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Autumn 2018
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New chapter
for Central
Library?
Plus What’s on
this Autumn...
...and lots more!
News from the Leader Councillor Jon Collins Nottingham could host
Women’s Euro 21
Stepping up for Safer,
better football matches
children’s literacy housing Nottingham will host international women’s football matches
in 2021 if the Football Association’s bid for England to host the
UEFA Women’s European football tournament is successful.
“
A recent national study by the
Earlier this month I Councillor Jon Collins with fellow walker Andy Sharp University of York’s Centre
Notts County FC’s Meadow Lane City Council Leader, Councillor Jon
completed a challenge to walk for Housing Policy found that
stadium is one of eight named in the Collins, said: “The UEFA Women’s
the 268 miles of the Pennine across England, a quarter of
FA’s bid, including Wembley to stage the European Championship is the
Way in 268 hours to raise a million families are raising
final. Four matches would take place at most significant women’s national
money for the Dolly Parton young children in privately
Meadow Lane, with the hope that they football team competition in Europe.
Imagination Library. rented housing that fails to meet
would each attract crowds of 20,000, We’re pleased that working with
I’m really pleased to say that thanks to along with a massive TV audience. Notts County FC, we have secured
the decent homes standard.
everyone’s kind donations, £6,000 was Brighton, Milton Keynes, Manchester, Nottingham as a host city for 2021
The study highlighted problems
raised, more than double the original Peterborough, Rotherham and Sheffield in the event that the FA’s bid is
such as damp, mould, broken
target! would also host matches if the bid successful. This would provide a
plumbing and poor insulation.
succeeds. A decision on the successful good opportunity to shine a global
The Imagination Library provides a free These kind of problems are why
host nation is to be taken by UEFA in spotlight on Nottingham as a great
book through the post every month for we’re introducing new licensing
December. sporting and tourism destination.
children from birth to their fifth birthday. schemes for private landlords
In Nottingham, children start school with which we believe will help bring The City Council has worked with Notts “It would be a chance for us to
reading skills 14% behind the national about safer, better housing in County FC to support their ground forming stage another top class sporting
average. Having easy access to books the city. Find out more on pages part of the FA’s bid – with host cities event and to bring women’s
at home can improve reading skills eight and nine of this Arrow. expected to gain a huge boost to their football to a new family and young
dramatically, with children receiving economies from visitors and media coverage crowd, which would increase the
books on this scheme 28.8% more helping to publicise them as destinations for opportunities for women and girls to
likely to be ready for school by their fifth Cheaper fuel bills tourists and sports fans. play football.”
birthday. As the weather starts to get
Rolling out the Imagination Library is
just one of the ways the City Council is
And as you’ll see from this issue of the Arrow
magazine, we’ve just finished consulting on
colder, Robin Hood Energy is
offering a 5% discount on all new Watch England v Brazil
in Nottingham on 6 October
working to improve children’s literacy. tariffs exclusively for
plans to build a new Central Library as part
In April, we launched our National Nottingham City residents. Why
of the Broadmarsh development which we
Literacy Trust Hub, which encourages not see how much you could You don’t have to wait until 2021 for a chance to see England’s lionesses
want to feature the best children’s library in
literacy and communication skills save? Details are advertised on the in action here in Nottingham. They take on Brazil at Meadow Lane on 6
the country, a place that inspires learning,
amongst Nottingham’s children. back page of this edition. October. Tickets – priced £10 and £1 for concessions – are available from
imagination and ideas.
www.nottscountyfc.co.uk
Councillor Jon Collins can be contacted by writing to
Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG;
by telephone on 876 3783
or email jon.collins@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 3
Public in favour of new Broadmarsh update
Central Library proposal
These are exciting times for the Broadmarsh area which will soon become a
destination in its own right for Nottingham. The redevelopment scheme has
made further progress over the summer with work happening across the
entire area to move the transformation forward.
