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Welcome Aboard Welcome to the first edition of the Village Gazette, Calverton and District’s free, monthly community
magazine and a big thank you to all the volunteers, businesses and contributors who have made this happen. Your support is very much appreciated.
The purpose of this new publication is to bring together all of the ‘goings on’ in the area, to keep you informed, entertained and up to speed with what is happening, as well as providing a useful place to put your tea, so you don’t make a mark on the coffee table! Over the coming months, you will be seeing a variety of news about current events, articles of interest, contributions from readers, regular and guest columnists, competitions and giveaways as the magazine grows and develops.
There is one key thing that makes this magazine successful...your support and input; it will succeed if community members participate. It is all about communicating. With that in mind, there is an open in-vitation to contribute, so that you can have your voice heard. If you have suggestions for particular topic areas, you are encouraged to submit them. You can tell us about yourself, your interests, your organi-sation, your achievements, funny stories and what makes you tick. We want to hear about, and give a helping hand to, new start-ups, keep you in the loop regarding projects in the community, updates from the Parish Council and other bodies, opportunities for learning…and more, so come on in!
“We just don’t recognise the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening.”
- Doc ‘Moonlight’ Graham (Burt Lancaster) Field of Dreams
L - R Julie Janet Lynda & Michael preparing Xmas lunch
L -R Ann Janet Stella & Marion dining in Yarmouth
December was a particularly busy month with several occasions to dine and socialise. The weather was atrocious for our 2 day visit to Norfolk to see the Thursford Christmas Spectacular show and an overnight stay at Yarmouth. We went to the Cromer End of Pier show the next afternoon. This enjoyable weekend was marred by finding our cars covered in deep snow on our return to Mansfield.
The Xmas tree and trimmings gave a festive air to the monthly meeting as members played a dice game. Instead of our usual cold buffet Lynda (our Treasurer and ‘treasure’) laid on a lovely 2 course meal for everyone. Several ladies helped with serving the meal. Annabel Kingsbury decorated the tree for display at the Methodist Church Tree Festival.
Christmas lunch at Ramsdale Park Golf Club was a treat for everyone who attended and 3 members who were booked in but not well on the day. The staff were pleased to plate up their 3 course meal so Sandra and Michael could do ‘Xmas meals on wheels’ on their way home.
It was not all fun and festivities this month as we lost our friend Ian Brown. Ian was a very enthusiastic member with the meeting becoming the highlight of his month as his health began to fail. We are delighted Carol will continue coming to the group.
If you want information about this friendly independent group please phone Sandra & Michael on 01636 812399 or email [email protected]
Phil Millns, a member of the RSPB, gave a very interesting talk about his hobby of photography and showed many beautiful bird photographs.
Phil, a Nottinghamshire Police Officer, had to be medically retired after breaking his back whilst on duty. Photography is a hobby that he could do de-spite his physical limitations and found it also helped his mental wellbeing. Phil and his wife Sharon stayed for the buffet lunch and took the chance to chat to his appreciative audience.
The Group's physiotherapist Annabel Kingsbury and her husband Richmond are officially 'Supersleuths' after solving a complex murder case for which there were 8 possible suspects. They were the only am-ateur detectives at the Murder Mystery play at the Ramada Resort Hotel near Grantham to solve the case. Retired Police Inspector Michael was teased for failing to spot the culprit.
If you want information about this friendly indepen-dent group please phone Sandra & Michael on 01636 812399 or email [email protected]
Photo Richmond and Annabel with Supersleuth certificate
More Police needed - Paddy Tipping,
Police Commissioner
A local newspaper, whether it’s online or in hard print, has an important role in our communities and I’m delighted to see that Calverton and its sur-rounding districts will benefit from this new publica-tion.
I have a long association with Calverton and look forward to continuing to read about local news and events in the area.
As I write, I am working on the police budget for the coming financial year. It’s the time when we have to make tough decisions and work out how to make our expenditure meet public expectation as far as feasibly possible.
As you know, I have been at the forefront of the calls seeking more funding for policing. Austerity has meant that in Nottinghamshire alone savings of £54m have had to be made over the past five years and the number of officers and PCSOs has reduced.
In December, the Policing Minister announced that the level of grant funding Nottinghamshire Police will receive from the Home Office will remain the same next year rather than reducing as planned. Extra money is being allocated nationally to count-er-terrorism activity and the introduction of new technology.
