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Christmas Eve jingle bell event in Mapperley to help Santa fly his sleigh and spread joy

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Christmas Eve jingle bell event in Mapperley to help Santa fly his sleigh and spread joy

The Mapperley community will take part in a worldwide Christmas Eve jingle bell event to spread joy after lockdown.

People in the community are being encouraged to come out onto their doorsteps at 6pm on Christmas Eve and jingle bells for Santa. If you don’t have any bells you can use a recorded sound or app.

This will then be followed by a community sing-a-long of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ and ‘Jingle Bells’ a

CO-OP Member Pioneer for Mapperley, Maria Narducci, is helping organise the event.

She said:”Jingle for Santa” is a worldwide event where at 6pm, anywhere in the world, people are encouraged to come onto their doorsteps and jingle bells as a community.

“It’s a way of bringing Mapperley together safely for a fun, joyful community event.

“The community of Mapperley will be ‘Jingling for Santa’, but we also had a few requests to sing a Christmas song as a community. A poll was held in the What’s On Mapperley’ Facebook group, and the community chose to sing ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, followed by ‘Jingle Bells’.

Members of the community will be jingling bells and singing outside the Elmbank Residential Home on Robinson Road for the elderly residents to watch from the windows and join in safely from indoors.

Maria added: “Please help us to spread the word and bring our community together for some safe, fun and joy at such a difficult time.”

Instructions to join in…

  1. 6.00pm on Christmas Eve, stand on your doorstep or in your front garden and jingle your bell/s. if you don’t have any bells, you can also use a Jingling Bell app or recorded sound.
  2. At 6.05pm the community will sing ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, followed by ‘Jingle Bells’.
  3. If you can play an instrument to accompany the singing – please do!

You can find the lyrics, music and jingling bells recorded sound in the ‘What’s On Mapperley’ Facebook group.

 

‘Stay safe’ plea from Gedling leader as borough battles Covid case spike

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‘Stay safe’ plea from Gedling leader as borough battles Covid case spike

Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke has issued a ‘stay safe’ plea following a spike in Covid cases in the area.

The borough has seen an upward trend over the last 12 days and people are being advised to continue to follow the ‘hands, face, space’ advice from government. 

The borough is currently in the ‘Very High’ Tier 3 restrictions, which means households should not mix indoors, and the rule of six applies outdoors except for Christmas Day where the rules are being relaxed to allow families to meet indoors.

The Tier 3 restrictions are due to be reviewed on December 30.

On Saturday, the government announced that the Christmas bubble plans are being reduced and households can only join a bubble on Christmas day.

Full details of the new restrictions have been published on the government’s­ website.

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The Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire also asked residents of Gedling to take extra care and follow the rules during the Christmas period. 

The Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “We understand how disappointing it must be for our residents and businesses to hear the latest change in the government guidance over the Christmas break. We know that many of you would have made plans that are now having to be changed.

“We are also very aware that the number of cases in the borough are going up which we cannot ignore therefore I am urging everyone to please take extra care throughout the break and to follow the rules, wash your hands, wear a face mask and keep two metres apart.

“We know that the local hospitals are under immense pressure and we all have to play our part to keep the number of admissions down. If anyone is struggling or needs help, please contact the council through our Giving for Gedling page or call 0115 901 3901.”

Mapped: Covid cases and infection rates by Gedling borough neighbourhood

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Mapped: Covid cases and infection rates by Gedling borough neighbourhood

New information has been released by the Government revealing how many cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Gedling borough neighbourhoods over a seven-day period.

The data reveals most places have seen a significant rise in the weekly period up until December 15.

The figures, which, at the time of publication, were the latest available, show Arnold Town as the only area recording a decrease.

The biggest increase over seven days was recorded in Carlton, which had 19 new cases.

You can see the details for each Government-defined neighbourhood in the borough below.

Seven–day rates are expressed per 100,000 population and are calculated by dividing the seven day count by the area population and multiplying by 100,000.

