A former nursing home in Gedling has been a source of annoyance for residents of Stoke Lane since it’s closure following a damning report in 2020 by the Care Quality Commission.
The site is attracting fly tipping with old carpets and food waste being dumped at the premises. The waste can visibly be seen blowing around the premises and also the local area.
A local resident who contacted Gedling Eye about the issues said ‘the site is an eyesore and only today I have had to clear up takeaway boxes and food containers that have blown into my garden … it was disgusting’
Pictured: Rubbish and household waste dumped at the care home (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)Pictured: Empty food containers and house hold waste (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)
The former Stoke House Care Home on Stoke Lane has a poor history with local residents since it’s closure.
Following the closure of the nursing home local residents, received letters advising them that the property was to be turned into ‘supported accommodation’.
Gedling Eye reported in 2021 on a meeting that angry residents and councillors held a meeting in reaction to the letter that was sent out to the local community by a homeless charity claiming that the care home in Gedling would soon be converted to provide ‘supported accommodation’.
Pictured : The front of the property covered with with waste and litter (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)Pictured: Empty food containers and house hold waste (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)
The letter was sent by All Saints Homeless Shelter charity to residents on Stoke Lane informing them they would be taking over the management of the former Stoke House care home.
In recent times there have been reports of alleged squatting and a number of break-ins where copper pipes have been stolen, leaks have occurred and vandalism including paint being thrown around.
The owner subsequently secured the site and security has been put in place.
Lambley WI were formed in 1953 and is celebrating its 70th birthday on March 13 in the way they do best – they’ve decorated the Lambley bus stop!
We caught up with Alison Moss, Secretary, Lambley WI who spoke with us regarding the upcoming birthday celebrations and those involved in the latest transformation.
As a group of ladies they enjoy decorating the village bus shelter and seeing and hearing the reactions of the villagers, bus passengers and drivers.
Alison said “Today was a very cold day and there were lots of numb fingers and toes, but thanks to Sue Ricketts and Julie Gross, who designed and made the decorations and our happy band of helpers, (including Sheila Parsons, who does a fab job of cleaning the shelter before we start) we battled through and it looks as fabulous as ever.”
Lambley WI have also issued an invitation on facebook inviting any ladies from Lambley or surrounding villages that would like to join them at their March meeting / birthday party in Lambley Village Hall on March 13, tickets are available for £5 per person.
Further information regarding the celebrations and how to purchase tickets can be found on the Lambley WI facebook page (including many more amazing bus stop transformation pictures).
Those familiar with the area will be aware that every time there is a major event the bus stop magically transforms and brings smiles to all those lucky enough to see the change.
The ladies at Lambley Women’s Institute (WI) are responsible for decorating Lambley village bus shelter for major events throughout the seasons and this has generated quite a following.
Previous examples of their transformations include a Christmas theme, VE celebrations, and Remembrance Day
Pictured: Festive Lambley bus stop at Christmas (Courtesy of Lambley WI)Pictured: Lambley Bus stop celebrates 75th anniversary of VE day (Courtesy of Lambley WI)Pictured: Lambley Remembrance Day bus stop (Courtesy of Lambley WI)
You don’t have to live in Lambley village to be a member of Lambley WI and most of the members actually don’t. Everyone is really welcome.
Throughout June Lambley WI take part in the Wildlife Trusts 30 days wild and post a photo each day on their Twitter account @LambleyWI
Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7.30 at Lambley village hall, unless it’s a bank holiday when meetings are moved back a week.
The WI has a speaker at many of their meetings, covering a wide variety of topics from gin making to guide dog puppy walking and everything in between, this is as well as craft or games nights, outings, and theatre visits.
New members and visitors are always welcome to come along and make new friends.
The miners were looking to bounce back after a disappointing display against Harrowby but got off to the worse possible start as Aaron Ferenc slammed an effort past Louis Richardson from 20 yards out after only 4 minutes.
