The Old School Tel: 0115 9894656 Fern Road, Cropwell Bishop, , NG12 3BU Cropwell Bishop Email: [email protected] Community Groups & Clubs, Events,Workshops, News February 2016 Meetings, Training Sessions, Private Parties & Receptions Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. Booking Times by Arrangement In this issue .. The Cinema www.cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk Entertainments Children's Birthday Party Packages to come PAINT A POT PARTY STICKY FINGERS Table Top Sale Featuring-CAROLYN’S CRAFTS COOKING PARTY General Quiz Min. 10 Children Max. 16 Children 3 different Packages Saturday Cafe All include a free birthday plate Under 8’s Pizza Party - Would you like or bowl for the children to sign/ Make 1 pizza & 3 cupcakes an Allotment? fingerprint as a keepsake of the day. Under 13’s Cupcake Party - Package One - £125.00 incl. V.A.T a more mature party for Tai Chi is for 10 people over 10 add £8 per head older children coming Package Two - £150.00 incl. V.A.T £160.00 incl. V.A.T for Gardening for 10 people over 10 add £9.50 per head Package Three - £175.00 incl. V.A.T 10 children for over 10 Club events Children add £11 per head for 10 people over 10 add £13 per head Local History: BOUNCY CASTLE PARTIES DISCO MANIA Canal Barges with Nigel & his Cropwell Bounce Party 2-12 years Night Train Disco Cricket Club Cropwell Care Bounce & Slide Party 2-14 years Available for Any Age Group need helpers Bring along some Activities & Music to suit Report Fly food and you’re State of the art Sound and Lighting ready to go!!! Games & Competitions with prizes Tipping Snow Machine - Inflatable Guitars etc. + more Bounce £100 incl. VAT Bounce & Slide £115 incl. VAT £140.00 incl. V.A.T. Booking: 3 Hours - Party Time 2 Hours (half hour set up/down time allowed) To Book Contact Janice Towndrow – Parish Clerk 0115 9894656 or 36 pages packed with news & views [email protected] This Issue's Prize - £20 voucher for Gary Jowett Butchers

SATURDAY CAFÉ at ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE Cropwell Bishop News is published 6 times a year THE OLD SCHOOL and delivered to 800 homes in our village.

10am - 12noon One off prices : £6 quarter page £30 per year for quarter page £8 half page £40 per year for half page 27 Feb - Local author Carol Lovejoy Edwards all rates now subject to VAT "Nottingham in the Great War" (what was happening Contact Janice Towndrow, Parish Clerk email: [email protected] at home in Nottingham 1914-1918 including the huge contribution women made). An opportunity to buy a Cropwell News is published by Cropwell Bishop Parish Council signed copy of the book written by a local author. to keep residents informed about your parish council and - Cheryl's Cakes and Bakes - specialising in gluten free social events in Cropwell. and conventional cakes and bakes. We invite other village groups and individuals - Phoenix Cards and Stationery. to contribute articles and calendar items. - Mrs. Pugh's Preserves. Cropwell News is printed six times a year and is delivered free to all homes 26 Mar - Cheryl's Cakes and Bakes - specialising in gluten free in the main body of the village. and conventional cakes and bakes. Editorial Team: Janice Towndrow, Alan Wilson & Hilary Jarrow - Phoenix Cards and Stationery. - Mrs. Pugh's Preserves. Articles to: Alan Wilson e-mail: [email protected] - WI Cake Stall Advertising to: Parish Clerk, Janice Towndrow - Come and enjoy a Coffee, Cake & Chat email: [email protected]

Saturday Cafe Team enjoy their Christmas Do Cropwell News Deadline Dates Readers please note: any opinions expressed or implied in this The Ladies and one Gentleman, all Saturday Cafe volunteers, enjoyed a Christmas Please have all articles for inclusion in Newsletter are not necessarily those get together and Nyce Buffet by Lynne, at The Old School. the 2016 Newsletters ready by 12 noon on of the Parish Council. Thank you to everyone for continuing to make Sat Cafe a 12th April 15th June Any materials submitted must be great, regular meeting place for the village, and friends who 14th September 23rd November signed by the Author, although come from far and wide. 18th January 2017 names and addresses may be 8th March 2017 withheld from the Newsletter All the Volunteers hope Cropwell Bishop Parish Council Website to see – cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk all their regulars The Parish Council website now has the latest information and news relating and will warmly welcome any new to the council business and information appertaining to the village. There is a people for coffee Cake and Chat, section relating to the old school, events available and details of hiring the hall the last Saturday in every month, for private/corporate functions; also planning applications. at The Old School, in 2016. Visit cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk to view the site.

