Free Home Energy Checks
It’s Back! Age UK BRWF – Free Home Energy Checks Age UK Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest are once again offering FREE Home Energy Checks for older people living locally. Please note that although this service is free, availability is LIMITED. These free Home Energy Checks take 60-90 minutes. Anyone wishing to book an appointment […]
Safer Neighbourhood Team drop-in
Message from Joanne Birch (West Mercia Police, PCSO, Bromsgrove St John’s) Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Destination Zone Bromsgrove on Tuesday 1st October at 2.30-3.30pm. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find out what we are doing to tackle the issues that matter to you. […]
Reports of livestock worrying
Are you a dog owner and do you care about their welfare? We have received a message from Mike Roberts, Police, Rural Crime Prevention Officer, North Worcestershire who reports on a number of reports recently of livestock worrying, particularly in the Bromsgrove district. Livestock worrying is when loose dogs chase or attack farmed animals and […]
Watch out for Pension Fraud
Action Fraud is warning savers to stay vigilant and protect their pensions and investments from fraudsters trying to trick people out of their lifetime savings, as new data reveals £17.7 million lost to pension fraud last year. How can you protect yourself? Unsolicited communication about your pension: If you get a call out of the […]
Primrose Hospice Open Day 18/10/2024
Our local Primrose Hospice is holding their annual open day on Friday 18th October 2024, from 10am to 3pm (drop in). This is a fantastic opportunity for you to see – firsthand – the vital care and support Primrose Hospice & Family Support Centre offers to our community and how more people can be supported […]
Worried about someone sleeping rough?
No one should have to sleep rough. You can help change someone’s life by making an alert to local support services through StreetLink. StreetLink is a platform that enables you to alert local authorities and outreach teams to someone sleeping rough, so that they can locate and provide them with needed support. This includes anyone […]
Keep positively healthy
‘Healthy Worcestershire’ is a programme, funded by Worcestershire Public Health and delivered by Solutions 4 Health, offering an integrated range of health improvement services in a way that brings people together and builds social connections. Weekly sessions are being run in local venues within the heart of communities. The aim will be to provide a […]
Watch out for scams online
From Neighbourhood Matters… ONLINE PURCHASE SCAMS Shopping online has become a quick and easy method of shopping and very often a source of bargains, but are these bargains always genuine? However, fraudsters can […]
Speed limits notice
The Highways Authority at Worcestershire County Council has revoked all previous orders relating to speed limits on the roads listed below, and on 15 August 2024 made an Order the effect of which will be to impose 30 miles per hour Speed Limit on the following lengths of roads in Finstall: – B4184 Alcester Road […]
Repair Café, Redditch
Based at Community House, 103 Easemore Road, Redditch B98 8EY, the Repair Café experts will try to fix your items in need of repair. They have a success rate of about 75% and cake and drinks are served while you wait or wander into town. It is a free service but you will need to […]