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Welcome to County Life Contents

As the new Chief Executive for Nottinghamshire County Council I’m excited Improving your neighbourhood 4 about my new role and very proud to continue serving the people of Your county news 6 Nottinghamshire.

At the Council, dealing with increased demand on our services and with Get involved in volunteering 8 reduced funding, means we have to work much smarter to continue delivering Wedding planning at Rufford 10 excellent services for less money. Getting into work - 12 This copy of County Life includes some great examples of how we are doing Bradley’s story this, from making more services available online to offering rewarding volunteer opportunities that also help support our services. Digital First - fit for the future 13 As usual the focus of this publication is the residents of Nottinghamshire, What’s on 14 this is because we always put the customer at the heart of everything we do, remembering that every person has their own unique needs and story. Faster broadband 18 making lives better I always find these real life stories inspiring, where people have shown strength to overcome adversity or demonstrated real kindness for no other reason than How to become a foster carer 20 to help other people. This is why it’s such a privilege for me to be entrusted with the responsibility of the Chief Executive role, working to improve the lives Library Access Points 22 of all our residents. to communities

Also included in this edition is important information on exactly how your Your Council Tax information 23 Council Tax is spent and contact details for your local Councillor. Your Councillor 28 I hope you find all the content of County Life interesting and that in some cases it will inspire people to get involved in new activities that will be both personally Reader survey and prize draw 31 fulfilling and support the communities in our county.

Finally please let us know what you think of County Life by sharing your Your annual County Life costs 19p per copy to feedback using the survey on page 31. produce, print and distribute to 352,279 homes in the county. The magazine provides useful information about how your Council Tax is spent and how you can access services. County Life is printed on lumisilk paper which is sourced from well-managed and sustainable resources conforming to the Forest Stewardship Council’s standards.

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Front cover photo: The front cover image was taken on the road between Newark and Aslockton. County Life 04 It was fantastic and Improving your turned out to be a really busy day neighbourhood for shops. Sandy We know just how important your local environment is to the quality of life for you and your community. To improve your neighbourhood, Nottinghamshire County Council is working hard to deliver high quality public buildings and highway improvements. The following are just a few examples that are due to be completed during the next three years.

Sandy really does love In August last year, the upper part of from Nottinghamshire County Council ! the high street was pedestrianised and Council. when the committee organised a High Sandy Singleton is a woman on a Street Bonanza fun day. “This showed mission, as chair of the community us what it will be like when the work group ‘We Love Hucknall’. “The is completed” said Sandy. “It was group is delighted with the plans to fantastic and turned out to be a really pedestrianise Hucknall High Street” busy day for shops. As a community We are all said Sandy, who has lived in the area we are delighted with the plans to looking forward to for more than 15 years. The pedestrian pedestrianise Hucknall High Street”. zone will be between Watnall Road a safer and more and Baker Street and will create an Work is due to start in August 2015 environmentally attractive shopping centre, which will and complete in 2017 at an estimated entice new retailers and promote the cost of £12.9m. The majority of the friendly shopping regeneration of Hucknall. funding is from the Department of experience. Transport (DfT) and the remainder is The scheme which has been Sandy designed and led by the County Council will also address the problems of congestion with the construction of a new road and two new traffic signalised junctions. To find out more information about the project visit ‘We Love Hucknall’ was formed nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ around 18 months ago and its aim hucknallimprovements i: or to get involved contact is to promote local businesses and the ‘We Love Hucknall’ shops and to encourage people to community group at shop locally. welovehucknall.com County Life County Life 5 05 Nottinghamshire Archives extension takes shape

The current Nottinghamshire Archives building in Castle Meadow Road, was opened by the Princess Royal in 1993 and had almost reached full storage capacity. The new building which Your new Bus Station is set to open in late April 2015, is part of a £2.5m investment project Worksop’s new bus station is on the also features sustainable design to preserve the county’s rich road to completion with a scheduled elements including low energy documentary heritage. It will include finish date of August 2015. Situated lighting, solar (pvc) cells and rain a refreshments area, two meeting on the corner of Watson Road water harvesting for toilet flush. rooms and exhibition spaces. and Newcastle Street it will feature These innovations have been used new facilities including toilets, baby successfully in other bus stations, Nottinghamshire Archives hold changing room and a café/shopping including , Newark and around four million documents in space. . archives with the oldest document being a Henry II Charter dating Designed and funded by There is also an exciting pre-let back to between 1155 and 1165. Nottinghamshire County Council in opportunity for a café/retail unit within There are a wide range of other partnership with the new bus station development. documents such as council records, Council, the new bus station historical artefacts and collections For more information visit from families. nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ i: worksopbusstation If you’ve never had a chance to Property awards explore the Archives before, there will be a series of events offering Mansfield’s £9m state-of-the-art bus facility that offers both comfort and residents the chance to do just that. station has scooped a number of protection to visitors and the local prestigious awards for its design and community as a working hub into the Find out more at construction. The bus station beat 11 town”. other regional finalists from across nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ The County Council also received i: archives the country to pick up the Community further accolades at the LABC Benefit Award at the Royal Institution Awards, where its work at Carnarvon of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Primary School in Bingham and national awards in October 2014 for St Peter’s Primary School in East the contribution it has made to the Bridgford was praised and received town since it opened in April 2013. a Finalist Certificate for the ‘Best It was also crowned ‘Best Public Educational Building’. Service Building’ at the grand final of All of the awards are testament to 2014 Local Authority Building Control the Council’s high standards for Awards (LABC). Judges described workmanship and commitment to the building as “a superb community improving your neighbourhood.

