Free School Meal vouchers available this Easter
Nottingham City Council has secured further grants to provide holiday activities and food to pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) over the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays…
Household tests available at Asymptomatic Testing Sites from Friday
H Rapid Lateral Flow Tests, to test for Covid-19, will be available to collect from Asymptomatic Testing Sites across Nottingham from Friday 19 March. As more pupils and students return…
Tributes paid to director who ‘dedicated her life to helping children’
Tributes have been paid to a ‘much loved and respected’ senior officer at Nottingham City Council. Helen Blackman, who was the authority’s Director of Children’s Integrated Services, died on Wednesday…
Children’s charity delivers its 300,000th book in Nottingham
A Nottingham campaign delivering free books to children has just passed a major milestone. Nottingham City Council has been working alongside the Rotary Club of Nottingham to co-ordinate fundraising for…
Leader thanks schools and nurseries for their ‘vital’ pandemic work
The Leader of Nottingham City Council has said thank you to nursery workers, school staff and childminders for their ongoing work. Councillor David Mellen has paid tribute to these efforts…
Support still available for pupils concerned about school and Covid-19
The Leader of Nottingham City Council said he is pleased that a campaign to support pupils with Covid-19 worries was extended up until Christmas. Many children and young people reported…
No Nottingham child should go hungry this Christmas
Nottingham City Council is giving out almost £1m of funding to support children receiving Free School Meals this Christmas and February half term. It follows a debate in which councillors…
Nottingham supports Marcus Rashford’s holiday hunger campaign
Nottingham City Council is endorsing Marcus Rashford’s campaign to tackle holiday hunger among children by making more money available to support families in need. It follows the vote by Parliament…
Proud of Nottingham pupils #Exams #HomeLearning #Resilience
City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen, praises Nottingham’s young people: “Today we celebrate A-Level results day and next week we will celebrate GCSEs. To mark the occasion a new Council…
Alfresco dining area to give city-centre businesses a boost
A ‘pop-up’ outdoor dining space is coming to Nottingham’s Old Market Square from Friday. The area, organised by Nottingham City Council and supported by Nottingham BID, has been designed to…