Village news
WHIST. The second weekly whist drive, under the auspices of Sutton Bonington Bowls Club, took place on Monday, January 29, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
The drive was attended by 21 players, and it is hoped that the number will grow has word gets around.
This week’s winners were Freda Blyth, Trevor Popay, Pat knight, Joan Ball, Brian Tipper and Dorothy Winfield. The highest half winners were Alan Richardson and Shealagh Stafford.
Raffle winners were Keith Hopewell, Dorothy Winfield, Bill Kyle and Mike Grout.
Whilst learning the ropes - the “tricks” of the trade - , I am grateful for the support of my fellow Bowls Club members who have turned out in number during our closed season to help set up, make and serve tea and biscuits and donate prizes.
The next whist drive will be February 12.
PRAYER AND SHARE. Sutton Bonington’s ‘Prayer & Share’ sessions organised by the parish churches continue, and meets on the first Monday of each month at a different venue.
If you would like to attend or would like to request prayer for a person or a situation, please contact Jane Barney 01509 673924.
SPEED TROLLEY BATTERY STOLEN. The parish council at Sutton Bonington are to use smart water as a mean to attempt to deter problems with their Community Road Safety speed trolley.
Members were told that the battery for the trolley had been stolen. A new one had to be purchased.
The council that Smart Water be applied to the monitor and that signage warning people that Smart Water has been used be shown.
CHRISTMAS MARKET RESULT. Final results for the Christmas Market held in aid of St Anne’s and St Michaels churches at Sutton Bonington show that the profit was up on the 2016 event.
Thanks have been offered to everyone who helped at the Christmas Market, held for 2017 back at the Village Hall after a year at the village school and who then attended the event to raise the money concerned..
The individual results from the day were: Door £55; Guess Teddy’s name £20; Santa’s Grotto, Guides and Brownies sweets and toys £125; Crafts/ plants £99; Tombola £134; Books £61; Cakes £130; White Elephant £65; Teas £154; Raffle £129; Tin Alley £16; Christmas stall £26, making a total income of £1014.
The expenses against the event were hire of hall £132; Echo Ad £20; Paper and Ink £25; Santa gifts £56, a total of £233 and leaving a Net profit for church funds of £781.
Special thanks hvw been given to the Guides for decorating the Grotto in the morning as well as making things for the stall, selling all afternoon and then helping with the tidying up!
Churchwarden Mrs Beth Clarke says they made £30 more than in 2016, which, considering the rent was £50 more than tey paid for the school in 2016, was a very good result.
PARK LANE APPLICATION. Sutton Bonington parish council have not objected to a planning application for a single storey rear/side extension at 19 Park Lane in the village.
FRIENDLY TENNIS CLUB. Sutton Bonington Tennis Club, one of the best known it the area, is situated on Landcroft Lane on the outskirts of the vllage.
While it is just a small, sociable club with four all weather, floodlight courts for year round play, it is recognised in the area for being a successful club.
Say the club: “We have several teams in the county leagues in both summer and winter, and run friendly club nights on a Tuesday and Thursday. Individual or group coaching is available with our qualified club coach, who also organises active Junior sessions on a Wednesday.”
New members of all standards are always very welcome.
WANT TO JOIN? Sutton Bonington residents are being reminded that they would be welcomed as members of the Soar Valley U3A (University of the Third Age) which holds its main meetings at the village hall at Normanton on Soar and which provides relaxed learning and leisure activities for retired people in your area.
More information can be obtained by calling Membership Secretary Lorna Orton on 01332 811030 or visit the branch website – http://u3asites.org.uk/ soar-valley.
WORKWITH POLICE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. Police have advised Sutton Bonington parish council of details of the revitalised Key Individual Network programme from the Nottinghamshire force..
