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Autumn 2015 /mynottingham @mynottingham New energy company aims to save you money! Plus New tram lines launched and Harvey Hadden Sports Village opens Welcome to the latest issue of the Arrow, To comment, the City Council’s magazine for residents. compliment The price of gas and electricity is a or complain: concern“ for large numbers of people across Nottingham and that’s precisely Go online: why Nottingham City Council has www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/hys launched its own not-for-profit energy company called Robin Hood Energy. Textphone or minicom: 18001, then 0115 915 5555 This scheme aims to bring you the cheapest possible price for your energy, to make sure that residents of Phone us on: 0115 915 5555 Nottingham can be slightly less worried about how to pay their energy bill. Visit us: at any Council reception point or office You can join Robin Hood Energy by visiting www.robinhoodenergy.co.uk Write to: Have Your Say, or calling 0800 0304567. Nottingham City Council, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG It wouldn’t be right of me to not mention the opening of the tram to the south of the city. It hasn’t been without its challenges and those residents who have Arrowonline experienced disruption will now hopefully If you’d rather read the Arrow be able to enjoy the benefits that the tram online, scan the QR code on the will bring. left with your smart phone or ” sign up for email updates at: Councillor Jon Collins www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/ Nottingham City Council Leader stayconnected Councillor Jon Collins is the Leader of Nottingham City Council. He can be contacted by writing to Nottingham Arrow Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG; Communications and Marketing by telephone on 876 4256 or email [email protected] Nottingham City Council Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG Arrow enquiries: 0115 876 3313 The Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council General Council enquiries: 0115 876 5555 is Ian Curryer. He can be contacted by writing to Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG; email: [email protected] by telephone on 876 3302 or email visit: nottinghamcity.gov.uk/arrow [email protected] Keep your energy bills low with Robin Hood Energy Nottingham City Council has launched Robin Hood Energy – the first not-for-profit energy supply company owned by a local authority. This ground-breaking move is driven Robin Hood Energy can keep its tariffs by the Council’s commitment to low because it is not-for-profit. It’s owned provide affordable energy to all by Nottingham City Council, its directors customers and to help tackle fuel - who are not paid a salary - and other poverty in the city. employees don’t receive bonuses and it has few overheads which help maintain ...Nottingham customers low tariffs for customers. People who can take advantage of a have already switched to Robin Hood unique tariff... Energy from their existing providers are forecasted to save up to £237 a year on As a fully licensed national energy average on their annual energy bills. supplier, tariffs are available to customers throughout England, Councillor Alan Clark, the City Council’s Scotland and Wales. However Portfolio Holder for Energy and Sustainability, We have decided to take the bold step of Nottingham customers can take said: “In recent years, the cost of utility setting up Robin Hood Energy so that energy advantage of a unique tariff which is bills has spiralled as the profit-hungry ‘Big can be provided to homes across Nottingham only available to households within six’ energy companies have exploited their and beyond at the lowest possible price, run the city boundary. monopoly of the energy market.” not-for-profit but for people.” www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/ stayconnected Switching to is easy! Switching is easy and hassle free – we do it all for you! To get an instant quote simply call 0800 0304567 (calls are FREE from mobiles and landlines) or visit www.robinhoodenergy.co.uk and have a recent copy of your energy bill with you. The benefits of switching to Robin Hood Energy include: protection from price rises with fixed price tariffs straightforward billing so you stay in control of your energy use on each monthly bill and statement we tell you what our cheapest tariff is an easy-to-use online service so you can manage your account securely in one place, whenever you need to free phone calls to trained Customer Service Officers here in the UK to help and support you practical energy tips to help save you money /robinhoodenergy @robinhoodenergy or #joinrobin 3 Council workers’ good ideas lead to great improvements City Council staff have come up with a range of ideas to improve services the authority provides for members of the public. Council workers were asked to put bids in for a share 21 