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A big thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Big Reading Challenge
I’m delighted that this year, we’ve smashed our target and raised £2,280 for the Nottingham Imagination Library. Councillor Cheryl Barnard, Portfolio Holder for Children, Young People and Education, joined me to launch the challenge at Nottingham Castle (pictured) and then read stories to children in schools and libraries across the city to raise money for the charity that gives free books from birth up to the age of five. Since its launch in Nottingham in 2009, the charity has given more than half-a-million books to 11,000 children. Donations are essential to keep the charity going: £2 will pay for a book for a child, while £130 will pay for all 60 books from birth to age five for a child on the scheme. If you would like to help, donations are still being accepted at www.gofund.me.com/f/big-reading-challenge-2024.
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The programme has successfully replaced over 36,000 lights with new LED sources, in partnership with Enerveo.
Nottingham City Council secured a grant for £7m from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to upgrade street lights in all the city’s wards with new, energy-efficient LEDs. As part of this ambitious project, subway lighting and signage lights were also upgraded. The programme began in July 2022, starting with Sherwood and Clifton and most recently finished in St Ann’s, the Meadows and the Dales.
Find out more here
It was an historic moment for the region last week as the first ever Mayor for the East Midlands Combined County Authority was elected.
Labour’s Claire Ward was elected as the new Mayor.
Nottingham City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council opened the door to a massive ÂŁ4billion investment in transport, skills, housing and the environment after securing a deal for a new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), which will be led by the Mayor, similar to areas like the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire.
In total 449,568 people voted in the election from across Nottingham, Derby Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The turnout for the whole Combined County Authority was 27.6%.
You can see a full area breakdown of results at www.eastmidlandsdevolution.co.uk/electionresults
Residents also voted for who should be their Police and Crime Commissioner; the commissioner is responsible for policing across the county, ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient police service.
Gary Godden (Labour) has been elected, with a voter turnout of 27.5%.
See the overall results here - www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/elections
An event is taking place next Tuesday (14) at Central Library to offer more information about dementia.
It’s part of national Dementia Action Week and will be held at the venue between 10.30am and 3pm.
Nottingham City Libraries and the Age Friendly Nottingham team have joined forces to create a programme of events for anyone interested in finding out more about the condition, the support available locally and current research.
More here…
- Save the date - Green Hustle Festival returns to Old Market Square on 1 June! Find out more
- May marks National Walking Month - why not enjoy one of the guided walks organised by the Local Access Forum and discover new parts of the city. Find out more
- Luminarium is back with an event at Lakeside Arts in Highfields Park from 25 May - 2 June. Find out more and book here
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