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Review: The Manfreds at Lowdham Village Hall

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Review: The Manfreds at Lowdham Village Hall

On what was the first day of their 2018 Spring Tour, The Manfreds hit Lowdham the day before the heavy snow returned. With the temperature already starting to drop outside, The Manfreds produced a show of such energy that the Village Hall was rocking to the rafters and nobody need fear the chill.

‘This is a new one for you,’ said Paul Jones, ‘and for us,’ when introducing jazzy instrumental, Cold Duck Time. For fans of this was probably the only unfamiliar number. The tune had a jazzy feel quite reminiscent of Georgie Fame’s, Yeah Yeah which also received a playing later. The opening number gave members opportunity to bat solos between them as did jazz funk, Put It Where You Want It originally by The Crusaders.

The core of the original Manfred Mann, Paul Jones (vocals and harmonica), Tom McGuinness (guitars and vocals), Mike Hugg (keyboards) and Rob Townsend (drums) joined by newer members Simon Currie (saxophones) and Marcus Cliffe (bass) bashed out many of the hits from the Jones era: Just Like A Woman, Pretty Flamingo, Doo Wah Diddy Diddy, Mighty Quinn, and, 5,4,3,2,1.

The hits kept coming with the crowd singing and clapping along, and Jones conducting their efforts from the stage. The group also harked back to their blues roots with King Pin and Howling Wolf’s Smokestack Lightning, which was a highlight.

Currie’s saxophones have given The Manfreds a jazzy edge and this was apparent in Jones’s solo hit, Bad Bad Boy, which was interwoven with Quincy Jones’s Killer Joe, and also on Nat King Cole’s, Straighten Up And Fly Right. Jones pointed out that Cole had written the lyrics based on the content of a sermon given by his church pastor Dad.

The gig also featured two classics from McGuiness’s time in McGuiness Flint: Malt And Barley Blues, and, When I’m Dead And Gone, which McGuiness noted was only kept off number one by Clive Dunn and the novelty hit Grandad! There was also a new ‘optimistic’ McGuiness song, How Lucky Can One Man Be from his new CD. Currie and Hugg had their time in the spotlight with an ambient instrumental Diamonds In The Sand before Cliffe delivered a unique vocal and bass version of Curtis Mayfield’s, People Get Ready. He used a loop pedal judiciously to set up bass grooves to underpin the song’s melody.

A standing ovation brought The Manfreds back to the stage for them to round off the gig, very appropriately, with a storming version of Bob Dylan’s, If You Gotta Go. This audience certainly wished they hadn’t got to!

Where were the gritters in Gedling borough? Council responds to criticism

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Where were the gritters in Gedling borough? Council responds to criticism

A council has clarified their gritting strategy after criticism from councillors, an MP and members of the public about the way the borough’s roads were managed during the heavy snowfall on Saturday.

In statement, Nottinghamshire County Council defended their gritting plan and said disruptions were ‘inevitable’ due to the amount of snow that fell on Saturday.

Gritting team manager Kevin Heathcote of Via East Midlands, which delivers highways services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, including winter maintenance, said: “Our gritting teams have been working around the clock to help the county stay on the move during this recent bout of wintry conditions. We have already more than doubled amount of runs compared to last winter.

“Our activity is closely based on weather forecasts. So based on this, our crews were out gritting main routes and severe weather routes, late on Friday evening and early Saturday evening and again on Sunday morning, including the Gedling district.  We had nearly 50 staff working shifts over the weekend.

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“Gritters spreading grit on the road is only the start of the deicing process.  Applying salt to the road does not guarantee that snow will not settle, as was the case on Saturday, as it was falling too quickly for salt to mix with it.

“Vehicle movement can help break the snow down and allow the salt to activate more quickly, so when traffic levels are low, roads can remain icy or snowy for some time, particularly given the amount of snow we had this weekend.

“Therefore it was a case of trying to manage the situation and keep treating and ploughing as necessary.  By mid-morning on Sunday the main roads were clear and easily accessible.

“With the amount of snow we’ve had  it’s inevitable that driving conditions will be tricky with some short-term disruptions – particularly when it comes to hilly routes.

“We are very thankful for the public’s support and patience in such tough conditions.

“Our teams remain on 24 hour standby, which has been the case since last November, with teams due to be out tonight gritting main routes.”

Nottinghamshire County Council were criticised yesterday by leaders from Gedling Borough Council about the way the borough was managed during the cold weather.

In a statement, Cllr Michael Payne, deputy leader of Gedling Bought Council, said: “Slower than normal gritting response by the County Council left a number of main gritting routes closed by the middle of the evening.

The statement also claimed that “bus routes were severely affected, leaving many residents to walk home from Nottingham and surrounding areas, which they said was “clearly unacceptable.”

