Meet your Issue 1 Councillor YOUR BOLSOVER On alternate Friday and Saturday mornings 10am - 12noon Town Bolsover • Carr Vale • New Bolsover • Oxcroft • Shuttlewood • Stanfree • Bentinck • Whaley Councillors are on hand at the Town Hall to listen and help you with your questions. If they need referring to the County or District Council we can This year saw more hanging baskets and cascade planters than ever signpost you to people who can help. Check the Town Council website for before in Bolsover. We have also been able to extend floral displays Our priority areas are: actual dates. to the railings at Hornscroft Park and Carr Vale. www.oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk We are also very proud that our surrounding communities, which include Hornscroft Park Shuttlewood and Whaley, now have floral displays as they are, and should feel, Improvements to the park, for example, seating, CENTRAL WARD NORTH WITH SHUTTLEWOOD WARD very much part of Bolsover. Welcome lighting etc so it is a park for all. Conversion of the Where do we go former Bowl area into a more useful space is a A big thank you to from here... Welcome to Your Bolsover… the exciting new priority. Our achievements our main sponsors: Our wish is to continue to work hard so Bolsover publication from Old Bolsover Town Council. Chapman Homes Ltd in Bloom is the best in the area but we cannot do Town Square over the last year... Direct Gas All our councillors feel very proud of where they live and want you (our it without support. If you already do so then please The former market area which was a joint English Heritage residents) to feel proud too, which is why we’ve introduced this newsletter to responsibility of the District and Town Councils l 6 cascade planters l Other areas around the James Chapman Homes Ltd continue. If you don’t, would you please consider keep you informed about all the new things we have planned. It will let you is now owned outright by the Town Council. We l town, e.g. the Cenotaph, NAL Plant helping through making a donation or if you could 2 square planters know what we have achieved and what we are working on to improve Bolsover Stone Cairns etc. Old Bolsover Town Council offer support in any other way. are investigating ideas for radically improving the l 70 hanging baskets Phil Turton and surrounding communities. square to make it an attractive and useful public l Watered twice a week Stubbins and Hope This can be done by contacting Old Bolsover Town l 3 stone planters space for town events throughout the year. and installation of new TSB Council and they will advise you how you can We would also like to introduce you to our new look, our new identity and our Twin Oaks l 10 railing planters planters, erecting and support or donate to this fantastic and growing new logo, which we think makes us a little more modern. Over the next few Allotments l winter planting removal of baskets etc. And a big thank you project that makes our Town special, look bright, months you’ll see our new logo and styling start to appear around the town and The council owns more than 500 allotment sites to all those who colourful and welcoming. online, so keep a look out and watch this space! throughout the area, many of which need radical donated generously: If you can help however big or small, please improvement. We are looking at a programme of Our aims Andrew Buck contact; [email protected]  how to do this. Bernard Haigh Paul Cooper Paul Goodwin Cathy Jeffery Bargain Box Town Mayor (Independent) (Labour) (Independent) (Labour) or telephone 01246 823809 for the Beauty Within Local Events Email: bernard.haigh@ Email: paul.cooper@ Email: paul.goodwin@ Email: cathy.jeffery@ Bee Hive oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk In addition to the Food & Drink Festival and the future... Bolsover Antiques Centre Councillor Michele Longden Deputy Town Bolsover Civic Society Christmas Festival & Lantern Parade, the Events l Mayor for Bolsover in Bloom EAST WARD Bring more colour to Bolsover Co-op OLD BOLSOVER Group is always looking at exciting events to the streets of Bolsover - Bolsover District Council bring to the town, for example November’s first to make it look and feel Bolsover Post Office TOWN COUNCIL Remembrance Day Buffet, which was a huge a great place to live Bolsover Rotary success. There are many other ideas in planning, Claim to Frame Serving the People and visit. Cornerstones Jewellers Thank you... as well as continued support for the Bolsover Gala l To put Bolsover Derbyshire County Council We couldn’t have done or do what we do without and Under the Castle Music Festival. Design by Daykin the incredible support we get from our shops and on the map with it’s Dollies displays all year round. businesses. Bolsover in Bloom Elliots Butchers Did you know.... Elsewhere in this issue you can read about how l Funky Monkey All the donations big and small are gratefully Bolsover to be ‘talked about’ so people want to each year we improve this highly popular addition Garden Flair received and much appreciated. The list of Most households in Bolsover pay less come and visit us. Gifted with Love to the town centre and surrounding villages. contributors is published every year and their than £2 per week for all of these services l To extend and grow year on year, include new Heel to Toe Louise Sutton generosity acknowledged. provided by the Town Council: schemes, for example spring bulb planting and Marlene and Peter Soar Communications wildflower areas. Nick Sutherland We hope they also feel proud to see their Parks, play areas and open spaces. Christmas Festival & Lantern Parade. Your council is looking at ways we communicate donations make a difference. with you all. This and l Look at new ways to encourage wildlife and Old Bolsover Yard Newsletter Town Directory Parkers Manage and support community Remembrance Sunday to protect and value our rich environment Old Bolsover Town Council also give great support are part of this, alongside plans for improved Purrfect Pets venues at Bainbridge Hall, Service & Parade. signage for community buildings; the Town Hall, Tim Bagguley Anne Clarke Michele Longden Paul Stothard through planting. Rileys Electrical to the scheme in both time and contributions. Bolsover Assembly Hall and T.A Page and Sons Armistice Day arrangements. Assembly Hall, Bainbridge Hall and Oxcroft Centre. (Independent) (Labour) Deputy Town Mayor (Independent) (Independent) l Using local businesses is important to us so the Oxcroft Centre. Include and encourage individuals, shops, Ultima Hair Salon Further in this issue read about our weekly ‘Meet Email: tim.bagguley@ Email: anne.clarke@ Email: michele.longden@ Email: paul.stothard@ ‘thank you’ also goes to Gilgrass Nurseries for the Bolsover Firework Display. oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk businesses and groups to take part, anything from Welbeck Road Surgery Allotments. Your Local Councillor’ sessions at the Town Hall. excellent planting and to Garden Flair for ensuring Supporting community a hanging basket, a front garden, or something Wilsons Oxcroft Lane Cemetery. SOUTH WARD STANFREE bigger! that displays are kept watered throughout the events including: Bolsover Gala, Those projects which will rely on significant season. I am sure you will agree they have looked Bolsover Market. Hill Race, Flower Festival. funding will not happen immediately but we will be amazing this year. A note of thanks also to Mick Christmas Lights. Supporting community projects working hard to identify budgets or possibilities Tree Survey Chapman for tending the troughs at Whaley. Bolsover in Bloom. including: Freedom Community Cafe, for accessing external funding. We will keep you We shall shortly be surveying all mature trees on council sites; Hornscroft, Back Freedom Community Shop, Boza Food & Drink Festival. informed on progress. Hills, King George V playing fields, Moor Lane club, Bainbridge Hall, Whaley, Youth inc. Lantern making workshops. Shuttlewood and Cundy House to ensure they are healthy and don’t prove a Town Centre CCTV. Elsewhere in this issue you can read more about danger to residents. these and other initiatives we have in place to improve our town. We all know it is a great place to live. I can assure you that your Town Council will work flat out on your behalf to make it even better.

Councillor Bernard Haigh Town Mayor Chairman of Old Bolsover Town Council

Derek Adams Julie Rushby Geoff Davis Pat Cooper (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Labour) Email: derek.adams@ Email: julie.rushby@ Email: geoff.davis@ Email: pat.cooper@ oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk Produced by Old Bolsover Town Council www.oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk Produced by Old Bolsover Town Council www.oldbolsovertowncouncil.gov.uk Old Bolsover Town Council owns Things are changing on our and manages 530 allotment plots on 9 separate sites. Become a Forthcoming Allotments The Allotment Sub Committee who report to the Council are dedicated to promoting our allotments events and helping individuals, families and Community Bolsover Groups, to enjoy the outdoors, grow their own produce and create leisure space. However, it is clear that some plots are overgrown, Traffic 2020 derelict, creating an eyesore and nuisance to other Friend allotment holders and local residents. We will be The Town Council is compiling a database of people reminding allotment holders of their obligations who are prepared to give a little of their time to help Enforcement Historic under the terms of the signed allotment agreements. with events in and around our town. If you would like The key points being:- Keep allotments clean and to help from time to time with marshalling, setting up Town Council members are meeting offences and parking in prohibited in a good state of fertility and free from weeds. The events, ticket sales and generally being involved in with Derbyshire County Council to areas. Bainbridge Hall numbers of poultry kept limited as per agreement, not our events please leave contact details at the Town finalise plans to solve the traffic issues Councillor Derek Adams for Saturday 28 March Hall, Cotton Street or contact the Town Clerk Andrew In October council members met with Bainbridge Hall working group to deposit rubbish and to keep hedges trimmed. on the pedestrianised area of Cotton Hardyal Dhindsa, Police and Crime needs some TLC Bolsover Drama Group; Tristram by email Street and around the War Memorial. Plot holders not complying with the terms of the [email protected] Commissioner for Derbyshire to discuss ‘One Night Around the tenancy agreement will have their tenancy terminated. We have considered a number of traffic enforcement in the town. He Bainbridge Hall was originally built by Jukebox’, Assembly Hall Councillor Geoff Davis for options over the years and are now promised his support in assisting Emerson Bainbridge Circa 1894 as an It is our sole intention to make our community Events working group looking at Automated Bollards, which allotments safe, clean and happy places for all the council to achieve a less lawless orphanage to house children whose Assembly will be funded by the Old Bolsover Councillor Geoff Davis for to enjoy. flouting of traffic rules by a small fathers died in the service of the Bolsover Monday 27 April Town Council. Currently, there are large minority of people. Allotments Sub Committee numbers of vehicles accessing these Colliery Company. Annual Town Meeting The Hall was renovated in the mid 1970s and then Hall Bolsover Assembly Hall areas illegally, committing moving traffic again in 2004/5. The Assembly Hall in Bolsover is ideally After site visits to the hall it is quite clear that this situated in the town centre with parking Exciting new plans for the fabulous old building requires further renovation facilities on site as well as being very 7, 8, 9 May work to bring it up to a standard that the town close to public transport facilities. With Under the Castle Music deserves. The town council has already started full disabled access and