April 2013 £1 where sold Mapperley Park News Mapperley Park Residents’ Association Newsletter Issue 23

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Nottingham High School celebrates 500 years - Page 7 ‘Village Fayre’ planned for Mapperley Park - Page 3 Playhouse celebrates 50 years - Page 5 Directory of Useful Contacts Mapperley Park Newsletter If you have any stories or photographs you would like to share with us, or any ideas or contributions, please contact members of the Editorial Team. Our publication dates are April 1st and October 1st. The deadline for our next magazine will be August 31st, 2013. Email us at [email protected] Editorial Team: Suma Harding 07801 457434 Sue Ahsan 07985 011034 Annette Blair 07745 433239 Correspondence to 72 Lucknow Avenue, NG3 5BB

THE MAPPERLEY PARK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Woodborough Road 953 9839 Chairman David Towers 962 1513 Principal Mass times: Vigil Mass Saturday at 6pm Secretary Sue Goode [email protected] Sung Mass Sunday at 11am Treasurer David Hughes 960 7746 St John’s C of E, Road, Carrington 962 1291 Membership Mark Cox [email protected] Main service Sunday at 10am Traffic David Cummins 969 1106 Trees David Podesta 960 3029 St Jude’s C of E, Woodborough Road 985 6131 Planning Mike Reade 960 6016 Sunday: Traditional service 9.15am Social Events Siobhan Hargreaves [email protected] Contemporary service with children’s groups 11am For Neighbourhood Informal service 6.30pm Watch/Private Rd Laura Archer 960 6986 Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Dr/Mansfield Road 962 2616 For Elm Close Peter Henson 960 7561 Main services Sunday at 10.30am and 6.30pm SOCIAL GROUPS YOUR LOCAL MP (Nottingham East, Labour) Mapperley Park Tennis Club, Carisbrooke Drive 969 1278 Membership Secretary Cynthia Lyndo Chris Leslie [email protected]

Magdala Tennis Club, Magdala Road 966 3047 YOUR LOCAL COUNCILLORS Club Secretary Jenny Wheelhouse The Nottingham Bridge Club, Mansfield Road 960 7992 Emma Dewinton 960 8198 [email protected] Mapperley Park Book Club Stasia French 910 7644 Meets monthly at residents homes Rosemary Healy 07534 344699 Book Club 2 Sheila Reece 962 1320 [email protected] Thulani Molife 876 3779 Meets on 3rd Wednesday of month 1pm to 3pm [email protected] Surgery: Every Wednesday evening at Elohim Dev. Academy, The DOCTORS Old School, 259 St. Ann’s Well Road, 6-7pm. Telephone for advice or Dr Andrew Flewitt and Dr Mona Vindla 985 8552 appointments outside surgery times. Sherrington Park Medical Practice, 402 Mansfield Road Dr Mark Stevens 841 2022 COUNCIL NUMBERS Mapperley Park Medical Centre, 41 Mapperley Road Anti-social Behaviour 915 2020 City Information 08444 775678 Elmswood Surgery 985 8822 Cleansing Services 915 2000 Council Tax 915 4851 Sherwood Health Centre, Elmswood Gardens, Sherwood Abandoned Cars 915 2000 Street Trees 915 2705 Dumped Rubbish 915 2000 Planning Permission 876 4447 DENTISTS Pest Control 915 6123 Pollution Control 915 6410 Building Control 876 4028 (smoke emission & noise) Dr Andrew Cluskey & Dr Chris Stead (Private) 960 2717 Public Health 915 6170 Drains 876 5278 Tavistock Drive Dental Care, 1 Tavistock Drive Social Services 883 8460 Street Lights 0800 096 6217 Brian Snape, Mapperley Dental Care 960 5282 Trading Standards 950 6167 Drugs 876 5656 431 Woodborough Road (NHS & Private) Dr Mistry, The Grange Dental Centre 962 3432 If you cannot find the service you require listed above then 480A Mansfield Road, Sherwood (bottom of Private Road) try the City Council switchboard on 915 5555 Mrs A W Rae, Holly Tree House Dental Practice 962 2882 334 Mansfield Road EMERGENCY UTILITIES ELECTRICITY: East Midland Central Networks 0800 056 8090 OPTICIANS GAS: National Gas Emergency Service 0800 111 999 AC Allan, 660 Mansfield Road 960 3594 WATER: Severn Trent Water 0800 783 4444

PHARMACY MAPPERLEY PARK POLICING TEAM Carrington Pharmacy, 351 Mansfield Road 960 5453 Beat Manager PC James North 07702 141861 PCSO Rebecca Sprake 07815 576987 CHURCHES PCSO Nicola Parkin 07595 074069 St. Andrews C of E, Chestnut Grove 960 4961 & 912 0098 CPO Paul Pugsley 07983 361586 Main services Sunday at 10.15am and 7pm See News from the Blues - Page 22