Arnold Town

Total cases – 23 a decrease of 2 (-8.0%)

Rolling rate – 377.7

Bestwood Village

Total cases – 19 an increase of 14 (280.0%)

Rolling rate – 314.0

Burton Joyce and Lambley

Total cases – 13 an increase of 4 (44.4%)

Rolling rate – 209.0

Calverton & Woodborough

Total cases – 29 an increase of 14 (93.3%)

Rolling rate – 308.0

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Infections are on the rise in most areas

Carlton

Total cases – 29 an increase of 19 (190.0%)

Rolling rate – 285.6

Carlton Hill

Total cases – 15 an increase of 4 (36.4%)

Rolling rate – 211.1

Daybrook

Total cases – 20 an increase of 7 (53.8%)

Rolling rate – 291.2

Gedling North

Total cases – 15 an increase of 3 (25.0%)

Rolling rate – 186.7

Gedling South

Total cases – 23 (an increase by 11 (91.7%)

Rolling rate – 256.6

Mapperley & Porchester

Total cases – 20 an increase of 17 (566.7%)

Rolling rate – 229.5

Netherfield & Colwick

Total cases – 17 (an increase of 7 70.0%

Rolling rate – 222.8

Ravenshead & Newstead (Including Linby and Papplewick)

Total cases – 16 an increase of 3 (23.1%)

Rolling rate – 192.9

Redhill

Total cases – 21 an increase of 15 (250.0%)

Rolling rate – 293.3

Woodthorpe & Arno Vale

Total cases – 21 an increase of 9 (75.0%)

Rolling rate– 209.0

See action-packed police pursuit around Arnold in tonight’s episode of Channel 5’s Police Interceptors

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See action-packed police pursuit around Arnold in tonight’s episode of Channel 5’s Police Interceptors

You can watch police take part in a high-speed pursuit around Arnold in tonight’s (21) episode of Police Interceptors on Channel 5.

The action-packed police pursuit took part the Calverton Road area of Arnold back in February 2020.

Police chased the driver of a Seat Leon after they failed to stop for officers. The vehicle crashed on a country lane and two men attempt to get away on foot but they are not quick enough for the force’s dog unit who leap into action.

In the video, the suspect can be seen wrestling with police dog Wolfe on the ground and can be heard saying: “I need my arm looking at.” The dog handler can be heard asking him to stay still and replies: “I know you do, you’ve been bit by a police dog.”

Two men were arrested for dangerous driving, failing to stop, possession of a firearm and possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. One of them was also charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance.

The programme also features a drugs raid at dawn in the Warnadene Road area of Sutton-in-Ashfield where Neighbourhood teams have targeted a property that they believe is being used for county lines crime. It touches upon the issues the force faces when young people appear to have been coerced by drug dealers into travelling across county borders to sell drugs.

There is also two further police pursuits including one that could be the slowest pursuit ever recorded when the driver refuses to stop despite going excruciatingly slow. It happened in the Grassington Road area of Nottingham. In the footage constable Lewis Marshall can be heard saying: “It’s still not stopping… 11 miles an hour in a three-zero.”

The driver eventually surrendered and was issued with a traffic offence report and fined £50.

The show finishes with a stint from the knife crime team who stake-out a suspected drug den and disturb two very sleepy occupants. The footage shows the pair in bed in their dressing gowns at the time of the raid as officers state they are there for a drugs warrant. They can be heard repeating: “a drugs warrant?!” in very confused voices before locate and seize quantities of heroin and cocaine.

Superintendent Claire Rukas, head of operational support, said: “It’s great to see the officers on the small screen displaying their capabilities, professionalism and of course, a touch of humour.”

“Clearly we do offer up some very exciting content when we are giving an insight into the work of the firearms, dogs unit and roads policing teams but it also showcases the way we work with other departments throughout the force like the knife-crime team and neighbourhoods.

“The teams have enjoyed being part of the Interceptors documentary series which does a great job of displaying the work of our officers on the frontline.

“We are all just human beings who come to work and do a difficult and sometimes dangerous job. But we all have one overarching aim – to keep the people of Nottinghamshire safe and eradicate crime on our doorstep.”

Watch more from the Interceptors crew every Monday at 8pm on Channel 5.

Colwick firm rallies around those in need by delivering more than 300 Christmas hampers

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Colwick firm rallies around those in need by delivering more than 300 Christmas hampers

A Colwick-based food packaging giant has swapped client gifts for community cohesion this Christmas and embarked upon a mammoth task – to hand deliver over 300 hampers to those most in need.

The Wilkins Group usually creates sustainable gifts for its clients at this time of year, to demonstrate its eco-friendly approach to food packaging, but after talking to client’s company bosses decided to donate a whopping 344 Christmas hampers to those who deserve them most.

