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Council joins forces with Nottingham Playhouse to bring theatre to Gedling

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Council joins forces with Nottingham Playhouse to bring theatre to Gedling
HANDOVER: (L to R) Cllr Kathryn Fox, Cllr John Clarke, Stephanie Sirr and Giles Croft in front of the lake in Arnot Hill Park, Arnold,
HANDOVER: (L to R) Cllr Kathryn Fox, Cllr John Clarke, Stephanie Sirr and Giles Croft in front of the lake in Arnot Hill Park, Arnold,

Theatre lovers in Gedling borough will soon be able to get their hands on discounted tickets to shows at Nottingham Playhouse after the venue was awarded a grant from the local council

Gedling Borough Council has given a £5,000 grant to Nottingham Playhouse to support two strands of work in Gedling borough for younger and older age groups of residents.

Firstly, £2,500 will go towards concessionary theatre tickets over the next 12 months. Half of the tickets will be for young people aged 14-24 and the other half will be for older residents aged 60 plus.

The remaining £2,500 will be used to commission outreach educational theatre work in particular communities of Gedling borough, including Netherfield, Newstead, Killisick, Daybrook and Bestwood Village.

Young people in the borough aged between 14-24 will get 50% off ticket prices; older residents, aged 60 plus, can enjoy the same discount.

The remaining cash will be used to commission outreach educational theatre work in particular communities of Gedling borough, including Netherfield, Newstead, Killisick, Daybrook and Bestwood Village.

The discounted tickets initiative aims to make theatre more accessible to residents, whilst the outreach educational theatre will give members of communities a chance to take part in theatre workshops, which boost confidence and could provide a new hobby.

Councillor John Clarke, Leader of Gedling Borough Council and Councillor Kathryn Fox, Portfolio Holder for Community Development presented the cheque to Stephanie Sirr, chief executive at Nottingham Playhouse and artistic director, Giles Croft, in Arnot Hill Park yesterday (March 22).

Councillors Clarke and Fox released a joint statement, saying: “This is an exciting partnership which we hope will grow in future and enrich residents’ lives. Theatre and the arts can have big positive effects on overall wellbeing and the community outreach theatre is a great opportunity to put this into practice.”

Stephanie Sirr said “We’re delighted to extend our work for young people and those in need further into Gedling and are hugely appreciative to Gedling Borough Council for helping this to happen.”

Carlton youngsters treated to roadworks site visit outside school

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Carlton youngsters treated to roadworks site visit outside school
VISIT: Staff and pupils from Hazel Hurst School visit the roadworks site on Westdale Lane, Carlton.
VISIT: Staff and pupils from Hazel Hurst School visit the roadworks site on Westdale Lane, Carlton.

Children from Carlton have visited a roadworks site near their school to learn more about how roads are built and repaired.

Pupils from Westdale Infant School and children at Hazel Hurst Nursery were invited to get a closer look at the works by Tarmac and Nottinghamshire County Council, who are carrying out the repairs in Westdale Lane.

They were given a tour of the site by workers and told about how roads are built, as well as learning about health and safety.

Cadets from the local Air Training Corps were also invited to tour the site in the evening.

Jayne Piper, school manager at Hazel Hurst Nursery, said the children really enjoyed the visit.

She said: “We have been so impressed by the time that all the lovely gents and ladies at Tarmac have taken today to show our children the work that they are carrying out on the road outside our school.

“The children loved wearing their hi-vis jackets and hats and being able to climb inside the monster machines, which was a highlight of the day. It was brilliant.”

VISIT: A Westdale Infant School pupil with Martin, a JCB Driver, from CF Construction
VISIT: A Westdale Infant School pupil with Martin, a JCB Driver, from CF Construction

Nottinghamshire County Council engineer Steve Whylds was one of the people showing children around the site on the day.

He said: “When carrying out carriageway resurfacing schemes of this type near a school, Nottinghamshire County Council and Tarmac try whenever possible to do so during school holiday periods to help keep disruption to a minimum.  Because of other work commitments we were unable to do so on this occasion so took the opportunity to invite the local school children to the site to show them the removal and laying of the tarmac surfaces.

“This was a great local community success with the children enjoying safe and co-ordinated access to the specialised paving machinery”

Former social worker found guilty of historic sex attacks at Mapperley care home

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Former social worker found guilty of historic sex attacks at Mapperley care home
GUILTY: Andris Logins
GUILTY: Andris Logins

A former residential social worker has been convicted of abusing children at a Mapperley children’s home in the early 1980s.

Andris Imants Logins, 57, was found guilty of 17 offences yesterday (March 21) following a two-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court.