The scheme is intended for people with a good knowledge and a good relationship within their community who are willing to work with the police to help improve safety by advising the local Police and partners on concerns or tensions in the community, helping the police and partners understand communities better, facilitate communication and consultations for proposed changes to community safety policy and provide more representative views of communities, provide information to police and partners about upcoming events and festivals to help protect and engage with their citizens and passing on and feeding back community safety information or messages of reassurance from the Police/Partners to their community.
The council received the information but took no action on it.
NO OBJECTION. Sutton Bonington parish council did not object to a planning application made to Rushcliffe Borough Council seeking permission for a single storey extension to the rear of the property at The Walled Garden at St Anne’s Manor on Hungary Lane.
EASTER ON APRIL 1. For the first time in over 70 years, Easter Day this year falls on April 1, a point made by Sutton Bonington’s parish priest the Rev Michael Brock.
Writing in the parish magazine for St Michael’s and St Anne’s parish churches, Mr Brock says one of the quirks of the calendar is that when Ash Wednesday falls on the 14th February, St Valentine’s Day then, unless it is a leap year, Easter Day falls on April 1.
He goes on to say that this coincidence last happened 1945, over seventy years ago, but interestingly, it will happen again in 2029, unless the church has decided to fix the date of Easter, something that has been mooted many times.
“So Easter Day this year will be day of Joy and Jokes, as some wit has put it,” adds Mr Brock.
“But before then we have the serious business of Lent and this year the ecumenical Lent Group in Sutton Bonington will be studying some of Jesus’ most memorable sayings – The Beatitude,” he says.
The Beatitudes are the opening lines of the Sermon on the Mount, spoken by Jesus as a guide to his followers and disciples. But the Beatitudes are much more than a historical speech, they are a template for disciples today.
Adds Mr Brock: “These sayings get to the heart of the Christian life, because they address what is going on in our hearts and minds, rather than just our actions. They are about our hopes, our desires, our attitudes, our values, i.e. the things that shape our actions.
“Let me give you a couple of examples. We are familiar with the first beatitude, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ The best modern paraphrase of this verse that I have come across is, ‘Blessed are those who are not full of themselves, for they will find true peace and lasting joy.’ It is very easy to name some of those who ‘are full of themselves’. Social Media is awash with them.
They have a lot to say about the world and even more about themselves. Yet so often their voices divide and wound, rather that unite and heal.
“Take another example, the third of Jesus’ beatitudes, ‘Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.’ We can easily believe the message of the media that it is the rich and the powerful who determine our thoughts, attitudes, and actions. It can seem that it is the celebrities, idolized by the press, TV and the internet, who are the ones who influence us most.
“But ask people who they respect then something quite different emerges. People admire, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, Martin Luther-King, Nelson Mandela, The Dalai Lama, Pope Francis. Their gentle lives were and are devoted to compassion, justice, freedom, peace. Are they not the ones who inspire us? What kind of world do we hope for? One ruled by powerful or one shaped by the meek?”
The Minister says during Lent they will be looking at the nine beatitudes of Jesus. “We shall see how they apply to our world and to our daily lives. Do join us on Tuesday afternoons at the Baptist Church, starting on Shrove Tuesday – February 13”
ANNUAL SHOW MEETING. Following on close behind their annual presentation evening – when over £5,000 was handed out to various charities and groups – Sutton Bonington Show now has its annual meeting on Tuesday next week, February 13. It will be held in the village hall library room and start at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend.
HISTORY OF SHERWOOD FOREST. Valentines Day makes no different to Sutton Bonington Local History Society because their next meeting on is on Wedneday next week, February 14 when Andy Gaunt will be the speaker with a subject entitled ‘ The Archaeology and History of Sherwood Forest and King John’s Palace’.
The speaker is Community Archaeologist with Mercian Archaeological Service and well recognised for his knowledge of Sherwood Forest.
The meeting will as usual be held in the Methodist Schoolroom, starting at 7.30pm.
Visitors are welcome, and there is a charge of £3 which includes coffee.
