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Let there be lights: Colwick firm develops light-up labels for stunning snow globe gin bottles being sold this Christmas by M&S

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Let there be lights: Colwick firm develops light-up labels for stunning snow globe gin bottles being sold this Christmas by M&S

A Colwick-based packaging manufacturer has developed a new light-up label to help turn a range of gold-leaf-infused Christmas Liqueurs into festive snow-globe centrepieces. 

The Wilkins Group, which makes packaging for several of the UK’s best-known supermarkets, spent six months collaborating with Marks & Spencer to refine the design before building the labels for the company’s special ‘Light Snow Globe’ Gin Liqueurs. 

Available either in rhubarb or clementine, the liqueur comes with sparkling flecks of edible gold leaf, creating the perfect illuminated centrepiece for your festive table. 

Justin Wilkins, sales and marketing director for the family-run Wilkins Group, said: “We came up with the original concept about five years ago.   

“We were exploring the idea of creating a label that would illuminate Prosecco bottles with coloured lights but it never came to fruition. So when we got the chance to develop the concept with the guys at M&S, we were really excited by it.” 

The Wilkins Group, which recently won the title of Midlands Family Business of the Year, was responsible for the manufacturing of the gift-tag swing label that fastens around the neck of the bottle, as well as the circular piece on the base of the bottle that contains the LED lights and the battery. 

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PICTURED: The Wilkins Group headquarters in Colwick

When you push the button at the centre of the base panel, four integrated LEDs cast a warm glow through the glass and up into the body of the bottle, illuminating the floating gold leaf as it swirls in the liqueur. Each panel is designed to last around 700 presses at 45 seconds per press, enabling a bottle of festive liqueur to serve as a decoration for the full duration of the Christmas period. 

Justin added: “In terms of developing the product, sourcing the components and assembling and sealing the components, there’s a lot of work and complexity involved in these labels.” 

“That said, work is already in progress for a summer season, so hopefully there will come a stage when these beautiful bottles become quite sought after as collector’s items.” 

The public’s reaction certainly seems to bear that out. The 2019 version of the snow globe clementine liqueur caused queues every time new deliveries arrived in store. And now, with the addition of the rhubarb flavour, plus gold leaf and LED lights, the new liqueur reportedly received 20,000 likes on Instagram within just 20 hours of its announcement. 

If you want to buy a bottle, the new snow globe liqueur is now available from M&S, priced at £18.

For more information, visit www.wilkins.co.uk.

Which Gedling borough businesses will close and who can stay open during lockdown?

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Which Gedling borough businesses will close and who can stay open during lockdown?

Just after getting to grips with Tier 3 restrictions, which came into force last week, people across Gedling borough are now gearing up for another full lockdown.

It means, as before, a number of businesses will be told to close their doors in a bid to help get the rising coronavirus infection rate down.

The lockdown is set to be in place from 12.01am on Thursday, November 5, to December 2 when the government will look to put regions back under a tier system.

Here’s a list of the businesses that will be allowed to open and those that will be ordered to close their doors across the area.

OPEN: Supermarkets

Supermarkets across the borough will be allowed to remain open during the lockdown.

This includes food shops, supermarkets and certain other retailers providing essential goods and services. The government has asked all essential retail to follow Covid-secure guidelines to protect customers, visitors and workers.

Unlike Wales, where some supermarkets were banned from selling non-essential items, such as clothes and hardware, stores in England can continue to sell all and any goods.

CLOSED: Non-essential shops

All non-essential retail will be forced to close, including, but not limited to clothing and electronics stores, vehicle showrooms, travel agents and betting shops.

The government website adds that auction houses, tailors, car washes, tobacco and vape shops will also shut.

However, it adds that non-essential retail can remain open for delivery to customers and click-and-collect.

CLOSED: Pubs and restaurants

Just like the first national lockdown which started in March, pubs, bars and restaurants will be forced to close completely.

They can however still provide takeaway and delivery services but, this time the takeaway of alcohol will not be allowed.

OPEN: Garden centres

Garden centres across the borough have been permitted to stay open during this second lockdown.

CLOSED: Gyms and leisure centres

Indoor and outdoor leisure facilities such as bowling alleys, leisure centres and gyms and sports facilities will have to close.

This includes venues such as swimming pools, golf courses and driving ranges, dance studios, stables and riding centres, soft play facilities, climbing walls and climbing centres, archery and shooting ranges, water and theme parks.

Hotels and hostels

Hotels, hostels and other accommodation should only open for those who have to travel for work purposes and for a limited number of other exemptions which will be set out in law.

Under the new rules, all outbound international travel will be banned, except for work and travel within the UK will also be discouraged.

Hair and beauty salons

Just like the first lockdown, hair, beauty and nail salons will be asked to close.

The rules will also apply to tattoo parlours, spas, massage parlours, body and skin piercing services, non-medical acupuncture, and tanning salons.

Cinemas and museums

All entertainment venues are required to close for the four-week lockdown.

The government has confirmed that this will include venues such as theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums and galleries.

Casinos, adult gaming centres and arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys, concert halls, zoos and botanical gardens will also have to shut.

Garages and repair shops

The government has yet to announce the specific guidelines related to garages, but as it is considered an essential service they are likely to remain open during the second lockdown.

