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Warm Welcomes: Bringing the community together in Beeston.
On the 17th of August the Active Notts team were invited to join Harvest Community Haven’s BBQ event for some Warm Welcomes filming. Warm Welcomes are free community spaces open to residents, bringing people together and supporting them. Harvest Commmunity Haven (HCH) is a black led Church in the Beeston area serving and supporting the…
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News and Views
What I get out of coming to the strength and balance classes • ‘I can now dust under my furniture and on high shelves/cupboards’ • ‘I was able to get down to the floor to do a deep clean of my fridge and get up again . I know this sounds small but it’s really…
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Stronger Together
I went along to the Friends of George V Recreation Ground committee meeting last Tuesday. Good turnout: • The woman who started the group off (a park user with passion and the desire to make it more accessible and user friendly) and someone who had helped her previously (with knowledge of banking) • Three new…
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The seeds are starting to grow……………..
• Reports from Carlton residents that the wildflower seeds are starting to grow. These are the ones form the Notts Wildlife Trust that I distributed a couple of weeks ago. • Our knowledge of the benches, toilets, car parks and defibrillators in Carlton is increasing one stap at a time – helped by research done…
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The entangled web is ever growing…
Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club Richard Herrod Centre, Carlton – evolving, more connections – the entangled web is growing!!!! • A nice turn out – some regulars and some new attendees. • The councillors were there – the outgoing Armed Forces Champion Bob Collis and the new one Jenny Hollingsworth. A photo was taken of…
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Local movers and shakers working together to build and support the local community
Carlton Hill Community Action Group committee meeting • I’ve just joined the committee. First meeting 14 June at The Brickyard pub on Carlton Hill. I went to the wrong place initially – the Brickyard community centre – I spend my life in community centres so when I was told it was at the Brickyard I…
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Stronger together…..
I think I’ve talked about me dropping a 20p piece at the Veterans Breakfast Club in Carlton and through that getting to talk to other people. Well I went one further on Friday in Arnold as someone came in to tell me that there were a whole lot of needles on the pavement outside the…
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When things don’t go according to plan
Benchmapping in Carlton – The plan was to plot the benches and toilets of Carlton (alongside Age Friendly venues) on a map to indicate to residents where they could stop for ‘a pew, a loo and something to do’ to help encourage them to get out and about a bit more in Carlton. We reckoned…
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News and views…
Conversations in the Carlton Strong and Steady falls prevention and management exercise classes this morning at the Carlton Hub: 2 participants extolling the benefits of the food parcels – tasy food and good value for money 2 participants saying how much they, and others they knew, were enjoying the Monday afternoon arts and crafts session…
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Relationship Building
Relationship building I popped into the lunch club at the Carlton Hub. Saw the Health and Wellbeing Hub. Had heard from one of the Strong and Steady crew about how one Friday there had been a blood pressure clinic which had gone down well. Thought could the Gedling Leisure Fitness Promotions Officer bring his Boditrax…