Whilst every reasonable care is taken, neither The Mapperley Park Residents’ Association nor its agents can accept any liability for any inaccuracy or any loss or damage arising from any articles, advertisements or other items in this publication. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Association. 2 Summer ‘Village’ Fayre Plans Following the wonderful success of It will be a fun, family last year’s Diamond Jubilee street afternoon with lots of events to make Any local businesses who wish to have party, the MPRA have decided to Father’s Day memorable! Entrance will a stall to sell or promote their goods stage a Mapperley Park ‘village’ be free but there will be a charge made on the day, or wish to sponsor this fayre every other year from now on. for different activities (bouncy castles event, please contact me at the email etc.). Food and drink will be available address below: This will alternate with the popular but you are welcome to bring a picnic [email protected]. Mapperley Park Garden Trail so that if you prefer. there is a community event each year. There was such an overwhelming Please remember to bring a blanket, as feeling of our community coming seating will not be provided. We are always looking for together last year that we wish to extra hands to help with We hope you will all show your support continue that momentum. organisation and would to this event and that it becomes a welcome any volunteers The event will take place on Father’s regular fixture on our community social to contact me. It feels Day, Sunday 16th June in the grounds calendar. really good to be part of of Carrington Sports Club, from 2-5pm. something that brings the community together! Report from MPRA Chairman I am very pleased full planning permission has been Planning Permission before you start to report that in obtained. These are on Magdala work. early January Road and Carisbrooke Drive. We In conclusion, I would like to thank the city council expressed our concerns to the MPRA committee for their hard and contractors planted a tree on Planning Department, and Councillor effective work on your behalf. I believe Carisbrooke Drive to thank residents Dewinton has been very helpful. Mike we are more effective as a Residents’ and commemorate last year’s Reade is very effective at looking at Association than we have ever been, Jubilee Street Party. planning applications (see page 20) and we have gained an excellent and making comments on behalf of the reputation with local organisations and This was paid for by the Residents’ Association. However, it is very difficult agencies. Association. And, to replace tree to ‘catch’ all planning applications, and DAVID TOWERS stumps, five trees were planted on this does not identify where work has Mapperley Hall Drive and two on started without a planning application. Lucknow Drive. This was funded by So, if you see significant building work through (e.g. digging of foundations) where you Councillor Emma Dewinton. We hope believe no planning application has to contribute towards this cost. Many been obtained, then please contact thanks to Councillor Dewinton for her Mike Reade (or me) (see details on help. An article by David Podesta, on page 2) and we will investigate. A local Page 20, gives more details of these resident highlighted the problem with new trees. the Carisbrooke Drive property. If you are considering altering or extending Planning is always high profile, and your property, the Conservation Plan recently we have had two ‘incidents’ asks that it maintains or enhances Council workers planting trees in where work has started before Mapperley Park, and please obtain Mapperley Park 3 BeautifulBeautiful bedrooms...bedrooms... Beautiful bedrooms...... at Hopewells ...at Hopewells

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Thornclie Road Grosvenor Avenue Hartingdon Drive Tavistock Drive The Lodge Woodland Drive SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Nottingham Boys’ High School celebrates 500 Years Nottingham High School is celebrating maker, connected the school with the (c. 1960). its 500th anniversary for this town trustees. This union created stability 2012/2013 academic year. and enabled her legacy to prevail.

The Governing Body and Headmaster, The school plans to mark the anniversary Mr Kevin Fear, decided to celebrate with a lasting monument that it hopes will this milestone achievement throughout500 echo Dame Agnes’ vision 500 years ago. the 12-month period as the Foundation The school community will celebrate Charter was actually signed by a young with a series of events and activities, House of Commons dinner guests (Left King Henry VIII in November 1512, and including a special dinner at the House to Right): Paul Balen, chair of governors; the ‘Free Schoole’ opened in the porch of Commons, and the launch of an James Morris, MP for Halesowen and of St Mary’s Church, Nottingham, on Anniversary Bursary Appeal. Rowley Regis; Kevin Fear, headmaster.

2nd February 1513. The School moved from St Mary’s to Dame Agnes Mellers, the wealthy widow its own building on Stoney Street very The former pupils of Nottingham High of a local bell founder, with the help of Sir soon after it opened (no-one is quite sure School are known as Old Nottinghamians Thomas Lovell, Governor of Nottingham when, but maps from the late 1500s (ONs). Notable ONs include DH Castle, gained permission from a young show it as having moved), where it Lawrence (novelist), Jessie Boot (founder Henry VIII to establish a new ‘free remained until 1868 when it opened on of Boots the Chemist), Ken Clark (MP school for the education, teaching and the current site. The foundation stone for Conservative), Ed Balls (MP Labour), instruction of boys in good manners this site was laid on 18th October 1866 Sir Roger Carr (President of the CBI), and literature’. Her donation of land and and the school opened on Waverley Andy Turner (Olympic athlete). property, together with similar gifts from Mount on 16th April 1868. The Stoney • Our front page photo shows the some 86 other benefactors, including a Street school was demolished in the first day at the High School in 1868 baker, a fletcher, a tanner and a shoe- 1960s. Garden Waste Collections Nottingham City Council will collect brown bins for garden waste again from Monday April 2. FIRST-CLASS EDUCATION FOR BOYS AGED 4-18 The collection day for the brown bin will be the same as the scheduled recycling service (grey-lidded brown bin) but will be made by a different vehicle at a different time. Both garden waste and recycling bins should be put out from 7am to 7pm on the day of collection. Councillor Alex Norris, Nottingham City Council Portfolio Holder for Area Working, Cleansing and Community Safety, said: “Spring is with us now and people will be busy in their gardens, especially with the Easter break on the way. Brown bins will be collected on the same day as residents’ other recycling. Suspending the service over the winter saved Taster Day Wednesday 22nd May £180,000 to help the Council deliver other essential services. This is because only 18 per cent of the total annual garden Come and experience a day at Nottingham High School waste has been collected during November to March in previous years and the whole of the fleet has to be utilised to Senior School Junior School collect this small amount of waste. The service will run until For boys currently For boys currently October again this year.” in Year 5 in Year 1 If garden waste bins have not been emptied by 7pm on its due day let us know and we will make sure that it is collected To book a place and for further information as soon as possible. Report it online at: see the website or call 0115 845 2232 www.mynottingham.gov.uk/missedbin or call 0115 915 2000. For more information about bin days and recycling visit www.nottinghamhigh.co.uk www.mynottingham.gov.uk/bins. 7 Peace of Mind is important

