Mapperley Park Residents’ Association Newsletter No. 16 September 2009 Where sold £2.00 Art for Art’s Sake Shoppers might have been alarmed as they browsed the window display in a local butchers in Sherwood. For they came face-to-face with this giant pig face made from papier mache! The display, in Beedhams Butchers on Mansfield Road, was made by artist James Gant. It was one of many works of art shown in shops and businesses during Sherwood Art week. Full story on page 3.

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Contents 2 Local contacts Coffee mornings 3 Art Week in Sherwood 5 Michael Johal’s favourite recipe 5 Italian wines for Christmas 7 Return to Normandy Budding ballerinas from the New English Contemporary Ballet. beaches 8 Hockney exhibition in our new ‘art space’ 9 Residents’ Association 10 Gardening Group 11 Highgrove gardens 11 Help needed for 2010 Garden Trail 12 Ballet, Boots and Bites 14 What’s on in Nottingham 16 Free security aids 17 St John’s Church re-opens 18 Damp cellar transformed 18 ‘Seasonal’ flu vaccinations Photo: Martine Hamilton Knight 19 Small ads & Services

Q. What is Mapperley Park News? The Residents’ Association A. It’s the Newsletter of the Mapperley Park Residents’ Association, published twice a year and circulated free to every home and business within Mapperley Park. Copies Message from the retiring chairman and the new chairman also available for £2 from MJ News, 347 Mansfield Road, Carrington or from the on page 12 editors (see p2). If you live in Mapperley Park and did not receive a copy in September please contact the editors or a member of the MPRA committee. How to join the Association. Subscription form page 20 Dr Mistry, The Grange Dental Centre 962 3432 Directory of Useful 480A Mansfield Road, Sherwood (bottom of Private Road) Mrs A W, Holly Tree House Dental Practice 962 2882 334 Mansfield Road

Contacts CHURCHES St. Andrews C of E, Chestnut Grove 960 4961 & 912 0098 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS Main services Sunday at 10.15am and 7pm Editorial Team Suma Harding e-mail: [email protected] Sharon Jamieson email: [email protected] St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Woodborough Road 953 9839 Sue Ahsan email: [email protected] Principal Mass times: Vigil Mass Saturday at 6pm Annette Blair email: [email protected] Sung Mass Sunday at 11am Correspondence to The Editors c/o 31 Lucknow Drive, Mapperley Park, Nottingham NG3 5EU St John’s C of E, Mansfield Road, Carrington 962 1291 Advertising/Production Christine Walker 947 2485 Main service Sunday at 10am 18a Cavendish Crescent North, Nottingham NG7 1BA St Jude’s C of E, Woodborough Road 985 6131 THE MAPPERLEY PARK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Sunday: Traditional service 9.15am Chairman David Towers 962 1513 Contemporary service with children’s groups 11am Informal service 6.30pm Secretary Elizabeth Sanders [email protected] Treasurer Vacant Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Dr/Mansfield Rd 962 2616 Membership Marcus Wakely 960 9038 Main services Sunday at 10.30am and 6.30pm Traffic David Cummins 969 1106 Trees David Podesta 960 3029 YOUR LOCAL COUNCILLORS Social Events Suma Harding [email protected] Members Carole Ayre 962 2004 Emma Dewinton (Lab) 960 8198 Mark Cox 844 9894 [email protected] Michael Edwards 915 5050 or 07876 203352 email [email protected] Paul Watts 960 9964 Mo Munir 969 3126 David Hughes 960 7746 Surgery: Outside Co-op, Mansfield Rd. Third Saturday of every For Neighbourhood month 10.30-11.30am (except August & Bank Holidays). Watch/Private Rd Laura Archer 960 6986 Telephone for advice or appointments outside usual surgery times. For Elm Close Peter Henson 960 7561

SOCIAL GROUPS COUNCIL NUMBERS Mapperley Park Tennis Club, Carisbrooke Drive 969 1278 Anti-social Behaviour 915 1135 City Information 915 5330 Membership Secretary Cynthia Lyndo Cleansing Services 915 2000 Council Tax 915 4851 Abandoned cars " Trees: Magdala Tennis Club, Magdala Road 966 3047 Dumped rubbish " Street 915 2264 Club Secretary Jenny Wheelhouse Street cleansing " Protected 915 5414 The Nottingham Bridge Club, Mansfield Road 960 7992 Dog Warden 915 6223 Education 915 0706 Mapperley Park Book Club Stasia French 910 7644 Pest Control 915 6170 Drains 915 6650 Highways & pavements Library 915 2828 (Lively discussions about books of your (cracks & potholes) 915 6156 Planning Permission 915 5426 choice; meets monthly at residents homes) Building Regulations 915 5358 Pollution Control 915 6410 Book Club 2 Sheila Reece 962 1320 Public Health 915 6798 (smoke emission & noise) Meets on 3rd Wednesday of month 1pm to 3pm Social Services 915 5500 Street Lights 915 2211 Trading Standards 950 7910 Drugs 915 1956 DOCTORS Dr Andrew Flewitt and Dr Mona Vindla 985 8552 If you cannot find the service you require listed above then Sherrington Park Medical Practice, 402 Mansfield Road try the City Council switchboard on 915 5555 Dr Mark Stevens 841 2022 Mapperley Park Medical Centre, 41 Mapperley Road POLICE Dr D G Black & Partners 985 8822 Station 967 0999 Sherwood Health Centre, Elmswood Gardens, Sherwood Beat Officer, Mapperley Park, PC Jeanette Stasuik 07792 437306 Police Community Support Officer DENTISTS Prostitution Task Force 967 0555 ext 4249 Anil Chand, Mapperley Park Dental Care 962 4607 Paul O’Dwyer and Gary Morphus 18 Mapperley Road (NHS & Private) Dr Andrew Cluskey & Dr Chris Stead (Private) 960 2717 Whilst every reasonable care is taken, neither The Mapperley Park Tavistock Drive Dental Care, 1 Tavistock Drive Residents’ Association nor its agents can accept any liability for any inaccuracy or any loss or damage arising from any articles, Brian Snape, Mapperley Dental Care 960 5282 advertisements or other items in this publication. The views expressed in 431 Woodborough Road (NHS & Private) this publication are not necessarily those of the Association.

