Films for a fiver: Arnold’s Bonington Theatre slashes film prices on Tuesdays!

While there’s not much we enjoy more than watching a big screen in a comfy chair for hours and classing it as socialising, heading to the cinema can often set you back a small fortune – and that’s before you’ve even bought any popcorn.

So Bonington Theatre in Arnold is slashing the stigma that going to the cinema is expensive by cutting all its cinema ticket prices to a fiver on Tuesdays.

This new money-saving offer has been launched to help make cinema more accessible and affordable for people.

PICTURED: The Bonington

The ‘Films for a Fiver’ promotion allows people to buy tickets for film screenings on Tuesdays for £5, so they can watch the latest Hollywood blockbusters and independent films at a reduced cost. 

Upcoming blockbusters include ‘Barbie’, ‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1″, “Oppenheimer”, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” and more.

Located alongside the Arnold Leisure Centre on High Street, The Bonington Theatre hosts a wide range of live music, theatre shows, comedy gigs and films throughout the year. 

Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke MBE said: “We are delighted to offer ‘Films for a Fiver’ on Tuesdays at The Bonington Theatre as a way to make the magic of cinema more accessible for everyone, particularly with the ongoing cost of living crisis. 

“We aim to create a welcoming and affordable environment for film fans across the borough, encouraging them to enjoy the immersive experience of watching all the latest films on the big screen.” 

Customers can book film tickets for Tuesday screenings for just £5, saving £1.80 on standard adult tickets. Children, concessions and carers will save 80 pence per ticket. There’s free entry for children under two years old and customers aged 16-25 with a Young Person’s Membership already receive a reduced cinema ticket price of £4. 

See what’s on and book cinema tickets online at www.boningtontheatre.co.uk, in-person at the box office or call 0115 901 3640.

Stoke Bardolph scarecrow festival is back to raise cash for charities

A popular family event, featuring scores of incredible creations, is set to return next month.

The residents of Stoke Bardolph will be hosting their famous scarecrow competition during the August bank holiday weekend (Saturday, August 26 – Monday 28).

Local resident and organiser, Sue Harte has been involved in the annual Stoke Bardolph Scarecrow event since its inception in 2021.

Sue told us that “the first year it was just to see how many scarecrows we could get throughout the village.

Pictured: Some of last year’s entries (PHOTOS: Sue Harte)

“There were no map sales and it was just a bit of fun for local villages and communities to get involved with and have a lovely walk around our village.”

It was after the first event which was a great success that Sue suggested at the next parish meeting that the village should make it a regular annual event.

Pictured: Some of last year’s entries (PHOTOS: Sue Harte)

Sue added “So here we are in 2023 and this will be our 3rd scarecrow event – we were on Notts TV last year and Notts TV is also covering this year’s event.

“We normally have 20-25 scarecrows on display throughout the village.”

For those attending the event this year, scarecrow maps are a £1.00 each (you can pay more if you want) from the village hall and 100% of the map sales goes to the favoured charity of the scarecrow that is placed as 1st.

Pictured: Some of last years entries (PHOTOS: Sue Harte)

Scarecrows will be judged 1st 2nd 3rd and prizes given with local Trent Valley Councillors Mike Adams and Sam Smith judging the scarecrows.

Sue said everyone is welcome and added: “There is free, safe parking at the village hall where refreshments are also available, so why not get on your raincoats and wellies (if needed) and have a stomp around to find the scarecrows, you could even finish off your walk with a pint or two at the Ferry Boat.”

VIDEO: Notts TV visit the event in 2022 (Courtesy of Sue Harte)

Last year the map sales totalled £180.00 which was split between the Village Hall Trust and Harley Jay Trust.

Selling Your House Fast: The Importance of Home Staging and Presentation

When you want to sell your house quickly, it’s critical to portray it in the best light possible. Home staging is an efficient approach that may help you exhibit your home’s full potential, entice potential buyers, and speed up the selling process. Let’s look at how home staging and presentation might help you sell your house fast:

1. First Impressions Matter

Potential buyers’ first views of your home can strongly affect their decision-making process when they walk through the door. A well-staged house may create a lasting good impression and distinguish your property from the competition. Buyers are likely to feel emotionally linked to a welcoming and well-organized place.

2. Create a Neutral Canvas

Staging entails depersonalizing the area so potential purchasers may envisage living in it. Remove personal artifacts such as family photographs and odd decorations and replace them with neutral colors and décor. It gives a blank canvas that appeals to a larger spectrum of consumers and allows them to envision how they might customize the space.

