Did you know there is lots of important security information and links on the NHW web page of the Orston Parish website? ………..Please have a look!

Good News Week! The first good news is that over the last 3 months, which of course included the festive period, there have been far fewer burglaries than our local Neighbourhood Policing Team expected. However, the police also tell us that recent burglaries have mainly resulted in stolen jewellery and cash. Their advice is that jewellery be hidden, or ideally kept in an appropriate bolted down safe, when not being worn.

Further good news for our neighbourhood is that the new Chief Constable is less keen on centralisation than his predecessor. This has resulted in the decision to no longer concentrate the police response team at Riverside. There will now be 3 police constables per shift based at West Bridgford and 2 at Cotgrave. Also, Inspector Craig Berry (District Commander for Rushcliffe) is now responsible for these officers. This should improve response times, provide a more visible presence and give the police better local knowledge of our neighbourhood.

PLEASE NOTE It’s very important to report crimes as otherwise rural communities may not be given the required level of resourcing they deserve.

What’s On 10th March – Millennium Green Work Party, 10.00am Millennium Green 10th/11th March – Litter Pick 17th March – Downing Shelter Opening, 1.30pm Elton Campsite 21st March – Orston Garden Club, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall 28th March – Orston Playgroup, 1.00pm Orston Village Hall 28th March – Parish Council Meeting, 7.00pm Orston Village Hall

6th April – Defibrillator training, 7.00pm Orston Village Hall 11th April – Royal Street Party meeting, 7.00pm Durham Ox 16th April – Millennium Green meeting, 7.30pm Durham Ox 18th April – Garden Club AGM, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall 20th April – Page to Stage2, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall 21st April – Page to Stage2, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall 22nd April – Table Top Sale, 11.00am Orston Village Hall 29th April – Spring Dash

23rd June – Tapas Party, Orston Village Hall

21st/22nd July – Big Family Campout, Millennium Green

16th September – Orston Produce Show, Orston Village Hall

Deadline for April Bulletin

March 28th Please email your news & events to any of the following Bulletin contacts: Shirley Lockwood – 859024 shirloates@gmail.com Nick Hammond – 851442 nickonthegreen@gmail.com

Clubs and Societies:

If you run a club or society or host a regular event and would like a

mention in the Bulletin, please get in touch with details to any of the

Bulletin contacts on the front page.

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Orston Walkers

Tuesday 13th March Tuesday 27th March

New walkers are always welcome, whether you come along for one walk or join us on a regular basis.

Most walks are 5-8 miles.

We meet at 9.30am at Orston Village Hall Car Park for car sharing. For more information, please contact Pauline on 851379 or email paulinefaz@live.com.

Regular Activities

A list of regular activities that occur in Orston every month.

Every Tuesday Orston Badminton Club, 8.00pm – Orston Village Hall Every Tuesday Orston Bridge Club, from 7.30pm – Durham Ox Beginners especially welcome Every Thursday Orston Art Group, 10.00am – Orston Village Hall Every Thursday Orston Rocks Village Choir, 7.00pm – Durham Ox (Term time only) Every Other Tuesday Orston Walkers, 9.30am – Orston Village Hall Car Park 1st Monday Orston Harvest Club, 2.00pm – Methodist Chapel 2nd Monday Paris Folk Club, 7.30pm – Durham Ox 2nd Wednesday Orston & Thoroton WI, 7.30pm – Orston Village Hall 2nd Thursday Le Rosbif, 7.30pm onwards – The Wheatsheaf, Bingham 3rd Wednesday Orston Garden Club, 7.30pm – Orston Village Hall 4th Wednesday Le Rosbif, 7.30pm onwards – Durham Ox 4th Friday Coffee Morning, 10.00-12.00am – Methodist Chapel.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Royal Wedding Street Party Orston Parish Council are planning a wedding extravaganza in celebration of the Royal Wedding. There will be a Royal Street Party Meeting on 11th April, 7.00pm at the Durham Ox. Please come along with ideas for the day

and offers of help to create yet another fabulous Orston event.

PARIS FOLK CLUB

12th March Durham Ox, Orston

7.30pm for 8.00pm start till 10.30pm

Don’t miss out on a great night of entertainment. Look forward to seeing you again

All welcome.

Orston Harvest Club

We meet at the Methodist Chapel, Chapel St.

2pm First Monday of every month

All welcome

Sing for fun If you love to sing Orston Rocks Village Choir is for you. No singing experience is necessary, you do not need to read music and there is no audition. Simply turn up and join in. More details are available from Astrid Moules 850456

(astridmoules@yahoo.com). We meet every week during term

time Thursday at 7.00pm in the Garden Room of the Durham Ox.

£15 when paying for the whole term Or £3.50 weekly

Page to Stage 2 Orston Community

20th and 21st April at 7.30pm Orston Village Hall.

The show includes well known numbers from Rogers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Lionel Bart, Tim Minchin and others. This is a show for all the family with tickets at £6.00 for adults and £5.00 for under 12’s and over 65’s.

The show will be supporting Children with Cancer UK and a proportion of the ticket sales will be donated to this very worthy charity. To order tickets, please contact Ian on 850456 or order online at carr-ian1@sky.com

A musical collaboration between Orston Rocks Choir, Lisa Murray Dance School and local Musicians.

Orston Garden Club

Welcomes Visitors and New Members We love gardening, but we're not all experts! Our members range from beginners to those with a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. Our programme of speakers is wide and varied - go on give us a try!

