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Bassetlaw District Council e-Newsletter

Meet the Team Day and Annual Tenant Conference

This year’s Meet the Team Day and Annual Tenant Conference will take place on Monday 7th October, at Worksop Town Hall and all tenants and leaseholders are invited to come along. This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet the different teams that make up our Housing Service, including Housing Officers, Repairs, Tenancy Sustainment and Tenant Engagement, as well as some of our partners who provide specialist services. The Meet the Team part of the day will take place between 10am and 11.45am in the Assembly Room. You are then invited to stay for the Tenant Conference, which takes place between 12 noon and 1.30pm in the Ceres Suite. At the Conference you will be able to hear from our Head of Housing, Alison Craig and the Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr Jonathan Slater, on what has been happening over the past 12 months, plus some updates from guest speakers. Numbers are limited so please reserve your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Refreshments and lunch will be provided to keep you fueled throughout the event so please advise us of any dietary requirements you may have. There is level access parking available just outside the Town Hall. Please contact the Engagement Team to tell us about any additional requirements you may have. Phone: 01909 533 263. Email: Anita.Fairweather@basselaw.gov.uk or Joshua.booth@bassetlaw.gov.uk.

Annual Tenant Awards

As part of the Tenant Conference, we also like to recognise people and groups for the hard work they do in their communities, and we are asking for your nominations in the category of ‘Community Champions’.

A Community Champion can be:

• Someone who has supported their local community to make a difference for everyone.
• A good neighbour who has gone the extra mile to help someone in need.
• An individual tenant who has been a voice in their local area, assisting others to access information and ensuring all tenants voices are heard irrespective of where they live.

If you would like to make a nomination, please send us a short message telling us what great things the person or group have done and why you believe they should be recognised.

The successful Champions will receive their award and Love2Shop voucher at the Conference on Monday 7^th October 2024.

Make a nomination.

Nominations will close on Monday 30^th September.

Children’s Centre drop-in sessions

The Children’s Centre drop-in sessions for all tenants with questions are continuing throughout the rest of the year and we’d love to see you to chat about anything related to your tenancy or your community. All of the session details are listed below and you will have the opportunity to have a one to one chat with a member of our Tenant Engagement Team about anything from issues with your rent, to reporting a repair. Upcoming sessions: Harworth & Bircotes Children’s Centre 22nd August – 9:30am to 12noon 19th September – 9:30am to 12noon 10th October – 9:30am to 12noon Manton Children’s Centre 21st August – 1pm to 4.30pm 25th September – 1pm to 4.30pm 16th October – 1pm to 4.30pm Hallcroft Children’s Centre 12th August – 9:30am to 12noon 9th September – 9:30am to 12noon 14th October – 9:30am to 12noon

Care to Learn

The Government’s Care to Learn scheme can help with childcare costs while you study one of many publicly funded courses in England.

To be eligible, you must be aged under 20 at the start of your course.

If eligible you could get up to £180 per child per week to cover the cost of:

• your childcare, including deposit and registration fees
• a childcare taster session for up to 5 days
• keeping your childcare place over the summer holidays
• taking your child to their childcare provider

Learn more and apply.

Construction Heritage Skills Foundation Classes in Conservation Crafts

Come and join members of Pinnacle Conservation, Bassetlaw Council and The National Trust for a free skills-based heritage construction programme at Clumber Park. You’ll learn: Stonemasonry, Roofing, Heritage Joinery, Plastering. Open to Bassetlaw 18+ based residents, students and employees. Learn from the experts, no experience necessary, and all materials and safety equipment will be provided. Apply by emailing: economic.development@bassetlaw.gov.uk Applications close on 30th August 2024

Healthy Neighbourhood Inspections

Healthy Neighbourhood Inspections help us to look for things that will improve your communities, such as removing graffiti, tackling overgrown gardens and resolving parking issues.

Each area has at least one inspection per year and they are carried out by your Housing Officer. People from other council departments, Nottinghamshire Police and other agencies may also attend, so that specific problems can be addressed.

We want tenants to be part of these inspections, even if it’s just for your street or to raise an individual issue, after all it’s your estate and nobody knows it better than you.

Please join us at one of the inspections that take place in August:

We're Hiring

Bassetlaw District Council is hiring for the positions in its housing team and across the council. Here are just some of the positions available:

• Senior Revenues and Benefits Manager
• Technical Officer
• Planning Officer (Development Management)
• Planning Enforcement Officer
• Senior Planning Enforcement
• Officer Licensing Administrative Assistant
• Project Support Officer (Employment and Skills)
• Employment and Skills Manager
• STEP Skills and Engagement Officer Repairs Admin Assistant (Maternity Cover)
• Refuse Loader
• Street Cleaning
• Operative Driver
• Housing Options Officer
• Lead Biodiversity and Ecology Officer
• Senior Planning Policy Officer HR Officer
• Building Surveyor Gas Fitter

Explore our current vacancies and apply for jobs online.