Hi all

A warm welcome to January’s newsletter.

Can I take this opportunity to wish all readers a happy and healthy New Year.

I’m sure 2012 will bring lots of challenges and opportunities in our communities.   As ever, if you need help or advice on anything including personal casework, do let Andy, Mary or myself know.

Hope you find the the first newsletter of the year useful and stimulating.

best regards

Richard

Richard Robinson

Labour Borough Cllr for Kimberley & Cossall

Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Arts, Culture & Leisure

7 Scargill Avenue

Newthorpe, Nottm NG16 2DZ

Tel: 01773 531315 (h) 0775 1970 640 (m)

E: richard.robinson@broxtowe.gov.uk

W: www.richardsrobinson.org.uk

 

Cllr Andy Cooper – andy.cooper@broxtowe.gov.uk
Tel: 0788 4403 860 Borough Cllr Cossall & Kimberley

 

Cllr Mary McGuckin – mary.mcguckin@broxtowe.gov.uk
Tel: 0791 7835 493 Borough Cllr Cossall & Kimberley

 

Kimberley, Cossall, Awsworth & Trowell News Update

& Information Service – January edition 2012

 

1)   Kimberley Connect

Lots of people in and around the Kimberley area have been asking what has happened to the Kimberley Connect magazine that used to be regularly delivered in the Nuthall, Kimberley area.  It appeared to be a very poplar source for local information.

I’ve managed to found out that Kimberley Connect has definitely stopped being published.  However a replacement for Kimberley Connect is now due to appear throughout our area I understand during 2012.  It will be bi-monthly, and it it is published by the people who produce the NG5 magazine.
If you would like further information or would like to advertise in the new magazine the phone number is 0115 926 9777, e-mail: info@ng5.org.uk 

The postal address is: NG Magazines
2 Goodwood Avenue
Arnold
NG5 7BB

2)    Kimberley Farmers Market – Saturday 7 January 2012 – 9am – 1pm Toll Bar Square Kimberley

It’s the first Saturday of the month again on Saturday, which means it’s Kimberley Farmers market again.

Do come along and support your local market!

3)   Trent Barton 27 bus route/T1 Phoenix Flyer

A good number of you have been asking what has happened to the meetings that we organised with Anna Soubry MP towards the end of last year to see whether Trent Barton would consider a re-route for the existing 27 service (so it would cover the whole of the route that the T1 previously covered).

On 14 October 2011 Andy, Mary, Cllr Lydia Ball and myself met with Anna at her office in Chilwell in order to see what influence could be brought to bear on Trent Barton  because of the loss of service and detrimental affect in particular for Awsworth residents.

We’ve now had the official response from Trent Barton, which to say the least is disappointing.  In essence they are not interested.

The only hope we really have now of getting a positive outcome is looking at alternative ways of finding new funding for the previous T1 route.  I understand that this is a subject that is due to be discussed at Cabinet in Broxtowe at some point during the next few months.  When more information is available I will let you know.

In the meantime if you are adversely affected by the withdrawal of the T1 service do send us your details.  This will help us in future negotiations we have.

4)  Citizens Focus Group

There’s been an excellent response to this initiative, and I’m planning the first meeting for February.  Thanks to all of you who have expressed an interest.  I’ll publish the date in the February newsletter.

It’s not too late to register your interest though!

For those who have joined this e mail list recently, or who missed what this is all about, essentially after talking a resident in Cossall during October, I came up with the idea of setting up a Citizens Focus Group. We’ll meet up informally once every 2 months and disucss practical politics (looking at probably more national issues though). I get a lot of comments from people a whole host of issues including immigration, social services, energy, education, transport, housing, NHS, employment and IT.

The idea would be is that we would find a particular subject to discuss on each occasion, and exchange views and individual expertise. If we then come up with a practical proposal, we can send this to the appropriate body to be considered as a policy option.

I’m happy for people of varying (and of no) political persuasion to get involved, and really hope that this can be a real “grassroots” way of involving people in positive politics again. I’m sure whilst we will never always agree on everything we can enjoy a robust discussion, and even have some fun in the meantime.

I’ll confirm the venue too for February, I’m looking at a couple of venues in Kimberley at present.

5)    Car Parking Review in Kimberley

The decision to charge for car parking in Kimberley from April 2010 on Victoria Street has proved to be one of the most contentious and locally politically divisive ones in all of my years as a councillor.  There’s little benefit or wisdom in raking up old arguments now, other than to acknowledge the previous “impasse” between different sides.

Credit should go to Kimberley Town Council who have consistently maintained their opposition to the charging (and the affects of it).

Throughout last year I continued to receive lots of complaints from residents on Newdigate Street and Victoria Street who were suffering intolerable nuisance and damage with the extra congestion caused due to cars being parked on the narrow streets as opposed to the car park.