COFFEE MORNINGS Mapperley Park News Next publication date For Mapperley Park 1st March 2010 residents and friends September 14th Articles, photographs, comment, letters are all in the Ukrainian Centre Mansfield Road October 12th welcome. Please send before Christmas if possible and by (opposite the end of Mapperley Hall Drive) mid January at the latest to any of the editorial On the 2nd Monday in the month November 9th team listed above. December 14th Advertising For information contact Christine Walker on EVERYONE WELCOME 0115 947 2485 or [email protected]. WELL ATTENDED Copy deadline 30th January.

2 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS September 2009 Sherwood Art Week Pronounced ‘a great success’ by public, shopkeepers and artists

by James T. Gant in the window Report and photographs by and he said that there had been Martine Hamilton Knight lots of comments about his unique display and that they’d definitely be SHERWOOD, known for its up for doing it again next year. permanent art on buildings, such Chatting to Lynne Watson as the murals on the corner of at Osbournes Stationers, she Winchester Street and the old Bus was emphatic that the road “felt Depot, took the theme to a higher vibrant - like it did years ago - we level, and held its first Art Week need more of this!” and stressed between 13th-20th June 2009. that whilst Nottingham has many The event was hosted by multiple wonderful events in the city, we businesses and public buildings need community activities in the Sherwood Festival in Woodthorpe Park throughout the district with a big suburbs to help encourage footfall launch on the 13th, in glorious and trade, especially in these weather. With over eighty venues recession hit times. participating, there was a terrific In addition to the artworks, variety of art, textiles, glassware and on Saturday 20th, the Sherwood sculptures on show, mostly created Festival took place in Woodthorpe by locally based practitioners. Park with, amongst others - Project managers Sue Staples and children’s favourites - Johnny and Jane Gill put in a huge amount of the Raindrops playing on stage, work and their efforts well and truly simple rides and attractions, a great paid off - judging by the feedback ‘rope bridge’ hosted by the scouts from local shopkeepers on the and lots of homemade food, plants, following Saturday, absolutely all clothes and toys on sale for folk to of them declared the week to be a get involved with. A robust turnout resounding success and sincerely of families from Carrington and hope that it will be repeated next Haydn Road schools enjoyed year. the music and fun. A little later, I caught up with one of the meandering up and down Mansfield Work by local artists in the window at Choice artists, Jane Goddard who exhibited Road, I was caught up in the happy at The Robin Hood Inn, with her spirit, and stopped several passers stylish pen and ink drawings of by to ask if they agreed with the archaeological artefacts. She told principle of the Art Week and if me that the 13th was a carnival they had come especially. Debbie atmosphere - The Robin Hood Royle and her children were had live music and food in the beer looking at the painting by Mike garden and people flooded in and Bell in the window of Le Mistral out all day long. A comments book and commented that they thought was running, and included positive it a wise move by the organisers, feedbacks such as, “fantastic, I something which Le Mistral staff didn’t realise Sherwood had such re-iterated inside. In fact the lady a creative and thriving artistic behind the counter said they’d been community” from Jean J, and, so rushed off their feet, she had not “a lot of organising has gone into even had a chance to go and see bringing this together - well done, everything for herself. Now if that’s it shows just how much talent there not a measure of the unqualified is in this area”, Walter K. success for this event - I don’t know John Hall at JT Beedham what is! Jane Goddard with her drawings on show in the Robin Hood Inn butchers had a funky mask of a pig