Elaine Bond: Don’t let Covid-19 infect your key values and beliefs

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Elaine Bond: Don’t let Covid-19 infect your key values and beliefs

This month, Gedling-based counsellor Elaine Bond talks about how Covid-19 can challenge our key values and beliefs…

England is heading into another lockdown, which will mean our lives will be restricted even further, people will be feeling angry, depressed, or anxious. This is often because our beliefs and values have been challenged

There is a difference between the two., A belief is a conviction of something we believe to be true and we do not need any proof of it. Its ingrained and learnt early in life. Beliefs are based on assumptions made by reading, being taught and experienced. They are often generalizations and affect how we look at life, our behaviour and what our values are. They are the brain’s short cut to make sense of the world based on these beliefs (facts to our brain) and they make great predictions for us to trust in. They are also key in our self-concept and how we define ourselves to people, so we defend our beliefs adamantly.

In my work challenging beliefs is one of the hardest parts of what I do. Beliefs in freedom, self-actualization and the right to work are all being challenged by Covid 19.

When our beliefs are challenged by something that we have no control over, we start to question our world view.  Some people call this a culture shock and boy, has Covid 19 been one of those.

Our whole belief system becomes shaky when more than one belief is questioned and, so as our beliefs are such an important part of how we see ourselves, we begin to ask that question ‘who am I now?’ This makes us wonder ‘was I wrong to believe this in the first place?’

On top of that, when our ingrained beliefs are challenged our brain feels we are being threatened. This sets off a chain of physiological reactions, like fight or flight, as either we will defend our beliefs up to and including attacking those who do not believe what we do, or we will run away as we feel in danger. Even worse, we could end up with the dorsal nerve reaction of freeze, and we cannot move or become isolated and inert.

Values are principles or standards of behaviour we feel are important and they shape our morals, character, and behaviour. We see right and wrong based on our values, like a personal code of conduct. Of course, everyone has different values, so we all have a different code of conduct.

“Values are more likely to change over time and are not so rigid as beliefs.  Values are usually split into a few areas like integrity, achievement, intelligence, spirituality, creativity, freedom, courage, order, enjoyment, health, and presence.” – Jeffery,S

Values are what guide us towards our career, our choices in partners and our even down to how much we will compromise.

Values are what guide us towards our career, our choices in partners and our even down to how much we will compromise. For example, I have a value of a fair, equal and equitable workplace and have left roles when this has not been part of the culture there. In fact, this belief has empowered me to become a safeguarding and equality consultant.

When our values are challenged, we find ourselves returning to bad habits (such as eating too much, drinking etc) or becoming childish just to make ourselves feel better. I recognise a few of those in there for me so how about you?

So, what can we do to deal with these challenges made by Covid 19 to the things we hold important?

Starting with beliefs, its often a good idea to write a lifeline or life story to see where we first got our core beliefs from. Then we can see if we have evidence for them, how they are being challenged and either review our belief or find a way to minimise the impact of the challenge we are feeling right now.

As for values, there are lots of good websites on the internet where you can look at values and work with them. But defining values first is important.

  • Identifying times when we were happy, what, who, where and when?
  • Finding times, we were proud, why, who and when
  • Looking for times when we felt fulfilled – why and when

Then we can find our key values in all these areas and break it down to 5 or 6 key values.

Now we can see what our code of conduct is and use it to help us deal with Covid 19. For example, if uniqueness is a key value, then finding ways to work from home which is unique and creative is important. It may be that time should be spent on find ways to being having uniqueness to our home or clothes. There is lots of choice on the internet.

We all need to remember we can only control what we can right now by prioritising our self-care and self-development as much as we can.

Elaine Bond Counselling

www.nottingham-counselling.co.uk

0776 9152951

Elaineterry06@aol.com

No changes to NCT Gedling borough bus services during lockdown

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No changes to NCT Gedling borough bus services during lockdown

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) buses will continue operating normal services in Gedling borough when the UK enters lockdown on Thursday.

The firm responded to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on Saturday (October 31) evening by issuing a statement.

During the spring lockdown, buses had badly been affected and timetables heavily reduced.

But it seems buses will continue to run frequently during the latest lockdown, although this will be under constant review.

A spokesman for NCT said: “Nottingham City Transport will continue to operate its advertised services and timetables.

“We will keep this situation under review and respond to any further guidance or information received from the government.

Customers should continue to follow all aspects of the Safer Travel Guidance when using our services.

The firm has released a video on safe travel when using their services…

The story of Arnold’s long-gone Pinfold which housed roaming animals that had been rounded up and would only be handed back for large fees

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The story of Arnold’s long-gone Pinfold which housed roaming animals that had been rounded up and would only be handed back for large fees

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.

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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.

Police warning to people in Gedling borough after fake officer makes scam calls

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Police warning to people in Gedling borough after fake officer makes scam calls

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.

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“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.

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Pride of Gedling Awards will go virtual to celebrate the great and the good in the borough

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Pride of Gedling Awards will go virtual to celebrate the great and the good in the borough

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. ”

Arrest made after police raid properties in Carlton looking for firearms

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Arrest made after police raid properties in Carlton looking for firearms

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.

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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 appear in Burton Joyce, Gedling and Stoke Bardolph as borough prepares to remember

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Giant poppies appear in Burton Joyce, Gedling and Stoke Bardolph as borough prepares to remember

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.”

Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome ‘saddened’ by Jeremy Corbyn suspension but ‘cannot agree’ with statement he made about EHRC report

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Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome ‘saddened’ by Jeremy Corbyn suspension but ‘cannot agree’ with statement he made about EHRC report

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.

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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.”

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