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The Lavelles – Ladies of Motown
Lavelles The Ladies Of Motown presents a dazzling homage to the golden era of America’s soulful vocal stylists, featuring three incredible professional performers. The Lavelles will take you on a journey through the world of Soul and Motown and sing the hits by our most celebrated artists such as Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, Diana Ross And The Supremes, The Marvelettes, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Little Eva, Freda Payne, Whitney Houston, Mary Wells, The Shirelles and many more. A golden chance to relive these timeless songs, with beautiful melodies and lyrics that will speak to your soul.
Friday 13th May
7.30pm
Tickets: £22
To book your tickets please visit https://www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Music/Lavelles
Update on energy rebates
 We’ve made considerable progress with administering the government’s energy rebate scheme to support households with rising bills. Our revenues and benefits team has been paying out the £150 rebates to eligible households in council tax bands A-D in recent weeks. The vast majority of council tax payers who paid their bills via this route in April should now have received their rebate. If you do not pay your council tax by direct debit, we will need your bank details so that we can verify the information before awarding the rebate. This means you need to complete an online form and provide us with evidence of your bank details. Please click the blue ‘Apply for Council Tax energy rebate’ button on our energy rebates page to apply. We will then carry out pre-payment checks before awarding your rebate. Please allow at least 10 working days before chasing applications. For more information, including details of the discretionary fund for those who don’t qualify for the £150 rebate but need additional support to help pay energy bills, visit https://url6b.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1nluoD-0000oi-3z&i=57e1b682&c=Cv2XXyM5h1HVuGlDzdhMcX3rovwJR3Ri8OIvncArvPOoPeiBBIf7O4-GXJfVwnKNktIWc0W77iHEuzVpO7XHTPLeEt0ErbVhk7KajZxR9Ufg0S-0lC21_t13-neSlqCl_OzkltnRR6YFwktybj79VhKDLmnfH5gx0G8Pds70_RYDL9pGN_HXQk7FbHCL81IUjY_tz6zlkFIDDEGMtQZ1Wg |
Hertsmere pledges continued support for Ukrainian refugees
| Hertsmere pledges continued support for Ukrainian refugees Unanimous agreement has been given by Hertsmere Borough Council to a cross-party motion strongly condemning ‘Putin’s imperialist invasion of Ukraine’ and resolving to support Ukrainian people who have been displaced into the borough’s communities. The motion, which was presented at a full council meeting on Wednesday 27 April, expressed ‘full solidarity with the people of Ukraine’ and highlighted Hertsmere’s proud record as a place of sanctuary and support for those displaced by conflict, including those from Afghanistan and Syria in recent years. Before the motion was heard at the meeting, members heard from Ukrainian refugee Alla Karimova who’s currently residing in a local hotel with other Ukrainian women and children. She spoke of how she had fled her home country and of the support she had received since arriving in Hertsmere. Her words were warmly received in the council chamber and a standing ovation followed. Measures agreed include immediately making £50,000 available for the council to support Ukrainian refugees both directly and in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council. Funds from the council’s reserves and contingency budgets were also pledged to help speed up suitability checks regarding offers of accommodation, along with measures to actively promote through the council’s communications channels the help that the council and other partners can provide. Cllr Paul Morris, Conservative councillor for Bushey Heath, who proposed the motion, commented: “We’ve been truly appalled by this shocking display of aggression by Putin and the war crimes being perpetrated on men, women and children by Russian forces. Through this motion we were able to set out our commitment as a council to how we will offer our solidarity with the people of Ukraine.” Cllr Jeremy Newmark, Labour councillor for Borehamwood Cowley Hill and Leader of the Labour Group in Hertsmere, seconded the motion and added: “Hertsmere is open to refugees. Once again, as we did for those fleeing oppression from Syria and Afghanistan, local people are providing generous support and temporary homes for Ukrainian refugees. Council staff and partners are working hard to support these efforts. Putin may capture Ukrainian land, roads and bridges but he will never capture the hearts and minds of Ukraine’s people. As Putin resorts to even more desperate and barbaric crimes, we in Hertsmere stand as allies of Ukraine.” To read the motion in full, view item 13 of the council meeting agenda: https://hertsmere.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=106&MId=11001&Ver=4  |