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  • Bingham Christmas Fayre

     

    Performance Schedule

    Market Place

    5pm • Bingham School of Dance & BMTC
    5.20pm • KS Dance Academy
    5.45pm • Robert Miles Infants
    5.55pm • Robert Miles Juniors
    6.05pm • Evie M
    6.30pm • BTC Oscar Awards
    6.40pm • Lydia’s Academy of Dance
    7.00pm • Carnarvon Primary School
    7.15pm • Beccy Burgess & Students
    7.30pm • Sing It Bold Gospel Choir

    Eaton Place

    6pm • Vale Voices Community Choir

  • Temporary Traffic Signals – Long Acre, Bingham, 14th to 15th October 2025

    Temporary two-way traffic signals will be in place on Long Acre, Bingham, between its junctions with The Paddock and Market Street, from Tuesday, 14th October to Wednesday, 15th October 2025. The signals will be in operation 24 hours a day and will be manually controlled during peak times (7:00–9:30 AM and 3:30–7:00 PM). These measures are necessary for Severn Trent Water to carry out a hydrant repair. For further details, please refer to the attached document.

  • Temporary Road Closure – Willow Road, Bingham, 5th November 2025 to 16th January 2026 (UPDATED 11 November 2025)

    A temporary one-way road closure will be in place on Willow Road, Bingham, from its westbound junction with Grantham Road to its eastbound junction with Grantham Road. The closure will be in effect from 8:00 AM on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 until 5:00 PM on Friday, 16th January 2026.

    This restriction is required for Severn Trent Water to carry out water main renewal and connection works. An alternative route will be signed via Grantham Road. For further details, please refer to the attached document.

  • Memorial Testing – Bingham Cemetery and St Marys Churchyard – Scheduled for 28 October 2025 Onwards

    Do you own a family grave or headstone in Bingham Cemetery off The Banks or at St Marys & All Saints Churchyard?

    Please take a few moments to read this information. It is aimed to help you understand why it is necessary for the council to carry out safety inspections on family memorials to ensure a safe environment in our cemeteries to visitors and staff.

    Do you know anyone who visits a cemetery or owns a memorial? If you do, please advise them to read this information.

    Why are we testing memorials?

    Over the past five years there have been several accidents to members of the public in cemeteries across the country, several have been fatal.

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) want councils to inspect memorials at least once every five years, making safe those that fail the inspection process.

    This guidance has been developed by a sub-group of the Burial and Cemeteries Advisory Group, which advises the Ministry of Justice on all aspects of burial law.

    The sub-group represented burial ground operators, memorial masons and cemetery managers as well as the Health and Safety Executive.

    The insurance industry and the Local Government Employers were also consulted.

    Burial ground operators should have systems in place to control the risks from memorials to their employees, contractors, friends’ groups, volunteers and members of the public.

    All memorials fitted after April 2004 must comply with National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) Code of Practice.

    We appreciate that testing and making safe memorials temporarily may cause upset to bereaved families, but our priority must be the safety of those people visiting cemeteries.

    How do we plan on testing?

    The first part of the test is a visual inspection to identify the type of memorial and its condition this will be carried out by a qualified memorial testing body.

    What do we do if we find a problem?

    • Warning Signs will be placed on or near any memorial found to be unstable
    • The memorial may be laid down, only if necessary.

    Who is responsible for the safety of a memorial?

    Responsibility in the first instance rests with the grave purchaser, or the stonemason or the person who puts the memorial up.

    What do you do if you are advised that your memorial is unsafe?

    We understand that this may be upsetting for you and apologise for any distress it may cause.

    If your memorial has been subject to action to make it safe and/or a warning notice attached, you can choose too either:

    • Have the memorial repaired by a Registered Memorial Stonemason
    • You can arrange for the memorial to be laid down by a Registered Memorial Mason
    • If you choose to have your memorial repaired, then the documents required will be completed by your memorial stonemason.

    Do not attempt to repair or remove memorials yourself. Only approved memorial masons should carry out this kind of work to make sure safety standards are complied with.

    Please be aware that cemeteries are potentially dangerous places. Visitors to cemeteries should keep to footpaths, avoid touching any memorials and ensure that children are always supervised.