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And while not always the cheapest, we aim to be the very best. instructors. Magdala is one the oldest clubs in At a committee meeting on January . It boasts a friendly Call us now or go online - www.mapperleypark.co.uk 13th, it was agreed that the atmosphere and opportunities to play momentum that this grant is generating for people of all standards. Those ought to be capitalised on. To this wishing to play more competitively can For further information about Magdala end an ambitious 12-18 month goal enjoy matches in the Notts LTA men, Tennis Club, please visit www.magdalatennis.org.uk of complimenting the clubhouse women and mixed leagues. ’Community spirit will thrive’ of these facilities, but this can only be time the ‘Big Society’ was central to a short-term solution. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister’s agenda. Today strong local groups who think creatively the voluntary sector is struggling can get a step ahead and take the with the transition from grants to full Local MP Chris Leslie opportunity of limited resources. independence. Mapperley’s community spirit will no doubt thrive, but it’s best There’s a great sense of community Take Mapperley Park Tennis Club, if done in partnership with the public in Mapperley Park, but in tough who have just received £50,000 sector. Council and NHS services are times it’s important we protect from the Sport England ‘Inspired much cherished, but they can reach basic local services that can easily Facilities’ Scheme. This will go a long further if assisted by the volunteer disappear unless residents speak way towards the Club’s ambitions to community. Take away the support up. The environment and heritage boost services to the local community, of public investment and it’ll be much of the neighbourhood often depend including necessary improvements harder for voluntary bodies to thrive. on council funding for their upkeep. and the addition of a mini-tennis court I’m keen to hear your views on issues We take for granted things like street to help them to provide fantastic affecting the UK and Nottingham. lighting and parks, but with pressures opportunities for local schools and Call us now on You can contact me at on budgets over at least the next five community groups. [email protected] or 0115 9692323 years I’m worried about the challenges There are many other groups coming on 0115 711 7666, or sign up to to arrange your FREE facing the community. Some local together, in churches, children’s my weekly ‘MP update’ at consultation authorities are turning to voluntary activities or just for fun. Once upon a www.chrisleslie.org/signup.html. organisations to take over stewardship 9 SPRING FORWARD WITH TIPS ON SELLING YOUR HOME Spring is traditionally a good time to sell your property, yet with a cautious approach from buyers, what can you do to increase your chances of a successful sale? Whether it’s with price or presentation, Tom De Ville from the residential team at Savills Nottingham gives us his do’s and don’ts for selling at this time of year.

• Price is everything. For those looking to buyers need to be able to imagine themselves living there. Try to sell, it’s important to place yourself in the de-clutter and remove too many family photographs to ensure the driving seat straight away by agreeing a photography and the viewings sell the space you have to others. competitive asking price with your agent. The likelihood is that there will then be • Use all the rooms to show off what they could be. If you have a more viewings and you’ll ind yourself in a spare bedroom that’s currently used for storage, sort through the stronger negotiating position with potential clutter and ensure your buyers see it presented as a bedroom. buyers. Local buyers remain cautious, yet This will add to perceived space and usability for your home. at the perceived ‘right’ price and for good quality stock, they are happy to pay the • Think about the entrance to the property. This is often the irst asking price. impression a buyer gets of the house, so do make sure your windows are in good condition with no laking paint, sweep away any leaves, • Ensure your agent has a quality website. tidy the garden and ensure lawns are cut and well presented. The Internet has advanced signiicantly • Also move your car/s so that buyers can park easily and feel over the past decade and websites have welcome. become part of our daily lives, inluencing the way in which we shop, bank and even • Use garden furniture wisely. If you are selling your home it’s worth look for a new house. Savills always makes sure that photographs leaving it set up outside so that buyers can see the space in action. are professionally done. We ind that buyers have often seen a If you do this, though, make sure you keep it scrubbed and clean. property on our website, compared it to similar homes in the area and already have an excellent idea of what the property may be • Keep your home warm. Homeowners with working ireplaces and worth before they even pick up the phone. ranges can really show them off to good effect at this time of year. A warm and welcoming home that’s as loved outside as it is in will • Try to depersonalise your property. It may be your family home, yet always help with a quicker sale.

