Small electrical items and Tetrapaks can now be deposited for recycling at a leisure centre and the City Council’s HQ, thanks to a council pilot scheme. Clifton Leisure Centre and Loxley House in the city centre are two of the first designated drop-off points taking part in the scheme, with other locations including more leisure centres and community centres to be added.
The move aims to help increase recycling of unwanted small electrical items such as mobile phones, chargers, electronic toys, hairdryers and smaller kitchen appliances such as toasters or electric scales that are small enough to fit into a carrier bag. It will also allow Tetrapak cartons – widely used for items such as long-life milk, juice and Pringles – to be deposited provided they are clean, dry and empty. While recyclable, Tetrapaks are often not collected during residential kerbside recycling collections due to the material being difficult to process and separate at local recycling facilities.
City Council Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Energy, Environment and Waste Services, Cllr Sally Longford, said: “These new recycling points across the city will make it easier for residents to recycle unwanted electrical items and Tetrapak cartons. “Residents should use these banks to save space in their general waste bins and avoid contaminating their recycling bins. With recycling week coming up, we are trying to encourage more recycling of a wider range of products that cannot be put in your household recycling bins.”
You can find your local recycling drop off point for small electrical items and Tetrapak cartons at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/smallitemrecycling
Nottingham based carers from Coppice Lodge care home have been spreading a little joy around the local community, dishing out hearty breakfasts for frontline workers to show their support and say thank you for all that they do. With lots of suggestions from the team on where to make their first delivery, Hayward House Hospice Palliative Care Unit was selected to receive the feast in recognition of their outstanding work throughout the pandemic. The Coppice Lodge team created tasty breakfast bags including sausage and bacon sandwiches, along with vegetarian and gluten free options. They also included a touching ‘thank you’ letter, offering words of support and encouragement to their fellow healthcare heroes.
The care team at Coppice Lodge now intend to continue spreading the joy across the community to those who have worked throughout the pandemic. Plans include deliveries to a multitude of sectors including the emergency services, fire, ambulance and police units, paramedic teams, local GP practices, chemists and pharmacies, postal service workers, refuse collectors and even teachers at local primary schools.
Lifestyle Manager, Lorna Thornley, who is playing an instrumental role in delivering the delicious meals around the community said, ‘During my deliveries, I met some truly inspirational people who have really worked hard over the last year and absolutely deserved a treat! Everyone was so grateful for their breakfast sandwiches, and it really goes to show how a little bit of kindness goes a long way’.
Alex Field, Home Manager at Coppice Lodge, said, ‘We have received so much positive feedback about our breakfast deliveries, and I am just pleased to know that maybe the reason a key worker is smiling is because of our team – It is an incredibly rewarding feeling and the whole reason we started our breakfast initiative!’.
Coppice Lodge, operated by Ideal Carehomes, is a residential and dementia care home boasting a hair salon, cinema room and spacious lounges overlooking landscaped sensory gardens. All 64 bedrooms are en-suite, enabling staff to deliver person-centred care in a dignified manner, promoting independence as far as possible. For more information about Coppice Lodge, contact Home Manager Alex on 0115 920 5906 or click https://www.idealcarehomes.co.uk/.
A small team of dedicated volunteers have been praised for working tirelessly to create a ‘fantastic’ new community garden in the grounds of a Nottinghamshire church. They have transformed an overgrown area of land at St Paulinus’ Church in New Ollerton into a blooming wonderful green space of nature featuring a variety of plants and flowers, herbs, seating, and a water feature.
Now the fruits of their labour can be enjoyed by the whole community, with the garden a place for people to simply enjoy, meet friends, grow their own produce and hold small events such as fayres and celebrations – a far cry from what it looked like little more than two years ago when community stalwart John Pearson launched the project. Nottinghamshire County Council has contributed £1,700 from its Local Improvement Scheme towards the project, with funding also coming from a variety of individuals and organisations – including the Unite Community Union, Newark & Sherwood District Council, Edwinstowe and the Dukeries Lions Club, the Rotary Club of Sherwood and the Freemasons of Bassetlaw.
