Arnold was once an agricultural community. Although it did not have many large farms, most people kept a few animals to help make ends meet.
Before the local enclosures act of 1791 Arnold had a large amount of common land on the outskirts of the village. South Field and North Field being two of these very large area of scrub land each over 100acres. The roads and tracks also had large grass verges.
The local villagers were allowed to graze their animals on this land and verges free of charge as long as they were responsible for their animals and other users safety.
Some animals would inevitably stray away from these feeding grounds which for the most part were not fenced or at best, fenced poorly. They say the grass is greener on the other side so the beasts would usually move on to fields sown with new crops or new grass as it was just too tempting.
If this happened they were rounded up by the local Pinder and placed in the Pinfold.
The Pinder was a parish council official who had the job of collecting stray animals and impounding them until their owners collected them.
The owners had to pay a fine which included the Pinder’s fee and the cost of feeding and watering the animals. This fee would also include any compensation to be paid to the owner of the land onto which the animals had strayed. The animals were released to their owners only on the payment of the fine. The modern equivalent is perhaps having your car towed away because it was parked in the wrong place and having to pay to get it back from the pound.
The Pinder was appointed each year at the Annual Easter Vestry Meeting of St Mary’s Church, pictured above
The Pinder was appointed each year at the Annual Easter Vestry Meeting of St Mary’s Church and very often this was a family position passed from one generation to another.
The Hearson family in Arnold, themselves local farmers, held the Pinder post for many years with it passing from father to son.
The animals that were impounded were kept in the Pinfold.The terms Pinfold and Pound are of Saxon origin “Pundfald” and “Pund ” both meaning an enclosure. There appears to be no difference in the terms Pinfold and Pound except that Pound is more commonly used in the south of England and Pinfold in the North.
The one in Arnold was stone built, simple rectangular enclosure, with high walls and a strong lockable gate. It origins most probably goes back to the original founding of the village in the Iron Age.
The Pinfold was situated where the garden to the left of the entrance to King George playfields is now to be found. This was opposite the back entrance to the then British School – now the market.
The main photo above shows the round house, the original farm house and cottage on the site. Part of the pinfold is shown as the wall on the right of the picture.
After the enclosures act there was little common land. North and South Fields both became enclosed and the land was used for other purposes by the new landlords.
The Pinfold became used less and less. With the introduction of barbed wire as fencing it then became a rare site to view animals with in its walls .It was finally closed in 1888.
The last Pinder was John Hearson who had been appointed in 1886.
After its closure the Pinfold soon became dilapidated and was used for storage and a dumping ground until being taken over by Jews building and timber contractors. Their offices and main yard were situated round the corner where the electrical wholesalers are now. They used it to store timber at the site. Unfortunately they had a serious fire at the location. The cottage and house were very close to the pinfold and the fire nearly spread to these adjacent houses. After this event, the pinfold as storage was closed.
In some villages these pinfolds, due to their long history and importance to the area, have become listed buildings and retained as part of the heritage. Arnold’s however was demobilised along with the adjoining houses when the Arnot Hill Rd /Gedling roads were widened. There is now no sign of this part of the areas village heritage.
Fraudsters pretending to be police officers have been targeting people in Ravenshead, prompting a warning to people across Gedling borough.
Nottinghamshire Police said that two people have so far fallen for the scam in Notts, handing money and watches over on the doorstep.
The scammers, pretending to be officers, would normally tell the victim that they’re investigating some fraudulent activity on their bank account and then ask them to provide some bank details.
In these latest reports the scammers have asked victims to withdraw cash from the bank and hand it over to a courier who comes to their door.
In another report this week a victim was asked to visit a jewellery shop and purchase an expensive watch to hand over, thankfully they didn’t and rang the police to report the crime instead.
Fraud & Cyber Protect Officer Fiona Price was concerned and urged the local community to talk to their friends and family to make them aware. She said: “It’s unusual to have such a large report of the same scam in the same area.
