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BUNTING and Union Jack flags swayed from the trees in Turpin Avenue in Gedling on Saturday as families held a traditional street party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.
Everyone contributed food to the buffet and donations from local councillors helped fund a bouncy castle, inflatable limbo and other enjoyable activities during the afternoon.
Labour MP Vernon Coaker and councillors Jenny Hollingsworth and Jim Creamer made an appearance throughout the day.
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Everything from teenage dance troops to kickboxers and treetop trips in a cherry picker were on offer at this year’s Arnold Carnival.
The annual event has been running since 2000 and attracts thousands of people from across Gedling borough each year.
Among those enjoying the music and food stalls was Peter Hilton, 58, from Calverton.
He said: “I’m really glad the rain has so far managed to stay away as I was worried we wouldn’t be able to come this year if it poured down.
“It’s amazing. It always is. I love the stalls and I love the music on offer. The grandchildren love the fairground too.”
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Six bikes have been recovered from address in Ashfield and now police are trying to reunite them with their owners.
Could one of the items be yours?
The items from the Ashfield property during a search on May 26, 2016.
The items recovered include six bicycles, a lawnmower and a jet wash.
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Labour MP for Gedling Vernon Coaker visited a Carlton primary school today to congratulate them on winning a prestigious award for their work with nurture groups.
Mr Coaker talked to staff and pupils at Carlton Central Infant & Nursery School before presenting them with the prestigious Majorie Boxall Quality Mark Award.
The accolade is presented to schools who run outstanding nurture groups in schools across the UK
Nurture groups assess the learning, social and emotional needs of pupils and give whatever help is needed to remove the barriers to learning.
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A new fitness class is launching in Mapperley.
The classes, which run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at St James’ Church Hall, on Marshall Hill Drive.All classes are run by the Aerobics Queen who said: “Our classes attract a lovely crowd and we have really nice work-outs and have a laugh as well.”
All classes cost £4 and anyone wanting to do back-to-back classes on Tuesdays can do for £6.
For more details visit the Aerobics Queen’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aerobics.queen
Two local councillors have today backed a campaign by residents calling for traffic calming measures to be installed in a Carlton road.
Residents in Prospect Road want Nottinghamshire County Council to take action as they say speeding motorists have turned it into an accident blackspot.
Nottinghamshire County Council disagree and told Gedling Eye yesterday that they have no plans to install traffic-calming measures in Prospect Road.
They said that due to budget limitations three reported injury accidents over three years wasn’t enough to justify spending the cash.
Paula Johnson, senior highways liason officer for Nottingham County Council said: “Physical traffic calming measures are reserved for those sites where there is a high incidence of serious or fatal injury accidents occurring as they are very costly and also can have disadvantages in terms of emergency response times.”
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A Bestwood man has avoided jail despite swindling £291,000 out of customers for unnecessary housing repairs.
Gareth Bryan, 34, of Lytham Gardens, in Bestwood and Martin Jacks, 35, of Wellesley Crescent, Broxtowe were today sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to a total of two years in jail – but suspended for two years.
Both admitted to three counts of fraudulent trading under companies called Premier Roof Coatings, Premier Wall and Drive Coatings and PRC Home Improvements.
Bryan also admitted to money laundering and concealing criminal property.
The total value of the fraud involving these companies through their activities is estimated at around £1.18m.
The criminals ruthlessly targeted vulnerable people for unnecessary or shoddy building work. They often went door-to-door, claiming that they had been working on a neighbour’s property and had noticed an issue with the house, roof or driveway.
However as work was being carried out victims noticed that the men did not have the proper tools or materials to carry out tasks such as cementing repairs, did not use appropriate safety equipment and had caused damage to their property
Cllr Alice Grice, Community Safety Committee Vice-Chairman at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “This is another significant coup by the National Trading Standards Scambuster Team East Midlands which helps to protect vulnerable people in our communities from this sort of crime.
“Some of the victims’ accounts are quite harrowing and we are very pleased that we have been able to bring these men to justice and send another clear message that we will always investigate this sort of crime.
“People should be very wary of buying anything on the doorstep, and should check the firm is reputable and if in doubt always say no.”