The hampers containing items such as crackers, chocolate selection boxes, Christmas cake, shortbread, and Christmas pudding, mince pies, tissues, chocolate coins were all hand delivered on Thursday, December 17 to local care homes and to Hope Nottingham, which provides foodbank support to residents throughout the county.

Justin Wilkins, sales and marketing director at The Wilkins Group, said: “Each year we like to demonstrate clever packaging design to our clients at Christmas.  Last year, we gave out over 300 ‘grow your own’ Christmas trees in display boxes.  This year has been one that we will all never forget, and we are keen to do our bit locally. We were keen to help those who have gone above and beyond for others during the pandemic, and those who need the support the most.

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PICTURED: The Wilkins Group headquarters in Colwick

“Our team along with some of our customers all pulled together to create the 344 hampers and spent a full day on Thursday delivering them. We were overwhelmed with the response we received.”

Sebastian Bonicel, was there at the first drop off at Hope Nottingham, he said: “These hampers will go to help people who really need them. The Mayor is coming later today to distribute some of the parcels, and it is great to see a company like The Wilkins Group go to such effort.  It is fantastic and we are very grateful.”

One of the main recipients of the hampers was The Trussell Trust, which support a nationwide network of food banks, and provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty.  There are local foodbanks ran by the charity situated locally to the headquarters of The Wilkins Group in Colwick.

The Wilkins Group has more than 500 staff across five sites around the world, running factories in Sri Lanka, Romania, China, and Bangladesh. Its site in Nottingham produces food packaging for the UK’s leading supermarkets.

Councillors hand out festive food in Burton Joyce to elderly and lonely residents facing Christmas alone

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Councillors hand out festive food in Burton Joyce to elderly and lonely residents facing Christmas alone

Two councillors spread festive cheer amongst residents facing Christmas alone at an event in Burton Joyce over the weekend.

Gedling Borough councillors Mike Adams and Sam Smith gave out over 50 Christmas cobs and mince pies to Burton Joyce, Stoke Bardolph and Gedling residents on Saturday in the Wheatsheaf pub car park

The Trent Valley Ward councillors organised the event after the annual festive lunch held for the elderly and lonely was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The annual three-course festive meal is normally organised by the Village Lunch group, who also run monthly events for residents, and takes place in the community hall and is run by volunteers. It is supported both financially and physically by the councillors.

Pensioners enjoy the festive cobs in the Wheatsheaf car park
Councillor Sam Smith hands out festive food in a COVID-secure way

The community group won a Pride of Gedling award this year after being nominated by Councillors Mike Adams and Sam Smith but hasn’t met since February 2020 due to Coronavirus restrictions. 

Councillors Mike Adams and Sam Smith said: “Christmas is different for all of us this year and we wanted to spread the Christmas joy to our residents who will be celebrating it alone

“We paid for over 50 Christmas cobs and all the trimmings out of our Councillor Community Fund and gave them out to residents, we also hand delivered over 20 to residents homes. 

“A big thank-you to Burton Joyce resident Jayne Savage for donating the turkey and to Hugo’s Kitchen in Burton Joyce for cooking and preparing the lunch. A massive thank you to the fantastic Pride of Gedling award winning Village Lunch volunteers for their support in ensuring the Christmas spirit was spread in a COVID-secure way. Thanks must also go to The Lambley Baker for donating 50 mince pies.”

“We wish all of our residents across Stoke Bardolph, Gedling and Burton Joyce a very Merry Christmas”

Resident Gail Cooper said: “Thank you so much for my dad’s turkey cob and mince pie – what a fabulous gesture and much appreciated.”

Police release CCTV images after shoplifting and threats to staff at B&M Bargains in Arnold

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Police release CCTV images after shoplifting and threats to staff at B&M Bargains in Arnold

CCTV images have been released of a man police officers want to speak to about a shoplifting and threats made to staff.at a store in Arnold.

The incident happened at around 1.10pm on November 8 at B&M Bargains in Madford Retail Park in Mansfield Road where a man stole six bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey and attempted to leave the store. He was stopped by security who challenged him.

The man then became aggressive and threatened a member of staff.

(IMAGE: Notts Police)

Police Constable Ash Smith of Nottinghamshire Police is leading the investigation. He said: “This must have been a terrifying experience for the staff in the shop, but also any members of public who witnessed the incident.

“The man eventually left the store without the items. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident.

“We now want to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident.

