BinghamTOWN GUIDE 2020/21
www.bingham-tc.gov.uk
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Welcome to the 2020 edition of refurbishment is updating play the Bingham Town Guide. areas across Bingham. This guide presents information Many people are attracted to we hope is useful and interesting Bingham town centre’s growing for those who live in Bingham, range of shops and service those who are coming to live providers and the traditional in Bingham and those who Thursday markets and other are visiting Bingham to shop, events. Developments north of the work or join in the many and railway are proposed to provide varied activities in our vibrant new offices, new small units for community. start-up businesses and larger Bingham is a centre for services industrial sites. and facilities which serve our Alongside the developments town and the surrounding villages. in the built environment are the These existing amenities are being open green spaces across Bingham This introduction can’t fully improved and expanded upon that provide habitats for a range of describe all the positives of to serve the growing number of wildlife. Biodiversity improvements Bingham, but I hope that it people who share life in Bingham. along the Linear Park continue, encourages you to read the guide Our town benefits from a range and the new lake area to the north to find out more about our town, of excellent nurseries and schools of Bingham is a further benefit of and also to keep the guide as a as well as a modern Health Centre, the ongoing housing development. helpful reference for years to come. Children’s Centre and Library. The guide also provides Finally, please consider Proposals for a new Leisure information about the many supporting the advertisers in the Centre and Community Hall community groups based in and guide. Their support has helped on Chapel Lane continue to be around Bingham. The long make this publication possible. developed. Sports pitches and list of groups shows there truly pavilions are being enhanced and is something for everyone in John Stockwood a programme of play equipment Bingham. Bingham Town Mayor
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ingham is an expanding market town which lies some eight miles to the east of B Nottingham on the edge of the picturesque Vale of Belvoir. It is also within easy reach of Contents Nottingham, Grantham, Newark, Melton Mowbray Foreword ��������������������������������������������������Page 01 and Leicester with rail links to Skegness. Bingham has a wide variety of independent shops Introduction ���������������������������������������������Page 03 and businesses offering high quality goods and friendly service. The majority are centrally located Bingham Town Council �����������������Page 04 & 05 around and just off the Market Place. Recent archaeological research has shown Town Councillors �������������������������������������Page 06 Bingham was occupied by Neolithic farmers about Education ���������������������������������������Page 08 & 09 5,000 years ago, and was a small Roman settlement in its own right before occupation by the Saxons. Charities ���������������������������������������������������Page 12 Bingham is listed in the Domesday Book. It became a market town in 1314. The Market Place, which 1936 (Newton) Squadron is the focal point of the town centre, features the Air Training Corps �����������������������������������Page 13 Butter Cross. Most of the buildings around the market square date from the 1700s and early 1800s. Meeting Rooms and Venues Off the Market Place, Church Street leads to the for hire in Bingham ����������������������������������Page 15 13th century parish Church of St Mary and All Saints, the oldest building in Bingham. Bingham Linear Park �������������������������������Page 17 The town was a largely agricultural community and in 1851 the population was about 2,000. As Bingham Market ��������������������������������������Page 18 the agricultural economy began to fail, people left Bingham to find work, the town eventually Bingham Town Map Key ��������������������������Page 19 becoming a dormitory for Nottingham. After 1950, Bingham Town Map �����������������������Page 20 & 21 the town was targeted for considerable expansion and the population now stands at just under 10,000 Churches ����������������������������������������Page 22 & 23 and is a district centre in Rushcliffe. The Butter Cross marks the site where farmers’ Facilities �����������������������������������������Page 24 & 25 wives would sit and display their baskets of butter and cheese some 200 years ago. Today a market is Bingham Leisure Centre ��������������������������Page 26 held every Thursday and a farmers’ market every month, with other various specialist markets and Sports Clubs in Bingham �������������������Page 27-29 events throughout the year. Directory of Clubs & Community Groups in Bingham ��������Page 30-35
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PAGE 03.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:20 Bingham Town Council
absorbed across the east and west wards or whether potentially a new ward should be considered and whether that should result in an increase in Councillor numbers. The Town Council is based at the eastern end of the Market Place heading out toward St Mary’s and All Saints Church. The Town Council is a mix of Councillors and staff who strive to make Bingham a better place to live and work. Bingham is represented by 14 Councillors, 7 in the east ward and 7 in the west ward who are elected
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTHONY HALL every 4 years. The Town Council’s strategic direction is collectively warm welcome to all market in the centre of town. As set by all 14 Councillors. The of our new residents, the Roman Quarter expands and Council is once again Conservative Aespecially those at the fills to capacity it is estimated that led, following the May 2019 Roman Quarter, who have joined the town will increase by approx. election with 10 Conservatives, 1 our growing, thriving community. 28%. As a town we are also Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat and I trust that you’re settling into looking forward to enjoying the 2 independents. There was a poll Bingham life, making new friends, amenities and open spaces that this in the eastern ward but in the taking advantage of the many local new development will offer. The west ward there were insufficient interest groups and sports clubs area around the lake is certainly candidates, so those who put that our small market town has to taking shape. their name forward were elected offer as well as making good use of The Town Council continues to unopposed. Councillors receive no the shops, cafes, pubs, services and work on several strategic projects payment from the Town Council, to improve Bingham’s amenity they give up their time to represent value such as the provision of the community they either live or long-term car parking, upgrading work in. the CCTV provision, the The small team of paid staff refurbishment of the aged play consists of Officers and Grounds parks and upgrading and increasing staff who are employed to act community facilities. In addition, upon a Council’s decision, to there are a number of internal draw up, strengthen and maintain projects required to improve the Town Council’s governance, the Town Council’s operational deliver events and services and to processes. manage and maintain the Town The Town Council in Council’s assets. The staff often conjunction with Rushcliffe work in conjunction with partners Borough Council will also need such as local interest groups, to give some consideration as to the Emergency Services and the how the Roman Quarter residents Borough and County Council. are represented, whether they are Staff work collaboratively to deliver
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PAGE 04 & 05.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:20 and protect local amenities, and various formats of rugby and enhance the visual and friendly offers community and local character that defines Bingham so interest group room hire as well that as well as serving its residents as storage for the 1st Bingham it continues to draw residents from Scouts neighbouring rural villages because • The Old Court House which it acts as a local hub for facilities as well as being the base for the and services. The staff team Town Council, provides room consists of 2 full-time Grounds rental to several local interest staff with the Town Clerk, Deputy groups as well as outreach Clerk, Administrative Assistants, services for the community Grounds staff as well as our cleaner • Grounds maintenance of St all working part-time. Mary’s and All Saints closed The Town Council has a churchyard management role or a level of • The cemetery for burials, responsibility for the provision interment of ashes and memorial and maintenance at the following vaults as the Town Council is locations: the burial authority; as well as • Play Parks at Crow Close; the upkeep of the cemetery Orchard, Wallenfels and From a general amenities Wychwood perspective, the Town Council • The Linear Park, nature reserve, also has responsibility, part aided by our collaboration with responsibility or acts as an agency provision for the Remembrance the Friends of Bingham Linear service for: Sunday parade Park • A sizeable arboreal portfolio • Making a donation for the • Hill Drive Allotments across the town including trees town to celebration the 75th • The former Allotments to the within the Conservation Area anniversary of VE day north of the railway track which • The co-ordination of Summer • Installing a Christmas lights is being considered for long- and Winter floral displays display term car parking around the town centre through • Making grant aid provision in • Amenity land such as the a sponsor its budget in support of local Soundbund as well as smaller • The part provision and emptying community groups pockets of land of litter and dog bins Members of the public and press • Warner’s Paddock which is • The part provision and are welcome to attend all Council leased to a long-standing tenant maintenance of public seating meetings including Committee • The Sports Pavilion and sports • Noticeboards to publish agendas meetings. Agendas are published pitches at Butt Field which are and other Town Council for Council and Committee lease managed to the Bingham business meetings to the Town Council’s Town Sports Club who • CCTV noticeboards and to the website. maximise the use of the site for The Town Council also promotes Office opening hours: Monday croquet, cricket and multiple a sense of place by: to Thursday 09.30 to 13.00; football formats • Organising the Summer Fair Friday 09.30 to 12.00. Telephone: • The Town Pavilion and sports and supporting the Bingham 01949 831445, Email: pitches at Wynhill which are Community Events group to [email protected], lease managed to the Rugby deliver the Christmas Fair Website: www.bingham-tc. Club Committee who offer • Taking on the insurance gov.uk.
