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Introducing the new headteacher of Rivendell Flying High Academy off Colwick Loop Road who says new role is ‘dream come true’

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Introducing the new headteacher of Rivendell Flying High Academy off Colwick Loop Road who says new role is ‘dream come true’

The headteacher of a new school being built on the Rivendell housing development off Colwick Loop Road has been announced.

The Rivendell Flying High Academy will be run by Caroline Armstrong, who brings with her a wealth of experience and says she is already at work alongside the Flying High Partnership team, putting the final touches in place for what she describes as an opportunity of a lifetime.

Caroline says that it’s a dream come true to be able to shape a new school.

“I am delighted to be appointed Head Teacher at Rivendell Flying High Academy.

PICTURED: The school’s new logo

“We are working hard to embed best practice and begin this academy’s journey with the highest of standards, both to serve the children and the community of Rivendell. We want children to have the best start in their educational journey and their best interests are at the source of all of our decision making.

Rivendell Flying High school
PICTURED: Work on the new school is nearing completition

“We are currently recruiting staff of the highest calibre and I know that this is going to be an exceptional school from day one.”

Opening its doors in September 2022, the school will fill to 210 pupils as the development grows and in the first year will welcome admission applications for all year groups from Foundation 2 to Year 6, as well as nursery places.

The new build academy, now nearing completion, is set to be handed over to The Flying High Trust during April or May and families will be invited to visit the new academy before children attend in September.  

Caroline said, “We have recruited an office manager and we are currently purchasing resources for the academy including IT equipment and furniture.  

“We want this school to be a beacon of education for this community, with the best facilities and environment for children to learn.  

“It is so exciting to be able to shape a school to be its best from the first day it opens its doors in state-of-the-art facilities. I am passionate about providing every child with the support they need to succeed in a warm and nurturing environment. Rivendell will be a true community school, where partnership and support for families is at the heart of its ethos.”

Chris Wheatley is CEO of The Flying High Partnership and said, “We are thrilled with Caroline’s appointment and together we know that Rivendell Flying High Academy will open its doors as a shining example of the impact a good school can have on children and their community.

“Our philosophy is to make every day count for children and their education, and this is why we will work ceaselessly to create a school the community can be proud of and one which nurtures children to flourish in their education.”

VIDEO: Brave volunteers enter Ukraine in ambulances to drop off essential supplies donated by residents from Carlton and Netherfield

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VIDEO: Brave volunteers enter Ukraine in ambulances to drop off essential supplies donated by residents from Carlton and Netherfield

A team of brave volunteers taking essential supplies donated by Carlton and Netherfield residents to Ukraine have shared a video of them travelling by road into the war-torn country

The footage shows them whizzing past military forces who are heading to the frontline to battle the Russian army trying to invade parts of the country.

Ukrainian-born Krystian Rease, who works in Netherfield, has travelled with a group of friends to deliver supplies donated by the towns in two ambulances that will also be handed over to help his fellow countrymen as they try to fight off the Russian invasion. 

More than 100 bags of vital supplies were collected after generous pub regulars at It’s Inn The Bank in Netherfield and Fox and Hounds in Carlton donated essential supplies that included nappies, baby food, toiletries and medicines for those trying to flee the county or hide as towns and cities are bombarded by Russian forces.

PICTURED: It’s Inn The Bank landlord David Murphy, left with Monika, centre, and Krystian Rease (PHOTO: Neil Slack Photography)
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Ambulances full of donations from residents left Netherfield for Ukraine on Thursday (PHOTO: Neil Slack Photography)

The two ambulances, which will be used to help treat those injured during the conflict, were paid for following donations from Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn, with owner Rob Yong and members raising £10k to pay for the emergency vehicles.

Mr Rease is hoping donations continue and hopes to make a follow up journey in the coming weeks if more donations are made.

Landlord of It’s Inn The Bank, David Murphy praised the community last week when Krystian left with the donations sent in by residents in Carlton and Netherfield.