     

  • Temporary Road Closure – Grantham Road, Bingham, 26th to 27th September 2025

    A temporary road closure and parking suspension will be in effect on Grantham Road, Bingham, from its junction with the A52 Bingham Bypass for a distance of 200 metres in a westerly direction. The restriction will be in place from 8:00 PM on Friday, 26th September until 5:00 AM on Saturday, 27th September 2025. These measures are required for carriageway repair works being carried out by Via East Midlands on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council. No diversion routes are available during this closure. For further information, please refer to the attached document.

  • Temporary Road Closure – Mill Hill Road, Bingham, 1st October 2025

    A temporary road closure will be in effect on Mill Hill Road, Bingham, from its junction with Frome Gardens to its junction with Charlock Gardens, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Wednesday, 1st October 2025. The closure is required to allow Severn Trent Water to carry out manhole cover repair works.

    Diversion route: Tithby Road – Nottingham Road and vice versa.

    Please follow the signed diversion and plan your journey accordingly. For further details, please refer to the attached document.

  • Temporary Overnight Road Closures – A46 between Winthorpe and Syston Roundabout, 6th October – 10th November

    A temporary road closure will be in place on the A46 between Winthorpe and Syston Roundabout, from Monday, 6th October 2025 until Monday, 1oth November 2025. This is to enable the upgrading of the current lighting to LEDs. The new LED lighting will be more energy efficient and require less maintenance in the future.

    Work will be carried out overnight, between 8pm and 6am.

    To ensure the work is carried out safely, the Highways Agency will work under a combination of slip road and lane closures. Unless otherwise indicated, work will be completed over 1 night.

    The initial programme of works is below, for further updates and diversions please visit their website https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/east-and-west-midlands-led-roadside-lighting-upgrades which will be updated at regular intervals.

    During closures, fully signed diversions will be in place.

    Access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout.

     

    Mon 6 Oct – Winthorpe underpass – no traffic management

     Cattle Market Roundabout

    Tue 7 Oct 8 nights  – Inner and outer lane closures

    Melton Road junction

    Friday 17 Oct – A46 northbound entry slip closed

    Melton Road junction

    Monday 20 Oct 2 nights – A46 southbound exit slip and lane 1 closed

    Nottingham Raceway Karting junction

    Monday 20 Oct – Southbound exit and entry slip closed

    Melton Road junction

    Wed 22 Oct 2 nights – A46 northbound exit slip and lane 1 closed

    Nottingham Raceway Karting junction

    Wednesday 22 Oct – Northbound exit and entry slip closed

    Shell garage past Seagrave Road

    Friday 24 Oct 8 nights – Northbound carriageway closed and a partial closure of Parkhill Lane. Lane 2 of the southbound carriageway also closed.

    If you would like further information about this work, please contact National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 24/7, or email:

  • Temporary Road Closure – Newgate Street, Bingham, 28th October 2025

    A temporary road closure and parking suspension will be in effect on Newgate Street, Bingham, from its junction with Gillotts Close to its junction with Moor Lane, between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Tuesday, 28th October 2025. These restrictions are necessary for Severn Trent Water to repair and replace defective manhole frames and covers.

    The diversion will be via Fairfield Street – Long Acre – Cherry Street – Church Street – Market Place. Please follow diversion signage and plan your journey accordingly. For further details, please refer to the attached document.

  • Temporary Footpath Closure – Moor Lane Foot Crossing, Bingham, 13th to 14th October 2025

    A temporary footpath closure will be in place at Moor Lane Foot Crossing, Bingham, from a point 100 metres north of its junction with Newgate for a distance of 50 metres in a northerly direction. The closure will be in effect from 10:30 PM on Monday, 13th October 2025 until 5:35 AM on Tuesday, 14th October 2025. This closure is necessary to allow Severn Trent Water to carry out tamping works. For further details, please refer to the attached document.

  • Temporary Lane Closures – Nottingham Road & Fosse Way, Bingham, 15th to 27th September 2025

    Temporary left lane closures will be in effect on both Nottingham Road and Fosse Way, Bingham, approaching the Saxondale Roundabout, from Monday, 15th September until Saturday, 27th September 2025. The works will take place overnight between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM. These restrictions are necessary for National Highways to carry out maintenance works on the A52, including grass cutting, barrier checks and re-tensioning, drainage maintenance, and sign cleaning. For further details, please refer to the attached document.