DIARY April 2012 FREE – MONTHLY Issue No. 27

Sunday 1st April Tea, Coffee & Cakes from 10.00am to Wednesday 18th April 3.00pm in the Education Room (by the lake) Ruddington & District Probus Club Ruddington Parish Council at Rushcliffe Country Park. In aid of FoRCP presents "Hatching & Dispatching" at Footpath Walk - Ruddington Footpaths Ruddington Grange Golf Club. Phone 0115 VILLAGE NEWSLETTER Preservation Group's organised walk. 921 4139 ext 22 for more information. Gamston - Grantham Canal Linear Walk. Police Priority Setting Meeting at West Meet 2.30pm on The Green . Bridgford Police Station 1pm to 2pm RMS TITANIC Wednesday 4th April Ruddington Gardeners' Association . An Dabble at a game of SCRABBLE - at the open meeting at the Hermitage with Mike One hundred years ago, in the White Horse Inn, Church Street comm 2pm. Davey giving a talk on "A suburban garden early hours of April 15th 1912, the "Dead Men Talking" a talk presented by throughout the year". Start time 7.15pm RMS Titanic sank in the North Ruddington & District Probus Club at Friday 20th April Atlantic following a collision with Ruddington Grange Golf Club. Phone 0115 Ruddington Business Partnership - An an iceberg. Of 2223 passengers 921 4139 ext 22 for more information. opportunity for local businesses to meet and and crew on board 1517 perished. Saturday 7th April network. Call in to Philo's on the High Street One family in Ruddington was Celebrate Easter at the Ruddington between 8am and 9am. New businesses particularly affected by this Framework Knitters' Museum's Easter Fun welcome. Day. Find lost bunnies, face painting, guess Spring Fashion Show – See page 4. tragedy. The only sister of the weight of the cake, children's crafts and Saturday 21st April Thomas Andrews Jr, the chief much more. Normal entrance charges apply Spring Fair in aid of Riding for the Disabled designer at the Belfast ship or free entry for any child with a bunny or at St. Peter's Rooms. Tombola, cakes, raffle, builders Harland and Wolff, lived wearing an Easter Bonnet. 11am to 4.30pm books, jam & pickes, bric a brac and more. in the village. He was lost on the Wednesday 11th April 10am to 12noon. Entry 50p which includes fateful maiden voyage. Ruddington W.I. Annual Meeting - Choose refreshments. Eliza Montgomery Andrews was married to the team to run your W.I. Also entertainment Sunday 22nd April Lawrence Arthur Hind, a solicitor by Attenborough Handbell Ringers at St. Road Transport Event - Springtime road Peter's Rooms, Church Street comm 7.15pm transport collection event at GCRN and son of Jesse Hind of Edwalton Hall. The Thursday 12th April Ruddington. Trucks, buses and cars from Northern Whig , April 27 1906, reported that "On The Buses" - a talk by Peter Hammond yesteryear are displayed plus trade stands. their wedding at Comber, Co Down was presented by Ruddington & District Ladies' Miniature railway and train services also attended by a “very large and fashionable Probus Club at St. Peter's Rooms commencing available. Ring 0115 940 5705 or see congregation”. On the 1911 census the family 2pm. New members welcome. www.gcrn.co.uk for details. are living in Manor Park with their two young Saturday 14th April Tuesday 24th April daughters Eileen and Edith. Parish Council Surgery - Meet with your Annual Parish Meeting see page 1. Lawrence Hind MC, 38 year old Lt. Colonel of Parish, Borough and County Councillors to Saturday 28th April discuss local issues. Also Safer Brownies' Coffee Morning – see page 7. 1/7th Sherwood Foresters, is remembered on Neighbourhoods – your local officers are also Spring Diesel Gala at GCRN Ruddington. A the War Memorial in Ruddington and at present to discuss local issues. 10am to 12 selection of trains operating from the 1960's, Comber. He died on 1st July 1916, on the noon in the Hall at St. Peter's Rooms. 70's and 80's, as well as a very special guest Somme battlefields in Northern France. Tuesday 17th April locomotive. - Also Sunday 29th April. Photos – Wikipedia. Above: Titanic. Right: Andrews Family 1895. Eliza Montgomery (known as Environment & Community Committee Nina) standing behind her brother Thomas. (By Kay Steer) Meeting at St. Peter's Rooms, Church Street commencing 7.30pm ANNUAL PARISH MEETING On Tuesday 24 th April, the Annual Parish Meeting will take place at St. Peter’s Rooms Ruddington Parish Council, starting at 7.30pm. This meeting is only open to electors from the Parish and provides St. Peter’s Rooms, Church Street, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6HA. an opportunity to raise concerns and hear about the work undertaken by the Parish Tel: 0115 914 6660 Email: [email protected] Council during the previous 12 months. Refreshments will be served after the meeting Fax: 0115 914 6646 Website: www.RuddingtonParishCouncil.gov.uk and you will get the opportunity to meet and talk to your Parish Councillors. For copyright information, please contact Ruddington Parish Council or visit the website above

