Newark & Sherwood District Council

Being active

• Leisure centres - fitness programmes and swimming for all ages
• Activo 60+ - leisure centre membership scheme tailor-made for older people
• Nottinghamshire Sport - sports club directory for Nottinghamshire
• Chair based exercise - gentle exercise programme for frailer older people
• GP referral - personalised exercise plans from your local leisure centre
• Cycling - where to cycle locally and safely
• Walking  - planning your route and groups to join

Getting out and about

• National Civil War Centre - your local museum in Newark
• Palace Theatre - for drama, music, workshops and films
• County parks - woodland, lakes, crafts and cafe's!
• Local events - events to delight and entertain you!
• Nature reserves to visit in the district 
• Markets and shopping - local markets in Newark and Southwell
• Food Hygiene Rating System - food hygiene scores for local restaurants, pubs and cafes

 Keep healthy

• Healthy eating - getting the balance right! 
• Healthy lifestyles and GP Referrals
• New Leaf - free support for smokers who want to stop
• MIND - how to improve your mental wellbeing
• Dementia Friends
• Flu Jabs - NHS advice
• Social care - link to Nottinghamshire County Council
• Ollerton memory cafe - local support for anyone with memory problems
• NHS Choices - health A to Z and advice
• Nottinghamshire Health Care - Local health services
• Newark and Sherwood Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

 Staying safe

• Community safety
• Anti-social behaviour - examples, solutions and how to report it
• Care Line (Newark and Sherwood Homes)
• Fire safety in the home  - use our First Contact scheme for a free home fire check
• Bogus callers and doorstep sellers
• Victim Support - charity that helps victims of crime
• Trading Standards
• Google Safety Centre - keep you stuff secure and private
• On-line safety advice from Nottinghamshire Police
• Flood advice

Get Advice

• Pensions and retirement planning
• Disability benefits
• Housing benefit and council tax benefit
• Council tax discounts
• Citizens advice - local advice services
• Age UK
• Find a reliable trader - buy with confidence website
• Consumer rights

House and Home

• Older people's housing needs
• Energy advice - offers and discounts
• Energy Saving Trust
• Insulating your home
• Handy man scheme
• First Contact Scheme
• Neighbourhood Watch
• Sheltered and Supported Housing (Newark and Sherwood Homes)

Get Involved

• Volunteering in sport
• Volunteering in Nottinghamshire - advice from Nottinghamshire County Council
• Friends of Newark Palace Theatre
• Friends of National Civil War Centre
• Friends of the parks
• Register to vote - have your say on how we do things!
• Contact your district councillor
• Green living and recycling - what we do at Newark and Sherwood
• Nottinghamshire library service - Join your local library or order on-line!
• Allotments

Education

• Adult and Community Learning (Nottinghamshire County Council)
• Newark and District University of the Third Age (U3A) 
• University of the Third Age (U3A) 
• Lincoln, Newark and Gainsborough College
• University of Lincoln
• Vision West Notts
• Nottingham Trent University 

News and travel

• Council news
• BBC Nottingham - for local news, weather, entertainment, sport and things to do
• Public transport
• Traveline - Public transport timetables and journey planner
• Blue Badge scheme
• Concessionary travel passes
• Accessible transport

 
Useful Links

• Silver Surfers

Our Older People's Day was a success with plenty of older people joining us at Hawtonville Community Centre.

There were several stands offering help and advice on a wealth of subjects such as energy, housing, the internet and exercise. We also had our sports development team on standby to offer body MOTs.

In the main room there was plenty of free tea and coffee to go around and also lots of cakes on offer. These were all homemade by staff at Newark and Sherwood District Council and donated for the event.

The theme was 'try something different' and there certainly was a lot on offer! There was a drumming workshop, tap dance lesson and a seated exercise class for people to have a go at. There was also the chance to make a clay poppy which will make up part of a display to commemorate local lives lost in WWI.

Jill Cockayne, Energy and Home Support Worker, said: "Despite the short time we had to organise this event, the people that attended had an enjoyable time and found the workshops and information on offer of value."

For more information on Older People's Day visit the website.

For a gallery of picture visit the album on our Facebook page.