The jury unanimously found him guilty of four counts of rape, 12 counts of indecent assault and one count of cruelty. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Wednesday (March 23).

Logins committed the offences between 1981 and 1984 while working at the former Beechwood Children’s Home in Mapperley.

The case was investigated under Operation Daybreak, which was set up in 2011 to investigate allegations of historic abuse in children’s homes in Nottinghamshire.

Logins is the first former employee of a children’s home to be convicted following an investigation under Operation Daybreak.

Detective Inspector Rob McKinnell said: “Logins was employed to look after some of the most vulnerable children in Nottinghamshire. He was expected not just to be a carer, but a protector and a role model too for young people who had endured very difficult early lives. Some had already suffered abuse at home.

“Those victims have spoken of the trust they placed in him at a time when they needed adults they could trust and rely upon. One even spoke of seeing Logins as a friend.

“Despite being given a position of such great trust and responsibility, not just by his employers but by the children themselves, he exploited at least three young people for his own sexual gratification and inflicted violence upon at least one.”

He added: “Victims have told us that life at Beechwood at that time was, to use their words, ‘brutal’.  Without going over the harrowing detail of how these victims were abused, it is sufficient to say that Logins took advantage of their vulnerability and used it not only to abuse them but to also buy their silence.

“For too many years the victims of Logins’ abuse have felt that no one would believe them – their families, their friends, the local authority and even the police.

“I hope that this case and this verdict demonstrates that victims are being heard and they are being believed, while their abusers are at long last facing the consequences of crimes they perhaps thought they had got away with.”

It couldn’t be you! Gedling borough residents warned over lottery fraud letter

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It couldn’t be you! Gedling borough residents warned over lottery fraud letter
SCAM: A copy of the letter received by local residents
SCAM: A copy of the letter received by local residents

A warning has been issued over a scam claiming people have won a big cash prize in a postcode lottery.

Gedling borough residents are being warned about the scam by police after a number of local people received  the letter through the post informing them of their lottery win, despite never entering the competition.

The letter, pictured,left, informs recipients they’ve won £425,000 and are to send their details to the lottery organisers head office in London to claim their prize.

They are then asked to pay a release fee before they can receive their money.

Samantha Hancock, crime prevention unit manager for Nottinghamshire Police, said: “You cannot win a competition you didn’t enter and you should never have to pay a release fee to claim your prize. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is”

If you receive a letter then call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040

Mellish RFC weekend round-up

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Mellish RFC weekend round-up
SEASON END: Mellish Ladies
SEASON END: Mellish Ladies had a successful end to their season 

Mellish Ladies 41 v 0 Chesterfield Panthers Ladies

Mellish Ladies rounded off their season in fine style building on the solid performances of the past few weeks. After a nervy opening to the half Mellish settled with Jess Wade opening the account from full back to give Mellish a 5-0 lead. With the defensive line speed and 1st up tackles being on point Mellish shutdown Chesterfield but coughed up too much ball by forcing the pass when it wasn’t on. The message at half time was keep the work rate up and make sure that we were clinical and precise in the contact area.
This was soon evident as after some good hands and support lines Sarah Driver crashed over to give Mellish a 10-0 lead. Shortly after, a quick brace of tries by forward of the match Vahi Clerc and a conversion from Hannah Carrington gave Mellish Ladies a 22-0 lead. Some sharp hands and good support lines lead to a 1st try of the season openside Dids Taylor. Mellish Ladies retained their shape and structure and good work from the pack and quick thinking in the backs lead to a try for Jess Panayiotou with the extras added by Hannah Carrington (34-0). The games final score was off a solid platform from the forwards and crisp hands in the backs leading to an overlap exploited by a smart kick though by back of the match Hannah Carrington, great kick chase and off load from Beth Davies to the looping run of Hannah to cross over for a try which she added the extra’s to leaving the score at full time 41-0.
A fitting end to the season for all the hard work of the Ladies.
Buxton 1st XV 38 – 7 Mellish 1st XV
Mellish 1st XV travelled to Buxton with a much changed squad to face the runaway league leaders. After finding themselves 38-0 at half time Mellish rallied in the second half and not only shut out the hosts but after a dominant scrum T J Austin got over for a try that was duly converted by Dave Mason. Plenty of heart and fight shown against the odds by Mellish 1’s in the second half and plenty for the lads to be proud of.
Mellish Dev XV 20 v 24 Nottingham Casuals 3’s
Another much changed Mellish Development XV welcomed Nottingham Casuals to the War Memorial Ground. A spritely start from Mellish saw scrum half Adam Heath score from a quick tap penalty to lead 5-0. Casuals shifted into a higher gear after this and soon crashed over from wave after wave of attacks round the corner and converted to make the score 5-7. After some good pressure Mellish were awarded a penalty which was slotted by Daniel Allen to give Mellish an 8-7 lead. On the eve of half time Mellish 10 Daniel Allen was shown a Yellow Card.
As the 2nd half began Casuals made the numerical advantage count and crossed for another try hat was converted. Unfortunately this lead to quite an unsavoury incident that in fairness to the Casuals skipper he handled it well and replaced the player as the referee was unsighted to what had happened. The incident galvanised Mellish and with Casuals also with a man in the bin Daniel Allen crossed again but the extra’s went wide to leave the sscore at 13-14. Casuals then responded with 2 quick tries with the extra’s going spare to lead 24-13. Mellish pushed hard but took the wrong option when the offload was on before crashing over with Daniel Allen again scoring the try and adding the extra’s & despite some great attacking play at the death Mellish couldn’t find a winner and the game ended with a narrow defeat for Mellish.

