FREE Fuel and Water Home Adviser Service

FREE Fuel and Water Home Adviser Service helping households save water, energy and money!

My name is Stevie Pettitt and I am the Fuel and Water Adviser working out of Children and Families but paid for by Swale Borough Council.

This project has been funded by Swale Borough Council as part of their action on climate change and CO2 reduction.

The aim of this project is to tackle fuel and water poverty across the borough and reduce CO2 emissions, saving householders money and energy, improving the health of the household and improve the householders understanding of energy efficiency.

We are working with families that are in fuel poverty, these households live in the most deprived areas, the properties are generally privately rented or in a poor state of repair. We are working with the most vulnerable groups, children, the elderly, the disabled and families on low incomes. We are giving FREE energy packs to householders who book a free consultation (chat) with me that contain swell gels, timers, LED light bulbs, draught-proofing, radiator panels, humidifiers, waste caddy bags and water hippos, to encourage householders to take further steps to save fuel.

This project is open to all households, not just households considered to be in fuel and water poverty.

I work with households to switch tariff, apply for grants and support with utility debts. We give money-saving and energy-saving advice.

We are trusted partners of Southern Water and Southeast Water and work with both water companies to ensure households are on the correct water tariff and are having great success working with the water companies and householders to reduce water debt as well as usage.

On average most householders save a minimum of 20% on their annual water bills and switching tariff saves the householder approximately £190.00 a year.

As energy prices are set to rise in September and the warm homes discount is opening in October it is important that as many households as possible are informed of the help and support that is available to them before the energy price hike.

For more information on how to access our Fuel and Water Home Adviser Service please contact:

Stevie Pettitt - Fuel and Water Home Adviser

Tel: 01795 889233 / 07862 158783
Email: spettitt@children-families.org

Website: www.children-families.org/fuel--water-home-adviser.html

Address: Children and Families Ltd | Seashells, Rose Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1AW

Latest 2021 Police Surgery Dates in Upchurch

PCSO John Cork holds regular Police Surgeries in Upchurch so residents can speak to him about any local policing issues they may have.

John's Police Surgery dates in Upchurch will be:

Saturday 18th September 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

Saturday 23rd October 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

Saturday 27th November 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

Friday 17th December 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

If residents need to contact PSCO Cork before these dates, they can ring the 101 number or John's mobile: 07772 226217

PCSO John Cork

Vehicle Tyres Damaged - Upchurch

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/148082/21

Between Saturday the 7th and Saturday the 14th of August, nails were found embedded in the tyres of a vehicle in Grenadier Close, Upchurch.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.

For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk

Kent Community Messaging

St Mary's Church Fundraising Sale

There will be no church fundraising sale this month.

Our next sale will be on Saturday the 11th of September.

For Homemade Cakes, Scones, Preserves, Puzzles, Paperback Books

and more...

Look out for our new advertising banners.

Mary Stone

Parcel Stolen - Upchurch

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/144774/21

At 1:00pm on Monday the 9th of August, a parcel was stolen from the doorstep of a property in Breach Lane, Upchurch, by an intruder.

The suspect drove off in a black Subaru, reg number: VK58 RKY.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.

For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk

Kent Community Messaging

The Rainbow Café at St Mary's Church, Upchurch

2nd September - 7th October - 4th November - 2nd December

All ages welcome

Hi everyone,

We are so pleased to announce that the Rainbow Café will be reopening on Thursday the 2nd of September. Then every first Thursday of the month.

Our opening times will be slightly longer. We will open from 2:00pm until 5:00pm. This will enable any adults who would like a bit of space to come and enjoy tea and cake before we get busy with our Rainbow Kids.

Safety

Our risk assessment is available to anyone who wishes to see it.

We will be asking everyone to sign in. This is so we can keep you informed if anyone at the Rainbow Café tests positive for Covid. It will also allow us to contact you about anything that we think you will enjoy. We will protect your details and if you don't want to be contacted, please tick the no contact square on the form.

There will be hand-gel readily available along with masks for those who want one and have forgotten their own. Please respect those who want to keep their distance and want to wear a mask.

There will still be our great 'Snack Deal' for the kids - 5 items plus a juice for £1. Our tea/coffee/cakes and savouries will still be really good value. And we are still keeping 4 Ugandan children in school, as well as providing them with books, pens, shoes and uniforms. The great thing was, that throughout lockdown we were able to keep funding them, because of generous donations from people in Upchurch.

Because Covid hasn't gone away there will be a small change. We will be asking the children to sit to eat, sit to play games and sit to do crafts. Until we have worked out how the Rainbow Café will run normally, we will be asking parents to help us make sure there isn't any running around. The other change will be that at the end of the Rainbow Café (4:30pm) there will be a bible story in the Lady Chapel while the Rainbow Café team clean and sanitize all the games, pens etc. Of course, the story isn't compulsory and you are free to leave at that point instead of stay for the story. However, we do hope the children will like the idea of a story and that you decide to join us.

We are really looking forward to seeing you all at the next Rainbow Café.

Gill Gay and all the Rainbow Café team