The Christmas Civic Service.
This is an important community event, which brings together
many groups from Eastwood in a family type of service.
The venue is St. Mary's Church located on Church Street, Eastwood
and takes place usually on the first or second Sunday in December.
Everyone with an interest in Eastwood is invited.
Details of each years service are given in the local paper
'Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser' during November. Details
will also be given on this web site during November.
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Summer Floral
Displays
Between May and September, the Town Council provides a large number of floral displays
along Eastwood's main street - Nottingham Road. When in full bloom, these displays
improve the appearance and amenities of the town and they are very popular
with our residents.
It is hoped that an increasing number of shops and businesses
will provide their own displays to further enhance the environmental amenity.
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Christmas Lights
Each year and in partnership with the Borough Council and local businesses, Nottingham Road
is decorated with illuminated seasonal displays and a Town Christmas tree. A switching on
ceremony takes place in November. Street events and entertainment, lantern competitions,
community stalls and a small fun fair for children accompanies the ceremony.
Many
shops provide special window displays and remain open through the whole programme. It is an
event which attracts hundreds of visitors from both Eastwood and the surrounding areas.
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Recreation
Grounds
The Town Council makes a substantial contribution to sports and leisure activities
for our community. Coronation Park is the largest facility which includes the
Eastwood Town Football ground (semi professional), bowling greens, skateboard park,
basket ball pitch, synthetic surface practice pitch (floodlit), children's play areas
and open spaces. The Town Council directly manages these facilities.
Eastwood Town
Cricket ground is situated on Greenhill Road and whilst the council meets the cost
of grounds maintenance, the Cricket club manages the facility and runs cricket teams
at various levels.
Other parks and open spaces are provided by the Council on
Church Street and Mansfield Road.
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Allotment Gardens
The Town Council manages two large allotment garden sites situated on Derby Road and Charles Avenue.
Almost all the allotments are currently tenanted but vacancies for new tenants occur each year.
Water supply is provided on both sites and on the Charles Avenue site the tenants have formed their
own Association.
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Anti Litter and
Environmental Improvements
New litter bins are provided each year to help keep our
Town clean and tidy. Plantings of seasonal flowers and shrubs
take place annually and dog litter bins are installed at
various locations.
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Remembrance Sunday
In partnership with the local Branch of the Royal British
Legion and the St Mary's Church, Eastwood, the Town Council
arranges the annual Remembrance Day service and parades.
Attended by uniformed groups, community organisations and
civic dignitaries, this impressive programme includes a
full church service, followed by marching parades through
the Town and ends with services of commemoration at the
Towns two Memorials.
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Community Grants
The Town Council has reviewed and reconfirmed its policy
of supporting community organisations in Eastwood that provide
clear benefit to Eastwood people. In the main,
this takes the form of giving grants to organisations that
can demonstrate how their activities benefit others in Eastwood.
In
past years, the Town Council has given grants to
the Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, sports club, arts
and music groups and in special cases to individuals who
are engaged on a project on their own which gives indirect
benefit to others.
Budgetary provision is already in place for the current
year for these grants and a new application form is available
to organisations who would like support in meeting the cost
of their activities.
Successful organisations
are invited to a council meeting in the autumn
where they are presented with the grant cheque and publicly
applauded for their work.
Any organisation in Eastwood can apply and the application
forms are now available from the Town Council Office
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Community Grants
The Town Council gives grants each year to organisations in Eastwood who provide
different forms of benefit to the Community. Applications for Grants are determined
in relation to the amount of benefit the particular activity gives to the community.
The Town Mayor presents grant cheques during a Council meeting in October.
Limited
grants are also given to individual residents who are carrying out work which is
useful and brings positive benefits to others or for work, which will develop
their own careers and interests.
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Town Mayor Awards
The year 2003 see the introduction of a new initiative, which aims to
publicly commend the efforts, work and contributions of individual people
who, over a long period of time, have achieved considerable success
in various community developments.
The title 'unsung heroes' perhaps descibes best
the people which the Town Council are seeking for this award. Nominations are
invited by public notice and those selected are presented with an award certificate
during the annual Town Meeting in April.
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Twinning Initiative
A Twinning Link was established in December 2003 between Eastwood and Szolnok, Hungary. This was first suggested by Frank Grayson of Eastwood who was born in Hungary.
Szolnok has a population of 78,000 and is situated at the crossing of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers approximately 100 kilometres east of Budapest.
The photograph shows the delegation from Eastwood on their first visit to Szolnok. Back row left to right: Pam Storer, Marge Rowley, Sally Rose, Sue Bagshaw, Frank Grayson, Di Martin, Denise Helliwell. Front row left to right: Don Rowley, Doug Wilcockson, Malcolm Plumb
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Other Activities
The Town Council takes a keen interest in representing the feelings of the community
upon planning proposals for future development in the Town. The control of crime and
other anti social behaviour is another activity and the Town Council has contributed
to new and extended CCTV systems and is constantly pressing for additional police
resources.
Finally the Town Council is regularly involved in specific projects for the Town
each year and the two previous ones were the provision of an impressive millenium
public clock and the celebration of the Queen's Jubilee year.
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