ISSUE: 4 Nov 2012 - www.edwinstowe.co.uk -
[email protected] - 01623 824243 Many Edwinstowe residents will be shocked to hear the are smaller and only King Edwin School has news that Thoresby Miners’ Welfare closed its doors for a hall which comes close in size, but no stage. the last time on 14th October. In recent years, Edwinstowe has lost the leisure centre, Rufford School and the youth club. It will be The Welfare, in its central position on “the Avenues” was hard for groups who used the Welfare to find a new at the heart of Edwinstowe’s social life for so much of venue as the Village Hall is mostly fully booked. the last century and older residents will remember all the dances and social events which were held there. The The Thoresby Colliery Band have at least found a other Welfare was demolished and replaced by the new home: they are now based at the National Trust’s Nightingale Nursing Home some years ago. Clumber Park. We understand they will retain their historic name to retain the link with Edwinstowe. The present management have made valiant efforts to revive the Welfare’s fortunes and only a few months ago At the time of writing, we don’t know what the plans for a team of enthusiastic volunteers could be seen working the Welfare site are. Your County Councillor, John Peck, hard, giving the building a makeover inside. has asked for urgent talks with the County Council to suggest the building could be used for young people’s However, the Trustees took a recent decision that the provision.