Flooding & Community Resilience

October 8th, 2020

FLOODING

Community resilience

Introduction 

Parish and town councils can play an important role in alleviating the impact of an emergency.

Various measures can be considered to support communities. These include:

  • Developing a community emergency plan
  • Acquiring a resilience store
  • Participating in the Environment Agency’s flood warden scheme
  • Participating in Nottinghamshire County Council’s flood signage scheme.

Please note these measures are voluntary and are not designed to replace any assistance provided by the emergency services or other organisations.

Although parish / town councils are responsible for the implementation of these schemes, support will be available from Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and the Environment Agency.

For more information, please contact the Rushcliffe Customer Service Centre and request to speak with Rushcliffe Borough Council’s emergency planning officer.

Further advice on flooding, including a list of frequently asked questions, is available on our flooding advice pages.

 

Grants for Communities

A grant scheme has been set up by Rushcliffe Borough Council to provide funding towards community flood resilience stores. This is a one off pot of money Rushcliffe received for flooding expenditure 2013 -2014, and has chosen to reinvest into flood risk communities to increase flood resilience.

The scheme is open to all Parish/ Town Councils and West Bridgford Local Area Forum interested in setting up a flood resilience store within their community and is not for flood alleviation works. The grant must be used for equipment to benefit the whole flood affected community and not for equipment fixed/attached to individual properties.

Priority will be given to those communities that have previously experienced river or surface water flooding. The total funding will be allocated based on risk and grants are available up to a maximum of £1050 (subject to available funds).

You must demonstrate that the grant will assist the community be more flood resilient and assist vulnerable members of the community in times of flood and that the stores will be sustainable.

The grant could be used for purchasing or part payment of for example

  • A resilience store
  • Supply of sandbags or sandbag alternatives
  • Hi vis jackets / torches
  • Other community flood resilient equipment.

Guidance on setting up a flood resilience store can be found on the Community resilience page

Submitting an application

If you would like to apply for the scheme. Please complete the Flood resilience store grant scheme application form 2020 (CSV – 56KB).

Completed forms can be emailed to: Kemery@rushcliffe.gov.uk

Alternatively, they can be posted to:

Emergency Planning (flood resilience store)
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Rushcliffe Arena
Rugby Road
West Bridgford
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 7YG

Further information

If you have any queries about the application process or would like the form in a different format (a paper-copy or other format), please contact the Rushcliffe Customer Service Centre.

 

Bingham & District Audio Magazine

October 7th, 2020

Dear Friends,

I think all of you know of my connection with The Bingham and District Audio Magazine. During lockdown we suspended the magazine but we are about to start again with an issue this month. It has taken a lot of work from the technical team to be able to record the CD while staying socially distanced. Our knowledge of technology has expanded enormously – or at least the technical people have risen to the challenge while the rest of us look on. However, now that we are about to go ‘live’, we are thinking about the content of the magazine for the next few months. We have some items pre-recorded, and one of our interviewers has cracked the ‘interviewing by zoom’.

You may wonder what this has to do with you?  Well, I am writing to say that if you know of anyone who you think would be interested in giving a talk, or an interview we would be very pleased to hear from them. We are particularly looking for an item with a Christmassy feel, maybe memories of a trip to Lapland with the kids, nostalgia about student work as a Post office employee….  our remit is quite wide, but the person would need access to a computer or a device that supports zoom. If the person was willing to let someone into the house we could also record a talk. Please do think about it and let me know if you have any brainwaves – Christmassy or not.

If you have come across any of your neighbours that you think would like to receive a CD give me a call, or an email.

 

I hope you are all well,

Best wishes

Pat

 

Contact number:  Jane Roberts, 01949 839911

Email : Pat Harland <pat.harland@ntlworld.com>

 

Councillors’ Connection

October 6th, 2020

For the latest information from our Borough Councillors, please see the attached update

 

Monday 5th October

Remembrance Day:

October 5th, 2020

Please see link below regarding Remembrance Day:

 

Officers at Rushcliffe Borough Council met last week to discuss Remembrance events in parishes.  We have received  feedback  from our initial contact with churches across the Borough that some Remembrance Day services are going ahead in line with the current Covid-19 secure guidance.

I have been asked to send the link below out to all which might assist you in commemorating this event.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-during-the-pandemic-from-4-july/special-religious-services-and-gatherings-covid-19-checklist

 

Rushcliffe Awards 2020

October 5th, 2020

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards

 

In conjunction with media partner West Bridgford Wire, we are delighted to announce that nominations for the 2020 Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards are now open. The awards will celebrate the Borough’s wonderful volunteers, businesses, clubs, organisations, environmentalists and the best of its health and wellbeing and food and drink sectors, mindful of the impact COVID-19 has had on every part of the community and local enterprise.

 

You can read the full press release at the link below where you will find more information including a list of award categories:

 

https://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/aboutus/newsandpublications/latestnews/stories/name,53925,en.php

 

To make a nomination for one of the 10 awards visit https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CRAs2020.

 

Nominations are open until Friday October 16th and the winners will be announced and celebrated in a ceremony to be confirmed later this year.

 

 

School admission arrangements

October 5th, 2020

Please see important information regarding Nottinghamshire proposed school admission arrangements.

 

Nottinghamshire’s annual consultation on admission arrangements

 

The County Council is required by the School Admissions Code to determine admission arrangements annually.  Any changes have to be consulted upon prior to determination.  This year, the consultation is in relation to the admission arrangements for 2022-2023 and will run from 5 October 2020 to 29 November 2020.

 

Full information about the consultation is available here until 29 November 2020.  The key proposed changes include:

  • minor change to the catchment area of West Bridgford Infant School and West Bridgford Junior School
  • variation to oversubscription criteria for voluntary controlled schools with faith criteria
  • an increase the published admission number for Radcliffe on Trent Junior School
  • changes to dates in the primary and secondary coordinated schemes

 

Anyone can comment on the arrangements up to 29 November 2020 by:

 

Applying for a reception school place for September 2021

 

It is important that parents living in Nottinghamshire and requiring a reception school place for their child for September 2021 apply on time.  Nottinghamshire parents can make applications between 9 November 2020 and 15 January 2021.   It would be helpful if you could please promote the application period by displaying the attached poster, or share in any newsletters, to inform parents about how to apply.

Summary of consultation – FINAL

First admision poster

Consultation poster

 

 

 

 

Dove Cottage:

October 2nd, 2020

Please see attachment from Dove Cottage

There are new phone, online and home visiting services, and lots of support available to the local community.

 

Dove Cottage Remote Services Poster

Barnstone Play Area – closed from Monday 5th October

October 2nd, 2020

Due to new equipment being installed,  the Barnstone Play area will be closed from Monday 5th October for approximately 1 week

I will let you know as soon as it is ready for action.

New Barnstone Play Area

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