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Nottinghamshire Hospice kindly offered The October edition of this Newsletter to host the cheque presentations to the will be the place to look to find Fond memories… three chosen charities. Elizabeth and information about plans for 2014. So Lesley Brown Bobbie Robinson accepted the cheque for those of you who opened your It is now eight months since the 2012 on behalf of Sister Freda’s Clinic, John gardens in 2012 the good news is Mapperley Park Open Gardens Event Adamson for Double Impact and Janis you have a year off! However, on the and people still recall the day with Sims for The Hospice. Each described flipside we will be looking for new fond memories. Only this week I have how the donations would be used to gardens for 2014, so be warned you had two separate conversations with further the work of their organisations have no excuse not to have had time people who came as visitors and said and were clearly overwhelmed at the to prepare! size of the donations they received. what a fabulous time they had. The day We are particularly interested in Readers may be aware that we agreed certainly was a great success. This was gardens in the Lucknow Avenue and to alternate with The Park Garden Trail our third attempt and we now have Lucknow Road area. quite a following. and consequently the next Mapperley Park event will be in 2014. 11

Prize-winning butcher goes whole hog! Famed for some of the best pork sausages in Britain, local butcher Johnny Pusztai (or Johnny Beedham as he’s better Johnny Pusztai at known) is now giving Heston Blumenthal a run for his Est. 1884 money!

Johnny has started inventing some amazing sausage JT Beedham & Sons purveyors of combinations. Fancy a Ploughman’s Lunch banger - complete the inest English meat since 1884. with cheese? Why not follow it up with Rhubarb Crumble Johnny Pusztai and his staff are proud and Custard sausage. And finally top it off with Chocolate, to continue the traditions of quality and service, passed through the Cappuccino and Chili - all in one sausage. generations of the Beedham family of “I admit it sounds weird,” says Johnny, “But everyone who’s Master Butchers. tried them says they taste amazing. Located in Sherwood, Nottingham ‘Beedhams’ has a reputation for: “You have to remember fruit and spices were mixed with meat • High quality locally farmed meat for hundreds of years either as a savoury or a sweet dish. It’s • Gold award winning speciality sausages how mince pies came about! It’s great fun experimenting to see • Traditional home dry cured bacon what can work and that’s part of what food should be about.” • Eastern European dried smoked meats, prepared in our smoke house But it’s the traditional meat products that are the staple at • A modern butcher with traditional Johnny’s Mansfield Road shop. And it’s those that have put values - our customers are our priority him on the map. It’s meant TV appearances on ITV and BBC, Great taste and quality assured. Our meat as well as the prestigious Producer of the Year title from the is bred and reared locally on 2 farms in Observer Food Monthly a little over a year ago. Nottinghamshire. In turn that’s led to him signing up with Chef’s on Tour, travelling all over the country demonstrating how to make signature Call Johnny Pusztai on 0115 960 5901 dishes – including sausages of course! “It does take me away www.jtbeedham.co.uk • www.bbqunique.co.uk from the shop. But I love meeting people and demonstrating 556 Mansield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 2FS how we can all use the best British ingredients to make great food – without waste.” And with the recent horsemeat scandal in mind, Johnny says Holly Tree House it’s good to see people are coming back to traditional butchers. “We know exactly what is going into everything we make and Dental Practice Mrs A W Rae BDS (Dundee) sell. We know where the animals are from and how they’re Dr N Kitsiou BDS (Glasgow) treated on the farms. That’s incredibly important to me.” He says if a customer ever asked he’d be happy to take them to the two local farms where he gets his meat. Johnny sees it as something of a mission to get the ‘real food’ message over. He has visited inner city schools teaching youngsters how to make burgers with top quality steak mince. “I’m originally a Radford lad and I know some of these kids have tough lives. Their diets are often not that great and many have only ever seen a burger in McDonalds. But you should see their faces when they taste something they’ve made 334 Mansfield Road Mapperley Park themselves, it’s priceless.” He’s also running sausage and Nottingham burger-making evenings for groups of up to 20 people. (Opposite New Street/Lidl Store) Tel. 0115 9622882 His latest venture is to offer hog roasts for up to 250 people. Well established family Practice offering a full “I can cater for family parties, social and business events. And range of treatments with payment options. of course the pork is free-range and tastes wonderful.” And Supported by an experienced Therapist/ Johnny has lots of other plans fizzing away. So it’s watch this Hygienist. Runner-up in The Outstanding space at J.T. Beedham’s! Contribution to Oral Health Promotion Award 2012 for Nottingham/Notts. For more information contact him at [email protected], or on 0115 960 5901.

13 All change for train station •฀ At฀all฀other฀times,฀from฀29th฀July฀฀ The major signalling works planned but will call additionally at East to 9th August and from 24th to for 2013 will have a significant effect Midlands Parkway. 26th August, rail replacement on East Midlands Trains services •฀ Leicester฀to฀Nottingham฀services฀฀ buses will run to Grantham, where between 20th July and 26th August will run between Leicester and passengers can connect to train 2013, with services being unable to Loughborough only. services through to Skegness. call at Nottingham during this time. •฀ Matlock/Derby฀to฀Nottingham฀services฀฀ •฀ A฀rail฀replacement฀bus฀service฀will฀฀ will start and terminate at Beeston. also operate to Newark Castle where The planning team is working hard to •฀ Services฀to฀฀are฀to฀be฀฀ ฀ travellers can connect on to rail deliver a series of alternative timetables confirmed. services to Lincoln, between 29th and services to minimise the disruption •฀ CrossCountry฀services฀from฀Cardiff/฀ July to 9th August, and from 24th to and inconvenience. These will be finalised Birmingham will start/terminate at 26th August. this Spring. Derby, with an hourly shuttle train from The planning team is working on the Current plans include the following Derby to Beeston. creation of plans for significant Rail proposed changes: •฀ Northern฀services฀from฀Leeds฀will฀฀ Replacement bus services to link mostly terminate at Alfreton. •฀ London฀services฀will฀not฀be฀able฀฀ passengers to stations where trains will serve Nottingham. Trains will instead Service information to and from operate. These buses will in many cases be starting and terminating at Lincoln and Skegness: simply run direct to key destinations to East Midlands Parkway, with some minimise disruption. Also planned is •฀ Train฀services฀can฀run฀from฀฀ ฀ trains also calling at Beeston, with enhancements to car parking capacity Nottingham to Skegness and Lincoln connecting replacement bus services. at key alternative stations to Nottingham. from 20th to 28th of July, and from •฀ Liverpool฀to฀Norwich฀services฀will฀฀ Further details of these plans will again 10th to 23rd August. be diverted away from Nottingham, be available from the Spring.

