v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 5TH JANUARY v 8th December 2022 • The HERALD • Page 61 ASK A PROFESSIONAL 023 8254 7600 TMT House • 12 The Marsh • Hythe • SO45 6AL enquiry@tmtlegalservices.co.uk www.tmtlegalservices.co.uk Your Local Legal Specialists WILLS & PROBATE In Person, Online and Phone Consultations Call Kelly Dawkins on 023 8254 7600 who will be able to assist you Hampshire Housebuilders Launch Deposit Contribution Scheme for Region’s Key Workers Key workers in Hampshire can now receive a deposit contribution of up to £15,000 towards a new home thanks to a special new Barratt and David Wilson Homes scheme. The leading housebuilders have introduced the Key Worker Deposit Contribution scheme at their developments across the region to say a thank you for the workers’ enormous contribution to the country. Key workers will be entitled to a deposit contribution of £750 for every £25,000 spent and can receive up to the value of £15,000. So, for example, when purchasing a £300,000 home, Barratt and David Wilson Homes would contribute £9,000 towards the deposit. e new scheme is on o er to NHS workers, teachers, police and re services, the MOD, prison and probation services, plus Local Authority employees and Highways England. Tammy Bishop, Barratt and David Wilson Homes Sales Director, Southampton Division, said: “Since the start of the pandemic we have been running a NHS Deposit Contribution scheme, but now we want to open this up to every key worker in the country as a thank you for their amazing work. It’s a pleasure to be able to offer our help.” To nd out more, please visit: www. barratthomes.co.uk or: www.dwh.co.uk New Forest National Park Authority has granted planning permission for Brockenhurst College to erect a £4.9m building that will incorporate a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Independence Hub. Inside will be 14 new classrooms, social space, sta space, meeting rooms, a medical room, a hygiene room, and a sensory room, among other facilities. The 1,200 square-metre, single storey, modular structure will also house the College’s existing Foundation Studies department. This move will freeup existing facilities to accommodate the extra students that are expected from 2023 onwards due to a surge in 16-19 year-olds in the general population. Funding of £4m for the project will be provided by the Department for Education’s £83m Post-16 Capacity Fund, which is earmarked for handling the demographic spike. This award was made possible thanks to match funding of £0.9m provided by Hampshire County Council through its High Needs capital funding, which is dedicated to creating additional SEND places. e Council’s All our Talents strategy aims to establish SEND Employability and Independence Hubs across the county to help young people with learning and/ or physical disabilities, developing independent living skills and helping secure employment. Vice Principal Limor Feingold, who oversees Brockenhurst College’s nancial a airs, said: “The new facility will enable us to build on our reputation as a provider of exceptional SEND education. It will also enable us to support the forecast demographic increase in learners aged 16-19. We have an ambitious timetable and are aiming for the building project to be completed by July 2023, allowing the facility to be operational from the start of the new academic year”. Councillor Roz Chadd, Hampshire County Council’s Deputy Leader and Executive LeadMember for Children’s Services, said: “We know how much value young people with SEND can bring to the workplace. We are committed, through the County Council’s ‘All our Talents’ strategy, to helping them develop the skills and independence to lead fulfilling lives and successfully progress to future employment. Our SEND Employability and Independence Hubs are crucial to this, and I look forward to seeing work begin on the new facility at Brockenhurst College.” A key planning condition was that the structure must meet a Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method Standard of Very Good. Planning Chiefs Approve £4.9m Brockenhurst College Building Project
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