Nottinghamshire community groups can now apply for £1.2 million worth of grants to help support their work in communities via the new-look Local Communities Fund.

This community-improving grant scheme is all part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s continued commitment to encourage healthy and sustainable communities by financially supporting community groups and charities via a two-year Local Communities Fund programme (2026-28)

Eligible community groups have until Friday 24 July 2026, unless stated otherwise, to apply for a range of grants, including a new pot of money aimed at supporting new or recently set-up grassroot organisations.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s youth service is celebrating Carers Week after being recognised as continuing to be young carer friendly.

Carers Week is a national campaign that raises awareness of unpaid carers and the important work they do. This year’s theme, Building Carer Friendly Communities, focuses on helping more people understand and support carers.

The youth service received a Young Carer Friendly Quality Mark, for the second year running, for its work to support young carers across the county. All full-time staff have completed training to help them spot young carers and understand how to support them. Information is also shared so that young people know where they can get help.

Nottinghamshire County Council has unveiled its ambitious £200 million land programme which aims to help regenerate and bring in more investment to the county.

Working with its property and development partner, Arc Partnership, the programme was showcased during the recent UKREiiF national event, boasts a diverse portfolio of land sites across the county, valued at around £200 million in total. This ranges from residential land to large-scale urban extensions prime for development, from one acre to more than 120 acres.

Two old classroom blocks are to be replaced with modern, fit-for-purpose permanent classrooms thanks to a £1.6 million investment by Nottinghamshire County Council.

Initial work at Leen Mills Primary school in Hucknall started in March 2026 and is expected to be completed in August 2026, ready for the start of the new school year.

The ageing mobile classrooms, which are in need of repair, are being removed and replaced with a fit-for-purpose, permanent building which has space for two classrooms and will provide an improved learning environment and will also free up space for a new cricket play area.

The new building will have safety and energy efficient features such as a linked fire alarm, air source heating pumps and solar panels to help save on energy bills.

Nottinghamshire community groups, schools, and charities are invited to apply for a share of funding for initiatives that focus on waste reduction, reuse or recycling.

Veolia and Nottinghamshire County Council’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Fund is back for its 16th year to provide grants of up to £1,000 to community groups, schools, and charities across Nottinghamshire's seven boroughs and districts: Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe. The fund has previously supported a diverse range of projects and activities, including swap shop events, repair workshops, community gardens utilising reused, reclaimed or recycled materials, food waste reduction initiatives and composting schemes.

Nottinghamshire County Council is marking Shared Lives Week (15–19 June) by celebrating carers who support people to live in a personalised, family-based home environment.

During Shared Lives Week, which runs from 15 to 19 June, Nottinghamshire County Council is celebrating the role professional carers play in enabling people with support needs to live in a family setting they can call home, with care and support that is built around the person’ needs and interests.

To recognise and celebrate Shared Lives carers’ contribution and to thank them for the difference they make, various activities have been arranged during the week. There will be a picnic, arts and craft events, a singer, quizzes and games for Shared Lives carers to take part in along with the people they care for.