POLICE ADVICE - January 2010

Following an increase in the number of burglaries within the village, the Police have provided an advice letter for residents.

The latest consultation documents for the Butts Field Playground Project are available here for your information:

Consultation Schedule
Revised Design Sketch
Revised Action Programme

PROPOSALS FOR EX-RAF NEWTON - December 2009

Councillor Nigel Lawrence has provided an update on the latest proposals for the ex-RAF site.

The Public Liasion Manager from the A46 Project has asked that we alert you to the bogus offers of spare tarmac:
 

I know it seems early to be bringing out next year’s calendars but I know some of you send these to relatives in far flung places around the world and need to get them in the post to travel by surface mail.

The calendar has photos exclusively of East Bridgford and I hope they reflect the different months and seasons.

The calendars are on sale in the Post Office and the Newsagent’s.

John Chater

Landscape architects' Cracknell have produced their design for the Butts Field play space. Do take a look and join us for the Q&A session in the WI Hut on Saturday 31st October 11am-12pm.

A youth consultation event will follow at midday focusing on the design of the youth shelter.

Colder weather means bigger gas and electricity bills, but making your home more energy efficient could cut your household costs by hundreds of pounds a year.

With national Energy Saving Week running in its thirteenth year from October 19th - 23rd, now’s the time to take action.

Run by the Energy Saving Trust, this year’s theme, WASTE, highlights how we waste money, energy and time through bad habits in the home and explores simple behavioural changes that can help us to stop wasting and start saving.

Saving energy means saving the planet too! The less energy we use, the less CO2 we produce, giving every one of us the power to help in the fight against climate change.

For information or free, impartial advice on saving energy in the home, call the advice centre free on 0800 512 012 or visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/check .

Find out more about generating power through installing 'photo-voltaic' roof panels.

Do you like mental challenges like crosswords or sudoku or card games?

Do you want a stimulating way of relaxing after work?

Would you like to widen your circle of friends?

You can do all or any of these by learning to play Bridge. It is a game for all ages from teenagers to those of more mature years.

John Chater will be running beginners’ lessons on Monday afternoons from 2.30pm to 4.45pm starting in the WI Hut on 28th Sept. Come along and sample the first two lessons with no commitment. You do not need a partner. More details in the WEA brochure.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact John on 01949 20882.

We have been contacted by NHSBT to help raise awareness of the continuing need for blood donation. 

In particular, people can't give blood when they've got the flu. To build up supplies in preparation for the flu season, new donors are needed now. Please don't leave it to someone else.

Call now or go online to make an appointment. 0300 123 23 23. www.blood.co.uk.

The 2009-2010 programme of talks and visits is now available.  Click here for details.

Get the latest update on progress with the playground project.

The annual reports for June 2009 are now available on line.  Click here to access them.

Once again a very successful evening of Sporting Challenge took place on the eve of the village show on Butt Field. Forty teams of four took part in a spot of tennis, cricket, golf, bowls and football. Along with the many spectators and supporters, they were sustained by the BBQ and the beer tent – both of which had sold out by the end of the evening.   Get full details and results here.

The Energy Saving Trust is a government funded body whose aim is to help save local people money on their energy bills, whilst helping to fight climate change. They have contacted us this month with information about the service, and you can click here to review this.

Read the latest intentions from the Hydro Project and how they hope to move Community Energy forward for East Bridgford.

Now that the warmer weather is with us, the Bowls Club look forward to enjoying the Bowling Season once again.

We are always looking for new members. If you are even only slightly interested, come along to the Bowling Green on Butts Field on Monday, Wednesday or Friday afternoons. We run informal bowling sessions from 2pm. to 4pm. We will provide the bowls and free coaching for this lovely, friendly game. We will even give you a cup of tea and biscuits.

On Friday June 26th, the night before the Village Show, the Sport's night takes place. This is an occasion where teams of four people take part in Bowls, Tennis, Cricket and Football competitions. You can practise your skill at bowling on Butts Field and if you like it try bowling on our superb Bowling Green later.  Finally - may we remind you of our Fund Raising Coffee Morning to be held in the Pavilion on Saturday 30th May, from 10pm. to 12 noon.

