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Contents Leader’s
News update
Community news
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Column
potential budget savings, but we
remain committed to keeping our
Leisure on your doorstep 12 - 13 leisure facilities, or replacing them
with something better at reduced
Waste & recycling 14-15 running costs.
Other options that may have to
Leisure activities 16-17 be considered are to charge more
for the services that leisure centres
Summary Statement of Welcome to the Winter edition of provide, but this risks people
Accounts 18-20 Contacts magazine. It’s that time going elsewhere and further
of year when I, as Council Leader, reducing income. We could reduce
must turn my attention towards the level of services provided, or
What’s on 21
the council’s budget for next year. increase council tax to cover an
It only seems like five minutes increased subsidy. Any changes
Mayor’s news 22 since we were discussing last that have to be made are likely to
year’s problems. National and local be controversial. We do know that
Councillors’ information 23 financial news reports continue to those who use our centres value
give us a gloomy outlook for the them. In a recent survey 78% said
Information & contacts 24 economy, which means that once they gave value for money and
again we will be faced with some 82% said that the facilities were
difficult decisions. good or excellent. But they need
your continued support. Turn to
Contacts magazine Councils are not obliged to provide pages 12 and 13 to find out what
is produced, to RNIB leisure centres, but in Gedling Gedling’s leisure centres can offer
we provide five excellent facilities. you.
guidelines, in 12pt text for We do this because we want our
easier readability. Larger residents to enjoy the first class Finally, while driving through
print and audio tape activities they offer – ranging Woodborough recently, I saw a
from entertainment to healthy sign outside a public house that
versions are available. said, ’Locals, please use the local’
lifestyles - they also help bring
Please ring 0115 901 3801 our communities together, with I had to smile, our message is
if you need Contacts in things such as 50+ and childrens’ the same – use your local leisure
another format. activities. centre!
One area of concern is that our Roland Spencer, Leader of
Contacts 23 - Winter 2009 leisure centres are costing us more Gedling Borough Council
Designed and produced in the money to run - this is because
Communications Section, despite more people using them
Gedling Borough Council. (last year there were over 1million
visits), fewer people are signing
Printed on paper produced up to the health and fitness
at a mill employing the membership, so income is falling.
latest environmental impact We need to resolve the issue of
abatement techniques
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increasing costs and have had to
and from sustainable sources by look carefully at what we can do.
Garnett Dickinson Print Ltd who hold We have previously considered
ISO 14001 and Programme for the different ways of managing our
Endorsement of Forest Certification leisure centres, but felt that these
environmental accreditations. were unlikely to achieve significant
savings or benefits. The option
Cover photo: 50+ class at Carlton of closing a leisure centre was Friendly service at our
Forum, by Stuart Whitehead also looked at last year as part of leisure centres
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David’s national
recognition
Earlier this year we asked you to vote for one of our longest serving
employees to help him win the Council Worker of the Year Awards.
David who works as a street cleaner, narrowly missed out on the top
spot, but he said it was a great experience, and the council is really
proud that his work was recognised at a national level.
He said: “I met some really nice people at the awards: it’s a shame
I didn’t win, but I really enjoyed the experience and I’m pleased the
borough was highlighted in a national award ceremony. I would like
to say a big thank you to everyone who voted for me.”
He was nominated for the Lifetime Service award for his hard work
at Gedling over the last 45 years. When he started working at
Arnold Urban District Council in 1964, David worked as a highway
labourer. Over 25 years he developed skills in highway construction,
maintenance and street cleansing. But one Saturday morning,
whilst doing his regular cleaning duties, David was attacked by a
man trying to steal his council van. In an attempt to prevent the
theft, David was run over and suffered severe leg injuries leaving
him with walking difficulties. Determined to carry on working, he
took on the task of emptying 500 dog waste bins every week.
David Parton, Head of Direct Services, had no hesitation about
nominating him for the award. “We are all so proud of David here
at Gedling. He is such a likeable person, and I have not come
across anyone more dedicated. He always puts 100% into his
job, and when he realised he could not carry on doing what he
had always done, he was determined to find another job that he
could do well – and after 45 years service he remains one of our
hardest working team members.”
David at work in Arnot Hill Park
This year there are
important changes Christmas bin collections
to ALL festive refuse
collections in Gedling. NORMAL COLLECTION DAY NEW COLLECTION DAY
The week before Collections before Christmas (earlier)
Christmas your refuse Monday 21 December 2009 Saturday 19 December 2009
collection will be early Tuesday 22 December 2009 Monday 21 December 2009
and the week after Wednesday 23 December 2009 Tuesday 22 December 2009
Christmas it will be Thursday 24 December 2009 Wednesday 23 December 2009
later. Friday 25 December 2009 Thursday 24 December 2009
Please put your bins and glass boxes out
Collections after Christmas (later)
by 6am on the specified collection day
because disposal sites will close earlier. Monday 28 December 2009 Tuesday 29 December 2009
Tuesday 29 December 2009 Wednesday 30 December 2009
From Monday 4 January 2010,
Wednesday 30 December 2009 Thursday 31 December 2009
collections will resume as normal. If we
Thursday 31 December 2009 Saturday 2 January 2010
collect your medical or trade waste we
Friday 1 January 2010 Sunday 3 January 2010
will notify you of any changes separately.
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 3
News update
Call in confidence
It is estimated that more than 4,500 women in Gedling are victims of abuse
every year. More and more people are having the courage to seek help
themselves, and there is lots of help available, but what happens if you
suspect a friend, neighbour or colleague is being abused?
You can help them without getting involved, and by calling Crimestoppers
you can also remain anonymous.
Specially trained people are available 24/7 to answer your call. You can be
assured that your call will be dealt with carefully and sensitively and your
details will remain anonymous. No-one will be told who provided the
information or that it came from Crimestoppers, and you won’t have to go
to court. You could get a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest
and charge.
If you suspect someone is suffering from domestic abuse please call
Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 in confidence.
Park scoops third Green Flag
Arnot Hill Park in Arnold has been awarded a Green year, with a number of projects recently completed,
Flag for the third time. including the new bowls pavilion. There have also
The Green Flag is a national award which recognises been new seats and picnic tables installed, some with
the best parks and green spaces in the country, and the help of the Friends of Arnot Hill Park.
is a sign of an excellent, well managed and customer If you are interested in becoming a Friend of Arnot Hill
friendly park. Park, please contact the Park Rangers on
The park has continued to evolve over the last 0115 901 3636.
