Update from WSCC

We have received an update as below.

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West Sussex County Council News – July 2023

Children’s vaccinations

Summer holidays are here so this is a great time to make sure children’s vaccinations are up to date and it is never too late to catch up on vaccinations that they have missed. Making sure your child has their vaccinations at the right time, and before they start school, gives them the best protection against unpleasant and often serious diseases. Check the NHS vaccination schedule on our website and if you think your child has missed any of their vaccinations contact your GP practice.

Increase recycling in West Sussex

Last year residents helped to reuse or recycle over 200,000 tonnes of waste, helping us reduce the amount of general waste produced in the whole of the county. We are asking people to continue to help us recycle as much as we can, especially materials such as black plastic pots, tubs and trays, empty aerosols, and other items that can go in special collections at home such as small electricals. In a recent survey 48% of respondents admitted to throwing items in the general waste bin because they were unsure if they could be recycled or not.

Remember recycling should be:

CLEAN - free from food and drink leftovers - a quick rinse will often do.

DRY - keep your recycling bin lid shut – soggy paper and cardboard cannot be recycled and can stick to other items or clog up machinery when sorted.

LOOSE – not tied up in plastic bags, as the machinery cannot sort these.

Horsham Fire Station and Training Centre

Our West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service reached a huge milestone when its new state-of-the-art training centre and fire station in Horsham became operational last week. The multi-million-pound site is the first of its type in the county. Named Platinum House, it replaces the previous fire station in Hurst Road, which was built in 1968. The training centre has been designed to support the county council’s aims to become carbon neutral with features including:

• a live fire training facility that emits smoke back into the environment as clean air
• solar panels and electric vehicle charging points
• air source heat pumps that provide heating.

Help to grow your business

Businesses in West Sussex are invited to benefit from new in-person digital growth support that will be touring the county from September. Workshops and mentoring will be provided free to businesses, with the aim of helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase their efficiency, reduce costs and win new customers. The Grow Digital West Sussex programme will provide businesses with expert guidance on improving digital capabilities, give people an opportunity to connect with other business owners and enable them to opt in to one-to-one mentoring.

www.westsussex.org.uk