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free time 16

looking good, feeling great 19

business & IT 25

NHW 17

a helping hand 10

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Welcome to the Spring edition - another packed mag full of great businesses all eager to help you get your home, garden or body ship shape for summer!

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Sherwood Library 58

LOVELY LAMB!Lamb is a tasty and versatile meat. Here are three recipes using different cuts, all

easy, delicious and inexpensive. Enjoy!

Moroccan Meatballs

500g minced lamb1 x onion - finely chopped2 x garlic cloves - finely chopped2 tsp ground cumin2 tsp ground coriander1 tsp cinnamonbreadcrumbs - good handful1 egg1 dsp tomato pureesalt & pepper

methodEither use a food processor or manually mix the ingredients until well blended. Roll into walnut size balls and shallow fry until browned all over. Delicious with couscous and tomato sauce or stuffed in pitta bread with coleslaw.

500g minced lamb2 tbsp olive oil (plus oil for brushing)2 aubergines (500g) - sliced1 onion - sliced2 garlic - finely chopped400g tin chopped tomatoes1 tsp cinnamonred wine - splash50g butter, 30g flour & 350ml milk1 egg - beaten100g grated cheese (cheddar or parmesan)nutmeg - gratedsalt & pepper

methodPre-heat oven to 200°C. Brush augergine slices both sides with olive oil and place on a large baking sheet. Bake for 10 mins then turn and bake for another 10 mins. They should be soft and golden brown. Meanwhile - gently fry the onion and garlic til soft. Turn heat up and add the lamb. Break up and brown. Then add the cinnamon and red wine - boil til liquid is absorbed. Add tinned tomatoes and season to taste. Simmer gently for 20 mins while you make the white sauce. In a small pan melt butter - add flour and stir for a minute. Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk. Over a medium heat stir until the sauce is smooth and thick. Add 2/3 of the cheese and 1 tsp grated nutmeg. Leave to cool slightly while you assemble to dish. Grease an ovenproof dish and place a layer of aubergine slices on the bottom. Pour over the lamb sauce and top with another layer of aubergines. Then beat the egg into the white sauce. Pour over the top of the dish and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 45 mins in oven.

MOUSSAKA Lamb and Spinach CurryThis recipe is based on a dish from a book called “Curry”.3 tbsp sunflower oil300g boneless lamb leg steaks - cubed350g bag spinach2 x onions - chopped1 x garlic clove - crushed400g tin tomatoes1 tsp chilli flakes1 tsp turmeric1 tsp cumin seedssalt to taste

methodHeat the oil in a pan and cook the onions until soft. Add garlic, tomatoes, chilli, cumin seeds, turmeric and lamb. Cover and cook gently for 40 mins. Meanwhile wash spinach and place in a pan until wilted. Drain and once cooled, chop. After 40 mins add spinach to the pan. Remove lid and simmer for a further few minutes until you have a thick sauce. Check for seasoning and serve with rice.

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HOW TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL BEAT

TEAM

To contact your local beat team telephone

Nottingham Police on 101

BEAT TEAMSCarrington

based at SherwoodPC Stephen Fletcher

07792 437302PCSO Darren Booth

07545 701862PCSO Peter Corten

07702 141671Email - Carrington@

nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk

Sherwood based at Sherwood

PC Padraig O’hEochaidh07792 437303

PCSO Lucy Allcock07545 701861

CPO Dean Goode07903 759497

Email - [email protected]

Edwards Lane based at Sherwood

PC Nicholas Hubbard 07792 437306

PCSO Liam Halford 07595 073966

CPO Lisa Mickle 07983 427895


Find your Safer Neighbourhoods team by entering your postcode

on the homepage of www.nottinghamshire.police.uk

Everyone who knows Sherwood also knows the excellent community spirit in this vibrant and bustling part of the city.

What many might not know about, however, is the importance of its well-established Neighbourhood Watch network.

While our neighbourhood policing teams ensure they patrol their patches as effectively as possible, we still need residents to be the eyes and ears of the community.

Neighbourhood Watch ensures that all of that essential local information is collated and shared with the police, enabling us to act upon it.

If you would like information on neighbourhood watch schemes in Sherwood, you can speak to any member of your local beat team.

We would also urge you to speak to our neighbourhood policing officers if you feel that there any particular areas of Sherwood that you would like us to patrol more frequently.

We fully understand the concerns that were voiced about the closure of the police station, but we aim to have a contact point in the town centre within the coming months.

