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Nottingham News, Notts Health & Care

Kirkby in Ashfield’s Ada Lovelace House will be one of over fifty buildings across the UK lit up to mark Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Famous buildings across the UK are set to light up to raise awareness of leukaemia this September. Ada Lovelace House on Urban Road will be turning red to raise awareness of leukaemia as part of the charity’s blood cancer awareness activities.

National blood cancer charity Leukaemia Care have organised the lighting of buildings across the UK to raise awareness of leukaemia, as well as its signs and symptoms, as part of their Spot Leukaemia campaign.
Leukaemia is a form of blood cancer. Blood cancer is the UK’s fifth most common cancer and the third biggest cancer killer.

Blood Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) takes place each September and is a chance for patients, charities and healthcare professionals to raise awareness and share stories of their experience of blood cancer.
Across the country, over 50 buildings are lighting up in celebration of Leukaemia Care’s 50th anniversary as a charity. As well as shining a spotlight on leukaemia, the charity is encouraging members of the public to take its free leukaemia awareness course which will help to raise awareness of the vague symptoms of this cancer. The charity also have free fridge magnets and symptoms cards available to order.

Councillor Jason Zadrozny, Leader of Ashfield District Council, said: “We’re very proud to be supporting Leukaemia Care, a fantastic charity who do brilliant work for so many people. “I’m looking forward to seeing Ada Lovelace House lit up just outside our Council Offices in Kirkby. If our support of Blood Cancer Awareness Month can raise awareness for just one family in need then it will be worthwhile.”

Director of Patient Advocacy for the charity, Zack Pemberton-Whiteley, said, “We’re delighted that Nottinghamshire is supporting our initiative.
This is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that people are more aware of the vague symptoms of leukaemia which can often be mistaken for other common illnesses, such as the flu. As well as enjoying the light up, we’d encourage members of the public to take our free online course which will improve their awareness of leukaemia”.

To find out more about the #SpotLeukaemia campaign and to take the free leukaemia awareness course, head to www.spotleukaemia.co.uk

Nottingham News

Rushcliffe Borough Council is seeking views on renewing its PSPO (Public Space Protection Order) which seeks to control street drinking and outdoor sleeping within West Bridgford. The authority introduced the order in 2017 to help combat the small number of incidents in public spaces in the town associated with the issues.

More information on the proposed PSPO is available at www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/pspo and all are invited to email their views to communitysafety@rushcliffe.gov.uk or in person at Rushcliffe Community Contact Centre on Rectory Road in West Bridgford.

Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Environment and Safety Cllr Rob Inglis said: “The Public Space Protection Order has been effective in acting as a deterrent to those street drinking or outdoor sleeping in West Bridgford. “This behaviour can be associated with begging, littering and aggressive or intimidating actions.

“Whilst there has been no significant rise in incidents over the last three years, it continues to give our partners and us a valuable tool to give extra protection to the public should incidents occur.

“In the designated area, police, police community support officers and council officers will continue to have powers to help tackle these behaviours which will help to prevent some of the associated issues.
“We continue to signpost those in need to the support services on offer to help them back on their feet, and with partners, tackle the vast majority of anti-social incidents effectively.”

The views will feed into the Council’s Communities Scrutiny Group and if agreed, the new order will be reviewed at a Full Council meeting later this year with the target date for the order being effective from March 1, 2020.

Nottingham News, Notts Sport

Nottingham Forest produced a solid start to the new season under Sabri Lamouchi, prompting a lot of love for the Frenchman from the club’s supporters. When the head coach was officially unveiled, just 19 minutes after the departure of Martin O’Neill, many fans, including myself, uttered the words “who’s he?”

Social media endured its usual meltdown as the ITK’s (In the know) frantically scrambled to google the relatively unknown 47-year-old. His playing career was impressive to say the least, having starred for the likes of Monaco, Inter Milan, Marseille and Parma. However, regarding the coaching side of things, Lamouchi has limited experience.

