Decision

That Cabinet:
 

a)      
note the findings and lessons learned from the pilot
initiative to green entrances and exits to towns and villages in
Newark & Sherwood in line with the aspiration set out within
the Community Plan;
 

b)      
agree that officers try to identify a further five
towns and parishes for inclusion in the initiative in 2025/26 and
in subsequent years through to Local Government Reorganisation in
2028;
 

c)      
agree that Newark & Sherwood District Council
will absorb the labour costs for the planting initiatives within
existing resources, but costs associated with the purchase of
plants, seed and bulbs is met by the Town and Parishes, as well as
the cost of their future maintenance either via the Town and Parish
or VIA; and
 

d)      
give approval for one-off costs of £8,606 to
fund a rotavator and bowser be agreed, as well as an annual cost of
£1,034 for access to a water rental, with both to be from
within the Environmental Services budget, to enable future delivery
of the project.