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After two successful rounds of Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Community Grant Scheme, a further 37 groups have applied for a third-round of funding, which will see the total cash boost for community group projects across Newark and Sherwood reach £150,000.

Local people with sight loss enjoyed a creative flower-making workshop last month, thanks to funding from Newark and Sherwood District Council. Artist Elaine Winter led the workshop at My Sight Newark on Tuesday 24 January.

After two successful rounds of Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Community Grant Scheme, a further 37 groups have applied for a third-round of funding, which will see the total cash boost for community group projects across Newark and Sherwood reach £150,000.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is set to agree a number of additional measures to support tenants, residents and local businesses with the cost of living crisis.

A revised tenancy agreement that has included feedback and comments from tenants living in the district is being brought to Councillors at Newark and Sherwood District Council for approval at a Cabinet meeting this month.

A brand-new opportunity has been launched to help shape the future of heritage and culture in Newark and Sherwood. Applications are now open for local people to join the Open Doors Board, working alongside staff and volunteers at the Palace Theatre Newark, National Civil War Centre and Newark Castle to help develop and review a three-year programme enabling access to arts across the district.

The Newark and Sherwood District Council managed lorry park has been awarded the prestigious Park Mark Freight Award following an assessment by the Police Crime Prevention Initiative and the British Parking Association. The award is only given to the highest quality lorry park operators across the UK.

Several projects aimed at improving the community and supporting the lives of residents are now taking place thanks to nearly £30k of funding from Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Community Grant Scheme.

A spectacular series of films featuring multiple Oscar winners and lesser-known gems will screen at the National Civil War Centre’s Tudor Hall this month and next.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is taking a stand against aggressive behaviour towards their staff and warning that there is ‘no excuse for abuse’.