New Car Park and Bus Station Nottingham College’s City Hub
Plans to rebuild the new Car Park The new £58m building will offer new
Over the last couple of months, The Council has a track record of
and Bus Station have been given final facilities and resources for college students
we’ve been asking people developing new, better libraries in
approval by councillors with contractors and provide community facilities such
for their views on the idea of neighbourhoods such as the Dales,
expected to start work in 2019. The as a new training restaurant, café and
building a brand new Central Strelley, Hyson Green, St Ann’s
new 1,341-space car park will have performing arts centre. Contractors are on
and Bulwell.
Library for Nottingham. dedicated accessible, parent and child site, with the building expected to open in
The alternative option is to keep and electric car charging spaces, as well September 2020.
We want to create a modern, high quality Central Library where it is. The as a modern bus station and retail units in
library which reflects Nottingham’s status The Light Cinema
structure of the existing library Carrington Street, Collin Street and along
as a UNESCO City of Literature and our Staff and shops at intu Broadmarsh have
building on Angel Row restricts the concourse area fronting onto the bus
rich literary heritage. Over a thousand moved out of the area that will become
how the space can be used and station.
people responded to the consultation with The Light Cinema. Most shops in the
upgrading it would be a multi-million Road improvements
over 85% saying they thought that the concourse near Bridlesmith Gate have
pound project.
Council should take the opportunity when Roadworks have been taking place to been relocated within intu Broadmarsh,
redeveloping the Broadmarsh area to Although Birmingham recently replace a waterproof membrane under and intu staff have moved to Severns
create a new Central Library. spent £188m on their Central Collin Street. Small works are also House on Middle Pavement. The new
Library and Manchester spent underway in the area to reduce disruption cinema will be located in the space on
It would be an attractive and inspiring £48m, the Council cannot commit when major works begin in 2019. These the corner of Middle Hill and Collin Street
space with all you’d expect from a library to this level of spending at a time works will continue into the Autumn but which will also feature a new entrance to
- quiet spaces for meeting and studying, when savings are having to be will be off the road to make sure roads are intu Broadmarsh and a completely different
free internet access, IT equipment, local found. However, if the Council sells kept clear for Christmas shoppers. frontage to the shopping centre.
studies and archives – as well as a new and redevelops the Angel Row site,
children’s library. then a brand new Central Library
Children’s literacy is a priority for can be purpose-built at Broadmarsh
Nottingham. We want to give every for an estimated one-off net cost of
Nottingham child the best start in life. about £3 million.
Books, learning and imagination are Following such a positive response
central to this vision which is why a to the consultation, we’ll now be
proposal to build Britain’s best children’s looking at developing the proposals
library is integral to the plans, creating a further over the Autumn but will
place for parents to bring their children continue to seek your input on the
and enjoy time exploring a world of detailed plans for creating a great
stories, ideas and activities. new library.
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More information about the proposals can be found at www.betterbroadmarsh.com 5
Nottingham marks First World War centenary
Events will be taking place across the city to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War on 11 November 1918
The Greatest Games of Remembrance Help us build a new
Memorial to honour
Remembrance
Sunday
Notts County and 11 November
Nottingham Forest the Great War fallen Victoria Embankment will
football clubs are The Nottinghamshire WWI Roll of
joining forces with the once again be the city’s focal
Honour War Memorial will be the first point for commemorations on
British Army Football monument of its kind to incorporate
Association to host Armistice Day which will be
a full list of Great War casualties for particularly poignant this year
The Greatest Games the whole city and county.
of Remembrance on with the Great War centenary.
