Our armed forces covenant - Armed forces covenant

The covenant is a voluntary agreement encouraging local communities to develop a relationship with the armed forces community in our area. This includes serving members of the armed forces, their families and veterans. The aims of the covenant are to...

Armed forces support - Armed forces covenant

Being a member of the armed forces community, or returning to civilian life after serving, can be challenging, but there are lots of organisations who can help. Veterans' Gateway Veterans' Gateway is the first point of contact for veterans whether ...

Armed Forces Hub - Armed forces covenant

The new Armed Forces Hub has been launched on the Nottinghamshire County Council website to support the Armed Forces community. Help available comes from a range of internal and external sources, including links to an emergency helpline, NHS support...

Recognising and supporting the armed forces - Armed forces covenant

The Council is proud to have received Gold status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme acknowledges employers who support defence personnel, including reservists, veterans, wounded injured and sick, families and cadets. The counci...

Meet our Armed Forces Champion - Armed forces covenant

If you'd like to find more about our Armed Forces Champion, follow to read about their background and how they can help....

Meet Councillor Ross, Armed Forces Champion, Newark and Sherwood District Council - Our Armed Forces Champion

I am Dr Neil Ross. I became a first time District Councillor in 2023. I joined the RAF as a Medical Cadet in 1980, whilst at University. The RAF trained me as a GP and Aviation Medicine specialist. I served in the RAF for 20 years to the rank of Win...

Armed forces covenant

The armed forces covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve, or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We deliver on this promise at a local level by encouraging awareness, understanding and integration between the arme...

Op Courage - Armed forces covenant

Op Courage is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, Armed Forces veterans and their families.  Everyone at Op Courage is either from the Armed Forces community or is experie...

The covenant fund - Armed forces covenant

The covenant fund, made available by the Ministry of Defence, supports projects which improve ties between the armed forces and the wider community. Grant decisions are made by a national panel based on the recommendations of regional panels. Applica...

Staff reservist policy - Armed forces covenant

We recognise the vital role of Britain's reserve forces and valuable contribution that reservists make to our defence, communities and the civilian workplace. Use the map to search reservist and cadet units within the district. We support membership...

Where to find a warm welcome and a hot drink across Newark and Sherwood - Warm Hubs

Sometimes we all need to get out, to meet people enjoy conversation and have a warm drink. We've put together a list of some of the places that offer a cuppa, conversation and a warm welcome to everyone....

Warm Homes on Prescription - Making your home warmer

If you live in a low-income household where someone has cold-sensitive long-term health conditions, the Nottinghamshire  project may be able to help you keep your house warmer for less....

Warm Homes Hub - Warm Hubs

The Warm Homes Hub was a local authority backed scheme which aimed to improve the quality of heating and energy efficiency of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County households. The scheme ended in February 2022. The Hub offered free advice regard...

What should I do if the CO alarm starts making a sound? - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Don’t switch on/off the lights, smoke or strike a match If possible, turn off all fuel-burning appliances such as boilers, cookers and fires Leave your house Call the emergency helpline: If you believe your carbon monoxide emergency was caused by...

How does warm homes on prescription work? - Warm Homes on Prescription

Qualifying residents will get a home visit to check the need for a heating upgrade/insulation measures and to asses income and savings levels. Supporting evidence will need to be supplied.  The project will also signpost you to existing local servi...

Smoke alarms - Fire safety for tenants

Did you know you’re four times more likely to die in a fire in your home if there’s no working smoke alarm? Smoke alarms detect fires via a smoke detector and alert you early, giving you time to enable you and your family to leave the house in sa...

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarms - Advice for private landlords

From 1 October 2022 the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require all social landlords to provide smoke alarms on every storey of their properties where there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation. This ha...

Farm fires - Fire safety in your home and community

A fire on a farm can have a devastating affect on business. More than 40% of farms that experience a serious fire never trade successfully again. Incidents of deliberate fires on farms hit a peak during the months of July, August and September. To he...

Smoke alarms - Fire safety in your home and community

Did you know you’re four times more likely to die in a fire in your home if there’s no working smoke alarm? Smoke alarms detect fires via a smoke detector and alert you early, giving you time to enable you and your family to leave the house in sa...

Registration of farms - Registering your food business

Farmers producing food for human consumption need to register their premises using the online food premises registration form. Inspections of primary producers of food are carried out by Nottinghamshire County Council....

Carbon monoxide alarms - Fire safety in your home and community

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete burning of carbon-based fuels, including gas, oil, wood and coal. Carbon Monoxide poisoning can be fatal or cause permanent damage to your health. Carbon...

Free home insulation and air source heat pumps - Making your home warmer

A new energy efficiency scheme, Connected for Warmth, is offering two schemes to households nationwide. These offers are free for both property owners and landlords. Funding is available on a first come, first served basis. Connected for Warmth is a...

Armstrong Gardens, Bilsthorpe - Housing with care

Armstrong Gardens in the village of Bilsthorpe is a mix of extra care and general needs properties for residents aged over 60s. This development caters for a wide range of people with different requirements with lots of amenities close by. There are ...

If you are deaf or hard of hearing - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

If an audible (sound) detector is not suitable (and our records show you are deaf or hard of hearing) we will contact you separately and arrange to provide a more suitable alarm.  You will be asked at the visit if you would experience any issues wit...

How to apply - Warm Homes on Prescription

If you think you’re eligible you can apply online via the warm homes on prescription application form, and we will them make contact and arrange a home visit. If you would like to discuss the project further, please contact Jane Eley on 01636 655 5...