In the meantime, our officers are making themselves as visible and accessible as possible. However, we need your input to ensure we continue to be in the

right places at the right times.Although at the time of writing Sherwood is not giving us any cause for undue concern, we are not prepared to become complacent.

We have had officers conducting patrols in the town centre to deter would-be shop thieves.We are also urging residents to avoid becoming victims of vehicle crime by taking a number of simple steps.

Firstly, do not leave valuable items like satellite navigation systems, iPods or even clothing in an unattended vehicle.Secondly, do not leave car keys on display in your home. As vehicle security has improved, the only way thieves can usually steal a car is to obtain the car keys. Keep them in a safe place at night, away from external doors and windows.

After our homes, our cars are the second biggest investment most of us make, so it pays to take note of common sense crime prevention advice.

If you have any information about crime, antisocial behaviour or suspicious activity in your area, or would like to discuss any issue about policing with a member of your neighbourhood beat team, just telephone 101.You can also contact us via our website www.nottinghamshire.police.uk or communicate with us via Twitter or Facebook.To report a crime you can also telephone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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If you run a support group or organisation and want people to know about it, why not list it here? If your group is not-for-profit or a charity then your listing is free. All other groups pay just £5+vat per edition. Please get in touch either by phone on 0115 9269777 or email: [email protected] Easy - a support network for people with a respiratory condition, their families, friends & carers. The Nottingham North Branch welcomes people from Arnold, Gedling, Carlton, Mapperley & Sherwood areas. We meet the 2nd Thurs each month at St Georges Comm Centre, Victoria St, Netherfield at 1.30pm. Further info from Woody 911 4248 or Jim Bennett 847 7639.Nottingham Prostate Cancer Support Group - if you are affected by Prostate Cancer and would like to talk to others in a similar situation, you are welcome to join our group. We meet at the Nottingham City Hospital between 7 and 9pm on the 2nd Thursday every other month. Partners always welcome. For further information either ring Self Help Nottingham on 0115 911 1661 or email [email protected] Gosh - (Nottingham Gynae - oncology support & help group) support in the aftermath of various gynae cancers. Support, information, understanding or simply a cup of tea. Meetings are held bi-monthly on the last Tues of the month in the Urology Seminar Room at Nottingham City Hospital from 7-9pm (meet in Maternity foyer at 6.45pm) For more info call Sue Mills on 0115 969 1169 ext 56162Nottingham Miscarriage Support - For anyone effected by the loss of a baby during pregnancy who would like to meet with other women and men who have shared similar experiences. Meet 3rd Thursday monthly 7-9pm at Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive. For info contact Kymm 0115 8449484 or 07870 771326 or [email protected]

Cutting Back - Self-help group for women who self-harm. Weekly meetings in City Centre. For more information call 07930 713530 or email: [email protected] Help & Advice - The Debt Advice Network is a registered charity offering free, impartial, professional, face-to-face advice to people with debt problems. Contact your local counsellor David Hall on 07973 113882 or email: [email protected].

a helping hand - group directory

Sherwood Stroke Club - meets every fortnight on Fridays 10.30am - 2pm. United Reform Church Hall, Edwards Lane, Sherwood. Offering friendship & support. New members welcome. For details call 0115 962 6410 or 0115 926 7853.Framework’s EVE Works - Helps unemployed people into work/training/volunteering. We help remove barriers to work. For free 1-2-1 appointments and training eg. confidence building/interveiw skills. Tel: 0800 111 4262 or email: [email protected] Curie Helper service - Provided FREE of charge to carers of people with terminal cancer or other life-limiting illnesses. For a few hours each week our trained volunteers are able to provide one to one emotional support, information and a short break from your caring role. For support, call 0845 304 8730, 0115 938 5906 or email: [email protected]. Visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/helper for more information.Alcoholics Anonymous - every Sunday 5pm - 7pm at Sherwood Community Centre. Just turn up.Aphasia Self Help Group - meet monthly at Sherwood Community Centre. For more information contact Kevin or Alison on 0115 962 1153Carer’s Support Group - meet alternate Fridays 10am - 12pm at Sherwood Community Centre. Contact Kevin or Alison: 0115 962 1153.Nottingham Arthritis Care Self Help Group - meet the last Friday every month, 11am -1pm at Sherwood Community Centre. Contact the Arthritis Care Office: 0115 952 5522.Nottingham Self Help Group for People who Stammer - meet alternate Tuesdays at Sherwood Community Centre. Contact Mathew: 0115 953 2177.