Since landing the Forest job in late June he’s had a baptism of fire as far as fixtures are concerned. The likes of West Bromwich Albion, Fulham and Leeds United are all well fancied to feature within the Championship’s top six come season’s end. Not only that, the enormity of the squad was enough to boggle the mind of a veteran, never mind a guy that’s only been around for eight weeks.

But Sabri Lamouchi has wasted no time in enforcing his system of choice and his players of preference to facilitate it going forward. His decision play with a solitary holding midfielder as opposed to a pairing, favoured by previous managers at the club, is already paying dividends further up the field of play.

The fact that Forest have scored eight league goals in five matches would suggest that Sabri is not content to negate and stifle the opposition in the pursuit of safety. Fear not, before I get carried away and announce imminent promotion to the Premier League, it’s a good time to remind one’s self that Stuart Pearce had the Reds top of the Championship approaching October of 2014. In my opinion, it’s better to be in the hunt and have something to aim for at such an early juncture in the season. When you’re at the top there’s only one way to go!

Luck has played a part in the achievement of the impressive results thus far it must be said, even the most biased Forest fan will admit that we could and should have been three goals down before snatching a point at Leeds. And Charlton too, at times it looked like a training exercise of defence versus attack. But, to Lamouchi’s credit he addressed the situation in both of those matches by utilising his subs bench and tweaking the formation. The man clearly has a plan B. As for luck, every successful team in history has received it on the route to glory. Cast your minds back to the European Cup semi final of 1979, had Cologne’s Roger Van Gool scored and not hit the post when his side were already two nil to the good at the City Ground, the Forest badge may never have sported a solitary star, let alone two.

Going forward, I’ve seen enough to suggest that the former Rennes coach has enough about him to keep Nottingham Forest in the promotion hunt, and perhaps more importantly, to still be in charge by the end of the season. There is plenty of work to do and his preferred starting eleven is not yet nailed down, but the framework looks good. For the first time in years the team have a bit of midfield muscle in the form of Bostock, Semedo and Samba Sow; finally casting off the tag as Championship lightweights.
Throw into the mix a certain Joao Carvalho and you can certainly see room for improvement. Even the record signing now has competition for his place in the form of Tiago Silva which indicates another facet that has eluded the club in recent years, strength in depth.

All over the park, except for strikers, Nottingham Forest have two decent players fighting for just the one shirt. This will be key to the long season ahead in league and cup competitions.

I’ve often said that winning over the Forest fans is one of the toughest gigs in football, but it seems as though they’ve really taken to Lamouchi. In reference to the idiosyncratic chant of “What is love? Sabri Lamouchi, j’adore,” bellowing from the terraces, it couldn’t be more apt at this moment in time. (written prior to the NFFC v PNE game)

Nottingham News, Notts Sport

Carlton Town 4-0 Belper United
The final warm-up game for the team would see Belper United travel to Stoke lane as late replacements for Gresley who had to pull out of the fixture due to their season having to commence only a few days later. The Millers again would show that they were organised and disciplined with their work on the pitch and end their pre-season with a convincing four-nil victory in this one.

Barton United 3-2 Carlton Town
A week later and after an unbeaten pre-season the team would travel north to Hull and Barton United in an F.A. Cup fixture. The game would prove to be a tight encounter with both teams applying themselves vigorously to progress to the next round. It was always going to be a close affair with Carlton finding the home side very difficult to break down for many periods of the game. The Millers were always chasing the game and weren’t allowed to be as fluent as they had been in pre-season and would eventually succumb to a disappointing defeat in a game where the home side were always ahead with the scoring.

