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See inside for... Spooky Halloween fun at Manor Farm Park & Woodlands Come to the East Leake Comedy night! Resident views on recent development plans Go exploring this autumn with a nature walk East Leake Live took place between 6th-8th September 2019 for another successful weekend of culture and live music all across the village. An WIN Afternoon Tea for two at The Lace Market Hotel organiser of the event tells us what happened this year. Read more on page 6. The Cottage, A52, West Bridgford, NG12 5LF
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Couple celebrate diamond Introducing the Local News wedding at Ruddington Manor photo competition! Former East Leake residents Anne Here at the East Leake Local News to editor@nottinghamlocalnews. and Doug Holland met in 1958 at we’re introducing our very own com and title the email 'East Leake a Saturday night dance in Durham local photo competition! photo comp'. Our favourite will be called the 3 Tuns. They are now published in next month’s edition of Do you enjoy photography and living together at Nottingham’s East Leake Local News. would like to see your photos Ruddington Manor. published in print? Please be sure to include who you They married in August 1959 at the are, where you are from, where Whether you use a digital camera, Elvet Methodist Church and have the photo was taken and a photo a mobile phone or film camera, two sons, Neil and David, both of he came to visit and was so caption if you have one. we want to see your local photos, whom live in Nottingham. impressed, he believed it would be new or old! Please note that your photos will be a lovely home for Anne and myself, Anne, 84, and Doug, 89, are still fully credited. and it really is.” To enter the competition please very much a happy couple. Anne email your high resolution image/s Best of luck! says: “I have been happily married Amy Simpson, activities to Doug for 60 years and we have a coordinator at Ruddington Manor, wonderful life together. To celebrate says: “It is always nice to celebrate this milestone at Ruddington special occasions in the home, Manor, our new home, and receive marking these milestones with a card from the Queen is great.” our residents. Anne and Doug’s diamond wedding anniversary was Doug adds: “We have only been a lovely event, which was enjoyed at Ruddington Manor for nine by the couple themselves, as well months, but they organised a as other residents and staff.” super celebration for our diamond wedding anniversary and made For further information on us feel very special. Our son lives Ruddington Manor, contact Dawn close by and watched Ruddington Collett on 0800 240 4700 or email Manor being built. Once open, [email protected]. Kris Maddison Replacement Sealed Units
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Spooky Halloween fun at Christmas charity event goes Manor Farm Park & Woodlands from strength to strength The ‘Halloween Fun Weekend’ At the end of the day, once the Starting in November 2008 an as well as raising much needed will take place at Manor Farm animals have gone to bed, children event has been held every year funds for their charity. Park & Woodlands on Saturday can join the wizard and his owl on at St Mary’s Church, East Leake Among our regular stall holders 26th and Sunday 27th October. the Spooky Trail to meet the Witch to raise money for 10 well known are Save the Children, Sue Ryder, of the Woods and take a treat national and local charities. Last year’s sell-out Halloween event Christian Aid, Cancer Research, from her cauldron. Dig out your is returning to Manor Farm Park & Originally the 10 stalls sold mostly Love Russia (children’s orphanages scariest costumes and book your Woodlands this October Half Term Charity Christmas Cards, but over in Russia), The Children’s Society, tickets online. Prices start from £8 and there’s lots of spooky fun and the years the stall holders have Mothers Union, Rainbows, The for a child when booked online in activities to enjoy. included other great Christmas Ear Foundation, Framework (a advance at www.manorfarm.info. items as well, such as Calendars, homeless charity) and last year The ‘Halloween Fun Weekend’ During October Half Term, the farm Diaries, wrapping paper, novelty Oxfam came for the first time will take place at Manor Farm park’s Pumpkin Marquee will be Christmas socks, jewellery and and will have a stall this year too. Park & Woodlands in East Leake, open daily between 11am and 2pm other small gifts. Refreshments will be available. situated between Loughborough from 12th October to 3rd November and Nottingham on Saturday 26th Poppies for Remembrance Sunday The event this year is on Friday 2019. Children can choose their and Sunday 27th October. As well are also available at the event. November 8th, at 9.45-12 noon own pumpkin, scoop out the flesh as pumpkin carving and animal at St Mary’s Church, East Leake and carve a spooky design to take The 10 stalls fit comfortably into the adventures, children can take part and everyone is invited to support home. There’s a free pumpkin space in church and most charities in the Halloween scavenger hunt, this very worthwhile event raising for every child. A full schedule of return each year and enjoy the watching the pigs as they bob money for people less fortunate animal activities will also be running happy atmosphere of the morning for apples, making toast on the than ourselves. daily throughout October Half Term, woodland campfire and creating alongside a variety of opportunities something in the craft room to take for indoor and outdoor play. home with them.