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PAGE 04 & 05.indd 2 03/03/2020 15:20 Contact Town Councillors
TOWN MAYOR Councillor John Lewis Councillor John Stockwood [email protected] [email protected] 07428 418777 07894 442294
DEPUTY TOWN MAYOR Councillor Monica Monni Councillor Andrew Shelton [email protected] [email protected] 07802 460027 07764 605220
Councillor Wayne Stapleton TOWN COUNCILLORS [email protected] Councillor Gareth Williams 07913 381005 [email protected] 07557 763868 Councillor Tony Wallace [email protected] Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan 07974 650097 [email protected] 07505 461002 Councillor Gemma Simms [email protected] 07795 380545 Councillor Rowan Bird [email protected] 01949 876570 Bingham Representatives 2019/20 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Councillor Jane Best Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan 01949 875221 46 Tythby Road, Bingham, Notts NG13 8GP Telephone: 07505 461002
Councillor Neil Clarke The Olde Barn, Main Street, Hickling, Notts LE14 3AJ Councillor Maureen Stockwood Telephone: 01664 823105 [email protected] 01949 875778 RUSHCLIFFE BOROUGH COUNCIL: Councillor Lizzie Howitt 30 Brewsters Close, Bingham, Notts NG13 8BA Telephone: 07340 520274 Councillor Paul Moskwa [email protected] Councillor Gareth Williams 07855 947764 12 Stainmore Grove, Bingham, Notts NG13 8SF Telephone: 07557 763868
Councillor John Stockwood 46 Tythby Road, Bingham, Notts NG13 8GP Councillor Viv Leach Telephone: 07894 442294 [email protected] 07773 446868 Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan 46 Tythby Road, Bingham, Notts NG13 8GP Telephone: 07505 461002
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PAGE 08 & 09.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:23 Toot Hill Extra s part of Toot Hill School we organise have a look at our website for more information. creative workshops for adults and children We also run careers events and manage A within the local community in careers education at the school. We organise the October and February school holidays work experience for our students and are and also Summer School. Our activities for always looking for employers who would be children include MasterChef, Art, Sports willing to offer our students a place. and Creative Activities. We are a non-profit making For adults, we offer a selection of Art organisation and all our workshops are & Craft workshops. If you would like to great value for money. make a suggestion for a workshop please get in Contact us on 01949 863044 (term time only) touch or to see what we currently have on offer please or Email [email protected]
Robert Miles Junior School obert Miles Junior School square. These grounds once provides education for formed the garden of the Rectory R children from the age and provide our children with a of 7 to 11; the majority of our wonderful environment in which children transferring from Robert to learn. Miles Infants School. The two Our talented and dedicated schools are named after the Rev staff serve the community of to become engaged with their Robert Miles who, during the Bingham by providing a high school and develop as confident, second half of the 19th century, quality education in a friendly and happy and eager learners. founded a school for the children secure environment. We are proud If you are interested in our of Bingham. It was fitting that of the standards we achieve not school, please contact us and 100 years later, Nottinghamshire just in terms of academic success, we will be happy to send you a County Council should name our but also in the way we recognise prospectus and arrange a visit. schools after him. all children’s talents in whatever Headteacher: Rob Gilbey The Junior School sits in area they may lay – artistic, Tel: 01949 875011, Email: beautiful grounds in the centre musical, athletic or creative. Our [email protected] of Bingham, just off the market pupils are given the opportunities Web: www.robertmiles.co.uk
Robert Miles Infant School ur vibrant, successful and popular school offers a superb, safe, inspiring environment Ofor all children to thrive and engage with their learning. We are committed to working closely in partnership with all families ensuring that the children at our school are happy and achieving and meet with staff. Please contact us for further their best. We run extended care facilities which information or to arrange a visit. run daily from 7.30am to 6pm. We recommend We look forward to meeting with you. Andrea that you come and visit us to see the active, Hooker, School Business Manager, Email: office@ inspiring learning that our children experience rmischool.co.uk Bingham TOWN GUIDE 9
PAGE 08 & 09.indd 2 03/03/2020 15:23 Our rural setting allows for plenty of time outside
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PAGE 11.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:24 Charities
Bingham & Bingham Trust Scheme District Audio et up to give grants to young people, applications are Magazine considered twice a year. Closing dates are 30th April and S31st October. Funds are available for educational, religious he Bingham and District or physical welfare for people under 21 living in Bingham. Audio Magazine, a Financial help includes purchase of equipment and help with Tregistered charity and the fees for sport and music. recipient of the Queen’s Award Contact the secretary: Elaine Hobson. for Voluntary Service, takes the Email: [email protected] form of a monthly CD containing news, talks, interviews, and reports on local topics. It is Bingham United Charities available free of charge for people who have a visual impairment or restricted mobility, or older people who wish to stay in touch with their local community. We are able to loan a CD player to those who do not have one. The Magazine is produced by a small group of unpaid volunteers. If you would like to become involved in its production, or know of someone who might like to take the magazine, then please call Pat Harland on 01949 875286.
he charity was set up professional, medical or a social over 300 years ago by care agency are sometimes able Tlocal businesses in the to be dealt with more quickly, so form of donations of shares, this may be worth considering. land and property left for the All applications are carefully exclusive use of Bingham considered and not all residents. applications are successful. Each The income from investments application is looked at on an is available in the form of grants individual basis and treated on to residents of Bingham who are its merits and in the strictest in need or financial difficulty, or confidence. to organisations which are able Individuals and organisations to assist Bingham residents who should apply in writing. are in need or financial hardship. Application forms are available Requests are most from the Secretary by email welcome from individuals, but binghamunitedcharities2006@ The MBE for volunteer groups applications supported by a gmail.com.
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PAGE 12 & 13.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:24 1936 (Newton) Squadron Air Training Corps
he ATC is a national camping, shooting, navigation website at www.aircadets.org voluntary youth training, first aid and DofE. The or www.semidsatc.org.uk. If Torganisation supported Cadets also have gliding and flying you would like to join us please by the RAF and caters for young opportunities at Syerston and telephone 01949 20384 (Mon & people aged between 12 and 20 Cranwell. Wed evenings only). years. Week-long subsidised camps Its Aims are: at RAF stations in the UK and Janet Greasley, Hon Chairman • To promote and encourage abroad are open to Cadets during 1936 (Newton) Sqn Civilian among young people a practical school holidays. Committee interest in aviation and the The Cadets enjoy supporting RAF. the local community at charity • To provide training which will events and always help with the be useful in the Services and annual Poppy Appeal for the RBL. civilian life. 1936 (Newton) Squadron • To foster the spirit of adventure meets on Monday and Wednesday and develop qualities of evenings from 6.45pm to 9.15pm leadership and good citizenship. at The Old NAAFI Shop, Once enrolled, the Cadets Trenchard Close, Newton. undertake many activities Further information can be including: adventure training, obtained from the Air Cadets
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PAGE 14.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:25 Meeting Rooms and Venues for Hire in Bingham
Bingham Leisure Centre...... Tel: 838628
The Old Court House (Contact Bingham Town Council)...... Tel: 831445 The Pavilion at Bingham (Brendon Grove) - Contact John Perry...... Tel: 07582 368699 Old Church House (Contact Linda Walden [email protected])...... Tel 836717 W.I. Hall (Contact Mrs Skillington)...... Tel: 839093 Sports Pavilion (Butt Field)...... Tel: 382070 Methodist Centre...... [email protected] or Tel: 07577 168798
Rooms for Hire at the Old Court House he Council Chamber is for a maximum of 12 people is Address: The Town Clerk, available to hire and is also available. The Old Court House, Church Tsuitable for meetings, For further information, Street, Bingham NG13 8AL training seminars and social including cost of room hire, Tel: 01949 831445 events. A smaller meeting room contact the Town Council. Email: [email protected]
M.A. Mills Funeral Service (Formerly C.D. Allcock Funeral Service) Proprietors Michele and Anthony Mills since 2001) A personal and sensitive service Independent family run business with all calls & arrangements personally dealt with by the proprietors • A Traditional Service to All Areas at All Times • Home Visits • Mercedes Fleet • Pre-payment Plans Available • Monumental Masons Tel: 0115 933 6906 38 Main Road, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham www. mamillsfuneralservice.co.uk
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Bingham Linear Park
ingham’s Linear Park is on an abandoned Brailway line that runs from the Nottingham Road to the River Smite, through open countryside. The railway used to run to Melton Mowbray, until it stopped being used in the 1950s. The sleepers and rails were removed in the 1960s. Since then trees have colonised the cutting and the species rich grassland is starting to be covered by brambles, hawthorn and wild This in turn encourages a rich Bingham Linear Park’ which aims roses. The track bed is especially assemblage of animals. to maintain and enhance the interesting as it can support a So the Linear is a haven for biodiversity of the nature reserve. variety of flowering herbs, mosses wildlife in a landscape that is The group carries out activities and lichens as grasses find it intensively farmed and this is as described in the management hard to grow on the gravel. why it has been designated a plan, this includes conservation nature reserve. The park has a work parties from October to path that follows the old railway March on the third Sunday of line and takes you from the main each month. In the summer the road through Bingham to wide Friends carry out surveys and open views of the Belvoir valley. lead walks. The group meets on The park is owned by Bingham the first Wednesday evening of Town Council who commissioned most months to agree actions and a management plan. In 2002 activities. For more information a group of volunteers were contact Bill Bacon on Bingham formed called the ‘Friends of 838585.
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he Butter Cross is the focal point on New traders and makers are invited to join Bingham Market Place, the famous the market by emailing the Economic Growth Tmarket cross associated with English team at [email protected]. Those market towns. wishing to enquire about the ad hoc hiring of Its name originates from the fact that they the Market Place for community events should were located where people from neighbouring also get in touch with the team. villages would gather to buy locally produced butter, milk and eggs. Located in the heart of Bingham, it provides a place for markets and events that bring the community together and support the businesses located in the area. It is still home to a traditional market held every Thursday and a farmers’ market on the third Saturday of every month and plays host to a number of events throughout the year including open mic nights, Christmas and summer fayres. Ophelia Gamble now manages its day-to- day running on behalf of Rushcliffe Borough Council.