The Mayor of Gedling, Friends of Arnot Hill Park and council staff celebrate their 3rd Green Flag
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News update
Planning for more homes
and jobs
NEWS
In Brief
Gedling is working together with Ashfield,
Broxtowe, Erewash, Nottingham City
and Rushcliffe councils to prepare
a consistent planning strategy
for the whole of Greater
Nottingham.
Tackling rogue
We are looking traders
at where new
homes, jobs and A directory has been developed
infrastructure might to protect older people from
go, focusing on rogue traders. More than 200
sustainable growth which traders across Notts are listed
will benefit our existing in the Age Concern Business
communities. It will include Directory. All the traders listed
the historic environment, have been vetted by Age Concern
town centre and villages,
to ensure they are reputable and
and the countryside which
reliable. For details visit: www.
surrounds them.
ageconcernbusinessdirectory.
This work, which is known as the Aligned Core Strategy, will co.uk
comprise issues that are common to all the Greater Nottingham
councils as well as issues that are specific to each district. Annual Report
The first stage in the preparation of the Strategy (called the ‘issues Our latest Annual Report and
and options’ stage) was consulted on during June and July. We Summary Statement of Accounts
are now working on the second stage (called Preferred Option). for 2008/09, is now available.
This stage contains specific proposals to deal with each of the Copies are available for reference
key issues affecting the area and will also show where key sites at the Civic Centre in Arnot Hill
suitable for housing development are to be identified.
Park and local libraries. You can
The Preferred Options document will be published for consultation also view the report online at
in January/February 2010 and will be available from the council’s www.gedling.gov.uk by visiting
website, in the Civic Centre and local libraries. Look out for our performance management
updates on www.gedling.gov.uk pages.
Do it online Borough funding
To avoid the queues and speed up your enquiry at any time of the As a result of our decision to
day why not do your council business online? It is much cheaper than transfer our housing stock
doing it in person – which helps keep your council tax down and to Gedling Homes last year,
makes services as efficient as possible. thousands of pounds worth of
funding has been made available
Our website keeps you up-to-date and there’s a lot more online
than you might think. You can keep up to speed with all of our latest to improve facilities. A programme
news and service information, and you can of works for next year is just
also report a problem, download forms, being finalised, but will include
calculate your benefits, book a sports landscaping and environmental
activity, make a payment, view and send improvements, new play facilities
planning applications and much more. Why and improvements to highways.
not take a look online and see what you More details will be available in the
can do? Visit us at next edition of Contacts.
www.gedling.gov.uk
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 5
News update
Sheltered accommodation
available
• Are you over 60 years of age?
• Would you like to reduce your living
costs?
• Would you like the security of sheltered
housing?
If you can answer YES to any of the
questions above, then Gedling Homes may
be able to help you.
Gedling Homes currently has
sheltered accommodation available in
Mapperley, Carlton and Gedling.
If you would like to talk about moving to
a sheltered housing scheme you can call
into Gedling Homes’ Customer Contact
Centre, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold,
Nottingham NG5 6LU, or call the Relets
Team at Gedling Homes on
0115 940 8590 or 0115 940 8596.
NE EDS
OUS I N G Attention landlords
H Do you have properties to let in the Gedling,
Broxtowe or Rushcliffe areas of Nottingham?
If so, then we would like to hear from you.
Thanks to government funding, Gedling,
Broxtowe and Rushcliffe councils are
developing stronger links with the private
rented sector.
If you have a property to let in these areas
we would be happy to hear from you. Listed
below are some of the benefits that will be
Mortgage rescue service available to landlords:
• Advertising properties on the First Lets
Are you struggling to maintain your mortgage website
payments or pay your rent and are you worried about • Providing a ‘reference’ service for tenants
losing your home?
• Deposit guarantee scheme
If so act now to stop your situation becoming worse.
• Tenancy support services
If you live in the Gedling borough you can get help
and advice by speaking to the council’s Housing For more information please contact the
Needs team on 0115 901 3679. First Lets team on 0115 914 8511 or email:
firstlets@rushcliffe.gov.uk
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News update
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Changes to benefits
Are you entitled NEWS
Millions of people in the UK don’t claim the money they are entitled
to. This means that they miss out on help paying their rent or
In Brief
council tax. We are keen to make sure this does not happen to you. French twin request
If you want a chat about what you may be entitled to there are a
number of ways that you can get in touch (see below). Groups across the borough are
being invited to set up a twinning
The government recently announced changes to the benefits agreement with the people of St
payment system and from this month (November) child benefit
Pierre d’Autils in France. It is a
payments will no longer be included in the housing and council tax
small but dynamic Norman village
benefit assessment calculation.
west of Paris. Financial assistance
There were also changes to the amount of capital ignored in the is available to help groups set up
calculation for housing and council tax benefit for the over 60s – future exchanges through our grant
it has risen from £6,000 to £10,000. The limit is still £16,000 for aid scheme. For details please
housing and council tax benefit unless you receive the ‘guarantee’ contact Lorraine Brown on 0115 901
element of pension credit. 3602 or email:
Don’t worry if you’re already receiving housing or council tax lorraine.brown@gedling.gov.uk
benefits, we will automatically re-calculate your benefit and write to Park photos wanted
you. These changes could mean you now qualify for benefits and
you could be entitled to a reduction in your rent or council tax bill. Our leisure services team is looking
for old photos of Arnot Hill Park
To discuss these changes or to find out if you qualify either: to use in its next edition of a Park
• use our online benefits calculator on www.gedling.gov.uk Management Plan. Ideally the
or email: housingbenefits@gedling.gov.uk photos would have been taken over
30 years ago, and they are looking
• call our advice line on 901 3970 for any views of the park. If you think
• visit us at Gedling 1Stop at the Civic Centre, Arnot Hill you have something suitable please
Park contact Amanda on 0115 901 3713
• or for a personal visit, call 0115 901 3626 or or email:
0797 416 684 and speak to Steve, our dedicated advisor. amanda.allinson@gedling.gov.uk
Car park charging update
In August parking charges were introduced in all our car parks
across the borough in response to our need to reinvest in car
parks, safeguard key services and balance books. Following its
introduction, the decision was made to give Blue Badge holders
three-hours free parking in all parking spaces. We also showed our
commitment to support local businesses by introducing 30-minutes
free parking in the three months before Christmas. The impact of
this will be reviewed shortly to assess whether it can be continued.
