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Popular seaside show is heading to Arnold theatre this March

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Popular seaside show is heading to Arnold theatre this March
Some of Blackpool’s favourite performers are heading over to Arnold in March to present a traditional end-of-the-pier variety show at Bonington Theatre.

Stars of Blackpool is headlined by ventriloquist Steve Hewlett, who was resident at the famous Blackpool Pleasure Beach for the 2018 summer season. He shot to stardom on the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2013 when he unveiled a hilarious dummy in the image of Simon Cowell, earning him millions of hits on YouTube. He will be joined by organ virtuoso Kevin Grunill, who plays at the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

The show is presented by musical entertainer Andy Eastwood, who includes a cameo appearance as George Formby, the star whose song Little Stick of Blackpool Rock helped put the Lancashire resort on the map in the heyday of the seaside holiday. Eastwood said: “Blackpool epitomises the spirit of good old-fashioned variety entertainment – it’s light-hearted, uplifting escapism, the perfect tonic for a gloomy winter’s day! When performing in Blackpool we always notice senior citizens on holiday from the East Midlands, so we thought, why not bring a show to them!”

Also appearing will be singer Helen Farrell, who often gives her cabaret show in two venues a night at the height of the holiday season, with a selection of favourite songs to suit all tastes.

Bookings can be made online at www.boningtontheatre.co.uk or by calling the box office on 0115 901 3640.

Older shoppers in Arnold urged to take a seat

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Older shoppers in Arnold urged to take a seat
A new scheme to give elderly and disabled shoppers a resting place while visiting Arnold town centre has been launched.  

20 shops in the town centre have now signed up to support the scheme being run by Nottinghamshire County Council – joining around 300 businesses and other organisations across the county

The concept is a simple one: by displaying the We are Age Friendly sticker, businesses are providing reassurance  to older people and people with a disability or chronic illness that they will be offered a seat when they go inside – should they need to rest. Many shops will also offer a drink and, if accessible, use of their toilet facilities.

A third of older people are identified as lonely, with many losing independence because they find it increasingly difficult to walk from their home to local shops and community venues without the reassurance that there will be somewhere warm and comfortable for them to rest.

The take-a-seat scheme was first launched in Beeston in May 2018, and is now supported by businesses in town centres across Nottinghamshire, including Ruddington, Newark, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Mansfield.

The Arnold scheme was launched at the Lighthouse Charity Shop in Front Street.

Councillor John Handley, Vice-Chairman of Communities and Place Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Simple initiatives like the take a seat scheme can really make a difference to people’s lives by helping them to be more socially active and less susceptible to feelings of loneliness and depression.

“We are passionate about helping older people stay independent and connected to their communities and we encourage more shops and businesses to sign up to promote their great service for older customers. Signing up is free of charge for businesses – all we ask is that they take measures to make their premises more age-friendly, including providing seating for older or disabled people, regardless of whether they are customers or not.”

MATCH REPORT: Ashby Ivanhoe 4 – 2 Gedling Miners Welfare

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MATCH REPORT: Ashby Ivanhoe 4 – 2 Gedling Miners Welfare
Goals from Jurgen Charlesworth and Joe Meakin couldn’t prevent Gedling Miners Welfare starting the New Year with a defeat after going down 4-2 against Ashby Ivanhoe at the NFU Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon in the East Midlands Counties League.

A double from talisman Kerr Horn was matched by efforts from Mitch Woodbine and Angus Blair-Park to ensure The Knights began 2019 with 3 points.

The game began tentatively with neither side posing any noteworthy opportunities in the opening exchanges. Gedling had the best opportunity after 12 minutes but after Courtney Hastings did well to create some space following some clever trickery to deceive Jake Conkay, the striker’s effort was tame and was easy for home ‘keeper Ben Hamerton.

Following a cagey start, the visitors underwent a positive spell and looked more promising going forward. Luke Smith’s deep cross in the 16th minute nearly found Felix Hogg, loitering at the back post following an earlier foray forward, but a hesitant punch away from Hamerton relieved any further pressure. A minute later and Miners may have taken the lead but after George Wesley misjudged Jack Jepson’s excellently chipped cross, Hastings’ unmarked header into the ground lacked any power and was caught by a busy Hamerton.

The home side continued to offer little going forward and often relied on the counter attack to worry a Gedling side that had enjoyed the early exchanges. However, mid-way through the first half and, in fairly contentious circumstances, they took the lead.