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15 The Forest regeneration

The money awarded for The last summer, by the Big Lottery and the Heritage Lottery, combined with the match funding by Nottingham City Council, meant that there was around £5 million for use in restoration work.

Much had been done already, with two major paths restored, a new playground and an outdoor gym provided. The rough bumps, which are part of the new playground, have been sown with a good shabby condition, should become great for rubbish – wrecked cars, old freezers, summer mix of wild flowers; nothing very sources of pride. heaps of black bags of rubbish, will be special except that they are not often turned into a formal garden. seen in a city centre. It’s worth taking A big advantage has been the children along there and seeing how appointment of a dedicated ranger and a One item that we, The Friends of the many different flowers they can find. gardener, so that the day-to-day running Forest, are concerned about at present is is immensely improved, whereas before, the threat to turn the old bowling greens Residents will have seen that the Pavilion the shared workers meant divided into an artificial football pitch, fenced and and the Lodge are being worked on, attention and fragmented work. Some of lit like the other, with almost all natural shrouded and fenced round. The covers the problems that we have been working green life removed. No bushes, no birds, are soon to come off the Lodge, to ease on for years will be tackled, so that the no quiet corner. We want it left as it is. the work of the painters who are about to Dell (in the Mansfield Road/Cemetery start. Both buildings, previously in a very By Mapperley Park Resident June Perry corner), once the repository

16 The wine man Wine and eggs!

Easter and eggs. They rather go together like a horse and carriage don’t they? If only the same were true about the marriage of eggs and wine.

Eggs and wine are quite the most difficult the recall and certainly as long as I been de Garence, it’s called “Bruixas Vin pairing that one ever may encounter, and buying it. It ages gracefully, is sensibly de Liqueur Solera Hors d’Age” a real I have lost count of the number of dismal priced on release, yet often tasting better mouthful in all senses, yet it’s a cracker failures I have had attempting to marry with 10 + years in the cellar, ( the older and a match with chocolate soufflé and them. vintages are available at eye-watering the following cheese course. Speaking of prices) yet their junior wine “hochar pere which, have you ever considered white However all is not lost - the soufflé et fils”, named after the owner and son, wines with cheese? If not then I suggest is your saviour. Think of the glorious produces a similar palate sensation for you pop into Flying Horse Arcade, head combination on Easter morning of that those on a tighter budget. It’s not a shy directly to the Cheese Shop and ask cheese soufflé, rising perfectly and a ripe retiring wine so go carefully! If claret is for Langres. Open a bottle of unoaked young American Chardonnay. Littorai your thing, then a lovely mature Pauillac Chardonnay, (you need something with winery has some delicious examples, is the wine to head for. some acidity here) or even better a and as it’s a feast day, worth every “Blanc de Blancs” champagne and rest penny. For stockists you’ll need to use Staying with the soufflé theme for assured the evening will fly by in taste- the internet wine merchants as I find that pudding and thinking chocolate, then a tactic hedonism. there is no one locally. For the Paschal recent discovery from the Languedoc Only please to ensure you serve it with Lamb main course then it has to be the hits the spot well. It’s a port look-a-like, welll-buttered toast ... for the full regal iconic Chateau Musar. The flagship of the without the vintage port price but served effect! Lebonese wine industry, it has been an blind I bet you would have a job telling icon wine for as many years as I can care me where it’s from. It’s from Domaine DAVID BENNETT

The Way We Were…. But Where Are We? Resident Brian Trotman has sent us this picture taken from the bedroom of his house in 1931.

It shows a knife-grinder (complete with horse and cart) plying his trade in Mapperley Park.

“I was born the year after the photo. At the time my parents were renting the house for the princely sum of 10/6d a week,” said Brian.

Brian has set a challenge for readers to guess the road and the number of the house in the picture.

