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Rainworth village hall - Community centres
Rainworth Village Hall has a fully licensed bar and full self-catering facilities. Room layouts can be tailored to suit all requirements and can seat to 180 people for events such as weddings, christenings, birthdays and celebrations. The hall on Kir...
Service delivery - Equality and Diversity Strategy 2025 - 2029
Collecting information on the community profile of the District helps the Council to ensure that service delivery can be tailored to meet the needs of groups and individuals. The Council recognises the importance of equity within service delive...
Safer workplace, better business - Health and safety at work
The Safer workplace, better business pack (PDF File, 2,284kb) was developed by officers of the Devon Health and Safety Sub Group in partnership with the HSE. The pack has now been taken up by a number of other local authorities across the country....
Asbestos
Asbestos is a mineral fibre that was used for many years due to its strength and resistance to heat and oil. If your property was built or refurbished before the year 2000, it's possible that it contains materials made from asbestos. Inhaling asbest...
Business rates - Business finances
Business rates is a local tax that is paid by the occupiers of all non-domestic or business property, in the same way that council tax is a tax on domestic property. Find out how to pay your rates as well as whether your business qualifies for any ra...
Principles and Commitments - RIPA Policy
The Council is committed to being open and transparent in the way that it works and delivers services, including the use of covert surveillance. Wherever possible, overt (non-secret) investigation techniques should be used....
Integrated Impact Assessment - Previous stages of plan review
An integral part of the Plan Review process is its Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA). This process will fulfil the statutory requirements to carry out a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), as well as an Equa...
Open data at Newark and Sherwood Council - Open data
We’re making more of our information publicly available . You can use this data to create apps or link directly to your websites. If there is a particular dataset that you need, or you have feedback on anything else we could include not on this pag...
Removal of hedgerows - Protecting trees and hedgerows
Any owner of a hedge forming the boundary of agricultural land must make an application to us if they wish to remove it. We’ll assess the importance of the hedge using criteria set out in the Hedgerows Regulations 1997. If the hedgerow is important...
Meetings - Rufford Parish Council
Meetings are held every two months on the third Tuesday in the month. Meetings start at 6:00pm and usually take place in the Markham Suite at Rufford Abbey Country Park. The meetings for 2025 are: Tuesday 21 JanuaryTuesday 18 MarchTuesday 20 May toge...
Am I at risk of flooding?
There is a watercourse on my land. What are my responsibilities? An ordinary watercourse is any natural or artificial channel that water flows through, such as a river, including where a river flows through a culvert, brook, beck, or mill stream. ...
Useful Links - Support for children and young people
Gov UK - Young People Youth Zone at Nottinghamshire County Council Children's BBC - cbeebies BBC Nottingham - for news, weather, entertainment, sport and things to do Nottinghamshire Help Yourself - information and support for communities across ...
Standards and working practices - Skin piercing and tattoos
Anyone carrying out tattooing or cosmetic piercing must work to the standards and working practises detailed in the tattooing and body piercing guidance toolkit (PDF File, 2,874kb) published by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)....
Health and safety advice for employees
Our Environmental Health team is committed to helping businesses throughout Newark and Sherwood to meet their legal obligations and ensure health and safety is properly managed. Our officers give advice to businesses on the simplest and most cost eff...
Small business rate relief - Rate reliefs
This relief is designed to help small businesses reduce their business rate bill. You can get small business rate relief if:• your property’s rateable value is less than £15,000• your business only uses one property - you may still b...
What we can do to help
Newark and Sherwood District Council will: provide an environment that is safe and do all we can to ensure you and your family are safe and protected. we will listen to you, support you, and believe you without judgement and not make any assumptions...
No Mow May
We once again joined the No Mow May initiative and let the grass grow in May 2025! During the month of May our Street Scene Team cut back on the mowing of certain areas of various Council-owned green spaces and country parks. In doing so the grass wa...
Star ratings - Animal activity licence
When we have received your application, we will assess your business and apply a risk rating and award stars based on your compliance with the licence conditions. Low-risk premises can attain up to five stars, and premises that have been assessed as ...
Privacy Notice
The UK GDPR gives individuals the right to be informed about how organisations use their personal data. This information is provided in the form of a Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice provides a high level overview of the data we collect and proces...
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Death or major injury - Accident reporting
If someone has died or has been injured because of a work-related accident this may have to be reported. Other than for certain gas incidents, a RIDDOR report is required only when: the accident is work-related (ie. the work activity itself has cont...
Volunteer in our parks - Volunteering opportunities
Join The Friends of to help the Council to manage and maintain this well-loved green space. The voluntary group meets every other month, helping with events, park facilities and promoting the history of the space. New members are always welcome. The...
Events - Queen Elizabeth Memorial Gardens
The garden is used for range of District Council run activities including garden talks and educational workshops with its park rangers and community gardening sessions with their environmental services team. The garden is available to book free of c...
Open data - Transparency
Find out more about under the terms detailed on the Open Government Licence....
King John
Newark Castle was the scene of the spectacular death of King John in 1216. The medieval King John is a controversial historical figure perhaps best known for his part in the Robin Hood legend. He is also known as the monarch who signed Magna Carta. H...
The countryside code - Walking in Newark and Sherwood
When you’re out enjoying the outdoors, it’s crucial to follow the countryside code and respect others, protect the natural environment and enjoy the outdoors. Find out the full countryside code on the gov.uk website....