He said: “Krystian was overwhelmed by the generosity of local residents. He picked up 30 bags from us and 110 bags in total.

“He filled the ambulances up with our donations and with four of his friends has now headed out to Ukraine.

“Everyone at the pub wishes them all a safe journey and applauds his bravery.”

Calories will now appear on menus in larger restaurant chains across Gedling

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Calories will now appear on menus in larger restaurant chains across Gedling

Those eating out at some of Gedling borough’s larger pubs and restaurants will see calories on menus from today (6).

Establishments with more than 250 staff must now display how many calories are in the meals shown on their menus, websites, and on delivery platforms.

The new rule is part of government plans to tackle obesity by helping people to make healthier choices.

Some High Street chains in the borough already publish information about the calorie content of their food on their menus, such as Wetherspoons pubs and McDonald’s who have been doing it for more than a decade.

Some restaurants fear it will increase their costs, while an eating disorder charity says it could contribute to harmful thoughts and behaviours.

Pub burger

Kate Nicholls, boss of the industry group UK Hospitality, told BBC News that the new rules had come at the “worst possible time for thousands of businesses struggling to survive”.

“We’ve long called for a delay to the implementation of calorie labelling, and we’d like to see a grace period post-April to allow businesses breathing space in which to implement the new rules without the risk of unnecessary enforcement action from day one,” she said.

“It’s completely unfair to expect businesses devastated by Covid to all of a sudden introduce complicated and costly new labelling when they’ve much more pressing matters to attend to – recouping their losses of the past 24-months for a start.”

Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, claimed that making calories on menus mandatory could contribute to harmful eating disorder thoughts and behaviours worsening.

Tom Quinn, the charity’s director of external affairs, said there was evidence that calorie information causes anxiety and distress for people affected by eating disorders.

“It can increase a fixation on restricting calories for those with anorexia or bulimia, or increase feelings of guilt for those with binge eating disorder,” he said.

“There is also very limited evidence that the legislation will lead to changed eating habits among the general population.”

Gedling’s new Colliery Way bypass included as Tour of Britain’s Nottinghamshire route is revealed

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Gedling’s new Colliery Way bypass included as Tour of Britain’s Nottinghamshire route is revealed

Some of the world’s top cyclists will be racing up the new Colliery Way bypass when the Tour of Britain comes to Gedling borough in September.

Nottinghamshire is hosting the fifth stage of the event on Thursday, September 8, which begins on Central Avenue, West Bridgford, and ending outside Mansfield’s Civic Centre on Chesterfield Road South.

It marks the return to Notts of one of the biggest annual events in the sport, four years after the county last hosted a stage.

And it has now been confirmed the event, which has previously appeared in Nottinghamshire in 2017 and 2018, will pass through several towns and villages on a 190km route announced today.

The 2022 Nottinghamshire stage will pass through East Leake, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Calverton, Southwell, Retford and Worksop, as well the recently-opened Colliery Way – formerly known as the Gedling Access Road.

The route, which works out at about 118 miles, will also take in some of the county’s key landmarks including the legendary Sherwood Forest and the iconic Trent Bridge cricket ground.

Ashfield and Broxtowe will miss out this time, however, despite being on the route in previous stages.

The Nottinghamshire stage attracted thousands of spectators to the county in 2018 to mark what Nottinghamshire County Council described as the biggest sporting event in the county’s history.

Stage two of the 2012 event also started in Nottingham city centre before heading into Derbyshire, and attracted huge crowds to the start line outside Nottingham Castle.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service ahead of the 2022 stage’s confirmation, Councillor John Cottee (Con), chairman of the communities committee, said the county will be “buzzing” when the event returns.

“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “I’m a big sports fan and it’s one of the biggest events we’ve ever held.

“2018 was a bumper year, bringing in a large amount of tourism to us and a record number of people out on the streets cheering it on.

“To see it’s coming back again this year, after all the trials and tribulations of Covid, I can’t wait to see it happen. It’s really going to be buzzing.