Gedling reacted well and after 11 minutes they were back on level terms, Greg Tempest’s free kick from 20 yards hit the wall and wrongfooted the keeper who was rooted and Tempest scored his 1st goal since returning to the club from Belper Town.
Gedling began to turn the screw and on 21 minutes they should have gone in front, Niall Hylton and Tempest combined well before Tempest slipped in Courtney Hastings who only had the keeper to beat but the Gedling forward hit his effort down the throat of the city shot stopper.
On 37 minutes Gedling came close again, Ross McCaughey did well to win the ball back in the middle and he hit a thunderbolt from 30 yards that crashed the crossbar.
Southwell, who had won their previous 2 games nearly bit the front just before the break. Ferenc hit an effort from 16 yards that looked to be finding the bottom corner, but Richardson did brilliantly to get down and tip the ball round the post and the sides went in level after a competitive half.
City came out the 2nd half much stronger and on 56 minutes they were rewarded as top scorer Liam Moran headed a cross past Richardson from 3 yards for his 17th of the season.
Just 2 minutes later Moran had his 18th and his sides 3rd on the night as he capitalised on a miskick from Richardson by beating his man and slamming the ball into the left-hand corner from 8 yards to give the hosts a 3-1 lead.
Gedling failed to really test the hosts keeper in a lacklustre 2nd half and in the 5th minute of injury time they were reduced to 10 men, Josh Stevenson saw red for a challenge on the keeper, but it looked an extremely harsh decision considering some challenges the ref let go but Gedling remain 3 points above the drop.
Gedling Team- Louis Richardson, Josh Stevenson, Adrain Hawes (Gian Ciaurro 83’), Kieran Harrison, Josh Thornton (C), Ross McCaughey, Jack Jepson (Steven Brett 89’), Greg Tempest (Paolo Piliero 71’), Courtney Hastings (Fenn Davies 77’), Ruben Wiggins-Thomas, Niall Hylton
Alex Howes and Niall Davie were on target as Carlton Town stunned high-flying Hebburn Town with a 2-0 win in the North East.
The Millers came into the game deep in relegation trouble with just one win in almost four months but they produced their best display of the season to breathe life back into their battle against the drop and give the small but vocal travelling support a joyous evening on Tyneside.
Tommy Brookbanks and Mark Harvey had made it clear following Saturday’s defeat against North Shields that they weren’t going to allow Carlton to surrender their step 4 status without a fight. To that end they re-signed popular former captain Alex Troke prior to the game and he started up front in a 4-5-1 formation as one of five changes from the defeat against Shields.
Also back in the side were Jared Holmes, Kyle Tomlin and Howes with Oliver Wilson and Kyle Dixon dropping to the bench and Danny Elliott and Aaron O’Connor absent injured. Also on the bench was Zac Hill who impressed in the recent friendly win against AFC Mansfield.
The Hornets, in the splendid surroundings of their impressive home ground, came into the game second in the table and on the back of a 5-1 win against Consett, having beaten Carlton comfortably in the reverse fixture just 10 days earlier. But it was clear from the opening exchanges that the Millers were a different side to that which the Carlton faithful have seen all to often at home games. Indeed, the players could be seen reacting to the Carlton supporters’ cheers as the teams came out, almost as if they were surprised that any of the fans had made the trip.
Troke clearly made a difference with his hold up play, his pressing, his work-rate and his physicality, but the improvements were all over the pitch. You could just see that the players really were up for the challenge of a midweek game 155 miles from home against serious promotion contenders and they never let the intensity drop for the whole of the 97 minutes that were played. Dan Brown and Dean Freeman were first to virtually every ball into the area. Lewis Durow and Lawrence Gorman worked the entire game to keep the flanks secure and there was monumental effort from the midfield five.