Mel Stanley POLICE Police Surgery The Radcliffe Ukelele PC 2928 Scott REDGATE - Dates at Strummers and guests /Wiverton Beat Manager, RayRay and Clark Mills Cotgrave Police Station Mobile - 07525 226672 The Old School E-mail - [email protected]. will be performing for us at The Old

police.uk If you would like to School in Cropwell Bishop, the first If you need to speak to them regarding any local speak to a member Ukelele Concert in the village. of the Neighbourhood Policing issues they can be contacted on Please come along at 2pm on Policing Team, they 101 ex. 8116711 Sunday February 21st, with friends, will be available to talk or the control room where a message can be left. to join in some fun and a relaxing, to at The Old School Their Sergeant is based at Cotgrave police station toe-tapping singalong, including (ext. 8116711) or drop a note through Cotgrave 1-2pm on..Thursday lots of your favourite songs. Police Station If you have information about crime and 25th February There will be complimentary tea 24th March you want to report it anonymously and coffee, plus wine for sale and a Call CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111 raffle draw in the interval. Tickets £6 - available from Jan NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERTS at The Old School or Gary at the Butchers. Sign up for free incident and crime alerts in your local area It will help you keep informed about any activity/incidents/crime that This event is held in support of the is happening in the area. New Hall Savings Fund. https://member-registration.neighbourhoodalert.co.uk/20/join "Your good old days are still ahead of you, may you have many of them.” Elaine & Mell & Jo - Fern Charity Enterprises Mobile Library dates for 2016 The Mobile Library will be visiting Cropwell Bishop on the following Thursdays: 11th February 10th March 7th April Sorry... 5th May 2nd June

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£6.00 per class Everyone Welcome Please Come Along For further details contact: Telephone Jacquie 0115 989 4441 Answering Service 8am - 8pm Lisa Brindley on 01949 860013 Doves’ Cottage, 1, Vine Farm Close, Cotgrave, Nottingham. NG12 3TU Bingham and District Choral Society CROPWELL BISHOP Belvoir Tree Care The choir has now begun to prepare for our Spring Concert, which we will MEMORIAL HALL Your Local perform jointly with Southwell Choral Society in Southwell Minster in May. We Tree Care Specialists will be singing the beautiful Fauré Requiem and Poulenc Gloria, and there will The Hall is available for be a performance of the Poulenc Organ Concerto. • All tree services carried hire for all occasions.... out to British Standards If you would like to sing with us, do come and join us for our weekly rehearsals at Carnarvon School, Nursery Rd, Bingham each Wednesday evening from • There are two rooms available • Pruning, Reductions, 7.15 to 9.30. There are no auditions and you will receive lots of support and with kitchen facilities & stage. Removals, Site Clearance a warm welcome. • The Hall is now fully licenced. • Domestic and Contract You might also be interested in attending an all-day choral workshop led by • Children's play area & playing Work undertaken our Musical Director, Guy Turner, on Saturday 13th February, featuring his field nearby. own work, Songs and Legends of Robin Hood. This will also take place at • Fully Insured and City For further details please contact Carnarvon School. & Guilds Qualified p.barlow262@ For further details of the workshop, contact Derek on 0115 989 4836. For btinternet.com • Based in Cropwell Bishop general enquiries about joining the choir, please speak to Janet Chapman on 9892361 or 0115 9332834. 9892812 Greg McCullum - 07767 385160 www.belvoirtreecare.co.uk