“It means hotels bring used, it means people coming for the day who all want something to eat, to find a nice spot to see it all.

“Some of the villages it’s going through will put on community events and will be working with primary schools to make sure they have a good day.

“I’m buzzing for it, it’s one of the best things that happens in Nottinghamshire.”

Cllr Cottee was joined at County Hall by members of the Ribble cycling team, including Nottinghamshire-based cyclists Ross Lamb and Ollie Peckover.

Ollie told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “The route goes through the village I live in, it starts three miles down the road from where I live and I’ve been to watch the start before myself.

“It’s going to be mad to be actually riding along these roads. When [the Tour] has been through the region before, everyone comes out to watch and will have banners out.

“It creates a really good environment for you to go through and the crowds here are among some of the best I’ve seen.”

The event in September will be the second time a stage has started in West Bridgford and culminates in Mansfield, having followed followed a similar route in 2018. The tour also started a stage in Mansfield in 2017.

Andy Abrahams (Lab), Mansfield’s mayor, welcomed the return of the event and said there will be a “festival finale”.

He said: “Mansfield was keen to support Nottinghamshire County Council and district councils to secure the Tour of Britain for a third time, and the opportunity to host a stage finish once more in our district.

“With support from the Towns Fund, we will be able to have a festival finale at the Civic Centre.

“We’re looking forward to giving the tour the warmest of Mansfield welcomes again.”

The eight-stage 2022 tour starts in Aberdeen on Sunday September 4 before heading through Scotland, the north east, north Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire and Dorset, finishing on the Isle of Wight on Sunday, September 11.

Live TV coverage of the event, which could include Tour de France stage winners, Olympians and world champions, will be aired on ITV4

Concern for missing Mapperley man last seen in Gedling

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Concern for missing Mapperley man last seen in Gedling

Police say they are concerned for a missing 60-year-old man from Mapperley.

David Gamble is believed to have disappeared yesterday (April 4).

He was last seen at 11:00am on Rutland Road in Gedling.

David is described as 6’2” tall, large build with grey hair, beard and moustache.

Police say it is not known what David was wearing when he went missing.

If you have seen David or know where he might be, please call us on 101, quoting incident number 731 of 04/04/2022. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Ambulance crews and Nottinghamshire Hospice staff in Mapperley team up to cut hospital admissions.

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Ambulance crews and Nottinghamshire Hospice staff in Mapperley team up to cut hospital admissions.

Frontline teams at East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) can now refer patients directly to Nottinghamshire Hospice in Mapperley for intervention at night to prevent emergency admission to hospital. 

In a scheme launched today (5) and trialled since February, crews attending end of life patients can contact the hospice to arrange an urgent visit from the hospice night support teams, to help families care for their loved ones at home. 

The night support teams will then provide care and emotional support to patients and their carers throughout the night. 

Rachel McCarty, director of care at Nottinghamshire Hospice, said: “A crisis that happens out of hours is much harder to manage than in the daytime and when someone is approaching the end of their life it can be disruptive and traumatic for them and their family members if they get rushed into hospital. It also increases pressure on the hospital trust. 

“This new scheme allows the patient to stay in their home environment where we will support them.  It means ambulance crews can feel comfortable leaving patients in their own homes, knowing they have the hospice on hand, and families get the help they need to care for their loved ones at home.”

As well as visits from the night support team the hospice can also advise families over the phone and refer patients to its other services. 

Suzie Matthews, senior clinical lead for EMAS in Nottinghamshire said: “As an ambulance service, we do much more than simply transport patients to hospital.

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PICTURED: EMAS teams and Nottinghamshire Hospice teams

“Often we attend patients who are in physical and/or mental distress when coming to the end of their life and they need urgent assistance rather than a trip to hospital.

“Our highly-skilled frontline clinicians are experienced in performing concise and thorough medical assessments and interventions for their patients at the scene. 

“Even when our ambulance clinicians know that the right thing for a patient is to stay in the comfort of their own home, this can sometimes be a difficult decision.

