214 Charity and Community
Sussex Snippets News from across the counties West Sussex County Council have set their budget for the forthcoming tax year 2022/3. Council tax will rise by 2.99%. This includes a 1.99% general increase, plus an additional 1% dedicated for adult social care. West Sussex Wellbeing has helped more than 60,000 adults since it was established countywide in 2011. The service is delivered through partnership between West Sussex County Council and the seven district and borough councils. It offers impartial and friendly advice and support about health issues. Full details can be found on the website, which also contains details of local Wellbeing Hubs in Adur & Worthing, Arun, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. www.westsussexwellbeing.org.uk Since 2002, the Sussex Search & Rescue charity has helped find numerous missing people across the county. Most callouts are to search for vulnerable missing people such as the elderly, people living with dementia, despondents, children, and anyone else deemed to be a high risk. The team’s
task is to locate them having been given a briefing by the police, and to return them to a place of safety. The team, which entirely consists of volunteers drawn from all walks of life, marks its 20th year of operation in 2022. www.sussar.org.uk. The public consultation into the proposed Rampion 2 wind farm off the coast of Sussex is open until April 11th. Campaign group Protect Coastal Sussex (www.protectcoastalsussex.org) say the new turbines (in purple on the map) will be more than twice the height of Rampion 1 (shown in blue) and cover four times the area. www.rampion2.com/consultation.
Children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities are being encouraged to sign up to a new-look register that will help West Sussex County Council develop better services to support them and their families. From 1 April 2022, the West Sussex Library Service will take over running the disability register for those aged under 25. Those who sign up or renew from that date will be entitled to either a £5 shopping voucher or a Max Card, a national discount card providing hundreds of offers and valid for two years. For details email: SENDCommissioningTeam@westsussex.gov.uk Are you an experienced driver or passenger assistant? West Sussex County Council is recruiting School Minibus/Car Driver or Passenger Assistants. Work Location: Countywide, with base locations including Horsham, Drayton Depot (near Chichester) and Worthing. Permanent & Casual roles available - Hours (Split Shift: 7am -10am / 2pm – 5pm). For more details you can visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/featured-jobs/ school-transport-jobs or call 01243 753530. West Sussex Trading Standards is offering to install call blocking devices free of charge to help stop nuisance calls. Residents need to satisfy certain criteria to qualify for the devices, which are proven to block up to 98% of nuisance calls. Search “callblocker” at www.westsussex.gov.uk or call 01243 642124 (Option 2).
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