Email us if you think you know the answer. And of course we’d love to see your photos of yesteryear in Mapperley Park. 17 club ‘The Secret Ingredient’ just opening these secret supper clubs offer an his living room to strangers, and Kirsten alternative dining experience for those The secret Rodgers with her living room diner ‘The looking for something new, fun and Underground Restaurant’, which has exciting. It’s where foodies are happy supper club become somewhat of a generic term. to share a meal with people they don’t necessarily know, in a venue that is totally Now a new underground restaurant is In 2013 most of us are comfortable unique. starting up every week in London and with the concept of eating out in is gradually rippling out to the rest of You won’t find these restaurants in any restaurants and the British dining Britain. These are not really restaurants, city guide – they are strictly for those- scene is well catered for on the high more a table d’hote with a fixed menu in-the-know. This is the cutting edge of street and beyond, by all manner of and an authentic atmosphere. ‘eating in’ and now the secret supper eateries; French, Italian, Asian, the list club is here in Nottingham! goes on and on. There is a huge variety of styles. Some operate weekly, some monthly, some If this has whetted your appetite and Although this choice is common place just when they feel like it. The locations you would like to book or find out more now, these are not ancient institutions, vary from a bedsit to a chateau; a boat information, please phone: The Parks in fact the restaurant as a concept only to a warehouse. Some can feed up to Supper Club on 07580 275743, email: dates back a couple of hundred years 50 at a time, others are more intimate [email protected], or visit to the French Revolution, when its birth affairs of 6-10 people. Each one is our website: www.theparkssupperclub. was truly revolutionary; a place where as individual as its host. The food is co.uk. where you can check out our anybody who had the money could usually cooked by a talented amateur or current menu. pay to eat. Aristos cheek by jowl with wannabe professional, always cooked- traders; housewives next to duchesses. Our launch will take place on Saturday from-scratch and invariably the fresh 4th May and as places are restricted In 2009 the ‘Supper Club’ phenomenon ingredients are locally sourced as this is a bookings will be on a first-come first hit London. The pioneers were Horton big part of the ethos of the genre. served basis. Jupiter, musician and host of the supper From New York to London to Cuba,

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18 Creativity is at the heart of the curriculum at Salterford House School, home of the Independent preparatory school set in the beautiful countryside on the northern outskirts of Nottingham, just 9 miles from the centre of the city.

Creativity at Salterford House School

We believe that creative children think for themselves, offer solutions independently and work successfully in a team to achieve their goals. Salterford House staff encourage this kind of thinking wherever possible.

Creativity turns children onto learning; it allows them to be involved in setting their own goals, and fosters the creation of their own learning environments which keep them challenged and engaged.

Salterford House has a tradition of very strong theatre and drama work with many children also taking LAMDA Speech and Drama exams termly as well as participating in ballet classes and instrumental music and singing lessons.

It is the vision of the school that every child finds some way to excel at school whether it is through academic work, sport, music, drama or dance. This ensures high self esteem among pupils, excellent behaviour and the determination and drive to improve themselves in all areas of the curriculum.

To see the standard of work produced and meet our pupils please come and visit the school. Please telephone the SALTERFORD HOUSE SCHOOL We are an independent preparatory school on the outskirts of Nottingham, with a school and our admissions secretary will be happy to make family feel and passion for enabling children to do their best. Our pupils learn in a safe, rural environment where they are able to enjoy our beautiful surroundings and develop through learning, discovery and guided curiosity. an appointment at your convenience. We strive to develop their talents and personalities in a positive and productive way throughout the school, giving them a superb grounding for the years ahead. Since opening our doors in 1981, we have continued the belief that every child For further details, please contact the matters, having small class sizes to encourage and nurture in addition to teaching Telephone:- 01159652127 or book online at WWW. Admissions Secretary on music, sport and drama as well as the curriculum subjects to ensure a wide range of 01159652127 experiences. salterfordhouseschool.co.uk. or Salterford House School, Salterford Lane, Calverton, Notts NG14 6NZ Email:[email protected] offi[email protected] 19 Members Reports . . .

We are fortunate to have such a green and the committee, led by David Towers, environment living so close to the city has been lobbying the council over the centre and my interest in trees with some last 2-3 years to implement a replacement prompting from my family encouraged me tree policy for street trees that have either to join the committee in 2002. been removed, leaving a vacant tree pit or are removed leaving the 1m high ugly My remit is to help MPRA members who stump. In the current economic climate need advice and/or have questions with where council spending is being cut this respect to trees. I also liaise with the is obviously not a priority. However, if relevant city council departments who are something is not put in place Mapperley involved in tree matters such as Planning TREES Park will see and experience a decline and the Council’s Tree Officers so I can Hello, my name is David Podesta and in the street tree population and with it keep the committee informed and report I am responsible for everything ‘tree degradation in the area we live. We have at our AGM on relevant tree topics. Any related’ on the MPRA Committee. I have recently had some success in having members with question on trees should lived in Mapperley Park for over 14 years some replanting on Mapperley Hall Drive contact me on 0115 960 3029 and I will and like many people was attracted to but securing a lasting policy with the city do my best to help. the area by the housing and the urban council remains an objective. environment formed from the mature I believe we need to preserve the urban established gardens and the street trees. environment we have in Mapperley Park DAVID PODESTA