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apricot and a spiciness coming from the longer good value Ripasso version of this where the aging in oak barrels. Typically at its best at six wine a given an extra richness by passing it over years from vintage, it drinks well from release. the skins of previously dried grapes. This gives By David Why not try a mountain wine from high up in the wine an extra ‘oomph’. Bennett, the Alto Adige? A wine called Manna made Finally to the pudding. If you are after a Optometrist by the Frank Hass winery. It’s a blend of four Christmas pudding match then a Recioto do with Brooks grapes, Sauvignon, Traminer, Chardonnay and Valpolicella, a fortified Valpolicella on steroids, and Wardman Riesling and was the star white of the Italian may go nicely. If you are not having traditional and wine writer tasting in London for me. If you are a red pudding I do urge you to find some wine from fan then try Tuscan and central Italian wines the Zibibbio variety. Ben Rye is the label name of A regular feature of the summer tasting calendar which are super with all sorts of food. Great this wine from the Donnafugata winery. It tastes is the annual Italian wine tasting in London Chianti from small estates and great Brunello like an apricot coulis tickled with tangerine. where I set out to find some suitable wines for di Montalcino are lovely. Italy has had a good Absolutely delicious. Christmas. run of vintages recently and the 04, 05, 06 So after dinner it must be Amarone. A big With thousands of local, indigenous varieties vintages are the ones to look for. Don’t skimp alcohol wine that needs some time to sip, found all over the country, Italian wines can here though as you need to go to £10-£15 for a cogitate and put the world to rights in front make a delicious change from the rather insipid reliable version. Try the Wine Society’s own label of the log fire now raring in the grate. Try selections found in most supermarkets. Italy Chianti or the fabulous Supertuscan Tignanello Allegrini’s Righetti’s version to be sure of the makes both the most wonderfully diverse range for real complexity. Another great Italian red quality. Above all, don’t overdo it but have some of wines and in volume terms has the highest is Valpolicella. Marks and Spencer have a very safe, pleasurable drinking. production in Europe. Sciaglin, Cividin and Lacrima Christi de Morra Alba are some of the more obscure grape varieties they make into My Favourite Recipe the most delicious wines. Perhaps the names do not trip quite so easily off the tongue as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon but I make no apology for recommending only Italian wines this year! Michael Johal Why not wake up on Christmas morning to a Bellini? Fresh peach juice and Prosecco, of MJ News the Venetian classic aperitif. Created in 1948 by Giuseppi Cipriani, the Bellini was allegedly inspired by the 15th century Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini and was served first in Harry’s LOCAL newsagents Michael and Hayley Bar just along the waterfront from St Mark’s Johal believe in giving a top quality and loyal Square. There is a mountain of boring Prosecco service to their community. They get up each out there but the Bisol range is just about as day at about 4am to open their shop, M.J. good it gets - barring the superb artisinal News and Dolls Houses, for 5am. And several producers’ bottles that one only finds locally in nights a week they are open until 7.30pm! Outside the Johal’s shop in Carrington the region. The bubbles are not made in the same They have run their newsagents and dolls` way as Champagne, the second fermentation house furniture business on Mansfield He told us, “We feel we are a real part of our producing them takes place in a steel tank rather Road in Carrington for the past nine years. local community, which is important to us. than in the bottle. Michael`s original plan was to open up solely We have got involved with local issues, such Prosecco Bisol Jeio - the entry level Prosecco as a dolls` house shop. 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Put to one side to marinate for Bulfon himself and inspired by a medieval fresco 1 piece fresh root ginger, peeled & 15 minutes. of the Last Supper in the church of Santa Maria grated Heat a wok or large non stick frying pan until very dei Battuti in Valeriano. If there was ever a label 1 tsp cornflour hot. Add the groundnut oil. Stir-fry the pork slices in to grace a bottle, this is it. Cividin is a delight of 1lb pork tenderloin cut into thin slices 2 batches, cooking each batch for 2-3 minutes until 1 tbsp groundnut oil the meat is browned. Set aside & keep warm. Reheat a wine, quite mineral rich and has the ‘cut’ to the pan, add the carrot & broccoli and stir fry for 5 deliver the fruit of the grape quite deliciously. 1 large carrot cut into matchsticks 8oz broccoli cut into small florets minutes. Add remaining sherry and soy sauce also 4 Available from the Bat and Bottle in Oakham 8 spring onions shredded tbsp cold water and bring just to the boil. (www.batwine.co.uk). 5oz bean sprouts Return the pork to the pan and stir fry for 2-3 minutes Wines to match a turkey are rich Chardonnays. Salt & ground black pepper until hot. Add spring onions & bean sprouts and cook The winery Planeta in Sicily makes a Chardonnay Rice to serve for a further minute. Season with salt & pepper and serve with rice. ENJOY! in a Meursault style. Rich fruit with ripe peach,

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She was actually the I was told to expect it to be an emotional local funeral director who was taking care of my trip but never could I begin to imagine just dad, but she did so much for my mum and I for how much so it would prove to be, when my which we are forever in her debt. father suddenly and unexpectedly died during Security was high, since many dignitaries were our trip. attending, so getting to Arromanches was not My father, Harold Dudman, had been going to be easy. Anita obtained a pass, from involved in the Normandy invasions, landing the chief of police, which allowed us to pass at Sword beach in June 1944, as part of the through every road block between Caen and R.E.M.E 11th / 29th Armoured Division. He Arromanches. She drove us, in her own car, was really excited at the prospect of returning twenty miles or more, stopping and talking to for the commemorative events. the police at each road block and making them We arranged an organised tour withPoppy Sue Ashan and her father let us through. She took us right to the square in Arromanches where the ceremony was taking Travel, part of the Royal British Legion. My great deal to him to have seen it again. He told place. I was totally overwhelmed at her kindness. mother, Lesley, came too and I also invited my Pauline later that day that he had waited 65 She did not need to do that for us. When I friend, Pauline years to see it. I’m so glad he did. said as much to her, her reply was “He helped Hart-Chaplin, and her father, Harry Hart, Following dinner that evening came a surprise us. I want to help him”. She truly felt she was to join us. Although Harry had not fought in announcement from our tour guide - we were repaying a debt. Normandy, his younger brother, Bill Hart, had all invited to have lunch with Prince Charles With the heightened security, the police been killed there, so it was a chance for Harry and Gordon Brown the next day after we had would not allow Anita to park her car and so to go and visit his grave. attended the service at Bayeux Cathedral. she was forced to drop us off and leave. This left There was a wonderful atmosphere on our Everyone was very excited at this. us, again, at the mercy of my limited French, and bus with an interesting mix of people. We had My dad decided he would have a shave that so we needed help to get in to the area where a number of old soldiers and members of their night so that he could be ready for the early the presentations were taking place. families, others taking the trip because of their start for the big events the next day. He went I noticed a group, speaking English, who I interest in the history of D-Day, some serving up to his room and I took him and my mum mistook for officials as they were wearing name soldiers and members of the British Legion. a cup of tea to have before they went to bed. badges. I explained what had happened and I was amazed at the reaction all the veterans They went to sleep but sadly my dad did not asked if they could help. One of the men took got from the local people of Normandy. Even wake up again, having passed away at 3am on mum and I, talked to the police on the gate, and the young people have been brought up to Saturday June 6th - D-Day. got us entry to the restricted area. He took us appreciate what these men did for them. They We had been due, later on that day, to attend right up to the Mayor of Arromanches who then wanted to shake their hands and thank them. a ceremony at Arromanches where D-Day presented my dad’s badge to my mum. Some people on the pavements would even veterans were to be presented with a badge as I did not get this kind man’s name. All salute as we drove by in our bus. a gift from the people of Normandy. Several I remember is that he lives in Keyworth in Friday June 5th was a wonderful day, warm people suggested that we ought to still attend Nottingham and that he was not an official at and sunny. It turned out to be my dad’s last day this in order to accept my dad’s badge on his but I know he could not have wished for better. all - he was on a trip like us! I would love to have Our first stop was at Ranville War Cemetery. We the chance to thank him for his help and am watched a re-enactment of the parachute drop currently trying to track him down. which began the Normandy invasion, followed We watched the remainder of the ceremonies, by a service of remembrance complete with in the pouring rain, before meeting up with our marching bands. tour group and returning on the bus to our From there we moved on to Pegasus Bridge hotel. Everyone was so kind but we realised it where there was a real carnival atmosphere. We would be quite impossible for us to remain with sat and had lunch at the Café Gondrée, which the tour for another two days. That evening was the first building in France to be liberated. we made arrangements to return home the My dad was wearing his old regimental tie and following day. was thrilled when some serving soldiers from his Mum and I returned to England, leaving my regiment recognised his tie, came over, shook dad safe in the care of Anita. He was eventually his hand and chatted with him. brought home six days later and his funeral took Our next stop was totally unscheduled, yet place, in London, on June 26th. turned out to be the most poignant moment of Although it was a terrible time for mum and our trip. Totally unplanned, we ended up visiting me, we have no regrets at having made the trip. part of Sword Beach. My dad had twice before In many respects it seems that destiny played visited Normandy but had never recognised any its part, and that things were actually meant to parts of the beach that he had seen, yet when happen this way. we reached this particular stretch, he instantly Of course, we are missing him dreadfully, but knew it to be the exact point at which he had we shall always have such great memories of how landed in 1944. He could recall so much from happy he was on that last day and how thrilled he was to, at last, be able to find ‘his beach’. that day and told us lots of things about it which Outside the Café Gondrée I had never heard before. It obviously meant a We take enormous comfort from that.

