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Park in Arnold set for £100,000 makeover with zip wire and basket swing

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Park in Arnold set for £100,000 makeover with zip wire and basket swing

Work is now underway on a £100,000 makeover of a park in Arnold to revitalise its playground area.

The Killisick Recreational Ground in Arnold will be refurbished with new equipment, including 30m zip line, basket swing, roundabout and multi play unit, as well as accessible play equipment such as a wheelchair friendly roundabout, pod swing, play house and more.

Works at the park are expected to be completed by the end of October.

Improvements can be made thanks to funding from FCC Communities Foundation, a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, conservation and heritage projects from funds donated by waste and resource management company FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund. FCC Communities Foundation will be providing a grant total of £100,000.

The funding bid was made jointly by Gedling Borough Council and The Friends of Killisick Park, a local residents’ community group who undertook community consultation and identified a strong community need for the project.

Cheryl Raynor, FCC Communities Foundation grant manager for Nottinghamshire said;

“It’s always nice to see something we have funded start to take shape. We’re delighted to be supporting such a worthwhile project and look forward to it benefitting children across Nottinghamshire.” 

Killisick Recreational Ground
PICTURED: Killisick Recreational Ground

Councillor Henry Wheeler, Chair of the Killisick Localities Initiative said: “In September 2019, myself and Councillor Marje Paling brought local residents together by holding an afternoon tea event to discuss how to get funding for new play equipment at Killisick Playground.

That initial meeting led to the formation of the Friends of Killisick group, and now two years on from that event, it’s fantastic to see that the hard work of Friends of Killisick has paid off and work will begin on Killisick Recreation Ground to replace the old play equipment.

This will be fantastic for the health and wellbeing of children who I am sure will love the new play area.”

Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne said” “I’m excited to see that works have started at the site, and cannot wait for this new facility to open for our residents to enjoy.

“A key priority for the council is to enhance our parks and open spaces and provide an attractive environment that local people can enjoy, and by working closely with local community groups and funding providers we’ve been able to achieve that here for the community in Killisick.

“I’d like to thank the Friends of Killisick Park for working with us on the funding bid for this new play area and to FCC Communities for providing the funding for what is sure to be a fantastic addition for the borough.”

Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome returns to Parliament after three-month absence with PTSD

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Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome returns to Parliament after three-month absence with PTSD

Britain’s youngest MP will return to parliament today (Monday,6), following a three-month leave of absence where she was able to recover from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Ms Whittome announced in late May that she had been battling persistent health issues relating to her post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis and needed to take time off work in order for her health to improve.

Ms Whittome represents parts of Mapperley as MP.

In a statement released yesterday, Ms Whittome said she was ‘feeling well’ and ‘making strong progress’ with her recovery.

She said: “I want to thank everyone for their understanding over the last three months. The outpouring of support from so many different quarters was truly humbling – from colleagues checking in on me, to constituents stopping me in the street.”

“I was particularly heartened by messages from others who have also experienced PTSD. I’m glad that being open about my diagnosis has raised awareness about this condition and has in some small way helped others to talk about their own mental health.

“I was privileged to be able to take the time off that I needed for my recovery. But this should be a right for everyone. I look forward to fighting for the changes needed to make this a reality. 

“While I’ve been away, my office has pulled out all the stops to support constituents – helping families in overcrowded housing, people owed money by the DWP, and constituents with relatives in Afghanistan. I’m pleased to be back at work tackling these important issues and so many more with renewed energy and determination.”

Sections of Colwick Country Park will be closed to the public for Detonate Festival preparations later this month

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Sections of Colwick Country Park will be closed to the public for Detonate Festival preparations later this month

Sections of Colwick Country Park will be out of bounds to visitors later this month as preparations get underway for the Detonate Festival.

The festival will taking place in the park on September 25 and brings together some of the biggest DJs and live acts in electronic music.

Detonate runs from 10am in the morning until 11pm, finishing with a four-minute firework display.