Wednesday March 21st, 7.30pm A Camera in the Garden Richard Adams

Wednesday April 18th, 7.30pm AGM (all warmly welcome) followed by The Glory of the Garden - Victorian & Edwardian Gardens Michael Brown

Orston Village Hall

More details from Orston Garden Club Committee Members Lyn Churcher 850010 and Sue Marshall 850817 or email us at orstongardenclub@gmail.com.

and the biggest Tapas Party of the summer.

Cranmer Group Services for March

Orston Aslockton Hawksworth Thoroton Whatton

4th Café Church 10.45am Holy Communion

9.00am

11th Morning Praise 10.45am Holy Communion

9.00am

18th Holy Communion 10.45am

25th Morning Prayer

(Baptism) 10.45am

Morning Praise 10.45am

Holy Communion 9.00am

Parish Council News

Dog Warden Many residents have raised concerns over the amounts of dog droppings on pavements and verges, particularly on ‘walk to school’ routes. Whilst the health risk should be self-evident, failure to pick up dog waste can get the dog walker a £100 fine. In response to these concerns Rushcliffe Borough Council’s dog warden will be making visits to the village with the intention of enforcing the law where appropriate. It is in all our interests to monitor and reduce this nuisance and to take responsibility for our animals’ behaviour.

Best Kept Village I have been in touch with Frederick Cook who runs the 'Best Kept Village' competition. I asked him for some advice and inside information, to see what makes a village win. Apparently, there are no guarded secrets but has responded with the following; "If there is one thing that impresses the judges, I think it is evidence of real community effort to make the best of the village. I always emphasise that we are not necessarily looking for picture postcard villages but for communities that have come together to make the most of what they have". So, armed with this information, I have decided that I would like to collect evidence of how the village as a whole, gets involved in making Orston the brilliant village that it is. I would like community members to send me photos and information of any way they have had an input into improving the village, so that I can put it all together in a collage, which will be available for residents, judges and other visitors to the village to see. Claire Grace Claire.grace@hotmail.co.uk or 07779029344 for more information.

September 16th 2018, Orston Village Hall The Countdown Begins

Early Spring prep is essential for a successful season. Over the course of the next 6 months the experienced or novice gardener can achieve a great deal by having a go at some of the following suggestions for jobs to be done in March: You can now start indoor sowing with tomatoes, aubergines or peppers. Using a small tray with compost, put them on your window sill in a sunny position. You'll be surprised how quick the seeds will sprout. If vegetables are your thing, start digging your veg patch over (once the ground has thawed) and you start planting under a cloche. If you have some fruit trees, give them a prune now as this will promote strong growth. Put some muck around the base of your fruit trees as this will provide some nutrients as the trees start to spring to life. Prune any raspberry canes down to around 15cm above the ground. For those considering entering any of the flower categories, start shopping for your seeds, prep your borders and put a bit of muck down. Prune any roses to stimulate growth. All of these jobs now will pay dividends later in the year, giving the Produce Show judges a difficult time selecting those winning exhibits.

Defibrillator Training

Friday April 6th 7.00pm Orston Village Hall Vale First Responders have kindly agreed to arrange another training evening on how to use a defibrillator and deal with associated first response issues. Light refreshments will be available. There is no charge for this event, and all are invited. If you are intending to come along, then please could you email Nick Hammond at nickonthegreen@gmail.com or ring or text 07931 758441. If you can’t do this, no problem, just turn up on the night, you’ll be very welcome Look forward to seeing you there!

Orston Spring Dash

April 29th 2018

This year we are raising funds for the school and also the Dovecote Farm branch of Riding for the Disabled. We are hoping to start the run on Church Street this year just outside the school gates. Our intention is to gather all the runners in the playground before the start and then walk them, as a group, onto Church Street just prior to the start of the run. It should only result in disruption to this road for approximately 3-5 minutes. We are also always happy to hear from villagers who might be prepared to marshal on the day or bake cakes for the event!

Wednesday 28th March, 1-3pm. Orston Village Hall

Admission is £2 - All welcome!

Despite the snow lots of parents and children turned up at The Village Hall for the launch of ‘Orston Little Ones’

on the 28th February.

3 mums from the village organised the session as they noticed there were a lot

of young families in the Orston area who needed somewhere to get together. With

delicious homemade cakes, hot drinks and snacks for the little ones, the session

was very relaxed with lots of chatting, playing and some singing to end the day. A good time was had by all so that is why

another session has been arranged. All welcome!

We would love to find some volunteers to help out with the

sessions - if you are interested or have any queries about the group

please contact orstonlittleones@gmail.com

MILLENNIUM GREEN

Don’t forget the next work party at the Green on

Saturday 10th March, 10-12.00.

Some exciting events are being planned to raise funding and promote greater use of the

Millennium Green for the benefit of the whole village. Two to put in your

diaries straight away are:

The Big Family Campout which, this year, will take place on the weekend of 21st/22ndJuly.

As well as events it is also proposed that an Eco-toilet should be provided on the Green. This would hopefully benefit all users whether they are attending events and activities or just passing through.

We would really welcome your feedback on this idea so please do come to our next trustees meeting at the Durham Ox on Monday 16th April or ring Fiona Gullis (851693) Philip Marshall (850817).

Official Opening of the New Downing Shelter

Saturday 17th March 1.30pm Elton Campsite Station Road, Orston Nottinghamshire NG13 9NB Light refreshments (tea, coffee and cake!) will be available afterwards in the Magpie’s Nest Holiday House Please be aware that the weather could be inclement and the track and campsite could be muddy so please wear appropriate clothing and footwear!

If you are not able to come to the official opening but would still like to see the new building and see the site and what activities are available, the campsite will be open from 11am – 3pm, Saturday 17th/Sunday 18th March – please come along RSVP elton@girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk or write to Downing Opening, Girlguiding Nottinghamshire 18 Burton Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3DF