Henfield News

Following intervention from MP Andrew Griffith, a temporary agreement has been reached for the 135 most frail and vulnerable patients to have medication dispensed by the Medical Centre rather than Lloyds Chemist. These patients will be contacted directly. For further information on how to access your medication please see this article.

Recent Remembrance and the Late Night Christmas Shopping events were well attended. Many thanks to all those who attended but especially those who helped with the organising.

Henfield has been selected by Community Transport Sussex to be the location for a pilot Electric Vehicle Car Club scheme. Watch this space for more details in the New Year.

Sussex Police have announced that they have arrested three men in connection with the theft of catalytic converters ‘after a pursuit in West Sussex’.

Police said officers were called to Mackley Industrial Estate in Henfield at about 8.30pm on Monday, December 5, to reports of a theft in progress.

A police spokesperson said: “The suspects left the scene in a vehicle, which was picked up by police cameras and pursued by a marked police car and the NPAS helicopter. It came to a stop in Boleyn Close in Crawley where three suspects were seen to flee the scene. All three men were located nearby and detained.

“A 27-year-old man from Epsom was arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.

Horsham District Council News

Final chance to take part in the 2023 Boundary Commission survey

Horsham District residents now have a final chance to help reshape the constituency map as the Boundary Commission for England launches its final consultation on new revised proposals for constituencies.

Horsham motorists to benefit from more electric vehicle charge points

EV chargepoints More electric vehicle (EV) charge points will be installed in car parks in Bramber, Henfield, Steyning and The Pavilions In The Park car park in Horsham to support Horsham District residents who live in areas with no off-street parking.

This initiative is fully funded as part of an overall £1.8 million programme awarded for West Sussex, meaning that these charge points are being installed at no cost to the Council.

Help with your finances and budgeting

With the government’s Autumn Statement 2022 announced recently, budgeting and finances continue to be front and centre in many people’s minds.

Here are some details of where you can access local and national help and support with the cost of living.

The Budget and Finance section includes information about:

Cost of living payments and other support from central government
The Household Support Fund available through our Community Hub
Citizens Advice debt and money advice service
District and Borough council contacts if you are struggling to pay your council tax
Age UK’s free money advice, including maximising your benefits.

Find out the latest flooding information

Many areas of West Sussex have been affected by flooding recently.

Keep one step ahead of the rain by checking out the flooding update pages where you'll find the latest information on issues across the county.

On these webpages you'll find details of which areas are affected or likely to be affected by flooding, road closures, and advice on how to take action if you are at risk of flooding.

More information

Boost your immunity this winter

Covid-19 and flu spread quickly in winter and can cause serious illness.

Vaccinations are our best protection against the viruses and will help keep you, and those around you safe this winter.

Even if you’ve had all your Covid-19 vaccinations or had the virus itself, your immunity decreases over time and the latest booster provides extra protection against newer variants of the virus. It’s important to have your flu vaccine each year as well, to protect yourself against the circulating flu virus.

If you’re aged 50+, in an at-risk group, pregnant, or you’re a health and social care worker, you are eligible for a free flu and Covid-19 booster vaccine this winter.

It's safe to have both vaccines at the same time, but you need to book them separately.

For more information on how to book click on the link below.

We can all continue to protect ourselves and each other from Covid-19, colds, and flu viruses this winter by taking these simple steps:

Wash hands and follow advice to ‘Catch it, Bin it, Kill it’
Consider wearing a face covering in crowded indoor settings
Give people space where possible
Let in fresh air when appropriate.

You can also have your say on how you think the pandemic should be remembered via the Covid Commemoration consultation. Closing date: 5 December 2022.

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