In this newsletter:
- The New Season of Garden Waste
- Broxtowe Cost of Living Events
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The Mayor’s Charity Bike Ride
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Polling Staff Needed for Elections
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National Lottery Fund for Community Groups' Coronation Events
- Other news
The New Season of Garden Waste
The new season of garden waste is soon to commence so make sure you subscribe to the garden waste collection service. Residents who were subscribed last year should have received a letter with information on how to re-subscribe and new residents can get more information on our website. The easiest way to subscribe is online using our Garden Waste Subscription form.
The garden waste period for this year will run from 3 April 2023 until 31 March 2024.
Prices are:
- £38 for one bin
- £24 for every additional bin
The benefits of subscribing to garden waste collection include:
- Collections all year round – every two weeks from April to the end of November and in March, then every four weeks in December, January and February when there is less garden waste to dispose of
- A hassle-free solution in comparison to taking your garden waste to the Local Household Waste and Recycling Site
- A sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to garden waste disposal
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Broxtowe Cost of Living Events
 A range of resources are available to help support you with the cost of living at the upcoming Cost of Living events across the Borough.
You will be able to get further information and support on:
- Managing household bills
- Health and wellbeing
- Benefits/welfare
- Food banks
- Debt advice
- Social opportunities
The events will take place on:
- Wednesday 22 February, 11am-1pm in Stapleford at St Helen’s Church Hall
- Wednesday 1 March, 1pm-3pm in Beeston at Middle Street Resource Centre
- Wednesday 22 March, 11:30am-1:30pm in Kimberley at Rumbletums Café
Free lunch and refreshments will be available.
Don't hesitate to access the help you need, when you need it.
The Mayor’s Charity Bike Ride
 The Mayor's Charity Bike Ride will be taking place on Saturday 11 March 2023.
Join the Mayor of Broxtowe for a charity bike ride to raise money for Mental Health in the Community. The site will be open from 9.30am, with the bike ride starting at 11am from Beeston Heritage Centre, Canalside, Beeston Rylands.
The ride is free to enter, but donations are welcome.
Polling Staff Needed for Elections
Are you interested in helping with the Broxtowe Borough Council elections on 4 May 2023 by working in a polling station?
To be eligible to work at election time you must:
- Be 18 years of age or over
- Be entitled to work in the UK and have all the relevant documentation
- Must not work on behalf of a candidate during an election campaign, nor be related to a prospective candidate
- Be willing to consent to working in excess of the hours indicated by the working time directive
The polling station staff are responsible for the conduct of the ballot in each polling station. On election day polling station staff are required to work from 6.15am until after 10pm without leaving the polling station. The positions available in a polling station are either Presiding Officer or Poll Clerk.
The current rates of pay for each role are as follows:
Presiding Officer: £15.93 per hour
Poll Clerk: £10.42 per hour
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National Lottery Fund for Community Groups' Coronation Events
National Lottery Awards for All funding is available to support events and activities that celebrate and commemorate the King’s Coronation, on or around the weekend of 6-8 May 2023.
Funding up to £10,000 is available for events and activities through the National Lottery Awards for All programme available for community groups to apply. This funding does not have a deadline, however it can take up to 12 weeks from the point of application submission to receiving funding, which means applications for the Coronation weekend should be made before the middle of February. Check the funding criteria and terms and conditions before applying.
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Other News
The Big Conversation
 As part of the Big Conversation about adult social care, the listening event in Broxtowe takes place on 3 March 2023. Come along and share your views!
Find out more, complete the online survey and book a place at the event to get involved.
The Institute of Mental Health: Involvement in Research
 The Institute of Mental Health will be hosting a free public event at the Middle Street Resource Centre, Beeston on Saturday 18 March 2023, 1pm-4pm. Anyone interested in mental health research and patient and public involvement in research is invited to attend the event.
Ever since the Institute of Mental Health was launched in 2006, patient and public involvement has added real value to their research, their teaching, and how they carry out activities within the Institute.
Go along to:
- Find out more about involvement in research
- Learn more about the Institute of Mental Health
- Get to know other people involved in research
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