A multi-million pound care home on the Rivendell Estate is nearing being ready to open.
Rivendell View will be welcoming new residents from May and will provide a safe and luxurious home for up to 66 older people, employing over 50 team members once fully staffed.
Ideal Carehomes’ latest development has cost around £10 million.
The firms said the spacious en-suite bedrooms and latest care technology will allow the Rivendell View care team to deliver person-centred care in a dignified manner, promoting independence as far as possible.
The well-appointed care home boasts large, open plan social areas and ultra-wide corridors which are designed with residents in mind. Residents can enjoy all the luxury facilities on offer at Rivendell View including a luxurious Sky Bar with far-reaching views, a vintage tearoom complete with balcony area and a plush cinema room featuring its very own popcorn machine.
Rivendell View’s on-site beauty parlour will be ready for residents to receive regular treatments such as haircuts, chiropody appointments, manicures and much more. The spacious landscaped gardens will become social hubs and continue to flourish with the help of green fingered residents attending regular gardening clubs in the relaxing botanical rooms.
Residents can enjoy a drink in the home’s Sky Bar.This vintage tea room can be enjoyed by residents
The newly appointed staff team are set to complete a thorough induction period prior to the home opening and will be given access to industry-leading training and development via the ‘Ideal Academy’.
Home manager, Samantha Kavanagh, said, ‘I am extremely excited to soon be able to open the doors of our beautiful home. Our future residents will benefit so much from our facilities and the full and varied social programme organised by our activities co-ordinators. We have had such an overwhelming response so far from local people, for both the first phase of recruitment and from prospective residents. I can’t wait to support our new residents to live life to the full as part of the Rivendell View community!’.
Stacey Linn, managing director at Ideal Carehomes, said ‘The care and attention to detail is clear throughout the home – all our care homes are built with the facilities required to offer the quality of life and independence to our residents. Rivendell View is our 24th care home and with Samantha at the helm, I have every confidence that our newest home will be a wonderful addition to the Nottingham community.’.
Samantha and her team will be hosting an exclusive preview day on May 8 (adhering to current government guidelines) which will provide an opportunity for local people to explore the first class facilities and learn more about the Rivendell View lifestyle, as well as a chance to ask the team any questions about Ideal Carehomes and their unique initiatives.
The open day is from 11am -3pm, there is no need to book, and guests will receive complimentary refreshments and a goody bag.
For more information, contact Samantha on 0113 385 3575 or live chat on the Ideal Carehomes website https://www.idealcarehomes.co.uk/.
You can also keep up to date with the home via the Rivendell View official Facebook page @rivendellviewcarehome.
Police were allegedly threatened by a man holding a knife when they attended a report of a disturbance in Woodthorpe.
Officers from Nottinghamshire Police were called to a report of a disturbance in Somersby Road in Woodthorpe at around 4.30pm on Thursday 8 April afternoon.
When officers arrived at the scene and investigated a house, a man is alleged to have picked up a knife and moved towards them.
A man was then arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody, where it is then alleged that he kicked a detention officer.
On Friday 9 April, Mark Bird, 48, of Somersby Road in Woodthorpe, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court charged with affray, possession of a bladed article, assaulting and emergency worker and criminal damage in connection with the incident.
Inspector Chris Pearson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Officer assaults are incredibly serious and we will always thoroughly investigate reports with a view to taking appropriate action against offenders.
“We are pleased to have charged a man as part of our enquiries.”
Bird has been released on bail pending his next court appearance (date tbc).
A man has been charged after a break-in at a business centre in Arnold.
Officers were called to a commercial premises at the Arnold Business Centre on Brookfield Road at around 8.50pm on Tuesday (April 6) when the owner was alerted to an alleged break-in.
Police say the burglary suspect was tracked-down and arrested – only minutes after police were alerted. They located the suspect on the premises and he was detained with the help of a police dog.
38-year-old, Liam Butler has been charged with burglary and has been remanded to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on May 6.
Detective Sergeant Charlotte Henson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a great bit of police work made possible by the owner’s CCTV system. We were able to get to the location within minutes and were successful in apprehending a suspect.
“Our investigations are ongoing and we would like to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area. If you have any information about this incident please call 101 quoting incident 690 of 6 April.”
Inspector Chris Pearson, responsible for neighbourhood policing in the area, added: “Combatting burglaries is a key neighbourhood priority for the team and we will always respond immediately to these kind of ongoing incidents. I am delighted with the speed and the scale of our response in this case and hope local residents and business owners are reassured by this.”
There have been nine new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Gedling borough, according to the latest figures released by Public Health England (PHE) on Sunday (April 11).
The latest figures were released before some lockdown restrictions are relaxed, with pubs opening their beer gardens and non-essential retailers being allowed to open their doors for the first time in 2021 from Monday, April 12.