To date, £8,000 has been donated to cover the costs of creating the garden – while the group has also received hundreds of plants from kind-hearted residents. Councillor Tom Smith, Vice-Chairman of the County Council’s Communities Committee which approved the LIS funding, attended a special opening event for the garden and paid tribute to John and his team of volunteers for their work to transform the green space.
He said: “Firstly, I am especially proud that funding from our Local Improvement Scheme has helped John Pearson and the volunteers to create such a wonderful community space. “The garden looks absolutely fantastic and the tremendous work carried out by John and his team means residents now have somewhere to go and enjoy, while it also provides a social opportunity to build a sense of community and belonging.
“It is projects like this which the scheme is in place for and I hope the garden will be enjoyed by members of the local community for many years to come.” Students from the town’s Dukeries Academy have also been involved in the project, while schoolchildren from the Parkgate Academy made mosaic tiles for the garden – which was blessed by the Rev Richard Hanford, the new priest-in-charge of the Parish of Ollerton with Boughton, at a special ceremony on Saturday, 4 September.
The garden is also home to the ‘Bassetlaw Birch’ in recognition of the efforts of NHS workers during the pandemic, while the group is working with mental health charity Nottinghamshire MIND to expand the garden and provide a ‘listening ear’ space for anybody who needs professional help. And John revealed how he and the volunteers were not deterred by the difficulties posed by the Covid-19 crisis to create the garden.
He said: “We had grass six-foot high when we first started. It was an abandoned vegetable plot, basically, and it’s taken two-and-a-half years to come to fruition. “We struggled through the restrictions, isolations, lockdowns and it hasn’t been without its costs health-wise, so it’s been a hard task, but we’ve enjoyed every single second and the results are here for everybody to see.
“A lot of people are simply overwhelmed by how it looks from what it was just a month ago because everything had died back, and it’s started to come through again for autumn. “It’s not a big space but it’s a friendly space and it’s quiet and it’s peaceful – and people like that. It’s somewhere where they can come and, as we keep saying, just be yourself. “The other day a lady was sat on one of the arbours, which the LIS funding went towards, and she was reading a book with a flask of tea – and that’s what the garden is all about, to just come in and enjoy it for what it is.” Cllr Mike Pringle, ward member for Ollerton at the county council, said the new community garden was a place for everybody to enjoy and hailed John for his devotion to the cause.
He said: “The community garden, which has been created by John Pearson, is just a fantastic place for people to come and talk. “John has opened it for everybody. It matters not whether you’re churchgoing or not, the garden is open for anybody to come and relax. “It even has an area for people that need to talk outside of the home environment, so that they have a safe place to come and talk with whoever they want to talk to – professional or not – just to offload. “John, himself, is an incredible human being and throughout the pandemic has done brilliantly at bringing this all together for us.”
Over 100,000 rapid tests (lateral flow test) to support the fight against Covid-19 have now been provided across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. As of Monday 6 September, over 100,000 tests have been taken by people without any symptoms of Covid-19 at Community Testing sites to ensure they aren’t carrying the virus and potentially transmitting it to others.
Around one in three people with Covid-19 don’t have any symptoms, but can still pass it on, which is why rapid testing is such a vital tool in helping to identify cases of coronavirus we would otherwise not find. Even those people who have been vaccinated can still pass on the virus – it is vital to still take regular tests. Through the Community Testing Programme, people have benefited from easy access to tests at local testing centres and mobile units in neighbourhoods. The Programme has also given out nearly 60,000 home testing kits.
Jonathan Gribbin, Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire said: “Mansfield and other areas across the county are currently seeing high rates of transmission, in a wide range of settings, and affecting people of all ages. Asymptomatic testing plays a vital role in detecting these cases and breaking the chain of transmission. “I’m delighted we’ve reached the 100,000 mark with so many people in Nottinghamshire taking regular tests to protect their communities and loved ones. “Lateral flow tests are free, quick and easy to do and can be completed twice a week. Thank you to everyone who has already used these tests.