3. Maximize Space and Flow

Making rooms feel more large and useful requires proper furniture arrangement. Consider eliminating extra furniture to create more space and a flow that leads potential buyers through the property. Use mirrors strategically in tiny areas to give the illusion of a larger space.

4. Highlight Key Features

Every property has distinct selling characteristics; staging may draw buyers’ attention to these aspects. If you have a lovely fireplace, make it a focal point by placing furniture around it. Keep window coverings to a minimum if you have beautiful vistas.

5. Appeal to Target Buyers

Customize your setting to appeal to your area’s target audience. Create a comfortable and family-friendly ambiance with useful areas for kids, for example, if your neighborhood is popular among young families. Set up a suitable home office environment to display the possibilities for remote work if your location is appealing to professionals.

6. Pay Attention to Lighting

Good lighting may significantly improve how your home appears to potential buyers. Allow natural light by opening curtains and blinds, and ensure all rooms are well-lit during showings. Dark or dimly lit environments may appear smaller and less appealing.

7. Use Virtual Staging

Virtual staging is a popular and cost-effective way to display your home in the best light. Instead of physically staging rooms, virtual staging uses computer-generated pictures to demonstrate the area’s possibilities to potential purchasers. This is especially beneficial if your home is empty or you want to display different furniture combinations.

8. Spruce Up the Exterior

Remember to stage the outside of your home. Curb appeal is critical in attracting customers and enticing them to investigate further. Maintain the front yard, add some potted plants or flowers, and repaint the front door as needed. An inviting exterior might persuade prospective purchasers to enter.

9. Include Seasonal Decor

Consider using seasonal décor to create a warm and inviting ambiance if you sell your home during a certain season. For example, you may utilize beautiful pumpkins and autumn-themed items during the fall. However, avoid going overboard with decorations that may divert buyers’ attention from the house’s qualities.

10. Seek Professional Help

While home staging can be a do-it-yourself job, hiring a professional home stager can produce more dramatic effects. Experienced stagers have a keen eye for design and understand how to showcase a property’s assets while downplaying its flaws.

Finally, home staging and great presentation may be helpful strategies for selling your property quickly. Potential buyers are more likely to feel linked to your house and inspired to make a quick choice if you create an appealing and welcoming environment. Putting time and effort into staging your house might result in a faster sale and a higher selling price.

£250k Gedling Station restoration funding bid ‘rejected’ by Heritage Lottery Fund

A project to restore an historic Victorian train station in Gedling to its former glory has been dealt a major blow after its bid for £250k of heritage lottery money was rejected.

A grant application to support Gedling Youth and Community Hub with their work in restoring the building on Shearing Hill has been rejected by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for England, Midlands and East, according to their website.

The announcement gives no indication as to why the grant application was rejected.

The Gedling Youth & Community charity (Charity number: 522200) manages the station project that submitted the application. It’s chairman is Francis Rodrigues.

The project is described on the National Lottery Grants for Heritage website as ‘To restore a disused Victorian train station in Gedling, whilst providing a range of training in heritage and conservation skills to local communities.’

The charity wanted to breathe life into the old station building by transforming it into a community hub. They also planned to generate revenue for the charity by creating commercial office space within the property.

To help pay for the project, the charity hoped to secure £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

A spokesman from the National Lottery Heritage Fund said: “We can confirm that Transforming Gedling Old Station has been rejected. We know this is very disappointing news. There is a high level of competition for grants at every stage of the grant application process and unfortunately, we are unable to support all the applications we receive.”

The decisions by the National Lottery Heritage Grant funders are made on a monthly basis at Area/National delegated decision meetings for applications up to £250,000. These meetings are managed and chaired by Heads of Investment.

The Gedling Youth and Community Hub also applied for a £75,000 grant from Gedling Borough Council’s local Community Infrastructure Levy – although the result of that bid hasn’t been announced yet.

The charity had a declared income to the charity commission of £22,347 in year ending March 31, 2022 of which £18,463 was in the form of government grants.

Further information for the Gedling Youth & Community hub including contact details can be found on https://www.gedlingyouth.co.uk/

The National Lottery Heritage Grant decision can be seen HERE.

Gedling Eye contacted the charity for comment.

It is not known if the charity can appeal the decision.

Match Report: Carlton Town FC 3 – 1 Shepshed Dynamo

Pre-season friendly

July 29 2023

Carlton Town completed their pre-season programme with a 100% record following a 3-1 win at home to Shepshed Dynamo.