For more information about the car parks affected please visit
www.gedling.gov.uk and follow the car park quick link from the
home page.
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 7
News update
Newstead’s 10 year plan
More than 100 residents and partners marked the The Plan details a range of improvements to the
launch of Future Newstead, a 10-year parish plan in quality of life in the village, with many projects
September. already underway. These include a Building Better
Communities grant to maintain and improve local
The Plan has developed over the last year following transport routes, developing the old pit tips into a
extensive consultation in the village. It was country park and an application to Waste Recycling
commissioned by Newstead Parish Council and is Environmental to improve outdoor youth facilities.
supported by ourselves, Notts County Council, Rural For more information please call Mick Leivers or
Community Action Council, and Gedling Community Jenny Kirkwood at RCAN on 01623 727 600.
Voluntary Service and local voluntary groups.
Single tax cheats generate £1.8million
We have led a county-wide project to claim
back £1.8million council tax from people
claimed they were living alone. who falsely
A private firm was hired to study informa
tion databases and other records to catc
claiming a 25% single person discount. The h residents illegally
review star ted in April 2008 after our offic
discrepancies between some records and ers noticed
census results.
The review found almost 6% of people claim
ing the discount were not entitled to it.
recovered £250,000, and expect to keep In Gedling we
about 10% of this – the rest will go to Not
parish councils, fire and police authorities ts County Council,
. The recovered money will make a big diffe
ploughed back into services. The review rence and will be
was funded by the East Midlands Regiona
Efficiency Partnership. l Improvement and
- Last year more than £160,000 was inco
rrectly or fraudulently claimed in benefits
Fraud and Investigation team is working . Our Benefit
hard to recover the money, which will inclu
individuals. We have already generated mo de prosecuting
re than £8,500 in additional income, thro
fines as a result of this action. ugh penalties and
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News update
The Mayor of Gedling
with Jackie Bell’s family
Jackie Bells Field open
for play
More than 200 people joined the Mayor of
Gedling, Cllr Suzanne Prew-Smith, to officially
reopen the new state-of-the-art play area on the
Jackie Bells Playing Field, this summer.
An evening packed with family entertainment
marked the occasion and the family of Jackie Bell
(John Henry Bell) also attended.
The new park has been designed with help from
local youngsters. Families, children and young people can now
enjoy a new climbing frame, slides, skate board/BMX ramps and
a picnic area.
Honeywood feels the HEAT
It may not have been the hot summer we were all hoping for, but the
HEAT was on in the Honeywood estate with a successful six-week
programme that kept the whole community entertained.
Over the summer, families enjoyed a range of activities including healthy
eating workshops, live radio broadcasts and football tournaments. All
the events were funded by HEAT (Honeywood Estate Action Team). A
community café was
at the
provided throughout, Cooking up a treat
and there was Brickyard
consultation with the
residents about future services that may be run from The
Brickyard. HEAT is also looking at wider environmental
plans for the estate.
As a result of the event, a voluntary-led youth club will
continue, and it is hoped older teenagers will run their
own sports tournaments.
For more information on HEAT’s future plans contact Bob
Crane on 0115 958 1395.
at the Brickyard
Cheerleading fun
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 9
Your MUN ITYNews
COM
Chorus has USA in Notts Bus: keeping
sights you connected
A barbershop chorus, which formed Bus services to many of the borough’s villages have been improved.
at an Arnold School is hoping to win New services include hourly daytime links between Calverton,
the UK’s first international medal. As Woodborough, Lambley, Mapperley, Arnold and the City Hospital
Contacts was going to press, The (service 6 - also serving Lowdham Health centre), and an hourly
Lace City Chorus, who now practice daytime service linking Burton Joyce, the Emerys Road area of
at Wheldon School and Sports Gedling and Nottingham via Netherfield (service 5). The services
College in Carlton, was due to perform are part of the county council’s Notts Bus initiative. Timetables are
in Tennessee at an International available in local libraries and the Civic Centre in Arnot Hill Park.
Convention. If you’d like to join them or
learn more about the chorus visit www. Former station is community hub
lacecity.net or email:
penny.hay@ntlworld.com A former railway station has been renovated, transforming it into
a community hall. The Gedling Youth and Community Centre on
Shearing Hill in Gedling Village belongs to the people of Gedling.
The centre now boasts accommodation which includes a large room,
gym, outdoor play and barbeque area. It can be used for meetings
and activities. If you are interested in using it please call Gordon
Tunnicliffe on 0115 987 6963.
Contacts magazine is here to tell you what the council is doing and how you can
get involved. We also want to hear your community news. Please send us brief
C horus information and any photos, and we will do our best to share your news with
e City
Th e Lac Contacts readers. Please email your news to: communications@gedling.gov.uk
Thanks for having your say We are busy looking at all the responses in detail,
and will report back on the full results in the spring
Thank you to all those who took the time to tell us edition of Contacts.
what you thought about Contacts by completing
the survey in the last edition. We pulled two winners
from a hat for completing
There were almost 140 responses and there were the survey, and they are:
some very helpful and positive comments, some of
which we have already implemented. For example, Deborah Marshall from
a couple of readers asked why there was not more Arnold who wins two
information in the magazine about your local months membership for
councillors, and details about how to get in touch DNA, Gedling’s fitness
with them. Following those comments, we have and leisure facilities, and
decided to introduce a page in each edition listing Mrs Eastwood from Woodthorpe
all the Ward Councillors with their contact details. who wins two tickets to a show at
Then once a year we shall feature them all in more Bonington Theatre. Well done and
detail, with a ward map. thanks for entering.
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Gedling Show
Thousands of people attended the Gedling Show
in September. It featured the borough’s largest
horticultural show, classic car and motorbike show,
dog show and lots of family fun.
Arnold Carnival
More than 30,000
people attended the
Arnold Carnival in
June at Arnot Hill Park.
Andy Abraham was
the headline act, with
performances from
Never 4 Get and the
Bogus Brothers. There
was lots of fun and
games for all ages,
including fairground
rides, dog show and
street entertainers.
