Broxtowe

NEWS & VIEWS - OCTOBER 2013 PARTNERSPARTNERS The Contents: Introduction inin Page 2 ACTIONACTION Bringing People Together Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9

Housing Pages 10 & 11

Christmas Bin collection pullout Page 12

Environment Pages 13, 14, 15 & 16

Community Safety Pages 17, 18 & 19

Jobs & Business Growth Pages 20 & 21

Money Matters - including Budget Consultation Pages 22 & 23

Brother and Sister Kai (6) and Ebony Mutch (7) at D.H. Lawrence Heritage’s Children’s Fun Day. INCORPORATING

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The Vision for Broxtowe Borough Council PULLOUT Listening and responding to ensure the < delivery of efficient and effective services page 12 Christmas Bin Collection Arrangement details on Introduction ‘Love Broxtowe Borough’ with The challenge ahead Smart Phone App Download Broxtowe Borough Council’s free ‘Love Broxtowe Borough’ app now to your Android phone from marketplace. IPhone and Windows versions will follow very shortly so keep checking Ruth Hyde OBE Milan Radulovic MBE the App Store.

Chief Executive Leader of the Council Report environmental The challenge facing local government is immense, as we seek to balance the books issues easily and instantly in the face of further cuts in government grant. In 2011/12 we lost £1,095,987 in grant. to the Council on your In 2012/13 from that new baseline we lost £846,000, and in 2013/14 another £467,000. phone. Find your location, In 2014/15 we have another significant cut and will lose at least another £700,000. The take a photo, add a base revenue budget has gone from £12,595,000 in 2011/12 to £10,990,000 in 2013/14. category and submit. You will be kept informed of In spite of this we have not cut services and we have not made anyone compulsorily progress via email. redundant, although the number of employees has reduced from 772 in 2009/10 to 725 in 2011/12. Healthy leisure centre attendance has helped increase income - by £375,000 over the last three years. On refuse collection, we have over the last 4 years saved/generated £682,000 additional income. Shared services are just one of the techniques we have used to reduce costs. We now manage the CCTV service for Ashfield, Newark & Sherwood and parts of Bolsover as well as ours, saving at least £30,000 a year. We manage the ICT service for Broxtowe, and . This partnership will save at least £800,000 over the next five years, through the ICT initiative. Similarly, we provide estates services to Ashfield, but we buy in non-domestic rates services from them. Our crematorium and cemeteries management is shared with Erewash Borough Council, so we receive a contribution to those costs. We contribute to the costs of tackling benefit fraud, now a shared service, but receive the service more cheaply than we Broxtowe Matters is published twice a year by could run it alone. Broxtowe Borough Council and the Broxtowe Borough Partnership to keep residents This year we have also co-located with informed about its services and the work it partners such as the Police in Beeston, which does in the Borough. saves money and improves customer service. The next few years will be exceptionally hard, It costs just 18.5p per copy to print and distribute Broxtowe Matters to more than but be assured we have the best interests of 50,000 homes and businesses in the borough. the residents of the Borough, especially the It is produced from sustainable resources most vulnerable, firmly in mind. On the pages from managed forests so that new trees grow of this newsletter you can read more about to replace the wood cut for pulping. If you our partnership projects as well as find out do not wish to keep this magazine for future how you can help us decide how we spend reference, please recycle it in your green- our money more effectively. lidded recycling bin. Broxtowe Matters is printed by Lion FPG, an independent company, and distributed by the WHY WASTE TIME . . . . Royal Mail. We welcome your comments and views so if you would like to make a comment about this newsletter please contact Broxtowe Borough Council’s Corporate Communications on 0115 917 3743/3825. . . . . Do it online - www.broxtowe.gov.uk

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Beeston Shopmobility Has Moved! Beeston Shopmobility has moved to Cavendish Lodge, 10 Devonshire Avenue, Beeston. Sports Events…not just for the fit!

Make 2014 your sporting year and take part in one of Broxtowe Sport’s Sports Events. Why not try the Triathlon in May or compete in the Duathlon in October? There are lots of challenges to take part in across the Borough throughout the year, suitable for children and beginners to the more experienced. For further information on the services offered call 0115 917 3077 or visit All competitors also www.broxtowe.gov.uk/shopmobility receive a free goodie bag at each event, thanks to international sports Broxtowe Awarded Member retailer and event partner Decathlon. Development Charter Further details on future events can be found at Broxtowe Borough Council Councillor learning and www.broxtowe.gov.uk/sportsevents with discounted has received recognition development from the online entry starting in January 2014. for the development of moment they are elected, its elected members, throughout their term in after being awarded the office. Food and Drink teamed up with Oxjam East Regional The Charter is based Councillor Development Following the success of on a national template Charter. both Oxjam and ‘Lets go to developed by other regions Beeston’s’ food and drink The Council is one of along with the Local weekend, the two joined 14 local authorities in Government Association forces to create one big the region to receive the (LGA). It is reassessed event in October to appeal Charter, which sets out a every three years to ensure to both food and music framework and standard continuous improvement is lovers alike. of good practice for made. Oxjam Beeston is part For more information, please contact Broxtowe of the UK's largest Borough Council on 0115 917 3295. music festival in aid of Oxfam and is now in its third successive year in Beeston. Oxjam has As well as musical delights, brought a real festival visitors to the town were atmosphere and put also able to visit speciality Beeston on the map with markets on the Friday and over 5,000 festival goers. Saturday in Beeston Square as well as visit many of 1 wristband, 10 venues, the local food and drink 60+ artists and over 12 establishments who put on hours of amazing music. special events to mark the Venues this year included weekend. Barton’s, Hop Pole, The Bar, Greyhound, White Lion For more information, keep an eye Bar & Kitchen, Crown Inn, out on: Mayor of The , Councillor Iris White Relish, Belle & Jerome, presents Chair Of The Member Training and Development www.letsgotobeeston.co.uk or visit Strategy Working Group, Councillor Janet Patrick with the Bean and Beeston Square. http://www.oxjambeestontakeover. Charter. org

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 3 Keep on running!