But, recognising that this alone will not plug the resources gap, the Government is advocating that the police precept – the amount of money raised locally via the Council Tax – is raised by £1 a month for a Band D property in 2018/19.
At present the amount paid towards policing by a Band D household in Nottinghamshire is £183.42 per year. The Government’s plans mean this figure could rise by £12 to £195.42 next year (2018/19). However, most residents will pay less than this as the majority of properties in the area
are in a lower Band.
The increase would see Nottinghamshire Police receiving around £4 million more than this year, followed by a similar increase of £4 million in 2019-20. It won’t resolve all our financial problems, but it is a welcome step in the right direction.
At the end of this month, I will present my budget for policing Nottinghamshire to the members of the Police and Crime Panel for their scrutiny and approval. This will include the details around how the extra money will be used, how it will help to enhance policing in Nottinghamshire.
While preparing these plans we have to take into account the changing nature of criminality such as the threat of terrorist attacks; cyber-crime; serious sexual violence; child sexual exploitation; historic abuse and other hidden crimes. But we also need to protect local policing, the bedrock of policing in this country.
I can assure you that I know how important police visibility is to people and I’m pleased to say that if the precept increase is agreed the extra money raised will help us to recruit more police officers. The aim is to increase police numbers from 1,840 today to approaching 2,000 over the next two years.
Community confidence is vital. People want to feel safe in their homes and in their neighbourhoods. We are doing everything we can to achieve this.
First things first – a very happy new year to you all.
I’m delighted to be writing an article for the first ever edition of Calverton and District’s new Village Gazette. As I wrote in December, I was sad to see the end of the Calverton Echo and firmly believed that a village circular should be kept up, if possible. I’m delighted that Malcolm Bonas has taken up that mantle and I’d like to take this oppor-tunity to encourage people to get in touch with him if they’d like to contribute. I’ll be doing my best to encourage advertisers to get on board too.
As we start the year, I continue to have serious concerns about the development at St Wilfrid’s Square in Calverton. I know that local Conservative councillors have been opposing it at council and I’m going to play my part to put pressure on the right people, because I’m not going to sit quiet while a high-impact development goes ahead with apparently rather little consideration for the knock-on effects.
I’ve been working with local councillors, including Councillor Jane Walker, to try and tackle the problems we’re see-ing down on Beanford Lane, off Whinbush Lane north of Calverton. Lots of people are using it as a cut-through and we’re seeing the adverse effect this is having on the road surface, especially down at the ford. There’s also a growing challenge regarding fly-tipping in this area, and I’ll hopefully have a positive update soon about what’s being done to meet that challenge.
I’m pleased to see that the Calverton Practice is getting an extension – I’m reliably informed that this will streamline the service that they provide and make better use of the existing space too. This is the kind of thing that I’m hoping to see more of, especially if we are going to see increased use of the village’s services as a result of development.
I’ve also seen that there’s a new estate agency opening, a new cob shop at the top of Main Street, and speaking to local business owners, I’m finding that there is a positive and optimistic feeling among them about 2018.
Over in Woodborough I was delighted to be there for the opening of the new play park. A big shout out to everyone who worked so tirelessly to make it happen, and a special thanks to those who came out on the day. I’m glad that working with Nottinghamshire County Council on this has paid off. I’m also very pleased at the job that’s been done resurfacing Main Street too, lots of residents were complaining about the quality of the road surface and hopefully a good enough job has been done that work won’t be needed for a long time to come.
Once again my congratulations to Malcolm for starting up this exciting new project. You’ll be hearing from me in every issue and like I said, get in touch with the editor if you’d like to get involved!
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Snacks and drinks provided. Hot drinks available for adults.
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The Great War: 1914 – 1918
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them
Below are 5 young men who made the supreme sacrifice during the Great War of 1914 – 18 Over the coming months, all of the young men of Calverton and Woodborough who gave their lives will be listed.
27356 Private John Thomas Desborough
7th Battalion the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Killed in Acton – 25 October 1918 age 20 Memorial Pier and Face 11A Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
John Thomas was the fourth son of Samuel and Mary-Jane Desborough and was born in Woodborough in 1896. Like his brother Harry, John was also a framework knitter. His marital status is unknown. John moved to Leek in Staffordshire.
