Sutton Bonington
SHORT OF BELL RINGERS. Sutton Bonington is looking for more people who might be interested in taking up the art of campanology.
Annette Boden says the churches of St Michael’s and St Anne’s are still very short of bell ringers in the parish and they have re-opened the Main Church after the winter shut down, making the demand on ringers even heavier.
Annette says if there is anyone at all that would be interested in looking into bell ringing then they would be delighted to hear from them,.
“We are always keen to teach anyone who is interested in becoming a bell ringer,” she says, adding that young people need to be of senior school age.
“It is a skill that takes some time and dedication to learn --like learning to drive a car -- but once you have learned to handle a bell, then a lifetime of learning and enjoyment is open to you.”
Annette says if anyone is interested please contact her at annette.boden@ googlemail.com or the Ringing Master Bernard Smith at bernard492smith@ btinternet.com VIEWS ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. Parishioners in Sutton Bonington have been asked by the parish council to give their views on what, if any, new housing development should go ahead in the village.
A questionnaire has been circulated to residents which says the parish council would like to know the views of residents about any future housing in the village, with them being asked to return the forms to the village Post Office.
The questions asked were if the respondent would like to see development in Sutton Bonington and if so what kind of development they would like and what sites within the village they would consider suitable for development.
Rushcliffe Borough Council could be looking to an increase in the number of homes in Sutton Bonington and by as many as 150 and have said they could consider a site between Charnwood Fields and the A6006 for any such development.
Earlier this year a good number of village residents took the opportunity to question Borough Council planning officers about the possible plans for more housing to be developed there when they staged a five hour consultation exercise there in the village hall.
Currently the Borough Council are looking to find sites for 900 more homes they need to cater for in their area and Sutton Bonington could provide some of the land that would be required.
Overall the Borough are having to find sites for 13,000 homes in the period up to 2028 and while they have allocations for the major areas within their boundaries - such as East Leake, Ruddington, Bingham - they are short of being able to totally match their required figures using them alone.
Sutton Bonington is one of five new areas the Borough are looking at for additional housing provision, the others being Cropwell Bishop, East Bridgford, Gotham and Tollerton.
A spokesman for the Borough says all the five villages concerned could meet the requirements they need to have for development, including having a school and a shop.
Mr Richard Mapletoft from the Borough Planning Policy section, says they had prepared for the second part of their Local Plan (Local Plan Part 2) which includes further policies and proposals for housing, Green Belt, employment, retail, open spaces, nature conservation and some other matters,” he says.
“We are now undertaking an additional round of consultation to consider further where new homes might be built.”
Mr Mapletoft has confirmed the main reason for their Borough-wide latest consultation was because extra land may potentially be needed for housing development within Rushcliffe.
“This could include identifying sites for new homes at a wider range of towns and villages than was previously being considered,” a comment explaining why Sutton Bonington could find itself in the midst of proposals for additional housing.
The officer says they had been consulted on a draft Green Belt Review for some extra sites. ” It will provide supporting information when considering possible revisions to Green Belt boundaries within the rural parts of Rushcliffe,” says Mr Mapletoft.
The report issued by the Borough for their consultati0n exercise said if the Local Plan Part 2 did allocate land at Sutton Bonington for housing development the total amount identified would be dependent on a range of factors including the capacity of local facilities, including schools and doctors’ surgery and infrastructure to sustain new homes, the potential physical impact pf development on locations around the village, including how the Green Belt would be affected and how quickly particular sites would be able to deliver new homes.
The report said it would become clearer as potential development proposals became more certain what new or improved services and facilities were required to support new housing.
The Borough spokesman said there is one site in Sutton Bonington that has been put forward by a landowner as being potentially suitable for housing development and if identified as being suitable should therefore contribute to resolving the current shortfall in the amount of land that is available for housing development over the next few years. VILLAGE WORSHIP. ‘ Village Worship’ is the name of the new monthly service at Sutton Bonington St Michael’s Church which is designed to be short, very informal and to appeal to people of all ages, from babies to grannies and not forgetting grandads.
Those attending will be assured of a friendly warm welcome, and they will be able to sing some of their favourite hymns and, as well, enjoy refreshments afterwards.
The next services will be held at 11.00am
“We do hope you will be able to come and join us,” is the message from the church.