Bracknell Climate Action Group hopes to work with the council A NEW climate campaign which aims to work with the council to tackle environmental issues is set to launch. Bracknell Climate Action Group will officially ‘go live’ on Wednesday, February 3 at a meeting of the new organisation. Kathryn O’Neal, one of the group’s founders, said: “We are very excited about this event. “The big UN climate change conference COP 26 is being held here in the UK later this year and the country is gearing up to show what we can do. “We know many people in Bracknell want our council to escalate their actions as well.
Families in need are getting extra government support in time for Christmas
The £170 million Covid Winter Grant Scheme announced last month is already in action, as vulnerable families across England get help through councils.
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18 December 2020
“No child should have to worry about food or warmth this winter” says Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey
Eating and heating are priorities for the scheme, backed by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Supermarket vouchers, winter clothing and funding for utility bills are among the support now being offered to vulnerable families through the government’s Covid Winter Grant Scheme (CWGS) announced last month.