CENSUS 2021 – Message Shared by North Devon Council – February 2021

CENSUS 2021 – Message Shared by North Devon Council – February 2021

Message dated at 04 February 2021

Households across the nation will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021 .

The Census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.

The Census is a snapshot of who we are and how we live our lives. The information is vital for assessing community needs for services such as schools and Doctors surgeries as well as how our communities are made up and changing.

Census weekend is the 21 March, however keep your eyes peeled for the Census postcard which is expected through your letter boxes between 21-25 February.

It is really important everyone takes part. Census 2021 have made it easier for people to do online, through any device, with help (if in need) and paper questionnaires are available for those who prefer them.

Results will be available within 12 months, although personal records will be locked away for 100 years, kept safe for future generations.

For more information please visit their website – www.census.gov.uk

For updates you can follow Census 2021 on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Linkedin. #Census2021

Bitcoin-Related Scam Emails

We’re warning the public to be vigilant of unsolicited emails promoting cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) investment opportunities. We’ve received over 750 reports this week about Bitcoin-related phishing emails that use fake celebrity endorsements to try and lure victims into investment scams. The links in the emails lead to fraudulent websites that are designed to steal your money, as well as personal and financial information.

How you can protect yourself:

Investment opportunities: Don’t be rushed into making an investment. Remember, legitimate organisations will never pressure you into making a transaction on the spot.

Seek advice first: Speak with a trusted friend or family members, and seek independent professional advice before making significant financial decisions.

FCA register: Use the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) register to check if the company is regulated by the FCA. If you deal with a firm (or individual) that isn’t regulated, you may not be covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) if things go wrong and you lose your money.

For more information about how to invest safely, please visit: https://www.fca.org.uk/scamsmart

Report suspicious emails: If you have received an email which you’re not quite sure about, you can report it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service by forwarding the email to – report@phishing.gov.uk

To see examples of the Bitcoin-related phishing emails that have been reported to us, follow Action Fraud on Twitter or Facebook.

(Please forward this message to any friends, family members, or colleagues that may find this information useful)

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80th Birthday Celebration

Celebrating an 80th Birthday During Lockdown

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Margot Seabrook

Thursday 11th February 2021


All your friends in East and West Worlington wish you a very, very Happy 80th Birthday.

We hope that you have a very special “socially distanced” day.

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Worlington Community – Lockdown and Community Support

In response to the lockdown requirements announced on Monday 4th January 2021 the following community support arrangements are now in place.

Stay Safe – Follow Government Guidance

As reported nationally the current variant of COVID-19 is more easily transmitted than previously so all our community are encouraged to stay as safe as possible by staying home as much as possible and following Government Instructions and Guidance.

Special Care for Vulnerable Residents

It is vital ALL those over 70 and those with vulnerable health conditions are extremely careful to avoid infection and its consequences. Staying safe is an immediate priority remembering a vaccine is now becoming available.

Community Support: Living on Your Own / Vulnerable Conditions

During the first lockdown many people in our community volunteered to act as contacts for residents living on their own or because they are vulnerable require self-isolation. If you would like a member of our community to keep in touch with you please notify Simon Good who will co-ordinate arrangements. goodsed@aol.com  01884 860340

Prescriptions from Witheridge

If you would like your prescription collecting from Witheridge collection day will be Fridays only. Campie Hurst-Bannister will provide this service.

  • Inform the dispensary by the end of the day on Tuesday of the relevant week.
  • Inform Campie before the end of the day on the Wednesday of the relevant week. cb@hurst-bannister.co.uk   01884 860332

Prescriptions from Chulmleigh

If you would like your prescription collecting from Chulmleigh collection day will be Fridays only. Simon Good will provide this service.

  • Inform the dispensary by the end of the day on Tuesday of the relevant week.
  • Inform Simon before the end of the day on the Wednesday of the relevant week. goodsed@aol.com  01884 860340

Fruit and Vegetable Deliveries

Diana will continue to collect weekly orders from Simmons on Tuesdays and deliver them for individual collection from the porch of East Worlington House.

