Sutton Bonington
Mike Elliott 0115 937 6506 elliottnews@btconnect.com
FRANK CLARKE FUNERAL SERVICE. The death has occurred of one of Sutton Bonington’s best known and liked residents Mr Frank Clarke.
A former parish councillor - he retired last May - and organiser of the horticultural and flower show of the annual Village Show each September, Frank died after a short illness. He was aged 77.
His funeral takes place on Friday this week (January 31) at St Michael’s parish church at 11am. The Rev Michael Brock, formerly in charge at the church, returns from retirement to take the service.
MUSIC SOCIETY LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS. Sutton Bonington Music Society runs four ensembles on Sutton Bonington Campus, involving the Sutton Bonington Symphony Orchestra, Sutton Bonington Singers, Sutton Bonington Big Band and Sutton Bonington Folk Band.
The Society say they are always looking for new members in their ensembles and are particularly keen on getting the community involved!
The message to the village is “Why not try something different this New Year and give one of the groups a try?
“We aim to accommodate all standards of playing and singing so come and give it a go! Please contact Maria on stymis@nottingham.ac.uk for more details.”
The Sutton Bonington Big Band is again hosting Jazz in the Barn on Saturday 15th February in the Barn at the Sutton Bonington Campus. “Come and join us for a relaxed, informal evening of jazz and swing, showing the very best of what the SBBB can do!”
Doors will open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. Tickets may be purchased on the door for £3 with free entry for under 16s. Please contact Maria (stymis@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have any queries. The Sutton Bonington Singers will be performing their annual Songs in Spring on Saturday 21st March at 7:00pm in the Barn, at the Sutton Bonington Campus. Refreshments are included in the £4 tickets price and will be available on the door. For more information please contact Maria (stymis@nottingham. ac.uk).
The Sutton Bonington Singers will also be performing with the Sutton Bonington Symphony Orchestra at Sutton Bonington Fest on 9th May. More details to follow!
HOLIDAY PLAY SCHEME. Dates have already been announced for this year’s holiday play scheme in Sutton Bonington and will be Monday 27th July to Friday 31st July and Monday 3rd August to Friday 7th August. As usual and families are being encouraged to take part.
As usual last year’s scheme was a good success and a big thank you was expressed by the organisers of the annual event when they said they wanted to say thanks for the support given to it.
They said they wanted to express their thanks to everyone who had attended along and enjoyed all the activities and fun which were part of this year’s scheme.
Financial support was provided by Nottinghamshire County Council, and Sutton Bonington, Normanton-on-Soar and Kingston-on-Soar Parish Councils and the organisers have expressed grateful thanks for the continued support of the local councils.
PASTURE LANE APPLICATION. No objection has been made by Sutton Bonington parish council to plans to extend a property on Pasture Lane in the village.
A single storey side and rear extension has been applied for the property at 18 Pasture Lane and he parish council agreed it did not wish to make any objection.
QUIZ NIGHT FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES. Thanks have been expressed to all the teams that took part in a quiz night at Sutton Bonington Baptist Church when £375 was raised to support Syrian refugees.
The funds raised will be multiplied seven times thanks to a scheme run by a generous donor on behalf of Christian Aid.
Thanks have also been expressed to the villagers who supported the Church’s Rock Solid and RS Plus clubs’ trolley dash by generously donating items for Joseph’s Storehouse.
POLICE REQUEST TO REPORT INCIDENTS. Police are urging residents in Sutton Bonington to report all incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour.
Villagers have been advised that if they witness a crime as it is happening they should dial 999 immediately.
In the case of crimes or other concerns that do not require an emergency response, residents are asked to call 101.
Police say they are advised to report all cases, as statistics are taken into consideration when allocating Pcs and PCSOs to particular areas.
Police say while individual incidents may seem insignificant they are all part of the bigger picture.
CEILIDH AT VILLAGE HALL. ollowing a successful quiz night that raised £373 for club funds, Sutton Bonington and District Tennis Club will be holding another fund -raising and social event at Normanton-on-Soar Village Hall.
The club are holding a Ceilidh with the Charlie’s Ant Band on Saturday this weekend, February 1 at Normanton Village Hall. Tickets are £15 each to include a buffet supper with bring-your-own drinks.
For more information and tickets please contact Rod on 07785 263152.
Junior coaching remains the same times during the winter on Saturday mornings and Wednesday late afternoons with adult play on Tuesday evenings
The club is based on Landcroft Lane and has four all-weather flood-lit courts for year-round play.
Find more information about the club @Sutton Bonington tennis club.
HOLY INNOCENTS DAY.
Holy Innocents Day when the Church as a whole remembers the babies who were slaughtered by King Herod in an attempt to kill the baby Jesus were be recognised during a special service at St. Anne’s Church in Sutton Bonington
On Holy Innocents’ Day the Church remembers children and babies who have died or been miscarried.
Candles were available in St. Anne’s Church throughout the day to light in memory of holy innocents.
NATURE RESERVE WORK PROGRAMME. The need for an organised plan of proposals for a programme of work at Sutton Bonington’s Spinney and Meadows Nature Reserve is being looked at by the parish council.
The Reserve is a four hectare site containing grassland, woodland, a dyke and a pond. Ridge and furrow patterns can be seen in the meadow and the site is adjacent to the River Soar.
Coun. David Betts told a recent meeting of the parish council that he felt currently there was no need for any work to be carried out at the Reserve, but did say the area is very boggy, said not to be a surprise because of the recent consistent heavy falls of rain.
The parish council is to contact Notts County Council wildlife section and also to ask the local Tree Warden to have a look at the area and draft a proposal of works for it.
COUNCIL TAX PRECEPT.
Sutton Bonington parish council are calling for a council tax precept income of £28,500 for the coming 2020 /2021 financial year starting on April 1, an increase of £2,699 on the current year’ Mrs Jenny Faulks figure.
In both 2018 / 2019 and 2019 / 2020 the council sought the same precept figure, £25,801. The figure in the current financial year was left the same as for 2018 / 2019 because of difficulties created by the sudden death of the then clerk, Mrs Jenny Faulks and the availability of some of the financial papers required to produce the necessary figures.