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of Mapperley Park, so we shall certainly be in reduction in reported crimes of 9.6%, with house Final report safe, and very well qualified, hands. burglaries down by 16%. Your local beat officer, The impact of the economic downturn PC Stasiuk, enthusiastic as ever in her efforts to from retiring meant that at the AGM in April there were no beat crime, handed out personal alarms, portable significant planning issues to report since there window alarms, and ‘Smartwater’. has been relatively little development activity in The Smartwater initiative has proved very Chairman the Park over the last few months. There was successful, in large part, it is thought, due to the Carole Ayre no news regarding the former children’s home deterrent effect of the widespread advertising on Woodborough Road, the Council having campaign. Have you seen the adverts on the received no offers by the time of our meeting. back of buses? You mark your valuables using We did hear about some problems affecting a personalised invisible ink from a pen which is I AM signing off local areas, in particular problems with an registered with the police. The police carry with today from my role empty property, if you are affected, contact PC them a detection device which sounds whenever as Chairman of the Jeanette Stasiuk (see contacts list on page 2) it is in the vicinity of marked goods and it can Residents’ Association. or the Council’s empty homes officer, Andrew actually detect your unique registration number. In fact, I formally Vickers on 0115 9156128. Amazing. did that at the last Beki Anderson, who is leading the post office If you want one of the pens or alarms contact Committee meeting campaign, gave a full report on how we had Jeanette. You’ll notice her mobile telephone in May. One reason come to lose our post office and what she and number is given on the contacts page - use it for my resignation her group were doing to try and bring one back if you need immediate help or want to report was the fact that my to the area, Sherwood being too distant for many any suspicious activity. The idea behind issuing photograph is now and certainly unsuitable for the disabled. the number to you is that you can speak to her so out of date that I Beki and her supporters have tried so hard whilst she is out and about and she encourages cannot continue the fraud any longer. The other and with great commitment. They deserve a us to use it. was that having been Chairman for five years I mention in despatches and the Committee has Well, it has been a great pleasure. Thank thought it was time to pass the mantle on and made another small donation towards their Committee for helping me so much over the last by the unanimous decision of the Committee expenses. Let’s hope they have some success. five years, and to the newsletter team. Now, its it passes to David Towers. David is a very long Inspector Rob Wilson told the AGM that over to you David. standing member of the Committee and resident our crime figures are down again this year, a

It has a high profile subscription, please New Chairman’s within the area, and complete the form and I would like it to send it to me. It helps Letter to figure more highly in you and us if you pay committee meetings by standing order, so and at the AGM. please consider this. Residents Planning is an As I am now important and Chairman, we need David Towers controversial subject in a new Treasurer. If Mapperley Park. With you are interested in the current depressed becoming Treasurer, property market, please contact me so I WAS elected Chairman of the Association in there are few planning we can meet and talk May, following the retirement of Carole Ayre. applications. about the job. It’s Firstly, I should like to thank Carole for her Nevertheless, more book-keeping contribution to the Association during her 5 the Planning sub- than accounting. It years as Chairman. It involved a lot of work, committee will monitor developments. As the involves dealing with about 300 subscriptions some difficult problems and actions to be property market revives, this will become an by bankers order, cheque or cash, recording taken. It was an enormous task to fit within her even more important area for residents and for them and banking the cash and cheques. busy life as a partner in a firm of solicitors. So, the committee to consider. Our actions will not Members details are sent to Marcus Wakeley, we must all be grateful for what she has done as be limited to these two areas, but I do see them our Membership Secretary. There are only a few the Association’s Chairman. as important at the present time. cheques to pay out. If you dont feel confident I have been the Treasurer for 11 years, so I At the AGM in April, members were asked about preparing the annual accounts, I can have a good understanding of the role of the about a proposed increase in the subscription to help. Residents’ Association. I am not planning £5 a year. This gained a very positive approval. Some people might describe me as a any significant changes to its work, but I will Our total income in 2008 was almost £900, committee man, as I have been on a variety encourage the Association to develop to meet but our expenditure is slightly greater than of committees in the past 40+ years (mainly the various challenges we will experience in the this, resulting in a deficit. To allow funding charities, clubs and voluntary organisations). future. Any changes will be through suggestions of new developments, we need to increase our Although I may be a committee man, I am and discussion with the Committee. income, hence the proposed increase. There is a member of the Association’s committee to I see this Newsletter as an important a subscription form on the back page of this get things done and to help you, residents of contribution of the Association to residents. Newsletter. If you have not yet paid this years Mapperley Park.

