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Burton Joyce Primary School’s trim trail fundraiser on track following donation from nearby housebuilder

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Burton Joyce Primary School’s trim trail fundraiser on track following donation from nearby housebuilder

Burton Joyce Primary School has received a £1,000 donation towards an exciting new trim trail for pupils.

The school was awarded the funds through the Persimmon Homes Community Champions scheme, which supports up to 64 good causes every month.

Trim Trails are made up of obstacles, which make up a small fun course.

In September 2019 the school’s PTA group set a fundraising target of £40,000 over two years to design and install new play equipment for its pupils. The current pandemic put a stop to the group’s fundraising activity with a shortfall of more than £25,000 still needing to be raised. 

Kate Bateson for school’s PTA group said: “Over the years we have raised funds to provide a range of additional resources for the school and its pupils including new IT equipment, library books and training courses. When the trim trail started to reach the end of its life we were confident that we could raise the funds to replace it before the existing equipment became unsafe to use.  

“Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have had to look at alternative ways to raise funds to help achieve our target. So, we were delighted that Persimmon Homes Nottingham chose to support us. With every donation we are a step closer to getting the school a new trim trail and after such a challenging time for the pupils we are even more focused on reaching our goal.”

The Persimmon Homes Community Champions initiative seeks to support grassroots groups and charities in areas where the company is building. Persimmon Homes Nottingham makes two donations of up to £1,000 every month to worthy causes.  

Neil Follows, managing director for Persimmon Homes Nottingham, said: “We are committed to supporting the communities in which we build, and we believe the Burton Joyce Primary School trim trail project is a truly worthwhile cause.”

Persimmon Homes are currently working on the Rivendell development which is underway at Stoke Bardolph.

For more information on Community Champions visit: www.persimmonhomes.com/community-champions.

‘We can look forward to the summer with renewed confidence’: Notts health boss responds to PM’s roadmap out of lockdown

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‘We can look forward to the summer with renewed confidence’: Notts health boss responds to PM’s roadmap out of lockdown

A Notts health boss says we can ‘look forward to the summer in confidence’ after hearing details about the PM’s roadmap out of lockdown announced on Monday (February 22).

Jonathan Gribbin, Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire, said: “This is very good news and I would like to thank everyone in Nottinghamshire who has played their part in recent weeks.   

“The roadmap gives us all something to work towards and we can look forward to the summer with renewed confidence – and with fresh resolve for the work that remains to be done between now and then.  

“This is important because rates are reducing across Nottinghamshire, but not as quickly as we need.  Far too many families have very sadly had to endure the burden of loss as a result of COVID-19 so we have a duty to continue to do all we can to protect the NHS and save lives.   

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PICTURED: Cllr Kay Cutts wants to ensure the county is in the best placed to help towards the government’s ambitions

“The dominant variant is much more easily spread than what we were used to last year.  The way to control it is the same but we need to work harder and more consistently to achieve the same level of suppression.  This means that we must stick with the lockdown restrictions and the ‘hands, face, space’ rules.  What people have been doing so far has secured some big reductions but I am urging everyone to continue with that.”

Councillor Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council said the authority is continuing to work closely with residents and businesses to make sure the county is best placed to help towards the government’s ambitions.  

She said: “The Council will work through the new roadmap to see how it will impact on the services we provide but it’s ultimately good news for families and businesses and offers much needed hope for us all.

This is real cause for optimism, and I am delighted that the Prime Minister has been able to set out his Roadmap, showing us the route out of the current lockdown measures – getting children back to the classroom, giving businesses hope and allowing families to meet again. 

“As the Prime Minister said, we are following the data – the number of cases and the infection rates – not dates. The success of the Roadmap to recovery is based on how well we all respond to the restrictions in place at each step.

I have every faith that the people of Nottinghamshire will respect the rules in full and help us to keep on track with those milestones the government has set so we can all start to benefit from the release of some of the very difficult restrictions we have all lived with for so long.”

Police issue appeal following theft of children’s designer clothing from Arnold store

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Police issue appeal following theft of children’s designer clothing from Arnold store

Police have launched an appeal for information after children’s designer clothing was stolen from an Arnold business.

Officers are now appealing for help in catching the people responsible.

The items were stolen during two burglaries that occurred in the early hours of Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 2021 at PCZ Designer Wear in Nottingham Road.

Officers would like to hear from anyone who recognises the items pictured.

Detective Constable Emma Straw, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “I’d like to speak to anyone who has any information as to the whereabouts of these items or who may have been offered items like those pictured for sale. 

