Fun activities in Clifton East ✨

Once again we are hosting a performance by The Jellyfish Theatre Company in our beautiful Flower Park.  The performance of Jungle Book will be one of the highlights of our event which also includes bouncy castles, face painting, a smoothie bike and belly dancing.  There will be information stalls too, and food to buy, or you can bring along a picnic.  The event is at the rear of the Flower Park on Thursday 10 August, 12-5pm.

In addition to this, Clifton East councillors are running pop up park fun events in the ward in some of our smaller parks.  These have fun sports and craft activities for all ages as well as free refreshments.  Next dates are 18^th and 31^st August – keep an eye on Facebook or get in touch with your councillors to find out which parks are taking part.

Also keep an eye on our facebook pages as we will be promoting activities for all ages to be getting involved in locally through our community groups.

Kieron Hill Mural

Councillors and Nottingham City Housing Services officers are very excited to be working in partnership with Small Kid and local schools to design a mural on the wall to the rear of the Keiron Hill court flats. 

We hope that this will really brighten up the area for residents, and showcase some of the talent our young people have in design.

FREE activities on offer at the Hope Centre

Clifton Library is taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge arranged by our Libraries team. 

Every summer, our City Libraries invite local children to take part in a reading challenge which maintains their interest in reading during the holidays. It’s something very close to my heart – as a former teacher and headteacher, I know the importance of encouraging reading in children can’t be understated.

This year’s challenge, Ready Set Read, is launched this Saturday and is themed around the power of play, sport, games and physical activity. Children can take part by signing up any time after Saturday 8 July at their local library and collecting free materials as they keep reading. Children can take part in the library – it’s free and all children need is a library card. If they don’t have one they can sign up at their local library.

Once they have read six books, they will receive a certificate and an invite to a medal ceremony where they will be presented with their very own Summer Reading Challenge medal. 

Through a partnership with the University of Nottingham, City Arts and Lakeside Arts for the HeART project, a range of activities will be held over the summer, including crafts, poetry and a drawing workshop from a Beano illustrator.

Visit https://www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/summer-reading-challenge/ to find out more

Streets for People

We are very pleased to see the works to improve our pavements and roads in the ward have begun, with more work scheduled in. 

So far we have seen resurfacing works on Summerwood Lane completed.  Councillors are also working with officers to look at increasing the number of bins in the ward, and improve the locations they are sited at, as well as looking at locations for tree planting and tree works to keep the ward looking clean and green.

Meet your local Councillors!

Ward Surgeries

Councillors hold regular surgeries in their ward to which members of the public are invited to attend if they have a particular concern which they feel their local councillor can help them with. 

Surgeries are held at:

Clifton Community Centre, Southchurch Drive 
1st Saturday of each month 10am - 11.30am

What's on this summer in Nottingham

• The Beach returns 25 July - 3 September with FREE entry and fun new attractions
• Head to the Arboretum Beer Festival on Saturday 26 August
• Watch some open air theatre at Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey
• Check out what’s happening at Nottingham Castle
• There are lots of other events happening in our Parks too - follow Nottingham Parks on Facebook for the latest
• Stonebridge City Farm have a variety of family friendly events during the summer
• See what else is on this Summer

FREE Summer Holiday Activity Clubs for children with free lunch return this summer!

Is your child entitled to free school meals? Check out our FREE Fun and Food offer this summer! 1. Supermarket e-vouchers will be sent out through schools offering £50 per pupil to help with the cost of food during the holidays. Ask your school for details. 2. Holiday Activity Providers will be providing free activity and enrichment sessions along with lunches and snacks. Please use your Holiday Activity E-Voucher to book onto provision in your area. Please note: • Places are limited and must be booked in advance. • All activity clubs will be listed on the Holiday Activities platform accessible through your E-Voucher. • Not Eligible for Free School Meals? – We have a small amount of targeted spaces available, if you think you may qualify for these please email: [email protected]

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