Troke fed Howes on the left for Carlton’s first attack on five minutes, but after a good run his cross was blocked. Shortly afterwards Troke held the ball up then ran at the Hebburn defence before finding Durow who sent over a great cross to Davie. His header into the danger area found Nat Watson whose header at goal drew a decent save from home goalkeeper Shaun Newbrook.
Homes and Watson were controlling the centre of midfield alongside Tomlin, with Howes and Davie having outstanding games on the flanks, pushing forward in possession and constantly harrying Hebburn when they had the ball.
PICTURED: Carlton Town manager Tommy Brookbanks (PHOTO: Twitter)
Hebburn’s best chance of the first half came just before the half hour when a cross into the area was met by a spectacular overhead kick from player-manager Dan Moore, only for Mikey Emery to pull off a superb save, tipping the shot onto the crossbar.
Back came Carlton, roared on by the 12 or so away supporters and Howes and Davie combined down the left again only for Joe Walton to clear the danger.
The Millers took a deserved lead on 37 minutes from a set piece. A Gorman corner was headed towards goal by Watson. Hebburn only half cleared and Howes fired into the corner of the net through a crowd of players.
A minute later Carlton were desperately close to doubling their lead. Watson sent Troke down the right hand side and he hit a fantastic shot from the right corner of the penalty area only for Newbrook to make a wonderful save diving to his right. The loose ball was just out of Watson’s reach with the goal gaping.
Hebburn responded with a quick counter attack and Liam Henderson’s header drew a fine save from Emery.
The Millers had closed down the space available to Hebburn players really well in the first half, but they sat a little deeper at the start of the second half but Dan Brown and Dean Freeman dealt with everything thrown their way in the middle of defence.
Carlton needed to re-assert their grip on the game and they did so in the most spectacular way on 57 minutes with a goal that wouldn’t look out of place in the Premier League. Davie picked up the ball just outside the Carlton penalty area on the right. He then sprinted away, running virtually the entire length of the pitch, beating three of four Hebburn players, drawing Newbrook and then from inside the area steering the ball into the corner of the net to spark ecstatic scenes amongst the supporters behind the goal. It was a truly astonishing goal and one worthy to win any game.
10 minutes later he almost scored again as he ran onto a lovely first-time pass from Troke, took the ball past Moore and rounded Newbrook but slightly lost his footing in the area which was enough time for Moore to recover and block the goal-bound shot.
Forward went Hebburn and Emery made another spectacular save with his face from a fierce Olly Martin drive that saw the goalkeeper need about five minutes of treatment.
The home side then claimed a penalty following a goalmouth scramble but the referee wasn’t interested.
The Millers brought on Niall Hylton and Wilson and Hylton and Howes combined down the right with Hylton playing the ball into the area. Wilson had his back to goal but he controlled the pass beautifully and swivelled to shoot. He delayed his shot a fraction of a second and that was enough time for Moore to block what would otherwise have been a lovely goal.
With time running out Carlton brought on Hill and he and Wilson showed some lovely touches of the ball as the game entered seven minutes of added time. Any fears that Carlton would be hanging on were misplaced. Indeed, they kept their composure, kept looking to open up the Hebburn defence and Wilson, Hylton and Davie almost did so with another lovely move.
Emery had one more save to make deep into added time but the final chance fell to the Millers when Howes found Wilson whose shot drew another fine save from Newbrook.
Shortly afterwards the referee ended proceedings and the entire Carlton squad came across to than the boisterous travelling faithful for their 310-mile round trip Tuesday night backing. The Millers still have a massive mountain to climb if they are to get out of trouble, but this was the start they’ve been seeking for a number of weeks.
Carlton Town: M Emery, L Gorman, L Durow, D Brown, D Freeman, J Holmes (N Hylton 80), K Tomlin, N Davie, A Troke, N Watson (Z Hill 88), A Howes (O Wilson 83). Unused substitutes: R Stainsby, K Dixon
Mr Randall yesterday revealed he has been reselected by Gedling Conservatives as their candidate for Gedling.
