Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee

Nottingham City Council’s Neighbourhood Management Service works to improve the quality of life for residents through involving local people in decision making and changing services provided by the Council and its partners to meet the needs of different areas. A central part of this approach is the Area Committee structure. There are nine Area Committees covering the whole City each comprising two or three adjoining wards. The Area Committees enable ward councillors, along with local residents and other stakeholders, to influence what happens in each area either through direct decision making – such as allocating an annual capital budget – or being consulted on matters that affect the area – such as schools reorganisation. Click here to download the Area Committees Terms of Reference. There is also access to an archive of meeting agendas, reports and minutes of Area Committee meetings.

The Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee takes in the two electoral wards of Wollaton West and Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey.

Your Area Committee Chair for 2008-9:

Councillor Dick Benson

What do Area Committees do?

• Work with communities to identify issues and needs.
• Develop actions that address the most important issues through partnerships with service providers and agencies
• Scrutinise local services and make sure they are accountable to local people

Also, all Area Committees produce a Local Community Plan through consultation with their community, service providers and partner agencies. In order to progress these actions Area Committees lead on a range of projects, for example: activities for older people; litter and graffiti removal; improvements to street lighting; events to promote health and volunteering.

To find out how you can get involved in the work of your Area Committee or to attend the next meeting, please contact us using the details below.

Dates, times & venues for Wollaton & Lenton Abbey Committee

All meetings are at 5.30pm in the Council House

Thursday 7th June 2007
Thursday 26th July 2007
Thursday 6th September 2007
Thursday 8th November 2007
Thursday 10th January 2008
Thursday 6th March 2008

Click here for Area 7 Committee reports, agendas & minutes

Key Contacts

Wollaton West

Councillor Michael Cowan
Councillor Georgina Culley
Councillor Dick Benson

Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey

Councillor David Oldham
Councillor Tony Sutton

Local Member of Parliament

Alan Simpson (Nottingham South)

Description of Wollaton & Lenton Abbey area

The area is a pleasant, residential area located southwest of the City of Nottingham. It is made up of two wards; Wollaton West and Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey. The wards broadly cover the neighbourhoods of Wollaton Vale/Wollaton Road, Wollaton Village, Wollaton Hall and Park, Wollaton Park Estate, Lenton Abbey, University of Nottingham and the Jubilee Campus. Each ward is represented by elected City Councillors.

The area has a resident population size of around 23,250. Approximately 50% is male and 50% is female. The principal age groups are 18-59 years and 65-84 years. The community is predominantly white (83.8%), with a significant Indian community in Wollaton West and Black British in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey (source: Census 2001).

Although part of the City of Nottingham, the area creates an illusion that it is away from the city. It is an extremely varied area with industrial parts like the University of Nottingham and the Queens Medical Centre. It includes a mixture of council housing and privately owned properties, mainly built during the 40's and 50's. The area has some of the most affluent and desirable neighbourhoods in the city but does include pockets of severe disadvantage.

Wollaton and Lenton Abbey have a relatively good physical environment with a number of open and green spaces carved up by main road access routes into and out of the city. Neighbouring community and leisure facilities provide good access to sports and recreation with the Tennis Centre, Bramcote Lane library and Beechdale Baths all offering varied choices. The area includes a range of well used churches and community centres as well as a number of high performing primary and secondary schools.

Neighbourhood Management and Area Committees

Each Area Committee is supported by a Neighbourhood Management Team, a small team of Council officers who specialise in area working, developing partnership working, community development/empowerment and resolving local issues. The Neighbourhood Management Team contact details are listed below.

Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Neighbourhood Management Team Contact Details:

 Tim Coulson

Area Manager -
Tel: 0115 915 8077

Madge Saunders
Neighbourhood Action Officer (Wollaton West)
Tel: 0115 915 8352

Norman Walker
Neighbourhood Action Officer (Lenton Abbey)
Tel: 0115 915 8089

Dawn Simpson
Neighbourhood Action Officer (Wollaton East)
Tel: 0115 9158228

Somia Rehman
Area Administrator
Tel: 0115 9158233

Neighbourhood Management Team Office
First Floor
Severns House
20 Middle Pavement
Nottingham, NG1 7DW.

E-mail: myvoice.wollatonandlenton@nottinghamcity.gov.uk