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Did you know? Satisfaction is up with Nottingham City Council

Satisfaction with the Council increased from 51% in 2006 to 56% last year, according to the latest MORI survey.

Residents who think the Council provides good value for money increased from 31% to 39%, those who rate the

quality of services as good rose from 40% to 45%, while 57% of residents now feel well informed,

compared to 46% in 2006. Also, 71% of residents are satisfied with Nottingham as a place to live,

up from 68%, while 70% are satisfied with their neighbourhoods, up from 66%, fewer people

see a range of anti-social behaviour as a problem in their neighbourhood, such as

vandalism and graffiti (down 5% to 35%), while 10% fewer (42%), see rubbish

and litter as a problem.

Learning about the LINks effect

Nottingham City Council is to bring togethervoluntary and community groups and othersinterested in helping to shape the wayhealth and social care services aredelivered in Nottingham andNottinghamshire from later this year. Ameeting is to take place about LocalInvolvement Networks (LINks), which will bea key change in the way that health andsocial care services are delivered inNottingham and Nottinghamshire after April2008. The meeting will be held at thePakistan Community Centre onWoodborough Road on February 20th at10am, in partnership with NottinghamshireCounty Council. If you would like to attend,please emailcarole.worrall@nottinghamcity.gov.uk tobook a place.

Bluebell blossoms

Bluebell Hill Community Centre is to receivea makeover as part of the widerregeneration work underway in theStonebridge area of St Ann's. The centrereceived a development grant from theNational Lottery to allow them to draw updetailed plans for improvements, and will besubmitting their bid for funding to undertakethe work from September. The developmentwork will include new flooring, better accessto garden areas and alterations to the oldpart of the building, and will help to provide

a better community facility.

Wonderful Wollaton

Meanwhile over on the other side of the city,refurbishment work has recently beenfinished at Wollaton Park CommunityCentre, providing a more accessible centrethat can better meet the needs of its local

community. The centre has a new office,improved access to the toilets and kitchen,and a more attractive frontage. There arealso plans in place to develop andlandscape the outdoor space belonging tothe centre.

New group for Asian originwomen

A new Bangladeshi group, Al-Amin, hasbeen set up in the Radford area. The group,which also contains members from theSomali, Indian and Pakistani communities,aims to bring women together to help breakdown barriers between groups, providerelevant courses and activities to helpmembers build new skills, and allow them toshare their experiences and knowledge.Working with a Nottingham City CouncilCommunity Development Officer, the groupis applying for funding to put on a sewingcourse, after-school homework club and

computer classes, and is hoping in future toprovide exercise opportunities and Englishfor Speakers of Other Languages classes.

Send sent a cheque

The Send Music Project has recentlyreceived £3,000 from the City Council'sArea 6 Committee to put together afeasibility study for converting the old policestation in Sneinton Dale into a music studio.The group works across Nottingham andNottinghamshire with young offenders andyoung people at risk of offending, providingopportunities such as DJing, street danceand graffiti art, and is run by local Sneintonpeople who are keen to establish a base tomeet the needs in their local area.

NottinghamF e b ru a ry 2008 issue c ity c o u n c i l

If you would like to know more about anyof these stories, contact Stephan Richeuxon 915 4659 or emails t e p h a n . r i c h e u x @ n o t t i n g h a m c i t y. g o v. u k

n o t i c e

Nottingham is

hoping to regain

the world title forthe most Robin

Hoods in oneplace - at least607 outlaws

needed. If you

fancy taking part in

the record-

breaking stunt,turn up at

Nottingham Castle

from 10am on

Saturday March 8

in a hat with a

feather, green orbrown tunic, green

or brown trousers

or tights and

appropriate

footwear. Bow and

arrow optional.See

www.nottinghamcit

y.gov.uk for more.

STOP PRESS...You can have your

say on the City

Council’s spending

plans by logging

on to

www.nottinghamcit

y.gov.uk//www/bud

get/budget.htm

before February

25th.