Enjoy going for a run? Community Covenant Success Continues Worried about the winter nights? Don’t let the dark nights stop you in your tracks, as Broxtowe Sport run two weekly running groups to help people keep fit and stay safe during the winter. The mixed group meet every Monday at Recreation Ground and the women’s only group meet every Tuesday at Hills Park, both from 6.30pm. Beeston Athletics Club and Kimberley and District Soldiers from 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group Royal Engineers, together with Striders also run weekly veterans from the Royal Engineers Association march through Stapleford to exercise their Right of Freedom of Entry to the Borough of Broxtowe. sessions for runners too, so there’s no reason to The Broxtowe Borough applications which resulted Farm recreation ground. hang up the trainers until Community Covenant in over £240,000 worth Broxtowe Borough summer. has received further of projects, including a Council, Broxtowe funding from the Ministry project run by the YMCA If you want to go it alone, Borough Partnership, of Defence to support the to help teenagers integrate remember these top tips Beeston BID and Voluntary local Armed Forces. better with the civilian for staying safe: Action Broxtowe signed community, as well as £47,000 worth of funding the Community Covenant • Wear clothing that’s projects to improve access has been secured by the pledge with the Armed brightly coloured and to Chetwynd Barracks for YMCA to support young Forces locally and Armed reflective. families and personnel, a children living at Chetwynd Forces charities in January • Try to run with ‘Forces in the Community’ Barracks, who feel 2012, enabling each someone else so you central hub to provide isolated from their peers organisation to apply are not alone. support, training and sign- outside school hours. for Ministry of Defence • Stick to floodlit paths. posting to veterans and funding. The funding follows their families and outdoor For further information four earlier successful play activities on Manor contact Broxtowe Sport on 0115 917 3572, email For more information about the Community Covenant contact [email protected] Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3492, email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe. or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/armedforces gov.uk/sport Annual D.H. Lawrence Festival Success Eastwood’s D.H. Lawrence theatre performances and ‘Careful or I’ll put you in my Festival proved to be a great exhibitions as well as a next novel’: Lawrence’s success when it returned special vintage themed Eastwood turned into to Broxtowe in September, weekend and much more. Fiction’ at the D.H. with visitors from across the Lawrence Heritage Centre’s Don’t worry if you missed country visiting the area to Rainbow Galley until it, as there is still time to celebrate the centenary of Sunday 17th November. catch the festival exhibition, one of the author’s most famous novels Sons and Lovers. For more information, contact D.H. Lawrence Heritage on 01773 717 353, email [email protected] or The two-week long visit www.dhlawrenceheritage.org You can also find celebration included D.H. Lawrence Heritage on Facebook at An Edwardian gentleman of 1913 reading groups, lectures, www.facebook.com/dhlawrenceheritage and Twitter shows his disapproval at members film screenings, street of the suffragette movement. by following @dhlheritage

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Visit D.H. Lawrence Heritage Eastwood’s award- Just some of the events winning D.H. Lawrence coming up this winter Heritage Centre has a include adult craft host of activities on offer workshops, special throughout the year Birthplace Museum Deep to keep both children Clean Conservation and and adults entertained, Housekeeping Tours, SAVE THE DATE - The Ruby Ball! from guided tours of the photographic exhibitions birthplace museum, to and Christmas activities In 2014 Broxtowe 5th April 2014 at the the latest exhibition in the including the Christmas Council will mark its 40th Belfry Hotel. Rainbow Gallery or a bite Mailbox and Fairy Grotto. Anniversary. The event will help raise to eat in the D.H. Lawrence To celebrate this important money for the Mayor of Bistro. occasion, the Ruby the Borough’s chosen For more information or to book your place, contact D.H. Themed, Mayor’s Charity charities, Treetops Hospice Lawrence Heritage on 01773 717 353, email culture@ Ball and Civic Night will and The Helpful Bureau, broxtowe.gov.uk or visit www.dhlawrenceheritage.org take place on Saturday Stapleford. To show your support for these two worthy causes PARTNERSPARTNERS and to secure your tickets in advance, please contact in Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3210, email ACTIONACTION Since the Community Covenant was signed in [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ January 2012, £300,000 of Ministry of Defence civic funding has been secured for projects to support the local armed forces.

Tri Broxtowe Celebrating the Community Triathlon Club Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the Broxtowe now has it’s Community Celebration Group and to celebrate own official Triathlon Club, this landmark, the group are planning a number which runs weekly training of events. sessions for people aged The group, which was formed in 2004 to 15 years and over at bring together people from the many different Kimberley Leisure Centre. cultures and communities across Broxtowe The informal club, which Borough, will host the annual Season of Lights is affiliated with Triathlon Festival on Saturday 30th November 2013 as , has qualified part of the Beeston Christmas Lights Switch on coaches who are on hand event. to help anyone who wants Two Taste of Culture events will also take to get fit, have fun and place in the new year to give local people the meet new people. opportunity to find out more about the work of Triathlon involves the group, followed by the annual Community swimming, cycling and Celebration in Beeston in July, which has running, linked together attracted over 1000 visitors in previous years, to make one exciting for a day of music, arts and crafts, sports and challenge. foods from around the world.

For further If you would like to find out more about information visit www. these events or get involved in the broxtowetriathlonclub. Community Celebration Group, please co.uk or contact contact Broxtowe Borough Council on Broxtowe Sport on 0115 917 3712 or 0115 917 3572. [email protected]

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 5 Broxtowe Borough Partnership The Broxtowe Borough and community groups, community through 57 Partnership was first all working hard to try and Community Action Team introduced around 13 make sure you can have (CAT) meetings each year, years ago and is one of the your say. which are chaired by local Council’s most successful councillors and invite The Partnership addresses partnerships. It brings residents to suggest issues key issues affecting the together organisations in their area which need to future of the Borough and individuals from the be resolved. and the well-being of its public and private sector to residents through five task Throughout the pages help everyone play a part groups and two subgroups of this newsletter some in improving the quality who help deliver actions for of the partners work can of life in the Borough of improvement. be identified by the logo Broxtowe. or coloured banner that The Partnership also The Partnership now has accompanies each article. engages with the members from over 70 organisations, including representatives from For more information, contact the Broxtowe Borough local government, public Partnership on 0115 917 3492, email enquiries@ services, businesses, broxtowepartnership.org.uk or visit www.broxtowe. voluntary organisations gov.uk/partnership

ICT Partnership Money Saving Success

Broxtowe Borough, to redevelop the current The shared ICT service As the economic squeeze Newark & Sherwood ICT arrangements and has improved efficiency, continues to demand more District and Rushcliffe exploit joint procedures, value for money and for less, the partnership Borough Councils got procurement and achieved large financial has helped deliver ICT together in 2011/12 to form partnership working. savings for these three excellence in the most an innovative ICT shared councils. Customer resourceful and cost Although ICT often service partnership. Their satisfaction continues to effective way without plays an unseen role approach was to appoint increase as service delivery cutting back on innovation, in improvements it is a Chief Information Officer improves, following the whilst at the same time fundamental to most (CIO) who manages the changes introduced by the keeping up to date with business change and partnership across all three partnership. the constantly changing critical to resident-facing Councils to help them technology market. services.

www.broxtowe.gov.uk ICT & Corporate Services

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9.30am Learn to cycle ~ for beginners or re-learners 10.30am Learn to cycle short distances on quiet roads 11.30am Gentle cycle ride on local trails and quiet roads 30+ min 12.45pm Gentle cycle ride on local trails and quiet roads 60+ min