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LITTLE SEEDLINGS Street and The GET WILDLIFE GARDENING family and friends all of whom were Green now incredulous that such a high standard remaining lit whilst could be achieved in such a short ever it’s dark. This time. Special congratulations go to is in addition to our Joe Owen who sang the lead in Bob other main through- Marley’s One Love , backed by the routes along Wilford choir singing in 3 parts. The choir was Road, Easthorpe joined in the concert by the Mirabilé Street, Kirk Lane Ladies ensemble , who performed a and Loughborough Road. Certain selection of songs they are preparing Little Seedlings Child-minders, other clusters of overhead lights are for the Sangerstevne International established in Ruddington in 2009 by th unaffected where they are along Thinking of making your garden more Festival on May 12 and their tour of Jane Garner, has gone from strength public footpaths, away from roads or wildlife friendly or want some ideas to Italy in June. The concert concluded to strength now looking after 20 in areas of sheltered accommodation. go further ? Worry not - help is at with the combined voices of the children each week. Recently Jane However nearly all our estate roads hand from various sources. Local Ruddington Community Choir and and her assistant Sam were joined by are now going dark in the early hours. Laura Turner is creating a film on Mirabilé singing the highly appropriate 25 Little Seedlings children, past, Lamps with part night operation have wildlife gardening - “The Wildlife ‘Thank You for the Music’ . The whole present and future, their parents and been clearly labeled for information Gardening Project” - supported by a event was a huge success with over some grandparents at Rushcliffe (see photo). But there’s also a web site containing practical video £300 raised for the Ngora charity. To Country Park. They all had a great Ruddington map available, showing clips on a variety of topics. find out more, e-mail musical director time running, walking and toddling a all the street lights affected, which can www.wildlifegardenproject.com. In [email protected] mile for Sport Relief, followed by a be downloaded from the addition the Notts Wildlife Trust`s - picnic in the park. Over the past two www..gov.uk web site. South Notts Local Group also has a years Little Seedlings has raised over (By Graham Wright) set of wildlife gardening booklets £750 for charity with Sport Relief including specialist topics about being the latest beneficiary, well done VILLAGE BUTCHER CELEBRATES and butterflies. If you want one of everyone! For more details about Ruddington Village Butchers’ those sets please send your address BROWNIES COFFEE MORNING Little Seedlings please contact Jane celebrated its first year of trading on to G Dyne (NWT), 6 Lyons Close, The 3 rd Ruddington Brownies are on 07748 025 281. rd 23 March and put on quite a show. Ruddington, Notts NG11 6BQ or E holding a coffee morning at St. Peter’s Stuart White wanted to thank Rooms on Saturday 28 th April to raise RUDDINGTON GOES DARK! Mail to [email protected]. residents for their support and did so funds for their pack holiday. There will You might not have noticed yet - by putting on a spread of sandwiches, CREATED IN AN AFTERNOON! be a cake stall, tombola, craft stalls unless you’re up or awake in the early crisps, pork pie, wine and soft drinks On Saturday 3 March, 51 singers of and much more. Come along between hours – but a large part of Ruddington for everyone who visited the shop on all ages, abilities and experience, from 10am and 12 noon - entry 50p which now goes DARK during the night! the day. He and Shane were so the anxious to the expert, came includes tea or coffee & biscuits. It follows a consultation with village rushed off their feet that they didn’t together at St Peter’s Church for the residents late last year on plans to even manage to take any photos of very first time in a charity event to switch off many of the street lights in COFFEE MORNINGS the event! They just hope that the raise funds for the Ngora Hospital our village overnight. Notts. County Are you in the village on Wednesday village continues to support them. Charity through the Teso Council was aiming to save 25 per or Thursday mornings? Come to St. Development Trust. After an cent of previous energy usage by Peter’s Rooms for a hot drink and ACTIVE KIDS COUPONS exhausting but enjoyable afternoon, turning off some lighting between some good company. Lorna’s Coffee If you’re collecting Active Kids the choir gave their first public midnight and 5.30am. As a result of Morning on Wednesdays from 10am vouchers from Sainsbury’s, the performance concerns from villagers the switch-off to 11am or Muriel’s Coffee Morning on scheme closes on 10 April so please when they hasn’t been quite as extensive as Thursday from 10.30am to 12 noon give your vouchers to one of our sang four originally planned - with lights on All prices include biscuits village schools on or before that date. pieces to an Clifton Road and around Church The Hermitage Preschool, James audience of