Sandy Singleton County Life 06 Your County News Doing things differently

The County Council has made changes to some of As a result of your responses: its budget plans following feedback from local people. • Plans to close three ageing care homes in Gedling, The Council must save £77m by 2018 to balance and Worksop have been postponed to allow its books. Its ‘Doing things differently’ budget time for further investment in alternatives, such as Extra consultation asked for views on 26 proposals to Care places. provide better value-for-money and provide services in different ways, saving more than £30m towards • A proposal to improve recycling rates by piloting a the shortfall. scheme of smaller general household waste bins will not go ahead, but other measures to reduce the county’s More than 17,000 people responded to the annual £20m waste disposal bill will be explored. consultation by completing the Council’s survey, signing petitions, commenting online or taking part To find out how the Council’s budget will be spent in in focus groups. 2015/16 visit nottinghamshire.gov.uk/whatwespend

Libraries working together with your communities

In response to its budget challenge, underway with Parish Councils, Nottinghamshire County Council is academies and support groups who looking to work with local communities wish to be involved. to develop some of its smaller libraries Library staff are keen to talk to any into Community Partnership Libraries. community organisation or individual Each Community Partnership Library who would be interested will be designed around the needs in being involved. of that community. The Council is now talking to communities to find out what they want and how they can help develop a library which will benefit local people. With volunteers staffing the library or through communities offering alternative building arrangements, this will also For more information or significantly reduce costs. An ongoing to get involved email support package from the library i: [email protected] service will be provided. or call 01623 664 943 Many discussions are already County Life 07

Care and support changes in Nottinghamshire Fibre broadband

This April, care and support in Nottinghamshire County Council availability across is changing, following the already provides much of what is Nottinghamshire introduction of the Care Act 2014. expected by the new requirements set The main changes from April are: up by the Care Act, offering equivalent Delivering fibre broadband continues thresholds, schemes and support. • A national level of care and support at a pace. The Better Broadband for needs In addition, the Council’s been Nottinghamshire programme has • Councils will be required to check working closely with partners on already made it possible for over whether people who are providing new online information and advice 39,000 homes and businesses to care to a friend or family member directory - a one-stop place for all connect to faster broadband. By need support themselves to help health, social care and community 2016 we will have reached 52,000 them in their caring role information - to help people look premises. • Deferred payment agreements - after themselves and keep active An additional £5.26m of public funds, arrangements that enable people to in the community. Find out more at will extend the reach of fibre network use the value of their homes to help nottshelpyourself.org.uk further. pay care home costs You can check out if your area • Financial changes to care and For more information on care has already ‘gone live’ at: support come into effect next year, i: and support in Nottinghamshire, visit notts.cc/care-reform nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ in April 2016. postcode-checker Shale gas development in Nottinghamshire Experience a better, quicker, more reliable internet connection and say Shale gas development involves involve exploration of the site using goodbye to endless buffering. Don’t fracturing rock to extract gas. test drilling to check the suitability forget, upgrading to fibre doesn’t of the rock for shale gas extraction. happen automatically. To check out Earlier in the year, Gas Energy Plc No hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ the best deals for your area, there are submitted a scoping request to would be undertaken at this stage of multiple broadband comparison sites Nottinghamshire County Council for development. you can use to check what Internet comment and consideration as part of Service Providers are offering. possible plans to undertake shale gas Local people would have the development at a site in the northern opportunity to comment on any Why not visit the Ofcom (Office of tip of the county. proposal when and if a subsequent Communications) website which will planning application is submitted by give you access to Ofcom accredited The request allows the Council to Gas Energy Plc. comparison websites: provide its opinion on the issues consumers.ofcom.org.uk/ that will form the basis of the As a Minerals Planning Authority, the tv-radio/price-comparison environmental impact assessment, County Council has a legal duty to which the company would need consider planning applications for to submit with any future planning shale gas development. application. Register at nottinghamshire. The company has said that if it i: gov.uk/emailme to get the decides to submit a planning latest news on planning in application, the development will Nottinghamshire. County Life 08 Helping others by sharing his talent Walking into Matthew Plowright’s studio is like walking into an Aladdin’s Cave; every surface is covered with colour and artwork of various descriptions and you are left with no doubt that he is very talented.

The 26 year old textiles graduate Matthew was invited by Co-Production from Beeston has not always had to become one of their artists in such confidence in his work. After residence during Mental Health suffering from challenging mental Awareness Week 2014 at the Middle health for many years, Matthew Street Resource Centre, Beeston. became involved with Co-Production. “For two weeks Matthew came along The service is co-ordinated by and explained how his artworks and Nottinghamshire County Council and painting had helped him on the road encourages people to share their to recovery” said Biant Singh Suwali, “People appreciating my work, as well passion with others, which in turn a Social Worker working in the Co- as now being able to sell some items, helps them to find their own. Production team. “Seeing his passion has really boosted my confidence. and how it has helped him has It’s such a bonus that I’m also encouraged others to do the same”. encouraging others to pick up their “I felt supported and this gave me paintbrush” said Matthew. confidence” explains Matthew, who Co-Production works on an approach has gone on to display his work at a that engages people to be part of local pub, as well as being in talks the community to improve their health with a Nottinghamshire Gallery who and well-being. Through using and would like to exhibit his work. sharing their skills, volunteers make a real difference to individuals and their communities. Example projects include music, art, adult education, horticulture and peer support groups.

I’ve been able to swap my pills for paint”.

Matthew Plowright with his artwork County Life 09

Since working with Co-Production Matthew has gained confidence and been able to exhibit more work. Telling people about his work, including his picture story book collection about ‘Roger the Prawn’, has in his own words given him a new “sense of worth”.