At the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre, Rd, Eastwood, Nottingham NG16 3DZ

This project has been funded by the NHS Broxtowe Lifestyle Fund

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 7 Health Event for Olympic Legacy Lives on with Community Games Young People Community groups and Community Games The project was developed Young people in Broxtowe clubs in Broxtowe Borough provides local groups and by Legacy Trust UK, an Borough aged between 10 are being encouraged clubs with an opportunity independent charity set and 19 are being invited to organise local events to organise and deliver up to help build a lasting to a free health event on in 2014 to celebrate the mini events or festivals that cultural and sporting legacy Sunday 1st December for legacy of the Olympic and celebrate local sport and from London 2012 and is information on a range Paralympic Games. culture in their community. funded through the Big of health issues affecting Society Fund. them. If you would like to organise an event in Broxtowe 2014, contact Broxtowe Sport The event, on World Aids 0115 9173572 or visit www.communitygames.org.uk Day, will be held at Beeston Youth and Community Centre, West End, Christmas Lights Up The Borough Beeston between 1.00pm and 4.00pm and will include information about smoking, healthy eating, exercise, drugs, alcohol, sexual health and much more, as well as freebies and activities from graffiti artwork to beat boxing and sport. A selection of delicious foods and smoothies will also be on offer from the Pulp Friction Smoothie bar project, which provides volunteering opportunities to young adults with Be sure to enjoy the festive – Saturday 30th For more information, learning difficulties. season with Christmas November 2013, contact Broxtowe lights switch on events 12.00pm – 6.00pm, Borough Council on For more information or across the borough: Broadgate Park 0115 917 3695 or visit the if you are an organisation What’s on Where (WOW) • Eastwood Christmas There will also be that would like to book online events calendar to Lights Switch On – Christmas lights switch a stand at the event, see what other Christmas Tuesday 26th November on events in Kimberley on please contact Broxtowe events are taking 2013, 6.00pm - 8.45pm, Friday 29th November and Borough Council on place in your area at Eastwood Town Centre Stapleford on Saturday 0115 917 3657 or www.broxtowe.gov. 23rd November. Times to email jayne.fletcher@ • Beeston Christmas uk/wow be confirmed. broxtowe.gov.uk Light’s Switch on

Cha Cha Cha on to Strictly 50 This year’s Strictly 50 will for the over 50s is not to return for its fourth year be missed with a variety this December at the East of disciplines including Midlands Conference modern, line dancing, Centre on Sunday 1st ballroom and latin, as well December between as give it a go workshops 1.00pm and 4.00pm. for new and returning dancers and spectators With over 200 participants who simply want to enjoy each year, the dance the fun. event designed specifically For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Broxtowe Sport on 0115 917 3573, email sport@ Last year’s winners are presented with their awards broxtowe.gov.uk or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ by then Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, sportsevents Councillor Iris White.

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Needs some fitness Council Finalists For Six Awards motivation? Try exercise 4 Broxtowe Borough • Best Community and Council was named as Neighbourhood Initiative me finalists for six awards at • Best Information Feeling flat with winter the Association of Public and Communication approaching? Get out Service Excellence (APSE) Technology Initiative and boost your mood by Service Awards 2013. (joint project with getting active! Broxtowe Rushcliffe Borough The APSE Awards Sports exercise 4 me can Council and Newark recognise excellence help. and Sherwood District in public sector service Council) Simply visit www.broxtowe. delivery in local authorities • Best Service Team gov.uk/exercise4me to find across the United Street Cleansing and out about the latest sport Kingdom. Streetscene and exercise opportunities The Council were finalists • Best Service Team for children and adults, in the following categories: Sports, Leisure and from your local dance Cultural groups, bowling greens, • Best Health and new mums groups and Well-being Initiative The Council was also sports clubs, to where • Best Public/Voluntary shortlisted for Overall you can meet people for a Partnership Working Council of the Year in social walk or get involved Initiative Service Delivery, based on in activities with people just its award finalists. like you! New mums enjoy For more information, contact the Broxtowe Borough ‘Buggy Walks’ Partnership on 0115 917 3492, email enquiries@ broxtowepartnership.org.uk or visit www.broxtowe. Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Fill out the gov.uk/partnership ‘I want 2 get active’ online form at www.broxtowe.gov. uk/exercise4mums and Broxtowe Sport will help you find any activity that suits you. Mindful Employer Charter As part of the Council’s mental health condition. mental health issues mental health issue will People Strategy for and The Equality Act be more vulnerable to By becoming a Mindful 2012-16, it has made 2010. workplace stress or take Employer the Council aims an organisational • Make it clear that more time off than any to help change attitudes pledge to demonstrate people who have other employee or job and cultural expectations. a commitment to experienced mental applicant On this journey the Council tackling mental health health issues will not be • Provide non- aims to: discrimination in the discriminated against judgemental and workplace and signed up • Show a positive and and that disclosure of a proactive support to to the Mindful Employer enabling attitude to mental health problem individual staff who Charter employees and job will enable both the experience mental applicants with mental employee and us to health issues The Charter is a step health issues assess and provide the • Ensure all line managers forward in recognising and • Ensure that all right level of support or have information and responding to the needs of employees involved adjustment. training about managing people at work who bear in recruitment and • Not make assumptions mental health in the the burden and threats of a selection are briefed on that a person with a workplace.

The Council, in partnership with ACAS, has already offered 5 one day courses on Mental Health Awareness to employees this year. For further information contact Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3346.

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 9 First Bricks Mark New Housing Development Broxtowe Youth Homelessness

FAMILIES looking to setup The properties, on the home in Broxtowe Borough former garage site on received a welcome boost Midland Road, consist in September as the first of two family homes bricks were laid on a new and four bungalows and housing development at are one of four social Midland Road, Eastwood. housing projects currently Stapleford-based Street Home’ workshops under construction in the Mayor of the Borough charity, Broxtowe Youth in secondary schools to Borough, worth over £6 of Broxtowe, Councillor Homelessness have been help prevent homelessness million. Iris White was joined by awarded BIG Lottery amongst young people. funding to help support Leader of the Council, These new homes are The sessions are delivered their work for the next three Councillor Milan Radulovic just part of the Council’s by young people who have years. to lay the first bricks during plan to develop sites and experienced homelessness the ceremony, along with build affordable homes The charity provides home who share their stories representatives from the throughout the Borough, starter packs, emergency and direct students to contractor, Midlands based with other projects to be food and toiletry parcels local sources of support Waters Homes. developed on sites in and produce a magazine and advice. The sessions Chilwell and Stapleford. for young people. reached 775 year 10 and They also help deliver 11 students last year. For more information, please contact Broxtowe awareness-raising ‘Home Borough Council on 0115 917 7777, email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe.gov. To find out more, visit www.broxtoweyouthhomeless. uk/housing org.uk Retirement Living

