Your home - saving energy to take care of you, your wallet, and the planet 🌍

Check your eligibility for impartial support to make your home more energy efficient: gmca.retrofitportal.org.uk/home

#FeelTheBenefitGM

Did you know you can book two bulky waste collections of up to five items in a 12 month period- totally free?

👉 wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Bins-…

#WasteWednesday #KeepItClean

Partners across Greater Manchester are working together to end death and life-changing injury on our roads by 2040.

The #VisionZeroGM draft Action Plan sets out the initial approach we’ll take to improve safety.

To share your thoughts on our plan 👉gmconsult.org

We're hosting events to make sure that people are getting all of the help they're entitled to during the cost of living crisis.

Pamela and William attended a session at Leigh Life Centre recently, with lifechanging results. Here's their story.

Visit us👉 wigan.gov.uk/HelpToClaim

Our final reablement recruitment event is on Thursday! If you’re looking for a role in adult social care come along to:

✔️ Meet our team
✔️ Find out about our staff benefits and career development
✔️ Have a relaxed interview

👉 bit.ly/RR-OpenDay

#CareToJoinUs

👇Important update below regarding the Flashes Festival of Nature 🌩️

Jak and Olivia were inspired to become foster carers by Jak’s mum and stepdad, Andy and Vicky, who are also foster carers with us. Here they talk about their favourite #FosteringMoments and why people who have been in the armed forces should consider becoming foster carers.

More than £53k has been awarded to 73 community groups across the borough to help them to deliver projects which bring people together and reduce loneliness. 🧡

Our Supporting Communities Fund provided grants of up to £1,000 to successful applicants.

👉 ow.ly/AqPj50RSwgi

Great to see so many enthusiastic young people looking to start their careers in health and social care!

Find out more about opportunities to work either with Wigan Council or our partner providers by visiting 👉 wigan.gov.uk/caretojoin

🗳️ A #GeneralElection has been called for Thursday, 4 July
🟢 Not registered to vote? Find out how: ow.ly/IHoH50NAe6A
🆔 For all voter ID info, visit here: ow.ly/1p5e50NAe4o

📢 Childcare funding applications are open!

If you're a working parent with a child under two years old or have a child who will be 9 – 23 months before 31 August, applications are open for you to apply for up to 15 hours of childcare funding.

More 👉 childcarechoices.gov.uk

◼️ The Mayor of Wigan Borough for 24/25, Councillor Debbie Parkinson, has been elected
◼️ Councillor Jenny Bullen is deputy mayor
◼️ Pictured are mayor's consort Coun Terry Mugan (l), deputy mayor's consort Coun Andrew Bullen (r), with chief exec Alison Mckenzie-Folan (centre)

With a Met Office amber alert in place for an extended period of heavy rain until noon tomorrow we're urging drivers to take extra care on the region's motorways and major A roads:

*Slow down
*Light up
*Leave extra space for braking

More advice here: ow.ly/LFvn50RR46j

Did you know that by quitting smoking the average smoker could save over £2,000 a year! 💰

Not only will you be better off financially but it will be the best thing you can do for your health.

Contact our Our Be Well Wigan health advisors today 👉 bewellwigan.org/stopsmoking

💚COMMUNITY RECRUITMENT EVENTS💚

Are you in #Wigan and looking for a career but not sure where to begin? Join Wigan Council at one of their community recruitment events to speak with their teams about the opportunities they have available in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Seven years on, we remember the 22 people who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena attack.

Our thoughts remain with their families and all those affected.

If you need extra support today, help is available.

#WeStandTogether 🐝

⛈️ A yellow weather warning for rain is in place

Get the latest weather info 👉 metoffice.gov.uk

Some of the borough’s longest serving foster carers have been acknowledged at a special celebration event to mark #FosterCareFortnight .
Foster carers received awards for long service and for making outstanding contributions to fostering. wigan.gov.uk/fostering #FosteringMoments

👏 What a legend!
We cannot wait to get your star outside Leigh Town Hall later this summer 🤩

Partners across Greater Manchester are working together to end death and life-changing injury on our roads by 2040.

The #VisionZeroGM draft Action Plan sets out the initial approach we’ll take to improve safety.

To share your thoughts on our plan 👇gmconsult.org