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‘Too early’ for decision on dog ban at park’s new visitors’ centre says Gedling Borough Council

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‘Too early’ for decision on dog ban at park’s new visitors’ centre says Gedling Borough Council

Gedling Borough Council has said it’s ‘too early’ to make a decision on whether to ban dogs from the new visitors’ centre at Gedling Country Park despite claims online that pooches wouldn’t be welcome.

Residents took to the Streetlife Carlton forum earlier in the week to voice their anger at claims the council had already decided to ban dogs from the new centre and café when they open to the public in the Spring.

But today Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke told Gedling Eye that a decision hasn’t yet been made.

He said: “In relation to whether or not we will allow dogs into the visitors’ centre at Gedling Country Park it is, at this time, too early to a reach a decision on this.

“Our plan is to have the Visitors’ Centre open next spring, and we will be discussing exactly how the café will operate in due course with our commercial operator.

“We will certainly be allowing guide dogs and their owners to fully use the facilities but the question about general access to dogs with their owners is still to be discussed.

He added: “Our ambition and plan is to make Gedling Country park a real destination venue, and with its spectacular views and facilities we feel we will achieve just that.”

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Carlton park mural competition proves popular with local school children

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Carlton park mural competition proves popular with local school children

Local councillors will reveal the winners of a competition to design murals which will brighten up a Carlton park pavilion this Sunday (18).

The Friends of Onchan Park group organised the competition and invited local school children to design the artwork which will be painted on the park’s pavilion wall and windows.

The competition has attracted over 170 entries from pupils at Carlton Central Junior School, Carlton Central Infant and Nursery School, Parkdale Primary School and Sacred Heart Primary School.

Local Councillors Paul Wilkinson and Nicki Brooks have now been invited to judge the competition and will pick the winning mural and 14 window designs at the park this Sunday at 2pm.

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Secondary school place race begins…

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Secondary school place race begins…

Parents with children starting secondary school next year are being urged to apply for places now or risk missing out on their first choice.

Applications for children transferring from primary schools to secondary schools across Nottinghamshire next September must be in by Saturday, October 31, 2016.

Parents are being warned that if they apply after the deadline, their submission will only be processed after all the on-time ones are completed; this could result in their first choice school being full.

The county council will then make an alternative offer of a place at a school which could be at a distance from your home address.

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Campaign to save terminally-ill Arnold police officer raises £12k in just four days

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Campaign to save terminally-ill Arnold police officer raises £12k in just four days

A campaign to help save a terminally-ill Arnold man who has been given just months to live has raised £12,000 in just four days.

The family of police officer Sgt Phil Hogg launched the campaign over the weekend to help find £60,000 to pay for him to have pioneering cancer treatment in Germany

The 51-year-old from Arnold was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July last year and was told he only had months to live.

Determined to fight the disease he underwent significant surgery towards the end of last year and travels from his home in Arnold every fortnight to receive chemotherapy.

Supported by his wife Adele and two children Robert, 26, and Madeleine, 15, an appeal was launched on Friday (9) to help raise £60,000 to send Phil to the Hallwang Clinic in Germany, a private oncology clinic, for Immunotherapy Treatment – a treatment not available in the UK.

Doctors at the clinic have said they are confident that they can get Phil into remission.

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Local lad Matt takes the helm at Arnold branch of The Nottingham

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Local lad Matt takes the helm at Arnold branch of The Nottingham

Nottingham born and bred Matt Hill is delighted to have landed a key estate agency role in Arnold with The Nottingham.

The 43-year-old is now at the helm of the Arnold branch of Nottingham Estate Agency. And Matt, who has a BSc Hons in Valuation and Estate Management, brings with him 22 years’ experience in both sales and lettings.

Just as importantly, Matt possesses a wealth of knowledge about the area having previously managed branches in the city centre, Beeston, Mapperley and Bingham as well as Long Eaton and Mansfield.

Matt, who lives just 10 minutes from Arnold and plays golf at Calverton, said: “I’m extremely pleased to be part of The Nottingham team and will be drawing on my experience to help people with all their property needs.

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Take a look inside Carlton le Willows new state-of-the-art table tennis centre

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Take a look inside Carlton le Willows new state-of-the-art table tennis centre

Two Olympic stars were on hand to put local dignitaries and pupils through their paces at the opening of a new state-of-the-art table tennis centre in Gedling last night (12).

The new centre, which based at Carlton le Willows Academy, officially opened the doors at the special ceremony held to mark its completion.

Six-times national table tennis champion and GB national team coach Alan Cooke joined special invited guests at the event on Monday night where he entertained the audience with an exhibition match again Commonwealth silver medallist and GB Olympian Kelly Sibley.

During the evening, chair of Table Tennis England Sandra Deaton officially opened the £450,000 centre – a flagship project part-funded by Table Tennis England – by cutting the ribbon on a commemorative plaque.

