Sutton Bonington
SCHOOL REMINDER. Parents and carers in Sutton Bonington are being reminded that if they require a school place for September 2021 you need to apply for that between 9 November 2020 and 15 January 2021 .
The message is for those with children who will be five years old between September 1 next year and August 31 in 2022.
Those involved are being told they can apply online at nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ admissions or, if you need help making an application, contact the County Council on 0300 500 80 80. Those living in the County and requiring a school place for September 2021 you need to apply between November 9 this years and January 15,2021
FOOTBALL CLUB. The village football club at Sutton Bonington would welcome more players, and anyone interested is asked to make contact with them for information.
As members of the Leicestershire Senior League the first team got off to a good start with two wins from their first two games, beating Cottesmore Development 1-0 and Thurnby Rangers 3-0. The Reserves registered two draws in their first two games, 1-1 with Asfordby Development and 4-4 against Northfield Emeralds Development, slipping from being 3-1 in front at the half time point…
Recently, on behalf of the football club, Coun. Patrick Hood reported that the club have received a grant of £1,500 and are proposing to build some dug outs and that this will support them to move up into the next league.
They would be submitting a plan to the parish council for formal approval and this would include the details of what the dug outs will look like, and saying any trees removed will be replaced, types of materials to be used,
It was reported by Coun. Hood that a section of the football pitch had been reseeded, following the recent weed killing,
Areas that need additional maintenance would be also be done.
At the same meeting of the council, Coun. Belinda Simpson commented that following the recent attempt to kill the weeds the pitch looks awful and there are concerns that the wrong type of week killer has been used. Any seeding that has taken place will not get into the ground because it needed to have been done when rain was forecast.
Coun Hood commented that a patch test had been carried out with the weed killer.
Council vice chairman Coun Duncan Bembridge said they did need to look at a repair plan for the pitch because it was in very poor condition.
It was agreed that a site meeting needed to take place and then look for a contractor that could offer some guidance on the best way forward to support the repair of the grass and ongoing maintenance.
THEFT WARNING. Residents in Sutton Bonington and all other areas of Rushcliffe are being urged by officers of the Borough Council to remain vigilant after a spate of thefts from sheds and garages in the area.
Patrols are being stepped up and a special operation is being set up to find those responsible for these and the other thefts which have occurred in the Rushcliffe area and bring them to justice and the council appeal to anyone with information or cctv to come forward to help them with their enquires.
“We are aware of a several areas which are being targeted by thieves and urge residents throughout Rushcliffe to take heed of the advice given below, one recent garage burglary, nothing was stolen as a security light and battery operated alarm scared the offenders off before they could steal anything. Please pass this information on to all your family, friends and neighbours.
“Our houses are often protected by complex locks and alarm systems, yet we rarely protect our garages or sheds in the same way.
“Many are often detached from our houses and sometimes isolated at the bottom of our gardens where there is little light or protection from thieves.”
The advice from Rushcliffe is for residents to try to fit some sort of security light, good locks on doors and windows and if possible some sort of alarm, these will deter all but the most determined.
The Borough statement goes on: “If possible you should also consider securing valuable items such as lawn mowers and bicycles, one idea is to use large metal rings screwed into the frame of a shed and into the wall or floor of a garage, then secure the item to the ring using a standard bicycle cable lock, every obstacle we place in their way will slow them down, increasing the risk of discovery and capture.”
CHURCH. St Michael’s Church at Sutton Bonington, under the current regulations during the Coronavirus pandemic situation, continues to be open every day for visitors and continues to hold services there on Sunday mornings at 11am.
The sister St Anne’ Church is not usually open, except for Wednesday morning Communion services which start at 9.30am.
The village is famed for having the two medieval churches, a result of the merging of the two original villages Sutton and Bonington. St. Michael’s Church was the Bonington’s church and St Anne’s Church was Sutton’s church, located down St Anne’s Lane. St Michael’s is the larger -- and much taller -- of the two buildings.
The two ancient ecclesiastical parishes of Sutton and Bonington were united for civil purposes in 1829 and combined in 1923 into one ecclesiastical parish, with one rector appointed from 1950.
St. Michael’s Rectory, situated on the other side of the Midland Main Line, is now used by the University of Nottingham, who have their large campus just north of the village, to house postgraduate students. Related to the situation of the two original parishes, Sutton and Bonington are separate manors, named after their churches — St. Anne and St. Michael respectively.
Regular services, in non-pandemic conditions, continue to be held in both