General Market Every Thursday morning Farmer’s Market Every third Saturday of the month
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Abbey Road L2 Eaton Place H2 Melvyn Drive G4 The Crofts G3 Angelica Close A5 Eden Walk D/E6 Milburn Grove A3 The Foxgloves E5 Arden Grove B2 Edinburgh Drive D2 Mill Hill Road E5 The Old P.O. Yard H3 Ashdown Grove C3 Elm Avenue M4 Moorbridge Road G1 The Paddock H3 Ash Close L4 Fairfield Street G3 Moor Lane H2 The Rosary J3 Aspen Close M3 Fewster Gardens Musters Road D4 Balmoral Road A4 Fisher Lane H4 Needham Street G3 The Teasels D5 Banes Road N2 Forest Road C3 Nene Way G6 Thoresby Road C4 Banks Crescent H4 Fosters Lane J3 Newgate Street G2 Thorton Mews Banks Paddock H4 Frome Gardens F6 Newstead Grove C2 Trefoil Close C5 Beech Avenue M4 Garden Road D3 Newton Avenue D2 Tythby Road F5 Beetham Close I4 Gardeners Close E1 Nightingale Way L5 Union Street H3 Betony Close C4 Gillotts Close G2 Nottingham Road F3 Valerian Way C5 Bishops Road E2 Glendoe Grove A4 Nusery Road N2 Blackthorn Close N3 Goldcrest Close L5 Oak Avenue M3 Victoria Road M2 Bluebell Bank E5 Granby Court E3 Orchard Avenue E3 Walkers Close G3 Bowland Road A4 Green Court HI Osprey Close J6 Welbeck Grove C3 Brackendale Close G6 Grantham Road J3 Partridge Close J5 Westfield Road E2 Brendon Grove B2 Grizedale Grove A3 Penson Gardens Welland Gardens E6 Brewsters Close F3 Grove Road J2 Perry Grove K4 Western Avenue D1 Hardwick Grove C2 Pinfold J3 Brownes Road M2 Wharf Gardens A5 Burrowns Drive Harebell Gardens A5 Poplar Close L3 Butt Field Pavilion H1 Harris Road Porchester Road E4 Widnall Drive Butt Road K2 Harrison Court B3 Primrose Bank D4 Wilford Avenue Cabourn Drive Harvest Close D3 Priors Close L1 Willow Road L4 Calder Gardens C/D6 Hassall Court I3 Quantock Grove B2 Windsor Court B3 Campion Way C4 Hazel Close M4 Queens Court E2 Wiverton Road F4 Carnarvon Close F1 Hickman Road Radnor Grove B3 Woodpecker Close K5 Raymond Drive K3 Carnarvon Place D/E2 Hill Drive E2 Wychwood Road B3 Carr Road N2 Hind Close Ringwood Road B3 Cedar Close L4 Holly Close M4 Rockingham Grove B4 Wynhill Court C2 Celandine Gardens B4 Holme Road K2 Rothbury Grove B2 Chapelfield Grove F6 Honeysuckle Grove E5 Rowan Close L3 PUBLIC Charlock Gardens F5 Jebbs Lane I4 Rufford Grove C2 FACILITIES Charnwood Grove C3 Johnson Road Rupert Road E4 Fire Station H3 Chaworth Road E4 Juniper Gardens M4 Rutland Road J2 Health Centre G2 Cherry Street I3 Kettleband Close Sandpiper Close J5 Railway Station H1 Cherwell Gardens C6 Kestrel Drive K5 School Lane F2 Chesterfield Avenue F2 Kirkhill G1 Skylark Close I6 The Post Office H3 Chestnut Avenue F3 Kielder Drive B3 Shelford Drive D2 The Libary G2 Church Street I2 Langar Road F5 Sherwood Grove C3 Sports/Leisure Centre I4 Church Close J2 Langdale Grove A4 Sorrel Drive B5 The Old Court House I2 Church Lane I2 Langtry Gardens H1 Southfield Grove F6 Church House J2 Cogley Lane L2 Larch Close L3 Speedwell Close B4 The Cemetery J4 Coltsfoot Close A5 Linley Court H3 Spinney Road F4 Methodist Centre H2 Copeland Grove A2 Long Acre G3 Squires Grove Cowdell Grove Long Acre East J3 Stainmore Grove C3 Schools F2, G5, I2, N3 Cowslip Close B5 Lune Way C6 Stanhope Way F4 Playareas A, B, C, D & E Cropton Grove B4 Mallard Close K5 Starnhill Way G6 A3, C1, E3, L2, L4 Crow Court K3 Mallow Way D5 Station Street H2 Butt Field Sports Pavilion Dark Lane K4 Manor Road K3 St. Mary’s Road J1 H1 Dart Court E6 Maple Close L4 Swale Grove F6 Linear Park D4 Derry Lane N4 Margaret Place D2 Swallow Drive K5 Bowling Green I3 Douglas Road N2 Marriot Street Swinley Court B3 Dove Close K6 Market Place H2 Sycamore Close L4 P.H. (Public Houses) Dunsmore Avenue Market Street H3 Tansy Way C5 G3, H2, I2, H3 East Grove J2 Meadowsweet Hill C4 Tees Court D6 Bingham Town Pavilion B1 East Street J2 Medway Drive B5 The Banks G4 Toilets (T) G2 Bingham TOWN GUIDE 19
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ROMANS Cabourn Drive QUARTER Bingham Town Map 6 3 Cabourn Drive
2 Harris Road Cowdell Grove Cabourn Drive 9 Johnson Road
ROMANS QUARTER Dunsmore Avenue 5 Burrows Drive 1 Johnson Road 9 Widnall Drive Hickman Road Cabourn Drive 2 Kettleband Close 10 11 Cabourn Drive Fewster Gardens 7 12 Cowdell Grove 3 Marriot Street 11 Dunsmore Avenue Dunsmore Avenue 4 Penson Gardens 12 Widnall Drive 14 Marriott Street Penson Gardens Fewster Gardens 5 Squires Grove 13 Thornton Mews
Widnall Drive PLAY POTENTIAL Wilford Avenue AREA FUTURE Harris Road 6 Thorton Mews 14 16 4 DEVELOPMENT Hickman Road 7 Widnall Drive 15 15 10 Widnall Drive Dunsmore Avenue Hind Close 8 Wilford Avenue 16 Kettleband Close
Burrows Drive
Squires Grove 1 13 8 Hind Close UNEQUIPPED PLAY AREA POTENTIAL POTENTIAL RETAIL SCHOOL BY DEVELOPMENT For map key see page 19 OTHERS
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Cabourn Drive
Cabourn Drive
Harris Road Cowdell Grove
Cabourn Drive Johnson Road
Dunsmore Avenue
Widnall Drive Hickman Road Cabourn Drive Fewster Gardens
Dunsmore Avenue
Widnall Drive
Marriott Street Penson Gardens Thornton Mews
Widnall Drive PLAY POTENTIAL Wilford Avenue AREA FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Widnall Drive Dunsmore Avenue Kettleband Close
Burrows Drive
Squires Grove
Hind Close
UNEQUIPPED PLAY AREA POTENTIAL POTENTIAL RETAIL SCHOOL BY DEVELOPMENT OTHERS
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Churches Together in Bingham he commitment between the Parish church, Bingham Methodist Church and the Roman TCatholic communities of St Anne’s and Bingham is carried out by Churches Together in Bingham (CTB). CTB meets regularly to worship together, study together and has joint fundraising activities raising awareness of global issues. Usually there is a project running, raising money for a third world country where there is some local interest. Everyone is welcome to share worship at any of the churches and more details of times can be found in the Butter Cross. PHOTOGRAPHY BY EYERISEPHOTOS Bingham Methodist Church ur still new Methodist Quiet Time.’ There’s coffee Centre is proving to too at 10.30am on Tuesdays Obe a great success and before ‘The Upper Room’ (a achieving the aim of ‘Church lively Bible study group) meets. and Community Together’. Once a month on Monday We love the fact that so many afternoons we run a Memory different groups are using the Café. Centre and that it’s rare to We meet to worship God of Churches Together in be in the building without every Sunday morning at Bingham. at least a couple of other 10.30am led by various For further information things going on. Church run preachers in a variety of styles please see our website www. activities are thriving in the and including Junior Church. binghammethodist.org. new premises too including our On the first Tuesday of each uk or contact our Minister, very popular ‘Lively Spirits’ month at 7.30pm there is a Rev. Martin Smithson on toddler and parent group on reflective Wholeness Service. 01949 837330 or minister@ Monday mornings, Messy We are continuing to look binghammethodist.org.uk or Church (monthly) and school for new ways to serve Bingham, search for us on facebook – or holiday activities for children, and for people to work with. drop in for coffee and a chat Community Cinema on Sunday We are pleased to be part and pick up a leaflet. afternoons (monthly) and Brigade on Friday evenings. Our Atrium Coffee Shop is Quakers (religious Society of Friends) open every Thursday and uaker worship is based on silence, with occasional Saturday morning. The worship spoken contributions, and we welcome visitors, space is always available when Qwhatever your state of belief or non-belief. We now the Coffee Shop is open and in meet in the W.I. Hut , 10.30am, on the first and third addition on the first Thursday Sundays of the month, and anyone seeking further information of the month from 10am-11am can contact Elizabeth Houghton on 01949 21002 or email music and prayer resources [email protected]. are provided for ‘Thursday 22 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
PAGE 22 & 23.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:28 St Anne’s Roman Catholic Church is a member of the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham ur small and friendly at Bingham and Radcliffe-on-Trent. parish situated at the heart For further information about our of Radcliffe-on-Trent activities please view our website: O PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTHONY HALL village welcomes you to join our www.stannescatholic.wordpress.com many services and celebrations. or Email: [email protected] or earlier Sunday Mass in Bingham The area covered by St Anne’s Tel: 0115 933 2738. Address: St Methodist Church at 9am. Parish stretches from Gamston to Anne’s RC Church, 6 New Road, Confessions may be heard on Bottesford and takes in about 28 Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham Saturday at 11.30am and 5.30pm. villages. NG12 2AJ. We invite you to come and sit We can accommodate up to 160 Mass times are as follows: before Our Lord in prayer each people with extra space being made Monday-Thursday: 10am, Friday: Friday at 11am. available as necessary. A Children’s 12noon, Saturday Vigil Mass: Baptisms and weddings by Liturgy is offered to families with 6.30pm, Sunday Mass: 10.30am. arrangement: [email protected] young children during Sunday Mass By kind arrangement there is an Parish Priest: Fr. Franey St Mary & All Saints’ Church The Spiritual (Church of England) Foundation of very warm welcome awaits and is available to community you at St Mary & All organisations or for private hire. Light in Bingham ASaints’ Parish Church. The church produces The Butter he Foundation is a We are a family friendly church at Cross magazine, delivered monthly sanctuary of healing and the heart of the community who to every house in Bingham. There Tteaching. It is a registered love learning about Jesus, and how is a monthly ‘Time Together in charity. 