“We have now received seven reports of fraud in five days. We are keen to let the Retford public know and urge friends and family to spread the word about these scam tactics, so they aren’t a victim.
“A real police officer would never call a member of the public asking them to disclose personal or financial information and then instruct them to take immediate financial action.
“If you receive a call you’re not sure about, always insist on verifying the caller’s identity. If you’re calling them back, use a number known to be connected to the organisation in question, not the one provided by the caller. For the police, it’s 101 and make sure you insist on talking to the named officer.
“Make this call from a separate telephone line to the one that the call was received if you can. If you don’t have one, wait at least 10 minutes before calling on the same line. Legitimate organisations will understand you wanting to make these steps and will not take issue with it.
“They sometimes trick the victim into verifying they are legitimate by calling them back on 999, when they in fact remain on the line the entire time.
“Please continue to spread the word ensuring elderly or vulnerable loved ones and neighbours are aware of these types of scams.”
If you believe that you have been called by a bogus police officer, please report the incident to Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre, on 0300 123 2040 or via www.actionfraud.police.uk
If you think you’ve lost money through this scam, please Nottinghamshire Police on 101.
Gathered on stage proudly holding aloft their Pride of Gedling Awards trophies, it is a picture capturing what is now impossible due to the current Covid-19 climate.
Gedling Borough Council’s annual celebration of the outstanding local work from people, businesses and communities will look very different this year as the ceremony moves online.
The event will take place on Tuesday, November 3 at 6pm and this year and will be held virtually for the first time through Facebook live and on Microsoft Teams.
Originally planned to take place in March 2020, the event was postponed at the last minute due to the coronavirus pandemic. The council wanted to ensure it continued to recognise individuals and communities across the borough and that it was important that the event still went ahead.
Shortlisted nominees across the six categories have been invited to join the digital event awards celebrations, which will be broadcast live on the council’s Facebook page for anyone to watch.
In each category there are at least three shortlisted nominees, and there are also, for the first time this year, some special judges’ awards due to the high standard of entries.
Smooth Radio Presenter, Gareth Evans, will be the compere for the evening, introducing the award nominees before winners are announced by the category sponsors.
This year’s awards are in association with Keepmoat Homes who, for the second year, have kindly agreed to be the awards main sponsor.
As well as the standard awards, there is also an overall Pride of Gedling Award and Lifetime Achievement Award which both recognise individuals who have provided an outstanding contribution to the borough. The Mayor of Gedling, Councillor Sandra Barnes, will present the Overall Pride of Gedling Award and Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke, will announce the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards this year are:
The Community Hero(es) Award This award recognises inspirational individuals or groups, from any walk of life, who have gone that extra mile, or above and beyond their role, to help others or to make life better in their community.
The Dylan Barker (Young Person of the Year) Award This award celebrates young people, under the age of 21, who make an outstanding contribution to their communities.
Business in the Community Award This award recognises the businesses which play a role in supporting their community.
Outstanding Community Project Award This award is open to any project or group which helps our local communities and improves the lives of those who live in them.
The Environmental Hero Award – New for 2020 This award celebrates any individual, group, school, club, organisation or business in the borough that have made a positive impact on either; conservation, the environment or community spaces.
The Inspirational Healthy Lifestyles Award – New for 2020 This award celebrates any individual, group, school, club, organisation or business in the borough that have made a positive impact on health and/or wellbeing in the borough.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “This year has been incredibly tough so far, so we think it’s absolutely vital that we make sure our residents and communities don’t feel forgotten and we continue to recognise these fantastic people.
“These awards are one of the highlights of our year here in Gedling and when we had to postpone the event back in March we made a commitment to finding an alternative way to show our communities how important they are to us and how proud we are to have these people as our residents.
“This year is going to be very different, but I’m seeing it as an opportunity, usually we’re limited to the number of guests we can host at the event but with us streaming the event onto our Facebook page it allows us to share the event for more people to enjoy.
