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These are some of the great films being screened at the Bonington in March and April

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These are some of the great films being screened at the Bonington in March and April

A great selection of Hollywood blockbusters and family favourites are coming to our very own local cinema in Arnold over the next few weeks…

Greed (15)

Fri 13 – Thu 19 March

After ruling the world of retail fashion for over 30 years, a public inquiry tarnishes the reputation of self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie.

To save his reputation he decides to bounce back with an extravagant and highly publicised party for his 60th birthday on the Greek island of Mykonos.

Catch-up Screenings: 1917 (15)

Fri 13 – Thu 19 March

Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, Spectre, American Beauty) brings his singular vision to his World War I epic as two British soldiers embark on a dangerous mission to save 1,600 men from certain doom.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.

Parasite (15)

Fri 13 March at 7.30pm

Winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has become the first Korean film to ever be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan in this funny, thrilling and hugely entertaining film.

Marriage Story (15)

Sun 15 & Thu 19 March

No Netflix? No problem! Nominated for Best Picture, Noah Baumbach’s emotional and heartfelt film chronicles a coast-to-coast divorce that pushes a stage director and his actor wife to breaking point.

Military Wives (12A)

Sun 29 March – Thu 9 April

From the director of The Fully Monty comes the remarkable true story of The Military Wives Choir.

The inspirational story of friendship, love, and support on the home front. A group of women come together as their partners serve in Afghanistan. Together they form the very first military wives choir, helping each other through some of life’s most difficult moments and also becoming a media sensation and global movement in the process.

Paw Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue! (U)

Fri 3 & Sun 5 April at 11am

It’s the start of an all-new exciting road race, The Adventure Bay 500, and the heroic pups are all ready to take up the role as the pit crew. But when legendary race driver The Whoosh injures his arm, Marshall must step in his place and defeat The Cheetah to bring home the championship trophy.

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PICTURED: The Bonington in Arnold (IMAGE: Gedling Eye)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (15)

Fri 3 & Sun 5 April at 11am

A rich period piece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire finds stirring, thought-provoking drama within a powerfully acted romance.

Set against the societal constraints of 1700s Brittany, Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day, to paint her secretly.

Onward (U)

Mon 6 – Thu 16 April

Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney·Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

Sonic the Hedgehog (PG)

Mon 6 & Tue 7 April at 2.30pm

Based on the blockbuster video game franchise from Sega, the film follows the (mis)adventures of everyone’s favourite bright blue hedgehog.

Sonic and his new best friend Tom team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik, played by Jim Carrey, and his plans for world domination!

Call of the Wild (12A)

Sat 11 & Sun 12 April at 2.30pm

Adapted from the beloved literary classic, Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s.

As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team–and later its leader–Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

Catch-up Screenings: Little Women (U)

Sat 11 & Sun 12 April at 7.30pm

Following the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Though all very different from each other, the March sisters stand by each other through difficult and changing times. From acclaimed director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), the beloved story of the March sisters — four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely.

A Quiet Place: Part 2 (Cert TBC)

Fri 17 & Sat 18 April at 7.30pm

The Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

Misbehaviour (12A)

Mon 27 April – Wed 6 May

The newly formed Women’s Liberation Movement hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World competition taking place in London.

With over 100 million global viewers, it’s the perfect opportunity to turn the patriarchy on its head!

Radioactive (12A)

Fri 1 – Thu 7 May

From the acclaimed producers of Darkest Hour and Atonement and Academy Award-nominated director Marjane Satrapi comes the incredible story of Marie Curie.

From the 1870s to the modern era, Radioactive is a journey through Marie Curie’s enduring legacies – her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and the consequences that followed for her and the world

Camera enforcement to begin on Stoke Lane during Gedling Access Road works

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Camera enforcement to begin on Stoke Lane during Gedling Access Road works

A camera will be put in place later this month to help prevent vehicles using a bus plug on Stoke Lane as work ramps up on the new £40m Gedling Access Road.

Nottinghamshire County Council yesterday approved plans to introduce temporary camera enforcement on the Stoke Lane bus plug in Gedling, at its Communities and Place Committee.

To allow the construction of the new junction with the A612 Nottingham Road / Trent Valley Road, the council has said it will be necessary to close Burton Road from its junction with the A612 to the former bus gate from March 23, 2020 for approximately eight months.

Ground broken Gedling Access Road
PICTURED: Work has begun on the new Gedling Access Road. IMAGE: Notts County Council

There will be no vehicle access through the closure, but pedestrian access will be maintained.

Councillor John Cottee, Committee Chair for Communities and Place at Nottinghamshire County Council said: “The effective running of a bus priority lane supports the Council’s transport and highways objectives and as such we’re keen to see it used properly.  

