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ng3<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember/<strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Welcome<br />
As we are all getting used to the “new<br />
normal”, we wanted to thank you all for your<br />
continued support. We have had nothing but<br />
positive messages since we started printing<br />
again.<br />
For many of us, money is tight at the moment,<br />
so we have done a recipe page focussing on<br />
leftovers. All it takes is a bit of imagination (and<br />
usually a tin of tomatoes!) to make a meal from<br />
next to nothing.<br />
Happily many businesses are now able to open,<br />
and we are delighted to be able to offer you the<br />
chance to win some family passes to Go Ape,<br />
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If food and drink is your thing then enter our<br />
competition to win a £50 meal voucher for<br />
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Stay safe and happy reading<br />
Ali , Cat, Sarah and Francine<br />
To advertise call 0115 926 9777 or email:<br />
sarah@ngmagazines.org.uk<br />
You can read this magazine online at: ngmagazines.org.uk<br />
Contents<br />
Pets and their people 10<br />
Eat, drink and be merry 13<br />
Recipe pages 14-15<br />
Looking good, feeling great 16<br />
Sudoku puzzle 18<br />
Free time and what to do with it 20<br />
Community diary 26-30<br />
Business and professional 31<br />
Crossword puzzle 31<br />
Home and garden 33<br />
For sale 42<br />
A helping hand when you need it 73<br />
Helping Hand Group directory 78-81<br />
Kids - Learn and play 82<br />
Kids diary 82-83<br />
Useful information 84<br />
Puzzle solutions 84<br />
Index/List of advertisers 86<br />
Safer neighbourhoods 87<br />
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cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omissions that may<br />
have occurred, or any consequence arising from this publication.<br />
All facts, figures and contact details are correct to the best of our<br />
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10 steps to crate train your<br />
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A nonprofit<br />
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1. The crate needs to be big enough for your dog to lie down,<br />
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2. Let your dog have a look around the crate at this stage.<br />
Do not approach or attempt to close the crate door even if<br />
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3. Start to give every meal in the crate but do not close the<br />
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4. If during the day your dog goes into the crate always<br />
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6. Once your dog is settling in the crate start to close the<br />
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7. Gradually leave the crate door closed for longer after<br />
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8. When your dog is happy in the crate for 5 minutes with<br />
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gedling pet cremation services<br />
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Top Tips<br />
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How do snails keep their shells shiny?<br />
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What do you call a chicken looking at a<br />
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Sprinkle Bicarbonate of Soda on the inside of your<br />
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To stop freezing in winter put bubble wrap on<br />
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Painless removal<br />
To remove burn stains on the soleplate of an iron, switch<br />
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S Button<br />
What kind of cough medicine does Dracula<br />
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Coffin medicine!<br />
B Ward<br />
Yesterday I saw a guy spill all his scrabble letters<br />
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I asked him “what’s the word on the street?”<br />
J Passfield<br />
What do you call a man with gravy and<br />
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Why did Shakespeare only write in pen?<br />
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I have been to The Larwood and Voce on many occasions<br />
and was therefore looking forward to going following the<br />
relaxing of the lockdown measures at the beginning of July.<br />
U<br />
pon arrival I was greeted by Emma<br />
the assistant manager (donning<br />
her face shield) who upon entering<br />
took my temperature, which whilst<br />
may feel strange initially, but these are<br />
indeed strange times and therefore upon<br />
reflection does give the re-assurance<br />
that the management have taken the<br />
necessary steps to ensure not only the<br />
customers, but the staff’s safety seriously.<br />
We were asked if we would like a table in<br />
the bar or restaurant or a table outside<br />
on the external decking, Due to the<br />
understandable nervousness of some<br />
people, they have also set aside some of<br />
the car park and added additional seating.<br />
Emma, showed us to our table and asked<br />
us what we would like to drink, this was<br />
our first difficult choice, as with its sister<br />
pub The Wollaton, they offer an extensive<br />
range of gins and cocktails and therefore<br />
I decided to go for a Warner’s rhubarb<br />
gin and tonic. My colleagues, went for<br />
a mocktail and the other a more simple<br />
sparkling water.<br />
For those not familiar with The Larwood<br />
and Voce, it sits under one of the stands<br />
of the Trent Bridge cricket ground, and<br />
therefore is a great place to visit if you are<br />
going to watch any of the cricket or indeed<br />
going to watch Nottingham Forest play,<br />
however, in the case of the latter only home<br />
fans are allowed in. It was at this point that<br />
Emma pointed out that they had installed<br />
a web based ordering system from their<br />
home page, this allowed customers to<br />
order and pay direct from their table for<br />
both food and drink to take away the need<br />
to go inside and therefore limit the<br />
number of the people circulating in the<br />
pub. Simply create your account, enter<br />
your table number, and order and pay<br />
and the drinks or food will be bought<br />
straight to your table, this is for both<br />
inside and outside which is a brilliant<br />
way to put at ease those that are<br />
nervous about going out.<br />
Onto the more important stuff, food. We<br />
were served by Matt, the front of house<br />
manager. Matt ran through the menus<br />
including the daily specials. I went for<br />
goats cheese & heritage tomato salad,<br />
pumpkin seeds, green sauce, croutons<br />
(£6) and my colleague went for the chicken<br />
and ham hock terrine with chicory, pear,<br />
hazelnut and blue cheese (£7), both were<br />
generous portions delightfully presented<br />
with amazing tasting goats cheese, with<br />
the freshest of tomatoes.<br />
For mains, I went for the buttermilk fried<br />
chicken fillet burger, hot sauce, bacon<br />
mayo, Monterey Jack, pickle, chips & slaw<br />
(£13.50), which again was delightful, my<br />
colleague decided to go for the salmon<br />
escalope, fennel, coriander & parmesan<br />
crust, new potatoes, sprouting broccoli<br />
& hollandaise (£15). The chicken burger<br />
was incredible moist chicken coated in<br />
a crisp breadcrumb served in a brioche<br />
bun with just the right amount of heat.<br />
The salmon escalope was again cooked to<br />
perfection accompanied by a lovely crust<br />
with delightful vegetables on the side.<br />
For dessert, although probably not<br />
required, I went for the vanilla panna<br />
cotta, served with Starkey’s raspberries &<br />
honeycomb (£6) and my colleague went<br />
for the Southwell strawberry pavlova &<br />
Chantilly cream (£6) both delicious. Mine<br />
was perfectly set with the freshest of fruit<br />
served on the side. My colleague’s pavlova<br />
again looked amazing, perfectly cooked<br />
meringue covered in the strawberries<br />
with a generous dollop of cream on the<br />
side. Congratulations to Nikki, the Head<br />
Chef/General Manager.<br />
In summary I couldn’t fault The Larwood<br />
and Voce either on the steps taken in<br />
these unusual times or indeed the food.<br />
The food and service were both faultless.<br />
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Lovely Leftovers<br />
For me, leftovers are almost better than the<br />
original meal. Foraging through the fridge to feed<br />
my family is a challenge that I rise to on a regular<br />
basis.<br />
There is nothing more satisfying that managing<br />
to feed four of us for three days on the trot from<br />
one roast. After a chicken dinner we might have<br />
a warm potato salad with chicken and chorizo<br />
then I will boil the carcass and make a stock for<br />
a risotto. I also pull all the meat off the boiled up<br />
bones and the cats and dogs get a special treat.<br />
Nothing is wasted.<br />
A good fridge forager will always keep a few tins<br />
and jars in the cupboard for padding out their<br />
creations. I always have pesto, tinned tomatoes,<br />
beans, pulses and cheese ready to go.<br />
For soft fruit that has gone a bit too soft, I bung<br />
it in the blender with some milk, Greek yoghurt,<br />
a splash of maple syrup and whiz it up for a<br />
breakfast smoothie or I chuck it in a cake.<br />
Egg fried rice is easy and a great way to use<br />
your leftover rice. Heat a bit of oil or butter in<br />
a non-stick frying pan, add the rice and give it a<br />
good stir, add some Chinese five spice, chopped<br />
spring onions and then push it over to one side<br />
– in the space add a couple of beaten eggs and<br />
scramble them then mix through the rice. I could<br />
eat this all day, everyday.<br />
The three recipes opposite were all made in a<br />
week using whatever I had in the fridge. They are<br />
all adaptable and hopefully will inspire you to give<br />
your leftovers a lift!<br />
Ali Wale
Ratatouille Risotto<br />
I love the Bosh! vegan cook book and<br />
this is where the inspiration for this recipe<br />
came from. Quantities of veg can be<br />
changed according to what you have.<br />
2 x medium aubergines - cubed<br />
1 x red pepper – chunky slices<br />
1 x courgette - cubed<br />
3 tbsp olive oil<br />
2 tsp dried oregano<br />
1 x onion – finely chopped<br />
2 x garlic cloves – finely chopped<br />
250g risotto rice<br />
1 ltr chicken or veg stock<br />
25ml white wine<br />
1 tbsp tomato puree<br />
1 tbsp green pesto<br />
Parmesan and fresh basil to serve<br />
Method<br />
Heat oven 200°C. Put the aubergine,<br />
pepper and courgette in a baking tray,<br />
toss with 2 tbsp olive oil, oregano and<br />
salt and pepper. Roast for about 40<br />
mins until soft. Toss half way through.<br />
Meanwhile in a large pan heat the rest<br />
of the olive oil and gently fry the onion<br />
for 10 mins or until soft. Add the garlic<br />
for the last 2 mins. Add the rice to the<br />
pan, mix well, add the tomato puree and<br />
mix again then pour the wine in and boil<br />
until it’s evaporated. Add the stock a bit<br />
at a time, stirring until it’s absorbed and<br />
the rice is cooked. For extra flavour I<br />
chuck in the end of a block of parmesan<br />
(remember to remove before serving).<br />
Add the cooked veg and stir in the pesto.<br />
Serve topped with grated parmesan and<br />
fresh basil.This would also be delicious<br />
topped with crumbled feta cheese.<br />
Top tip: save the hard ends from your<br />
parmesan and add to soups and risotto’s<br />
for extra flavour.<br />
Spaghetti Omelette<br />
I always cook way too much pasta.<br />
With pasta shapes it’s easy to make a<br />
pasta salad. With spaghetti or linguine<br />
this is my absolute favourite recipe.<br />
It’s delicious sliced up cold the next day<br />
as well. Leftover leftovers!!<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
Cold spaghetti – chopped up<br />
6 x large eggs<br />
Milk – just a splash<br />
2 handfuls grated cheese<br />
Sundried tomatoes or cherry toms<br />
2 tbsp pesto sauce<br />
Chorizo sausage – sliced (optional)<br />
Fresh basil and<br />
sliced tomatoes (optional)<br />
Method<br />
In a large bowl mix the spaghetti with the<br />
pesto, half the cheese and the tomatoes.<br />
If using chorizo, cook in a non-stick frying<br />
pan (don’t add oil if using chorizo as it<br />
creates enough oil). If not using chorizo,<br />
heat the oil in the pan. Add the spaghetti<br />
mix and spread evenly in the pan. Mix<br />
the eggs in a jug, add a splash of milk.<br />
Pour the eggs in the pan and distribute<br />
evenly. Cook on a low heat until almost<br />
set, then sprinkle the rest of the cheese<br />
on top. You could top with tomatoes if<br />
you have any and I put torn fresh basil<br />
on top as well. Finish off under the grill<br />
until the eggs are set and the cheese is<br />
golden brown and bubbling.<br />
Messy Mushroom<br />
Melt with Crispy<br />
Potatoes<br />
This was designed to use up some slow<br />
cooked BBQ brisket we had left over.<br />
It would be equally delicious with any<br />
pulled meat or for veggies, double up the<br />
mushrooms.<br />
1 x bag new potatoes<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 pack portabello mushrooms – stalks<br />
removed<br />
Blue cheese – or any other<br />
melting cheese<br />
Burger buns (optional)<br />
1 x red onion – thickly sliced<br />
Leftover BBQ brisket (about 500g)<br />
Method<br />
Get the oven on 200°C. Put the spuds<br />
in a large pan of salted water and boil<br />
until they are soft. Then drain and put in a<br />
roasting tin. Crush gently with the back of<br />
a spoon. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle<br />
with salt. Roast in the oven for about<br />
30mins until the edges are going crispy.<br />
Meanwhile in a smaller roasting pan put<br />
the red onion and mushroom stalks – toss<br />
with a little olive oil. Rest the mushrooms<br />
on the top, stalk side up. Season and put<br />
in the oven. You want the onions soft and<br />
the mushrooms almost cooked. After 15<br />
mins remove and add the cheese into the<br />
mushroom tops. Then back in the oven<br />
for 5 mins until the cheese is melted.<br />
The meat can be heated in the oven<br />
at the same time. To serve, butter your<br />
cobs, pile on the pulled meat, top with<br />
a cheesy mushroom (or two), put the<br />
crispy spuds on the side and prepare to<br />
get messy!