“Likewise I’d like to speak to anyone who was in or around the area of Nottingham Road, Arnold at the time of these incidents who noticed anything suspicious or untoward. Any information you have could help with the investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 30 of 29 January

Community coronavirus test centre opens at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre

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Community coronavirus test centre opens at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre

A coronavirus testing centre in Carlton is now up and running and the message to the community is – come and use it.

The community testing initiative, in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care, has been launched today (February 23) at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre to help drive down transmission rates by offering rapid tests.

Around one in three people who are infected with Covid-19 have no symptoms so could be spreading the disease without knowing it.

Broadening testing to identify those showing no symptoms will mean finding positive cases more quickly, and break chains of transmission.

With its targeted approach, community testing aims to reduce the prevalence of the virus in the highest risk areas.

Rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests are a new type of technology, which provide results within an hour, and will be used to proactively test asymptomatic individuals. Lateral flow devices do not require a laboratory to process the test.

Testing will be available for asymptomatic individuals from Tuesday 23 February.

For more information on how to get a test, visit www.gedling.gov.uk/community-testing

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All efforts to find people without symptoms work hand in hand with the existing free testing service for those with symptoms. Anyone with one or more of these symptoms – a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to sense of smell or taste – should book a test at nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119.

There are several PCR test centres across the area, which are open seven days a week.

Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “We are very happy to be supporting the NHS with the opening of this site in Carlton. We hope that this facility will play an important role in reducing the number of people who are carrying the virus without knowing and spreading it to others.

We will be using the centre ourselves and encouraging staff from our workforce who can’t work from home, such as refuse crews, to get tested.” 

Health Minister Lord Bethell said: “We’ve already come so far since first setting up a national testing programme at an unprecedented pace to help counter COVID-19, but we continue to strive to go further, faster.

“Around one in three people have the virus without symptoms so could be spreading the disease without knowing it. Broadening testing to identify those showing no symptoms will mean finding positive cases more quickly, and break chains of transmission.

“I’m delighted that Gedling Borough Council is working with us roll out community testing in the borough and I look forward to seeing the results.”

Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair of the National Institute for Health Protection, said: “NHS Test and Trace continues to play a leading role in the fight against COVID-19. Increased community testing is a vital additional tool at our disposal to help identify those who are infected and infectious, but unaware that they might be spreading the disease.

“The work of Gedling Borough Council in Gedling borough will be essential in driving down transmission rates. I urge all those living in areas where community testing is offered to come forward and get tested.”

Drugs and cash seized during police raid on house in Gedling

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Drugs and cash seized during police raid on house in Gedling

Operation Reacher officers have recovered drugs and cash after executing a warrant at an address in Gedling.

The team entered the house in Westdale Lane East at around 10am on Sunday, February 21 and found quantities of class A and class B drugs as well as CS spray.

Two men and a woman were arrested in connection with the finds and a further property was searched off the back of the warrant, leading to the discovery of a small number of cannabis plants.

Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Chris Pearson has commended the continued efforts of the Reacher and Neighbourhood Policing Teams in the area. 

Inspector Pearson said: “The warrants over the weekend are just one example of our ongoing work as part of Operation Thistle in Gedling to tackle drug dealing and related offences.

“Drugs have a devastating impact on communities and can cause all manner of subsequent offending such as violent crime and we are committed to disrupting and dismantling offender’s operations with a view to taking appropriate action against those responsible.

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PICTURED: Library picture of Operation Reacher officers carrying out a warrant at a property last year

“We work closely with the local community in Gedling to gather intelligence and information that helps us find and locate offenders and I am really pleased with how well the Op Reacher team has hit the ground running over the last few months.

“I’d encourage anyone who has any information or concerns in the area to report them to us on 101 or in an emergency, dial 999.

“We will not tolerate drug crime on our streets and the message to drug dealers is clear – we know who you are and it is a matter of time before you get a knock at the door.”

The men and the woman arrested were released under investigation while enquiries into the drugs continue.

Operation Reacher was launched across all 12 Nottinghamshire Policing neighbourhoods in October last year.

The operation, which introduced new teams of officers to all neighbourhood policing areas across the county, is designed to react dynamically to community concerns and build trust and confidence that the police will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with residents to make our communities safer.

It follows the success of the first Operation Reacher team in Bestwood, which saw organised crime groups that had blighted the estate being comprehensively dismantled following its launch in April 2018, leading to £1.8m of drugs being recovered and lengthy jail sentences for dozens of criminals in its first year alone.

Secondary pupils to wear masks and have Covid tests when they return to schools across Gedling borough

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Secondary pupils to wear masks and have Covid tests when they return to schools across Gedling borough

Secondary school and college students will need to have regular Covid tests when they return to schools across Gedling borough next month.