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East Leake Live 2019 - Another successful year of entertainment East Leake Live is a full weekend All four village pubs, St Mary’s acoustic artists. East Leake Live posters publicising our event of culture and live music taking Church, the Methodist Church, the provided a wide range of musical and a professional programme place all around the village. village centre and the East Leake entertainment. for the weekend, which were Bowls Club all hosted musicians, on sale in all the pubs and from After a 3rd successful year of Other performances include clog bands, poets, writers, artists The Greengrocers leading up to East Leake Live, organiser Mel and line dancers and an opera – all and dancers for the appreciative the event. takes a look back on the event washed down with the very special audiences that attended over and tells the East Leake Local East Leake Live Ale served across The proceeds from programme the weekend of 6th, 7th and 8th News what happened: all the pubs over the weekend sales (just £2 each) along with 50p September 2019. helping to create a fantastic from every pint of East Leake Ale With something for everyone, East Music performances from folk to atmosphere. There was even an art sold in all four pubs went back to Leake Live once again delivered, rock and indie to soul, provided exhibition! the the performers, many of whom with over 40 different acts providing by a plethora of musical talent’ had travelled from across the East a wonderful standard of mixed A big thank you to The Pub People with both bands and individual Midlands and beyond to entertain musical genres in a fantastic event. Company who once again supplied
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A big thanks to the organisers Russ Sheard, Tori Sheard, Simon Ackroyd, Rich Mould, Sam Roper & Mel Roper. Special thanks to all those volunteers who helped out, the pub landlords and their staff, to everyone that attended and above all, the fantastic performers and musicians whose talents made the weekend so special.
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Resident views on recent development plans Last month, East Leake Local East Leake. This has increased the supply and treatment can’t cope. don’t appear to get used to help news published an article regarding village by 40% but with no increase Forcing so many new homes in support the existing services and the recently released plans for in infrastructure. an area with no infrastructure is a residents.” a new 230-home development disaster in the making” “This huge influx was due to Another resident of the village in East Leake, along with plans Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Another East Leake resident said, said, “Other than traders who live for a new primary school. It was 5-year Plan being turned down “We now have a situation where the in East Leake, there is no benefit originally reported that East by the Government. While there roads cannot cope, the healthcare whatsoever to the other residents. Leake residents were welcoming was no Plan, it was open season is over stretched, as is the police We simply have to put up with of the developments, however for developers to take advantage. and most other services in and our green fields being removed, some residents have raised There was nothing the Parish around East Leake, developers extra pollution, increased traffic, major concerns with the ongoing Council nor Rushcliffe could do to pay a hefty price for the planning difficulties in getting appointments expansion of the village. stop them it seems. application process but the monies at the health centre, promises The 230-home development is due “We supported our Parish to take place on a 30.9 acre site Council in objecting to so many just off of Rempstone Road. Over applications to no avail. Residents the past few years developments in are appalled at what has happened the village have boomed. It seems to our lovely rural village. that there are individuals that are both for and against the changes, “New people are very welcome and here are some of the local thoughts are participating in village events, and reviews put forward to the East but we are now getting the negative Leake Local News: results of over-capacity. Fly tipping, speeding, lack of parking, travelling One resident told the East Leake out of the area to shop so the Local News: “We have had at least money doesn’t go back into the six new large home developments local economy, the rural roads with a very low percentage of are clogged, antisocial behaviour, affordable homes included, not littering etc. including the Rempstone Rd development in the past 5 years in “The Health Centre, schools, water