Police release CCTV footage after pensioner punched during attempted robbery in Mapperley

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Police release CCTV footage after pensioner punched during attempted robbery in Mapperley

Police have issued CCTV footage of a man police they would like to speak to after a pensioner was assaulted during an attempted robbery in Mapperley.

Officers are investigating after a 76-year-old man is believed to have been punched in the face in an attempt to steal his wallet in Woodborough Road, Mapperley.

Police say they were called at around 9.30pm on January 27 after the suspect attempted to steal his wallet in an alleyway.

The victim was knocked to the ground and the wallet was dropped; his glasses were knocked off his face during the struggle.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “The man we would like to speak to in connection with the incident is described as white, late teens to early 20’s, of a slim build and was dressed in dark clothing.

“If anyone has any information, please call us on 101, quoting incident number 859 of 27 January 2018.

Gedling councillors slam county council gritting operation

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Gedling councillors slam county council gritting operation

Leaders from Gedling Borough Council have slammed the gritting operation carried out yesterday on roads in the borough.

Cllr. Michael Payne, deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council today released a joint statement with other leaders criticising the gritting operation carried out by Nottinghamshire County Council.

In the statement from Mr Payne, which was also agreed with  Cllr. John Clarke, leader of Gedling Borough Council and Vernon Coaker, MP for Gedling; said: “Residents in Gedling Borough have raised serious concerns with us about Nottinghamshire County Council’s gritting operation on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, March 17.

“Severe weather was predicted for our local area but Nottinghamshire County Council’s gritting operation across Gedling Borough – including Arnold, Mapperley Plains, Woodthorpe, Daybrook, Redhill, Carlton, Gedling, Netherfield and Colwick seemed to be slower and less effective than it has been previously.

“Once again we find ourselves having to call for an urgent review of the county council’s response to severe weather in Gedling Borough, which is one of the hilliest and steepest boroughs in the County of Nottinghamshire.

The statement goes on to claim a ‘slower than normal gritting response by the County Council left a number of main gritting routes closed by the middle of the evening’ it also claims ‘bus routes were severely affected, leaving many residents to walk home from Nottingham and surrounding areas – this is clearly unacceptable.”

In the statement, Mr Payne, Clarke and Coaker did also praise efforts from police.

They said: “We’d like to thank Nottinghamshire Police for their outstanding efforts to assist those left stranded and struggling yesterday evening on our local roads.

They also thanked residents across the borough for their efforts during the bad weather.

They said: “Thank you to a number of residents who also got stuck in to help others out. We’d also like to thank the frontline council staff who do their very best in difficult and challenging circumstances.”

The councillors have said they are now requesting a review from Nottinghamshire County Council about the operation.

They wrote: “We are requesting an urgent meeting with the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council and her senior officials to seek improvements in the County Council’s response to severe weather in our borough and ensure lessons are learned to avoid this kind of havoc being repeated in the future.

“A number of years ago we decided to install extra grit bins across our borough, provided by Gedling Borough Council and also purchased additional gritting machinery specifically for Gedling Borough. We also managed to secure a number of additional local roads being included on the County Council’s main gritting routes.

“It is clear the urgent review we are now calling for will need to look again at what more can be done to further improve things.”

Gedling Eye has contacted Nottinghamshire County Council for a response

Teens to be trained about online safety at school in Gedling

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Teens to be trained about online safety at school in Gedling

A school in Gedling is to work with police to educate young people about staying safe online

Nottinghamshire Police has launched a new training initiative which will educate young people about online grooming, sexting and consensual sex. The training will begin next week following tomorrow’s National CSE Awareness Day (Sunday 18 March) and aims to raise awareness of this important area.

Working in partnership with Carlton le Willows, officers from the Public Protection team will delivering training sessions to 250 of their Year 9 students. Officers will then also carry out the training at other schools across the city and county.

DC Stuart Barson and DC John Whitworth first came up with the idea after working on several incidents of sexual offences which involved young people. Additional research found that teenagers in the Year 9 age bracket were most at risk of experiencing a sexual offence, making it more important than ever that we educate young people and ensure they are staying safe online.

“For many of us, technology just wasn’t part of our lives growing up. We were taught not to talk to strangers in the street or accept lifts from people we didn’t know. Those lessons are still invaluable, but our children face a different kind of threat today. Over the last year, we’ve seen significant increases in reports of grooming or exposure offences against under-18s and, in 2016/17, the majority of victims were aged between 13 and 15,” said DI Jamie Hill, who is an investigator in the Public Protection team.

“We don’t want to frighten young people, or imply that they are to blame in any way. However, we have to face the reality of the world we live in and we need to equip our children with the right tools and knowledge to keep themselves safe, both online and offline.”

The training will be delivered in small groups by DC Barson, who will focus on consent and the law, and DC Whitworth, who will focus on online grooming and safety.