Five tips to help you and your loved ones rediscover good mental health:

1. Connect with people – family and friends.

2. Take notice of and enjoy your surroundings.

3. Keep active – go for walks. Back row (L to R): Jean Manning, Sue McDonald, John Manning 4. Keep learning or reignite old Front row (L to R): Tia Louden, Jessica Padley, Tiegan Rider, Amy McArthur passions. 5. Give something back to the Volunteering brings Jessica a new band of friends community. 24 year old Jessica Padley has been attending the Robin Hood Festival since she was around three years old and never dreamt that one day she would be part of the action herself. But last summer, after seeing a request for volunteers on the Council’s Robin Hood Festival Facebook

Everyone has a skill that page she decided to find out more. i: they can give and volunteers The Robin Hood Festival is one of Nottinghamshire’s main events and are important and valued last year saw the 30th anniversary of the festival, attracting over 40,000 by Nottinghamshire County visitors. Council. Volunteers are “No two days were the same and the atmosphere was amazing” said needed in many services Jessica, who has also volunteered for other events at Sherwood Forest including libraries, country Country Park, including the popular Lantern Walk in December. As well as parks, archives, sport and being great fun, volunteering also looks great on Jessica’s CV providing youth services. To find out real work experience. more about volunteering oportunities in your “I would recommend it to anyone that wants to extend their experiences community visit and social circle” said Jessica. “I’ve made so many new friends since I’ve nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ been volunteering with the Council”. volunteering

facebook.com/nottinghamshire @NottsCC Find out first... emailme County Life 10 Yvonne’s busman’s holiday Yvonne Dooley, Rufford Abbey Country Park’s Wedding Planner could think of no better place to hold her wedding after working there for seven years.

When Yvonne bumped into Mick for suppliers. I see how hard they work silence as a mark of respect for those the first time since courting 30 years for each individual wedding, so was that had lost their lives. The theme ago, she had no idea that just seven really excited to have their help with through the wedding was poppies years later they would be declaring organising my own” Yvonne said, still and each person attended was given their love for each other in front of 93 brimming with excitement from her a poppy button hole to wear. close family and friends at Rufford wedding on 11 November last year. Following the service their family Mill. Remembrance Day is an important and friends joined them for a slightly After planning nearly 500 weddings date in Yvonne and Mick’s lives and less traditional wedding breakfast of for other happy couples, Yvonne knew previously it had marked sadness in bacon and eggs, cooked by Rufford’s exactly what she wanted and the team their family. “Now we have something resident chef who was more than of trusted staff at Rufford could not happy to remember this day for” happy to cater to their very individual be beaten in her eyes. “I know the says Yvonne. The service took place needs. staff and venue so well and know the at 11am and they held a two minute

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Supporting people with Dementia

Nottinghamshire libraries are There are 9,700 people living in among the first in England to Nottinghamshire who suffer from develop ‘Memory Lane Kits’ to dementia, yet only a third has support patients with dementia been diagnosed. By 2030, an and their loved ones. estimated 16,000 people will have dementia in the county. These kits are available at county libraries and include items such as buckets and spades, bicycle Rufford Mill hosts between 70 and 80 bells and darning mushrooms, as weddings each year. Just by talking to well as CDs and books on topics Yvonne you can see how proud she of a different era. The aim of the is of the high quality venue and team kits is to encourage interaction they have built. They can host around and communication between 80 guests during the daytime and people living with dementia and 150 for an evening reception. Having their loved ones. your wedding at Rufford Mill allows you to use the whole park to give your photographs a fabulous backdrop.

To find out more visit nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ i: ruffordweddings To find out more visit or call 0300 500 80 80. nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ i: libraries

Health hubs

Bingham Library has become the first in the county to establish a ‘health hub’, an area of the library dedicated to health information. The scheme, which is set up by the County Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group, aims to help people manage their health and well-being by providing access to health information and activities. This designated area of the library will hold self-help books, health and well-being initiatives and guest speakers I never dreamt on health topics. of having my and East Leake libraries will also be included in the own wedding scheme by the end of this year. anywhere else. Yvonne facebook.com/nottinghamshire @NottsCC Find out first... emailme County Life 12 Bradley makes a great impression Bradley 21 year old Bradley Hurt from Papplewick has been is a very valued working at Hardwick Motors for nearly nine months and has made a great impression on Steve Cook the owner. member of our team. Steve

how Bradley has come out of his shell and built up his own confidence and communication skills with the encouragement of those he works with.

Steve said that he couldn’t credit I-work enough for their support to Bradley and his own team. “Joe supports Bradley, breaking down any (L to R) Steve Cook, Joe Draycott and Bradley Hurt training into manageable pieces”. Steve added “Joe also gave all our Bradley had previously attended Commenting on the contribution staff disability awareness training so college to obtain a qualification in Bradley has made to his company now we all know how best to support woodworking. During this time he Steve said “Bradley is a very valued Bradley”. undertook some work making bird member of our team and one of the boxes for a hotel, but was looking for hardest working people I know, you To find out more about I-work something more secure. In June 2013 set him a task and he just gets on i: and what they could offer visit he got in touch with the I-work team with it”. Bradley loves his work which nottinghamshire.gov.uk/iwork at Nottinghamshire County Council, includes anything from painting and or call 0300 500 80 80. which helps people with learning decorating to stripping back and disabilities get into paid employment. cleaning machinery.

Employment Inclusion Worker, Joe “It’s given me a sense of worth and Draycott from I-work, introduced belonging”, said Bradley. Having Bradley to Steve at Hardwick Motors a regular salary has also allowed for an initial placement to see how Bradley to indulge in his other things would work. He made such passion - model railways and visiting a great impression that they soon steam trains across the country. offered him a full time job. Steve and Joe have both noticed County Life 13 Digital First - a new way of doing things In an ever increasing digital world we all expect to have access to services at our fingertips 24 hours a day.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s For example, an attractive and easy in 2015. To register to receive the ‘Digital First’ project is designed to navigate infographic about the email bulletins that matter to you, visit with you in mind, offering residents Council’s spending is now available nottinghamshire.gov.uk/emailme easier to use and more convenient at nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Digital First is an exciting journey online services. Better use of digital whatwespend making digital public service delivery technology is also a great way for the Social media and personalised fit for the future and contributing Council to save money with online communication are also key areas towards the £77m savings the Council transactions costing much less to for development to ensure residents needs to make by 2017/18. complete than in person or over the get relevant information at the earliest telephone. To keep up to date with the possible opportunity. An example of latest developments or to get From this autumn some of these this is the email bulletin system called involved visit the blog at changes will start to appear with the ‘emailme’ which already has over 17 digitalfirstnotts.wordpress.com launch of a brand new website that different topics and is set to increase has a responsive design, meaning you can view it on your mobile phone, tablet or computer. The new website will be more intuitive and offer a better customer experience.