As Spring springs, it is time once again to focus one’s thoughts towards this year’s annual village show. As usual it’s the last Saturday in June, so make sure you’ve got the 27th in your diaries. Read the Chairman's Update report here.

The Authority is seeking volunteers from across the County to join its new Community Panel, to give their opinions on a variety of policing issues.

Cllr John Clarke, Chairman of the Police Authority, says: 'It is really important the people give us their opinions so that we can take them into account.

If there are areas where the service is not as good as it might be, we want people to tell us so that we can ensure that the Force addresses the problem.

'We want to see local people influencing the delivery of policing services. They are local taxpayers, with a right to say in the way in which they and their communities are policed'.

If you would like to have your say and become a member of the panel please contact Nottinghamshire Police Authority. email: npa@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk, phone: 0115 977 4911 or write to: Community Panel, Nottinghamshire Police Authority, County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire NG2 7QP.
 

Although the club is by no means new, you can now access contact details, news and events such as the forthcoming Easter Training Camp from here!

Following the appeal for co-ordinators to fill the vacancies back in December to keep the scheme alive, Paul Bancroft is pleased to report that there are three new volunteers, leaving just four vacancies:
 

Each year Rushcliffe Borough Councillors get £500 from the Rushcliffe Community Support scheme to distribute to community groups in their ward. In 2008/9 Cllr Nigel Lawrence of Oak Ward decided this should benefit young person’s organisations in his ward.  Click here for details.

 

Plans to build a hydro generating station at the Gunthorpe weir have come to a halt, perhaps permanently - read the latest report here.

 

Once upon a time, the village web site appeared under the domain www.eastbridgford.net and then a little later as www.eastbridgford.com, however, about 12 months ago, after some administrative problems, it was moved to a new domain: www.eastbridgford.org. 

People may have been successfully using the old domains which had been re-routed to www.eastbridgford.org.

Back in November, problems were experienced with the eastbridgford.net domain, and now in January, the same issues have occurred with eastbridgford.com. 

Whilst we thought this was all in hand, and hoped it would be fully resolved by the end of March - some further complications have arisen and we will try to keep you updated.

Please email the WEB EDITOR: editor@eastbridgford.org for further or specific information.

Similarly, you can access the web site through www.eastbridgford.org.  If you know any other site users, please pass the message on!

 

Why not find out more about Directgov, the government’s flagship digital service, which offers people real help with accessing public services and advice.  As well as being available on the website www.direct.gov.uk, it can also be accessed on any internet-enabled mobile phone, and on digital TV.

 

Get the latest update on progress with the playground project.

 

St Peter's Primary is one of the first 6 schools in the country to have been awarded Soil Associations "Food for Life Mark" Silver Award. This is the highest grade currently available, and they can now start working for the Gold Award -  The awards were presented by HRH Prince Charles at a ceremony on Decembers 1st. Find out more.

 

Remember that East Bridgford, as Nottinghamshire's entry in the 2008 Calor Village of the Year? competition.

Well, the village went on to win the Environment prize for the Central Region of England! Read the Village of the Year entry and the review of the award.

 

6 vacancies for co-ordinators mean that without more volunteers the village will have no option but to disband the current scheme. 

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act the Parish Council is required to let members of the public know what information we hold and how they can access it. Click here to view details of how to access information.

 

The Parish Council advises that the final opportunity for comment on the Government's Regional Strategy for East Midlands is here!

 

RUSHCLIFFE BARN OWLS - September 2008

If you are interested in local wild life you have probably already come across The Rushcliffe Barn Owl Project. Find out about a new book available which details their triumphs and tragedies.

 

CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL & MANAGEMENT PLAN - August 2008

The Parish Council has been advised that Rushcliffe has published the East Bridgford Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan along with a revised boundary plan.

 

WALKING IN NOTTINGHAM - August 2008

If you enjoy seeing the countryside on foot, you may be interested in Walking in Nottinghamshire with more than 70 FREE Nottinghamshire walks to download, details of all the books, maps and walking groups in the county.

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