Tea Dance - run by Nottingham Osteoporosis Society. Every Thursday 1.30pm - 4pm at Sherwood Community Centre. £2.50 includes tea and biscuits. All welcome.

Allsorts - Do you have physical or sensory disabilities? Want to meet new people? Aged 18-40? Have fun with like minded people, join Nottinghamshire Allsorts. email: allsortsnotts.org.uk or visit: www.allsortsnotts.org.uk

ADHD - a support group for parents of adults with ADHD. Meet last Monday of month 7 - 9pm in Nottingham City Centre. Call 0115 982 2573 for more info.

Relate Nottinghamshire - Offers family counselling, relationship counselling, sex therapy and young peoples counselling. Costs negotiated according to income. Tel: 0115 950 7836 from 9am to 9pm.

Hard of Hearing/Deafened - for anyone who has a hearing loss & communicates in spoken English, Nottinghamshire Deaf Society runs a monthly Hard of Hearing Social Group (4th Friday, 10am-2pm) & evening lip-reading classes (next course starts 3rd Nov). For further details contact Rachael by phone 0115 988 7576, text 07817 275253 or email: [email protected]

Fibromyalgia - Support groups, workshops and group meetings. Contact Charlotte - 0115 9676 434 or 07961 025780.

Contact the Elderly - If you want to make a difference to the lives of elderly people in your local community, why not consider volunteering for Contact the Elderly? We are a national charity tackling acute loneliness among isolated older people, aged 75 and over, by organising free, monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties. Please contact Pamela Walker on 0121 603 1331 or [email protected] for more info.


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Sherwood Market is coming soon! And it’s returning to its favoured location outside Sherwood Shops. Here’s the chance to buy some crafty cakes, chunky chutneys, precious preserves, tasty titbits,and grow-your-own by buying starter plants from a handsome variety of herbs and try other easy grow edible plants such as unusual beans, peppers and squashes. Enjoy a face-to-face chat and tips and advice from local producers, suppliers and your local community groups.

Come along, on the first Saturday of the month, April to August, from 10 am - 2 pm, Sherwood Market at Sherwood Shops. Dates for your diary: Saturday 7th April, 5th May, 2nd June, 7th July and 4th August.

Come and support local people in your local market and bag some bargains!

The Rotary Club of Sherwood Sunrisers, which is a Breakfast Club, was able to present a cheque for £500 to the Prime Time Luncheon Club that meets at the United Reformed Church Edwards Lane Sherwood.

Sherwood Sunrisers were responding to an appeal from Prime Time Secretary Mavis Crouch following reduction of local authority grants.

The money will mean that the Prime Time Club that was originally formed in 1998 will be able to continue for a further year providing their twice monthly lunch to 20 vulnerable older people who live in the Sherwood area.David Hughes the President of the Prime Time Club and a Past President of the now dissolved Nottingham North Rotary Club thanked Sunrisers members at the presentation for their generous support

The clubs next fund raising event will be an ABBA evening on Saturday 24th March at Arnold Town Football Club for information about the event or tickets call John Bray tel 07894 412 281

If you would like to join the Rotary Club of Sherwood Sunrisers or one of the other 50-plus Rotary clubs across the Nottingham area, visit www.ribi.org . or contact the Club Membership Secretary Alan Bush on 07833 232 215.

Prime Presentation in Sherwood

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Sherwood Under 12 girls team (Yr 7)needs more players.

Call Dave Potter on 0791 2624794 or e: [email protected]

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To find out more about the club go to www.sherwoodfc.com

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Community fund pot up for grabs for Nottinghamshire

residents Local communities across Nottinghamshire needing a helping hand to fund small projects, activities or improvements in their area could be entitled to a share of an annual £10,000 funding pot held by their local County Councillor. The Councillor’s Division Fund aims to benefit organisations, groups or individuals which are active in their community for one-off causes and the councillor decides which schemes in their ward should get a contribution. Recent grants include £250 for a Christmas party for local residents at a community centre, £1,000 to replace a charity shop’s glass frontage and £500 for an allotment group to develop a wild flower area. Councillor Reg Adair, Cabinet Member for Finance and Property at the County Council, said: "County Councillors are active in finding good causes in their ward for a share of their Division Fund money. However, we would encourage you to get in contact with your local councillor if you or your community group is struggling to find the money for a worthwhile one-off project or activity.” County Councillors are only able to use their fund for causes within their ward. People wishing to put forward a request for a Councillors Division Fund grant should contact their local County Councillor whose contact details are available by visiting the Council’s website at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk or by telephoning the authority on 08449 80 80 80.