Colwick printers ‘foil’ competition with latest investment

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Colwick printers ‘foil’ competition with latest investment
NEW SERVICE: Foil packaging is now on offer at The Wilkins Group in Colwick
NEW SERVICE: Foil blocking is now on offer at The Wilkins Group in Colwick

A Colwick-based printing firm has invested £300,000 in a new state-of-the-art foil blocking machine to increase turnaround speed and to offer a point of difference to its customers.

Normally considered an outsourced service, The Wilkins Group, who have their head office in Colwick, has moved the system of foil blocking in-house, by investing in an MK foil-blocking machine.

With many retail sectors demanding a fast turnaround as well as a high commodity product, this technology will reduce transport time, costs and help The Wilkins Group produce packaging more quickly.

Justin Wilkins, sales and marketing director at The Wilkins Group said: “There has been a shift in the market, where once high quality attractive packaging was reserved for the cosmetics and garment industries, now all sectors want unique, innovative packaging and we need to be able to offer that service.

“We have invested in this machine to not only offer a high quality product but to increase efficiency and lower our carbon footprint. The new investment will make us more reactive to any sudden demand from our clients, and puts us in a unique and advantageous position over other packaging firms.”

The Wilkins Group, which had a turnover of £33m last year, has one of the largest independent packaging factories in the UK and specialises in producing packaging for food – chilled and frozen, textiles, confectionery, toiletries and household products.

Justin added: “We always look to invest in ways to not only improve our products but also our service.”

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

Millers make it three on the spin

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Millers make it three on the spin
IMPROVED FORM: Carlton saw off Belper to secure their third successive victory (Photo: Louis Lardi).
IMPROVED FORM: Carlton saw off Belper to secure their third successive victory (Photo: Louis Lardi).

Goals from Daniel Gordon, Josh Rae and Anthony Dwyer saw Carlton Town win a third away match on the spin, this time 3-1 at Belper Town.

Gordon and Rae had put the Millers two goals ahead before Alex Steadman pulled one back from the penalty spot.

But Dwyer struck to secure the win and move Carlton up to 17th place in the table, still seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Loughborough beat Sheffield and Goole won away at Daventry so it’s still very tight at the bottom of the table, but Carlton’s wins have meant both Sheffield and Daventry have been dragged into the struggle to stay up.

Arnold shops shell out to take part in Easter window makeover competition

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Arnold shops shell out to take part in Easter window makeover competition

Local businesses in Arnold will be shelling out to dress up their shop fronts as part of a creative Easter competition taking place in the town centre next week.

On Thursday, March 24 various shops, from florists to jewellers, will be taking part in the competition to be crowned the best dressed Easter themed window.

EASTER MAKEOVER: Arnold Town Centre
EASTER MAKEOVER: Arnold Town Centre

The Mayor of Gedling Councillor Meredith Lawrence and Vice Chair of the Arnold Local Area Forum Councillor Sandra Barnes will be judging, along with Mrs Pat Daniels from the Arnold Art Society, who will cast her artistic eye over the entries. Judging will take place from 10am in Eagle Square in Arnold Town Centre on the day.

12 businesses are competing this year, including last year’s winners Barnardo’s, who are hoping to retain their winning status for a second consecutive year.

The competition was organised by the Local Arnold Area Forum and supported by Gedling Borough Council’s Economic Development team as part of ongoing work to raise the profile of the local businesses in the local shopping precincts.

