Voluntary Sector North West
We are pleased to announce that the Society is now a member of the Voluntary Sector North West Organisation (VSNW)
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Barrington Green’s new poetry board
Kindly sponsored by Barrington Dental Care, Barrington Green’s new poetry board is up showing the sponsors logo and also displaying the ‘Dentists’ poem by Pam Bradshaw. Congratulations to everyone concerned.
INFORMATION FROM THE TBC COMMUNITIES OFFICER
TRAFFORD COVID VACCINATION HOTLINE
We appreciate that over the last couple of weeks, the amount of patients getting in touch with GP surgeries has risen substantially.
To support practices with the increase of calls and emails, a designated phone number and email address has been set up to direct some of the vaccination enquiries away from practices.
If the enquiry relates to the COVID vaccination, patients can now leave a message with the new
COVID Vaccinations Hotline (0161 912 1299).
The hotline will be monitored by NHS Trafford CCG colleagues who will aim to answer all enquiries within 24 hours.
An email inbox has also been set up so that patients can get in touch with their questions on the changes to the rescheduling of doses.
If you feel your practice would benefit from this service, please could we ask that you include the following message on your website or social media channels.
If your enquiry relates to the rescheduling of COVID vaccinations, you can now leave a message
with the new COVID Vaccinations Hotline (0161 912 1299).
The hotline will be monitored by NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group colleagues who will aim to answer all enquiries within 24 hours.
You can also email any questions related to the rescheduling of vaccinations to trccg.covidvacs@nhs.net
Before getting in touch please see if your question can be answered on our frequently asked questions page as this may resolve your issue much more quickly. Click on this link: frequently asked questions page
Electric vehicle charging network Britain’s EV charging network is not keeping up with growth in the sales of electric vehicles. Last year (2020) 108,205 EV were purchased, an increase of 186% on the year before.
By contrast, a total of 4,270 new public charging points were installed in the same 12 months, just a 26% increase.
Britain needs around 12,000 new public fast chargers per year to maintain current ratios to new vehicles. By 2050 an estimated 25 million charging points will be required.
Electric vehicles form a crucial part of the Government’s plan to wean the country off diesel and petrol vehicles. The Government has committed £1.3bn to accelerate the rollout of charging infrastructure, ensuring people across the country benefit from the electric car revolution but there is, as yet, no signs of where, when, and how that money will be spent.
The Government has just unveiled a new £50m scheme to increase the number of charge points in rural areas. Under the EV Homecharge Scheme, small businesses, landlords and leaseholders can get up to £350 in state funding to install a charge point. Planning permission should not be required provided they are inside the property boundaries. The Government has also pledged to simplify payments at the charge points and also force operators to provide a 24/7 helpline for drivers.
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Help save Stockport’s iconic Grade II* listed Railway Viaduct
Sign the petition to help save Stockport’s iconic Grade II* listed Railway Viaduct from more concealment by the cumulative impact of high-rise apartments as part of the Weir Mill redevelopment. The mill can be reused and saved by enabling development, and the rest of C&C’s proposals have merit. But not at the expense of the iconic viaduct’s concealment. We want the developers to devise a revised scheme without a tower; and the council and corporation to provide compensatory development land to the west.
For full details and to sign the petition click on the link below:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/don-t-hide-our-viaduct
LEISURE CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT – Update
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The Society Looking Ahead – New Student Internship
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Altrincham Interchange Poetry Board

A table and chairs are to follow in Spring, so there’s now a little bit more green space for us all to share.

It asks the Council to reduce the speed limit on the residential roads in the area between the canal, A56, town centre and the railway line. This includes the area streets around Navigation park and primary school, and the roads immediately either side of Barrington Road.
REGENT ROAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
As the planned open day for the Regent Road Archaeological Dig cannot take place,
click on the link below to see the footings of Chapel Street & associated area.
Norman Redhead, Heritage Management Director (Archaeology) at the Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service, University of Salford has been in touch with the society. He will be inviting Archaeology England to give a presentation on this excavation for the
GM Archaeology Day in November.
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TACKLING AIR POLLUTION
The A56 passing North-South through our town has a very poor record for air quality. Air pollution has been linked to a range of serious health problems. The Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan aims to tackle nitrogen oxide emissions from the most polluting vehicles.
The GM Clean Air Plan seeks to upgrade the region’s buses, HGVs. Taxis, and van fleets. There will be an expected £116 million behind the upgrade.
More information can be found at cleanairgm.com.
If you have any comments or suggestions about any of the above, please get in touch via the
CONTACT US page, we would be pleased to hear from you. Or contact your local councillor directly and copy us in.
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