Victoria Street car park has remained virtually empty.

At Broxtowe Borough Council a review of the impact of the car parking charges in Eastwood, Kimberley & Stapleford has been undertaken, and this was reported to Cabinet on 20 December.

During the review Mary, Andy and myself argued for a complete lifting of the charges for Victoria Street, Kimberley.

I know the next few lines will appear very bureaucratic, but bear with me, as within local government these are the processes we have to work through!

The recommendations that have now come out of the review suggest that for Victoria Street car park (as now) the first hour should be free.  The big change being that for the rest of the day a flat rate charge of £1 be levied.  This is a substantial reduction from the current charge (but not of course free).

This suggestion will now go back to another committee (for final deliberation) who will then report back to Cabinet again.

My understanding is that this will take until April 2012 to reach a final decision and make any changes.

During the next few weeks Mary, Andy and myself will be writing to all residents of Newdigate Street and Victoria Street individually to sound out views on the proposed changes as highighted above.  We will then in turn ensure these are fed into the final decision making process.

If you have points you would like Mary, Andy and myself to raise, please do let us know by 31 January.

6)  D H Lawrence Heritage now open on Saturdays

Visitors to Eastwood’s Durban House and D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum can now celebrate the town’s most famous son all weekend after Saturday opening hours were introduced for the first time last October.

D H Lawrence Heritage is a multi-award winning visitor attraction based around two highly-acclaimed sites including the Birthplace Museum and Durban House Heritage Centre.

The attraction brings together a Museum, Heritage Centre, Gift Shop, Team Shop, Art Gallery and meeting room.

You can also get Sunday lunches from January too.

For full information please contact D H Lawrence Heritage on 01773 717353, culture@broxtowe.gov.uk or visit www.dhlawrenceheritage.org

7)  Keeping up Appearances Grant Scheme (Broxtowe Borough Council)

The Keeping up Appeareances Grant Scheme was a very popular scheme designed to improve retail and commercial properities across the borough. What it did was to contribute up to £2000 (50% matched funded) to the costs of extrernal improvements and repairs.

I know of several shops and businesses in Kimberley that previously benefited from this scheme, with improvements to shop windows etc.

Despite the exceedingly tough financial restraints facing the council (and having to temporarily withdraw the scheme) at the Cabinet meeting of 8 November a new scheme has been approved allowing £13,000 to be bid for by local businesses across the borough.

If you have a local business in Broxtowe and are interested in bidding for the funding, please get in touch and I can send you all of the appropriate details.

Local Community Business Information

BILL PLANT DrivingSchool

Based in Kimberley.
With our professional and friendly local driving instructors, you’ll enjoy a relaxed, positive and encouraging environment as you learn to drive.
Driving lessons with the Bill Plant Driving School are very competitively
priced, proudly offering at all times the offer that our UK learner drivers nationwide have come to know and adore, 5 lessons for £56* (*Terms & Conditions)

Why not call ANDY, your local Bill Plant Instructor for more details.
Tel: 07932 666903

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Music ACT ( DJ Service )
Music ACT offers high quality disco and music for any type of celebration.
All event is special and we will ensure your entertainment is first class.
Providing professional tailor made music solutions for Civil Ceremonies, Partnerships, Wedding Breakfasts, Children’s Parties, Corporate Functions or any other Events.
We have full Public Liability Insurance (PLI) as required for any venue and are already CRB Checked for Children’s Parties.

Call Susan for more a quotation
Tel: 07951 779895 – based in Kimberley

stibbitts2@csc.com

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RM home services

All aspects of home maintenance

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms,

Electrical, Plumbing, Tiling & Decorating

Gardening Services & Maintenance, Clearance.

Pavin, Slabbing, Fencing

NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL

Please call or e-mail for free quotation

Home; 01159 459631

Mobile; 07508 035049

Richard Maltby

richard.maltby@sky.com

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Personal Training

Jacques Niemand offers special offers on boot camps,

personal training packages – all at very reasonable costs, situated in Old

Basford,Nottinghamor can be carried out in your home environment – contact

Jacques – Mob: 07912 868954 – e mail: swiftactive@gmail.com

www.swiftactive.com

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Cavendish Systems Ltd. – Caring for your Computers

We provide a full range of computer services/repairs for

home and small business users.

- we work evenings and weekends for your convenience

- our work is guaranteed

- we can come to you or you can bring your computer to our

workshop

- if we cannot fix your problem, we charge no fee

- we are Microsoft certified

- we are locally based inKimberley

- we have decades of IT experience and contacts to call upon

- full details of services and prices are on our website

What our customers say

“Great all-round knowledge”

“Impeccable service & delivery”

“Approachable and friendly”

“Very professional”

“Friendly, honest and intuitively skilled”

“I have never had a problem that Chris can’t fix!”

