It?s great that work on the new Central Library interior can start in a couple of months after approval by Executive Board yesterday, creating a landmark building in the heart of the Southside regeneration zone. Turning the shell of part of the Broad Marsh car park and bus station complex into a bright, modern library with fantastic features such as an immersive story telling room and a great children?s library will take until next July when it can open to the public. It?s an exciting development in a part of the city which is undergoing an enormous transformation right now. More here
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I?m really pleased that we?re able to provide families eligible for Free School Meals with ?15-per-pupil supermarket vouchers for the half term holiday next week. Once again the vouchers will be issued to parents through schools so, if you?re eligible, please speak directly to your school.
We have secured the funding through the Government?s Household Support Grant Scheme. This grant can be used to support vulnerable households until September 2022. However, the Government?s grant requirements are changing, with a greater proportion of the grant now required to be spent supporting pensioner households. This means we?re working with partners to understand how best to meet the new grant requirements and ensure an appropriate balance of funding for families, pensioners and other vulnerable households.
The good news is that support for tackling holiday hunger will definitely be available until 2024 through our free Holiday Activity Clubs. All pupils entitled to free school meals can attend the clubs to get a free lunch alongside a programme of fun activities. The Holiday Activity Clubs will run four times a year over each Christmas, Easter, October and Summer school holiday until Christmas 2024. We?ll always advertise these clubs before the holidays so sign up to hear about them here along with other information and support services.
You can find out about more holiday activities this half term here
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A new Selective Licensing scheme for private landlords has been approved to help safeguard and improve housing standards for tenants. The scheme allows Nottingham City Council to make sure licenced rented homes meet certain conditions, that they are safe, well managed and that the landlord is a ?fit and proper person.? This new scheme would continue the important work already carried out during the first scheme to improve homes and remove hazards like damp, mould, cold and dangerous homes.
People renting privately have a right to expect a decent standard of accommodation. The impact of poor quality and badly managed accommodation can be very negative on tenants and their families and the local neighbourhood also suffers because of poorly managed properties with the crime and anti-social behaviour that can follow. Selective Licensing works to tackle these issues and drive up standards in the private rented sector. More information here
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As chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board I have been really impressed with Nottingham?s response to the lockdown and the precautions we?ve all taken to keep each other safe over the Covid pandemic. It has however been really disappointing to hear of the parties at Number Ten. The long-awaited Sue Gray report published today reveals that many people in Downing Street sadly did not hold themselves to the same standard as we did here in Nottingham.
Please click?here?for some of the answers to questions we?ve been asked about what you should do, and what we are doing, to respond to Coronavirus.
 For all the latest news from Nottingham City Council visit our website: www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk
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