Broxtowe

NEWS & VIEWS - MAY 2015 The Contents: SMaRT Introduction Page 2

Bringing People Together Wendy Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

Jobs & Business Growth Pages 9 & 10

ELECTION RESULT SPECIAL Councillors and useful contact details Pages 11-14

Housing Pages 15 & 16

Environment Pages 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21

Community Safety Pages 22 & 23

Wendy Davis (74) from Eastwood receives messages and pictures from her family in South Africa on her TV thanks to a new scheme which is being trialled by 40 tenants in Broxtowe Borough and those who live in properties run by the Community Housing Association (NCHA). Simple messages, like ‘are you OK’? ‘don’t forget your doctor’s appointment’ or ‘lock the door before you go to bed’ can all be delivered in a pop-up window on the TV. As well as receiving messages from SMaRT, friends and family can send messages to the system too. They simply download a free INCORPORATING App or create an online account and can then send user’s photos, videos, or simple text messages. The receiver can respond by using a basic remote control. Continued on page 2…

The Vision for Broxtowe Borough Council Listening and responding to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective services ELECTION SPECIAL Pages 11-14 Introduction from the Chief Executive A New Era How to pay over the phone using We are about to start a new era at Broxtowe with a Council a debit card controlled by a Conservative Just phone our Customer majority. The newly elected Services section and have all reference and debit card Councillors are listed inside this details ready. newsletter. Or call freephone We expect to have a strong emphasis 0800 952 0040 to use our Ruth Hyde OBE Richard Jackson, on promoting a successful economy, on 24/7 telephone service to Chief Executive Leader of the Council protecting the green belt, encouraging pay for any of the following: successful town centres and rising to the • Council Tax challenge of further spending reductions. our area; that all areas of our Borough benefit from our connectivity to a Core We will be putting together a new • Housing Rent Corporate Plan to guide activity over the City of Nottingham; and that we retain • Garage Rent next four years. the distinctiveness and quality of life in Broxtowe for the benefit of local residents. • Business Rates Over the years at Broxtowe, councillors Beeston is one of ’s of different parties have worked well • General Invoices most important town centres, so we together in the interests of the local (includes Lifeline must make sure that we complete the community and we expect this will Payments, Trade re-development. Stapleford, Eastwood continue in the future. We will work hard Waste, Housing and Kimberley also have important town to see that Broxtowe flourishes and Benefit Overpayments, centres which we will work to improve seizes the unique long term opportunities Allotments, Pest Control) afforded by the potential of having an to achieve a result that future, as well as HS2 hub station in our area. Before that current generations will be proud of. • Other services (includes bulky domestic happens though there is a need to ensure There is much to do but we look forward collections the success of the implementation of to serving you to deliver excellent public the Local Enterprise Zone partly within services over the next four years. PLEASE NOTE: These services are not available on the freephone number. . . . Continued from the front cover SMaRT Please call 0115 917 7777) SMaRT Messenger Wendy is a simple set-top (All debit cards are accepted, except for Visa Broxtowe Matters is published twice a box installed in the year by Broxtowe Borough Council and home which allows Electron) the Broxtowe Borough Partnership to keep messages to be residents informed about its services and delivered directly to the work it does in the borough. a TV. NCHA’s SMaRT (support management It costs just 18.5p per copy to print and distribute Broxtowe Matters to more than and response team) 50,000 homes and businesses in the is installing and maintaining the system. borough. It is produced from sustainable resources from managed forests so that SMaRT Messenger is just one of many projects new trees grow to replace the wood cut the Council is undertaking to help tackle for pulping. If you do not wish to keep loneliness and isolation particularly for the this magazine for future reference, please elderly. If all goes well, NCHA are hoping that recycle it in your green-lidded recycling bin. the system will be available for a small cost to Broxtowe Matters is printed by Mercia residents by 2016. Image, an independent company, and distributed by the Royal Mail. WHY WASTE TIME . . . . 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

2 Bringing People Together ‘In Our Hands’

The National Holocaust Centre in partnership with people who they perceive the Holocaust, as well as a place of testimony and Broxtowe Borough Council as different to themselves, encourage tolerance and learning. It was built to is working in local Primary from race, religion, gender understanding in the local honour those who died, and Secondary schools, as and sexuality to physical or community. give those who survived a well as Eastwood Children’s mental illness. voice and to educate future The National Holocaust Centre on a project which generations. Children, young people Centre at Laxton remains aims to tackle areas of hate and families will visit the only centre dedicated For further information crime. the National Holocaust to Holocaust remembrance about the project, please The project aims to shift the Centre and take part in and education in the UK. contact Broxtowe attitudes of children, young a learning programme It plays a unique role as Borough Council on people and adults towards that teaches them about a memorial, a museum, 0115 917 3657.

by funding from AwardsforAll Community Celebration and the NHS Nottingham West Lifestyle Fund. Broxtowe Community This year's event will feature Celebration Group will host a programme of music and Broxtowe Community the Borough’s eleventh dance performances by Celebration Group organises annual Community local schools, community a variety of free community Celebration at Round Hill groups and organisations as events throughout the year Primary School, Foster well as a host of activities for and is always keen to involve Avenue, Beeston between all ages, including cultural more people to perform, 11.00am and 4.00pm on drumming, international provide activities, share Saturday 13th June 2015. dance workshops, sports, information or volunteer at arts and crafts. Many the events. This FREE event, celebrating local organisations will the rich culture and diversity For more information, provide information stalls of the Borough of Broxtowe, please contact Sajada and everyone will have attracts hundreds of visitors Akbar on 0115 917 3712, the opportunity to sample every year and brings email sajada.akbar@ mouth-watering foods from together people of all ages broxtowe.gov.uk or visit around the world. from many different cultures the Broxtowe Community and communities. The 2015 event is supported Group Facebook page.

Highest Honours Five people have been people every four years by More information about For more information, recognised as Honorary admitting them as Honorary the new Freemen can be please contact Freemen of the Borough of Freemen or Aldermen of the found at www.broxtowe. 0115 917 3210 or email Broxtowe. Borough – the two highest gov.uk/aboutus [email protected] honours that this Council Broxtowe Borough Council can bestow. admitted Jessie Clarke, Ron Faulks, Patrick Hamilton and Barry Thorley as Honorary Freeman in recognition of their contributions to the local community. Burgermeisterin Maria Unger from the Borough’s twin town Gütersloh was also admitted as an Honorary Freeman to recognise her contribution to Broxtowe Borough over the past 20 years. Councillor Broxtowe Borough Council MBE, Mayor of the Borough recognises the outstanding of Broxtowe 2014/15 with Patrick Hamilton, Ron Faulks, Jessie Clarke and Barry contributions of local Burgermeisterin Maria Unger. Thorley with Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe 2014/15.

