Ebola Virus - Advisory Note

Ebola Virus - Advice for Parents, Schools, Colleges, Childcare and Residential Settings The government is closely monitoring the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa, and is taking action at home and abroad. The overall risk of Ebola to the UK remains low. However we understand that people may be concerned where there are children, students or staff returning from or visiting Ebola-affected countries. Public Health England (PHE), in conjunction with the Department for Education, has produced advice for schools, colleges, childcare and residential settings to ensure people are properly informed about the Ebola virus. This can be found on GOV.UK. Please share this advice with your staff and cascade as appropriate. Advice for parents/guardians Parents/guardians should not be unduly worried about the possibility of their children catching the Ebola Virus. You may wish to use the following key points from the Public Health England advice to reassure them: The risk of Ebola arriving in the UK is low and to date there have been no cases of Ebola Virus Disease being contracted in the UK. Any person arriving in the UK having travelled from any Ebola affected countries will be screened. If they are free of symptoms they are not infectious so there should be no restrictions on their school attendance or normal activities. It is not possible to catch Ebola from a person who is not showing signs of being infected. It can only be caught by direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is ill with the disease. There is no reason why your children should not continue to attend school or their early years setting as normal. Further information on the Government's response to the Ebola virus can be found on GOV.UK.

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Temporary removal of the Bus Lane restriction – St Clements Way, Greenhithe, Dartford – from 3rd November 2014

Please see below road closure for St Clements Way, Greenhithe, Dartford.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

                                                                                                 

Temporary removal of the Bus Lane restriction – St Clements Way, Greenhithe, Dartford – from 3^rd November 2014

It will be necessary to lift the Bus Lane restriction in St Clements Way, Greenhithe, Dartford from 3^rd November 2014 for up to 12 days to allow vehicles to use the bus lane whilst works are taking place to avoid traffic congestion.

The road will be closed from the B255 St Clements Way between Mount Road and Bean Road. 

The closure is to enable S278 works to form a new traffic island, ducting works to crossings, traffic signals, lamp columns & bus stop power supplies to be carried out by Ken Mallinson Gallagher Ltd.

HELP KEEP GREENHITHE SAFE

Ebbsfleet Consultation - Business Event

Ebbsfleet Consultation - Business Event

Last Updated: 11 Sep 2014 8:33am

Monday 15 September at The PHB Stadium, Stonebridge Road
10am - 12pm or 2pm - 4pm 

An opportunity for local businesses to hear about the proposal to create a Development Corporation at Ebbsfleet and ask questions.

To book a place at one of these sessions:

Please contact EbbsfleetConsultation@communities.gsi.gov.uk or call 0303 444 1649.

Source curtesy of Dartford Borough Council website http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/News-Archive/ebbsfleet-consultation-business-event 

We can't let this keep happening!

Our seas are under immense pressure: too many fish are being taken out, too much rubbish is being thrown in and too little is being done to protect our precious marine wildlife and vital fish stocks.
The Marine Conservation Society champions the need for marine wildlife protection, sustainable fisheries and clean seas and beaches.
MCS' vision is for seas rich in wildlife, abundant fish stocks and pollution free beaches and bathing waters - seas that are fit for wildlife to thrive in and for people to enjoy, and seas that will support future generations with abundant resources.

Get involved this September with the Great British Beach Clean

 

Public Consultation - UDC Ebbsfleet Garden City

Please see the below information, which has been released today, regarding a public consultation.

This consultation invites views on the creation of an Urban Development Corporation which will develop plans for a new garden city at Ebbsfleet in Kent. The consultation paper published today by the Department for Communities and Local Government seeks views on:

• the creation of a new statutory body, to be known as the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, to drive forward development at Ebbsfleet
• the geographical area in which the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation will operate
• the planning powers it will be granted
• the composition of its Board

This public consultation will run from 11 August 2014 to 6 October 2014.

Yours sincerely,

Graham Blew 

Town Clerk

SWANSCOMBE & GREENHITHE TOWN COUNCIL

Council Offices | The Grove | Swanscombe | Kent | DA10 0GA.
Tel: 01322 385513 | Fax: 01322 385849

www.swanscombeandgreenhithetc.kentparishes.gov.uk/

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