News Updates

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The Age UK Ross office is now ‘working from home’ and unfortunately it’s no longer possible to have direct contact or face to face appointments with clients.

The office can be contacted for Info and Advice on Telephone numbers:

01989567165 or 01989763887

These are the normal office contact telephone numbers but your call will be diverted to the two office staff, working from home.

Please leave a message if the call isn’t answered straight away and someone will get back to you.

Louise at The Inn on the Wye is providing a non-profit community food box order and pick-up service.

Each £20 box contains: Bread, Milk, Pasta, Eggs and a selection of fruit and vegetables.  There is a choice of red or green top milk and white or brown bread, but no substitutions.

To order: email info@innonthewye.co.uk with your telephone number.  Louise will call you back two days before the order goes in to take your order and payment over the phone.

On placing your order you will get an allocated pick-up slot (there are currently no deliveries). When you arrive the box will be placed outside and the door shut so that no social contact is necessary.

At present collection days are Monday and Thursday with collection slots 15 minutes apart.  Last orders for Monday pick-up are the previous Thursday evening.  Last orders for Thursday pick-up are the previous Tuesday evening.

Thank you Louise for helping to support our community.

The Coronavirus is a concern for us all across West Mercia and during these uncertain times we must work together to ease the situation. We all have our part to play and there are many ways to offer support to our communities’ most vulnerable whilst ensuring personal safety. I have seen communities come together throughout Herefordshire to provide services such as collecting prescriptions, shopping or even offering phone calls to ensure those most vulnerable are still cared for and not lonely. As Commissioner I would encourage you all to keep safe and listen to guidelines issued by the Government and local authorities but keep community spirit going and look out for each other.

More information about offering support across Herefordshire can be found here: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/covid19help

Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion

Details of the Woods of Whitchurch Drive by Pick-up Shop + Delivery to Food Hub:

Download the order form HERE

How to Order:

1. Decide what you would like and mark the quantities on the order form with a pen or by typing.
2. Take a photo or email the order form to Victoria 07786543457                              victoria@oldcourthotel.co.uk
3. YOU MUST ORDER BEFORE 5PM
4. Woods of Whitchurch will call you the following morning with any changes and a price.
5. You will pay over the phone with a debit/credit card.
6. You can tell us an approximate time of pick up.
7. You drive by between 2pm & 6pm to collect

OR a Volunteer will collect for you

OR a delivery to Local Food Hub (Tues/Thurs/Sat) – starting week commencing 30th March 2020

Please note all orders on Saturdays will be ready on MONDAYS.  No Sunday pick up.

Are you operating a community help scheme?

Let us know and we will get the details published.

If you need assistance in the coming months, the following local services are able to help:

1. Woods of Whitchurch are a local food hub for people to buy stock + offering a takeaway/drive-thru service https://en-gb.facebook.com/woodsofwhitchurch  Telephone: 01600 891021
2. Inn on the Wye, Walford is taking orders for a £20 grocery box scheme.  Website: www.innonthewye.co.uk. Contact: 01600 890872.
3. Colts Village Stores and Filling Station, Bishopswood are stocked with essentials.  Telephone: 01594862959
4. CrossKeys Pub in Goodrich is taking orders for a £20 grocery box scheme but is closed for business. E-mail: rafpubs@icloud.com. Contact 01600 890692
5. Sainsburys is setting aside the first hour of shopping every Thursday for elderly and vulnerable shoppers.  This will be 8am to 9am in Ross.  Online customers who are over 70 years of age or have a disability will have priority access to online delivery slots so register for Sainsburys shopping now to get this priority treatment. www.sainsburys.co.uk.
6. Old Court Hotel in Whitchurch and The Hostelrie in Goodrich are now closed for business but Whitchurch Spice Tandoori (The Crown), Whitchurch is taking orders and delivering.  It doesn’t have a website but has a Facebook page of the same name.  Telephone: 01600 890808.  Mobile: 07422404777

There are Good Neighbours and Community Support Schemes that can offer help and support to those who are elderly, vulnerable or need to self-isolate in the following two Parishes:

Walford Parish (which includes Walford, Bishopswood, Bulls/Leys/Howle Hill and Coughton) contact Walford Community Support Scheme. Website: www.walford-pc.org.uk/parish-life/community-support-scheme. Contact: 07493171430

Whitchurch & Ganarew Parish Good Neighbours Scheme (which includes Symonds Yat West and Marstow) please contact Sue Morris via the Clerk@wagc.org.uk  Contact:  01600 890183

Goodrich & Welsh Bicknor Parish (which includes Symonds Yat East)  doesn’t have a Good Neighbours Scheme but the Parish Council recognises that there might be people who may need help (and can offer help). Please contact Miss A Jones (Clerk) Tel. 01600 890466 (answer-machine) Email.  clerk@goodrichandwelshbicknorpc.org

The situation is fast changing, so further updates will be published as we get more information.

We now have a vacancy for a Parish Clerk as a result of the impending retirement of the existing clerk.

Walford is a busy Parish with an active Council appointed following elections in April 2019.  In addition to monthly Council meetings, there is a Finance Committee, Personnel Committee and working groups covering Planning (including NDP), Community Engagement, Safety and the Environment.  The Council also operates a Community Support Scheme which is funded by various grants and income from the Kerne Bridge Canoe Launch.

The role of the Clerk is currently contracted for 12 hours per week with salary based on the NJC national scale and commensurate with experience and qualifications.  CILCA and/or accountancy qualifications would be a significant advantage.

The job description and person specification is available HERE but in summary key responsibilities include:

1. To ensure that statutory and other provisions affecting the running of the council are observed.
2. To monitor and balance the council’s accounts and prepare records for audit purposes and VAT.
3. To ensure that the council’s obligations for risk assessment and management are properly met.
4. To prepare, in consultation with the appropriate members, agendas for meetings of the council and committees. To attend such meetings and prepare minutes for approval.
5. To attend all meetings of the council and all meetings of its committees.
6.  To receive and deal with, in accordance with the council’s procedures, any or all correspondence and documents.
7. To receive and report on invoices for goods and services for the council and to ensure such accounts are met. To issue invoices on behalf of the council and to ensure payment is received.
8. To study reports and other data on activities of the council. Where appropriate, to allocate reports to members of the council for scrutiny, and to produce reports for circulation and discussion by the council.
9. To advise on the practicality and likely effects of specific courses of action, proposed by the council.
10. To monitor the implemented policies of the council to ensure they are achieving the desired results and, where appropriate, suggest changes.
11. To act as the representative of the council as required.
12. To issue notices and prepare agendas and minutes for the Annual Parish Meeting. To attend the Parish Meeting and to implement the decisions made at the Parish Meeting, as agreed by the council.

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter to clerk@walford-pc.org.uk