She told the gathered audience: “This centre is a shining example of what can be achieved if everyone works together and I am sure it will be very successful. We thank you Carlton le Willows for sharing the passion we have for our sport and wish you the very best of luck.”

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Goodbye Gedling? Vernon Coaker’s seat would disappear if proposed voting boundary changes get go ahead

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Goodbye Gedling? Vernon Coaker’s seat would disappear if proposed voting boundary changes get go ahead

Gedling could soon disappear as a voting constituency if proposed changes to voting boundaries outlined today get the go ahead.

The seat, currently occupied by  Vernon Coaker MP, would be vanish and the constituency would be spilt between Sherwood and Nottingham East.

Sherwood, which is currently held by Mark Spencer MP, would inherit Arnold and Burton Joyce; Nottingham East, which is held by Chris Leslie MP, would gain Carlton, Colwick, Gedling village and Netherfield.

The changes are being proposed following the Government’s announcement that it wanted to cut the number of constituencies in the UK from 650 to 600.

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Mellish RFC Weekend Round-Up

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Mellish RFC Weekend Round-Up

Saturday saw Mellish kick off their Midlands 4 East (North) campaign with a strong win against a plucky Meden Vale side, writes Matt Bright.

After the controlled win in the cup the previous week against Tupton, the game began at a frantic pace with possession changing sides quickly. This allowed Meden Vale to get a foothold in the contest with the matches first three points from the long range boot of their fly half.

With this, Mellish seemed to settle into the game and started to work their structures and this allowed them to put Meden Vale on the back foot, after a kick to the corner and from the resulting line-out Mellish set a good driving maul, which saw No. 8 Dave Mason dart down the blind side to score in the corner. This was followed up shortly after by a nice team try which came from excellent support play from the forwards and was finished off by captain Joe Dawn. Another successful penalty from the Meden Vale fly half made the half time score, Mellish 14 – 6 Meden Vale.

The second half saw a much more focused Mellish performance with TJ Austin scoring shortly after the restart with a well taken try from the base of a breakdown. This was followed by a quick thinking try from scrum half Ross Pickering who showed his footballing skills to score his first of the game.

A couple more penalties from the Meden Vale fly half kept his sides of the scoreboard ticking over. However a well worked move allowed full back Jonathan Fox to make his way through the defence to score Mellish’s fifth try of the afternoon. This was shortly followed by the sixth, which Adam Downie was able to finish after picking up a pass off his bootlaces to score in the corner. Mellish rounded off the day with a great team try which saw the ball pass through 7 pairs of hands to before being rounded off by Vinnie Square for the final try of the afternoon. With the 5 conversions from Ross Pickering the final score stood at Mellish 45 – 12 Meden Vale.

A great start to the season for a Mellish team which has a number of new faces in it and is a positive sign of things to come. This week see’s the side welcome Worksop to the War Memorial Ground for a 3pm KO. All support is welcome

Mellish Junior Round Up:

Mellish U13’s lost at home to Ashfield U13’s
Amber Valley U14’s 14 – 36 Mellish U14’s
Spalding U15’s 59 – 10 Mellish U15’s
Matlock U16’s 58 – 7 Mellish U16’s

Phishing email scam warning to people in Gedling borough

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Phishing email scam warning to people in Gedling borough

Police are warning people in Gedling borough about a phishing email currently in circulation.

The email claims to be from the City of London Police.

The departments that it claims to represent include the ‘Fraud Intelligence Unit’ and the ‘National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’.

The email is titled ‘compensation fund’ and has a letter attachment that claims to be offering financial compensation to victims of fraud. The letter uses the City of London Police logo.

The letter states that in order for compensation to be arranged, the receiver of the email should reply disclosing personal information. It states that HSBC and the South African Reserve Bank have been chosen to handle the compensation claims. All of these claims are false.

The email and letter are fraudulent and should not be replied to.

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Gedling borough joins foster carer campaign amid county-wide shortage

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Gedling borough joins foster carer campaign amid county-wide shortage

A drive to tackle a shortage of foster carers across Nottingham has been launched so more children in the region can be given a safe, family home.

Nottinghamshire County Council currently needs foster homes for 208 children across the county – and just over 100 of those are aged 11 or over.

Councillor Kate Foale, vice-chairman of the Children and Young People Service’s Committee and lead on children’s social care said that the pressure to recruit new foster carers is ongoing: “Finding sufficient numbers of the right carers is a challenge faced by all fostering services.

“In Notts, we are particularly looking for foster carers to look after sibling groups and older children to provide them with a loving, secure home.”

Latest figures from the council reveal that there are 634 children in foster care across Nottinghamshire with 426 fostering households.

“We need foster carers based in Nottinghamshire, who have the right skills and experience to do a job that is so rewarding,” added Coun Foale. “If you are loving, understanding and resilient and would like to make a positive impact on a child’s life, we would very much like to hear from you.”

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