John is known to have enlisted with the North Staffordshire Regiment at Lichfield. He was transferred later to the 7th Battalion Loyal North Lancs. Regiment, a regiment that normally enlisted men from the Preston area. John may well have transferred to that regiment because of the losses they had previously incurred. The North Lancashire battalion was very much involved in fighting from day one during the Battle of the Somme, which began on 1st July 1916 and as a result they incurred very heavy losses. It was on 19th October that the battalion moved to the Thiepval/Aveluy Wood area to prepare for an attack on the enemy. On the 25th October, the battalion’s war diary stated there had been shelling throughout the previous night and considerable shelling throughout the day. Patrols were sent out beyond the front line and telephone communications failed. At 11.40pm orders were received which stated the battalion would be relieved by the 7th South Lancashires. For John Thomas Desborough this was too late as he was killed in action during that fateful day. There is no known grave for John.
27473 Private
Joseph Ainger 10th Battalion the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died of wounds – Flanders 08 May 1917 age 21 Medals – Victory Medal, British War Medal Memorial – VI.L.9, Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Joseph was born in Calverton in 1897 and lived with his parents Isaiah and Mary Ainger at East Lodge, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold. He worked on the estate of Sir Charles Seeley. He had a brother Robert who served with the 1/5th Battalion the Sherwood Foresters in the first instance and had served with one of the second line battalions, being sent on 24th April 1916, to Dublin in Southern Ireland where he took part in the suppression of what became known as “The Irish Rebellion.” Joseph was sent to France on 25th August 1916, and it was there that he found himself posted to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He is also remembered on the Arnot Hill Park and St. Mary’s Church Memorials in Arnold and St. Paul’s Church memorial, Daybrook. - Continued on Page 25
Trim, tone and dance your way to stay FABS!A new fitness class designed specifically for the over-60s has launched in Calverton as part of a campaign to help people to stay young by improving strength, balance and overall health as we age.
Julie Rose is on a mission to keep the over 60s moving by encouraging them to go along to an exercise class with a difference designed by Move it or Lose it’s founder Julie Robinson as seen on BBC's “How to Stay Young”. This class is known as FABS, which stands for Flexibility, Aerobics, Balance and Strength.
The FABS programme combines exercises that have been scientifically proven by the Centre for Healthy Ageing Research at the University of Birmingham to turn back the clock. Julie Rose explains how her Move it or Lose it class can help older people feel fabulous about life:
“I’m thrilled to be part of the FABS family. I want to make a real difference to the community and to get this age group feeling great about themselves again. There’s so many classes and clubs aimed at the under fifties and very little for baby boomers who still want to feel great but don't like going to the gym to keep fit. It’s a fantastic way to get together with other people in the area, keep fit and have fun whilst doing it! The exercises we do in the class-es are easy to follow and fun. This isn’t about people dressing in lycra ready to hit the gym or do a high intensity session, FABS is for people who want to live longer, happier, healthier lives. We ensure there's a warm welcome for everyone who attends and the first session is free.
Details: Fridays, 10.30-11.30am at Calverton Village Hall.
For enquiries, contact Julie Rose – 0115 841 0319 / 07985 205769
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The Greenfinch is a familiar bird seen in both rural and urban gardens. The male is a dull olive-green colour with a yellowish breast, grey cheeks and distinctive yellow wing flashes. Females are dull-er with less yellow and juveniles are paler and streakier. Females and juveniles are often confused with female House Sparrows. The Greenfinch is a gregarious species which tends to nest in loose flocks, especially in conifers. It is, however, often aggressive towards its own kind and other birds at feeding stations. Once settled on a feeder, it will nibble away contentedly for ages. Having a thick bill, it can eat most types of seed and peanuts, but it favours black sunflower seeds and sunflower hearts.
Over the past few decades the Greenfinch has experienced a few peaks and troughs in its popu-lation. Research has shown that in the 1970’s and 1980’s the species declined but then dramatically increased during the 1990’s. Unfortunately, it is now in decline again and numbers have plummet-ed over the last ten years, mainly due to a parasitic disease called Trichomonosis.
It was in 2005 that people began reporting that Greenfinches were being found sick or dead. The disease is also found in other species such as pigeons, doves, House Sparrows and Chaffinches
but Greenfinches seem particularly prone. The disease affects the upper digestive tract and causes lesions at the back of the throat. As they worsen, the throat becomes blocked and the bird is then unable to eat or drink, eventually dying of starva-tion or dehydration. To help prevent this disease from spreading, good standards of hygiene at bird tables, bird baths and feeders is essential.