  • It is important to order from Simmons by email only before the end of day on Sundays for delivery on Tuesdays. simmonsfruitsales@gmail.com
  • It is vital to inform Diana about your order by either copying her into the email to Simmons or sending a direct email to her. dianasturla@live.co.uk   Phone No. 07849 862094

Home Deliveries

Local providers of home deliveries are listed on our community website. https://ewph.uk/community/local-providers-of-home-deliveries/

Worlington Nativity 2020

Community Nativity Exhibition 2020

With the challenges created by coronavirus the Church Warden initiated a way community members could celebrate Nativity. Residents were invited to put a Nativity display outside their properties. A great response illustrated in the photo gallery below. Well done to all who participated and all those who enjoyed the activity.

To add challenge and interest to this community event the Church Wardens judged the displays and offered prizes. The prize winners are as follows:
1st The East Worlington Sunday Club. – displayed outside of the village hall
2nd  The Rhodes family at Bealey Court
3rd Joint Prizes:
Rebecca & Hattie from Higher Adworthy
Becky Smyth – Town Farm
Lorna Manton and Barbara Edwards – Porch way into West Church

Exhib-WW-Church-4 King bearing gifts at West Worlington Church gateway.
Exhib-EWH-5 Star of David at East Worlington House
Exhib-Town-Farm-3 Shepherd with flock of sheep at Town Barton Farm
Exhib-Little-Witheridge-3 An Angel at Little Witheridge
Exhib-EWPS-5 The Inn at East Worlington Parish Hall
Exhib-Rosemarie-4 The manger outside Little Dart

 

 

WOW! Worlington’s Own Wit and Wisdom

WOW! Worlington’s Own Wit and Wisdom

After a most extraordinary year, may you find here something to brighten a winter’s day. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to WOW. Please feel free to pass the PDF file onto others.

Blessings of the season

John
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East Worlington Parish Council Meeting 1st December 2020

The December Parish Council meeting was held on Tuesday 1st December by Zoom, chaired by Councillor Old and attended by Councillors Good, Mrs Rhodes, Risdon, Miss Smyth and County / District Councilor Yabsley.

Representations from the public had been made regarding the Long Stone, a scheduled ancient monument where it was suggested the householder contacted English Heritage.

Apologies were received from Councillors Miss Sturla and Webber.

There were no Declarations of Interest.

Minutes of the meeting held on 3 November were approved.

Reports were received from Councillor Yabsley on behalf of Devon County Council and North Devon Council.  Councillors also noted a report from East Worlington Parish Hall.

Finance.  Balances were tabled and budgetary figures had been circulated to Councillors ahead of the meeting.

Councillors agreed to give a further £28 to Worlington PCC for the upkeep of the churchyards to bring it in line with the amount agreed last year of £340.

Councillors also agreed to give a donation to the North Devon Record Office.

Payments were approved.

The 2021/22 Budget and Precept were agreed.  The Precept is to be increased from £3,700 to £4,105.

Items discussed were:

  • Road surface from Drayford to The Thelbridge Arms where it had been advised that this was on the DCC Highway’s programme for patching in the next financial year
  • Transfer of land between the Parish Hall and the highway which was being headed by Councillor Miss Smyth
  • Removal of telephone box closer to the defibrillator.  The Clerk is in email correspondence with BT
  • Annual Parish Magazine. This will be co-ordinated by Councillor Miss Smyth.
  • Broadband connection in the Parish and the feasibility of a connection in the Parish Hall.  The Clerk to continue liaising with BT.
  • Clerk’s Contract of Employment.  Councillor Miss Smyth is dealing with this.
  • Website Accessibility Statement is to be re-circulated to Councillors
  • Fixed Asset Register continues to be work on by the Clerk
  • Plastic Free North Devon Campaign to remove from retail sale cheap polystyrene bodyboards in North Devon was supported. District Councillor Yabsley to be lobbied to also support this move.

Planning.  A Prior Approval for change of use of existing agricultural building to dwelling house at Barn at Rusdon Farm, East Worlington was considered and was not like a standard Planning Application.  North Devon Council had asked for answers to questions on the effects of transport and highways, noise, contamination, flooding risks, if the location was impractical and the design or external appearance of the building to which the answers to all was ‘no comment’ with the exception of the last question where the response was ‘no comment’.

Seven items were noted under ‘Items to Note’.

