Sutton Bonington
WEEK OF PRAYER. A United Service to celebrate a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being planned for Sutton Bonington Baptist Church on Sunday, January 23 at 10.30am.
If the Covid situation deteriorates, this service may be held at St. Michael’s Church in the village.
TREE WORKS. Sutton Bonington is included in a proposed programme of tree works that is currently being implemented by Rushcliffe Borough Council Grounds Maintenance contractors Streetwise following a survey by an external arboriculturist last year.
The Council maintain around 3,200 individual trees with a further 200 groups or woodlands. Say the council: “The survey recorded basic information about all the trees including adjacent land use, size, health and structure on a database and mapping system.”
They add that as a result of the survey around 1,600 recommendations for work were made, these vary from felling and large scale reductions to minor works.
All the works have been given a priority ranging from urgent/essential down to high, medium and low. Over the coming years the Borojgh intend to implement these recommendations and will arrange repeat surveys.
The programme of work for this winter aims to implement all the essential and urgent work to 275 trees across the Borough including felling 21 trees.
Whilst the majority of the work is in West Bridgford, work is also proposed in Sutton Bonington, East Leake, Keyworth, Cotgrave, Radcliffe on Trent, Bingham, Cropwell Bishop and Cropwell Butler.
The property services team have also appointed Streetwise to plant 43 new trees this winter in various sites across the Borough.
The councils Design and Landscape Officer Tom Pettit on tpettit@rushcliffe.gov.uk is the contact for further information.
RUGBY CALL UP. Rugby football star at Sutton Bonington campus and Nottingham University Jamie Barden has been given congratulations on earning place in the England Rugby sevens squad as its programme returns in 2022!
“We wish Jamie the best of luck in representing the nation this year,” is the message being given to Jamie from the University where he is studying law.
Professional player with England rugby 7’s on a one-year contract, included training with England Rugby XV pre 6 Nations (2019).
Jamie says during his contract he played six of the 10 7s World Series legs, winning a bronze in Sydney and Singapore. He was captain for the England men’s 7s team during the Paris leg of the World Series. He was also part of the England 7s team which qualified team GB 7s for the Tokyo Olympics.
SCHOOL MESSAGE. A message has been put out by Sutton Bonington primary school on the subject of Winter clothing and school equipment
The school say they have noticed recently that some children are not dressed appropriately for the winter months.
“Please ensure that the children have coats, scarves, gloves and hats as we enter a really cold spell. Please also ensure that your child has their book bag in school every day that they are here also. Please ensure that all items that your child can take off are named, the lost property box in the reception area is overflowing!”
New Parent Governor at the school following voting is Mr George Roberts who received the most votes and has officially joined the school Governing body.
New cleaner appointment at the school. Karen Hyman, the school cleaner for 15 years, left her her post at the end of the last term at Christmas. The school held recent interviews and have appointed Mrs Rowland to commence this postfor the new term just started.