In this newsletter:

• Broxtowe park goers asked to help shape green spaces

• See Anteloup play free live music tonight at Friday18!

• D.H. Lawrence biographer to launch new book in Eastwood!

• Join us for a fun summer!

• Bramcote Crematorium's open day
• You said, We did.

• Stay safe this festival season

• Walk with an expert

Broxtowe park goers asked to help shape green spaces

Residents have the opportunity to share their experiences with selected parks through Broxtowe Borough Council’s annual Parks and Open Spaces Survey.

The survey only takes a few minutes and asks residents to tell the Council how they feel about selected local parks and open spaces by providing ratings on signage, cleanliness, facilities and the approach to nature and wildlife.

Take the survey before Friday 30 August 2024.

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See Anteloup play free live music tonight at Friday18!

Residents can enjoy an hour of free live music before enjoying one of the many restaurants, bars and cinema in the town centre.

Also coming up this summer are:

Dr Andrew Harrison will be launching his new book The Life of the Author: D.H. Lawrence at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum later this month.

Dr Andrew Harrison is Director of the D.H. Lawrence Research Centre and Associate Professor in English Literature at the University of Nottingham. 

Join us for a fun summer!

With schools breaking up at the end of July, the Broxtowe Play Days are here for the summer.

The events are completely free to attend with activities like:

• Face painting
• Food and drink
• Circus skills workshops
• And lots more!

The Play Days will be taking place all across the Borough with events in Chilwell, Eastwood, Stapleford, Kimberley and Beeston.

Bramcote Crematorium's open day

Crematorium employees from Bramcote Crematorium will be on hand to give guided tours of the crematorium, demonstrating the systems and procedures used during the daily routine of one of the busiest crematoria in the UK.

If you would like to visit, there is no need to book. Just arrive between 10am-2pm on Saturday 20 July. There will be tours throughout the day and signs to advise where tours will start. Members of staff will be on hand to help if you require any assistance.

Associated organisations will be supporting the event and light refreshments will be available during the day, free of charge.

Further details can be obtained from the crematorium office on 0115 917 3849.

You said, We did.

You said: Develop community led initiatives to support people who need financial help.

We did: Over the last few years we have introduced new projects including:

• Cost of Living Working Group to ensure that services and partners have a joined up approach
• Funding to support @Citizens Advice Broxtowe’s Financial Resilience programme which has already supported over 500 residents and attracted £1,437,030 in previously unclaimed benefits.
• £27,200 financial support for 234 people through the Household Support Fund, plus a further 80 supported with the purchase of white goods.
• £10,000 extension of the Mayor’s Christmas Hamper Appeal to provide warm hampers and items like slow cookers and air fryers to help people reduce their energy usage and stay warm.
• £13,000 to support Broxtowe food banks and food clubs.

Stay safe this festival season

There are actions you can take to keep women safe when you're at a festival.

• Stand up against banter that objectifies women - don't use or encourage sexist language. Instead, call it out by simply saying 'I'm not ok with that.'
• Respect women's personal space - whenever possible keep at a respectable distance, especially at night. Make sure you're encouraging this with your friends too.
• Understand and anticipate situations where women may feel vulnerable - don't strike up conversations with women where they may feel threatened or isolated, like near tents or at the porta-loos.
• Respect that no means no and pay attention to non-verbal cues - if a woman declines your advances, or becomes visibly uncomfortable, then leave her alone.

Make the white ribbon promise to never use, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

Walk with an expert

Join the Beeston and District Civic Society this Sunday 14 July at 2pm for the Back to the Ghost House walk by Alan Dance.

Starting and finishing at the Eskdale tram stop, this short walk is about a mile and will be along the roads and paths around the area where Chilwell’s “Ghost House” once stood.

The walk will use some of the steps possibly taken by a pedlar on his last fateful journey, almost 200 years ago. Other points of local history will also be pointed out en-route.