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Go exploring this autumn with a nature walk As the season turns colder and Meadow Park, East Leake noted for its botanical interest. Skylarks Nature Reserve the air turns crisper, transforming The Green Line is managed and Managed by the East Leake This reserve was created in 1982 the landscape with all the orangey maintained by local volunteers Parish Council, Meadow Park and it’s believed to be the first colours of autumn, you may called ‘Friends of the Green Line’. is a leisure facility consisting of of its kind in the country laid feel obliged to spend more time almost eighteen hectares of open Wilford Claypit out specifically for the benefit cuddled up indoors with a nice countryside. Here you can find The of wheelchair users. Once a cuppa tea. Part of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Millstone Sculpture, designed as a commercial gravel pit, this area Trust, the disused claypit has However, for those of you who reminder of East Leake’s past. has been colonised with a diverse a variety of habitats including enjoy a brisk nature walk and love range of plants, animals and birds. Bunny Old Wood (West) marshland, grassland and exploring the outdoors (whilst There are routes and walks for all, woodland. There are many species shrouded by a chunky coat), An ancient coppiced woodland that including a 2 mile footpath linking of plants and wildlife here, including highlighted here are some great was referred to in the Domesday viewing screens and board-walks Emperor Dragonflies, Smooth nature walks to visit in the area: book. 16 hectares of beautiful situated at prime locations around Newts and toads. Here there are woodland, open at all times with the site. walking trail footpaths open to the free access, suitable for dogs public at all times. on leads. This area was most likely used by Saxon settlers Rushcliffe Country Park as a source of wood. A popular Set in the beautiful countryside site for woodpeckers and many about half a mile south of other species of birds as well as Ruddington, Rushcliffe Country ancient trees. Park is an ideal place to get away The Green Line, West Bridgford from it all. With a network of over 8 kilometres of footpaths, grassland, The Green Line supports a conservation and landscape areas, surprising array of wildlife with over the park is the perfect place for 180 plant, 20 bird and 11 butterfly walking, jogging, spotting wildlife and moth species that have been and dog walking. It also has great recorded. Designated as a Local facilities for children. Wildlife Site the area has been
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The end of the Line Now that was entertainment! In its heyday, there was only smoke signal to be seen. GOING, GOING...: The impressive frontage in standing room on its platforms the early 1960s. Along with the green As the last passenger train pulled trolleybus, they would both be gone from Former local DJ STUART MILLS as passengers headed off to all the city landscape within a few years out of Victoria Station early on a recalls some of his personal points north, south, east and sluggish Saturday evening in 1967, favourites and reflects on the west in search of sea and sun, the grinding of iron wheels on metal city's myriad of clubs that offered fun and football or the vagaries such diversity at their venues. tracks had long ago replaced the of war or peace. rhythmic shunting and chugging Variety is the spice of life so they Victoria Station was a pivotal link of a steam locomotive slowly say. Or is too much night life choice in the railway network for several gaining speed. just too much? Nottingham had birthday of the reigning monarch decades, a city centre landmark it all back in the day. Ballroom The power was not fuelled by from whom it took its name, the old that demanded attention and dancing at the Sherwood Rooms, stokers shovelling coal or any Victoria had all but disappeared off exuded a class and opulence from fun, fantasy, frolics and filth at combustible materials into a boiler, the city landscape by the end of a bygone age. GEORGE BRAMLEY the Musters Hotel and many the relative silence of electricity and the decade. traces its rise and tepid fall. famous acts at the Commodore diesel carted the three coaches To catch a fleeting glimpse and International. You could wine In the end there was a certain of the R1 train from Platform No.6 be reminded of the glory days and dine and be entertained at irony. And pathos of course. For bound for Rugby. of railways at the venue, diehard the Heart of the Midlands before a generation weaned on steam, One of the last of the great Victorian trainspotters and steam romantics dancing the night away... grown accustomed to its sight and Cathedrals of Steam, heralded had had to turn up with their Read more on the old club scene in smell, and in some cases almost amid huge fanfare, created with manuals, notebooks and rose- the latest edition of Bygones. addicted to it, there was scarcely a immense grandeur and style and tinted spectacles a year previously, built on a scale symptomatic of the almost to the day, when the last EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: An evocative snapshot of life on a station era, was bowing out with a guard's steam-powered Nottingham- overbridge, shadows cast by people coming and going but to where and why? whistle but without scarcely so to-London service departed the much as a whimper. station on September 4, 1966... OLDER GENERATION: It was September 2, 1967 and Read more on the Victoria Station The Heart of the Midlands, now Rock City, and the Commodore International, now demolished, though it had been a decade in in the latest edition of Bygones – on catered for a slightly older clientele wanting a the planning and construction until sale at many local retailers including sit-down meal and entertainment its official opening on the 81st all Nottingham MSR Newsagents.