“2020 has certainly been a bumpy road for many so far so I’m sure a great event like this will be a fantastic morale booster for many. ”
Police have made an arrest after going on the hunt for firearms in Carlton,
Gedling’s Operation Reacher team carried out raids to execute firearms warrants at addresses in Incher Mews and Carlton Hill.
No firearms were recovered from any of the properties.
A man was arrested at the Incher Mews address on suspicion of possession of criminal property. A quantity of cash and other items suspected to have been gained through criminality were also seized.
PICTURED: Inspector Chris Pearson has praised Operation Reacher officers (IMAGE: Notts Police)
The 21-year-old man arrested yesterday (October 29) was subsequently released under investigation while enquiries continue
Inspector Chris Pearson, Neighbourhood Policing Inspector responsible for local policing in the Gedling borough area, said: “Our Operation Reacher teams are great assets to the force and continue to deliver results to help tackle and reduce crime in our neighbourhoods.
“As yesterday’s proactive activity showed, the teams can have a real impact by working closely together, supported by colleagues, to tackle issues that people have told us matter most to them and make our communities safer.”
Giant poppies have sprung up in Burton Joyce, Stoke Bardolph and Gedling as the borough prepares for Remembrance Day.
The poppies were put up by local Trent Valley councillors Sam Smith and Michael Adams earlier this week as the nation prepares to remember its war heroes.
The councillors said: “We have decorated the lamp posts around Burton Joyce, Stoke Bardolph and Gedling with poppies to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, to protect our way of life.
PICTURED: Cllr Sam Smith attaches a poppy to a lamp-post
“This year has been a bit different with all that has been happening and we had to adapt as well.
“The British Legion were unable to manufacture street poppies and so it brought forward a plan we had in place for next year. We have brought the wood, cut them out, sanded them, painted them and made our own.
Across Trent Valley, residents are trying to use less plastic to help reduce discarded plastic. We all know the best way to improve our plastic footprint is to use less and this was another way we could further support that.”
Despite not using the British Legion’s giant poppies this year, the charity won’t miss out as the councillors plan to donate the amount they would have spent to the cause.
They added: “The Royal British Legion were fully supportive and even gave us permission to use their design to help us ensure they looked as good as theirs.”
The Labour MP for Nottingham East, Nadia Whittome, has expressed ‘solidarity’ with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has been suspended from the party pending an investigation.
In a statement today, the MP, who represents areas of Mapperley, said the decision ‘appears unjust’, and that she had ‘looked up to Jeremy most of my life’.
However she also said she ‘cannot agree’ with the statement he made yesterday about the findings of the EHRC report, and that he was ‘wrong to make it’.
Mr Corbyn was suspended after he commented on the contents of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission into anti-Semitism in the party while he was the leader.
The EHRC found evidence of 23 instances of “inappropriate involvement” by Mr Corbyn’s office.
He said the extent of anti-Semitism had been ‘dramatically overstated’ by opponents.
A Labour spokesman said he had been suspended for a ‘failure to retract’ his statement.
PICTURED: Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
This morning, Nadia Whittome said: “I am saddened by the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour Party, someone who I know genuinely and deeply cares for the welfare and dignity of working class people and marginalised groups.
“I have looked up to Jeremy most of my life and have a great deal of personal affection for him.
“I have sent Jeremy a personal message of solidarity and have also been honest with him in making clear that I cannot agree with his statement following the publication of the EHRC report and I believe he was wrong to make it.
“My own views on the EHRC report were made yesterday in my statement to local Jewish communities in Nottingham.
“However, on a day for serious reflection on anti-Semitism in the party, I am concerned that the decision to suspend Jeremy and remove the whip appears unjust and does more harm than good, particularly given the grounds on which rule he has broken remain unclear.
