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What is Southwell Town Council responsible for?

     Car Parks

Southwell Town Council manages these car parks:

King Street
Church Street
Bramley Centre
Park Lane
Memorial Drive
Leisure Centre (part-owned and maintained by The Minster School and the Leisure Centre Trust)

Newark & Sherwood District Council enforces on and off-street parking offences.

   Markets

Southwell Town Council runs the Southwell Markets and activities in the Market Square.

Parks and Open Spaces

Southwell Town Council owns and maintains:

The Burgage
Riverside
Froggatt’s Field
Orchard Land
Memorial Park, where some areas are leased to the Bowls Club, Tennis Club and Southwell City FC
Centenary Sports Ground, Brinkley, which is leased to Southwell City FC, who maintain it

The Council leases and maintains:

Norwood Gardens Play Area
Minster Fields
Open areas in newer housing developments such as Humberstone Road

  Tourism & Events

Southwell Town Council is responsible for:

Lantern Walk
Funday on the Burgage
Tourist Information Centre, within Southwell Library (the space is rented rom Inspire and is staffed by volunteers)
Southwell Events Facebook Page
Southwell Town Council Instagram

  Property Ownership & Rental

Southwell Town Council owns and maintains:

The Old Courthouse
Church Street toilets

  Special Projects

Southwell Town Council is responsible for using additional funding on special projects:  2018: CIL funding was designated to create new facilities onMemorial Park, where the outdoor gym was built. Also, the recently built skatepark.

What Southwell Town Council is not responsible for.

 

Highways & Grit Bins

Nottinghamshire County Council is responsible for the maintenance of roads, pavements, footpaths, pothole repairs, road markings, gritting, road improvements, verge cuttings and road closures.

NCC also provides yellow grit bins and a limited supply of grit.

BUT Southwell Town Council match funds NCC for minor pavement repairs and purchased four blue community grit bins (filled by residents).

Road & Street Cleaning, Litter & Dog Bin Emptying

 

Nottinghamshire County Council is responsible for:

  • cleaning roadside drains

Newark & Sherwood District Council is responsible for:

  • street sweeping
  • emptying litter bins
  • emptying dog bins

BUT Southwell Town Council

  • purchases dog bins
  • pays NDCS to empty dog bins
  • pays NDCS for extra cleaning of Market Square
Rubbish & Recycling

NSDC is responsible for refuse collections and collection of local recycling.

Cemeteries & Burial Grounds

Newark & Sherwood District Council is responsible for maintenance of cemeteries.  Southwell Town Council is not responsible for maintenance or provision of cemeteries.

Southwell Leisure Centre

Southwell Leisure Centre is managed by an independent Trust.  Southwell Town Council has three trustees on the board.

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