by solvacommunitycouncil | Feb 28, 2021 | Solva Newsletter
● Scam NHS Covid Vaccine emails
The victim receives an email that they are on the Covid vaccination list and they need to select whether they do or don’t want the injection. Either choice will take the victim to a site where they will be requested to enter personal / financial data.
The NHS is not sending these emails out – it is a SCAM.
Do not click on links or attachments
● A Facebook Phishing campaign – scam FACEBOOK ALERT
Facebook users have been receiving a message “is that you”?, claiming to have found a video or image with you featured in it. Do not click on the link as you will be taken to sites where your credentials will be harvested and used by criminals. Also, do not enter your Facebook User ID and Password!
● Royal Mail delivery SCAM
…We are waiting your reschedule action. Shipment no: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
If this item is unclaimed by the return date… …Currently, your parcel is being stored in our local depot.
Redelivery your parcel (linked) . Your parcel will be delivered on selected date…
This is a scam – check by hovering mouse pointer over incoming email address, not Royal Mail then its a scam. Do not click on “Redelivery your parcel” link.
In all the above cases report suspicious emails to: report@phishing.gov.uk. and suspicious texts by forwarding the original message to 7726.
by solvacommunitycouncil | Feb 28, 2021 | Solva Newsletter
The Edge Festival Committee met in the New Year to consider how best to go forward with our festival this year. After seeking advice, particularly from Events Wales, it remained unclear whether large (over 50 people) live events would be able to take place this summer. Even if allowed, we were advised there was a strong possibility of restrictions, with some form of social distancing required.
This extra layer of provision adds significantly to costs. Managing a Covid-secure festival would include extra security, fencing and more. The committee agreed unanimously that in terms of both public health and our stretched finances, it would be very risky to proceed with the Edge Festival in 2021 and so we have decided to push back The Edge once again, until summer 2022.
We are very disappointed of course but will offer refunds to all ticket holders and food stalls, if this is their wish. The good news is that we have been supported wholeheartedly in this decision by the musicians and providers of our stage, PA, security and first aid. They have yet again, generously agreed to let us roll over deposits, enabling us to plan ahead. We remain committed to running The Edge in 2022 and can’t wait to welcome you onto the Maes.
The loss of two festivals in a row has had a significant impact on the finances of the Edge. We appreciate all the ongoing support the village gives us to ensure we can again get together and put on a mega Edge Festival between 29 and 31 July 2022.
A great way you can support The Edge is to keep buying Solva Gin and Rum. All profits go to The Edge, which in 2020 have kept us financially afloat. Thank you.
by solvacommunitycouncil | Feb 11, 2021 | Community Council News, Minutes
The minutes from Solva Community Council’s meeting of 10 January have now been published.
by solvacommunitycouncil | Feb 1, 2021 | Other Community Council Business, Solva Newsletter
On the 5th February there will be a road closure for one day due to telecom polling works. The road being closed will be the Unclassified (U3026) road towards Middle Mill – from its junction with the C3057 crossroads, west to its junction within the vicinity of the property known as Tremaenhir. An alternative route can be found on the C3057 Middle Mill towards Brawdy, and C3057 road towards the U3026 junction. Pedestrian access will be maintained.
More information is available here: https://solva.gov.wales/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Plan.pdf
Photo by William Buist on Unsplash
by solvacommunitycouncil | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Solva Community Council’s next meeting will be held on Wednesday 3 February 2021 via video conferencing. Items on the agenda include:
- Coronavirus community support
- Quiet Lanes
- Solva CLT
- Community Clubhouse
- Picnic area
- Memorial benches
- Climate Change Emergency Action Plan
- Planning applications
- Local concerns
Members of the community who wish to observe can do so by getting the link from our Facebook page or by emailing solvacommunitycouncil@solva.gov.wales
by solvacommunitycouncil | Jan 30, 2021 | Solva Newsletter
SCC is looking to recruit a Web Administrator to manage our website. The candidate must have the following:
> Experience in a similar role of web content management
> Proficiency in online content management including WordPress
> Basic Photoshop skills
> Website development knowledge
£12 per hour (up to 4 hours per month) – Find out more by contacting Bruce Payne 07890 987259 or send your CV and covering letter to brucepayne241@gmail.com. Closing date: Friday 26 February.