With rates in Nottinghamshire remaining at a high level, I encourage everyone to make twice weekly testing a part of their routine, even if they have already been vaccinated” Lucy Hubber, Director of Public Health at Nottingham City Council, said: “This milestone is a great achievement to everyone that has worked hard to set up and sustain a successful community testing programme across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. I would like to thank everyone who have taken up this offer and have used these tests to protect the people around them.
“It takes two minutes to take a free rapid Covid-19 test – a simple and quick swab from the back of the throat and nose. Results take only 30 minutes to show – these 30 minutes could protect your family and friends. “Now we are beginning to experience normal life again, testing is still an important tool in our efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19 and continue to protect each other.” Group Manager at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, Andy Macey, said: “As part of our response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we released 50 members of staff from their normal duties to support our partners. Out of those 50, we had six individuals working on Nottinghamshire’s Community Testing sites. “Those six members of staff worked extremely hard behind the scenes turning libraries, leisure centres, pubs and even football grounds into testing facilities.
“Our staff trained volunteers into testing operatives who have gone on to test thousands of people around the county. “The fact that the testing programme has gone on to test their 100,000th person today is fantastic and a great achievement.
“On behalf of everyone from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, we want to congratulate and thank everyone on this programme for their hard work throughout the tough months and for stepping up to this challenge. It has been fantastic to witness great teamwork and partnership working.” There are many sites across the city and county where you can take a test or pick up a box of home testing kits. For further information on opening times and how to order tests online is available on our community testing website page.
In addition, you can order home test kits for free online or collect them for free at local pharmacies. Please remember, if you are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 or have a positive rapid test, you must urgently take a PCR test, you can also take a PCR test if you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive – you can simply book a test on the Government website or by calling 119.
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s free parking promotion across its car parks, Free After 3, is set to expire on September 30. The authority has supported retail and hospitality in locations across the Borough when it brought in the initiative in April to support local business as they were recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
With many businesses now trading full time again on high streets in West Bridgford, Bingham and Keyworth and locally larger sporting events again taking place, the Council is returning to pre-COVID parking operations at its sites. This is to assist further turnover of spaces at the popular facilities in line with its Off Street Car Parking Strategy.
It will continue to review its car parking policy and charges in line with any central Government changes as a result of the pandemic and has decided to make the change to assist with providing a continued sustainable service. Charges at Rushcliffe car parks are re-invested back into facilities that ensure they are safe and attractive with maintenance on lighting, resurfacing, ticket machines and improvements such as the highly popular RingGo service and electric vehicle charging points.
Ashfield District Council has secured over £80k in funding for domestic abuse education programmes, intervention projects, and to support survivors of domestic abuse. The first programme which will be funded is the Domestic Abuse Educational Programme. The programme aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse whilst promoting healthy relationships and respect. This will be delivered by Equation the domestic abuse charity, to 600 children in Years 5 and 6 in two hour sessions over a four week period.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has also approved funding for the Youth Intervention Project to provide Youth Workers for Ashfield. The project will target anti-social behaviour in young people aged 10 – 19. Youth Workers will engage young people in positive activities to enable behaviour change, and to provide support as well as interventions.
Both projects will be commencing in October. The Council, working in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, has also secured £20,000 match funding, £40,000 in total, to support survivors under the Sanctuary Scheme Programme. The Sanctuary Scheme allows survivors of domestic violence to safely remain in their own homes, without fear of the perpetrator returning, by installing a safe room in their home.
The Scheme also allows other supportive security measures such as extra locks, stronger doors, security lights and a portable police alarm, to be installed in the home. Cllr Helen-Ann Smith, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, said “This is absolutely fantastic news as we know how valuable these schemes have been in the past. We have the chance to make a real difference with the educational programmes by teaching children about healthy relationships and how to seek help should they need it.
“The Sanctuary Scheme is expected to support and protect at least 100 survivors of domestic abuse in Ashfield over the next 12 months. The funding will allow us to continue to support vulnerable residents when they need it the most. Tackling domestic abuse and supporting survivors is a key priority for the Council and this funding will help us achieve this”.