2015 was its 30th following him makes a difference to Church’ for children and families, a anniversary in Bingham. Services our lives. With a variety of services choir, a bell-ringing team, Mothers’ are held every Sunday at 6.30pm and activities throughout the week Union and Friendly Circle lunch at Long Acre Studios. A visiting you would be very welcome to join groups. St Mary & All Saints is part medium also comes every week. us! As well as the regular services of Churches Together in Bingham, There is a dedicated team of there are also Baptisms, Weddings and works closely with the other healers and committee members and Funerals. Additional services churches. ready to extend a warm welcome are held at special times, such as Rector: Rev. Jon Wright to everyone. Christmas and Remembrance www.binghamparishchurch.org.uk Healing takes place Thursday Day and also by local schools. The [email protected] 10am-12noon and during the church building is normally open Regular services: Sundays: 8.15am Sunday service. Every year there during the day (9am-3.30pm) for Holy Communion, 10am Parish are four workshops on Saturdays, anyone who would like a quiet Communion, 6.30pm Evensong also Reading Days and an space. The church is also used Thursdays: 10am Holy Communion Afternoon Tea. for concerts, exhibitions (such as 3rd Sunday: 4pm Time Together in Please come along and join us or our own Christmas Tree Festival) Church telephone Ann on 01949 861552 and occasional meetings. Old Visitors are always made very or Jan on 01949 838219 for further Church House is run by the church welcome. information. Bingham TOWN GUIDE 23
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Bingham and Cotgrave Children’s Centre (Rushcliffe East) Rushcliffe Children’s Centres a child under 5 years old and are health service, libraries, learning Bingham Children’s Centre a great way to meet new people providers, nurseries, schools, and is based in the same premises too. the voluntary sector. This allows shared with Bingham Library Our staff are fully trained to us to draw on individual expertise and is one of the Children’s deal with individual needs a child and provide local families with a Centre hubs that the Rushcliffe might have, and we work with complete package of support to district staff team work from. The many partners to ensure we can meet their needs. service is commissioned (paid support families in whatever area Whether you’re a mum, dad, for) by Nottinghamshire County they need. Children’s Centre grandparent or carer, we welcome Council. staff serve the community and everyone with a child under 5 offer parents to be, and children living in Rushcliffe. Our Aims aged 0-5 years and their families, Some of our services are geared A Children’s Centre is a place, access to a range of activities that to particular family groups. This or group of places, where local may include: is usually because we have been families with young children can • Breastfeeding support asked to provide these services by go and enjoy facilities and receive (antenatal and postnatal) our families, or through a need support if needed. Sometimes • Baby Massage that has been identified in the support may be offered in the • Play sessions area. home and in groups and activities • Volunteering opportunities If you have a need for a delivered in community settings. • Advice and support around different kind of session or The facilities and activities are sleep, routines and toilet activity, and you think others designed especially for parents training in your area might too, please expecting a baby, or those with • Adult and family learning feel free to contact your local opportunities (including Children’s Centre and ask to Paediatric First Aid) speak with the Community • Behaviour solution workshops Development Worker or • One-off events Co-ordinator at the centre. • Individual home based support If you would like a ‘What’s • Understanding child on Guide’ to let you know about development the groups that you can access, The main aim of Children’s or if you have any questions and Centres is to improve outcomes would like more information, for all young children, so that please give us a call on: 01949 they are happy, healthy and 863 840, pop into the office ready for school. We want to to see us or search ‘Sure Start provide help and support to Rushcliffe’ on Facebook. young children and families as Office opening hours: Monday- soon as there is a need, helping to Thursday 8.30am-5pm, Friday: prevent any problems developing. 8.30am-4.30pm. We are committed to Bingham Children’s Centre working in partnership with (covering Rushcliffe), Eaton other providers such as: the Place, Bingham NG13 8BE 24 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
PAGE 24 & 25.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:30 Bingham Library ingham Library is FREE • Local Studies collection the second Monday of the to join and welcomes • Photocopier, fax and print month 3.45-4.45pm. Beveryone. There are facilities The Reading Café is on the books in ordinary and LARGE • A Meeting Room for hire second Friday of the month PRINT, talking books and • Health Hub with “Read 11.30am-12.30pm for adults DVDs for children and adults. Well” books and health and a fortnightly service for The library offers: information housebound customers in • Free WiFi for members • Members have FREE access conjunction with the RVS • The People’s Network – free to download and read Books on Wheels. use of PCs and access to the eNewspapers, eMagazines Bingham Library is adjacent internet for customers and eBooks. to the new Health Centre. • Our digital signage is only for Children are always welcome. For more information, please Inspire/NCC events, but we We have regular Rattle, Rhyme contact Bingham Library, can advertise paper posters and Roll sessions for babies and Eaton Place NG13 8BE, Tel: and leaflets. toddlers and activities for older 01949 837905, Email: bingham. • Information about the local children in the school holidays. [email protected] area, groups and events We also run a creative Opening times: Monday to • Newspapers writing session for 7-11 year Friday 9.30am-5pm, Saturday • Gallery Wall for exhibitions olds called Little Lobsters on 9.30am-4pm. Nottinghamshire Belvoir Health Group Appointments and routine enquiries: Registration Services 0115 896 9991 professional and friendly service for the Monday 8am-6.30pm registration of births, deaths, marriages and Tuesday 8am-8pm A celebratory services, including conducting Wednesday 8am-6.30pm ceremonies for funerals, naming ceremonies and Thursday 8am-6.30pm reaffirmation of vows. Friday 8am-6.30pm Bridgford Hall, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6AT. Opening hours Monday – Web: www.belvoirhealthgroup.co.uk Thursday 9am – 4.30pm and Friday 9am – 4pm. Newark Minor Injuries Unit: 01636 681681 Tel: 0300 500 8080. Emergency Department: 0115 924 9924 Email [email protected] Emergency Department Minicom: 0115 970 9258 Bingham Health Centre Contact Telephone number: 01949 872770 Midwifery - Antenatal/Postnatal Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm Podiatry - referral by GP (Reception closed 12noon-1pm) Hearing Aid Clinic - by appointment only Clinics and Services available: Children’s Speech & Language Therapy - District Nursing - Leg Ulcer Clinic - referral by GP referral by Health Visitor or School Nurse Children and Young People’s Service - Health Let’s Talk Wellbeing, Mental Health Service - Visitor Appointment Clinic, School Nursing, referral by GP Weaning Workshop, Behaviour Management CGL, Drug and Alcohol Service - referral by GP
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ingham Leisure Centre offers a warm and a newly refurbished 400-metre athletics track. friendly club atmosphere with members Our facilities play host to a large number of Bof all ages and abilities. Included in our sports clubs – including archery, badminton, facilities is a 65 Station Fitness Suite with state- hockey, netball, athletics/running clubs, triathlon, of-the-art equipment with dedicated, interested swimming and martial arts. If you would like a tour and well-qualified fitness instructors to design the of our facilities or would like to discuss membership ultimate programme for members to achieve their options then contact us on 01949 838628. goals. We run over 40 fitness classes per week, ranging from yoga, pilates, low-impact toning and Our facilities are open as follows: aqua-aerobic classes to the more challenging Body Monday 6.30am-10pm Pump, Body Attack and Spin sessions. These Tuesday 6.30am-10pm include early morning, daytime and evening Wednesday 6.30am-10pm classes – perfect for the working parent – working all hours of the day. Thursday 6.30am-10pm Other facilities members can enjoy include Friday 6.30am-9pm a 25-metre swimming pool and teaching pool, Saturday 8am-5pm badminton, squash and our outdoor facilities include astro pitch for hockey and football and Sunday 8am-8pm