Following an extensive review in 2011/12 and a rebranding exercise a new ‘Retirement Living’ team was created to support independent living for older people and to develop initiatives and promote the Broxtowe Borough Retirement Living concept more widely. Lots of exciting projects are planned and the first of many The Caretaking and Cleaning Team help local was a Retirement Living residents clean up at Hopkins Court. Open Day at Yew Tree Court and Westbourne Court in The Retirement Living team is also celebration of older people’s responsible for: week. The week coincided with National Older People’s • ensuring an appropriate Day. Lots of activities took care package is in place • installing and • ensuring the Tunstall call for each tenant place including cinema maintaining lifeline system is working • liaising with other afternoons, fitness events systems in council and • regular health and safety agencies and attending from crazy golf and wii private properties checks case conferences on sports to a games afternoon, • dealing with cases of • provide guidance and behalf of tenants scheme olympics and a anti-social behaviour support for Social • making daily, weekly or circus workshop. A learning affecting tenants Activity Groups monthly welfare visits to to ‘surf the net’ event was • holding weekly housing tenants surgeries also held, followed by an afternoon talk on researching If you would like more information on retirement living in Broxtowe Borough contact family history. 0115 917 3037 or visit the website at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/retirementliving

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PARTNERSPARTNERS New builds inACTIONACTION Planning permission has by Derwent Living and One of three social housing projects worth been granted for the will be advertised through over £6 million was launched in September at a brick laying ceremony for 6 new homes on provision of affordable Homesearch. Midland Road, Eastwood. housing on Chewton Work is expected to start Street, Eastwood. The on the development in site will consist of 36 units 2013 – 2014. Work to clear that are being developed the site is underway and by Derwent Living and building work will start Housing Repairs Care! Westleigh Development when the clearance has Ltd. The properties will Punctuality, cleanliness properties including the been completed. be owned and managed and courtesy are just a structure and outside of few of the newly agreed the premises, shared area Find out more about Homesearch on the Council’s Customer Care Standards of buildings and services website at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/homesearch which have now been that supply water, gas, pledged by Broxtowe electricity, sanitation and Borough Council’s Housing water heating, along with Grants for Replacement of Repairs team. any appliances installed for delivering these services. External Doors The Customer Care Standard sets out a The Council is currently age of 60 and in receipt of number of expectations offering grants for external one or more means tested for the Housing Repairs door replacement to owner benefits. team to ensure a high level occupiers who are over the of customer care during all repairs carried out to An external door at the applicant’s property must be Broxtowe owned dwellings. in poor condition and so giving rise to an increased risk of crime or fear of crime. Funding for the scheme To support the new is limited and anyone interested should contact the standard with a highly Private Sector Housing Team on 0115 917 3438 or professional appearance, 3356. employees have also been provided with new corporate uniforms. Expert Help with your Building The Housing Repairs Projects team is responsible for works in Council tenant’s Whether you are a Building Control service professional with years helps make sure that your of experience or building building project complies an extension for the first with building regulations, time, Broxtowe Borough ensuring that standards are Council’s Building Control in place to protect you and Service can be an anyone living or working in important part of helping and around the building. to complete your project Our prices are highly successfully and on time. competitive and we offer We offer practical a time-effective service solutions to any potential to ensure that you get issues and help mitigate your building projects the risk. Safety in and completed to your around buildings is of satisfaction. prime concern and the For FREE advice and to find out how Broxtowe Borough Council can help you, contact 0115 917 3466, email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe. Repairs can be reported online by visiting gov.uk/buildingcontrol www.broxtowe.gov.uk/housingrepairs

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 11 IMPORTANT – Waste and Recycling Collections Waste and Recycling calendars will no longer be delivered to the homes of borough residents. Calendars will instead be available to download from www.broxtowe.gov.uk

Collections will continue on your established day, with bank holidays rolling one www.broxtowe.gov.uk day forward and Good Friday remaining a normal collection day. Alternatively, residents can text ‘BROX NEXT’ followed by their postcode then house number i.e. BROX NEXT NG9 1AB 32 to 60075 for details of their next collection. For more information about these changes, please contact Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 7777 or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk  CUT OUT AND SAVECUT OUT AND

Christmas Collection Arrangements  Details of refuse collections during the Christmas and New Year period are detailed below. Please cut out and save for reference.

Normally collected on Will be emptied on Monday 23rd December Saturday 21st December Tuesday 24th December Monday 23rd December Wednesday 25th December Tuesday 24th December Thursday 26th December Friday 27th December Friday 27th December Saturday 28th December

Monday 30th December Monday 30th December Tuesday 31st December Tuesday 31st December Wednesday 1st January 2014 Thursday 2nd January 2014 Thursday 2nd January Friday 3rd January Friday 3rd January Saturday 4th January

The holiday period is a time for even more glass bottles and jars! Order an extra glass bag online at broxtowe.gov.uk/applyforit or by calling 0115 917 7777.

12 Environment PARTNERSPARTNERS in ACTIONACTION £250,000 contract was awarded by County Council to Freestyle Skateparks Ltd, Hertfordshire to complete a new state-of-the-art skatepark in Eastwood by Spring 2014. Beavers Earn Their Badges School children from 1st Switch ‘n’ Save On Energy Bills Chilwell Beavers have been Over 600 Broxtowe residents • Contact your energy working with Broxtowe registered to switch energy supplier to check you Borough Council’s Waste supplier earlier this year, are on the right tariff for and Recycling team as part of Nottinghamshire your circumstances. to create models from County Council’s Switch • Check if there is a better recycled items in order to ‘n’ Save scheme, residents way to pay your bills – gain their Global Challenge who switched saved an most suppliers offer a and Creative badges. average of £180.00. discount for paying by As well as making models,  direct debit or receiving Follow these simple steps the Beavers learned about bills online. to help reduce your energy how we can all do our • Try a comparison site bills: bit towards caring for the CUT OUT AND SAVECUT OUT AND to see if you could be environment. • Reduce your energy getting a better deal with usage by making sure another supplier and Prizes were awarded to lights are switched off look out for local switch the winners of the model and electronics aren’t and save schemes. making competition, left on standby. including Bob (pictured) who was made by two For more information or free advice, contact Broxtowe brothers from the Beavers. Borough Council on 0115 917 3989 or 3742. For more information or if you would like the Waste and Recycling team to visit your group or organisation to Goodbye Autumn Leaves! talk about recycling, email [email protected]

