Citylife in Rugeley and Cannock Chase November and December 2022

LOCAL NEWS
Jack Savoretti at
Cannock Chase
Jack Savoretti is the first artist to
announce dates as part of Forest
Live 2023, the summer concert
series presented by Forestry
England.
Since his initial breakthrough
with BBC Radio 2 airplay in
2006, a succession of crafted
albums has built the Anglo-Italian
singer-songwriter an impressive
career. ‘Written in Scars’ (2014)
and ‘Sleep No More’ (2016)
confirmed his growing
popularity with gold-selling
status and these were
superseded by No 1 albums
‘Singing To Strangers’ (2019) and
‘Europiana’ (2021). A number of
his songs have featured in TV
and film such as ‘Grey’s
Anatomy’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’
and ‘One Tree Hill’.
Forest Live is a major outdoor
live music series that introduces
forests to new audiences in
unique, natural woodland arenas
around the country. Going to a
concert helps Forestry England
create beautiful places for
people to enjoy, run important
conservation projects and keep
growing trees. Last year they
planted some 6.8 million trees,
caring for the nation’s 1,500
woods and forests sustainably
and welcoming 363 million visits
annually.
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Cost-of-Living
Help
Cannock Chase
Council has
partnered with
charity Beat the
Cold to help
residents during
the ongoing cost
of living crisis and soaring
energy bills.
The energy advice charity has
many support mechanisms to
help and offers energy saving
advice to keep your home
warmer for less. It also offers:
help with energy suppliers
regarding debt; assisting with
energy accounts; helping people
to access and apply for Priority
Services Register/Winter
Fuel/Cold
Weather
Payments/Fuel and Foodbank
vouchers; accessing local
authority and government
schemes for applicants to
improve their properties with
insulation, Air Source heat
pumps and Solar PV. Helping
bring down energy costs.
The council has a dedicated
webpage which gives advice, as
well as signposting to agencies
that can help, during this difficult
time. Find out more at
www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/co
uncil/your-community/helpcost-living-crisis.
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Wildlife Trust
to Protect
Badgers
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
continues its badger vaccination
programme this year as an
alternative to culling these
native mammals.
The vaccination programme,
which originally started in 2013,
costs the wildlife charity about
£5,600 to run per year. The
charity is asking for help from
supporters to raise awareness
and funds to continue their
efforts to vaccinate badgers.
With 25 per cent of the
European badger population
being found in the UK, there is
an international responsibility to
conserve them. The badger
vaccinations reduce the risk of
badger to cattle transmission of
bovine tuberculosis (bTB),
protecting farmer’s livestock and
reducing the need for culling
wildlife.
The Independent Scientific
Group research from the
Randomised Badger Culling Trial
(RBCT) showed that badger
culling can cause the disease to
spread more widely, as the
animals’ territorial boundaries
are disturbed; leading to the
increased movement of badgers.
To support the Trust’s
vaccination programme, visit
w w w . s t a f f s -
wildlife.org.uk/badger-appeal.