Vacation or<br />
Staycation?<br />
So far, <strong>2020</strong> has been a year<br />
where we are all getting familiar<br />
with new ways of living and home<br />
workouts have been a saving<br />
grace for many of us.<br />
With the pandemic restricting our<br />
movements, many of us will be planning<br />
a “staycation” this year. Whether that<br />
means relaxing in the comfort of your<br />
own home or going away somewhere<br />
in the UK for a break, you may want to<br />
continue working out. Here are a few<br />
things to consider…<br />
Calories burned are calories burned.<br />
If you feel your usual home workout<br />
routine is a little too much while away,<br />
track the calories you burn. Try to<br />
keep your TDEE (total daily energy<br />
expenditure) as close to your usual by<br />
being active, walking wherever you can<br />
and not sitting for prolonged periods.<br />
This will help you maintain your current<br />
weight.<br />
If you are feeling a little more energetic<br />
here is a circuit you could do anywhere,<br />
using only your body weight.<br />
Performed at a challenging intensity, you<br />
should clock up 300-500 calories by<br />
performing the exercises below.<br />
EMOM = every minute on the minute.<br />
Total time 20 minutes. If you stop before<br />
the minute is up then rest (this is your<br />
rest time) until the next minute begins.<br />
Repeat these 5<br />
exercises for 4 rounds:<br />
• Squat<br />
• Alternating rear lunge<br />
• Ab crunch<br />
• Push up (from knees if needed)<br />
• High knees on the spot<br />
If you really want to step this up, add a<br />
weighted backpack to exercises you feel<br />
you are capable of pushing a little harder.<br />
On top of this, all you would need is a<br />
30 minute walk and you’ll hit your daily<br />
calories burn goal of around 300-500<br />
calories. If you combine this with your<br />
dietary calorie deficit you will still be<br />
progressing.<br />
Remember, to create a healthy weight<br />
loss you should be in a total deficit daily<br />
of around 300-500 calories and anything<br />
from 0.5lb’s to 2lb’s per week weight loss<br />
is a sustainable way of producing a longlasting<br />
result.<br />
Time to go energize your staycation,<br />
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gedling leisure re-opens<br />
by Gedling Borough Council<br />
Carlton Forum, Redhill, Calverton and Arnold<br />
Leisure Centres have been welcoming people<br />
back through their doors since Gedling Borough<br />
Council reopened them in July.<br />
All centres were deep cleaned during closure.<br />
We’ve introduced new safety measures including<br />
spreading out gym equipment, introducing safety<br />
signage and adding extra cleaning sessions.<br />
Cleaning stations in all areas include hand sanitisers<br />
and all equipment is cleaned between sessions.<br />
Classes, gym and pool sessions must be prebooked,<br />
as we limit the number of people in the<br />
centres to enable social distancing. You will need a<br />
Gedling Leisure Card (free to order until end <strong>Oct</strong>ober)<br />
or membership (now with NO contracts, so even<br />
more flexible), in order to book.<br />
Customers have been leaving some great<br />
comments after their visits including Ceri; ‘I’ve been<br />
to a spin and a kettlebell class and it was great to be<br />
back. Fantastic classes and a lovely staff greeting. I<br />
felt safe and the centre seemed very organised’.<br />
Graham, aged 74, is a regular at Carlton Forum<br />
and Redhill Leisure Centres. He is enjoying seeing<br />
familiar faces again and said; ‘The gym system<br />
works great and I’m enjoying the same classes and<br />
gym equipment as I did before Covid. There has<br />
obviously been a lot of work and thought gone into<br />
the reopening of the centres’.<br />
Find out more about the safety measures, facilities<br />
available and how to book or become a member at<br />
www.gedling.gov.uk/leisure.<br />
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Gedling Leisure Centres re-opened in July and are providing socially distanced gym<br />
sessions, exercise classes and swimming*.<br />
All centres have been deep cleaned and lots of safety measures are in place to keep<br />
you safe when you visit.<br />
Find out more: gedling.gov.uk/leisure<br />
We can’t wait to welcome you back!<br />
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We visited Go Ape back in very different circumstances but<br />
gladly they are up and running again with extra hygiene<br />
and safety measures in place to make it enjoyable for all.<br />
When we went the staff approached us with smiling faces,<br />
talked us through a safety briefing and then strapped us<br />
into our harnesses and we had to practice the clipping and<br />
swapping procedures.<br />
All of us were placed on the Treetop Challenge (£35) – what<br />
fun that was!! This section is aimed at adults and more<br />
adventurous (10+) children. There are many different tree<br />
top obstacles but the one that stood out for us was swinging<br />
across into a cargo net after a huge drop. This adventure<br />
lasted approx. 2-3 hours.<br />
Go Ape is suitable for all ages. The Treetop Adventure<br />
plus (£25) is aimed at adventurous 6+ children and adults,<br />
they have a Treetop Adventure (£20) that is suitable<br />
for both the mad and modest individual over 1m tall.<br />
Nets Adventure (£20) is tree houses, netted walkways<br />
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For more information or to book a visit go to their website…<br />
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Limited numbers on the treetop adventures<br />
Only 3 people on a platform at any one time<br />
Social distancing – no mixing of groups<br />
Extra hand washing and sanitising stations<br />
Recommendation to wear gloves<br />
Online completion of safety rules and disclaimers<br />
Online payment<br />
Customers, under supervision, to fit own<br />
harnesses and those of children – final safety<br />
check will be done by instructor<br />
Cleaning of safety lines, whistles and metal<br />
attachment points after every use<br />
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so you have a massive pile of<br />
photographs? WHAT DO YOU<br />
DO?<br />
by Pete Jenkins, Detail Photography<br />
Viewing platforms open at<br />
gedling country park<br />
by Gedling Borough Council<br />
Family photograph<br />
taken in the 1920s,<br />
originally handprinted,<br />
scanned<br />
and restored<br />
So you have this huge pile of photos, what next? Probably<br />
the most important thing is to establish your objectives<br />
with regards to the photo collection<br />
Being able to access your photographs<br />
For most people this is the overall requirement.<br />
Hundreds of photographs in a box won’t get looked at<br />
from one year to the next, however if the photos are<br />
scanned (made into digital files) the whole family have a<br />
chance to access them – even if it is simply to get their<br />
own copy of prints.<br />
Distribution<br />
Hard copy photographs are difficult to share, especially<br />
if they are the only one left in existence. Once you have a<br />
digital copy every family member can have a copy.<br />
Repairing Damaged Prints<br />
With a decent scan of a damaged or problem image it is<br />
possible to fix whatever is wrong, even issues that have<br />
been part of the original print.<br />
Preserving Originals<br />
Once scanned, original prints can be safely stored,<br />
perhaps even indexed.<br />
A Family History<br />
Having a collection of accessible images can bring a<br />
family closer together and increase the interest of newer<br />
generations in those of the past. The digitised images<br />
are easy to incorporate into family trees for instance.<br />
Books and prints<br />
Digital images can easily be incorporated into photo<br />
books, and copy prints made<br />
Lincoln Cathedral, St Mary Magdalene Church in<br />
Newark, Gunthorpe Lock, and Belvoir Castle are just<br />
some of the sights visitors will be able to see from<br />
two new viewing platforms at Gedling Country Park.<br />
The platforms were officially opened by the Mayor of<br />
Gedling in July and will offer visitors views as far as<br />
Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. The platforms will also<br />
feature interpretation panels displaying information<br />
about some of the sights.<br />
Both platforms feature wheelchair and pushchair<br />
ramps to ensure that they are as accessible to as many<br />
visitors as possible.<br />
A new 100 space car park has also been completed<br />
next to the existing car park at the Spring Lane<br />
entrance.<br />
Since opening in 2015, the park has become<br />
increasingly popular and has around 100,000 visitors<br />
each year, with that number expected to increase as<br />
the park continues to evolve and additional facilities,<br />
such as the viewing platforms, are opened.<br />
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John<br />
Clarke said;<br />
“I am sure the new viewing platforms will be popular with<br />
visitors, it is incredible what you can actually see when you<br />
get there. It is one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire<br />
and the views really are something special. I’m really<br />
looking forward to seeing visitors, photographers and<br />
school groups enjoying the views and learning about the<br />
area.”<br />
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thousands tune in to<br />
celebrate notts’ first<br />
online pride<br />
by Nottingham Pride<br />
local group says, “keep<br />
making new friends”<br />
by Nottingham Oddfellows<br />
Vicky McClure, Rob.Green and the Scream Queenz<br />
– along with more than 5,000 viewers across<br />
Nottinghamshire – celebrated Pride from the<br />
comfort of their own homes.<br />
On Saturday, 25 July, Nottinghamshire Pride went<br />
online for the first time in its history as a result of the<br />
coronavirus pandemic. The show, which was hosted<br />
on Nottinghamshire Pride’s website and social media<br />
channels, saw performers and local activists come<br />
together in support of the region’s vibrant LGBTQ+<br />
community.<br />
The show included performances from local artists<br />
such as Concrete Rose, Harlee Rosanna, Kitty Tray,<br />
Miss Bowie, Tash Bird and Titty, as well as a speech<br />
from activist Maryam Dim and a poetry recital by<br />
Ravelle-Sade.<br />
Councillor Rebecca Langton, portfolio holder for<br />
communities at Nottingham City Council, added:<br />
“While it looked a bit different than usual this<br />
weekend, it is nonetheless important and has given us<br />
an opportunity to come together online to celebrate<br />
the LGBTQ+ community in the city. The performances<br />
showcased Nottingham’s talent, energy and diversity<br />
– and I’ve loved watching them.”<br />
To watch the full recording of Nottinghamshire Pride<br />
<strong>2020</strong>, please visit: https://bit.ly/NottsPride<strong>2020</strong><br />
For more information or to get involved in next year’s<br />
event, please visit www.nottinghamshirepride.co.uk.<br />
Despite ongoing social restrictions, local friendly<br />
society Nottingham Oddfellows has revealed big<br />
plans for its annual Friendship Month celebrations.<br />
The group, based in Nottingham is a non-profit<br />
membership organisation which holds regular social<br />
events in the Nottingham area.<br />
Friendship Month, held in <strong>Sept</strong>ember, is an annual<br />
celebration designed to encourage anyone interested<br />
in meeting new people locally to give one of their<br />
special no-obligation social events a try.<br />
On Saturday 5 <strong>Sept</strong>ember, meeting at 10.30hrs at<br />
the Visitor Centre, the group’s hosting a Friendship<br />
Walk around Attenborough Nature Reserve. Non<br />
members are most welcome and all attendees will<br />
receive a goody bag!<br />
Although the group pressed pause on its regular<br />
schedule of face-to-face meetings, it has been a<br />
busy year for its local teams. During the Covid-19<br />
lockdown, staff and volunteers regularly checked in<br />
on its 342 members, many who are shielding or live<br />
on their own.<br />
Karen Pye-Smith, Social Organiser of the Nottingham<br />
Branch of Oddfellows said: “Friendship Month is<br />
our annual celebration of all things friendship, and<br />
this year is no different. We’re still here to welcome<br />
old friends, and new. That’s why we’re encouraging<br />
people to take part in one of our events and see what<br />
we offer.”<br />
Anyone interested in giving the group a try is invited<br />
to give them a call. Contact Karen Pye-Smith on<br />
01476 979572 or 07921821866 or Karen.pye-smith@<br />
oddfellows.co.uk. Future events are also listed<br />
online at www.oddfellows.co.uk/events.<br />
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fancy a night in front of the telly?<br />
by NG Magazines<br />
Our film reviews are on hold at the minute so<br />
we thought we would share some of our all time<br />
favourite box sets with you. In no particular order;<br />
Our Friends in the North: A British TV drama from<br />
the nineties (9 episodes). Follows the lives of four<br />
friends based in Newcastle from the 1960’s to the<br />
90’s. Stars Daniel Craig and Mark Strong. BRITBOX<br />
& DVD<br />
The Stranger: A British thriller (8 episodes) based<br />
on the novel by Harlan Coben. This really popular<br />
series follows the lives of suburban families whose<br />
complex webs of secrets and lies are revealed by the<br />
appearance of a stranger. NETFLIX<br />
Narcos: Critically acclaimed America crime drama<br />
based on<br />
the story of<br />
Colombian<br />
drug lord<br />
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Tanya About Town<br />
As we tentatively return to going out<br />
and about, more and more venues<br />
are doing their best to work around<br />
social distancing and maintain a<br />
safe environment for us to enjoy<br />
ourselves and support the City we<br />
know and love. It's not been easy for<br />
many businesses, especially local<br />
independents, so make sure you pay<br />
them a visit if you can.<br />
Although many restrictions are still in<br />
place and of course uncertainty over<br />
the feasibility of events taking place,<br />
I have put together my pick of what's<br />
on over <strong>Sept</strong>ember and <strong>Oct</strong>ober. I<br />
still would recommend checking the<br />
websites or ringing ahead to ensure<br />
an event is still taking place before<br />
making a journey.<br />
As we enter Autumn, one of the big<br />
events on the Nottingham calendar is<br />
the Goose Fair, although the intention<br />
is to go ahead, at the time of going to<br />
press no announcements have been<br />
made (30 <strong>Sept</strong> – 4 <strong>Oct</strong>). Organisers,<br />
we believe, have until six weeks<br />
before the event to confirm. This<br />
will be the same case for the Winter<br />
Wonderland later in the year.<br />
Other events scheduled for later this<br />
year that are still up in the air are the<br />
Nottingham Robin Hood Beer and<br />
Cider Festival. This has now been<br />
put back to November (proposed<br />
dates 18-21 November) with tickets<br />
hopefully going on sale in <strong>Oct</strong>ober.<br />
Again, always worth checking their<br />
website for the latest information<br />
www.beerfestival.nottinghamcamra.<br />
org<br />
Events at Papplewick Pumping<br />
Station were postponed but are<br />
returning with limited numbers.<br />
Admission is now by pre-purchased<br />
online ticket only via Eventbrite<br />
and the attraction's media pages.<br />
