VAT Relief for Energy Saving Materials in Community Buildings
This success is from campaign work through the ACRE network to push for reduced VAT when facing the full VAT cost in installing energy saving
31/01/2024
Village Halls Week 2024 – 18 to 24 March 2024
#VillageHallsWeek is returning this March to celebrate everything village halls can do to ‘go green’. It will look at how buildings can be made more
31/01/2024
SUPPORTING THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN THE MOORLANDS
New year, new help for community businesses and social enterprises in the Moorlands Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is funding Support Staffordshire through the UK Shared
02/01/2024
Welcome to 2024 and very Happy New Year
First things first. A complaint was received by Support Staffordshire, from Mr Richard Grosvenor on 13 October 2023 regarding the contents of the Support Staffordshire
02/01/2024
Awards for Local Voluntary Sector Celebrate the Dedication of Charities and Community Groups
In January 2024, charities, voluntary organisations and community groups in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire will be rewarded for their hard work in local communities. The
19/12/2023
Disability Services Benefits and Grants Awareness Sessions
The Disability Services Advocacy Team are here to support with raising awareness of the different Disability Services benefits and grants. These are Personal Independence Payment
05/12/2023
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board Briefing 16 November 2023
This briefing aims to keep partners informed of the discussions at the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) meeting in public. To watch the recording and
05/12/2023
Autumn Statement – Good News for Village Halls!
Some good news from the Autumn Statement is the reinstatement of VAT relief on the installation of energy saving materials in buildings used for charitable
05/12/2023
Martyn’s Law
The UK’s resilience to terrorism is to be stepped up, as the government announces details for the Protect Duty, now to be known as ‘Martyn’s
05/12/2023
Well can you believe that 2023 is nearly consigned to history?
It has been another challenging year and I sincerely if not especially confidently, hope that this time next year I might instead be saying ‘well
04/12/2023
