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VILLAGE NEWS Don’t forget Mothering Sunday Sunday 26th March Produced and Distributed by Mar 2017 CODDINGTON PARISH Issue 26 COUNCIL 1 Contents Parish Council Report 3 Speed Watch 5 Church 6 Coddington Gardening Group 12 1st Coddington Rainbows 15 Payment diversion alert 19 Village Hall News 21 Rabbit Theatre 23 Coddington WI 25 What is going on in Coddington 28 Coddington History Group 30 Volunteers Needed 31 Coddington History Group 32 Mobile Library 33 Village Hall Event 34 1st Coddington Scout Group 35 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 37 Moving 2 Music 39 Coddington Trust Fund 40 On the Beat with PCSO 8128 Munro 41 Watercolour painting 43 Annual Parish Meeting Notice 44 Nottingham County Show 45 Senior Citizen’s lunch 45 Coddington Community Association 46 Christmas Bin Collections 2016 48 Do you know these people 48 Neighbourhood Watch 53 Dog Walkers Please Take Note 54 Coddington Parish Council 56 2 Chairman’s Report - March 2017 Parish Council Report Christmas seems a distant past but before welcoming Spring I would like to give thanks for all those who helped in the Christmas celebrations. Thanks to Mr. R .S. Gray and Son for supplying the Christmas tree, Mr. and Mrs. Barber, Mr. and Mrs. C. Parrett, Mr. A. Parrett and Mr. B. Allen for erecting it. A big “Thank You’ for all the children who made decorations for the tree and congratulations to the winning decorations. Carols Round the Tree continues to be a great success. Thanks to all those who helped provide refreshments including C.C. Mrs. M. Dobson, Mrs. Jan. Allen, Mrs. Joyce Allen, Mrs. W. Parrett, Mrs. J. Hedge, Mr. B. Wellard and the W.I. The Council would especially like to thank the children and Head-teacher Mrs. T. Caputa. and members of the Community Singers, who provided us with excellent entertainment. Finally, a big thanks to everyone who came. It is wonderful to see that the Plough Public House has opened. It has been refurbished, providing excellent beer, spirits and coffee. I would like to briefly explain some of the history since it closed and clarify some misconceptions. The Parish Council has always supported The Plough. It supported its registration as a public amenity. The Public House was sold and planning permission was sought to refurbish the Public House, create new apartments, create a new car park in the beer garden and build houses on the old car park. It was the development of these houses and the location of the new car park that the Council objected to. This application went to appeal and permission was granted. Further details can be found on the website. Residents of Coddington especially value the allotments. There will be no increase in rent and water charges for 2017. Please contact the clerk Mrs. Y. Wellard, for any information you require. I have been asked to remind dog walkers not to place dog waste in the litter bins in the play area, as it is a health risk. NSDC accept it in all other litter bins. The Annual Parish Meeting is to be held on 20th April 2017, 7.30pm in the Village Hall. This is a meeting for residents to hear from the village organisations. This will be followed by an open forum to discuss concerns and ideas for future development in the village. This is also the time when the precept is set. This is the amount of money raised from Council tax to fulfil the Parish Council’s obligations. It was agreed to set the 2017/18 precept at £14,560, an increase of 2% on a Band D property, as a step towards restoring the precept income over a six year period to the precept level prior to the Boundary Commission changes. 3 You can see how this money is spent by going to the website or attending a Parish Council meeting. The Council is able to donate monies to local groups if they apply. Last year we supported the Scouts, the Guides for a tent and the school’s Dare campaign. The Council has supported the Dare campaign over many years. Cllrs Mr. C. Gangel and Mrs. W. Parrett attended the annual presentation. Mrs. Caputa informed attending parents that the Dare campaign had contributed in stopping the grooming of children using on-line sites. A criminal prosecution had been successful. It was the Dare campaign initially, that had given a child courage and confidence to speak out. Mrs Caputa reiterated the importance of vigilance of parents whose children are using the net. Coddington Parish Council has received a planning application for the temporary use of land for proposed recycling of excavated material from the Newark Sewer Scheme including processing, crushing and screening. The proposed site is on the former airfield south of Newark Auctions, west of Drove Lane Coddington. The Council