Sections of the park will start being closed off to the public from Friday, September 17 and won’t reopen until the end of the month to allow festival organisers to set up and then dismantle equipment.

Paths towards West Lake will close from Friday, Saturday 17 until Thursday, September 30.

Sections around West Lake will then close from Saturday, September 18 until September 30.

Areas around Colwick Hall Hotel and also walks next to the River Trent will be closed off during the event on September 25.

Most of the area around Colwick Lake will remain open during the month.

PICTURED: There will be restricted parking on some roads around the park during the festival (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)

To stop unauthorised parking during the festival, a number of roads will have restricted access and parking for residents only. These are Racecourse Road, Waterside Way, Daleside Road, Windmill View, William Booth Road, Candle Meadow, Spring Moor, Crabtree Field and Bendigo Lane from 8am on September 25 until 1am on September 26.

Organisers said: “We appreciate the impact of an event like this can have on the local community. It is for this reason we work closely with local authorities to identify areas of concern. During our consultations, area of concern included noise levels, traffic control and unauthorised parking.

“We will have a dedicated phone line for any concerns over noise or festival related matters: 07587 551. This phone will be operational from 8am-6pm between September 17-29, with extended hours of 8am until 1am on the day of the event.”

Watch: Progress made on Gedling Access Road works over August captured in latest flyover video

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Watch: Progress made on Gedling Access Road works over August captured in latest flyover video

The £40m Gedling Access Road continues to take shape, with the final stages of construction now underway.

The latest flyover video was issued by Nottinghamshire County Council this week and shows how the project is progressing.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire County Council said: “It’s fair to say that things are really starting to take shape now as we head into the later stages of construction.

“Throughout August, drainage works have continued along the whole route, and verge works, footway construction and final highway surfacing has been done at the Lambley Lane section of the site ahead of the reopening later in September.

“But what do we mean by verge works? Well, put simply, this includes everything from installing street lighting columns to signs and fencing, all of which can now be seen on the flyover.”

Lambley Lane reopening

Lambley Lane will finally reopen to traffic on September 13 after a nine month full closure.

The road will have a new layout once opened, so here’s a few things you need to know before travelling:

I’m travelling from Spring Lane, what do I need to do?

From Spring Lane, you will need to stop at the end of a new downhill section of Lambley Lane which joins with the GAR. You will need to turn right and travel along a short section of the GAR before turning left onto a new section of road close to the site compound which leads to a new mini-roundabout. Upon reaching this roundabout, turn right to head towards Arnold Lane (see image on the left).

And what if I’m travelling from Arnold Lane?

As you travel down Lambley Lane from Arnold Lane, you will come to a new mini-roundabout. You will need to turn left on to the new link road and stop at the junction with the GAR. You will then need to turn right and travel along a short section of the GAR before turning left onto the new spur road which will take you up towards Spring Lane (see image on the right).

Roadworks update

Motorists are being warned that traffic management is returning to Mapperley Plains.

Over the next six weeks, there will be a nearside lane closure on Mapperley Plains for traffic heading towards Nottingham city.

This closure will be in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so please allow extra time for your journey.

TONY CAVE: ‘Current reduced train service at Carlton is worse than at any time in last 100 years’

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TONY CAVE: ‘Current reduced train service at Carlton is worse than at any time in last 100 years’

Train expert and station adopter Tony Cave brings us the latest news from our local railways…

Temporary revised timetable

This will continue until the new timetable commences on 12th December. These trains will run, subject to any short term problems, so always check before travelling:

CARLTON
Platform 2 (Newark direction). 05.49, 07.43, 08.03, 08.41, 08.58, 11.05, 13.02, 14.04, 16.03, 17.58, 18.40, 18.57, 20.37, 22.43 All Mondays to Fridays.
On Saturdays at 06.01, 08.04, 09.08, 11.05, 13.02, 14.02, 16.02, 18.04, 18.40, 19.00, 20.36, 21.38. On Sundays the usual timetabled trains are shown to run. Platform 1 (Nottingham direction). 06.29, 06.53, 09.03, 10.02, 12.02, 14.03, 15.02, 16.20, 17.05, 18.27, 19.08, 20.05, 21.35, 23.55 All Mondays to Fridays.
On Saturdays at 06.29, 09.03, 10.06, 10.20, 12.02, 14.03, 15.04, 17.02, 18.18, 20.03, 21.34, 22.34. On Sundays the usual timetabled trains are shown to run.

