Cropwell Bishop Parish Council are trying hard to resolve the issues our residents are experiencing with the unreliable 33 bus service which is supposed to serve our community.

Please can we ask all residents who experience any issues with the service, i.e. missing/late services, be reported to the Parish Clerk, Janice Towndrow, via e-mail if possible, to:
clerk@cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk .

If you cannot email it, please call the Parish Clerk on:
0115 9894656.

Please be assured the Parish Council are reporting all known issues to N.C.C. and will continue to do so until our service becomes more reliable.

Janice Towndrow
Parish Clerk

An historic occasion at St Giles Church.

The bell ringers in the bell tower ringing the muffled bells and Simon ringing the tolling bell.

The flying of the Union Jack at half mast at The Old school.

Mel Stanley

In response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there will be a short service this Sunday morning, in addition to services already advertised across the wider Parish.

It will be "A Time of Reflection and Prayer" and take place at 9.30am this Sunday morning at St Giles' Church, led by Reverend Keith Turner.

It will last no more than half an hour, with gentle music in the background, and there will an opportunity to light a candle.

You are welcome to leave a message in the Book of Condolence, which is on the Memorial Table at the end of the aisle to your right as you enter church.

Note:
The Church is open 9.00am – 4.00pm daily as usual. (NB: sometimes opens 10am at weekend).

Hilary Tabron

It is with great sadness that on the 8th September 2022 we learnt of the passing of our Queen, Queen Elizabeth II.

Cropwell Bishop Parish Council and the residents of Cropwell Bishop recognise and thank her for her dedication and loyalty to our nation over the past 70 years.

Our thoughts are with the family who have lost a Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother.

Flags will be flown in accordance with protocols and a book of condolence will be open in the Church from 10am to 4.00pm from Friday 9th September until the day after her state funeral.

“Please continue to check our website that will inform residents how they can pay their respects to this most incredible of sovereigns who led us with strength and dignity.”

Cllr. Jacques Lacey
Chair Cropwell Bishop Parish Council

We always knew that Thursday 8th September would be a big day for Cropwell Bishop, but never dreamt the day would come to be remembered by the whole world for very a different reason.

The day began well. The rain held off and the sun shone. The organisation of the Tour of Britain was impeccable and the decorations and people lining the route through the village greatly enhanced the occasion. Well done to all of you.

The arrival of hundreds of cyclists from afar, didn't happen to the same extent as in 2018, but of course then it had been a Saturday.

Those of you who watched TV coverage on ITV4 (or an hour later on ITV4) were no doubt left very frustrated and somewhat annoyed. As TV pictures showed the leading riders sweep into the village along Kinoulton Road and then onto Nottingham Road, the commentator's repeated mention of Cropwell Bishop and his description of The Creamery, was uplifting.

But then, just as the Creamery itself came into view, the picture cut to adverts – and for a full 5 minutes! By the time live pictures returned, the riders were in Radcliffe on Trent.

Nevertheless, it was lovely to see that many of the riders actually had a smile on their face as they passed the crowds of people and the screaming children from the Primary School.

I will post more pictures in a few days. If you took pictures of the event, please send them to me and I will try and include them.

The sudden death of our Queen in the late afternoon is the reason that the 8th September 2022 will be a date to remember.

I still have the black Bible that was presented to school children on her coronation and have no recollection of a king ruling the nation – few people will.

In the coming weeks and months will be more memorable events affecting both us and the nation. Times for us to come together again.

Tony Jarrow

Hello Cropwell Bishop Residents – a short but important request ....

Please note, the terms of our Premises Licence does not allow you to bring your own alcohol to any of the village entertainment events.

Failure to observe this could result in us losing our licence – which would be a real shame for everyone who enjoys a good night out at The Old School.

Thank you for your support on this matter and we look forward to seeing you soon at one of our live performances, quiz or cinema evenings.

The Entertainment Committee

Here in Cropwell Bishop, the planes that sweep over us on their way to East Midlands Airport are more often seen, rather than heard, because they are drifting in to land.

We are more likely to hear the steady whine of small aircraft as they gain sufficient height to drop sky divers over Langar Airfield.

The black specs that turn into parachutes can be seen even from here.

However, I have now found out that there is a lot more going on above our heads. Just read this report ...

"A team from Langar in Nottinghamshire has won gold in the British National Skydiving Championships. ‘Chimera’ beat the silver medallists by 40 points in total to be named the top 4 way formation skydiving team in the country.

The win happened over the weekend, with nearly 30 teams competing for the title. Chimera will be attending the World Skydiving Championships in Eloy, Arizona in October 2022 where they will represent Great Britain.