The number of new cases has been in decline across Gedling borough, and the latest figure is a decrease from the 12 reported during Saturday’s update from PHE.
Across the county, three areas recorded no cases in 24 hours. These were Bassetlaw, Broxtowe and Rushcliffe.
Here is the latest full list of coronavirus cases reported across Nottinghamshire:
Costa Coffee will mark its 50th birthday by offering customers in Gedling borough all hot-drinks for just 50p.
From tomorrow (Tuesday, 13) until Thursday, April 15, registered Costa Coffee Club mobile app users, who scan the app when they purchase any hot drink at a participating Costa Coffee store, will receive their drink for just 50p.
The deal includes speciality drinks such as a handcrafted oat milk Flat-White, the signature Hot Chocolate or even the newest addition to the menu, the limited-edition Toffee Spiced Latte.
Customers can also take up the offer if they are using either a Costa Coffee Drive-Thru or using Click & Collect via the Costa Coffee mobile app.
A Costa Coffee spokesperson said: “We are delighted to continue our 50th birthday celebrations by bringing Costa Coffee fans this amazing offer of any barista-made hot drink for just 50p.
“We know it’s been a tough start to 2021 for many and we want to bring some joy to our customers this Spring, especially at a time when lockdown restrictions are easing, and we now have an opportunity to catch up with friends and family.”
Prince Philip is seen opening Holme Sluices in Colwick in remarkable archive footage from the mid-50s.
The film was shot on May 5, 1955, when the Duke of Edinburgh was invited to Nottingham to open the gates which control water levels and flow rates on the River Trent.
He unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion.
PHOTO: British PathePHOTO: British PathePICTURED: Holme Sluice gates today (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)
The footage also shows the Prince being taken on a boat trip down the Trent, making it as far as Victoria Embankment before returning to Colwick.
A reader contacted us this week to share her memories of The Phoenix pub in Gedling, after it was demolished to make way for new apartments.
Maxine Galinski, whose maiden name was Wigmore, got in touch with Gedling Eye after hearing about the flattening of the boozer on Shelford Road earlier this week.
The pub was her family home when it first opened back in the 1960s.
PICTURED: The Phoenix was demolished last week (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)PHOTO: Bill Fenton
“The pub was our family home when the pub was first opened by Mum and Dad back in the 60s,” she told Gedling Eye.
“It was a happy and thriving community pub which holds for me and my brother Paul, and I’m sure many of the residents on the estate, many happy memories. We had a lot of good times here.
The Phoenix, pictured in the 1960s (PHOTO Maxine Galinski)PICTURED: The family pictured at the pub in the 60s during a fundraising event
“It’s sad to see the demise of local pubs which were once the heartbeat of their communities.
“We will raise a glass to its passing and remember all the fundraising by all its customers, staff and mum and dad.”
Hockley Developments will now construct a three-storey apartment block on the site containing 26 self-contained flats now that the pub has been flattened.
This Monday (April 12), the country will take another a step towards normality as the next stage of easing coronavirus restrictions begins.
Pubs and restaurants across Gedling borough can reopen to serve drinks and meals outside as outlined in the government’s road map. Non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers will also be able to open from Monday.
In pubs there will be no need for customers to order a substantial meal with alcoholic drinks like last year and no curfew will be in place either.
Those going to the pub from Monday need to remember that the rule of six will apply (up to six people, or two separate households) as will social distancing rules and you will be required to wear a face covering when not seated.
There will be no standing at the bar as customers must order, eat and drink while seated.
Below is a list of some of the borough’s pubs that have confirmed that they will be opening on April 12.
The list below is not exhaustive, if your favourite hasn’t made the list and is opening on April 12 let us know in the comments below or email news@gedingeye.co.uk
The pub on Woodthorpe Drive has announced it will reopen on April 12. Staff at The Plainsman have been working hard to revamp the outside area in time for customers returning on Monday. In a Facebook post the pub posted: “Sanding, painting, jet washing, planting, cleaning…. the list goes on. The staff are all excited to get back to work and to see you lot. It’s been too long!”
The Gedling Inn is reopening on Monday and customers will be able to enjoy the venue’s new-look beer garden, appropriately named ‘The Cheggo End’. Tables in the new garden must be pre-booked and the venue is already full on some days.
The Nelson on Chestnut Grove is opening up its beer garden from Monday, April 12 and customers can book a table on the pub’s website for food and drinks, which can be found here: https://thenelsonpub.co.uk/
In a post on Facebook, the pub said: “We are just putting the finishing touches to our outside marquee, we will have heaters however our marquee is still open to the elements so please feel free to bring a blanket with you to keep you warm. We are SO excited to welcome you back.