Inspire, which will be launched in 2016, will Highbury House be the organisation that Advertising delivers your cultural, Bed & Breakfast learning and library space available services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County - contact the Council. It will be a not- for-profit Community Parish Clerk for inspireculture.org.uk Benefit Society, which details LOVE YOUR LIBRARY? PASSIONATE ABOUT means that it will be run PERFORMANCE? FASCINATED BY YOUR LOCAL by its members for the HERITAGE? EXCITED ABOUT ART? EAGER TO 11 Cropwell Butler Road, LEARN NEW THINGS? benefit of the community. Cropwell Bishop, Nottingham. NG12 3DD Have a say in your cultural, learning and Telephone: 0115 9892315 library services. www.highbury-house.co.k Email: inspireculture.org.uk Find out more and [email protected] T 01623 664943 become a member at E [email protected] inpsireculture.org.uk "Be assured of a warm welcome" Inspire, Units 4-6, Glaisdale Parkway, Nottingham NG8 4GP CITROEN and PEUGEOT SPECIALISTS (But most other makes undertaken) MOTs SERVICING REPAIRS Free Collection and Delivery from Cropwell Bishop if required! The Citroen Clinic Ludlow Hill Road, , Nottingham NG2 6HF

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Saturday 6th February, 10.30am – 12noon PROFESSIONAL  Tower Development Project about to start – come and view the plans PETCARE SERVICES • Dog walking (early  Last chance to have a go at ringing a bell from morning from 7.30am) the ground floor • Doggy day care • Home from home pet hotel  See the new commemorative chalice and paten • Cat sitting

• Rodent sitting  Enjoy a hot drink and view displays about the church I can cater for all your pet’s needs. Excellent references available.  Help us raise the final £6,500 towards our Please call for more details Appeal target of £80,000. 07815 323 791

Established since 2000 Don't forget the first Saturday of each month there is a in the Methodist School Room 10am -11.30am Why not pop in for a coffee and a chat - - Coffee Mingleall will be made very welcome Cropwell Bishop Baby & Toddler Club

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If you are interested, why not arrange to view what is available by contacting Cropwell Bishop Allotment Association. There is no waiting list at this time. Some plots have a shed, some have fencing. It is first come first served but we can always put your name on the waiting list if too many apply. There are even plot holders willing to share a plot with you to get started.

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Win £20! Cropwell Bishop Heritage Group "100 Club” in order to raise extra funds for our Heritage Centre Project. ALL SEASONS For an annual fee of £10 you will be issued with a number, which will be GARDENING entered into a monthly draw for a single prize of £20. An additional draw at Christmas and Easter. SERVICES You do not have to be a member of the Heritage Group in order to take part and we welcome new members. For further details and application form 'THE COMPLETE GARDENING SERVICE' please telephone - Glenys Denby - 9899934 ALL ASPECTS OF GARDEN MAINTENANCE PLUS RELIABLE The winners for 2015 are as follows:- HEDGECUTTING PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT Jan Peggy Oakley Feb Pam Barlow LAWN TREATMENT & TURFING REGULAR OR ONE OFF JOBS Mar David Stanley Apr Linda Field CLEARANCE & WASTE REMOVAL COMPETITIVE RATES Easter Margaret Allen May Ann Mansell PAINTING FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED June Jill Horton July Alex McDonald PRESSURE WASHING CLEAN & TIDY SERVICE Aug Barbara Pugh Sept Sue Rickells Oct John Field Nov Angela Hunter Rob Collishaw 07548 819581 - Matt Pyke 07864 973381 Dec Lesley Shuttleworth Xmas Jackie Jordan [email protected] Cropwell Bishop Gardening Club Calender of Events .... Meetings: Members free, Visitors £2 inc. refreshments held in the Old School, Fern Road at 7.30 p.m. Future Meetings Monday 15 February - a welcome return by Geoff Hodge. This time Geoff will give a demonstration entitled "Happy Houseplants". Monday 21 March - Richard Adams will tell us how to get the best out of our camera in the garden. Monday 18 April - Not only the AGM but also an opportunity to hear a talk about bats - details later. Fast, friendly and local service Free Estimates Proposed trips for 2016 All jobs - big and small Senior Citizens Saturday 21st May Rhododendron Garden close to Matlock Thursday 30th June Leicester Botanic Gardens Boiler installations, servicing and repairs Discounts PLUS Clumber Park Walled GarWhatton Garden, Elm House (Hickling), Roseholme (Radcliffe) and Bishop's Garden and Brodsworth is enough people are interested.