Chimera regularly trains at Skydive Langar.

Skydive Langar is the biggest and busiest skydiving centre in the UK, completing around 40,000 skydives per year, with typically 10% of those being tandem jumps and the rest being sports jumpers, including students from the University of Nottingham."

Doesn't it make you want to head to Langar and experience the thrill of skydiving? Personally, I have managed to resist the urge, but if you do make a jump, it would be great to publish your experience.

The photo shows the Chimera team in action.

Tony Jarrow

Because of Covid, it is 3 years since the last Stilton Stumble 10k Run took place in Cropwell Bishop.

But on the 16th October, that wait will come to an end when the 2022 edition takes place.

It starts and ends in Cropwell Bishop and it raises funds for Cropwell Bishop children.

See the poster on the Events page.

Find out more by going to the event website, click:

www.stiltonstumble.com

Tony Jarrow

It was in 2018 that the Tour of Britain came to Cropwell Bishop – which was the first time ever that it has passed through our village.

And it was a wonderful day: there were decorations everywhere and the roadsides were packed with people cheering on the international field of professional riders.

We thought the day was a success, and the organisers must have thought so too, because on Thursday 8th September, the Tour will pass through Cropwell Bishop again.

It expected to arrive here sometime between 11.25am and mid-day. The roads will be closed to all traffic between these times.

Numerous police motorbikes and official cars will travel ahead of the riders (and behind) so you will get plenty of warning. The whole event will be live on ITV 4 throughout the day.

They will enter from Kinoulton Road, then turn right down Nottingham Road where, at the Church, they will sweep left onto Church Street, then left at new roundabout and onto Cropwell Butler Road, then beyond.

There will be a strict parking ban on both sides of these roads from 8am on Thursday.

Make sure you haven't left a vehicle there, and make sure that anyone visiting you (or delivering to you) is aware of the ban.

Being towed away and getting a big fine is not the worst of leaving a parked car: it could cause a serious accident for a bunch of 100+ riders racing through at 30 mph.

Don't stand too close to the curb, especially on bends. Riders will use every inch of the road – event the gutters – and lean over at 45 degrees on bends.

The current weather forecast is for a dry morning.

Even though it is a weekday (in 2018, it was a Saturday) large crowds are expected again. Cropwell Bishop School children will be supporting the race from the Pinfold area: please don't make plans to stand there yourself.

Bunting, painted bikes, etc add to the atmosphere: please do what you can to help.

Most of all though, if you are able, stand by the road and cheer on the riders.

TV cameras will be held by backward facing operators on the back of motorbikes. They will travel just in front of the riders. If there is a leading group ahead of the bunch (quite possible) then there could be two cameras.

Let's hope for another wonderful morning: it is a big day for Cropwell Bishop.

Enjoy the day: stay safe.

Tony Jarrow

At the end of July the Allotment Community Fund was £754.

As a @coopuk member you can make a difference just by buying Co-op products.

Please choose Cropwell Bishop Allotment Association as your local cause and lift up our community by raising much needed funds.

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Amanda Parkinson

Dog owners in Rushcliffe must now carry a bag, or have other means to pick up dog waste after their pet, or face a possible £100 fine if unable to produce one on request, as part of new powers.

A Rushcliffe wide Dog Control Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is now in place after they were approved at a Full Council meeting.

Action will focus in the first instance on engaging and educating dog owners on their responsibilities and responding to complaints in hotspot areas.

Fixed penalties will then be issued to offenders with a reduction for early repayment.

It follows two consultations last year involving town and parish councils and residents with the latter receiving over 700 responses that overwhelmingly supported the additional PSPO rules.

The Tour of Britain is once again coming through Cropwell Bishop on Thursday 8th September 2022 (see timetable below).

We are asking residents who are on the route (Kinoulton Road, Nottingham Road, Church Street, Cropwell Butler Road) to get your bunting up for this event and line the route with flags.

If you have any Union Jack/Jubilee bunting left please would you put this up outside your houses or indeed anything else you feel is appropriate for such an event.

Residents from the village:
If anyone not on the route, has any Union Jack bunting, or similar, that they would be pleased to donate or loan to the Parish Council to help line the route, please would you let the Parish Clerk know on: 0115 9894656 or email clerk@cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk.

Alternatively drop it into the Parish Council office between 10.00am and 2.00pm any weekday.

Cropwell Bishop Parish Council

This newly installed sign post at The Turn, in front of St Giles Church, will be a lasting reminder of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The sign was provided and installed by Cropwell Bishop Parish Council.

