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Silent Students, Happy Homes
Over the past few years, the issue of students living in local communities has received both local and national press. The ‘student areas’ in Nottingham are home to permanent residents too and these are people who have to get up every morning for work, may be elderly, or have small children. These people see more and more students each year moving into their communities and feel some anguish about the problems arising:
- High rates of crime (often through student windows and doors left unlocked).
- Low-level anti-social behaviour (noise pollution). You may only have one party in a year, but for a family living in a street dominated by students, it can seem like there is a party every evening, especially with students walking home at night and shouting in the streets.
- Serious problems of litter and waste (dumped mattresses, bins always on pavement etc).
- More fast food outlets – fewer post offices, schools closing down, etc.
To help deal with this issue, your Students Union joined forces with The University of Nottingham’s SU to launch the Sshh! Campaign. This is targeted at student residents and asks for consideration and respect for the communities in which you live. The Sshh Campaign is endorsed by both universities, the City Council, Nottinghamshire Police, Residents’ Groups and all our affiliated student nights.
Most of the community is very welcoming to students – but there are three things to remember:
- Only put your bin out on the street on bin day. If you need bulky rubbish taken away, call 0115 915 2000 or request a special collection from the council. DO NOT dump rubbish on the pavement!
- Keep noise in the evenings to a minimum.
- Always shut your windows when you leave a room (even if just for a minute) - keep crime out.