Lincoln United 0-2 Carlton Town
With players returning from injury Carlton would travel the following week to Lincoln United for their first league fixture of the newly sponsored Betvictor Northern Premier League. Wanting to put behind them the disappointing result from the previous week The Millers were looking to start off the new campaign as we mean to finish it, and thus we did. For the first thirty minutes the game was tight with very few opportunities for either side until Opoku would open the scoring for Carlton. Not long after this Elliott was dismissed very harshly as The Millers continued to press the home side and try to increase their lead. We would play nearly sixty minutes of the game with only ten men on the field and Lincoln would be kept mainly to long distance efforts on goal as they tried in vain to take advantage of their extra player. The Millers would increase their lead just before the hour mark with Ollie Clarke scoring a far post header to send The millers home with all three points.

Carlton Town 1-0 Sutton Coldfield Town
Four days on and we are now ready for the next task with Sutton Coldfield being the next visitors to Stoke Lane. Another hard-working performance from the team against a very capable and tough opposition would see this one concluded by Tom Maddison from the penalty spot ten minutes into the second half. It was again another game where The millers had to dig deep and show character to obtain the result and continue the good work that has prevailed from the summer.

Kidsgrove 0-1 Carlton Town
Up next would be a trip westward and across to Kidsgrove near Stoke and opposition that we had not encountered in over a year due to last season’s restructuring of the leagues. Again this fixture was to be a close knit affair and again it would take another penalty from Maddo to conclude this one in the dying embers of a game where both teams had many opportunites in a game that was well worthy of the entrance fee.

So, with three games in and plenty more to happen the season is well and truly under way. A promising start from a new group of players and staff has increased the hope for the remainder of the season and with more people showing interest in the club the expectancy also. Obviously there is a still a long way to go and a lot of hard work to be put in, but with everyone’s commitment and endeavour the rewards will be very fulfilling in ensuring this great club’s future success. Tom Maddison scoring from the spot at Kidsgrove.

Forthcoming Fixtures
Tues 10th Sept Stamford (a) 745pm
Sat 14th Sept Newcastle Town (h)
Sat 21st Sept Leek Town (a)
Wed 25th Sept Spalding Utd (h) 745pm
Sat 28th Sept St Neots Town (h) FA Trophy
All fixtures kick-off at 3pm unless stated.

Nottingham News

Businesses across Rushcliffe have transformed their appearance on the high street and made essential improvements to their shop fronts thanks to funding available from Rushcliffe Borough Council. Business owners across the Borough have received support from the Shop Front Improvement Grant, which assists businesses to match contributions to improvements, up to the value of £5,000.

Recipients of the grant include Cut N Curl in East Leake who installed a new door and double-glazing and Scissor Happy in Bingham who invested in new signage.

White Rabbit Teahouse in West Bridgford also benefited, using artificial flowers to create a floral frontage for their Tudor Square property.
Any high street businesses based anywhere in Rushcliffe can now apply for the grant. Find out more about eligibility via the authority’s website: https://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/business/supportingbusiness/businesssupport/

Piano Radcliffe in Radcliffe on Trent are also among those who have benefitted from the grant, installing a new awning along the shop front to allow visitors to embrace alfresco dining in the summer months.
Manager of Piano Radcliffe Katie Shaw said: “The Shop Front Improvement Grant contribution has enabled our valued customers to return to Piano time and again to enjoy surroundings as high quality as our food and service.

“The grant has helped us transform the area at the front of the business, really setting us apart as an attractive place to eat and drink.
“We would thoroughly recommend that any business making changes to their shop front consider applying for the support the grant can provide.” Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Business and Transformation Cllr Andy Edyvean said: “I am thrilled that so many businesses have already taken advantage of this brilliant scheme that can assist with the renovation, re-design or general improvement of their shop front.

“The grant not only enables businesses to make necessary changes, but also offers the potential to rejuvenate their shop front and improve experiences for their customers.”

Nottingham News, Notts What's On

The Robin Hood Pageant, now in its 38th year, has been completely re-imagined for 2019 and will be staged in a forest setting close to the historic Newstead Abbey for the first time ever while the Nottingham Castle is undergoing its £30m redevelopment. This spectacular event will be themed around the power struggle between Nottingham’s best-loved outlaw and his arch-nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham (#ChooseYourSide).