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 11
News update
Health, fitness, fun...
all on your doorstep
Redhill Leisure Centre
Attached to Redhill School in Arnold, the centre has recently been redecorated
and updated and has an excellent fitness suite and range of classes.
• Popular 50+ club and activities
Key • Exciting activities for under 16s, including cheerleading and roller hockey
• Popular outdoor pitches and indoor multi-use sports hall for hire
Disabled
facilities • A fully licensed bar area (available for private hire)
Outdoor • Fun exercise classes, including spinning, hoola and belly dancing
pitches • Top-of-the-range fitness suite with air conditioning
Sports
hall
Swimming Arnold Leisure Centre
Squash
In the heart of Arnold, the centre hosts
Fitness a swimming pool and is home to the
suite Bonington Theatre and cinema.
Exercise • Popular adult and junior swimming
classes lessons
Bar • Theatre and cinema, offering a varied
programme of music, drama and film
Carlton Forum Leisure Centre
• Range of exercise classes including
line dancing, yoga and water aerobics
• Children’s parties including Nintendo
Wii, cinema parties and pool inflatables In the heart of Carlton, with a vast range of
leisure activities and swimming for all the family.
• Top-of-the-range fitness suite with
Look out for…. integrated TVs and MP3 stations, plus the
new ‘Power Plate’ exerciser
• New opening hours at Calverton
• Activities for children, includes
• Improved swimming lessons from January gymnastics, street dance, basketball,
• DNA swipe entry system coming to Carlton Forum float fun, cheerleading and SHOKK
- no more queues Youth Gym
• Xtreme DNA - a new fitness package for juniors • Extensive range of exercise classes,
including yoga, aerobics, hoola
• Refurbished Millennium Suite at Richard Herrod in hooping and spinning
January 2010
• Popular 50+ club and activities
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Calverton Leisure Centre Did you know?
• We have crèches at Redhill,
Arnold and Carlton Forum
• Anyone can have a Gedling
In the centre of the village, the centre is a Leisure Card, giving 15% off
community-based facility with activities for all activities and up to 50% off for
levels and ages. those with concessionary cards
• Fantastic range of children’s parties and • DNA members (paying monthly
school holiday activities by direct debit) get unlimited
• Swimming pool & air conditioned fitness access to classes, fitness suites
suite and swimming
• A range of exercise classes to suit all tastes • You don’t have to be a member -
including kick boxing and circuits you can pay as you go
• You can get regular email alerts
about events and activities
Richard Herrod • Free swimming for over 60s
& Millennium Suite • We taught 1,500 children to swim
last year
Situated in Carlton, the centre offers a unique
opportunity to exercise and enjoy entertainment.
• Weekly live entertainment
• Public bar with big screen and sky sports
• Modern community room for hire, meetings
and activities
• Function room ideal for weddings (inc civil),
parties, or training
• Home to Netherfield Boys and Girls Football
Club and Gedling Indoor Bowls Club (open
to all)
• Restaurant with a weekly Sunday carvery
What can we do
for you?
• Our five award winning centres can offer a
healthier lifestyle or recovery from ill health
or injury through a GP referral scheme
• Fitness programmes tailored for your needs
and free 1-1 sessions
• Most of our centres cater for birthday
parties with fun inflatables and soft play
equipment
• Summer/Easter - reduced price activities &
free swims for under 16s
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 13
13
Waste and recycling
Fact: The energy
What happens to... your recycling? saving from
recycling one glass
Focus on Glass bottle will power
a computer for 25
Recycling is now part of our everyday lives. It is second nature
to throw materials into the recycling bins or boxes each day. minutes or power a
But have you ever thought about what happens to your waste washing machine for
or how it is recycled? Here we take a look 10 minutes
at what happens to the glass you throw
away.
All the glass we collect from your
doorstep is taken to Recresco, a
reprocessing company at nearby Kirkby
in Ashfield. The glass arrives in lorries –
up to 29 tonnes at a time. It is weighed
to inform councils how much has been
recycled.
Then it is processed – one colour at a time.
If the glass arrives with the colours mixed up,
it needs to be separated (using hi-tech sorting
equipment).
Once in the processing plant it is cleaned and anything
which is not glass is removed, such as bottle tops or paper.
All the glass is processed into a glass cullett which is then sent
on to glass bottle
manufacturers, where it In the next edition of
Fact: More than goes straight into a furnace Contacts we will look
1,700 tonnes of to be melted and made at what happens to
glass were recycled into new bottles and jars. your garden waste
in the borough in So, it’s important that which is collected
the first six months all non glass, such as the during the summer
lids are removed or it could months from your
of 2009 brown bins.
be embedded into a finished
bottle at the factory.
Recycle at work
It is now second nature to recycle our waste at home, but until now there has
not been a service available for businesses to recycle.
We are now offering businesses in the borough the opportunity to recycle their
trade waste. Glass, paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, food and drinks cans are
now being collected from businesses with our new recycling service.
For more information, or if you would like your business to take part in
this new recycling scheme, please call Elaine or Jill in the council’s waste
team on 0115 901 3840 or email: trade@gedling.gov.uk
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Waste and recycling
Help us beat fly tipping
Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of rubbish and although
we do have issues with fly tipping from time to time, it
is no worse than anywhere else. But as well as being a
danger to wildlife and the environment, it is costly to clear
up, and we are keen to stamp it out.
Fly tipped materials include anything from bags of
household or trade rubbish, fridges and freezers, furniture
and building rubble.
If you witness someone fly-tipping please do not
approach the offender(s) and do not go through any
bags because they can contain sharp objects.
Please contact us immediately on 0800 068 1233 or
by e-mail: waste@gedling.gov.uk
When reporting an incident please provide us with as
much information as possible, such as:
• The location of the rubbish
• Type of rubbish
• How long its been there (if known)
• Vehicle details (registration number, type
and colour, or phone numbers or names
on the side of the vehicle)
• Descriptions of any person(s) witnessed at
the scene
Your recycling guide
A handy new Refuse and Recycling Guide should have been delivered
with this edition of Contacts. The guide tells you what you can and
can’t recycle, and gives you lots of hints and tips for reducing your
waste. It also has a twin bin calendar on the back. The calendar is also
available on our website. As always it provides details of all your refuse
collections for the coming year, including Christmas and the New Year.