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The course teaches good money management skills, budgeting tips and overall advice on how to curtail expenditure. If you need to tighten your belt or have more serious financial difficulties, this course has something to offer. The new student course is aimed at those in or about to start university and aims to take the pain out of student finances.

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Community DiaryIf you run a group or club and want people to know about it, why not list it here? If your group is not-for-profit or a charity then your listing is free. All other groups pay just £5+vat per edition. Please get in touch either by phone on 0115 9269777 or email: [email protected]

Arnold Arts Society - at the Pond Hills Arts Society, Pond Hills Lane, Arnold. Meetings are on Tuesday/Thursday mornings and Wednesday evenings. For more info call Eric Wileman on 01623 793923.

Nottingham Playgoers - Interested in Theatre? We read the plays, visit the theatre & discuss them afterwards. We’re a very friendly group meeting Tuesday evenings 7-9pm at the Mechanics, North Sherwood St, Nott’ham. Contact Sue Cullen on 0115 847 8423.

Arnold & District Camera Club - meet every two weeks on Thursday eve at Pond Hills Community Centre. Photography skills from the complete beginner to the accomplished amateur. For more info call Phil Howcroft on 0115 956 3850.

Prospect Players - meet at 7.30pm on Tues & Fri at the Pondhills Lane Community Centre, Arnold from September to May. For more info call Donna Atherton on 953 2049 or visit www.prospect-players.com

Spanish Mums in Nottingham - *join us on facebook* Are you a Spanish parent living in Nottingham? Would you like to meet other Spanish parents? Then we’d love to hear from you. Contact Susana on [email protected]

Wednesday Lunch Club - Arnold Methodist Church. Cooked meal, company & friendship. Contact Mavis Flewitt on 952 0919.Woodthorpe W.I - meets 1st Monday of the month (except January) @ Good Shepherd Church Hall, 7.30pm. New members welcome. Contact 0115 993 1796.

Yoga Exercise - Gedling Asian Elders Assc. £1 inc tea & biscuits. Every Tues 11-12noon. St Marks Church Hall, De-Vere Gardens, Woodthorpe. Tel: 0115 958 3244.

Pushy Mothers - Buggy workout in Woodthorpe Park. Fantastic way to improve your fitness & meet other mums. Tue 11-12 & Fri 10.30-11.30am. Call Vanessa on 07979 520085.

South Notts Alive & Kicking - Every Thurs at Arnold Liberal Club. 7.30pm-11.15pm. South Notts N.C.D.S.W is for the divorced, separated & widowed. Hand in friendship to all. Tel 0115 914 1076 or 0115 915 9119.

Classic Cars, Bikes & Custom - Likeminded enthusiasts meet at Cafe Janais, Cattle Market, Nott’ham. 2nd & 4th Wed every month. For info call Brian on 07836 794541.

Card Making & Paper Craft Classes - held monthly in Arnold. If you can get a crowd together I can come to you! Contact Victoria to book 07748 707845 or [email protected]

Roundabout Social Club - for single, separated, widowed & divorced. Every Wed, dancing & other activities at Federation House, Claremont Rd, Sherwood 8-11pm. Tel Viv 0115 953 8842.

Robin Hood Probus Club - For men who are retired, partly retired or nearing retirement. Monthly meeting Tues at Five Ways, Valley Rd. Call Derek 962 1932 or [email protected]

Card Club - a new card playing club based on the game TICHU. More simple & fun than bridge, more challenging & strategic than poker. Come & learn with us. Monthly meetings TBA. Contact: [email protected]

Nottingham Flower Club - Invites you to discover a new talent by joining us on a Thursday evening at the Bluecoat School, NG8 5GY. For dates of meetings contact Janet-0115 9375861.

Indian Classical Dance - one to one or small groups sessions. £5 per hr. Call Aparna on 920 3319/07737 897720.

Friends of Bestwood Country Park - a community group for all interested in supporting the Park.For more details email:[email protected] or visit our discussion forum website at www.bestwood-country-park.co.uk

Nova - new friends for single people. Call at the Mapperley Plains Social Club, Mapperley Top, Thursdays from 8pm & pick up our programme of monthly social events. For info: www.novanottingham.co.uk or phone Paul on 9404147.

