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NEWS Keep safe. Fire safety advice from The Hyde Group. Keep your family safe from harm. Follow this simple but important advice to protect your home from the effects of fire. Government figures indicate around 400 people die per year in accidental fires. It has also been shown that people living in rented or shared accommodation are seven times more likely to have a fire. By carrying out some easy checks, tenants can tackle potential snags that could lead to the outbreak of a fire in their building and can help to keep their community safe. In preventing a fire, residents should; • Fit smoke alarms on every level of the home • Test smoke alarm batteries every week • Avoid leaving children in the kitchen alone when cooking • Take care when cooking with hot oil • Never overload extension leads, adapters or sockets • Dispose of cigarettes carefully • Make sure candles are always secure in a safe location • Plan an escape route and make sure everyone knows it • Close inside doors at night to stop fire from spreading As your landlord, The Hyde Group has a number of obligations to keep your home safe from fire. These include making sure all gas and electric services are safe and in good working order, and that any furnishings provided are fire resistant and meet safety regulations. If you are concerned that these safety checks are not being carried out, please contact your Housing Officer. For further information on how to keep you and your house safe from fire, please visit: http:// firekills.direct.gov.uk/fire-safetyin-the-home.html Greener Homes mean cheaper bills for you By Alan Mortimer | Stock Investment Manager Hyde South East residents are set to benefit from warmer homes and reduced energy bills thanks to a new and costfree home insulation programme currently taking place across London and Kent. Hyde, with the assistance of local insulation company Dawsetway and our energy experts, JDT, are providing tenants with the opportunity to ensure that their homes are well prepared for cold weather with free loft and cavity wall insulation. Dawsetway Heating will visit homes to check the levels of loft and cavity wall insulation present and will arrange for any necessary work to be carried out, resulting in hassle free installation for residents. Currently, the UK’s 21 million domestic houses are responsible for 27 per cent of the nation’s total CO2 emissions, with non-insulated homes losing up to 40 per cent of energy through its walls. Furthermore, Government figures suggest that houses with loft insulation of 270 millimetres can save homes up to £250 a year, a significant saving. To find out if your home can benefit from this free scheme contact Dawsetway Freephone 0800 328 8279 16 | Living | Winter 2009
LOCAL KENT NEWS by Heather Calveley | (Vice Chair of Medway Youth Parliament) Medway Youth Parliament Medway Youth Parliament is a group for young people run entirely by young people. Our job is to represent the 60,000 young people living within Medway aged between 13-19 and to give them a voice. Although young people don’t have a vote we make sure they have a voice. The Parliament, that has just celebrated its 10th birthday in April of this year, has many functions. It is not only a consulting group for many different organisations such as the Medway Council, Medway Youth Trust and also Medway’s World Heritage Fund, but a group with clear goals of their own that they set out to be achieved. We have representatives from all schools in Medway and some from youth clubs and other youth organisations, but always encourage more participation from anyone who wants to affect change within Medway. We make changes year after year with things such as getting subsidised bus fares for young people under 16, creating a ‘bog standard’ report to make sure your toilet facilities at schools are up to scratch. We also host an Annual Youth Conference and the Try Angle Awards, which are awards for young people aged 10-18, every year. We make a change, so you can too! If you are interested in making a positive change to the future of your area or have an issue you would like your local Youth Parliament to take up, you can contact KCC on 08458 247 247 for your representative. For further information or to join the Medway Youth Parliament, contact medway_youth_ parliament@hotmail.com or by phone 01634 338748 The Orchestra performs at Mote Hall, which is part of Maidstone Leisure Centre. Hyde’s Community engagement team have two season tickets on offer free to residents who would like to attend any of the last three Concerts in the season. If you would like to attend an evening of great classical music just call Steve on 01622 356479 before the 15th January, stating what concert/s you would like to attend. A draw will be held and the lucky winners will be informed the following week commencing 18th January. You can find out more about the Maidstone Symphony Orchestra by visiting www.mso.org.uk F R E E conc e rt TI C K ETS Maidstone Symphony Orchestra is one of the UK’s leading community orchestras, with a regular membership of over 70, performing an annual series of five concerts in a season from October to May. 06 February 2010 Soloist: Ben Hancox (Violin) Brahms - Tragic Overture Vaughn Williams - The Lark Ascending Brückner- Symphony No. 2 27 March 2010 Soloist: Ching-Yun Hu (Piano) Elgar - Overture, Cockaigne Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” 22 May 2010 Soloist: Silvia Chiesa (Cello) R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel Lalo - Cello Concerto Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique Living | Winter 2009 | 17
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