The Yorkshire Air Museum has burst back to life celebrating the wonder of Aviation, which we proudly proclaim as Yorkshire’s greatest invention! Did you know that the aeroplane was first invented in our own county?
Museum Director Barbara George explains: “Scarborough born nobleman George Cayley was so inspired by the passenger carrying hot air balloons of the Mongolfier brothers in France that he defined the principles for a ‘flying machine’ in 1799, designing the very first outline of a ‘conventional’ aeroplane with fixed wings, a ‘fuselage’ and using the acts of propulsion and lift as individual functions to make it fly.”
This ultimately led to the creation of his full-size glider which, in 1853, made the first man-carrying flight at his family home at Brompton by Sawdon. The Museum is proud to display the unique replica of this amazing craft which now takes take centre place in our huge hangar, strikingly mounted on a plinth, along with other iconic Yorkshire designed aircraft, such as the Blackburn Buccaneer, the last of a long line of aircraft from the company founded by Leeds born Robert Blackburn, and, of course, own unique WWII Halifax Mk. III bomber, “Friday the 13th”. This is so named after the most successful Halifax, flying from its Yorkshire base at RAF Lissett near Bridlington.
We know you will be inspired after visiting our wonderful museum, based on an original WWII Bomber Command base, with all the history and heritage of the period.
Enjoy discovering our amazing aircraft collection amongst our extensive, spacious grounds and take a stroll around our woodland nature area. Discover a tranquil, fragrant spot in our ‘Jardin des Papillons’ or Memorial Rose Gardens and enjoy a family picnic on our lawns.
Open Daily 10:00am to 17:00pm. (Winter 10:00am – 16:00pm) Admission: £12 Adults, £5 Child (4-17). Family £30 (2A + up to 3 Children.) Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award.
Getting married isn’t just about going on honeymoon, but it sure is an exciting plus to the whole shebang! But how do you go about milking the special occasion for all its worth? Everyone loves an upgrade and if you can’t get one when you’re going on your honeymoon then when can you? It’s the perfect opportunity to be pampered and spoiled, especially after all the stress of the wedding planning is over. Calling first class!
There are so many moments where you might be able to wangle an upgrade when you go on honeymoon. The first is the flight. This is a lot easier to accomplish if you haven’t booked a package deal through a high street travel agency. If you’ve booked flights and accommodation separately then turning up at the airport in your finest clobber, rather than like a scruff bag (albeit a very comfy one), is a great way to find yourself boosted up to First or Business class. This is an important fact to consider as the area you want to be moved into is usually full of very well-heeled people. The next step is to arrive at the airport early. This gives you the best opportunity of nabbing any last-minute upgrades. Don’t forget to check again when you reach the gate in case an upgrade has become available since you checked-in. Another hot tip for making it more likely to receive an upgrade is to fly on a Saturday as this is when business travellers are usually at home, meaning you have less competition.
Tell the world you’re here for your honeymoon. Once you’ve made it to your honeymoon destination the next step towards getting an upgrade is to tell everyone that you’re on your honeymoon! It’s important to do this at the right time though. Telling businesses that you’re going on your honeymoon when you make the booking tends to hike the prices up. So, you’re better off waiting until you hit the runway to mention that you’re newly-weds on honeymoon. If you’re staying in a hotel then mention at check-in that you’re on your honeymoon and ask if there are any honeymoon suites available for you to upgrade to or if there is anything they can do for you to help make your honeymoon more memorable. Then as you go about making your precious memories whilst you are away, you need to keep speaking up.
Tell everyone you meet that you’re there on your honeymoon. You never know, it might lead to a couple of free glasses of champagne over dinner at any of the restaurants you might visit! The same can be said for any activities, excursions or day trips that you intend to do whilst you’re away. Live like an A-lister. Of course, before you even get to this stage you need to decide on where to go! If you’re at a loss for ideas, other than knowing that you want the A-list treatment, then take a leaf out of @RocknRollBride’s book. She says that ‘If you’re looking to really go all out on your honeymoon, to have a once in a lifetime experience and to truly live it up like a rock star, then the Maldives has to be top of your list.’