Great news for gardeners, not be used for food  as Broxtowe Borough waste, plastic bags, soil Council has extended and rubble, turf or animal garden waste collections waste. Learn how to Live4Less until Saturday 7th After the final collection, Greening Beeston have Greening Beeston is a local December 2013. garden waste collections launched a new initiative group who encourage Green-lidded bins can be will resume in March 2014. to help local people save people to be more used for grass cuttings, Residents can also use a money on food, clothing, environmentally friendly. hedge trimmings, leaves, brown-lidded bin as well as travel and energy. Seasonal recipes, a virtual beehive and an eco dolls pruning and twigs, plants their green-lidded bin for a The group will be holding house are just some of the and weeds, flowers and one off payment of £26.00. workshops to illustrate ways they help illustrate houseplants, but should practical ways to save how a few simple steps money on every day For more information or to order online contact can make a difference to expenses. Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 7777 or visit the environment, as well www.broxtowe.gov.uk/gardenwaste as your bank balance. For more information about Greening Beeston and the Live4Less initiative, visit www.greeningbeeston. weebly.com

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 13 NET Funding to improve Inham Nook

Work is now underway to • Upgraded tennis courts £160,000 To Improve further improve Inham Nook • CCTV and additional Recreation Ground in Chilwell lighting Parks and Open Spaces thanks to £260,000 of funding • Improvements to the Over £160,000 has been • Park, from sports pavilion secured to improve four Bramcote as part of NET Phase 2. • Football pitch drainage parks in Broxtowe thanks Resurfacing of and bowling green Following public consultation, a to partnership working the footpath that irrigation number of areas were identified with Groundwork Greater links Ilkeston Road for improvement including: The project will Nottingham, as part of the Recreation Ground to complement the new play Nottinghamshire County the schools adjacent • Skatepark area, which was funded by Council Local Improvement to the park, as well • Additional outdoor fitness Taylor Woodrow Alstom in Scheme. as additional seating, equipment and tree advance of tram works on • Manor Farm Recreation • New enclosed football/ planting. One of the new the park. Ground, area trees planted will be a Consultation is now walnut to replace the taking place for a small large walnut on the edge concrete skate park of the outfield. Play Ping Pong In Broadgate Park and the introduction of outdoor fitness • Hickings Lane Local residents can now play Broadgate Park was one equipment. Recreation Ground, ping pong in Broadgate Park, of four parks in Broxtowe Stapleford • Long Lane Recreation Beeston thanks to two new Borough to be awarded A new stone surfaced Ground, Attenborough tables. Queen Elizabeth II Playing footpath around the Field Status to mark the Additional Section The tables were installed in park along with outdoor Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 106 funding has been August following a successful fitness equipment. This celebrations in 2012. secured to help upgrade bid by Broxtowe Borough will allow park visitors The award offers the site the play area with new Council who worked in to gain access around protection as an area of modern equipment, partnership with local the full perimeter of the green space for the public following consultations community groups to secure park throughout the year to enjoy and enables the with local schools. £2,200 funding from Sport and create opportunities Council to bid for funding England for the outdoor tables for all generations to to further improve the sites. and £3,000 from Fields In Trust improve their fitness. for tarmac bases to stand the tables on. For more information about parks and open spaces in the borough, please contact Broxtowe Borough For more information, contact Broxtowe Borough Council Council on 0115 917 3643, email [email protected] on 0115 917 3507 or email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/leisure

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Rate Your Local Park Or Open Space Broxtowe residents can have their say on how their local park or open space is performing and help create a new Broxtowe Parks Standard by completing a short online questionnaire. The questionnaire is available at The Parks & Environment team are keen to hear from as www.broxtowe.gov.uk/localpark and is quick and easy many residents and users of the parks as possible to find to fill in, using a series of drop down boxes and point and out what areas local people enjoy and what they think click answers. could be improved. For more information, please contact Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3643 or email [email protected] Tell us about your local park /open space We would like to know how your local park or open space is performing. Is it providing what it should and to the right standard? Please visit the Council’s website: www.broxtowe.gov.uk/localpark Alternatively use the QR code below to access it direct.

The questionnaire is quick and easy to complete with a series of drop-down boxes and ‘point and click’ answers. For further information please contact the Parks & Environment Team on 0115 917 3625. Environment

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 15 World Class Skatepark in Eastwood Environment cont’d A flagship skatepark will Ross Marshall and Freestyle be built at Coronation Skateparks will incorporate Park, Eastwood thanks a wide range of innovative to partnership funding. features and ramps designed Community Climate Action Network Broxtowe Borough Council to test even the most has contributed £22,000 competent of users. Local groups and individuals and consists of over 300 toward the new facility The project is an excellent who are working on climate people representing more which will be one of the top example of partnership change, peak oil and energy than 80 community groups skateparks in the country working, with funding from issues can get free advice and and service providers. when it opens in Spring 2014. Broxtowe Borough Council, resources from the Community CCAN offer a range Freestyle Skateparks will Nottinghamshire County Climate Action Network of services including deliver the project, using Council, Waste Recycling (CCAN) in Nottinghamshire monthly e-bulletins, fact local specialist suppliers Environmental (WREN) and and . sheets and an ‘Ask Me a and contractors from local businesses. Local The network is provided by Climate Question’ service. Nottinghamshire. teenagers Beth Lee and Broxtowe Borough Council They also host events Rhianne Lounds helped raise The skatepark design, in partnership with the Local throughout the year, with funds which have contrbuted created jointly by Authority Energy Partnership an EcoHomes Open Day towards the project. Nottinghamshire County and Marches Energy Agency planned for the new year. Council Skatepark specialist

For more information or if you would like to join the For more information, please contact network, contact Caroline Harmon at the Marches Energy Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3643 Agency on call 07748 508704, email [email protected] or or email [email protected] visit www.everybodys-talking.org

Local Open Spaces Retain Green Broxtowe Wildlife Forum Flag Award Broxtowe Borough is home Nottinghamshire to a host of wildlife and the Biodiversity Action Group, Bramcote Hills Park and their excellent facilities, Broxtowe Wildlife Forum Friends of Bramcote Ridge, Colliers Wood, community involvement works to conserve and Broxtowe Barn Owl Project have again been announced and sustainable working improve this natural habitat. and many more who meet as two of Keep Britain Tidy’s practices. every six months to look record-breaking number of The forum is made Bramcote Hills Park was at various environmental award winning parks and green up of over 25 local awarded its first Green issues. spaces for 2013. volunteer run groups and Flag in summer 2006 and organisations, including The group aims to enhance The national award recognises Colliers Wood in 2008. Broxtowe Borough biodiversity in the local and rewards the best Both sites have retained Council, Nottinghamshire area, raise awareness parks and green spaces the award every year since. Wildlife Trust, Greenwood, of environmental issues, across the country for share information and For more information, please contact Broxtowe Borough encourage collaborative Council on 0115 917 3643 or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ working to help protect the environment local area.

Cetti’s Warbler - Photographer: Kingfisher - Neil Walker Photographer: Sean Browne If you would like to find out more about Broxtowe Wildlife Forum or become a member, contact Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3742.

