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If you have a new business and would like to be featured call our team on 0115 967 8663 First Class Learning in Bramcote Neetu, a qualified teacher and a mother of three is pleased to introduce herself to local parents who want the very best for their child. “As a parent I want my children to be confident, to enjoy learning at school, and at home, and realise their full potential. I am also aware that success in Maths and English is an essential foundation for their future.” “I am opening a First Class Learning Centre in Bramcote which will deliver after-school studies offering a unique study plan for each student. First Class Learning is an established company which provides a systematic, relevant and personalized Maths and English programmes.” The Maths and English programmes have been designed specifically to support the frameworks of the National Curriculum for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is supported by the Dyspraxia Foundation. First Class Learning is suitable for all ages and abilities – pre-school to GCSE. Whether your child lacks confidence with school work or wants the chance to excel in Maths and English, the First Class Learning courses will provide the platform to achieve this. BRAMCOTE MEMORIAL HALL, Church Street, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3HD Monday evenings 3-45 pm to 5-45pm starting 9th September 2013, feel free to come and have a chat or arrange a free assessment. Call Neetu & Steve on 07969 303171 or 0115 9216238 Come and visit us on our Open Day, Saturday 21st September 2013 at 10.30am - 1pm.
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Nottingham Comedy Festival, Nottinghamshire 20 – 28 September 2013 From stand-up and improvisation to plays and films, the festival celebrates all types of comedy and is taking place at a number of venues across Nottingham and Mansfield. TV names, local acts and many up-and- coming comedians are coming together for the eight day festival. www.nottscomedyfestival.co.uk
Goose Fair, Nottingham 2 – 6 October 2013 FREE Goose Fair is one of Europe’s largest Pure Land Lantern Lit Evenings, Pure travelling fair and visitors will enjoy over 500 Land Meditation Centre and Japanese attractions throughout the week. Garden, North Clifton, Nottinghamshire From all-time favourites to new white Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays knuckle experiences, there will be throughout August and September 2013 something for everyone to enjoy. Goose Fair The lantern-lit evening garden honours an has been running in Nottingham for over ancient and venerable Japanese tradition. In 700 years. Don’t forget to treat yourself to Japan, toro (the traditional lanterns) were some mushy peas too! originally used only in Buddhist temples, where they lined and illuminated paths; lit lanterns were then considered an offering to Buddha. In the present day, the traditional Japanese lantern-lit evening garden is increasingly rare even within Japan, and Robin Hood Game & Country Show, Pure Land Japanese Garden is the only place Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire in Europe offering this beautiful experience. 5 – 6 October 2013 Cost: Adults £6.00; From falconry to archery, jousting to fishing OAPs/Students/Unemployed/Disabled and all things in between, this is a fantastic £5.00; Children (over 5) £3.50. celebration of country life and gaming. www.buddhamaitreya.co.uk Robin Hood, Maid Marion and the Merry Robin Hood Marathon & Half Marathon, Men will of course be in attendance, and Night of Festivals, Nottingham 13 – 14 Nottingham 29 September 2013 families can enjoy carnival rides, the Berkley September 2013 FREE Following the same route as the Half Owls arena show, BMX stunt displays and a This exciting event is not to be missed, Marathon until mile 11, the Robin Hood Viking re-enactment village. Newark is easily bringing a vibrant and energetic two days of Marathon consists of a flat course route of reached by the A1. carnival performance, live music, glorious iconic sites throughout Cost: Adults £10; Concessions £8; storytelling, dance, moving image, digital Nottingham. At the end of the race, there Children £5 (or £7.50/£7/£2 if booked in and visual arts to Nottingham’s Old Market will be a feast of family entertainment in an advance online) Square! Most activities and events are area where runners, spectators, families and www.robinhoodcountryshow.co.uk completely FREE. friends can meet to celebrate race day and www.nightoffestivals.com everyone's achievements. www.robinhoodhalfmarathon.co.uk
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Riverside Drama Company - Twelfth Night present Shakespeare at the Duchess Theatre!
Beeston and Chilwell based amateur theatre group Riverside Drama Company are putting on their first full Shakespeare production this autumn- the comedy "Twelfth Night", directed by Liz Turner. Set in the mythical country of Illyria, Twelfth Night is a rollicking, riotous romantic comedy played out by some A PAIRWIN OF TICKETS - of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters: the JUST ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION: outrageous drunkard Sir Toby What is the name of the theatre Riverside Belch, the feisty Viola and will be performing at? Send your answer on a postcard with your the pompous Malvolio to name, address and a daytime tel number: Riverside Drama Competition name but a few. If you can't Breeze Magazine quite remember which one it 156 High Road, Beeston, is - think about twins, Nottingham NG9 2LN Closing Date: mistaken identities, and yellow 25th September 2013 stockings! "It's one of my favorites" says Liz "because it's a very easy play for the audience to understand. It's also very funny, with some quite physical comedy, plus character-based comedy that is really the fore-runner of today's sit-coms. We've got a really good cast, too, so I'm really looking forward to the performances, when I'll be able to sit back and enjoy it all while they do all the hard work on stage!"
Performances are at the Duchess Theatre in Long Eaton from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th October (7.30pm).
Tickets for Twelfth Night are priced £7 full and £6 concessions and are available via the website www.riversidedrama.com, from the Chatsworth Centre coffee mornings on Saturdays (10am-noon), or by calling 0115 8756041
The group rehearse every Thursday night at Bramcote Church of England Primary School (7.30pm) and new members are always made welcome. If you would like to become involved, simply turn up any Thursday at the Bramcote Church of England School or you can e-mail [email protected] or telephone the above number.
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BEST FOOT FORWARD With its quirky premises of a post-war pre-fab, its corrugated iron roof and its iconic ‘woody’ doll in the window, The Beeston Cobbler is among Beeston’s oldest shops. Residing in its location on Station Road since 1947 the shop has become a town favourite with customers regaling tales of how they’ve been visiting for decades with the smell of polish being a nostalgic reminder of childhood shopping trips. However, news hit earlier this year that the land where the shop currently sits is being sold for development forcing the business to find alternative premises. Fortunately, a few yards down the road at 147-149 Station Road, the shop that was formerly U2 canvas store and before that Lighthouse Antiques, was vacant and the owners have been giving it a little TLC to make it their new home with some exciting new additions to existing services. Proprietor Daniel Fox commented on the upcoming move; “Along with our customers, we loved our old premises but with change comes opportunity. Although it’s the end of an era, it’s the start of a new one and the new shop is much bigger giving us the chance to try some new things on top of everything we currently offer.” The Beeston Cobbler will be opening the doors of its new shop at 147-149 Station Road for the first time on Monday 2nd September offering shoe repairs, key cutting, watch batteries, leather repairs as well as a vintage section and a brand new range of fine leather shoes by Barker of Northampton.. The Beeston Cobbler , 147-149 Station Road
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breeze competition Enjoy a delicious day out at a festival designed to tantalise the taste buds and perk up the palate as the Great Taste Festival of Food and Drink comes to Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September.