Visit www.gedling.gov.uk and follow the waste and recycling link to
download it.
If you have not received your copy with Contacts magazine,
please call us 0115 901 3621.
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Leisure
Leisure Facilities
Strategy 8 for 7 Loyalty Card
We had a great response to the
recent consultation at our five If you are a pay-as-you-
leisure centres. More than 1,600 go customer at our
people took time to have their leisure centres then we
say and the results will be used have a great new offer
to help us shape our revised just for you.
facilities strategy, which is due The 8 for 7 Loyalty Card
out later this year. is available to all pay-
One of the key results from as-you-go customers.
the study showed that 93% of For every visit you make
people who took part thought the to a leisure centre to
leisure facilities were satisfactory use the fitness suite or
or good. exercise classes, you
will receive a stamp on
your loyalty card. Attend
New lessons make seven sessions and you
a splash will receive your eighth
session free.
Swimming lessons are being
The promotion ends on
revamped and will soon be
31 December. Terms and
based on the National Plan
conditions apply.
for Teaching Swimming.
Following consultation with For more information
call the leisure centres
parents, we are introducing
direct (see next page).
two extra weeks of lessons
a year, increasing swimming
programmes from eight to ten
weeks with improved teaching
methods. Swimming lessons
will be available to four year
Festive Freebies
olds, rather than fives and This Christmas you can get a little
above, and we will also be extra when you visit any of our
improving customer feedback leisure centres during December.
opportunities. The new lessons We will be giving away a great
begin in early January. Call our range of prizes including mountain
centres direct for details (see bikes, ipods, pens and even a
next page). BBQ. To be in with a chance of
winning, all you have to do is fill
Summer holiday in the entry form when you visit
fun and pop it into a prize draw box in
each of the leisure centres.
This summer saw another
record breaking year of children But you don’t just get one chance
taking part in summer holiday – you can enter every time you
visit us. So the more you visit the
activities at the borough’s
better chance you have of winning
leisure centres. More than 3,500
a prize!
children took advantage of the
50p activities and more than For more information please contact the leisure centres direct
1,200 enjoyed the free swim (see next page).
sessions.
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fitness programmes. You will also get unlimited
access to the SHOKK youth gym at Carlton
Forum. If you’re aged 14 to 16 you will get full
access to three fitness suites across the borough
and more than 100 exercise classes.
What’s more – if you join before 31 December you
will be entered into a prize draw to win one of
five Coca Cola mountain bikes and you
will also receive a free kit bag and
water bottle.
If you have a family member
who is already a DNA
member it will cost you
Xtreme only £12 and there’s no
joining fee. If a second
fitness for child joins it will cost
just £10, with no joining
youngsters fee – so bring the whole
family along and get active
together.
Want to get active, but don’t want to pay
an arm and a leg for it? For more information please contact the leisure
We’ve got it sorted. For just £15 a month, centres direct:
plus a small joining fee (£14.95), you can
become a junior DNA member with our Arnold Leisure Centre – 0115 967 0114
Xtreme DNA membership package. Redhill Leisure Centre – 0115 956 9996
If you’re aged 8 -16 the Xtreme DNA card will Carlton Forum Leisure Centre – 0115 901 3800
give you unlimited access to all our swimming Calverton Leisure Centre – 0115 987 2333
pools and junior exercise classes and 1-1
Allotment helps professionals. with problems such as autism,
obesity, asthma, learning difficulties and behavioural
children become fit problems.
For more information please call Paul McGinty,
and healthy Exercise Promotion Officer, on 0115 901 3661
or Patrick Meakin, Healthy Communities Officer,
on 0115 901 3705.
Green fingered youngsters have been learning
how to grow their own fruit and vegetables at a
Netherfield allotment to improve their health and
fitness.
The project is a new addition to the Young
Person’s Positive Moves Programme. It gives
young people confidence and pride in growing
and understanding natural foods and aims to
encourage more healthy eating.
Since the Young Person’s Positive Moves
programme started in Gedling in 2006, 178
children have been referred by a team of Growing fun at Netherfield Allotments
paediatricians, school nurses and health
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 17
Summary Financial Statement 2008/09
The following summary has been produced to give you an insight into the Council’s finances for the year
ending 31 March 2009. If you would like to view the full Statement of Accounts, please visit our website at
www.gedling.gov.uk, or request a paper copy at a cost of £5 by telephoning 0115 901 3803.
Overview
The Council’s full Statement of Accounts is audited by the District Auditor, and was signed by 30 September 2009. The
Summary Financial Statement is also subject to audit. The Council has maintained its reputation for robust financial
management, with outturn in line with the medium term financial plan projections. Financial performance remains strong,
but the economic downturn placed significant pressure on the Council’s budget in 2008/09, and will continue to do so in
2009/10.
Some significant points to note The Council’s Income and Expenditure Account for 2008/09
are:
Expenditure Income Net
• The Council resolved on 23 £000’s £000’s £000’s
April 2008 to transfer its housing Central services to the public 10,193 -8,610 1,583
stock to a registered social Cultural, environmental
landlord. The housing stock was & planning services 17,082 -6,200 10,882
transferred to Gedling Homes on Highways, roads & transport 1,625 -328 1,297
3 November 2008, and this will Housing (incl rent allowances) 20,178 -18,989 1,189
facilitate considerable additional Corporate & democratic core charges,etc 6,262 -26 6,236
investment which will provide Net cost of the Council’s
significant benefits for tenants. continuing services 55,340 -34,153 21,187
• Land charges and planning Discontinued operations
income continued to decline, due (as a result of large scale voluntary transfer of housing stock)
to the economic climate. Housing Revenue Account (HRA) 167,851 -6,067 161,784
Total net cost of services 223,191 -40,220 182,971
• Leisure Centre income continued
Add:
to show signs of customer
Gains from the disposal of fixed assets -86
resistance, and the erosion of
Parish precepts & other levies 308
income may have an ongoing
Government share of council house sales 189
impact in the medium term. More
Interest payable & similar charges 435
positively, the number of fitness
Interest & investment income -700
scheme members does now
Pension costs 1,082
appear to be stabilising.
