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● Congratulations: On Boxing Day, Edna and Edgar John of Bryn Glas, Cefn Cribwr celebrated their Sapphire (65th) Wedding Anniversary.
They got married on December 26, 1955 at Ebenezer Chapel in Aberkenfig and their reception was held in the little chapel in Ffordd-yGyfraith.
Unfortunately, due to lockdown restrictions, the family were not able to celebrate with them in the way they had hoped, however, they were able to wish them well from the garden, which kept them smiling.
They also received a congratulatory card from the Queen.
● New Classrooms in Cefn School: Children have been able to move to the new unit at Cefn Cribwr Primary School which has been specially designed for supporting pupils with additional learning needs, and include new toilets, cloakroom areas and storage.
It also features a safe space for interventions, and an all-new external soft-play area,
Despite the difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, work has also taken place to demolish the unsuitable double mobile classroom which the children previously occupied.
This has been a longcherished project and generosity of the local community, and the late deputy head teacher, Mr Steve White, who was instrumental in enabling it to take place.
It is wonderful that pupils can now enjoy the benefits of their new classrooms and a formal opening of the building will take place in the future, when the current situation permits.
● Access to Siloam Chapel graveyard: Access is permitted to the graveyard at Siloam Chapel, Bedford Road, Cefn Cribwr to the families of the interred to view and place flowers on the graves of the deceased and the right to pass and repass those graves on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
● Childcare Offer For New Applicants: Working parents who have a child who was born between 1 September 2017 and 31 December 2017 could be able to claim 30 hours of funded childcare.
The Welsh Government’s childcare offer gives eligible working parents the chance to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare and early education for three to four-year-olds, for up to 48 weeks of the year.
To be eligible for the scheme, which is now open to new applicants, parents must earn on average a weekly minimum equivalent to, or more than, 16 hours at national minimum wage or national living wage but less than £100,000 per year.
If you are in a single parent family you need to be working and if you are in a two-parent family, you both need to be working.
If you are selfemployed or on a zero hours contract, you need to be able to prove this by providing the relevant documents.
The offer is available during maternity leave and to those on longterm sickness.
To check your eligibility and apply, please visit the council’s childcare offer information webpage.
● Applications Open For School Places: Admissions for the September 2021 intake of reception pupils to local infant/primary schools and Year 3 in junior school are now open.
With the council’s online My Account service, it’s never been easier to submit applications.
You can sign up to My Account at the council’s website, select and complete the relevant online form from 10am on Monday, and submit it before the deadline of 4pm on February 12, 2021.
Further details about school admissions, including catchment maps, can be found at www.bridgend.gov.uk/schooladmissions.
● Bridgend Shop Mobility: The Shopmobility service in Bridgend town centre is shutting temporarily.
With a rising number of cases of Covid-19 in the area and stricter measures being introduced across Wales, the service for people with mobility issues, which is run by Bridgend County Borough Council, is set to close from Tuesday, December 22 until further notice.
Cabinet member for communities Richard Young said: “We will update users in the new year when the service is ready to reopen. Thanks to those who have used Shopmobility in the past couple of months – we wish you a safe and happy Christmas.”
● New Self-isolation Payments: Residents who are unable to work because they have been told to self-isolate for up to 14 days can now apply for financial support from the Welsh Government.
A £500 fixed payment will be available to people who have been asked to self-isolate because they have tested positive for Covid-19 or because they have been identified as a close contact by the NHS Wales Test Trace Protect (TTP) service.
The payment is available to employed residents who are unable to work from home and would lose income as a result of self-isolating.
To be eligible, people must be self-isolating and in receipt of Universal Credit or another specified benefit.
In exceptional circumstances, discretionary payments of up to £500 will be available to other employed residents who are not getting any benefits but are selfisolating and at risk of financial hardship.
Residents can apply for the payments using a form on the Bridgend County Borough Council website.
Eligible residents must make a claim up to 14 days after their period of self-isolation ends.
The scheme does not cover people who are only notified that they should self-isolate via the NHS Covid-19 app; or are self-isolating after returning to the UK from abroad, unless they have tested positive for coronavirus or have been told to stay at home and self-isolate by TTP.
If you can’t access the Self-isolation Support Payment form online, you can call 01656 643 643 for advice.
● Hospital Emergency Departments: Before accessing emergency departments at hospitals across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board region including the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, people are being urged to consider whether their condition is classed as an emergency, or if it can be dealt with by using the NHS 111 Wales website, minor injury units, pharmacies and GP services.