Jean Powley
Jean is a voluntary Ambassador for the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Garden BirdWatch scheme in Nottinghamshire. If you enjoy watching birds and other wildlife which visit your garden, Garden BirdWatch may be perfect for you. If you would like a free information pack about the scheme, contact Jean at [email protected] or visit: www.bto.org/gbw
Happy New Year The CORE Centre, 17 St. Wilfrid’s Square,
Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6FP Registered Charity No. 1079864
Tel: 0115 8470551 Web: www.calvertoncore.org.ukDo you want local access to:
o Education & Trainingo Advice & Informationo Citizens Advice Bureauo Supported Job Searchingo Help with CVs, Applications, online form-
fillingo Office Services – typing, letters, photocopying
(colour & b&w), laminating, faxingIf the answer’s yes, you’re in luck!CORE (Calverton Oasis Resources
and Education) is your local learning, activity, information and service centre
We’re open Monday to Thursday,9.00am to 3.45pm
and we’re on your doorstep!Activities/courses available to all 19+
See our brochure for New Year Courses Chair-based Exercise & Yoga
Free Dementia Carers Support Group Thursday, 12 January 1.30-3.30
Free Job Club Mondays and Thursdays 11.30-1.30 Counselling Therapy (£10 per hour)
Wednesdays by appointment
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Drop In Computers – Beginners MON 13.15 – 14.45 Computing Beginners/Improvers TUE 10.00 – 12.00 Card Making Workshop TUE 11.00 – 13.00 Computing Beginners/Improvers TUE 13.00 – 15.00 Beginners French TUE 13.15 – 15.15 Chairbased Exercise (FREE) TUE 14.00 – 15.00
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Patchwork – An Introduction TUE 09.30 – 11.30 Photography – Edit Your Digital Photos Online
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Card Making Workshop WED 11.00 – 13.00 Working with Long Hair WED 11.00 – 13.00 Beginners Spanish WED 13.15 – 15.15 Job Club (FREE) THUR 11.00 – 13.00 Bobbin Lace Making THUR 10.00 – 12.00 Seated Yoga (FREE) THUR 14.00 – 15.00
Courses starting January 2018
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Places are limited so put your name down as soon as possible. There is a £10 registration fee, refundable within 3 months providing you attend your course. Courses commence January 2018. Fees only £3 per hour, payable on the first day of your course. If you receive benefits you may qualify for free learning; bring evidence of benefits with you on the first day of your course. For further information about course content, start dates and duration, call into The CORE Centre or telephone for a chat or email us.
We have a chairlift to classroom and IT suite on upper floor.
Citizens Advice Bureau free Every Monday - limited appointments; first come, first served Hearing Clinic free Every First Thursday 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Dementia Carers Club free Every Second Thursday 1.30 – 3.30 pm (A pleasant change and support for those who care for people with dementia)
Chiropody with Wendi McKenna by appointment Counselling Therapy with Lynda Britchford (Dip Hyp CS) nominal £10 per session by appointment
Lauren Greenhalgh – Family Solicitor - free family legal advice by appointment
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A quick introduction, my name is Michael Whitehead, I grew up in Calverton and went to Colonel Frank Seely school in the 80’s. About a year and a half ago I decided to try writing a book. You see, I had heard about a new way of approaching the whole ordeal, self-publishing. I don’t mean spending hundreds of pounds to have a few copies of my book printed, just to have them sit on a shelf in a local shop. What I’m talking about is having your book on Amazon alongside Stephen King and J.K. Rowling. Both eBooks that can be read on Kindles and similar electronica and paperbacks can be released this way and the only person you have to convince over the worthiness of your work, is you. It requires effort on your part, but then what worthwhile thing was ever achieved without a measure of hard work?
Dreams are wonderful things. The trouble comes when they remain dreams. It takes a little courage to try turning our dreams into a reality. I always wanted to write a novel, but the idea that I might put in all of that effort and then not become one of the chosen few pub-lished authors was too much of a risk for me to take.
I’ve sold books in The UK, USA, France, Germany, Japan, India and Australia, all because of the wonder of the internet. Has it made me rich? Not even close. Am I famous? Not slightly. Have I had great fun and made some pocket money along the way? Absolutely. I have three novels on Amazon right now and people read them, some of them even like them. I’m not the next big thing but I’ve managed to turn my dream into a reality. If you’ll bear with me, I will over the next few editions of The Gazette, tell you how I did it and talk you through doing it yourself. Believe me, if I can do it, anyone can.
