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Food vouchers and free activities clubs for families this summer

Struggling families in Nottingham are to receive more support over the summer holidays with food vouchers and free outdoor activities. The City Council has repeatedly made £15-per-week vouchers available to all pupils who receive free school meals (FSM) over holiday periods. These are issued to parents ahead of their children breaking up from school. Alongside […]

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Active Nottingham Wins An Internationally Recognised Health And Safety Accolade From The Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents (RoSPA)

Active Nottingham, part of Nottingham City Council, has scooped a prestigious RoSPA Gold Award in the Leisure Safety category for the fourth time, demonstrating its commitment to high health and safety standards. In addition to the RoSPA Gold Award, Active Nottingham was also presented with the RoSPA Leisure Safety Trophy; which is given to the overall highest performer

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Olympic Champion Ed Clancy takes Nottingham City Council’s eCargo bike for a spin

Triple Olympic Gold Medallist and South Yorkshire Active Travel Commissioner, Ed Clancy OBE, visited Nottingham City Council to hear all about the new electric cargo (eCargo) bike scheme and to see some of the walking and cycling active travel infrastructure in the city. During his visit, Ed met with members of the Transport Strategy team

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Proms in the Park returns on Saturday June 24 – with ABBA tribute act!

This year’s super trouper Proms in the Park event will return to West Bridgford next month with an ABBA tribute act headlining the annual celebration in conjunction with the national Armed Forces Day. Music fans can enjoy a full day of music and entertainment with Mania The ABBA Tribute confirmed to headline the annual event

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Former Mansfield Town directors shine a light on life as foster carers

A caring Nottinghamshire couple who spent almost a decade as directors at Mansfield Town Football Club have a shone a light on life as foster carers. Tina and Paul Broughton became support foster carers with Nottinghamshire County Council last summer, just a few months after stepping down from their roles at the Stags. Now the

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