Wysall
PARISH COUNCIL REPORT. Parish councillors at Wysall were told they will need to appoint a Data Protection Officer, and it cannot, it seems, be the clerk or a member. There is confusion and while the council has put £150 in the budget because that is what was suggested, it is now suggested it could be very much more than that.
Police are keeping eye on the pavement parking.
The clerk was asked to contact them to make a request for a visit by the police speed van. Flower trough: The Notts County Council require a map with the positions marked and the chairman would ask Mr Mike Stanley to produce a plan for the clerk to forward.
Coun. Reg Adair said the County Council had reinstated its Local Improvement Scheme and was allocating £1m for grants. It was agreed the chairman contact Coun. John Cottee in respect of an application in respect of the funding for a proposed plaque to be sited on land on the front of the village hall to commemorate the ‘ Thankful Village’ status of Wysall.
Following a Keep Britain Tidy suggestion the council agreed to organise a litter pick at 9.30am on March 3 , with coffee and biscuits served to those taking part, before they set off.
Coun. Helen Lewin, wrote following an accident in icy conditions, on Keyworth Road Wysall. The meeting felt this was an ongoing problem but one which was difficult to control unless drivers took more care.
Commemoration of the end of WW1. The meeting gave confirmation of plans to mark the event on November 11 this year. There would be a service in Wysall church in the morning and the vicar would carry out the dedication of the proposed ‘ Thankful’ plaque in the evening when there would be a bonfire held as well. Budget and precept 2018-9. The council studied a report presented by the chairman and one by the clerk and unanimously agreed that the precept figure for 2018-9 be £11,798 as proposed by Coun. Stephens and seconded by Coun. Redfern.
Village Hall: The chairman Coun. Sam Stephens said recent work in the hall regarding the provision of the projector equipment had revealed there was no roof insulation system in place. It was agreed to see if funding could be available for a scheme from the East Midlands Airport and Notts County Council. The chairman would obtain an estimate for the work to be carried out. Mr Mike Stanley was to be asked to improve the locks on the patio doors.
Plans were in hand through Mr Mike Stanley for a defibrillator training evening. The council were told that Rushcliffe Borough Council were looking to make information available for residents on the need to dispose of plastics etc in the correct manner.
The chairman said he had spoken to Mrs Pat Roberts in regard to the project to mark the work of her husband David in the village leading up to his passing away. Efforts were being made to seek residents to sign up to the village Facebook page.
Kegworth Mike Elliott 0115 937 6506 elliottnews@btconnect.com
ABBA SENSATION RETURN. The fabulous Abba Sensation group, who have appeared both home and abroad, are to make a return visit to Kegworth next month after their sell out concert in the village last year.
And this time the show, which drew a full to capacity audience to the village hall, and organised through the hugely popular and successful ONE KEGWORTH organisation will be on two nights, Thursday and Friday March 15 and 16.
Immediately after the sell out event last year, there were calls for a repeat show this year and the fact it is for two nights has been received with excitement.
The shows will again be held in Kegworth Village Hall, tickets for Thursday 15th are £10 with consessions at £9 and for Friday are £12.50. Ticket outlets are Lovage Homes at 27 The Market Place, Picture This at 3a The Dragwell and Soar Tackle at 6 The Market Place.
On each evening there will be a bar and raffle to help everyone enjoy the evening which will start at 7-30pm.
For groups of eight or more organisers are asked to please contact 01509 670581 or mail hello@onekegworth.co.uk
Long Whatton and Diseworth
Mike Elliott 0115 937 6506 elliottnews@btconnect.com
MIDWINTER SUPPER. Diseworth’ s parish church of St Michael’s and All Angels staged a special event in the form of a Midwinter Hot Supper. The menu served to those attending was hot casseroles and potatoes, followed by a dessert. Those attending took their own drinks.
The church has confirmed it will be holding its annual Open Day and Gift Day on Saturday February 24. The church will be open for the coffee morning and then for the rest of the day for light refreshments.
Those visiting will be able to see details of a number of repairs which are to be carried out in the church, together with plans and quotes for the work in question .