Sustainable transport does amazing things. It shrinks traffic jams, cleans up our air and tackles climate change. It improves our health and boosts our economy. It connects us to the things that matter.
Get involved this week by:
- leaving the car at home
- exploring your local area on foot or by bike
- using our fantastic buses, trams or trains
Today (20 June) is also Clean Air Day! Did you know
Cars and vans are the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and some types of air pollution in the UK, harming both our health and the planet. If more of us were able to walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport, it would make the air cleaner for us all and help to protect our health and the planet:
- If everyone switched just one car journey a month for a bus trip, there would be a billion fewer car journeys each year.
- If 50% of short journeys in towns and cities were walked or cycled, we could save enough carbon to power every home in Manchester, Bristol or Liverpool with electricity.
- Taking the train also produces nearly 80% less carbon emissions than driving, helping to protect the environment.
This Saturday, 22 June, is Windrush Day which marks the anniversary of the arrival in the UK of the HMT Empire Windrush with hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean. Stepping off the boat were children, mothers and fathers who became known as the Windrush generation.
Nottingham will be celebrating the anniversary and the rich and lasting contribution the Windrush generation has made to the city by raising the Windrush flag on the Council House on Saturday. A Nottingham Windrush Civic Reception will be held at the Council House tomorrow - Friday 21 June - organised by community partners including the Pilgrim Church Charitable Trust.
Active Nottingham, in collaboration with This Girl Can Nottingham and Her Spirit are on a mission to empower and assist women in Nottingham to be more active this summer.
This partnership is a crucial part of our goal to motivate women from all backgrounds, ages, and stages of life to become fitter, stronger and healthier together.
If you live in Nottingham, we invite you to join us on 3rd July for our She Moves Nottingham July meet-up. Enjoy an evening of FREE activity and community fun to inspire more women in Nottingham to move more this summer.
Activities include a Breeze/Her Spirit cycle ride, social run, learn to Nordic Walk, plus more!
For more information and to sign up, visit: https://herspirit.co.uk/the-best-fitness-app-for-women-in-nottingham-her-spirit/
The Black British Ballet is coming to Nottingham for a special performance at the new Central Library tomorrow.
Dancers will be performing at the library’s monthly music and performance cabaret night on Friday 21 June as part of the Sound At Central programme.
The Black British Ballet project by Oxygen Arts aims to change the way that ballet is seen. The hidden history of black dancers is shared, bringing ballet to new and diverse audiences and encouraging young black dancers to take part.
Black British Ballet will be showcasing its touring show, Island Movements – a short performance telling an epic tale of a family from the Windrush generation.
The café will be open and serving a small section of food and drink for the evening.
Tickets are £10 per person and available here.
More details on the show here.
A General Election will take place in just two week's time, on Thursday 4 July.
Voting in person
Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on the day. Remember to bring your photo ID with you. When you arrive, staff will ask for your name and address, check the electoral register and your photo ID before issuing you with your ballot.
A list of acceptable forms of ID can be found here: www.gov.uk/voting-photo-id
If you don't have any acceptable forms of ID, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. The deadline to apply for this is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
Voting by post
If you have applied to vote by post a postal voting pack will be sent out to you, which must be completed and returned.
When voting by post, you should:
- mark your vote on your ballot paper in secret
- fill in the postal voting statement
- put the ballot and statement in the envelope provided
- seal the envelope yourself
Post your ballot back as quickly as possible to make sure it’s counted.
If you’re too late to post your ballot paper, take it to your local polling station by 10pm on election day, or Electoral Registration Office before it closes.
Find out more about voting by post here
Apply for a proxy vote
Anyone who is registered to vote can appoint someone they trust to vote on their behalf as a proxy.
Deadline to make an application for a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
You can apply to vote by proxy online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
More information on the upcoming election here
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