Our Digital First approach is also transforming the way the Council does business by putting technology at the heart of modern service-delivery. An example is that 1,500 social care employees will be using tablets by the end of 2015 to work ‘on the move’, which will save the Council an estimated £4.7m.

New technology also provides an opportunity for the Council to be more accessible and transparent.

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Family Fun

Arts & Heritage What’s on? Great Outdoors Events and activities in Nottinghamshire Getting Active (W) Suitable for individuals April to July 2015 who use a wheelchair

Drumming for All Monsters and Villains: Kings Mill Reservoir Sunday 19 April and Illustration Workshop Open Day Sunday 10 May with Justin Wyatt Saturday 9 May 11am - 3pm Saturday 25 April 10am - 4pm Rufford Abbey Country Park 11am - 12.30pm and Kings Mill Reservoir, FREE (£3 parking) 2pm - 3.30pm Sutton-in-Ashfield Join Neil McCarthy from ‘Let’s West Bridgford Library FREE Get Drumming’ and enjoy this £3 per child (accompanying This beautiful nature reserve with free hand drumming session for adults free) fantastic wildlife is the backdrop children and families. You need Learn to design villains, monsters for a wide range of community- no experience to join in and a and fantastic creatures with Justin based events and clubs. Find out good time is guaranteed! For more Wyatt, illustrator of the popular about conservation projects and information call 0300 500 80 80. Sea Quest series of books. Learn activity clubs or challenge yourself (W) the techniques of artists and and have a go at sailing, canoeing, illustrators to create memorable climbing and more! For further Canary Hunt and unique characters. For ages information call 01623 556 110. 7-11. Booking essential, for more Saturday 25 April information call 0115 981 6506. (W) 10am - 2pm Treemendous Walk Bestwood Winding Engine House Wednesday Health Saturday 9 May FREE 11am - 12.30pm Walks Some of the pit’s canaries have Sherwood Forest Country Park gone missing – can you help us 29 April, 20 May, 17 June Adults £3 (£3 parking) find them? We’ll give you a treat and 15 July Children (under 12) £1.50 if you can! Find out about the 10.30am May is the Tree Council’s ‘Walk in importance of the little yellow birds Bestwood Country Park - meet the Woods’ month, so join us at in the mines. This event is ideal for at the Winding Engine House Sherwood for a wander through children. For further car park the forest and learn more about information call FREE this special place and its special 0115 976 2422. Long proven to be one of the trees. Call 01623 823 202 to book. (W) best forms of exercise to improve body and mind, this series of Please note a parking For even more events invigorating yet gentle 90 minute charge applies at Rufford and Sherwood Country ranger-led walks are designed to visit nottinghamshire. Parks at certain times. Visit do both. For further information gov.uk/whatson nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ call 0115 975 3782 or email countryparks for more details. [email protected]

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Tony Kofi, photo by Bob Meyrick Andy Seed Blunderbus

Live Jazz in Libraries Family History Blunderbus presents: - Tony Kofi with the Scrapbooks My Pet Monster and Me Andrew Wood Trio Tuesday 26 May Saturday 30 May Tuesday 12 May 10am - 12noon 11am and 2pm 7.30pm Worksop Library Nottinghamshire Archives Mansfield Central Library Wednesday 13 May FREE £4 per person (Family Ticket £12) 7.30pm Southwell Library Children can make their own family Blunderbus Theatre Company Thursday 14 May history scrapbook, which may return with their new monster of 7.30pm West Bridgford Library include family/baby photos (please a show. Featuring an irresistible £12 / £10 concessions bring these along) and local blend of music, puppetry and high photos, maps and documents from energy storytelling, little monsters Tony Kofi is the epitome of the the archives. Booking essential, aged 3 - 7 (and their grown-ups!) ‘local boy made good’. His career call 0115 958 1634 or email will love this heart-warming tale. has seen him win awards and play [email protected] Booking essential, with the biggest names in jazz. (W) call 01623 651 337. (W) We’re thrilled to have him play live in libraries. Call 0300 500 80 80 for information. (W) Silly Stuff with Author Meet a Monk Andy Seed Sunday 31 May Archives Tours Wednesday 27 May 12noon - 4pm 13 May, 28 May, 5 June, 11am - 12noon Rufford Abbey Country Park 25 June, 2.30pm Worksop Library FREE (£3 parking) 19 May, 9 June, 6pm 2pm - 3pm Meet Brother Oswald, Cistercian Mansfield Central Library 17 June, 3 July, 10.30am Lay Brother of Rufford Abbey. FREE Learn about the Abbey buildings Nottinghamshire Archives Join the author of The Silly Book and the lives of the monks who £4 per person of Side-Splitting Stuff, for an lived here 800 years ago. Brother See behind the scenes of the entertaining mix of seriously silly Oswald will be available from noon newly-refurbished Nottinghamshire facts, storytelling, poetry and jokes to answer questions before a tour Archives, with visits to our for ages 7 - 11. Booking advised, of the Abbey at 2.30pm. strong rooms, search room call 01909 535 353 Call 0300 500 80 80 for and conservation unit. Booking (Worksop) and information. essential, call 0115 958 1634 or 01623 651 337 email [email protected] (Mansfield). All outdoor events are (W) (W) weather dependent. Please contact the venue before visiting if in doubt.