16 Community Safety

South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership Working together to make Broxtowe, and Rushcliffe safer South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership South Nottinghamshire The partners aim to • Reducing the misuse at a very local level and Community Safety achieve this by: of drugs and alcohol effectively target resources. Partnership is one of and the associated Groups also manage cases • Working together and Broxtowe Borough’s most problems. of anti-social behaviour with communities to find successful partnerships. It and works towards local solutions to local Annual targets are set by co-ordinates community enforcement as well as problems the Police, the Police and safety issues in the three ensuring support is put in • Reducing crime and Crime Commissioner and boroughs of Rushcliffe, place to reduce risks for the fear of crime in the Safer Notts Board to Broxtowe and Gedling. victims of domestic crime neighbourhoods reduce crime across its and for vulnerable people throughout South identified priorities. Targets The partnerships who are assessed as being Nottinghamshire are also set for priority vision is: high risk. areas within the county, only two of which are in Other projects include To work together in South Nottinghamshire South Nottinghamshire the management and to reduce crime and improve the quality of - Eastwood South and implementation of the life for you and your community. Netherfield and . Eastwood action plan other projects to reduce Locally multi agency domestic crime and shop meetings are held monthly • Promoting safer theft. to put in place initiatives to communities address increases in crime

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 17 Free drop in sessions for domestic violence Eastwood and abuse support South Focus Group Victims of domestic abuse the specialist support Funded by Nottingham are being offered support and services they need West Clinical The Eastwood South to protect both themselves to improve both their own Commissioning Groups, Focus group is a non- and their children from harm and their families' quality Choosing Health and political, partnership group thanks to free drop in sessions of life. The sessions take Lifestyle Funds, the whose aim is to improve in Eastwood and Stapleford. place in Eastwood every confidential sessions are community safety and Monday between 10.00am on a one-to-one basis contribute towards crime Broxtowe Women's Project and 1.00pm and alternate with a dedicated support reduction in Eastwood (BWP) will run the sessions Wednesdays in Stapleford worker who can offer South. to help women affected by between 10.00am and women advice and support domestic violence access The group has met 1.00pm until the end of the on a range of issues monthly since February year. including housing, safety 2013 and uses crime data planning, child contact and analysis alongside and health. Women may the local knowledge need emotional support, and expertise of group advocacy or practical members as well as help with forms such as information from the local online housing applications community to formulate or signposting to other and deliver the Eastwood specialist agencies. South action plan. Projects in the action plan include work to address For more information and to find out more drugs and alcohol issues, about the sessions, please contact Broxtowe crime prevention, drop- Women’s Project on 01773 719 111 or text in sessions, domestic 07914634190, 10.00am -1.00pm, Mon - Fri, abuse awareness confidential answerphone. Alternatively, visit raising, environmental www.broxtowewomensproject.org.uk improvements and much more. Eastwood South is the only Partnership Plus area in the borough of Broxtowe and receives funding from Tackling Racism the Police and Crime Commisioner to carry out Being British and Tackling The purpose of the Workshops have been this additional work. Racism workshops use a workshops is to encourage delivered to young people Partners involved in the collection of flags from around young people to explore at Stapleford Skills for work of the Eastwood the world to explore what it cultures, relationships, Employment group, South Focus Group include means to be British in today's attitudes and prejudice. pupils at George Spencer Notts Police, Broxtowe world. The workshops, funded School and young people "We want our young Borough Council, Notts from the Broxtowe Borough taking part in the National people to confidently live, Fire and Rescue, Notts Partnership ‘Choosing Health’ Citizenship Scheme work and socialise in an County Council, Broxtowe pot, have been used by summer programme. ever changing globalised Women’s Project, the Broxtowe Community environment" said Jill Carter, Eastwood Town Council Celebration Group (BCCG) a volunteer with BCCG. and the voluntary sector. to deliver the workshops to young people in the borough. For further information please contact Communities at If you would like to get involved please contact Communities at Broxtowe Borough Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 197 3712 or email [email protected] Council on 0115 917 3744.

18 Community Safety

Broxtowe Shared Services Launched PARTNERSPARTNERS to Broxtowe Borough in and Crime Commissioner, Council's offices, in Foster ACTIONACTION The shared CCTV monitoring service run from Paddy Tipping joined Avenue, Beeston. a single control room will achieve joint savings Mayor of the Borough of estimated at more than £30,000 in the first The Police join other Broxtowe, Councillor Iris year of operation. local services including White to officially launch Citizens Advice Bureau, Broxtowe Borough Shared Nottinghamshire County Services at the Council A Police front counter contact the Police outside Council, JobCentre Plus Offices, Beeston earlier this service is available from of these hours, a yellow and Broxtowe Mediation year. Monday to Thursday, telephone is located outside Service who also share 8.30am until 5.00pm, the main entrance which In May, Beeston Police the building alongside the and Fridays 8.30am until will give you direct out of Station closed and Police Borough Council. 4.30pm. If you need to hours contact to the Police. services were relocated The move has promoted closer working relationships between the Council and the Police which will help generate significant savings and protect front line services and jobs.

For more information, or to find out opening hours for each of the services visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk or call 0115 917 7777. If you have any information about crime in the area, or you want to speak to a local officer, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The McKenzie Friend Shared CCTV Service Midlands Women’s provides the Witness Kelham Hall, Newark has Aid has been awarded Support Service in court. become the electronic funding from the Police nerve-centre overseeing As of September, women Crime Commissioners CCTV cameras covering will be able to ask for a Community Safety three Nottinghamshire Running a shared service McKenzie Friend through Partnership Fund to districts in a move designed in this way is an excellent Midlands Women’s Aid provide specialist support to save money for all three example of how councils if they are attending the to women attending the local authorities involved can work across political family court but have no Civil and Family Court – Ashfield, Broxtowe and boundaries to deliver value other representation and for victims of domestic Newark & Sherwood for money to local people, are unable to get legal aid. abuse who have no other Councils. without compromising the representative. The project The new control room is level of service they receive. entitled ‘The McKenzie already handling wireless Broxtowe Borough Council Friend’ will be supported feeds from all cameras is committed to ensuring by Victim Support who in Ashfield and parts of the borough remains a Newark & Sherwood and place where residents Broxtowe. The town centres feel safe and secure in For more information and to find out more about this which will be, or are, being their community and the project, please contact Midlands Women’s Aid on monitored in Broxtowe changes to this service 0115 925 7647. are Beeston, Eastwood, are an essential part of Alternatively, visit www.midlandswomensaid.org.uk Kimberley and Stapleford. that commitment.

