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HEADLINE NEWS What’s On in & 8, 9,10 Surrounding areas &11 Rainworth Resident starts new business MB Service Centre—See Page Better Business 12,13,14 & 15 11 House & Home 16 & 17 ―As One Door Closes Another Door Opens” Positive News! Lots more news 18 & 19

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Rainworth & Blidworth Detached Youth Project. Celebrates Third Anniversary ‗The Youthy‘ at the Blidworth Methodist church– Check out Business Page 15 Every Wednesday evening 5.30-7.30).

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GROUP A POPULAR SUCCESS MONTH Rainworth and Blidworth Free Community Blidworth Menswear Exceptional Hairdressing 17th May—16th June Fun Day. Factory Shop Exceptional Staff Due to the huge success, the ‗Chair Based Exercises‘, Check our reasons to Following the success of last year, Rainworth and Exceptional Styles a safe and gentle one-hour exercise class for mature ―We make what you see in the smile page 4 Blidworth Churches together are hosting this year's people will continue weekly at Cambridge Close HIGH STREET‖ Fun Day at Rainworth Miner's Welfare field on Community Centre. Tel: 01623 795511 Saturday June 20th from 12 - 3 pm, followed by songs We are looking for new instructors, so if anyone is Mens Formal Suits only £45 FATHERS DAY Kirklington Road, Rainworth of praise. interested in being a new volunteers and/or coach that SUNDAY 21ST As well as food (BBQ, Cakes, Cream Teas) at cost, would help be great.. Mens Dinner Suits only £45 JUNE there will be stalls, games, face painting and free enter- Classes are Mondays. Time: 10 am—11zm .Cost £2.00. Call in to see our staff for tainment from local bands, dance school, uniformed We also offer a hot new summer styles! All Welcome. For further information contact: Support your local groups etc. Come along and enjoy a great full businesses! Tanning Course with 30 minutes FREE! COMMUNITY day. Prizes for fancy dress! Many local Sarah Ferneyhough, Healthy Lifestyle Officer, Newark ALTERATIONS Take Dad out to a local restaurant or community groups such as the library, police and and Sherwood District Council. Tel: 01636 655707. SERVICE ON public house. Buy a gift from a local money advice centre are running stalls. If your group MEN’S & LADIES store. Check out the newsletter for ways VOUCHER PAGE 4* to show how much you love and would like to have a free stall, ring Jeremy on 797733 garments appreciate your Dad. for details. Sherwood House, Dale Lane, Blidworth, Notts. NG21 0SA Tel: 01623 793073

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Page 2 Page 19 Hello from your Rainworth Reporter Editor; Diane Carter a local resident LAST MINUTE NEWS, ADVERTS AND GREETINGS with a local business! Schedule of Mobile Library Visits to Rainworth. Please note these mobile library times will no longer be in