“I hope that this situation can be resolved positively, following clear, transparent and swift process, and without losing focus on the priority of fully implementing the recommendations of the EHRC report as soon as possible.”
Under the Tier 3 guidelines, customers can only visit a pub with members of their own household, and must order a substantial meal if they want alcoholic drinks.
Because of the new regulations, a number of the borough’s boozers have decided to temporarily close their doors.
But other pub owners have decided to embrace the new regulations and keep their doors open during the new lockdown.
Here’s a list of the pubs we know are staying open during Tier 3…
The Gedling Inn will be remaining open as it serves substantial meals.
A 2-for-1 offer on all main meals. The pub is also running its own version of the eat out to help out scheme, with 25% off on top of the 2-1 deal on Monday to Saturdays.
The Eagle’s Corner will be serving substantial food with regulations in place.
Alcohol will only be served once food is ordered and it must be a main meal – starters, sides and desserts don’t count as a meal.
Each person at the table must have a meal in order for them to be served alcohol.
The pub is offering two-hour time slots to order, drink and eat.
Once you have finished eating your meal, alcohol will no longer be served.
Lord Nelson, Burton Joyce
The Lord Nelson will be remaining open to serve substantial meals and will continue to operate in a Covid safe manner.
No household mixing indoors or outdoors and group sizes remain limited to six people.
A pub spokesman said: “It’s a hugely challenging time for the hospitality industry as well as many other small businesses and we feel extremely lucky that we have a wonderful community who have been supporting us during these challenging times.”
The Ram Inn will remain open for substantial meals between 12pm – 9pm.
A main meal purchase is compulsory – with a fantastic menu in place.
A two-hour time allocation/table restrictions is in place .
One household per table.
Book your table by calling 01159267461 or online.
Bread and Bitter, Mapperley
If you want to order an alcoholic drink then you have to buy a “substantial meal.”
Their new opening times are Monday to Wednesday, 12pm-3pm (last orders 2.45pm) Thursday to Sunday, midday until 7pm (last orders 6.30pm).
The Ferry Boat, Stoke Bardolph
The new rules means staff can only welcome you into the pub if you are dining with us and alcohol can only be served if you are ordering a main course.
Existing guidelines, the 10pm curfew closing time and local restrictions will apply.
Arrow Pub, Arnold
As a pub that can serve substantial meals, The Arrow is staying open, but with the following changes.
A two-hour maximum time limit will be in place which give you enough time to order, eat & drink.
Please only come to the pub with members of your own household or within your support bubble.
Please use our Greene King app to book a table,
Treetops, Mapperley
Treetops will remain openbut for dining only!
The new rules means they can welcome you into the pub if you are dining and alcohol can only be served if you are ordering a main course. Existing guidelines, the 10pm curfew closing time and local restrictions will apply.
The Gleaners Inn will remain open for food, with bookings only.
Saturday 10am start with all day breakfasts, mains begin at 12pm along with breakfasts, Saturday evening – three-course steak menu with limited spaces available and pre-orders required.
Sunday lunch 12 till-5pm
Monday to Friday 12pm -3pm and 5pm-8pm, lots of homemade specials starting at £5
Gedling is set to get £311,436 to go towards funding homes that will help the borough’s rough sleepers off the streets it has been announced.
Gedling Borough Council will receive the money to give to local schemes that provide secure ‘move on’ style accommodation for people at risk of sleeping on the streets, alongside investment in new homes for social rent.
The cash for Gedling is being taken from a £150 million fund which aims to help UK projects provide long term accommodation to vulnerable people to keep them safe from coronavirus and rebuild their lives.
This builds on the ‘Everyone In’ campaign launched at the start of the pandemic which has helped support over 29,000 vulnerable people – enabling councils to keep rough sleepers safe this winter.
PICTURED: Gedling MP Tom Randall
Gedling MP Tom Randall MP has welcomed the news of the fresh funding.
