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qwv it ,-1*‘. i. ;= I‘1 . ., ,. i‘. -'5 Q 2:1.-1 cs-Jo ’ FOREST FIELDS U J ) 0 J/-_¢_-:2‘)9 I EIGHBOURHOOD AUTUMN ISSUE 94 NO 14 ‘ll’ Q3-1 lr.4> cl.‘-J. |- .- I Editorial education, all get on reasonably well / 1 0 together. Over the years we have shown ,_ I ..._4/ .55» 4,; .»_:';;.c .:..,L .3. .>A.!.:/ ég 1’)§\ Q-. Last month the Evening Post carried a a determination to help build a better Forest Fields to live in. We now have a \_x \ /'/ )4: / / week of articles looking at poverty in ., Q. Q’C.5'£5)¢:-/-,g'tJ_:_—=.~:.,_L.-_‘_")‘,;.’j..»‘ Nottingham. Our own Forest Fields was large Medical & Health Centre on \ e-r Sherwood Rise, a Community Centre, a " T ./A ' 0' - - featured prominently and a bleak picture \.trtriil\9“ Play Centre,_a Local Advice Centre, a was painted of streets full of litter, fouled / c ‘ s . .- Credit Union, and Greenfields, an excellent 2 '" _ -"L. /' g . I’ 3; ~<.\ 5w\"\\.L/fcé-f’//)1’/1/-¢»~yQy$’¢£» a../ a./14;;-a.e. -41.’? by dogs and filled with uncalled-for noise. .9 €-- Z19’ The series has provoked several letters Training Centre & Nursery. 31/ 6" 1% J _a? -" ( L ‘ P I ‘- / to the Evening Post demonstrating that L é ‘I 9j ‘Z:0 \\ /_:4_f¢;~.>+:.-F’ 4;» /=»/r~L¢¢-1,‘-v;¢3 the causesofpovertyare complex. Crime, Xl l‘=/~ There is much more to be done and ii’:--=9’/‘L.’<=-<'-1'»,-;:»¢.L/'a..,/¢;._,..////..*U. unemployment, low pay, lack of care by l‘o ~x K‘ \~\. councils and/or local people have all been things are being planned now. You / / . ' < \ Q‘? L; '/ /,_;-, / ~ "-- ... pin-pointed. Responsibility (or, more can read about some of them in the t~ /?’Ji"— JJL i/"’Z“"/‘f"5l‘°‘~”/z-'*‘.?<§°—’€<5.1‘°<~2*3’..:.LaJ» Link. I often, blame) has been laid at the door of V ..,. _ /J’ ' /'6 I Uh/' "' .. ' .2. - i the local authorities, the police, private kjfgé U; dd“: L~""".'.pd"'/‘;’Oé'?'~6_‘°¢-i’: CJ"""lv" ¢;3/¢l:.L;1/‘Jr,/)‘j.L_, landlords, tenants and anti-social c - - ,_ _ . / residents It is easy to paint a picture of an area of -/J/ (\- \ ')) '1 L ‘ii\:; W ¢;’~>_».~/¢»_4/ .- 4”’ 6.‘?/‘5L3"&*""}-'-1 hopelessness and powerlessness.. It only -r\ takes a few to thieve & vandalise & mess / ‘IL /’ /' ... Undoubtedly people's incomes tend to be .9 ci-:/ __c:_-¢_;-,4 Q...4jfi¢-;..()"'!,;'.¢:,;_j;:,-’_jf'__,J,/,_;).;_,).al_ /7 low - at least athird of adults aged 18- up the pavements, but there is a positive 60 are unemployed, and many of the side to Forest Fields. There are people li ts i l\ R5 - ~5f“7t7[=@~’-;»¢~"’3; 0/-£15’ Pat $1 3s -' remaining two-thirds are retired on who care - about our environment, about ,| I gt l\~F" meagrepensions, orarestudentson pitiful our neighbours. Most of us take a pride in sir 5:" $5 45 l=’<=>»~>-» sf’ ‘*3’ 04' \.’ =1 ¢-» .11» 38/ <3//'11.) ;...¢/5 grants. Those with a job often have to our homes&streets, help our neighbours, 0' ""' Q - __, g ' --"/ 1 - _ /' accept low pay work together. Many of us may not have =10 <J"4»'<=.>‘Z.» ..-1_.-sf~4’~o»?' c.-£_'/)*_',./+-,-l(~../,/s_.-,;¢,-~ --/ ~’- - 1.. »i .. 4’ much but we make the best of what we .€Q .¢.__ l\ Qyfl :1. /~ o , . ( ,- r -. Howeveralthough an outsidermightcome have. We work hard to get our homes / ‘- ’ //45” / ‘ " J'/ --/ to Forest Fields and notice only litter, together & keep them nice. __ ( __ ‘I dog—fouling & noise, those of us living and .9?///9'4 di Q!-fez dilf/"i ¢'- if/~"’fZ./C»"L c_j:_J_9/:9 ¢~.i ~.:....~.u/e:'. 6/Q95 O”! working here know that this impression The pity isthat so many of us have nojobs . ..- -;- - / L T-—' -r ' ( I belies our community spirit & vitality. We and are denied the chance to earn the Q‘ " at-PL .-fty/J.=".1 are proud ofour community - that people money to do even better for ourselves. j .\ R‘ +1 ofall ages, different backgrounds, varying AUTUMN LINK 94 ,_J //' .4 | AMBER GIRLS GROUP .0 J//~' GARDEN PROJECT UPDATE - residents who find it difficult to attend » / / RON SHEPHERD meetings, so thatwe can plan and start The Amber lrlsgroup returns again with /0"? é ¢../ C_".w;! ¢3 ¢:./,y|’/%yZJ/ to carry out the project. ~ exciting new activities for young Asian girls. ... - / It will take place every Sunday afternoon »_='< -of, ¢:'. ,_-If C-11, ,1’ )l,'31/ .. 4-I.».,a=» ((,.‘:1_,v Therefore, we invite our readers to from 6th November 1994 from 1pm tlll )- ""‘ I an . “ We are pleased to inform our readers register their interest and support by '8? 0...0_ff_"-'_’ r_2_9|'7(}"I W 3pm. I ‘ . ’ - * an 1* I thatthe Garden Projectisprogressing completing and returning the reply )2’ 0/IL :4-HIP :0-_I__ L;-J) 4 d: We are continuing to forge ahead, section below, or by ‘phoning the This group enables young girls to share and Neighbourhood Centre - Tel: 608456 developtheirskillsindomesticscience, build flay’ div»? (J-'-"'.v E.