“He has been described as a black man, aged mid-30s, 6”4 in height, stocky build with a shaved head. He was wearing a light blue Ralph Lauren baseball cap, blue jacket and grey jogging bottoms. He also had a black rucksack with him and a black mountain bike with green writing on it.

“We are appealing to anyone with any information to call 101, quoting incident 256 of 8 November 2020.”

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Bubbles burst: Health chief urges Gedling borough residents to follow latest festive rules on mixing

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Bubbles burst: Health chief urges Gedling borough residents to follow latest festive rules on mixing

Health bosses are urging people in Gedling borough to adhere to the latest advice about forming a Christmas Bubble.

The new regulations mean that Christmas Bubbles can now only be formed on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25.

The government has confirmed the new arrangements as they announced new Tier 4 restrictions for London, the South East and parts of the East of England to help combat a new variant of COVID-19.

It was confirmed that Nottinghamshire will remain in Tier 3 following yesterday’s announcement which means very high alert restrictions will remain in place throughout December.

The next review date is Wednesday, December 30.

Jonathan Gribbin, Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire said: “The news that bubbles can only meet on Christmas Day will be a huge disappointment to anyone who had been looking forward to meeting up with loved ones in the days around Christmas.

“Sadly, the new restrictions also mean that you should stay local even if you do form a bubble for Christmas Day.  That means avoiding any unnecessary travel outside of Nottinghamshire.  

“It is a concern to hear that the new variant of COVID-19 is passed on more easily. But it is important to remember that we already know exactly how to stop its spread.  It still comes down to frequent hand washing, use of face coverings in enclosed spaces, and complying with social distancing measures such as maintaining a 2-metre distance from others. 

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PICTURED: Boris Johnson yesterday

“What is important now is that we follow these rules with even greater attention and rigour than before.  That is what is needed because when we do it, that is what breaks the chain of transmission.”

Apart from on Friday, December 25, Tier 3 restrictions mean you must avoid mixing indoors with any other households and the rule of six applies in public outdoor settings.

Full details on the measure are available at:https://www.nottscc.gov.uk/care/coronavirus/covid19-tier-3-restrictions-for-nottinghamshire

The new Tier 4 restrictions announced by government in other parts of the country also means people who live in those areas are not allowed to mix with any other households at all. People in Tier 4 areas cannot form a Christmas Bubble. Only essential travel to Tier 4 areas – such as for work purposes is allowed. 

The rules about bubbles:   

  • Bubbles can only be formed on Friday 25 December.
  • you can form an exclusive ‘Christmas bubble’ of people from no more than three households.
  • you can only be in one Christmas bubble
  • you cannot change your Christmas bubble
  • you can only meet your Christmas bubble in private homes or in your garden, places of worship, or public outdoor spaces
  • if you form a Christmas bubble, you should not meet socially with friends and family that you do not live with in your home or garden unless they are part of your Christmas bubble
  • you can continue to meet people who are not in your Christmas bubble outside your home according to the rules in the tier you are meeting in
  • people in Tier 4 areas are not allowed to form bubbles with any other households.

Jonathan Gribbin, added: “The announcement on Saturday (December 19) illustrates that further effort is required from everyone to keep Nottinghamshire safe. Unfortunately, it means that many of us now need to come to terms with the prospect of a different Christmas to the one we had planned.  

“I urge people in Gedling borough to take care to stick to the rules because this is what will curb transmission, save lives, and protect local services. The best tools for achieving this are in our hands already. We must avoid mixing with other people indoors, maintain focus on the hands, face and space principles, and get a test, and isolate immediately if we develop any COVID-19 symptoms. It really is that simple.

“The best gift we can give one another is to play our part to stop the spread.”

The latest government announcement can be seen in full including the new Christmas Bubble guidance:

ELAINE BOND: It is time to cut ourselves some slack and lower our expectations when it comes to Christmas

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ELAINE BOND: It is time to cut ourselves some slack and lower our expectations when it comes to Christmas

Christmas means different things to different people, but this year it will be very different and difficult for all of us. From the rule of six to the tier three lockdown, it remains unclear as to how we can celebrate and who with.

It has been a long hard year like no other and winter does not make that any easier with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and the general low feelings that comes with short dull days and being cold and damp. Christmas is something we either dread or look forward and that has been changed for us by Covid 19. Added to this we have furlough, job losses and financial strain, so Christmas will be a troubled time for many of us.

