News Articles
Wealden leads the way by publishing ethnicity and disability pay gap data
Publish Date: 25 March 2024
And for the first time, the council has also published disability pay gap data and ethnicity pay gap data. The headline gender pay gap figure at 31 March 2023 has decreased from 15.5% to 12.5%, which highlights the positive work done to narrow the gender pay gap. That includes initiatives such as a free to...
Wealden Volunteering and 3VA receive financial support from Wealden District Council
Publish Date: 25 March 2024
3VA is to deliver networking sessions and training to volunteers, to those who provide voluntary sector community warm spaces. 3VA will also coordinate and manage a micro grant scheme, which will offer small grants to providers of those warm/welcome spaces for them to enhance their provision and meet their specific needs. Newly named Wealden Volunteering,...
Wealden council awarded £70K via Swimming Pool Support Fund
Publish Date: 23 March 2024
The award of more than £70,000 will help implement interventions to help improve energy efficiency at Hailsham Leisure Centre – run in partnership with Freedom Leisure – and assist the council to meet its commitment to being carbon net zero by 2050 or sooner. The interventions include installation of PV solar to offset grid electricity...
Wealden to partner with University of Brighton to deliver Net Zero business support
Publish Date: 22 March 2024
The session – on Thursday 20 June at the Horsted Place Hotel, Little Horsted, Uckfield - is one of several Net Zero 360 workshops, developed by the University of Brighton’s Clean Growth UK, to help businesses unlock the benefits of sustainability action. Those benefits include cutting costs, winning new customers, attracting and retaining employees, meeting...
Wealden Community Lottery is a huge success for communities
Publish Date: 22 March 2024
More than 80 people from a range of local organisations and partners within the Wealden community attended the event. The celebration party included a presentation by external lottery provider Gatherwell to explain how the lottery would benefit local organisations, Wealden District Council representatives on funding opportunities, as well as talks from Sussex Support Services and...