A PAIRWIN OF TICKETS - JUST ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION: What is the name of the Celebrity Masterchef winner? Send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and a daytime tel number: Food & Drink Competition Breeze Magazine 156 High Road, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2LN Closing Date: 17th September 2013
The Great Taste Festival of Food and Drink will bring you exquisite food and drink to sample and take home, the fabulous award winning producers behind the brands, special guests, demonstrations and exciting dishes to try from our range of bars, pop – up cafes, and more! Along with food and drink producers, many of them Great Taste Award winners, there will also be a live Cookery Theatre offering expert advice. Over the two-day event, there will also be appearances by celebrity chefs, who will be offering advice, answering your questions and signing their latest books. On Saturday, Celebrity Masterchef winner Lisa Faulkner is in the kitchen. Lisa first established herself as a leading actress but since winning Celebrity MasterChef in 2010, has gone on to write a best selling with her second book due for release in September this year. Lisa can currently be seen alongside Ben Shephard as the co-host of Channel 4’s daytime show, What’s Cooking? Sunday will see ITV’s Food Glorious Food judge Stacie Stewart will be cooking up a storm. A former MasterChef finalist, Stacie regularly appears on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ as a guest chef in the live cookery slot. John Farrand, organiser of Great Taste commented: “Visitors to The Great Taste Festival of Food and Drink are promised exquisite flavours – so say the top food and drink judges in the country who have blind tasted almost 10,000 products to discover food and drink that has real WOW! From superb artisan cheeses to hand crafted chocolate, rare breed sausages to perfect pies, sparkling ginger beer to micro- brewery ales, the black and gold Great Taste logo is a sign of superb flavour – it’s a badge of honour worn only be products which cut the mustard!” Managed by Channell Events, the Great Taste Festival of Food and Drink, held at Clumber Park on 21st and 22nd September, is open from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Ticket prices start from £5 per adult when purchased in advance with family tickets also available. Entrance into Clumber Park is charged at £5 for non-members of the National Trust. For more information on the Great Taste Festival of Food and Drink, including the Christmas themed festival, held at Donington Park, Derbyshire on 7th and 8th December, visit www.festivaloffoodanddrink.co.uk
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denby competitionbreeze advertorial Denby ‘Design a Plate’ Competition. Win your design painted on to a Denby plate! Get creative this month with our competition in conjunction with Denby Pottery. We’ll leave the theme up to you! Just sent in your master piece...
There are three Closing date 1st October 2013. www.denbyvisitorcentre.co.uk categories: Also why not have a go at painting your www.facebook.com/VisitDenby • Up to 10 years own unique plate, mug or bowl on the Tel: 01773 740 799 • 11 – 18yrs Craftroom Tour at Denby Visitor Centre. email: visitor.centre.co.uk • Adults over 18 Find out how Denby is made, watch the paintress then have a go yourself, and if you The 3 winners will each like what you’ve painted you can have it receive a Denby hand fired to keep. painted plate featuring their design, by a See the website for details of Craftroom Denby Paintress. Tours, special activities, such as Halloween Half Term and gift painting sessions pre- How to Enter Christmas. 1. On a sheet of A4 paper, draw a large circle (alternatively use a paper plate). Denby is just south of Ripley 2. Draw, colour or paint your design within off the A610 FREE CENTRE the circle ENTRY & PARKING 3. Write your name, address and contact Shops, Restaurant, Free number clearly underneath your design, Cookery Demonstrations, plus ‘adult’ or age if 18 or under. Fully Guided Pottery Tours, Events Open 4. Send your design to The Retail Office, daily: Mon-Sat 9.30 – 5pm, Sun 11am – 5pm Denby Visitor Centre, Denby, Derbyshire Denby Visitor Centre, DE5 8NX. Denby, Derbyshire DE5 8NX
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breeze appeal
Forces in the community is a Beeston based charity which offers help and support for veterans, serving personnel, wives, partners and their families.
The centre, located at 2 Cross Street, Beeston opens five days a week, offers veterans advice and guidance with qualified careers advice and training. “We also have links to mentors who are veterans that have successful civilian careers. We also offer signposting to housing support, help with addiction, community legal services and other service charities”. For us it’s personal For us it’s global Forces in the community “Our centre, has only been open for a few “As a charity, here at Forces in the is a local charity helping local people, months but it has been very successful in community we have an on going their fundraising effort is global! helping many soldiers and their families in fundraising programme, our biggest event the East Midlands, including several so far is going to be ‘Run forces run’ on 29th If you would like to make a veterans, whose age ranges from 17 to 75, September. A team of our fundraisers will donation please visit who’ve previously not ventured beyond be taking part in the Robin Hood marathon, www.justgiving.com/run-FORCES-run their immediate surroundings and those taking place in Nottingham. On the same who have been injured in past and current day complementary events will be taking To find out more about about the charity conflicts. place across the globe from Afghanistan, please visit the website at The key is our volunteers are all local, mostly the Middle East, to the Falklands. Our team www.forces.org.uk with some connection to the Armed Forces, are an eclectic mix! – serving and ex serving who are doing their bit to just to help those military personnel , children and wives, as Call 0115 922 0320 who are a little less fortunate than well as friends of the charity. Even the or pop in and see them! themselves, need a bit of a boost, fancy a Charity Director will be running in quick brew, or just need a little advice on Nottingham. Training is in full swing, people where to go next, in their lives or their are pounding the pavements, parks and careers”. treadmills!”
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Could you become a CHILDLINE HELPLINE By 2016, we hope to be visiting every primary school in the UK, including those in ChildLine volunteer and help ChildLine is the UK’s free, 24-hour service for Nottinghamshire, at least once every two support children through children and young people who need to years. In doing so, we passionately believe talk, whatever their worry. Since the service that we can start a societal change that will our helpline or Childline launched in 1986 we’ve helped 2.9 million bring about a long term reduction in child young people, over the phone and online. cruelty. Schools Service? Young people contact ChildLine about a We’ve already made a great start in range of issues, from bullying and family Nottinghamshire, having delivered our relationship issues to self harm and empowering assemblies and workshops to abuse. Although ChildLine is most well over 11,500 local primary school children. known as a phone service, last year But we need more volunteers to help us to nearly half of the counselling visit all 381 local schools, reaching over interactions took place with young 88,000 local children. people online, via chat or email. You don’t need to have previous The East Midlands ChildLine base in experience of working with children to Nottingham is one of 12 bases in the become a ChildLine Schools Service country, and this year celebrates its volunteer. If you would like to find out more 25th anniversary. Over 130 about how to get involved, please contact volunteers from Nottinghamshire local ChildLine Schools Service area and the surrounding counties coordinator Emma Grishin on 0115 9258602 regularly give their time to support or [email protected]. young people either as a counsellor or as a ChildLine “I have to say, I think the ChildLine Schools switchboarder. Service is quite frankly ground breaking. We want to make sure that we Next to being a Mum, volunteering for the continue to be there whenever a service is one of the most rewarding things child needs us. If you, or someone I’ve ever done in my life. It’s so amazing to you know, would like to find out watch children being empowered and to more about volunteering at the show them they should never put up with Nottingham ChildLine base, unkind, abusive behaviour. We’re creating a please contact local volunteer better future for them and others. It’s coordinator Cat Wynne on 0207 breath-taking to watch.” 539 6016 or Claire – CLSS volunteer [email protected].
CHILDLINE SCHOOLS Full training and support is given to all our SERVICE ChildLine volunteers. ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC. For more information The ChildLine Schools Service visit www.nspcc.org.uk/childline. is a ground-breaking service Registered charity numbers 216401 and that aims to ensure all SC037717. Photography by Jon Challicom children have an and Jon Osborne, posed by models. understanding of abuse in all its forms - including bullying - and know where to go for help if they need it.
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breeze what’s on In celebration of reaching forty years Hemlock Garden Club are holding a special event, inviting all present, past and potential future members...why not join them?