Gardening Club Christmas Social Monday 21st December Service when you need it Our Christmas Social was, once again, a very entertaining evening. 0115 837 0694 I don’t know how we manage it but www/yourplumber-uk.com the quality and diversity of the buffet Grange Hall & always astounds me and this year was no exception. Thank you to all The Grange members who provided delicious Vicarage Lane Radcliffe on Trent savouries and desserts – all Grange Hall & The Grange contributions were appreciated and Vicarage Lane, Radcliffe-on-Trent,Nottingham NG12 2FB Nottingham. NG12 2FB relished. Perfect for every occasion Muriel and Linda’s training certainly Perfect for every occasion Room hire starts from £6 per hour equipped Glyn to conduct the evening’s beetle drive in an orderly and controlled Room hire starts from £6 per hour Contact the Grange Hall Manager on fashion. Indeed Glyn was called upon frequently Contact the Grange Hall Manager on 0115 9335808 ext 1 to adjudicate on the application of the rules: 0115 9335808 Ext 1 or [email protected] although dissension was minimal, sometimes or [email protected] members’ competitive instincts took some reining in. In fact, Glyn was heard to mutter that it was almost like being back in the playground. She certainly wielded the whistle with great aplomb! The winner of the competition was Deborah who now is the proud holder of the silver cup. The person with the lowest score was Linda who won a very handsome stuffed reindeer – toy that is!