It will offer a diverse programme of entertainment including dramatic medieval re-enactments, a wealth of costumed period characters, historic demonstrations, hands-on activities, theatre and much more. The Pageant takes place on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2019 (11am – 4pm).

This unique and highly immersive experience will see the grounds of the historic Newstead Abbey transformed into a recreation of 12th century Nottingham, filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Robin Hood’s time and offering the chance to come face-to-face with medieval minstrels, artisans and colourful characters, including the legendary Robin Hood himself. The aim is to depict the life and times of Nottingham’s iconic hero and some of the real historical figures of the time in a captivating and historically accurate manner, celebrating the legend and keeping it alive for future generations.

A diverse range of medieval characters will be wandering the grounds; visitors can get an audience with the great King Richard I and learn about 11th century cures from medieval field hospitaler Fra Justin, while avoiding less savoury characters such as the King’s Executioner and even the Medieval Gong Farmer, complete with cess bucket.

Dramatic re-enactments and combat demonstrations will include The Knights of Nottingham clashing on horseback and on foot, falconry shows and displays from the UK’s leading 12th century re-enactment society, Historia Normannis, which will depict the lives of the Saxon outlaws and their Norman Overlords at the event in a number of interactive camps.
There will also be a wealth of theatre, storytelling and music to entertain visitors, with several bands of wandering Medieval Minstrels, storytelling from the Bard from the Bower and the tale of Robin Hood and the Monk performed by No Strings Puppet Theatre.

With plenty of demonstrations and hands-on arts and crafts activities to get involved with, from candle dipping to arrow making and from pottery to smithing, the event will be showcasing the various crafts and trades of the medieval era in a highly memorable and enjoyable way.

Visitors are also encouraged to eat, drink and be merry, with a variety of food stalls and a licensed bar provided by local brewery Castle Rock Brewery.

Cllr Dave Trimble, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture at Nottingham City Council, said: “We’re so glad to be able to host the Pageant at Newstead Abbey while Nottingham Castle undergoes transformation. We know that people from the city and beyond love to come and live the legend of Robin Hood! It’s going to be a great family day out with lots of exciting action to watch as well as activities to take part in and characters to meet. Grab the great Early Bird saving and have your half term plans on the calendar all ready for October.”

Stephen Jackson, interim Chief Executive at Visit Nottinghamshire, said: “This year’s Robin Hood Pageant is set to be a truly enchanting and spectacular event. One of the most engaging ways to learn about a historical period is to experience the sights and sounds for yourself, and what better way to learn about Robin Hood than by stepping into his world? We’re confident that this event will inspire an interest in Robin Hood and his time in future generations as well as helping to keep the legend alive for years to come. This highly immersive and entertaining Pageant is expected to draw huge crowds, and is a great way for visitors to experience the legend of Robin Hood ahead of the Nottingham Castle reopening in 2020.”

Nottingham News, Notts Health & Care

Retailers across West Bridgford are being encouraged to sign up to Nottinghamshire County Council’s take-a-seat campaign to help more older and disabled shoppers be ensured of a resting place when out and about. More than 300 businesses and other organisations across the county have already made a commitment to make their shops and buildings more age-friendly, with shops and organisations in West Bridgford now joining the scheme including Timpson, Co-op Funeral Care, Create! West Bridgford and Renew 37, a community hub based on Abbey Road.

By displaying the ‘We are Age Friendly’ sticker, businesses are providing reassurance to older people and people with a disability or chronic illness that they will be offered a seat when they go inside – should they need to rest. Many shops will also offer a drink and, if accessible, use of their toilet facilities. Councillor John Handley, Vice-Chairman of Communities and Place Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, “We are passionate about helping older people stay independent and connected to their communities and we encourage more shops and businesses to sign up to promote their great service for older customers.”

Local resident, Jenny Letts, welcomed the initiative. She said, “It’s a brilliant idea. When you’re out and about in West Bridgford is nice to know you have somewhere to sit for a rest without having to think about whether you need to buy something or not. “It may be warm now, but in the winter months it will be good to have somewhere to come in from the cold.