The victory saw the Millers awarded the inaugural Jackie North Memorial Trophy in recognition of the contribution made to both football clubs by the recently deceased “Duchess”.

On an emotional occasion the sides came out to the Last Post played excellently by Alastair Weir followed by a minute’s applause from the fine crowd of 110.

Once the game got underway Shepshed, featuring ex-Millers Kyle Dixon and Massiah McDonald, started sharply but failed to create anything of note.

Lammin Manneh was causing problems for the visitors and he had a shout for a penalty turned down when he turned Callum Rai after a fine run and cross from Shea Thompson-Harris.  Rai seemed to pull Manneh’s shirt but when the striker shot wide the referee wasn’t interested.

Five minutes later it was a different story when Manneh was brought down by Niall Prenderville and the referee did award a penalty.  Khyle Sargent stepped up and fired home to give the Millers the lead.

Carlton pushed forward and Alex Howes then fed Lewis Durow who took a second touch with the result that his shot was blocked.

Dynamo should have equalised just before half time when they appeared to have the goal at their mercy but the ball was prodded wide of target after a goalmouth scramble.

The Millers increased the pressure in the second half and a lovely ball from Greg Tempest sent Mussa Jawara clean through on goal, only to be denied by Brandon Ganley.  Within a minute though Jawara jinked into the area and was brought down by Rai for Carlton’s second penalty.  This time Lawrence Gorman did the honours, rifling home despite the efforts of Dixon to put him off.

From then on it was pretty much all Carlton and late on Prenderville was inches away from a spectacular own goal when his attempted clearance from a Niall Hylton cross sliced just over his own crossbar.

With just two minutes remaining Hylton made it 3-0 with a superb goal, cutting in from the left, beating four Shepshed defenders and steering a right-footed shot into the corner of the net.

With the game in added time Durow was sent off for a second yellow card after committing a foul.  Carlton failed to clear the resulting free kick and James Shaw fired home a consolation for Shepshed with the last kick of the game.

The win made it six out of six for Carlton in pre-season, with only two goals conceded, but the real tests begin with next week’s trip to Quorn in the FA Cup.

Carlton Town: Felix Annan (Nykah Liburd-Hinesi 56), Shea Thompson-Harris (David Agdebola 46), Lewis Durow, Dan Brown (Lamin Seasow 11), Dean Freeman, Khyle Sargent (Lawrence Gorman 46), Lamin Manneh (Ollie Gee 82), Greg Tempest, Mussa Jawara (Shea Thompson-Harris 56), Alex Howes, Niall Hylton..  Unused sub: Zac Hill

Goals: K Sargent 37 (pen), L Gorman 55 (pen), N Hylton 88; James Shaw 90

Att: 110

Mapperley takeaway shuts after being seized by landlord

Clarendon Law Solicitors of Regent Street, Nottingham have formerly served a Forfeiture Notice on Indian takeaway Tuk Tuk in Mapperley on behalf of the Landlord Shao Wang & Juan Wang.

The Forfeiture Notice displayed on the front door of the now closed Tuk Tuk Mapperley dated July 24 advises the former lease holders of the property at 631-633 Woodborough Road, Nottingham, NG3 5QG that they have no right of access to the property as the lease has been determined.

Pictured: Tuk Tuk Indian Kitchen Mapperley (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)

The notice further advises that the former lease holders have 14 days to make contact with Clarendon Law Solicitors if they wish to collect any of their goods.

Tuk Tuk Indian Kitchen Mapperley is believed to be connected to the also closed Tuk Tuk Indian takeaway of Gordon Road, West Bridgford with what appears to have been identical signage on both properties.

Tuk Tuk West Bridgford received a ZERO food rating in March 2022 before closing around the same time with Tuk Tuk Mapperley opening shortly thereafter on May 26, 2022.

Pictured; Forfeiture Notice on door of Tuk Tuk (Gedling Eye)

EVERYTHING MUST GO: Shop furniture clearance sale being held today at Carlton Hill fruit and veg shop

Juicey’s fruit and veg shop on Carlton Hill has announced it will be holding a shop furniture clearance sale today.

The store has not been open to customers over the past few weeks and now owner Justine Fawzi has announced on social media that all shop furniture was up for sale today (30) between 10am and 2pm.

No announcement has been made about the future of the store.

Juicey’s was opened by Justine in February and the announcement from Justine yesterday has been met with sadness and disappointment from the local community.