Margaret Paul Our Local History Anne Terzza, on behalf of the Heritage Group, explains the history behind our Village Names and Life from years ago. Canal Barges ... BA Property Building Narrow boats capable of carrying 25 tons per cargo was the original transport for both and Maintenance the Cropwell mines to the Railway at Nottingham. “The Crew”, a man and a youth 20 years experience. Friendly, professional service. with a horse on the towing path, took the best part of 10 hours for the journey from Cropwell to Nottingham. All types of roofing work, complete new roof, and repairs. The experienced boat horses would get a loaded barge underway by simply resting Ridge tiles and lead work. the weight in the collar until the boat started moving and increased in momentum until Property maintenance: Fitted kitchens Fitted bathrooms a slow walking pace was reached. Tiling Decking and fencing Garden landscaping The building of the Grantham Canal began in 1793 the course planned to serve as Wooden flooring and joinery Decorating many villages as practicable. It must have been a gigantic undertaking for in those References available, pictures of work available on my face book page days bulldozers, mechanical excavators and other modern equipment was unheard of and all the work was done by men with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. The Contact Bevis Archer for free no obligation quote: workmen were known as navigators a name shortened to “Navvies”. Telephone: 07805 013350 or 0115-9890616 A wharf was built at Cropwell Bishop close Email: [email protected] to Town-End Bridge with the Canal Inn 2 Hoe Nook, Cropwell Bishop, Nottingham, NG12 3AZ adjacent and on the Hoe Hill side a basin to enable barges to be turned round. Coal was the main commodity to travel by canal from Nottingham, and in the early n Boiler installations, 1800’s an average of 15,000 tons yearly to Grantham and a further 11,000 being repairs & servicing delivered to wharves along the line. n Landlords gas safety Also from Nottingham “Sani-boats” carried night soil which was discharged in the certificates fields along the canal banks. PLUMBING & HEATING SOLUTIONS n Full central heating Transport offered by the canal interested people to start Brickyards at Cropwell Bishop, systems where red clay was ideal for making 07791 108589 bricks, tiles and field drainpipes. 07728 504238 n Power flushing There were 3 boat owners in Cropwell 01159 890362 n Bathroom design Bishop in 1832 and by 1850 no fewer & installation than 16 men and boys were working www.igniteplumbing.co.uk with barges on the canal. n Unvented hot Gypsum mines were the last to use water cylinders the waterways regularly and turned n Underfloor heating to road transport in 1915, the end of the canal came in1936 when it was n Renewable energies officially abandoned. 555895 General Quiz Night OGLESBY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE at the Memorial Hall 1 Hackers Close, East Bridgford, Nottingham. NG13 8PU Saturday, 9th April Electrical (NICEIC Reg) Repairs, Maintenance, Surveys, Testing, 7 for 7.30pm Landlord’s certificates, Re-wires, Tickets £6 to include a light supper and bring your own wine, etc. Smoke & Fire Alarm Systems supplied and installed. tickets available telephone 01159892812 or 01159892361 Plumbing & Heating(GAS SAFE Reg) or Gary Jowett, Butcher. From tap washers to new bathrooms and heating systems. Appliance servicing and repairs. Building Drainage, Plastering, Brickwork, Guttering at the Roof Repairs and Renewals, Felt Roofing, Asphalting etc… Joinery Memorial Hall General Repairs, Doors & Windows, Fencing, Kitchens, Wall & Floor Tiling, Decoration Works etc. Saturday 12th March from 11am to 3pm. 01949 20450 – www.oglesbybuilding.co.uk All enquiries telephone Pam Barlow 01159892361 or Sandra Hunt 01159893014. S.A.B. GARDEN MAINTENANCE COME and JOIN YOUR WI for FUN & FRIENDSHIP GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR GARDEN MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH INTERESTING SPEAKERS EST. 2005 QUIZZES & COMPETITIONS COUNTY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES FASHION SHOWS d Lawn Mowing d Hedges Cut/reduced CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS DENMAN COLLEGE d Borders Maintained d Turfing d Fencing d Garden Clearances CROPWELL BISHOP WI MEETING PROGRAMME d Weekly/Fortnightly work carried out We meet in the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and welcome new members and visitors. For further information please contact Pat Price on 0115 989 2944. Contact Simon – Based In Cropwell Bishop 2016 Tel: 07762449747 / 0115 9899915 9th February Kedleston Hall with Heather Herrington 8th March Annual Meeting E-Mail: [email protected] Winter nets are now in full swing at Trent Bridge with new and old faces aiming to build up their techniques ready for the com- ing season. Yet again we have a full fixture schedule with games from early May until the end of September, which kicks off with the Gary Jowett usual Butler v Bishop game; will Bishop continue their dominance High Class Family Butcher in this fixture or have Butler found some new players to help their Nottingham Road, Cropwell Bishop chances? This year, the two games (also the one at the end of the season) will be played with the aim of raising money for charity. The first game will Tel: 0115 989 2244 be used to help raise money for ALD Life, a charity close to our hearts as our scorer is affected by this disease. More details of the day will be sent out nearer to the date. TOP QUALITY MEAT For the new season, we also have a new website www.cropwellcricketclub.co.uk, this is still work in progress but hopefully will be of great use to the club and community, FROM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FARMS going forward. If there any local business’s that would like to advertise on the site, please contact me. OPENING HOURS Home fixtures played on ‘The Sheldon Field, Cropwell Butler’. Start time 2.00pm unless stated. Please visit our website Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: www.cropwellcricketclub.co.uk or our Facebook page ‘Cropwell Cricket’ 8:30am-5:00pm FIXTURES 2016 Wednesday & Saturday: 1st May Butler v Bishop 17th July Beeston & Toton (A) 8:30am-1:00pm (David Shaw Cup) BH 24th July Woodborough Ernhale (A) 8th May West Bridgford Legion (H) 31st July Church of Assumption (A) 15th May Woodborough Ernhale (H) 7th Aug Wicked Willows (H) 22nd May Woodhouse Eaves (A) 14th Aug Upton (H) 29th May West Bridgford Legion (A) BH 21st Aug Woodhouse Eaves (H) 4 Muddy Paws 5th June Beeston & Toton (H) 28th Aug The Lion (H) 12th June Croxton Kerrial (H) 4th Sep Keyworth (H) Dog Grooming th 16 June Beeston & Toton (H) 11th Sept Trent Bridge Cricket Club (H) Thur.Eve. 6.00pm start 1.00pm start Relaxed, friendly, one to one grooming 19th June 18th Sept Old Contemptibles (H) Shampoo and conditioning treatments 26th June Caythorpe (H) 1.00pm start Free consultation 3rd July Car Colston (A) 25th Sept Bishop v Butler (Derek 10th July Church of Assumption (H) Randall Boomerang) Clips to suit breed type and / or life style 1.00pm start From Basic bath and dry to Full Groom (including de-matting, nail trim, ear and eye cleaning) Hand drying - no drying cabinets used If you have a Village Activity why not let Cropwell News know all about it. 0772 868 9794 We can advertise your event in our next issue. 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C ropwell CCinema Old School-Crowell isho “Hold a Fish and Chip Supper to help BJ Wrap Around spinal cord injured people rebuild CIC LAWNMOWER lives after injury” at Cropwell Bishop Primary School Great British Fish and Chip Supper – Leading the way in childcare SERVICING FOR GARDEN MACHINERY Friday 20th May 2016 Full child care provision for 2-12 year olds SERVICE & REPAIRS Flexible Hours Between 7.30 & 18:00 Want to eat Fish and Chips, while raising money for charity? Hold a fish and GRASS chip supper on Friday 20th May 2016 whilst raising awareness of spinal cord Choose BJ Wrap Around and you are making a great decision for your child. That’s because and injury and supporting SIA’s vital services. you are securing a quality of care for your child that has been judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’ with POWER You can hold a fish and chip supper in your own home, at work or hold a larger outstanding areas. Your child will be gently supper at your local community centre. introduced to school life through the close TEL: 0115 933 4947 links we have with Cropwell Bishop Primary (Radcliffe-on-Trent) SIA will provide a fundraising pack containing hints and tips, recipes, invitations School. Your child will take part in a range of Your Local Garden and donation envelopes. By inviting 8 friends and asking them to donate an in-school activities, as well as being given the school readiness skills that ensure an easy Machinery Specialist additional £5.00 means you will raise at least £40.00 from your supper but we will transition. also give you additional fundraising ideas to raise even more money for SIA. Flexibility SERVICE - REPAIRS Just £50 could contribute towards the support from our Peer Support Service for •Book your children in on a monthly, weekly or daily basis SALES - HIRE one hour, in a district general hospital or Major Trauma Centre. e-mail [email protected] •Full refunds with 24 hours notice •Change your children’s day on a In 2016 we want to make the batter matter and raise £40,000 from everyone regular basis holding suppers. Last year we raised £12,000 from the suppers. The money Unbeatable Prices raised from the suppers will help the Spinal Injuries Association offer support to •Despite the quality of childcare being individuals who become paralysed and their families, from the moment a spinal offered, you are guaranteed the lowest injury occurs, and for the rest of their lives by providing services and publications childcare costs on the local area, typically which enable and encourage paralysed people to rebuild lives after spinal cord 25% lower than the alternatives. Current injury. pricing is £24 a day. Quality Cropwell Bishop Foot Care Every year in the UK over 1,000 people experience a spinal cord injury and there •Offer learning in other languages Professional foot care in the are an estimated 40,000 spinal cord injured people in the UK alone. •Sports with qualified sport coaches •Trips & visits comfort of your own home Jane Shread A.Inst.FHP Community Fundraising Manager, Elizabeth Wright, says, “The Fish and Chip •Highly qualified & Experienced staff •Hot lunches available Qualified and experienced, I offer Supper is a wonderful opportunity for a great evening with friends and family. a professional, caring service in We are also encouraging people who work to hold a Fish and Chip Lunch in their ‘Our child’s transition into school has been so the comfort of your own home, work places to raise even more funds. You may be even a local community group smooth & easy’ (2013-14 Nursery parent) providing a range of foot care wanting to run a fun evening with your group. ‘Highly successful partnership working with treatments. With excellent prices the school complements the delivery of the and flexible appointments that For more information or request a fundraising pack Early Year Foundation Stage Curriculum’ work around your needs, I can ease (Ofsted Inspector 2014) call Elizabeth Wright on 0845 071 4350 or email your foot problems. [email protected] or visit www. Stockwell Lane Cropwell Bishop NG12 3BX Give me a call today siafishandchips.co.uk [email protected] Telephone 0115 989 3735 or www.bjwraparound.co.uk Mobile 07801821635 0115 931 3562 & 0771 425 1413 Covering the area Cropwell Care Burton's Auto Centre Ltd has been operating in Cropwell Bishop and Cropwell Butler since 1998 - 17 years. For much of that time the same people Cropwell Bishop have served on the committee and our volunteers have driven MOT's (Classes 4, 5 & 7) residents of our villages to medical appointments, organised All makes the weekly coffee morning or the monthly luncheon club. As Servicing and Repairs