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 3 Bringing People Together Bereavement – Caring Support Professionalism, been launched at the compassion and care are Crematorium over the past at the heart of Bramcote few months including a new Bereavement Services Nottsbus connect service, and its new customer 510 from the Crematorium focused website www. to Stapleford, , ‘Caring Companions’ ­ bramcotebereavement. Attenborough and Beeston. org has been specially A Befriending Service A new memorial was also developed to help families, installed earlier this year to A local befriending • To know a friend will be friends and the bereaved give friends and family a service is helping popping around in a day easily access all the unique way to remember to tackle loneliness or two can be a huge support they need to make their loved ones in the amongst older people in boost to an individual. arrangements in a caring comforting setting of the Broxtowe Borough. environment. • Someone to share life’s Crematorium’s Reflection Voluntary Action ups and downs with. The loss of a loved one is Garden. Broxtowe’s service offers • To have that vital link to a difficult time and the new For more information a weekly visit from one the local community. site offers an improved please visit www. of their trained volunteers layout and navigation • Or just a good old bramcotebereavement. for a friendly chat and a structure so that it is easy gossip. org or contact regular connection to the to find the help and advice Bereavement Services community. The valuable service is they need on all aspects of on 0115 917 3849, available in Beeston, planning and preparing a The service is offered to email bramcotecrem@ , Attenborough, funeral service. people over 75 who have Toton, Bramcote and broxtowe.gov.uk no family or friends close to Stapleford. A number of other home and who are lonely new initiatives have and socially isolated. For more information or if you know someone There are huge benefits to who could benefit from Eastwood Salute To Local Heroes befriending: the service, contact Hundreds of local people This follows parades in Sharon Ensor, Caring lined the streets of each of the borough’s four Companion Co-ordinator Eastwood on 6th June to towns over recent years on 0115 917 80 80 honour soldiers from 170 after the signing of the or email sharone@ (Infrastructure Support) Armed Forces Community vabroxtowe.org.uk Engineer Group Royal Covenant in 2012. Engineers and veterans For more information, from the Royal Engineers please contact Broxtowe Association. Borough Council on The Group, based in 0115 917 3210, email Chilwell, marched through [email protected] the town centre to exercise or find us on Facebook their Right of Freedom of and Twitter @broxtowebc Entry to the Borough of to see photographs from Broxtowe following recent the event. tours of Afghanistan.

One of Voluntary Action Broxtowe’s Caring Companions enjoys a cup of tea and a chat with a local resident.

4 NHS Nottingham West Clinical Commissioning Group

Power!Patient

Would you like to work with local doctors and practice staff to help make improvements to health services? If yes, then joining the patient group at Strong and effective your GP Practice could be the thing for you. ‘‘patient groups are

promoted throughout

We are proud that all 12 GP Practices within NHS Nottingham our CCG and I would

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West Clinical Commissioning Group have their own patient encouragement to group. They are all on the lookout for new members to join ‘‘ anyone considering them - in particular, new parents, younger patients and being involved in this people from minority ethnic groups. type of partnership. Meetings are held on a regular basis to give doctors and Dr David surgery staff valuable feedback. They also offer support Cavanagh with patient surveys, flu clinics, newsletters and some Abbey Medical Centre, Beeston groups have staged healthy lifestyle events.

Anyone wishing to be involved with their surgery’s patient group should ask for details at reception or email [email protected]

www.nottinghamwestccg.nhs.uk @NottmWestCCG Bringing People Together

between 2.15pm to 100 Years Old and Still Keeping Fit 3.15pm At 100 years old, Stan opportunity to socialise • Church Close, Partridge from Trowell is with other residents. on Tuesdays between proof that you’re never Movement to Music 10.30am to 11.30am too old to exercise. Stan Over 60s urged classes are suitable for • The Pearson Centre, celebrated his 100th older people or those with Beeston on Wednesdays to screen birthday in January but mobility problems. The between 2.00pm and still manages to keep against bowel classes use a mixture 3.00pm fit by taking part in one of exercise techniques, of Broxtowe Borough • Westbourne Court, cancer seated and standing, Council’s Movement to Bramcote on Thursdays stretching, core stability Bowel cancer is the Music classes each week. between 11.00am and and Pilates all to both retro 12.00pm second most common A World War II Veteran, and modern music. cause of cancer death in Stan, who lives at one of All classes cost just £2.00 the UK and older people Broxtowe Borough Council the Council’s Retirement and there is no need to are being urged not to put runs four weekly classes Living schemes has been book. their health at risk by opting at the following times and attending the classes for out of screening. locations: For more information or the past three years to help for other exercise options The symptoms of bowel keep him fit and healthy, • Tesco Toton Community please contact Broxtowe cancer can be: as well as giving him an room on Mondays Borough Council on 0115 917 3572, email • bleeding from your [email protected] bottom and/or blood in or visit www.broxtowe. your poo. gov.uk/ezexercise • a change in bowel habit for three weeks or more especially to looser or Stan Partridge and runny poo. Movement to Music Instructor, • unexplained weight loss. Amy Godsmark-Green. • extreme tiredness for no obvious reason. • a pain or lump in your tummy. Patients aged 60 to 74 will automatically be sent an invitation and a screening kit to do the test at home. The testing kit is a very simple way to collect small samples on a special card at home. People then send the card in a hygienically sealed, prepaid envelope to a laboratory for testing. They will be sent the results of the test by post within two weeks. For more information, please contact Nottingham West Clinical Commissioning Group on 0115 883 5224, visit www. nottinghamwestccg. nhs.uk or follow them on twitter @NottmWestCCG