NETHERFIELD
The normal service will operate until the timetable change in December. The Skegness line is one which has largely been exempt from service cuts.

Netherfield

SKEGNESS SERVICE: Saturday, July 31 was the first day the Summer 09.59 to Skegness ran. It was formed of 4 coaches and there were a number of spare seats, as it follows the 09.45 from Nottingham. Five passengers and a dog joined at Netherfield, all for Skegness I believe.

BRIDGE ARTWORK: On August 9 the road bridge at Netherfield station was transformed by an artist from London and the work being commissioned by Network Rail. On the Nottingham side of the bridge ‘WELCOME TO NETHERFIELD’ has been painted in large letters across the bridge with space at each end for an arrow pointing to Netherfield at one end and Colwick at the other, as the bridge is the boundary between the two places.

Netherfield Station revamp
PICTURED: Artist Lionel Stanhope gets to work on the new artwork

The station entrance side has artwork to correspond with what local schoolchildren dreamt up.

Anyone arriving at the station, who hasn’t been to the area before, will be helped by the direction signs facing them as they emerge up the steps.

An official ‘unveiling’ ceremony was held on the bridge at 11am on Friday, August 13th with the Mayor Councillor Meredith Lawrence and Mayoress officiating. Representatives from EMR, Network Rail, Poacher Line, the artist and a photographer from Gedling Borough Council were present.

The Mayor gave a short speech in which he mentioned that the station used to be called Netherfield & Colwick, and Carlton was Carlton & Netherfield, which helped to locate where they were. The Poacher Line Community Rail Officer said they had hopes of more trains calling at Netherfield in the future. The artwork has been treated with anti-graffiti paint.

Carlton

August 4 was the 175th anniversary of the Nottingham to Lincoln line, and celebrations were held at stations along the line, with a singer and some dancers singing their way up the line, stopping off at Newark en-route. Sweets and chocolates were handed out to passengers.

At Lowdham there was Jive dancing, and Lowdham signal box, now in the garden of the Station House, and fully restored to its 1950s working order, was open for authentic demonstrations of how the signal box worked. Visits had to be booked in advance.

Stations, including Carlton, had bunting put up, and station adopter Francis Rodrigues provided balloons for our station. History boards have been erected at each station, that at Carlton located at the entrance to platform 2, giving a history of the opening of the line and photographs of Carlton Station in years gone by, which were obtained by Francis.

Thanks to those who have complained to EMR regarding a reduced lack of trains at peak times to and from Nottingham. The current reduced service is worst than at any time in the last 100 years with a gap of 2 hours 10 mins between the 06.53am and 0.9.03am to Nottingham (In 1922 trains were at 07.12, 07.58 and 08.40).

Burton Joyce fares even worse (same gap in the morning) with apparently only 8 trains calling in each direction, with the parish council saying there was an ‘urgent need’ for more regular trains to stop at their station after the reduced service was introduced in June.

As they say, they need a timetable that provides connectivity for people, promotes use of public transport to assist the environment and reduces vehicle use and congestion, something which particularly applies at Carlton and Netherfield with UK traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Saturday, August 14th: The 10.20am to Leicester arrived full and standing. 5 were waiting at Carlton and they managed to squeeze on. So perhaps it would be best to use the 10.06 and change at Nottingham. Other weeks it has been ‘comfortably’ full.

