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In an effort to combat serious anti-social behaviour on the Yorke Drive estate in Newark, the District Council in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police have taken more enforcement action following on from two Closure Orders made by the Magistrates court last month.  

Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Community Grant Scheme has been able to support a wide range of programmes and projects across the district including the Newark Amateur Boxing Club (NABC) who are able to provide boxing sessions to young people at risk of exclusion and/or anti-social behaviour. The sessions will help young people channel their energy into something positive and healthy whilst teaching them about self-discipline, confidence and work ethic.  

This Recycle Week, Newark and Sherwood District Council has set its sights on communicating the importance of recycling to young people in the Gen Z demographic. Taking advantage of the ‘Gen Z writes the script’ social media trend, they have produced a short video starring officers from across their waste and recycling teams, using slang associated with Gen Z to talk about how, what and why to recycle.

Community groups, tenants and leaseholders can now apply for up to £1,000 through the District Council’s 2024 – 2025 Community Chest scheme. The scheme helps to support and fund local projects.

Alongside their partner organisations, Newark and Sherwood District Council continue to make their resident’s health a priority by continuing their important work to address health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing across the area.

The National Civil War Centre in Newark has won Best Small Museum at the prestigious Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Awards 2024. Learning and Participation Manager Denise Greany, along with Learning and Participation Officers Donna Hall and Lucy Armstrong, were presented with the award at a ceremony held at Craven Museum in Skipton, last year’s overall winner, on Tuesday 8 October.

Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Street Scene team is constantly active throughout the district, dedicated to maintaining cleanliness in communities.

The Palace Theatre Newark is getting ready to welcome a huge West End production to its stage this month. Bill Kenwright Ltd.’s national tour of Blood Brothers will be visiting their stage from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 October and there are just a handful of tickets left for each performance.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is once again offering free weekend and Bank Holiday parking at all its managed pay and display car parks to support businesses and attract visitors during this festive season.

Work is now underway at Vicar Water Country Park to improve the flow of the river as well as its ecology. Regular visitors to the stunning country park, managed by Newark and Sherwood District Council, may have noticed the works taking place around the river and the signage around them. These are all part of The 3 Rivers Restoration project, a partnership between Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Severn Trent.