Sutton Bonington FLYTIPPING.
SPEED TROLLEY. Sutton Bonington’s speed trolley, regularly to be seen sited at spots in the village where motorists do not take heed of restrictions in force, has a new controller.
Couns. Janet Burgess and David Betts, who were responsible for looking after it, have moved to live at East Leake, and so asked for someone else to take on the responsibility for the unit. Coun. Belinda Simpson with support from Coun. Mike Wright are now undertaking the control of the unit. The duties include changing the battery needed to operate the trolley every ten days and organising for the date collected by its operation to be downloaded.
PANDEMIC CHRISTMAS.
Over the years Sutton Bonington’s Beth Clark has written many hundreds of words under the heading of her special `Beth’s Page’ in Parish Lines, the church magazine. But her entry in the February issue was somewhat different, brought about by the special circumstances created by the current Covid-19 situation.
“As many of you know, I usually host a big family gathering at Christmas. Not in 2020! I prepared about 50% of the food I usually prepare, because, like everyone else, I had no idea what would actually happen. Eventually I hosted four for Christmas Lunch and a different four for Boxing Day. So, I had a fair amount of food left over.
“As I write this at the beginning of January, I have just about finished the eating up and have some nice meals stashed in the freezer. In the past I have tried different recipes for left over Christmas pudding, but none of them have been very satisfactory. This year it occurred to me that the pudding is all dried fruit and probably counts as one of my five a day, so I have been crumbling it on my breakfast cereal with pleasant results!”
Beth said they held two nice services over Christmas, Midnight Mass at St Anne`s and Family Service on Christmas Day at St Michael`s,” adding that of course, the congregation were not allowed to sing, but humming was allowed as long as one kept one’s mouth shut!
Some creative solutions were found to deal with Christmas music. Mark Briggs played his keyboard for the Midnight Service as Margaret Bishop was away. Nik Clarke was unable to leave London for Christmas Day so the Thornhill family, Bridget, Christ, Kezia and occasionally Dora sang some carols and on January 3, when Aidan was self-isolating, the congregation read the hymns through together. “When singing one forgets how beautiful the words often are.”
Beth says the festive masks she made from Christmas material sold quite well so she is planning to make some out of Easter material, I think we will still be wearing face masks for the next few months, but I can`t decide whether to start making simnel cakes for Mothering Sunday.
“I usually make one for church and one for the family. Mothering Sunday is March 14, what are the chances of a) having a service and b) being allowed to give out cake?“
POST OFFICE UPDATE. As discussions take place on the future of the village post office at Sutton Bonington, the parish council have been asked to give financial support to a new group formed who are looking at the possibility of taking over the control of the running of the business.
A report to the parish council the group had been successful in their application to the Plunkett Foundation -- its helps local councils to harness community spirit and boosts recovery support for Community Businesses. -- . for formal support, to help them explore taking on the Post Office and the most suitable structure and set up for this.
It is understood one of the proposed steps will be to establish a Community Benefit Society.
The new group have formally requested a donation from the parish council in the sum of £1460 to cover initial costs for the project.
Further action is being taken to deter rogue fly-tippers from blighting rural landscapes, residents in Sutton Bonington are being told by Rushcliffe Borough Council.
In a statement, the council say Gotham, Barton-in-Fabis and Thrumpton are just one area that have now received new bins and signage instructing motorists to `bin it, don’t dump it’ at lay-bys in the area backing up continued surveillance and monitoring at the sites to catch those who flout the rules.
“The new features, installed by Streetwise on behalf of us, builds on the work of a wider project, following an increase in fly-tipping in the area this year with trade waste and household items being dumped in laybys, roads and verges.”
Nottinghamshire Police, Parish Councils and Borough council representatives joined forces to stop vehicles on the nearby A453 Remembrance Way, Green Lane and Fox Covert Lane to make checks on trade waste and other drivers.
“The partners are working together to combine resources and share information to support even more local action, including surveillance and fly-tip watch groups.
“Residents and businesses are reminded to check that any company or individual they employ to dispose of their waste holds the relevant Trade Waste Carriers’ licence to avoid their unwanted goods contributing to fly-tips.
“This can be completed by them showing the relevant licence in person and checking it with the Environment Agency’s listings of registered businesses.”
The Borough Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods Coun. Rob Inglis said: “The new bins and signs complement the clear message that Rushcliffe Borough Council will not tolerate offenders dumping waste illegally in our picturesque and rural areas.
“Fly-tippers are warned that we are taking this very seriously and by our various monitoring means we will take positive action and prosecute from any evidence gathered and that includes seizing the vehicles involved.”
CRIME NEWS. Crimes in Sutton Bonington investigated by the police during December included the theft of a tractor and four bicycle thefts at the university campus.
On December 29 during the night a tractor was stolen from Soar Lane in the village. It was later spotted in Kinoulton and recovered by the owner.
Between December 15 and 19 four cycles were stolen from the Nottingham University campus in the village. CCTV was viewed by the police and it show male thieves riding one bike and pushing another bike.
Four days before Christmas during the evening suspects broke into a business premises at Old Station Yard and made an unsuccessful attempt to steal a van.
On December 29 an unknown suspect attempted to make a forced entry into a property on the Paddocks using a tool on the back door but failed to get inside the property. Details of the crimes committed during the month have been reported to the local Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator and to East Leake Parish Council
Any residents who wish to contact the local Notts beat officer responsible for the village – P.c. Kelly Carlisle – may contact her at Kelly. carlile@nottinghamshire.pnn. police.uk
She can be followed on twitter @LeakeKworthCops or on facebook at Rushcliffe South Police
Her mobile number is 07725925330
If wish to contact her you can ring 101 ext 3101530, or the control room where a message can be left. Her Sergeant is Sgt 775 Robinson based at Cotgrave Police Station (ext. 3100775).
TRAINING SCHEME. The parish council at Sutton Bonington have paid the Derbyshire Association of Local Councils £50 for a training scheme undertaken by the council chairman, Coun. Julie McMullen-Kerr. The council have also paid the Notts Association of Local Councils £30 for a social media training session.