WhatsApp warning following reports of family member message scam

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WhatsApp warning following reports of family member message scam

A warning has been issued to WhatsApp users in Gedling borough after reports of a new scam emerged where scammers attempt to impersonate family members to steal money.

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) put out the warning today (September 3) following reports of the startling scam.

The woman called Alison, received a message on the popular messaging platform which said: “Hi mum, I’ve dropped my phone down the loo (sad emoji) this is my new number.”

Alison replied to the message and asked if it was her son, Will, to which the scammer replied in the affirmative.

The following day, Alison’s ‘son’ messaged her asking for £2,600 and explained that he had got mixed up with loan sharks and needed to pay up. Alison didn’t doubt the message for a moment.

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Alison tried to call her ‘son’ back, but the person on the other end kept saying they couldn’t take the call and continually put pressure on her to make the payment quickly.

This worried Alison, who agreed to make the payment. The person gave the bank details of the alleged loan shark to pay.

Fortunately for Alison, she forgot to click the final payment confirmation and, after some time, the scammer messaged asking for a picture to prove the payment had been made. This caused a wave of scepticism in Alison’s mind, and then it was confirmed that the message was indeed a scam.

CTSI Lead Officer, Katherine Hart said: “This is not the first time I have seen this type of message, which is highly deceptive. Scammers are experts at exploiting the emotional vulnerability of the public, and this is a particularly insidious example of it.

“When receiving a message out of the blue like this, always be suspicious and doubly so when money is involved. Alison did the right thing by trying to call the number to verify, but as we see, fraudsters are skilled at influencing quick action, and she almost lost money to it.

“Please always report suspicious texts by forwarding them to 7726 – a free service by Ofcom which enables authorities to analyse messages and build a full picture of this enormous problem.”

CTSI Chief Executive, John Herriman, said: “This WhatsApp scam demonstrates that consumers have never been so instantly vulnerable.

“The Government and regulators must be prepared for the rapidly evolving threats presented by advancing communications technologies and techniques, and the trading standards profession plays a key role in developing that consumer protection framework.”

For consumer advice, please call the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133

The public is encouraged to join Friends Against Scams, a National Trading Standards initiative that protects and prevents people from becoming scam victims by empowering them to take a stand against scams.

This topic and many others related to consumer protection will be discussed at this year’s CTSI Symposium, 28-30 September 2021 at Birmingham’s Eastside Rooms. Click this link for more information about CTSI Symposium.

Nando’s opening plans for Netherfield restaurant ‘on schedule’

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Nando’s opening plans for Netherfield restaurant ‘on schedule’

Nando’s has confirmed to Gedling Eye that plans to open a restaurant in Netherfield are still going ahead – despite fears they had been shelved.

The food giant last year began work on constructing a new unit to house a new restaurant on land previously used by Morrisons for car parking.

Work also began on a new Starbucks drive-thru at the same time.

Starbucks opened their doors last year but the Nando’s site next door remains closed, with windows covered in ‘opening soon’ posters.

Readers got in touch with Gedling Eye asking for confirmation about the fate of the restaurant.

PICTURED: The Nando’s site earlier this year

A spokesman contacted us earlier today to confirm the restaurant opening was still going ahead.

They said: “The good news is that the new Nottingham Netherfield is still on schedule to open early next year.”

Plans to open the restaurant were delayed last year due to the pandemic.

When Gedling Eye contacted the South African restaurant chain last year, they confirmed the pandemic had delayed opening plans.

At the time they confirmed: “While Covid might have postponed our plans slightly, we are still very much looking forward to coming to Victoria Retail Park.

The chain told Gedling Eye it will confirm an opening date towards the end of the year.

Lidl shoppers could win £10,000 in cash if they visit Gedling borough stores during birthday giveaway

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Lidl shoppers could win £10,000 in cash if they visit Gedling borough stores during birthday giveaway

Lidl is giving away £10,000 in cash to one lucky shopper to mark their 1st Birthday of the Lidl Plus app.