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Caryl Hart

Caryl Hart’s Brass Band Sundays Falconry Demonstration Story Workshops Brass Day – Hawks of Steele Saturday 6 June Sunday 7 June Sunday 14 June 2pm - 4pm 11am How to Grow a 10am - 4pm Dinosaur (ages 4 - 7) Kirkby Colliery Welfare Band Rufford Abbey Country Park Sunday 5 July 1.30pm Foxy Tales (ages 7 - 10) FREE (£3 parking) 2pm - 4pm West Bridgford Library Hawks of Steele will give an Rufford Abbey Country Park £3 per child (accompanying insight into the ‘Sport of Kings’ FREE (£3 parking) adults free) explaining why and how the birds Relax and listen to a traditional of prey are trained. Join award-winning children’s brass band in the Coach House Flying displays will author Caryl Hart for fun-filled, courtyard, against the impressive take place at interactive and creative workshops backdrop of the Jacobean wing approximately that bring her brilliant titles to life. of the Abbey. Bring a chair, make 12noon and 3pm but Booking essential, call yourself comfortable and enjoy may be cancelled if 0115 981 6506. (W) the music. Call 0300 500 80 80 for high winds or rain. information. (W) Call 0300 500 80 80 Mini Miners go Fishing for information. (W) Saturday 6 June and Roundheads, Cavaliers Saturday 4 July and Outlaws: Birklands Bike Ride 10am - 1pm Celebrating the Magna Sunday 14 June Bestwood Winding Engine House Carta and its Impact on 10.30am - 1pm FREE Nottinghamshire Sherwood Forest Country Park Relax by the ‘pond’ (as many Saturday 13 June Adults £3 (£3 parking) miners used to) after your hard Children (under 12) £1.50 shift and see if you can catch 10am - 3pm Join the ranger team on a 5.5 mile some fish – try to avoid the smelly Nottinghamshire Archives bike ride of discovery calling in at old boot! Call 0115 976 2422 or FREE various points of interest along the email adele.williams@nottscc. A fun-filled open day at the newly- way. This is a steady ride on paths gov.uk for further information. (W) opened Nottinghamshire Archives and some cross-country terrain. with talks and readings, costumes All participants should be proficient Get the latest with our and artefacts to handle, table-top what’s on emails. Register at cyclists and cycling helmets are nottingamshire.gov.uk/emailme war gaming, displays of archives essential. Places must be and creative craft activities with our pre-booked on 01623 823 202. conservation team. Call Bring your own bike. emailme 0115 958 1634 for information. (W)

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Grand Historical and Earth & Fire Vintage Bazaar Friday 26 - Sunday 28 June Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 April Rufford Abbey Country Park Major Oak Woodland Rufford Abbey Country Park FREE (£5 car parking) Festival Earth and Fire is one of the FREE (£5 car parking) Saturday 12 - country’s premiere ceramic events. Swap or sell your historical items Sunday 13 September Over 100 potters from across the at our multi-period bring and buy UK and Europe come to sell direct Sherwood Forest Country Park sale. Enjoy re-enactors in period to the public Lukács Ringel FREE (£3 car parking) costume giving living history from outdoor Explore the forest and meet displays throughout the weekend. market stalls. bodgers, windsor chair makers, (W) (W) charcoal producers, wood turners, archaeologists, conservation organisations and the Wild Man Southwell Library of the Woods. Poetry Festival Friday 3 - Sunday 5 July On the Home Front - Southwell Library 1940s Living History The annual poetry festival Weekend returns with performances from Local History Fair poets including John Hegley Saturday 26 - Sunday 10 May and fascinating workshops on Sunday 27 September Mansfield Central Library everything from Shakespeare Rufford Abbey Country Park to Dr Seuss. FREE FREE (£5 car parking) A fabulous day out for all the Experience the sights and sounds family with local history displays, of wartime Britain with flypasts, children’s activities, costumed living history shows, military characters, local history books for vehicles, battle displays, puppet sale and more! (W) shows and more. (W)

31st Monday 3 - Sunday 9 August Sherwood Forest Country Park FREE (£5 car parking) Seven days of medieval fun! Including costumed characters, musicians, falconry displays, archery, jousting, crafts, stalls and more! County Life 18 Faster Broadband making lives better More than 39,000 homes and businesses can now access a faster, reliable, more resilient broadband service thanks to the Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire programme – bringing fibre-optic connectivity across the county.

Nottinghamshire County Council and Keeping in touch with the Schoolwork made easier BT are working together to extend family and more accessible the commercial roll out of fibre Tony Jarrow, a retired physics teacher, “It’s made a massive difference,” broadband to 95% of premises in lives in Cropwell Bishop and until says John Partridge, assistant head- Nottinghamshire by the end of March very recently, even simple tasks teacher at the Minster School in 2016, delivering fibre broadband to a like downloading a photo album Southwell. total of 52,000 homes and businesses. were problematic, due to the area’s Before, low bandwidth meant that Keeping it in the sluggish internet speeds. classrooms would often lose their neighbourhood With a brand new fibre optic cable connection and websites would go For businesses in rural areas, access providing Cropwell Bishop with much down or take a while to load. “That to high speed broadband can be faster internet speeds, Tony and his can be really frustrating when you’ve the difference between failure and wife upgraded to fibre connection and planned a lesson.” success. can now chat to their grandkids But now that high speed and catch up on all their “Everyone expects things broadband has been favourite shows at the click of immediately,” says Steff Wright, who rolled out to Southwell, a button. owns the Gusto Group in Collingham, it’s not just the teachers Newark, where internet speeds were “It’s great. We can talk to feeling the benefit. so slow that many local businesses the grandkids whenever we “The picture’s really considered relocating. want and when they come improved for the round, we can watch “It’s ten times faster than it was and it’s students,” says iPlayer, Skype particularly great for us. Part of what John. “The kids and Netflix. we do is construction. We’re currently have access building 30 houses in Collingham and We can do so one of the first questions we get asked much more.” when we’re trying to sell a house is ‘how fast is the internet?’ The fact that Collingham now has superfast broadband…it’s a big deal.”

Tony Jarrow County Life 19 Talk to your Internet Service Provider about special offers on Healthier eating high speed fibre broadband HOTs up in Notts Ordering a takeaway may no longer have to be such a guilty pleasure with the launch of the Healthier Options Takeaway (HOT) scheme by the County, District and Borough councils.

