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February photo competition winnerThis February’s East Leake Local News photo competition winner is Maggie Howlett from East Leake, Nottingham.

Maggie’s photograph is of a regular curious little visitor on the aviary in her garden.

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Fencing on Bateman Road boundary

You may remember that the trees along the boundary of Bateman Road, towards the railway embankment, were cut down in error by Street Wise. There is a requirement that Meadow Park has a defined boundary, so we decided to erect a fence. The cost

of the fence is very modest and has been met out of our funds and your donations. We are always very grateful to our members and others who either contribute by joining Friends of Meadow Park or contribute via the boxes in village shops. The fence looks really good and we attacked the Russia Vine which was growing in the area with enthusiasm! It will take a lot of

effort to keep this pernicious shrub in check.

Path reinstatement in SE Corner of Gibson Field

You may have noticed how wet and churned up the ground is in the top south-east corner of Gibson Field (near the railway embankment). Over the last few months the pathway has virtually disappeared. Co-incidentally there is a sycamore tree in St Mary’s church yard that is pushing a wall down and needs removing before it does any real damage (pictured far right). The aim is to shred the tree and use the chippings to re-create the path in the SE corner of Gibson Field and make it more user friendly. Tree Smart, a local firm, will undertake this task, taking the chippings to the Bateman Road boundary to be used to re-instate the original path.

Arboretum

The wet soil in the arboretum is having an adverse effect upon some of the trees. The larch and sweet chestnut look particularly

sorry for themselves and could develop problems in April. Grass cutting in the arboretum area is a very difficult and time consuming task and the committee have decided to investigate the possibility of doing this in a less mechanised way – either with a smaller mower or even by hand. Also mowing the arboretum area every other year would help small invertebrates, flowers etc…

We are delighted to report that a petrol driven strimmer has been donated.

Play Field

We plan to create a limestone bank in the headland area of Play Field. Limestone chippings removed in the path renovation and some extra chippings brought in (several tons) will be piled up to create a quarry floor type of habitat. The position is ideal as it will be sheltered from the wind and catches the sun very well. Limestone loving plants like kidney vetch, wild strawberry, cinque foil, birds foot trefoil and marjoram

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A new bench was donated to Play Field and has been cemented in.

We plan to improve the drainage in the bottom corner of Play Field as it is constantly muddy.

Brambles growing

The north boundary of the park is overgrown with brambles. The brambles are now so thick volunteers cannot cut them back effectively so RBC or ELPC will be asked to deal with them.

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Recent flooding in the village revealed the problem of sewage disposal as the water across Gotham Road, the children’s playground and Meadow Park was contaminated. If you feel strongly about this issue (as we do) then please contact the Environment Agency when there is flooding in the Gotham Road. Apparently one person complaining counts for little and the agency needs to quantify the problem with the help of numbers of individuals making a

complaint. Their number is: 03708 506 506

Work done on activity mornings

• The willow structure has been pruned to provide a tunnel like structure

• The new pathways were damaged in some areas as a result of the recent flooding. These have now been repaired.

• More work is to be undertaken on the Russian Vine on the Bateman road boundary

• There will be no hedge laying this year – there has been quite a lot of maintenance as a result of the flooding, so we have had to prioritise.

• The branches overhanging

pathways that are cut back will be stacked near Forest School log circle for the children to use in their den making activities.

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The manufacturing firm behind a Nottinghamshire quarry has joined the fight to save a rare butterfly which was “almost extinct” in the county.

Experts predict the Grizzled Skippers numbers have more than halved in the last 40 years, with Nottinghamshire being one of the areas that has seen a big decline.

Now, East Leake based British Gypsum has teamed up with the Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group to support their work in helping the species.

The company has donated 20 tonnes of railway ballast to create a butterfly habitat near Granby in South Nottinghamshire. This is part of the Grizzled Skipper Project, which has been running since 2012.