Contact Chris Appleby on 07720 966517 – based in Kimberley

Email: sales@cavendishsystems.com

Web: http://www.cavendishsystems.com/

Web: Cavendish Systems Ltd

Computer services and repair – Home/Small

Business/PCs/Macs/Servers/Networks/Programming/Virus

removal/Web/Security/Training/Video Editing

Microsoft Certified

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Neil M Brown

Kimberley

Home & Garden Services

Blocked drains to untidy gardens: njbrown5@ntlworld.com

Tel: Mob: 0785 442 6766

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John Sherwin Ltd

Specialist Motor Engineers

Somercotes Hill, Somercotes, Alfreton,DerbyDE55 4JS

Tel: 01773 604400 http://www.jsherwin-vwaudi.co.uk/21565/jsherwin.htm

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Neighbourhood pet care, pet boarding for caged birds and

pets, also home visits, dog walking, feeding etc peace of mind references, collection/delivery

service tel: Jenny on 0115 8494708 or mobile 0795 2751 019.

73 Newton’s Lane, Cossall

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Running from Baker Road, Newthorpe the business called Triple S

offers:

Computer Services based on a fixed rate fee. The main

services range from a computer “MOT” to a full rebuild of the operating system, installation, services for Broadband and an “Anything Computers” one to one are available.

Contact Steve: http://www.tripletriple.co.uk/

and the mobile number 07847 786744 E-mail: steve@tripletriple.co.uk

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I’m a local author living on Victoria Street, Kimberley.

I’ve just published a children’s book which is an historical adventure

based around Kimberley, Awsworth, Cossall,

Ilkeston and Nottingham Castle in the year 1086. I’m very willing to make this book available for fund-raising purposes.

GLORIA MORGAN

glomo.vicstreet@ntlworld.com

Book Title: KINMERS LEA – which is the old name

for Kimberley.

My contact details: Tel: 08454 67 1086 (local rate calls).

The book is available for sale from Plumb’s, James Street, Kimberley,

Awsworth Post Office, Giltbrook Post Office and Giltbrook

News price £7.99

Web site http://www.kinmerslea.co.uk/

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CRYSTAL CLEAR CLEANING SERVICE

THE CLEAR CHOICE FOR ALL YOUR CLEANING NEEDS

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE

Domestic/ Commercial Window Cleaning

Industrial Cleaning

Builders Cleans

Guttering/Facia Cleaning

Carpet Cleaning

Patio Cleaning

Also available for subcontract work

All areas covered

Contact: Mr Richard Hill

‘phone 0782 4535 309

15 Ruislip Close Kimberley Nottingham NG16 2LF

crystalclear.cleaning@ntlworld.com

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SHORT OF CASH?

Sell your broken gold jewellery at

Mike’s

7 James Street

Kimberley -

Established 30 years.

Watch batteries/straps fitted.

Jewellery repairs undertaken.

Wide selection of Gifts available.

We also have Toys!

Call in for a friendly, old fashioned, service.

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Kerstine Herbert (Dip RM)-Sports Injury and Remedial Massage

Therapist.

Local therapist based on Victoria StreetKimberley

offering mobile option so you can be

treated in the comfort of your own home.

Common conditions treated include:

* Whiplash

* Back and neck pain

* Sports injuries

* Joint problems

* Strains and sprains

* Stress and tension.

A full therapeutic body massage is great for unwinding and

combating stress.

I also offer Indian Head Massage which is highly beneficial

for treating stress, poor sleep patterns, headaches and neck and back

tension.

Prices range from £17 for a half an hour treatment to £25

for a full body massage.

To arrange an appointment please call on 0788 6226 005

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Softwurkz

SoftWurkz S£ick Business Management Software

Pain Relief for Small Businesses

SoftWurkz Limited is aKimberley

based Company who specialise in the development of business management computer

software for the self employed andfor small businesses. The directors liveon

Angus Close, Kimberley.

To find out more information contact: Richard Bradley richard@softwurkz.com

07765 531388 or Peter Graboswki on softwurkz.peter@yahoo.co.uk 07818 255107 or

Stephen: stephen@softwurkz.com

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C & J UPVC Maintenance

Specialists in UPVC Window, Door & Conservatory

Repairs/Upgrades

Contact Craig Harwood – 07999 599501, or 0115 849 8397 –

http://www.candjupvcmaintenance.co.uk/

33 Wortley Avenue, Trowell, Nottingham, NG9 3QP

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Noah’s Ark Pre-School Playgroup

Free places for 3 and 4 year olds.