6 Broxtowe Sport News!

#icancanyou? Everyone can participate in sport and physical activity. From dance and football, to walking and karate, there are opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. This year, Broxtowe Sport has enlisted the help of its Champions to help encourage as many people as possible to get involved in sport and physical A Walking Visit from Claire Balding! activity. Clare Balding made a special visit to Broxtowe’s Nordic Walking Group in March. The BBC Champions Steven Radio presenter visited the group at Park as part of her show Ramblings. Capewell from Eastwood, Clare enjoyed a lesson with British Nordic Walking Coach, Catherine Hughes followed by Lorna Warner from a session with the regular walkers which included a group of young people with learning Beeston, Hannah Stocks disabilities. from Trowell, Neil Burgoyne from , Joe Jones Broxtowe Girls Can! Looking for something Free Summer Fun from Eastwood and Rose #THISGIRLCAN different? Visit www. Runs! Norman from Beeston are broxtowe.gov.uk/women Broxtowe Sport are leading by example and You’ve seen the TV advert to find out about other offering FREE fun runs getting active this year! now it’s time to join the activities on offer. for juniors this summer, fun! There are a number of as part of the annual Play For inspiration, watch the Moving New Mums video at www.broxtowe. ladies only sports sessions There’s never been more Day’s programme. on offer across Broxtowe. gov.uk/sport and follow choice for new mums to Fun runs will start at them on Facebook. Get back into netball with exercise in Broxtowe! 1.30pm at each of the play Beginners and Back to Last year over 700 mum’s days: Netball Sessions at George enjoyed a range of activities • Kimberley Play Day – Spencer Academy in and a host of new activities 5th August – Kimberley Stapleford on Wednesdays including Bring Baby School Field, Kimberley from 6.30pm – 8.00pm Classes at Broxtowe’s and at Kimberley Leisure • Stapleford Play Day – three leisure centres, the 13th August – Ilkeston Centre on Thursdays from re-launch of Summer 9.00pm – 10.00pm. Road Recreation Buggy Walks and more Ground, Stapleford For those who love the Mother and Baby Yoga • Chilwell Play Day – 18th beautiful game, why not community sessions. August – Inham Nook try Beginners and Back For more information Recreation Ground, to Football sessions at about getting back into Chilwell Chilwell Olympia Sports exercise visit www. Centre on Thursdays from broxtowe.gov.uk/ The runs are the perfect 7.00pm – 8.00pm with newmums opportunity to get the Beeston Bees LFC and at whole family exercising and Kimberley Leisure Centre parents, grandparents and on Tuesdays from 7.00 carers are welcome to join – 8.00pm with Broxtowe the fun. No need to book, Bolts LFC. just turn up!

For more information about sports in Broxtowe, contact Broxtowe Sport on 0115 917 3572, email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/sport

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 7 Bringing People Together Summer Family Fun at D.H. Lawrence Heritage A host of fun events for all the • Magnificent Mini- family will be on offer over the Beasts, Wednesday summer at Eastwood’s D.H. 5th August 2015, Lawrence Heritage Centre on 11.00am – 3.00pm Road, from a Heritage Join Andrew Shaw, Fun Day to a Wildlife Workshop Education Officer for and Science Discovery Day. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust as he takes you Highlights include: ‘mini-beast’ hunting. • Wildlife Workshop, • Rainbow Gallery Exhibition: Wednesday 12th ‘Summer’ by Sandy Hillyer, until August 2015, 11.00am Sunday 12th July 2015 – 3.00pm Traditional and contemporary With the opportunity to watercolours and mixed media see and touch, ‘Bugs-n- paintings of both landscape and Bones’ will be bringing still life using vibrant colours along their collection reflective of summer. of animals including • Rainbow Gallery Exhibition: reptiles, snakes and ‘Destinations’ by Element mammals. Textile Group, Friday 17th July – • Science Discovery Sunday 23rd August Day, Wednesday 19th Contemporary textile artists August 2015, 11.00am • Poetry Walk, Sunday For more information, will be showcasing their latest – 3.00pm 30th August 2015, please contact exhibition, inspired by visits Bring your little ones 10.30am D.H. Lawrence Heritage to places both near and far, along to a day of Join our guides for a on 01773 717 353, from photographs and happy discovery with Dr Khan gentle stroll to Colliers culture@broxtowe. memories. from Gizmo’s Labs. Wood, the former site of gov.uk or visit www. • Heritage Fun Day, Sunday 26th Amongst the many Colliery. After dhlawrenceheritage.org visiting the developing July 2015, 11.00am – 3.00pm exciting experiments on You can also find them nature reserve there Celebrate Nottinghamshire’s offer they will be able to on Facebook as well as will be poetry recitals local heritage with a host of stalls, take home rocket balls Twitter by following from local writers’ group displays and have-a-go vintage and kaleidoscopes. @dhlheritage crafts. ‘Chapter and Verse’.

Healthy Choices Learning how to live a healthy harming and lots more. lifestyle is an important lesson Students at Hall Park for children and young people. Academy were encouraged Students at both Hall Park to ‘get on their bike’ and Academy and George Spencer pedal to mix their own Academy have taken part in healthy smoothie with the Healthy Choices events to help Pulp Friction smoothie them make healthier choices as bike project. The pedals they grow up. of the bike are linked up to The event included four a smoothie maker so the interactive workshops about faster you pedal the better smoking, sexual health, drugs the smoothie! and alcohol and domestic abuse For further information and there was also a market about the Healthy place made up of information Choices events, please stands offering advice and contact Broxtowe guidance on community safety, Borough Council on oral health, food and nutrition, 0115 917 3657. exercise, mental health, self-

8 Jobs & Business Growth

Town Centre Markets Apprentices Flourish At Stall-it, the operator of By joining the Real Deal, Stall-it Broxtowe Council the weekly Beeston and has also signed the National Stapleford markets and Markets Charter which sets out Since 1996 when its The Council planned Kimberley monthly market, an agreed code of practice to apprentice programme to introduce a further has recently joined the Real protect customers from coming was first introduced, 56 12 apprenticeship post Deal Partnership, through into contact apprentices have been by 2016 and another work in conjunction with with illegal, successfully appointed and 12 through contractual Nottinghamshire County counterfeit benefited from training in arrangements with Council Council’s Trading Standard or unsafe a wide range of Broxtowe suppliers. This target has Service. products. Borough Council services. already been achieved so a new one has been set Broxtowe Council is proud to increase the figures to of its record of providing Markets take place on the following days: 20 apprenticeships at the successful apprentices and Location Time Days Council by 2016. over 74% have gone on to Beeston, 9.00am - 3.00pm Monday gain employment or begin All apprenticeship positions The Square further courses of study are published at www. Stapleford, Walter 9.00am - 3.00pm Tuesday and 55% have gone on to broxtowe.gov.uk/jobs Parker V.C. Square gain employment with the For more information Council. Kimberley, 9.00am - 3.00pm (Every First) on the National Toll Bar Square Saturday The Broxtowe scheme Apprenticeship Scheme offers each apprentice the visit the website at Beeston and Stapleford also benefit from monthly opportunity to take part https://www.gov.uk/ farmers markets: in a two-year programme further-education-skills/ Location Time Days with on-the-job training apprenticeships and access to vocational Stapleford Farmers 9.00am - 2.00pm (Every First) Market, Walter Saturday qualifications such as the Parker V.C. Square NVQ in the chosen field. Beeston Farmers 9.00am - 2.00pm (Every Third) Market, The Square Saturday Beeston “Alive After Five” For more information, visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/markets Anyone looking for an 4 Live music venues with evening of shopping, food, entertainment most drink, music and more evenings. can now enjoy late night 5 Grooming and Beauty ­ opening in Beeston every get a haircut or beauty Thursday. treatment on the way home. There are 5 great reasons to stay in Beeston after 5: The new late night shopping night was agreed 1 Late night opening every following a meeting of Thursday. independent businesses 2 FREE parking after in Beeston, along with the 5.00pm (Ticket must be Beeston BID. obtained between 5.00­ For more information visit 6.00pm in Council run Town Centre Occupancy Rates www.letsgotobeeston. car parks). co.uk/about-beeston/ The latest occupancy rates for Ground Floor Retail & Leisure 3 A variety of pubs and alive-after-five occupancy in the Borough’s four towns. The Average Vacancy restaurants offering a Rate in the UK was 10.4%*. range of food and drink Location % Occupied +/- Against to suit all tastes. Shop Units National Average Beeston Town Centre 91.6% +2.0% Eastwood Town Centre 91.1% +1.5% Kimberley Town Centre 90.8% +1.2% Stapleford Town Centre 88.1% -1.5%

*Occupancy figures for each town can be found online at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/towncentres and are updated monthly. Weekly footfall figures for Beeston town centre are also available.

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 9 BeestonBeeston is a thriving is a thriving town, fulltown, of interesting, full of interesting, unique unique Small independentsSmall independents selling selling and usefuland placesuseful placesto eat, toshop, eat, relaxshop, and relax drink and drink everythingeverything from Chinese from Chinese medicine medicine to hometo bakedhome bakedbread bread

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TRBR002TRBR002 ElElectionectionBroxtowe Broxtowe’s local elections saw an important victory for the Conservatives as they take over the running of Beeston is a thriving town, full of interesting, unique Small independents selling the Council, a Borough they haven’t held since 1995. Special and useful places to eat, shop, relax and drink everything from Chinese medicine to home baked bread Richard Jackson, Conservative Councillor for Attenborough and Chilwell East was declared the new leader of Broxtowe Borough Council with an outright majority of 27 seats. (TBC) , the Conservative MP, also held her seat From Chinese, Thai, Indian, Pubs and bars with a relaxed in the parliamentary election as did Labour MP Gloria Tapas and Italian, to good old and friendly atmosphere and De Piero who represents Eastwood and Brinsley. fish and chips over 50 real ales The election has bought about some major changes to the Councilors who represent local people and the overall Borough result is as follows: Pull out keep and section this Weekly Monday Markets; Farmers Markets, Arts and Craft Fairs, Weekly Nottingham Country Party Seats Market and Beeston Farmers’ Market which is on the 3rd Saturday of every month Conservatives Party 27 Labour Party 12 Liberal Democrats 4

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30 Richard Jackson, Leaving the car at home? NCT 27 Leader of the Council. operate night buses at weekends 25 Beeston will soon benefit from the opening of the (N34 and N36) and Trent Overall Majority extension to the existing NET tram line, which will mean Barton’s Indigo line runs 24/7. 20 it’s quicker, easier and more convenient to travel right to the heart of Beeston town centre. 15 12 The new tram line is not operational yet, but you may 10 notice trams moving around as they test the tracks Fresh air? Hire a Citycard cycle 4 5 before opening. Beeston is well served by buses going from various locations: 1 in and out of the town as well as having a regular train 0 0 0 www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/ 0 service that goes directly from Nottingham….taking just Conservative Labour Liberal UKIP Independent Stapleford Green citycardcycles Party Party Dermocrats ( UK Independence Alliance Party a few minutes! Party ) Check your route: Details of your local ward Councillor are on the next three pages of this newsletter as well as that of your local MP. www.travelineeastmidlands.co.uk Pull out and keep this section for future reference. Kangaroo cards cover all bus Full details of the election results can be found on the website at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/your councillor where operators, trains, trams and you can also learn more about your local council representative. Citycard cycle hire, all for £4.50 TravelRight is being delivered as part of the Nottingham Urban Area’s successful Local Sustainable Transport Fund programme helping to per day www.kangaroo.co.uk establish Nottingham as an exemplar for integrated sustainable transport. For further details visit www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/lstfprojects Follow Broxtowe with social media Keep up-to-date with the latest Council news, jobs and activities in your area by following Broxtowe Borough Council on your favourite social networking sites. www.broxtowe.gov.uk/socialmedia TRBR002

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 11 Election of Borough Councillors

ATTENBOROUGH & CHILWELL EAST 1 , & TROWELL 2

Eric Kerry Joan Briggs Richard Jackson Ken Rigby Lydia Ball CONS CONS CONS LIB CONS 208 Long Lane, 2 Clarkes Lane, 20 Margarets Court, 34 Hill Rise, The Woodlands, The Lane, Attenborough, Chilwell, Bramcote, Trowell, Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, NG9 6DB Nottingham, NG9 5BG Nottingham, NG9 3HX Nottingham, NG9 3PE NG16 2QP 0115 922 5604 0115 922 6686 0115 939 9051 0115 930 7452 0115 932 6788 BEESTON WEST 4 BEESTON RYLANDS 5

Greg Marshall Janet Patrick Dawn Elliott Teresa Cullen LAB LAB LAB LAB Broxtowe Borough Council, 16 Devonshire Avenue, 27 Redland Drive, 14 Wortley Avenue, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Beeston Chilwell, Trowell, Nottingham, NG9 1AB Nottingham, NG9 1BS Nottingham, NG9 5JZ Nottingham, NG9 3QP 0115 917 7777 0115 925 0385 07543 400 620 07921 800 573 BRAMCOTE 7 BRINSLEY 8 CHILWELL WEST

Jan Goold John Doddy Martin Plackett John Handley Eileen Atherton Graham Harvey CONS CONS CONS CONS CONS CONS 39 Perth Drive, Shortwood House, 3 Gateford Close, 30 Coach Drive, 4 Penrhyn Crescent, 3 Midhurst Close, Stapleford, Waterloo Lane, Trowell, Bramcote, Eastwood, Chilwell, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 8PZ Nottingham, NG9 3QQ Nottingham, NG9 3GB Nottingham, NG16 3DH Nottingham, NG9 5NZ Nottingham, NG9 5FQ 0115 949 9217 0115 9325 636 07929 454 768 01773 531 466 0115 967 7260 0115 913 3115 EASTWOOD HILLTOP 11 EASTWOOD ST. MARY’S 12

Milan Radulovic MBE Susan Bagshaw David Bagshaw Josephine Marsters Margaret Handley Michael Brown LAB LAB LAB LIB CONS CONS 4 Cross Street, Hill Top, 5 Owlston Close, 5 Owlston Close, 32 Braemar Avenue, 30 Coach Drive, 233 Nottingham Road, Eastwood, Eastwood, Eastwood, Eastwood, Eastwood, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3GX Nottinghamshire, NG16 3GA Nottingham, NG16 3GA Nottingham, NG16 3JY Nottingham, NG16 3DH Nottingham, NG16 3GS 01773 687 028 01773 788 648 07976 941 445 01773 787 130 01773 531 466 01773 719 790 KIMBERLEY 14 EAST & STRELLEY 15

Mel Crow Shane Easom Richard Robinson Paul Simpson Philip Owen CONS CONS LAB CONS CONS 27 Cliff Boulevard, 3 Chapel Place, 7 Scargill Avenue, 64 Horsendale Avenue, 2 Atkinson Gardens, Kimberley, Kimberley, Newthorpe, Nuthall, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG16 2JJ Nottingham, NG16 2NQ Nottingham, NG16 2DZ Nottingham, NG16 1AN Nottingham, NG16 1LN 0115 938 4773 07785 347 741 07751 970 640 0115 927 2090 0115 938 9728 STAPLEFORD SOUTH EAST 17 STAPLEFORD SOUTH WEST 18 TOTON & CHILWELL MEADOWS

Adam Stockwell Christopher Rice John McGrath Ray Darby Halimah Khaled Mia Kee CONS CONS LAB LAB CONS CONS 35 New Eaton Road, 5 Balfour Road, 2 Park Street, 58 Wellington Street, 16 Sheriffs Lea, 43 Banks Road, Stapleford, Stapleford, Stapleford, Stapleford, Toton, Toton, Nottingham, NG9 7ER Nottingham, NG9 7GA Nottingham, NG9 8EU Nottingham, NG9 7BE Nottingham, NG9 6LJ Nottingham, NG9 6HE 0115 939 1658 0115 939 0096 07905 576 353 0115 917 0913 0115 919 3624 07514 522 552

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Lynda Lally Pat Lally LAB LAB 37 Read Avenue, 37 Read Avenue, Beeston, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2FJ Nottingham, NG9 2FJ 0115 922 3823 0115 922 3823 BEESTON NORTH 6

Barbara Carr Stephen Carr LIB LIB 5 Tracy Close, 5 Tracy Close, Beeston, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 3HW Nottingham, NG9 3HW 0115 916 0269 0115 916 0269 CHILWELL WEST 9 EASTWOOD HALL 10

Timothy Brindley Anthony Harper CONS CONS 11 Kilburn Close, 1 Osbourne Close, Bramcote, , Nottingham, NG9 3FG Nottinghamshire, NG16 1LH 0115 928 7730 07831 188 748 GREASLEY 13 Conservatives Party

Labour Party

Stuart Rowland Liberal Democrats CONS Northfork 22 Vale Close, Eastwood, Independent Nottingham, NG16 3FG 01773 710 675 STAPLEFORD NORTH 16

John Longdon Richard MacRae CONS IND 18 Hemlock Avenue, 245 Ilkeston Road, Stapleford, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8DN Nottingham, NG9 8JH 0115 939 6630 07740 344 427 TOTON & CHILWELL MEADOWS 19 WATNALL & NUTHALL WEST 20

Natalie Harvey Derek Burnett Jill Owen CONS CONS CONS 81 Chetwynd Road, 3 Lancelot Drive, 2 Atkinson Gardens, Toton, Watnall, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG9 6FW Nottingham, NG16 1JS Nottingham, NG16 1LN 07875 963 086 0115 998 5304 0115 938 9728

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 13 Broxtowe Borough Council Useful addresses and telephone numbers COUNCIL SERVICES SPORTS CENTRES Council Offices & Town Hall NHS Direct www.broxtowe.gov.uk/leisure Foster Avenue 24 hour Nurse & Health Advice Beeston, NG9 1AB Bramcote Leisure Centre Tel: 0845 4647 Tel: 0115 917 3000 Stapleford Office Nottinghamshire County Council Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre Carnegie Civic & Community Centre Tel: 0300 500 8080 Tel: 0115 917 3333 Warren Avenue, Stapleford, NG9 8EY Voluntary Action Broxtowe Kimberley Leisure Centre Oban House Eastwood Customer Services Shop Tel: 0115 917 3366 15 Nottingham Road, Eastwood, NG16 3AP 8 Chilwell Road Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1EJ OTHER USEFUL SERVICES, Kimberley Depot ADDRESSES & TELEPHONE Tel: 0115 917 8080 Eastwood Road, Kimberley, NG16 2HX NUMBERS Eastwood Volunteer Bureau All above offices Citizens Advice Broxtowe Wellington Place (rear of Library) Tel: 0115 917 7777 Council Offices Eastwood, Nottingham NG16 3BG www.broxtowe.gov.uk Foster Avenue, Beeston NG9 1AB Tel: 01773 535 255 Tel: 0844 499 1193 COUNCIL HOUSING REPAIRS The Helpful Bureau [email protected] 39-41 Church Street Daytime and out of hours Stapleford, Nottingham NG9 8DB Tel: 0115 917 7777 Citizens Advice Broxtowe Library & Information Centre Tel: 0115 949 1175 TOURISM AND LEISURE FACILITIES Wellington Place, Eastwood NG16 3BG Tel: 0844 499 4194 D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, (Non-emergencies) [email protected] Mansfield Road, Eastwood, NG16 3DZ 101 www.citizensadvice.org.uk D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Crime Stoppers

8a Victoria Street, Eastwood, NG16 3AW Age UK 0800 169 6565 0800 555 111 Tel: 01773 717 353 Consumer Direct Sure Start Children’s Centre, Eastwood www.dhlawrenceheritage.org 08454 040506 0115 993 9750

Contact your local councillor NET Support Hotline All details available on the website at Tel: 0115 924 2454 www.broxtowe.gov.uk/yourcouncillor

Members of BROXTOWE ASHFIELD Anna Soubry MP Gloria De Piero MP Parliament Conservatives Labour for the 61 High Road, 8 Station Street Borough of Chilwell, Nottingham Kirkby-in-Ashfi eld Broxtowe Nottinghamshire NG9 4AJ. Nottinghamshire NG17 7AQ. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 0115 943 6507. Tel: 01623 720 399.

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Broxtowe Borough Council If you need this leaflet in other formats or languages contact us on 0115 917 7777 Town Hall, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AB Tel: 0115 917 7777 or This document Fax: 0115 917 3030 www.broxtowe.gov.uk is available in South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership large print Working together to make Broxtowe, and safer 0115 917 3492 upon request. www.sncsp.org.uk Broxtowe Borough Partnership Tel: 0115 917 3492 www.broxtowepartnership.org.uk www.broxtowe.gov.uk 14 Housing

Training Package Supports Retirement Living Officers

They can usually be found The majority of Retirement supporting residents at Living Officers completed the Council’s Retirement the training, in partnership Living Schemes, ensuring with Broxtowe Borough residents are comfortable, Mediation Service, which happy and healthy in their included role plays based homes. Some of Broxtowe on real case scenarios and Borough Council’s group exercises. Retirement Living Officers The training is part of a paid a special visit to the two-year programme Town Hall in Beeston earlier for the Council’s this year after successfully Neighbourhood Services completing their mediation Team which aims to skills training. provide Officers with the Mayor of the Borough skills, knowledge and of Broxtowe 2014/15, confidence they need to Councillor Stan Heptinstall support residents. MBE presented certificates For information and to the Retirement Living advice about mediation Officers who completed please contact Broxtowe three intensive sessions Borough Mediation over the past 12 months, Service on refreshing and developing Back row: 0115 917 3736, email their skills in a number Amanda Siddle, Angela Thorley, Mayor of the Borough mediation@broxtowe. of Broxtowe 2014/15, Councillor Stan Heptinstall MBE, of areas including gov.uk or visit www. Janice Young and Dawn Partington. conflict management, broxtowe.gov.uk/ Middle row: Sue Bedenham, Claire Reed and Diane Clay. anger management, Front right: Angela Buckley and Carol Holmes. mediation active listening skills, communication, assertiveness and impartially. Broxtowe Borough mediation s ervice

Award for Five Councils & Chief Executive Broxtowe Borough The partnership was such as shared studies, Chairman’s Special Award, Council was one of five established in 2008 as all flood risk assessments and recognising her support Nottinghamshire councils five councils were keen to sharing venues. for and dedication to to receive the Royal Town save money and maximise cross-boundary strategic Each council retained its Planning Institute award for efficiency by aligning their planning. decision-making powers joint working recently. strategic planning. The but their strategies have For more information, councils have all recently The councils of Broxtowe, been successfully aligned please contact Broxtowe approved and adopted Erewash, Gedling, by creating a policy Borough Council on strategic plans setting out Nottingham City and framework with a shared 0115 917 3482, email their policies for the next Rushcliffe won the ‘Plan vision and overall strategy, [email protected] 15 years and the way they of the Year’ award in backed up by common or visit www.broxtowe. have worked towards this recognition of their joint policies and a shared gov.uk/planning shared vision secured the working on Local Plans evidence base. award from The Royal covering virtually the Town Planning Institute. Chief Executive of entire city region, taking Broxtowe Borough in planning for housing, The increased levels of Council, Ruth Hyde OBE transport, education, shared knowledge and also received a special employment, infrastructure, expertise has achieved honour for the partnership climate change and flood cost savings estimated at in the form of the risk. £250,000 so far in areas

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37 New Affordable Homes In Broxtowe

A housing partnership scheme between Broxtowe Borough Council, Nottingham Community Housing Association and Westleigh Homes has transformed two out-dated retirement homes into 37 affordable new properties. Wyndham Court, in Chilwell, and Peatfield Court, in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, were both built in 1971 and are among the Council’s oldest retirement complexes. They proved difficult to let and were no longer fit for purpose. At Peatfield Court, in Stapleford, 21 new homes have been constructed to include a mix of 14 three and four bedroom properties, four single bedroom flats and Gary Turner from Westleigh, Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe 2014/15, Councillor Stan three homes which meet the Heptinstall MBE and Allan Fisher, Assistant Director of Development and New Business at Nottingham Community Housing Association. criteria set out by the Lifetime Homes Standards, ensuring At Wyndham Court, The two developments For more information, that they are adaptable to Chilwell, 14 new affordable make up the second please contact residents needs throughout properties have been phase of a wider Broxtowe 0115 917 7777, email their lifetimes. constructed providing Borough Council project housing@broxtowe. Three bungalows have also a mix of two and three which will see a total of gov.uk or visit www. been built on an adjacent bedroom homes and one 114 new affordable homes broxtowe.gov.uk/housing former garage site as part of bedroom flats. built across seven different sites. the Council’s property building Allocation of the new programme. homes is currently underway.

Broxtowe Dementia Bungalows First In Nottinghamshire A pioneering scheme to persons one bedroom but also things like doors, living properties were build specially adapted bungalow. light fittings and toilet seats recently approved by the bungalows for people with are dark enough to stand Council’s Cabinet as part The properties include dementia has recently out and easy to distinguish. of improvement works at a room for carers to been completed in Bexhill Court, Beeston, help support the needs Each room in the dementia Eastwood. with work expected to start of individual tenants friendly bungalows will be later this year. The Council has been working and consider things like a different pastel colour so closely with Nottingham textures and patterns, they are easily identifiable For more information, Community Housing as people with dementia to the resident, even if please contact Broxtowe Association, Waters Homes can struggle with depth they are confused or Borough Council on and Pelham Architects perception and patterns disorientated. 0115 917 3443, email to develop the two x two can cause confusion. housing@broxtowe. Proposals to develop bedroom bungalows at the gov.uk or visit www. Colour is also an important an additional four new new scheme, which is the first broxtowe.gov.uk/ issue, to ensure that there dementia bungalows, as of its kind in Nottinghamshire, dementia is lots of light in the home well as two new retirement along with an additional older

16 Environment Earn money and Waste Recycling& Together we can get shrink energy Services things sorted bills with solar High Five for 50% PV! Did you know that solar panels can help lower your energy bills, have low maintenance costs and you could get paid for using them? Solar photovoltaic (PV) 1 2 3 4 5 systems operate through the use of panels mounted General Waste Recycling Garden Waste Glass Textiles on a roof. Each of these panels is made up of cells To help reach a target 1 check if the item can be to capture the sun’s energy of 50% of all household recycled and are not required to be waste being recycled by 2 green-lidded bin for Cardboard in direct sunlight. A solar 2016, the Council is asking recyclable material, its residents to recycle PV system has the ability 3 why not join the garden cartons can now just FIVE more items a to automatically feed the waste collection service? be taken to the generated power to your week. Glass, textiles and garden waste are still being 4 the glass bag or red- paper/card banks at appliances and lighting. lidded bin for glass. This means that the discarded in the black bin. Sainsburys Beeston 5 put out a bag of textiles and Kimberley majority of power you use Stop and think and do the in a white bin liner. during the day will be free. recycling shuffle: Some of the benefits of Let’s all high-fi ve to get to 50% solar PV panels include: • Generate income for the next 20 years! You will be paid for each and every 46kWh solar PV system unit of electricity you containing 161 panels generate for 20 years. on the Council Offices building and are already • Solar panels are relatively seeing reductions in energy What goes in maintenance free. usage. • Lower energy bills. For further information the Green Lidded-Bin • Life span Solar PVs and advice, please YES PLEASE should last for over 25 contact 0115 917 3742, Any Plastic Bottles Clean Cans years! email hlps@broxtowe. Broxtowe Borough Council gov.uk or visit www. has recently installed a broxtowe.gov.uk

Paper, Magazines Any Cardboard & Newspapers

2 Recycling Not sure where to recycle other waste? Use the online A to Z Directory at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recyclingatoz When’s my collection? www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recycling

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Improvements At Pasture Road We’ll collect A new access path around Borough Council and your garden Pasture Road Recreation Stapleford Community waste - saves Ground, Stapleford was Group. completed this spring and The new path provides you time, money WHY WASTE TIME . . . has proved to be a very access to all the park popular enhancement of and hassle! Do-it-online entrances and includes the park. new seats to allow people www.broxtowe.gov/

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plant bulbs in the autumn E by Groundwork Greater Y as part of the final stages FOR THE Nottingham working in A of the project. A partnership with Broxtowe YEAR 0 D 1 D £ IT IO ST NAL S JU Free Cycling Continues Through BIN Summer! 3 Garden Waste Free cycle training and • A group of young people leisure rides will be on offer have just started a BMX/ at cycle centres at the D.H Mountain bike skills Lawrence Heritage Centre, course. Eastwood, Hetley Pearson • 122 people attended Pavilion, Beeston and walks, including a mindful Hickings Lane, Stapleford walk, tree identification, Do-It-Online or call: 0115 917 7777 over the summer. and a ‘wild food walk’ There will also be free bikes • Regular visits have taken available to borrow, Dr Bike place to Heanor and given out to over 100 and some services will be sessions and some cycle Beeston Job Centre Plus people with new jobs or affected across the borough. maintenance courses, as offices and over 350 apprenticeships. well as a free Broxtowe people received travel For more information and Borough Cycle Map. advice Sadly, funding from updates or to request your the Local Sustainable free Broxtowe Borough TravelRight Broxtowe • Free one-month public Transport Fund has ended Cycle Map, please call has made some fantastic transport passes and for TravelRight Broxtowe Ridewise on 0115 955 2288. achievements over the past five new bikes have been eighteen months, including: • 179 people received cycle training. • 8 people with disabilities received on going specialist training with funding from Notts West CCG Lifestyle Fund. • 357 people attended a range of sessions including ‘cycling around tram tracks’, group ride, cycle maintenance courses and bike recycling courses. • 195 bikes serviced by Dr Bike. • 784 enjoyed fun bikes. • 782 people pedalled to make their own smoothie.

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 19 Environment Spring Clean - Collection Service

Decorating, spring cleaning How much will it cost? and clearing out can mean The service charge is £13 you end up with bulky per order and £7 per item. items you can’t get rid Don’t forget the of. Broxtowe Borough E.g. A bed and mattress Council’s Bulky Waste is classed as two items, a Glass Collections . . . Collection Service is a three piece suite is three cheap, quick and efficient items. - Glass is collected way to dispose of your Collection dates are every 4 weeks - for bulky waste. scheduled when the order all types of glass How to arrange a is placed and paid for. bottles and jars collection Bulky waste is collected • Use the online service from outside the property - Remove lids and ‘Pay It’ at www. and must be available from rinse out before broxtowe.gov.uk/payit 7.00am on collection day at the location indicated when • Contact customer placing in the bag or booking. red lidded-bin. services 0115 917 7777 • Visit a cash office at Please note we are Beeston, Stapleford or not able to help Eastwood prepare the item 4 Glass for collection.

Collect Don't Collect Furniture Asbestos Electrical goods (fridges & Building rubble and bricks When’s my collection? www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recycling freezers clean and empty) Beds Gas bottles Carpets Paint Cyclists Stretch Baths, toilets etc Piano Out for Spring! Doors Soil Local pedallers have been Radiators Turf stretching out at a free yoga class specifically aimed at cyclists. Protecting The Local Environment The Saturday morning course my muscles feel loose after was set up and delivered each class. Good to meet Over the past few months, Hall Park, Eastwood as by Ridewise and covered other local cyclists too.” Broxtowe Borough Council a Local Nature Reserve a sequence of poses that has been working with to add to the existing stretch tight hamstrings, For information about Groundwork Greater 13 already in Broxtowe hips and back muscles and cycle training and cycle Nottingham to produce Borough, as well as a reduce the risk of injury. The maintenance sessions a Green Infrastructure new Broxtowe Country exercises create muscular in your area, contact Strategy. The strategy will Trail in partnership with strength, balance and Ridewise on 0115 955 help direct conservation . flexibility and end with guided 2288. and enhancement of The trail will roughly follow relaxation to ease tension and the green space in the Alternatively - for more the eastern boundary stress. Borough. information about yoga of Broxtowe connecting James from the group said: for cyclists, contact Have your say on the with the Erewash Valley “It’s great to have yoga for Chilwell Olympia Sports strategy by visiting www. Trail at Langley Mill and cyclists as I cycle a lot and Centre on 0115 917 3333, broxtowe.gov.uk before the Attenborough. Sections of yoga is great for releasing email chilwellolympia@ end of June. the route in Strelley have tension and muscular broxtowe.gov.uk or visit been improved and work Other exciting projects tightness from cycling. I feel www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ will start soon on signage. very relaxed, de-stressed and cosc include the declaration of 20 Kimberley Play Area Refurbished Don’t forget the Flixton Road play area The play equipment is the in Kimberley received first in the Borough to be Textile Collections . . . some welcome made using Robinia wood, improvements at the which is sustainably grown 1 Bag it 2 Tie it 3 Recycle it Place clean, dry Place the end of 2014. in Europe and has a very Squash the bag clothing, textiles bag(s) out on long resistance to decay. to remove trapped your scheduled Over £46,000 of and shoes into a air and tie a knot Collection Day carrier bag(s) or improvements were made A mixture of rubber and to secure the next to your a white bag(s). contents. glass collection to the area including bark surfaces compliment (No black bags) climbing units, balancing the new equipment, container . . . bridges, swings and slides alongside dog proof for younger children aged fencing to keep the area 12 years and under. safe. The kick-about goals have also been renovated and new paths, seats and bins provided. 5 Textiles For more information, please contact Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 7777, email [email protected] or visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk

When’s my collection? www.broxtowe.gov.uk/recycling

Students Broaden Their Horizons at Bramcote Hills Park Students from Central College, Nottingham The Horizons department at Central College offer courses designed have been broadening to aid transition from school to college and help students adjust to their horizons with a day the changes involved. of conservation work at Bramcote Hills Park. Greenwood Community Forest Team worked in partnership with Broxtowe Borough Council to help students on the Horizon course, which offers opportunities to gain skills and experience in the community for those affected by high functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Students got involved in a range of conservation tasks including coppicing problem sycamore trees, removing rhododendrons and digging out the roots to prevent them spreading and cutting back vegetation for easier public access and enjoyment.

Broxtowe MATTERS - May 2015 21 Community Safety and meet new people at the same time. There are a wide range of opportunities for South Nottinghamshire all age groups and interests Community Safety Partnership to suit your needs. Contact Voluntary Action Broxtowe at South Nottinghamshire Community reducing crime and anti- www.vabroxtowe.org.uk Safety Partnership co-ordinates social behaviour to providing community safety issues in the three CCTV and security services boroughs of Broxtowe, Gedling, and at locations across the Rushcliffe. Borough. Community Action The Communities Team Visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ Their vision is: Teams (CATs) safercommunities to find works to address these There are regular CAT To work together in South out about how to be part of issues across Broxtowe and meetings or forums where Nottinghamshire to reduce crime Neighbourhood also helps to run the South members of the local and improve the quality of life for Watch or to get Nottinghamshire Community community can meet with you and your community. Neighbourhood Safety Partnership Councillors, the Police and Alerts. The partnership hopes to achieve working closely with other other organisations to raise this by . . . organisations such as the concerns they may have Police. about community issues and Community Safety • Working with our partners find out what can be done Projects in your area and communities to find local Get Involved to address them. Find out at To find out about There are many ways that solutions to local problems. www.broxtowe.gov.uk/cat Community Safety Projects • Reducing crime and the fear residents can contribute to in your area, please visit of crime in neighbourhoods making the community a Neighbourhood the Community Safety throughout South safer place. Whether it’s by Watch website at www.sncsp.gov. Nottinghamshire. attending a local forum or Neighbourhood Watch uk or Safer Communities • Promoting Safer Communities. taking on a regular role as offers advice on how to at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ a volunteer, residents can • Reducing the misuse of drugs prevent crime in your area. safercommunities make a real difference to and alcohol and the associated community life. problems. Vinshire Plumbing Helps Domestic In Broxtowe, Community Safety Volunteer covers a broad spread of issues Volunteering is a great way Violence Sanctuary Scheme for the local community from to help your community A £2,000 donation has been and Nottinghamshire Fire welcomed by the Council’s and Rescue Service, who Sanctuary Scheme, which work closely with the Council helps local families who are to conduct a thorough risk Prison, Me? No Way! affected by domestic abuse, assessment of the family Children at Eastwood’s Hall and met serving prisoners thanks to Vinshire Plumbing and property. Support is Park Academy learnt about the to find out more about the and Heating Ltd. also provided to the family effects of anti-social behaviour causes, consequences and Vinshire, who are the by local specialist support first hand earlier this year, as penalties of crime and the Council’s gas contractor, services. part of a special ‘Prison, Me? effect it can have on victims donated the money towards Over 25 households have No Way!’ session. and the local community. the scheme, which enables been assisted by the The sessions, run by prison Following the session, 90% of local families who are Sanctuary Scheme since it officers, are just one of a those who took part said the experiencing domestic started in 2009. number of initiatives which experience was a positive one abuse to remain safely in Vinshire Plumbing and have taken place in the and 80% said that they would their own homes through Heating Ltd colleagues also Borough to advise and educate change their behaviour to be the provision of enhanced attended domestic abuse the community in order to more conscious of how their security measures. awareness training delivered reduce crime. actions affect others. Domestic abuse is a major by the Council in March One hundred year eight pupils For more information, please cause of homelessness and 2015. at the school attended the visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ the scheme aims to prevent For more information, session, which was funded safercommunities or contact victims from fleeing their please contact Broxtowe by the South NottinghamshireNottinghamshire 0115 917 3744. homes. Borough Council on Community Safety Partnership, The scheme is supported 0115 917 7777. by Nottinghamshire Police 22 Working together to reduce crime Community Safety IMPORTANT The South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Drop In Sessions Partnership continues to work hard to reduce CONTACTS crime across South Nottinghamshire, including To find out about crime Residents can get free high-visibility policing, covert operations, CCTV in Broxtowe check out community safety advice at one surveillance and security patrols. the Neighbourhood of Broxtowe Borough Council’s drop in sessions. During the spring and summer months many of us will Alert System at www. be enjoying time away from home and spending time in broxtowecommunity.co.uk The sessions take place our gardens - here are a few tips to keep you and your or visit the Nottinghamshire at Eastwood Cash Office, property safe: Police website at www. Nottingham Road between nottinghamshire.police.uk 10.00am and 11.00am and Before you go In your garden are a fantastic opportunity to on holiday In an emergency or find out more about keeping • Keep your shed in good safe, as well as freebies to • Make your home look condition – fit a closed to report a crime in help protect your property like someone is living shackle padlock, fittings progress contact the including Smartwater property in it - don’t close your should be bolted through police on 999. marking gel, purse bells and ice curtains, in daytime this the door and any screws scrapers. can give the impression concealed – fit a shed The full programme includes: that the house is empty. alarm. To report information Perhaps a trusted • Well positioned external and suspicious • Tuesday 23rd June person could collect your lighting is a good way to activity contact the • Tuesday 30th June • Tuesday 7th July post, cut your lawn and deter intruders. non-emergency even park their car on • Tuesday 21st July your driveway. • Tools should be kept Nottinghamshire • Tuesday 28th July secure – they could be Police number 101. • Tuesday 4th August • Use automatic timer used to force entry into • Tuesday 18th August switches to turn on your your home. lights when it gets dark. To report crime • Tuesday 25th August • Lock ladders to a secure • Tuesday 1st September anonymously contact • Cancel any deliveries. fixture. • Tuesday 15th September Crimestoppers on • Avoid discussing your • Chain large items such • Tuesday 29th September forthcoming holiday as bicycles together - it is 0800 555 111 Themed drop-in sessions are plans where strangers more difficult for a thief to also on offer at Eastwood may hear details of your carry away a lot of large Library between 10.00am and absence. heavy items at the same 11.00am on a range of safety • Leave important time. issues including: documents and valuable • Mark your valuables • Tuesday 16th June 2015 – items with a trusted with your postcode and Broxtowe Women’s Project person or lock them in a house name or number. • Tuesday 14th July 2015 ­ safe. • Grow prickly plants Eastwood Sure Start • Make sure that you’ve adjacent to vulnerable • Tuesday 11th August 2015 – locked all doors and areas such as fences, Crime reduction windows and if you have boundaries and • Tuesday 8th September a burglar alarm, set it! drainpipes. 2015 – Crime reduction For more information, please visit www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ safercommunities or contact 0115 917 3744.

South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership Working together to make Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe safer

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