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October 2002 |
There
will not be a Warsop & District News in November due to the appointment
of a new Parish Clerk. The next issue will be published in December.
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By
The Churches For The Community |
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Warsop
and District News
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TOP CAT At last some good news to report about the eyesore ‘Top Cat’. The Parish
Council is so very pleased to see the derelict building removed and
the area now looking so tidy. |
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CANADA
2002 - 1st Welbeck (Methodist) Scout Group |
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Steve
Bowman: Parish Clerk and Editor (Warsop & District News) Parish
Office – Opening Hours. The Parish Clerk is employed on a part
time basis and the Parish office, located at Warsop Town Hall, is
open as follows: The Clerk and Editor of the Warsop & District News has resigned and it has been decided to suspend publication of the Warsop & District News for one month, until December 2002, when his replacement is appointed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to advertisers and contributors. Editors
(farewell) note: I would like to thank everyone who has supported
me in the creation, production, distribution of the Warsop and District
News since February 2002 when I took the paper over. Special thanks
must really go to Councillor Colin Avison who (almost single-handedly)
inspired the change to colour and new larger size (16 pages of A3
from 8 pages of A3) and dragged the production method from sticking
articles on to A3 sheets of paper to a fully computerised system.
I wish Warsop Parish all the very best for the future. S R Bowman
Dated:Monday,16 September 2002. |
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THE
HARD TO REACH GROUPS PROJECT
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The Hard to Reach Groups Project aims to support people who traditionally don’t get involved in community activities to become involved. To enable these people to have a voice in existing planning structures and have access to funding. The project will support people through training, signposting and providing easy to use information. The project also supports the Neighbourhood Management Teams across the district and administers the expenses for this and other groups community activists are involved in. Both team members are based at Mansfield Woodhouse Development Group, at Park Road Resource Centre, with the Officer working on an outreach basis. If you or a group you know may want to access the support of the project you can contact Clare or Kay on Tel: 01623 624655 or email: htrgp@hotmail.com A CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY EVENT The Hard to Reach Groups Project, working in partnership with the Human Relations Network, and Mansfield CVS are hosting a religious and cultural diversity event. Taking place on the 25th October, the event is open to all in Mansfield. We hope especially to encourage people from all ethnic minorities and religions to come together to celebrate diversity in Mansfield. The day will begin at 12pm and continue until approximately 9pm. The afternoon will be an opportunity to come along for an informal chat with the people who provide services in Mansfield. It is your chance to talk to people like the Police, the Health Authority and the Council's Housing Department about some of the issues affecting you. In the early evening there will be food for you to try from a variety of cultures, along with singing, dancing and story telling. Followed by a theatre performance by some young people who have been involved in the Human Relations Network, looking at diversity and how it affects them. The event will be held at New Perspectives (The Old Library) on Leeming Street in Mansfield. A creche will be avaliable in the afternoon and wherever possible the Hard to Reach Groups Project will help out with any travel or language difficulties you may face. If you are interested in attending, would like invitations, posters, or more information please contact Clare or Kay on Tel: 01623 624655, or email: htrgp@hotmail.com |
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£1M
BOOST FOR HEALTH IN MANSFIELD
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Mansfield people can look forward to improved access to NHS services following news of a successful funding bid by Mansfield District Primary Care Trust. Just over £1m has been awarded to the area. Health Minister John Hutton announced on Friday 16th August 2002, that a total of £22m will be allocated nationally to fund 100schemes aimed at improving access to primary care services. The money is also intended to help accelerate the development of‘one-stop shop’ primary care centres in rural and urban areas where access to GP Services is limited. Mansfield’s £1m is the largest single allocation throughout the country. The proposed ‘one stop’ primary care centres may, in addition to GP and community nursing services, offer dentists, opticians,health visitors, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Speech and Language Therapy or Social workers. This is intended to make access to health services more convenient for patients. In addition to the successful funding bid in its own right Mansfield District PCT, in conjunction with neighbouring PCTs in Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood, has also been selected as one of the new 24 NHS Lift Schemes. These schemes help provide new and refurbished, accelerated primary care premises, including GP surgeries. Schemes promoted via NHS Lift will improve patients’ access to services. More services will be provided closer to home in primary care settings. It is expected that Nationally, these schemes will provide around £400m worth of mainly private sector capital investment in primary care facilities and offer GPs flexible lease arrangements. Commenting
on the double dose of good news, Eleri de Gilbert, Chief Executive
of Mansfield District PCT said: ‘We are absolutely delighted
that our bids to improve front-line facilities and services for local
patients have been so well received. We are confident this additional
money will have a major impact on how the PCT is able to respond to
the needs of its patients in Mansfield.’ ‘One of our key
objective cannot be delivered within the facilities we currently have
available - many of which are in poor condition and do not provide
a suitable environment for expanding the range of services available.