Embroiderers’ Guild - anyone interested in stitching and textiles is welcome. We meet at The Nottingham Mechanics, North Sherwood St, Nottingham (close to the Royal Centre) on 1st Tuesday each month at 1.30 - 3.30pm. For more info contact Judith on 0115 953 1695.

Interested in speakers on complementary therapies, health & well-being in mind, body & spirit? - Every 4th Tuesday, 7.30 to 10pm, Arnold Library Meeting Room. Entrance fee. Open to therapists (inc. student therapists) & public. April 24th - “Business practice, digital marketing”, May 22nd - “Kinesiology”. Local FHT organisers - Jacky 01636 815739, Jayne 0115 926 2068.

Arnold Branch of the U3A - meet at 1.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month at Arnold Methodist Church - Chairman 0115 920 1160 or visit www.arnoldu3a.org

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Community Diary cont.....If you run a group or club and want people to know about it, why not list it here? If your group is not-for-profit or a charity then your listing is free. All other groups pay just £5+vat per edition. Please get in touch either by phone on 0115 9269777 or email: [email protected] Club of Sherwood Sunrisers - every Tues morning 7 - 8.30am at the City Hospital Cityside Restaurant. For more info call John Gilby on 0115 967 0909.Art Craft - Sherwood Depot Activity Centre, Melrose St (behind the old bus depot) - Art Craft, Music, Languages, Dance, Self improvement. Join in or hire space yourself. Tel: Jane or Jeremy 0115 985 6777.

Sherwood Community Centre - Mansfield Rd. Tel: 0115 962 1153 for more information on a range of activities or room hire.

Sherwood Craft Group - is a small friendly group of crafters. We cover a wide variety of crafts. For full details please phone Alma on 0115 841 0144.

Nottingham Rotaract - 18-30 ish - Want to meet people? Try new activities & help in your local community, nationally & internationally through volunteering and fundraising? We meet 7pm central Nottingham on 1st and 3rd Thursday each month. Visit www.rotaract.org.uk/nottingham for further details.

French speaking group - French speakers, native or not, meet monthly at various venues in & around Nottingham to keep up with the language. Good conversation French required. Join our group on Facebook: “The Nottingham Frogs” or email [email protected]. A bientot.

National Council of Women - Nottingham & Notts Branch - meet last Tues in month 7pm-9pm. Also 3rd Wed in month 12noon - 3pm, lunch & speaker. Lunch venue - The Welbeck Suite, The Masonic Hall, Welbeck Rd, NG2 7QW. For more info call 0115 982 7989. www.ncwgb.org

Bonington Players - meet for rehearsals at 7.45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from August to May at the Old Peoples Welfare Centre, Nottingham Road, Arnold. Productions are staged at the Bonington Theatre, Arnold. For more info call Linda on 0115 953 2807 or visit www.boningtonplayers.co.uk.

The Nottingham Branch of the Hardy Plant Society - meet on the 2nd Friday monthly (Oct-April) at West Bridgford Community Hall, Church Dr, West Bridgford, NG2 6AY at 7.30pm. Programme of guest speakers. In summer coach trips to insirational gardens. Further info: www.hardy-plant.org.uk/groups/nottingham or call Sylvia Bennett: 01949 836882/e:[email protected]

Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt - lectures held 6 times a year -plus special events & trips. New members welcome - expect a warm, friendly welcome. For further info call 01246 276771 or www.ssae.org.uk

Tea Dance - run by Nottingham Osteoporosis Society. Every Thursday 1.30pm - 4pm at Sherwood Community Centre. £2.50 includes tea and biscuits. All welcome.

Nottingham Backgammon Club - Meet Mondays at 9pm at the Horse & Groom, Radford Rd, NG7 7EA. No membership fees, no playing fees. Call Keith Gray - 07717 058856 for more info.

Grand Central Chorus - Sing in harmony with the GCC. Every Wed, 7.15pm at Harrington School, Long Eaton, NG10 4BJ. Visit www.grandcentralchorus.com or call Martin on 07855 270803 or just turn up. All teach by ear materials supplied.

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As the newly elected Chair of the Sherwood and Mapperley Park Neighbourhood Watch Association (SAMPNW) I would fi rstly like to thank my predecessor Ivan Jacoby for the fi ne work he has done in making the organisation a force to be reckoned with not only in our own area but in Nottingham generally.

The task for me and my colleagues on the committee is to build on this formidable achievement. Our fi rst objective is to work with the the residents of Sherwood and Mapperley Park and the local Police to ensure our area continues to be a great place to live and work.