Thursday 8 November. Situated on Victoria Embankment, close to the A service with a 2-minute silence and
City of Nottingham War Memorial, it has been wreath laying takes place at 10.45am,
The Games of Remembrance commissioned by the City and with a larger and enhanced viewing
@Notts_Harmonic
have been taking place since Nottingham Harmonic Choir
County Councils, in partnership with the area created to ensure that more
2014 and see troops from Sunday 4 November 3pm seven district and borough councils: Gedling, people can be accommodated at
the British Army Football Royal Concert Hall Rushcliffe, Newark and Sherwood, Bassetlaw, the ceremony. Further Armistice Day
Association take on the Nottingham Harmonic Choir Ashfield, Broxtowe and Mansfield. parades and services are held across
German Bundeswehr (Armed presents two contrasting, the city on 11 November including
Forces) to commemorate Although a large part of the funding needed
powerful and poignant works – the South Notts Hussars who march
soldiers Aultimate sacrifice the beautiful War Requiem by has already been secured, a further £50,000 from St Mary’s Church to the Council
during the First World War. Benjamin Britten and Vaughan is being sought from contributions by the House. Later that evening, as a part of
Williams’ Lark Ascending. public and local businesses. Over £30,000 the Battle’s Over – A Nations Tribute
With this year marking the has already pledged but if you would like to initiative, that will see beacons being lit
centenary of Armistice Performers include Braimah Kanneh-
honour our fallen World War One heroes, across the UK, a Nottingham beacon
Day, both clubs will host The football-filled day will have A family ticket (one adult and two children) to the Mason and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason,
please consider supporting this memorial by will be lit on Victoria Embankment from
games on Thursday, 8th something for everyone to enjoy women’s afternoon game at Meadow Lane will cost £5. Southwell Minster Girls’ Choir and 6:45pm in a free public ceremony.
donating via www.nosf.org.uk/roll-of-honour
November. Notts County, including displays of equipment, Kick-off will be at 12pm. For the evening match at the Orchestra da Camera. In a poignant
will host the women’s match vehicles and military music to create City Ground, entry for two adults and two children will tribute to local WW1 hero and
at Meadow Lane kicking off a very special commemorative bet £10. Kick-off will be 7pm. There is £2.50 concession passionate violinist Captain Albert
at midday. while the men’s atmosphere. A match day ticket price to both matches for any uniformed services, U16s, Ball VC DSO MC of the Royal Flying
match will take place at will also provide entry into a family students and senior citizens. Some free group tickets Corps, who was killed in action in
Nottingham Forest’s City friendly fan zone which will open at are available for schools, youth groups and football May 1917, Braimah Kanneh-Mason
Ground at 7pm. the grounds 2 hours before kick-off. clubs at gamesofremembrance@gmail.com will play Dvorak’s Humoresque on
the late serviceman’s violin which
Tickets for both matches are available through www.whatsonnottingham.com has been specially restored for the
occasion.
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Does this sound
like somewhere Everyone deserves
you’d like to live..?
a safe place to live
The Council has in place a number
of licencing schemes ensuring that Does your property
different types of private rented need to have a licence?
properties are regulated and
managed well by their landlords.
If you live in a rented home
If you have concerns about your landlord, “ People in Nottingham have
a right to expect a decent and
safe standard of private rented
contact us to let us know:
Without these schemes, anyone can rent out a accommodation, which is well
property, regardless of past criminal offences, www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/tenanttoolkit managed and maintained.
lack of experience and knowledge or other issues. 0115 876 1331
By providing a clear set of
The Council believes that something as important If you own a home you rent out guidelines which all landlords
as providing decent and safe housing should be It is a legal requirement for landlords to apply need to meet, the scheme will
licensed – in exactly the same way as taxi drivers and for a licence in most areas of Nottingham. help prevent bad landlords cut
restaurants and cafes are licensed. If you don’t apply, you can be prosecuted corners or ‘undercut’ good ones,
We recently introduced a scheme called ‘selective
licencing’ which will cost landlords £480 or £780
depending on accreditation.
and face penalties of up to £30,000. Visit:
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
qualityhousingforall
creating a level playing field.
Councillor Jane Urquhart
City Council Portfolio Holder
”
to get started with your application. for Housing & Planning
The licence lasts for five years.
In comparison, a five-year licence Have a problem with poor
to operate a taxi costs around
£1350, and it costs over £2000 quality, dangerous private rental
to be licenced to sell alcohol.
accommodation? Call our
Safer Housing team
Around 21%* of Nottingham’s private The licence fees generated
rented properties have problems like from these licences can only
be used by us on running the
these. A minority of irresponsible
on 0115 915 2020 / option 4
scheme – it will help fund teams
landlords are putting their tenants’ health who will work with tenants and
– and potentially their lives – at risk. landlords to tackle and improve
unsafe rental properties and
8 *2016 report by the Building Research Establishment
help landlords to manage their (9am – 5pm) 9
properties better.