Back in October 1973 a group of 25 garden enthusiasts got together to form a local gardening club - originally meeting in Gardeners Cottage almost opposite the Hemlock Stone which provided the idea for the name. The club has gone from strength to strength and currently has over 50 members. It provides a programme of talks during the winter months and outings to interesting gardens, stately homes and garden shows over the summer. This year we have enjoyed a very cold trip to Easton Walled Gardens, a damp trip to Lea gardens, a very wet evening visit to Woodside Cottage, Newstead (where the cosy coffee and cake in the lounge after was very welcome!) and a very sunny outing to Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire (shown). “We will be celebrating our anniversary by holding a social evening (including AGM) on Nov 21 at the Bramcote Memorial Hall at 7:30pm - to which all past/present/future members are invited to attend. Please let us know if you are intending to come so we have an idea of numbers.” Meetings at Bramcote Memorial Hall will resume on Sept 20 at 7:30pm with a talk on Artistry with flowers by Hilary Brian. Visitors will be very welcome, cost £2. See www.hemlockgardenclub.co.uk or e-mail [email protected] for more information.
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breeze advertorial open evening Bluecoat Academy warmly invite you to join them for their Open Evening on Thursday 19th September. This is an opportunity for parents and students to look around Bluecoat Academy, meet the staff and students as well as explore their buildings and experience a little of what goes on inside them!
Bluecoat’s premises span across two campuses, Aspley Lane and Wollaton Park. “We are especially keen this year to show you our new building at Wollaton Park. This state of the art facility is now completed. The rooms are bright, airy and overlook the beautiful Wollaton Park itself providing an ideal environment for outstanding learning and teaching to take place. All that remains over the next few months is for last refurbishments of the Great Room, the Learning Resource Centre and Learning Support to be completed. You can see from the photo below we are very proud of our new facilities and the students are already benefitting from them and love being in them and using them. Bluecoat Academy has a long and proud history spanning over 300 years. It has a reputation for academic excellence which is borne out by the way our results have increased year on year for the last three years. This year 95% of our students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, a record and a fantastic achievement! Bluecoat is about much more than academic progress although this is a very important element of our work. Each student is nurtured and valued as an individual and we work closely with our young people to bring out their gifts and talents. This year students have tried their hands at canoeing, ice-skating, zumba, kick boxing, charity community activities, street dance, horse riding and so many more. In addition we have a football, cricket and street dance academy that meet in the mornings before the start of the day. As a Church of England Academy we are passionate about our faith in God. Acts of Worship are lively and often student led. The Christian Union is very active and runs groups for different ages. All our students get involved in a range of activities raising money for a variety of charities. In the course of the year we have raised over £5000 for local, national and international charities. We look forward to welcoming you to Bluecoat Academy so that you can see for yourself what makes us so special.
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breeze competition The award winning ‘The People’s Theatre Company’ are proud to present The Vicar of Dibley and the cast are all very excited....!
The cast are being directed by the wonderful and talented Mr Robbie Robb. His choice of cast has been very accurate to the characters behaviours. Paula Smith who plays Geraldine is, in real life a church warden, who sits in on monthly parish council meetings and she says “Thank fully they are nothing like the Dibley ones – at least not very often! I do lead church services on a regular basis and run Brownies, attend and lead summer camps teaching drama skills”. The cast and crew come from Nottingham and Derbyshire and as far away as Norfolk. In preparations for the auditions the cast have watch hours of Vicar of Dibley videos and some are finding delivering lines hard whilst keeping a straight face, but they promise they will be focused during the actual show. There is an eagerness from the cast members to get in to batty and extrovert personae, which they are thoroughly enjoying within rehearsals. There are plenty of funny and cheeky lines throughout this play and of course a lot of quality non-verbal acting. Cast members (both old and new) have enjoyed getting to know each other and working together and this is evident in the way they execute the comedy the complete opposite of his timing and delivery of lines. father in every way. Hugo has Cast members have a vast variety of performing feelings for the church verger skills from drama, comedy, singing, pantomime, Alice who is not the brightest of dance, combat fighting, drama degrees and people in the village, but membership of other local performing groups. Geraldine is her best friend. The bond between Geraldine and Alice is so much so that Alice’s child is named after A show not to be missed! Geraldine and her favourite Teletubbies Tinky When we say Vicar of Dibley everyone associates Winky and her favourite chef “Ainsley” Harriot! it with Dawn French. When we mention “Black We have a foul mouthed farmer by the name of Adder”, Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Love, Owen (Glenn Murphy) and Frank Pickle who keeps Actually” we are talking Richard Curtis the talented meticulous meeting minutes. Stammering Jim creator and author of all these along with The Vicar Trott (John Uttley) who everyone remembers for of Dibley. With the first show being shown on “No no no no no no yes! and Letitia Cropley’s television in 1994, four Christmas Specials and two strange choice in unusual culinary combinations, Comic Relief Special Shows to raise money for such as parsnip brownies. charity in 1997 and 1999 it’s quite an accolade. The Vicar of Dibley will be performed at All the royalties from this show performed by The Nottingham Arts Theatre, George Street, People’s Theatre Company have been donated to Nottingham on the evenings of Tuesday 24th A PAIR OF TICKETSWIN FOR THE OPENING Comic Relief. This script has been adapted by Ian NIGHT 24TH SEPTEMBER to Saturday 28th September starting at 7.30pm JUST ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION: Gower and Paul Carpenter for the stage and has with a 2pm matinee performance on the Who is playing Geraldine? been received very successfully as a play by Saturday. Tickets are £12 / £10 Concessions / £8 Send your answer on a postcard with your audiences. The royalties from the adaptation have name, address and a daytime tel number: per person with Group of 10 + and can be Vicar of Dibley Competition also been donated to Comic Relief. purchased from the Box Office on 0115 Breeze Magazine 156 High Road, Beeston, The 11 strong cast including Geraldine (Paula 9476096, Nottingham NG9 2LN Smith) make for an extremely entertaining play. online at www.nottingham-theatre.co.uk or at Closing Date: David Horton (Phil Ashford, farmer, counsellor, Nottingham Tourism Centre, Smithy Row (near 20th September 2013 Chairman of the parish council and local pillar of the Market Square). the community (or so he thinks). He is a bit of a kill joy who vetoes anything that sounds like fun and likes to think he knows best. David’s son Hugo is