The amount to be met from government
• Significant savings on employee grants & local taxation 184,199
expenses were achieved during Financed By:
2008/09 as a result of the Revenue Support Grant -1,092
immediate implementation of Area Based Grant -23
positive vacancy management, Overhanging Debt Grant -3,953
Business rates
following the decision to freeze
(including LA business growth incentive scheme) -8,017
posts during the 2009/10 budget Council tax -5,482
process. These reductions over
the medium term are necessary The Council’s net operating deficit for the Year 2008/09 165,632
to mitigate the impact of the Accounting adjustments - mainly capital, pensions & HRA deficit -164,856
decline in the economic climate The Council’s net general fund deficit for 2008/09 776
on the Council’s finances. Add the general fund balance brought forward on 1 April 2008 -3,489
The Council’s general fund balance
Carried Forward 31 March 2009 -2,713
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Revenue Expenditure
Net General Fund expenditure on services for 2008/09 totalled £15.290m. The Council originally budgeted to take £1.017m
from General Fund balances in 2008/09. The accounts show that, due to underspendings, the sum of £0.776m was actually
required, leaving a year-end balance of £2.713m. A balance is always needed to finance expenditure pending receipt of
local taxes and other income, and to meet unexpected expenditure requirements. In addition, a portion of the balances will
be required to finance revenue budgets carried forward to 2009/10.
How your money is spent
7% The Council’s Balance Sheet for 2008/09
6% 6% £000’s
Highways, What the Council owns, and what is owed
Housing roads &
transport Intangible assets (computer software licences) 260
Central services Fixed assets owned by the Council 35,360
to the public Long term debtors (mortgages etc) 149
(local taxation etc) Stocks & works-in-progress 116
Temporary investments & cash in hand 5,570
29% 52% Debtors 4,142
Creditors -4,444
Long term borrowing -6,812
Pension liability -20,992
Other long term liabilities -2,833
The Council’s total assets less its liabilities 10,516
Corporate & demo- Financed by:
cratic management Cultural, environ-
mental & planning Mortgage repayments 24
services. Reserves 6,309
Revenue balances 4,183
The net worth or “value” of the Council at 31 March 2009 10,516
Where the money comes from The net worth or “value” per taxpayer at 31 March 2009 £210
55% 38% Please be aware that the net worth per taxpayer has fallen significantly
in 2008/09. This is simply due to the transfer of the housing stock to
Business rates Council tax
Gedling Homes. These assets now form part of the Gedling Homes
balance sheet.
Cashflow 2008/09
£000’s
Cash in hand at 1 April 2008 6
Cash received by the Council during the year 119,972
Revenue Support Grant Cash paid out by the Council during the year -119,909
7% Cash in hand at 31 March 2009 69
Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditure for 2008/09 totalled £4.924m. Controls on capital expenditure have resulted in significantly reduced
programmes in recent years, and mean that the Council has continued to be dependent on capital receipts from the sale of
assets during the year, and on contributions from other agencies to fund capital schemes.
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Housing Revenue Account (HRA) 2008/09 Collection Fund 2008/09
As already noted, the Council completed the Large Scale Voluntary During 2008/09, 98.1% of the Council Tax due
Transfer of its housing stock to Gedling Homes on 3 November was collected, and 98.3% of the National Non-
2008. The accounts below in respect of the HRA therefore Domestic Rate due was collected on behalf of the
represent its final seven months of full operation. A Direction has Government.
been received from Communities and Local Government to close The Collection Fund deficit at 31 March 2009 was
the HRA on 31 March 2010, by which time all the final accounting £0.799m, which is within acceptable tolerances,
entries will have been made. At the point of closure, any remaining given that more than £77m of local taxation
balance will be transferred to the General Fund. is accounted for in this fund, and the fact that
Housing is the only council service where a separate account must significant provisions are held.
be kept by law. In addition, control is exercised over the items As well as raising funds for the provision of its own
which can be charged or credited to the account. The HRA balance services, the Council collects large sums on behalf
of other “precepting” authorities. The following is the
at the end of 2008/09 was £1.536m.
split of the sums collected via your Council Tax bills:
Income £000s £000s
Council house rents -5,478 £000s %
Other income -589 Nottinghamshire County Council 43,680 76.4
-6,067 Gedling Borough Council
Expenditure (including its parishes) 5,539 9.7
Nottinghamshire Police Authority 5,491 9.6
General management 833 Combined Fire Authority 2,467 4.3
Repair of council houses 1,607
57,177 100.0
Capital financing 162,901
Other costs 2,510
167,851
Sustainability
The net cost of HRA services to the Gedling Borough Council’s total carbon footprint in
Council’s income & expenditure account 161,784 2008/09 was 5,268 tons of CO2, which represents
Corporate & democratic core charges 143 a reduction of 1,241.7 tons, or 19%, on that for
Interest & investment income -285 2007/08. Recommendations made in a report
Pension costs -353 published by the Carbon Trust are being investigated,
Gain on disposal -53 and where there is sufficient justification, further
Overhanging Debt Grant -3,985 energy saving measures may be introduced.
Deficit on HRA Services 157,251 National Indicator NI 185 represents the percentage
Accounting adjustments-mainly capital & pensions -157,082 CO2 reduction from local authorities, and it is
HRA Deficit for the year 2008/09 169 intended to base the Council’s Energy Policy targets
Add the HRA balance brought forward at 1 April 2008 -1,705 around this Indicator. These targets are to be
HRA balance carried forward 31 March 2009 -1,536 reported to Cabinet in the autumn of 2009.
Performance Indicators Target 0809 Actual 0809
Rate of serious acquisitive crime 16.78 per 1,000 17.9 per 1,000
Rate of assaults with injury 5.31 per 1,000 6.12 per 1,000
Time taken to process new Benefit claims Less than 13.25 days 9 days
Residual household waste to landfill (per head) 260kg 241.97kg
Household waste recycled and composted 37% 37.05%
Street cleanliness - levels of litter 8% 5%
Number of working days per employee lost due to sickness absence 10.3 days 8.97 days
Percentage of Council Tax collected 98.3% 98.1%
Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days of receipt 98% 97.51%
Number of visits to leisure centres 1,066,970 1,004,099
"One Stop" customers seen within 15 minutes 79% 81%
A full list of all our performance indicators is included in our Annual report
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What’s on
December
Canadian Wildlife
St Helen’s Old Church Hall, Burton Ecology of the Brown Hare in
Joyce British farmland
3 December St Helen’s Old Church Hall,
An illustrated talk by Peter Jones Burton Joyce
about Canadian wildlife. 11 February
For more information call Barry Ellis Illustrated talk by Alexander Butler of
0115 955 4660. The Game and Wildlife Conservation
Jazz Steps present Mark Trust. For information call Barry Ellis
Lockheart Quintet 0115 955 4660.