The plan to get pupils back to school was revealed by the Prime Minister last night.

They have been told to return to school on March 8.

Parents will be asked to conduct lateral flow testing on their children twice a week to test for COVID-19, though schools will be providing testing facilities for anyone who may not be able to carry out home tests.

Secondary school and college students and staff will also be advised to wear face coverings in all areas, including classrooms, where social distancing cannot be maintained until Easter under strengthened protective measures.

Schools will be able to decide a phased return to class during that week, though attendance will be compulsory when schools reopen with penalty fines for those who don’t go back.

The strict new measures have been brought in to try and keep coronavirus infection rates down, including mandatory face coverings and regular testing for staff and students.

If students test negative on their first test, they will be allowed to continue at school, and a positive test will mean they must stay home and self-isolate.

Face masks will be required for pupils and staff in secondary and further education classrooms, and staff in primary schools will be asked to wear masks in corridors.

Staff will also be asked to wear face coverings in any settings where social distancing is not possible.

GCSE and A-level exams will remain cancelled this year and have been replaced by grading based on the judgement of teachers.

Mini-exams may take place in class to better assess students, though they will not be forced by government.

In his press conference on Monday, the Prime Minister said: “All the evidence shows that schools are safe and the risk posed to children by COVID is vanishingly small.”

Gedling MP says PM’s roadmap will guide us ‘cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming freedoms’

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Gedling MP says PM’s roadmap will guide us ‘cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming freedoms’

Gedling MP Tom Randall has reacted to the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown with cautious optimism.

Mr Randall said: ”The Prime Minister has announced the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms.”

MPs in the House of Commons were the first to hear the PM’s plans to get England out of lockdown by June 21.

The first stage of the plan is to fully reopen schools in a fortnight.

It will be his first step of four on the route out of lockdown.

On March 8 schools will re-open

On March 29 the rule of 6 or 2 households outdoors comes into force

Outdoor sport resume on April 12 along with non-essential retail, hairdressers, outdoor hospitality, gyms and swimming pools.

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PICTURED: Boris Johnson announced his plans to get England out of lockdown by June 21

On May 17 hotels re-open, hospitality will be allowed indoors and fans will be allowed at sport events (up to 10,000).

“At every stage, the Government’s decisions will be led by data and subjected to four tests,” said Mr Randall.

“First, that the vaccine deployment programme continues successfully; second, that evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths; third, that infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS; and fourth, that assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new variants of Covid that cause concern.

“Before taking each step, the Government will review the data against these tests. It takes at least four weeks for the data to reflect the impact of relaxations in restrictions and the Government want to give the country a week’s notice before each change so there will be at least five weeks between each step.

“The Chief Medical Officer is clear that moving any faster would mean acting before we know the impact of each step, which would increase the risk of us having to reverse course and re-impose restrictions.

“The aim is to lift all covid restrictions in England by June 21,” said Mr Randall.

Prime Minister outlines his roadmap out of lockdown

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Prime Minister outlines his roadmap out of lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today to unveiled an ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown.

He set out a plan in the House of Commons which could see all restrictions being lifted on June 21

The PM made said he believes the road is one way: Tiers are gone – everything will be lifted across England at the same time.

Johnson said “we will ease restrictions in all areas at the same time”.

The Prime Minister stressed that each stage of his four-part plan will be driven by “data” rather than “dates”.

The introduction of each step, he says, will depend on four “tests”.

They are:

  1. the success of the vaccine rollout
  2. the number of hospital admissions and deaths falling
  3. the amount of pressure on the NHS
  4. the impact of any variants.

As part of the first step of the plan for easing lockdown in England:

  • From March 8 – All schools will open with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed. Recreation in an outdoor public spaces – such as a park – will be allowed between two people, meaning they would be allowed to sit down for a coffee, drink or picnic
  • From March 29- Outdoor gatherings of either six people or two households will be allowed. It is understood this will include gatherings in private gardens. Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis or basketball courts will reopen and organised adult and children’s sport, such as grassroots football, will also return

Secondary school pupils will be required to wear face coverings in classrooms and shared spaces like corridors.

The second step is as follows and begins on April 12…

  • Non-essential retail will open along with hairdressers and public buildings like libraries and museums
  • Outdoor settings like alcohol takeaways, beer gardens, zoos and theme parks will again be allowed to open their doors
  • Indoor leisure like swimming pools and gyms
  • Self-contained holiday accommodation, such as self-catering lets and camp sites

But wider social contact rules will continue to apply in all settings which means there will be no indoor mixing between different households will be allowed.

