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A new scheme is set to launch in Newark to increase feelings of safety for women and girls within fitness centres and gymnasiums.

Broadleaves Housing with Care scheme in Boughton has been nominated for a national award for the best large social housing development at the LABC Building Excellence Awards.

Families can enjoy a fun celebration of National Storytelling Week at the National Civil War Centre on Saturday 4 February with a fantastic star guest. Free for Newark and Sherwood residents, the monthly Family Saturday event will be welcoming ‘doodling poet’ Chris White for 30-minute sessions of rhyming mayhem throughout the day.

This week 92 town centre businesses attended Newark Town Hall to share their ideas for developing and regenerating Newark town centre.

For the first time, residents in Newark and Sherwood will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections taking place on Thursday 4 May 2023. Residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in May by checking they have an accepted form of ID.

Newark and Sherwood District Council involved tenant Ginnette Hardy has been awarded the ARCH Community Champion Award for her dedication to the community. The award recognises individuals or groups who have dedicated their time to making a difference in their community and to the lives of people living in social housing.

Starting this week Newark and Sherwood residents who applied for a free tree will be able to collect their saplings as part of the District Council’s annual free tree scheme!

Victims of rural crime are set to be given free security upgrades to prevent their properties and vehicles being targeted and to make them feel safer.

Christmas tree collections have begun, and Newark and Sherwood District Council is reminding residents that next week is the last chance to book the service.

A free two-hour workshop exploring the topic of sustainability in business and the steps that can be taken to implement a sustainable future is to be held on Tuesday 28 February 2023, at Hexgreave Hall located in Farnsfield.