Lowestoft Town Council
The Local Welfare Assistance Scheme (LWAS) in Suffolk is a local response to those who have found themselves in most severe financial hardship. This scheme is designed to ensure vulnerable people in Suffolk, who are struggling to meet essential basic needs are able to have those needs met.
Intended to be a short-term response to the current exceptional circumstances, help will be provided in the form of referrals for household items (furniture and white goods) and in exceptional circumstances, fuel vouchers for gas and electricity card/key top-ups for those in emergency supply.
For full details and the eligibility criteria: https://ipswichandeastsuffolkccg.nhs.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=js4dws8sUOY%3D&portalid=1
For financial advice or support with access to food, call The Suffolk Advice and Support Service on 0800 068 3131, lines open Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm. Get free professional advice on a range of issues that you might need some help with.
Call for advice and support on:
• your mortgage or credit cards
• rent arrears or other debts
• COVID-19 related concerns and what it means for you and/or your family
• access to food
• one off grants for things such as:
>white goods
>fuel vouchers
>other unforeseen expenses
The NHS are working hard to vaccinate the vulnerable individuals of the nation, with the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines. Please remember that the NHS will contact you when it is your opportunity to be vaccinated. It's currently being given to:
Please remain patient and continue to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
A new scam is currently being circulated, a text seemingly from the NHS stating that the receiver is eligible to apply for the new vaccine. Including a link which directs to a believable NHS webpage, requesting for personal details and bank details.
Please remain vigilant in these uncertain times and protect others by reporting incidents like these. If you, or anyone you know, have been affected by this fraud or any other scam, report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 1232040 or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk
For more details on this scam from Neighbourhood Watch: https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/news/scam-text-about-covid-19-vaccine
Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly across the country. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.
For detailed guidance on the national lockdown: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home
For the latest information on coronavirus and how this is affecting your area, head to https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions
Enjoy the outdoors this winter in the parks and open spaces in Lowestoft and why not delve into the town’s vast history with the Town Council’s Heritage Memorial Plaques Trail. This trail is suitable for the use of all ages, starting at Lowestoft Railway Station and ending in Sparrow’s Nest Park, discovering Lowestoft’s oldest house to the original name of Crown Score.
The trail PDF can be found here and can be printed or downloaded for use.
Thank you to those who submitted to our A Green Christmas Competition, we received some superb entries. Congratulations to our competition winners, Jane and Amy, for their wonderful window display using recyclable items only. Their window display was created from a combination of scrap paper, magazines and leaflets, making a whimsical winter scene in the heart of Lowestoft.
Lowestoft Town Council wishes everyone in Lowestoft a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Read more on A Green Christmas Competition Winner Announcement
Suffolk County Council (Corporate Property) invites you to view their virtual public exhibition regarding the production of a Masterplan that will guide future development of land known as the North of Lowestoft Garden Village.
This is a first consultation seeking views before the production of a Masterplan for the land North of Lowestoft Garden Village. This concerns a site allocated in the adopted Local Plan for mixed use development. In light of current restrictions, the consultation period will run for six weeks between the 4th January 2021 and the 15th February 2021, so ensure that all feedback is received by 5pm on the 15th February 2021, when the consultation will close.
To provide feedback, the several ways to do this are listed within the attached leaflet.
Lowestoft Town Council is requesting that the public share their thoughts on how a restored Town Hall in Lowestoft could be used; an online survey has been created to gather these ideas. The information provided will help decide the detailed plans that will go forward in funding applications, the significance of the community’s engagement will affect this historical space’s future. Participation will be anonymous, and will take about five minutes to complete.
This survey is open until the end of January 2021 and is accessible through the link below, or by scanning the QR code, which will direct to this survey on Survey Monkey.
Do share this link across this platform; the more responses the better to establish the desired development of this historical space.
With Christmas around the corner, see the changes in collection dates of bins for your guidance.
For any questions or queries, please contact East Suffolk Norse on 0345 040 2020 or email esn.info@ncsgrp.co.uk