Bonington Theatre, Arnold Charity Barn Dance
3 December Basford Miners Welfare
Mark Lockheart Quintet will be playing Jazz Steps presents Chain 20 February
music from their latest album In Deep. Reaction For more details or tickets
For more information and tickets call call 0115 901 3811.
Bonington Theatre
0115 967 0114.
17 December March
Disco party nights A celebration of the Crusaders. For
Richard Herrod Leisure Centre, details or tickets call 0115 967 0114. Mayor’s Charity Irish Breakfast
Carlton Civic Centre, Arnold
Nottingham Organ Society 14 March
11 and 12 December
presents Christmas Party with The Mayor of Gedling is hosting an
Enjoy an evening of disco music, a
three-course Christmas meal, light Brett Wales Irish brunch breakfast to celebrate
show and late bar. For information and Bonington Theatre St Patrick’s Day. Proceeds go to the
tickets call 0115 961 2949. 21 December Mayor’s charity. For details and tickets
For more details or tickets call 0115 901 3811.
Christmas Carol Concert call 0115 967 0114.
St. Paul’s Church Mansfield Road, April
Daybrook January Woodborough Horticultural
12 December at 7pm Mayor’s Charity Quiz with Pie Society Spring Show
An evening of festive music with
Newstead Brass Band and the
& Pea Supper Woodborough Village Hall
Allan Johnson Singers from Arnold. Civic Centre, Arnold 10 April 2 - 4pm
Admission is free and refreshments 18 January See a selection of spring flowers,
will be served in the Church Hall. For details call 0115 901 3811. floral art, plants sales, refreshments
and raffle. For more details contact
Cabaret nights February Heather Kirk on 0115 965 2181.
Richard Herrod Leisure Centre, Mayor’s Fashion Show & Sale
Carlton Bonington Cinema
Mapperley Sports and Social Club (Arnold Leisure Centre)
18 and 19 December
2 February
Sing along with boy and girl bands 1 December – The Little Princess
The Mayor of Gedling is hosting a
from the past decade. Tickets include 8 December – Jack and the Beanstalk
charity fashion show and raffle with
Christmas meal, disco and bar.
high street clothes for sale. For details
For information and tickets
and tickets call 0115 901 3811.
call 0115 961 2949.
Healthy, Green, Safe and Clean CONTACTS 21
Community Centres
News
Your Contacts
magazine
Mayor’s Contacts is produced
three times a year by the
council for all Gedling
I have met some lovely people and borough residents.
attended some wonderful events It provides information
since becoming Mayor in May. My about council services
first engagement was the Calverton across the borough and
Get Together, which despite the rain aims to be interesting
keen to encourage exchanges with
was a lovely family event in the village. and informative in an
our secondary schools in Gedling.
In June I was delighted to be on the easy to read format.
It is good to see some new shops
judging panel of the Best Run Village The magazine costs
opening, especially during these
Hall competition for Nottinghamshire. about 24p per copy to
difficult economic times, and I had
produce and deliver –
It is a shame that so few villages enter the pleasure to open two of them - that’s less than a daily
out of almost 200 in the county, but one in Mapperley and one in Arnold.I newspaper, and is hand
the winners, Headon Cum Upton, have been very impressed with delivered to your door.
are well deserving of their prize. I some of the young people whom I It is now printed on
also attended and opened Gedling’s have had the pleasure to meet, in thinner paper using
biggest two events of the year, Arnold particular the inspirational young faster printing machinery,
Carnival in June, and Gedling show people at the Sea Scouts Jambouree, which makes it cheaper
in September. As a keen dog owner, a major international event at Holme to produce.
I was delighted to judge one of the Pierrepoint. Each issue is also
categories in the dog shows at both available electronically
events. There have also been lots of events on the council’s website.
Also, in June I visited the borough’s involving flags – first there was the Previous copies are also
twin town in France, Vandoeuvre, flag for Armed Forces Day, which available online, for
details visit
where I had a tour of the town, and was a very special event to honour
www.gedling.gov.uk,
met some teachers who are very the armed forces, and then we were
and click on the news
delighted to retain the Green Flag for and publications link. The
Arnot Hill Park, for the third year in a next edition of Contacts
row – a testament to the park staff is due out in March.
and friends group who look after the If you have any questions
park. or comments about
Some of the charity events over the Contacts, write to the
last few months have included a Communications
fashion show in June (there will be Manager,
another one in February see page Gedling Borough
20). There was also a Golf Day in Council, FREEPOST
Ruddington, which raised £1,600. For (1163/1) Nottingham,
NG5 6BU.
more details about the Mayor’s future
The Mayor and Mayoress launch charity events see What’s On
the new buses on the Calverton (page 21).
Connection
The Mayor’s charity for the year is Nottinghamshire Leukaemia Appeal When you have
Supporting Myeloma, which is based at the City Hospital and aims to finished with your
buy much needed equipment for its terminally ill patients. copy, please recycle it.
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Councillor’s page
Did you know that there are 50 Councillors who are working for you across the
whole of the Gedling borough? Below are the councillors’ details, listed by the
Ward they represent. If you would like to contact your local councillor please see
below for their contact details. You can also find contact details on our website
www.gedling.gov.uk If you are not sure which councillor represents your
area, call Democratic Services 0115 901 3894.