The schools volunteered to be part of a pilot scheme, and the overall aim is to roll this training out to all secondary schools in the city and county.

Alongside the training for teenagers, Nottinghamshire Police is also running a number of sessions to educate parents about the types of behaviour to look out for and the steps they can take to protect their children online.

“We want to make sure young people know that there’s always someone they can talk to, whether that’s the police, the NSPCC, their parents or a teacher,” added DI Hill. “This week is all about talking – encouraging parents to discuss uncomfortable subjects with their children and reminding young people that their parents and teachers will understand.” 

Facebook will soon be showing less news. Here’s how to keep seeing Gedling Eye

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Facebook will soon be showing less news. Here’s how to keep seeing Gedling Eye

Facebook is showing less news. Here’s how to keep seeing Gedling Eye

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Shot fired in Carlton street

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Shot fired in Carlton street

Nottinghamshire Police has launched an inquiry after reports of a shot being fired in a street in Carlton.

Officers say they were called to Forester Grove in the town earlier today.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police told Gedling Eye: “We were called at 1.10pm today to what appears to be a firearm discharge in Forester Grove, Carlton.

“No one sustained any injuries; a scene remains in place whilst detectives continue to investigate.”

Flood warning to villages in borough ‘no longer in force’

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Flood warning to villages in borough ‘no longer in force’

A flood alert issued to villages in Gedling borough near the River Trent has now been lifted.

The Environment Agency had warned those living in Burton Joyce, Colwick and areas of Netherfield that flooding was possible after river levels continued to rise after recent heavy rainfall.

That warning has now been lifted.

LIFTED: This map shows the threat of flooding has been reduced

A spokesman for the Environment Agency said: “Nottingham Trent levels have fallen and are below levels of concern. There is no longer a threat of further flooding.

“Communities near to the River Trent should now be clear of water although some standing water may remain. We recommend caution as the situation could change. We are closely monitoring the situation.”

Have say on latest planning applications received by Gedling Borough Council

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Have say on latest planning applications received by Gedling Borough Council

Arnold

Rear ground floor extension (Ref. No: 2018/0204PN)

11 Astle Court Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6RU

Rear extension (Ref. No: 2018/0210PN )

13 Laneham Avenue Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 7LB

Variation of Conditions in respect of planning approval 2017/0826 relating materials and landscaping (erection of 3 bedroomed two storied detached house) (Ref. No: 2018/0156 )

The School House 323 Gedling Road Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6NZ

Single storey extension to the rear of the property and side extension (Ref. No: 2018/0121)

2 Birchfield Road Arnold NG5 8BL

Erect a 24′ x 9′ leg jack cabin, to the side of an existing building (Ref. No: 2018/0060)

Sherwood Lodge Sherwood Lodge Drive Arnold NG5 8PP

Burton Joyce

Demolition of existing dwelling, construction of new dwelling (Ref. No: 2018/0199)

122 Main Street Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5EP

Rear single storey extension (Ref. No: 2018/0216)

30 Bulcote Drive Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5AX

Side & rear single and two storey extensions (Ref. No: 2018/0186)

10 Glen Road Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5BQ

Calverton

Construction of a swimming pool, hot tub and outbuilding (Ref. No: 2018/0170)

81 Crookdole Lane Calverton Nottinghamshire

Two-story side extension to dwelling and detached timber frame garage (Ref. No: 2018/0205)

4 Forestry Houses Rigg Lane Calverton NG15 9AJ

Carlton

Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 2017/0528 to make changes to external appearance (Ref. No: 2018/0271)

Haddon Primary School Haddon Close Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 4GT

Replacement conservatory to the rear (Ref. No: 2018/0266)

47 Gedling Road Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 3FD

Erection of illuminated signage (Ref. No: 2018/0226)

1A Standhill Road Carlton NG4 1JL

Single storey extensions to rear and side and external alterations to dwelling  (Ref. No: 2018/0200)

97 Westdale Lane East Carlton NG4 3NX

Proposed 2-storey rear and side extension and single storey rear extension (Ref. No: 2018/0176)  

141 Standhill Road Carlton NG4 1JT

Gedling

Removal of existing single storey rear conservatory, replace with a single storey side and rear extension (Ref. No: 2018/0106)

42 Stoke Lane Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 2QP

Change of use from shop and living accommodation to 2 No. flats (Ref. No: 2018/0054)

4 And Coronation Stores Coronation Walk Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 4AQ

Single storey extension to the side of property (Ref. No: 2017/1557)

69 Shelford Road Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 4JB

Lambley

Substitution of house type – previous application reference 2015/0818 – Erection of Class C3 Residential Dwelling  (Ref. No: 2018/0122)

Woodsend Nottingham Road Lambley NG14 6EG

Single storey front and side extension (Ref. No: 2018/0175)

