Rushmoor Borough Council

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Playfest! day in Aldershot town centre on Saturday. We had an amazing amount of fun and it was great to see you all enjoying the activities. Playfest! will be back next summer, but there's no need to wait that long for our next event - Dinosaur Invasion! in Aldershot town centre on Saturday 18 August and Farnborough town centre on Sunday 19 August. ttps://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/dinosaurinvasi on

Our Summer Fun series of free music in the bandstand at Princes Gardens continues tomorrow (4 August) with the Farnborough Concert Band from midday onwards.

Not long now until Playfest! an amazing free day of play and games in Aldershot town centre tomorrow (4 August), including puppet show, craft, circus skills, board games, dance, African drumming and more! It all starts at 10am - for more details and to view the programme of events please see https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/playfest

A reminder that as from today (Friday, 3 August) we will be taking over the running of the car park at Aldershot Centre for Health, on a temporary basis while NHS Property Services seek a long term provider. We will be using a pay and display system http://ow.ly/lws730l4EX0

The Rotary Club of Aldershot and the Friends of Basingbourne Park received a total of £11,000 in the latest round of grants from the Farnborough Airport Community Environmental Fund https://bit.ly/2vv6iNI

If you want to find out more about the planning applications we have received for Aldershot and Farnborough, please see our weekly list at http://bit.ly/2kKqBka

By the end of today all households in Aldershot and Farnborough should have received a letter asking them to confirm the information we have about them on the electoral register.
We would be grateful if you could respond promptly. Confirming your information is quick and simple and you can do this online or by phone, using the security codes printed on your letter. You will also be able to text us if you are just confirming the information we hold is correct.
For more information please see www.rushmoor.gov.uk/canvass2018

More than 150 businesses in Aldershot and Farnborough are to continue benefiting from business rate relief https://bit.ly/2NTXVmw

We now have one of the famous silent soldiers outside the council offices in Farnborough. Others have already gone up in various locations across the borough, including the Queens roundabout in Farnborough and the Wellington and NAAFI roundabouts in Aldershot.
The silent soldiers are appearing across the country as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. This one has been sponsored by our Rushmoor in Bloom colleagues.

Due to the extremely hot temperatures predicted for tomorrow (27 July) we have agreed that our bin collection teams can start work one hour earlier so they can complete their rounds and get out of the sun an hour earlier.
Therefore, our rubbish, recycling and garden waste collections will start at 6am. So if you could put your bins out by this time we would be very grateful. We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause.

We have a vacancy for a full time Civil Enforcement Officer, working as part of our Parking Management Team. The salary is in the range of £19,821 to £24,657 plus enhancements. The closing date for applications is 31 August. For further details please see https://bit.ly/2uQrWMX

Join us for Playfest! in Aldershot town centre on Saturday 4 August. It's going to be an action packed day of fun hands-on play, games and activities to try. Slime making, brick building, crafts, circus skills and more! Kids can have a go at something new in our workshop marquee - yoga, dance, african drumming, kung fu and singing. Plus they'll be balloon modelling, puppet and magic shows. We hope to see you there! Find out more at https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/playfest

Aldershot's first ever Picnic and Pop Family Festival takes place at Manor Park this Saturday.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with good written, interpersonal and IT skills to join us as a Technical Support Administrative Assistant.
Salary is in the range of £19,821 to £24,657. Closing date for applications is 12 August https://bit.ly/2uZpBhW

The poppy shaped flower beds at the council offices in Farnborough are looking fantastic this morning.

If you are heading down to Aldershot Lido today, the West End Centre are running some free art activities from midday.

If you'd like to find our more details about the planning applications we’ve received for Aldershot and Farnborough, please see our weekly list at http://bit.ly/2kKqBka

Not long to go until Playfest! an amazing free day of play and games coming to Aldershot town centre on Saturday 4 August http://ow.ly/yv7F30l5ZKn

A new initiative, aimed at encouraging women to help find solutions to the range of issues facing people in Rushmoor, launches on 9 August.
Each meeting of the Rushmoor Women’s Forum will focus on a single topic and will feature guest speakers. The subject of the first meeting will be addiction. For more information please see the contact details on the poster.