Cropwell Bishop Village Parish Plan

Cropwell Music Live: details

 (29-11-09)

The Old School will open at 7.30pm (for set up) , 8pm for gig - Cropwell Music Live , here we come - anyone else who fancies a play or a listen, join us, we've a nice mixture so far, here we go:

See you next Saturday !!

Kate

Chance for Children to see Mr Bean (29-11-09)

Nothing going on for children in Cropwell Bishop? NOT SO! Next Friday (4th December), there is another:

"Youth Friday Fun Night"

This one night is for at Year 6 children and above, and the film, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday” will be shown.

Doors open at 6.30pm at the Old School and admission is free!

There will be a Snack Bar and Hot Dogs will be available for just 50p.

Tell your child (or grandchild) about this event: they are sure to thank you.

If you need more details, email Jacki, at: cbparishclerk@aol.com

A Huge “Thank You”…… (24-11-09)

A huge "Thank You" to all who contributed, at our Harvest Festival Service and Supper, to the “Build a farm in Africa” appeal.

We raised almost £300, which will help to establish and equip a farm, with the aim that it will soon become self sufficient.

St. Giles P.C.C.

Great local taste - preserved (14-11-09)

At the next Coffee Morning at the end of this month, Barbara Pugh's team will be selling her home-made pickles, chutneys, relishes, jams, jellies and marmalades.

Barbara is a Country Markets producer who uses locally grown organic fruit and vegetables in her preserves. She also produces a range of unusual hedgerow jams, jellies and relishes, many with added spirit for that extra special taste.

Having tasted some of Barbara's jams and relish, I anticipate that they will sell quickly: they are delicious. They will be on sale at the Old School from 10am on Saturday 28th November.

Tony Jarrow

Brian Clough enjoys support at the Old School (14-11-09)

Cropwell Bishop Cinema showed the film "The Damned United" at the Old School last night. Over 30 people enjoyed the film and many agreed that it was even better than they had anticipated.

I know that some stayed away because they thought that the film would somehow tarnish the image they had of Clough. However, in my eyes, it did nothing of the sort. He came over as being a one off, a tremendously powerful and frightening character - but then you don't win the league with two different clubs and the European Cup twice by being ordinary.

The film did enhance the memory of Peter Taylor who was shown as being an even more essential part of the partnership than some people thought: so sad that they fell out and never made up before Taylor’s death. The reputation of Derby Chairman, Sam Longsdon, was certainly not enhanced and anyone who thinks that the legend of Leeds United in the 1970s and its manager Don Revie have been treated unfairly by football history books, should stay away.

Just five years after the events at Leeds in 1974, Don Revie’s reputation was in tatters. Meanwhile Brian Clough was at Nottingham Forest and anyone who was a Forest supporter in the late 1970s will feel a tingle down their spine as they recall the events of those memorable years.

A great choice of film for Cropwell Cinema: look out for adverts for the next film on 30th December. A film has not yet been chosen but I will put it in on the Diary Page as soon as it has been.

The Parish Council has purchased new staging for the Old School. It enables three levels of seating to be set up at the back of the hall: see the photo. The seats are extremely comfortable and there are no heads blocking your view: just like the best seats at a city cinema but at no extra cost.

In the half hour before the start of the film, people were able to enjoy a drink from the bar and also watch a slideshow (digital version) of over 300 pictures of events in Cropwell Bishop over the year. From thick snow to hot sunny days: from views of the countryside to pictures of organised events like the Celebration Weekend, the Bike Ride and Picnic in the Park. Cropwell Bishop certainly looks like a great place to live!

Tony Jarrow

Beware of tarmac con-men (14-11-09)

The letter below is from the A46 Public Liaison Manager.

Dear all

It has been brought to my attention that there have recently been people in the vicinity of Stragglethorpe saying they are linked with the A46 project and offering to undertake to carry out surfacing to drives etc.

Please be advised that no activity of this kind would be undertaken by us or our subcontractor. Whilst this incident is currently localised the opportunity for those wishing to further exploit unsuspecting members of the community may increase. If you have an opportunity to pass on this information to your parishioners we would appreciate it.

Thank you and kind regards

Pam Hobson MCIPR
Public Liaison Manager
A46 Project Office

Rushcliffe Community Awards Ceremony (11-11-09)

At the “Rushcliffe Community Awards 2009” presentation tonight, nine awards were presented to individuals or groups in Rushcliffe. Tony Jarrow was very surprised but delighted to be the winner of the award for “Building Stronger Communities” in recognition of his efforts in Cropwell Bishop.

The awards were presented by the Mayor of Rushcliffe, Peter McGowan, at the headquarters of the British Geological Survey at Keyworth. There were over 300 people at the ceremony and Cropwell Bishop was mentioned several times during the evening. A fifteen-minute video showing the achievements of young people in Rushcliffe included many clips of children at our Primary School.

Skateboards and Fireworks (6-11-09)

It was very busy at the Memorial Hall and Playing Field tonight.

The Mayor of Rushcliffe, Peter McGowan, was back in Cropwell Bishop. He was at the Coffee Morning last week and tonight he was here to officially open the new Skate Park and to light the beacon at the start of the Firework Extravaganza.

It has taken several years for the Parish Council to get support and funding for the skate ramps and facilities and this evening it was great to see it finally in place and being used by Cropwell youngsters. Main sponsors of the Skate Park are Veolia and the Co-op.

As the Mayor cut the ribbon, the rain poured down! This made it extremely difficult for the skate borders to demonstrate their skills but they managed to give us all a glimpse of what is possible. Maybe some of the adult onlookers were inspired to have a go themselves in the coming weeks …. maybe not!

To see some enlarged versions of these black and white pictures, go to the Youth Page.

Meanwhile, in the Memorial Hall, members of the Memorial Hall Committee and other volunteers were busy preparing food for the villagers who were gradually arriving for the lighting of the beacon and, at 7pm, the firework display. By the time that our Parish Chairman, Alan (Wilson), and Mayor Peter came out to light the beacon, the rain had stopped and the rest of the evening remained dry.

You can spend many hours planning an outdoor event but you always know that the weather is out of your control!

If you thought that being a parish councillor was all deskwork, following Alan around would have soon dispelled that impression!

As 7 o’clock approached, hundreds of people began to pour onto the Playing Field. Old, young, tiny – they were all there – eager to be entertained by the, now annual, display of fireworks.

It occurred to me that the Parish Council has saved us all hundreds of pounds. How much would it have cost us to buy our own food and fireworks tonight? And here we were able to enjoy it all for nothing – and without having to make any extra effort!

However, we must not forget the dozens of volunteers who were slaving away behind the counter and behind the scenes ensuring that the night was a success. A big thank you to them – they know who they are. It is this willingness to all pull together that makes living in Cropwell Bishop special.

And so the fireworks began.
Whoosh, flash, bang, wow, ahhh … what more can I say?
It was a wonderful display on a very dark night. Each year the display is a bit different and the hundreds of people enjoyed the experience.
If you weren’t able to be there tonight, these photos will give a taste of the what you missed.

Tony Jarrow