Steaming Days are due to take place<br />
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 <strong>Sept</strong>ember<br />
(Vintage Weekend) and Saturday<br />
17 & Sunday 18 <strong>Oct</strong>ober (1940's<br />
Weekend).<br />
Many events are still taking place<br />
online too, one of these worth taking a<br />
look at is a virtual tour of Castle Road.<br />
Stroll in a small area of Nottingham<br />
to see a famous statue and some<br />
notable buildings... and all without<br />
leaving your house! The cost is £5<br />
and booking is essential - https://<br />
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/castle-roada-virtual-stroll-in-a-small-area-ofnottingham-tickets-111311543824<br />
Head to National Justice Museum<br />
for Crime Club, a chance to discover<br />
more about infamous crime cases<br />
from history on 24 <strong>Sept</strong>ember. The<br />
Poisoner’s Handbook will teach you<br />
about medicines used to kill, though<br />
not always on purpose…https://www.<br />
nationaljusticemuseum.org.uk/event/<br />
crime-club/.<br />
A condensed edition of the Mayhem<br />
Film Festival will still take place<br />
at The Broadway Cinema (15-18<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober) showcasing the essence<br />
of what makes Mayhem. http://www.<br />
mayhemfilmfestival.com<br />
And whilst we're talking about cinema,<br />
for a socially distanced cinema<br />
experience, Bonington Cinema<br />
in Arnold has comfy seating for 24<br />
people. Booking is essential. Check<br />
out their website for the latest films.<br />
www.boningtontheatre.co.uk<br />
Loads of pubs and restaurants are<br />
now open and are welcoming your<br />
business. Nottingham Street Food<br />
Club run various events across<br />
Nottingham selling amazing food<br />
from all over the world. For their latest<br />
news find them on social media or<br />
visit www.streetfoodclub.co.uk<br />
Tom Browns at Gunthorpe have a<br />
couple of events scheduled. Take A<br />
Trip Down Under with the team and<br />
an Australian inspired menu on 18th<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember, and it's those Butlers in<br />
the Buff on 9th <strong>Oct</strong>ober https://www.<br />
tombrowns.co.uk<br />
Looking for more activities to do<br />
with the family? Holme Pierrepoint<br />
is open – although there is no kit or<br />
equipment hire there is still plenty<br />
to do from the sky trail to mini golf.<br />
Check out their website for more<br />
details. www.nwscnotts.com<br />
Go Ape in Sherwood Pines are open<br />
for business. You can win a family<br />
pass in this very magazine. For<br />
booking details and guidelines visit<br />
www.goape.co.uk.<br />
Lost City Adventure Golf, one of<br />
Nottingham’s great attractions, is<br />
also back open again with some<br />
safety measures in place. Check out<br />
their website for more details: www.<br />
lostcityadventuregolf.com<br />
Of course, finally we end <strong>Oct</strong>ober with<br />
Halloween. Join Belvoir Castle for a<br />
wicked time! Climb the haunted hill to<br />
the Castle, dare to join the Vampire<br />
quest and explore the darker side of<br />
history at Belvoir Castle! https://www.<br />
belvoircastle.com/event/halloween-atbelvoir-castle/<br />
All details correct at time of going to<br />
print. Always assume there is a cost<br />
unless stated otherwise.<br />
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be running as normal . If you run a group or club and want people to<br />
know about it, why not list it here? If your group is not-for-profit or a<br />
charity then your listing is free. All other groups pay just £5.50+vat<br />
(under 150 characters) per edition. Please get in touch either by<br />
phone on 0115 926 9777 or email: ali@ngmagazines.org.uk<br />
Age UK Notts “Older Lesbian Network” - provides<br />
opportunities for older lesbians aged 55+ to meet at Age UK<br />
Notts, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare St, NG1 4FQ approx.<br />
every 2 months for networking and social activities. For info<br />
call 0115 844 0011 or email: info@ageuknotts.org.uk<br />
Age UK Notts “Silver Pride” - a social group for older<br />
gay and bi-men. Offers a range of social activities, walks,<br />
etc. Meet at Age UK Notts, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare<br />
St, NG1 4FQ. 2-4pm on 1st Fri monthly. Cost £1. For info call<br />
0115 844 0011 or email: info@ageuknotts.org.uk<br />
Arnold Local History Group - all new visitors or<br />
members welcome. We meet 3rd Tues monthly with a break<br />
in July, August & December. Meetings at Arnold Methodist<br />
Church, 54 Front St, Arnold, NG5 7EL. Details: www.arnoldhistory-group.org.<br />
Email: alhgroupo@gmail.com or tel: 0115<br />
920 0626 or write to:144 Surgeys Lane, Arnold, NG5 8GB<br />
Arnold Arts Society - Pond Hills Arts Society, Pond<br />
Hills Lane, Arnold. Meetings are on Tues/Thurs mornings<br />
and Wed evenings. For more info visit: www.art4arnold.com.<br />
Arnold & District Camera Club - meet every 2<br />
weeks on Thurs eve at Pond Hills Community Centre.<br />
Photography skills from the complete beginner to<br />
the accomplished amateur. For more info visit: www.<br />
arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk<br />
Arnold Townswomens Guild - meets the first Tues<br />
monthly at 7pm in the Meeting Rooms of Arnold Library.<br />
New members welcome. For more details please contact<br />
0115 960 2596 or bl_hales@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Arnold Branch of the U3A - for retired or semi-retired<br />
people. Meet at 1.30pm on the 1st Tues monthly at Arnold<br />
Methodist Church - www.arnoldu3a.org or Pat Jackson:<br />
patjackson181@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Bootlace Buddies - walking group for single people<br />
over 50. We walk in the Notts, Derby & Leics areas. Walks<br />
between 7-11 miles, all grades, every Sun all year. We also<br />
organise weekends away & week holidays in the UK &<br />
Europe. Contact julieking1@hotmail.co.uk for the program.<br />
Burton Joyce Bowls Club - The Poplars Sports Ground,<br />
Station Road. Further info: 0115 844 7167<br />
Bonington Players - meet for rehearsals at 7.45pm on<br />
Tues & Thurs from August to May at the Old Peoples Welfare<br />
Centre, Nottingham Road, Arnold. Productions are staged at<br />
the Bonington Theatre, Arnold. For more info call Linda on<br />
0115 953 2807 or visit www.boningtonplayers.co.uk.<br />
carlton & gedling u3a - a friendly group for the semi<br />
& retired. Meet monthly on the 3rd Thurs at 10am, Richard<br />
Herrod Centre. Tel: 07787 427200<br />
Coffee Morning - every Tues - 10am til 1pm.<br />
Refreshments and a good old chat. New Testament Church,<br />
173-175 Carlton Road, <strong>NG3</strong> 2FX.<br />
Coffee Morning - at Wesleyan Reform Church, corner of<br />
Burford/Furlong St, Arnold. On the 2nd Sat monthly: 10am -<br />
11.30am. Cakes, home-made marmalade etc. on sale.<br />
Complementary Therapies, Health and Well-<br />
Being - Every 4th Tues every other month (Jan, March, May,<br />
July, <strong>Sept</strong>) 7.30 to 10pm, Arnold Library Meeting Room.<br />
Entrance fee. Refreshments. Contact- Jacky 01636 815739,<br />
Jayne 0115 926 2068.<br />
City of Nottingham Probus Club - a club for men over<br />
65, meet at The New Mechanics Institute, North Sherwood<br />
St, Notts on 3rd Wed monthly: 10am, meetings start at<br />
10.30am. Interesting talks on many subjects plus optional<br />
lunch. Just turn up or call Robin on 0115 916 4774 or email:<br />
r.west8@ntlworld.com<br />
Daybrook Bowls Club - friendly club, 4 league teams<br />
together with social bowling. Functions throughout the year.<br />
New members welcome. Green: Sir John Robinson Way,<br />
Daybrook (behind Sainsbury’s car park). Contact 0115 926<br />
2705 or 0115 920 0206<br />
Embroiderers’ Guild - anyone interested in stitching and<br />
textiles is welcome. Meet at The Nottingham Mechanics,<br />
North Sherwood St, Nottingham on 1st Tues monthly at 1.30<br />
- 3.30pm. Info: Jenny on 01623 491331.<br />
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Ellenismos Greek Dancing – Mon: 8pm-9.30pm at<br />
St Mary’s Church Hall, Wollaton Park Road. New members<br />
welcome, call Margaret on 01332 391608 or email:<br />
m.beedham@ntlworld.com<br />
Erewash Valley Wood Turners Association - meet<br />
2nd Wed monthly at Greasley St Mary’s Church Hall, NG16<br />
2AB. For more info: www.evwa.org.uk<br />
footloose walking club - meet friendly, like minded<br />
people 50+. Approx. 10 mile walks all year on Sundays &<br />
some Sats. Own transport required. Call Sue: 0115 9606 530<br />
or Peter: 07902 098676 or www.footloosewalking.org<br />
Foxhill Evangelical Church Coffee & Cake - every<br />
Wed 10.30am til noon. Why not call in for a coffee, cake and chat?<br />
Free Guided Health Walks - Best Foot Forward run<br />
friendly, easy walks across Nottingham city area every<br />
weekday. Walks last from 30-90 mins in parks/green spaces.<br />
If you are new to walking or wanting to regain your fitness<br />
why not give it a try? 0115 844 0011 for more info.<br />
Friends of Nottingham Museum - monthly meetings<br />
with speakers at The Mechanics, North Sherwood St. For<br />
details call Janet: 0115 922 1734 or janetlievesley@gmail.com<br />
Friends of Bestwood Country Park - a community<br />
group for all interested in supporting the Park. For more<br />
details check: www.fbcp.org.uk or email gillian.costello@<br />
ntlworld.com. Visit our park community cafe 10-noon<br />
Saturdays at Dynamo House, off Park Rd, Bestwood Village.<br />
Friends of Woodthorpe Grange Park - welcome<br />
anyone with a genuine interest in this local park visit: www.<br />
woodthorpefriends.co.uk also on Facebook & Twitter or call:<br />
0115 9522669<br />
Gedling Climate Change Group - we are a group of<br />
people from all walks of life with one thing in common,<br />
we want to make a change! We organise events, share<br />
resources & meet regularly to inform, explain & campaign<br />
about climate change. To get in touch please email:<br />
gedlingccg@gmail.com or join our online community on fb.<br />
gedling ramblers - we walk Thurs mornings for about 5<br />
miles & most Sundays between 7 & 12 miles. For more info<br />
call Martin on 07976 559609 or www.gedlingramblers.org.uk<br />
Greenwood STEP CLOG - rhythmic, percussive dancing.<br />
Mon 8pm, Queen’s Walk Community Centre, NG2 2DF.<br />
Actively seeking new male & female dancers/musicians! Our<br />
aim - have FUN, keep fit & uphold a long tradition. Call Tricia:<br />
07731 679072 or Joy/Eric: 0115 978 6858. E: joy.foxley@<br />
gmail.com. www.greenwood-clog.org.uk<br />
Hucknall Round Table - a group of ordinary guys who<br />
get to do extraordinary things. Members have the chance<br />
to embrace life to the full & in turn support their local<br />
community. Do more. Learn more. For more info email:<br />
secretary@hucknallroundtable.co.uk.<br />
Keep Fit Association - exercise for mature ladies. At<br />
Mapperley Community Centre every Tues 10.30am. For<br />
more info 07979 866406 or 0115 943 0403<br />
Kindred Spirits Notts - Many social activities a month<br />
in & around Nottinghamshire, including coffee mornings, day<br />
trips & exercise classes. There are no fees. Find out more by<br />
calling 0115 844 0011.<br />
Light Exercise - Gedling Asian Elders Association. Light<br />
exercise (chair exercise) £3 inc. tea, biscuits & freshly<br />
prepared meal. Every Wed 11am-2pm. St Marks Church Hall,<br />
De-Vere Gardens, Woodthorpe. Tel Surjitsingh on 0115 958<br />
3244 for more info.<br />
Line Dancing - come along & join our group. Mon: 1.45pm<br />
to 3.30pm at Bakersfield Community Centre (BANCA),<br />
314 Sneinton Dale, <strong>NG3</strong> 7DN. Also enjoy a cuppa & lively<br />
company. For more info call Pat - 07790 818343<br />
Mapperley Artists - meet at Haywood Rd Community<br />
Centre, 46 Haywood Rd. Thursday 1.30pm. Call John Tanner<br />
on 0115 960 2614.<br />
Marie Curie Mapperley & Arnold Fundraising<br />
Group - would love to welcome some new members. We<br />
meet on a regular basis and aim to host 2 or 3 events a year.<br />
If you’d like to join the group or would just like to help with<br />
local collections, please call Helen on 07794 695331 or<br />
email: hmjscott@talktalk.net<br />
Mapperley Scrabble Club - Arrive at 6.30pm every<br />
Thurs at Haywood Rd Community Centre. Newcomers &<br />
experienced players welcome. For more info contact Stefan<br />
on 07531 487739 or visit www.mapperleysc.org.uk.<br />
Mapperley Knit & Natter Club - first Mon monthly.<br />
6.45 - 9pm at Killisick Comm. Centre, Arnold, NG5 8DB. New<br />
members welcome. For more info visit www.notts-machineknitters.org.uk<br />
or email: mappnitnatter@gmail.com<br />
Mapperley and District U3A - meets 10am, 4th Thurs<br />
monthly at Mapperley Plains Recreation & Social Club on<br />
Plains Road, Mapperley. For more info: 07913 399362<br />
Mapperley & Arnold Rotary Club - meet Wed @<br />
6.30pm at Mapperley Golf Club. For more info contact the<br />
secretary Peter Radford on 0115 966 3385<br />
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Making Tracks Walking Group - for single adults 40+<br />
who share a love for the outdoors. We walk every Sunday<br />
all year in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire.<br />
Own transport essential. For more info visit: www.<br />
walkwithmakingtracks.org.uk. All new members welcome.<br />
mapperley ukulele group - meet at Westdale Lane<br />
Baptist Church. Monday: 6.30-8.30pm. New members<br />
welcome. Cal Rose - 07802 386370<br />
Men in Sheds - a well equipped hobby workshop for men<br />
aged 60+. Members can put their skills to good use, learn<br />
new skills, have a chat over a cuppa & help support the<br />
project. £2 per session. Daybrook Shed, The Stores Building,<br />
Nottingham Rd, NG5 6JR. For more info call Les on 07872<br />
839570 or email: les.taylor@ageuknotts.org.uk<br />
Nottingham Flower Club - welcomes new members<br />
for demos & workshops. Thurs evening at Bluecoat School,<br />
NG8 5GY. For details www.nottinghamflowerclub.co.uk or<br />
Facebook or call Lucy on 0115 928 5117<br />
Notts Fuchsia Society - we meet at Wollaton Park<br />
Community Centre, Harrow Rd, Wollaton Park, NG8 1FG<br />
on the 4th Tues monthly from 7.15pm - 9.30pm for talks &<br />
demonstrations. All welcome. For more info call Derek on<br />
0115 975 3365.<br />
Nova - new friends for single people. Call at the Mapperley<br />
Plains Social Club, Mapperley Top, Thurs from 8pm & pick<br />
up our programme of monthly social events. For info: www.<br />
novanottingham.co.uk or phone Paul on 07973 872213.<br />
Nottingham & Notts Photographic Society - meet<br />
every Tues 7pm - 9.30pm (<strong>Sept</strong>-June) at Wollaton Park<br />
Community Centre, 15 Harrow Rd, NG8 1FG. Excellent<br />
speaker programme & internal competitions. For more info<br />
visit: www.nnps.org or call Steve Sulley: 07803 021198<br />
Notts LGBT+ Network - gay, lesbian, bi, trans? For<br />
info and support on groups, pubs, meeting people, legal<br />
issues, coming out, health or just need to talk, contact us<br />
on 0115 934 8485 (Mon to Fri 7pm - 9.15pm) or email: info@<br />
nottslgbt.com or text 07481 344040<br />
Nottingham Folk Dance Group - meets Tues at<br />
.7.15pm at Lambley Village Hall, Lambley Primary School,<br />
Catfoot Lane, Lambley, NG4 4QF. New members, singles &<br />
couples welcome. No experience necessary. For more info<br />
call Mary Hill: 0115 967 3878 or visit www.nfdg.org.uk<br />
Nottingham Socialising - social group for 20 - 40’s.<br />
Events include pub nights, quizzes, walks, classical concerts<br />
