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Funding Opportunity for Local Community Groups - Closing date 31 August 2020

To those of you that aren’t aware, have forgotten about or are still thinking about applying to us for a Proceeds Of Crime Act (POCA) grant, then the clock is ticking away to the deadline of midnight on the 31 August 2020.

As a reminder anyone can apply for a grant and that includes statutory, regulatory & charitable organisations as well as members of the general public, agencies, clubs, schools etc. where there is a need to obtain funds for a project. The maximum grant is £5,000 however for the first time this year we are accepting joint applications up to a maximum of 4 which means a potential total grant of up to a maximum of £20,000 to fund a joint project!  One applicant would act as the “project manager.” For those who wish to make a joint application, then we only need to receive one application for the whole project however this must contain a breakdown of how each individual project would contribute to the overall project and also contain a detailed cost analysis for each individual project applicant.

An application form and a set of Terms & Conditions can only be obtained by downloading them from our website www.stoploansharks.co.uk

For anyone who is interested in applying to us for one of these grants but who needs more information or questions answered, then feel free to contact me direct however please note that I am not part of the team that will decide which projects are successful or not as this is done by a team at national level.

Good luck and stay safe,

Dave Monk
LIAISE Officer (Leads in Awareness, Intelligence, Support & Education)
England Illegal Money Lending Team
South West of England

Tel: 07864 928758
Email: dave.monk@birmingham.gov.uk

Illegal Money Lending Team
PO Box 12971
Birmingham
B33 3BD

**POST UPDATE** 3:45pm - 19/08/20

Thank you to everybody who's contacted us already regarding this post, all available appointments have been fully booked for the moment. We will post a further update soon.

Wadebridge Town Council has a range of children’s toys, play equipment and associated items that is available for donation to local groups.

We have been asked to distribute these item by the Committee of the Egloshayle Pre-School which sadly closed earlier this summer.

The items can be viewed at the Pavilion Building, Egloshayle Playing Fields by appointment. Donations will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.

Please contact the Town Clerk’s office by FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2020 to arrange an appointment.

01208 817081 or admin@wadebridge-tc.gov.uk

As you will be aware the Post Office is currently located in the foyer of the Town Hall. This was to enable a Post Office service to continue following the closure of McColl's in June before it was relocated permanently to Spar. The current arrangement is in place until Friday 4 September which will be the last day the Post Office will be with us in the Town Hall. We can confirm that the temporary Post Office service will continue and will be relocated to Spar from Monday 7 September.

If you have any queries in relation to the Post Office, please contact the Post Office on 03457 223344. Spar is managed by Appleby Westwood and any queries about the service being located in Spar should be directed towards them at http://swspar.com/contact/contact-appleby-westward-home.php.

We kindly ask all customers of Spar and members of the Wadebridge Community to direct any concerns you may have about the Post Office service being located in Spar to the above contacts rather than the staff in Spar. They are there to be supported in the job they deliver on behalf of their employer.

The Post Office and Appleby Westwood will have the answers to any questions you may have.

Today, 15 August 2020 is the date selected to mark the Allies' Victory over Japan, known as VJ Day. This day is also known as VP Day or Victory in the Pacific Day. While VE day marked the end of World War II in Europe, VJ Day signalled the end of the war entirely, when Japan finally surrendered.

In the UK and the US, VJ Day is celebrated on different dates. The initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made in 15 August 1945, which is why the UK marks VJ Day on 15 August each year. However, the surrender documents were officially signed on the USS Missouri battleship on 2 September 1945, which is why America celebrates on 2 September instead.

Japan surrendered following the fallout of the atomic bombs that America dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August respectively. In Japan, the day is usually known as the 'memorial day for the end of the war'. The official name for the day is 'the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace'.

It is estimated that there were 71,000 British and Commonwealth casualties of the war against Japan, including more than 12,000 prisoners of war who died in Japanese captivity. More than 2.5 million Japanese military personnel and civilians are believed to have died over the course of the conflict.

Today we remember those who served many thousands of miles from home and thank them for their service and sacrifice.