After a harmless punt forward was comfortably collected by Dan Cockayne, referee Tom Burt had adjudged the away custodian had collected outside of his area and duly booked the number 1 for the misdemeanour. From the resulting Sam Carline free kick, Kerr Horn collected Conkay’s header back across goal and thumped Ashby into the lead after turning smartly in a congested penalty area. Gedling’s protest falling on deaf ears as the man in the middle deemed the ball was outside the area as Cokayne collected.

3 minutes later and their counter attacking approach nearly proved troublesome after Horn had beaten the offside trap down the right, his drilled cross could only be met by the onrushing Harry Stewart who fired over from an angle.

Ashby looked good for their lead and began to team their swift movement forward with a combative approach headed by Carline and the impressive Joel Earps in the centre of the park. Shortly after the half hour, however, and after Jepson and Hasting’s had combined once again, the latter’s effort flashed just wide.

4 minutes later and Hogg speculatively tried his luck from all of 40 yards but, after he spotted Hamerton off his line, couldn’t direct the effort from distance and the ball sailed wide as the visitors looked for a quick response to going behind. However, their efforts were in vain as 6 minutes from the break, the home side doubled their advantage.

After referee Burt had played an advantage following an earlier challenge, Mitch Woodbine found time and space on the edge of the area and after feigning to create an opening, smashed the ball past the rooted Cockayne into the top corner for his 4th of the campaign and give Ashby a commanding lead heading toward the break.

Gedling continued to push forward looking to get back into the game and looked to prevent the hosts adding to their tally. They displayed some superb interplay at times and their performance to this stage warranted a goal and 2 minutes before half time, they did manage to reduce the arrears.

After encouraging link up play down the right between himself, Jepson and Jack Millward, Hasting’s dangerously floated cross was half cleared to the edge of the area and Jurgen Charlesworth was on hand to slam the ball past a wrong-footed Hamerton to give Gedling a deserved way back into the affair.

2 minutes before the break and they may have gone in all square but after Jepson found himself behind a static Ashby defence, his deft lob over Hamerton was diverted around for a corner via a marginal fingertip as the ‘keeper questioned the whereabouts of his colleagues.

Substitute Joe Meakin may, and probably should, have had Gedling back on level terms 4 minutes after the restart but after finding fortune following a defensive ricochet, Hamerton spread himself well and thwarted the danger with an outstretched leg.

Much like the first, the away side, buoyed by their goal shortly before the interval, looked the better team in the opening minutes of the second half. Meakin again, often the orchestrator for his side, took aim but his shot 2 minutes after his earlier effort comfortably sailed over Hamerton’s goal.

Despite their encouraging start to the second period, Gedling couldn’t make their possession count and their earlier opportunities went begging as the home side looked otherwise comfortable with what was thrown at them. After soaking up mounting pressure for most of the second period, at the other end and fully utilising their dangerous attacking trio, they restored their 2 goal deficit.

Advancing forward with poise and intent, Horn’s astute pass into the path of Angus Blair-Park was perfectly weighted and the striker’s effort, whilst matched by a strong arm of Cockayne, carried enough power to trickle over the line, and despite the retreating efforts of Smith, the assistant referee on the far side James Springthorpe affirmed the ball had crossed fully into the goal as Blair-Park and Ashby celebrated regaining their cushion.

In a comfortable position, Ashby didn’t seem content with their lead and continued to pour forward looking to add gloss to what would be their 2nd win in 3 outings. 5 minutes after Blair-Park’s strike and it got even better for the home side when they added a fourth.

This time it was Horn who cutely broke the offside trap and after Earp’s pass had found the talisman with space down the right, his powerful shot flew past Cokayne and into the far corner to give the home side a commanding lead with still half an hour left on the clock. Horn notching his 15th of the season as Ashby looked to close the gap on Kimberley Miners Welfare above them.

To their credit, Gedling, typifying their character, continued to look for a way back into the game and were impressive in stages. Shortly after the hour, Meakin, after being found by Charlesworth, struck a venomous effort bound for the top corner but Hamerton did superbly to tip over for a corner and preserve his side’s lead.

The home side ceased any further attacking threat and were happy to deal with any expected barrage as Gedling looked for a deserved way back into the game. However, 17 minutes from time and they could do very little to prevent Miners’ second of the afternoon.