The popular Front Street boozer is opening its garden from Monday, with many tables available for up to six people.
In a post on their Facebook page they posted: “Hayley and the team are looking forward to seeing you all and want you to enjoy your time here. So please be patient with us as we all try and get back to some kind of normality.”
On Facebook, the pub posted: “We are working hard to make sure everything is ready to bring you a proper pint, coffee, fish and chips or a glass of coke whichever the case maybe we will have you covered.”
Sasha’s Wine and Cocktail Bar, Arnold
This new venue on Front Street will open for the first time on Monday.
The pub will have room for 16 people in their outdoor area and are taking bookings.
Alex Smith, 21, is the owner of the new cocktail bar He said: “We’re only opening outdoors where we can get up to 16 people outside with social distancing in place,
“Nobody is allowed inside unless it’s the toilet and it will be a one in one out system.
“We are considering time blocks of 2 hours only, which we think the government is going to do anyway.”
The Carlton Hill pub are reopening their outdoor areas from 11am on Monday with pre-bookable benches on the car park. All other areas outside will be available on a first-come-first-served basis to allow regulars not on social media to get a pint in.
The pub on Main Road is back open on Monday for food and drinks. You can book a table for the outside area at the back or hope for a space at the front of the pub, which is a walk-in area.
To book a space call: 0115 9878596
Bread and Bitter, Mapperley
The pub in Mapperley has announced it will reopen on Monday.
A post on Facebook revealed: “We’re delighted to have you all back in and pleased to say food service will start again on Monday. All table bookings (for just drinks OR food) have to be made via: https://www.gigantic.com/bread-and-bitter-table-bookings…
“We are still leaving plenty of tables available though for people that haven’t booked and will stop taking bookings for each day at 10am.”
The Woodthorpe Top in Mapperley and Freeman in Carlton
Wetherspoons has announced plans to reopen two of its pubs in the borough, serving food and drinks outdoors.
The pubs will be open from 9am to 9pm (Sunday to Thursday inclusive) and 9am to 10pm (Friday and Saturday). They will offer a slightly reduced menu, to include breakfast, burgers, pizza, deli deals, fish and chips and British classics. Food will be available from 9am to 8pm seven days a week.
The Wetherspoon pubs will not be operating a booking system.
Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: “We are looking forward to welcoming our customers and staff back to our pubs.”
New figures released today show that crime in Nottinghamshire has fallen by more than almost anywhere else in the country over the last year.
Nottinghamshire Police’s own end of year numbers show that robberies, sexual offences and other serious crimes fell by more than a fifth in the twelve months to 31 March 2021.
With 21,815 fewer crimes reported during this period, the force will record one of the biggest falls in England and Wales at -20.7 per cent.
Robberies fell by 35.9 per cent, offences of serious violence by 25.2 per cent, burglary offences by 34.4 per cent and theft by 31.2 per cent.
Vehicle offences fell 36.2 per cent and weapons offences by 16.3 per cent.
Knife Crime fell by a further eight per cent which now places Nottinghamshire well under the national average – a very significant achievement.
Gun crime reduced whilst the force increased the number of illegal firearms it recovered over the same period.
Drug possessions reduced by 9.1 per cent. However, very pleasingly offences of drug trafficking rose by 11.6 per cent due to a substantial increase in proactive operations targeted at drug dealers in response to local intelligence.
PICTURED: Sherwood Lodge
Chief Constable Craig Guildford said: “Whilst this significant fall has undoubtedly been influenced by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, these numbers also reflect the relentless, proactive and resourceful work of my officers and staff, who have risen to this most unique period on policing history with a really positive and ‘can do’ attitude. So as behaviours have changed we have adapted and used our resources in different and more imaginative ways. We were reducing crime before the pandemic.
“We’ve continued to recruit new talent throughout the pandemic and our officer headcount is just about to reach 2200 with a further 100 new officer posts in 21/22 in addition to more Police Staff.
“Above all we have been listening to our residents and taking very firm action to respond to their concerns. For example, we now have two specialist knife crime teams targeting people who carry knives on our streets; 12 new Neighbourhood Operation Reacher Teams that are disrupting the supply of illegal drugs and giving local dealers sleepless nights, and two teams of detectives dedicated to investigating robberies and preventing burglaries.
“We have also introduced a raft of proactive initiatives to stop crime before it happens and better support victims. Our most recent examples are the domestic abuse cars we are launching in Mansfield and Ashfield areas that will now be on hand to offer specialist advice to victims in the immediate aftermath of an assault. Another is the ongoing success of the Violence Reduction Unit – a community partnership to tackle the underlying causes of violent crime. Our ANPR and IT investments have continued to augment our proactivity and preventative capability.
“It is this kind of positive, problem-solving policing that has allowed us to deliver this performance on behalf of the public. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all the officers, staff and partners who made it happen.”