Red Cross Emergency App - Emergencies
You can download the Red Cross Emergency App onto a smart phone. This award-winning, free mobile app delivers real-time alerts, severe weather warnings and practical advice in an emergency. The app sends you alerts if an emergency is about to affect...
Find out more about the Project - Newark Castle and Gardens
Project Overview Newark Castle has stood at the entrance to Newark for almost 900 years and is much loved by Newark residents. The Gatehouse is recognized by Historic England as the most complete example of its type in England, so it is essential tha...
Woodland walks - Walking in Newark and Sherwood
In addition to the nature reserves, we also have a host of other local woodland waiting to be explored. Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is our most famous Local Nature Reserve and home to hundreds of species of bird, Insect, mammal, fungi, tree and ...
Gritting - Weather warnings
Gritting is the responsibility of Nottinghamshire County Council. You can keep up-to-date with where the gritters have been using the interactive map or by following Notts County Council on Twitter, using #grittertwitter to trace their movements....
Future First Careers Expo - Training
Organised by Newark and Sherwood District Council in partnership with The Lincoln Group and Newark Advertiser, the annual Future First Careers Expo invites students from across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to talk to over 50 businesses - both loc...
Protecting trees and hedgerows
Trees and hedgerows make a vital contribution to our environment. They provide us with oxygen, help with pollution, reduce the sound of traffic, make our towns and villages more pleasant and attractive, and add value to our properties. They also prov...
What we will do - Food complaints
We’re impartial and will check all serious matters thoroughly and promptly. We’ll investigate and: establish if the food meets food safety requirements identify the problem and give appropriate advice provide information to the food industry in ...
Dangerous occurrence - Accident reporting
If an incident occurs which does not result in a reportable injury, but which clearly could have done, you must immediately. The Council may decide to investigate the accident. You should keep records of any RIDDOR reports made by your business inc...
What is a heritage asset? - Heritage assets and planning
The term heritage asset is defined in the NPPF as a building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a significance that makes it a consideration in planning decisions, because of its historical importance. Heritage asset inclu...
CIL in Newark and Sherwood - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
CIL was introduced at Newark and Sherwood District Council on 1 December 2011 and a Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule (PDF File, 369kb) came into force on 1 January 2018. RICS CIL rate for the year will be 400 and is to be used from 1s...
Equality and diversity in employment
At Newark and Sherwood District Council, we are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusivity in our recruitment processes. When applying for a role with us you will be asked to complete some diversity monitoring details to help us monitor...
Vulnerability Disclosure policy
Newark and Sherwood District Council serves 120,965 people, covering over 65,134 hectares of land, which contains 84 civil parishes and 21 wards. 39 elected members represent the District and work in collaboration with 603 employees to provide high q...
Registered battlefields
There are 47 important English battlefields in Historic England's register of historic battlefields. The register exists to give sites protection through the planning system, as well as promoting a better understanding of their significance. Register...
Residential Cycle and Car Parking Standards SPD
The Council adopted the Residential Cycle and Car Parking Standards and Design Guide SPD (PDF File, 16,624kb) (SPD) on 16 June 2021. It provides applicants and developers with information about the Council’s parking requirements (both parking st...
Failure to pay CIL - CIL enforcement
Failure to pay CIL on time will result in the addition of late payment interest by the CIL collecting authority at 2.5 percentage points above the Bank of England base rate. Continued failure to pay CIL may result in the CIL collecting authority impo...
Great British Spring Clean
Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Great British Spring Clean is back from Friday 13 March to Sunday 29 March and we are delighted to be taking part! Thousands of #LitterHeroes across the country all come together to collect rubbish and enhance the fantast...
Meetings - Walesby Parish Council
Walesby Parish Council meets at Walesby village hall, at 6:30pm on a date determined at the previous Parish Council meeting, usually the first Thursday of the month. There is no meeting held in August....
Community trigger
We’ll act on your case review request if: you have reported three times in the last six months separate but related, anti-social incidents to agencies and the problem still persists you are aware that other people in the local community have repor...
How do I collect my lost dog? - Lost Animals
All dogs found by our dog warden or handed in by the public are scanned for a microchip and the registered owner contacted wherever possible. If the warden cannot trace the owner from the microchip details, or if the owner is not contactable by phone...
What you should do during a flood
If your life is in danger during flooding you should dial 999. Here are some other things that you can do to stay safe: ensure family and pets are safe and away from flood water act on your personal flood plan [PDF] gather essentials and move valua...
Local bike rides - Cycling in Newark and Sherwood
Bilsthorpe leisure trail This 7 kilometre flat route was created from a derelict mineral railway line. It links Vicar Water Country Park at Clipstone with Sherwood Pines and Bilsthorpe. The route connects into the county's wider leisure network, pro...
No Mow May - Grounds maintenance service
We once again joined the No Mow May initiative and let the grass grow in May 2025! During the month of May our Street Scene Team cut back on the mowing of certain areas of various Council-owned green spaces and country parks. In doing so the grass wa...
Park facilities - Vicar Water Country Park
large fishing lake and abundant wildlife footpaths and cycleways suitable for all abilities including the Sustrans National Route 6 and the Timberland Trail visitor centre with toilets Rumbles Café children’s play area small pond (for model...
Neighbourhood studies
Neighbourhood Studies are completed with local residents and partners to identify areas of improvement for an area. Each study creates a locally driven document that outlines a long-term plan to guide future decision making and investment in the area...