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 19 NET tram extensions generate local employment & work Return of the

Nearly 1,000 people are project, with around in many areas, including Farmers Market being employed to extend the £43million worth of Beeston Town Centre NET service, which already construction contracts and in Chilwell and on the Following its success last serves the area of the being awarded to roads, utility services are year, the Farmers Market borough, from Nottingham city companies in Nottingham being moved away from returned to Beeston centre to Beeston and Chilwell. and its surrounding the tram route so that Square in October where districts. further tram tracks can it will now be a monthly Around 50% of the jobs are be laid and tram stops fixture. All produce is of a being filled by people who live This figure is set to rise installed. high quality and all made, in Greater Nottingham and the further in the coming grown or reared in the East surrounding area, including months as activity peaks All shops and businesses Midlands. people living in Broxtowe. in the construction of the where tram works are tram network. Track laying taking place remain open The dates for 2013 are Local firms are also benefiting is already taking place as usual and ready for your below: from the 17.5km extension custom. • Saturday 16th The expanded tram November service, which will also • Saturday 21st be extended to Wilford December and Clifton in the south of Greater Nottingham, is For more information expected to open to the about the market, please public by the end of 2014. contact the Beeston BID team on 0115 871 2037. To keep up to date with news of the tram ‘Lets go To extension by visiting Beeston’ www.thetram.net/ phasetwo or calling Facebook 0115 924 24 54. Did you know that Beeston has its own Facebook page? The ‘Lets Go To Beeston’ page is a great Town centre web pages place to find out what is happening in the town as New town centre web pages towncentres. The pages that currently the borough well as the opportunity have been created on Broxtowe now feature occupancy is doing well against the to enter competitions. Borough Council’s website rates monitoring amongst national averages. Simply visit and ‘like’ our at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ other things which show Both Stapleford and page at www.facebook. Eastwood now have com/letsgotobeeston increased online presence through the creation of Chilwell High Road two new websites. The websites are FREE to join Chilwell High Road now for local businesses and has it own unique web site act as a local business so you can find out more directory and news hub for about who to visit, what’s town centre related topics. on and opening hours www.chilwellhighroad. Please visit www. co.uk staplefordtowncentre. com and www. eastwoodtowncentre.com For more information on town centre webpages please contact 0115 917 3043, email towncentres@broxtowe. gov.uk

20 Jobs and Business Growth

What’s happening in the Town Centres

Following the creation of the the momentum going. Rattler’ event. An open top Town Team in Stapleford, tram car visited Kimberley In Eastwood & Kimberley a number of projects have from Crich Tramway work has started with now started. The action Museum and also featured businesses to create their plan and interaction with a market and themed bus own town team who will local businesses has from Trent Barton. help identify initiatives that driven the development will help boost both these As well as on-going support of a free online portal for areas. for those who received businesses to update their grants through the High own microsite and submit The council continues to Street Innovation Fund new local news and event details support the Beeston Bid projects for 2013/14 include which promote the town. and you can read more a ‘Virtual Shop’ where vinyl For more information, please about their progress on the There is a new discount graphics will transform contact Broxtowe Borough next few pages. scheme through a empty shops into virtual Council on 0115 917 3043, email partnership with Trent Work has also taken place book stores, restaurants or [email protected] Barton and their established alongside the Kimberley other desirable retailers in or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ MANGO card and more Regeneration Group, the borough. towncentres open meetings are planned organising the ‘100th in the future months to keep Celebration of the Ripley Markets on the Increase PARTNERSPARTNERS in ACTIONACTION In September 2013 all the four town centres of Beeston, Eastwood, Kimberley and Stapleford boasted retail and leisure occupancy rates of over 90%. £100,000 of funding from the High Street Innovation fund has helped contribute to this over the national average rate.

Broxtowe Supports Apprentices

Broxtowe Borough an apprenticeship Council showcased programme and currently National Apprenticeship employs apprentices. These week with a display in the apprentices work in a Thanks to a change to hoping to expand the Council Office reception variety of roles across all the the Town Squares Usage market into Stapleford, in Beeston in March. By Council services including Policy, Beeston is now Eastwood and Kimberley raising the profile of the Housing Repairs, Corporate hosting a market every and hold more regular achievements and benefits Communications, Monday in the Square. The markets of all types across of apprenticeships the Transport, Building market has been organised the borough. Council joined organisations Services, Economic in partnership with Stall-it, Markets can be a powerful across the UK to encourage Development and Leisure. a not-for-profit organisation, tool for harnessing others to get involved. whose mission is “to All apprenticeship positions entrepreneurial talent and enable new start-ups and The week is designed to available with Broxtowe innovation and are vital in independents to trade celebrate apprenticeships Borough Council are encouraging people to take on disused or underused and the positive impact published on the Council's their new business ideas private land and public they have on individuals, website, as well as being to the next level before spaces”. businesses and the published to the Broxtowe establishing permanent economy. Borough Council Facebook Following on from this homes on the high street. and Twitter profiles. Broxtowe Borough Council success the Council is is committed to developing If you have any ideas or suggestions for markets in apprenticeship placements the borough, or would like some more information on and already has established already established markets, please contact 0115 917 3043, email [email protected] or visit For more information, please contact Broxtowe www.broxtowe,gov.uk/towncentres Borough Council on 0115 917 3365.

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 21 Money Matters 2012/13 Annual Report Summary Each year Broxtowe Borough Council must decide how it will spend the money it receives from the council tax you pay and the government grant we receive.

BUDGET CONSULTATION gather your views. This can be found at As with all other local authorities the Council is expecting https://youchoose.yougov.co.uk/BroxtoweBC. to see government funding cut significantly over the next The consultation will be running until Friday 15th two years by well over 25% and will have to reduce its November 2013 so please go on-line and make your spending accordingly. views known. Your views are important to us in helping to identify areas For more information, please contact where we should look to cut costs or raise new income. Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 3228 or An on-line budget consultation tool is being used to help email [email protected]

GENERAL FUND This covers all the day-to-day running costs of the Council’s The main spending areas include: refuse collection and services with the exception of council housing. It includes recycling, leisure centres, community events, street salaries and wages, fuel, transport and general office cleansing, crime and disorder, interest payable on running costs as well as income from fees and charges. outstanding loans and parks and open spaces. Over £29.7 million was spent on housing and council tax benefits. This is almost all reimbursed to the authority by the government. In 2012/13 the Council spent £11.208 million on General Fund services after taking account of all of the income received. The Council receives a grant from the government towards the cost of these services, which includes an element to HOW THE MONEY WHERE THE MONEY reflect income collected from business rates up and down WAS RAISED WAS SPENT the country. Council tax meets over one third of the cost of (£ million) (£ million) the services. The level of council tax is set by the Council each year and amounts payable by individual households Revenue Support Grant Housing vary according to what part of the borough the property from the Government 1.409 is in and the value of the property. The latter is used by 0.113 Environment the Valuation Office to place each property in one of eight Share of 5.835 bands for council tax purposes. Business Rates Jobs and Business Growth In 2012/13 income exceeded expenditure by £0.500 million 5.809 1.189 and this was added to the Council’s reserves, which Council Tax Community Safety totalled £3.387 million at the end of 2012/13. 0.490 5.761 The expenditure of £11.208 million represented an under Bringing People Together spend of £0.890 million against the budget. A number of Share of Additional 2.141 Council Tax Collected factors contributed to the under spend including savings in Previous Years Regulatory Services on employee costs and additional income, as well as a 0.025 1.014 reduction in the residual costs of housing and council tax Resources benefits. Part of the under spend, totalling £0.369 million, (0.870) has been carried forward to 2013/14 to enable work originally planned for 2012/13 to be completed. Total 11.708 11.208