Chair of Cropwell Care I am very grateful for all they do for our villages. complete Tyre Service (many tyres in stock) We are in need of new people to join our committee and /or Air Conditioning. Exhaust, Batteries, volunteer as drivers. Could you spare some time - Economy & Performance Remapping Bosch & Autocom diagnostics centre The committee meet 3 or 4 times a year - meetings usually taking less Loan cars available (subject to status) than an hour. We are currently looking for a new treasurer to keep our financial records etc in order - as a small group this is not a huge task.

Volunteer drivers are always welcome. If you feel you could help with this village group then please call me on Your local Garage Services 0115 9892170 and I will be happy to answer any queries. friendly garage 0115 989 9511 & Repair Centre

Linda Hatton Unit 9, Canalside Ind Park, Kinoulton Road, Cropwell Bishop, Nottingham, NG12 3BE www.burtonautocentre.co.uk Nottinghamshire County Council On Line Reporting Service

Nottinghamshire County Council now have an online reporting system whereby any member of the public can report a fault with the below items online. If you have any problems in your area or an area you pass through anywhere in Nottinghamshire please use this service.

Report a road, path, lighting or cycleway problem Including potholes, faulty street lights, overhanging trees, bridges http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/travelling/roads/road-design-and-maintenance/ report-road-problems Classes at Cropwell Butler Village Hall Report a problem with a right of way and Cotgrave Leisure Centre Report a problem with a path, bridleway or byway (right of way) - including gates, stiles, signposts, obstructions for Children 3+ and Adults https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside-and-environment/access- to-the-countryside/rights-of-way/report-a-problem For more information simply phone 07806557941 or email [email protected] Thank you Janice Towndrow - Clerk www.sophiesacademy.com or www.sophiesacademy.co.uk Cropwell Bishop Parish Council Councillor Contact Details Chairman: Councillor Alan Wilson Vice-Chair: Councillor Judith Gelsthorpe A. W. Plastering MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL (Quorum = 3) Post For All Your Plastering Needs Name Address Phone No. Email Code 113 Hoe View colin.bryan@ • Plastering Boarding • Insurance Work Colin Bryan DJ 0115 9893477 Road cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk • Skimming • Skimming over Artex Judith Gelsthorpe 6 The Maltings DA 0115 9894712 [email protected] • Repair Work • Rendering 10 Nottingham johnandglyn@ • Domestic & Commerical John Greenwood BQ 0115 9899798 • Patching Road btinternet.com • Clean and Professional mrsjjones@rocketmail. Jane Jones 28 Fern Road BU 0115 9899707 com No Job too Small Free Quotation 10 Hoe View 4esses@googlemail. Scott Marshall DF 07764 254851 Road com FRIENDLY & RELIABLE SERVICE 7 Mercia councillor.rickells@ Chris Rickells DG 0115 9892002 FULLY INSURED Avenue gmail.com 127a Hoe View bobfstanley@ Bob Stanley BJ 0115 9899975 Tel: 0115 9893459 Road gmail.com 53 Hoe View 0115 9893074 alan.wilson02@ Mobile 07729947141 Alan Wilson DE Road 07867 853095 btinternet.com Email: [email protected] Joanne Wroughton 19 Hall Drive DT 0115 9892191 [email protected]

