 On Wednesday 14 July Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire Police, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue, Nottingham City Homes and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing Association joined together to tackle the issues that you have said are a problem in your neighbourhood.
We weeded, swept, litter-picked, visited private rented properties, spoke to residents about issues, and carried out 10 fire safety checks before the team had to leave to attend an emergency.
We also spoke to parents about inconsiderate parking and engine idling around Whitemoor Academy, before ending the day with activities for children at the MUGA on Riber Crescent accompanied by information stalls on health, employment, housing and fire safety.
We will continue to work together to improve the issues that are important to you. For further information or to suggest any other ideas or locations for the next Day of Action please contact Leigh Plant, Neighbourhood Development Officer on 07701 049987 or any of the Councillors.
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Mesopotamia, a local charity, have been delivering food parcels on a weekly basis for up to 280 people in need.
It is the time of volunteers and the generosity of donations of food items that enables this to happen every Saturday. Rachel Miller, Founder/director says “the funding from the ward Councillors contributed to building our Foodbank premises. This has enabled us to play a vital role in supporting our local community through difficult times”
If you would like to volunteer there are roles from helping to sort out food right through to making deliveries. Please telephone 0115 9780 444 for further information.
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You told us that you would like to see improved cycling facilities across Basford Ward.
New cycle paths are being designed for the area around Lincoln Street and Church Lane along with improvements to path and cycle way from Heathfield Road to Valley Road.
We will be consulting on these designs soon. If you would like to be involved in the consultation, please contact your local Councillors.
Many of you will know John, the former Park Warden at Vernon Park who retired last year in the middle of the pandemic.
John is very passionate about Nottingham Parks and green spaces and has spent many hours improving them in his own time in addition to his paid duties. One of these was revitalising the Friends of Vernon Park group who established the woodland walk in the corner of the park and have spent many hours keeping the park and the River Leen clean and tidy.
Covid restrictions meant we couldn’t celebrate his time with Nottingham City Council when he left, but earlier this month Basford Ward Councillors surprised him with a ‘brunch in the park’ to thank him for his hard work and dedication. You will still be able to see John out and about with the Friends group who meet on the second Saturday of every month.
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Friday 30 July, 3pm, Stockhill Park, Stockhill Lane, NG6 0LP
Join Jellyfish Theatre Company for a hilarious, dreamy adventure packed full of puppetry, fun and original music, performed outside by live actors.
Featuring a gorgeous little 1980s caravan. This outdoor event has been part funded by your Basford Councillors and is free to attend!
To book your Covid Secure free place please go to: https://www.jellyfishtheatre.com/nottingham-parks-shows
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 Did you know that children who get free school meals will be able to:
- get a weekly £15 supermarket e-voucher to help you cover the cost of food. Your child's school, nursery or college will give this to you, AND
- go along to FREE holiday clubs every day with fun activities and a healthy, tasty lunch all included
Click here to find a session near you
Holiday clubs are also open to children who don't receive free school meals, with very limited places allocated on a first come first served basis. Contact the provider of the club you're interested in directly
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Nottingham City Council has a new email topic that you might like to sign up to, with information, help and advice on debt, bills, benefits, mental health, finding a job and lots more. It also has the latest info on free school meal schemes over school holidays
Drop-in surgeries with your local Councillors are restarting from September why not come along to ask a question or share an idea on how to make Basford a better place to live.
Drop in to meet your local Councillors at Basford Library
1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 10.30am-11.30am
Do you have an idea which could help improve the local area and benefit local residents?
If yes, why wait, local community groups and non-profit making organisations can apply to ward councillors for small amounts of ward funding. For more information, contact your local Neighbourhood Development officer on [email protected], telephone 07949 267649
- Nottingham City Council's Welfare Rights Team - 0115 915 1355 - call for help weekdays 9am - 4.30pm for advice on bills, benefits, debt, housing and eviction issues and more
- Mental Health help - call Turning Point on 0300 555 0730 (9am-11pm every day)
- Domestic violence and help for women: Juno Women’s Aid 0800 800 0340
- Domestic violence and help for men: Equation Men’s Support 0115 960 5556
- Need help finding a job in Nottingham? See jobs and apprenticeships and get training or careers support with Nottingham Jobs
Protect yourself, your friends and your family from scams
Scams are rife at the moment, as fraudsters try to exploit people struggling due to the pandemic. Some common ones to watch out for are delivery scams, pension reviews, phishing and fraudsters impersonating your bank. Read more about common scams and how to spot them here.
To report scams, forward suspicious text messages to 7726 and emails to [email protected].
If you’ve been scammed, contact your bank and Action Fraud
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