Don't bin £100
Students living in Lenton can play a huge role in improving waste management across Nottingham. The University works with the council to let students know when their bins will be collected and remind every tenant that they risk a £100 fine if their bins are left in the street. Students are also given advice on the City Council's recycling programmes.
As seen here, students and local residents regularly meet over a cup of tea and a slice of cake to ensure strong community relationships and discuss how a safe, friendly and clean environment can be maintained.
Read on to find out more about the Lenton and Dunkirk tea parties.
The most common complaint from local residents is the noise made by students living off campus.
In response students taking part in the Nottingham Advantage Award ran an awareness campaign to remind those living off campus to consider the effect noise can have on their neighbours.
The contribution that students make to their local community is often appreciated, no more so than the work that Giselle Kennedy and a group of fellow students put in at the Peace Garden on Lenton Recreation Ground.
The American Studies and English Studies student was named ‘Young Person of the Year’ at the BIG10 awards, in recognition of the amazing contribution that she has made to her local community and to Nottingham as a whole.
Giselle Kennedy, put time and £500 of her own money in to set up the garden, which is intended to promote community cohesion between students and local residents, while providing a beautiful habitat for wildlife.