He said: “This Government, working closely with local authorities, has shown throughout the pandemic that it is willing to take the swift, decisive action necessary to keep some of the most vulnerable people in our community safe.
“On behalf of everyone I’d like to thank all those involved for everything they’ve done to get people off Gedling’s streets and into secure, safe accommodation.”
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said: “Our Everyone In plan is widely considered the most effective action taken by any country in the world to protect those sleeping rough from the pandemic. And that work hasn’t stopped – 29,000 rough sleepers and other vulnerable people have been supported into safe accommodation since the start of COVID-19.
“The next step in our mission is to ensure they have a more settled home. Which is why we are providing over £150 million, as part of the biggest ever investment in homes for the homeless, to deliver over 3,000 new long-term homes across England, giving them the stability and security they need to start to rebuild their lives.”
A 48-hour dispersal order has been put in place after reports of youths throwing fireworks in Arnold town centre.
The dispersal order comes into force from from 5pm today (October 29).
Police officers and neighbourhood wardens from Gedling Borough Council will be on patrol in the area to enforce the order and there will be an increased CCTV operator coverage during the 48-hour period.
It means police officers and community support officers can direct people they suspect are causing or likely to cause crime, nuisance or anti-social behaviour to members of the public to leave a designated area for up to 48 hours.
Furthermore, if they return to the specified area after being moved on they can be arrested.
Areas covered by the order include: High Street, Front Street, Croft Road, Hallam’s Lane and Arnot Hill Road.
The order follows seven reports of incidents of fireworks being thrown in Arnold town centre last night. It was reported that fireworks were let off around vehicles including buses and around pedestrians. Thankfully no reports were received of any injuries.
Inspector Chris Pearson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We are investigating all of these reports which we are taking very seriously and I can assure people that we will be taking robust action against those who were involved.
“Anti-social behaviour such as this is totally unacceptable and won’t be tolerated. Fireworks can cause serious, lasting damage to people and property. Throwing fireworks is extremely dangerous and could easily lead to serious injury or worse if someone gets hit by one.
“Our extensive enquiries are ongoing, including officers trawling through CCTV footage and speaking to local businesses. We will also be investigating where these fireworks were sourced from.
“Nottinghamshire Police and Gedling Borough Council are committed to reducing anti-social behaviour in our local communities and taking action against anyone engaging in criminal behaviour.
“As well as increasing our patrols, we have now taken extra steps to reduce the likelihood of further crime or disorder happening in the town centre area.
“The dispersal order means that police officers and wardens will be able to move on anyone in the area who is causing problems or who they feel is likely to cause crime or disorder. Any non-compliance could lead to arrest.
“I would also like to remind people that fines can also be issued for those flouting Coronavirus legislation, as groups of more than six should not gather.
“I’d urge parents to be vigilant and to check on where their children as well as educating them of the dangers of fireworks and also the importance of conducting themselves in the correct manner regarding the current government legislation around the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke, said: “We fully support this intervention from our colleagues at Nottinghamshire Police and we will be with them over the next few days to ensure that this anti-social behaviour is dealt with.
“The actions by these individuals could have seriously injured somebody or worse and we will not tolerate it on our streets. Our Neighbourhood Wardens will be side by side with the police on their patrols and our CCTV operators will be manning the station and supporting officers on the ground. We want to reassure residents that we will make no hesitation in prosecuting anyone who is causing trouble on our streets.”
* Yesterday police swiftly arrested a boy who allegedly took items from the Asda store in Front Street and punched a security guard in the face who confronted him as he tried to flee the scene.
Police quickly attended at around 5pm and arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of robbery and possession of drugs after what are thought to be Class A drugs were recovered from the scene.
The security guard suffered minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.
This boy is believed to have been associating with the group of youths involve in last night’s anti-social behaviour in the town centre. He remains in custody.
If you have any information or witnessed the incident, please do not hesitate to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 484 of 28 October 2020.