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Angling www.binghamarchery.co.uk. Membership is open for bowling Bingham & District Angling Club. Away from the club we have and social members. All ages are Formed in 1974, this small friendly good links with schools across welcome to share our friendly bar club caters for anglers of all ages Rushcliffe, and beyond, in particular and social activities. Coaching and abilities. The Club has its own Toot Hill where our members run is also available for new and lake at Gunthorpe and is affiliated school archery clubs. We also run improving bowlers. We currently to several associations allowing have-a-go sessions for individuals have approx. 80 bowlers and over members a wide range of waters to and groups throughout the year 200 social members. We play in 3 fish across the East Midlands. For (Scouts, Guides, Boys Brigade, Air local leagues as well as organising those interested in match fishing Cadets amongst others). If you are in-house competitions to suit all the Club meets every fortnight interested in learning more contact standards of play. All our bowling at a variety of different venues. the club secretary or come along activities are unisex and a full social Contact: Martin Fielding for and see us in action. programme takes place throughout Membership details Tel: 877588. the year. Contact Membership Athletics Secretary Richard Montgomery on Archery Rushcliffe Athletics Club. Bingham 838320 or call at the Bar from 8pm Bingham Leisure Centre Archery Leisure Centre. Coaching for Track any evening except Sunday. Club (BLCAC), the longest and Field, Cross-country and Road established club in the area, has Running for all ages from 8 years Boxing been active in the area for almost old. Contact RAC Secretary. Bingham Amateur Boxing Club. forty years, shooting at the leisure Email: [email protected] Meets at the gym, Works Lane, centre. In 2019 we branched out Web: www.rushcliffeac.co.uk/ Barnstone NG13 9JN on Tuesdays and now also shoot outdoors in Facebook: www.facebook.com/ and Thursdays. Boxing sessions are Aslockton/Whatton. Our main rushcliffeac from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and Boxfit centre for indoor shooting and sessions are from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. competition remains Bingham. We Badminton All welcome. Contact: Derrick or have around 50 members shooting Bingham Badminton Club. Mark on Tel: 01949 837224. all bow styles. Some for pleasure Meets at Bingham Leisure Centre, and others more competitively Mondays 7pm-10pm. Four mixed Cricket locally, regionally and, occasionally, teams, 3 men’s, 3 ladies, Contact: Bingham Cricket Club. Play at Butt internationally. Our aim is to Jane Smith 07968 019942, Email: Field, Bingham and enjoy one of the enable everyone to enjoy shooting binghambadmintonclub.co.uk best equipped clubhouses in league in a sociable, friendly and cricket. The club has teams to suit supportive environment. We have Sunrise Junior Badminton Club. all ages and abilities from Kwik a team of experienced coaches, Bingham Leisure Centre, Cricket (starting age 7) to three all nationally accredited. Between Sundays 8.45am-12.45pm. weekend league teams and also have them they have experience of Club for 7-17 year old girls a girls’ team. Further information coaching at all levels, club through and boys to learn and play about the club can be found on to international level. We run competitively. Contact: Mark the website, www.bingham.play- beginners courses, indoor and Attewell 01949 21092 cricket.com. Contact on the Club out, throughout the year. The [email protected] phone (07834 774195), via email: courses are aimed at all ages from New members always welcome. [email protected], Twitter 8 years upwards and full details @binghamcc or Facebook www. can be obtained from the club Bowls facebook.com/binghamcricketclub. secretary: binghamarcheryclub@ Bingham Bowling Club, The We welcome new members of all gmail.com or on our website Dovecote, Long Acre, Bingham. ages and standards. Bingham TOWN GUIDE 27
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Football adult beginners and higher and those looking to return to Bingham Town FC (formerly grades. Contact: Justin Day playing as well as supporters Bingham Town Youth FC) plays 01636 684964 or 07720 771102. are always made welcome. We at Butt Field and trains from have great plans to redevelop Monday to Friday depending Netball the Pavilion and make it a truly on age group, under its own Bingham Netball Club. first class community facility. We floodlights. It runs two senior sides Netball club for girls aged 9–16, also offer O2 Touch Rugby as a playing Saturday afternoons, and training at Bingham Leisure non-contact alternative – full a Sunday Veterans side. Contact Centre, Mondays 6.30pm-8pm details can be found on our Jez Donovan 01949 875415 (term time only). Training website and Facebook pages www. email [email protected]. takes place in all weathers so binghamrufc.co.uk and www. Bingham Town Football Club dress accordingly. Cost is £2.50 facebook.com/binghamrufc We invites males and females from per week, first week free or now have an established Little ages Under 6 to adult to train/ £7 per month. Contact Claire Ruggers and mini sections for play competitive matches locally on 07971 077327 or visit the boys and girls from 3 years. for the Club. BTFC averages website for further details around 25 teams and a disability www.binghamnetballclub.co.uk Mini rugby is run on Sunday squad each season. BTFC is a Ladies train on Tuesday mornings from 10am. Contact Charter Standard Club ensuring evening 8-9pm from September Chris Packer tomwillben@gmail. it has FA trained coaches and to May, then Mondays until the com for more information. FA approved policies, including end of July, there is no training Child Safeguarding. BTFC always during August. Contact Sue on Sub Aqua welcomes players and volunteers. 01949 839946 or Claire (details Meets at the Bingham Leisure Contact: Jeff on 07956 685249, as above). Cost is £2.50 per Centre Pool on Tuesday evenings email binghamtownfootballclub@ week or £7 per month. We are at 8.45am-9.45pm. gmail.com or visit a friendly club and have players There are Qualified instructors www.binghamtownfc.com of all abilities and welcome new available to teach people who players – find us on Facebook. want to learn to Scuba Dive or Hockey Snorkel. South Nottingham Hockey Club. Vale Netball Club. Interested? Contact Steve Based in Bingham we run We meet on Tuesday evenings Hickling Tel: 07967 583080 or three men’s sides and one 7pm-8pm at South Notts email [email protected]. ladies’ side each week. Games Academy, Radcliffe on Trent. on a Saturday, training on For more details please contact Swimming Thursday evenings, (and Sunday Stef on 07876 683946 or email Calverton and Bingham mornings for the juniors) with [email protected] Swimming Club, Bingham a qualified coach. Interested in Leisure Centre. Friendly family- joining? For more information Rugby run club dedicated to providing please see our website at: www. Welcome to Bingham RUFC. competitive swimming to all southnottinghamhockeyclub.co.uk An RFU Accredited club with with full range of tuition with a community, social & family experienced qualified coaches/ Karate focus. We train and play at The teachers. Swimmers 5 years to Bingham Shotokan Karate. Town Pavilion, Brendon Grove, adult including Masters and Meets Fridays, Bingham Leisure Bingham NG13 8TN. We have Water Polo sections. Contact: Centre. 7pm to 8pm junior a 1st XV and are looking to Kath Needham 0115 9127029. beginners and 8pm to 10pm establish a 2nd XV. New players Website: www.cabsc.co.uk 28 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
PAGE 27-29.indd 2 03/03/2020 15:31 Bingham Penguins: email: anthony.watts1@ntlworld. move more freely and easily. Rushcliffe Arena, Sundays, com • Tuesdays, 9.30am-10.30am – 5.30pm-7pm. All ages who present Gunthorpe Village Hall. with any disability welcome. Email Ramblers’ Association • Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm – [email protected] The Vale of Belvoir Ramblers have Radcliffe Hall (The British Legion More information available at a varied programme of weekly white hall), Radcliffe-on-Trent. www.binghampenguins.org Sunday and monthly Wednesday Classes are term-time only. walks and in June and July we Contact Karen on 07775 655 539 Tennis have leisurely evening strolls often or [email protected]. Bingham Lawn Tennis Club ending with a sociable drink at plays tennis throughout the a pub. Many of our walks are Move It or Lose It FABS Fitness year and runs teams in both the in and around the Vale but we Classes for the over-60s. Nottinghamshire Indoor and regularly travel further afield to Easy-to-follow seated or standing Outdoor Leagues. The courts, at other East Midland counties and exercise class for men and women Toot Hill School, are available the Peak District. See our website over 60 in collaboration with the to members at other times when at www.vbramblers.co.uk for more NHS and Centre for Healthy not required by the school or for information. Tel: 01949 836042 Ageing Research. Have fun matches. Family Tennis – Sunday and improve Flexibility, Aerobic afternoons 2.30pm. Contact: Lyn Yoga Health, Balance and Strength, Thomas on 01949 875822. Yoga with Karen and Kev giving you more confidence and • Mondays, 9.45am-10.45am – St independence. Walking Mary’s Church Hall, Radcliffe- • Tuesdays, 11.15am-12.15pm Bingham Ramblers is a group of on-Trent (with Kev). – Radcliffe Hall (The British individuals who enjoy walking • Mondays, 2pm-3pm – Poppy & Legion white hall), Radcliffe- at a pace to enjoy the scenery, Pint, Lady Bay (with Kev). on-Trent. conversation, and share a laugh. • Mondays, 6.30pm-7.30pm – • Wednesdays, 11am-12pm – Old There are no membership fees Carnarvon Primary School, Church House, Bingham. and we meet at 10am in the main Bingham (with Karen). Classes are term-time only. Tr y car park on alternate Sundays • Mondays, 8pm-9pm – East your first class for free – contact throughout the year. Bridgford Village Hall (with Karen on 07775 655 539 or Contact: Grant 01949 877833 Karen). [email protected]. or Paul/Teresa 01949 838698 • Wednesdays, 9.30am-10.30am for details, or see The Library – Old Church House, Bingham Bingham Triathlon Club noticeboard and the Butter Cross (with Karen). Bingham Triathlon Club meets Magazine for our walks programme. Classes are term-time only and at BLC every Thursday and suitable for all levels. Contact Karen Sunday evening for swim sessions Bingham Churches on 07775 655 539 or Kev on 07817 run by highly qualified Triathlon Walking Group 547 558 (or either on 829311 or England coaches. There is also Meets monthly on a Saturday [email protected]). a coached run session prior to morning all year and fortnightly the Thursday swim. The club on alternate Tuesday evenings in Somatic Yoga Classes welcomes all abilities from novice summer. Retrain your brain to release to Ironman triathletes. For more Full programme available and chronic pain with Somatic information please contact us on also displayed in Methodist and Movement – this specialist class [email protected] or visit Parish Church porches. Contact is for you if you’re fed up of aches, www.facebook.com/binghamtriclub A. Watts Tel: 01949 875968 or pain and discomfort and want to or www.binghamtriclub.co.uk. Bingham TOWN GUIDE 29