Holy Trinity, Church Hill, Kimberley,

Nottingham, NG16 2HYTel: 0115 945 8553 (am only), noah.ark.kimberley@live.co.uk

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Golden goose classes

Are small friendly groups meeting for textile lessons in my

home on the Gilthill, Kimberley.

Classes are limited to 5 students in well equipped workroom.

All levels of ability are catered for, from GCSE catch up –

to recreational sewing.

I am an experienced textile teacher with twenty years

experience which I would now like to pass on in a more relaxed atmosphere.

Classes cost £3.50 per hour for up to two hours. On Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during the morning or afternoon, and some

evenings.

During 2009 some of my students have made their own clothes,

Advent calendars Shopping bags, wall hangings and full size machine pieced

quilts.

Contact Pat Furniss 0115 8548933 or 07941898139 for more

details.

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http://www.trading-faces.biz/

Your local Kimberley based, professional photographer available for portraits, family groups, model portfolios,

passports, IDs & corporate image, by appointment.

All enquiries: Tannerfolio@aol.com

Or call 0115 9382235 mobile 0771 4294 324

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Nowt-Added

Unit E4

The Ropewalk Industrial Est.

Ilkeston

Derbyshire

Tel: 0115 8497055 – Amanda Matthews

Handmade and Bespoke Body Care Products

Luxury Products at affordable prices

Hand Moulded Soap’s, Body Butters, Bath Creamers,

Bath Salts and Crystals, Essential oils, Massage Oils

Lip Balms, Solid Perfumes, Bath Bombs and much more.

Everything is made with quality UKsourced products and fully

licensed.

Available for School Fayres & Fates, Children’s Party’s,

Pamper Afternoon / Evenings.

Open to the public

Mondays 10am – 2pm

Wednesday 10am – Midday

Fridays 10am – 2pm

nowt-added@hotmail.co.uk

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Gerry Hargreaves has a background of electrical installation

and maintenance followed by considerable experience of energy monitoring

providing technical support to the marketing division ofEast Midlands

Electricity.

Projects throughout the UKhave included energy monitoring

and data/billing analysis to assist companies to improve efficient use of

energy. This has included disputes with electricity suppliers and distributors

and site surveys, installation of temporary monitoring equipment and

recommendations to install suitable power factor correction equipment.

Site surveys for the installation of a M&T at major

sites, have been undertaken and with the recent advances in remote monitoring

technologies surveys and installation of GSM smart meters have been undertaken

at distribution centres of a leading logistics company.

A request by a leading UKenergy supplier has resulted in the installation of remote data collection

technology, including planning and installation of remote data logging

equipment to monitor and analyse usage data from geothermal sites within theUK. This work

is ongoing in the development of renewable energy and low carbon technology.

Site visits and travel are significant reduced with the application of t-mac

technology.

Gerry Hargreaves

2 Laverock Close

Kimberley

Nottingham

NG16 2QX

Tel: 01159384967

Mob: 07973406202

Fax: 07970451844

http://woodmeadenergyservices.co.uk/default.aspx

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Brian Gregory

Your Local Painter and Decorator.

Lulworth Court,

Kimberley

References given by all my local customers

Tel: 0797 6659 436

or e mail: Margaret Foster margaret.foster10@ntlworld.com

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Looking for spare parts for your solid fuel appliance?

Contact Kimberley resident Peter Grabowski

GAP Supplies – 0115 945 8672 email: gapsupplies@yahoo.co.uk

or p.grabowski@sky.com

Parkray, Rayburn, Aga, Trianco, Baxi, Esse,

Charnwood, Dunsley, Firemaster & many more.

Front bars, bottom bars, single bars, deepening bars,

firebricks, side bricks, front bricks, back bricks, throat plates, ash pans,

thermostats, fan units, operating tools, single glass strips, glass panels,

control knobs, draught stabilisers, fireplates, fuel regulators, door seals,

fibre rope, ash carriers, fire cement, coal savers, flue brushes.

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Personal, Professional & Academic coaching –

Skills for Life

• ONLINE CONSULTATIONS at www.msc-lifecoaching.co.uk

• 1 to 1 Educational home tuition for students 7 years to post-grad.

• Study Skills & Exam Techniques. Revision schedules prepared

• Dissertations, CVs & Personal Statements proof-read & improved

• Matching your personal attributes to career & job market

• Interview techniques, Presentations, Speeches, Public Speaking

• Personal Lifeplan strategies – Have you got one ?

• Managing Life crises: Ergonomics in Life choices

• Management Consultancy, Training, coaching for Organisational Development

CONTACT: Neil Green M.Sc., Dip. I.S.M., P.G.C.E.

Noel Street, Kimberley

uk.neil@gmail.com

0115 919 2190

www.msc-lifecoaching.co.uk