This site is open to all to postings from residents of the Lady Bay area of Nottingham, but anyone can read it. The site has been running for over ten years now and gets ( look at the banner for a number ) or more new hits each month.
Whether you are a Neighbourhood Watch coordinator or not you may wish
to print the current Ringmaster message from the police and frame it! It may become
valuable as one of the last messages we will get from Ringmaster which shuts
down on April 1st making three people redundant. If you feel strongly about
the abrupt cessation of crime figures, messages about scams, distraction
burglary,rogue traders etc. then please come along to the next LAG meeting
(next Monday, Thursday, April 8th. at All Hallows Church Hall on Pierrepont Rd. at 7-30pm..) when you can voice
your opinion to our beat officer, Adrian Bradshaw.
UPDATE - A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "Nottinghamshire Police's strong relationship with Neighbourhood Watch is not going to change. The force has always had a close link with Neighbourhood Watch and we remain committed to working closely with them."
A company called 'The Digital Switchover Group' are attending addresses and providing a pink leaflet. They also state that they are working on behalf of the Government. They claim that homeowners would not be able to get digital TV without extra equipment (Digital UK have confirmed that none of these details are correct and Freeview would be available for many years)
After two weeks of endless ups and downs I have just heard from Severn Trent Water plc that the Wilford Suspension Bridge is reopening tomorrow at 12.30 so our planned 'Happening' will after all be a Celebration and not a Protest!!
Please spread the word to all cycllists, walkers, runnners and anyone else who can come along and take part in the reopening calvacade, starting from both sides of the Trent! (I will be starting from the Welbeck Road (West Bridgford) side).
We are currently trying to fight the potential Forest Stadium construction at Gamston. (which is part of the 2018 & 2022 world cup bids)
Linked to this is a housing proposal on the site stretching along the A52 Gamston to Tollerton which is part of the Local Development Framework which itself is a part of the Greater Nottingham Core Strategy (GNCS).
The link below will take you to an article in the Nott'm Evening Post earlier this week that gives an effective summary of the proposals.
To cut a long story short - Rushcliffe BC are due a Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday 12th Jan at 8pm at the Civic Centre (this meeting was meant to start at 7.00pm but seems to have been postponed due to the weather, they know we are coming so whether it's a tactic so we get there late, I'll let you decide if you can make if for 7.00pm just in case...) were they will be making a decision as to whether to recommend (or not) Gamston & Clifton as 'preferred options' for housing and wider development within the GNCS that is due to go to public consultation at the end of January.
Why does this interest us? Because the housing development at Gamston is/will be used to fund the stadium development at the Lings Bar Roundabout, and we all agree that this is the wrong place for a football stadium!
The Rushcliffe GreenFields group (of which FIELDS is a member), agreed to attend the cabinet meeting on the 12th (it is a public meeting), en mass, in an attempt to demonstrate the level of opposition to both the housing development proposals and the wider issue of inappropriate development of the green belt. We need as many people as possible to attend the meeting.
If you have a spare hour (as I'm reliably informed that these meetings last on average 30 mins), on Tuesday evening and are up for a little bit of civic disobedience and general barracking and heckeling, then come along and encourage others to do so!
Could I ask you to spread the word of the above please as far and wide as possible?
May I invite you to listen to three songs from my Lyrics For Classics collection of songs using classical themes with arrangements by Michael Neaum and lyrics by me,performed by Sinfonia Chorale, one of Nottingham's finest choirs.
Fitness guru and leading personal trainer CathyFaughey is launching the very first Run in England beginners running group inNottingham on November 23rd . Run in England is a new scheme from England Athletics designed to makerunning accessible for all and Cathy is working in partnership with them toencourage, support and guide beginner runners within the West Bridgford area ofthe City.
Xmas is fast approaching - This Fraud has been confirmed by Royal Mail.
The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following.
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number).
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £315 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655.
Residents in South Nottinghamshire are still being called upon by door
to door sales people, know as pedlars. To sell door to door a pedlar
certificate is required.
As you probably know, there will be a working party on the Hook on Sunday 6th December.
Meet at 2pm at the Silt Trap.
We are going to plant Black Poplar cuttings, which if successful will replace the
non-native variety when they come to the end of their lifespan.
We are also going to decide where to plant a fruit orchard.
There are some other jobs if the weather allows, but we will be flexible.
All welcome, please wear appropriate clothing, footwear and gloves etc.
Please bring any tools that you think may be useful.
Please contact me by email if you need further details,
or telephone 9149481.
Thanks & Best Wishes,
Maureen, Secretary,
on behalf of Chairperson, Linda Adcock and the FrOTH team.
Towards the end of 2005 a company trading under the style of PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) was in operation. A card was put through resident's doors purporting that the compnay had attempted to deliver a parcel to that address. but had not been able to do so. Customers were requested to telephone them on 09066 611 911(a premium rate number) to arrange delivery. This was a scam as the telephone number given was an answering machine in Belize. persons who rang this number and listened to a full 6 minute recorded message paid £1.50 per minute for their call, a total of £9 in all.