the newsletter but on the blog. Cut out and keep or go on Some of you many wonder as a For further information please contact: Library, the blog: www.rainworthreporter.wordpress.com Rainworth resident why I took over the Forest Road, New Ollerton, Newark, Notts NG22 9PL. Blidworth Focus? Tel: 01623 860274 for new year visits. Thursdays fortnightly. Well as I explained many groups run as joint Well, another edition has arrived! Next visit 7th May 09. New Friday visits see times opposite. ventures, therefore I can ensure they are Stop Arrival Time Departure Time Plus so it seems has the sunshine, RAINWORTH IN THE SNOW promoted in both villages. Also many Stop Arrival Time Departure Time which is enough to make us all Remember the March/April Caravan Site business people live in Rainworth and work 9.40 9.50 smile! Everywhere is so doom and competition for the ‗Rainworth in the Holmwood Road 11.00 11.15 gloom in the media so I thought I in Blidworth or vice versa so it ensures I can Snow‘ Competition? Leeway Road 9.55 10.10 maintain that low cost advertising for them. Rufford Avenue (Lime Tree Place) 11.20 11.40 would offer some reasons to Southwell Road East 10.25 smile, see page 4 and I invite you PLUS both newsletters now come under the Congratulations to Willice 10.15 new business title plus mission statement Rufford Avenue (Birch Tree Avenue) 11.40 11.50 to offer your reasons to smile for Lindsay the Winner with his The Close 10.30 10.40 the next edition. photo above Sherwood Road (no. 13) 11.50 12.10 As many of you know, I have Marathon Media Helmsley Road 10.45 11.05 Willice won a £10 voucher for Sunday Holbeck Way 12.15 12.30 taken on the Blidworth Focus Building Local Businesses newsletter, which has been Strengthening Communities Lunch for two at Preston Road 1.40 1.45 running for about 9 years. Just to The Lurcher Public House E X C E keep you informed we will be Cambridge Road (No. 31) 1.50 2.00 Both visions are strong especially in the Westbrook Drive keeping the newsletters separate current economic climate and the social Cambridge Road (No. 15) 2.00 2.10 School of Motoring to maintain that ‘personal’ touch. culture we live in. Rainworth L However, many articles will be Any questions or feedback please see email Cambridge Close 2.10 2.30 Friendly, patient and caring professionals duplicate as lots of clubs and address below. Thank you. Diane . Editor To see the photo in full colour visit: Allendale 2.35 2.45 organisations are joint ventures. www.rainworthreporter.wordpress.com Pass-Plus, theory Tuition, Refresher Courses Darricott Close 2.50 3.05 D.S.A. Approved Driving Instructors

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Church Event—13th June 2009 Community Concert RAINWORTH BLIDWORTH & featuring Shirebrook Unison Brass Band 500 Most Wanted criminals arrested DISTRICT Branch of the Royal British Legion, In the grounds of St Georges Church, Warsop Lane, hold their meetings at POTTERS on every first Rainworth (held indoors if wet)

