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Fiona - Electric Tricycle User, Age 51. 'I purchased an electric tricycle as I have Multiple Sclerosis and can no longer ride a bicycle due to poor balance and mobility issues. I have found that being out on my tricycle that my fitness has improved and it has had an impact on weight loss. With the pedal assist I am still able to pedal and use my legs which is important to keep my muscles active, reduce numbness and I am also able to cycle further including hills and this also helps with fatigue as I tire easily. I have enjoyed being able to access local rural areas which has had a positive impact on my mental health and wellbeing, especially during this difficult time due to Covid-19 and being isolated as a clinically vulnerable person. This has meant that I have been able to get out of the house and feel safe whilst exercising. There are a lot of support groups on social media where I have met other like minded cyclists who have offered invaluable support and advice and I have met up with another lady tricycle rider as a riding companion.'

Mrs Surfleet a registered customer of the car scheme thanked HWRA for an excellent service and also to personally thank the driver, Terry for his help and assitance in providing transport to her medical appointment.

Wheels to Work North Lincolnshire Scheme - John from Grimsby ‘I joined the scheme in 2021 after hearing about it from a family member. I was in need of transport to get to and from work as I had my motorbike stolen and was not able to replace it. As a short-term arrangement I was relying on a family member to take and pick me up from work. For me the key benefit of the wheels to work scheme was that it provided me with a scooter that enabled me to get to and from work, it also gave me back independence and freedom. I would definitely recommend the scheme and I have done so to friends who are need of transport to get to work. Don’t’ underestimate the scooters as they are extremely reliable . My experience of the scheme was great, and I was glad that I was successful in receiving a scooter via the scheme’.

Community-Led Housing Virtual Workshops -

20th April 2021

The Build Stage of your community led housing project

The best stage of your community led housing project is when it goes ‘live’ – that exciting time when the project is complete and people start to live in the properties.

Who should attend this workshop?

This workshop is for anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of the ‘live’ stage of a community led housing project, but also anyone at any stage of the process who wants to better understand what happens once the project is complete. Even if you are at the beginning of your community led housing journey, it’s important to consider from the start what will happen to the properties once they are built.

What will you learn?

In this session we will cover:

Running your group
Managing your homes
Repairs and maintenance
Rents and service charges
Lettings and sales
Complaints

There will be an informative presentation from an accredited advisor, followed by an inspiring presentation from Tude Tisdall, one of the members living in the Older Womans Cohousing community in North London. A Q&A session will be held following both speakers.

We think it’s important to demonstrate success and therefore we include speakers with lived experience of the community led housing process, many of whom are now living in the homes they helped create.

North Yorkshire & East Riding Community-Led Houisng Hub can help you answer these questions and more. They support all Community-Led Housing Groups in the area, through the process, from trained advisors.

Join us for the sixth in our series of workshops: Live stage of the CLH process

Date: Thursday 9th Septmber

Time: 7 - 8.30pm

This is one in a series of free Zoom workshops which will talk you through the principles of building community-led housing.

We will have guest speakers who will be sharing their lived experience of buildingnhokes for a community led housing project, as well as a Q&A session.

This event is open to anyone, but of particular interest to communities, parish councils or individuals interested in learning more about how to get started in community led housing.

You can find out more about the workshop and register here.

If you have any questions about the workshop please email clh@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk

The workshop is run by

Peter Hirschfeld, Angela Walmsley and Sarah Hart - from the North Yorkshire & East Riding Community-Led Housing Hub.

Feel free to circulate this invite to any of your contacts who may be interested in attending.

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ACRE welcomes new grant scheme for improving village halls

National charity says £3 million fund announced by government will safeguard the future of many valued rural community buildings Timed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, the government has committed to supporting over 100 rural community buildings with capital improvements. This follows in the footsteps of investments made in village halls as part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (1897) and King George V‘s Silver Jubilee (1935). There are over 10,000 village halls to be found in most rural communities across England, providing residents with what is quite often the only place to meet and socialise locally. They host a wide range of activities from exercises classes, playgroups to weddings and many accommodate vital services such as post offices, doctors’ surgeries and shops.

£400 grant will be paid to everyone with an electricity meter

The £400 grant (replacing what was a £200 loan) will be paid to everyone with an electricity meter by their electricity retail supplier through discounts to their bills and for pre-paid meter users as a credit to their pre-pay arrangement. This means no fundamental disadvantage to off gas grid users of heating oil, they will just have very small electricity bills to compensate for much higher oil purchases. There is, of course, an issue for the small number of people not on the electricity grid at all who will get nothing. There will however be the question of people off the gas grid having to find very large sums to re-fill their oil tanks when the £400 will drip into their accounts by way of reduced electricity Bills, so the problem becomes mainly a cashflow one. For those on means tested benefits there will be £650 paid in two instalments, there are as yet no details specified about when. This could help with the cashflow issue depending on when it is paid. There may be a case for ACRE and other rural organisations to call for this to be paid up front to those off gas grid in order to enable them to fill oil tanks over the summer and smooth out demand whilst enabling timing choice to get the best price.

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