“Thanks to the partnership between ourselves and Nottinghamshire Hospice, our ambulance crews can have these complex discussions with the Night Support Team and ensure the right care is put in place for the patient and their family.

“Since we started trialling the scheme in February, it has already helped a fair amount of our patients who are at the end of their life to die with dignity at home,rather than experience the upset and added stress of an unnecessary hospital admission.”

Helen Marshall, an Ambulance Technician at EMAS explained the impact the service had on her and her patient when she contacted the Night Support Team recently. 

She said: “After assessing my patient at the scene I realised that while they didn’t need to go to hospital, they required additional on-going care to meet their end of life requirements.

“Being able to refer my patient to the hospice meant they got the most appropriate support to meet their needs, ensuring that the end of their life is as dignified as possible.

“I was informed by the hospice that the family will also be supported with access to a 24-hour helpline which definitely helps us feel reassured that the patient and their family don’t feel they are left to deal with anything on their own during this difficult time.”

Work on new Burton Joyce apartments for over-55s nears completion

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Work on new Burton Joyce apartments for over-55s nears completion

A new housing development for people aged over 55 is set to be completed later this month in Burton Joyce.

Stockinger House will be managed by local housing provider Jigsaw Homes Midlands.

It has been built on the site of the former Lendrum Court on Lambley Lane. The 50-year old building was recently demolished to make way for the new stylish and modern apartment complex.

The name Stockinger nods to the former industrial history of 17th century Burton Joyce where ‘stockingers’ in the area produced stockings, often made from lace, using mechanical knitting frames.

The new three-floor development consists of 31 one-bedroom and 3 two-bedroom apartments, each complete with their own kitchen and shower room.

Stockinger House

 The top floor also has an additional guest suite which can be booked out for friends, family members or carers and includes a self-contained kitchenette and wet room. There is also an assisted bathroom with a bath seat and hoist available for residents if needed.  

 Each apartment is fitted with social alarms, including pull cords and push buttons and a scheme coordinator will be available on site to provide additional support including wellbeing, rent and property advice.

Residents – either single people or couples – will also have the freedom to decorate their apartments to their own taste with their own carpets, furniture and curtains.

As well as a dining room and large main lounge, the scheme also boasts a mezzanine area which residents can use as a communal space for church services, IT classes, committee meetings and private parties. 

A large, landscaped garden with an additional patio also allows residents to enjoy a scenic view of the local church. 

There will be 20 car parking spaces alongside two mobility scooter stores and electric vehicle charging points.

Work on the Homes England funded development started in May 2019 by contractor J. Tomlinson Ltd and is set to be ready for residents to move in, from May 2022. 

Marcia Stock, Head of Housing for Over 55s at Jigsaw Homes Group said: “This is set to be one of our flagship schemes in Nottinghamshire and will offer residents a fantastic high-quality, spacious living environment.

“With our expertise in running housing for people aged over 55s we knew exactly what our residents enjoy and need so we were able to put that into this lovely new development, with support from our partners Homes England, Gedling Borough Council and J Tomlinson. We know there is a real need for housing of this type in the borough and are looking forward to being able to welcome residents to their new home very soon.”

Tony Shenton, Managing Director, Care at J Tomlinson said: “We are delighted to have been involved with Jigsaw Homes on the new Stockinger House.   We have used our unique skill set in the care sector to help develop and construct quality apartments which will serve the community for many years to come.”

Apartments are now available to rent both through Jigsaw Homes Midlands via Rightmove or by calling 0115 905 1515 and Homesearch, Gedling Borough Council’s choice-based lettings system.

Gedling police officers recognised for rushing to aid of man who was about to set himself on fire

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Gedling police officers recognised for rushing to aid of man who was about to set himself on fire

Two Gedling cops have been recognised after they risked their lives by rushing over to a man who was about to set himself on fire.

PC James Gill and PC Joe Taylor have been handed the Ged Walker Award in recognition for their bravery. The award is named in Ged’s memory after he was killed on duty in 2003. The award winner is each year chosen by his widow Tracy Walker.