by solvacommunitycouncil | Jan 30, 2021 | Solva Newsletter, SolvaCLT
The Trust continues to make progress with some significant steps taken already this year. In its January meeting, Pembrokeshire County Council cabinet approved the use of the football field for housing. This followed the statutory consultation period when the project was advertised in the Western Telegraph and on local notice boards. Every household that adjoins the site was also written to directly to inform them of the proposal. No negative comments were received
from local residents, after all the site has been earmarked for housing for many years.
The Playing Fields Trust did however request reassurance that suitable alternative facilities were available. This has been confirmed by the CLT noting both the pitch adjacent the clubhouse and the new junior pitch proposed on the site itself. Another great stride forward has been the selection of the architect to design the project. The CLT has been actively involved in reducing the shortlist of 14 firms to three. The three finalists have now been interviewed by the CLT Board, assessing each based upon a short presentation and Q&A section. The board found each to offer a diverse range of expertise
including previous experience with CLTs and social housing projects. The details of the appointment will shortly be confirmed and then we can really crack on with engaging the community and progressing the design. Look out for notices of community workshops in the coming months.
If you haven’t joined the CLT, there is still time. For the fee of one pound you will become a full member and have a stake in the first CLT in Wales. Get in touch with Colin Reynolds (rens@btinternet.com) who leads our membership team, or Rachel Lewis (rachellewis94@live.co.uk) the CLT secretary.
by solvacommunitycouncil | Jan 30, 2021 | Solva Newsletter
For the first time, the census will be run primarily online, making it easy for most people to complete the questionnaire on any device. Local Census support centres will be offering help, while paper questionnaires will be available for those who need them. The 2021 Census will include a new question on veterans of the UK Armed Forces, as well as voluntary questions, for those aged 16 and over, on sexual orientation and gender identity. For more information see leaflet or visit www.census.gov.uk or Nia Taylor, Local census engagement manager at: nia.taylor17@field.census.gov.uk
by solvacommunitycouncil | Jan 30, 2021 | Solva Newsletter
Solva Care trustees have a small sum of money to benefit good causes in Solva.
Local organisations can apply for a grant that will support at least one of the following purposes:
1. Education.
2. Citizenship or community development.
3. Arts, culture, heritage, or science.
4. Amateur sport.
5. Improvement of the community.
6. Environmental protection or improvement.
Please note that grant requests of more than £500 are unlikely to be awarded. Contact Bruce Payne on brucepayne241@gmail.com / 07890 987259 for an application form. Closing date: Friday 26 February.
by solvacommunitycouncil | Jan 30, 2021 | Solva Newsletter
The Welsh Government’s Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy sets out three key milestones:
• By mid-February – all care home residents and staff; frontline health and social care staff; everyone over 70 and everyone who is clinically extremely vulnerable will have been offered vaccination.
• By the Spring – vaccination will have been offered to all the other phase one priority groups. This is everyone over 50 and everyone who is at-risk because they have an underlying health condition.
• By the Autumn – vaccination will have been offered to all other eligible adults in Wales, in line with any guidance issued by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
In total, around 2.5m people throughout Wales could be offered Covid vaccines by September, depending on further advice from the JCVI. The strategy depends on sufficient and regular supplies of the vaccines being delivered. It will be kept
under review in line with supply of the vaccine and any further advice from the JCVI.
Solva and St Davids Surgeries
Each surgery has received an initial supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and will now begin the vaccination of eligible patients in the following priority groups:
● Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
● All those 80 years of age and over
● Front line Primary Care staff and social care workers whom the Health Board has allocated to us for vaccination.
The surgeries request that patients do not call them. They will call you in Priority Group order.
Further information on the Covid vaccine can be found on the Public Health website:
https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/covid-19-vaccination-information/
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