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Challenges and opportunities of the year gone and the year ahead

2021 has been another difficult year for many people in many different ways ? but there have also been some great moments.

The year began with the Government announcing another national lockdown, which saw the great support effort swing into action again to ensure everyone in the city, especially the most vulnerable, got the help they needed.

Covid has of course been the main issue that has shaped everyone?s lives for another year. Many people have suffered, died or lost loved ones while sacrificing some of their freedoms for the sake of others. The vaccination programme has been a great national and local effort and has proved to be the key to protecting ourselves against the virus. As the New Year looms, getting ourselves vaccinated [ [link removed] ] remains really important, if 2022 isn?t also to be dominated by Covid.

What the pandemic has also continued to do, though, is show what great community spirit exists in Nottingham and I?m proud of all the key workers, community groups and volunteers, who once again stepped up and did their bit to help. The council helped to support local businesses [ [link removed] ], rough sleepers [ [link removed] ], and other vulnerable groups, as well as implementing active travel schemes [ [link removed] ] to improve alternative, Covid safe travel options. One nice moment this year was a mural being unveiled [ [link removed] ] as a thank you to key workers, as well as brightening an underpass.

Tram

Throughout 2021, we continued to make great strides [ [link removed] ] towards our target of Nottingham becoming carbon neutral by 2028. We took delivery of two of the world?s first electric bin lorries [ [link removed] ], carried out lots of work to improve the energy efficiency [ [link removed] ] ? and energy bills ? of many homes across the city and implemented more transport improvements [ [link removed] ] to further improve our green credentials.

Incredible progress was also made in the Broad Marsh area, with the opening of a new College Hub [ [link removed] ], extensive public realm improvements [ [link removed] ] and only a couple of months ago, the opening of a brand new car park [ [link removed] ] ? itself home to the UK?s largest number of vehicle electric charging points in a single location. And things haven?t stood still on the site of the former shopping centre. The council continues to demolish part of it and an exciting new vision [ [link removed] ] was recently unveiled by Thomas Heatherwick which has really taken on board what many people said in our consultation.



Lister square - broadmarsh artist's impression

We have seen other major developments taking shape too ? the HMRC?s Unity Square offices [ [link removed] ] near the station and the first phase of the Island Quarter [ [link removed] ], as well as hundreds of new homes across the city [ [link removed] ] in areas such as Bestwood, Colwick, Clifton and The Meadows. One of the most exciting things to happen in 2021 was the reopening of Nottingham Castle [ [link removed] ] after three years and ?30m of development, with great new exhibitions and a much-improved visitor experience attracting new and existing fans of this jewel in the city?s crown.



Nottingham Castle

Another great crowd pleaser has been the T Rex exhibition [ [link removed] ] at Wollaton, which will continue next year ? although of course sadly we had to cancel many of our main city events this year due to Covid safety concerns.

It?s been an undeniably tough year for the City Council as we not only set another difficult budget [ [link removed] ] for the forthcoming year, but also carried out huge changes within the organisation [ [link removed] ] to respond to the recommendations from the Government review and forge a new way of working to provide services for local people in the best way possible. We remain steadfast, determined and focused on this and will emerge a stronger, more efficient council which still stands up for and delivers for Nottingham people.

The New Year will no doubt present more challenges and opportunities. I remain hopeful we will rise to the challenges and embrace the opportunities as Nottingham always has.

And I?d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a healthy and peaceful New Year.


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