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breeze what’s on The Mayor of Broxtowe will Beeston Heritage Trail Meet at the Podium, Beeston Square, officially open the Heritage Beeston, Notts, NG9 1EF Open Days 2013 event at The two-mile walk will begin and end in The Square and take in the structure of the 10am on Saturday, centre of Beeston, its remaining mills and other buildings of note. Led by local September 14 at the Town historian Professor John Beckett. Hall, Foster Avenue, Parking is available at Foster Avenue car memorabilia in the Old Council Chamber, park – free on Sundays. which is where the Beeston and District Beeston. With Free •Sunday, September 15: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Civic Society will also stage a display. The admission in to all venues, Mayor of Broxtowe will officially open the Chilwell – Bartons Heritage Open Days event at 10am. why not join them? Barton Building, The Garage, 43-63 High •Saturday, Sept 14: 10am – 12 noon Road, Chilwell, Beeston, Notts, NG9 4AJ The Barton building will house a unique Beeston Library display of classic cars and Barton transport Foster Avenue, Beeston, through the years as well as acting as host Nottinghamshire, NG9 1AE venue to three other local societies (see Tours of Beeston Library and a chance to below for details). take a look behind the scenes.Booking •Saturday, September 14, 10am – 4pm essential:Numbers restricted to 10 per tour. To book, please call Emma Parry on a.Beeston & District Local History Society (0115) 925 5168 or email A new display of photos, maps, newspapers emma.parry@nottscc. gov.uk before and artefacts from the archives. Topics September 6.• Friday, September 13: covered will include Toton, lace making in 10.30am and 3pm Beeston, the Beeston Boiler Company and Beeston and District Civic Society was the Pearson family and ‘The Early 20th John Clifford Primary School founded in 1973 to promote a sense of civic century Kitchen’. Nether Street, Beeston, Notts, NG9 2AT pride and place in Beeston. Forty years later, Victorian school building dating from 1898. it continues to care for Beeston’s past, b.Beeston Camera Club John Clifford was a local Baptist minister present and future by helping to preserve Members of Beeston Camera Club have and it was through his efforts that the what is worthwhile and encouraging good prepared a photographic exhibition with Nether Street school was established. design. The Society has been instrumental both print and digital presentations. Please note that wheelchair access is in securing conservation areas, saving not available to all floors in this Victorian noteworthy buildings from demolition and, c.Beeston Division Girlguiding building. more recently, has been involved with the Girlguiding Beeston Division supports • Saturday, Sept 14: 10.30am – 11.30am research and installation of blue plaques to guiding units in Beeston, Chilwell, commemorate worthy citizens. Attenborough and Toton, many of which The New Beeston Conservative Club The organisers of this year’s Heritage Open have a history of slightly less than 100 years 148 Station Road, Beeston, Notts, NG9 Days event would like to thank all staff and and which will be shared at this special 2AY Local residents will remember the volunteers at the venues as well as thanking event at the Barton’s site. Station Road location as the old Bostocks local borough and county councillors for building and some may recall its their generous support.Refreshments, use as the ‘Regent’ ballroom in the where available, will be at a modest charge. 1930s. In redesigning the building for its own use, the Beeston Attenborough Nature Centre Conservative Club has retained and Barton Lane, Attenborough, Beeston, renovated the building’s façade, in Notts, NG9 6DY particular the stained glass bay A special exhibition on the history and window which was a feature of the heritage of Attenborough Nature Reserve to Regent ballroom and which now celebrate its 50th anniversary. forms an attractive setting at the Opening Times Beeston Parish Church front of the lounge. •Thursday, September 12: 10am – 5pm High Road, Beeston, Notts, NG9 1EY Opening Times •12 noon – 2pm all days: •Friday, September 13: 10am – 5pm This mainly Victorian parish church, built by Thursday, September 12 •Saturday, September 14: 9am – 6pm George Gilbert Scott, has a Henry VII Friday, September 13 •Sunday, September 15: 9am – 6pm chancel and a 13th century font. Inside the Saturday, September 14 church are memorials to Beeston residents Sunday, September 15 Attenborough, who died in the First and Second World St Mary the Virgin Church Wars. A Crimean war memorial stands in the Royal British Legion Church Lane, Attenborough, Beeston, churchyard. Opening Times 16 Hall Croft, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Notts, NG9 6AS •Saturday, September 14: 10am – 12 NG9 1EL Tours of the parish church. St Mary’s noon Displays of medals, cap badges, war money contains some interesting gravestones of •Sunday, September 15: 2pm – 4pm and a film about the Royal British Legion those killed in the First World War Shell and the work it does. A chance to talk to Filling Factory explosion at Chilwell. Beeston Town Hall veterans of Korea, Borneo, Malaya and Opening Times Foster Avenue, Beeston, Notts, NG9 1AE veterans of the parachute regiment. •Saturday, September 14: 10am – 6pm This year, staff at the Town Hall have •Saturday, September 14: 10am – 2pm •Sunday, September 15: 2.30pm – 6pm prepared a display of old maps and civic
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breeze appeal The Great Nottingham Bake Off. Youth volunteers from the National Citizen Service held Bake Off and Tea Party raising over £200 for Age UK Notts.
Ten local teenagers organised the events as part of the nationwide NCS scheme. The project is a Cabinet Office initiative which encourages young people to volunteer in the community. Mentored by local teacher Debbie Murfin and law student Jacqueline Yawson the group held an all-day Bake Off. They baked for a solid five hours to raise enough money to hold a free tea party for local older people. The Tea Party, held at Sneinton Market was a huge success. Over 150 older people from across Nottinghamshire came to enjoy the festivities. As well as offering free tea and cake, the volunteers got the crowd dancing by playing their requested songs. The Big Knit is ten years young! One million hats Abigail Nichols, youth volunteer said ‘We wanted to support Age UK Notts because we felt, as younger needed for bumper birthday celebration... people we should give back to the generation who why not join in! have provided for us. Older people and their cause can often be ignored so we wanted to do something to For a decade, budding milliners up and down the country have been show our appreciation. We enjoyed the Tea Party as supporting Age UK and innocent’s Big Knit by knitting funky little hats as part much as they did and I will definitely volunteer again in of Age UK’s Spread the Warmth campaign. Over the the future.’ last ten years, 4 million hats have been lovingly created and this year Age UK is calling on nimble- fingered knitters all over the country to whip out their wool and needles and help create one million little woolly hats in 2013. Knitters across the UK are being asked to flex their creative muscles and knit little woolly hats which will adorn innocent smoothie bottles in stores nationwide from November. For each be-hatted smoothie sold, innocent will give 25p to Age UK’s Spread the Warmth campaign, helping to fund national and local winter projects. Age UK Notts has been tasked with knitting 12,090 hats by 16th September and needs knitters of all ages to help make this a reality. Mick Tinkler, Chief Executive at Age UK Notts, said: “People in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have been supporting The Big Knit for the past five years. Winter can be a really difficult time of the year for many older people, so it’s really important that local knitters get behind The Big Knit to help raise funds for vital local winter projects. We need knitters in the City and the County to help us reach our goal of 12,090 miniature hats so that we can run services like our Winter Warmth Project which focuses on keeping older people warm and healthy during the colder seasons.” Mick Tinkler, Chief Executive at Age UK Notts said ‘It is James Peach, innocent drinks, said: “To celebrate The Big Knit’s 10th birthday inspirational to see younger people doing such good this year we’re planning our biggest ever Big Knit. It’s a fantastic way to get work in the community. As a local independent charity creative, knit a little hat to adorn a smoothie bottle and raise money for Age we rely on being able to raise £3 million every year and UK to help older people stay warm in winter. We’re massively grateful to the funds raised by NCS mean we are one step closer to everyone who joins in and helps make this year’s campaign a huge success.” our goal. Events like the Tea Party enable older people Knitters can contact Age UK Notts to get a free hat pattern. For those who to make new friends and socialise, something which don’t fancy making a hat themselves, wool and needles can be donated to we are championing through our Campaign to End Age UK Notts, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 Loneliness.’ 4FQ to help others reach the target, or a £3 donation can be made to Age UK For more information on fundraising or Notts by texting ‘AGED05 £3’ to ‘70070’ . volunteering for Age UK Notts or the Campaign to For more information on The Big Knit contact Linda Taylor at Age UK End Loneliness please call 0115 844 011. Notts on 0115 8414 468. Please send completed hats to Age UK Notts at Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ.