It has also created two butterfly banks close to its own head office near Bunny Woods, East Leake. They have been planted with

strawberry and cinquefoil plans, which the butterflies feed on at the caterpillar stage.

British Gypsum’s senior estates and minerals planner, Jen Saunders, said: “We had an opportunity to improve an area of our site that would be suitable for the rare Grizzled Skipper butterfly.

“Although the butterfly banks are still in their infancy, we are really pleased to see the planting becoming established.

“We hope it will attract Grizzled Skippers to the area and encourage them to lay their eggs and larvae here.

“Grizzled Skippers have been spotted just 3km to the west on the Great Central Railway line at East Leake.”

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation reported in 2018 that Grizzled Skipper numbers

nationally were at their lowest level on record.

The butterflies used to live on bare, open ground near railway lines, but they began disappearing when many branch lines closed and the routes became overgrown.

The species is particular about where it lays its eggs and prefers bare ground close to where the caterpillars’ food grows.

Thanks to the Grizzled Skipper Project in Nottinghamshire there appear to be signs the work taking place is having a positive effect on conservation, according to the charity.

Chris Jackson, biodiversity officer at the biodiversity action group, added: “We are delighted that locally-based companies like British

Gypsum are showing support for Nottinghamshire’s biodiversity through initiatives such as the Grizzled Skipper Project and we look forward to working more closely with them in the future.”

The Grizzled Skipper Project manages more than 20 sites in south Nottinghamshire which are known to support the butterfly, had sightings in recent years, or are areas of potentially suitable habitat near known sites.

British Gypsum’s head office is near East Leake, the company extracts the mineral gypsum from Bantycock Quarry near Newark and in August last year they also announced that they would help to create a wildflower meadow in Bunny Woods.

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Year 6 pupils from Gotham Primary School have been on a unique school trip – they have visited an interactive centre in Leicester to help them learn a variety of life skills from internet safety to fire risks in the home.

Thanks to sponsorship from local organisations including British Gypsum (whose head office is at nearby East Leake), the pupils visited the ‘Warning Zone’. Over a full day the pupils learned about fire risk in the home, knife crime, electricity and building sites, alcohol, personal safety, risk around water, arson and criminal damage, road safety and risk around railways.

The session also taught them about internet safety including online grooming, phishing, cyber bullying, sharing Images, internet terms, and protecting personal information.

The Warning Zone’s mission is to ‘reduce the amount of accidental injury and deaths in young people and to also reduce the number of children entering the Criminal Justice System’.

Gotham Primary School governor Andy Howard said: “This was an incredibly worthwhile day away from the classroom. The Warning Zone engages with pupils at a key transition in their life – when they are on the verge of becoming adolescents and young adults.

“The aim then is to teach them vital messages when they are younger so that they can make more informed decisions about risks and consequences both on and off-line and understand the age of criminal responsibility in this country which is 10. We thank our sponsors for enabling the trip to happen.”

Martin Laing from British Gypsum added: “We were delighted to be able to support Gotham Primary School pupils on this trip. Safety is a core value of our organisation, so when we heard about the agenda of the visit to Warning Zone, encouraging young people to consider many aspects of their personal safety, we immediately decided to provide support.”

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Concerned about speeding in the village? We are currently looking to recruit a volunteer Community Road Safety Local Coordinator to help get some Community Road Safety sessions up and running again. The purpose of the role is to co-ordinate Community Road Safety (CRS) sessions in conjunction with Nottinghamshire Police and in accordance with the guidelines issued by Notts Police. Historically we have managed to run approximately 10 sessions per year, but more would obviously be welcomed.

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It was Valentine's Day that the story of Torvill and Dean truly turned into something special, a fairytale on ice in Sarajevo. WENDY COOPER recalls events leading up to the 4.28 seconds when the city of Nottingham and the nation fell in love with the dynamic duo in February 1984 and what happened next.