offering various Event Carr Vale getting quotes in for remedial work and we hope room sizes, it is a very popular venue for Town to get started with this as soon as possible. many local organisations and events. The Square The hall is very well patronised with various Bolsover Drama Group, Storm Martial Sunday 28 June One of our ‘Task and Finish’ groups is looking at how the Town groups that hold meetings and activities within Arts and Harlequin School of Dance are Bolsover Gala - Square, opposite the Post Office, can be best utilised. At the moment including local resident’s group, Freedom Project just some of the regular users providing Councillors: Rushby, Longden, Cooper, Haigh, Hornscroft Park it is only used for special events such as the Food and Drink Fair and Goodwin, Clarke, Adams, Cooper and Town Clerk who run a café, citizens advice, just to name a few. leisure opportunities for local residents. the rest of the time it is not used at all as no facilities are currently Andrew Tristram following the 2019 Remembrance We as a town council also believe that with a On 23rd August 2019 the Annual General Meeting provided there. Day commemorations. spruce up the hall could be used for quite a few took place and under discussion was the need Saturday 25 July The first meeting was held in the middle of September and a number of possible more functions because of the size of the rooms to ensure the facilities on offer were of a viable & Sunday 26 July options were discussed regarding how the area could be potentially used all Any ideas for the and ease of access. Weddings, parties, and all standard. As the Assembly Hall has been well Bolsover Food and year round. Ideally the space should be available for general recreational and types of events could be staged here. used over the past few years, it is apparent that Drink Festival social purposes, combined with a regular programme of special events, and some the small hall floor needs replacing and overall suggestions made included a summer beach theme, winter ice rink during the Market Place redecoration throughout is required to reflect Christmas Festival, farmers’ and other specialist markets, musical and Street Hornscroft... a modern and attractive setting. This work will Sunday 6 Food events. phone box ensure that the residents of Bolsover and visitors September In order to achieve this, and to get the most benefit from the space, it would be to this popular town will continue to benefit from a park for In 2015 the red phone box designed in 1924 was this local facility. Bolsover Hill Race necessary to provide a permanent canopy over the area and the design could also voted the greatest British design of all time,? ahead 2019 include the option for covering the sides of the structure for additional protection everyone of the spitfire, union jack and Concorde. The council Councillor Tim Bagguley, Town Council from the weather. We are currently in discussion with contractors to obtain a has bought our Market Place one from BT and we are Lights representative on the Trustees committee concept design with a quotation together with identifying any urban designers who Christmas Sunday 8 November In response to a general feeling that wanting ideas of what to use it for. Elsewhere in the Remembrance Day may be able to assist with providing options for the site; the project would need to there is a lack of facilities in our town for country they have become libraries, iphone repair include the full resurfacing of the area, the reinstatement of electrics, lighting and We are continuing to invest in our Parade and Civic Service younger residents, the Council agreed businesses, coffee shops and planter boxes. We are Christmas Lights in the Town. sound facilities. getting it painted and reglazed. Let us know what you at its October meeting to commission Last year saw more lights in Town End and It was recognised that the plans would have to meet any requirements of the professional contractors to provide a would like to see it used for. District Conservation Officer and it was agreed that once the concept design has improved Christmas Trees above shop premises, Wednesday been accepted the Council will take pre-application advice from the Planning range of designs for a multi-purpose together with an illuminated Christmas Tree next 11 November Officers at Bolsover District Council. recreational area. to Bainbridge Hall and illuminated trees on the Bolsover Welcomes OLD BOLSOVER Remembrance Day This venture is proposed to be positioned around main road in Carr Vale. TOWN COUNCIL Minutes Silence at Serving the People the currently unused ‘Bowl Site’ and will provide Cenotaph 11am new facilities for skateboarders, scooters and Morrisons cyclists. The high-quality facility is expected to The opening of Morrisons Supermarket in cost around £200 - £300K and is in addition Bolsover has brought an influx of jobs for local Saturday 28 to other plans that ensures Hornscroft Park people. The new store, together with four retail November has better lighting, seating, shelters, wireless units, has completely regenerated the former site Contact us: access points and CCTV. All of these measures Christmas Festival and of the old District Council offices and will bring Town Clerk: Andrew Tristram will provide a safely monitored area, that all much needed new business into the town. Lantern Parade can enjoy. The plans will go out to full public Old Bolsover Town Council, This brings a much improved retail offer to the The Town Hall, Cotton Street, consultation with all Bolsover residents and more town encouraging more people to shop locally information will be available in our next issue of Bolsover, Derbyshire, S44 6HA For more information adding to the diverse selection of independent please email our town ‘Your Bolsover’. retailers we already have in the town. Telephone: 01246 823809 Councillor Paul Goodwin clerk for Town Square working group Councillor Bernard Haigh for [email protected] Hornscroft working group

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