Many offers for the shop contents have been made on social media.

Gedling Eye

Gedling Eye met with Justine back in February when the shop opened and as soon as you entered the store you could feel the sustainability vibe that Justine is passionate about with the shelving and displays made from recycled pallets and unused wood.

The former HR worker told Gedling Eye at the time that she was inspired to start up the new store after struggling to find fresh, organic, non-processed food to suit her healthy lifestyle in the local area.

Pictured: Fresh fruit and veg was always available at Juicey’s (Gedling Eye)

Justine has a passion for fresh, healthy, non-processed food that can be picked up daily with no waste and believed that ‘it’s about quality not quantity’.

Gedling Lotto results: Winning numbers for Saturday, July 29, 2023

There is a chance to win up to £25,000 every Saturday when you play Gedling Lotto.

You just need to match six numbers to win the £25,000 jackpot.

We now publish the winning numbers each Saturday night.

THIS WEEK’S WINNING NUMBERS (29/07/23)

9 2 2 7 3 7

How does Gedling Lotto work?

Gedling Lotto is a weekly lottery draw that raises money for good causes across Gedling Borough. All good causes supported by the lottery will benefit the Gedling Borough and its residents.

Play the lottery, support Gedling Borough – it’s that simple!

From every £1 ticket you buy, 60p will go to local good causes in the Gedling Borough and improve our community.

Some of the many causes to benefit from the Lotto include:

  • Arnbrook Primary School
  • Arnold Swimming Club
  • Gedling Play Forum
  • Gedling Conservation Trust
  • Gedling Youth & Community Hub
  • Lambley Village Cricket Club
  • This is Gedling Magazine

Gedling Eye supports the This is Gedling FREE Magazine and you can buy tickets here: https://www.gedlinglotto.co.uk/support/gedling

There is a chance to win up to £25,000 every Saturday when you play Gedling Lotto.

You just need to match six numbers to win the £25,000 jackpot.

Gedling Eye now publish the winning numbers each Saturday night.

Sainsbury’s fly-tipping clean-up now in progress outside Arnold store

Four days after Gedling Eye reported on local outrage regarding piles of bin bags, cardboard boxes and old clothes littered the site on Sir John Robinson Way, Sainsbury’s have started to take action as promised.

Earlier this week video and photos showing the mess outside the store were shared by shopper Cherie Edwards.

Gedling Eye contacted Sainsbury’s at the time and a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “We’re aware of the issue outside the car park of our Arnold store where refuse is being left in the recycling area.

“We apologise for any inconvenience and are working hard to resolve this.”

Pictured: The clean-up is underway with a large volume of waste already having been removed (Gedling Eye)

Upon visiting the location this morning (July 29) our reporters found a large amount of work having been carried out, which is evident from the before and after pictures.

Although the recycle bins are overflowing the fly-tipping has been reduced significantly and our reporters will be re-visiting the location again soon to report on the final outcome.

The ‘Before’ clean-up pictures provided to Gedling Eye by Cherie Edwards earlier this week clearly demonstrate how bad the problem was and why shoppers were left outraged at the amount of rubbish dumped at their Arnold store’s recycling point.

Rubbish dumped by the recycling bins at the Sainsbury’s store in Arnold (PHOTOS: Cherie Edwards)

Gedling Eye are happy to report on and raise local news and issues from residents across the borough – email news@gedlineye.co.uk or contact us via our website www.gedlingeye.co.uk

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Woman left shaken by attempted driveway robbery in Arnold

Police have launched an appeal after a man reportedly attempted to rob a woman on her driveway in Arnold.

The man demanded her car keys and tried to grab her mobile phone but ran off empty-handed after she screamed. 

The woman wasn’t hurt but was left shaken following the incident which happened in Heddington Gardens at around 7.30pm on Monday, July 24. 

Officers attended and searched the area but there was no trace of the suspect. 

He is described as being about 5ft 7ins tall and aged 19-20. He was wearing a maroon tracksuit and white trainers and also had a rucksack.

Detective Constable Emily Whiteside, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:“This was a distressing incident for the victim and our inquiries are ongoing to trace the individual responsible.

“To help us with our lines of inquiry we’re appealing to anyone who may have been in the area around the time and who saw this man immediately before or after the incident to please come forward. 

“I am also appealing to anyone who may have captured CCTV, dashcam or doorbell camera footage of the incident to please get in touch with us if they haven’t already done so.”