We are confident this funding will give us a vital boost in modernising
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THE
ROTARY CLUB OF WARSOP The proceeds from the event will be presented to both Warsop Parish Church and Jack Daines fund, a local boy who is currently suffering with severe health problems. For
tickets, priced at £5.00 each or further information contact
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ARE YOUR CHILDREN SITTING SAFELY? Recent examinations of child car seats have revealed that only 2 out of 37 car seats were fitted correctly, and a service is being provided for parents to ensure their children are suitably restrained when they are travelling. Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council's Trading Standards' survey also revealed that the most common problems found with car seat fitting were: Car
seats not strapped tightly enough into the vehicle John Cheetham, Head of Trading Standards (Operations) said: "With car crashes being the most common cause of injury and death, it is vital to ensure children are given the maximum protection should they be involved in an accident. "It is very easy to go into a shop and buy a car seat, but how do we know that it is correctly fitted? A car restraint's proper fitting can depend on the location of the seat belt in the car and the shape of the seat they are being fitted to. This varies from car to car, so it helps to have an expert check it out." For more information on the fitting of child car seats, please contact Trading Standards on Tel: 0115 977 5684 or visit the website at www.think.dft.gov.uk. |
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
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Nottinghamshire to host 2003 National Extrication Challenge Following the success of Nottinghamshire firefighters in the 2002 National Extrication Challenge, the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have been invited to host next year's tournament. The event will take place between the 7th and 9th August 2003, beginning with an International Conference on many different aspects of rescue. The aim of the competition is to improve firefighters' skills in cutting people out of cars in the safest way possible. The teams are faced with a realistic single vehicle road traffic accident scenario, appropriately damaged and a live casualty placed in situ. For twenty minutes the team carry out the extrication of the casualty. Their performance is marked on best and safe practices within three categories. The 2003 Challenge is expected to be the largest ever held in the United Kingdom. It is always a very prestigious event, with representatives attending from over 40 of the Fire Brigades from throughout the country. This year's championship took place in Newcastle, and Notts firefighters came third out of 51 teams from 40 brigades. The Notts team came second in the rapid extrication competition. Sub Officer Steve Armstrong from Newark Fire Station came second in the team leader category and Station Officer Craig Dooley from Carlton Fire Station won third place in the medic category. The team will be competing in the International Challenge in Prague at the end of September and in coming in the top five in the national championships have won the automatic right to a place in next years International Extrication Challenge in Dallas, USA. Nottinghamshire
Fire and Rescue Service's Chief Fire Officer Paul Woods said:
"I am very pleased that we can build on our success in the National
Extrication Challenge by hosting the competition next year. "The
challenge has become one of the premier rescue events in the UK. We
already have one of the best extrication teams in the country, if
not the world, and it is events like this that help firefighters to
develop the special skills that are needed. "The event is
also an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas that could help save
the lives of road traffic accident victims." |
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Warsop’s Swifts have had a tough time of it this spring and summer, the prolonged rain meant that insects were even harder to find. It seems that they arrived later than usual and left earlier too. My last sighting being around 21st August, if anyone has a later sighting I would be pleased to hear of it. Birklands
Ringing Group has been working on the avian visitors to local
sewerage sites, whilst perhaps not everyone’s ideal place of
recreation the insects are numerous and therefore the bird list for
