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Hospice in Mapperley plans bucket list roadshow across borough to promote end-of-life care

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Hospice in Mapperley plans bucket list roadshow across borough to promote end-of-life care

A team from a hospice in Mapperley is to tour the borough collecting bucket lists from local people in an effort to promote end-of-life care.

Nottinghamshire Hospice is taking their ‘Before I Die’ chalkboard on the road to mark Dying Matters Week, which takes place from May 13.

People can use the board to record what’s on their bucket list and is being used as part of the week-long national campaign aimed at encouraging discussion on death and dying and raising awareness of services available.

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PICTURED :Nottinghamshire Hospice

Clinical nurse specialist Liz Morgan said: “As a society we do need to talk about death and dying in order to be able to prepare for our own death and that of our loved ones. Dying Matters Week is an opportunity to place the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda.

“Being diagnosed with a terminal or life-limiting condition can be devastating for people so the hospice is here to help. The services we provide help patients and their carers cope with such a diagnosis and make the most of the life they have left.

“We are taking the hospice on the road during Dying Matters Week to help raise awareness across Nottinghamshire that we are here to serve local communities.”

You can see the chalkboard on the following dates at these locations:

Monday, May 13:                  Nottinghamshire Hospice Sherwood shop
Tuesday, May 14:                 Nottinghamshire Hospice Mapperley shop
Wednesday, May 15:           Nottinghamshire Hospice Burton Joyce shop
Thursday, May 16:               Nottinghamshire Hospice Calverton shop

Art gallery visit leaves lasting impression on pupils from Arnold school

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Art gallery visit leaves lasting impression on pupils from Arnold school

A recent visit to Nottingham Contemporary has inspired pupils from Arnold to create an art gallery of their own at their school

Killisick Junior School teacher George Smith said: “Our Year 4 and 5 Pupils went on the visit and gained so much from exploring the gallery and from seeing real artworks, in situ, and in a magnificent gallery space.

“It adds so much impact to the experience for the children who were also able to ask questions of the artist responsible for one installation we saw.”

Rohan Hartley enjoys his visit to Nottingham Contemporary

The children saw film and video installations and were prompted to look at the subject of deforestation after a discussion with artist Daniel Steegman Mangrane.

Pupil Korie Harrison (Year 5) represented the sentiments of the visiting pupils, saying, “I thought we were going to look at pictures in frames on the wall. This was much more interesting!”

Teacher George Smith added: “I hope the children will go back again. They told me afterwards that they would like to take parents to the gallery too. In fact, we are now producing our own works for our very own art gallery, so watch this space.”

Some examples of Killisick Junior School pupils art works will also displayed in Nottingham’s Waterstones store during summer 2019.

Warning to people in Gedling borough over BT broadband calls scam

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Warning to people in Gedling borough over BT broadband calls scam

People in Gedling borough are being targeted by fraudsters using a new sophisticated BT Broadband scam.

Readers of Gedling Eye have contacted us after receiving automated messages to their landlines warning their broadband security has been compromised.

The call claims the victim’s internet was going to be disconnected as people were hacking into accounts in the area, asking that they dial 9 to resolve the issue.

BT have urged people in the area not to fall for the scam and added they would “never call to tell you your broadband has been hacked”.

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One reader, Lucy Reynolds, from Carlton, told us: “It was frightening. I was tempted to press ‘9’, but then thought to give my brother who works in IT a call first.

“He told me this had been doing the rounds and pointed me towards the BT website where they warn against falling for this.”

On their website, BT advise: “Fraudsters are known to make calls claiming to work for BT, when it’s actually a scam.

“They may ask you for personal information, want access to your computer and in some cases, ask for your bank details. Don’t be fooled, this is fraud.”

A spokesman for the company added: “Fraudsters use various methods to obtain your personal or financial details with the ultimate aim of stealing from you. This can include trying to use your BT bill and account number.”

For details on the scams visit www.bt.com/scams

‘Bigger and better’: Arnold Carnival will take place over three days for 2019

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‘Bigger and better’: Arnold Carnival will take place over three days for 2019

People in the borough are gearing up for the annual Arnold Carnival, with an extra day added for the crowd pleasing event.

The annual extravaganza will now open to the public on Friday night and run over the weekend of June 14, 15 and 16 in Arnot Hill Park.

This year’s line-up including over 40 live music and dance acts, arts and crafts activities, a fun dog show, fun fair, BMX and skateboarding sessions and a memorial flypast.

Over the three days there will be a mix of professional and community music, dance, local school bands, choirs and solo artists.

PICTURED: Children enjoy the water balloon attraction at one of the past Arnold Carnivals (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)

There will also be a children’s arts and craft activity marquee hosted by the Gedling Play Forum a Fun Dog Show on both days organised by Notts & Yorks Boxer Rescue with 10 classes per day to enter, including a Best in Show category and over 150 craft, charity, information and trade stalls, Street Entertainers and a food & drink court.

Favourites also include Children’s Fun Fair and BMX/Skateboarding sessions in the skate-park bowl.

