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Mobile Phone advice.

Things to do now, that will help if your phone gets stolen

• Secure your phone -Use your phone’s security features to stop someone using your phone if it’s stolen.
• Choose a strong PIN, passcode, password or pattern.
• Get your phone’s IMEI number by typing *#06# on your phone keypad. Keep a note of it somewhere other than on your phone. The IMEI can help track the phone down if it’s lost or stolen.
• Set up a tracking app on your phone so you can see where it is from another device like a laptop. Use it as soon as possible, before thieves have a chance to disable it.
• Turn off message previews, so that thieves won’t see any messages about reset or login codes when your phone is locked.

Make sure:

• your phone data is regularly being backed up, either automatically over wifi or by plugging it into a computer
• there’s somewhere else you can get access codes sent to (two-factor authentication codes) to access your data from another device
• you keep important information like family and friends’ phone numbers and passwords somewhere else secure, not just on your phone.

Work is about to begin in Worcester to remove diseased and dangerous trees affected by Ash Dieback.

Ash Dieback leads to leaf loss and dead branches and can cause lesions at the base of the tree, while also making it more prone to secondary infections. Once infection is apparent, few trees survive longer than four years and become increasingly dangerous as the disease progresses.

The disease is UK wide and millions of Ash trees across the country have already been felled. The effect of Ash Dieback upon the UK will be similar to that of Dutch Elm Disease, which saw millions of trees lost in the 1970s.

It is expected that a significant number of Ash trees on City Council land will be lost over the next ten years. Advice from the Forestry Commission and Forest Research Agency is that diseased Ash trees in public spaces should be removed early once infection has been diagnosed, to protect public safety. Around 5,000 Ash trees on city council land are likely to be affected, sadly this includes the many Ash trees in this parish.

Trees in Worcester showing high levels of resistance to Ash Dieback are being identified and will be protected and preserved. In future, seeds may be collected from these trees and grown to restore Ash trees to the UK.

The diseased trees will be replaced with a variety of different trees to promote tree diversity, focussing mostly on native species, building on a tree planting programme which has seen Worcester City Council already plant hundreds of new tree whips and saplings across city locations. Tree diversity will help lower the risk of future disease outbreaks having such a severe impact.

The tree felling programme will begin in the next few weeks with several mature trees being removed from Diglis Park, Dines Green and Astwood Cemetery.

If you wish to find out more and how you can get involved there will be a Q & A Session at the Sons of Rest Building, Gheluvelt Park Saturday 29th April. @11.00 am Everyone is welcome.

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Warndon Parish Council
Election of Parish Councillors
for the Parish Wards listed below

Parish Wards                                                        Number of Parish Councillors to be elected
Warndon North                                                                                               Four
Warndon South                                                                                               Four

Nomination papers must be hand-delivered to the Deputy Returning Officer at The Green Room, Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY between 9:30am and 4:30pm on any working day from the date of this notice (excluding bank holidays), but no later than 4pm
on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.

Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY, during the times stated above.

If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2023.

Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 11:59pm on Monday, 17 April 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/registertovote.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY by 5pm on Tuesday, 18 April 2023.

Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/applyforphotoidtovote

New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.

Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY by 5pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023.

Dated: Monday 20 March 2023                                                                         Returning Officer: Shane Fly

The contractors (HAGS) are back on site and the remaining posts have been delivered on schedule.

The plan is for the tarmac surface to be laid next week – any day between Wednesday and Friday depending on progress of installation; the availability of the tarmac team and the weather, as the met office website is forecasting a possibility of snow next week.  Due to the access constraints of the location the tarmac will be delivered by lorry to Brecon Avenue and moved by hand using wheelbarrows to be laid on site.  The lorry will park on Brecon Avenue so it may create some minor inconvenience, but this will be for one day only. Once we have a confirmed date early next week I’ll go door to door and speak to the residents in that area to keep them advised of the situation.

At present the project is still on target for completion by Friday the 10^th March, with the exception of the line markings. Please note that the contractors have advised that the tarmac needs to be down for a couple of weeks prior to the application of line markings to allow for the oils to come out of the tarmac. As the surrounding area is likely to be wet at times if we open it we run the risk of the surface having to be jet washed to remove any mud etc. and then allow it to dry before the line markings can be completed, adding further time and cost to the project. Therefore the plan is to keep the area closed off and secure (the contractors have confirmed there were no issues when they were off site for ten days earlier in the project) and open it fully on completion of the line markings, with all heras fencing etc. cleared from the site (by no later than Friday 31^st March) as that will coincide with the Easter school holidays from Monday 3^rd April to Friday 14^th April.