innovative suggestions are set to of a central fund which be adopted by the Council including: could be used to help make simple ideas become reality. • Increasing awareness Garden Suggestions were assessed of the Priority Services by a panel of councillors and Registers operated by Assistance officers who were looking for utility companies which enthusiastic colleagues who allows vulnerable or scheme wanted to improve what they eldery citizens to receive do. priority treatment should gets even The City Council’s Deputy there be a problem Leader, Councillor Graham with supply, e.g. an better! Chapman, said: “Our electricity, gas or water workforce is made up of ‘outage’. Nottingham City Homes’ people who want to make Garden Assistance service for older people Nottingham a better place and Creating a new so it makes perfect sense to • and those with disabilities app to mark the has got even better over ask them how we can improve 150th anniversary of what we do for local people. the last two years, as Nottingham Forest reflected in satisfaction “It came as no surprise to • Trialling bin flags which Football Club to bring rates of nearly 80%. discover they were brimming residents can display on a Local Studies Library with ideas when we made a bin day if there is spare heritage collection to a One of the improvements small fund available to put capacity in their bins wider audience made in response to feedback their brainwaves into action. which neighbours could is that grass cuttings are now These are commendable use – reducing waste left • Running a White collected each time the grass small-scale proposals which near bins Ribbon Wardrobe event. is cut. at a low cost, enhance Young people designing If you’re a Nottingham City services we are already Using computer and exhibiting designs Homes tenant and would providing, at a time when we • tablets to help explain created using only like to find out more about are trying to do more with to disabled residents white ribbons to raise the scheme, speak to your less.” how proposed home awareness of domestic Housing Patch manager or adaptations such as lifts abuse and promote visit the NCH website at www. and wet rooms will look. healthy relationships nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk 4 Now open - your £16 million Harvey Hadden Sports Village! We celebrated the official opening of Harvey Hadden Sports Village earlier this Bean Culture Café has opened month by showcasing its state of the art facilities with a day of free activities at Harvey Hadden serving high including swimming, athletics, cycling, football, squash and fitness. quality food and beverages for all tastes. Menus include The new Changing a range of courses throughout The eight lane 50m pool has hot and cold snacks, cakes, Places disability the year to teach vital road skills been named the ‘Speedo pastries as well as healthy changing and toilet and help cyclists improve their Swim Centre’ as part of a five options. Make sure to pick up facility at Harvey Hadden technique. There are also specific -year partnership between a loyalty card when you visit! the City Council and Speedo. brings the total across sessions for women and girls. the city to 15 whilst Training aids including The facilities also include three the building’s design kickboards and pull buoys new squash courts, a 45 station boasts many accessible are available for all to use and gym, two multi-activity studios, features, including easy there is also a retail shop on health suite and upgraded outdoor access pool steps and site selling high quality Speedo football pitches plus improvements hoists located at the merchandise. to the athletics stadium including poolside and jacuzzi Harvey Hadden is a hub for an 8th lane to the running track. plus wheelchair-friendly, disability sport thanks to a new disabled parking bays at programme offering inclusive the front of the building. and disability specific sports and physical activities six The new 1.5km closed Harvey days a week. Sessions include road cycling circuit is a swimming, powerchair football, unique facility open to Hadden To search or book an activity visit badminton, Special Olympics all levels of cyclists from www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/ and multi-sports. beginners to elite riders. timetable or call 0115 876 1600 British Cycling is running www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/harveyhadden 5 Celebrating 150 years of Forest One of the oldest league clubs in the country, Nottingham Forest have enjoyed periods of incredible success during their 150 years in existence. Founded way back in Forest’s first major honour 1865 – just three years was a 3-1 FA Cup final after neighbours Notts win over now-fierce rivals County – the club first Derby County in 1898, played their games on and the Reds would lift the Forest Recreation the trophy again in 1959 Ground, hence the club’s thanks to a 2-1 victory over name.