September 2009 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS 9 Mapperley Park Gardening Group The latest news

by Lorna Weir

THE gardening group has had a good year so far with a number of very interesting talks and visits. January was enlivened by an intriguing talk by Professor Kevin Pyke on ‘How Plants Grow’ which was packed with fascinating botanical information. We have visited three lovely gardens in Halam, Caunton and Burton Joyce and have been made very welcome by the owners. Our coach trip to Renishaw Hall and Fanshawe Gate Garden was on a beautiful sunny day and the guided tour of Renishaw’s garden by David, the head gardener was excellent. It Visit to Burton Joyce Visit to Caunton was full of the history of the Sitwell family and The highlight of our year was when we went We now have over 70 members and if you the garden and he told us some very amusing to Highgrove, Prince Charles’ garden in June. aren’t a member do come and join us. Our anecdotes. This was followed by a delicious After being on the waiting list for two and a skills range from armchair gardeners to real lunch and then on to the hidden delights of half years this was a very special day out and experts so don’t be put off. Our main aim is Fanshawe Gate where we were made welcome Sheila has written a separate article about it. to enjoy gardens and plants and have some fun by Mrs Ramsden and allowed to wander in her During the rest of the year we will be visiting and get to know our neighbours. two beautiful old houses as well as admiring the Eglantine Vineyard and the Meynall Langley Please contact me on 0115 9603897 or at the perfect garden. Walking back to the bus on Trials garden to see 74 varieties of fruit trees, [email protected] a warm day up a steep hill tested the fitness of holding a plant swap and making Christmas some members, including me! wreaths and decorations in December.

Mapperley Hall gardens - a constant delight Eric Roebuck I WAS interested to read, in the our Management Committee, our March edition of the Mapperley neighbour in the Hall, Malcolm Park News, the piece by Nigel Reece. Hughes on his part in the It has been Malcolm, no doubt restoration of the Mapperley influenced to some extent by his Hall gardens. My introduction to wife Sheila (both members of Mapperley Hall and its gardens the Mapperley Park Gardening was in 2001 when we saw, in a Club) who has undertaken much publication called Distinctive of the hard work involved in Homes Today, that an apartment the development of the gardens. in the Hall was available. As we Not only has he undertaken a were thinking of downsizing, we lion’s share of the actual digging came to look. Being gardens lovers and planting, but, even more we were delighted with what we importantly, the design of the saw, even though it was December gardens which are now an absolute when no garden is at its best. delight. It must have taken a great At the time of our visit, there deal of foresight to envisage the was a figure we took to be the end result in 1995 when he was gardener, digging away in a border confronted by building residues at the bottom of the garden. Since from the development of the we moved into our apartment Mapperley Hall Gardens dwellings this is a sight to which we have and the internal changes in the become accustomed, pretty well Hall itself. Mounds of rubbish and on a daily basis. We were, however, old stock had to be removed and entirely wrong in our assumption replaced with attractive planting that the figure was the gardener. and architectural features within It was in fact the Chairman of an altered layout.

10 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS September 2009 Well worth the two and a half year wait

The Gardening Group visit to Highgrove House gardens in June

Sheila Reece

The journey was excellent and we arrived with time to spare. Being early for your Highgrove slot entails driving up and down the narrow road outside, easy enough in a car, very different when a large coach has to be reversed into a farm gate to turn it round. Our driver was perfect! Once inside we were efficiently processed (passports to visit a garden?) and handed over to a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who had lived in the area all her life. Highgrove is a fine Georgian house ,with a small formal garden surrounded by an eclectic collection of highly personal areas reflecting the Prince’s interests and enthusiasms. It is less about expressing its owner’s views on The Carpet garden at the Chelsea Flower show which was recreated at Highgrove life. Charles has also used the garden to find somewhere fitting to put many gifts which he Finally it was interesting to see the Carpet but we had spent so long at Highgrove that we has accumulated over the years. Garden, where Charles had converted the could only fit in a brief visit to Tetbury on our The parts I enjoyed most were the huge design of a Turkish style carpet into a garden for way home. Tetbury is a small old fashioned wild flower meadows, though I suspect Ms the Chelsea Flower show. The garden is framed market town with an interesting history, Rothschild, who had advised Charles on how by old brick walls and uses roses and orange however my brain and legs were in meltdown so to establish a wild flower meadow, would have blossom to create an exotic and opulent picture. I decided to opt for a sit down and a delicious been surprised by the addition of tulips to It won a Silver Medal at the show. ice cream. brighten up the meadow in late spring! Other parts of this very large garden, such We arrived home in good time and with lots I thought the Sundial Garden, adjacent to the as the Terrace, Azalea Walk, Woodland Garden to think about. The whole trip was one of the house worked well. Here the deep purple, red and Cottage Garden have their moment at Gardening Group’s best and when you recall the and white flowers are framed in low clipped box different times of the year and will please many high quality of other visits that is high praise hedging. It sets off the elegant house perfectly gardeners, but perhaps not all. indeed. and is very satisfying. After a very civilised tea and cake we left,