Working together Travel safely by taxi
to help rough sleepers Know your cab
The City Council is once again working together with partners
across the city to provide support for rough sleepers this winter.
Nottingham, like other parts of country, has seen a The annual Cold Weather Plan means that a number of
significant increase in rough sleeping over the last shelters and services are available around the city to ensure
eight years. Despite a big reduction in funding from the that no one needs to sleep out on cold nights. During winter
Government to tackle homelessness, the Council is 17/18, 258 people were helped off the streets by the City
committed to providing the support rough sleepers need Council-funded Street Outreach team run by local homeless
to help them get off the streets. charity Framework.
HACKNEY CARRIAGE PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE
Where possible pre-book your taxi using
a reputable app or website, or by phone
Your journey must be on the meter in the Nottingham
city boundary
You can hail down hackney carriages in the street
or they can be found at ranks around Nottingham
It is illegal for a hackney carriage to refuse
your short journey
How you can help If you haven’t pre-booked your private hire vehicle,
don’t hail as you won’t be in insured
Let us know if you see a rough sleeper you’re concerned about
Call Freephone 0800 066535 24/7 or text SOT to 80800 followed by a message Check your private hire vehicle has a taxi licence
Give money to local charities plate and the drivers badge is displayed
Please give money to local charities like Framework and Emmanuel House who helping
rough sleepers in Nottingham rather than directly to someone you see on the street.
Get tickets to Beat the Streets on 27 January
A one day multi-venue music festival, where ALL the proceeds go direct to support
homeless people in Nottingham! The first Beat The Streets event last year helped raise
Report it 0115 915 6571
£100,000 for Framework. The money went towards providing aid to the city’s homeless
– including allowing Framework to employ two new staff members following a winter of Know your rights and find out how to report an issue – visit:
“unprecedented” levels of homelessness. Find out more at www.beatthestreetsuk.com
taxi.licensing@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
For more information on homelessness and rough sleeping visit #Knowyourrights #knowyourcabs
nottinghamcity.gov.uk/roughsleeping
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Friday 26 – Wednesday 31 October Old Market Square and various venues Spooky Kids Ghost Tours
Be spooked and entertained with a whole host of Halloween 20 – 31 October - 1pm and 3pm Hockley Hustle
activities. Explore dungeons, carve pumpkins, plus lots more. £5 per person. Join the ghostly tour and and Young Hustlers
There’s something for everyone. Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and enjoy spooky tales whilst visiting hidden
Wednesday 31 October Sunday 28 October | Across the city centre
parts of Wollaton Hall. 35 venues, 300 artists, 1 wristband
Dark and mysterious, the grounds at
Newstead Abbey make for the perfect Take some choirs, an orchestra or two,
Newstead Abbey House atmospheric twilight walk. Come Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 October street entertainment galore, plus food,
& Gardens wander the pets’ cemetery and creep 11am – 3pm music, dancing, fun and good people
through the monks’ wood – if you dare! Browse the stalls at the artisan market in and you have the Hockley Hustle.
House open 12-4pm (last entry 3pm). £7 per person: 5-6.30pm the Courtyard and don’t forget to see Mr
Old Market Square Grounds and Shop Open 10am – 4pm/ With the help of Notts’ finest promoters and
Friday 26 - Weds 31 October dusk. Café 10am – 4.30pm Willoughby’s Pop Up Cider bar! creative groups, the venues and streets of Hockley
Come down to the ancestral home of Lord will be full of fantastic music, performers, art, food
Wednesday 31 October | 12-3pm
Jurassic Kingdom: Byron and discover more about the poet Kids go FREE for half-term around the Wednesday 31 October | 12pm – 3pm
and for the icing on the cake... the event will be
Where Dinosaurs come to life and the place he and his ancestors called house! Join us for some Halloween Join the team on Halloween for a spooky
raising more money for local charities at the
Saturday 20 October – home. The fabulous shop is also open same time.
family fun, both in the house and the spectacular and come dressed to scare!
