Notts SOS: Nottingham City Council announces further cuts
Notts SOS
Nottinghamshire. This week's update is focused on Nottingham City
Council's budget proposals released last week and what we're planning
to do about them.
In order for us to be effective we need as many people as possible to
get involved, in whatever way. Come to our meetings and get involved
in organising, help on stalls, come to protests or go and harass your
councillor. It all helps.
1) MEETINGS
We meet every two weeks which means that the next meetings are
tomorrow - Monday 23rd January - and then Monday 6th February.
As ever, we meet at 7.30pm at the International Community Centre,
Mansfield Road. Meetings are usually finished before 9pm and there's
often an opportunity to carry on any discussion informally in the pub
afterwards. Please do come along and get involved.
2) CITY COUNCIL CUTS CAMPAIGN
Last week Nottingham City Council announced its budget proposals.
These include 195 job cuts and a council tax increase of 3.49%.
Additionally, the council are looking at
* encouraging staff to volunteer to work 35 hours rather than 37
* selling-off Portland Leisure Centre
* closing two centres for older people, Marlstones Elderly Person’s
Home in Bulwell and the Willows Centre in Beechdale
* closing the Museum of Nottingham Life at Brewhouse Yard
* cutting food waste collections and closing nine recycling centres
* reducing funding to Connexions, a support service for young people
* reducing redundancy payments for laid-off staff to the legal minimum
The budget will go before a full council meeting on 5th March.
We've already begun a campaign to encourage councillors to vote
against the budget. Keep an eye out for stalls and protests around the
city.
Read our press release on the campaign: http://wp.me/p15Eeo-HF
3) BUDGET CONSULTATION MEETINGS
Nottingham City Council are holding a number of public consultation
meetings, allegedly to find out people's opinions about the proposed
budget. The dates and locations of these meetings are listed below.
It is important that as many people as possible go to these meetings
to pressurise councillors not to implement this cuts budget. Get
yourself there and urge your contacts to attend.
Tuesday 24 Jan 12, Clifton Cornerstone Southchurch Drive, Clifton,
NG11 8EW, 6:30pm 915 3079
Wednesday 25 Jan 12, Indian Community, Centre (ICCA), Hucknall Road,
Carrington, NG5 1QZ, 6pm 883 8469
Wednesday 25 Jan 12, Bentinck School Bentinck Road, Radford, NG7 4AA,
4pm 883 8469
Wednesday 25 Jan 12, Greenway Centre Trent Lane, Sneinton, NG2 4DF,
6.30pm 915 3079
Monday 30 Jan 12, Top Valley Community Centre, Top Valley Way, NG6
9DD, 6pm 915 9127
Tuesday 31 Jan 12, Loxley House LB41, (BSL interpreters will be
present), Station Street, N2 3NG, 5pm 876 4955
Wednesday 1 Feb 12, Thomas Hewly’s Baptist Church, Church St, Lenton,
NG7 1SJ, 2pm -3.30pm, 883 8469
Wednesday 1 Feb 12, Southwark Primary School, Park Lane, Basford, NG6
ODT, 6pm 915 9127
Friday 3 Feb 12, Bulwell Market Place Bulwell, NG6 8HD 9.30am 915 9127
Monday 6 Feb 12, Meadows Library Wilford Grove, NG2 2DR, 6-8pm 915 3079
Wednesday 8 Feb 12, Chase Neighbourhood Centre, Robin Hood Chase, St
Ann’s, NG3 4EZ,4.30pm 915 3079
Wednesday 8 Feb 12, Sheila Roper Community Centre, Baslow Drive,
Lenton Abbey, NG9 2SU, 7pm 883 8469
Thursday 9 Feb 12, Bilborough Market Bracebridge Drive, NG8 4PN, 9.30
-11.30am, 915 9127
Thursday 9 Feb 12, Kingswood Church Lambourne Drive, Wollaton, NG8
1GR, 7pm 883 8469
Thursday 16 Feb 12, Nottingham Salvation Army, 397 Aspley Lane, NG8
5RR, 6pm 915 9127
4) ROYAL YACHT
We put out a press release, following the news that Michael Gove wants
us all to donate a new royal yacht to the Queen.
No longer is this just a government for the haves, now it is a
government for the have and have yachts!
Press release: http://wp.me/p15Eeo-Hq
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