Thursday of the month at 8pm. All welcome to our Doors open 2pm, concert takes place from 4-6pm Most Wanted, the charity Crimestoppers‘ online tool for law enforcement to publicise wanted suspects, has helped police to arrest 500 meetings BBQ's provided, bring your own chairs and food. criminals in just over three years since launching in 2005. Bouncy Castle, tea/coffee and face painting available. VETERAN’S DAY—27TH JUNE £3 for adults, £1 for children, all proceeds go to St Geor- The 500th arrest was made by Police of a local man wanted for taking/interfering with conveyances. Most Wanted is part of Sponsored walk, barbecue, bric-a-brac, Afternoon ges, St Simon & St Judes and Rainworth Method- the crime-fighting charity‘s website www.crimestoppers-uk.org and is the place for police to upload appeals for their most wanted individu- ist church. Tickets available via 793429 or 792928C/O als, to help find where criminals may be hiding and to identify people unknown to the police. The Most Wanted page is the most popular Disco. To be held at Potters Snooker Club. Amanda Morley. Verger area of Crimestoppers‘ website, with 215,000 unique visitors last year, which is about one in every two visitors to the site. For more information contact: Chairman: Mike Steel Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, Founder and Chair of Crimestoppers, said: ―Most Wanted has assisted the police to appeal to the public for informa- tion on some extremely dangerous and violent individuals. In just over three years of launching, 500 criminals have been arrested. This on: 01623 409004 shows how powerful the internet is in the fight against crime and how useful the public find it, by providing a quick and easy way to look at appeals from across the country and to pass on vital information about these suspects anonymously.‖ Detective Chief Superintendent Ian Sandra Overton, Branch Secretary The Rainworth Tenants & Residents Association are here for you if Waterfield, Director of Intelligence, , said: ―In addition to this great news, I am also pleased to say that here in Not- you have any problems with neighbours or issues in your local area. For tinghamshire we are at the top of all 43 forces in the country in making arrests through Most Wanted. It is quite fitting that we have made meeting dates and venues contact:: th that 500 arrest, as to date we have arrested 121 of those 500. We cannot take the credit for these arrests, the hard work is done by the Voluntary Chairman; Ron Longmate on: 01623 406578 public who access the site and go on to give invaluable information that leads to the arrests.‖ An interview with Hazel Robinson; our new vicar OR Treasurer: Alan Walter: 01623 400895 In addition to stand-alone appeals, there are many campaigns run through Most Wanted, working in partnership with: the Serious Organised How are you settling in? Crime Agency (SOCA) on Operation Captura, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP) and feeding appeals through to Very well, thanks. I‘m starting to find my way around the house and The Sun newspaper online and http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/crime the area and learning a few names. I‘m especially looking forward to Easter, as we have plenty of enjoyable events in which people can ALSO – ―We need to hear from anyone who knows who is committing burglary in the area especially who has and is selling this participate. As part of the Building Better Communities initiative by Tell us a bit about your background. Nottinghamshire County Council, Rainworth Parish stolen goods on‖. Sarah Smithurst . Crimestoppers Co ord Officer .Holmes House X 817 1439 Council were instrumental in developing a new focal My Dad was a coal miner, so I grew up in a mining community. I trained as a nurse and worked as a nurse for about 23 years. For point in the centre of Rainworth, a place to sit and the last six years, I was a Marie Curie nurse, which I loved. This was watch the world go by, meet friends or just to have a God‘s preparation time for me. rest before the long walk home. 15 new seats in various locations throughout the village have also been Do you have any hobbies? replaced as part of the scheme. We recognise that I enjoy cooking – and eating! My favourite author is Terry Pratchett creating an attractive village centre and enhancing and and I love reading all his books. I also enjoy watching Agatha improving the appearance of local street scenes will Christie murder mysteries on TV. have a positive effect on our residents and reinvigorate Why did you decide to become a vicar? our village. It was not something that I have always wanted to do: I am probably If residents would like to suggest any other ideas that the most reluctant vicar in the Church of ! But I felt that would greatly enhance Rainworth we would like to hear God was calling me to this job. from you. Why Blidworth and Rainworth? Please call the Parish Office on 01623 490259 or When I read the advert for the job, I looked at the parish informa- contact us by email at [email protected] tion, and immediately I could see myself here. Something about the area called out to me. And as soon as I started to meet the people in the area, I felt convinced that I was in the right place. Dawn Jones Where were you previously? Clerk to Rainworth Parish Council I trained at St. John‘s College, , and worked as a curate PC 505 Annette Johnson in Toton. Beat Manager for Blidworth & Rainworth Do you have any tips for spiritual well-being? Safer Neighbourhood Team The Heritage Society -We are a newly formed Live thankfully. If we have a thankful heart, it colours the whole way Blidworth Police Station society. We meet at the Blidworth Library on 01623 420999 ext 3370 / 07747 155417 that we live. the first Tuesday of the month at 5 pm. New Priest in Charge Blidworth & Rainworth. members are most welcome. Should anyone be Article C/O Jeremy Erde Pastor of Sherwood Community Rainworth Police Surgery– surgery dates are 21st May and 30th Church willing to donate or loan ( for copying and return) July. Please telephone above number for times Hazel invites you to the St Simon & St Judes Church Coffee Shop. photographs of Blidworth and District through the Open 10-12 on Thurs Fri or Sat mornings. years please contact the following number 01623 798028. Will collect. C/O Eric Hall

