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Our homes are very popular, with a long waiƟng list. Please make sure that you really want a home before you make a bid. All about… CliŌon If you’re interested in finding a home in Clifton, this fact sheet gives you lots of information about some of the services that are in the area. What’s it like to live here? Clifton is well served by a range of shops and other amenities. Shopping wise you’ll find independent shops, national chains including a large Morrison’s supermarket a smaller Co-Op supermarket and an Iceland. The majority of these shops are found on Southchurch Drive and Farnborough Road areas of the estate. If you’re after food then you’ve come to the right place. There’s lots of food outlets in the area, including a McDonalds, KFC, fish and chip shops, Chinese take-aways, numerous pizza and chicken outlets, a Greggs and Birds the bakers and numerous independent cafés. Facilities you will find in Clifton include the Post Office, banks, health centres, chemists, dentists, opticians, nurseries, community centres, Clifton Leisure Centre, public parks, various allotments and an outdoor market which is held every Friday and Saturday. There are also a number of public houses across the estate that serve a wide range of food and alcoholic beverages. The Clifton Cornerstone joint service centre on Southchurch Drive has a number of local facilities all under one roof, including the Clifton Housing Office, doctors surgeries, chemists, library and café. Primary and Secondary Schools Please see the map at the end of this guide which shows all the schools in the area, including catchment areas of both primary and secondary schools if they have them. As with most large cities there is great pressure on school places and it may not always be possible to get a place at your preferred local school if they are full at time of application. For full details on how to apply for schools and where all schools are in the City, then visit the website www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/education-and-schools or you can call the school Admissions Team on 0115 841 5568.
Main places of worship
Angel Green Christian Fellowship Park Gate Community Centre, Chamberlain
Close, Nottingham NG11 8RX
Charis Life Church Farnborough Road Nottingham NG11 8JX
Clifton Baptist Church Ministry Of Restoration Temple Of Truth,
39-41 Swansdowne Drive, Nottingham
NG11 8HW
Clifton Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses 91 Greencroft, Nottingham NG11 8GJ
Clifton Methodist Church Southchurch Drive, Nottingham NG11 8AR
Clifton United Reformed Church 252A Southchurch Drive, Nottingham
NG11 9FD
Corpus Christi R C Church Southchurch Drive, Nottingham NG11 9FB
Holy Trinity Church Farnborough Road, Nottingham NG11 9DG
St Mary’s Church Holgate, Nottingham
St Wilfrid’s Church Main Road, Wilford, Nottingham NG11 7AJ
Geƫng about in CliŌon
By car
The A453 runs directly through Clifton on its way to
J24a of the M1 and East Midlands Airport.
By tram
The tram runs the length of Clifton, terminating at
Clifton Park and Ride to the south of the area.
By bus
The area is well-served by the following, frequent,
Nottingham City Transport bus services to and from
the Nottingham city centre:
NCT Blue Line buses.
Information about routes and services can be found
at www.nctx.co.uk.
Cycling
If you don’t have a bike, you can use your Citycard*
to hire a Citycard cycle for a day, a week, a month
or a year.
* Citycard is a plastic smartcard which pulls
For more information about Citycard visit together a number of functions on one card. You
www.citycardnottingham.co.uk and for Citycard can put travel tickets, leisure membership, and
cycle visit www.nottinghamcity. library membership on your Citycard. If you’re a city
gov.uk/citycardcycles. resident you can also benefit from a range of extra
features available only to city residents.
Garage sites
We have garages for rent across Nottingham. They cost from as little as £8.80 per week for
council tenants.
If you’d like to rent a garage, contact the Clifton Housing Office on 0115 746 9555, and they’ll tell
you whether they have any empty garages that are ready to be let.
Geƫng in touch
Information about Nottingham City Homes and the different If you live in Clifton, staff are also
ways you can contact us is available on our website – located at Clifton Housing Office:
www.nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk.
Clifton Cornerstone
Once you are a tenant, you can access various services Southchurch Drive
through the website 24 hours a day – including paying your Clifton
rent and report non-urgent repairs. Nottingham
NG11 8EW
For information about homes that you are interested in,
call 0115 746 9619 between 8.30am and 4.50pm, Monday 0115 746 9555
to Friday. cliftonoffice@
nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk
Involvement opportuniƟes
Local Tenants and Residents Associations
Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations (TRAs) are a great way for you to get together with your
neighbours and be part of the local community.
Your local TRAs are:
• Summerwood Lane Community Garden
• Friends of Nobel Road TRA
• Clifton Community Family Support Group
• Lakehead Good Companions Group.
If you’d like to join your local TRA, call us on 0115 746 9100.
Tenant Academy
Do you want to learn new skills, or get some qualifications under your
belt? Our Tenant Academy has loads of things going on that you might
be interested in – and it’s all free if you’re an NCH tenant or leaseholder.
To find out what the Tenant Academy has to offer, call us
on 0115 746 9100, email involved@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk or go
to www.nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk/tenant-academy.
Councillors and MPs
Councillors provide a vital link between the council and local communities.
On a daily basis, councillors are involved in the local neighbourhoods they represent. They hold
regular surgeries where local people can contact them with their needs, problems or concerns.
Your local councillors are:
Clifton West Clifton East
Councillor Roger Steel Kevin Clarke
roger.steel@nottinghamcity.gov.uk kevin.clarke@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
07864 973 008 07704 315 134
Councillor Andrew Rule Kirsty Jones
andrew.rule@nottinghamcity.gov.uk kirsty.jones@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
07725 214 288 07704 315 124
Maria Watson
maria.watson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
07704 315 107
Contact details for councillors, including information about councillor surgeries can be found at
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Your local MP is:
Lilian Greenwood MP
www.liliangreenwood.co.uk
Home types
Three bedroom houses, one bedroom flats and one
bedroom bungalows are the main types of homes that are
found in Clifton.
Typical waiting times for properties in the area can be found
at www.nottinghamhomelink.org.uk/waiting_times.htm.
Homes in Clifton are very popular. If you’re fortunate to be
top of the list for a home here, make sure you accept the
offer quickly to secure your home.
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