the day can, (if conditions are right) be very diverse. On one It seems that Vole numbers are up this year so hopefully this will lead to successful rearing of Kestrel and Owl broods. Finally I must return to the question of Nature’s clock or Phenology. This year's records have recently been released and it does make worrying reading, it seems that the old saying Ash before oak, we are in for a soak, Oak before ash we are in for a splash, is no longer relevant. For the past few years oak has always been in leaf before ash, this year it was a full fourteen days in front of the ash. One could be forgiven for thinking that this is of little relevance but if this trend continues it will mean massive and detrimental changes to our woodland ecosystem. We are all noticing migrants staying longer, (not counting this years Swifts) plants flowering earlier, (Snowdrops flowered in November last year in woodland in the South East) and how many gardeners are cutting their lawns right through the year these days? Painted Lady butterflies have been recorded in Warsop as have Red Admiral and a possible rarity called a Clouded Yellow. Please keep your records coming in to me at 55 George Street, or by e-mail bobmoody@btopenworld.com Best wishes, Bob Moody |
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On
our September workday we cleared Our walk on Sunday October 20th will be along the Derbyshire edges between the Fox House Inn and Baslow. We shall be leaving Warsop library at 9.15am. If you are interested in joining us for a walk in this beautiful countryside please contact us to confirm details. There is only a small charge to help cover the costs of the minibus. This is the time of year when a wide range of fungi can be seen around Warsop. A couple of years ago we held a fungus walk and discovered nearly 80 different types of mushroom - unfortunately we managed to identify fewer than half of them! Good
sites include the beech woods near
You can contact the Secretary on Tel: 01623 846 281 WF&CG is a community group whose members share an interest in the countryside. We help maintain the public footpath network in Warsop, we undertake conservation projects and we provide information about the local environment. |
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LETTERS OF THANKS A
thank you letter to Gloria and Lynn Wagstaff As my children grew up, and family members and friends grew older I became more involved with Age Concern and Age Well groups, and I am still involved. I have often put these interests before other commitments family, friends and a social life. Now I see what a total waste of time it all was. People like yourselves appear to think only others do these things let them carry on. Well Gloria and Lynn now is your chance why don’t you stand in the next election and you do it. I will not be. By the way your Parish Council was the main sponsor of Warsop Jubilee Carnival, a great day and open to all. It also sponsored an excellent Jubilee Concert in the Parish Church by the Malcolm Lees Choir (Thank you to all involved). No one took up the offer of help for groups to do their own thing for Jubilee. You didn’t want a Carnival or Concert or help. What did you want? Thanks again for making me stop and think I am most grateful, Heather Scott Mrs
Mary Green (Nee Etchells) Mr
Maurice Geeson Mr
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“OPEN HOUSE” What a day we had on Saturday 20th July at our “Open House”. Sunshine, downpours, and wonderful family and friends. What more could we ask for. We want to say a “BIG THANKYOU” to each and every one of you who helped on the stalls, refreshments, and BBQ also to everyone who supported and donated various things. Without all of you we wouldn’t have made £800.00 what a lot of money. The money has been donated to the Jack Daines Dolphin Therapy Fund. A special thank you to Mansfield District Council Chairman Cllr. John Allin and his wife Mavis who kindly opened the event. Jack is a very special little boy and his parents Brigit and Richard are very grateful to you all. Angela and George Price <<<>>>
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MEMORIES, A letter from King Sutton, Banbury has been received following an article written by Mrs Dudridge three months ago. Dear Steve, “A recent copy of the Warsop & District News arrived on my doorstep and it included an article titled “ A Step in Time”. Memories came flooding back! We, Mum and Dad, Edna & I lived on Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop in the early Thirties. On one side lived the Langton’s and on the other side the Pearce’s. All good neighbours and friends – as they were in those close communities. I as a school boy, worked for Mr Pearce, delivering newspapers and also acting as “lather boy” in the barber shop, an occupation now defunct owing to popularity of the safety razor. My cousins Arch and Stan Worker also lived in the village but we did not attend the school. We firstly went to Sherwood Street, Warsop (Head Mr Dobbs) and then to Burns Lane (Head Mr Tinsley). It is a long long time ago but I have pleasant memories of Church Warsop. I even remember names of two class mates of mine who passed the exam for Grammar School – the only two!! They were Jack Yates and George Bargh. Sadly I didn’t pass – regretted ever since! Thank you Mary Langton/Dudridge for helping me to re-live those times. Yours sincerely George Worker
Editors Note: (George can be contacted via this office – simply
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On the
4th Sunday of the month this service is a family service and we are
joined by junior church.