and any other social event - find us on facebook.<br />
Nottingham Mechanics Bridge Club - meets every<br />
Tues & Thurs at Mechanics Institute, North Sherwood<br />
St at 6.30pm. If you like Bridge we would love to hear<br />
from you. For more info visit: www.bridgewebs.com/<br />
nottinghammechanics/ or call David Underwood: 0115 960<br />
7342 or email: davidunderwood1@sky.com<br />
Nottingham rspb group - are you interested in birds &<br />
nature? Why not join our group? We enjoy monthly meetings<br />
with guest speakers, outings & walks. For more info visit:<br />
www.rspb.org.uk/groups/nottingham<br />
Nottingham Writers’ Club - meets 2nd & 4th Wed<br />
(evenings) monthly in the city centre. We welcome everyone<br />
who loves to write - aspiring, published or unpublished - all<br />
genres catered for. For info contact Phil on 0115 938 4098<br />
Nottingham Organ Society - Bonington Theatre.<br />
1st Mon monthly at 7.30pm. Come along and listen to an<br />
evening of light musical entertainment. Tickets from the<br />
Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham. Call 0115 956 0733<br />
The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Field Club<br />
- meets fortnightly, Sat afternoons (except Dec). Outdoors<br />
(summer walks & outings) April - <strong>Sept</strong> & indoors (speakers)<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>-Mar at the YMCA, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN. For more<br />
info call Ian on 0115 960 6882.<br />
Nottingham Rotaract - 18-30ish - Want to meet<br />
people? Try new activities and help in your local community,<br />
nationally and internationally through volunteering &<br />
fundraising? 7pm central Nottingham on 1st & 3rd Thurs<br />
monthly. Visit www.rotaract.org.uk/nottingham for details.<br />
The Nottingham Mechanics - 3 North Sherwood St,<br />
NG1 4EZ. Your friendly social centre, is now OPEN again<br />
and ready to welcome members and visitors back to enjoy<br />
our activities. These will be gradually resumed in a safe<br />
environment where you can relax with your friends. More<br />
information on: 0115 9145838 or 0115 9523048.<br />
The Nottingham Group of the Hardy Plant<br />
Society - welcomes everyone interested in plants &<br />
gardening. Meet 2nd Fri monthly from <strong>Sept</strong>-April at St<br />
Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Rd, NG2. 7pm for a 7.30pm<br />
start. For more info visit: www.nottmhps.org.uk, email: hps.<br />
nottingham.group@gmail.com or call Carol on 0115 914 2474<br />
Nottingham Branch British Cactus & Succulent<br />
Society - meet on 1st Wed monthly at Wollaton Park<br />
Community Centre, Harrow Rd, NG8 1FG. Doors open<br />
7pm finish 9.30pm. Friendly group, outside speakers. All<br />
welcome. Further details please call 013325 11970 or go to<br />
www.nottingham.bcss.org.uk<br />
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the nottingham centre for the national trust-<br />
Winter talks twice monthly at Nottingham Mechanics, 3<br />
North St, NG1 4EZ. You need to be a member of the National<br />
Trust to join. It’s £6 pp per annum. Talks £3pp or £4 guests.<br />
For more info: Barbara McDonald on 0115 975 7800 or<br />
bmcdonald351@btinternet.com or www.ntnottingham.uk<br />
Nottingham Wayfarers’ Rambling Club - New<br />
members welcome to join our Sunday walks, usually<br />
into the Peak District, but other areas too. We often<br />
offer 3 different walks to suit all abilities. For more detail<br />
contact John on 01623 469427 or see our website: www.<br />
nottinghamwayfarers.com<br />
New Life Friendship Club - for active over 50’s. Full<br />
programme of events each month - (daytime only) day trips,<br />
theatre, strolls, walks, meals out, places of interest. For<br />
further details contact Joan 929 0902, www.newlifenotts.<br />
org.uk or email: newlife.notts@virginmedia.com<br />
Nottingham City Petanque Club - play French boules<br />
at Valley Road, Sherwood, NG5 3HU entrance opposite<br />
former Fiveways pub. Meet Tues 7pm and Sun 2pm.<br />
Visit www.nottinghampetanque.com or leave a message<br />
on 07972 424052. Suitable for all ages. New members<br />
welcome, first 3 vists free.<br />
Nottingham CHA Walking Group - would like to invite<br />
new members to local weekday or weekend walks further<br />
afield. For more details please call 0115 927 4869 or email:<br />
margnewell11@virginmedia.com.<br />
Nottingham Oddfellows - lonely? Want to meet people<br />
in a social, friendly atmosphere? Come along & meet us on<br />
the first Fri monthly @ 11am - Nottingham Mechanics, 3 North<br />
Sherwood St, NG1 4EZ. For more info call Karen on 01476<br />
979572/07921 821866 or karen.pye-smith@oddfellows.co.uk.<br />
Nottinghack - a place where you can make anything. Free<br />
open evening 6.30-9.30pm every Wed at Unit F6, BizSpace,<br />
Roden House Business Centre, Nottingham, <strong>NG3</strong> 1JH. For<br />
more info visit: www.nottinghack.org.uk<br />
Nottingham Secular Society - meets on last Tues<br />
monthly at the Canal House, 48-52 Canal St, NG1 7EH. For<br />
details of meetings/speakers/debates see our website:<br />
www.nottinghamsecularsociety.org.uk<br />
Nottingham Backgammon Club - Meet Mon 8.30pm<br />
at The Lion, Mosely St, NG7 7FQ. No membership fees, no<br />
playing fees. The Lion is a Real Ale Pub. Call Keith Gray -<br />
07717 058856 for more info.<br />
Nottinghamshire footpaths preservation<br />
society - guided walks every other Tuesday:10.30am.<br />
About 8 miles. Non-members welcome. 07889 791910 or<br />
www.nottsfps.org.uk<br />
Pranyog Yoga Classes - every Tues 6pm - 7.30pm. At<br />
Raja Sahib Temple, 196a Mansfield Rd, <strong>NG3</strong> 4GG. Classes<br />
are FREE with £2 donation for venue/heating/lighting. Tel<br />
07803 149781 or visit www.pranyog.co.uk<br />
Phoenix Friendship Clubs, Nottingham Locksley<br />
- Tues evening is DANCE NIGHT. Put your glad rags on and<br />
join us. Have fun and keep fit. Entry £3.50. Try for 3 weeks<br />
then if you like it, annual membership £5, then £3 per week.<br />
At Oakleigh Lodge, 1 Highbury Rd, NG6 9DD. For more info:<br />
Arthur 07775 725670 or Trish 07816 216418. All welcome.<br />
Patterns & Plains Patchwork & Quilting Group<br />
- meet 2nd & 4th Weds monthly - 7.30pm - 9.30pm at the<br />
Salvation Army Hall, Arnold. Call 0115 960 6570 after 7pm<br />
for info. New members welcome.<br />
Robin Hood Probus Club - For men who are retired, semi<br />
retired or nearing retirement. Monthly meeting on 3rd Tues<br />
at The Vale Hotel, Mansfield Rd, Daybrook. Speaker & lunch.<br />
Come along and meet a group of like minded people. Call<br />
Bob 0115 822 4642 or staysafe46@hotmail.com<br />
Rotary Club of Sherwood Sunrisers - every Tues<br />
morning 7 - 8.30am (except after Xmas day & Easter) at The<br />
Westminster Hotel, 312 Mansfield Rd, NG5 2EF. For more<br />
info call 07894 412 281 or john.brayhome@ntlworld.com.<br />
Roundabout Social Club - for 50+ professional/<br />
business single, separated, widowed & divorced. Every Wed<br />
& a full monthly programme at Federation House, Claremont<br />
Road, Sherwood. 7.30pm -10.30pm. Tel: Ken on 07769<br />
834693 or www.nottinghamroundabout.co.uk<br />
Soroptimist International - meet 1st & 3rd Mon<br />
monthly at Willoughby Hall, Notts University Main Campus.<br />
We carry out projects to support women & girls at local &<br />
international level. Join us for fun, friendship & to help with<br />
these projects. For info: http://sigbi.org/nottingham<br />
Seated Yoga Class - Thurs 2-3pm at The CORE Centre,<br />
17 St Wilfred’s Square, Calverton. Free. New members very<br />
welcome. Call 0115 847 0551 or just turn up!<br />
South Notts Alive & Kicking Friendship Club - every<br />
Thurs at Arnold Liberal Club. 7.30pm-11.15pm. A social &<br />
dancing evening. 01949 358154 or gmtyas@hotmail.co.uk.<br />
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St Jude’s Art Group - meet in St Jude’s Church Hall on<br />
Woodborough Rd from 9am to 12 noon each Wednesday. All<br />
abilities welcome. For more info contact Dave Prentice on<br />
0115 962 3704.<br />
Sunday Assembly - are you non-religious but would enjoy<br />
being part of a friendly community that celebrates the one<br />
life we know we have? Different topics every month. Why<br />
not join us on the 1st Sun monthly -11am-12noon at The<br />
Canalhouse, Canal St, Nottingham.<br />
Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt - lectures<br />
held 6 times a year -plus special events & trips. New<br />
members welcome - expect a warm, friendly welcome. For<br />
further info call 01246 276771 or www.egyptology-ssae.org<br />
South Notts Phoenix Friendship Club - meet every<br />
Thurs at Arnold Liberal Club. 7.30pm-10.30pm for social &<br />
dancing evening, hand in friendship to all. Tel 01949 358154<br />
or gmtyas@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Trent Valley Ladies Probus Club - meet at midday<br />
first Mon monthly for lunch & a talk. Contact Angela Stanley<br />
on 01159 619502.<br />
Why Not Try Dinghy Sailing On The River? - sessions<br />
on Thurs evening & weekends. Juniors from 8yrs welcome<br />
Saturday mornings, they have fun! Go to www.nottinghamsc.<br />
org.uk for more info or email: club@nottinghamsailing.club<br />
Woodthorpe Huffers & Puffers Running Club - for<br />
all abilities - 2 miles to marathon! Meet at Thackerays Lane<br />
Park (behind Vale pub) 3 times a week. Learn to Run courses<br />
if you are new to running as well as walking group. See<br />
website for details: ww.woodthorpehuffersandpuffers.co.uk<br />
Woodthorpe Model Railway Club - meet Tues & Fri<br />
from 7pm at Sherwood Comm. Centre, Mansfield Rd, NG5<br />
3FN (near Woodthorpe Park). We are a small friendly group &<br />
visitors are always welcome. You can find us on Facebook or<br />
call Bob Heath on 07889 031305 for more info.<br />
Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society -<br />
meet 7.30pm, 4th Wed monthly at St Leonard’s Community<br />
Centre, Bramcote Lane, Wollaton Village. Bus no.30/parking<br />
at rear. For more info. call Angela Gilbert 0115 928 3414 or<br />
see website www.spanglefish.com/WollatonHistorical<br />
mental health and well<br />
being in a changed world<br />
by Helen Jones<br />
I have written previously about<br />
mental health in the workplace<br />
and how to recognise and support<br />
colleagues who may be struggling<br />
but now it is more important than<br />
ever. A recent study discovered that<br />
67% of companies expect working from home to be<br />
permanent or long lasting.<br />
The benefits of doing so have been well documented<br />
during the pandemic but we must also recognise that<br />
it leads many to a dark place. The Zero Suicide Alliance<br />
reported that over half a million people had accessed<br />
their online course in a three week period at the<br />
beginning of lockdown.<br />
Working from home does create a bit of a bubble so it’s<br />
vital to reach out to others and to humanise everyday<br />
contact. Employers must invest more than ever before<br />
in meeting their employee’s mental health needs.<br />
• Understand what they are going through and the<br />
factors affecting their well-being<br />
• Guide them towards the appropriate counselling or<br />
therapy where necessary<br />
• Be flexible in terms of working hours and environment<br />
– coronaphobia is a reality for many<br />
• Use personal development as a tool to increase<br />
confidence and a healthier mindset<br />
• Supporting lone homeworkers and checking in on<br />
them regularly to make sure they are okay<br />
The nature of our business means that we have<br />
been supporting our temps and contractors out on<br />
assignment for many years. We are proud of our open<br />
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for us in London.<br />
The following organisations are an excellent source of<br />
information if you need assistance or advice relating to<br />
mental health and/or wellbeing:<br />
www.anxietyuk.org.uk | www.sane.org.uk/support<br />
www.nopanic.org.uk | www.menshealthforum.org.uk<br />
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Mike Thompson<br />
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Janet & I run a small<br />
nursery called Special<br />
Perennials, our website is<br />
www.specialperennials.<br />
com is full of colour photos and<br />
growing tips.<br />
Crocosmia<br />
STARS OF THE LATE<br />
SUMMER GARDEN<br />
We sell at Plant Hunters’ Fairs<br />
throughout the season. Please see<br />
www.planthuntersfairs.<br />
co.uk<br />
Crocosmia are better known<br />
as montbretia and have<br />
often have a bad name as<br />
invasive plants. However,<br />
there are lots of choice<br />
varieties that are less<br />
spreading and worthier of<br />
their other common name:<br />
falling stars, after their<br />
cascades of brilliant, fiery,<br />
starry flowers.<br />
These plants come from Africa and<br />
can be dug up in late autumn and<br />
laid out to dry so that the corms<br />
could be stored indoors in winter if<br />
your soil is waterlogged in winter.<br />
I leave the corms in the soil as my<br />
garden isn’t very wet or cold.<br />
The plants like a moisture retentive<br />
soil in summer and this will give<br />
bigger and more flowers.<br />
By choosing different varieties you<br />
can have flowers from July to early<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober and plants from 1ft /<br />
30cm to 4ft / 120cm tall.<br />
Perhaps the most popular, tallest<br />
and earliest to flower is the orange<br />
red “Lucifer” with his pleated<br />
leaves and long cascades of<br />
flowers. He starts flowering in July<br />
through to the end of August.<br />
Lucifer is wonderful for adding<br />
a touch of hot colour to a more<br />
subdued planting. In our garden<br />
we have him amongst regal lilies,<br />
rusty foxgloves and giant oats.<br />
“Hellfire” is a newer version of<br />
this old favourite and is a little<br />
shorter and later to flower and has<br />
luscious, deep, velvety red flowers.<br />
Medium in height is the curiously<br />
coloured “Culzean Pink” – not a<br />
true pink but with a definite pinkish<br />
glow to the warm orange flowers.<br />
There are also short varieties<br />
for the front of the border like<br />
the pinkish orange “Limpopo”,<br />
deep yellow “Honey Angels” and<br />
“Solfatare” (which also has bronze<br />
leaves). These grow to about 1ft /<br />
30cm and their bold colours are<br />
the highlight lining my paths and<br />
patio in August and <strong>Sept</strong>ember.<br />
For a softer effect, there are<br />
some lovely pale lemon flowered<br />
varieties. All are very alike:<br />
you might find “Citronella”,<br />
“Sulpherea” or “Morning Light”,<br />
there’s not much to choose<br />
between them. These are 1ft 6in /<br />
45cm tall and flower in late August<br />
perhaps through to early <strong>Oct</strong>ober.<br />
I plant crocosmia corms in spring<br />
about 3-5in / 7-12cm deep and<br />
about 6in / 15cm apart although<br />
it isn’t crucial to be exact in this.<br />
Potted plants can be planted in spring<br />
or summer.<br />
These bright plants are easy to grow<br />
and invaluable for brightening up the<br />
garden in late summer. Keep an eye<br />
out for crocosmia at plant fairs in late<br />
summer and catch a falling star for your<br />
garden.<br />
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SWIM SPAS<br />
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Sony Bravia 55” 4K TV. With<br />
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shelves. 130x45x45cm. £500. 0115 939<br />
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Garden Gate. Strong timber. Unused.<br />
