Please be assured that in everything it can, Test Valley Borough Council is working extremely hard to ensure that the essential services we provide to the community continue.

Detailed below is information that might be of use and covers some but by no means all of the support offered by TVBC in this crisis. Please contact me or TVBC for further information.

I commend and thank the many volunteers in our wonderful communities who are offering support to their fellow residents.

Maureen Flood
TVBC Councillor – Anna ward

cllrmflood@testvalley.gov.uk

Support for Community Centres/Village Halls

Community centres across Test Valley can claim the same support grant offered to businesses and they could each benefit from a £10k cash injection. Many community halls have been hit hard by the pandemic.

Covid-19 Emergency Response Community Grant

Test Valley Borough Council has launched a new grant scheme for those providing community support during the coronavirus pandemic. Existing voluntary groups, informal groups established in response to the pandemic, parish and town councils and schools can all apply for a grant of up to £500. The funding can be used for a range of purposes, from covering volunteer and travel expenses to paying for equipment or printing.

Environmental Services

Refuse collections are another key service. So far, they are still operating fully, including the green bin collections. If staff are absent, TVBC will be covering with employees from other areas of the environmental service

Business Support Grants

Depending on their eligibility, businesses will now receive grants of either £10k or 25k. TVBC Revenues staff and redeployed staff from other services worked over the bank holiday weekend to process the grants. A total of 1,484 grants have already been paid out to a total value of £18.29M.

Test Valley Community Helpline

As more people request assistance to obtain vital supplies, TVBC has provided additional resources to the Unity helpline. Alongside investing in the telephone system, TVBC has allocated a pool of borough council employees to help staff the helpline, meaning it is now open 7-days a week including bank holidays.

Help with Council Tax in Test Valley

TVBC has agreed new measures to help families with their Council Tax through the Covid-19 crisis: Residents struggling to pay their Council Tax should contact Test Valley at www.testvalley.gov.uk/ContactRevenues or call on 01264 368000

TVBC Parking Charges Suspended

Parking charges in TVBC car parks have been suspended for the duration of the lockdown period. Removing charges ensures those collecting essential supplies for themselves and others can do so speedily and safely, and will also ensure adequate parking for those who live in and around the town centres and who are confined to their homes.

Any resident in need of urgent support during the coronavirus pandemic can contact Hampshire’s dedicated helpline – HantsHelp4Vulnerable.  The Coronavirus Hampshire Helpline can be contacted on 0333 370 4000 and is available seven days a week, from 9am-5pm.

Those with more complex, social care needs are directed to the County Council’s specialist support team, whilst others requiring urgent access to food, basic supplies, medication and social contact are referred to one of Hampshire’s district-based Local Response Centres.

Based in the heart of Hampshire’s communities, the Local Response Centres bring together local council and voluntary sector professionals with volunteers to coordinate support at a neighbourhood level. They are working closely with local supermarkets and charities, including foodbanks.

• Hampshire County Council webpages on coronavirus: https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/coronavirus
• Latest information on coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
• NHS information on coronavirus: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
• Q&A from Public Health England on coronavirus: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know

There will be a virtual meeting of Monxton Parish Council (via zoom) at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 21st April 2020.All Councillors are requested to participate. Members of the public can join the meeting by invitation and will need to contact the Clerk with a minimum of 24hours notice prior to the meeting should they wish to do this. Alternatively, members of the public can e-mail matters for discussion to the Clerk.

Heather Bourner

Clerk to Monxton Parish Council

Heather.bourner@googlemail.com

01264 773976

Agenda

• Apologies for Absence

• Public Participation

• Declarations of Interest

• Minutes & matters arising

• Planning

To note the following TVBC decision: None 

 To receive the Planning Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the    

 following applications:- 

  20/00552/FULLN- Erection of garage, Little Cottage

  20/00694/LWBN- replace windows, new plumbing & lighting- Little Cottage

  20/00723/FULLN & 20/00724/LBWN -Change of use Black Swan

Village Hall planning application

    .  Lengthsman Contract 

• Finance – agree 2019/20 accounts, approve payments   

• County and Borough Councillors’ Report 

       . Correspondence

• Any other Business 

       Date of Next Meeting- 7.30 pm on Tuesday 14th July 2020

Further to the post regarding dog mess on the village green it has been made clear this is a problem in other areas of the village, The Church Yard, the track at Sunny bank and Monxton Track have all been highlighted.

Please can all dog owners be responsible, clear up dog waste wherever you are in the village and dispose of this in the bins provided.

Thank you

Monxton Parish Council.

Dog mess is a serious health hazard and if you are a dog owner, you have a legal duty to clean up every time your dog fouls in a public place.

There are marked dog bins provided in the village to dispose of bags of dog mess.  If you cannot find one, please take your dog bag home and dispose of it in an ordinary household black bin.

It is an offence not to clean up dog mess and if residents want the Village Green and footpaths to continue to be cut, dog walkers must pick up their dog’s mess.  If residents see anyone allowing their dogs to foul the Village Green or the footpaths,  please report it to the Parish Clerk, Heather Bourner e-mail heather.bourner@googlemail.com

Village maintenance will be taking place on the Village Green from 9am to 1pm on Wednesday 8^th April.

Due to social distancing rules, we request that residents do not go to the Village Green during this time.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Keep safe.

Monxton Parish Council

Monxton Parish Council & Corona Virus

There will be no Parish Council meetings until government advice allows these to take place. Councillors will continue to respond to issues where they can. If you need help or advice please contact the Parish Clerk Heather Bourner on  01264 773976 or by e-mail heather.bourner@googlemail.com

Please see details of a support line for communities by clicking on the link below.

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