Savvy shoppers who visit the store between Thursday (Sept 2) and Sunday (Sept 5) could be in with a chance of winning £10,000.

Customers will have the opportunity to enter a free birthday prize draw every time they shop.

Shoppers will earn one entry when they spend £1 or more and scan their Lidl Plus card. This entry can then be submitted in the app for a chance to win £10,000. What’s more, 50 runners up will win a £50 Lidl Plus shopping coupon to spend during the weekly shop.

PICTURED: Lidl near Victoria Retail Park?

To be in with a chance to win this amazing prize, customers simply need to download the Lidl Plus app and follow the on-screen instructions.

As well as the chance to win big prizes, Lidl Plus customers can use the app to get access to exclusive discounts, view digital receipts and browse weekly leaflets and seasonal magazines. 

Christian Härtnagel, CEO at Lidl GB, said: “Our customers know that we offer the best quality products at market leading prices.

“We designed Lidl Plus so we can provide an even better, tailored, shopping experience for our customers, as well as to thank them for their loyalty.

“It’s been great to see so many Lidl fans making full use of the app in the last year – whether it’s getting up to £12 off every month with Coupon Plus or enjoying great discounts on products every week. We can’t wait to bring savings to even more customers in the future.”

Lidl Plus is available to download now from the App Store and Google Play. 

MP and councillors meet to discuss plans for fourth Trent crossing at Colwick

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MP and councillors meet to discuss plans for fourth Trent crossing at Colwick

A local MP and councillors met yesterday to discuss plans for a fourth Trent crossing at Colwick.

Gedling MP Tom Randall met with Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley, the Council’s Committee Chairman for Transport and Environment, Cllr Neil Clarke and county councillor for Carlton East Mike Adams at the site

A fourth Trent crossing is a project that has long been spoken about. After surveying residents in Colwick, Netherfield, Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph, Tom Randall MP and Cllr Mike Adams found there is a public appetite for a crossing and said they are keen to see it progress.

Mr Randall said that a new crossing could help reduce traffic congestion in Colwick, Burton Joyce, Netherfield and Stoke Bardolph.

He also thought it could shorten journey times for commuters and create new jobs and business opportunities in the area by improving links to the A52 and A46

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PICTURED: Cllr Jon Clarke, leader of Gedling Borough Council has also called for a crossing in Colwick

Randall said that although the meeting was positive, bringing a bridge to the area could be ‘a long way off’.

He said: ““Transport issues are complex and take time to deliver but there was a good, meaningful discussion on Tuesday about potential ways to take this project forward.

“Off the back of this meeting I will be speaking to Government and to other key bodies in the region to continue work on this so that progress can be made towards building a fourth Trent crossing in Colwick.”

Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke has also backed calls for a fourth crossing to be built.

Last year he said the city ‘can’t afford not to build’ another bridge.

Clarke also favours Colwick as a location for a fourth crossing.

He said: “It should be a bridge of the future, with capacity for road, pedestrians, bicycles and eventually a tram line.”

Is a fourth crossing needed at Colwick? Let us know in the comments section below…

Burton Joyce Community Market is being relaunched and returns later this month

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Burton Joyce Community Market is being relaunched and returns later this month

A popular community market is returning to Burton Joyce and promises to bring together independent traders from the village and the surrounding areas.

Burton Joyce Community Market last took place in 2020 just before the Covid outbreak and organisers have continued supporting local businesses via their Facebook page during the pandemic.

But now that restrictions have been lifted, the market is being relaunched and will again offering face-to-face access to local traders selling crafts and artisan foods.

The market will take place on Saturday, September 11 between 10am and 1pm at Burton Joyce Village Hall on Trent Lane.

The Market raises cash for a good cause each month and September’s event will be held to help out the Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes charity.

Cash is accepted, dogs are welcome in the hall, refreshments will be available and parking is available at the nearby Wheatsheaf pub.

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