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Bassetlaw District Council e-Newsletter

Meet the team day and annual tenant conference

Bassetlaw District Council’s Meet the Team Day and Annual Tenant Conference will be back on Monday 19^th September, 2022 at Retford Town Hall – and we want you to be there too!

It’s not been possible to hold this annual event for the last few years, but we are delighted to hold the event again next month.

As with previous years, we will be giving tenants access to the services we provide and give you an opportunity to speak with the people who provide them, in addition to presenting our Annual Report to Tenants as part of the Tenant Conference, and answering any questions you may have.

We’ll be sending out some more detailed information nearer the time, but if you would like to attend, please put the date in your diary and RSVP to press@bassetlaw.gov.uk with your name and contact details, in addition to any dietary requirements you may have.

The full details are as follows:

Meet the Team and Tenant Conference

Venue: Retford Town Hall

Date: Monday 19^th September

Times:

Welcome from 9:30am

Meet the Team starts at 10am

Tenant Conference starts at 11am

Refreshments from 12noon

Healthy neighbourhood inspections

We believe that everyone should be proud of where they live and the community in which they live. This is why we undertake healthy neighbourhood inspections on our estates. These inspections are carried out by our neighbourhood housing officers, and are sometimes attended by other areas in the council, such as, environmental health and anti-social behaviour. The police may also be present. Details of the next inspections can be found on our website. If you wish to attend any of these inspections, please call 0800 590 542 as soon as possible and let us know.

What support is on offer?

Unsure about how much support you’re entitled to this winter? Every household will get £400 off their energy bills from October, but there are other support schemes and payments available.
See what you could be entitled to.

Nottinghamshire Day Festival

27 Aug 11am-8pm - Sherwood Forest

Nottinghamshire County Council are delighted to be hosting the first-ever Nottinghamshire Day festival, working closely with Inspire Youth Arts team, RSPB and Notts Outdoors. The day will bring together live music and family-friendly performances hosted and headlined by Notts' very own Rob Green.

Find out more on Notts CC website.

Community allotment

Bassetlaw District Council have teamed up with Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary Service - BCVS to undertake a joint project about the way we use, cook and grow our food. The project’s aim is to increase community cohesion, reduce the pressures around the cost of living, and improve resident’s skills for growing, preparing and cooking their own food.

The project is looking to allocate a plot on the Cheapside allotments for use, where we hope that residents in the Cheapside and Manton area will get involved.

If you reside in these areas and you are interested in getting involved, please contact Stephanie Henry at BCVS on 01909 476118 for further details.

Flooding clean up

Worksop had almost TWICE the average monthly rain fall in just three hours on Tuesday, causing massive surface water flooding across the town. The clean-up is well under way and skips are being provided for residents needing to dispose of flood damaged items. Requests can be made via Customer Services on 01909 533 533. Residents are advised to check with their insurance companies before disposing of any items. Our Housing Team were down at Sandy Lane and Godfreys Court yesterday, carrying out door to door checks, inspecting properties and assisting residents. Our electricians have attended 34 properties to make safe electrics and our bricklayers have attended 28 roof leaks. A further 17 roof leaks are being dealt with by external contractors. Our Road and Street Sweepers have been out and we have swept a number of areas at the request of VIA East Midlands, prior to gulley and drain clearance. Please note, the sweepers role is to remove debris and detritus, some staining will remain, but this will weather off over time. We are currently working in the following areas: Sandy Lane – 2 skips have been filled and collected and will have been swept Friday. Godfreys Court – A skip will remain on site until Friday and the area will also be swept to remove debris. Larwood Health Centre – 3 tonnes of detritus and debris has been removed from the car park. Valley Road / Royal Crescent – Swept Thursday 18th Blyth Road / Prospect - Swept Thursday 18th Fulmer Way / Lady Walk – Swept Thursday 18th Rydal Drive – Officers visited the area on Friday morning. Skips will be deployed to areas as and when they become available. Please bear with us as we collect and dispose of flood damaged items. If your street is not on the list, please email Customer Services.

Retford big market day

Retford's farmers' market, craft market and traditional Saturday market have been combined to bring you Retford Big Market Day!

Visit the Market Square on Saturday 20th August, between 8:30am and 2:30pm for fresh food and high-quality, value for money products.

All this, plus entertainment from 11am to 2pm makes market day fun for the whole family! Take the little ones to the Vegetable Critters Workshop, or to meet Bonkers the Clown!

Worksop by the sea

Worksop by the Sea is a family day out, just much closer to home!

Visit the urban beach at the Old Market Square in Worksop from 18th - 25th August.

For a list of the activities taking place please visit our website