Many people now try to maintain a healthy, choice and create greater customer balanced diet, but this isn’t always easy satisfaction as well as potentially to more resources and the to do when you’re on the go and want enhancing their reputation and increasing quality of their work has a healthy but convenient meal or snack. sales. definitely improved.” However with the new HOT scheme The HOT scheme is just one approach to The good news doesn’t businesses across the county are being help tackle the county’s obesity problem, stop there either. With encouraged to commit to offering healthier giving people more options and showing ways of preparing, cooking and serving an additional £5.26m of that there can be a healthier alternative food and drink to customers. public funds in place, we without compromising on taste. The hope to extend the reach This doesn’t have to be major changes but scheme isn’t about stopping people from of fibre further so that we can be achieved through small alterations having a takeaway but promoting healthier cover 97% of the county. such as reducing salt and sugar levels in options. The detail of this is yet food, grilling instead of frying or changing Are you a business and to be confirmed, but the fridge displays to make healthier drinks want to be HOT? best place to go to keep more prominent. informed is our dedicated You can apply for the HOT merit scheme Any business in Nottinghamshire that broadband web pages, by visiting nottinghamshire.gov.uk/hot, offers takeaway food and has a food where you can also check complete and return the assessment form hygiene rating of three or above can to see if your area has to your Local Authority Environmental apply free of charge for the scheme. The already gone live, visit Health Department or Health Development process is simple and qualifying outlets nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Officer for your area. will be able to display HOT branding in broadband their premises to let customers know that they are offering healthier choices on their menu.

Don’t forget to check Takeaways are scored on how they our Facebook page and sell and promote healthier alternatives, i: share it with your friends and are being asked to make at least at facebook.com/ three new pledges to change their nottinghamshire current menus or practices. It is a great broadband opportunity for businesses to increase

facebook.com/nottinghamshire @NottsCC Find out first... emailme County Life 20 Foster caring helps to fill our empty nest again Feeling like their home was empty after many years of children and grandchildren running around, Wendy and Greg made the first enquiry into fostering.

It all moved rather quickly in the end.

Wendy

After their initial enquiry a member of the fostering team at Nottinghamshire County Council phoned Wendy and Greg for a brief chat, and sent them an information pack. This spurred the couple on and they decided they wanted to take their application further. Wendy and Greg The next step was a visit to their home from a supervising social worker and lifestyle. “You realise that it’s all allowed us to meet others going which included a more in-depth for the children, it’s so important you through the same process.” interview about Wendy and Greg’s go through this process so you’re family life. The couple then attended a panel prepared for them” said Wendy. interview as part of the decision “It was very daunting at first” The visits from the supervising making process, where they were explained Wendy, “so much detail social worker took place every supported by their own supervising was required and I was worried that week, allowing the Council to gain social worker. Soon after the interview we may not be approved”. Wendy’s information about the couple’s lives Wendy and Greg were thrilled to find mind was soon put at ease when she and giving them the chance to ask any out they had been approved as foster realised the information she provided questions. carers and were contacted shortly was necessary to help the Council afterwards about a placement. ensure children are cared for safely. Wendy said “During the assessment The details would also be used to help we took part in four training sessions “It’s wonderful to open our home match children to the couple’s family which were incredibly helpful and up to children who need it”, Wendy County Life 21

explained, “one of my nicest James’ wish comes true memories is of a little boy who was very reserved when he first arrived All seven year old James wanted with us, sitting happily passing was his “own special foster family”. blocks to Greg who was building After being in residential care in him a toy garage.” Nottinghamshire for some time, James was moved to a residential The couple now care for children His face just lit home outside of the county that on a regular basis as support foster up when he walked met his specific needs while he carers; this means they often have waited for a foster placement back in into the living room on children for short, regular periods Nottinghamshire to be found. such as a few days in the week or Christmas morning. short breaks in the holidays. They Maggie and Graham, who are long Graham knows only too well what it offer vital support for families when term foster carers came across James’ feels like to be fostered as a child, and relationships become tense and they profile on the secure Nottinghamshire is glad he now has the opportunity to need time to recuperate. County Council foster carers’ website offer the same care and support to and decided that they could offer him children who need it. Together Graham just what he had always wanted. The and Maggie have fostered many timing was perfect as Maggie and children during the six years since Graham were preparing for an older they were approved, both on a long child who had been in their care for It’s wonderful term and support care basis. Maggie some time to leave their home and is keen to point out that fostering does seeing these children were now looking for their next step as come with challenges and would foster carers. gain confidence in us, recommend anyone considering it makes us realise James was classed as a ‘Child it, to make contact with the County that they feel secure who Waits’ while he was placed in Council to find out more about what is residential care, which provided involved. “There is so much support; when with us, that stability and support, but not the you feel you can deal with anything. makes it all worth it. special family which he longed for. We have our own excellent supervising social worker and other trained Wendy After initial introductions and many professionals are available including planned visits over several weekends ‘out of hours’ support to help with The Council is currently in real need with support from health, education any queries or specific challenges”. of people who could offer foster and psychologists, it was agreed that Maggie added “The County Council care to young people aged 11 years James would go to live with them in also offers a buddy system which is in and over or sibling groups of all October last year. Maggie explains that place to help if you need it”. ages. he settled in really well, immediately becoming part of the family which For James, things couldn’t be better. To find out more about includes another 17 year old foster He is now with his very own “special fostering visit child and the family dog, who James foster family” and is feeling happier nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ quickly claimed as his own. Last year fostering or contact the and more secure than he has in a long i: fostering recruitment team James enjoyed his first Christmas with time. He is also very excited about on 0845 301 8899 or email the family including many things he starting at the local school soon. [email protected] had never experienced before.