PAGE 27-29.indd 3 03/03/2020 15:31 Directory of clubs & community groups in Bingham The following Directory is a selection of Clubs and Societies in Bingham. For a full list and up-to-date information please refer to The Butter Cross magazine, distributed monthly, free of charge, to all Bingham households. Bellringers Bingham Bridge Group Bingham & District St Mary & All Saints Church. Meets Thursday evenings Audio Magazine Practice Friday evenings 7pm-9pm, WI Hut, Station The Bingham and District 7.30pm-9pm. Would welcome Street, Bingham. We welcome Audio Magazine is run by new and returning ringers to and encourage players of any a small group of unpaid join. No experience necessary. standard but unfortunately we volunteers. The magazine, which Why not come and try it? are not able to offer tuition is a registered charity, produces Contact: Tower Captain Andrew to complete beginners. This each month an hour-long Peters, t: 01949 836329. is not a formal ‘bridge club’ programme on CD containing as the emphasis is on playing news, talks, interviews, and in a relaxed and informal reports on local topics for local environment in order to improve people who have either a visual our skills and confidence. Cost impairment, restricted mobility £2 per session (including drinks or older people who wish to Bingham Advice Serivce and biscuits!) Contact Lindsey, stay in touch with their local For free, confidential advice t: 07548 490895 or Rosie, community. The service is on welfare benefits, debt, t: 01949 838333 for further completely free of charge and housing and tax issues, together information. for those who do not have a CD with help in filling out forms, player we provide one. If you you can drop in to see us, Bingham Buttercross would like to become involved there is no need to make an Art Group in its production, or know of appointment. We are open An active art group of amateur someone who might like to Wednesdays 9.30am-12.30pm. artists which explores all media take the magazine, then in the You can find us at Bingham and subjects. Based in Old first instance call Pat Harland, Town Council, The Old Court Church House we meet on t: 01949 875286. House, Church Street, Bingham Monday mornings 9.30 until NG13 8AL. e: enquiries@ 11.30am. Our resident Tutor, binghamadvicecentre.org.uk Peter Millward, is a fellow of w: www.binghamadvicecentre. Trent University. The group org.uk exhibits in the local library during the year, individual Bingham Art Club members also exhibit their work Bingham Art Club invites new in numerous art exhibitions. members to join our friendly For further information please Bingham Dolls’ House Club group of artists. All welcome contact Jim Johnson, e: james. We meet in members’ homes on with help and advice for [email protected]. the second Wednesday of each beginners. We meet in the WI month from 2pm-4pm. We like Hall, Bingham at 2pm every Bingham Diabetes Support to make items for our projects, Thursday from September to Meet every third Wednesday for but anyone who just collects is mid-May. During the summer we informal talks and support at The equally welcome. visit a variety of venues to paint Old Court House at 10.30am. We As our members live and sketch outdoors. For further often have speakers to explain in various places in east details please get in touch. all the things we need to know. Nottinghamshire, meetings are t: 07791 854277 For more information, contact not always held in Bingham. For e: carolinedrew2005@yahoo. Rowan Bird, t: 07941 440458 or further information please call com e: [email protected] Jenny David, t: 836020 30 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
PAGE 30-35.indd 1 03/03/2020 15:33 Bingham Heritage Trails people, applications are Bingham U3A Aims to increase public considered twice a year. Closing LEARN, LAUGH AND LIVE! awareness of all aspects of dates are 30th April and 31st Bingham U3A is a lively and the richness of Bingham’s October. Funds are available for friendly group of people who heritage. The Association educational, religious or physical participate in an enormous undertakes reresearch into welfare for people under 21 living range of exciting and enjoyable many different aspects of that in Bingham. Financial help events. We have over 300 heritage and publicises the includes purchase of equipment members and more than 40 results in various ways. We and help with fees for sport and interest groups and many put most of our information music. Contact the Secretary: more activities ranging from on our very extensive website: Elaine Hobson. quiet indoor pursuits to fairly www.binghamheritage.org.uk. We e: [email protected] challenging exploits for you to give talks to interested groups, try. We are fully inclusive and we have displays at the Summer Bingham United Charities committed to diversity and Fair, we put on three free public The charity was set up over 300 welcome people regardless of lectures every year and publish years ago by local businesses their background and ability a quarterly newsletter. Our in the form of donations of level and we are not in the comprehensive heritage trail shares, land and property left slightest academic and we have guide and a children’s version are for the exclusive use of Bingham no minimum age requirement. available at the Town Office or residents. The income from All you need is the time to the library. Our book ‘Bingham investments is available in come along and take part. We Back in Time’ is now out of print the form of grants to residents meet on the third Wednesday but it is available in the local of Bingham who are in need of every month (except August) history reference section of the or financial difficulty, or to at 2pm at Bingham Methodist library. If you would like to get organisations which are able Centre to listen to a speaker, involved in any of our activities to assist Bingham residents chat and have refreshments. please contact us. Membership is who are in need or financial Come along for a visit and see open to anyone over 18 and costs hardship. Requests are most for yourself for only £1! If you £2 p.a. welcome from individuals, but like what you see and hear, Contacts: Chairman, Geoff applications supported by a you can join for only £12 for a Ashton, t: 875177; Membership professional, medical or a social whole year and that includes Secretary, David Mason, t: care agency are sometimes our reciprocal arrangements 876635. able to be dealt with more with Vale of Belvoir U3A! quickly, so this may be worth For more information, why Bingham Model considering. All applications not visit our Facebook pages, Railway Club are carefully considered and not which are packed with news We meet Tuesday mornings and all applications are successful. about our 45 activity groups Thursday evenings. For more Each application is looked at on and other matters of interest, information visit www.bingham- an individual basis and treated or view our website, where model-rail.co.uk Contact our on its merits and in the strictest you can link to our monthly Chairman Pete George, t: 01949 confidence. Individuals and newsletter. 875317, e: p.george@ntlworld. organisations should apply in To join contact Karen Peters, com. writing. Application forms are t: 01949 875406, e: bingham. available from the Secretary by e: [email protected] Bingham Trust Scheme binghamunitedcharities2006@ We look forward to seeing Set up to give grants to young gmail.com. you. Bingham TOWN GUIDE 31
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Bingham and District Edinburgh’s Award scheme reasonable price. Conservatives in Rushcliffe, please contact: A Volunteer Centre which For information contact Barbara Eastham at barbara. provides support and advice Francis Purdue-Horan, [email protected] for community groups and t: 07505 461002 or e: volunteers across the borough. [email protected] Friendship Club Help raise funds for Ladies’ social morning every Rushcliffe & Gedling Bingham Labour Party Monday 10am-11.30am (closed Voluntary Transport For information contact Chris Bank Holidays), W.I. Hall, whenever you shop online! Grocock, t: 01949 850378. Station Street. Contact: Use easyfundraising to shop Annette Dawson, t: 876085. with over 4,000 big name Boys’ Brigade and retailers including Amazon, Girls’ Association Rushcliffe Community and Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, The Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Voluntary Service and Booking.com – and when Association is a Christian Rushcliffe Community and you shop, you’ll raise a free Uniformed Organisation for Voluntary Service is a charity donation for us every time. It’s children aged 5 and over. dedicated to supporting the that easy! We do lots of different people in our community. Please help support us: activities which include crafts, We help older and vulnerable www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ music, games, sports, making people to feel less isolated, causes/rgvt friends, and exploring stories. retain their independence and If you would like any further The programme is organised to lead more fulfilled lives information about our services into five programme zones of by providing them with the then please contact us on t: Body, Community, Creativity, following services: 0115 969 9060 or e: admin@ Mind and Spirit through A Voluntary Transport rushcliffecvs.org.uk which the children have the service providing