The South Ormsby Estate is located in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Classed as an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, this region can justifiably boast history and tradition. The Estate spans some 3000 acres, with Jon and Jan Thornes being the current custodians.
Tristan Jorgensen is the Head Distiller at South Ormsby Estate. Tristan gained distillery experiences in Scotland and is now utilising that knowledge and those experiences to great advantage, having created a multi award-winning brand for South Ormsby Estate’s own craft gins, with several of the botanicals used coming from the estate. History dictates that Charles Burrell Massingberd (1749 – 1835) became the squire of South Ormsby Estate during 1802. I found Burrell’s Dry Gin (43% vol) superb.
This elegant, refined production is classic and fresh. Burrell’s Dry Gin has botanicals that include juniper, angelica root, coriander seeds, lemon peel, apple and almonds, plus some more, that make this gin the very worthy and excellent quality production that it is. Fragrant, smooth and crisp is how I would describe this gin. The mouthfeel and palate’s sensation enjoy the fruitiness. I found that with an added tonic, this production came into its own., having delights of citrusy overtones and really great for a G&T mix, garnishing with citrus fruits.
Marie Jeanne Rapigeon of Versailles (1764 – 1863) refurbished and transformed South Ormsby Estate, bringing further elegance and glamour. Marie Jeanne became the second wife of the squire and the gin created by Tristan Jorgensen pays a great tribute to this lady. Red fruit aromas and flavours are evident, in this splendid, pink gin (43% vol) production. Also, fabulous for adding colour, to any occasion.
The botanicals used for this gin include juniper, angelica root, coriander seeds, cassia bark, pink peppercorns, strawberries, raspberries and cranberries. Again, I found this to be another extremely well-balanced production. Certainly, the bouquet is fruity and, with the palate following through, having further highlights of complexity and depth, this much appreciated and respected delectation is a ‘pink gin’ lover’s delight. South Ormsby Estate, South Ormsby, Lincolnshire LN11 8QS. Contact details, information and ordering: www.southormsbyestate.co.uk/gin
Eight years ago I walked through the gates at Stoke Lane for the first time in many years. As i was being greeted by the members of Carlton Town Football Club along came a well-dressed and pleasant gentleman to see who the new guy was.’Hello,Brian Dennett, Commercial manager’ were the first words that i received as my introductions were being made.Little was i to know at the time how such a good friendship would evolve over the years from a man that wanted to be involved with everything about the football club.
Brian was a man with so much knowledge and at an age of seventy-two was still active and keen to be making a difference where a lot of people at his time of life would be quite content to see their days pass by. He was a man that was a constant threat to everybody’s pocket with his endeavour to raise whatever funds he could to aid the progress of the club. His only intention was to be seen to be making money to help everybody involved have an opportunity for he knew that without his efforts the personnel involved wouldn’t have such a good football club.
Over the last few years myself and Brian would travel together to fixtures home and away with Brian driving to the home games and myself to the away ones. He was a very knowledgeable man who knew everything about every town or village that we passed through. Every trip that we had together was always like an adventure and each time it was always an interesting drive to say the least.
In his latter years Brian would struggle with illness but this wouldn’t deter him getting up on a Saturday morning or getting out in mid-week to support a club that was dear to his heart. He would still be active and still be plugging away to do his bit even at the age of seventy-nine with his constant requests of people for money for the club to keep us all afloat.
Sadly Brian passed away on Wednesday 24th February at 8PM and even in his final week from his hospital bed whilst struggling for his life was still fund-raising for the club. I have no doubt now that he will be up there at the Pearly Gates trying to convince St Peter to empty his pockets for sponsorship for the benefit of the club and that once he is through those gates be going to the big man himself.
God bless you Brian, thank-you for everything that you did for us all at the club and thank-you personally for the last eight years.
R.I.P Brian Dennett 3rd February 1942 – 24th February 2021