Sunday morning opens at 10.30am with the Arnold Churches Together Morning Service and scheduled for Sunday afternoon, a Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast.

The carnival will be open on Friday (June 14) between 6pm-10.30pm, Saturday 12pm-10.30pm, Sunday 10.30am-6pm

Free entertainment on all three days for all the family. Limited on site parking.

For more information visit http://www.gedling.gov.uk/resident/community/arnoldcarnival/arnoldcarnival/

Family fun day coming to Netherfield

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Family fun day coming to Netherfield

Face painting, market stalls and a bouncy castle are some of the many attractions in Netherfield next Saturday.

The family fun day will take place at St George’s Centre on Saturday, May 11, from 11am-2pm.

There will be appearances by the Minions and their friends, craft stalls and live music will also be on offer.

Refreshments including a barbecue will also be available.

To find out more call the centre on 0115 911 3302

Slabs up for grabs in £500 garden giveaway at Brookfields in Mapperley

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Slabs up for grabs in £500 garden giveaway at Brookfields in Mapperley

People in Gedling borough are being given the chance to win £500 towards a garden makeover at an event later this month at Brookfields in Mapperley.

Patioworld by Frank Key is holding a special event on May 18-19 to mark the start of the outdoor season at Brookfields Garden Centre.

The event will be packed full of garden design ideas and expert advice, as well as the chance to enter a prize draw and make big savings on any purchases made during the weekend.

Visitors will be given the chance to win £500 to spend on top of the range British made and ethically sourced natural paving products.

There’s also an attractive VAT-free offer running all weekend across all the natural stone, porcelain, decorative paving, aggregates and fencing products.

Toby Stuart-Jervis, Trading Director from Patioworld by Frank Key, said: “Choosing the right paving materials is likely to be the single most important decision you make for the garden. We know it can be daunting trying to make this decision especially when you will have to live with it for many years to come. At Patioworld by Frank Key, we can help you understand and explore the options so you can make the right choice for both your budget and setting.”

Patioworld by Frank Key is located at Brookfields Garden Centre, Mapperley Plains, and is open Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 10.30am-4.30pm.

For more information, advice, tips and inspiration visit www.facebook.com/PatioworldUK.

Prize draw T&Cs: Live prize draw takes place at Patioworld by Frank Key during the weekend of 18-19 May 2019. The winner will be contacted within 48 hours by phone or email. One entry per household only. Employees of Patioworld; Frank Key and Brookfields are not eligible.

History film festival in Arnold will include celebration of Gedling borough’s rich heritage

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History film festival in Arnold will include celebration of Gedling borough’s rich heritage

The heritage of Gedling borough is to be celebrated with celluloid during a week-long film festival taking place next month at Arnold’s Bonington cinema.

The Heritage and History of Gedling Borough is one of many the being screened at the venue during Britain On Film week, which takes place from Sunday, June 2 until Friday, June 7.

Nuggets from the BFI’s extensive archive will also be screened alongside more locally focussed films.

The festival opens with a kids-go-free screening of Disney’s Robin Hood at 11am. This is followed by a screening of Britain On Film: Protest! At 2pm. This collection of newly-restored clips from the BFI archive captures people locally and nationally across the country fighting against injustice during the last 100 years. The film will be introduced by Anthony Arblaster, who is a retired Reader in Politics of over 30 years at the University of Sheffield and author of The Rise & Decline of Western Liberalism and Democracy.

A free screening of The History & Heritage of Gedling Borough (U) will also take place on Sunday, June 2 at 4.30pm. The screening will be followed by a question and answer panel hosted by local filmmaker Bob Massey, and featuring special guests for a discussion centred around archive film and the Midlands. Although tickets are free, you must book your place.

Britain on Film Week has been made possible with support from Film Hub Midlands through funds from the National Lottery. Film Hub Midlands support people to watch, show, and make films in the Midlands.

The following films will also be screened during the celebratory week:

Sunday, July 2 at 7pm

Nottingham on Film: 1920-1980

The twentieth century saw rapid change for Nottingham, in the market square – the largest in England outside the capital and scene of many civic celebrations, in industry and transport, as well as in everyday life – and the new medium of film was there to record this change.

Monday, June 3 at 2.30pm

Britain on Film: Coast & Sea (U)

Travel round Britain’s gorgeous, varied coast, filmed throughout the 20th century from 1901 to 1978.

Tuesday, June 4 at 2.30pm

Britain On Film: Rural Life (U)

This film takes audiences down the country lanes of the past, meandering through the dwindling customs of another era.

Tuesday, June 4 at 4pm

Free Screening: From Picture Palace to the Multiplex: Cinemas In The Midlands (U)

This nostalgic compilation of archive film curated by MACE, the screen archive for the Midlands, is a look back at the shared experience of a night at the flicks.

Wednesday, June 5 at 2.30pm

They Shall Not Grow Old (15)

Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the BBC and Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there.