“The diversion is necessary to allow the construction work for the £41 million Gedling Access Road to take place. We understand that work will cause inconvenience for the travelling public and would like to thank people for their patience.”

All traffic except for buses will be diverted around the A612 and then the Colwick loop road back to Shearing Hill. Traffic which uses the bus plug will be subject to fixed penalty notices. Stoke Lane is not a suitable alternative diversion route for the 7300 vehicles using Burton Road.

The enforcement will be in in operation from 23 March and will be reviewed once the Gedling Access Road is open in Summer 2021.

Cannabis seized during drugs search in Arnold

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Cannabis seized during drugs search in Arnold

Drugs have been seized after police carried out a drugs warrant in Arnold yesterday (March 5)

Officers from Operation Reacher and Arnold Neighbourhood Policing Team executed Misuse of Drugs Act warrants on Louisa Close and Danes Close in the town.

During the search of Louisa Close drugs were found and seized.

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PICTURED: Cannabis was found during the search

An 18-year-old male has been reported for summons and a 24-year-old male has been issued with a cannabis warning.

During the search of Danes Close drugs were found and seized and a 29-year-old male was issued with a cannabis warning.

If you have any information about drug use or supply please contact police on e-mail gedlingreacher@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk or via CrimeStoppers https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

Police release CCTV image after theft from Arnold newsagents

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Police release CCTV image after theft from Arnold newsagents

Police have issued a photo of a woman they would like to speak to after a theft in Arnold.

The incident took place at MSR News in Front Street, Arnold on December 4 2019.

If you recognise her or think you can help, please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 488 of 4 December 2019.

Gedling MP Tom Randall in favour of fourth Trent crossing ‘in principle’

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Gedling MP Tom Randall in favour of fourth Trent crossing ‘in principle’

The traffic chaos of the last few weeks has brought everyone’s minds back to the decades-old argument of whether the city needs a fourth Trent crossing.

That debate will only intensify with news yesterday that the A52 Eastbound will be closed completely overnight for the next two weeks as engineers work to get on top of the corrosion which caused the closure in the first place.

The shuttage showed how close the existing bridges are to capacity already, and some say itproved how vital a fourth Trent crossing is.

But large infrastructure projects such as a new bridge take a lot of planning, a lot of money, and usually – but not always – a lot of political consensus.

Some at the city council are lukewarm on the idea, favouring a more public transport-oriented approach to reducing congestion and the air pollution it creates.

However the leader of Gedling Borough Council John Clarke is a long-standing supporter of the idea, and thinks a road, pedestrian and tram bridge should go at the back of Colwick Industrial Estate.

The leader of the county council, Kay Cutts, who represents Radcliffe-on-Trent where one side of a Colwick bridge would be, says this would be ‘unacceptable to residents.’ 

She favours a new bridge, but thinks it should be built near the existing bridge downstream at Gunthorpe, around a 10-mile drive from Trent Bridge.

We asked the Notts MPs connected to the proposal for their thoughts on whether a new bridge was needed, and where it should go.

Gedling’s new Conservative MP Tom Randall is in favour of a bridge ‘in principle’. 

He said: “I started to get emails on the subject when I was still a candidate.

“That has increased substantially over recent weeks following the closure of the Clifton Bridge.

“So it’s been on my radar as an issue ever since I was elected, and I put out the video (on Facebook, about the proposed bridge) just to try to start to gauge reaction locally.

“The responses on that…were overwhelmingly positive.

“I think there’s a good case for a big bridge in Colwick or thereabouts in that it would help to alleviate some of the congestion I’ve seen in places like Burton Joyce, and Colwick Loop Road, and help complete the Greater Nottingham ring road.

“But any bridge has to be evidence led. It’s fine for me to have a view on this, but ‘what I reckon’ is nothing against a proper study to actually make the case for it.”

Meet the adorable new canine members of Nottinghamshire Police

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Meet the adorable new canine members of Nottinghamshire Police

These cute puppies are being put through their paces at Sherwood Lodge in Arnold to become good police dogs for Nottinghamshire Police.

PD Flak and PD Bart are the latest members of the force and are named after the dogs of two late police officers.

The families of the two late police dog handlers were invited to the police headquarters to meet the new recruits.

PD Flak is the namesake of a dog handled by PC Brian Hagen, who was with the force for 12 years during the 1970s and 1980s. The family of PC Hagen, who passed away in 2017, also had the chance to meet the new PD Flak.