I want to continue the drive to set up more Neighbourhood Watch Groups but I also want to link up with other community and residents groups to ensure that we pay attention not just to the importance of tackling crime but also to the wider issues that give rise to it. In this way, I hope we can become a true ‘Neighbourhood’ organisation with a broad view of what makes our area special and what we need to do to improve it.

I would very much welcome your views so please get in touch either by e-mailing me: colin.barratt@sampnw or by writing to SAMPNW c/o Sherwood Business Centre 616a Mansfi eld Road, Sherwood, NG5 2GA and let’s get that dialogue going. In my opinion Sherwood and Mapperley Park are great places to be, with your help and participation we have a chance to make them even better.

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Have you ever wondered what lies behind the townhouse on Angel Row? Well, in May you will be able to look around the secret garden at the back of Bromley House Library. We are having an ‘open garden’ event to raise funds for Maggie’s the cancer care charity as well as the conservation work we do at the library.

Our walled garden (pictured above), a place of tranquillity in the city, is one of the remaining gardens in the town centre and will be looking its best in May.

Maggie’s offers cancer patients and their families support to complement their medical care.

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Have you ever wondered what lies behind the townhouse on Angel Row? Well, in May you will be able to look around the secret garden at the back of Bromley House Library. We are having an ‘open garden’ event to raise funds for Maggie’s the cancer care charity as well as the conservation work we do at the library.

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Since April last year George Wilson and Mick Henson have been working on transforming a piece of waste ground on the Goosedale site into a new cricket ground. In July the first game is due to be played on the new wicket. With thousands of hours of volunteer time the ground has been cleared, cleaned and improved with the result that NAACC collected the National Cricketforce Award at Lords. The lastest project is to install water bore holes so that the site is self sustaining. Thanks to all the Club volunteers who support the ground improvements with their valuable time. We have kids who are working on the new ground who will be playing their first games of senior cricket on the third square in 2013, and beyond.

Girls Cricket DevelopmentNotts and Arnold Amateur Cricket Club are working with Trent Bridge Cricket Office supporting girls and womens cricket. Over the last two summers a new girls team played softball in the North Girls Cricket League, and this season we are entering an U14 Girls Team in the Nottingham Girls League and U12s Boys League also. Recruitment of new girls continued through the indoor team at Basford. This is a great opportunity to have some fun and meet new friends. All the girls attend Friday Club evening training to enjoy the atmosphere, and start to learn new skills, socialise and chat.• Thursday evenings from 6.30pm at Goosedale is Girls cricket coaching.• Over the next five years the Club will develop girls teams at each junior age group based on the NAACC youth development model.• There are 7 girls who are currently in the County squads. If you are interested joining in women and girls cricket you are welcome to attend coaching sessions. By 2014 we should have enough players to have an NAACC Ladies team.

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This was the best feeling in the world! The support and motivation the Staff and Cadets from 2418 (Sherwood) Squadron have given me has really helped me to achieve my goal but most of all a GOLD Medal.

Cadet Burrows Brings Home Gold

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As I explained in the last edition I am at best a reluctant gardener, however I harbour romantic notions of tiptoeing through the veggie beds picking plump cabbages and lovely comedy shaped carrots....so we have dedicated a third of our garden over to growing our own food.Using offcuts of tanalised decking and other odds and sods of wood that we found we have fashioned four small raised beds. Digging the soil over and sieving the pebbles out was the best upper body workout I have had in ages.After covering with heavy duty polythene to warm the soil (advice from a library book) we are ready to plan exactly what to grow.Sarah Mulholland, a Grow Your Own enthusiast whose partner discovered allotmenting in his late thirties and now runs a small veg box scheme; Red Earth Organics (01636 812105) has kindly offered the following advice on picking seeds;“Seed buying can be confusing. There are hybrid or heritage seeds, organic and non-oganic. Put simply, hybrids are developed by crossing two different plants from the same family but with different qualities like colour, size or flavour. Heritage (or heirloom) seeds come from plants that were grown historically but have not been used in modern agriculture on a large scale. Heritage plants can be selected for their ability to grow in specific soil or because the flavour or appearance is appealing. From experience I can recommend the following heritage crops:Tomatoes - Brandywine and Ivoty EggBeans - Cosse VioletteLettuce - Marvel of 4 Seasons and Black Seeded SimpsonHybrids are widely available and tend to assure reasonably certain results, predictable crops and familiar flavours, whereas heritage can give less uniform results but offer unusual flavours, colours and variety. By checking the preferred conditions of heritage you can optimise yield by selecting seeds best suited to

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Magical Movers - singing dancing and having fun in Sherwood, Mapperley and Arnold. Call Hannah on 07973 616793 - www.magicalmovers.co.uk

Shake, Rattle & Rhyme - songs, movement & rhyme for babies to pre-schoolers. Monday, St Marks Church Hall, Woodthorpe, 10am - 11am: Thur, Westdale Lane Community Centre. 10am-11am. Call Jo on 0115 960 9599.