safe, opportunity to gain awards. affordable and reliable Gardening We meet on a Friday transport for people who Bingham Garden Club evening at 6.15pm-7.45pm find it difficult to use public Meets every second Tuesday (term time only). For further transport, don’t drive and of the month at the W.I. information or to book a place don’t have access to a car. Hut, Station Road, Bingham please email: boysbrigade33@ Transport + in addition to 7.30pm-9pm. Contact Barbara live.co.uk driving, our volunteers can Savage, t: 01949 838782. provide help with tasks such as: Cancer Research UK • Assistance with shopping Girlguiding UK – Bingham Bingham Branch Cancer • Accompany on social and Girlguiding is the leading UK Research UK. No membership recreational activities charity for girls and young but encourages voluntary help outside the home women, providing adventure, with fundraising. Contact: • Provide a companion service fun and friendship. In Bingham Jane Duffy, t: 01949 837764, e: • Attend as an observer we have two Rainbow units [email protected] or chaperone at health for 5–7 year olds, four Brownie appointments packs for 7–10 year olds and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Handy Housekeepers service, two Guide units for girls up to If you are aged between 14 where our friendly staff the age of 14. We also have a and 24 and are interested in provide a cleaning, shopping great team of Young Leaders participating in the Duke of and laundry service at a aged 14–18, and a brilliant 32 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
PAGE 30-35.indd 3 03/03/2020 15:33 network of adult volunteers for details of coach trips and Newark and Nottingham with who give up their time to make outings. guests from elsewhere, they Guiding happen. Community lounge and perform chiefly in St Mary’s If you would like to be part kitchen facilities available for Church, Bingham and perform of this amazing team please group hire. Contact Susan repertoire from the 18th speak to Jo Brown on 07985 Allen for more details. century to commissioned works 918425. You’ll be assured of a of the 21st century. Presenting warm welcome. No experience Lions and explaining the works in an is necessary, full training and Vale of Belvoir Lions. For entertaining and informative support is given and you can any information in relation way, with a social event in the choose to do as much or as to fundraising events or interval, they make the music little as you want. However community service contact the accessible to all ages. you choose to help, you’ll be Secretary on t: 0845 4096754. For concert details, providing girls with brilliant or inclusion on the mailing opportunities to grow. To add Mothers’ Union list, contact Steven Halls, a girl to our waiting list, visit Meets at Church House on t: 01949 876147 or www.girlguiding.org.uk/get- 3rd Monday of each month e: [email protected] involved. from 2pm-4pm. No meets on 2nd Monday. Visitors welcome. Bingham & District The Rosary, East Street Contact Marilyn Kirkbride, Choral Society Fridays, Coffee Morning t: 01949 876149. We meet every Wednesday at at 10am. All welcome to Carnarvon Primary School, any event.Contact Susan Music Nursery Road, Bingham from Allen, t: 01949 8311393, Bingham Musical 7.15pm-9.30pm. Three concerts m: 07734 963365. Community Theatre Company are performed over this period, Lounge and kitchen facilities A small friendly society that plus various social events and available for group hire. has been established for 60 an all-day Choral Singing Contact Susan Allen for years. A show is staged every Workshop. more details. year and if you are interested in Contact Valerie Morgan joining and having fun singing, (Choir Secretary), t: 0115 933 Chestnut Ave, Bingham dancing, acting or helping 2353 or e: [email protected], Monday afternoons, Bingo at behind the scenes, please w: www.binghamchoral.org.uk 1.30pm. Wednesday morning, contact: Lindsey Coffee Morning at 10am. Parr BMTC Secretary at e: Bingham Folk Club Friday afternoon at 1.15pm [email protected] Meets at Town Pavilion Fridays Whist. Saturday morning at w: www.binghammusical at 8.30pm. Traditional and 10am Open Door Coffee – theatrecompany.co.uk contemporary music. Varied all welcome. Fortnightly on programme of guest and singers’ Thursdays Super Kitchen meal Bingham Community Arts nights. Players, singers and £2.50 per person, open to all. Since 1997 Bingham audience welcome. Contact w: 12noon-2pm. Rushcliffe All Community Arts has been binghamfolkclub.weebly.com Ears Group coffee morning, bringing concerts of classical second Friday of each month chamber music and music/ NSPCC 10.30am-12noon, all welcome. spoken word events to Bingham Bingham District. A fundraising Contact Susan Allen t: 01949 and its environs. Comprising group for the National Society 8311393, m: 07734963365 core musicians from Bingham, for the Prevention of Cruelty Bingham TOWN GUIDE 33
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to Children. New volunteers at Ashmores Restaurant, Main Interested? Then why not come and assistance always welcome. Street, Radcliffe on Trent at and spend an evening with us. Contact Sally Sanderson, 11.30am. We enjoy a very good Please contact Michael t: 837133. lunch together and afterwards Taylor t: 01949 836776 or usually benefit from an e: info@binghamrotary club. interesting talk. org.uk Our website address is Membership is open to the www.bingham-radcliffe-rotary. retired, semi-retired or those org. Click on the “Contact” Neighbourhood Watch about to retire from a wide button to send us a message, or Bingham Neighbourhood range of professions or careers call Michael Taylor on 01949 Watch is an award-winning living within the Borough. 875306. scheme covering 93 streets, If you are interested in over 2,000 households and finding out what we do or wish Vale of Belvoir more than 5,000 residents. to join us, please visit www. Rotary Club Street co-ordinators meet radcliffeontrentprobus.co.uk or Meets on Thursdays (except quarterly and there are many contact Bob Cash, after a Bank Holiday), 7.15pm benefits of membership which t: 0115 9232869 for 7.30pm at Ashmores is FREE. Together we work to e: [email protected]. Restaurant, 1 Bingham Road, keep crime in Bingham low and Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham to support fellow residents. Rotary NG12 2FY. For news, events and There are two Rotary Clubs We are always looking for information on how to join, serving the Bingham area; they new members who will be made visit our website www.bingham- are friendly clubs, meeting welcome. Contact: Gordon watch.com or contact us on: on a weekly basis. In addition Marsh (Secretary), t: 0115 t: 01949 876635 or to the fellowship enjoyed by 9899930, m: 07933016544, e: [email protected]. members, we raise funds to e: [email protected], help support both local and w: www.valeofbelvoirrotary. Probus national charities, in addition org.uk Vale of Belvoir Probus Club to which, through our Rotary The club cares for retired International links, we provide Royal British Legion, professional and business aid worldwide. If you would Bingham Branch people. It provides an like to learn more, contact Meets at Bowls Club, Long opportunity for fellowship and details are listed below. Acre, on 3rd Tuesday of each fun. The Vale of Belvoir Probus month (except August) at Club meets at 10.15am on the Bingham & Radcliffe-on- 7.30pm. After-dinner speakers 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each Trent Rotary Club and outings. Contact Bill Stark month in the Chequers Inn, Like all Clubs, we are always on 01949 838257 or email Bill Woolsthorpe by Belvoir. For looking to recruit new at biljenstark@virginmedia. further details contact Barry members, both men and com Greenhalgh, (Membership Sec) women. To this end we have on 0115 8412851 or baza54@ changed our meeting times to Scouting hotmail.com. coincide with modern business Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, habits of short lunches and Explorers (adult help Radcliffe-on-Trent & now meet in Bingham at the also always needed). See District Probus Club Horse and Plough on a Monday www.1stbinghamscouts.org.uk Meets on alternate Tuesdays Evening – 6.30pm for 6.45pm. or t: John Green 875057. 34 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
PAGE 30-35.indd 5 03/03/2020 15:33 Bingham Twinning Housebound Library like to come along to the Association Books Service next Breakfast Meeting to Bingham is twinned with the Are you aware that you can have listen to the Guest Speakers, small town of Wallenfels in books delivered to your home? please call the Chairman, Bavaria, Germany. We always The Home Library Jonathan Hammond of welcome new members to join Service is operated under Hammond Property Services us in our many social activities a partnership arrangement on 01949 878685 or e: bbc@ throughout the year. Annual between Inspire and the Royal hammondpropertyservices.com membership is £2.50 per person Voluntary Service (formerly or £5 per family. WRVS) and has existed in Trent District Community Enquiries to Clare Williams, Bingham for over 40 years First Responders Chairperson t: 01949 876212. – 1 of nearly 200 schemes Supporting East Midlands Follow us on facebook and throughout England, Scotland Ambulance Service in twitter. and Wales. For many people Bingham and to the West. We who are housebound, due to are highly trained volunteers Women’s Institute age, disability or circumstance, who work in partnership with Bingham Women’s Institute, reading or listening to a East Midlands Ambulance W.I. Hut, Station Street. New recording is an important Service to attend medical members and visitors always stimulation, as is the emergencies in our local welcome. Contact Val Sofar opportunity for social contact. communities. We can offer 01949 836584. A group of Royal Voluntary life-saving treatment pending Service volunteers deliver the arrival of an