•฀ 383฀to฀387฀Woodborough฀Road instance, in the rest of the Conservation This is a piece of land adjacent Area uPVC windows are generally only and to the north east of the Lindens, accepted for buildings which are already and with several properties on it of of a lesser standing architecturally; so varying degree of architectural quality. to design a building for which the The planning department has prepared intention is to give it uPVC, assumes the a development brief indicating its building is inferior. desire to have some buildings, We expect high quality design for all particularly the stable block, alterations to properties in the Conservation retained and suggests there’s an Area; There have been two significant opportunity for 10 new houses to be PLAnninG recent cases of prominent yet poor design, My name is Mike Reade and I am the built. Unfortunately the planning brief one on Magdala Road and the other on MPRA Committee member that advises has given us some cause for concern Carisbrooke Drive. The Magdala Road on planning and building matters. as it proposes a poor urban design project went as far as a top-level planning Although I give my contact details at layout for 4 out of the 10 new houses. meeting being called. The Carisbrooke my practice in Sherwood, the views and Our views on this are supported by the Drive scheme has been refused once opinions given here are my own. planning department. and the redesigned version is a current At the larger scale end of development, •฀ Kaplowitch฀House:฀470฀Mansfield฀Road application. This former elderly person’s home several sites within the Conservation Area We rarely have change of use applications has had ‘for sale’ boards erected that have attracted our attention are: within the Conservation Area; however, recently. I say ‘boards’ plural because •฀ The฀Lindens฀at฀379฀Woodborough฀฀ G4S plc. has a current application for the it would appear that the agent may Road. The scheme is an existing change of use of a single family dwelling be intentionally attempting to split Victorian House in substantial grounds on Tavistock Drive into a children’s home. the site to enhance value. Splitting that was used as a children’s home To date, the proposal has received neither the properties might lead to a until recently. In 2011 the planning objection nor support from the MPRA development proposal at the East department prepared a design brief Committee. Our understanding is that the end [Arlington Drive] of the site. We which encourages the conversion scheme has not yet received permission. of the main house back into family have obtained a commitment from housing and proposes two new family the planners that the site is and will be If you have any comments regarding houses to be erected in the grounds. considered as a single property. development, projects, Planning The proximity of the new houses Applications or Party Wall notices in the •฀ Vacant฀plot฀at฀326฀Mansfield฀Road has given rise to concerns from the Mapperley Park Conservation Area, please This site is opposite the Lidl residents of Park House Gates. In contact me. supermarket and was once the Royston July last year the council approved Hotel, which was demolished in 2006 Mike Reade, Redmak Architecture and a change in use back into a single The site has a current planning Urban Design LLP, Unit 4 OPM House, dwelling. As yet there have been application, registered on 21st January Haydn Road, Nottingham NG5 2LB. T: no applications for planning 2013, for two substantial houses. The 0115 960 6016. E: [email protected]. permission for new dwellings in the MPRA Committee has a concern about location, encouraged by the planners. the poor quality of the design. For MIKE READE

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per year. In December 2012 the council •฀ Cars฀are฀parked฀for฀10฀days฀or฀more฀-฀฀ announced that for the period 1st April residents suspect that students are 2013 to 31st March 2014 the charge will parking there because they cannot park increase to £334. on Forest Road. All money raised from the WPL must In January 2013 Councillor Dewinton be used to improve local transport for provided an update to MPRA on the Nottingham. It will provide funding for NET concerns raised. The city council’s traffic Phase 2 (the extensions to the existing tram management and road safety officers have system), the redevelopment of the railway been asked to visit the area to investigate. station, and also the Link bus network. TRAffiC We wait to hear the outcome. There has been a lot said about the pros How time flies. It is 18 months since In the meantime, the city council will and cons of the WPL, but in my mind being I last wrote about traffic issues in enforce traffic regulation orders such as able to park at your place of employment Mapperley Park News. At that time the single and double yellow lines. The council for less than £2 a day is not prohibitive, city council had just introduced a new also enforce the blocking of driveways, and especially compared with the price of meter regime for on-street car parking and Civil Enforcement Officers (traffic wardens) parking. It is also good to see joined-up the Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) was have the power to issue a Penalty Charge thinking at the council, tackling both at about to start. Notice and have vehicles removed. the same time, and adjusting their meter Since then, the parking charges have charges in response to feedback. The The Council is looking to start two altered following feedback from the public. public transport improvements it funds pilot schemes in the city, with the aim A map from the city council’s website will be welcome, and beneficial to all if it of reducing parking on the pavement. summarises the three parking zones in the removes some road congestion. Experimental orders will be introduced city centre. All zones now operate from along with the relevant signage. There are some hot-spots in Mapperley 8am to 6pm, with no limit on the length of Park where car parking is a concern. At There are locations other than Mapperley stay, and a flat rate of £1 applies between the AGM (28.11.12) of Mapperley Road Road within our area that suffer from on- 6pm and 8pm. Zone 1 is the most Neighbourhood Watch, Councillor Emma street parking during the day: Magdala expensive, costing £1 for each 30 minutes. Dewinton was on hand to hear some of the Road and St Andrews Road are mentioned The nearest meters to Mapperley Park concerns: most often. Residents suspect that at are those on Mansfield Road, south of its •฀ Level฀of฀commuter/shopper฀parking,฀฀ least some of those parking do so on junction with Huntingdon Street, in Zone 2. accidents, and speeding on Mapperley the periphery of the city centre to avoid WPL has been running since October Road, between Cranmer Street and expensive car parking charges. Whatever 2011. It is a charge on all employers, Mansfield Road. happens, this is an issue that is being with more than 10 employees, within the •฀ Possible฀displacement฀from฀the฀WPL. monitored by the residents’ association. administrative boundary of Nottingham City •฀ Access฀for฀large฀vehicles฀such฀as฀฀฀ Council that provide workplace parking. coaches during school times and the DAVID CUMMINS The initial charge was £288 per space bin lorries.