CBPC has arranged for the construction of a new Petanque Court at the top corner of the MH playing Field where the Old Skateboard Park was previously sited.

Petanque or Boules originated in France and can be played in teams or as individuals versus each other. The rules are very simple being basic and easy to understand as the theory is not dissimilar to that of Bowls.

The court can be any length from around 6-8m and is usually played on rough gravel type of surface with heavy steel ball bearing type balls in play.

The wooden “cochonnet” ball is thrown firstly to set the court and all players must follow in order to get as close to the “cochonnet” as possible and can even be touching or moving it.

Players are allowed to take out opponents Boules and each team player takes it in turn to achieve the closest Boule to the “cochonnet”. Once a team has taken the closest stance the other team(s) must follow to achieve their closest status continuing until someone actually gets the closest.

The nearest nett Boules are counted as points for each team and usually the game is played as first to 13points. The Boules must be thrown with the palm facing down (no underarm grubbers) in any style required to effect the best shot, but the feet must remain planted during the shot.

Some game rules may vary so this can be discussed prior to the game starting so as to establish a level criteria. This game is a very relaxing and fun sport without any major stress and can be played by all ages, genders and abilities including wheelchair bound contestants (assistance required to access court).

We welcome everyone to have a go once the Court is completed just turn up and see if there is anyone playing. If you haven’t got any Boules just ask around as some of us carry spare sets anyhow.

Jacques Lacey
Cropwell Bishop Parish Council

For more information, phone me on: 07772 884709

Hilary ponders on what to include in the 'Book & Jigsaw Exchange' at the Saturday Cafe at the Old School this Saturday.

In fact, because donations continue to arrive on her doorstep, she is able to display totally new stock once again.

If you don't have something to exchange, you can buy a book for 50p or jigsaw for £1.

See you at the Old School this Saturday?
10am – noon.

(See poster on Events page)

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) has been awarded to Nottinghamshire County Scout Council.

This is ranked as an MBE and is the highest award in the UK that can be made, by Her Majesty, to a voluntary organisation.

This is a tremendous achievement of which we can all be immensely proud. There is an incredibly high standard to meet and follows a long nomination and assessment process both locally and nationally

What an accolade this is being awarded to the Nottinghamshire County Scout Council as part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by local volunteer groups to benefit their communities.

It was created in 2002 to celebrate The Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Recipients are announced each year on 2nd June, the anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation.

Cropwell Bishop Scouts

As part of the Queen’s Jubilee, Children were invited down to the Old School on Sunday to paint pebbles. Here are photos of the event.

Jo Wroughton

On a sunny warm Wednesday morning on the 18th May our wonderful gardening volunteers came along to The Old School to remove the winter planting and preparing the gardens, window boxes and Church trough for the summer plants to come.

Moving forward to the following week a not so sunny and warm Wednesday morning the 25th May: All our volunteers returned to plant up the gardens, window boxes and Church trough.

It is hoped that will give a wonderful red, white and blue display when it all comes into flower to mark the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee.

The Parish Council would also like to thank another volunteer Julie Pooley who spends may hours tending the inside of the gardens and planting by the fences/gates at the Old School.

If there is anyone who would be willing to help with watering the gardens and troughs as part of a rota. please contact the Parish Clerk on 0115 9894656 or clerk@cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk. All help that can be given will keep the gardens in tip top condition for everyone to enjoy.

You are are welcome to come and sit a while in the peacful gardens and view the plants, it’s a lovely space to sit a while.

At the 2022 Annual Parish Council meeting Cllr. Wilson officially stood down as Chairman. Alan was elected to the Parish Council in 1991 and subsequently elected Chairman in 2003.

Although no longer Chairman, Cllr. Wilson will continue with his role as a Parish Councillor and will attend outside meetings and continue to represent the Council on other local village organisations such as the Memorial Hall Committee, Parish Plan Monitoring Group, Entertainments & Activities Working Groups, The Village Youth Club, Primary School “Pupils” Council, and co-edit and draft articles for the Cropwell Bishop News.

I am sure the whole village, along with the Parish Council, would like to thank Cllr. Wilson for his outstanding service as both Councillor and Chairman to our community.

Cllr. Wilson has given the role of Chairman his absolute all for the last 9 years and that of Councillor for 21 years.

At the May Parish Council Meeting, meeting Cllr. Jacques Lacey was appointed to the post of Chairman.

Cllr Lacey has served on our Parish Council for several years and has continuingly been involved with local issues as well as being very hands-on with many urgent situations.