Mapperley Hall gardens Help to organise 2010 Garden Trail continued Many of the team which ran the very successful serving refreshments, collecting money on the Garden Trail last year will not be available to day and sorting out traffic etc. etc. We have been lucky with the gardeners help with the next trail in 2010 and this means If you are interested in helping with this employed to help Malcolm. There was Nigel that several new helpers are needed to organise event which raises a good deal of money for who was also a keen D.I.Y. exponent. He the event. Apart from arranging the opening local charities please contact Malcolm Bescoby enjoyed nothing more than being asked to build of the gardens, there is publicity - printing and on 0115 960 8502 or steps, mend a fence or lay concrete paving. distributing leaflets and posters, informing local email [email protected] Now we have two delightful ladies. Angela press, producing a programme, organising and is a trained gardener, a true plantswoman who can advise on mineral deficiencies as well as article will appear in the next newsletter in knowing which plants are likely to survive and Your favourite tree ... March. Email [email protected]. where. Penny, the daughter of enthusiastic Mapperley Park News is investigating the trees com or post to Trees, 31 Lucknow Drive, gardeners, has gardening in her blood. She has in Mapperley Park and the editors would Nottingham NG3 5EU wide experience of local conditions and has be interested to know if any readers have a gardened in the area from childhood. favourite tree. It could be a street tree or one in and least favourite Our gardens have certainly never ever looked a private garden so long as it can be seen from There are so many trees, and bushes, overhanging better than they do this year. For residents they the street. our pavements. If you have problems walking are a constant delight, a pleasure which we The more answers the better so please spare around please report this to the city council. love to share on appropriate occasions. We are the time to send an email or note telling us the Ideally branches should be cut high enough for immensely grateful to all who have contributed species of your favourite and its exact location a pedestrian holding an umbrella to pass under to their development. - even a photograph if possible. The resulting easily.

September 2009 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS 11 Open mornings at city centre cultural club IN the 19th century Mechanics Institutes were Library and restaurant There are also lounges where members can opened in many cities and became meeting relax and read the newspapers. places and centres of social activity. The The Mechanics has a well stocked library, a Nottingham Mechanics was established in restaurant and bar, and a suite of rooms used by Open mornings 1837 in Trinity Square. members and outside groups. They have a huge For information and membership details, please In 2003 the centre moved to new purpose programme of activities including classical ring Mr Robert Cockayne 0115 9417353. Non built premises in North Sherwood Street with music and opera clubs, bridge, chess and whist, members can visit the Mechanics, have coffee all the advantages of new technology to cater a horticulture section, literary lectures, dances, and look round on the first Saturday of each for the many different needs of its members. theatre visits, day trips and overseas holidays. month from 11am. Ballet company finds new home

NOTTINGHAM’S New English Artistic Director Niall McMahon says Contemporary Ballet company has “This looks to be a perfect home for moved to a new home in the city. NECB. It will help us achieve our Thanks to significant support from ambition of putting Nottingham on Nottingham City Council they have the national and international stage as been able to relocate to the former far as dance is concerned. While our Douglas Primary School on Seely core training programmes have been Road in Radford. about contemporary ballet, jazz and The move will mean a major musical theatre, we also want to offer improvement in facilities for NECB’s classes and community programmes professional and junior dance to people who are passionate about all companies; as well as for students on forms of dance from Salsa to hip hop.” their vocational training courses. The NECB is supported by company is also developing young choreographer and Strictly Come dancers from Mapperley Park on its Dancing star Craig Revel Horwood Associates programme. who is about to choreograph a ballet The new facilities include several for the professional company’s 2010 dance studios, lecture rooms, a cafe national tour. lounge and technical workshops. www.newenglishcontemporaryballet.co.uk Broadway Spanish Bites in Carrington NOTTINGHAM’S independent Broadway Cinema is currently Small groups, well qualified and experienced teacher, offering a special deal in a central location combined ticket for a meal in the Three levels, both daytime & evening sessions cafe bar and a film. New courses starting September 22nd 2009 Called ‘Broadway Bites’ tickets are available for only £11.95 For further details (or £9.95 for members and telephone Sue on 0115 9604323 concessions). email: [email protected] Apart from screening the best new films, Broadway includes

TO ADVERTISE TO CONTRIBUTE Broadway Cinema entrance in in Mapperley Park News to Mapperley Park News Broad Street independent and World titles and classics The next issue comes out on 1st March 2010. The The editors (listed on p.2) are very happy to receive in its programmes. deadline for advertising is 28th January. Contact articles, letters or photographs from residents. For Please note that Broadway Bites Christine Walker on 0115 947 2485 or walker. 1st March edition please send by 1st January or, if cannot be booked in advance but should [email protected] for full details. possible, before Christmas. be purchased from the box office at least Every household and business within Mapperley Park receives this an hour before the start of the film you wish to see.

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14 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS September 2009 released a 7” single and performed a session on difficult when I see a gap between the audience quasi-national radio XFM. It went down well but and myself. Such a divide makes me feel self- Glastonbury we were hardly reinventing the wheel with our conscious, which is the last thing I want. People frenetic pop numbers. My latest band, Al Cool like to see performers enjoying themselves, not and The Stranger Wines has far more potential. preoccupied by other things. I couldn’t tell you 2009 Our tenth performance as a six piece took place how many people were there, the whole thing at Glastonbury Festival earlier this summer. blurs into one, but they helped me feel at ease and Surreal is the only way to describe it. For those we rocked it. Another first, a festival appearance By Daniel Harding of you that don’t know, Glastonbury is the largest delivered with style. I hope it isn’t the last. festival of its kind catering to nearly 200,000 See video footage and download tracks at http:// HIDDEN away in my baby book are my firsts: people over the course of a long weekend at the www.shatteredsatellite.com/alcool words, gurgles, trips to the park, seaside holidays, end of June. Once the two-hour gridlock had baths, dry nights et cetera, et cetera. Interesting been circumvented, entering the festival was still details they might be, but they don’t offer much complicated as a series of stewards inspected our in the way of personality. The predictions page passes and waved us down a series of backroads. is more intriguing, despite the lack of actual Driving down these quiet lanes was the only time predictions on my mothers part. In my case, you over the weekend where I actually felt I was on a get vivid descriptions of my mischievous one- farm. Reality is suspended as a sprawling musical year-old character. metropolis invades the Somerset countryside. Fast forward twenty three years and cast a It often seemed like organised chaos. The one look at my life and you’ll find that I never became time I failed to follow instructions led to me an engineer, despite remaining inquisitive about driving up a hill to a dead end and then having how things work. I’m not obsessed with trains to reverse backwards down said hill as the rain and Fireman Sam anymore. I still love my food, started to tumble. Lesson learnt, I set about especially cakes and chocolate. I still sing a lot amusing myself and taking in some live music and my repertoire is large, even if regrettably it whilst my stomach churned in anticipation of no longer includes Kylie Minogue. the performance on the Saturday afternoon. Singing is my favourite pastime; I see it as Everything sounded tiptop in rehearsal and my biggest talent. Like any talent though, you spirits were high. The death of Michael Jackson have to have courage and belief in what you can cast a sombre mood over proceedings, namely as achieve for it to actually mean anything. I never two weeks earlier I had decided my stage outfit had the balls at school to form a band; I never would consist of a t-shirt emblazoned with his really knew I could belt it out like the best of early 90s image. I never thought it would end them until confronted by the need to be heard up as a tribute. I wouldn’t say I was nervous, over the feedback in a grotty rehearsal room under rather nervously excited. Performing is easy when Waterloo Bridge. My first band, Dirty Hands, there’s a crowd to perform to. It only becomes Have you considered a basement conversion? To increase your living space and add value to your home