Guitar and Bass Tuition - with Richard Woodward. All styles, acoustic and electric, beginners to advanced. Tel: 0115 960 9421

Marcia Jones School of Dance - Street, Tap & Ballet Classes. Every Wednesday, Lindsay Morgan Hall, Marshall Hill Drive, Mapperley. Enrol now to be part of our 2012 Dance Spectacular held at The Royal Concert Hall in November. For more info tel: 0115 9226499 or visit www.marciajones.co.uk

You want the best for your daughter but which school is right for her? Maybe it is time for you to look at a school which helps girls develop their individual strengths and abilities, whilst ensuring they are safe, secure and happy.

Hollygirt School takes girls of all abilities. They all make excellent progress and we are proud of their achievements at whatever level. It is the unique environment of a girls’ school with small classes, where everyone knows each other and teachers have the time to get the best out of each child, that really works. All girls are stretched and achieve more than they thought possible.

Have you concerns about class sizes?Is your daughter getting overlooked?Do teachers really know what makes her tick?Are you pleased with the progress she is making?

It is never too late to make a difference to your daughter’s education. Wouldn’t it be lovely to find a place where she is happy and achieving the best that she possibly can?

In today’s straitened economic times, there is great value to be had from having a daughter in Hollygirt even for a couple of years, and rapid progress can be made to ensure a girl reaches her potential.

Elm Avenue Nottingham NG3 4GF0115 958 0596 [email protected] www.hollygirt.co.uk

Thursday 3rd MayIndependent school for girls aged 3-16

Open Events at

Open Morning (Junior School ages 3-11) Please arrive at 9.30amOpen Evening (Whole School ages 3-16) Please arrive between 4.30 - 6.30pm

Our next Open Events are on Thursday 3rd May, please see below for timings. If you can’t make it, just call us to arrange a convenient time for you to come in for a chat and a look around. We look forward to seeing you.

Looking for a school for your daughter?Thinking about school for the

first time?Or as she gets older?

Indeed, girls can join Hollygirt at any age from 3 up to the start of Year 10, subject to a place being available.

There is a school that perfectly suits your child...…maybe Hollygirt could be the one.

Hundreds of young people will hit the streets of Nottinghamshire this summer in a pioneering flagship scheme.

National Citizen Service (NCS) is now recruiting hundreds of 15 and 16-year-olds in Nottinghamshire. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a broad range of skill building activities including team bonding events and creating their own social action projects to help their local communities in July and August.

NCS is a flagship government initiative which aims to promote a more cohesive, responsible and engaged society by bringing together young people from different backgrounds to make a difference in their communities. It is a voluntary summer programme that focuses on their personal and social development including challenging

activities, such as residential experiences and a self-designed social action project. Last year more than 8,000 young people were involved in the programme across England and this year there will be up to 30,000 places available

nationwide.

The scheme starts in earnest in July, when participants will take part in camping, canoeing, climbing, abseiling and archery, on a series of residential courses in the Peak District. Teams will also talk to their communities to find out about local issues and then shape and complete a project around the ones they are passionate about by the end of August.

For a place on the programme or to find out more about it, get in touch with the team now at [email protected].

Young people join together to transform their communities

What’s On at Sherwood Library???Regular Events:Totstime Ryhme Time (0-2 yrs) every Friday 11.15 - 11.45am (term time only)Page Turners Book Group - First Friday of each month 18.00 - 19.00Library Talk: A Victorian Time CapsuleThursday 19 April 10-11am, FREEJoin us for a talk on the Ruddington Framwork Knitters Museum. Everyone welcome. Library Talk: “Send them to the workhouse!”: The Story of the Workhouse at SouthwellThursday 17 May 10-11am, FREEJoin us for a talk by Marian Wallwork. Everyone welcome. Looking into your family history?Visit Nottingham’s libraries to use Find my Past, The Times Online 1785-2006 and 19th Century Newspapers online!