Sunday 4 November daily and stocked full of interesting and grounds. Don’t forget to come in your Make mud monsters or build a den fit for a
Wollaton Park inspiring goodies you will just want to take Halloween finery! Watch out for the troll with our park ranger. Join in with our
Wollaton Park will be transformed into a home with you. The café also serves hot ghostly staff wandering around the fun Halloween games including pumpkin
prehistoric world this half term! drinks and homemade cakes, with hot food house! Normal parking and house entry archery, marshmallow bobbing, pumpkin
between 11am – 3pm. Don’t forget, KIDS prices apply.
Don’t miss this interactive, life-sized replica skittles and bring along your scariest carved
GO FREE for half-term around the house!
experience, where you’ll meet over different 30 pumpkin for our competition. Charges apply
dinosaurs. Come face to face with a 26m long Wollaton Hall for some activities.
Diplodocus and the notorious Tyrannosaurus Rex Pumpkin carving, ghoulish Wollaton Hall is open 11am – 4pm Following the success of
in an animatronic experience as these fearsome (last entry 3.30pm). Car Parking last year’s festival, which sold 500
entertainment, a ghost train and charges apply
creatures come to life, making you jump with their storytelling will be on offer in the Friday 19, Saturday 20, Friday 26, tickets (alongside giving 200 tickets
raging roars! Saturday 27 and Wednesday 31 Come to explore Wollaton Park for a
Old Market Square from Friday frightful few weeks in October! Spot
to low income families across
Join us for an evening of spooky stories It’s in Nottingham is pleased to present
Kids can learn all about how dinosaurs lived, and 27 to Tuesday 31 October as all the pumpkins in the trail around
Nottingham) Young Hustlers, funded by
and terrifying tales of Newstead Abbey their first ever Halloween trail. Discover
dig for bones in the excavation area. part of Nottingham City Council’s the park or try to find as many bats
Arts Council England, is gearing up to
this Halloween. Whether you are new to more of Nottingham city centre with
There’ll be also food and drink vendors on hand Halloween entertainment. as you can inside Wollaton Hall. Visit
bring you a whole day of fun.
Newstead or just want to know more of your family for free!
plus a whole store of dino-themed merchandise Beatboxing workshops; world- renowned graffiti
its haunted history this is a tour not to be the magnificent Great Hall and make Trick or Treat your
missed! £18 per person (includes a glass a jumping skeleton or go on a spooky way around our fun artists, DJ masterclasses, song writing and music
Wednesdays to Sundays from 10am - 6pm daily production workshops are all part of this unique
of wine or soft drink): 7.30 – 9pm. kids’ ghost tour! map to hunt out
with final entry at 5pm. (Closed Monday 22 & arts event while party sensations, Big Fish Little
Join our first artisan market this autumn our hidden spooky
29 and Tuesday 23 & 30 October). Tickets are Fish, are returning to Nottingham Contemporary
and sample some fine Nottinghamshire characters and take
available at whatsonnottingham.com with prices with their award winning, critically-acclaimed,
Explore the grounds of Newstead Abbey produce, or bring the family dressed to part in craft activities,
from £11.50 for adults, £10.50 concessions, family rave. There will be free workshops in
with the kids this October to earn their scare at our Halloween Haunt! Hot cider ghost stories
£9.50 for children, and £38 for a family ticket. Nottingham City libraries and other venues in the
Halloween badge! Trails can be purchased will also served in the pop up bar in the and games.
Children under two go free. lead up to the festival, where participants will be
at the Newstead Abbey shop. £1 per child. courtyard. Visit www.itsinnottingham.com
to find out how you can take part! encouraged to reflect on where they call home.
14 More info at www.hockleyhustle.co.uk 15
Nottingham Comedy Festival
Friday 2 – Saturday 10 November | Various venues across the city Highfields Park restored
The 10th Annual Nottingham Comedy Festival will feature over 70 acts including stand-up, One of the city’s oldest parks, Highfields,
improvisation, sketch, musical, alternative and everything in between. This year the festival has now fully reopened following a
will be showcasing an even wider variety of talent alongside the many popular returning £4.8million restoration project which
artists plus the brightest new talent. For tickets, visit www.nottinghamcomedyfestival.co.uk began in 2015.