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FEEDING THE FAMILY ON A BUDGET VEGGIE SOUP-Serves 4 400g chopped raw vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, celery, car- Irvin Robinson Marker Bulletin rots MONDAY 27 APRIL 2009 600g potatoes peeled and chopped Painting by Numbers extra £30,000 borrowing for every UK household. Having contribution limit for individual savings accounts (ISAs) to 2 tbsp of oil 1400ml stock set the scene Mr. Darling then went on to say how he £10,200 of which savers will be allowed to invest up to The highlight of the week was of course the Budget, the intended to ultimately balance the books – a crucial part half into cash with the balance into stocks and shares. Fry the chopped raw veg with the potatoes in the oil for a few min- contents of which had mostly been leaked beforehand but of which is to increase tax revenues. Having only recently Those aged over 50 in October will be able to take utes until they start to soften. Cover with stock and simmer for 15 which nevertheless gave Alistair Darling the opportunity announced a new top tax rate of 45% in last year‘s Pre- advantage of the new limits whilst the rest of us will have minutes until nice and soft. Blend for a smooth soup or eat as a to spread a little optimism amidst the financial gloom. The Budget Report, the Chancellor explained that this new to wait until next April. numbers were rather worrying and for some – notably rate would actually be 50% for individuals earning more The message of this budget appears to be clear, use chunky broth. those earning more than £150,000 per year – positively than £150,000 from April 2010. On top of higher taxes, pensions now - while you can, perhaps worth noting that horrible. The Chancellor understandably started by getting high-flyers will also see a reduction in higher-rate tax relief anyone earning above £150k who was in the habit of Serve with wholemeal bread for a healthy treat the bad news out of the way first – divulging how much from April 2011 with relief being tapered down to the making regular monthly contributions to a pension can still 20% basic rate for those earning more than £180,000. benefit from full tax relief of 40%. All 40% tax payers the government would have to borrow to extricate the country from its current parlous state. With the economy The Sunday Times said that about 750,000 people should take note and consider maximising their pension predicted to contract by 3.5%, public borrowing is set to could be hit by the changes over the next decade premiums, or risk losing it. Even those who do earn more rise to £175bn this year (equivalent to 12.4% of GDP) and, according to experts, who point out that the government than £150k and who face the prospect of lower tax relief although the Chancellor predicts a return to growth next has said it has no plans to increase the new threshold in on their future pension contributions still have the same year borrowing is still planned to be £173bn. As The line with inflation. All those earning over £100,000 would need to build up their retirement fund, only now they will rd Financial Times pointed out, the net borrowing of also see their personal allowance reduce by £1 for every have to look at all their investment options. 3 Rainworth Brownies £348bn over the next two years is more than all previous £2 income they receive over this figure. On the positive governments put together and apparently equivalent to an side, the Chancellor announced an increase in the annual Brownies meet at Rainworth Methodist Church at 6m on Fridays for fun and adventures. We The article above is a section taken from a weekly article written by Irvin Robinson of St James‘s Place Wealth Management & Chair of Mansfield 2020 Business Group. For the rest of the editorial please visit the business page of the Rainworth Reporter blog. www.rainworthreporter.wordpress.com have fun, make friends, play games, learn skills, make things and earn badges. St. James‘s Place Wealth Management, 62 Commercial Gate, Mansfield, Notts, NG18 1EU Tel: 01623 632263 - Fax 01623 629590 Mobile 07989 557317 e-mail: [email protected]

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Why not come along to the local, friendly The Hive Programme offers regular FREE training Do you know the ‗Nutty Tarts‘?? Well go along to the ―No Nonsense Just…..Networking” Group programmes Tel: 01623 600829 B J Bakery at Blidworth and meet Amy and Kath. They both love dressing up for charity at various times, nota- The Lurcher Public House Mansfield 2020 Mean Business bly Halloween, Children in Need and Comic Relief. You Westbrook Drive, Rainworth, Mansfield can see from the photo they made the best of Easter Mansfield 2020 is a prestigious breakfast business group offering the opportunity to build better business with their great costumes and all customers received a FREE Cadbury‘s cream egg. So far owners Mark and relationships Be Our Guest. If you are in business in Next meetings Tuesday 5th May and Tuesday 2nd June 09 Beverley, (the bunny in the middle) alongside the team Mansfield, Ashfield, Bolsover, Newark or Nottingham and have raised £300 for Comic Relief and Children in Need £5.00 for attendance - Includes light breakfast and coffee/tea want to increase networking potential and business and there is always a tin in the shop for a donation. The support, why not attend one of our monthly breakfast meetings as our guest. The meetings are held on the last bakery offers tasty sandwiches, jacket potatoes, cakes, THIRD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON 5TH MAY bread and lots more. They have a special cake portfolio Thursday of the month at the Civic Centre, Mansfield from