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THE LOST CITY ADVENTURE GOLF OPENS WITH A SWING! As Nottingham’s newest leisure attraction opened its doors, enthusiastic adventurers flocked to The Cornerhouse WIN WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS and queued up eagerly, all keen to be the TO PLAY THE LOST CITY first to play a round at The Lost City ADVENTURE GOLF! JUST ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION: adventure golf. Breeze gives you the What are the two courses at chance to win a pair of tickets The Lost City adventure golf called? Send your answer on a postcard with your The first indoor course of its kind in the East Midlands, the name, address and a daytime tel number: Inca-themed, state-of-the-art adventure golf complex Lost City Golf Competition Breeze Magazine features two 18-hole courses. Whether you choose to play 156 High Road, Beeston, Temple Trail or Sacred Skull Pass, both courses boast Nottingham NG9 2LN dramatic interactive features such as talking Inca statues Closing Date: and musical landscaping. 20th September 2013
Towering ancient walls complete with animated snakes and moving rocks transport players into a lost world of epic adventure, where they can discover their inner ‘Indiana Jones’ – and test their putting skills at the same time. The brainchild of entrepreneurs Lane Scott and Barry Hobson, The Lost City is an activity for all ages, combining theme park- esque surroundings with a game that anyone can play. Indeed, Lane says this simplicity is its main appeal. “Adventure golf is for everyone, it’s not about how good you are at golf but about having fun and giving it a go,” he explained. “This is one game where age isn’t an advantage and children are just as likely to beat their competitive Dads or teenage siblings. In The Lost City anything can happen!” Intrepid pioneers of all ages have already given the course their seal of approval. One group of keen explorers even took the day off work to be the first to play and two intrepid adventure golfers drove over from Birmingham to try out the courses. Owen Johnson and his dad Paul are avid adventure golfers, members of the British Minigolf Association and have played all over the UK in competitions. The Lost City adventure golf can be found on the lower ground floor of Nottingham’s Cornerhouse. Along with the two 18-hole courses is a licensed bar serving drinks and snacks. For more information and to stay up to date with the latest news and offers visit www.lostcityadventuregolf.com, like www.facebook.com/lostcitynotts or follow @lostcitynotts on Twitter.
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Send your entries to: Breeze Celebrations, 156 HIGH ROAD, BEESTON, NOTTINGHAM NG9 2LN or email: [email protected] DEADLINE FOR OCTOBER 13 ISSUE: 22nd Sept 2013
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • We do not accept any professionally taken photographs. • Whilst every effort will be made to agree with copyright laws on the images provided it is the senders full responsibility to obtain permissions on such copyright images before supplying to Breeze Magazine. • Please supply a SAE for any photographs to be returned with around 15-20 words. • The editor reserves the right to shorten or modify any material submitted. • Any requests for insertions of a child must be accompanied with a sign letter of agreement from the Parent or Guardian of that child. With full address details Why not share a celebration or surprise a loved one by having their picture and a few words printed - we’d love to hear from you... and it’s FREE!
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Some of our award winning students with Britain's Got Talent finalist (2013) Arisxandra, semi-finalist The Entertainernator (2011) and Darth Vader. STAGECOACH BEESTON OPEN EVENING On 12th September, 6pm at the Alderman White School, there is a rare opportunity for an informal chat with the staff of Stagecoach Theatre Arts Beeston! Staff will be waiting to answer any questions you have, and you will not only get to meet the Principal, but also teachers of all 3 disciplines and our Early Stages teacher, who taught Arisxandra Libantino from Britain’s Got Talent, pictured (centre) above. If you have been intrigued as to what Stagecoach is about, now is your chance to find out! “We have been in Beeston for ten years now, and some students have been with us since the very early days (over nine years attendance!). Come and find out why our students love it so much!” No need to book, just turn up! Visit www.stagecoach.co.uk/beeston for more information about Stagecoach School.
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Dental breeze promotion disease is still the most overlooked pet health issue – have your pets checked for free and get great discounts on dentistry.
Most dogs and cats get dental disease at some point in their lives. Dental problems can start at a very young age although they are more common in older pets. Unfortunately, it is very rare for owners to notice the problem until it becomes extreme. Usually the affected pet has had years of pain before the problem is apparent to the untrained eye. Owners may notice signs like smelly breath, reduced activity or reduced sociability of their pet but often put this down to ageing rather than pain. Sometimes nothing is noticed until the problem has been fixed and suddenly the dog or cat acts like they are 5 years younger. The best way to make sure your pet is not suffering with unknown tooth problems is to have the teeth checked by a vet. To make sure that all pets have access to a proper assessment of their teeth, Churchcroft Vets are offering to check all dogs, cats and rabbits teeth for free until the end of October. One of their vets George, Jess or Jon will give any pets booked in for a FREE tooth check a thorough dental examination and discuss any problems with you. Any pets needing dental attention will be offered a great discount on the work needed (up to 40% or even more) to make sure this is available to everyone. Once all problems are resolved Churchcroft will then plan with you the best way to prevent further problems occurring – according to the specific needs of your best friend. To take advantage of this excellent opportunity for a free check, call Churchcroft on 0115 922 4855 breeze appeal The stock increases….but the cash flow doesn’t!
It’s not only two-legged creatures that are being affected by the austere times in which we find ourselves, but the financial pressures are also affecting those with four legs or wings. The Radcliffe on Trent Animal Shelter has become a cornerstone of the community over the past 50 years and the present regime have raised both its profile and conditions to a level that not only benefits its inhabitants but also its visitors. The centre however is currently feeling the effects of the economic downturn with more and more animals being brought in, but less visitors who are in a position to help or adopt them. Contrary to popular belief, the shelter is self-funding and governed by a local board of trustees. The shelter’s financial ties with the RSPCA are minimal in that they only receive payments for certain boarding arrangements and RSPCA Inspector assistance. The shelter is licensed to house 90 dogs, 90 cats and unlimited miscellaneous animals with their new cat pod considered as one of the most up to date in Europe. Under the guidance of the trustees, the present General Manager,David Stearn, took over control in 2006 and since his arrival the shelter has gone thru an overhaul which has seen it progress from an outdated complex in need of some serious TLC into one of the finest-equipped animal rescue centres in the UK. David’s and the Trustees’ vision has been possible due to the shelter’s staff and volunteers working tirelessly to raise funds via attending major county shows, carnivals, sponsorships, presenting open days and special events at the shelter. Many members of staff such as Rowena Hammond, Ella Herring, Helen Ackroyd and Caroline Parker have all put in over 20 years of dedicated service each. Be they financial, food, old towels or dog walking, any contributions made to the centre ensure that the residents are well cared for both mentally and physically and greatly appreciated by our furry and feathered friends. On the 14th September from 12noon - 4pm, the shelter celebrates it’s 50th anniversary with A Fun Dog Show, “Have A Go” Dog Agility, Stalls, Refreshments and much more! Admission adults £1, children free. At 8pm it’s “PARTY IN THE TENT” time when you can bring your own tables, chairs, drinks and food and enjoy a great evening’s entertainment with the fantastic party band “JUICE” and rock ‘n’ roll legend Vince Eager as your host. Tickets are £5 per person, children free, including inclusion in the grand prize draw. For more info call 01159 334422
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breezebreezegardeninggardening We look at the fistrt stages of planning ahead for the Autumn & beyond - keeping our flowers going.