The MP defeated the sitting Labour MP Vernon Coaker at the last election in 2019 – winning the seat with a majority of 1.4%, or 679 votes.
PICTURED: Tom Randall is the Conservative candidate for Gedling
This victory made the seat one of the most marginal in the country.
Gedling had been a safe Tory seat until the 1997 election, before being won and held by Labour’s Vernon Coaker until 2019.
On his Facebook page, Mr Randall said: “As the first MP for Gedling from Gedling, it’s an honour to represent my home town in Parliament.
“I look forward to making the Conservative case at the next General Election and continuing to deliver on Gedling’s priorities.”
Mr Randall will face competition for the seat from Micheal Payne, who has been selected Labour’s candidate for Gedling.
After being selected last year, Mr Payne said: “The people of Gedling, along with many other areas, have suffered for too long at the hands of this Conservative government and have felt the impact of the cuts to public services and the cost of living crisis.
“The fight to win Gedling back for Labour starts now.”
Police are stepping up patrols across Arnold after complaints about off-road bikers.
Officers said they will now be carrying out high-visibility patrols after concerns were raised by residents.
The bikers have been spotted around the St Mary’s Recreation Ground area.
One resident posted on a local police social media channel: “You’ve just missed a quad going across St Mary’s Park, about 40mph, adult with a small child on the front!”
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “We have received a few complaints in relation to off-road motorbikes around the Arnold area especially St Mary`s Park.
“We will ensure that high visibility patrols are carried out over the next few days.
They added:”If you witness any anti-social riding please make sure you report this to us by calling 101.
Police are seeking the public’s help after a dog was attacked by another dog in Gedling Country Park.
Officers want to trace the owner of the offending dog, believed to be a Weimaraner, which wasn’t on a lead and bit the other dog, a Hungarian Vizsla, on her side leaving her needing three stitches.
The owner of the offending dog is described as a white man, about 5ft 8ins tall, of slim to medium build and aged in his late 40s to early 50s. He was wearing a fluorescent orange jacket and a dark-coloured bobble hat.
Police Constable Annie Bloomfield, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was an extremely alarming and distressing incident for the injured dog’s owner.
“Our inquiries are ongoing to understand the full circumstances of what happened and we are urging the owner of the offending dog to come forward or anyone who recognises him from the description to get in touch with us.”
Anyone with any information is urged to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 423 of 7 March 2023, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
It oftens comes as a surprise to people that Newstead Village is actually part of Gedling Borough.
Tucked away just off the A611 between Hucknall and Annesley, it’s quite easy to bypass this former mining village but there is much more to this area than one would expect.
Several acres of pleasant country park attracts birdwatchers and dog walkers alike, the newly opened restaurant serves up truly delicious Gurkha and Himalayan food and tucked away at the very end of the village is The Pit at Newstead.
Having survived the lockdowns, The Pit appears to be bucking the trend we are all too familiar with, as it enters it’s sixth year of trading going from strength to strength.
Reviews on The Pit website include –
‘Simply a gem of venue, if you get the chance to go there, please do. It’s ace.’ Justin Carroll
‘What a find! A wonderful place, fantastic food, great drinks (including 3 ciders – 2 x still). Brilliant prices, The atmosphere was amazing -as were all the staff….. We’ll be back!!!’ Chris Rigby
Gedling Eye caught up with Lorraine Horrocks, proprietor at one of our favourite venues who told us that The Pit serves up much more than locally brewed ales, draught and cider.
She said: “Being the only pub in the village means we have become a real community hub, which not only meets the social needs of the local community but it even attracts visitors from around the country.
Pictured: The beautiful surroundings at The Pit (PHOTO: Courtesy of The Pit)
“The Pit is host to several large events throughout the year from Family Fun Days to Fireworks displays and you can often find live music from across the spectrum of local singer songwriters to more well-known acoustic touring artists.”
