Almost 5,000 pensioners in North Lincolnshire will get a share of a huge £500,000 Government cash pot to help with energy costs.
As part of this latest round of support, each pensioner already receiving council tax support will receive £100 cash this month without the need to apply.
It comes on top the £150 council tax energy rebate, the £400 winter payments for every eligible household and for some, the winter fuel allowances.
Cllr Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “This cash boost is just the latest measure from the council using Government cash which has put millions of pounds in put into the pockets of people in North Lincolnshire to help deal with global inflation.
“This process is simple, easy and safe – there is no application process, those eligible will get a letter that can be taken to Post Offices to get £100 in cash in their hand.”
Cllr Elaine Marper, cabinet member for finance and governance, said: “We know many pensioners are on fixed incomes and rising energy costs can hit them the hardest. This money, along with a whole host of other support measures, will go a long way to help them.
“We have already had millions of pounds from Government to directly help people across North Lincolnshire deal with the rise in energy costs.”
All pensioners receiving full or partial council tax support will get the £100. There is no need to pay it back and those living in homes in all council tax bands are eligible. This payment is in addition to the £150 energy rebate.
Families can get hands-on with dozens of fun, free activities when the first ever No Limits Festival blasts into Normanby Hall Country Park this weekend!
Brigg-based independent bookshop, The Rabbit Hole, has brought together an action-packed programme brimming with best-selling authors, inspiring illustrators, live theatre, music workshops and much more in a huge celebration of creativity.
The festival will see more than 40 incredible acts appear across seven activity zones, ensuring visitors will enjoy interactive experiences and new sights and sounds around every corner of the award-winning park.
For this extra-special weekend, entry to the park is completely free.
Mama G is well known to thousands of households as one of the pantomime dames in Dame Nation’s run to the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year. Her unique, energetic storytelling style is not to be missed.
Multi-award-winning author/illustrator and pandemic phenomenon, Rob Biddulph will also make a special appearance at the festival.
His Guinness World Record Breaking #DrawWithRob videos proved hugely popular, with thousands of families tuning in each week.
Elsewhere across the park, Ruchita Green from Masala Masters will be cooking up a storm in the Victorian Walled Garden.
Ruchita, who has been called the “queen of curries” will show visitors how they can create amazing tasting Indian dishes using seasonal produce.
Entertaining the crowds as they explore the site will be Professor Pumpernickel.
His travelling laboratory offers a concoction of fire, explosions, and mind-bending magic, all designed to inspire the next generation of scientists and superheroes.
To stay up to date with all the exciting line-up announcements, follow the No Limits Festival Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
The festival will showcase many areas of the park’s stunning 300-acre grounds.
One of the park’s newest additions, the beautiful wellbeing garden, will offer a relaxing environment for forest bathing experiences, for example, while the Regency Dining Room will host a selection of brilliant authors, including historical fiction heavyweights, A.J. West, Jennifer Saint and Annie Garthwaite.
The festival is the perfect chance for families to discover everything Normanby has to offer, and with fun-filled play areas, an on-site 18-hole golf course and the region’s only Go Ape treetop adventure, there is so much to enjoy for children and adults alike.
No Limits is just one of many exciting events people can look forward to at the park this autumn.
On 16 October Normanby hosts a strongman competition for the first time, with athletes taking part in events including the Yoke Run and Atlas Stones for the coveted Battle of the Nations crown.
Looking further ahead, the park’s much-loved Christmas events, including Santa’s Grotto, Breakfast, and Afternoon Tea with Santa all return, alongside the most popular event of the year, the Normanby Christmas Market, on 10 and 11 December.
Find out more about the family-friendly event programme on the Normanby Hall website.