2 7 decommissioned in 1983. Over 200 But one of its biggest boasts is Peacock and St Peter’s are all base of the tree and also to advise on acres were redeveloped as our EMCAT – incorporating South collecting the vouchers which help general maintenance pruning. The Country Park – which was opened in Nottingham College and the East schools meet the cost of buying sports officer recommended that the Parish 1993. But 38 acres were earmarked Midlands’ Centre for Automotive and leisure equipment helping pupils Council instruct a specialist company for business use – and the number of Training. For over 15 years this has stay fit and active. (By Faye Stenson) to use Picus Sonic Tomograph Decay companies which have moved onto been creating the mechanics of Detection to assess the health of the the site over the last twenty years may tomorrow with help from The GM ELLIE SECURES APPRENTICESHIP tree and the results were that there surprise you! Academy, The Honda Institute and “was a higher percentage of damaged One of the most high profile is other partners. And, only last month, / dysfunctional wood than sound wood Experian – given a royal seal of the new Kia Academy opened there – in the base of the main stem” . approval last year when The Duke of which has not only four workshops York flew in by helicopter to see the and seven training rooms but also a huge data centre at work and praised replica Kia Showroom to focus on the the company for developing sales’ side of the business! They plan innovative ideas. Welcome Financial to train more than 700 apprentices Services is also a major employer, at there over the next ten years. Britannia House, whilst independent So there really is much more to christian bank, The Kingdom Bank, Ruddington than initially meets the Estate Agents now has its headquarters here eye – and we’ll unearth even more Mark Bygott Intercounty are bucking alongside Salt Insurance, Assemblies surprises next month! the economic trend and have of God Inc and the AOG Property (By Graham Wright) recruited an apprentice negotiator to Trust. Nottinghamshire County add to their existing sales team. Ellie The tree will be cut down to a stump Council administers its employees’ RUDDINGTON FESTIVAL Gibson (19) who lives in Ruddington and the stump treated to prevent th pension funds from House. On Saturday 14 July, for the first was delighted to be offered the regrowth. The Borough Preservation Capita IT has chosen to have one of time in well over a decade, a opportunity to get some hands on Officer has also recommended that its 15 UK offices in our business park community event will be taking place experience in the Estate Agency the tree is eventually replaced with whilst ERGO promises “full-scale ICT in the village. Organised by local world. "I consider myself very lucky to something smaller. solutions”. Telecom equipment and residents it will include a walking be offered a placement in such a well systems giant NEC also has a base procession through the village with a regarded local firm, who seem to LOCAL MAN TRIUMPHS on Mere Way. Medical firms include red, white and blue theme, an place such an emphasis on staff and Ruddington resident Mark Brown has Quotient Clinical & Bioresearch and afternoon of activities, information their training. I knew a little won a gold medal in the curling event Pharmaceutical Profiles. Greene and stalls on Elms Park and evening about Intercounty as my family bought at the 2012 Winter World Transplant Tweed offer “sealing solutions for the attractions in the village. The aim is to and sold their property in Games, held last month in Anzère, most extreme environments” – do something in the village to Ruddington through them previously." Switzerland. It’s the second time the manufacturing components for the celebrate our village and you are Director Mark Bygott is a great fan of 45 year old kidney transplant patient aerospace, oil field, petrochemical invited to join in. You could join the the scheme having employed many has helped the British curling team to processing, semiconductor and solar procession, come to the Park or even trainees in the past under the old victory at the Games, as they also industries. And there are dozens of offer to help on the day, the choice is Youth Training Scheme. won the gold in 2001. On top of that, other smaller businesses, too yours. Put the date in your diary: th Mark won a gold medal for numerous to mention, renting office Saturday July 14 from 12 noon. LANDMARK TO GO snowboarding in the 2010 Games and space and carrying out their trades Watch for further details around the It is with regret that the Parish Council a bronze in the slalom event in 2004. within many of these state-of-the-art village and dropping through your has been advised to take down the Mark has a hereditary condition called buildings! door. If you would like to help in any large tree known as a False Acacia, Alport syndrome, which meant his Finally, Ruddington Fields Business way please email ...... opposite the Co-op on Church Street. kidneys started to fail when he was in Park also has a big role in education - [email protected] Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Tree his mid 20s. He spent more than 20 The National College for School (By Barbara Breakwell) Preservation Officer was consulted months on dialysis before receiving a Leadership is based at Limehouse. when fungal growth was found at the kidney transplant aged 27.