Inspirational women from across borough honoured at awards night

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Inspirational women from across borough honoured at awards night
HONOURED: Winner of the Campaigning Women award, Joy Bamling (left) and winner of the Woman of the Year award Lesley Rhodes (right) are pictured at last night's awards evening
HONOURED: Winner of the Campaigning Women award, Joy Bamling (left) and winner of the Woman of the Year award Lesley Rhodes (right) are pictured at last night’s awards evening

Some of Gedling borough’s most inspirational women were honoured at special awards night in Arnold last night.

10 awards in total were handed out to women from across the local area who had done amazing things in their communities over the past year.

WINNER: Deputy Leader Cllr Michael Payne presents the Young Inspiration award to Ashlea Pringle, who attends Carlton Le Willows.
WINNER: Deputy Leader Cllr Michael Payne presents the Young Inspiration award to Ashlea Pringle, who attends Carlton Le Willows.

The Mayoress of Gedling, Wendy Lawrence, hosted the event which took place in the at the Civic Centre in Arnold.

The awards night was organised as part of a month of celebrations taking place over March to coincide with International Women’s Day.

One of the winners on the night was Joy Bambling. Joy was honoured for organising Arnold in Bloom over the past 15 years.

She said: “I’m shocked and very pleased. The awards are a good idea and it’s nice to meet other women who work in the community”

Woman of the Year winner Lesley Rhodes was rewarded for her work with the Gedling Play Forum; she was full of praise for her team of volunteers.

She said: “I’m really surprised and honoured to win this award, but I wouldn’t have got it without my fantastic team of volunteers who together give over 90 hours a week of their time to make our events happen.”

 

And the winners were…

Women in Business Award: ANITA STRONG for Knitworking
Women in the Public Sector Award: SARAH LLOYD WAIS Pet Project co-ordinator
Women in the Voluntary Sector Award: LOUISE COOKE for Sharewear Clothing Scheme
Campaigning Women Award: JOY BAMLING for Arnold in Bloom
Women Who Care Award: JEANETTE BUCKNELL a volunteer at Carlton Pentecostal Church
Women of Influence Award:CHRISTINE DRAKE for service to multiple organisations in Colwick
Still I Rise (a personal journey overcoming adversity)Award: JULIE MALONE from New Writers UK
Young Inspiration Award: ASHLEA PRINGLE for her work in the Gedling Youth Council, specifically with the Anti Bullying campaign during ABW 2015
Women’s Organisation Award: We R Here, crisis and bereavement counselling and support
Woman of the Year Award: LESLEY RHODES for her work in the Gedling Play Forum

‘There’s nothing in it for Notts’ – Council leader gives budget verdict

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‘There’s nothing in it for Notts’ – Council leader gives budget verdict

Nottinghamshire was overlooked for any infrastructure investment in Wednesday’s budget according to the county council, while Manchester and London reaped the rewards.

Chancellor George Osborne announced a raft of investment in road and rail schemes, including £80m for Crossrail 2 in London, £50m for HS3 between Manchester and Leeds and £161m for M62 motorway upgrades around Greater Manchester.

There were also new Enterprise Zones announced for Cornwall, Leicestershire, Dudley and Sheffield and new Devolution deals for Lincolnshire, East Anglia and the West of England.

But the council say there is nothing in the budget for Nottinghamshire.

Pictured: Councillor Alan Rhodes
Pictured: Councillor Alan Rhodes

Councillor Alan Rhodes, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Due to previous promises over economic growth not materialising, the Chancellor announced that there will be a further £3.5b cut in Government spending by 2020 and once again, we are bracing ourselves for that to translate into further, damaging cuts to funding for local council services.

“With more than 40% of the Council’s reducing budget already being spent on social care services for the elderly and disabled, it is inevitable that some of the services will, once again, but adversely affected by future cuts. Yet again, another opportunity to address the funding crisis in social care has been missed.

“To make matters worse, with that pain comes none of the gain that other areas of the country are getting through expenditure on vital infrastructure improvements and devolution of Whitehall-held budgets and powers.

“I am extremely disappointed that funding for projects such as the extension of the Robin Hood Line to Ollerton, funding for faster east-west rail services from Nottingham to Birmingham and desperately-needed new Enterprise Zones have once again not been forthcoming – despite the Chancellor previously saying that he supported them.”

But Councillor Rhodes pledged to keep on lobbying Government to get a better deal for Nottinghamshire residents and businesses.

He added: “A North Midlands Devolution deal offers us the best chance of getting the economic growth, jobs, affordable housing and infrastucture improvements our area desperately needs – and we continue to work with other Councils in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to try and put the resources and finance into local hands.

“In the meantime though, we will continue to lobby Ministers and local MPs for funding for individual projects – we cannot and will not allow Nottinghamshire to be left behind while resources go elsewhere.”

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