Exemptions for working dogs - Public space protection orders

You’ll be exempt if you have a working dog on land to which the PSPO applies while the dog is working. This includes dogs that are being used for work in connection with emergency search and rescue, herding or shepherding animals, law enforcement a...

Information for private rented homes - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

All landlords are also required to provide carbon monoxide alarms in any room of their properties used wholly or partly as living accommodation where a fixed combustion appliance is present (excluding gas cookers). The new regulations requires landl...

Keeping your home warm - Winter safety

Cold homes can have a significant impact on your health. One of the best ways of keeping yourself well during winter is to stay warm. Nottinghamshire County Council provides some top tips for keeping warm in winter on their website or you can visit ...

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

From 1 October 2022 the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require all social landlords to provide smoke alarms on every storey of their properties where there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation. The Gov...

Warm Homes on Prescription

It’s important to keep warm, particularly if you have long-term health conditions that make you vulnerable to the negative effects of living in a cold home. The cold can worsen existing health conditions and so increase the risk to those with exist...

How can we help? - Warm Homes on Prescription

Depending on the existing systems in your home, the following might be recommended. Heating Improvements including: boiler repairs/replacement (please note this is not an emergency service and your boiler must be broken or beyond economic repair) ne...

Financial help for low income households - Making your home warmer

If you’re a Newark and Sherwood resident on a low income, we want to help you to heat your home at an affordable cost. We’re here to help you find a better quality of life by living in a warm and comfortable home. We do this by: advising on offe...

Installing Carbon Monoxide Detectors for our tenants - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Since April 2022 the District Council started installing Carbon Monoxide detectors during gas servicing appointments as part of our responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our tenants. Whilst many of our tenants already have a detector, som...

Making your home warmer

Domestic heating currently accounts for 25% of UK energy use. We use so much energy for heating because many of our houses have little or no insulation, are draughty and lack basic energy efficiency technologies. Cold, damp homes cause excess deaths ...

Ways of insulating and draught proofing your home - Making your home warmer

There are many easy and inexpensive ways to improve the energy efficiency of your home. Installing better insulation is the most effective way to improve domestic energy efficiency and raise the standard of UK housing. As well as reducing the carbon ...

Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) - Making your home warmer

The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) is a Government funded programme which provides energy efficiency upgrades and low-carbon heating via local authority funding, to households across England. The aim is to raise the energy efficiency of hard-to-heat homes,...

Optimising your heating - Making your home warmer

The ‘Let’s Optimise your Heating’ scheme has been funded by Nottinghamshire County Council as part of their Cost of Living support programme. The scheme aims to encourage households to lower the flow temperature of condensing combi boilers to...

Great British Insulation Scheme - Making your home warmer

You may be able to get free or cheaper insulation to reduce your home’s energy bills through the government's Great British Insulation Scheme. You might get support if your home: has an energy performance certificate (EPC) of D to G - check your ...

What is Carbon Monoxide? - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas produced by the incomplete burning of any carbon fuel such as natural gas, and can build up in a room when flues, chimneys or air vents are blocked, and this can become deadly to occupants. It is especially d...

Community Centre Coffee Mornings - Warm Hubs

Coffee and chat group starting at Beaumont Walk- 2nd Fridays in the month 12pm -2pm Bleasby Friendship and Coffee Morning - Last Friday of every month 10am - 12pm Burgage Close- Every Friday 9:45am- 12pm Cleveland Square- Every Monday 9am- 11am Cogh...

Additional housing advice - Losing your home

If you have a particular homelessness or housing situation the following leaflets may be useful to help guide your next steps: HRA general advice (PDF File, 297kb) Deposit Guarantee Scheme - Guide for applicants (PDF File, 1,347kb) Advice about evic...

Exempt properties - Discounts and exemptions

In addition to the discounts, there are types of property that may be made fully exempt from council tax. B = unoccupied premises owned by a charity C = unfurnished and unoccupied for a maximum of four weeks  D = unoccupied home of a person in d...

Duty to refer - Losing your home

The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 reformed England’s homelessness legislation. Part of this was the introduction of the duty to refer, requiring specified public authorities in England to notify local housing authorities (LHA’s) of service use...

Guaranteed interview - Equality and diversity in employment

We will interview care leavers (aged 24 or under), reservists/ex-forces/family of forces and disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification for a job vacancy.   When completing your application form, please ensure y...

Slurry spreading - Fumes and odours

Slurry or muck spreading can become an issue when the smells associated with the practice give rise to complaints. Farmers dispose of accumulations of farm waste as an organic fertiliser and traditionally spread this on agricultural land during the a...

Free home insulation and air source heat pumps - Energy advice

A new energy efficiency scheme, Connected for Warmth, is offering two schemes to households nationwide. These offers are free for both property owners and landlords. Funding is available on a first come, first served basis. Connected for Warmth is a...

Advice for your home

Find information and advice for your home including how to make your home warmer, home alterations for older peoples housing needs and our Careline service....

Fire safety in your home and community

Fires in homes still claim the lives of over 200 people every year, and fires in public places or on farms can cause significant damage to the local environment....

Finding a walk-in vaccination site near you - Vaccinations

There are several sites offering COVID-19 vaccinations without an appointment, to find one near you, you can use the NHS website. Vaccination centres in the district include: Boots, Stodman Street, Newark Well Pharmacy, Balderton Hawtonville Pharma...

Food safety regulations

Food safety legislation exists to ensure all food business owners operate in a safe and hygienic way. It protects consumers by making it against the law to provide food which is unsafe or harmful to human health. The legislation applies to all food b...