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On the day Cupids arrow traditionally launches countless romantic encounters, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean hit the bullseye with ice skating judges and charmed a British audience who have been enchanted by the

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For the digital generation with a choice of multi-channel media networks to satisfy their seemingly perpetual viewing appetite, it is difficult to convey the excitement generated by this young couple's performance at the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo almost 40 years ago.

Holding off challenges from Japan and East Germany, staging such a prestigious event was a major coup for what was then Yugolsavia's capital, heralding a financial boom in tourism for the city until the devastation of the Bosnia War laid waste much of its historic architecture and slaughtered thousands of its indigenous population.

There had been an inauspicious start to the tournament, too, when the Olympic flag was hoisted upside down at the opening ceremony but that did not dampen the spirits of competitors or spectators, especially the huge

television audience that awaited back home in eager anticipation of Torvill and Dean's appearance in the ice dancing finale.

No that the pair were exactly unknowns. Far from it.

They had already won gold medals at both the European and World Championships and since 1978, had never been beaten in the British Figure Skating Championships which were held annually on their 'own manor', the Nottingham Ice Stadium, today the Ice Arena or National Ice Centre which can be accessed by Bolero Square. More later on Maurice Ravel's musical composition.

In fact, it was at the old rink that Torvill was first bitten then utterly smitten by the ice skating bug. Born in Clifton, she attended Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School, situated in Clifton Village...

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A local group of ‘lifelong learners’ from the U3A (University of the Third Age) has enjoyed a first-hand look at how gypsum rock is transformed into an important construction material, plasterboard.

The Soar Valley U3A Science and Technology group visited British Gypsum’s East Leake site near Loughborough, one of the largest gypsum processing sites in the world. The group had already visited the gypsum mine – Marblaegis Mine. This time the group moved on to the next part of the manufacturing process at the East Leake plant.

During the tour the group of 11 U3A members were given a detailed explanation of how the rock is

ground to a powder and then processed into bagged plaster, plasterboard or ceiling tiles. The site produces enough materials for 70,000 new homes a year.

Alison Lloyd, one of the U3A visitors commented: “The visit was fascinating but there was almost too much to take in! Having visited the mine, it was great to see how the mined rock is then changed into very important everyday products.

“And the scale was extremely impressive. In one area we watched the processed gypsum powder pouring like sludge onto an eight-mile long continuous sheet of paper which stretches 350 metres through the vast length of the building. Here we saw the paper being heated, treated and cut, until the sheets of plasterboard were nestled into the loading bay awaiting collection.

“The process only takes five hours from rock arriving to finished plaster board being loaded onto a lorry!”

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John German has been independently identified as one of the top estate agents in the country and now features in the Best Estate Agent Guide.

The Best Estate Agent Guide is a website (found at www.bestestateagentguide.co.uk) that provides an independent reference source for sellers and landlords, who can search for the best sales and lettings agency offices in their areas.

The website is compiled by Property Academy (an organisation that works with agents to improve service standards in the property industry), with the support of Rightmove, the UK’s leading property portal.

There are c.15,000 estate agents in the country and John German was among this year’s award winners putting them in the top 3% of estate agents in the country.

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Peter Knight, founder of the Property Academy, commented:

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If you’re thinking about selling or letting a property then please get in touch - we will be very pleased to provide you with our advice and you can be confident that you’re dealing with one of the very best estate agents in your area.”

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Super slimmers from East Leake and Gotham have been supporting local young people who are moving on from being in care to independent living.

Following the Christmas festivities, members have taken part in a food amnesty, collecting festive treats alongside other food items and gift wrapped toiletries.

Meg Kozian, the local Slimming World consultant, said: “This is the 3rd year we have given our support to vulnerable young people from the Rushcliffe area.

“They are only provided with basic provisions when they start living independently and therefore it’s a pleasure to be able to give them some treats as they set off on their adult journey.

“The amnesty encourages my members to refocus on their weight loss dreams whilst helping to provide some treats that would not otherwise be available.