I’ll show you that with almost no risk, except your time and effort, you can make your dream a reality. What have you got to lose? We will talk about writing
your book, editing, cover design and marketing. Hope-fully at the end of it you can tell someone else about the day you decided to stop dreaming and write your book.
So the first question is, what do I write? The simple answer is, the book you would like to read. If you try to be the next J.K. Rowling I assure you, it will not work. Put simply, because there already is a J.K. Rowling. You have a voice, don’t be shy to use it. I have a love of history and horror stories, so that is what I write. I take historical situations and turn them into horror tales. I have destroyed the Roman Empire with Zombies, and unleashed ancient evil aboard a Victorian Frigate. Does everyone like my books? Some do and some don’t but we can’t please everybody. The main thing is to write a story that you find fun to write.
I used to say, I haven’t got time. It’s a fair point we are all busy, but if you want to do a thing you have to de-cide how important it is to you. Is following your dream worth more than a nightly trip to Coronation Street? Would you rather read for an hour before bed or write for an hour instead. I bought a bluetooth keyboard for ten pounds and connected it to my phone. That way I was able to start writing on my lunch hour at work.
We can find all the reasons in the world not to do something, but you only need one reason to give it a try, because you want to. So start writing, a short story, a novel, an article for The Gazette. Do it for fun or because you hope to be rich, it’s up to you. Then next time we will talk some more about how you turn that dream into a reality.
Legion of the Undead books One and Two, and Seas of Blood by Michael Whitehead are all available via Amazon.
Connect is a community based service offering short-term help when you need it. We offer practical advice and information and can put you in touch with other local services that are best placed to help you deal with whatever issues may affect your independence.
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Adults living in Broxtowe, Gedling or Rushcliffe, who feel their independence is at risk because of age, mobility, disability, bereavement or a health condition.
Our flexible, professional service is all about giving you the right support at the right time and is tailored to meet your own particular needs.
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A BIG THANK YOU TO MANOR PARK INFANTS SCHOOL
The Residents and Staff at Calverton Supreme Day Centre for the elderly would like to say a big thank you to the children from Manor Park Infants School for attending their two Christmas parties and entertaining them with Christmas songs. Fun and games were certainly had by all! The residents loved seeing the children and have said that it was the highlight of their parties. We would all like to wish the Village Gazette readers a very happy and prosperous New Year.
Calverton Village Hall
available for hire now! Whether it’s for Parties, Receptions, Social Events, Community Groups,
Dance Classes, Theatrical Shows…..
Why not try Calverton’s new community venue? 150 sqm hall with beautiful wooden floor Separate meeting room Fully equipped stage with lighting & sound system Well equipped Kitchen facilities Chairs & tables available Large car park
Attractive hire charges
You won’t be disappointed!
For more information: Visit the Village Hall page of our website
at www.calvertonpc.org.uk or call: 0115 965 4560
Or email: [email protected]
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12592 Lance Corporal Albert Leslie Bardill
1st Battalion the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby)
Killed in Acton - Flanders 27 May 1918 age 25 Medals - Victory Medal, British War Medal Memorial - Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France Albert was born in Calverton in 1893, the son of John T. and Kate Bardill of Georges Lane. He was recorded as being a servant on a farm at Peafield Farm, Mansfield Woodhouse, working for John and Emily Lawrence. He enlisted in Mansfield into the Sherwood Foresters and he was killed in action in France and Flanders.
201366 Private Robert Ainger
1st/5th Battalion the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby)
Died Flanders 1st July 1916 age 32 Medals - Victory Medal, British War Medal Memorial – Pier and Face 10C, 10D and 11A, Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Robert Ainger was born at South Normanton, in Derbyshire in 1884, the son of Isaiah and Mary Ainger who had moved to East Lodge, Sherwood Lodge. Robert worked for Sir Charles Seeley on his estate, but latterly had moved to work at the Blackwell Colliery. He enlisted at Derby Barracks on 12th March 1915, with Regimental Number 4129, and after training was posted to the 1/5th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. He joined the battalion on 16th October1915, at Verquin and was posted to “D” Company. Early 1916, the British Army issued new six figure regimental numbers to all men in order to avoid the confusion they were having because many men had the same three of four figure number. Robert’s number was changed to 201366. It was during the first day of the Battle of the Somme and it is recorded that 484 officers and men of the 1/5th were either killed, wounded or were missing. Robert was one of those killed in the attack most probably by machine gun fire. He is also remembered on the Arnot Hill Park and St. Mary’s Church memorials in Arnold and St. Pauls Church memorial, Daybrook.