BESTWOOD VILLAGE MAPPERLEY PLAINS
Denis Beeston MBE – Lab - Tel: 0115 975 6833 Ged Clarke – Con - Tel: 0115 926 0936
John Parr – Con - Tel: 0115 953 7118
BURTON JOYCE & STOKE BARDOLPH Carol Pepper- Con - Tel: 0115 926 5073
Alan Bexon – Con - Tel: 0115 961 8428
Pat Blandamer – Con - Tel: 0115 931 3764 NETHERFIELD AND COLWICK
Barbara Miller – Lab – Tel: 0115 911 3791
BONINGTON John Clarke – Lab – Tel: 0115 840 4003
Wilfred Doe – Con - Tel: 0115 955 5623 James O’Riordan – Lab - Tel: 0115 961 4664
Gillian Fullwood – Con - Tel: 07791 959615
Sally Mason-Kempster – Con - Tel: 0115 920 0198 NEWSTEAD
Patricia Andrews - Con - Tel: 01623 794172
CALVERTON
Anthony Barton - Ind - Tel: 0115 965 5092 PHOENIX
Bill Peet - Ind - Tel: 0115 965 3293 Andrew Ellwood - Lib Dem- Tel: 0115 859 9168
Grant Withers - Ind - Tel: 0115 965 5741 Ray Poynter - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 940 4768
CARLTON PORCHESTER
Trevor Day – Con - Tel: 0115 987 4519 John Collin – Con - Tel: 0115 952 5230
Wendy Golland – Con - Tel: 0115 926 8129 Jenny Spencer – Con - Tel: 0115 926 0007
Richard Goodwin – Con - Tel: 0115 987 2382 John Tanner – Con - Tel: 0115 960 2614
CARLTON HILL RAVENSHEAD
Jim Creamer - Lab - Tel: 0115 941 1034 Chris Barnfather – Con - Tel: 01623 436 995
Paul Feeney -- Lab - Tel: 0115 910 4032 Colin Powell – Con - Tel: 01623 792 977
Darrell Pulk – Lab - Tel: 0115 987 1579 Mark Spencer – Con - Tel: 0115 926 7624
DAYBROOK ST JAMES
Peter Barnes – Lab - Tel: 0115 926 4267 Tony Gillam - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 912 3248
Sandra Barnes – Lab - Tel: 0115 926 4267 Chris Pratt - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 987 8326
GEDLING ST MARYS
Maggie Dunkin - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 953 9707 Terry Pepper – Con - Tel: 0115 926 5073
Gordon Tunnicliffe - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 987 6963 Magdalen Roach – Con - Tel: 0115 926 8905
Anne Wright - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 955 9284 Bob Tait – Con - Tel: 0115 953 3053
KILLISICK VALLEY
Harvey Maddock – Ind - Tel: 0115 920 8026 Paul Hughes - Lib Dem - Tel: 0115 987 1837
Deva Kumarasiri - Ind - Tel: 0115 940 0169
KINGSWELL
Vic Bradley – Con -Tel: 0115 926 6721 WOODBOROUGH
Rod Kempster – Con - Tel: 0115 953 1073 John Boot – Con - Tel: 0115 965 6483
LAMBLEY WOODTHORPE
Roland Spencer – Con - Tel: 0115 926 0007 Mel Shepherd MBE – Con - Tel: 0115 960 9737
Richard Nicholson – Con - Tel: 0115 931 2235
Suzanne Prew-Smith – Con - Tel: 0115 926 2280
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Your Council
Information page Gedling Borough Council,
Civic Centre,
Arnot Hill Park, Arnold,
Nottingham, NG5 6LU
Web: www.gedling.gov.uk Email: webenquiries@gedling.gov.uk
Contact numbers Cabinet Members
Popular Numbers Cllr Roland Spencer Council Leader & Portfolio Holder
Council Tax enquiries ..........................................901 3950 for Finance & IT
Housing benefits ..................................................901 3970 Cllr Bob Tait Deputy Leader Designate
Concessionary fares (bus passes) ......................901 3929
Cllr John Parr Portfolio Holder for Customer & Member
Flytipping, litter, abandoned vehicles,
Services
graffiti, dog fouling .....................................0800 068 1233
Cllr Alan Bexon Portfolio Holder for Development &
Waste & recycling ................................................901 3621
Enterprise
Payments Cllr Richard Nicholson Portfolio Holder for Direct Services
Payments line (cash office hours) .......................901 3949 Cllr Ged Clarke Portfolio Holder for Safe & Sustainable
Automated payments line (24 hours)..........0161 627 9907 Neighbourhoods
Leisure Centres Cllr Carol Pepper Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning
- Arnold (incl Bonington Theatre) ........................956 0733 Cllr Wendy Golland Portfolio Holder for Leisure
- Calverton ..........................................................901 3800 & Wellbeing
- Carlton Forum .................................................987 2333
- Redhill ..............................................................956 9996 Committee Chairs
- Richard Herrod & Millennium Suite (Foxhill Rd)....961 2949 Ordinary Committees
Other Services Personnel & Resources Cllr Jenny Spencer
Building regulations & dangerous buildings ........901 3740 Planning Cllr John Boot
Business rates ....................................................901 3946 Environment and Licensing Cllr Pat Blandamer
Cemeteries ..........................................................901 3601 Licensing Act Committee Cllr Pat Blandamer
Anti social behaviour ..........................................901 3832 Scrutiny Committees
Environmental issues Overarching Scrutiny Cllr John Collin
(pest control, pollution, noise)..............................901 3972 Policy Review Cllr Paul Feeney
Performance Review Cllr Anne Wright
Food, health & safety ...........................................901 3974
Investigation officer (benefits)..............................901 3996
Job application requests (24 hours) ....................901 3864 Senior Management
Planning & licensing ............................................901 3971 Peter Murdock Chief Executive
Shopmobility Arnold John Robinson Deputy Chief Executive
(A Gedling Access Group Scheme) .....................966 1331 Peter Baguley Planning & Environment
Allotments & bowls bookings ...............................901 3712 Stephen Bray Strategy & Performance
Community centre (bookings)..............................901 3701 Janet Brothwell Customer Services & Organisational
Football/cricket pitch bookings ............................901 3624 Development
Homelessness/housing advice/waiting list ..........901 3681 Mark Kimberley Corporate Services
For Gedling Homes call ...................................905 1515 Dave Parton Direct Services
Sue Sale Democratic & Community Services
Phone lines open from 8.45am Monday - Friday.
Offices open Monday to Thursday: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Friday 8.45am - 4.45pm.
Cash office Monday to Thursday: 9am - 4.45pm & Fri 9am - 4.15pm.
Main switchboard number ..................... 0115 901 3901 EMERGENCIES ONLY 0800 096 0306
Minicom (hard of hearing) ..................... 0115 901 3935 Out of hours number (freephone)
(Mon to Thur 5.15pm - 8.45am & Fri 4.45pm - 8.45am
Visit us at www.gedling.gov.uk Mon and Bank Holidays)
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