-,1» 6-= 4.: ¢,_ 1;-jj . behind the scenes, preparing to get O / ' c . -w > ( Phase l of the Community Garden and asking to speakto Ron, Mararet, up their confidence and self-esteem within a.vlLrd.- O"! 4‘_L ¢-1//doLfJ,),] themselves, make new friends and Project off the ground. Kaneez or Derek, or by dropping in at understand and learn different cultural and reception and adding your name to the religious values. This further extends their You will appreciate that the weather supporters‘ register. knowledge about social issues. 2.14 e.L/ does not lend itself to outside F Activities include: 433/ gardening at this time of year so we We are confident that with the support Cooking gyaoq 4 shall be using the months ahead to ofastrongsteeringgroupthisenterprise Designing and making prepare for next spring. Among the will become a reality. garments cl» (JL /o :2. If /I work to be done is the formation of a Hair and Beauty . ./ n -~ / I strong Steering Group drawn from Group Discussion A "5' C3'.'..”' e ‘:._-" —” f’- 1' fa’ /I’ local groups and concerned We look forward to seeing you! Out|l19S cw/6%”) individuals. So if you are interested or have any queries 505455 - 0) please contact Reni or Kaneez on 608456. The Steering Group will be helping to 1- improveour neighbourhood byturning | REPLY SECTION ATTENTION I! opgn derelict spaces, streejt planters ‘I d h G d P If you wish to announce activities of your group, you can reserve space for inclusion in the an some un empt gar ens into am intereste int e ar en roject forthcoming issue of our Link magazine. places ofbeauty. This will improve the :and wish to give it my support. appearance of the surroundings and I , There are in excess of 2,500 copies edited, printed and distributed by a volunteer team who also complement the Hyson Green In | NAME ' cover 40 separate streets. A copy is delivered by hand to each household in the area as well as to interested parties, eg local churches, the police and Forest Fields Community Bloom programme. : Centre. r |ADDRESS Phase l is also intended to be the I The cost of each edition, (there are 4 each year), is at least £400.00. This cost has risen springboard for Phase ll; the setting : recently due to increased cost of paper, stencils and translations, as well as having a larger up of an Inner City Farm for this part of | newsletter to hold more insertions as the Link gets more popular. the City. It is hoped that this will l We urgently need financial assistance towards production costs and in return for provide some training for young, |PHONE advertising thefacilltles that your group hasto offer, we make a small charge In most unemployed people. It will provide : instances. facilities for the elderly, for disabled | people and school children. :l am housebound YES/NO The Neighbourhood Centre co-ordinates distribution and, since this is done by volunteers, \- we welcome offers of help with this mammoth task. Our written proposal is ready for : We have been asked, and are considering, covering a larger distribution area, but this will circulation. We shall be holding open I meetings, and making home visits to | remain on hold until funding and production are on a more secure footing. I AUTUMNLINK 94 2 L. 3 t AUTUMNLINK94 *1 THE ANSWER TO the 12th January 1843 aged 64. A EVERYONE WELCOME TO JOIN service was held at St Peter's and his NEW STRIPS for GIRLS‘ DEREK'S FIRST DILEMMA body was interred in the Broadmarsh wm-| LOCAL CHRISTIANS m 5-a-side FOOTBALL TEAM graveyard. s His many friends and THE OLD GENERAL wellwishers subscribed for a tablet to COMMUNITY wonsmn The Redford Road Police have kindly his memory, which is still to be found in donated from their Grant Aid Fund, The "Old General" was Benjamin the wall ofthe General cemetery close AT new strips for the Forest Fields Mayo, a well-known, pre-Victorian to the Clarendon Street entrance. Community Centre 5-a-side Girls character. He was a street-corner FOREST FIELDS Football Team. newspaper seller. The papers he sold ######### were "The Mercury", "The Journal" COMMUNITY ceutns Originallythe girls had their own strips, and "The Review". He also made I but they have now outgrown them.. STURTON STREET extra cash by selling broadsheets, EREK'S SECOND DILEMMA: June, the organiser of the team, had recording the confessions of men like approached our Local Community John Miller, sentto the gallows for cow WHY WAS THE LENO'S Police Oflicer, Sher Afzul, for help, stealing, and the execution of George CINEMA CALLED LENO'S? after speaking to Superintendent, Milnes and Joshua Smith for burglary.