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Timber. 3” x 3” x 10ft long. 4 x lengths.<br />
£12. 07804 828017<br />
Annex for Isabella caravan<br />
awning. With inner sleeping tent. £50.<br />
0777 5898712<br />
Aqua-roll water container. With<br />
handle. £10. 0777 5898712<br />
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snooker balls and pool balls. Ex.condition.<br />
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Panasonic microwave. With turntable.<br />
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ono. 0115 926 2169<br />
I Love Fish Panorama 40lt fish<br />
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novels. Used & greatly enjoyed. Collect<br />
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Very unusual carved Alice in<br />
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exercising chair lounger. £50 ono.<br />
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newhome sewing machine model<br />
551. £55. 07957 382187/0115 928 6811<br />
12 piece full tea service circa<br />
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9164<br />
10” WATERFORD CRYSTAL VASE. John<br />
Rocha for Debenhams. Never used. £100.<br />
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vintage soda syphons. Various<br />
colours and designs. Prices from £10.<br />
Images available. 07800 633101<br />
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Old fishing items or full set-ups wanted<br />
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994605<br />
Old tools ie: planes, chisels etc. Also<br />
mamod steam items or similar. Shed/<br />
garage clearance. Cash waiting. 07855<br />
994605<br />
Broken or unwanted gold jewellery. Also<br />
costume collections. Top prices. Cash paid<br />
on collection. Fast service. 07855 994605<br />
Engineering machinery. Big or small, single<br />
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mills, drills, saws, grinders, tooling etc.<br />
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Collector wants gents mechnanical Swiss<br />
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We offer every type of blind in 1000’s of colours!<br />
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VISIT OUR<br />
NEW<br />
SHOWROOM
Sew to Washing<br />
by Bob Massey<br />
Two modern appliances that we take for<br />
granted today would have been a huge asset to<br />
the early Victorian housewife, helping to make<br />
her day a little easier.<br />
The initial purpose of these two inventions was<br />
not to help with domestic chores, but the local<br />
industry for which Nottingham is famous, that<br />
of lace manufacture.<br />
Starting in Nottingham about 1825, the local<br />
lace manufacturing firm of James Fisher and<br />
Company appears to have moved to Short Hill<br />
from London.<br />
By 1830 they had moved to George Street in<br />
Radford (now Moorgate Street) and were called<br />
Fisher Robinson. It was taken over by William<br />
Hurst and Sons in 1910.<br />
During the 1840s John Fisher, son of the original<br />
owner, was living in Mapperley Place, one of<br />
the earliest streets in Mapperley. John was<br />
working for his father’s company in Radford.<br />
He was always looking at ways to improve the<br />
lace manufacturing process. On 7th December<br />
1844 aged just 19, he came up with an idea for<br />
a machine to stitch lace which he patented in<br />
1845. This was in effect a sewing machine, as it<br />
had all the essential parts and mechanism of a<br />
modern machine.<br />
Sadly, John was not given the recognition for<br />
this invention. Two Americans, Edward Howe<br />
and Singer both filed patents in the same year<br />
but after Fisher. The British patents by Fisher<br />
were filed in the three British Patent Offices<br />
at Manchester, London and Edinburgh. When<br />
Singers lawyers came to England to check on<br />
possible patents already filed, they visited the<br />
Manchester patent office. Unfortunately the<br />
Fisher patent in the Manchester office had been<br />
mis-filed and so Fisher had no recognition. If<br />
they had visited London or Edinburgh instead<br />
they would have found Fishers documents and<br />
portable sewing machines would be known as<br />
Fishers not Singers.<br />
In 1860, John Fisher was looking for an<br />
alternative for rubbing fabric when it was<br />
washed. The hand techniques then in use<br />
damaged the delicate lace. John came up with<br />
a machine that had a drum which was filled<br />
with soapy water. A series of pipes blew hot<br />
air through the water, soap and fabric and dirt<br />
was blown out by the action of the machine.<br />
This cleaned the delicate fabric without the<br />
rubbing techniques of hand washing. Although<br />
somewhat different in its action to the modern<br />
drum based machines, it was the first machine<br />
designed for the process.<br />
The reporter from the Nottingham Post was<br />
invited for a demonstration in June 1860. It was<br />
described by him as consisting of a rectangular<br />
tub some 2’ by 1’.5” standing on 4 legs with a<br />
bucket underneath to catch the waste water.<br />
A pair of bellows were attached to one end of<br />
the box. These bellow were activated by a cam<br />
mechanism and were attached to 6 small pipes<br />
which fed the air through the bottom of the box<br />
and upwards through the water and clothes.<br />
The selling price was given as £5 10s.<br />
So, early Mapperley is the home of both the<br />
washing machine and the sewing machine, all<br />
thanks to Nottingham’s lace industry and John<br />
Fisher.<br />
Fisher washing machine<br />
I am researching the history of Mapperley and would be very pleased to hear from anyone with<br />
more details or information. Email: bob.m.massey@gmail.com or post via NG5 magazine.
H NOTTS BUILDING & ROOFING LTD H<br />
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Arnold Building &<br />
Roofing Ltd<br />
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CJ PLASTERING<br />
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All types of Electrical work undertaken<br />
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Steve Earnshaw<br />
Electrical Services<br />
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McGoldrick<br />
Watch<br />
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T 01332 981081 • M 07908 152854<br />
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ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING AND<br />
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07846 153 474<br />
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Skyline Loft Specialists<br />
Why move? Just improve!<br />
skylinelofts.co.uk<br />
Skyline loft specialists<br />
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email: info@heatherviewlandscapes.co.uk<br />
ELECTRICIAN<br />
Taking the shock out of your electrics<br />
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Minimum charge may apply<br />
Do you need an electrician but are<br />
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From moving a socket, or upgrading a fuse<br />
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You’ll receive the same excellent level of<br />
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Our pricing structure is clear and transparent,<br />
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Give us a call on 0115 858 1174<br />
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Suzuki Jimny 1.5 SZ5:<br />
The One That Gets You<br />
Styling wise, the all-new Jimny<br />
looks absolutely fantastic,<br />
combining the previous models<br />
compact dimensions with a<br />
go anywhere silhouette that is<br />
both unique and yet instantly<br />
recognisable as a Jimny. With<br />
practical touches, including<br />
bumpers with optimal cutaways<br />
to offer superb ground clearance<br />
at the wheel and moulded black<br />
guards surrounding each wheel<br />
arch, protecting the body from<br />
stone chips and scratches, Suzuki<br />
have created a handsome,<br />
go anywhere 4X4 which not<br />
only looks great but can use it’s<br />
diminutive dimensions and light<br />
weight to tread where others fear<br />
to. There’s also front fog lamps,<br />
LED headlights with washers and<br />
high beam assist, 15” alloy wheels,<br />
body colour door handles and<br />
rear privacy glass to complete the<br />
exterior. Excellent work.<br />
The interior is packed full<br />
of practical features and<br />
technologies designed to get<br />
you where you want to go, on<br />
road or off, with comfort and style<br />
featuring in equal measures. The<br />
Suzuki includes air conditioning,<br />
intuitively designed controls,<br />
vertically adjustable steering<br />
wheel and a permanently<br />
illuminated meter cluster and<br />
that’s before discussing the<br />
feature packed, smartphone<br />
linked advanced touchscreen<br />
compatible with both Apple<br />
CarPlay and Android Auto. In<br />
fact, even the briefest glimpse<br />
around the interior will confirm<br />
how much Suzuki’s Jimny has<br />
improved over previous models<br />
with the switchgear and buttons<br />
in particular having a delightfully<br />
chunky and hard wearing<br />
appearance and feel to them.<br />
But all of the style and technology<br />
in the world add up to zero if<br />
the Jimny doesn’t drive as well<br />
as it lineage and fans demand.<br />
The driving position is certainly<br />
more ‘old school’ than most with<br />
the steering wheel close and<br />
passengers closer but this just<br />
adds to the charm and character<br />
of this compact off roader. There’s<br />
excellent visibility from your seat<br />
up front with a view across the<br />
flat and square bonnet which<br />
lets you keep the front corners in<br />
view, giving excellent visibility on<br />
uneven terrain and allows you<br />
the typically SUV higher driving<br />
position that we all know and<br />
love.<br />
Setting off and the Suzuki pulls<br />
away without drama giving you<br />
your first chance to appreciate<br />
the new 1.5L, 4 cylinder engine<br />
under the bonnet. Producing<br />
99.6 bhp at 6000 rpm and 95 Ib/<br />
ft torque at 4000 rpm, this is an<br />
engine that suits the Jimny down<br />
to the ground as it produces<br />
more than enough power for<br />
reasonably rapid progress on the<br />
road whilst retaining enough low<br />
down shove for tackling those,<br />
shall we say, less conventional<br />
routes away from the tarmac.<br />
CO2 emissions (WLTP) of 178 g/km<br />
and combined efficiency figures<br />
of 35.8 mpg mean that, despite<br />
the less than aerodynamic front<br />
end, the Jimny will be kind to your<br />
pocket when visiting the pumps<br />
and allow for travelling further<br />
afield as and when the mood<br />
takes you.<br />
What Suzuki have delivered is<br />
one of the coolest looking cars<br />
of the last few years. A genuinely<br />
unique offering in an increasingly<br />
monotonous market sector and<br />
one that will stand out amongst<br />
it’s peers for many years to come.<br />
The angular exterior and cleverly<br />
packaged interior remind you of<br />
Jimnys through the ages yet point<br />
forward towards an even more<br />
exciting future for this evergreen<br />
SUV, for which we should all be<br />
grateful. The Jimny is achingly<br />
cool to look at, able to travel<br />
near or far economically and in<br />
relative comfort, packed with<br />
the necessary technology and<br />
features demanded of cars today<br />
and offers up genuinely fantastic<br />
off-road capability for amateur<br />
adventurers to exploit to their<br />
hearts content.<br />
I absolutely love it.<br />
As will you.<br />
Where will you go?
Local, Affordable & Reliable<br />
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• MOTs<br />
• Servicing<br />
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• Tyres and Exhausts<br />
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Over the last few months we have all had to adjust<br />
to different ways of going about our business. Some<br />
have been more challenging than others. I thought<br />
I would share a few of my ‘first time back’s’ with you.<br />
First time shopping in a mask<br />
Face coverings are now mandatory in shops. There<br />
are some interesting interpretations out there, from<br />
toilet roll to World War 2 gas masks, I’ve seen it<br />
all. The chin wearers are my pet hate. Got to say,<br />
as someone who wears glasses and also being<br />
a woman of a certain age - it’s the perfect storm.<br />
Within a minute of hooking it on, I am a sweating,<br />
steamed up mess, charging blindly around the shop<br />
like I’m on Supermarket Sweep. I have discovered<br />
there’s also an art to mask removal. After my<br />
glasses went flying across the car park for the<br />
fourth time, it’s safe to say I have yet to master this<br />
procedure. Hats off to all the key workers who wear<br />
these things day in day out.<br />
First time back in the pub<br />
No matter how cold your fridge is and how beautiful<br />
your back garden looks, nothing can beat the<br />
taste of an ice-cold beer in a pub garden. Having a<br />
pub crawl from room to room just doesn’t cut the<br />
mustard and who were we kidding that a virtual pub<br />
night via zoom was good fun?? I was a bit nervous –<br />
more about getting told off for not following correct<br />
protocol than catching coronavirus – but I needn’t<br />
have worried. The pubs have got it sussed and a<br />
relaxing pint was had by all. In fact, it was so much<br />
fun we stayed for a few…<br />
First time back in the cinema<br />
Businesses across the board are having to adapt<br />
and innovate and our local cinema, the Bonington<br />
has really stepped up to the plate. Tiered seating<br />
has been replaced with sofa’s, armchairs and little<br />
tables. It really was very comfy, so much so that<br />
Gary actually nodded off. All we needed to complete<br />
the experience were a couple of footstools. Not that<br />
The<br />
Five Firsts<br />
Tale<br />
I’m demanding or anything...Mind you I doubt if we<br />
would have left at all then.<br />
First time back in a restaurant<br />
The Banyan Tree has been a favourite of the ng<br />
girls for years. Gary’s birthday seemed like a good<br />
enough reason to go. There were enough people<br />
to create a great atmosphere and if it wasn’t for<br />
the masked staff and the new table condiment of<br />
hand sanitiser you really wouldn’t have known any<br />
difference. The evening was topped off when a<br />
complimentary plate of desserts, accompanied with<br />
a firework, was presented to a very embarrassed<br />
Gary. Feeling obliged to start a Happy Birthday<br />
singalong we all mumbled into the tablecloth,<br />
scoffed the pud and departed, full and happy.<br />
First time back in the gym<br />
My final first was my return to my beloved Redhill<br />
gym. After nearly four months away I was dreading<br />
it. The staff were amazing and there is cleaning<br />
spray everywhere. In 45 minutes I think I sprayed<br />
and wiped more than I do in a week at home! It’s<br />
dead easy, you book a slot or class, turn up and<br />
follow the instructions and off you go. I was a bit<br />
trepidatious but once I was gasping for breath on<br />
the treadmill my nerves vanished. Spinning classes<br />
have reduced numbers so a saddo like me who<br />
uses the same bike week in, week out, might have<br />
to change their routine. The screen that gives you<br />
all the stats isn’t there (that’s a bonus for me. Once<br />
I was watching the screen absolutely chuffed at<br />
my killer score. Top of the group...glancing round<br />
proudly to make sure everyone else had clocked<br />