Mr Johnson confirmed today that hospitality curfews will end, meaning the requirement to eat a substantial meal alongside alcohol will not be reintroduced.

Funerals will continue with up to 30 people, and weddings will be allowed to take place with up to 15 guests.

The third step will come from May 17 – if the data allows…

  • The ‘rule of six’ will be abolished for outdoor gatherings, replaced with a limit of 30 people:
  • Two households can mix indoors – with the rule of six applied in hospitality settings like pubs
  • Cinemas, hotels, performances and sporting events reopen – though social distancing remains
  • Up to 10,000 spectators can attend the very largest outdoor seated venues like football stadiums
  • Up to 30 people will be able to attend weddings, receptions, funerals and wakes.

The fourth step from June 21 will potentially see all legal limits on social contact removed, with the final closed sectors of the economy reopened – such as nightclubs.

The government hopes that – from this date – restrictions on weddings and funerals will also be abolished.

Interactive map reveals the parts of Gedling borough worst hit by Covid-19 deaths

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Interactive map reveals the parts of Gedling borough worst hit by Covid-19 deaths

An interactive map produced by the Office for National Statistics shows the number of deaths where Covid-19 was the underlying (main) cause on the death certificate in every neighbourhood across Gedling borough.

The latest figures cover deaths registered between March to December 2020.

With 25 deaths, Woodthorpe & Arno Vale suffered the most fatalities in Gedling borough during this period.

It’s followed by Gedling South (25), Mapperley Park (21), Gedling North (21) Arnold town (15) and Mapperley Plains Estate (15)

Netherfield & Colwick recorded the lowest number of deaths during the period, with three being recorded.

Here’s the latest borough neighbourhood figures (March-December 2020):

Woodthorpe and Arno Vale – 25

Gedling South – 25

Mapperley Park – 21

Gedling North – 21

Arnold town – 15

Mapperley Plains Estate – 15

Burton Joyce & Lambley – 15

Carlton – 13

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Bestwood Village – 11

Daybrook – 8

Carlton Hill – 8

Calverton & Woodborough – 8

Mapperley & Porchester – 5

Netherfield & Colwick – 3

You can enter your postcode on the map below to view stats in your area…

Eye Say: ‘When will housebuilding on green space end?’

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Eye Say: ‘When will housebuilding on green space end?’

Eye Say is a new weekly column giving you the chance to have your say on issues affecting Gedling borough. It is an opinion column and does not reflect the views of Gedling Eye. 

When will the housebuilding on green spaces end?

I totally understand that houses have to be found in the area but does it always need to be on green belt land or slap bang on our lovely countryside?

I used to enjoy the walk to Stoke Bardolph but now it’s a building site and soon just the view of a housing estate – disgraceful.

I know that houses probably sell better if they are surrounded by fields but soon there will be nothing left and I don’t feel either councils now give a hoot about the environment. They are not thinking about our future generations.

Too many councillors on county and borough have architect eyes in my opinion and prefer concrete over grass.

What I think they should do is prioritise building on empty sites in towns. There is plenty of space to the right of Victoria Retail Park where the old Total storage was and other old sites. Start somewhere like that. That old Gedling School.

I read about the 120 new houses in Gedling. Soon it will be joined up to Burton Joyce. No fields anywhere. Just town after town after town.

I have started calling our councils Gedling Borough Concrete and Nottinghamshire County Concrete!

A Chapman, Carlton

Stop with the Covid stories

Please will Gedling Eye stop talking about Covid.

We know it’s out there but I think your site should be covering other things as I am sick of the doom and gloom in other news websites.

Do we really need to know how many people in the area have it or died? It’s all everyone is talking about

Please find some more good news and share that

Lynn Ratcliffe, Arnold

Pothole panic

We are in a pandemic and all I am reading about is potholes, potholes, potholes!

Not all of us drive, dear Mr Editor.

Maybe people should get out of their cars and walk a little bit more and this wouldn;t be such a problem to you or some of your readers.

We need to be worried about climate change so I think more money should be taken out of the transport budget and spent on green initiatives.

Name and address withheld

What is wrong with Netherfield Station?

More trains on the line to Skegness but ONE extra stop at Netherfield?

This station is severely neglected.

I saw Radcliffe are having more trains – always that side of the Trent that gets extras in Nottingham.

Maybe places like Netherfield should be prioritised to help the economy.

Surely more trains would be better at Netherfield as they don;t have the crossing to contend with like at Carlton.

What can we do to get more trains?

S Wood, Netherfield

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