Wheelchair-bound couple Valerie Watson, 62, and Raymond Fairgrieve, 72, were among the victims targeted by Bryan and Jacks. The couple handed over £1,100 in cash after the men knocked on the door in summer 2014 to say they were working on a neighbour’s property, and could repaint the roof of their bungalow, remove the moss and mend loose tiles.
Following the completion of the works, Valerie and Raymond had the roof inspected by an independent expert who said that roof tiles had actually been loosened, the painting was not completed properly and there was still moss on the roof.
Valerie said: “We were furious but there was nothing we could do as they had demanded cash and we took them at their word they would do a good job.
“They clearly targeted elderly and vulnerable people and we would never trust anyone again. We are very pleased that the county council’s trading standards have been able to take court action against them. What they did to us was unforgiveable.”
A fraudster posing as a police officer yesterday cheated a person in Nottingham out of thousands of pounds in cash.
Now people in Gedling borough are being told to remain vigilant as police warn that the gang carrying out the fraud are still operating in the area.
The victim was contacted by criminals who claimed to be police officers from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad.
They were told that he there had been fraudulent activity on his bank account and that he needed to withdraw several thousand pounds in cash and give it to a courier in order to help catch the ‘criminals’.
A courier took thousands of pounds from the victim and he was told to withdraw more money.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “This is a type of fraud that has been used up and down the country and it is apparent that a gang is active in Nottingham at the moment.
“Police will never ask you to hand over money, bank cards or PIN numbers.
“If someone identifies themselves as a police officer to you in person, ask to see their identification. You can check their details by calling 101 and asking the operator to confirm the officer’s details.
“No genuine officer will ever refuse to show you ID or refuse to let you confirm their identity.
They added: “If you are not sure that a person at your doorstep is a police officer close your door and call 999.
If you think that you have been targeted by a person on the phone claiming to be a police officer hang up and report it by calling 101 or online at actionfraud.police.uk
A Mapperley social club that brings retired and semi-retired people together to learn new skills and socialise has attracted over 100 members in just three months.
Mapperley and District University of the Third Age (U3A) members take part in educational, creative and leisure activities in the company of others. No qualifications are needed and none are given.
The first University of the Third Age was founded back in 1982 and is a self-help organisation.
The Mapperley and District branch began life in March 2016 when a launch meeting was held to see if there was sufficient interest to form a new U3A.
Over 100 people attended so it a committee was set up and the group has since gone from strength-to- strength. As well as having a healthy membership, 13 interest groups have now also been established.
A spokesman for the group said: “A Steering Committee was formed and in April we held our inaugural meeting and began to sign up members. Now, two months in, we already have 104 members and fully expect that Mapperley and District U3A will be a thriving and successful U3A.”
People looking to join can attend the next general meeting which takes place on Thursday, June 23, at Mapperley Plains Social Club, on Plains Road, at 10am.
Check out their website for more details http://u3asites.org.uk/mapperley/ or find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/u3amapperley/
Mapperley & District U3A: Welcome
Let U3A membership add another dimension to your life. If you are retired or semi-retired you can take part in educational, creative and leisure activities in the company of others. No qualifications are needed and none are given.The University of the Third Age was founded in 1982 and is a self-help organisation. Its groups come together to develop new skills and interests on a primarily social basis.
A local council says it has no plans to install traffic-calming measures in a Carlton road despite residents claiming it’s an accident black spot because of speeding.
Nottinghamshire County Council said only “three reported injury accidents” had taken place in the past three years and it doesn’t warrant them spending some of their limited budget on traffic-calming measures in Prospect Road.
Fresh calls for action were made by residents yesterday after a car left the road and ended up on a driveway.
People living in the street told Gedling Eye that accidents are happening on an almost monthly basis and they feared that soon someone could be killed.
Maxine Payne, who lives on Prospect Road, said: “It’s a nightmare. People speed up this road and there are accidents all the time. Someone is going to get killed. What If someone had been walking around that corner tonight?
But council chiefs today said that motorists need to be responsible for sticking to speed limits.
Paula Johnson, senior highways liaison officer for Nottingham County Council, told Gedling Eye: “While the County Council shares residents’ concerns with regard to speeding traffic, the speed limit is not a target and it is down to motorists to drive at a reasonable speed according to the road and surrounding conditions,
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