length and tirelessly to secure funding for Association. But there are ways in which replacement street trees. Similarly, I think you can help us in our work: of Suma Harding and Sue Clague who 1. You could contribute ideas and material trawled Mapperley Park auditing all the for Mapperley Park News. tree stumps and who contributed in no 2. You might volunteer to help with the small way to raising money to part-fund delivery of this newsletter (a great way the replacements! And then there is David to meet neighbours). Cummins who takes every one of our 3. Come to our AGM and take part; residents’ concerns about traffic seriously, we do love seeing regular faces, but trying to make Mapperley Park a safer it is always good to meet others. MEMBERShiP place for both motorists and pedestrians. 4. Pay your annual household Casting my eye around the table at our More recently, we have welcomed Siobhan subscription of just £5 per household, recent committee meeting for MPRA, I Hargreaves to the committee, and here to save us the job of chasing you and was both struck and touched by lengths we have yet another member who gives to help us continue our work. to which our representatives will go on up her scarce spare time to help us make 5. Join our Facebook group (once you behalf of residents. Our local councillor Mapperley Park an even more sociable have done (4) above!). has often said how much she appreciates neighbourhood. If you are not sure if your membership the effectiveness and positivity of our All of our work is voluntary and none of is paid up to date or if you’d like the join Association, and this month’s agenda us begrudges the time. Many of us work MPRA, call me on 0115 844 9894 or pitch stood testament to these assertions. By full-time and have families, so we do up at the AGM. Alternatively, email way of examples, I think of David Podesta understand that it is not always possible for [email protected] . and David Towers who have worked at members to commit to regular jobs for the MARK COX

21 Callers at the Door News from the Blues. . . – A Resident’s Warning! Most of us have ‘callers at the door’ trying to sell us dusters, tea towels On January 2nd 2013 I took over the position of Beat Manager for the etc. Mapperley Park beat. I work as part of the Mapperley and Wells neighbourhood policing team based at St Anns Police Station. For me, this developed into the individual coming in distress asking for I have been a constable for just over 12 years and have spent all of my service money (and not bringing any goods). working in the St Anns area. For nearly 7 years I have been the beat manager for the Initially, he asked for modest amounts, Marple Square beat of St Anns, which borders the Mapperley Park beat. which increased with time. He wanted money for overnight accommodation. The Mapperley Park policing team consists of PCSO Rebecca Sprake, PCSO Nicola Initially, his mother was ill, then she Parkin, CPO Paul Pugsley, and me. died. This developed to wanting money for travelling to his aunt in Norfolk. Our role is to work with the community to deal with issues that cause concern such In a week-end in November he brought as anti social behaviour, house burglary and car crime. We also work with your a large dog, which got taken into the Neighbourhood Watch schemes and I would encourage as many people as possible RSPCA, when he required more money to join them. We also use a system called Neighbourhood Alert, which allows us to get it released. The money I gave to send information, by email about incidents in your area. This allows you to be him was consumed with requests for aware of what is going on around you but also allows us to appeal for information for more. Over a period of 2 days I gave incidents that have occurred. If you would like to sign up then let us know, it won’t him over £100. I decided that was cost you a penny. You can also protect your property by using smart water. If you enough. don’t have it then ask us to get you some. Again, it is absolutely free. Some weeks later, he came at 2am, Crime can often be a worry for people but it is often the perception of crime that saying he had been stabbed and causes most harm. Crime in the Mapperley Park beat area is actually down by 13.1% wanting me to call an ambulance. I since this time last year (07/02/2013). dialled 999, and the operator realised I was in more danger than my ‘visitor’, I hope to meet lots of you over the next few months. You may see me walking the so he called the police. When the beat but if you don’t it doesn’t mean I’m not out there trying to keep your community police arrived with their blue light safe. flashing, he disappeared. It is probable that most, if not all, of his Stay In touch with what we are doing at www..co.uk and go to stories were fictitious, and designed to the Mapperley Park beat page. extract money from me. The Police told me never to give these If you want to discuss an issue in the community that you are concerned about you people money. This was confirmed by can email us at [email protected] or call us on the below our local Councillors. The Police asked numbers. I must stress though that you should not use these numbers to report me to telephone 999 if this happens an incident or emergency situation. Use either 101 to report an incident that has again. happened, or 999 for a crime or emergency in progress. I am writing this for MPN as a warning to residents. Although your religious PC 886 James North beliefs (or concern for people in need) may encourage you to give financial Your neighbourhood policing team help to visitors to your door, NEVER DO IT. If you give them money, it only encourages them to return (you will be a ‘honey pot’), with even greater demands and possibly violence. If you want to give money to the James North Nicola Parkin Paul Pugsley Rebecca Sprake homeless, give it to a Charity, like Framework. NEVER to individuals.

22 Residents’ Association

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JOIN THE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION NOW Dear Resident of Mapperley Park Please do come and hear what is happening in your area. We hope you enjoyed the Street Party last year and have We will have representatives from Nottingham City Council seen all the new trees in Mapperley Park - these are and the Nottinghamshire Police Force. There will also be just a few things the Residents’ Association do for the the opportunity to enjoy a free glass of wine and meet community. your neighbours. We had 500 residents at the Street Party We have 2400 homes in Mapperley Park and they receive – hopefully this event has encouraged you to join in and free of charge 2 copies per year of this Newsletter. We come to another event. hope you agree it is a fine publication. If you wish to raise any matters, please come along. This is the perfect forum.

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