22 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT CAPITAL SPENDING This account relates to the day-to-day costs and income in respect of council housing. Income is predominantly from In 2012/13 £3.335 million of the financing for capital projects council house and garage rents. The Council fixes rent levels came from the Major Repairs reserve. Significant expenditure annually, although those relating to housing are based upon was financed from other grants and contributions including guidance issued by the government. This guidance takes sums received from the Homes and Communities Agency account of the size and assessed value of the properties in towards the building of new homes and from Growth Point question. towards major environmental schemes and from the Regional Housing Board to increase the proportion Over a quarter of the expenditure is on day-to-day repairs of vulnerable households in the private sector that live in and maintenance of the housing stock. This is in addition to decent homes. the more substantial modernisation schemes. At 31 March 2013 the Council’s housing stock totalled 4,627 properties. Shortfalls in funding to meet the cost of the capital projects are generally met from additional borrowing. New borrowing of £2.159 million was taken in 2012/13 to bring the overall level of borrowing to £90.329 million at 31 March 2013. Interest payable on this borrowing is included within the General Fund or Housing Revenue Account as appropriate. Capital Spending in 2012/13 included £3.027 million on a housing modernisation programme and £1.708 million on gas and energy improvements to maintain the council housing HOW THE MONEY WHERE THE MONEY WAS RAISED stock at or above the Decent Homes Standard plus WAS SPENT (£ million) £0.483 million on grants to help the disabled to remain in their (£ million) own homes. The 2012/13 capital spending of £2.733 million Housing Rent Income Repairs and Maintenance represented an under spend of £2.733 million compared with 15.449 3.451 the capital programme. A sum of £2.666 million has been carried forward to 2013/14 to enable capital schemes that Garage Rent Income Supervision and commenced in 2012/13 to be completed. 0.168 Management 3.620 Supporting People Grant Capital Expenditure 0.531 financed by HRA 0.680 Fees and Charges 0.085 Charges for Capital 5.987 HRA Subsidy 0.001 HOW THE MONEY WAS WHERE THE MONEY RAISED WAS SPENT Total 16.234 13.738 (£ million) (£ million)

New Borrowing Council Housing In 2012/13 income exceeded expenditure by £2.496 million 2.159 6.121 and this was added to the Housing Revenue Account Grants and Contributions Leisure Centre Improvements balance, which totalled £3.344 million at the end of the year. 1.669 0.057 The Housing Revenue Account outturn for 2012/13 showed an Proceeds from Sales New Vehicles under spend of £1.888 million against the revised budget. A of Capital Assets 0.469 sum of £0.188 million has been carried forward to 2013/14 to 0.198 Grants towards Affordable enable schemes that commenced in 2012/13 to be completed. Internal Funds Housing and Improvements 4.456 0.500 Information Technology Annual Report Statistics Equipment and Systems 0.173 The figures on these two pages show you how we did in 2012/13. Environmental Improvements 0.330 More detailed information about the Council’s finances can be found in the annual statement of accounts Parks and Recreation Grounds 0.145 available from the Council Offices and on the web site at www.broxtowe.gov.uk Other Schemes 0.787 If you have any comments or queries about the accounts summary or the Council’s finances generally, please Total 8.582 8.582 write to the Deputy Chief Executive at Broxtowe Borough Council, telephone 0115 917 3228 or email [email protected]

Broxtowe MATTERS - October 2013 23 Broxtowe Borough Council Useful addresses and telephone numbers NET Support Hotline SPORTS CENTRES Tel: 0115 924 2454 Age UK 0800 169 6565 www.broxtowe.gov.uk/leisure COUNCIL SERVICES Bramcote Leisure Centre Consumer Direct 08454 040506 Council Offices & Town Hall Tel: 0115 917 3000 NHS Direct Foster Avenue Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre 24 hour Nurse & Health Advice Beeston, NG9 1AB Tel: 0115 917 3333 Tel: 0845 4647 Stapleford Office Eastwood Community Sports Centre Nottinghamshire County Council Carnegie Civic & Community Centre Tel: 0115 917 3573 Tel: 0300 500 8080 Warren Avenue, Stapleford, NG9 8EY Kimberley Leisure Centre Voluntary Action Broxtowe Eastwood Customer Services Shop Tel: 0115 917 3366 Oban House 8 Chilwell Road 15 Nottingham Road, Eastwood, NG16 3AP OTHER USEFUL SERVICES, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1EJ ADDRESSES & TELEPHONE Kimberley Depot Tel: 0115 917 8080 Eastwood Road, Kimberley, NG16 2HX NUMBERS Citizens Advice Broxtowe Eastwood Volunteer Bureau All above offices Council Offices Wellington Place (rear of Library) Tel: 0115 917 7777 Foster Avenue, Beeston NG9 1AB Eastwood, Nottingham NG16 3BG www.broxtowe.gov.uk Tel: 0844 499 1193 Tel: 01773 535 255 HANDITILL FACILITIES [email protected] The Helpful Bureau Kimberley Post Office Citizens Advice Broxtowe 39-41 Church Street 28 Main Street, Kimberley Library & Information Centre Stapleford, Nottingham NG9 8DB Wellington Place, Eastwood NG16 3BG Tel: 0115 949 1175 COUNCIL HOUSING REPAIRS Tel: 0844 499 4194 Nottinghamshire Police Daytime and out of hours [email protected] (Non-emergencies) Tel: 0115 917 7777 www.citizensadvice.org.uk 101 Broxtowe Help Directory – TOURISM AND LEISURE FACILITIES Crime Stoppers Tel: 01773 535 255 0800 555 111 D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, [email protected] Sure Start Children’s Centre, Eastwood Mansfield Road, Eastwood, NG16 3DZ www.broxtowehelpdirectory.org.uk 0115 993 9750 D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum,

8a Victoria Street, Eastwood, NG16 3AW Contact your local councillor Tel: 01773 717 353 www.dhlawrenceheritage.org All details available on the website at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/yourcouncillor

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