Well, what a summer young plants grow; we’ve had! We should good circulation (if all by now have plants are covered) and good enjoyed a full bloom in cleanliness (if planting in pots) is our gardens and to still key to prevention. You can spray be able to savour our with a copper based fungicide of hard work earlier in the you do have problems. year. Plants to try are Ageratum, Balloon We want to continue flower, Poppy, Butterfly weed, our enjoyment though Cornflower, Delphinium and many others as we slowly move into to choose from so you can really have some the autumn period. This fun in trying out new varieties. is not a time to feel Of course there are many other ways to gloomy but to take create texture & a sense of life in the garden As always - advantage of the really nice conditions such using evergreens. These can learn as you try new plants & techniques we’ve been having by planning ahead and complement any flowering shrubs you may around the garden, and enjoy! planting ahead to keep our little patch already have such Viburnum and serve as a looking lovely well into September backdrop to winter flowering plants such as A QUICK REFRESH OF PLANT TYPES and October. Jelena Witch Hazel which can flower Annuals: Single season plants. When annual flowering plants start to get through the darkest months. Another good Sown outdoors in spring, a Half Hardy Annual is exhausted your garden will start to look a shrub is Chimonanthus for winter colour. normally raised under glass before being planted little wilted too - if you don’t have Don’t forget to look at your shelter whilst out due to frost danger. something ready to fill their role! we’re at it: this is a good time whilst it’s fine Bedding Plants: Annuals, Biennials or Perennial This is where perennials and hardy to work on any areas that get a bit of a Planted out in autumn or spring to provide a perennials come in: they can bring on the bashing come the stormier weather. It’s far temporary display - ‘summer’ plants in plain speak. colour when it gets cooler. easier and more enjoyable to be working Hardy: Perennial or annual outdoors on this sort of project than when it Not effected by frost or colder temperatures. Things to do in September: is inclement and you will tend to do a better Perennial • Plant out bulbs ready for next spring job as a diy’er as a result. A non-woody plant which flowers each year, dying • Sow hardy annuals ready for next spring. Did you read our issue about shelter? We back over winter but regrows the following spring. Plan ahead! These can be sown in pots and covered this in our March 2012 issue as well Alpine: Small perennial plant then planted out in spring or sown in the as other aspects such as drainage - always Used in the fronts or borders, in rockeries, in walls, in ground and covered with cloches or fleece important when planning ahead. paving and in containers. if frost is expected (when the young plants What you should be looking at next is what Biennials (two yearly) appear). Sow in the warmer soil conditions went wrong this time so that you can put it Sown outside in summer to produce stems and present in early September so that right for next season; did your planting not leaves in the first season, then flowering the germination can take place. work out last winter? Now is the time to following season (the 2nd year). Avoid fertiliser on the ground where you look at why and correct it. Shrub: Usually low height with several woody stems sow as this can lead to leafy growth Did this spring bring you lots of colour? at its base but lacks a single trunk (unlike a tree). whereas we will want flowery growth. No? Then now is the time to look at which Deciduous Cast thinly over the area you wish to grow bulbs to plant ready for next spring - Sheds its leaves for winter. and then cover with a thin layer of soil. You gardening is not instant and that is part of Evergreen can alternatively scrape a small groove and the appeal, to see the rewards of your Retains its leaves through winter. sprinkle in rows then rake over (make zigzag efforts as an ongoing process. Climber or irregular grooves as this will look more An antidote to all the rushing around that Twines around an upright structure, such as a trellis natural when the plants grow). we do these days! etc or other woody stemmed plants. Watch out for slugs and fungal attack as the
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breeze wildlife Beeston Wildlife Group introduces us to a talk about the Medicinal use of plants by Patrick Harding...
16th September 2013, 7.30PM - 9.30PM
Trent Vale Infants School, Trent Road, Beeston Rylands, Nottingham, NG9 1LP
About the talk How did we discover plants to use to cure illnesses? How long have plants and fungi been used in medicine? How many modern drugs used by the NHS such as Warfarin, Taxol and Vinblastin come from plants and how do they work? Herbal medicine is based on scientific principles. This illustrated talk will attempt to separate fact from fiction while looking at the fascinating history of plants and fungi in medicine. From powerful analgesics to cures for gout and remedies to help in the fight against cancer; plant-based medicines are very much a part of modern medicine. About the speaker Patrick has been teaching adults for nearly 40 years and currently educates and entertains on behalf of both Oxford and Cambridge Universities as well as on radio and television. His most recent appearance was on ITV talking about foraging for free food. He has written 8 books about natural history subjects and is known for his enthusiasm, humour and mixing science with the arts.
Beeston Wildlife Group - Indoor meetings programme 2013
October 14th 2013, Common Wildflowers, James Simpson November 18th 2013, British Butterflies, Dr Tim Melling
Guided Walks programme - venue Attenborough Nature Reserve (Everyone is welcome to attend all events walks, just turn up!)
Sep 21st 2013 Oct 19th 2013
Contact Bill Wheatley 0115 925 0208, Nigel Slater 0115 916 6518 Stuart Eggerton [email protected]
email [email protected] or visit www.attenboroughnaturecentre.co.uk/activities/beeston- wildlife-group
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breeze get your kit on Long Eaton Rugby Club has already started their season, with good pre-season training and some new players this is an exciting DO YOU BELONG TO A SPORTS time for Long Eaton Senior Rugby. CLUB OR A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION. WHY NOT SEND IN After cementing their position in Midlands 4 East North last year, LERFC will be pushing for the top. YOUR INFORMATION? - IT’S FREE! New Director of Rugby, Phil Milton says “Thanks to the guys that have put the time and effort into Just email: the well attended summer training sessions. If we can take the new skills and enthusiasm into the [email protected] new season then it should be a great year to be playing at LERFC. Really excited about what LERFC with about 500 words plus images can do this year”. DEADLINE FOR OCTOBER 13 ISSUE: 22nd Sept 2013 We welcome all players no matter what ability to come and join us in this exciting year and hope TEXT: Entries must be supplied with your text either as part of a that the local community come to cheer us on every Saturday; please see the below fixtures and word document or typed in to the email itself. IMAGES: All images enjoy our refurbished clubhouse and bar. should be in jpg format. We do not accept adverts in this section or logos. The expansion of the junior section has been a fantastic achievement and it is a joy to see so many youngsters training every Thursday evening and Sunday morning on West Park. We are now open PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: to age groups starting from under 10s through to under 19’s. With ESP’s generous sponsorship we • We do not accept any professionally taken photographs. • Whilst every effort will be made to agree with copyright laws on the can now provide kits and training equipment to support this exciting expansion of the club. images provided it is the senders full responsibility to obtain Please see www.longeatonrfc.co.uk for the clubs contact details for all age groups including permissions on such copyright images before supplying to Breeze adults and vets. Training and Fixtures for Under 10 to 19 is Sundays at 10.30am. Adult Magazine. • The editor reserves the right to shorten or modify any material Training is on Wednesday at 7.00pm when the Under 19 and 17’s train as well. Thursday at submitted. 6.30pm, it’s Under 10 to Under 16’s. • Any requests for insertions of children must be accompanied with a sign letter of agreement from the Parent or Guardian of that child.
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A.Y.H. Plumbing at a glance is a local, family run plumbing business based in Beeston. Specialising in leaks, burst pipes, taps repairs, toilet overflows/flushing problems, radiators maintenance and appliance installation. In fact, any plumbing issues you may have. Allan prides himself on being able to sort your plumbing problems quickly and efficiently. “We realise you want the problem sorted asap and because of this A.Y.H. Plumbing has teamed up with ‘Paul Allen Plumbing’ to offer you that speedy response”. “As well as the replacement taps and blocked sinks, we also offer; electric and gravity fed shower installation, outside taps, new sinks, baths, basins and toilets installed. Both myself and Paul Allen are always happy to advise on a job or call round to assess any work to be undertaken free of charge. So for a professional, friendly, quick response to all your plumbing requirements call either Allan (A.Y.H. Plumbing) 07846 800 818 or 0115 875 1975 or Paul (Paul Allen Plumbing) 0115 922 2664 No call out charges, free quotes. No VAT. All work guaranteed for 12 months.