During the incident in Gedling, the man doused himself in petrol and was about to ignite a lighter when PC Gill ran towards him and fought desperately to stop him.

In doing so, the officer also became soaked in petrol and, while wrestling with him, he could feel the tendons in the man’s hand moving as he tried to spark the lighter.

Thankfully, PC Gill and PC Taylor, who bravely came to assist, managed to remove the lighter from the man’s grasp and prevent them all from being engulfed in flames.

Gedling Police award

PC Gill, who is part of the Gedling Response team, said it was a huge honour to win the accolade.

He said: “When an officer joins Nottinghamshire Police you hear the story of Ged Walker and other officers who have lost their lives in the execution of their duty.

“It’s quite a moving thing to think about. We all put ourselves in positions of risk occasionally and there is always the prospect that one of us might not make it home.

“It means a lot to be considered worthy of winning such an award.”

PC Taylor also said he felt incredibly proud to win the award. He said: “It does mean a lot. It means more to me than any other award I could have received. I feel genuinely honoured.”

The incident happened at a property in Gedling in July last year.

Recalling what happened, PC Gill said: “It was dark and we found the man in the back garden with a petrol canister and a lighter. I was negotiating with him but there came a point when he poured the petrol over his head.

“That’s crunch time – either you leave him to set fire to himself, which isn’t an option, or you rush forward and take hold of him. I charged forward as fast as I could, grabbed hold of his arm and that’s when I could feel the tendons working in his wrist and hand as he tried to spark the lighter.

“I could feel the fuel going over me and the wetness of it splashing over my head. It was probably the closest I’ve been to becoming seriously injured for a number of years.”

PC Taylor – who had asked accompanying officers to get some fire extinguishers ready – also rushed over to help.

He recalled: “I remember seeing him trying to activate the lighter and thinking, ‘we’re about to go up in flames – but at least there are people with fire extinguishers behind us’.

“A moment later I was covered head to toe in foam. I’d never felt happier to be freezing cold and soaking wet in the middle of the night, because it meant we were safe.”

PC Gill and PC Taylor were nominated for the award by Inspector Kylie Davies for showing tremendous bravery on the night in question.

Insp Davies said: “The actions of PC Gill and PC Taylor were truly outstanding. Their bravery and determination in the face of life-threatening danger was remarkable and typifies what it means to be a police officer.

“They remained concerned for the man’s welfare throughout this incident and risked their own lives to protect his. By putting themselves in a position where they could have been harmed and didn’t know what the end result would be, they are worthy winners if the PC Ged Walker Award.”

THE GED WALKER STORY

On Tuesday, 7 January 2003, a car, previously stolen from the Borrowash area of Derbyshire, was sighted in the Piccadilly area of Bulwell, Nottingham.

The driver of the vehicle abandoned it and fled across the rear of house gardens situated adjacent to the Bulwell Common Golf Course.

A number of police officers including PC Ged Walker attended the scene and commenced a search.

The offender sought refuge in a house, but upon being discovered, used the telephone to order a taxi.

Shortly after 1pm the same day, Ged, accompanied by police dog Kai, saw the offender run from the house in St Albans Road and jump into the driver’s seat of the stationary taxi.

Ged ran to the driver’s door to detain the offender. He reached into the taxi through a partially open window where he attempted to pull the keys from the ignition, but without success.

The offender with total disregard for the safety of the officer, accelerated up the road with Ged still attempting to detain him.

The vehicle reached speeds of up to 30mph before Ged was thrown from the vehicle, sustaining serious head injuries.

A tree-mendous tale about Mapperley’s past

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A tree-mendous tale about Mapperley’s past

While looking up information on Mapperley it struck me just how many of the areas road names have some thing to do with trees: Wood lane,  Coppice Road, Corporation Oaks, Elm Avenue, Chestnut Grove, Elm Bank, Woodborough Rd, Springwood Gardens, Beech Avenue and Hazel Grove, just to name but a few. These road names are all that remain as clues to Mapperley’s ancient past.

