District and County Councillors’ Report Welcome! We'd like to say a big welcome to all those people from Ukraine who have come to live in Meldreth at this very difficult time in your lives. We look forward to getting to know you and hope you and your host families will feel free to contact us, should you have any questions at all. If we can't answer them, we will find someone who can! District Council Election Results Sally Ann and Jose are delighted and honoured to have been re-elected as your District Councillors and look forward to working with everyone to support residents and the community as a whole on matters relating to the District Council. The make-up of the council has changed and is now comprised of 37 Liberal Democrats and 8 Conservatives. Appointments to committees will take place at the Annual General Meeting later this month. Lots of good questions have come to us during the election period and we have a healthy to-do list! South Cambridgeshire District Council Finance SCDC has put its finances in very good order and is one of the most effective councils nationally at collecting its council tax. It has made property investments which have provided good returns for public finances. SCDC administers a wide range of community, local business and household grants, which are constantly updated on its website; www.scambs.gov.uk. We highlight some of them below. Community Chest: The Community Chest is grant funding available to voluntary and community sector groups, charities and public sector bodies wishing to further improve quality of life in South Cambridgeshire, running on a rolling basis. Again, check out www.scambs.gov.uk under the home page portal for ‘Community, Safety and Health’. You’ll find a ‘Grant Grabber’ link there too which will alert you to further opportunities. Business Support: You can sign up for the Business Support and Development e-newsletter, including notification of new grant opportunities, at scambs.gov.uk – again look for the portal on the home page. Action on Energy Scheme: Run in partnership with neighbouring councils, SCDC is providing grants to help low-income households 50
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