“I’m passionate about spreading the word about this idea as it helps people like myself to stay active and get out and about. “Eventually I’m sure more and more local shops and cafes will have the ‘We are Age Friendly’ sign in their shop window.” Timpson Store manager Chris Riley added. “We are very happy to support the scheme as it is our company ethos to play a part in helping the community where we can.” A third of older people are identified as lonely, with many losing independence because they find it increasingly difficult to walk from their home to local shops and community venues without the reassurance that there will be somewhere warm and comfortable for them to rest. Being an age friendly business makes commercial sense for retailers. Studies have shown that:

• 60% of older people are concerned by the lack of seating in shopping areas
• 33% of older people would feel ashamed to ask for a seat in a public place
• Annual high street losses of £4.5bn are predicted by 2030 if retailers fail to attract and retain older customers

Nottingham News, Notts Leisure

With children about to start their summer holidays and hopefully temperatures rising throughout August, being safe around water is vital. The Partnership’s members which includes Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, Nottinghamshire Police, The Royal Life Saving Society and the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, wants to stress that being water aware whether in or adjacent to water is essential. Also attending the event will be Nicola Jenkins, who tragically lost her 12-year-old son Owen in July 2017 when he valiantly rescued two girls who got into difficulties at Beeston Weir.

He managed to get them to safety, but he lost his footing and was sucked under the water. In his memory, Nicola set up OWEN – the Open Water Education Network – to educate people about being safe around water and to prevent further tragic loss of lives. Coun Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, will welcome partners to the 3 hour event, along with the Canal and River Trust, the county council’s schools swimming team and flood risk management team, Via East Midlands Flood Management team and Year 6 pupils from schools around Rushcliffe.

Coun Cutts said: “It is so important that we get water safety messages across to children and young people especially at this time of the year.
“Being aware of what to do if you see someone in trouble in the water can save a life so surely there’s no better incentive.

“Water safety awareness also needs to be promoted to adults and being able to swim must be a key message for everyone, regardless of how old you are.” The Underwater Search Team from Nottinghamshire Police will conduct a training dive to show people how they rescue someone in trouble and the RNLI will discuss cold water shock and ways to respect the water.
Speedo, a member of the Water Safety Partnership, will provide prizes for competitions taking place during the 3-hour event.

Nottingham News, Notts Health & Care

Nottinghamshire has been selected as one of only five councils in the country to deliver an ambitious programme to put healthy food on the menu for young children. The Department of Health and Social Care made the announcement today that Nottinghamshire County Council will be a Childhood Obesity Trailblazer to test out new and innovative ideas. The Council will receive £100,000 a year for three years to target families of pre-school children (six months – five years) and their childcare providers. Statistics show that almost a quarter (22.5%) of Nottinghamshire children are already overweight or obese by the time they reach reception age, showing that many of the current school age initiatives are too late to make a difference.

The Council’s plans include:
• Testing the creation of low-cost healthy food recipe boxes. These will contain recipe cards and ingredients for at least two family meals a week and will be priced at £3 – 4.
• Promoting Healthy Start vouchers and testing out innovative uses such as purchasing recipe boxes.
• Trialling the extension of the Council’s school meals to early years childcare providers.
• Offering nutritionist and development chef support to early years staff and child minders who cook and serve their own food.
• Developing grow-your-own schemes and small businesses in the community.
• Supporting parents to develop good eating habits with their children by offering them learning, peer support and the opportunity to cook, grow, eat and learn about food together at children’s centres.
• Promoting consistent messages on healthy food for pre-school children.

Councillor Tony Harper, Chair of Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee, said: “I am delighted that we’ve been successful in our bid for this scheme, as there were initially 102 local authorities who applied for the funding. “Research shows that eating habits formed at an early age can last a lifetime, so we want to target families of young children and their childcare providers to try and make a positive difference.
This isn’t about telling families what they should or shouldn’t be eating, but it aims to remove some of the existing barriers that are currently in their way.