After Jepson was felled on the edge of the area by Conkay, Meakin’s set piece was effortless and the ball floated into the bottom corner as Hamerton could only scramble in vain to prevent the shot creeping into the net.

Now with incentive, Gedling looked to make the last 10 minutes for the home side very nervy as they sought an unlikely comeback. With 81 minutes played, Charlesworth’s pinpoint cross was just out of reach of the left alone Hastings who couldn’t quite get over his header at the back post. Not long after and after Hasting’s corner was half-cleared, Jimmy Spiers’ effort from 20 yards was rash and failed to trouble the home goal.

With men pushed forward, Miners were always susceptible to the counter attack – a ploy Ashby had committed to all afternoon – and 4 minutes from time, they had the chance to seal the 3 points when, following a turnover in possession, substitute Matt Fowler hauled down Alex Ford in the area and Mr. Burt, via an input from Springthorpe, pointed to the spot.

Horn stepped up looking for his hat trick but despite sending Cockayne the wrong way, his effort smashed off the crossbar and away to safety. From the rebound, Gedling countered and another delightful cross from Charlesworth found Jepson but his looping header was tipped around by Hamerton as the referee drew a close to proceedings to give Ashby their ninth win of the season.

A tough afternoon for a dogged Gedling side who are still lingering at the foot of the East Midlands Counties League table. They welcome Heanor Town to Plains Road next Saturday (12th January) in the league hoping to pull away from danger with a much needed win, kick off 3pm.

Smokers and drinkers from across the borough who are admitted to hospital will now be offered help to quit, says NHS

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Smokers and drinkers from across the borough who are admitted to hospital will now be offered help to quit, says NHS
Gedling borough’s problem drinkers and smokers will now be offered help to quit if they are admitted to hospital as part of a money-saving crackdown by NHS bosses.

Those with smoking and drinking problems will be helped by a team of experts while they stay on a ward.

NHS bosses say the savings the new scheme will bring will vastly outweigh the costs of £183m to put it into place over five years.

It is hoped the scheme will prevent 50,000 admissions annually and almost 250,000 bed days over five years.

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said: “Drinking to excess can destroy families, with the NHS too often left to pick up the pieces.

“Alcohol and tobacco addiction remain two of the biggest causes of ill health and early death, and the right support can save lives.

“The NHS long-term plan delivers a sea-change in care for a range of major conditions like cancer, mental ill health and heart disease, as well as stepping up to do more on preventing ill health in the first place by giving patients the support they need to take greater control of their own health and stay fitter longer.”

Burton Joyce Players to stage Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves later this month

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Burton Joyce Players to stage Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves later this month
A Burton Joyce theatre company has come up with their perfect tonic to beat the January blues.

The Burton Joyce Players are keeping the festive feeling a little longer by bringing the popular pantomime Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves to the stage later this month.

The group, which stages its productions in the village hall, is staging the much loved children’s story as its annual winter show.

In the story, Ali Baba is a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret of a thieves’ den, entered with the phrase “Open Sesame“.

The thieves learn this and try to kill Ali Baba, but Ali Baba’s faithful slave-girl foils their plots. Ali Baba gives his son to her in marriage and keeps the secret of the treasure.

The play has been written by Julie Petrucci and Chris Shinn
 and is being directed by Kathy Matthews.

The show runs from Wednesday, January 23 until Saturday, January 26th with performances taking place at 7.30pm.

You can find details about tickets to the show in our new events guide HERE

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Corn, hay, a horse and plough, four mattresses and three candlesticks: These are some of the things contained in a will belonging to a man from Woodborough who lived in the sixteenth century

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Corn, hay, a horse and plough, four mattresses and three candlesticks: These are some of the things contained in a will belonging to a man from Woodborough who lived in the sixteenth century
Corn and hay from a barn and field, kitchen utensils and four horses – including an ‘olde mare’ – were just some of the items left to family and friends in a will belonging to a man from Woodborough who lived in the village back in the sixteenth century.

The will belonged to William Alvye – a stalwart of the village – and is one of the exciting items that’s been unearthed by the Woodborough History Group and is now available to see on their website.

The will dates back to August 10, 1567 and was appraised by four men who also resided in the village.

Other items listed include four pans, four pots, an axe, four mattresses, pillows and bedsheets.