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‘Wave of Light’ to return to Notts for Baby Loss Awareness Week A scene that illuminated the The charity’s major focus in Remembrance Day. Families across and show their support in a fun but Nottinghamshire skyline via some 2019 is the funding and creation the world light a candle at 7pm subtle way” - Richard concludes. of its most iconic landmarks is set of a Remembrance Garden on local time, leaving it burning for “Of course, they may not want to to return again this October as the Highfields Park to help bereaved at least one hour to remember all go for the subtle approach, they international ‘Wave of Light’ marks parents of stillborn babies and babies that have died too soon. It is can wander about in shorts, skirts Baby Loss Awareness Week from early baby loss by creating a place an incredibly powerful and hugely or a kilt with their socks proudly October 9th-15th. of focus, relaxation and reflection emotive moment for everyone, displayed if they wish but it is for families. and something that raises a huge The week is an opportunity for perhaps a little more discreet for amount of awareness for this very parents, their families and friends to However, for the next month, the those people who wish to be. difficult subject.’’ acknowledge and remember their team’s focus will be squarely on We also have our pin-badge and precious babies who have passed raising awareness of baby loss Whilst the Nottinghamshire wristbands or they can donate on. It is a collaboration of over across the globe as part of Baby skyline is transformed, helped by directly via our dedicated funding 60 charities in the UK, including Loss Awareness Week. the kind support of some of the page: https://www.foreverstars.org/ Nottingham based Forever Stars. county’s biggest employers and get-involved/donate/” Richard Daniels explains, “Baby organisations, it isn’t the only thing It was set up in 2013 by Loss Awareness Week is a very Helping Forever Stars to raise happening that week. Nottingham parents Richard and special opportunity for bereaved funds and awareness ensures every Michelle Daniels, who were dealt parents and families across the There is also a whole lot more bereaved family receives the care one of life’s hardest blows when world to commemorate their going on, from coffee mornings at and support that they need. their beautiful daughter Emily was babies’ lives. It is also a chance to local cafes, bars and restaurants, a sadly stillborn. break the silence around pregnancy Forever Stars charity ball featuring or baby loss in the UK and to Nottingham’s own Faith Tucker, Now, together with a board of ensure all bereaved parents in the a baby loss service at Southwell dedicated trustees, patrons, UK get the best possible care. Minster and something that ambassadors and supporters everyone can join in with ‘Show Us they work tirelessly to raise the “The ‘Wave of Light’ is a truly Your Socks’ Saturday. necessary funds to build facilities global phenomenon now and is the and to improve care for parents culmination of the week, which is “This is something new we’ve who also find their precious child also recognised as International created this year which gives has gone too soon. Pregnancy and Infant Loss people a chance to raise awareness Digital Accounting for Your Business L e can deliver All VAT registered businesses must now submit their returns your menus, using digital accounting. business cards The Local News is working with quickbooks to make sure that your or leaflets from business is fully compliant with the new ust 0 per 1,000 Making Tax Digital rules. Our in-house Quickbooks Expert can help you with set-up, data input and train you Design print how to submit your returns. Ongoing support packages are also available. services also available Contact Inna now for more information: For more details call on 0115 880 0174 or 011 9 1 9 00 or email [email protected] iain nottinghamlocalnews.com 16 Legal Leaflets, design print and distribution email [email protected]