24 Main Street Lambley NG4 4PN

Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 attached to planning permission 2016/0572 with respect to Plot 1 (to increase the size and design of the garage) and Plot 3 (to insert 2 No. dormer windows to the north elevation) (Ref. No: 2018/0197)

Land North Of The Lambley Catfoot Lane Lambley Nottinghamshire

 

Linby

Erect 2.43m high green Nylofor fencing in 2 sections – 27m adjacent to Quarry Lane. 16.8m adjacent to field (Ref. No: 2018/0153)

Linby Cum Papplewick Church Of England School Quarry Lane Linby NG15 8GA

Mapperley

Fell two Sycamore Trees (T1 and T2) (Ref. No: 2018/0256TPO)

400 Westdale Lane West Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 6DG

Ravenshead

Works to trees (Ref. No: 2018/0263TPO) 

Tinkers Thatch Newstead Abbey Park Nottingham Road Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 8GD

Change of Use – Retail Unit (A1) to Beauty Salon (Sui Generis) [AMENDED: Opening Hours Monday-Sunday 08:00 – 19:00]  (Ref. No: 2018/0260)

8 Milton Court Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9BD

Replacement Dwelling (Ref. No: 2018/0194)

Ravenshead Wood House Blidworth Waye Ravenshead NG15 8GB

Proposed conversion to form new dwelling and domestic outbuilding, including single storey extension to the front (south) of the new dwelling (Ref. No: 2018/0190)

Land South Of Ricket Lane Ravenshead Nottinghamshire

Rear two storey extension, new chimney, external render finish, replacement windows and doors and increase in roof pitch with dormers (Ref. No: 2018/0181) 

9 Chestnut Avenue Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9DN

Installation of vehicular crossing (Ref. No: 2018/0172)

Land Adjacent 51 Kirkby Road Ravenshead Nottinghamshire

Replacement rear extension with enlarged flat roofed single storey extension (Ref. No: 2018/0165PN)

4 Vernon Avenue Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9BJ

Woodborough

Work to Ash tree (Ref. No: 2018/0255TCA)

72 Main Street Woodborough Nottinghamshire NG14 6EA

Woodthorpe

Extend an existing single storey bedroom wing to create 4 additional en-suite bedrooms and the introduction of a fire escape staircase (Ref. No: 2018/0184)

4 Albemarle Road Woodthorpe Nottinghamshire NG5 4FE

 

NHS worker Emma praised for work with dementia patients in Gedling

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NHS worker Emma praised for work with dementia patients in Gedling

An NHS worker has been recognised for her work for those suffering with dementia in Gedling at a prestigious awards ceremony last night.

Emma Anderson, a community support worker for the County Dementia Outreach Service, a role within the ; was named as ‘Unsung Hero of the Year’ at the Outstanding Service Contribution and Recognition Scheme (OSCARS).

The awards are hosted each year by Nottinghamshire Healthcare and recognises and rewards staff and volunteers who have gone the extra mile to deliver high quality healthcare services across the Nottinghamshire.

Emma, 42, won Unsung Hero of the Year for her work supporting staff in nursing homes to care for their residents with dementia. As well as implementing specialist treatment plans for residents, she works with care home staff to suggest and demonstrate ways they can improve a resident’s quality of life.

Louise Page, clinical specialist for the County Dementia Outreach Service, nominated Emma for the OSCAR.

She said: “Emma will challenge clinicians and care homes if she feels people are not working in a patient’s best interests. Her knowledge and expertise in dementia care and her passion and commitment to provide high quality care is obvious to all that meet her.”

RECOGNISED: (l to r): Dr Julie Hankin, Medical Director; Steve Banks, Non-Executive Director; Emma Anderson; Dean Fathers, Chair

Emma was delighted to have scooped an award during the evening.

She said: “Working with my patients – giving them a quality to their life and enabling others to communicate with them by understanding their needs – is what I enjoy most. I work in a team who support each other and are passionate about what they do.

“It feels amazing to have won! All of the nominees in my category deserved to be there and I feel very proud to have taken the OSCAR home.”

The OSCARS is now in its fifteenth year and is delivered with sponsorship from a variety of public and private organisations, including MITIE. This year, 171 individuals and teams were nominated, across the nine categories judged by staff, volunteers and service users.

Ruth Hawkins, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust chief executive, said:  “We were delighted to hold our fifteenth OSCARS awards this year, to celebrate the extraordinary hard work and remarkable achievements of our staff and volunteers. Congratulations to all the winners.

“As always, it was another fantastic evening and I hope all those who were shortlisted enjoyed the opportunity to share their successes.

“It is more important than ever to recognise and thank our staff and volunteers for the valuable contribution they make to both the Trust and the wider NHS. Their dedication is truly valued, as shown in the many nominations we received, and makes a real difference to everyone who uses our services.”

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