The major refurbishment was made possible
thanks to £3.2million from the Heritage Lottery
Fund and the Big Lottery Fund’s Parks for People
Robin Hood Half Marathon programme, along with funds from Nottingham City
Council and other partners.
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September
Victoria Embankment & Wollaton Park The largest piece of work involved dredging the
The Ikano Bank Robin Hood Half Marathon lake to improve the quality of water for wildlife and
event is back for the 38th year - over two days lake users alike. Rowers will now be able to enjoy
this year. Saturday marks the new Robin Hood the full length of the lake, having been previously
Mile Challenge, which includes a series of fully restricted to the bridges as there was a danger of
inclusive and fun mile races, while Sunday sees boats becoming beached.
Bye buy
the famous Half Marathon, plus the Mini Marathon
and Corporate Challenge. The main event takes
Other changes include a revamped croquet pavilion
runners on a beautiful 13.1 mile route from Victoria Harmonising Landscapes - Paul Sandby RA and boating ticket office, new surfacing around the
park and restored vintage gas lamps. There is also
Embankment to Wollaton Park and back, one of Until Sunday 6 January | Newstead Abbey
the UK’s most celebrated half marathon courses. now a full time park ranger in post who will deliver
birdies!
Nottingham-born Paul Sandby, one of the founding members of the Royal Academy, has regular activities at the park including story walks
For more info, visit robinhoodhalfmarathon.co.uk
long been considered the father of English watercolour painting. He pioneered the artistic
telling you all about the park’s history, den building,
depiction of landscapes showing a Georgian England being reshaped and transformed by
agricultural, industrial and urban change. His drawings, prints and paintings of estates and
nature and wildlife sessions and much more.
ancient ruins
are celebrated
Thirty-three five-foot tall fibreglass rocking robins flew
in this unique
exhibition
into Nottingham this summer and stole our hearts.
including The city’s Hoodwinked Wild In Art sculpture trail has been incredibly
his views of popular, especially with families. The trail was brought to Nottingham
Newstead after two and a half years of hard work by Nottingham City Council,
itself. The Wild In Art and Nottinghamshire Hospice. As well as the robins - more
exhibition than 50 beautiful BookBenches were created by local primary schools
Black History Month is a part of
the Royal
and installed at intu Victoria Centre, intu Broadmarsh and Central Library
October sees a month long celebration Academy’s
as well as neighbourhood libraries and leisure centres, and they’ll remain
of African and African-Caribbean culture, 250th in place as a lasting legacy of the trail.
heritage and history. anniversary
The month features film, music, dance, lectures, celebrations
Last chance to see - and the chance to buy!
drama and other events for children, young people and is Say farewell to the robins at Fernleigh House and Gardens, home of
and adults alike. Look out for the full listing of supported Nottinghamshire Hospice, from Friday 12th October - Sunday 14th
events on the City Council website and in the by the Art October. Tickets are just £4.90 for adults and £2.74 for kids – children
brochure available in the Tourist Information Fund and under 5 are FREE. Then, the robins will be auctioned to raise money for
Centre, libraries and other locations. Arts Council Nottinghamshire Hospice on 18 October with TV auctioneer
England. Charles Hanson from BBC’s Bargain Hunt – tickets are £22.15.
16 Get tickets at www.hoodwinked2018.co.uk 17
More info at www.newsteadabbey.org.uk
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21WELCOMES
NOTTINGHAM
National awards for
bakery and bookshop
Keep your career moving... We’re proud of Nottingham based independent WELCOMES
Join HomeServe businesses Small Food Bakery and Five Leaves
Bookshop, who’ve both won amazing national
award recognition in the past few months!
