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A brand-new opportunity has been launched to help shape the future of heritage and culture in Newark and Sherwood. Applications are now open for local people to join the Open Doors Board, working alongside staff and volunteers at the Palace Theatre Newark, National Civil War Centre and Newark Castle to help develop and review a three-year programme enabling access to arts across the district.

The Newark and Sherwood District Council managed lorry park has been awarded the prestigious Park Mark Freight Award following an assessment by the Police Crime Prevention Initiative and the British Parking Association. The award is only given to the highest quality lorry park operators across the UK.

Several projects aimed at improving the community and supporting the lives of residents are now taking place thanks to nearly £30k of funding from Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Community Grant Scheme.

Armed Forces veterans working for Newark and Sherwood District Council formally presented the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award certificate at a Full Council meeting on Tuesday 7 February.

A spectacular series of films featuring multiple Oscar winners and lesser-known gems will screen at the National Civil War Centre’s Tudor Hall this month and next.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is taking a stand against aggressive behaviour towards their staff and warning that there is ‘no excuse for abuse’.

1400 trees will be planted across Newark and Sherwood as part of the District Council’s free tree scheme.

Anti-social behaviour at St Marks Place is being stopped in its tracks as part of another project to make Newark’s streets safer.

A stunning new exhibition of ceramics by acclaimed artist Emilie Taylor will open at the National Civil War Centre this March. Launching the day after International Women’s Day, on Thursday 9th March, the remarkable display entitled Tubthumping will blend the 16th to 18th centuries with the present day, looking at how women’s roles have been impacted and the challenges they still face.

Newark and Sherwood District Council led a small ceremony today to pay respect to victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day.  The small remembrance service was held at the Irena Sendler statue on London Road in Newark.