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The Greatest Robin Hood Jurassic Kingdom Old Market ‘Scare’ Masquerade Ball Pageant Saturday 20th October to Friday 25th October to Saturday 19th October 2019 Saturday 19th and Sunday 4th November Thursday 31st October 7pm – Midnight Sunday 20th October Wollaton Hall Nottingham Market Square Colwick Hall Hotel 11am – 5pm Newstead Abbey Open Wednesday to Sunday from Nottingham’s Market Square is For a night of magic, ‘The Greatest 10am - 6pm daily with final entry transformed into a one stop spook Masquerade Ball’ will offer an This unique and immersive at 5pm. fest. Including a Horror Hotel, a live evening of entertainment with fire experience will take you back action scare maze and an array of performers, LED light artists, living to 12th Century Nottingham to Dinosaurs return to Nottingham scary Spooktacular family funfair tables, stilt walkers and magicians. witness the epic struggle between this Autumn as Wollaton Park is rides for the family. the Sheriff of Nottingham and transformed into a prehistoric There will also be live music and a Robin Hood. adventure. Meet over 30 different You can also enjoy a witch’s brew disco. Enjoy prosecco and canapés life-size Dino-breeds with an at Nottingham’s scariest bar along on arrival, wine on the table and a Eat, drink and be merry! You’ll also animatronic experience, watch as with some other ghoulish and eerie delicious three course meal. see an array of local characters, they come to life (try not to jump!) entertainment. you may even meet Robin himself! The Million Dreams auction will be A great, fun and educational Why not get a selfie with the giant taking place that night with TVs All arena activities will be included experience where children can pumpkin in the square! Charles Hanson! in the price of the ticket excluding learn all about how the dinosaurs food, drink and retail. On Halloween night from 6-9pm Organised by Nottinghamshire lived and even dig for bones in the you can show off your best Hospice and sponsored by Capital Tickets are available on the Visit excavation area. costumes and watch Halloween- One. Tickets are available at www. Nottinghamshire website: www. Food and drink will be available, themed entertainment including nottshospice.org/events/the- visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk/whats- plus a shop to gather your Dino- giant dancing skeletons and some greatest-masquerade-ball/ on/robin-hood-pageant-p454861 themed merchandise. great live music.
Hockley Hustle The Sound of Nottingham Bonfire Night at 27th October 2019 Music - Musical Comedy Festival The Forest Multiple venues across Tuesday 5th November Nottingham City Centre Tuesday 29th October to Friday 1st November to The Forest Recreation Ground www.hockleyhustle.co.uk Saturday 2nd November Sunday 10th November Nottingham’s Theatre Royal Across various venues Nottingham’s biggest bonfire night The Hockley Hustle returns in returns to Nottingham’s Forest October this year, featuring 100s of The Sound of Music remains one of The Comedy Festival returns Recreation Ground. acts performing on stages across the top three most successful films to Nottingham for their 11th the City Centre. in history and could be the world’s installment. This year the festival is Enjoy a roaring bonfire, two most popular musical. set to produce even more laughs spectacular firework displays, With the help of Nottingham's finest than ever before, with a fantastic an array of food and drink and a promoters and creative groups, The musical tells the heartwarming line-up of comedians and more selection of amazing fairground the venues and streets of Hockley and uplifting story of the Von Trapp shows than in previous years. rides for all the family. will be filled with fantastic music, Family singers, one of the world’s performers, art, food and, for the best-known concert groups in the This is a great opportunity to Early fireworks which are great for icing on the cake, they’re raising era preceding World War II. experience many forms of comedy younger children and those who money to be donated to local and enjoy what the popular festival want to avoid the crowds, begin at Now's your chance to come see charities whilst they do it. has to offer. 7:15pm. the show live at the Theatre Royal General tickets have been released in Nottingham. Please visit the website to Lighting of the bonfire commences and the festival map will be browse all the shows and events at 7:45pm, and the main fireworks Tickets available on their website: available soon. For further info visit for the festival. http://www. display is due to begin at 9pm. https://trch.co.uk/whats-on/the- their website. nottinghamcomedyfestival.co.uk sound-of-music-2019/
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