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BETTER BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW During the Easter break at The Old KniGhts accountants Fire Station Day Nursery, the chil- This edition’s review is kindly sent by Julian Sharp of Quality Childcare For All dren in the toddler room had an Vigence Ltd, a Microsoft Software Reseller Company At our Small, Friendly Village Nursery. 62 Commercial Gate, Mansfield, Notts, NG18 1EU based at the Mansfield I Centre. Tel: 0845 3707727 Easter egg competition. Each child was given a  Children from 0—8 years/Open from 7.15am-6pm KEITH KNIGHT www.vigence.co.uk boiled egg in which they were asked to take home The E –Myth Revisited by Michael E Gerber  Small groups with qualified key workers Who starts businesses; rather than entrepreneurs it is and decorate over the bank holiday weekend. When Phone: 01623 635353  FREE sessions or reduced fees for 3 –5 years people who are good in their job and decide rather it was brought back it would be judged to see who than do that job for someone else they decide to do it Fax: 01623 620404  School drop offs, pick ups & holiday care would get first prize. This was a little boy who had for themselves. Email: [email protected] Running a business is more than doing the job; you  Home cooked food freshly prepared for your child decorated his egg himself by sticking different have to be a book keeper, sales person and much else coloured feathers to it. This was chosen as first Call Gemma or Debbie on: 01623 490222 besides. If you end up working extra hours doing these prize as the staff thought he had done really well other tasks as well as the ‘day’ job then you don’t own The Old Fire Station Nursery, Mansfield Road, Blidworth to do this by himself. All the other children who a business, you own a job. Accountancy—Taxation—Payroll– VAT-Book-keeping This book shows how to work ‘on’ the business, it’s participated got a little prize to say well done for Take up your entitlement with our service and enjoy:_ processes and organisation, building a business that is taking part. Other designs included an egg sat in a effective and sustainable. 5 Sessions a week—39 weeks each year ARTICLE BY KEITH KNIGHT OF Have you recently read a good business book? train, one in a basket and various others decorated KNIGHTS ACCOUNTANTS by the children themselves. C/O Emma Davidson. Please send in your reviews with details of where to The Old Fire Station. More photos on purchase or hire. This book can be obtained from most book retailers and is available on line from Amazon ww.rainworthreporter.wordpress.com SUBJECT THE BUDGET

BUDGET DAY – 22ND APRIL 2009

The day, we think, we learnt the worst - or have The measure which intrigues me most is we - let‘s hope so, but they have revised figures the ‗scrappage‘ scheme which relates to up substantially every time an announcement has cars over ten years old – surely logic says been made in the past. that if you have to run around in a car of that age (unless you are an eccentric) how are you still going to afford a NEW Alistair certainly looked uncomfortable as he CAR even with a £2000 deposit - or is it made his speech, almost as if he did not believe me?

it himself. The amount of debt is so incredible HEATHLANDS OUT OF that mere mortals, like us, find them to be so SCHOOL CLUB large as to be unbelievable and now he wants to On the bright side there are some Mr Worsley who runs the Young Engineers Club at The Joseph add more incredible numbers on top of the initiatives which ought to help some of Whitaker School is amazed at the generosity of the Joseph  Various sessional /full day care for current year prediction for at least a further year the youngsters and people who have Whitaker School Association (JWSA). The young engineers group is 2,3, & 4 year olds growing all the time and we have already one several national and and beyond. been unemployed for six months or more and even some for the elderly less regional competitions. The group is now working towards entering  A combination of Breakfast Club, a national competition to design and make a battery powered racing well off with children. car. The money will be used to buy a special welding machine to The Caterpillar Pre-School, This gamble with the Labour policy of spend your make our racing car chassis. We would like to thank the JWSA for Heathlands Nursery, & After way out of recession and don‘t cut is a dangerous their donation and we look forward to finishing our racing car and School Care. one if it doesn‘t work and unfortunately a lot of .To quote the Sun ‗At least it‘s sunny‘ winning races. Watch this space  Excellent competitive rates!!! outside people – like the International Monetary Fund – do not think it will. We have to hope it is For lots more information and colour photos related to Joseph HEATHLANDS HOLIDAY CLUB Book This article will appear on the Rainworth Whitaker Projects please visit our blog on: now for future holidays. OPEN TO ALL will. Reporter blog where Keith no doubt will www.rainworthreporter.wordpress.com. Many fun activities - in and out- appreciate your comments.. You will also find a link to the school website, door, on and off site both pre -

