfield District Council are committed to collaborating closely with our communities to understand your priorities, your needs and ideas.

Together we will co-create a vision for the future of our district – we’re calling it Lichfield 2050 - and by working closely we will achieve far more than we would if we try to do it on our own.

We want to know what you think Lichfield District should be like in 2050 and what steps we should take now, and in the coming years, to make sure that our vision is realised.

To do this we need your help, we need the feedback from students, teachers, employees, parents and networks to help us shape Lichfield 2050. Lichfield 2050 will be our shared vision for the future of our district, and Together we will co-author the ambitions, strategies and plans to reach it.

Together we will make it the best place to live, work and play.

Click on the link and take part in the brief survey and let us know your thoughts. Every opinion counts as Together we …. build the future of our district.

Cost of living help

See Staffordshire County Council's webs page for help:

http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/heretohelp

HM Queen Elizabeth

It is with great sadness that Elford Parish Council has heard of the death of HM The Queen.

The Chair, Councillors and Clerk wish to express their deepest sympathy to King Charles and the Royal Family for their loss at this sad time.

St Peter's Church will be open with a Book of Condolence available.

For information from the County Council please see https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Condolences/HM-The-Queen-Elizabeth-II.aspx and from Lichfield District Council please see https://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/council/hm-queen

Local books of condolence are also available at the National Memorial Arboretum and Lichfield Cathedral.

Car Crime

Residents should be aware that there have been recent attempts in Elford to steal vehicles.

This has been reported to the police but please also consider upgrading your own security.

A steering lock is a simple effective deterrent or steering wheel locks can also help.

Some vehicles can be vulnerable to relay attacks: thieves use a device to pick up the keyless fob’s signal from within a property and ‘relay’ it back to the car allowing them to unlock it and drive away. A faraday pouch which can be bought cheaply can prevent this. Even putting key fobs in the microwave will block the signals or block the keyless car in with another one if you can.

Further advice from the police here

Councillor Local Community Fund 2022

Community groups and residents across Lichfield District are invited to apply to a councillors’ fund to support projects that will have a positive impact on their area.

The Councillor Local Community Fund, which is in the second year of a two-year pilot, is open now and encouraging people to be active in improving where they live.

Each district councillor has £300 to award – a minimum award is £50 – and money will be given out to approved projects on a first come, first served basis.

Applications can be made to more than one councillor in a ward or across wards up to a maximum of £900 but must be submitted by 30 November 2022.

The Councillor Local Community Fund can support the following:

Projects that provide local solutions to local needs.
One-off events that benefit the local community and support community resilience.
Current projects/activities that need a small amount of support to continue or grow.
Capital items (equipment, materials etc).
New projects and activities that need some funding to get going.
Projects that stimulate new community activity, such as setting up new local community events and clubs.

Payments are made by the Community Foundation for Staffordshire, preferably to an account in the name of the group on the application form and all awarded funding must be spent on the project or activity applied for and any unspent funding must be returned.

HS2 construction

	Have you experienced local travel disruption caused by HS2 construction?

	If so please let the Parish Council know on clerk@elfordparish.co.uk as we can use this as evidence of need by the community in our application to HS2 for a grant towards improvements planned for Elford’s playground.

New Benches

Two benches have been kindly donated to the village by Riverside Woodcraft of Elford Lowe.

The benches have been painted with preservative by our handyman Alan, Cllr Tim Gilbert arranged for them to be installed on Burton Road and The Beck, and the costs for this have been met from last year's Lichfield District Council's Councillor Local Community Fund.

Residents and visitors now have places to sit and relax after a walk around the village, and the Parish Council hopes they will be well used.