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Welcome to the Septembers Communities Bulletin.
This month's bulletin will cover:
New Broxtowe Neighbourhood Policing Inspector
 Cracking down on drug dealers and shop thieves are among the priorities that a new neighbourhood policing inspector has vowed to tackle head-on.
Inspector Usha Madaraa, who has served with Nottinghamshire Police for 19 years, is now getting to grips with her new role covering the Broxtowe district.
During her first week in charge, Inspector Madaraa has already been out and about in some of the areas she covers, including Beeston and Chilwell, to understand what issues matter most to the community.
Reading and Literacy Festival at Eastwood Library
Eastwood Library invites you to a reading and literacy festival! This will be a day of showcasing wide ranging reading and learning opportunities on offer at Eastwood library for the local community for adults and children. The event will take place on today from 10am to 4pm at Eastwood Library.
Reporting Hate Crimes
 Report Hate Crime
Crimes committed against someone because of their disability, transgender-identity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation are hate crimes, and are unacceptable and should be reported to the police, or you can report hate crime online.
Hate crimes can include:
- threatening behaviour
- assault
- robbery
- damage to property
- inciting others to commit hate crimes
- harassment
- online abuse
Report online material promoting terrorism or extremism
Prevent terrorism by reporting illegal or harmful information, pictures or videos you’ve found on the internet.
You can report things like:
- articles, images, speeches or videos that promote terrorism or encourage violence
- websites made by terrorist or extremist organisations
- videos of terrorist attacks
You can make your report online - Report online material promoting terrorism or extremism - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) without leaving your name and contact details .
Report suspicious activity, if you’ve seen or heard something that could potentially be related to terrorism, trust your instincts and report it. Your actions could save lives. It only takes a moment to make a report. In an emergency, or if you need urgent police assistance, you should always dial 999. You can also report suspicious activity by contacting the police in confidence on 0800 789 321. Every year thousands of reports from the public help the police keep communities safe from terrorism.
Dementia Event
 The Broxtowe Dementia Event will be on Friday 20 September 10:30am - 3:00pm at Trowell Parish Hall, Stapleford Road, NG9 3QA. This event is for people with dementia, family carers or ex-carers and professionals to share information.
World Suicide Prevention Day
 The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) announced the theme for WSPD 2024-2026 as “Changing the Narrative on Suicide”. The campaign is issuing a call to action ‘Start the Conversation’ encouraging individuals, communities, and organisations to engage in open and honest discussions.
Every conversation, no matter how small, contributes to a more supportive and understanding society. Nottingham and Nottinghamshire libraries will be promoting WSPD and WMHD by sharing communications, resources and their health and wellbeing book lists.
Beeston Library will be promoting World Suicide Prevention Day on 23 September with Nottinghamshire County Council Community Health and Wellbeing Champion and Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies to attend. For more information, please email suicide.prevention@nottscc.gov.uk.
Know Your Numbers Week!
 High Blood pressure can lead to stroke and heart disease. An ideal blood pressure is under 120/80mmHg. 'Know your Numbers Week' is on from 2 to 8 September 2024.
This year's theme is 'You Have the Power'. With the everyday pressures of life, we know that understanding why it’s important to know your blood pressure numbers and taking the time to get them measured isn’t always a priority. However, did you know that getting a blood pressure check is the first step to preventing heart attacks and strokes?
Eastwood Sight Loss Open Day
 Eastwood Sight Loss Open Day will be held on Thursday 19 September 2024, 2pm – 4pm at Greasley Sports and Community Centre Dovecote Road, Newthorpe, NG16 3QN. The open day will give opportunity:
- to learn about age-related macular degeneration, the Macular Society and local support groups
- gain information on local support, services and technology
- to see, Royal National Institute Of Blind People (RNIB), My Sight Notts, Blind Veterans, Optelec and Inspire Libraries.
For more information please phone : Paul 07769 494 087 or email paul.holden@macularsociety.org.
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