In the late 1800s the town of Nottingham was still very crowded and people escaped to the country side when ever they could. The introduction of the bicycle and later the trams lead to excursions into the surrounding areas in ever increasing numbers.
Mapperley, with its views over the area and closeness to the city, proved to be very popular. Many of the local gentry built houses in the area and soon workers too were moving to the town to get away from the pollution of the city. With more visitors, shops and other amenities sprung up to cater for these visitor.
One of these establishments was the Porchester Pavilion on Porchester Road. It was owned by Thomas Bull who was the local carpenter and joiner by trade who supplied wood, path boarding, rustic seats and green houses to the well-to-do who were building in Mapperley.
Thomas had been born in Nottingham and christened at St Mary’s on September 23, 1823. By 1894, Thomas was now 70 yrs old and unable to work as well as he had but his wife Harriett was a lot younger at 52. They had married only seven years before in 1887.
Harriett decide to supplement the family income by opening a tea room for all the visitors to the area. The undertaking as a great success and the building being large enough ( thanks to the skills of her husband ) to take dances, whist drives and meetings as well as the cafe. It was the only venue of its type in Mapperley at the time. As well as lunches, dinners and teas they provided hot water and drinks of all kinds to visitors who had came to walk the surrounding hills. Cigars were also stocked for their better off clients.
The premises included a small museum which fascinated many visitors. This museum attracted some attention in 1894 when there was a claim that it contained an auk’s egg which was dismissed in the local press. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a flightless bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century.
The work of the cafe was successful and so Mrs Bull had to advertise for a laundress to help with all the table cloths and other items. Thomas was still working in 1905 advertising his products but the main business had now become the Mapperley Tea rooms as the premises were now called.
On November 7, 1908 Thomas died aged 84. The opening of the cafe appeared to have been a wise move as it provided Harriett with an income for many years even after her husband death.
In September 1913, one of the visitors to the tea rooms in Mapperley was a pretty 15-year-old girl called Ivy Withers. Ivy claimed to have been born in the Basford workhouse in 1898, although there is some evidence to suggest that she was born there two years earlier.
Although Ivy appeared to be without any profession, she ‘was very well dressed’ – perhaps hers was that oldest of professions!
Ivy called at the tea rooms along with a middle-aged man and another girl. They expressed great interest in the tea rooms and Harriet agreed to give them a conducted tour of the whole establishment. After they had left, Harriet discovered that a gold watch and chain belonging to her late husband were missing, she immediately informed the police. The girl that who was later identified as Ivy could not be found, but a fortnight later Ivy and her friend again visited the tea rooms. This time they were accompanied by two young men. Harriett did not notice them but when clearing up, after they had left, she found the remains of a photograph on the floor. Recognising the girl in the picture she passed it to Detective Sergeant Hames who was able to identify the suspect from the picture as she was known to him.
On September 2nd, Hames saw Ivy on Wollaton Street and told her that he suspected her of stealing the watch and chain. At first she denied any knowledge but when he threatened to search her bag she admitted she had the watch. She stated however that it must have been the man with her on their first visit that had stolen the items, as he had given them to her as a present. She would not or could not name the man. Ivy said that she had travelled to London two days after her visit to Mapperley and pawned the watch for 12/- although the watchalone was valued at £7/10/—. She handed Sergeant Hames the pawn ticket she had received.
Asked about the chain, Ivy stated that she had given this to her friend Minnie Rose. Ivy was arrested and her friends and acquaintances were questioned. Another friend of Ivy’s, Gertrude Thomas, stated that Ivy had told here that she had stolen the watch and chain from a man on the forest to finance her trip to London. When the case came to trial, in spite of Ivy’s denials, and on the evidence presented, the magistrate, C.G Hill of Arnot Hill Park, sentenced her to be bound over for two years under the probation act. As Ivy was under age she was sent to a Home for Girls with the understanding that she would be sent to a reformatory if she misbehaved again. Only her age allowed her escape a prison sentence.
But had Ivy lied about her age? Was she really 17 at the time of the offence?
The watch was recovered from the pawnbrokers and the chain from Minnie, so Harriet got her watch and chain back. Harriett was more suspicious of showing visitors around in future, especially pretty young girls. What then happened to Ivy Withers is unknown.
The tea rooms were still being advertised during the First World War but trade must have been greatly reduced. Harriett died in 1920 aged 78.
With Harriet’s death, the tea rooms passed to other hands and Mr C Gilbert continued throughout the 1920s with whist drives dances and social gatherings of all types. Music was from local bands and entertainment was provided by local talent including songs from Madame Bonnington, Miss Turners troop of juvenile dancers, and Mrs Cotterils recitations amongst others right up to the start of World War Two.