PD Bart has been named in honour of the dog handled by PC Ged Walker, who was fatally injured in 2003 while trying to stop a stolen taxi, and his widow Tracy Walker visited the dog section to see him undergoing his training.

The two Dutch Herders are the latest additions to Nottinghamshire Police’s dog section, as part of a recent drive by the force to boost its ranks.

Gilly Hagen, the widow of PC Hagen, said: “Flak was a very special dog to our family and getting the opportunity to name one of the new recruits after him brings back some wonderful memories.

The new recruits to Notts Police
IMAGE: Notts Police

“Brian never had a pet other than his police dogs, and working within the dog section meant the world to him, it was his life.

“Flak was a great police dog. He was completely focused when on the job, a great tracker and was great with commands, even after his career. He once heard the command to detain whilst I was hanging the washing and I ended up pinned to the fence! 

“I’m excited to see where the modern day Flak goes in his career and I hope the namesake serves him well.”

Mrs Walker was at Force Headquarters to meet Bart and said: “Ged had a great bond with his dogs and it’s lovely to have a dog named after Bart. 

“We always liked the name as Ged was a huge fan of The Simpsons and he named him after the character of Bart in the show.

“I hope the new Bart has a successful career.”

Inspector Graham Clarke of Nottinghamshire Police’s dog section said: “Working in the dog section, there are special partnerships and bonds that form between the dogs and their handlers.

“Not only do they work together, but the dogs also live at the handlers’ homes and their families very often also get to know the dogs too. 

“It was important for us to approach Tracy and Gilly for name suggestions and both Bart and Flak’s namesakes were brilliant dogs who were so important to not only Ged and Brian, but to the whole family.

“We hope that this will serve them well in their future training and work as a police dog.”

Volunteers come together to fix up former railway station building in Gedling that locals want to transform into community hub after suspected vandal attack

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Volunteers come together to fix up former railway station building in Gedling that locals want to transform into community hub after suspected vandal attack

Volunteers have today banded together to repair the damage done yesterday by vandals to an empty building locals are hoping to transform into a community hub

12 volunteers turned up at the former Gedling Youth Club and Gedling Station building on Shearing Hill to clean up the mess created following a suspected vandal attack on Sunday.

Windows were smashed, tables overturned, chairs broken and a microwave was destroyed during the incident.

BEFORE: Damage at the former railway station building on Shearing Hill (IMAGE: Francis Rodrigues)
AFTER: Volunteers clean up after yesterday’s suspected attack (IMAGE: Francis Rodrigues)
BEFORE: Damage at the former railway station building on Shearing Hill (IMAGE: Francis Rodrigues)
AFTER: Volunteers clean up after yesterday’s suspected attack (IMAGE: Francis Rodrigues)

The group met at the building and managed to tidy it up and have it secured by 1pm.

A number of community groups in the area have ambitious plans for the empty property and want to transform it into a youth centre and community hub.

Chairman of the Gedling Youth Club Management Committee, Francis Rodrigues said yesterday’s incident wouldn’t hamper their transformation plans.

He told Gedling Eye: “Today we saw a fantastic response from the community after the damage caused yesterday.

12 volunteers gave up their time to wash, hoover and secure the building. People are understandably angry about what happened but today we witnessed a great display of public community sprit.”

‘I still go and stand in the House of Commons Chamber when it’s empty, and just take it in’:Gedling’s new MP Tom Randall reflects on a whirlwind few months

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‘I still go and stand in the House of Commons Chamber when it’s empty, and just take it in’:Gedling’s new MP Tom Randall reflects on a whirlwind few months

In August last year, Tom Randall essentially had two separate lives.

The trained solicitor would work in London from Monday to Thursday, then clamber on to a National Express coach and head to his second life in Gedling.

For all he knew, it would all be in vain. He’d have thrown himself into a bruising, and physically-demanding General Election campaign and, in his own words, walked away with nothing. 

He – and everyone else for that matter – didn’t even know when the election would be called. For all he knew the two lives could have gone on for years.

But from Thursday night to Sunday night, 38-year-old Mr Randall would hit the doorsteps, talking with the people who are now his constituents.

On the best night for the Conservatives for generations, he replaced Labour’s Vernon Coaker, who Mr Randall describes as a ‘well-liked, well-respected constituency MP’.

When the returning officer read out the result in the wee hours of Friday, December 13, the old life was jettisoned and Mr Randall dived head-long into the new.

“I had to decide. Until the election was over this had to be the most important thing in my life,” he said.

“I was either working in London, or I was campaigning. There was nothing else. 

PICTURED: Gedling MP Tom Randall meets with other elected Conservatives across Notts

“I missed friends’ birthdays, I had no social life. This was it.”