facebook.com/nottinghamshire @NottsCC Find out first... emailme County Life 22 Thrillers, “romance and children’s fiction, Mo leads the way we have something for everyone here. to better access! ” Mo Mo Tyler is a retired schoolteacher With the help of the County and also a volunteer at the South Council’s library service, 300 Book prescriptions Scarle Community Centre, where books were loaned to them. Every At some stage over our lives many Nottinghamshire’s very first Library four months up to half of the of us will reach for a self-help book Access Point (LAP) opened back collection is refreshed and new to improve our health and well-being in January 2015. LAPs are small books are delivered by the visiting such as giving up smoking or losing collections of books, supported mobile library. Between deliveries, weight. Working with the local health by the library service and made volunteers can also exchange small authorities, Nottinghamshire County accessible by organisers in the local numbers of books with their nearest Council has taken this a step further community. local library at Collingham. and made it possible for GPs to Together with a band of willing Florence Baldwin a resident of South prescribe the book that may help you. volunteers, Mo played an important Scarle said “It has become another County residents suffering from mental role in the opening of the access opportunity to get together and the health conditions are able to borrow point, working tirelessly to get library has become very popular, self-help books from local libraries, with everything done. She even new people are joining up every time a core list of 30 titles covering a range canvassed door-to-door to ask what it’s open”. of issues including anxiety, depression everyone wanted. The access point is open twice a and chronic pain. In January 2015 The idea for LAPs came out of month but Mo said, “We will work books covering demetia were also a meeting of Nottinghamshire’s out future opening times according added. The initiative from Library Cultural Committee last May and to everyone’s needs. I want to give Services, Public Health, the Society was later brought to the attention of everyone the opportunity to be part of Chief Librarians and The Reading David Clarke, South Scarle’s Parish of this”. Agency is free to use and books can Council Chairman. be loaned for up to three weeks from county libraries.

Books are available from all 60 libraries across the county. Books can be recommended or ‘prescribed’ by your GP or another health and well-being professional. Some people may also use the self-help books independently as a first step in seeking help.

For more information visit (L to R) Florence Baldwin, i: nottinghamshire.gov.uk/libraries David Clarke, Jean Ashley, Elaine Leak, Mo Tyler County Life County Life 23 23 Your Council Tax What is Council Tax? Ashfield District Council Local services provided by County and ashfield-dc.gov.uk District Councils, plus the Police and Fire Bassetlaw District Council services are all paid for by Council Tax bassetlaw.gov.uk and Government grants, and in some cases through charges for services. The Broxtowe Borough Council amount you pay for Council Tax is based broxtowe.gov.uk on the value of your property. Gedling Borough Council gedling.gov.uk

What does Council Tax Council pay for? mansfield.gov.uk

Your final Council Tax bill is made up of Newark & Sherwood District Council different charges for the public services newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk provided. Your bill is then made up of Rushcliffe Borough Council contributions to the County Council, your Rushcliffe rushcliffe.gov.uk District Council and Police and Fire. Borough Council

To find out more details about how your Services provided by the District and Borough Councils include collection of household waste, leisure, parks and sports centres, planning Council Tax is spent and the services and development, car parks and housing needs. delivered, visit the relevant website listed The District or Borough Councils also collect the contribution from on this page. residents who have Parish Councils in their area. This charge, known as a precept, is used for providing Parish Council services.

Police and Crime Commissioner nottinghamshire.pcc.police.uk

The Police and Crime Commissioner works to ensure that local policing meet the public’s and victims’ needs. The Commissioner also brings Nottinghamshire County Council different community safety and criminal justice partners together to tackle nottinghamshire.gov.uk crime and disorder.

These services include care services Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service for older and vulnerable people, road notts-fire.gov.uk maintenance, public transport, Notts Fire and Rescue Service prevents fires and other incidents by libraries, country parks, schools and helping improve safety at people’s homes and businesses around the other education services, community county through support and education work – and, if the worst does safety and development. happen, they respond to fires and other incidents when people need them most. County Life 24 Delivering value for money services

An increase to your Your Council Tax payment 2015/16 Council Tax Band A £ 827.43 The actual amount you pay will Nottinghamshire County Council have Band B £ 965.33 depend on your individual approved a 1.99% increase in the Band C £1,103.24 circumstances (whether you County Council element of the Council Band D £1,241.14 receive single person discount, Tax for 2015/16 – an extra 39p per Band E £1,516.95 student or disability exemptions week on the average bill. Band F £1,792.76 etc) and additional amounts for Band G £2,068.57 your District or Borough Council, The increase will raise around £16.5m Band H £2,482.28 Fire and Police services. over the next three years for public services such as care for older people and people with disabilities, road maintenance, school crossing patrols Where the Council’s budget comes from and job creation. For 2015/16

The Council needs to reduce its £312.5m £36.1m Public Health spending by £77m by 2017/18 to Dedicated Schools Grant Grant balance its books. In total, the County Council will spend £135.9m £17.1m more than £1 billion during 2015/16 Charges for Use of providing services to people living in our services reserves Nottinghamshire, raising £296m from local Council Tax payers. £34.9m Other Government The £16.5m raised from the increase Grants in Council Tax will fund the equivalent £191.0m £296.2m Council Tax of: Local Government Grant • keeping all the county’s 95,000 streetlights and traffic signals switched on until 2018, or; • providing care for nearly 20,000 Making the most of your money vulnerable children, or; The County Council receives dedicated grants from Government • providing care and support for to fund public health and schools. All other income for the Council 36,500 adults with learning (including Council Tax) is used to deliver high quality services for you difficulties. and your family, examples of these are illustrated on the next page. County Life County Life 25 25

Investing in How the Council’s budget is spent For 2015/16 Nottinghamshire Care for vulnerable adults Major schemes for the Council’s £190.5m and the elderly £306.7m 2015/16 investment programme, which Care and support for is worth £112m, include: £112.9m £306.7m young people £190.5m Roads, waste and  Ongoing investment of £53m the environment £112.9m up until 2016/17 to fund the School £312.5m Cultural services, inc libraries £26.0m Places Programme to ensure that Public Health £36.6m sufficient school places are £38.5m Other services £38.5m provided across the county. £26m £36.6m Schools £312.5m  Continuing investment of £35m until 2017/18 to improve the Just a few examples from over the last year condition of school buildings. Care for vulnerable adults Cultural services, including  £19m to finance road maintenance and the elderly libraries and improvements and investment in cycling, walking and public 4,284 5,500 1,680 3.4m disabled and meals at home acres of books borrowed transport schemes. older residents delivered every country parks from our libraries receiving home week. maintained. in 2014.  £10m to carry out the Hucknall care. Town Centre Improvement Scheme over the next three years.