Sherwood Library, Spondon Street, Sherwood [email protected]

Tel: 0115 915 1155For more information visit www.mynottingham.gov.uk/libraries

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ART PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION- Images by Kim Bellat Arnold Library w/c 19th May 2012

Work includes black & white, colour, traditional,

digital, landscape, seascape, urban,

flowers and infrared including local images of

Nottingham.

Prints and cards are available through Kim - contact 07709 918161 or [email protected]

or from A & A Crafts & Stationery, 138 Front St, Arnold

COMPETITION WINNERS..... Well done to Kath Jones who won tickets to see Swallows & Amazons, Karen

Kennedy who won tickets to see Strictly Come Dancingand to Mr Cooper, Jacquie Clark and Kellum Stafford-Cooper

who each won a £10 Argos VoucherThanks to our competition sponsors:

Theatre Royal, Nottingham, Capital FM Arena



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Aerials/TVsIst Astral Aerials 35Phil Chapman 27TV Confused 39Mr Harrison 41

Bathrooms & KitchensHaydn Interiors 31Notts Kitchens & Bathrooms 40Prestige Kitchens & Bathrooms 45

BedroomsHaydn Interiors 31

Blinds/CurtainsDay Blinds 3

Building Services / Roofers / FasciasAKJ Contracts 49Arnold Build & Roof 37Brownz 52CnD Properties 34Ernehale Roofing 27Nottingham Roofing 35Notts Building & Roofing 45P.Hodgkinson 46Mick McGahon Roofer 50Roberts Builders 41PG Stapleton 36Traditional Roofing 41John White Builders 39

CareersDjanogly 2

Carers/Home HelpAge UK 13Julie Severn 11

CarpetsCarpet Style 32

Chimney SweepsHome Sweep 26

Cleaning/Ironing Belle Casa 51Domestic Cleaning Co 64Dustbusters 44Stainbusters 27

Complementary Therapies Mindworks 21Barry Langton 23Sherwood Hypnotherapy 23Starlight 23Norma Thorpe 21

Computer Repairs/I.TWebtronix 25

CruisesPrincess River Cruises 2

Dance ClassesStart Dancing 21

Drainage/Pipe ClearanceADK Drains 35

ElectriciansArnold Electrical 47Atomic 44D.Brown 26Delectrix 41DJ Hill 49P.Kelleher 35S.Earnshaw 40Perkins & Sons 39Tony Simpson 52A D Thompson 50

EquestrianMartins Farm 9

Estate Agents/Letting AgentsNorthwood 1Silver Properties 35

FinancialCapital Alliance 11CAP Money Courses 13

Flooring Brightwood Flooring 43

Foot HealthMobile Foot Clinic 23

GaragesArnold Garage 63

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Gas EngineerThermix 36

Gift Shopsa room full of Butterflies 7

Hairdressers/BarbersButterfly Hair Design 22

Health / FitnessPersonal Trainer 21Pilates 23Rosemary Conley 19

Home ImprovementsDCR Home & Garden 51DMG Handyman 51Greeward Bros 40Handyman Services 48Happy Home Handyman 38Man about the House 29

House Clearance/Waste RemovalDave the Rubbish Man 29

Joiners/Bespoke TimberworkBeecroft Joiners 53DD Joinery & Prop 29J M Joinery 54Glen Myers 26M.Thompson 46

Kids CraftsMaking it! 55

Oven Repairs/CleaningOven Repairs 4U 38Renu 49

Painting/DecoratingBurnt Oak 44Glen Birch 43James 29Room Revivors 46Phil Sargeant 52The Painting Lady 41

PlasteringBedale Plastering 46Richard Brooks 27CJ Plastering 36Matt the Plasterer 44

Plumbing & HeatingAgua Gas 52B & M Plumbing & Heating 29P Byrne Plumbing 48MCB Plumbing & Heating 51Nottingham Plumbing & Heating 54PC Plumbing 46

Property MaintenanceDF Garden & Property 53

Psychic MediumNeil Kemp 15

Restaurants/Bars/TakeawaysHome 4,5

SchoolsDjanogly 2Hollygirt School 57

Solar PanelsArnold Electrical 47

Solicitors/Legal ServicesBarker Evans 11

Tiling/Tile RetailersP Byrne Plumbing 48Creative Stone 36Grout & About 52

Training/Courses Mindworks 21

Travel AgentsForest Travel 15

Tree SurgeonsCharnwood 37

TuitionKumon 55

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