it - when I realised I was looking at the wrong bike.<br />
On my usual bike was a great hulk of a guy pounding<br />
away.)<br />
Whether you are out for a meal, a drink, a workout<br />
or a cheeky snooze in the cinema, local businesses<br />
need our support so get out and enjoy!<br />
© Ali Wale
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by Cocaine Anonymous<br />
Cocaine Anonymous<br />
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since April 2014.<br />
We have found the<br />
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working towards<br />
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understand what our problem is. We start doing<br />
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stories. We meet up regularly to help each other<br />
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Cocaine Anonymous (CA) is a program of recovery<br />
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Before (and after) the current social distancing<br />
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We host 10 online recovery meetings per week to<br />
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companionship and laughter.<br />
C.A. can be reached on 0800 689 4372 or by<br />
e-mailing helpline@cauk.org.uk. You can find our<br />
online meetings at:<br />
https://centralukca.co.uk/online-meetings<br />
actress vicky mcclure calls<br />
on nottinghamshire to back<br />
smaller walks<br />
by Alzheimer’s Society<br />
Almost a decade of walking with thousands to help<br />
beat dementia, actress Vicky McClure now urges her<br />
hometown to plan their own Memory Walks.<br />
Alzheimer’s Society is calling on 1,316 people across<br />
Nottinghamshire – the exact number that attended last<br />
year’s Memory Walk in Wollaton Park – to take part in a<br />
very different version of its most popular fundraiser.<br />
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic bringing large events<br />
to a halt, the charity is seeking to replicate 2019’s<br />
success with hundreds of smaller walks.<br />
For Vicky, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, it will be a<br />
much quieter affair when she completes her own walk in<br />
memory of her nana.<br />
She said: “Had the normal Memory Walks taken place this<br />
year, it would have been my 10th year attending such an<br />
event in Nottinghamshire. While it saddens me that we<br />
can’t all get together this year, I’m determined with my<br />
family to walk my own way and I encourage you to sign<br />
up too.”<br />
People with dementia have been worst hit by<br />
coronavirus, not just in terms of deaths. More than half a<br />
million people have used Alzheimer’s Society’s support<br />
services since to start of the pandemic, with many<br />
calling them a lifeline.<br />
This is why the charity says it has never been more<br />
important to raise money, to help reach and support<br />
those who need it most. Many supporters are expected<br />
to arrange walks to coincide with World Alzheimer’s<br />
Day on 20 <strong>Sept</strong>ember. However, walks can take place<br />
any time between now and <strong>Oct</strong>ober. Sign up now at<br />
memorywalk.org.uk<br />
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council launches<br />
#honourourheroes<br />
campaign<br />
by Gedling Borough Council<br />
Gedling Borough Council is launching a new<br />
campaign to create a permanent tribute to our<br />
NHS, carers and key workers and wants residents<br />
to submit their ideas.<br />
The council plans to create a permanent fixture,<br />
sculpture or installation in a prominent area of the<br />
borough that will be there to honour the sacrifices<br />
made in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.<br />
The council is calling on residents to submit their<br />
ideas, concepts, drawings and illustrations, which<br />
will be used as part of the process to select an<br />
appropriate tribute. Inspiration and themes can be<br />
based on the symbols and icons of hope that have<br />
come about from the outbreak such as the rainbow<br />
symbol, the clapping for the NHS or the colours of the<br />
Union Flag, red, white and blue but ideas, suggestions<br />
and concepts for the permanent tribute don’t have to<br />
include these elements.<br />
The council will allocate funding to kick start the<br />
project and will also be working with local groups,<br />
including local Rotary clubs, to look at ways to raise<br />
additional funds for the project, which could include<br />
a potential crowdfunding option once the plans have<br />
been finalised.<br />
Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council Michael<br />
Payne said: “We’re calling on residents to come<br />
forward with ideas that will help shape a long-lasting<br />
tribute to our NHS, carers and key workers that will be<br />
placed in a prominent part of the borough.”<br />
More information about the campaign can be found<br />
at www.gedling.gov.uk/heroes Ideas can be<br />
emailed to communications@gedling.gov.uk or<br />
you can tweet your suggestions using the hashtag<br />
#HonourOurHeroes and including the council’s<br />
Twitter handle, @GedlingBC. You can also post ideas<br />
to: Honour Our Heroes, Gedling Borough Council<br />
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for the love of scrubs still<br />
going strong<br />
by FTLOS<br />
When we agreed to be the central hub for<br />
Nottingham - For The Love Of Scrubs group, little<br />
did we know we would still be going strong in<br />
August!<br />
Four months of making and the requests are still<br />
coming in. We have hit over 28,000 makes so far,<br />
these include scrubs, headbands, scrubs caps,<br />
laundry bags, ear savers and face masks for the<br />
NHS, community workers, frontline key workers and<br />
vulnerable groups around Nottinghamshire.<br />
We have only been able to do this with the hard work<br />
and commitment of hundreds of volunteers giving<br />
their time to help with sewing, sharing information to<br />
their contacts, delivering requested items, running<br />
local hubs, coordinating distribution, managing<br />
supplies, admin of the facebook group and all the<br />
other things needed to ensure the smooth running of<br />
a group of over 1700 supporters .<br />
We also wouldn’t have been able to get this far<br />
without the ongoing support of the managers of the<br />
Urban Room at 38 Carrington Street.<br />
With talk of a second wave it looks like things aren’t<br />
going to slow up any time soon. We are therefore<br />
putting plans in place so that we can continue to<br />
operate over the next 6 months, allowing us to<br />
continue responding to requests for help.<br />
To make a donation - no matter how small please go<br />
tohttp://tiny.cc/FTLOSdonations<br />
If you would like a purchase one of our face coverings<br />
and support our project please visit:<br />
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arthritis action services<br />
update<br />
by Arthritis Action<br />
Here is an update on Arthritis Action’s services<br />
for people with arthritis looking for additional<br />
support.<br />
Online Arthritis Action Groups<br />
https:/www.arthritisaction.org.uk/media-centre/<br />
events/<br />
We are pleased to announce we are running Arthritis<br />
Action Group meetings online via Zoom, including<br />
a group for Nottingham. The meetings are a way<br />
to connect with other people with arthritis, share<br />
experiences and tips, and support each other.<br />
Participants will need to contact us directly for the<br />
log in instructions for the meeting, and we have<br />
produced How To guides for those not familiar with<br />
using Zoom.<br />
Arthritis Appropriate Exercise Videos<br />
https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/living-witharthritis/resource-centre/exercises/<br />
Many people living with a long-term health condition<br />
find it difficult to attend exercise classes. To help<br />
them, Arthritis Action recently launched a series of<br />
online chair based exercises developed with the aim<br />
of helping those with hip, knee or spinal Osteoarthritis<br />
be more mobile and active.<br />
Self-Management Resource<br />
https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/onlinesme<br />
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elements of self-management, including pain<br />
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Group directory - please note due to covid-19 groups may not be<br />
running as normal If you run a support group or organisation and want<br />
people to know about it, why not list it here? Free listing for not-for-profit or<br />
charity groups. Call us on 0115 9269777 or email: ali@ngmagazines.org.uk<br />
ADHD - a support group for adults with ADHD. Meet 3rd Mon<br />
monthly 7 - 9pm in Nottingham City Centre. Call 0115 982<br />
2573 for more info.<br />
Aching Arms - is a charity that brings comfort following<br />
the loss of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or shortly after.<br />
For more info visit: www.achingarms.co.uk<br />
Al_Anon - a family group who meet twice weekly to give<br />
support to family & friends who have or are living with<br />
the stress of alcoholics. The meetings take place at 25<br />
Clarendon St, Nottingham. Mon: 7pm - 8.30pm & Fri: 7.30pm<br />
- 9pm. For more info call 020 7403 0888 or visit: www.<br />
al_anonuk.org.uk<br />
Alcoholics Anonymous - every Sunday 5.30pm -<br />
6.30pm at Sherwood Community Centre. Just turn up.<br />
Adoption Open Evening - first Thurs monthly. Adopt<br />
Together opens its doors for anyone considering adoption.<br />
Come along for a chat with our friendly adoption team<br />
between 6pm - 7.30pm at our West Bridgford office, 7<br />
Colwick Rd, West Bridgford, NG2 5FR. For more info visit<br />
www.faithinfamilies.org or 0115 9558811<br />
Allsorts - do you have physical or sensory disabilities?<br />
Want to meet new people? Aged 18-40? Have fun with<br />
like minded people, join Nottinghamshire Allsorts. email:<br />
allsortsnotts.org.uk or visit: www.allsortsnotts.org.uk<br />
Anxiety management group - meet first & third<br />
Tuesday, 7pm til 9pm, monthly at Sherwood Community<br />
Centre, Mansfield Rd, Sherwood. For more info call Martha<br />
on 07948 191093 or anxietymanagementnottm@gmail.com<br />
arthritis action nottingham group - meet at St<br />
Mary’s Church, Wollaton Park, NG8 1AF. 2pm-4pm. To<br />
find out more & book your place - 0203 781 7120, info@<br />
arthritisaction.org.uk or www.arthritisaction.org.uk<br />
Bariatric Support Group Nottingham -<br />
Nottingham’s first support group for those who are waiting<br />
for, or have had any type of bariatric surgery. Carers, friends<br />
and family welcome. We meet 2nd Tues of the month 7pm<br />
- 9pm at the Hyson Green Community Centre, 37a Gregory<br />
Boulevard, Hyson Green, NG7 6BE. For more infol: 0754 621<br />
5757 1pm - 4pm<br />
Breathe Easy - a support network for people with a<br />
respiratory condition, their families, friends & carers. The<br />
Nottingham North Branch welcomes people from Arnold,<br />
Gedling, Carlton, Mapperley & Sherwood areas. We meet<br />
the 2nd Thurs each month at St Georges Comm Centre,<br />
Victoria St, Netherfield at 1.30pm. Further info: Jim Bennett<br />
847 7639.<br />
Breathe Easy Gedling - a support network for people<br />
with a respiratory condition, their families, friends & carers.<br />
We meet the 2nd Tues each month from 1pm-3pm at the<br />
Scout Hut, Calverton Road, Arnold, NG5 8DP<br />
Chernobyl Children’s Life Line (CCLL) Nottingham<br />
- providing respite care holidays for children from Belarus<br />
& Ukraine who are affected by the ongoing consequences<br />
of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Interested? Tel: 01949<br />
842383 or email: ccllnottm116@aol.com or visit: www.ccll.<br />
org.uk/nottingham<br />
cocaine anonymous - problems with drugs and/<br />
or alcohol? So did we. We have weekly meetings across<br />
Notts. For free help from people who have recovered from<br />
their addictions please call 0800 689 4732 or visit https://<br />
centralukca.co.uk/ You don’t have to be alone with this.<br />
Cutting Back - self-help group for women who self-harm.<br />
Weekly meetings in City Centre. For more info call 07930<br />
713530 or email: mandynorth1967@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Connecting Families - for family matters. We are<br />
passionate about parenting. Providing solutions through<br />
courses and personalised support. Contact Eileen Mignott<br />
for information on 07877 583529 or email: eileenmignott@<br />
connectingfamilies.co.uk<br />
Contact the Elderly - why not consider volunteering<br />
for Contact the Elderly? We are a national charity tackling<br />
acute loneliness among isolated older people, aged 75+,<br />
by organising free, monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties.<br />
Please contact Tracy Parr on 01522 306565/07914 152679<br />
or email: tracy.parr@contact-the-elderly.org.uk for info.<br />
Depression - group meeting every month in Arnold, also<br />
one to one meetings available (limited spaces). To find out<br />
more or to book your place please call Roxanne on 07988<br />
083224 or email: roxannefreeman@hotmail.com<br />
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Debt Help & Advice - the Debt Advice Network is a reg.<br />
charity offering free, impartial, professional, face-to-face<br />
advice to people with debt problems. Contact your local<br />
counsellor: david.hall@thedebtadvicenetwork.org or call<br />
07973 113 882<br />
Dizzy Self Help Group - for anyone in Notts area<br />
with balance problems, whatever the cause. The group’s<br />
meetings are a social occasion, with speakers on a variety of<br />
topics, to provide an opportunity to meet fellow sufferers &<br />
for mutual support. Meet at The City Mission, Parliament St.<br />
For more info ring Jeff on 0115 8451360.<br />
First steps - eating disorders in student<br />
services (ediss) - providing support to students, staff<br />
& alumni at both University of Nottingham & Nottingham<br />
Trent University struggling with their relationship with food<br />
& associated mental health difficulties. For further info<br />
contact: info@firststepsed.co.uk, to make a referral visit:<br />
www.firststepsed.co.uk<br />
Framework’s EVE Works - Helps unemployed people<br />
into work/training/volunteering. We help remove barriers<br />
to work. For free 1-2-1 appointments and training eg.<br />
confidence building/interveiw skills. Tel: 0800 111 4262 or<br />
email: eve@frameworkha.org<br />
Free Drop in Cafe - feeling lonely or isolated, that no one<br />
understands what you’re going through or would you just like<br />
to sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and chat? Then come<br />
and join us on the first Fri monthly: 9.30am to 11.30am. At<br />
Our Lady & St Edward’s Church, The Old Friary, Gordon Rd,<br />
Thorneywood, Nottingham, <strong>NG3</strong> 2LG. All are welcome.<br />
FREE legal advice clinic - at the CORE centre, Calverton<br />
every Tues: 9.30 - 12.30pm. Lauren is a specialist family<br />
resolution lawyer and offers a minimum 45 min confidential<br />
free meeting. Call Lauren on 07990 806086 or email:<br />
lauren@focusfamilylaw.co.uk<br />
friends for life deep (nottm) - self help group for<br />
people living with dementia. Meet 3rd Thurs monthly,<br />
10.30am-12.30pm at Westdale Lane Baptist Church,<br />
Mapperley. For more info contact Cynthia on 07807 446602<br />
or cynthia16@virginmedia.com<br />
Gateway Women - to support women who don’t have<br />
children by circumstances not by choice. The Nottingham<br />
group meet 1st Sat monthly at Bill’s, 15 Queen St, NG1 2BL<br />
