Hello!

Welcome to the first ever edition of 'News To Me,' our e-newsletter made just for those in Newark and Sherwood. 

Firstly, thank you for signing up! You'll now get news and updates to keep yourself well informed of the things happening in our district. We want to make this e-newsletter as useful to you as possible so any feedback, please email us at: pr@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

'News To Me' is the first of four newsletters planned - one for businesses, our tenants and another for emergency updates will follow this year. We’ll keep you posted about them!

To introduce you to our first ever e-newsletter, Councillor David Lloyd, Leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, has put together a quick video message!

Sign up by direct debit to get your £150 energy bill rebate payment quicker

Here's what you need to know about the £150 energy bill rebate announced by central government:

• The rebate will not need to be repaid.
• It is to support households in England with the rising cost of living and will be paid to all eligible households in Council Tax bands A to D.
• If you are eligible and pay your Council Tax by direct debit you will receive your payment directly from May - this is the quickest way to receive it.
• If you do not pay by direct debit, a claim form will need to be completed so that you can receive your payment by BACS. We will provide more info on how to do that when it is available.
• Households in bands E to H on low incomes may be able to apply for a discretionary energy rebate. We will provide more info on this when it is available

Please share this information with your friends and family.

Garden recycling scheme

The sunny weather is slowly making its way back to us, and many of us are getting out in the garden!

Our garden recycling scheme costs £35 a year.  You will get a brown bin and an all year-round collection service, every two weeks between March and November, and monthly from December to February.

We are unable to take pro-rata payments so sign up now because the service runs from 1 April to 31 March!  For those really green-fingered, extra bins are available at a further £35 each.

Order or renew your brown garden recycling bin using our online form. Upon receipt of payment you’ll be sent a sticker to place on your bin. Please ensure this is clearly placed on your bin as only bins with stickers will be collected.

You can use the bins to dispose of:

• grass cuttings
• hedge trimmings
• leaves
• small branches and twigs (up to 10cm in diameter)
• plants and weeds
• cut flowers

You can also check your garden waste collection days using our online calendar.

Alternatively you can register to dispose of your garden waste at the recycling centres online.

Join Green Rewards today!

Points mean prizes and our ‘Green Rewards’ programme has been introduced to reward you for any sustainable changes you make! Once you join, you can log your green activities through a dedicated mobile app or web browser.  Then you’ll be in with a chance to win vouchers!  Each month 2 x £20 vouchers will be awarded which can be spent at some local retailers!

You can log activities such as walking to work or avoiding single use plastics! 

Contact our customer service advisors via web chat

We have just launched our online webchat feature – a quick and easy way to connect directly with our wonderfully knowledgeable customer services advisors!  

Available via our website, Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm), get your questions answered on anything you need to know from us quickly and easily!

Give us your feedback!

It's really important to us that we hear your thoughts and opinions on how we are doing and the services you receive from us.  

Let us know if we’ve done something good or if there are any areas of improvement. 

There are many ways you can get in touch with us, including our quick and easy online forms, via letter, telephone, email or leaving a comment or message on social media.

What's On this Easter

There are lots of fantastic events for all ages taking place across the district this Easter. From egg hunts to Horrible Histories and a medieval fun day at Newark Castle, you can find plenty to put a spring in your step this April on our events website.

If you know of a great event which isn’t listed, feel free to get in touch with our team by emailing information@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk.

Did you know…
You can report a fly-tip on our website!

Help us to fight this blight on our beautiful district by reporting any fly-tips you see. Fly-tipping is defined as the illegal dumping of waste (e.g. black bags, tyres, garden waste) on publicly owned or private land.

If you see one, please let us know so we can act swiftly.

We’ll respond to your report and aim to clear the fly-tip in 24 hours if it’s on a street or in a public place. Plus, if you’re able to provide any information which helps us to identify the culprits, your report could lead to them being fined up to £50,000 or receiving a prison sentence so they don’t offend again.

Find out about our Not In Newark and Sherwood campaign against fly-tipping here.