Nottingham’s iconic Council House will be lit up tomorrow (Saturday) in red, white and blue to mark national Armed Forces Day 2020. The day aims to show support for the men and women of the Forces community, which includes serving troops and service families, to veterans and cadets. It is seen as a much-valued morale […]
Today, Monday 22nd June, marks the 72nd anniversary of the landing of SS Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in 1948 carrying passengers from the Caribbean, who were invited to Britain to assist with post-war reconstruction. Each year on 22nd June, National Windrush Day, we celebrate the contributions of the Windrush generation and their descendants. This evening […]
Pupils in Nottingham schools will discuss ‘Books I Love about Love’ during this year’s Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Day. Taking place in classrooms and homes through online distance learning on Thursday 25 June 2020, RSE Day will feature online creative workshops exploring healthy relationships; with poetry, visual arts, music and dance online lessons, creative […]
Nottingham City Council Leader, Councillor David Mellen, has responded to the attack in Reading yesterday in which three people lost their lives. “The attack in Reading was an horrific incident and our hearts go out to the family and friends of the people who died, those who were injured and the people of Reading. “As […]
Nottingham City Council is to support primary schools to reopen for more pupils from Monday 22 June. Following the successful, phased return of more Year 6 pupils in Nottingham this week, the council is confident that primary schools have the right measures in place to begin the gradual increase of small groups of children from […]
The long-awaited creation of a welcoming entrance to the city from the south will begin in early August 2020, with new images showing the scale of change the public can look forward to. The exciting new green, pedestrian-friendly public space for the city centre – involving the most significant changes to a city centre road […]
Nottingham City Council has today issued a fresh warning of coronavirus scams as part of a national campaign of action. This week sees the start of Scams Awareness Fortnight, run by Citizens Advice, which has a focus on raising awareness of the scams that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The council’s […]
Today the organisers of the Black Lives Matter protest were welcomed to the Council House and the young people, who helped to clean graffiti from the building, were thanked by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham and Nottingham City Councillors. City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen, said: “Nottingham is a city where people from different backgrounds […]
Nottingham City Council is getting ready to restart a range of its services as the city adapts to a ‘new normal’ during the COVID 19 pandemic. The council is carefully considering which services can reopen – with the priority being on safety – as lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease and the city itself starts […]
Monday 15 June 2020 will mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In Nottingham we believe that every adult should be able to live safely, free from abuse and neglect. Most adults are able to do this, but research indicates that nationally almost half a million people aged over 65 will experience some form of abuse […]