Cllr Julia Berry

Chorley Council We are a district Council in Lancashire, serving the borough of Chorley.

There is #NoExcuseForAbuse in Lancashire Help and support is available across Lancashire.

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Lancashire weather warning over supercell thunderstorm It follows the tornado that damaged homes in Greater Manchester last night

🎒🍎 Reminder: If your child is due to start primary school in September 2024 don't forget to submit your application by 15 January 2024.

Visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/schoolplaces/ for a step-by-step guide, from picking schools to admission criteria.

Just given notice of significant disruption coming 10th Feb- 8th Mar 2024 to Collingwood Road area. Much needed repairs to road surface!!! Please share

Chorley Council condemns the Secretary of State’s intention to bypass local planning committee.

The Secretary of State, Michael Gove MP announced on 19 December that Chorley Council has been designated in relation to performance in major planning applications, which he considers have had too many applications refused by Chorley’s Planning Committee.

Chorley Council is appalled by the decision, which ignores the numerous meetings held and letters sent over years from Chorley Council and the MP for Chorley, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, to explain to the government the negative impact that their changes to the planning rules have had on the borough.

Under designation, eligible major planning applications can, if the applicant chooses, be made directly to the Secretary of State at which point the Planning Inspectorate will handle the applications on their behalf. This would bypass the local democratically elected decision-making powers of the Chorley Planning Committee.

Councillors and the MP for Chorley have met with the Minister and his officials to urge him to rethink his decision.

More information can be found at www.chorley.gov.uk/designation and we will share updates when we have them.

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🦷 *Tory Dentist Nightmare* 🦷

Under the Tories, NHS dentistry is in decline. Millions of people are unable to get the appointments they need, 1 in 10 are attempting their own DIY dentistry, and tooth decay is the most common reason for children aged 6-10 to be admitted to hospital.

Labour will stop this dental nightmare, providing an extra 700,000 urgent dental appointments and shifting the focus to prevention of tooth decay.

🔗*Find out how many dentists have shut their doors in your area

https://action.labour.org.uk/page/141255/action/1?ea.tracking.id=digital-activist-group

This sounds great :)

A fabulous opportunity for children to experience musical Instruments! They ARE aloud to touch, feel and play the instruments 😀

🎄On the 5th of December, The Flood Hub shared with me: 5 steps to flood resilience
💧 Warning triggers
💧 Flood insurance
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💧 Planning
💧 resilience

Save our resource for more info➡ https://bit.ly/2TzbzSm

We have more than 2,600 grit bins in key locations across the county.

✔️ Use the grit sparingly and only on the road or pavement in the area where the grit bin is located (❌ not on private driveways).

Using the grit for other purposes could lead to unnecessary risks to other people if the grit runs out: http://bit.ly/LCCgritbin.

Put applying for your child's primary school place at the top of your to do list before Christmas ✅ 🎅.

School admissions are still open for children due to start primary school in September 2024.

💻 It’s quick and easy to apply. Go to 👉 https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-primary-school/.

Today is Fuel Poverty Awareness day which marks two years since the energy crisis first began.

We're working to support households across Chorley who are struggling due to the cost of living.

One way we are doing this is by offering residents help to reduce their energy bills by improving energy efficiency in their homes.

We’re offering home visits from one of our team to complete a questionnaire which will assess your properties energy efficiency and to give free guidance and support on improving this.

If you'd like to learn more about the support available, click here: https://bit.ly/3RhKAYM

Wider support for the cost of living, can be found here: https://www.chorley.gov.uk/costofliving

The Household Support Fund can help with things like:

✅ fuel
✅ food
✅ energy costs

Visit: Lancashire.gov.uk/costofliving

CHORLEY DEMENTIA ACTION GROUP
We will be holding our monthly Dementia Hub on WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER between 1.00pm - 2.00pm in the CHORLEY CENTRAL LIBRARY. A warm welcome awaits anyone who would like to pop in and have chat about what we have to offer, as we work to make Chorley a dementia friendly community.

Today is and the start of 16 days of activism to end the violence against women and girls.

Violence against women and girls can happen anywhere and takes many forms - from sexist jokes online to harassing behaviours on public transport. These all contribute towards creating a culture of fear and misogyny that encourages violence and abuse against women.

We are committed to ending all gender-based violence.

Help support to

We're supporting the annual White Ribbon Campaign, established by men to end all forms of male violence against women and girls.

With the annual day taking place tomorrow to mark 16 days of activism, the theme of this year's campaign is to and we'll be raising awareness by displaying White Ribbon stands and materials in libraries across the county.

Learn more about what we're doing to raise awareness of here ➡️ https://news.lancashire.gov.uk/news/lancashire-county-council-aims-to-changethestory-in-support-of-white-ribbon-day-2023

Damage to bus shelter on Spendmore Lane reported using LoveCleanStreets app

20 simple acts of kindness to kickstart your week 💛

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This , the focus is on speed.

You can visit and learn more about why speed matters by visiting their website -

https://www.brake.org.uk/road-safety-week

We’d like to speak with residents who have reported a highways issue to us (for example with a road or street) in the past six months.

💬 We want to hear about your experience.

Conversations will be held 1 to 1 either online or over the telephone between Monday 20 & Friday 24 November. You'll be able to choose a day and time that works for you.

👉 Please register your interest here: https://my.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/request?form=talk_to_us_highways_and_roads