at 11am. For more info call Sally on 07796 318046 or visit:<br />
http://gateway-women.com<br />
Heydays Day Services - accredited day service provider.<br />
Socialising and activities for over 65’s. Mon, Wed & Thurs<br />
10am - 3.30pm. Two course hot meal & daily refreshments.<br />
Tel: 0115 952 1421 (see our facebook page)<br />
Heart Support Group - run by Nottingham City Primary<br />
Care Cardiac Service. Meet on first Wed monthly from 2-4pm<br />
at Bakersfield Comm. Centre. Also groups in Clifton and Hyson<br />
Green. Contact cardiac team for more info on: 0115 883 4733<br />
Irish Community Cancer Group - self help group for<br />
people affected by cancer in the Irish community. Meet<br />
the last Wed of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm at Self Help<br />
Nottingham, NG1 2EG. For more info call 0115 911 1661<br />
Loss of someone to suicide? - loss is a self help<br />
support group for those who have experienced the suicide of<br />
a family member or someone close. For more info call 0115<br />
911 1661 (Mon - Fri 9am-1pm) or visit www.selfhelp.org.uk<br />
My Sight Notts - provides support & advice for people<br />
with sight loss including aids & equipment, IT support,<br />
sighted guides & befriending, peer support & social groups,<br />
arts & choir, sports & healthy lifestyle activities. For more<br />
info call 0115 9706 806 or email: info@mysightnotts.org.uk.<br />
MS Society - Nottingham & District Branch Drop-in<br />
meeting, 2nd Wed every month at Brookfields Garden<br />
Centre, Mapperley Plains: 2pm - 3.30pm. Meet in the rear of<br />
the cafe. An informal event with a friendly group of people<br />
affected by MS inc. carers & family. No charge, no need to<br />
book. Just turn up or call Doug for more info: 0115 966 3582<br />
Memory Cafe - anyone with memory problems, together<br />
with their carers, welcome. Meet 2nd Wed monthly, 1pm-<br />
3pm at Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive (off<br />
Mansfield Rd), Sherwood. For more info call Pauline: 01332<br />
810366 or Alan: 01159 262232<br />
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/fibromyalgia -<br />
MESH (M.E.Self Help) is a self help group for people with<br />
ME/CFS and/or fibromyalgia and their carers. For more info<br />
search for MESH Nottingham (M.E/CFS/Fibromyalgia) on<br />
Facebook or email: meshnottingham@gmail.com<br />
Marie Curie Helper service - FREE of charge to people<br />
with terminal illness & their carers. For a few hours each week,<br />
our trained volunteers will visit people in their homes offering<br />
companionship & support tailored to their needs. To request<br />
the service, call 0845 304 8730 or e: nottshelper@mariecurie.<br />
org.uk Visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/helper for more info.<br />
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MYOtoNIC DYSTROPHY SUPPORT GROUP - 19/21 Main<br />
Road, Gedling, NG4 3HQ. Myotonic dystrophy is the most<br />
common and variable muscular ystrophy of adult life. Please<br />
call or email for more info: 0115 987 5869. Email: contact@<br />
mdsguk.org. wwwmyotonicdystrophysupportgroup.org<br />
Nottingham Prostate Cancer Support Group -<br />
affected by Prostate Cancer and would like to talk to others in<br />
a similar situation? You are welcome to join us at Nottingham<br />
City Hospital between 7 & 9pm on the 2nd Thurs every other<br />
month. Partners welcome. For further info call Self Help<br />
Nottingham on 0115 911 1661 or email npcsg@live.co.uk<br />
Nottingham Miscarriage Support - for anyone<br />
affected by the loss of a baby during pregnancy who would<br />
like to meet with other women & men who have shared similar<br />
experiences. Meet 3rd Thurs monthly 7-9pm at Sherwood<br />
Methodist Church, Devon Drive. For info contact Kymm 0115<br />
8449484 or 07870 771326 or kymmiestroud@hotmail.com<br />
Nottingham Counselling Service - not-for-profit<br />
service providing high quality affordable counselling<br />
for anyone aged 16 & over in the Nottinghamshire area.<br />
Accredited services include individual, couples & employer<br />
assistance counselling. To find out more call 0115 950<br />
1743 or email: info@nottinghamcounsellingcentre.org.uk.<br />
Located at Unit 5, Victoria Centre, Kent St, NG1 3LZ. Open<br />
9am-8pm weekdays. Minimal waiting times.<br />
Nottingham Aphasia Independent Self Help<br />
Group - meet monthly at Sherwood Community Centre. For<br />
more info contact June or Chris on 0115 927 9368<br />
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Ileostomy &<br />
Internal Pouch Support Group - a charity which is a<br />
self help group for people with these medical conditions. For<br />
more info visit: www.nottsandderbyia.org.uk<br />
Notts Peer to Peer Network - info for users of<br />
Mental Health services in Notts. & their carers. Gateway<br />
Drop In, for mutual support, info, occasional outings<br />
and talks at St Peter’s Church, NG1 2NW (next to M&S)<br />
every Wed 1.30 to 3.30pm. For more info email: mail@<br />
nottspeertopeernetwork.com or write: Self Help<br />
Nottingham, Ormiston House, 32-36 Pelham St, NG1 2EG or<br />
visit: www.nottspeertopeernetwork.com<br />
Nottingham Osteoporosis Support Group - Royal<br />
Osteoporosis Society. Our volunteer group works closely<br />
with clinical teams, meets monthly & runs a support line. We<br />
also provide annual medical updates, weekly tea dances,<br />
clinical support, awareness raising & newly diagnosed<br />
events. For more info or support call 07942 678692.<br />
Nottingham Self Help Group for People who<br />
Stammer - meet alternate Tues at Sherwood Community<br />
Centre. Contact Mathew: 0115 953 2177.<br />
Nottinghamshire Deaf Society - hard of hearing/deaf<br />
social group every Monday 10am - 1pm. Lip-reading classes<br />
on Tues (daytime & evening). Welfare rights advice for deaf/<br />
hard of hearing. For further details phone 0115 970 0516,<br />
text 07817 275253, or email nds@nottsdeaf.org.uk<br />
Nottingham People’s Choir - singing for wellbeing and<br />
fun. Sponsored by the Royal Concert Hall (where we meet)<br />
& Institute of Mental Health. Every Thurs (term-time) 1pm<br />
-2.30pm. Only £2 (subsidised by sponsors). We welcome all<br />
adults especially those who may not ordinarily join a choir &<br />
singing ability not essential! Phone Theo on: 07752536426<br />
or email: theo.stickley@gmail.com<br />
Over The Rainbow - support for ANYONE affected by<br />
Parkinsons Disease. Our aims are to enjoy life & have fun.<br />
Monthly meeting with buffet lunch 11am - 1pm, 2nd Sat<br />
at Southwell. Email: overtherainbowuk@gmal.com or call<br />
Sandra & Michael on 01636 812399<br />
Parkinson’s UK Nottingham Group - monthly support<br />
group, meet 3rd Wednesday monthly (except Jan & June)<br />
at St Judes Church Hall (405 Woodborough Rd, <strong>NG3</strong> 5HE).<br />
Friendly, informal group for anyone affected by Parkinson’s.<br />
Come along for a chat, make friends, enjoy a regular<br />
programme of events inc. exercise classes, speakers,<br />
outings and lunches. We hope to offer something for<br />
everyone! To find out more email: parkinsonsnottingham@<br />
hotmail.co.uk or call 0808 108 8335<br />
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) Peer Support<br />
Group - offers help and support if you have been diagnosed<br />
with PBC - an autoimmune liver disease. Meet every first<br />
Tues monthly - 7pm - 8.30pm at Antenna, 15 Beck St, <strong>NG3</strong><br />
3BP. For info contact Wendy - wendywheat71@gmail.com<br />
Relate Nottinghamshire - Offers family counselling,<br />
relationship counselling, sex therapy and young peoples<br />
counselling. Costs negotiated according to income. Tel:<br />
0115 958 4278 from 9am to 9pm.<br />
Rushcliffe & Gedling Voluntary Transport<br />
Scheme - providing safe, affordable & reliable journeys<br />
for appointments & social activities, for people who find it<br />
difficult to use public transport, taxis & with no access to a<br />
car. Volunteer drivers always needed. For more info call 0115<br />
969 9060 or email: transport@rushcliffecvs.org.uk<br />
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Run Talk Run - a running group where we chat about<br />
mental health. Every Sun beginning at The Bridge Sandwich<br />
Bar, Victoria Embankment, NG2 2JY at 10am. Contact<br />
Maisie Cropley on 07717 007023 for more details<br />
SMART Recovery Groups - help people to gain control<br />
over their drinking, drugs and other addictions. Peer-led<br />
meetings are held in Nottingham on Thurs evenings & Sat<br />
mornings. New groups are also starting in the County. For<br />
meeting details please visit www.smartrecovery.org.uk/ or<br />
contact Self Help Nottingham’s Information Line 0115 911<br />
1661 (Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm) or email: info@selfhelp.org.uk<br />
Smile! Stop Hate Crime - raises awareness and tackles<br />
disability hate crime. People with learning disabilities should<br />
not have to put up with harrassment and violence. REPORT<br />
it to the police on 101.<br />
The Wolfpack Project - a Nottingham based support<br />
group reaching out to younger people & adults (16-50)<br />
to help reduce loneliness & social isolation through our<br />
Buddy Scheme (online, telephone and/or face-to-face).<br />
Contact: hello@thewolfpackproject.org.uk or visit www.<br />
thewolfpackproject.org.uk<br />
Tea Dance - run by Nottingham Osteoporosis Society.<br />
Every Thurs: 1.30pm - 4pm at Sherwood Community Centre.<br />
£2.50 includes tea and biscuits. All welcome.<br />
West Bridgford & Sherwood Versus Arthritis<br />
- monthly groups held in West Bridgford & Sherwood. We<br />
support people with any types of arthritis & invite interesting,<br />
informative speakers to our meetings. We also organise day<br />
trips twice a year & join together for Xmas lunch. Please<br />
contact Lorraine on 0115 981 6646 or lorrainesalt81@gmail.<br />
com or Muriel on 0776 484 6257<br />
Like Walking?<br />
Join us for walks<br />
around the area<br />
Nottinghamshire Footpaths<br />
Preservation Society<br />
You’ll find our walks programme at:<br />
www.nottsfps.org.uk<br />
TITHE GREEN NATURAL BURIAL GROUND<br />
“A meadow and woodland for remembrance in Sherwood Forest in the<br />
County of Nottinghamshire”<br />
9 miles north of Notts City Centre | Salterford Lane, Calverton. NG14 6NZ<br />
Member of the Association of Natural Burial Grounds<br />
Tel 01623 882210 (Op 2) or 07800 635037<br />
E: burialground@oxtonestate.com | www.woodlandburialoxton.co.uk<br />
“Best Burial Ground in the UK 2018”<br />
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Bread & Bitter Bump to Baby Group - Mon (except<br />
Bank Holidays) 10-12. Friendly, busy group. Suitable from<br />
bump to sitting babies only. Small play area with baby toys.<br />
Various events organised. Some weeks “chill and chat”.<br />
FREE admission. Contact 0115 960 7541 for more details.<br />
Carlton swimming & Lifesaving Club – Sat: 5pm -<br />
6pm at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre.8yrs +. For more info<br />
call 0115 808 4508 or visit www.carltonlifesavingclub.btck.<br />
com<br />
GROUPS MAY NOT BE RUNNING AS NORMAL. PLEASE<br />
CHECK FIRST. If your group is not-for-profit or a charity<br />
then your listing is free. All other groups pay just<br />
£5.50+vat per edition (under 150 characters). Please get<br />
in touch either by phone on 0115 9269777 or email: ali@<br />
ngmagazines.org.uk<br />
1st Nottingham Boys’ Brigade and Girls<br />
Association- Every Mon (term time): 5.30pm - 7.30pm.<br />
Open to all ages 5-18 yrs - boys and girls. At St Andrew’s<br />
Community Hall, Chestnut Grove, Nottingham, <strong>NG3</strong> 5AD.<br />
Contact: bbga@standrewsnottm.org.uk or 0115 912 0098<br />
4th Nottingham Girls’ Brigade - every Fri (term time)<br />
- 6pm - 9.15pm (varying times for different ages). Open to all<br />
girls Foundation 2 to 18+. At Westdale Lane Baptist Church,<br />
Mapperley. Contact: 4thNottmgb@gmail.com or call 07833<br />
296442<br />
Air Cadets - 138 Sqn, Carlton TA Centre, Carlton, NG4 3DX.<br />
Tues & Thurs 6.45pm-9pm. Girls & boys 12-17yrs. Drill, flying,<br />
sports, adventure training, DofE, BTECs & more. Tel: 0115<br />
940 4308<br />
Army Cadets - challenge yourself and learn new skills:<br />
fieldcraft, navigation, camping, expeditions, shooting, sport,<br />
BTEC, DofE and much more. 12yrs to 18yrs. For more info<br />
visit Armycadets.com to find your nearest Detachment or<br />
tel: 0115 9837645<br />
Absolute Triathlon Club - expert swim, bike &<br />
run coaching for ages 8 - 14yrs, all abilities. We meet<br />
Thurs 5pm - 7.15pm(term time) at Southglade Leisure<br />
Centre, Bestwood. Call 0115 960 7912 or visit www.<br />
absolutetriathlonclub.co.uk for more info.<br />
Air Cadets - 2418 Sherwood Squadron - activities<br />
include flying, gliding, shooting. For 13-18yr olds. Tues &<br />
Thurs 7-9pm. Wesley St, Carrington. Tel: 0115 962 3318 or<br />
ww.2418atc.org<br />
dales music & drama group – fun, family-friendly<br />
stage show of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits’, adapted for stage<br />
by David Wood. Fri 12 June 7.15pm & Sat 13 June 10.30am<br />
& 2.30pm. £6, £4.50 (U16s). Dales URC, Parkdale Rd, <strong>NG3</strong><br />
7GN. tickets@thedalesurc.co.uk or 03300 433001<br />
Forest Kids Nottingham - every Fri: 10am - 12 noon at<br />
Woodthorpe Grange Park. Meet at the Mansfield Road gates<br />
for nature activities, games and general mucking about in<br />
the fresh air. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/<br />
forestkidsnotts or email: forestkidsnotts@gmail.com<br />
Foxhill Evangelical Church Mums & Toddlers<br />
Group - every Tues: 9.30am - 11.30am (term time). £2 per<br />
family. Newborn to 3½yrs. All welcome.<br />
Good Shepherd Pre-School - OFSTED registered for<br />
children aged 30 mths upwards. Children from all families<br />
welcome, with places available now. 15 mths group; parents<br />
& toddlers welcome. Weds 1-3pm £3.Please contact Melanie<br />
Saunders on 07971 382837 for more info.<br />
Gedling Colliery Cricket Club - run Kwik cricket<br />
sessions for 7-11 yrs, along with hardball teams for 11-15yrs.<br />
Contact Andrew on 07891 654978 for details.<br />
Haywood Road Pre-School, Mapperley - early<br />
years childcare & education for children 2yrs to school age.<br />
Morning & full day sessions Mon-Fri (term-time). OFSTED<br />
rated good. For more info or to arrange a visit call 07981<br />
050338<br />
Home Rangers Drama - for ages 4-14yrs. Home Rangers<br />
is a creative drama session tailored for the home educated<br />
community. Fridays 10am-12 at Nonsuch Studios. Contact:<br />
getinvolved@wearenonsuch.com for find out more!<br />
Iona School Toddler Group - a gentle & supportive<br />
session for parents/carers and their little ones. Tues & Wed<br />
9.30am - 11.30am (term time) at Iona School, 310 Sneinton<br />
Dale. Call 0115 941 5295 or www.theionaschool.org.uk. We<br />
are a registered charity.<br />
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Little Lambs Baby & Toddler Group - a fun & friendly<br />
group for babies and pre-schoolers. Mon: 10.30am-12.30pm<br />
(term time) at The Good Shepherd Church Social Centre,<br />
3 Thackeray’s Lane,NG5 4HT. £3.50 per family. e: little.<br />
lambs@virginmedia.com, visit www.facebook.com/<br />
littlelambswoodthorpe or follow on Twitter @littlelambsng5<br />
Mapperley Junior Netball Club - Are you in year 7,<br />
8 & 9 and love netball? New junior netball club. Mon 6pm<br />
- 7pm at Carlton Le Willows Academy, Wood Lane, NG4<br />
4AA (Indoor). £2 per session. Coach led. Contact Sarah -<br />
sarahhumphrey@btinternet.com<br />