One lucky benefactor would have got his hands on William’s deluxe kitchen set which included ‘4 pannes, 3 pottes, 3 chafynge dysshes, one brasen morter and one pestell’.

PICTURED: The inventory of William Alvye’s estate

John Hoyland is one of the volunteers at the Woodborough History Group

He told Gedling Eye: “This inventory was carried out for Probate and shows what a person might have as possessions and what values might be placed on them.

LAST IN LINE: Bill and Pansy Alvey pictured in 1983 at his cobblers shop on Main Street, Woodborough. There had been a cobblers at these premises as Bill took over the family business from father Joe.

“The name Alvye (Alvey) has been in Woodborough for quite a few centuries eventually dying out in 1986 when cobbler Bill Alvey, whose home and workshop were near the Nags Head, died.”


The group’s Woodborough’s Heritage’ site was overhauled back in December and now includes many new sections which contain extensive photos, maps and village plans which date back hundreds of years.

Mr Hoyland added: “The site really does give the reader an insight in to what life was like in Woodborough over the last 600 years or so.

“The implementation of the Enclosure of Woodborough was a major Act and document which can be found on the site and shaped the fields, the roads that included bridleways and footpaths that we see and use today 220 years later.

“There are currently over 5,500 local photographs that always needs fresh information for our captions, they can be reached through the link on our main site.”

You can discover the rich history and heritage of Woodborough by visiting the Woodborough History Group’s website: http://www.woodborough-heritage.org.uk/

Aldi plotting to build new store in Netherfield

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Aldi plotting to build new store in Netherfield
Netherfield has appeared on a ‘hit-list’ published by budget store giant Aldi of places where they want to open new stores.

The town is included on the ‘hitlist’ alongside West Bridgford, Gamston, Beeston and Clifton.

In March last year, the German discounting giant announced it wants to build new stores all over the East Midlands.

At the time, Aldi’s chief executive Matthew Barnes, spoke to the Grocer magazine about their 1,000 store goal.

He said: “If you look at the population, we think not only could we have a store in every town and city, but for every 25,000 to 30,000 people.”

Here’s the full list of where they said they would like to build:

Attenborough
Beeston
Clifton
Eastwood
Edwalton
Gamston
Kimberley
Netherfield
West Bridgford
Wilford

Renewed warning over fake police officer scam calls to Gedling borough residents

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Renewed warning over fake police officer scam calls to Gedling borough residents
Police are reminding residents in Gedling borough to be on the alert after further reports of scam calls where people have been targeted by someone pretending to be a police officer.

Fraudsters have been targeting people by phone and telling them they’re investigating some fraudulent activity on their bank account and then ask them to provide some bank details.

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.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “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 it, always insist on verifying the callers 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 added: “Please continue to spread the word ensuring elderly or vulnerable loved ones and neighbours are aware of these types of scams.

People who 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 call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 so they can preserve evidence as quickly as possible.

MATCH REPORT: Carlton Town 2 – 3 Loughborough Dynamo

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Carlton Town’s relegation worries deepened as they surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at home to Loughborough Dynamo.

The defeat, Carlton’s eighth in 11 home games, saw the Millers drop to 19th in the table and unless the team regains the defensive solidity displayed earlier in the campaign it will spell the end of step four football after 12 years.

Carlton started much the better and were ahead on eight minutes.  Connor Bartle sent over a peach of a free kick from the right and Aaron Opoku met it with a lovely header into the corner of the net.

Loughborough responded and Ryan Ebanks did very well to clear a cross from Josh Riley.

The Millers went two goals ahead on 14 minutes when Oliver Clark headed home a Walker throw-in at the near post.

Dynamo had scored an average of over two goals per game and so were expected to respond and they did on 32 minutes with a fine strike from Luke Thorogood from the left hand corner of the penalty area into the corner of the net past Steggles.

Loughborough ended the half on top searching for the equaliser.  Riley shot just over the bar and moments later hit the post from a narrow angle.


Kyle Stovell was as lively as he had been in the Mansfield match but he picked up an injury just before half time which prevented his return in the second half.

His loss was felt as Carlton lost an outlet for the long balls forward and Dynamo enjoyed much more of the possession in the second half.  Steggles saved from a Steadman header following a Thorogood free kick before another Steadman shot drew another save from Steggles.