When the election was finally called after those febrile, treacly days in Parliament, Mr Randall took unpaid leave from work and gave even more of himself to what was widely seen as one of the most grueling campaigns in decades.

The 38 year old said: “Gedling is a very hilly constituency, and I was walking between seven and 10 miles a day, usually in appalling weather, so it was a hard campaign.”

Usually at election counts, you have a fairly good idea of who’s going to win before the result is announced. 

Party activists count the ballot papers at the same time as the counters do, so they tend to know which way it has gone.

But at Gedling it was clear as mud.

“While they were counting, I had a slight inkling we were fractionally ahead, but I didn’t want to believe it, because you have to be prepared to walk away with nothing, you have to cushion yourself for that.”

Did it sink in straight away? Not really. 

“I’ve looked back at the footage of that moment, and I certainly don’t look very happy. But I definitely was. 

“I still feel like I’m me, but there are those moments that you realised ‘I’m not just who I used to be’.”

“Obviously I’ve always opened my own doors like everyone else. 

“But when the Parliamentary door keeper opened a door for me and said ‘Good Morning, Mr Randall – having memorised my name and face – I thought ‘ah OK, this is new’.

“Then I was asked by a couple of people for a selfie in Arnold. Funnily enough that didn’t happen to me before.

“I still go and stand in the House of Commons Chamber when it’s empty, and just take it in.

“I’d been and done the tourist thing before, but it’s just different when you’re a member, and you feel it.”

He puts his hand to his heart. He has become the MP for his hometown – Arnold. 

“And that’s a very special thing,” he says, with a smile.

New CCTV camera goes live in Arnold and will help tackle anti-social behaviour problems in the area

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New CCTV camera goes live in Arnold and will help tackle anti-social behaviour problems in the area

A new CCTV camera which has been installed to help deal with increasing reports of anti-social behaviour in and area of Arnold went live over the weekend.

Gedling Borough Council has erected the CCTV camera on a pole on Rolleston Drive in a bid to help cut down on crime.

The camera covers the junction of Rolleston Drive and Brookfield Road, near the Major Oak pub.

PICTURED: The camera in Smithy Crescent, Arnold

The council decided to install the camera at the crime hotspot after incidents were reduced when surveillance equipment was installed at Smithy Crescent in the town.

In a social media post the council wrote: “The CCTV camera on Rolleston Drive has been installed and is now operational. One of our priorities is to reduce anti-social behaviour, crime and fear of crime in areas where residents have raised concerns.”

New £50k machinery ensures ‘the real deal’ for customers of Colwick packaging manufacturer

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New £50k machinery ensures ‘the real deal’ for customers of Colwick packaging manufacturer

A packaging manufacturer in Colwick has invested £50,000 in a new sampling machine which will give its clients a more realistic idea of the products it can produce.

Colwick-based The Wilkins Group – whose customer base includes all of the leading retailers in the UK – has taken delivery of this new machine.

It is a next-generation direct-to-object flatbed ink-jet printer which uses UV LED lamps to cure the ink as it goes.

It can print on almost any surface up to 150mm thick – opening up possibilities of printing on materials such as wood and slate.

Justin Wilkins, sales and marketing director with the Colwick firm, said it was his father Andre’s idea to bring the machine in and added: “We will mainly use it for presentations to customers.

“When customers come to us, we will design some packaging around their idea, that suits their requirements and put the graphics to it, either using the retailer’s graphics and placing them on the product, or designing them from scratch.

“The difference with this is we print directly onto board, or whatever the material is.

A sample produced by the new machinery at Wilkins Print

“We have 4,000 to 5,000 pallets of board, all of varying grades, from all over the world, each one is different and of different surfaces and strengths – this can print on all of those now, for creating samples for our customers.”

The machine, which has a 71cm x 51cm print area, also puts a varnish onto the product, giving it a finish that other devices haven’t previously been able to replicate.

Justin said the new printing process enabled Wilkins, which has 270 employees in Nottinghamshire and 500 across its UK, Romania, Sri Lanka, China and Bangladesh sites, to show mock-ups of products in a more realistic, impressive way, rather than showing clients a proof that may turn out differently once it has been finalised.

He added: “Customers always ask us for innovation and ‘what’s the next thing?’ This machine replicates the final product and gives a great result.”

This machine has precise ink drop placement of up to 1,200 dots per inch, is faster and is more cost-efficient than previous machines used for this purpose by Wilkins. It has six staggered print heads, increasing the speed of the printing process.

It follows a purchase last year of a £1m Bobst Expertcut 106 PER die-cutter to expand and enhance Wilkins’ die-cutting capabilities.

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

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