Nottingham Sea Cadets - Waterside Way, NG2 4DP. T:<br />
0115 958 0528. E: nottinghamseacadets@live.co.uk<br />
http://units.ms-sc.org/nottingham. Tues & Thurs 7pm - 9.15pm.<br />
Notts & Arnold Amateur Cricket Club – outdoor at<br />
Goosedale Sports Club, Moor Road, Bestwood Village, NG6<br />
8UN. Mondays & Fridays 6.30pm - 7.30pm, April - <strong>Oct</strong>ober.<br />
Contact Andrew Claye 07834 488663.<br />
Nottingham Boys Choir - does your son enjoy singing?<br />
NBC rehearses in Daybrook Baptist Church, Mansfield Rd,<br />
Daybrook, Wed - 6.15-8pm. Visit: www.nottinghamboyschoir.<br />
co.uk or drop in on a rehearsal. It’s great fun!<br />
Tiny Talk Baby Signing & Toddler Talking Classes<br />
- our fun, singing and signing classes are now being<br />
delivered online through private Facebook groups. We’re<br />
still teaching you and your little one’s all you need to know<br />
for them to communicate before they can talk whilst helping<br />
with their developing speech and language as they get older.<br />
Join us live for an interactive class of learning in the comfort<br />
of your home whilst making new friends. Suitable from birth<br />
to 3 1/2 years (older siblings welcome too!).<br />
Visit www.tinytalk.co.uk/claireba<br />
FEMALE<br />
TUTOR<br />
(DBS Checked)<br />
Primary: Maths & English<br />
Online: 1-to-1 via Skype<br />
£28 per hour<br />
0115 953 2627<br />
Nottingham Junior & Girls’ Voices & Nottingham<br />
Youth Choir - choirs for 7-21yrs. Rehearsals: Tues (term<br />
time) 6.15pm-7.30pm (Junior & Girls’ Voices) & 7.30pm-9pm<br />
(Youth Choir) at Nottingham Emmanuel School. For more<br />
info: 0115 958 9312 or admin@music-for-everyone.org<br />
Nottingham Youth Band - if you’re 8yrs+ and play a<br />
woodwind, brass or percussion instrument to Grade 2 or<br />
above, come along & try out our Youth Band. Rehearsals are<br />
Tues (NYB West Bridgford) & Thurs (NYB Beeston). For more<br />
info call 0115 958 9312 or admin@music-for-everyone.org<br />
St Judes Toddler Group - Tues & Thurs (term time),<br />
9.30am - 11.15am at St Judes Church Hall, Woodborough Rd.<br />
Call Jenny on 0115 985 6131.<br />
St Jude’s Youth Club - Wed, 6-8pm (term time) for 11-16<br />
yrs. 50p entry. For details visit www.stjudesyouth.org.uk<br />
Tiddlywinks - church run parent & toddler group. Bible<br />
stories, crafts, singing & free play. A friendly place for<br />
U5s. Wed (term time) 10am - 11.15am at St Mark’s Church,<br />
Woodthorpe. Call Jackie on 07305 073898 for more info.<br />
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Time flies. It’s a cliche but it appears to be<br />
pretty true. It feels like only yesterday that we<br />
became parents and suddenly my oldest is<br />
about to go to high school. We’ve got used to<br />
being together as a family unit since April as<br />
we’ve pretty much followed the COVID advice,<br />
and now that things have relaxed somewhat<br />
we’re able to get out much more. Which in turn<br />
means that our son can escape with his mates.<br />
The plan this year was to get him increasing<br />
independence ahead of going to high school<br />
but the pandemic put an end to all that. He’s<br />
managed to stay in touch with friends as there<br />
is infinitely more technology than when I was a<br />
lad (ie. he’s got Fortnite). But it’s only recently<br />
that he’s started to be able to physically get<br />
out and see everyone. And it’s great for us as<br />
parents, as we get a bit of a break, but also a bit<br />
scary as he’s off into the wider world.<br />
Don’t get me wrong, he’s staying pretty local.<br />
He’s not heading into the inner city and we’ve<br />
done all the usual checks (such as triangulating<br />
with other parents to check our kids really are<br />
hanging out with who they say they are). The<br />
good news is that as much as we trust our son<br />
we have the ability to check exactly where he<br />
is due to his love of his phone. And here’s a<br />
sneaky trick for all parents, insisting they take<br />
their phones with them means you can track<br />
their movements. It’s brilliant, my wife and I<br />
have basically turned into Big Brother. I can’t<br />
wait for the day when he tells us he’s at location<br />
X and we can reveal that we know he’s at<br />
location Y. That’s the sort of situation I will look<br />
forward to him trying to explain his way out of<br />
(“I think there must be something wrong with<br />
your phone Dad”). Having said that, even at<br />
his age he’s much more tech-savvy than his<br />
parents so I’m sure we can’t can’t rely on this<br />
for long.<br />
Whenever he gets home he rarely goes into<br />
detail about what he’s been up to. I think it’s<br />
mostly a combination of kicking a football,<br />
talking about Fortnite and playing on park<br />
equipment. Not really much different from<br />
when I was a lad. Back in those days we<br />
kicked a football about, talked about the latest<br />
Commodore 64 game and hung out on the<br />
swings. As my mum worked full time we were<br />
generally encouraged to go and hang out<br />
with our friends in the summer, either at their<br />
house or outside somewhere. As I grew up on<br />
the Isle of Wight this was rarely dangerous. The<br />
worst we did was spend a few weeks playing<br />
on a building site completely unaware of the<br />
dangers. I had an entire summer holiday where<br />
a friend and I recreated a complete football<br />
World Cup in Subbuteo (for the record Wales<br />
beat Brazil 5-2 in the final with an Ian Rush hattrick).<br />
But we generally hung out on our bikes,<br />
wasted loads of time and spent our minimal<br />
amounts of pocket money on sweets and<br />
computer games.<br />
And it’s easy to look back on those times as<br />
golden years as they were our first taste of<br />
freedom from the family unit which is exactly<br />
what my son is experiencing now. So while it<br />
does scare us as parents that we have to let him<br />
go into the big world (especially after so many<br />
months of not being out), we know that it’s<br />
going to help him grow and gain confidence.<br />
And to be honest, when<br />
he’s out it means I can<br />
finally get some practise<br />
on Fortnite myself!<br />
Edging into my forties, I’m<br />
a wrangler of two young<br />
children who are either<br />
going to keep me eternally<br />
young or drive me to an early grave. I’ll be sharing<br />
some of my experiences of parenthood and my terrible<br />
attempts at staying relevant!<br />
noonelikessubtitles@gmail.com<br />
Dominic Murray
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Accountancy Services<br />
Select Accountancy 32<br />
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1st Astral Aerials Limited 51<br />
Phil Chapman 34<br />
Appliance Repairs<br />
Nottingham App.Repairs 33<br />
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Dream Doors Nottingham 44<br />
Shower Doctor UK 36<br />
Sliding Door Wardrobes 5<br />
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Bella Blinds 47<br />
Building Services<br />
AKJ Contracts 60<br />
Arnold Building & Roofing 50<br />
Carlton & Gedling Builders 59<br />
Core Building Sevices 53<br />
John White Builders 63<br />
Nott’ham Building & Roofing54<br />
Notts Building & Roofing Ltd49<br />
Trent Building & Roofing Ltd37<br />
WA Builders 67<br />
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RS Media 31<br />
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Anderson Sweep 36<br />
Homesweep 50<br />
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Sola Computer Solutions 32<br />
Damp Proofing Services<br />
P.James Damp Proofing 61<br />
Domestic Services<br />
AquaBlast UK Ltd 67<br />
Chewings Services 58<br />
Derwent Cleaning 60<br />
Dust Busters 66<br />
JWS Window Cleaning 50<br />
MJ Cleaning 52<br />
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ADK Drains Ltd 54<br />
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DElectrix 65<br />
Doctor Electrical 55<br />
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Perkins & Son 51<br />
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Smooth Moves 45<br />
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360 Fencing 59<br />
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The Big Red Carpet Co. 37<br />
The Little Carpet Co. 3<br />
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Tithe Green Burial Ground 81<br />
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JB Doors Ltd 46<br />
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Littlegreen Landscapes 34<br />
RKM Garden Care 63<br />
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B & P Paving 45<br />
Best Drives at Best Prices 65<br />
James Joseph 59<br />
Next Generation 88<br />
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Angels Twelve 17<br />
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Jason Craddock 50<br />
Man About the House 58<br />
PAC Property Maint. 68<br />
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Hydropool Midlands 41<br />
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Beecrofts Joinery 50<br />
DD Joinery & Property 54<br />
Mike Thompson 37<br />
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Halls Locksmith 66<br />
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More Than Loft Ladders 67<br />
Skyline Lofts 55<br />
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The Lifestyle Centre 73<br />
Priority Stairlifts Limited 77<br />
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Chris Decorating Services 39<br />
Glen Birch 34<br />
James P & D 51<br />
Mike Conrad Decorating 58<br />
Paul Tinsley Decorating 49<br />
Phil & Co Nottingham 52<br />
Phil Sargeant 60<br />
Waters Colours 36<br />
Pest Control<br />
Expel Pest 65<br />
MW Pest Control 54<br />
Pet Services<br />
Pet Cremation Service 11<br />
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CJ Plastering 51<br />
GM Plastering 54<br />
Matt The Plasterer 52<br />
Richard Brooks Plastering 58<br />
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CDM Plumbing & Heating 49<br />
G7 Mechanical Ltd 37<br />
MS Waterworks Ltd 59<br />
P Byrne Plumbing 61<br />
Sayer P & H 39<br />
Tony Jones P & H 65<br />
Woodthorpe P & H 43<br />
Private Tutors<br />
Karen Macduff 83<br />
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A1 Removals 36<br />
ACS Removals 33<br />
Restaurants/Takeaways<br />
Larwood & Voce 13<br />
Nissi Gourmet Burgers 1<br />
Roofing Services<br />
365 Scaffolding Ltd 61<br />
Canterbury’s 70<br />
D & S Roofing 64<br />
DMI Roofing & Property 43<br />
Ernhale Roofing 63<br />
Just Roofs Nottingham 53<br />
NG Roofing Services 39<br />
Premier Roofing Solutions 66<br />
Proudlove Roofing 68<br />
Schools<br />
Pinewood Infants School 4<br />
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ALH Legal 77<br />
Solid Fuel<br />
Fernwood Fuels Ltd 7<br />
Tilers/Tile Retailers<br />
Grout & About 52<br />
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Anderson Trees & Gardens52<br />
Charnwood Trees 69<br />
Tindle Tree Care 46<br />
Woodthorpe Tree Services50<br />
WRS Tree Services Ltd 33<br />
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Go Ape 21<br />
Watch Repairs<br />
McGoldrick Watch Repairs 53<br />
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A & M Windows 60<br />
Fixaglaze 34<br />
K & A Installations 58<br />
KLG Rutland 8<br />
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BEAT TEAMS<br />
CARLTON & PORCHESTER<br />
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.<br />
Inspector Chris Pearson<br />
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt<br />
Sgt 2706 Mike Ebbins<br />
Team no: 101 Ext: 318 9722<br />
PC 2139 Catherine Flint<br />
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 2139<br />
PCSO 4701 Lucy Smith<br />
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 4701<br />
PCSO 4741 Keith Crowhurst<br />
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 4741<br />
MAPPERLEY & WELLS<br />
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.<br />
Inspector James Walker<br />
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt<br />
Sgt 2112 Paul Ferguson<br />
Team no: 101 Ext: 318 0950<br />
PC 2744 Brian Dacunha<br />
Phone: 07792 437358<br />
PCSO 7404 Stuart Webb<br />
Phone: 07595 074162<br />
PCSO 4943 James Hrycaj<br />
Phone: 07788 038759<br />
PCSO 4518 Casey Ellis<br />
CPO 4240 David Aitken<br />
Ext: 318 0950<br />
Find your Safer Neighbourhoods<br />
team by entering your postcode<br />
on the homepage of<br />
www.nottinghamshire.police.uk<br />
from your local neighbourhood policing inspector,<br />
Chris Pearson....<br />
Another busy month for the team<br />
here at Gedling and I’ve a few<br />
updates to pass on.<br />
Licensed Premises<br />
Firstly, a lot of work went into the<br />
reopening of licensed premises<br />
across the Gedling Borough. The<br />
team were supported by police/<br />
council licensing colleagues and<br />
Gedling CCTV to ensure a safe<br />
reopening. Going forward we will be<br />
carrying out regular visits to licensed<br />
premises to ensure that these are<br />
operated as safely as possible and in<br />
line with the government guidelines.<br />
Our approach to the COVID-19<br />
regulations remains one of Engage,<br />
Explain and Encourage with any<br />
enforcement being the last resort.<br />
Policing Priorities<br />
In other news the Neighbourhood<br />
Policing team and Operation Reacher<br />
have continued to work together<br />
to address local priorities. Our<br />
engagement with the public has been<br />
ongoing using platforms such as<br />
Facebook or Twitter and I’m pleased<br />
that we have been able to address<br />
some of their concerns around drug<br />
use and supply with a number of<br />
warrants carried out over the last<br />
month. Whilst there is still a lot to do<br />
there have been some great results.<br />
On 21st July I joined the Gedling<br />
South team and local councillors<br />
for a walk around Netherfield. We<br />
spoke with members of the local<br />
community about ‘Operation Thistle’<br />
which is our response to drug dealing<br />
in the area and delivered letters to<br />
residents in order to raise awareness<br />
of our work and the ‘Crimestoppers’<br />
charity. Drug use and dealing will<br />
remain a priority going forward as I<br />
know that this has a huge impact on<br />
the local community.<br />
The Crimestoppers charity is also<br />
available and information can be<br />
submitted via telephone or online.<br />
Further details can be found here at<br />
https://crimestoppers-uk.org/<br />
Operation Reacher<br />
In other news Operation Reacher<br />
continues to gather momentum. The<br />
team have now taken delivery of their<br />
new vehicle which has been fitted<br />
with the latest ANPR (automatic<br />
number plate reading) equipment<br />
which has been funded through local<br />
partnerships. In terms of success the<br />
team have now seized over £37,000<br />
in suspected criminal money.<br />
Along with this they have arrested<br />
or interviewed 56 suspects and<br />
seized 38 vehicles. On top of that<br />
17 warrants and 50 drug seizures<br />
also means that a significant impact<br />
is being made into criminality in<br />
Gedling and the surrounding area.<br />
The team are planning a number<br />
of socially distanced engagement<br />
events in the near future and we will<br />
share details on our social media<br />
pages once details are confirmed.<br />
Details around our local policing<br />
priorities and monthly updates can<br />
be found on our website at https://<br />
www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/<br />
priority/gedling-priorities<br />
That’s all for this month,<br />
Take Care<br />
Chris