Bassetlaw District Council e-Newsletter

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Bassetlaw District Council e-Newsletter

Town Centres Open for Business

Bassetlaw’s High Streets and Markets are back in business with visitors, shoppers and businesses all contributing to a safer shopping experience.

Non-essential retail stores in Worksop, Retford, Harworth and Tuxford were permitted to re-open in line with Government guidance from 15th June, bringing to an end a 13-week enforced closure to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. At the weekend, business such as hairdressers, restaurants and pubs also re-opened.

In this time Bassetlaw District Council, working in partnership with the North Notts BID, Business Forums, Local Businesses and other agencies, have put safety measures in place to keep shoppers safe and help businesses and market traders operate in a Covid Secure way.

These new measures and advice include: Street and floor signage to help people queue safely and maintain a safe distance of 2 metres apart at all times; Regular cleaning of high contact areas in the town centres; and reminding visitors to regularly wash their hands, use hand sanitiser and wash their hands when they get home.

We are also encouraging shoppers to pay by card if you can, and for those visitors who use our car parks to pay using ‘RingGo’ in order to avoid using coins or touching parking machines.

Latest Town Centre Information

Council Meetings

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, our Council meetings are now taking place virtually and are live streamed on the Council's website and youtube. Details of forthcoming meetings and how to watch them are listed below.

07

Jul

Cabinet: 6:30pm
The Cabinet is a group of seven elected Councillors and is chaired by the Leader of the Council. It monitors the performance and spending for the Council's priority areas and refers some key decisions to Full Council so that all 48 Councillors are involved in the final decision. Live streaming details.

21

Jul

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: 6:30pm
Bassetlaw District Council operates a Cabinet system with a Leader. Councils operating the Leader and Cabinet model must have in place a scrutiny structure to challenge the decisions of Cabinet. Live streaming details.

22

Jul

Planning Committee: 6:30pm
Bassetlaw District Council have appointed 12 Planning Committee Members to decide on Planning Applications and they meet every four weeks. Meeting Reports & Agendas are available five days before the meeting. Live streaming details.

See all dates

Markets return to Worksop & Retford

Market

From Fish and Fashion to Hammers and Hairpieces, market days have returned to Worksop and Retford with more traders now able to stand on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in line with the Governments Covid Secure guidelines. 

All traders have been required to produce assessments showing how they are able to operate their stalls in a safe way, including queuing systems, social distancing and contactless payments. In addition, the Council has had to produce a detailed risk assessment, and in line with the government guidance, this is published on our website. We are currently working with traders on the Retford Friday Antique and Collectibles Market and Retford Farmers Market and will update residents as soon as we have confirmed dates for their return.

Markets Risk Assessments

We are recruiting

We have vacancies for a planning policy officer and a climate change officer. For more information please visit our jobs site. 

Inspect our Accounts

The public inspection notice and unaudited statement of accounts for 2019/20 can be viewed on our website. 

Covid - 19


For all the latest information on Covid 19 and the Council, please visit our Coronavirus pages on our website.  

Notts COVID-19 Local Outbreak Plans

Plans have been published that outline how future outbreaks of COVID-19 will be managed in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. 

Led by Nottinghamshire County Council, the Nottinghamshire Local Outbreak Plan sets out how local government works with the NHS Test and Trace service, so that the county is prepared to contain the virus wherever and if-ever it occurs.  The plan outlines how lives will be protected using the emergency response systems in partnership with Public Health England, the NHS, the voluntary sector and the wider community.

The plans build on existing health protection roles and responsibilities as well as the specific work councils have been undertaking to stop the spread of COVID-19. 

Local Outbreak Plans

Play Safe Rules for Bassetlaw Parks

Play Park

Council Play parks across Bassetlaw will re-open from Monday 6th July, whilst play areas in Kings' Park Retford, The Canch Worksop and Langold Country Park opened on Saturday 4th July.

Each play area will be given a deep clean with new signage installed prior to opening and they will be re-sprayed once a week on inspection. Please play safe and follow our new play park rules.

Play Safe Rules

North Notts Writing Competition

North Notts Story Competition

 


The next chapter of the North Notts Writing Competition is about to be written as the annual literary prize continues its journey for the fifth year.

Writers and poets of all ages are again encouraged to get creative as the 2020 competition welcomes entries on the theme of ‘Journeys’ in four categories - Short Story, Poetry, Children’s Short Story and, a new category - Children’s Poetry.

Short Story Competition