Please note: *all Cropwell Bishop postcodes beginning NG12 3

Rushcliffe Borough Councillor Nottinghamshire County Councillor Mr G.S Moore Mr R. Butler 9, Pimlico Close, Upper Saxondale 1 Church Court, Cotgrave Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham Nottingham NG12 3QW NG12 2PL Tel: 0115 989 2504 Tel: 0115 933 5141 Office: 0115 977 4885 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Parish Council Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec Meetings 2016 2 1 5 3 2 5 6 4 1 6 Annual Parish Meeting May 3rd followed by Council Meeting Meetings of the Parish Council take place every 1st Tuesday of the month (with the exception of August) at 7.30 pm – venue - The Old School

Mrs. Janice Towndrow, Cropwell Bishop Parish Clerk [email protected] Cropwell Bishop 01159894656 Parish Council The Old School, Fern Road, Cropwell Bishop, Notts NG12 3BU Cropwell Bishop Parish Council Brief Reports 19th January: entertainment and activities group meeting at the Old School. In attendance were Tim & Jane Travis, Katherine Say, Janice Towndrow, Steve 1st December: Parish Council meeting at the Old School with RBC Councillor & Judith Gelsthorpe, Helen & Gerry Humphries and Alan Wilson. Gordon Moore and Notts CC Councillor Richard Butler. Also In attendance was Mrs J Barlow and Mrs M Stanley from Fern Charity Enterprises and 3 members 20th January: Parish Council Precept meeting at the Old School. of the public. 22nd January: Youth Club night at the Old School organised by Jo Wroughton 4th December: Youth Club night at the Old School organised by Cllr Jo Wroughton and helped by Jane Miller, Angela Hallam, Elaine Mellor, Scott Marshall, Alan and helped by Jane Miller, Elaine Mellor, Angela Hallam, Natalie Pearson, Alan Wilson, ‘Tash Callon and John Glover. Wilson and Duke of Edinburgh volunteers John Glover and ‘Tash’ Callon.

6th December: A Winter Warmer from the Cropwell Bishop Singers held at the UNWANTED FLY-TIPPING IN Old School. CROPWELL BISHOP? 8th December: Cropwell Luncheon Club Christmas Lunch organised by Myra Kendall, Linda Hamlin, Joan Terzza and Margaret Paul. Help Us Keep Our Village Clean

18th December: Senior Citizens Christmas Buffet and Film Show at the Old Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of household and School organised by Jan Towndrow and helped by Myra Kendall, Margaret Paul, trade waste in lay-bys, country lanes, car parks etc. Simon Bowler. If you see any fly-tipping in and around Cropwell 14th December: Cropwell Singers Social Evening at the Old School. Bishop however large or small, please notify ....

18th December: Youth Club Christmas party organised by Jo Wroughton and Streetwise on helped by Jane Miler, Angela Hallam, Natalie Pearson, Elaine Mellor, Alan Wilson, 0115 981 9911, ‘Tash’ Callon, John Glover. or by going onto the 21st December: Cropwell Bishop Gardening Club Social Evening www.rushclife.gov.uk select the link for environmental waste and click on the Streetwise tab 8th January: Youth Club organised by Jo Wroughton and helped by Jane Miller, where you can report an incident on line. Angela Hallam, Natalie Pearson, Elaine Mellor, Alan Wilson, Scott Marshall, ‘Tash Callon and John Glover. Alternatively please contact the Parish Clerk on 0115 9894656 or clerk@ cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk and she will ensure Streetwise are informed. 12th January: Parish Council meeting at the Old School with RBC Councillor Cllr Gordon Moore and 3 members of the public in attendance Janice Towndrow – Parish Clerk 15th January: Cinema Night showing ‘Suffragette’ organised by the Entertainment

Group and helped on the night by Jane & Tim Travis, Steve & Judith Gelsthorpe, Dog Poop Bags Bob Stanley and Alan Wilson. Ray Kimpton our Village Ranger/Lengthsman, will be carrying a supply of poop bags whilst out and about in the th 18 January: Cllr Alan Wilson and Parish Clerk attended a School Council village working. Please stop and ask him for a supply. meeting at the Primary School.