31999 Private Percy Bardill
17th Battalion the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby)
Killed in Action – Flander 03 September 1916 Medals – Victory Medal, British War Medal Memorial – Pier and Face 10C, 20D and 11A, Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Percy was born in 1886 in Calverton, the son of Henry and Harriet Bardill. He resided on The Avenue at Calverton and was a hosiery worker. He lived there with his wife Mabel Annie and had 4 children; Sarah Doris, Ida, James and Jack. He enlisted in Sutton-in-Ashfield into the Sherwood Foresters. He was killed in action France and Flanders.
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NEWS FROM THE PRESERVATION & HISTORY SOCIETY
The Preservation Society wishes every success to the Village Gazette and welcomes the
invitation to become involved in the new venture
OVER 90% VOTED “YES!” In the recent Calverton Neighbourhood Plan referendum 1430 residents voted “YES” whilst there were 80 who voted “NO”, a majority of 1350 or 94.75%. The turnout was 26.3%, larger than many local elections. Residents were asked to decide on this question:- ‘Do you want Gedling Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Calverton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’ The result means, amongst other things, that local opinion about planning and the nature of development will require additional consideration and more of the money (Community Infrastructure Levy - CIL) paid by developers for building in the village will be available to fund local amenities.
Gedling BC Returning Officer announcing the result of the Referendum after the count took
place at the Methodist Church Hall.
The Neighbourhood Plan is now ready to be adopted. The term for the formal adoption of a Neighbourhood Plan is the 'making' of a plan - an adopted plan is said to be 'made'. It is the responsibility of GBC to 'make' the plan and there is a statutory requirement that this should be done within 8 weeks of the referendum. Apparently Gedling Borough Council intend to formally 'make' the Calverton Neighbourhood Plan by the end of January. Since the positive referendum result, the Neighbourhood Plan has had to be given full weight by GBC in all relevant planning decision-making processes.
GEDLING BC LOCAL PLAN
Representations were made by Calverton Parish Council at the latest round of Hearings into Gedling's emerging Local Planning Document (LDP) in December concerning the lack of conformity between GBC's Plan and the Neighbourhood Plan in a couple of key areas. Objections were made to GBC's recently proposed Flatts Lane housing allocation, which GBC propose should be delivered within 5 years of their LPD plan being adopted. We are now awaiting the Inspector's Report on Gedling's Local Planning Document to find out whether any of our objections to Gedling's emerging development plan have been giv-en enough weight for modifications to that plan to be proposed.
“A HISTORY OF CALVERTON”There was a really good attendance for the last Pres event of 2017 which outlined some of the history of the area around Calverton, with Chris P commenting on the slides shown by Malcolm H. The talk began with prehistoric burial barrows, only a few miles away from the village, dating back more than 5000 years ago, before even Stonehenge was built! Various local Iron Age sites were mentioned including the recovery of a gold coin from the period. Similarly a couple of coin hoards from the Roman period were uncovered about 60 years ago, one when the Manor Park School Hall was built and the other when the foun-dations for the Vicarage on Crookdole Lane were being excavated. Following the Roman times there is evidence of Anglo-Saxon settlement, indeed it is probable that this was when Calverton (the farm with cattle) was first established on the present site rather than groups of people living on nearby hill tops for defensive reasons.It was at this time that St. Wilfrid visited the area using Burnor Pool to baptise the first Christians and establishing what was probably a wooden-built Church followed by one of stone by the Norman times. Calverton was actually mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having a church. By medieval times Calverton was within the Royal Forest of Sherwood and the village was one of 5 places where Forest Courts were held hearing cases such as trespass, poach-ing and stray animals. During the later Medieval period it is though one of the Kings actu-ally stopped in the area to water his horses and test the medicinal properties of Keenwell (King’s Well) now located along Dark Lane.Mention was also made during the talk of William Lee, son of the vicar at the time, who in
1589 invented the Framework Knitting machine which became the basis of the world-wide hosiery industry. Even today's computer-controlled machines are based on Lee's invention!About 200 years later Johnny Roe lived in the village and formed a unique religious sect, some of whose followers spent many years in Nottingham prison for failing the follow Church principles. The talk ended with events in the village during Victorian times. John G thanked Chris and Malcolm for an interesting talk and then members of the audi-ence were given the opportunity to look at a number of items brought from the Calverton Folk Museum. MP
Some of the Pres members and friends who attended the “History of Calverton” talk.
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