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who have died
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WARSOP
METHODIST CHURCH Can
I appeal to anyone who wishes to join with us to contact me on Tel:
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Inner Wheel Club of Warsop President Marjorie opened the meeting by welcoming the speaker Mr T Cheeseley and guest Marjorie Toms. She lit the friendship candle and said Grace. After our meal Mr Cheeseley gave a very informative and interesting talk entitled “Chemistry on your table”, and gave us a donation for our charity. A vote of thanks was given by Marlene Bradley. We then held our business meeting. Secretary Jean read the correspondence and Charter Invitations. The Treasurers report was given, also the Overseas report. Jean Nock gave the Charity report and reminded members about the Charity Shop from 16th – 21st September. There is also to be a fund raising evening at the Oaklands on 16th October entitled “Paintings in Print” followed by a Pea & Pie supper. Flowers are to be placed in Church in November in memory of past members. Christine Fretwell presented Marlene with a photograph album as a momento of her year as President. Sheila Simpson,Club Correspondent |
AGE
CONCERN
We are holding our Annual Christmas Dinner for the elderly this year at THE OAKLANDS Warsop On Wednesday 11th December, 2002 Anyone interested in this outing are requested to contact Age Concern at: Age Concern House, 14 High Street, Market Warsop NG20 0AG Tel: 01623 845406 to have your name placed on our list. Volunteers are also required to assist in our coffee house at 14 High Street, Market Warsop, to take orders serve the public and clear tables etc. Anyone interested, please contact our Age Concern staff at the above address or Tel: 01623 845406 for further information. Back to Top |
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Open
Day on 5th Oct (12noon - 3pm) There
will be several items on sale, raffles and refreshments. Companies
attending to display their product will include: |
Disability Football Programme Church
Warsop Miners Welfare J.F.C in association with Fun |
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WARSOP MEN’S GROUP The
first meeting of the autumn session will be held on Tuesday 8th
October 2002 commencing at 7.45 pm in the Parish Centre Members
Room. Existing members or other Warsop men wishing to join will
be made welcome.
BRIAN BENNETT |
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Following my ordination in June in Southwell Minster, I began work with Kathryn, the rector of Warsop church at the beginning of July. I have been warmly welcomed by the people of the community and the church and look forward to meeting many more of you during the next four years that I am with you. I am actually from Nottinghamshire, having been born in Kirkby Woodhouse. I attended local schools until the age of 17, when I moved to Cumbria, to Charlotte Mason College, affiliated to Lancaster University, where I gained my teaching degree. On leaving college, in 1989, I married Nicole, whom I met at a methodist fellowship group during my teens, and we moved to Bushey in Hertfordshire, where Nicole worked as a senior house mistress at a forces boarding school. I began my teaching career at a local primary school, taking responsibility for the art and music curriculum. We moved to Blidworth in 1993, when Nicole was diagnosed as having Multiple Sclerosis. I left teaching to pursue my vocation to ordained ministry in 2000, and went to St. John’s theological college in Bramcote, Nottingham. Sadly, we have no children, but we are kept more busy with our two dogs, bearded collie named Dylan, and a border collie named Megan. My interests include the performing arts, reading, a tasty curry, and a good bottle of red wine! If you see me about the parish, please stop and introduce yourself! |
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Thanks
to the miracle of electronic mail, I am able to write this months
article whilst sat on a very quiet Normandy beach. A flock of
Twite have been flitting among the dunes all morning whilst off shore
a school of dolphins have been my only company. I cannot help but
compare the tranquillity of this warm September morning to the mayhem
that was to be found on those nearby beaches that are now known throughout
the world as Gold, Omaha, Sword,etc. It is now nearly 60 years since
the liberating allies landed on D Day. Today Peregrine, Raven and
Buzzard patrol the cliffs whilst Whinchat, Stonechat and Barn Owl
occupy the hard won Normandy hedgerows. 
A
Message from Mark
