?? Your weekly Nottingham News update – 30 May 2024
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Green Hustle
Green Hustle this weekend
Green Hustle takes over Old Market Square on Saturday 1 June with activities, creative workshops, talks, live music, street entertainment, a pop-up garden, and community cafe.
The free festival brings an inspiring programme right into the heart of the city featuring collaborations with local artists, organisations, and community groups. This celebration of life and creativity aims to make our city greener, healthier, and more connected.
Green Hustle is also supporting Nottingham City Council’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2028 and the CN28 team will be present at the festival to share what they're doing.
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Libraries consultation
Consultation on the future of Nottingham library services
A consultation has been launched for people to have their say on plans to transform the local library services in Nottingham.
Nottingham City Council must make significant financial savings across its services, with Nottingham City Libraries needing to save £1.5m over the next 2 years. This amounts to just over 38% of the library services existing budget.
The proposal would see a reduction in the number of libraries from 15 to 11. This would mean the closure of four libraries which have been identified as Aspley, Basford, Bilborough, and Radford-Lenton.
The proposal also includes reducing opening hours across the network, putting forward staff reductions and trimming the budget for books, IT and operating costs. The measures proposed are projected to save £1.5m, allowing the Council to deliver a sustainable library service that will still offer:
* 11 libraries, 10 of which are open 5 days a week
* Commitment to retaining libraries in joint service centres
* Activities and events across the network and online
* Book loans, e-books, audio books, e-magazines and newspapers
* Free Wi-Fi and computer access across the network
* Skilled and specialist staff available to help
* Welcoming, safe, warm spaces accessible to all
* Study space across the network
* Brand new modern, bright Central and Sherwood Libraries (Sherwood planned opening Summer 2024)
* Home Library Service
* Bookstart Offer
* Nottingham Performing Arts Library
The consultation will run from 28th May to 19th August. There will be three public consultation events for people to attend.
You can find out more information, consultation event dates and fill in the consultation here - www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/shape-the-vision [ [link removed] ]
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Household Support Fund
More support available to vulnerable households in Nottingham
Online applications for support for vulnerable households in Nottingham have now opened.
Up to £3.55m has been made available in Nottingham for vulnerable households who have struggled through the cost of living crisis, provided through the fifth round of the Household Support Fund.
The money from the fund will be distributed in Nottingham over this spring and summer to ease the pressure of increasing costs over the coming months, including through e-vouchers for energy bills and supermarkets, and support throughout the school holidays for pupils who have free school meals (FSM).
The full programme of support and application dates, along with details of how residents can apply, can be found on the website here: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
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Streets for People
Roads and paths improved thanks to Streets for People programme
In 2021, the Council successfully bid for £18 million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to improve streets and local town centres and make walking and cycling easier and safer. The largest amount of this money (£11 million) was for the Streets for People programme.
Over 250 schemes have now been completed which included resurfacing more than 100km of roads/paths. With additional funding secured, the programme can now continue later in the year.
Find out more here [ [link removed] ]
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EV charging port
Working to make council fleets greener
Councils and public sector organisations across the region are taking major steps to switch to greener vehicles.
Nottingham City Council is leading a programme installing charge points across the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2) area. Funding comes from the Department for Transport as part of the Future Transport Zones programme which is designed to future proof organisational travel needs and trial new technologies.
*Find out more [ [link removed] ]*
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Nottingham Central Library
Jobs for Notts at Nottingham Central Library – 4th and 5th June
Join some of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers at Nottingham Central Library for a free employment advice and support event on 4 and 5 June, 11am-1pm. This event offers information and workshops to explain recruitment processes, develop new skills and support your success in job applications.
These include:
* CV writing
* Application forms and questions
* Preparing for interviews
* Finding skills support and training
Employers will be on hand to talk to you about what it’s like to work in their organisations and advise you on finding a job with them.
Find out more here [ [link removed] ]
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she moves
FREE She Moves event 1 June at Harvey Hadden
Join us for an afternoon at Harvey Hadden Sport Village (Wigman Rd, Nottingham NG8 4PB) for a FREE activity and community fun with Her Spirit, This Girl Can Nottingham and Active Nottingham to celebrate the launch of She Moves Nottingham.
Try your hand at activities including cycling, swimming and nordic walking.
To avoid disappointment, book your free place here [ [link removed] ]
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Register to vote
Register to vote for the General Election
There’s going to be a General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024.
To have your say, you need to be registered to vote.
If you’ve never registered before, moved house, or changed your name recently, you can register here: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote [ [link removed] ]
It only takes five minutes and you only need your National Insurance number.
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More news from the City Council and Nottingham
* Open air theatre at Nottingham Castle, [ [link removed] ] Wollaton Park [ [link removed] ] and Newstead Abbey [ [link removed] ] is coming up this summer! See what's on and book online.
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