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He’s been competing in the Winter POLICING was officially opened by Councillor meetings to help plan World Transplant Games since 1999, Our Beat Manager Ann Gill says: Reg Adair who supported the Friends local learning and told the Nottingham Post: ‘ It's “Parking problems are not as a rule a of Rushcliffe Country Park’s opportunities? Working always a fun event. It's really police matter. However, highway application to NCC’s Local in partnership with a enjoyable and we always have a good obstructions are a police matter and Improvement Scheme. Cllr Adair also designated courses social time . One of the main things can result in you receiving a fixed donated £1,000 through his organiser from the about the Games is raising awareness penalty notice which will cost you £60. Councillors’ Divisional Fund. WEA (Workers’ (of organ donation). It's putting a face If you park on double yellow lines or in Educational Association), with access on it so people can see the difference restricted parking areas, this will be FRAMEWORK KNITTERS MUSEUM to a large panel of tutors offering all it can make. ’ dealt with by a parking warden who sorts of subjects, you could be part of This year, Mark took part in all the can also issue tickets. If however, the a small group of local residents who skiing and snowboarding downhill vehicle is in a position which causes not only share our passion for adult events, as well as skippering one of an obstruction to other road users learning but also help us to bring this Great Britain’s two curling teams. including pedestrians, then the police passion to the village of Ruddington. If 2012 marks the fifth time Mark has can (and will) take action. My attention you would like to have an informal competed in the Winter World has been brought to parking chat about the possibilities and Transplant Games – and the 18 th obstructions near to the Jubilee opportunities the WEA can offer, anniversary of his transplant. Well Playing Field, particularly on football please call Lindsey Tasker on 0115 done Mark! (By Faye Stenson) match days, when vehicles are being 984 5840 or 07919 528 109. left on Loughborough Road potentially Alternatively you can send an email to LUCY BAGLEY 1936 - 2012 obstructing the footpath and accesses [email protected] On Friday 23 rd March, around 200 to private dwellings. Can we make The Framework Knitters’ Museum will people attended the Methodist Church you aware that there is alternative be reopening to the public on 4 th April OUT OF VILLAGE BUSINESSES to help celebrate the life of Lucy parking both on Mere Way, where you following its winter closed period. This ……. Part 2 . . ………. Bagley. Lucy was very well known in can walk along the new cycle route to year the museum will be hosting a Last month we ventured out of the Ruddington and had taught at James both Jubilee Playing Field and Elms number of exciting events including a village centre to begin a journey of Peacock School, eventually becoming Park, or use the parking area on Elms special children’s event for Easter and discovery - of lesser known Head Teacher there. She was also a Park itself. Can I also remind you to a ‘Worker’s Playtime’ celebration for businesses away from the busy high founder member of the Ruddington lock your vehicle and remove all the May Day Bank Holiday. In addition street that are also vital for local based Phoenix Bridge Club. Lucy valuables as we are still having to this the museum has made a employment and our region’s recently moved to Ruddington with problems with theft from insecure number of improvements to the site economy. This month we continue at her husband and son. motor vehicles.” ...... and is preparing for the opening of its the southern boundary – calling in at Ruddington Fields Business Park. Police contact numbers are: new Textile Emporium shop which it SPRING FASHION SHOW Dial 101 for non emergencies. believes will enrich the retail provision Ruddington WI invites Our Beat Manager is PC Ann Gill – in the village. The museum will be you to a Fashion Show tel: 07702 141 724 ...... open to the public Wednesday to by Edinburgh Woollen Our PCSO is Jenny Buggy – tel: Saturday 11am to 4pm and on Mill on Friday 20 th April 07702 141 722 ...... Sunday from 1.30pm to 4pm. at 7.15pm in St. IN AN EMERGENCY RING 999 Peter’s Rooms. LOCAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Tickets are £3 each and there is a LABYRINTH OPENS Do you have a community spirit and 20% discount on everything A 22 mtr, 7 circuit classical labyrinth an enquiring mind? Do you like the opened at Rushcliffe Country Park on idea of having your say about the purchased on the night. Ring Evelyn th on 0115 921 2423 or Ivy on 0115 984 Saturday 24 March. It is the latest development of a small programme of Most village residents will know that 4449 for tickets. attraction for visitors to the park after courses for adults being delivered local residents requested different right here in the village? Would you be this site was reclaimed from a World War Two MOD depot which was activities for all ages and abilities. It interested in attending occasional

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