This year, more than ever, we all need to take care of our mental health and revaluate what matters to us the most in life.

This Christmas we cannot make the perfect experience as seen on the TV adverts, not that we ever could!  We cannot reach out to all the people we would do normally. We have to follow the rule of six on Christmas day so how do we decide who they will be. It is time to cut ourselves a bit of slack and lower our expectations.

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PICTURED: Elaine Bond is a counsellor based in Gedling

We need to look at who we simply cannot be without to celebrate Christmas, and understand that we may not receive our usual invites over the Christmas period. If there was no Covid we all know we would be celebrating with the people, we love but we this year we have to remember we have survived a year of a major life changing pandemic.

That also means if we don’t create the perfect Christmas for the people we can share it with it does not matter., It also means that maybe the presents aren’t as expensive as they were last year, the food is ready made, the cake is bought or there are no party games this year. We need to silence the critic and remember we are all survivors this year.

Family traditions will change this year, as the Christmas Eve party, the Boxing day buffet and the fabulous New Year’s Eve parties that my friend used to hold cannot happen. But we can have a virtual gathering and create new traditions, such as games night on Zoom, mulled wine on WhatsApp and seeing in the New Year over Skype.

As I have said before, limiting the amount of news we watch is important for our mental health during the pandemic. This is even more important at Christmas as normal conversations about politics, vaccines and the tier systems in place can quickly escalate to arguments. We are stuck together with no distractions and nowhere to go so this can get out of hand when you add alcohol to the mix. Don’t forget we are all exhausted and have heightened anxiety so taking care to temper our debates at Christmas will help.

Of course, Christmas brings us reminders of those people we have lost, and grief becomes acute, while we are expected to be cheerful and celebrating. Many of us have lost someone or have been really ill ourselves this year. So, this year more than ever its times to reflect on and celebrate the lives of those we have lost and our own well-being.

Perhaps feeling like you have given something back can help us this Christmas, such as make a donation to a charity or a food bank, tip the delivery driver or leave the postman a card saying thanks. Reach out virtually to someone you know will be alone this Christmas or even take them some mince pies round.

Finally, some of us will be alone at Christmas and it can be really lonely time. We need to have a think about what we want to do before hand and that may be a good book or a movie.

Remember it is just two days of the year and they will soon pass.

Whatever you do have a happy Christmas and a peaceful new year and hopefully life will return to normality soon.

Suspected car key thieves arrested after police swoop on addresses in Arnold

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Suspected car key thieves arrested after police swoop on addresses in Arnold

Four people have been arrested by police in Arnold after they swooped on a gang believed to be responsible for car key thefts across Notts.

Four warrants were executed around the Oxclose Lane area and one in Cropwell Bishop.  

As a result three men, aged 19, 23 and  24, one boy, aged 17 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary between October 11 and November 27, 2020.

All of those arrested were bailed while detectives continue with their enquiries.

The comes after a number of reported burglaries in recent months including at addresses in Radcliffe-on-Trent, West Bridgford, Bingham, Cotgrave and Arnold and others in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Detective Sergeant Gary Hewson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Nottinghamshire Police takes burglary extremely seriously and will always proactively and thoroughly investigate reported incidents and work tirelessly to make arrests.

“This activity, under the banner of Operation Terrestrial, is a large step forward in this detailed and ongoing investigation and those arrested will now be questioned.

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“We’re absolutely committed to driving down burglaries across our county and to keep our communities safe but we need people to help us and themselves by being extra vigilant and checking their home security to guard against opportunistic burglars.

“At this time of year people’s homes are left in darkness for longer, giving criminals more opportunity to break in by looking for the easiest way of getting into your home without being seen or disturbed.

“Following crime prevention advice can help make life as difficult as possible for them and decreases the chances of your home being targeted.

“Many burglaries happen because a door has been left unlocked or window has been left open, which is really an open invitation for burglars. We can’t stress enough how important it is to make sure your front and back doors are locked and your windows are closed and locked, even when you’re in the house.

“Improving security features like locks and alarms, and making sure your house always looks occupied can also make a big difference.”

DS Hewson added: “We will continue with our relentless approach to protecting the public, reducing burglary victims and catching offenders.

“As ever we’d urge the public to report any suspicious behaviour in their area so that we can act on that information.

“If you have information about people suspected to be involved in burglary, call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. In an emergency always call 999.”

For more information on how to protect your home visit https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/document/advice-home

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