This is a open letter to Cllr Patricia O’Brien portfolio holder for children, schools and young people’s services at Suffok County Council
Dear Cllr O’Brien,
I have just started campaigning for a special school in Haverhill for children that are of mainstream ability but still have considerable difficulties in coping in mainstream schools so it is good news that you are organising a review to create a new day school for children with the most severe social emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD).
I implore you to seriously consider having this school in Haverhill. Our town is expanding rapidly and for a large town like ours the provision for special needs children is sadly lacking, for instance the County Inclusive Resource provision has to come right across the county from Ipswich. Towns in Suffolk that are smaller than our town such as Sudbury and Newmarket have special needs units.
We have a large amount of special needs children attending mainstream schools in Haverhill and I feel it is because of the financial implications in sending some of them part-time to special units across the county or full time out of county that our special needs children in Haverhill miss-out. I also know that one of the reasons some have behavioural difficulties is because of the stress in going to mainstream schools. These children also desperately need to be taught social and life skills to enable them to become more independent later on in life and mainstream schools just do not have the experience, expertise or capacity to teach them these essential skills therefore, unlike some of the children who are taught in special schools, as adults they tend to rely on relatives or care workers.
Haverhill Town Council are having a meeting with your special needs Officers on the 25th November 2008 at the Arts Centre starting 7pm to talk about special needs in Haverhill and I would be delighted if you are able to attend.
Regards
Patrick Hanlon.
Monday, 20 October 2008
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Battery car powers into town to launch unique scheme
10 July, 2007
People in Haverhill will soon be able to do even more to help safeguard the environment – thanks to a unique battery recycling trial to be launched next week.
The innovative kerbside collection will see distinctive magenta bags, bearing the message ‘Do the positive thing. Recycle your batteries’, delivered to every home in the Haverhill area. Residents are invited to fill these bags with their used, part-used and unwanted batteries. There will be two collection schemes in operation, with some residents asked to leave the bag on top of their blue bin and others or to hang it on a hook attached to their blue bin’s handle.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council is carrying out the trial in partnership with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) which aims to encourage residents to recycle more batteries more often. The scheme allows residents to recycle all types of household batteries, including AAA, AA, C, and D-size batteries as well as button, mobile phone, laptop and rechargeable batteries.
Cllr Peter Stevens, St Edmundsbury’s Cabinet member with responsibility for the environment, said:
“This innovative trial once again underlines St Edmundsbury’s commitment to safeguarding the environment and cements our status as a lead authority for recycling. Our residents have always been keen and careful recyclers and we hope this simple and convenient trial will encourage them to put their unwanted batteries to a good use while significantly reducing the amount which go to landfill.
“We hope the trial will be a great success and are delighted to be taking part.”
St Edmundsbury’s scheme has been funded by WRAP and forms part of the country’s biggest battery recycling trial. Results from the different trials which are being carried out across the country will help determine how best to collect batteries in the future. This comes following the introduction of the EU Batteries Directive, which requires 25 percent of all household batteries to be collected for recycling by 2012.
For more information on the trial, you can:
contact waste management at St Edmundsbury on 01284 757320;
phone the national helpline on 08453 313131; or
visit www.recyclenow.com
The scheme will be rolled out in Bury St Edmunds next month.
10 July, 2007
People in Haverhill will soon be able to do even more to help safeguard the environment – thanks to a unique battery recycling trial to be launched next week.
The innovative kerbside collection will see distinctive magenta bags, bearing the message ‘Do the positive thing. Recycle your batteries’, delivered to every home in the Haverhill area. Residents are invited to fill these bags with their used, part-used and unwanted batteries. There will be two collection schemes in operation, with some residents asked to leave the bag on top of their blue bin and others or to hang it on a hook attached to their blue bin’s handle.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council is carrying out the trial in partnership with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) which aims to encourage residents to recycle more batteries more often. The scheme allows residents to recycle all types of household batteries, including AAA, AA, C, and D-size batteries as well as button, mobile phone, laptop and rechargeable batteries.
Cllr Peter Stevens, St Edmundsbury’s Cabinet member with responsibility for the environment, said:
“This innovative trial once again underlines St Edmundsbury’s commitment to safeguarding the environment and cements our status as a lead authority for recycling. Our residents have always been keen and careful recyclers and we hope this simple and convenient trial will encourage them to put their unwanted batteries to a good use while significantly reducing the amount which go to landfill.
“We hope the trial will be a great success and are delighted to be taking part.”
St Edmundsbury’s scheme has been funded by WRAP and forms part of the country’s biggest battery recycling trial. Results from the different trials which are being carried out across the country will help determine how best to collect batteries in the future. This comes following the introduction of the EU Batteries Directive, which requires 25 percent of all household batteries to be collected for recycling by 2012.
For more information on the trial, you can:
contact waste management at St Edmundsbury on 01284 757320;
phone the national helpline on 08453 313131; or
visit www.recyclenow.com
The scheme will be rolled out in Bury St Edmunds next month.
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