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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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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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.
Rules
and Regulations
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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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