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Leaders call on County Council to replace felled trees The Leader and Deputy Leader of commitment in order to mitigate the Gedling Borough Council has called removal of the natural habitat. on Nottinghamshire County Council The trees planted at the Gedling to replace every tree felled for the Country Park are part of Gedling construction of the Gedling Access Borough Council’s pledge to Road. Councillors John Clarke & plant 500 native trees across Michael Payne have called on the the borough. The initiative was Leader of Nottinghamshire County launched in November, during Council to urgently join them in National Tree Week, and the council working to replace the hundreds of has already planted 400 whip trees trees being removed to make way and 100 hundred bean trees at for a new £40 million pound road. Gedling Country Park, Burton Road Councillor Clarke and Payne have Park, Arnot Hill Park, Willow Park planted new trees in Gedling and King George V Park. Hundreds Country Park, owned by Gedling of more trees will be planted across Borough Council, next to where the Gedling over the next four years. Gedling Access Road will be built. The initiative is part of the council’s minimising pollution and waste. In to provide much needed new Gedling Borough Council has made plan to provide a more sustainable November, the council declared homes and less traffic in Gedling a pledge to plant hundreds of trees environment in the borough. As a climate emergency and has set Village, however, everything must and has called on Nottinghamshire well as planting hundreds of trees a goal to become carbon neutral be done to limit the destruction of County Council to replace the trees Gedling Borough Council is also by 2030. Councillors unanimously natural habitat and wildlife which is felled along the route of the Gedling working on ways to promote agreed to produce an action why we are planting these trees.” Access Road and make the same and protect the environment by plan working with local business, Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough charities and the public sector Council, Councillor Michael Payne to take steps to reduce carbon said, “Our Labour administration emissions. made a commitment to plant 500 Leader of Gedling Borough Council, trees across the borough and we’ve Councillor John Clarke said done that in just a single month, we “Nottinghamshire County Council are now going to plant hundreds are responsible for building the more trees over the next four years. Gedling Access Road and they This is the responsibility of every are felling 1000s of trees to make local authority and we are keen to way for it. We’re calling on them see the Leader of Nottinghamshire to immediately join us and do County Council, Councillor Kay everything they can do mitigate Cutts taking this issue seriously the impact of the new road by and immediately committing to replacing every single tree that have replacing every single tree felled felled. The road is needed and is an for the construction of the Gedling important part of the infrastructure Access Road.

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Calverton boy receives Royal Humane Society award Woodborough Last month, Calverton & Burton had some first aid knowledge. December 17. Bowls Club Joyce Local News reported on Ben bravely took control of the Andrew Chapman, secretary of Looking for some fun and light Ben Neal, the 13-year-old who situation and performed CPR the Royal Humane Society, said: exercise on a Friday evening? Then performed CPR on an 82-year-old look no further! on the elderly man for around “I never cease to be amazed at man who suffered a heart attack 10 minutes whilst waiting for an some of the things the people who We meet every Friday (starting at on the motorway. ambulance to arrive. The police receive awards do. But this one is 7.20pm) in Woodborough Village On 27th July 2019, Calverton arrived first with a defibrillator truly exceptional. For a lad of just Hall to play carpet bowls. We don’t resident Ben was travelling by which they weren’t sure how to 13 to show this sort of skill and take it too seriously, so absolute car with his mum and dad to use, so Ben showed them. Ben maturity has left every-one with beginners are welcome. Your first Chessington World of Adventures, managed to revive the elderly man, nothing but admiration for him. visit is free so you can give it a try when a car suddenly stopped in but sadly he later passed away in out on us, (if you decide to join, it’s “He stayed calm in a truly front of them in the fast lane of hospital. just £5 annual membership plus £2 harrowing incident and managed the M25. per attendance). The 13-year-old learned CPR to revive the elderly driver who had We currently have members The 83-year-old passenger was (cardiac pulmonary resuscitation) collapsed at the wheel. Ben gave from Woodborough, Arnold and suffering a heart attack. Ben’s mum while volunteering for St John’s him the best possible chance of Calverton, but wherever you live, Jessica ran to the elderly man’s aid Ambulance in Calverton at survival. He was the right person in we’d love to see you. and signalled Ben over, knowing weekends, a skill reinforced at the the right place at the right time and that he was desperate to help and Nottingham Sea Cadets, which he richly deserves the award that he is Want to know more? Then give has been a part of since he was ten to receive.” Kate a call on 0115 9652376. years old. His mum, Jessica, 32, said Ben had Royal Navy area officer been “so level-headed and calm Commander Richard Delamere at a time when all the adults were presented Ben Neal, with the so shaken up. We are all so proud award for his ‘act of bravery and of him, but it’s nice to see other restoration of life by resuscitation’. leaders proud of him who have He received the Royal Humane helped him get to where he is now.” Society award at the Sea Cadets Pictured: Ben Neal receives his base in Waterside Way on Tuesday, Royal Humane Society award. Calverton Supreme Home Care Ltd enabling choice and dignity