We will put a range of options in place to help people learn about growing, preparing, cooking and eating healthy food in a way that is available for everyone.” Public Health Minister Seema Kennedy said: “Every child deserves the best start in life – communities need to come together to play their part in helping the next generation to be healthy and active. Prevention is at heart of our NHS Long Term Plan, but a one-size-fits-all approach does not work in public health.

These pilots are rightly rooted in the needs of the communities they serve and I look forward to seeing what benefits this grassroots approach has on our nation’s obesity problem.”

Ann Crawford, Deputy Director – Health, Wellbeing and Workforce Development at Public Health England East Midlands, said: “While obesity has no quick fix, this trailblazer project at Nottinghamshire Count Council is an innovative solution that clearly prioritises children and their long-term health. From expert local knowledge, to local authority intervention, community support and government action, we all have crucial roles to play in combatting obesity.” The programme will target areas where obesity in reception age children is currently higher, including parts of Bassetlaw, Ashfield, Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood. Additional support will be available to early years and childcare workers across the county to provide chef time and nutritionist support and promote consistent messages. The Department of Health and Social Care will share learning from these programmes with local authorities across the country to inspire wider innovation. It is hoped that more local authorities will follow suit and use their powers to do similar work in their areas.

The work is part of the government’s Trailblazer programme and is part of the second chapter of the Government’s childhood obesity plan

Nottingham News, Notts Health & Care

School pupils in Mansfield and Ashfield are set to benefit from additional mental health support following an announcement by Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Nottinghamshire County Council and NHS commissioners have successfully been granted extra funding by the government to extend a Trailblazer pilot to Mansfield and Ashfield to transform children’s mental health in the school setting. The original pilot was agreed for the Rushcliffe and Gedling areas last year and mental health teams in schools will roll out in these areas in December 2019. The extra funding is for two years and it will enable a mental health support team to be set up which will cover 20 schools across the Mansfield and Ashfield areas, offering increased access to emotional and wellbeing support. The teams, which will be staffed by mental health professionals, from Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust, will work with children and young people with mild to moderate emotional, mental health and well-being problems.

More schools across Nottinghamshire will also have the opportunity to attend free Mental Health in Schools Link Workshops. These workshops bring together education and mental health staff to discuss and plan how they can support children and young people’s mental health in schools. 109 schools attended these workshops last year. Nationally, one in eight young people aged five to 19 had a diagnosable mental health condition in 2017 and teenagers with a mental health disorder are more than twice as likely to have a mental disorder in adulthood. Mansfield and Ashfield has the highest number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) contacts in the County.

Councillor Philip Owen, Chair of the County Council’s Children and Young People’s Committee, said: “We are delighted that we have been successful in getting this additional support, which will benefit young people from Mansfield and Ashfield and their carers. This puts us in an excellent position to develop and improve mental health support in our local schools, which play a vital role in identifying mental health needs and building resilience in young people.”

Dr Gavin Lunn, Clinical Chair, Mansfield and Ashfield CCG says: “This scheme is a great opportunity to focus on early intervention. We know young people and their parents and carers want to be able to access mental health services quickly and that the earlier mental health problems are identified the better the health outcomes. Having mental health support teams in schools will provide additional support for well-being and mental health directly to children and young people and offer an easier and more familiar setting for them to access care when they need it.”

Julie Attfield is Interim Director of Mental Health with Nottingham shire Healthcare: “We are delighted at this extra investment in the health and wellbeing of young people in Mansfield and Ashfield areas. The mental health of young people is of the utmost importance and if we can help and support young people in a timely manner then we can prevent them using mental health services in the future.

That’s good for the young people, their families and society in general.” Further funding was announced by the Government for the Nottingham City area, which will be used to develop mental health support teams across 40 schools in the area. The teams in the City, Mansfield and Ashfield areas will all be operational from September 2020.