ambulance. Bingham Belles books supplied by Inspire For further details Evening W.I. Group Nottinghamshire Library w: www.trentcfr.co.uk, Twitter: Service, on a fortnightly @TrentCFR or Facebook: basis every other Tuesday to www.facebook.com/trentcfr residents, who for any of the reasons above, are not able to Vale First Responders visit the library in Bingham. Supporting East Midlands If you would like to make Ambulance Service in use of the service, or know of Bingham and south. We somebody who would like to respond to 999 calls where do so, please contact Bingham there is life-threatening We meet on the 3rd Library on 01949 837905. danger. All responders are Wednesday of the month from fully trained and carry 7.45pm-9.45pm at the W.I. Hut Bingham Business Club equipment to support cardiac on Station Street, Bingham. The Bingham Business arrest and similar problems. We warmly welcome new Club meets once a month We also run Heart Start visitors and your first visit for an informal chat and courses to provide CPR and is free. networking over a breakfast, emergency aid courses for the Find Bingham Belles on w: to exchange information public around the area. binghambelleswi.weebly.com, about our services, what we For further details contact Facebook: www.facebook. all do and how and where Sue t: 07977 015366, e: Sue@ com/BinghamBelles, Twitter we do it. There are also valeresponders.com or Dee @BinghamBelles or call interesting Guest Speakers on t: 07973 839220, e:dee@ Lou Prior on 01949 358162. a regular basis. If you would valereponders.com Bingham TOWN GUIDE 35
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HTA is a registered charity with a remit and that the historic centre of Bingham around to increase public awareness of Bingham’s the church has been an area settlement since the B heritage. A free illustrated Bingham Iron Age. Indeed there was a Roman house on Heritage Trail for adults, the Bingham Tour Guide Cherry Street. The village itself probably came into for Kids and the quarterly newsletter can be existence in the 9th and 10th centuries. obtained at the Town Office and Bingham Library. Membership, which costs £2 per annum, is open Our website, www.binghamheritage.org.uk is to anybody over 18. Contacts: Chairman: G Ashton the Association’s main contact with the public, 875177; Secretary and membership: D Mason 876635 and contains detailed information on all the to whom applications to join should be directed. completed projects. A project to investigate the involvement of people from Bingham in the First World War was completed in 2017. We are part-way through a similar project for WW2. BHTA has carried out two major archaeological projects. The first involved field walking all the arable land in the parish and was finished in 2010. The second, finished in 2017, included digging 70 one-metre test pits in gardens in central Bingham and doing tree-ring dating for a number of old houses. These projects demonstrated that the parish has been inhabited for around 8,000 years 36 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
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Bingham Library 01949 837905 Bingham Surgery 0115 896 9991 (3) Bingham Town Council 01949 831445 Robert Jenrick, MP Newark Constituency 01636 612837 Rushcliffe Borough Council Call Centre 0115 981 9911 Police Incident Reports (Non Emergency) 101 Traveline for Bus Timetables 0871 200 22 33 Shopmobility:West Bridgford 0115 981 5451 Shopmobility: Victoria Centre 0115 876 1313 Contact Nottinghamshire County Council 0300 500 80 80 For all enquiries regarding: • Highways Problems • Children & Family Services • Care Services • Libraries/Registrar of Births, Deaths, Marriages • Blue Badge Scheme • Transport/Concessionary Travel Nottinghamshire Police Telephone number for all local police enquiries: 101 Telephone number for emergencies only: 999
Your local Police contacts are: PC 3372 Voce on 07595 012079 - [email protected] PCSO 9834 Wesson on 07595 074052 - [email protected]
The Nottinghamshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Arnot Hill House, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6LU, Tel: 0115 844 5998, Email: [email protected], Web: nottinghamshire.pcc.police.uk
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Agra Cottage Indian 33 Long Acre, Bingham NG13 8AF Tel: 01949 837878
Barolo 14 Market St, Bingham NG13 8AB Tel: 01949 838222
Bingham Fish & Chips 12 Market St, Bingham NG13 8AB Costa Coffee Bingham NG13 8AF Tel: 01949 837628 2 Eaton Place, Tel: 07757 530579 Bingham NG13 8BD Butlers Coffee House Tel: 01949 839744 Signor Pepper 7a Union St, Bingham NG13 8AD 19 Market St, Bingham NG13 8AP Tel: 01949 838866 Diamond Kebab and Pizza Bar Tel: 01949 839900 11A Market St, The Butter Cross Bingham NG13 8AB Snack Shop Market Place, Tel: 01949 839000 35 Long Acre, Bingham NG13 8AP Bingham NG13 8AF Tel: 01949 863100 Eaton Place Fish Bar Tel: 01949 875888 8 Eaton Pl, Bingham NG13 8BD The Circle Eatery Tel: 01949 836866 Spring Chinese Takeaway 7 Market St, Bingham NG13 8AR 17 Eaton Pl, Bingham NG13 8BD Tel: 01949 836888 Greggs Tel: 01949 836288 9 Eaton Pl, Bingham NG13 8BD Copper Bingham Tel: 01949 837083 The Village Kitchen 18A Market Place, 19 Market St, Bingham NG13 8AP Bingham NG13 8AP The Horse and Plough Tel: 01949 839888 Tel: 01949 482095 Long Acre, Bingham NG13 8AF Tel: 01949 839313 The Wheatsheaf Long Acre, Bingham Leighs Snack Bar NG13 8BG Moorbridge Rd, Tel: 01949 837430 Bingham NG13 8GG Tel: 07795 024929 The White Lion Nottingham Rd, Number Sixteen Bingham NG13 8AT Market Place, Bingham Tel: 01949 836808 NG13 8AP Tel: 01949 838840 Yeung Sing & Bar 15, 15 Market St, Rose & May Deli Bingham NG13 8AB Old Post Office Yard, Long Acre, Tel: 01949 831222 Bingham TOWN GUIDE 39
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Bingham Community Events ingham Community Events is a not-for-profit Community Events will therefore hopefully be doubly group set up by four Bingham residents, all of beneficial, providing social activities and entertainment Bwhom have experience in running events such whilst financially supporting not for profit groups and as BFest and the annual Bingham Town Sports Club organisations. fireworks display amongst others. Get Involved: Whilst Bingham Community Events Mission Statement: To enhance the sense of will be involved in delivering some events, it is one of community and increase social interaction within our greatest hopes that people from the community all age groups in the town of Bingham whilst also will come along with their ideas which could be providing financial support in terms of grants to not for anything from a cake competition to an arts festival and profit organisations within the town and surrounding Bingham Community Events would aim to help that area. individual or group deliver a successful event. Bingham Objectives: It is envisaged that Bingham Community Events are also looking to build a bank of Community Events will deem to offer a range of volunteers from the community who could help at some activities and events to enhance the lives of the of the planned events. The help required is expected residents in and around Bingham. The community to be varied and any skills that can be offered would events run by the organisation in addition to being be appreciated. So if you have an idea for an event you enjoyable may also generate a profit which will be used would like help with, or would just like to offer your to enhance future events and also distributed as grants services on occasion as a volunteer, please drop us an to non-profit organisations within Bingham. Bingham email on [email protected] Bingham Neighbourhood Plan ne of the highest priority actions identified in neighbourhood plan, therefore, is looking beyond the Community-led Plan of June 2016 was to 2028. The Crown Estate, which owns all the farmland Odevelop a neighbourhood plan for Bingham. around Bingham, has had a plan for the development A steering committee to do this started work in of the whole of the parish north of the A52 since January 2019. the mid-1990s. The Chapel Lane development is the Neighbourhood plans are statutory documents, first stage and it is likely that in the next ten years which the borough council is required to consult when a proposal will be submitted to develop the rest of planning future development. They are made and the area. Our neighbourhood plan is designed to led by parish or town councils and they provide an deal with this contingency. We are looking at how opportunity for the first time in parish council history Bingham should be developed to meet the needs of for local communities to have a say in the way that the the community in 20-30 years from now. This is a place where they live is developed. Neighbourhood future with electric personal and public transport, plans must obey local and national laws and maximum energy conservation in the home, solar regulations that control building development. They panels on every roof, estates designed to enhance pass through a period of consultation and inspection biodiversity, not destroy it, facilities for safe mobility before being considered by the general public in a by cycling and walking, houses for all age and income referendum. Then they are adopted by councils. The groups, including for rental, provision for small Bingham neighbourhood plan steering committee aims businesses and the self-employed, and much improved to have its plan go to a referendum in the middle of public transport. A professional planning consultant 2021. has been appointed to help develop this plan, a draft Rushcliffe Borough Council’s current Local version of which will be presented to the public Plan allocated 1,050 houses to be built in Bingham during the summer of 2020. For full details go to www. north of the railway line before 2028. The Bingham binghamplan.gov.uk 40 Bingham TOWN GUIDE
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