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Calverton features in episode A new vintage tea room opens of a Paranormal TV show in Burton Joyce A team from popular TV paranormal things started happening. Daughter Opened by two former teachers, show Help! My House is Haunted Stephanie did a bit of research and Sue Price and Karen Chetwin (HMHIH) recently paid a visit to discovered that Victorian cricketing along with friend Helen Grainer, the borough to investigate some legend Arthur Shrewsbury shot the Willow Tree Tea Room first ghostly goings-on. himself in the guest bedroom”. This opened its doors last month on episode aired on Janurary 16th. 7th January. The show aired on Really TV featuring British Ghost Hunter Episode 12 features Calverton, Located at where the former and paranormal consultant Barri “Being the most haunted county in Bluebird Café stood, Karen, Sue an extensive menu catering for all Ghai, American medium and the country, the investigative trio and Helen have given the premises tastes, including vegans and those paranormal expert Chris Fleming also visit Calverton in the series a full-blown vintage makeover. After looking for gluten-free foods. and paranormal researcher, Jayne finale. The village is alive with swapping the classroom for cake- The business also aims to be Harris. The team recently visited paranormal activity, from the half baking, they are hoping that the eco-friendly, and the owners are locations in Gedling and Calverton. body ghost seen by drivers on St risky decision to leave the teaching putting measures in place to ensure George’s Lane, to the apparitions profession will take off and follow A spokesman for Back2Back the venue has a healthy carbon in Witches’ Wood, to the many their dream. productions, who make the show, footprint. spirits in the local pub. The team said: “In episode 10, two Gedling Karen said: “We’d had enough attempt a HMHIH first as they carry Karen said: “As well as teachers, residents, Lizzie and Geoff, who of teaching as we’d been doing out a multiple location investigation Sue and I were also biologists, so moved into their house last year, it for some time. We knew Sue both indoors and out, to provide we are really keen to remain green. noticed immediately that strange was a really good cook and talked evidence of Calverton’s ghostly for quite a while about doing “The tea rooms will avoid using residents and to offer them and something different together, single-use plastics and recycle as the current village dwellers some so when this place came on the much as possible. We’ll also only peace.” market, we thought it would be use local produce in a bid to reduce The Calverton episode airs on 30th ideal for what we wanted to do.” food miles.” January at 10pm, but don’t worry if As well as serving the traditional tea The Willow Tree café is open you missed it, you can catch up by and coffee, the Willow Tree also has Tuesday – Saturday 9am - 5pm. visiting: www.dplay.co.uk.

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Reverend Mike Arnold: Reverend Sam Hustwayte: Calverton Baptist Church St Wilfrid’s Church I am continually amused by the box of chocolates and red roses as It will soon be spring, obvious I number of people who tell me they we celebrate St. Valentines- yes, it know, just by looking out of the don’t believe in God. Really? I ask. is again our annual celebration of window you can see the bulbs Then I ask them to explain. LOVE. beginning to sprout and the trees beginning to bud. Things that have It’s amazing what people think- Now you may be wondering what lay dormant for months through the Most speak of a giant man, St. Valentine has to do with God, frost, snow and bitter north wind somewhere up there, sitting on past being a Christian. are now daring to reach out and a throne- someone who is angry Well, Valentine married young upwards towards the warmth of the with us or, at best, is completely couples at a time when the sun. While life begins outside, in indifferent to us. This god doesn’t Emperor had banned marriage, our gardens and on the road side, In the words of Paul ‘Let us run care and is not interested in our believing that married men would the Church will soon enter a period with perseverance the race marked everyday lives. be too distracted when they were of reflection and barrenness, the before us’, through Lent, because My response is often met with called into the army to fight in season of Lent. A chance for new God promises new life, he promises surprise, as I explain that, in that the various wars the empire was life to begin in our hearts as well as that it will spring up like wells of case, I don’t believe in God either: engaged in. in our gardens as we focus on the living water for those who are tired not something you’d expect from sacrifice and redemption of Jesus. and weary, that his gift to us is an Valentine was willing to risk his a minister. But please, before you abundance of grace that we don’t life to act against the Emperor’s The sombre purple colour and lack start writing in, let me explain. deserve. decree, believing that following of flowers in the church building Most of what we believe about God God was more important the indicate the focus of this period. In The summer plants die back comes from popular culture- from Emperor. When he was finally our homes there may be a distinct making way for the bulbs to push the movies in particular. There we caught, Valentine refused to obey lack of chocolate, alcohol, or even through, whatever is happening often see God portrayed as an said Emperor and was executed- social media in our lives, again through the spring months, why aging Charlton Heston, complete believing that LOVE was more speaking of a specific time of not use this lent period to spend with big flowing beard, or more important. penitence and lament, a wilderness a moment or two with God. You recently, as an angry, spoilt little period when we can focus again on could give thanks for something Valentines conviction was founded child who acts vindictively as He that which is important. at the end of each day, take time in his belief in God and who God is. demands “LET MY PEOPLE GO”. out in the week to be deliberately I have been struck this year by the You see, moving away from our still and reflect, have coffee with Such images have more to do with sense of perseverance through the pictures of Zeus, the Bible paints a a Christian friend or neighbour Zeus than the God of the Bible- dark and the cold, those overcast, completely different picture of who and talk about Jesus. While the hence my retort. dank days and the need to snuggle God is. There we are told that GOD seasons come and go, Jesus is by a fire with chocolate and a glass Why do I mention this? Well, IS LOVE and further, that we love the rock on which we can build of wine. Lent is space for us to because later this month we will because HE first loved us. our lives, the one who gives life refocus, to get ready, to refresh and once again seek out the ubiquitous and who sustains life, Easter is In its pages we are confronted renew our lives with God before our celebration of that life and lent not with a god who is not distant the Easter celebrations begin; just is a season to refocus our hearts and uncaring, but the complete as the dormancy of the bulbs and and lives in preparation for that opposite- with one who cares for soil prepare it for new growth and celebration. us deeply, who loves us deeply- HE regeneration, so is Lent a chance is not distant but is EMMANUEL- for our spiritual lives to be refreshed St Wilfrid’s Church, Crookdole God WITH US. through persevering in our physical Lane, Calverton, NG14 6GF and emotional lives with whatever Telephone: 0115 965 6081 And far from being angry, He loves faces us during the spring months. us so much that He gave His only Son that we may come to know Paul, as he journeyed across Him and He us. 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