Before the 1850s, Mapperley was a wind swept and inhospitable place in winter and there was nothing here except a few farm buildings, a couple of houses and early brick works.

Most people who worked in the area lived elsewhere and walked to work each day .

There was only one road and this was little more than a track across the hills.

The area however had trees a plenty, it was still at the time being part of Sherwood forest .

Some of these trees had grown naturally but many had been planted and maintained so they could form a timber supply for the ever increasing needs of Nottingham. Some groups of these trees also breaking up the strong winds that blow across the hill top to shelter the few houses and farms.

These Mapperley hills were, even in the Middle Ages, covered with trees.

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PICTURED: AN old map of Mapperley in 1890s

As early as the 14th century wood was being harvested from Mapperley forests. In 1336 Robert de Crophill sold to William de Amyas “half an acre which lies in the Wodefield,””

In 1335, Red Lane was described as leading from the Forest to the Coppice, and being described as  the wood of Nottingham. – as it was the one that supplied Nottingham’s timber. It was at the time providing the main source of Nottingham’s fuel. Its  trees were cut down and used, lawfully and unlawfully, in the days before coal was commonly used. There was no one to see you taking the trees in this wild and uninhabited area.

The present Coppice Road lead to the Coppice which was well stored with oaks. These were cut down for building and ship construction. When they were gone, the land at the top of the present Coppice road  was turned in to pasture for sheep.

The Basford, and Algarthorpe woods, once continued all the way to Mapperley, covering a larger part of the north western slope of the present town.

North of this was the wood of Arnold, from which Hugh de Neville in 1221 gave two cart loads of wood  each week to the Hospital House of Saint John in Nottingham..

Thorney-wood its self covered the plains from Mapperley to Woodborough.

 On the southern slope was the Gedling wood, and the Marshall hills . These were where at holiday times Nottingham people went nutting and blackberrying.

Thoroton the historian wrote that  “The soil is generally of the most fertile in England, except a great part of the Forest of Sherwood, which was the most pleasant, but by the abominable destruction of woods is now much otherwise.”

With the need for bricks in the industrial revolution and the result in  increased building, the trees disappeared at an alarming rate. Houses were built for the great and good and the workers alike.

The cleared lands made good growing land and so sprung up the farms of the area to fuel the ever growing population with food rather than timber. Pits were dug for the clay that was needed for building even taking over this fertile growing land. Soon these pits became large scars on the landscape supplying the ever demanding industrial revolution the trees long forgotten. This changed the look of Mapperley for ever.

Mapperley’s ground still supplies Nottingham and the surrounding area with building material but it’s now bricks in place of timber.

What had for centuries had been  a scene of wildness and forest was now in marked contrast: the present town.

Gedling borough’s cheapest petrol: Unleaded prices at our filling stations

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Gedling borough’s cheapest petrol: Unleaded prices at our filling stations

Unleaded prices are taken from petrolprices.com – and are correct to within the last three days.

The hunt for Gedling borough’s cheapest petrol and diesel prices continues as the cost of fuel seems to be dropping slightly.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary cut in fuel duty recently of 5p per litre as motorists struggle with record fuel prices.

Figures from the RAC shows the latest average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts as of right now is 164.59p, while diesel is 178.13p. It also anticipated that prices will continue to fall.

The RAC warned drivers they will only notice a difference once retailers have bought new fuel at the lower rate. The measure is expected to reduce the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family petrol car by around £3.

Prices have started to fall slightly across the borough…

Arnold

Sainsbury’s Arnold – 158.9p

Asda Arnold – 158.7p

BP Mansfield Road – 162.0p

Carlton

Texaco Burton Road – 162.9p

Texaco Westdale Lane East – 162.9

Shell Carlton Road (Carlton Square) – 162.9

Mapperley

Co-op Mapperley – 161.9p

Netherfield

Morrisons – 164.9

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