www.rainworthreporter.wordpress.com www.josephwhitaker.notts.sch.uk planned or own choice. Full or Half-Days. All information C/O SarahBrown, Communications & Marketing Tel: 07758617361 to speak to one of Manager. Joseph Whitaker School. Thank you Sarah for your our caring team. updates. Diane Carter. Editor

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The Bards at Blidworth poetry group began its life at Blidworth Library, thanks to the suggestion of Sharon Scothern, the librarian IF YOUR ADVERTISING ISN’T at Blidworth library, to local poet Christine Michael. WORKING The group meets at the library on the third Saturday of the month IN OUR NEWSLETTER WE WANT TO HEAR between 10a.m. and 12p.m. and have already produced a FROM YOU fair amount of poetry resulting from the workshops. Christine encourages people to have a go whether they are accomplished or YOUR BUSINESS IS IMPORTANT not and for people to share suggestions if they wish to. Don‘t sit waiting for the phone to ring call me today Meetings usually involve discussion as well as workshops and for on: 01623 795623/07916 245 367 people to read out one of their poems if they wish to. The next meeting in May will involve some sharing of information about A SIMPLE CHANGE CAN MAKE A poetry magazines and how to submit poetry to them. MASSIVE DIFFERENCE Anyone interested is welcome. Some of the poems are being Marathon Media. displayed on the group's website:- http://uk.geocities.com/ bardsatblidworth and it is hoped to build up a collection of work to Specialists in Local business publish in an anthology towards the end of the year. An open advertising poetry competition is being set up from June this year to be pre- adjudicated by Christine and the final adjudication will be done Over 95% of our advertisers have stayed with us since we began!!

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SNOOKER & SOCIAL CLUB A NEW DIRECTION AND APPROACH TO BETTER BUSINESS IN RAINWORTH Kirklington Road. Rainworth. Tel: 797975 Offering facilities of Top Snooker Club in the area! Take a look at our business section. We have put it together to offer information related to grants, advice, PLAY SNOOKER ALL DAY FOR A MAXIMUM TABLE PRICE OF £6 local support and of course business (7 days per week 11 am—6pm) to business services. If you believe you have a service to benefit the local  7 Snooker Tables businesses we would love to hear  Quality Cloths & Provision of Cues from you..  Freedom to bring ‗guests‘ along Diane Carter, Editor newly formed Marathon Media & Marketing Director of. Marathon Marketing Co Ltd SPECIAL OFFER TWO YEARS MEMBERSHIP "Happy Father's Day FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! to my Dad, William Burnside I’M DROWNING!! WEDDINGS **PARTIES**ANNIVERSARIES who lives in Do you feel like you are on a sinking ship? 2 STYLISH FUNCTION ROOMS Lanzarote but gets Have you lost confidence in your business? NO ROOM HIRE CHARGE/CATERING OPTIONAL this newsletter Are the overheads well exceeding the incomings? Every Sunday The famous Potters Sunday Carvery from £4.50 delivered. Well our good colleague on page 14, Keith Knight has been warning us for some time that this was coming and to Every Wednesday BINGO –EYES DOWN 2PM Have a great day in prepare. However I don‘t think we quite expected it to be Come along for an afternoon of fun! this bad! the sunshine Dad"

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