New household recycling centres booking system

A new booking system for people wishing to visit Shropshire Council’s five household recycling centres comes into effect on Monday, 4 November – with people able to make a booking from Tuesday, 29 October.

Please see below information about the booking system:

1. Bookings can be made by residents in the Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council areas
2. Bookings can be made online or by phone, with online bookings encouraged.
3. To book online – and for more information – people will be encouraged to visit the council website – see Household recycling centre bookings | Shropshire Council

The address for this page is www.shropshire.gov.uk/recyclingcentrebooking . This is the address that will be used on/in all communications, and the address that you can share with your residents.

From Tuesday (29 October) the site will include links to the booking system websites - there will be two booking sites: one for cars and one for vans/trailers.

4. On the webpage you will find lots of questions answers about the booking system, which we hope will help to answer any questions you or your residents may have. Questions are broken down into three categories. See links below:

Why are we doing this? | Shropshire Council

How to book | Shropshire Council

At the recycling centre | Shropshire Council

A video showing what to expect when you arrive at the recycling centre can also be seen on the website at- At the recycling centre | Shropshire Council

Calling Pontesbury, Minsterley & the surrounding area residents, Shropshire Council, Public Health department need to hear from you!

We want you and your loved ones to feel good and have everything you need to stay healthy in the place you live. 

Tell us what you care about, what you value and what makes you feel healthy and what needs looking at where you live. We want to know if there are things that could be improved or done differently to help you and your loved ones feel even better. 

Being healthy and well starts before we might need help from doctors or other caregivers. It starts at home, school, and in the community. It even includes the streets and parks where we play. The conditions of these things can affect our ability to make healthy choices and live healthy lives.

We want to know what you think your community needs to stay healthy and well. We want to work together to find the right services for you. So please click the link and share what you know with us!   Paper copies of the survey can be found at Pontesbury Library in the Pavilion community building on Hall Bank, and there is a collection point there for completed forms

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ShropLocalCommunitiesSummer2024

Shropshire Council Public Health Department

CO-OPTION OF A COUNCILLOR FOR PONTESBURY WARD OF PONTESBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Pontesbury Parish Council recently advertised a casual vacancy for the statutory notice period, but no requests were received for a by-election to be held. 

Applications are now being sought from any suitably qualified person who wishes to stand for co-option on to the Council.

Written applications should be made to the Clerk of the Council by no later than Friday 28^th June 2024 and these will be considered at the Parish Council Meeting to be held on Monday 8^th July 2024.

For an informal discussion, please contact the Clerk to the Council. For more information about being a Councillor please see links below or talk to your local councillor

This notice is dated 11^th June 2024

As you are aware, a general election will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024. Below is some important information that I hope will be of interest to you.

This information can also be found on the council’s website, Go to https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/elections-and-electoral-registration/voting-and-elections/general-election-4-july-2024/

If you have any questions please email the Shropshire Council elections team – elections@shropshire.gov.uk

Polling stations

As always, people will be able to find their polling station on their poll card. A list of polling stations will also be published on the above webpage after Friday 7 June.

Candidates

A list of candidates – the statement of persons nominated - for the four  constituencies will be added to the council website before 5pm on Friday 8 June.

Registering to vote

To vote in this election people must be registered to vote. The deadline for registering to vote is midnight on Tuesday 18 June. To register go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Voter ID

To vote at a polling station people will need an accepted form of photo ID. To see what ID is accepted – and to apply for free ID (known as a Voter Authority Certificate or VAC) visit the Electoral Commission website.

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) is 5pm on Tuesday 26 June, but we encourage people to apply as soon as they can. Note: If someone already have a VAC they don’t need to apply for a new one.

Voters will need to show original documents at the polling station; copies or duplicates won’t be accepted.

Postal votes

The deadline for applying for a postal vote is 5pm on Wednesday 19 June. To apply for a postal vote visit the Electoral Commission website.

It’s no longer possible to simply drop off a completed postal vote pack at Shirehall or at polling station, An appropriate form must also be completed.

Proxy voting

The deadline for applying for a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June. To apply for a proxy vote visit the Electoral Commission website.

Overseas voter registration

British and eligible Irish citizens living overseas can now register to vote in UK general elections no matter how long ago they left or were last registered. There’s no longer a 15-year limit. They’ll be registered at the constituency where they were last registered to vote, or where they lived if they weren’t registered.

For more information, visit the Electoral Commission website.