Friday, June 7 at 2.30pm

Britain on Film: Welcome To Britain (PG)

The latest addition to the Britain on Film programme looks back to chart a century of arrivals to the UK, featuring the voices of different generations of British immigrants themselves.

Friday, June 7 at 7.30pm

Lancaster Skies (PG)

Lancaster Skies is a loving homage to the classic British war films of the 1940’s and 50’s. Douglas Miller, a broken, solitary, Spitfire ace, who survived the Battle of Britain, transfers to Bomber Command, determined to take the war to the skies over Nazi Germany.

For more details and to buy online tickets for any of the films visit https://theatre-web.gedling.gov.uk/Ticket/Diary

Carlton school’s call for help is answered as volunteers help transform dated classroom space

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Carlton school’s call for help is answered as volunteers help transform dated classroom space

A team of volunteers answered a Carlton school’s urgent plea for help in transforming one of their dated classrooms in time for the new term.

Haddon Primary School head teacher Nina Capek, said ‘she felt a duty’ to tackle the refurbishment of the site’s early years and foundation classroom following a revamp of other school buildings.

She said, “The children have been working in an area which we didn’t feel was fit for purpose anymore and because the rest of the school has been totally revamped and renewed, we wanted the younger children to have the same.”

Nina put out a call to The Flying High Partnership, the multi-academy trust the school belongs to and a number of volunteers stepped forward to assist with the transformation.

Nina said, “Preparation started on the classrooms before the Easter holidays so that on the first day back, with a little help from friends within our multi academy trust, The Flying High Partnership, work could begin straight away.

“We have people here from the Trust’s central team helping us, and Emma Spires who is an early year’s lead practitioner. We have staff from other schools in the wider Trust including Porchester Junior School and our EYFS staff from Haddon too.

“Now we can finally move away from those old carpets and curtains because we have laid a new floor which will allow both wet and messy play because it is easy to clean. We also have lots of new resources to stimulate pupils’ creativity.

She added: “I know the children and their parents are very excited about the transformation, and though the children worked brilliantly in the old setting, they are of course looking forward to learning in their new environment which will have a positive impact on their learning too.”

An excited group of pupils said they were looking forward to the changes. Four-year-old Elliot Croll said he was excited about the new floor and fellow pupil Samuel Dean (age 5) said it was all the new equipment he was excited to see. Esme Swinscoe (age 5) said she was excited about the new toys and Francesca Levers (age 4) hoped there were new books to colour in, as it was her favourite activity.

Max Henshaw, age 5 said, “I am looking forward to seeing all the new playthings, I think it is going to be much better. The old carpet was dirty and it is gone now. I am very excited, and I think the teachers are too!”

Pete Wilkes, (Director of Inclusion and Quality Assurance at The Flying High Partnership) helped with the classroom transformation and said, “Improving the experience of children in education is at the heart of everything we do as a Trust and as individuals. So given the chance, we were all happy to get the paint rollers out!”

Brookbanks returns: Carlton Town replace Wayne Scott with most successful manager in their history

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Brookbanks returns: Carlton Town replace Wayne Scott with most successful manager in their history

The most successful manager in Carlton Town’s history is to make a shock return to the club following last week’s departure of Wayne Scott.

The Millers announced over the weekend that Tommy Brookbanks will be at the helm next season for a second spell at Stoke Lane.

Brookbanks previously managed at Carlton for 14 years and achieved five promotions.

He will be reunited with Mark Harvey and the two of them with jointly try and revive the fortunes of the Millers who have spent the last 5 seasons in the lower reaches of their division.

A spokesman for Carlton Town told the club website: “Brookbanks was the number one target for the club after it was revealed he had left Basford United, where he had been Vice Chairman and then Director of Football.

He added:”The bonus for the club is that not only have they secured Tommy’s return but also secured Mark Harvey and the two of them have started work immediately.”

Survey by Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield reveals people in East Midlands most likely to clean in bid to relieve stress

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Survey by Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield reveals people in East Midlands most likely to clean in bid to relieve stress

A new survey conducted by Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield has revealed people in the East Midlands are turning to cleaning to help them relax. when stressed.

The national survey found that more than a third of residents clean and declutter to relieve stress and a further 33% of people in the region spend more time organising their homes than they did five years ago.

PICTURED: Victoria Retail Park

Organising experts and insta-famous cleaning gurus have been leading the surge when it comes to the popular cleaning and decluttering trend and the survey also found that more than one third of people in the East Midlands spend up to six hours a week cleaning their toilets, living room and kitchen.

Lynsey Crombie, Victoria Retail Park’s spokesperson, who is well-known for her appearance on Channel 4’s Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and her Instagram hints and tips, said: “The survey showed that nationally 38.6 million UK adults do a spring clean, which works out as four in five people and that Brits as a whole spend more than 21 days a year cleaning and decluttering their homes.

“With the survey results, it is clear the East Midlands region has been hit by the home organisation craze and with real benefits to people and their mental health. With more than a third of people finding cleaning and decluttering therapeutic and a method of relieving stress the trend is definitely set to grow even further across the region”, said Lynsey

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