The next meeting would be on Thursday, 21 January at 7.30pm by Zoom.  One of the items on the Agenda would be Public Footpaths and Bridleways. 

Primary School PTFA Lottery

About East Worlington PTFA

East Worlington Primary School have an active Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) . More information can be found on the school’s website . Our PTFA is an integral part of the school community and over the last 5 years we have raised thousands of pounds to support the purchase of equipment and resources to enhance our children’s educational experience and the school’s facilities, and also to subsidise school trips, pay for leavers’ gifts, the wonderful new garden provision and so much more.

Our association is about much more than simply fundraising. The PTFA exists to provide closer links between home and school and it is an excellent way to bring staff, parents and friends together socially, working towards a common goal. It is fun too – just ask any of the Committee members or volunteers. 

All parents and members of the school community are encouraged to get involved, even if they only have a small amount of time available. All families are automatically members of the PTFA when their child joins our school.

Here is a message from the EWPS Lottery Coordinator

‘Please help enhance the education of local children in your community by supporting the new East Worlington Primary School lottery, which launches in the new year.
Many Thanks,
Jasmine Welch
EWPS Lottery Coordinator’

Click here to download a poster click here.

Improve Your Cyber Security By Taking Six Actions

Due to coronavirus, more people will be doing their festive shopping online this year.

This means more opportunities for hackers to carry out cyber attacks. They often do this by targeting people and businesses using:

  • email and website scams
  • malware – software that can damage your device or let a hacker in
  • If hackers get into your device or accounts, they could access your money, your personal information, or information about your business.

You can improve your cyber security by taking six actions:

1 – Use a strong and separate password for your email

If a hacker gets into your email, they could:

  • reset your other account passwords
  • access information you have saved about yourself or your business
  • Your email password should be strong and different to all your other passwords. This will make it harder to crack or guess.

2 – Create strong passwords using 3 random words

When you use different passwords for your important accounts, it can be hard to remember them all.

A good way to create strong, memorable passwords is by using 3 random words.

Do not use words that can be guessed (like your pet’s name). You can include numbers and symbols if you need to. For example, “RedPantsTree4!”

3 – Save your passwords in your browser

Saving your password in your browser means letting your web browser (such as Chrome, Safari or Edge) remember your password for you.

This can help:

  • make sure you do not lose or forget your passwords
  • protect you against some cyber crime, such as fake websites

It is safer than using weak passwords, or using the same password in more than one place.

4 – Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA)

Two-factor authentication (2FA) helps to stop hackers from getting into your accounts, even if they have your password.

5 – Update your devices

Out-of-date software, apps, and operating systems contain weaknesses. This makes them easier to hack.

Companies fix the weaknesses by releasing updates. When you update your devices and software, this helps to keep hackers out.

6 – Back up your data

Backing up means creating a copy of your information and saving it to another device or to cloud storage (online).

Backing up regularly means you will always have a recent version of your information saved. This will help you recover quicker if your data is lost or stolen.

For more information, and step-by-step instructions, please visit cyberaware.gov.uk

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Reporting A Pothole

What you should do

If you wish to report a pothole this should be done on the Devon County Council website.

It is recommended that residents report potholes and road defects via the Devon County Council website and the following gives guidance as to how this can be done:

  • Go to Report a Pothole
  • Please read carefully what is considered a pothole if it doesn’t fit the criteria it will not get repaired.
  • If it is a pothole, click the blue (Report a Pothole Now) button at the bottom of the page
  • On the next page, click the blue (Continue) button at the bottom of the page
  • A map will open
  • Drag the map to the area you wish to report.
  • If a green marker is already present, click on it and then click on “Add me to this pothole”
  • You will need to zoom in before you can mark the pothole. Be as accurate as you can, then click with the mouse.
  • A green marker will appear, plus a box, click “Report pothole here”
  • The next page will give the opportunity of describing the problem. Then click ‘Next’. There will be the opportunity of providing a photograph. If you do not have this, click ‘Next’.
  • The next page invites you to give your contact details. If you do not wish to give these, click ‘Submit’
  • The next page will give a reference number and it is suggested you make a note of this to quote if the work has not been done. You will receive an email with the reference number and description of the fault you have reported.

The contact details for DCC Highways are: