Summer 2017 Planting more trees for you! My Wollaton East and My Wollaton East NEWS from your neighbourhood and Lenton Abbey

Councillors Sally Longford and Sam Webster, through the Tree Replacement Programme, are funding the planting of trees across the ward for future generations to enjoy. We need more locations for trees – please get in touch if you have any suggestions for suitable locations. Just like Play your part to keep WELA clean! It’s easy to organise a FREE bulky waste collection to dispose of large household DIY SOS! items. Just call 0115 915 2000 and make The Sheila Roper Community Centre has had an amazing makeover. an appointment. Remember that dumping Thanks to the fantastic generosity of Nottingham City Homes’ building contractors and with a rubbish is a crime and when caught you boost from your City Councillors’ local budget, the centre has been transformed into a great will be liable to be fined! modern facility for the community to use. See page 2 for more on Want to get involved? 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Sign up to our monthly Getting tough on poor parking ‘Email Update’ to find out External wall insulation what we are doing in your scheme complete Your Councillors asked for a Week of Action to focus neighbourhood – just email local on parking issues in WELA Wollaton East and Lenton Councillor Longford or In partnership with Nottingham City Homes, external wall insulation has Abbey ward. 39 parking tickets were issued and Councillor Webster. been installed on 165 properties in 180 streets patrolled. Please report any bad parking hero! Wollaton Park Estate. This will not issues to 01158765922. Have only make the homes warmer, it will Councillors are also taking action to slowing traffic also reduce the amount of energy down in the Wollaton Park estate - installing 20mph used. roundels to remind drivers to keep their speed down. your say! Come along to your councillor surgeries – WELA Children MAKE YOUR see details below. and Young People STREET A PLACE TO PLAY

Activities 2016/17 SET A DATE FOR Volunteer Councillors Longford and Webster Make a difference fund additional afterschool, half by volunteering. term, Easter and summer children You can make real changes in your and young people’s activities in community by volunteering. You can also make new friends, get to know partnership with AJ Sports. It’s warming up, so why not organise a special new people and learn new skills. The activities are now based at traffic-free fun day in your street? Give us a call the refurbished pavilion in Lenton on 0115 876 4488 or email For more information call Pauline Dorey, Neighbourhood Development Abbey Park. [email protected] and we will organise the road’s closure. Officer, on 07960 420474.

You can help to make your local Your local councillors area a better Councillor Councillor place to live by Sally Longford Sam Webster picking up a sally.longford@ sam.webster@ piece of litter nottinghamcity.gov.uk nottinghamcity.gov.uk while you’re out 07732 972 465 07774 150 404 and about, and Surgeries are held at: Wollaton Park Community Centre, 4th Saturday of the month, 11am to 12pm putting it in a bin. Sheila Roper Centre off Baslow Drive, 2nd Tuesday of every month, 6pm to 7pm My Wollaton East and Lenton AbbeyWhat’s On! Don’t miss these great summer events

FREE Benefits and Debt/ Money Advice Every Tuesday 9.30 -10.30am at Sheila Roper Community Centre, Tenants Hall Close, off Baslow Drive, Lenton Abbey NG9 2RW or ring 01159860197 / email [email protected] for an appointment

NEW Lenton Abbey Tiny Stars Parent and Toddlers Group Every Tuesday 1 –2.45pm for under 5yrs Sheila Roper Community Centre (address as above) NG9 2RW Wollaton Play Sessions Every Friday 3.30 – 5.pm 5-11yrs at Wollaton Park Community Centre, Harrow Road, Wollaton NG8 1FG Lenton Abbey Play/ Afterschool Club Sessions Every Tuesday 3.30 –5pm FREE 5-11yrs at Sheila Roper Community Centre, (address as Wollaton Park Residents Association bring your local issues / share above) ideas for developing the area – meet 3rd Wednesday every month, 7pm at Wollaton Park Community Centre, Harrow Rd, NG8 1FG Gentle (chair based) exercise - Zumba Gold Every Wednesday 10-11am Sheila Roper Community Centre (address as above) Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Summer Children and Young People’s Activities Programme For more information please ring Zumba (adults and parent + child/ren over 11yrs Every Wednesday Pauline Dorey on 07960 420 474 6 - 7pm Sheila Roper Community Centre (address as above) £3.50, minimum 10 people. Saturday 1st July 2017 Lenton Abbey Fun Day 2017- 1-5pm on Lenton Abbey Park stalls, face painting, children’s activities, Lenton Abbey Residents Association (LARA) bring your local issues/ bouncy castle, workshops and performers. Want a stall or to get share ideas for developing the area – meet 1st Wednesday every involved? Ring Pauline 07960420474. month, 6.30pm at Sheila Roper Community Centre

Friday 28th July 2017 Farndon Green Fun Day 2017- 1-4pm on Lenton Abbey Football and Sports Afterschool Programme every Farndon Green stalls, face painting, children’s activities, bouncy Tuesday 4.30-6pm Lenton Abbey Park. Ring AJ Sports for more castle and workshops. Want a stall or to get involved? Ring Pauline information 07506358914 07960420474. Lenton Abbey Girls Football Group Development Session every Summer Children and Young Wednesday 5 - 6.30pm Lenton Abbey Park. Ring AJ Sports for more People’s Activities Programme details on www.nottingham. information 07506358914 gov.uk/childrenscentres

Want to get involved ring 07960420474- Pauline Dorey Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey ward Neighbourhood Development Officer