Free Green Skills courses

We've teamed up with Abingdon & Witney college to offer free places on a variety of Green Skills courses to local businesses and residents.

We've funded 82 places for ‘green’ building and construction courses from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, under the intervention E39: Green Skills. Taking place at Abingdon & Witney College, the courses include:

• Level 2 Award in Understanding Domestic Retrofit
  
• Level 3 Award in Domestic Retrofit Advice
  
• L3 Award in Heat Pump Systems
  
• Unvented Hot Water Systems
  
• Environmental Awareness and Introduction to Heat Pumps
  
• Environmental Awareness and Introduction to PV (PhotoVoltaic)
  
• Environmental Awareness and Introduction to Solar Thermal
  
• Airtightness and Weather Sealing Workshop
  
• Carbon Literacy Training
  
• Domestic Ventilation Systems
  
• BPEC Energy Efficiency (Part L)
  
• Water Regulations (WRAS)
  
• Domestic Solar Photovoltaic Systems
  
• Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS)
  
• Domestic, Commercial and Industrial El. Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation
  

For further details and to sign up for the courses, visit the Abingdon & Witney College website.

Could your staff support someone who is feeling unsafe?

If you run a licensed venue, such as a pub, restaurant or café, please consider signing up to ‘Ask for Angela’, the national scheme aimed at ensuring help is available for those who are feeling unsafe or receiving unwanted attention.

If someone needs help while in a registered ‘Ask for Angela’ venue, they just need to ask any member of staff “Is Angela in?”. Staff are trained to recognise the request and to offer the appropriate support, such as keeping an eye on the individual, calling a friend, relative, taxi or the police - or helping them to leave the building via an alternative exit.

When signing up, you will be provided with guidance for staff and downloadable ‘Ask for Angela’ posters to help inform both staff and customers.

If you are interested in becoming an ‘Ask for Angela’ venue, please email the South and Vale Community Safety team at communitysafety@southandvale.gov.uk, or for more information, visit the national Ask for Angela website.

Community Fund: Apply for crime prevention funding

The second round of the Community Fund is now open, with £200,000 of grant funding available for community and voluntary organisations.

The Community Fund helps to prevent crime and keep communities safe. Money for the scheme is created from the proceeds from the sale of items seized from criminals that cannot be returned to their rightful owners.

Organisations from across the Thames Valley can apply for grants for projects that support one of the PCC’s Police and Crime Plan priorities:

• Protecting Communities (including anti-social behaviour and road safety)
  
• Protecting People (including domestic abuse and the night-time economy)
  
• Protecting Property (including cybercrime and fraud and retail crime)
  

The fund closes for applications at 12pm on Monday 9 September.

Apply via the Community Fund webpage.