 £7m investment in the Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire Care and support for young people Public health Project which aims to provide access to high speed fibre network 48,000 6,858 to 95% of premises. 120 school meals 24 people supported school crossing served every organisations to stop smoking  The final £5m contribution towards patrols. day. supported, to in the last year. improve the well- the completion of the A453 being of their widening project. employees.

 £3m over the next three years to support investment in energy Roads, waste and the environment Other services efficient and heating and lighting schemes. 95,000 390,000 2,534,997 visitors to the street and tonnes of waste  £1m investment to enable 500 Council’s website illuminated lights processed. different Council last year. completion of Worksop Bus Station. provided. services.

For further information visit nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ counciltax or call 0300 500 80 80. All information correct at the time of print, March 2015.

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e Service keeping you saf Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescu e You are safer at home, work and on Chief Fire Officer John Buckley said: For more information about how NFRS the roads than ever before thanks “Firefighters and staff provide an uses your money, please visit to Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue excellent service to the community www.notts-fire.gov.uk/counciltax.asp Service (NFRS). by visiting people at home, at school In 2014, NFRS: and in many other places to provide NFRS were called out fewer than Nottinghamshire support and education and that’s led Delivered 6,586 Home Safety 10,000 times in 2014 and that is in no to a historic reduction in incidents this • Check visits. small way as a result of the community POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER year – it was fewer than 10,000 for the Attended 9,468 incidents. safety and education work they do in first time in 2013 and we drove that • Carried out 2,800 business your area. down further in 2014.” • safety visits. Firefighters and community safety staff “Yet the hardest job may still be to In 2015, NFRS will cost you £72.44 carried out more than 6,500 Home come as people continue to suffer for the entire year if you live in a Safety Check visits that helped prevent fires, and become involved in collisions Council Tax Band D property. fires in people’s homes and life-saving and other incidents, and we want to do smoke alarms were fitted in those NFRS needs £41.8m this year as much as we can to prevent that.” homes just in case the worst does to provide you with the services happen. “Below you can see what you pay for describedCUTTING above and CRIME, this comes IMPROVING POLICING your fire and rescue service and we from: However, there is still more work to do promise to use that money wisely to to reduce incidents further meaning Council Tax - £21.5m continue making you safer and being that, in different ways, NFRS is busier • Government grant - £10.3m there if you need to dial 999.” than ever before. • Business rates - £10m Advertisement County Life 28 Your Councillors ASHFIELD Sutton-in-Ashfield North Worksop North Jacky Jason Sybil Williams (LD) Hucknall Zadrozny (LD) Fielding (L) 0115 917 4693 cllr.jacky.williams@ Alice 07980 408908 01909 501362 nottscc.gov.uk Grice (L) cllr.jason.zadrozny@ cllr.sybil.fielding@ 07771 763573 nottscc.gov.uk nottscc.gov.uk Chilwell and Toton cllr.alice.grice@ Sutton-in-Ashfield West Worksop North East Dr John nottscc.gov.uk Tom and Carlton Doddy (C) John Hollis (LD) Alan 0115 977 5644 Wilkinson (L) Rhodes (L) cllr.john.doddy@ 07854 720602 nottscc.gov.uk 07772 970540 cllr.tom.hollis@ 0115 977 3256 cllr.john.wilkinson@ nottscc.gov.uk cllr.alan.rhodes@ Richard nottscc.gov.uk nottscc.gov.uk Jackson (C) John BASSETLAW Worksop West 0115 939 9051 Wilmott (Ind) cllr.richard.jackson@ Kevin 07854 845449 Blyth and Harworth nottscc.gov.uk Greaves (L) cllr.john.wilmott@ Sheila Eastwood nottscc.gov.uk Place (L/Co-op) 01909 484053 cllr.kevin.greaves@ Keith Kirkby-in-Ashfield North 01909 731900 nottscc.gov.uk Longdon (LD) cllr.sheila.place@ John nottscc.gov.uk 07917 599855 Knight (L) BROXTOWE cllr.keith.longdon@ 01623 470771 Misterton nottscc.gov.uk Beauvale cllr.john.knight@ Liz Kimberley and Trowell nottscc.gov.uk Yates (C) John Ken Handley (C) Kirkby-in-Ashfield South 01777 860219 Rigby (LD) cllr.liz.yates@ Rachel 01773 531466 nottscc.gov.uk cllr.john.handley@ 0115 930 7452 Madden (LD) cllr.ken.rigby@ nottscc.gov.uk 01623 457046 Retford East nottscc.gov.uk Beeston North cllr.rachel.madden@ Pam Nuthall nottscc.gov.uk Skelding (L) Steve Philip Carr (LD) Selston 01777 704998 Owen (C) cllr.pamela.skelding@ Gail 07946 411901 nottscc.gov.uk cllr.steve.carr@ 0115 938 9728 Turner (SAI) cllr.philip.owen@ nottscc.gov.uk 01773 780926 Retford West nottscc.gov.uk cllr.gail.turner@ Ian Beeston South nottscc.gov.uk Campbell (Ind) and Attenborough GEDLING 07561 085096 Kate Sutton-in-Ashfield Arnold North Central cllr.ian.campbell@ Foale (L) nottscc.gov.uk Pauline David 07917 028645 cllr.kate.foale@ Allan (L) Kirkham (L) Tuxford nottscc.gov.uk 0115 967 6722 07794 791875 John cllr.pauline.allan@ cllr.david.kirkham@ Ogle (C) Bramcote and Stapleford nottscc.gov.uk nottscc.gov.uk Stan 01777 248982 Michael Sutton-in-Ashfield East cllr.john.ogle@ Heptinstall MBE (LD) nottscc.gov.uk Payne (L) 0115 916 4588 Steve 07814 716077 cllr.stan.heptinstall@ Carroll (L) Worksop East cllr.michael.payne@ nottscc.gov.uk 07946 267788 Glynn nottscc.gov.uk cllr.steven.carroll@ Gilfoyle (L) nottscc.gov.uk 01909 477650 For a full list of the latest contact details visit cllr.glynn.gilfoyle@ nottscc.gov.uk nottinghamshire.gov.uk/councillorsdetails

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