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4 days ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Bassetlaw District Council have joined forces with local businesses and stakeholders to capture the character and vibrancy of Bassetlaw and promote it through new websites and marketing campaigns. The first to launch is called ‘Discover Retford’ which is aiming to inspire visitors, residents and businesses alike to explore the wonderful attractions, shops, cuisine and events the area has to offer.
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4 days ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Communities in Ranskill are benefitting from two brand-new benches, thanks to support from a Councillor Community Grant. David Bamford, the former Ward Member for Ranskill, donated £200 from his community grant allocation to fund the installation of two new benches at the junction of Great North Road and Station Road, next to the village noticeboard.
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5 days ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Community groups and businesses in rural areas are getting the chance to bid for a share of over £200k of the latest government funding secured by Bassetlaw District Council. Grants of up to £20k of Rural England Prosperity Funding (REPF) are being made available to support initiatives aiming to improve facilities for communities as well as supporting micro and small businesses in the district.
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6 days ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Retford Squash Club is building for the future thanks to a community grant from two Retford councillors that will help to boost coaching and development at the club. The club has experienced a resurgence over the last 18 months having more than doubled its membership and grown a healthy junior’s, women’s and men’s sections.
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6 days ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
A creative sewing group in Langold is busy putting the finishing touches to a colourful celebration that will help to mark the village’s 100th anniversary this June, made possible by a £200 Councillor Community Grant. The Magpies Sewing Club, based at the Village Hall, has been hard at work designing vibrant costumes and handmade bunting for the upcoming ‘100-Year Walk’ around Langold Lake and Country Park.
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1 week ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Bassetlaw District Council is helping to make Retford’s Kings’ Park feel safer and increase public confidence by installing two new ‘help’ or CCTV refuge points. The help points work by connecting the person in need of assistance with the Council’s CCTV control room who, if needed, can contact the emergency services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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1 week ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
A project in Ordsall to honour the fallen heroes of past conflicts has received a £300 grant from a Bassetlaw District Councillor. The Retford Remembrance Project was established in 2018 and continues its work to identify military veterans who are buried or commemorated in All Hallows Churchyard, in Ordsall, with the name and rank of each veteran, along with the battles in which they served, displayed on an interpretive board.
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1 week ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Bircotes Young People’s Centre has received a £450 grant from two Bassetlaw District Councillors to help provide care packs and food parcels for young people. Harworth and Bircotes Ward Councillors, Cllr Lynne Schuller and Cllr Joe Horrocks, have continued to support the youth centre and have used part of their councillor grant to provide essential funding. The grant will be used to put together care packs filled with essentials such as shampoo, deodorant, body wash, and conditioner.
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2 weeks ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
The Leader of Bassetlaw District Council is looking forward to continuing to deliver projects, which improve the aspirations and life chances of the people who live and work here, over the coming 12 months.
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2 weeks ago | 
bassetlaw.gov.uk | Phil Mitchell |Potter Street
Grants of up to £5,000 to support arts, heritage, cultural and creative projects in Bassetlaw have been announced by Bassetlaw District Council. The Arts and Heritage Grant programme, which is part of the latest Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is offering charities, groups and organisations, delivering projects to residents in the district, the chance to apply for a share of just over £65,000.
