Plus... A huge thank you to our teachers, school and nursery staff | Castle progress: Adventure Playground | Happy Chinese New Year



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Protect as many people as we can

**A message from City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen:**

Cllr David Mellen, leader of Nottingham City Council

Im pleased to see that the Covid-19 vaccination is now being rolled out to people aged over 65 this week. It means we can start to protect even more people from this virus. Appointments are available at sites all over the city many late into the evening and especially over the weekend.

Our Deputy Leader, Cllr Sally Longford, was able to have her vaccination today at the Kings Meadow site on Lenton Lane. You can watch her account of it below. While the extended rollout is welcome, it is still important that we continue to ensure everyone in the older age groups is supported to have the vaccine those who are aged 70 and above. We cant leave anyone behind.

The vaccine remains our one path out of the pandemic. If you know someone who may be eligible, please help them to book their vaccination especially if their first language is not English. Lets do all we can to keep Nottingham safe, and together we can play our part in beginning to get our lives back to normal.

More information about the vaccine and booking links for each of the three eligible groups can be found on the local NHS website here. [ [link removed] ]



Cllr Longford vaccination video [ [link removed] ]
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*A huge thank you to our teachers, school and nursery staff*

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I wanted to take a moment today ahead of the half-term holiday to say a huge thank you on behalf of Nottingham City Council to all teachers, school and nursery staff for their incredible efforts over the past 12 months. Weve rightly spoken before about NHS workers and our own frontline council teams, acknowledging the vital role they have played in keeping our city going and offering support to residents throughout the pandemic.

But its also important to recognise the work of everyone who has kept our nurseries, schools and childminders open safely during this time. They had one main goal prior to the pandemic starting last March, which was to teach and inspire the citys children and we have some of the best in the country when it comes to that. However, society has demanded far more of our educators since then. Theyve had to look after pupils in school whose parents are on the frontline of the Covid response making sure theyre safe within their classroom environments while at the same time communicating with children trying to learn from home.

As a former headteacher, I know this is not an easy task. We owe them all a huge debt of gratitude and thank them for all their ongoing work and efforts [ [link removed] ].

Anyone who would like to say thank you to their childs school, setting, childminder or recognise a staff member who has gone the extra mile to support a pupil, can email [email protected].


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Castle progress: Adventure Playground

I am really pleased to see that work on the bespoke adventure play area at Nottingham Castle is nearly complete. This area will be a wonderful addition to what will be a national must-see heritage tourist attraction. The playground includes replica gatehouse, wheelchair accessible bridge, tunnels, slides and will be a fantastic place for families to relax and have fun.

After a cold and at times quite miserable winter lockdown I am very much looking forward to the opening of the castle and this unique playground for all the citys young outlaws to enjoy.

Nottingham Castle Adventure playground
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*Happy Chinese New Year*

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Nottingham has long enjoyed a special friendship with China, especially our sister city of Ningbo. I really value the link between our two cities in terms of education, trade and culture. Nottinghams communities originating from China and Hong Kong have like the vast majority of all Nottingham people continued to follow the Governments safety guidance. I thank people for this because I know it is these special occasions which can make being apart even more frustrating.

Although the traditional events cannot take place this year, Nottingham Lakeside Arts and the Nottingham Confucius Institute are marking the beginning of the Year of the Ox with an online performance suitable for all the family. Find out more Chinese New Year Celebrations 2021 | Lakeside Arts, Nottingham [ [link removed] ]

I would like to wish our Chinese friends, both in Nottingham and in Ningbo, a very Happy New Year.


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*And finally... thank you to key workers!*

We're proud of our cemeteries and crematoriums team members, who are doing a wonderful job helping grieving families pay respects to their loved ones in very difficult circumstances.

Watch the video to see manager Dave Stretton talk about responding to rapidly changing Covid guidelines and adapting to people using cemeteries as green spaces during lockdown.

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Coronavirus FAQs

Please clickhere [ [link removed] ]for some of the answers to questions weve been asked about what you should do, and what we are doing, to respond to Coronavirus.

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