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YOUR MONTH AHEAD ANNE is also a REGISTERED HYPNOTHERAPIST. HPD MNSHP. Member of the NATIONAL SOCIETY OF HYPNOSIS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY with many years of experience. For a free consultation in the strictest confidence horoscopes Contact Anne on 01159731440 Mobile 07845405835 ARIES [March 21st-April 20th] CANCER [June 22nd-July 23rd] LIBRA [September 24th-October CAPRICORN Looks as though someone doesn’t With a promising month ahead you 22nd] [December 23rd- give a toss about your feelings, can’t go wrong. Any September brings good results January 20th] proving you were right in the first disappointment or hurt felt toward the direction of beneficial Any misunderstanding place. Once over the emotional recently soon fades and with plenty change. Not able to please everyone with family or friends is quickly dealt hurdle you get on with things to occupy your mind you become you aim to please and support those with. Younger members of the family supporting another in the process. focused on what is important to you love. Keeping a check on show their creative side when least Making new and influential friends you and loved ones during paperwork and updating brings expected with future gains sooner comes at the right time. Catching September. With one or two relief. You become the driving force rather than later in life. Running up with neglected paperwork you changes coming up you prepare for to keep things on the move for quick around for someone stops when you organise the month for you. these in advance giving you a good results. Having words pays off with realise their capabilities with no start all round. them admitting their fault. repeat performance. Social TAURUS [April 21st-May 20th] gatherings bring exciting moments. Doing your best to please takes its LEO [July 24th-August 23rd] SCORPIO [October 23rd-Nov 22nd] toll on your emotions. Trusting You swing into action regarding Romance dominates the month AQUARIUS [January 21st-Feb 19th] your own instincts you change your working life. Whether its when all seems lost. Making up time A more confidant you is beginning directions making life much easier changing jobs, a new career could well be worth the wait. to emerge. Tackling any obstacle all round. Realising whom you can September brings possibilities to Invitations and congratulations are head on brings one chapter to a and whom you can’t trust comes as make life easier. Giving much around with news of a birth. Any close. Not only do you make more a bit of a shock. Ideas for the home thought to recent developments concern over a long lost friend is time for yourself but for others too. give you plenty to think about. consideration is given which you soon squashed when hearing what With some re-arranging and a Putting something on hold for a feel is better late than never. they have to say. positive outlook goals are achieved short time pays off for future gains. Control and manipulation is Changing forms of transport last this month. Keeping a balance and recognised and is quickly stamped minute may happen but all turns out control over matters of importance GEMINI [May 21st-June 21st] out. Lost keys found. well in the end. you are acknowledged. Frustrated by someone’s lack of ability to think for themselves you VIRGO [August 24th-Sept23rd] SAGITTARIUS [November 23rd- PISCES [February 20th-March 20th] take control of the situation Keeping your own council pays off December 22nd] Standing your ground and not guiding them into achieving some when dealing with family or friends Putting yourself first for a change budging one inch pays off when success. Overspending likely mid at a sensitive time. Not happy with allows you in a better frame of mind. dealing with one particular person. month. Bumping into someone you one area of your life you try and Any guilt felt disappears when a Waiting for an outcome could well haven’t seen for ages brightens the sort matters out but with a view of loved one encourages you to take a get the better of you. Mid month a day with arrangements made for change in the foreseeable future. well earned break. Meeting up with much stronger and more confidant future dates. Creative abilities are With a new project in mind colleagues opens up new avenues of you emerges. Interested in taking up recognised with possible future September brings positivity in work in the near future. One project new hobbies of interest and keeping gains. more ways than one. Any money brings satisfaction when in doubt. yourself in tip top condition has owing you, could well be received. Cutting ties likely with someone more than two thinking same. close but not for long.
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Each month we feature what’s on in your area and bring you up to date with the latest achievements and events of local people and groups. Why not send us your information - if you are a non-profit making organisation and you or your group have achieved something you’d like to share with our thousands of readers in our area or you’d like to let readers know about an event your group is holding, then send your information, IT’S FREE to: Email: [email protected] TEXT: Entries must be supplied with your text either as part of a word document or typed in to the email itself. IMAGES: All images should be in jpg format with copyright held for use. DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE We do not accept adverts in this section. Deadline for OCTOBER 2013 Issue PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO VOLUME WE ONLY ACCEPT ENTRIES VIA EMAIL is 22nd September 2013
Wollaton Road Allotments (Beeston) in association with the recently formed Beeston Community Growers are celebrating their Annual Allotment Open Day on Saturday 7th September. Gates open at 1pm at The Community Garden in Central Avenue (opposite Abbey Medical Centre). This year's attractions include: Rehearsals are well underway for Bestwood "Let's Get Drumming" (a chance for all ages to MVC’s annual Gala Concert at the Albert Hall, play drums in a fun way); a Smoothie Bike (make Nottingham on Sunday 29 September 2013 at your own fruit smoothie); and Mehndi Designs. In addition there will be a Children's Gardening the new time of 3.00pm. workshop, a Kiddies Corner, a stall from Beeston Fields School along with regular stalls The choir is joined on this occasion by the well known selling Plants and Produce, Bric-a-Brac and Thoresby Colliery Brass Band, based in the heart of much more. Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire. The band is Refreshments, including a wide selection of extremely proud of its local heritage and links with home-made cakes, will also be available. both the County and the local community. Admission: 50p adults, children free. The Band formed in 1948, the result of a conversation held between two men, Mr Kitchener and his friend Mr Miller, on a bus between Mansfield and Edwinstowe, the idea being to form a brass band in the north INFORMATION DAY for Nottingham Casuals is a friendly and family Nottinghamshire village of Edwinstowe. As with Sensory Impairment - orientated Rugby club. All children are Bestwood MVC, at one time as the name “Thoresby Wednesday 18 welcome regardless of experience. Colliery Band” suggests, many of the musicians were September 2013. 10am to Learning and playing Rugby is a great way to keep employed in the coal industry. kids fit and can teach children the importance of The audience is promised a rich mixture of voice and 3pm at Erewash Volunteer Centre, Granville Avenue, teamwork and discipline in ways others sports brass instruments, with the grand finale being a cannot. combination of choir, band and audience! Long Eaton, Derbyshire, All of our Minis coaches are CRB checked and Proceeds from the Gala Concert will go towards NG10 4HD. receive RFU approved training, a few even came Bestwood MVC’s funds to enable the choir to continue Information talks on Visual through the Casuals youth system themselves!! supporting local And national charities long into the Impairment and Deafness from Join us at our open days on the 8th & 15th of Sept future as it has in the past. 10.30am to 11.30am and 2pm 10.00am, Canalside, Meadow Road, Beeston Tickets are £10.00 and available by telephoning to 3pm. Various information Rylands, NG9 1JQ 0115 928 5055 stands including: Then every Sunday @ 10am. CAMTAD (Campaign for Tackling Acquired Deafness) Sign 4 U Sight Support Derbyshire The Carousel Singers will begin their Ladies Night - Saturday 5th October 2013 at Talking Newspaper (Long Eaton the Crown Plaza Nottingham 7pm til Late Autumn rehearsals for their Christmas & Ilkeston) concerts on Friday September 6th. - Ladies why join them with your friends for a PAMTRAD - seeing solutions “If you would like to join a friendly lady's choir, night of fun and dancing and enjoy a 3 course Visual Aids (magnifyers etc) - Mr why not come along and join us. meal with wine. Tickets are £30pp. Lakhani We are always pleased to welcome new members! To reserve your tickets please call 0115 979 1720 Plus many others... We meet at Grangewood Church, Wollaton at “We will be holding a Grand Raffle to help us raise the Tea, Coffee and Biscuits 7.30pm then and on subsequent Fridays”. much needed funds for 80 seriously ill children to join us provided. If you would like to know more please on our magical trip to Lapland on 11th December 2013 Please go along and learn contact Anne Cook on 0115 928 3835 from EMA. We hope you can join us and we look forward more about sensory or Sue England on 0115 925 7928 to seeing you on the night.” impairment and services For more information please visit the website throughout Erewash. www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk For more information call 01332 873 619 Singing is good for you! “Come and sing with us from September. On Friday 13th of September a a charity evening will be held to help raise We are Ruddington and District Choral Society and awareness and support to Cole, who suffers from tuberous sclerosis. welcome singers from far and wide. This is a genetic condition that can lead to growths in all or various Singing helps us relax, improves our organs. Each month 10 babies are born with TSC so it's important that we help breathing and builds confidence. raise awareness, as catching this condition early is the key ! This term we are singing Mozart, Cole is 2 years old and tuberous sclerosis has caused him to have severe Britten and Handel. Meetings are epilepsy, visual problems balance problems and insomnia, to name a few but he is a little fighter and he doesn't let anything stop him and he will always Monday evenings at St Peter’s manage a smile regardless of how poorly he feels. Such an inspiration! Junior School, Ruddington”. The event will be held at the Beeston Royal British Legion, NG9 1EL on There are no auditions, just a Friday 13th September, 7pm - 10 pm. There will be a range of luxury warm welcome. treatments including reflexology, manicures, facials, massage, card Contact 0115 921 1451 readings, candles and waxing. Also cakes, luxury raffle and a bar to or 914 6783 or visit name a few. “So if you want to come and support us and spoil yourself www.ruddington-choral.org.uk at the same time come along for a great evening...”