The visitors’ pressure brought their leveller on 62 minutes.  Riley fired over a cross from the left which fizzed across goal to the right hand side.  The ball was crossed back in from the right and Clark’s headed clearance fell to Thorogood on the edge of the box.  He fired at goal, Steggles got behind the shot but the ball squirmed under his body and into the net.

Gordon struck a free kick on 74 minutes which was well held by Steggles but still Loughborough came forward as Carlton were barely able to keep their footing on the pitch, let alone string two passes together.

The penalty came with eleven minutes remaining.  Steadman cut in from the left and seemed to simply run straight into Opoku before losing his footing and falling to the floor.  The referee awarded a penalty to the horror of the home side and Ryan Robbins fired down the middle to beat Steggles.

The Millers created nothing meaningful in the second half at all and Dynamo should have increased their lead in stoppage time when Ruben Asamoah took the ball around Steggles but with the goal gaping he fired over the bar.

It didn’t matter in the end and Carlton need to improve, and quickly, if they are to preserve their Evo-Stik league status for a 13th year.

ELAINE BOND: ‘False hope syndrome’ – the reasons why we’ll quit our New Year’s resolutions by February

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ELAINE BOND: ‘False hope syndrome’ – the reasons why we’ll quit our New Year’s resolutions by February
So that was Christmas and New Year… and for most of us it’s a time we look back at 2018, wonder what that was all about and vow to change in 2019.

We often want to lose weight, get a better job, make new friends, study or give up something like smoking, alcohol, meat etc. So, why do most of our resolutions only last to February?

We can get carried away with the wave of good feelings at New Year and decide to make massive changes. How many of us said “2019 is going to be the year that I ….” This is called the false hope syndrome, as we believe changing ourselves is easy and making a New Year’s resolution to do it will make it so much simpler than it actually is, but choosing January to make changes can make it very difficult.


Firstly, we have to look at “why” we make resolutions in the first place: this is because we feel we ‘should’ and then make our resolutions on what we think we ought to do, based on what the media tells us we should do – be thin, be fit, eat that, wear this and so on.

We don’t make our resolutions based on what we want to do or who we want to be. Inevitably this means our commitment to our resolution is limited by the lack of personal meaning it has for us. We will start with a bang and full of drive, but this soon wears thin, so it loses any meaning to us and, therefore, we stop.

Elaine-Bond
EXPERT: Elaine Bond offers a counselling service in Gedling borough

Let’s be honest with ourselves because if something was important to us, it would be something we would be working on 365 days a year – and not just from a certain date.

We need to check how realistic our resolutions are as we often set ourselves up to fail because the goal we have in mind is a long way off, we don’t have a plan to get there but we just want the end product. So, if we want to run a half marathon for example, we would need a training plan, and build up to it gradually – run 5k, then 10k etc, but this is not how many of us think about our resolutions.

You can change at any time in your life, but remember that it needs to be important to you and have some meaning for you. Maybe January is the month to work out what really you want whilst being kind to yourself.


There are a few things to try to help you find out what the real changes could be…

  • Do something every day that you love, even if that is to walk at lunch time or draw or sing. Do something that makes you feel good which helps you to access your thoughts and feelings about what is really important to you.
  • Give yourself credit when you do something well and try to silence the inner critic which is the one that would be telling you how badly you had failed at your New Year’s resolution. Practice kindness towards yourself.
  • Stop comparing yourself to the perfect airbrushed images in the media, find real role models and find your magic mirror which is the one in your house where you see yourself in a positive way. (All the others can be critical but not this one). Look in it once a day and find the positive. Start small with your hands or hair and then get on with your day.
  • Find things to be grateful for, even in this dull and cold month. It can be the people in your life, pets, sunsets or even the bus turning up on time when it’s snowing after a rubbish day at work. Gratitude will heighten your mood and again start the thought process about what is truly important to you.
  • Give yourself space and time to look at what is important to you. Maybe the resolution to be a size 8 by March is unrealistic and not what you really want whereas what is important could be being healthy. Then you can start to plan and put things in place, maybe in March or June whenever you really know the changes you want to make

Elaine Bond runs a counselling service in Gedling. You can contact her for advice or an appointment via the channels below

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ElaineTerryCounsellingServcies/

email: ng4counselling@gmail.com

www.nottingham-counselling.co.uk

Tel: 07769 152 951

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