 Save the date!
This year’s Christmas lights switch on will be on Thursday 24 November between 5pm and 8pm, with the switch on at 6pm.
Meet at the junctions of Aspley Lane, Melbourne Road and Robin’s Wood Road. There will be festive music, carols plus other activities and entertainment to get you in the festive spirit.
 We are working in partnership with Heaven is a Halfpipe project and Skate Nottingham to provide a skate park facility on Broxtowe Country Park.
Following a supportive consultation process, the City Council have applied for grant funding of ÂŁ100,000. Should the grant application be successful, we are looking to start building the skate park in around March 2023.
 As part of the Streets for People programme, we have agreed a ÂŁ700,000 agenda for improving some of the pavements and roads in Aspley.
This is money which is reserved for highway work and cannot be spent on anything else. It sounds like a lot of money, but given the amount of work needed it is a drop in the ocean.Â
Roads on the list include Lindfield, Lindbridge, Eltham, part of Frinton.
Paths include Camborne Drive, Redmile and Commodore Gardens.
We are also setting money aside for tree work and bin replacements. You can find out more by visiting the streets for people website.
 People will always tell you that things used to be better in the past. We get people telling us about how you could leave milk bottles on the steps and they wouldn’t get pinched, and that gardens and hedges were always maintained because inspectors would come around. However archive photos of the area sometimes disprove the myths.
Here are some images of Broxtowe Park which show how Aspley has improved and changed over the last 50 years. The photo on the left shows the park in the 1970's compared to now. There is now less crime and vandalism. The area is in better shape than it was. This has been done by better schools and schooling, better policing, better cleansing regimes and better family support.
It is important to continue to support community activity, the basic services of policing, cleansing and for the councillors to be active and involved. It won’t put money in people’s pockets, but it might hold the area together.
 Drop in surgeries with your local Councillors take place regularly, so why not come along to ask a question or share an idea on how to make Aspley a better place to live.Â
Drop in to meet your local Councillors on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month - 9.30am - 10.30am at Aspley Library, Nuthall Road and 11am - 12pm at Strelley Road Library.
 Find a session to book near you by visiting the asklion website from the second week of December.Â
All sessions offer a warm welcome, entertaining outdoor activities and lots of fun! Please note: Places are limited and must be booked in advance. Every Holiday Activity Club listed on the website above will provide their contact details for you to book a place.
Not eligible for free school meals?
You can still visit the website above to find and book sessions near you. Some extra places will be available on a first-come- first served basis.
 For all the latest news from Nottingham City Council visit our website: www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk
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