Leading home assistance company HomeServe boasts more
than 3,100 employees across its sites in Walsall, Preston, Small Food Bakery (based on Seely Road) was named Best
Food Producer at the BBC Food and Farming Awards for its
STUDENTS
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WELCOMES
dedicated and experienced Engineers across the UK servicing sourdough Real Bread, pizzas and pastries while Five Leaves
around 2.2 million Customers. Bookshop (based in the city centre in Swann Yard off Long Nottingham welcomes new students this autumn
Row) won UK Independent Bookshop of the Year 2018. as talented people, young and old, enrol at our
And now it is strengthening its ranks by calling for applicants universities and colleges.
for a range of roles within the company. In particular, Customer
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office roles in Finance, IT, Marketing and HR. SMALL FOOD Nottingham.
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“We’re celebrating 2018 – our 25th year in business – with a
major new recruitment drive,” said Elaine Barrass, who heads up
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children from
exploitation
Nottingham City Council is committed to
keeping children safe. We work with a range
of people and organisations to do this –
under the umbrella of the Nottingham City
Safeguarding Children Board. Everyone has a part to play If you report concerns because you suspect that an adult
Flying the Purple flag! One of the ways we try to keep our children safe is to
tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE), a form of child
in safeguarding adults at risk.
at risk is being abused or you are being abused yourself:
You will be listened to
Nottingham has enjoyed Purple Flag status
since 2010 demonstrating that the city is a safe
abuse where children and young people are forced or You can help by: Your concerns will be looked into
manipulated into sexual activity. The adult at risk will be involved in decision-
and vibrant place for a night out. being aware of the types of abuse and neglect making and trained staff will work with them
October is Purple Flag month with various activities and Everyone has a duty to act if they suspect a child is being that adults at risk can face to stop the abuse and agree with them
entertainment around the city centre on the evening of Friday 5 sexually exploited. One of the key groups of people now knowing what organisations can do to help steps to protect them from further harm
helping us is taxi drivers. Taxis can sometimes be used to
October. Nottingham’s longstanding Purple Flag status is down not being afraid to report your concerns The adult at risk will get advice about the
to a number of factors including: transport children between hotels, pubs and other places help and support available.
where they are exploited. Exploited children are often too Abuse of adults can come in many forms; it can be
Taxi Marshals who manage city centre taxi tanks at afraid to ask for help. Taxi drivers are in a unique position
weekends, helping people to get home safely; physical, sexual, financial, psychological, discriminatory and
to notice when all may not be right with passengers in organisational (such as in a care home). It can include self- An adult at risk is someone over 18 years old who:
Street Pastors, who provide support on street in the their vehicle, pass their concerns on to the police – and
city centre on a Friday and Saturday night, helping neglect and neglect by others, as well as modern slavery has care and support needs
to look after vulnerable people potentially save a child from the nightmare of CSE. and domestic violence. is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or
Best Bar None scheme providing accreditation In Nottingham City, we have worked with taxi drivers to If you see, hear or suspect that an adult may be at risk of neglect as a result of their care and support
to licensed premises that are well managed help them spot the signs of CSE and to know who to needs is unable to protect himself or herself
and operated – a total of 85 venues abuse or neglect, you must tell someone about it. If they are
contact if they suspect that a child is being exploited. All in immediate danger, contact the police on 999. against abuse or neglect or the risk of it.
a good mix of dining venues, pubs and bars and existing taxi drivers have had this safeguarding training
late night venues – bothchains and independents; Otherwise, contact Nottingham Health & Care Point An adult does not need to be receiving support
and all new drivers are now required to have the training on 0300 131 0300. from a health or social care service to potentially
a strong arts and cultural offering.
before they are granted a licence. still be an adult at risk.
Nottingham BID is the main driving force behind the city’s Purple
Flag, funding the above activities and working in partnership with Anyone with concerns about child
the City Council and other organisations. sexual exploitation should contact
Keep your eyes peeled for purple activities around the city centre Crimestoppers anonymously on
in early October to be in with a chance of winning £100 worth of 0800 555 111, or call police on 101.
shopping vouchers. All you need to do is take a photo of the Purple
Flag item and post it to @itsinnottingham social media, using the More advice is available here:
hashtag #PurpleFlag to enter. www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/cse
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