“I have been blown away by my members generosity. I am really proud and grateful to everyone who has donated. These kind of donations have meant that it has helped group members to lose almost 50 stone in January - how incredible is that!”

It is never too late to join any of your amazing local groups in either East Leake, Gotham and even Clifton.

For the latest joining offers and to find out more, please contact Meg, Sacha, Marion or Yvonne. Details can be found on the Slimming World advert on the front page of this East Leake Local News.

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February should be a mixture of rain, frosts and milder spells. Soil preparation will pay dividends and sowing seeds will give you and the family a positive view of early growth.

Beds and Borders Spring bulbs such as crocus, winter aconite and snowdrops should be emerging in protected areas of the garden. The pink propeller blooms of cyclamen corms will also be creating a delightful warm glow to areas that are sheltered from the cold. They like rich well drained soil and will easily self-seed if the conditions are just right.

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WHAT’S ON IN NOTTINGHAM

THIS FEBRUARY / MARCH

SUSAN BOYLE:THE TEN TOUR Friday 6th March Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham City Centre

Singing sensation Susan Boyle returns to the stages of the UK and with her dazzling new show, part of The TEN Tour celebrating an incredible decade in the music industry.

Featuring her greatest hits and some phenomenal new genres of music, Susan Boyle will be sure to leave you in awe, just as she did ten years ago on the Britain’s Got Talent stage. Tickets available online at https://trch.co.uk/whats-on/susan-boyle-2020/.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS Sat 11th – Weds 15th FebruaryTheatre Royal, Nottingham City Centre

Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller returns after a sell out West End season and US tour.

Winning more awards than any other production in history, An Inspector Calls has thrilled more than 4 million people worldwide.

When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences. This is a must-see for a whole new generation of theatregoers.

NOTTINGHAM LIGHT NIGHT 2020 Fri 7th & Sat 8th February Nottingham City Centre

Nottingham’s famous night of eclectic light installations is back. This year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever before, with the events spanning the length of two days instead of one!

Nottingham City Centre comes alive with the work of various artists and an incredibly innovative Augmented Reality trail. A trail that you can see throughout the city with your mobile phone to bring the art pieces to life with a brand-new app.

The city will be showered with parades, magnificent light sculptures, breath-taking performances, a large-scale projected installation on the Council House and much more! Following the theme Life on Earth, this year’s event is not to be missed.

NOTTINGHAM'S FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE AND CURIOSITY Weds 12th – Weds 19th FebruaryVarious Venues

A week-long festival which takes Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths out of the lab and into our everyday lives. The festival is about inviting the people of Nottingham to share not only what they know, but also what they would like to know; it’s about celebrating curiosity, asking questions and taking a leading role in finding out the answers.

Celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths with interactive fun and free events across Nottingham. Visit https://nottsfosac.co.uk.

VINTAGE CINEMA SCREENING: GONE WITH THE WIND Sunday 1st March at 11amBroadway Cinema

The 1939 classic movie Gone with the Wind starring Clark Cable and Vivien Leigh will be shown for one day only at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham City Centre.

On the eve of the American Civil War, rich, beautiful and self-centred Scarlett O’Hara has everything she could want – except Ashley Wilkes. But as the war devastates the South, Scarlett discovers the strength within herself to protect her family and rebuild her life. (Movie duration: 232min.) Visit: www.broadway.org.uk.

KISSTORY: THE BLAST OFF TOUR Tuesday 3rd March Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

The Blast Off Tour comes to Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena with a huge all-star line up, featuring live performances from top US artists Nelly, Salt N Pepa, Shaggy, Mya and Blu Cantrell.

The show is hosted by Fatman Scoop and includes exclusive appearances from garage stars, So Solid members Lisa Mafia and MC Romeo, scene pioneer MC DT and the British duos Oxide & Neutrino, DJ Luck & MC Neat and Sweet Female Attitude. Book now at www.motorpointarenanottingham.com.

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