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breeze walk this way opportunity to formally thank all those Join in celebrating the annual involved in planning and delivering the Some of the walks taking place are: festival and celebrate the start of what will be Autumn Footprints Amber a packed two weeks of walks. Everyone is • Heritage walks – Top Cut, Bennerley, Valley & Erewash Walking welcome to attend the launch we hope you Bottom Cut Loop (3 miles) on Saturday 14 take advantage of the opportunity to walk September starting in Ilkeston Festival. Set in the heart of with several different organisations over the Butterley Heritage Walk (7 miles) on Sunday picturesque Derbyshire, festival period.” 15th September starting in Alfreton Following the launch take part in the 3.5 Taking Limestone from Crich to Butterley enjoy sixteen days of walks mile circular walk which looks at the present Works (6 miles) on Monday 23 September and past features within Shipley Country (note this is a linear walk). on Saturday 14th September Park. The walk will start at 10.30am just • A Linear walk involving catching the to Sunday 29th September outside Shipley Country Park Visitor train: A Linear Walk on the Western Side (12 Centre. This will be led by Brian Key miles) on Saturday 22nd September at 2013. from the Heanor & District Local 9.30am at Ecclesbourne Railway car park. History Society, providing a peep into the past, • Wildlife walks include Ripley Reserves This Walking Festival offers a range Ramble (3 miles) Friday 20th September of 39 guided free walks over 16 1.30pm at Ripley Market Place days. The Walking Festival has Stanley Village Wildlife Walk (5 miles) proved to be very popular with Saturday 21st September 10am meeting at both inexperienced and Bus stop near White Hart in Stanley experienced walkers. The walks, Belper Parks Tree Walk Sunday 29 September led by volunteers and staff from at 10am. over 20 organisations, will take place in Amber Valley and • Walks across the Erewash Valley include Erewash. These two areas are well Two Counties and Two Canals Walk (5 miles) known for their natural beauty, on Sunday 15th September starting in superb scenery, industrial Langley Mill and Erewash Valley Trail & its heritage and attractive towns short cuts(7.5 miles) starting at Gallows Inn and villages. in Ilkeston on Tuesday 17th September. All the walks are free of charge, and will take place in areas of • Health Walks include The Old Hall Walk local heritage and natural history (Mon 16th Sept), Horsley Woodhouse and interest, taking walkers alongside rivers and Smalley (Wed 18th), Belper Beginners’ Walk This Walking Festival will be starting off canals as well as through towns and villages. (Wed 25 Sept) and Duffield Buggy Walk (Fri with an opening ceremony at Shipley The walks are of varying lengths and 27th Sept). Country Park at 10am on Saturday 14th gradient, ranging in length from one mile to September 2013. The Mayors of Amber twelve miles, offering something for A comprehensive guide detailing all the Valley and Erewash will be attending the everyone no matter what their interests or walks and events, is available free of opening, along with representatives from abilities. They are all led by knowledgeable charge from Groundwork Tel. 01773 all the partners involved and walk leaders. local people who are enthusiastic to show off 841483 (or pick up a guide from Shipley Most of the walk leaders are volunteers their local patch. Country Park Visitor Centre), or and without their enthusiasm this walking This ever popular festival is jointly organised alternatively log onto festival would not be possible. by Erewash Borough Council; Amber Valley www.autumnfootprints.co.uk to Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council, download the full leaflet. To book your Walking Festival Co-ordinator Marion Farrell several parish councils, community groups free place on a walk contact Shipley from Groundwork, said: “The launch is an and Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield & Country Park on 01773 719961. Mansfield.
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Magpie Drama Company are to perform a Will they get their scoop and the real dirt on Barry? Or is he smarter than he appears? Regional Premier of Joe Penhall’s Dumb Dumb Show is a smart, witty and thought provoking play, which Show at the Duchess Theatre, Chatsworth takes you on a journey through the murky world of tabloid scandal- mongering. Centre, West Gate, Long Eaton, Nottingham Premiered in 2004, the themes are more relevant today than ever before. Writer Joe Penhall comments: from Thursday 19th September to “I think now the play is vindicated because we can see precisely Saturday 21st September 2013. how spiteful, sneaky, hypocritical, devious and dangerous tabloids can be.” Playing the role of Barry is Matt Fry, an accomplished actor who Magpie Drama’s aim is to bring fresh, compelling theatre of a recently directed BMTG’s awarding winning “My Fair Lady.” Jane/Liz national standard to local audiences. An ambitious challenge, but is played by Clare Toska, a talented performer and local one relished by founders Rachel and Daniel Bates - two artist/costumier, who dared to bare all in Riverside’s “Calender Girls”. accomplished and imaginative members of the thriving Long Eaton Lastly, John/Greg is played by Daniel Bates, a prolific local actor drama scene. Their experience and passion for the arts has who is also responsible for the original music in the play. combined to create something bold and exciting. With no regular Director Rachel Bates says “I am so pleased to be working with a membership, each play brings together a hand-picked group of very talented cast and professional crew, but the biggest only the strongest in local talent, both on and off the stage. achievement has been securing the regional premier of an Their opening play: Dumb Show by Joe Penhall, is set in the present excellent play. Plays of this calibre are rarely released to amateurs, day and tells the story of Barry - TV’s “Mr Saturday Night.” He is so to have this as the opener to our season is just amazing.” approached by John and Jane, employees of a prestigious private If you have never ventured to the theatre before, you will be bank, who flatter him shamelessly, ply him with champagne and astounded at the quality on offer on-stage as well as the facilities, offer him a lucrative fee to speak at a corporate hospitality event. excellent seating and free parking in the surrounding car parks. Barry greedily takes the bait relishing the thought of outsmarting Tickets for Dumb Show are priced £7 full and £5 concessions his agent on this deal. But all is not as it seems: John and Jane are in and are available via the website www.magpiedrama.com, fact Greg and Liz, two undercover tabloid journalists, trying to get from the theatres box office on Saturdays (10am-noon), or by an exclusive expose on Barry’s hedonistic lifestyle. calling 0115 9430119 or by emailing [email protected]
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