Their Summer Sunday Sessions in the afternoons are especially popular bringing together an eclectic mix of customers simply relaxing and enjoying a refreshing beer whilst soaking up the music.
Pictured: Music at The Pit @ Newstead (PHOTO : Courtesy of The Pit)
If none of that doesn’t quite sound your thing then how about a quiz on Sunday evenings or simply drop by whilst out on your dog walk to utilise their free WiFi and a cup of Italian coffee? Yes, it’s extremely dog friendly too!
The Pit has it’s own VIP newsletter – the V.I.P. club which includes discounted drinks, priority access to gigs and other offers throughout the year.
With a free car park opposite, the train station just a stones throw away or on foot from Newstead Abbey and the Linby Trail, The Pit is much more accessible than you would think. Why not pop in and give it a try?
A large crowd turned out for the Lowdham and District Singles tournament played at Calverton Working Men’s Club.
The singles tournament was played down to the final two players, K Hallam and P O’Keeffe who will play the singles final on March 24 at Calverton Working Men’s Club.
The two finalists have two of the top four checkouts this season as well as being part of the dominant Gedling Club team.
The Gedling Club now have the opportunity to complete a quadruple – with the league and the singles in the bag and the Captain and Secretary competition also looking home and dried, the team will take on the Admiral Rodney in the final of the knockout team competition to achieve the quadruple.
Finals & Presentation Night is on Friday March 24 @ CWMC
Doors open at 7.00pm
Knock-Out Cup Final Admiral Rodney v Gedling Club.
Singles Final : K Hallam V P O’Keefe
New players and teams are always welcome and with five of the eight teams based in the borough it’s a great way to spend your Wednesday evening. If you want to get involved or learn more, you can visit the league Facebook page here .
More great news for Arnold as Skin Solace joins the existing businesses making a new home in the new Arnold Market Place (AMP).
The Grand Opening of Skin Solace is a celebration of a new beginning for the brand and the event will take place on the evening of March 25, 2023, starting at 6 pm, and will feature wine and tapas for attendees.
You can join the journey towards healthy and radiant skin, body and mind by booking a ticket on Eventbright.
The skin care brand joins a tearoom, deli, wine tasting experience, Post office and pet product store at the AMP.
Natalee Onyeche has been running Skin Solace seriously for the last three years formulating her own product recipes and working with skincare formulators and manufacturers from some of the product range.
Skin Solace is a handmade vegan or plant based skin care brand with a keen focus in selfcare.
Natalee said “My products are specially formulated to be skin nourishing, restorative and beautiful to smell and use.
“The range currently consists of body butters, handmade soaps, facial oil, body scrubs, bath bombs with the addition of loose leaf tea, journals and hand poured essential oil candles.
“I am striving to create a welcoming and comforting environment I’ll be offering candle making workshops, facial oil workshop and many more to be announced as I settle into the unit.”
Until now Natalee has been running a small operation from a spare room in her home however she is now ready and confident enough to move into her first high street venture.
Natalee is no stranger to the high street with her products and has been in several pop up locations including John Lewis Nottingham & Leeds, Nottingham Castle and various locations in London with great success.
Natalee said “it is a huge risk for me and my young family however upon arriving here I have felt that this is the right place for my business as the support has been amazing.
“I am excited to be at the AMP as it is a vision of the future for Arnold and I am so pleased to have the opportunity to be part of it and as Skin Solace grows there will be employment opportunities in all areas of the business.
“I cant wait to open the door and meet the local community
“I can also offer personalised products for particular skin problems”
The AMP, which was officially opened in November, 2022, now has six independent business unit occupants, five of which are now open to the public with Skin Solace joining them shortly. They include a tearoom, a deli, a Post office, an animal products store a wine and food tasting experience.
Skin Solace can be contacted via their website www.skinsolace.co.uk or via their facebook page HERE