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September 2009 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS 15 Police offer us practical ways to deter burglars Adult Education courses ... and it’s all free Immobilise can be used by in Sherwood I am PC 2723 Jeanette Stasuik, members of the public and the Beat Manager for Mapperley businesses to register their valued We offer you a wide range of courses suitable for adults of all ages and abilities including: Crochet, Felt-making, Paper metal and Park, where I have worked for the possessions or company assets. All stitch, Sewing machine skills, Mosaics, Stained glass, Weaving last four and a half years. Many account holders, their registered with reclaimed materials, Scrapbooking, Card making, Printing, residents will have seen me out items and ownership details are Mixed crafts, Life drawing, Chinese painting, Watercolour and and about or maybe at a public viewable on the Police national many more. meeting. I have some new security property database. This online Times: Day 9.30am-1.30pm or 2-6pm Evening 6.30 - 9.30pm. aids to tell you about, that I am checking service is used by all the Fees: 60-hour courses £99 (Could be free if you receive benefits) personally really excited with! UK Police forces to trace owners Venues: Three workshops all on Mansfield Road, Sherwood of lost and stolen property. New! Skills for Life Courses Nottinghamshire Police are In addition Immobilise is Free to everyone. Beginners computers, Grow your own working with the Nottingham checked daily by a huge range vegetables, Adult Numeracy and Literacy, Clait, Word processing, Crime and Disorder Partnership of recovery agencies and lost Plan your wedding, Money matters and lots more. to help keep your homes safe property offices. As a direct result and secure. The following aids to of Immobilise there are over 250 One-day classes security are now available to local cases a week where property Silversmith jewellery, Making felt slippers, vintage aprons or residents free of charge. is returned to its owners or frilly knickers, Create your own Christmas cards. Christmas information collected that assists decorations. These one-off classes start at £30. Why not treat Shake Alarms yourself. These are to guard your windows. the Police in investigating activity Shaped like a boiled egg cut involving stolen goods. In our shop in half they sense any shock or A huge range of textile crafting supplies, sewing machines and vibration, activating a 100+dB The Benefits of registration lovely handcrafted gifts. alarm upon detection. They have l Immobilise helps police to For full list of courses, dates or more information phone a variable sensitivity setting for identify the owners when lost Karen or Susie on 07809 158606 or call into THE TEXTILE adjusting to each environment. and stolen goods are recovered. WORKSHOP at 678 Mansfield Rd, Sherwood, Nottingham Simply stick one to a window l Any loss or theft updates you or window frame for increased make are immediately available protection. to the Police nation-wide. l It helps to combat the sale of ‘Smartwater’ stolen property by alerting the As part of our continuing efforts second-hand trade and by listing to tackle house burglary in this items on CheckMEND, the area, the Police, in conjunction publicly checkable stolen goods with Nottingham City Safer database. Homes Team, are offering you l It simplifies insurance claims SmartWater. This is the latest and police reports with certificates technique based on DNA for of ownership. marking your valuables. Property marking deters burglars as they Contact find it hard to sell on. Our trained PC 2723 Jeanette Stasuik on team are already in your area, 07792 437306 offering to mark your valuables PCSO 9622 Kiri Prebble on with SmartWater. 07702 141844 Since we started using CPO 9912 Lisa Mickle on 07983 SmartWater in 2001, the results 427895 Sherwood Police Stn have been amazing. Repeat 0115 9670999 ext 4370 burglaries, where SmartWater has been used, are low and it is proving to be a successful Pocket alarms weapon against burglars all over We also have a few alarms to give Nottingham. To find out more, away but these are limited to a and to make an appointment for small number so you will have to one of our team to visit and mark be quick! your valuables, please contact us These ‘Charm’ alarms are egg- on one of the numbers below. shaped personal alarms on a Immobilise key ring which easily attach to Immobilise is the world’s a belt loop or bag. They have a largest free register of possessions little charm which pulls out to and ownership details and, with produce an ear piercing 105+dB its sister site CheckMEND, is the siren. They come in pastel shades largest database of stolen property or black and look attractive on a and blocked mobile phones. key ring.