strongly objects to the site being used in this rural area when there are other sites available. We have safety concerns for traffic on Drove Lane and for the village itself. The Millennium Garden, at the junction of Old Newark Road and C208 is being tidied and improved, supported by Coddington Gardening Group. Please look for notices of work dates and help if you can. I look forward to seeing you on my walks around the village. Linda Cox Chairman 4 Speed Watch In spite of all the traffic control measures introduced over the past few years, the Parish Council is aware that there is still a problem with speeding vehicles and lorries driving through the village. The Parish Council has been offered the loan of a hand-held speed gun which can be used by a group of residents with the help of our local PCSO, to record the registration numbers of offending vehicles. A few volunteers are needed who would be willing to take part in the traffic watch sessions and attend initial training on health and safety and the use of the gun. If you can spare a few hours to help, please get in touch with the Parish Clerk. Phone : 01636 626780 Email : [email protected] All Saints’ Little Fishes Songs, stories, prayer, craft, play tea and a natter! For babies and pre-schoolers with parents or carers. All welcome to join this friendly group. Every Monday in School Term Time, 9.30-10.30am Coddington Community Centre Cost: £1.20 per Child per Session 5 Church ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH CODDINGTON Associate Priest Phil Smith writes: In my seasonal calendar spring always starts on March 1st regardless, which by coincidence is also Ash Wednesday – the beginning of Lent, an Old English word for springtime. Lent for many Christians marks a 6 week period of reflection focused not only on Jesus, his life and sacrificial death which leads us Easter when we celebrate his return to life, but also a period when we reflect on our own lives. Traditionally Lent has been seen as a period for giving-up things, especially those we may enjoy to excess! I however, like to put a more positive spin on this period, a time when we go that ‘extra mile’ to help and support those things that really matter to us, in other words a time for generosity. It is in this light I would like to ask for your support – you will find enclosed in your Village News an invitation to attend a Parish Tea at the Village Hall on Saturday 25th March. This will be the launch of our renewed Promise Programme, so generously supported in the past, which if successful, will enable your beautiful church of All Saints’ to serve the people of Coddington and the wider community for many years to come. I am also delighted to add that the guest speaker for this occasion will be Mrs Tamsin Caputa, Head Teacher of Coddington School. It is my prayerful wish that you will feel able, without obligation, to come along to the event (or at least register your interest if you are unable to attend) to hear why having a living vibrant Church is so essential in playing its part in helping to make Coddington and its surrounds the wonderful place that it is. Every blessing Rev’d Phil. 6 CHURCH CONTACTS Team Rector Rev’d Stephen Morris (Stephen is based at Newark Parish Church) Associate Priest Rev’d Phil Smith Tel: 07532 164314 e-mail: [email protected] Licensed Reader Mr Mike Bache Tel: 01636 674741 e-mail: [email protected] Administrator Laura Kille Tel: 01636 611778 e-mail: [email protected] Church Warden Yvonne Hayman Tel: 07977696772 e-mail: [email protected] DCC Members Sue Lovell Tel: 01636 676707 e-mail: [email protected] Barbara Horton e-mail: [email protected] Laura Bunkle Tel: 01636 708572 e-mail: [email protected] Verger Peggy Harwood Tel: 01636 707213 Web newarkanglican.org.uk Facebook All Saints’ Church, Coddington Responsibility for All Saints’ Church falls to Revd Stephen Morris who is Team Rector of the Newark with Coddington Parish. Stephen is based at Newark Parish Church (St Mary Magdalene). Working alongside him is Revd Phil Smith who is Associate Priest with the Newark Team. For day to day issues including the booking of Baptisms and Weddings contact should be made initially through the Church Administrator Mrs Laura Kille. Laura will be based at the Parish Office, 15a Barnby Gate, Newark, NG24 1PX, and will be there on Wednesdays mornings between 9.30 and 1.30 pm. 7 OUR USUAL PATTERN OF MONTHLY SERVICES 1st Sunday 9.30 am Holy Communion 2nd Sunday 6.00 pm Evening Prayer (Common Worship) 3rd Sunday 4.00 pm Family Communion (Informal) 4th Sunday 6.00 pm Evening Prayer (Book of Common Prayer) 5th Sunday 10.00 am United Communion Service with St Leonards This last service alternates between All Saints and St Leonards.