My Meadows

New Year, new job? We are recruiting several Neighbourhood Safety Officers. Click on the link to apply!
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Join us and the Sheriff of Nottingham for the Meadows Christmas Lights switch-on at the Bridgeway Centre this Thursday (27 November) at 3.30pm! 🎄❄️

“Only £40 cash, mate. We’ll sort it.”

Translation: “We’ll dump it round the corner and you’ll get the fine.”

Scam alert! What may seem like a bargain is actually a .

If they’re not licensed and won’t provide a receipt, they’re not legitimate.

Help us to fight fly-tipping and stop criminals from trashing your local area.

Have you ever been offered a cheap waste collection deal and do you think it was legit? Let us know below 👇

Keep Britain Tidy

Think cheap waste collection is a good deal? Beware: it could turn into fly-tipping. Unlicensed traders who dump rubbish illegally ruin our neighbourhoods and take money away from public services like schools, parks and social care. We’ve launched #FightFlyTipping Fortnight to protect the places we love and stop criminals from trashing them. Here’s how you can help ⤵️ If you see a cheap deal on social media that looks too good to be true, don’t fall for it. Unless they have a licence, you’ll be paying for a criminal to dump your stuff illegally. Take three simple steps before agreeing to a waste collection 1. Ask for a waste carrier registration number 2. Check it on the Environment Agency’s public register (or call 0300 065 3000) 3. Check you’ll get a receipt Protect yourself. Protect your community. Protect your local environment. Join us in the fight against fly-tipping. Say no to a #RubbishDeal.

🎉 Half Term Fun at the Meadows Library!

Looking for something fun and free this half term? Come along to the library for creative crafts, brilliant books, and a welcoming children’s area with toys and space to play.

🧸 Children’s area – perfect for reading, relaxing, and play
📚 Cosy up with a book or join a storytime session
🎨 Special Half Term Events: Jacob Lawrence Crafts – Friday 31 October, 11am – 12:30pm
🎟️ No booking needed – just turn up and enjoy!

www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/library/the-meadows-library

Blue Badge Bunch
A Game Show Where Disability Takes Centre Stage!

Nottingham Central Library | Saturday 1 November, 11am and 2pm |Tickets: £4 per person, or £14 for a family of four.

Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, Blue Badge Bunch is a hilarious, hands-on game show where the audience takes centre stage! Hosted by comedian Benny Shakes, this interactive experience invites you to try challenges like drawing with your feet, making lunch one-handed, and more.

This inclusive event flips the script, showing how disability can be a source of strength, humour, and connection. Whether you’re disabled, non-disabled, or somewhere in between, come and join the fun where disadvantage becomes an advantage. For ages 7+

www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/bluebadgebunch

🍂 Looking for something fun to do this half-term? There's so much going on across our libraries for families to join in with this October. 🎃

✨From pumpkin carving to game shows, science takeovers to story workshops, there's something for everyone. Get involved!

www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/october-half-term

🎈🎉 It's Book Club Day 2025 🎉🎈

📚 Nottingham City Libraries are celebrating this Book Club Day with The Reading Agency, and we are taking a moment to share the joy of being part of a book club and demonstrating how being part of a book club is a way to foster community and belonging.

✨ Take a moment with us to go through some of the lovely things our customers have said about our reading groups and how important they have been in their lives. If you want to join in on the fun, look at our website to find a reading group near you!

www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/reading-groups

Planning a clear out this bank holiday weekend?
Don’t be tempted to leave unwanted items or waste on the street or next to bins, this is fly-tipping and comes with a £400 fine!
If you have waste to get rid of that can’t go in your household bins, you can take items to the Recycling Centre or book a Bulky Waste Collection instead.
Find out how to get rid of your waste the right way 👉 www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/bins

📚 We're already seeing lots of Summer Reading Challenge finishers across our Nottingham City Libraries - a massive congratulations to everyone who's completed it so far! 📚

Don't forget to keep visiting the library to collect your stickers - children who read 6 books will get a certificate and an invite to a special medal ceremony. 🏅

🌟 And now for some fun stats! 🌟

So far, we've had 1423 readers sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge, with a whopping 4408 books borrowed across out library service. If we stacked those books up, they would reach 88m tall, which is about the same as 29 african elephants stood on top of each other. Phew! 🐘

💻Apply here - https://tinyurl.com/Assistant-Compliance-Officer or https://tinyurl.com/Mobile-Patrol-Officer by 7/9/25.