16 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS September 2009 St John’s reopens

IN 1843 St. John’s Church on saw what had been achieved. The Mansfield Road was consecrated as church has been converted into a a place of worship for the residents beautiful, light, combined worship of Carrington, Mapperley Park and and community space with the aim beyond. In 1909 plans were made to of opening the church to the wider re-site the church to Loscoe Mount community. and monies were raised from the The £500,000 costs have been local community. However the met thanks to donations, grants, First World War intervened and selling the old church hall and by 1920 increased costs made the through local fund raising. About project unviable. Therefore in 1923 £250.000 was left in the wills of two alterations were made to the existing former Carrington residents, Elsie church. Ellingworth and Mary Dunnicliff Last year an ambitious project and it was this generosity that was embarked on at St. John’s and enabled the project to go ahead. on August 1st this year all the local The architect has done a superb of work is amazing. In the church A week of community celebrations community were invited to a special job in utilising all the space and the organ has been rebuilt and is is planned for the autumn. day of celebration for the re-opening retaining all the features, skilfully now sited in an imposing case on the The fundraising committee are of St John’s Carrington Church and blending them with the new. The new gallery. This gallery offers the still working hard to bring in the Community Centre. community space offers meeting best view of the striking new altar rest of the money required to finish The rainy day started off at the rooms and a kitchenette downstairs and platform. After a year ‘in exile’ the project. If you would like to old hall on Watcombe Circus with with a large hall and full kitchen using the hall and the Vicar’s hallway make a donation or to arrange to for services, the congregation were a Jazz Band, Lindy Hop and Jive upstairs. There is a large airy foyer view the building please contact thrilled to be back home. dancers, brunch, bric-a-brac sales, accessed through glass doors, a Cynthia Hoggett on 960 2143 or face painting and displays by local lift, café area and plenty of toilets The Christmas services of 07702 976614. groups. In the afternoon a wet but - making this a perfect venue for a Midnight Mass at 11.30 p.m. and And if you have not yet visited, joyful procession wound its way to host of occasions. Room hire charges Christmas Day Mass at 10.00 am the church where people enjoyed tea are very reasonable, details from should be wonderful in this setting. Fr Jonathan MacGillivray and the and home made cakes, lit candles Maggie Jones, bookings secretary Mass is held most days; Sundays at Church Wardens look forward and were entertained by more music 962 2115. 10.00 am with an ‘all age’ service on to welcoming you at the new St. as they looked around the building. Everything in the transformed the first Sunday. John’s Carrington Church and The church and community building has been undertaken to the Visit stjohnscarrington.org.uk Community Centre. centre left people speechless as they highest specification and the quality for the latest on services and events.

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September 2009 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS 17 Don’t forget Do you have a damp cellar? old How our cellar was transformed into an exciting additional room

fashioned the realisation we could have more He also confirmed we could remove BY David Podesta space and add additional rooms. A the non-load bearing internal walls of Seasonal subterranean music room with great the cellar. We planned to remove the sound insulation, a children’s den, walls and excavate the rock to provide flu! LIKE many people in Mapperley gym or a home cinema room were a room measuring 4 x 4 metres with Park our house has a cellar which we just a few options we considered. 2.1 metres headroom. We would use THIS year we have been used for storage. However, it was not The foundations of our house the old coal shoots into the cellar bombarded with information ideal due to the damp penetrating lie directly on the sandstone rock to provide daylight, ventilation and about Swine flu. With so through the floor and walls and the which proved to be good news when an emergency escape, as required much publicity about this new strain, many people may forget the dangers of old fashioned ‘Seasonal flu’. The sad fact is that Seasonal flu and its complications kill hundreds of people in the UK every year. Each year vaccines are developed to give some protection against Seasonal Flu and these are normally administered to the elderly and the vulnerable through the NHS. Around 70%-80% of Our old cellar showing one of the coal shoots Partially excavated cellar people who have the jab do not get Seasonal flu and the rest who by planning but hopefully never do get it generally suffer a much to be used. We asked a company milder version. specialising in conversions to do the Most people do not qualify work and they started in September. for this vaccination on the Thankfully most of the mess was NHS and, increasingly, many confined to the cellar; the bricks, are choosing to have it done rock and sand excavated went out privately. These include people through the coal shoots minimising who care for elderly or sick the disruption in the rest of the relatives, the self- employed, house. people living in large families or communities and anyone in Twelve Weeks daily contact with large numbers Once the preparation work of people. was complete the next job was to The Filshie Clinic in waterproof the cellar. This was Sherwood, in conjunction with accomplished using polyethylene Nottingham Healthcare Services cavity drain membranes with an aqua Ltd, has identified this issue and drain and sump system to pump into has reserved a stock of Seasonal the foul drain any water that hits flu vaccines. The clinic will have Completed cellar converted to a cinema room the membrane. Looking like tough vaccination sessions on Friday large bubble-wrap it covered the evenings and Saturday mornings limited head room. We decided to a structural engineer confirmed that floor and walls to create a water and administered by qualified Nurse investigate our options to make better we could excavate down into the vapour impervious lining. Properly Prescribers in accordance to use of the space, initially to improve rock to improve the headroom of maintained (annual sump pump NHS Guidelines, at a cost of the storage conditions. However, the cellar without the added cost of service) this should last the life of the £14 per vaccination. our plans quickly changed with having to underpin the foundations. structure and has a 10 year guarantee. Nottingham Healthcare Insulation and a concrete floor are Services Ltd also offers an onsite then followed with more traditional vaccination service to companies plaster board and skim with plaster. where offices or factories are Our room was decorated and ready visited at a prearranged date for use 12 weeks after we started. to vaccinate the staff. Statistics We have gained an exciting show that influenza is one of additional room that has a real wow the major causes of illness and factor and even in the current climate absenteeism among working has added value to our property over adults. and above the cost of the conversion. Phone 0115 962 5888 to We have lost a damp cellar used to book an individual appointment store unused furniture and Christmas at the Filshie Clinic, 448 decorations. The furniture has gone Mansfield Road. www. and the Christmas decorations? Well thefilshieclinic.co.uk they have moved to the loft waiting For company bookings phone for the next project!

18 MAPPERLEY PARK NEWS September 2009 Small Ads Services for House

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Private Road holds annual lunch party

ON the morning of Sunday 7th June we waited with bated breath for the weather forecast as Private Road residents were hosting their annual lunch in the garden of Tim and Sally Cullen. Sadly the rain came down and residents and guests were diverted to St Judes hall along with the splendid buffet prepared by a wonderful team of ladies. There were over 80 people at this successful event and it proved to be a very enjoyable way of getting to know your neighbours on Private Road.

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