He is keen to continue with the ethic set by his predecessor and hopes to develop the relationship between the various clubs and societies who need our local support.

Cropwell Bishop Parish Council

On Friday evening, Dudley Moore came to Cropwell Bishop – or, at least, his music did.

It is now 20 years since he died of a rare degenerative disease at the age of 66. He is best known for his comic sketches on TV, his films and his ‘high profile’ life.

Yet, as his illness gradually took over his life, he declared that the thing he missed most was his music.

Even before he was a teenager, he was playing the organ at local church weddings, and he later won a scholarship to study music at Oxford University. It was only later that his comedy talents came to the fore.

Nevertheless, music always remained at the core of his life and many of his appearances on TV would include a spot with him playing the piano. He would later write the music for 6 films – including those that he starred in.

Dudley was 25-years-old when he formed the Dudley Moore Trio and they released several LPs (long playing records) from the 1960s onwards.

Last night, The Chris Ingham Trio played, “The Jazz of Dudley Moore”. The audience of over 30 people at The Old School were entertained with a wide range of Dudley Moore’s music played in the style of his 1960s trio.

But it was more than just music. Chris Ingham, the pianist, introduced each piece by setting the scene.

As well as relevant background notes on their origin, he described the characters who inspired them. This all added to the musical experience of the audience.

Over the last two years, Covid has prevented the “Live and Local” shows in Cropwell Bishop. Now they are returning, and so are the people who appreciate the experience of real, live performers, playing real musical instruments just a few metres in front of them.

The performers are not the big players that appear at Wembley, Glastonbury and festivals – and they don’t earn millions of pounds for each performance. But neither are they tiny remote figures 100 metres away playing via giant amplifiers and speakers.

The Chris Ingham Trio were at one with the people in the Old School and, when the last few pieces included some singing (Dudley Moore style!) and then finally, Dudley Moore’s classic song, “Goodbye”, the place felt like a mini music get-together in an old-style pub.

Long live the “Live and Local” shows.

Tony Jarrow

The weather this Sunday morning was beautiful – sunny, little wind and no chill in the air.

Ideal for a cycle ride in the Vale of Belvoir, so perfect for the Velo Belvoir cycling event organised by Michelle Oldfield of Cropwell Bishop.

Hundreds of riders took part. Enthusiasts took on the challenge of a 76 mile route, while others started an hour or so later and followed a family-friendly 28 mile route.

You can view all 200 photos taken of the riders by clicking this link:

Velo Belvoir Photos

The event will raise funds for Cropwell Bishop Friends of School and Dove Cottage.

Tony Jarrow

Last night, it was the Annual Meeting of the Electorate at the Old School, an occasion which Cropwell Bishop Parish Council is duty bound to hold.

It enables the Council to give feedback and allows residents to raise issues.

In recent years, this has been a straight forward and uncontroversial aspect and last night’s meeting was no exception.

The Parish Council has sought to enliven these annual meetings by inviting a guest speaker – often one with links to local government.

Last night they did things differently by having two speakers, who are both residents of Cropwell Bishop, speaking about themselves. And the result was an Annual Meeting that outshone those of recent years.

I dare say, the positive atmosphere of the event gave an uplift to everyone there: it is just a pity that there were not more people there to enjoy the feeling.

Most of us watch sport at live events, or on TV, and you may wonder what it is like for the competitors: last night we found out.

The first speaker was Helen Darby-Dowman who won an Olympic medal 2004.

Maybe you knew that we had an Olympian living in Cropwell Bishop but, most likely, you don't know how she got there.

You would not have been aware of the role of serendipity that led to her first jumping into a canoe, the rapid success that followed, the numerous injuries that battered her dreams, the support of others, and how vital is the mental approach in sport.

We watched her medal winning performance as recorded by the BBC and Helen provided much background detail of that day.

Helen’s experience of life after world-level competition was also interesting but probably of less interest to the following speaker who is at the very early stages of a sporting career.

Eve Young is a 15-year-old schoolgirl who has been into swimming for a long time. No doubt many of you were at that age – but not in the way Eve has been for several years.

Even at that young age, you do not reach top national level on pure talent, you have to work hard at it. Eve gave a composed and illuminating talk on her sporting journey to date.

You will have seen synchronised swimming on TV. It all looks so serene but, be in do doubt, the swimmers have to be as fit as any competitive swimmer – and they have to achieve perfection in their routine.

Eve revealed the training needed to maintain fitness, the constant niggle of injuries and the regular journeys to Bristol to take part in training sessions. School holidays merely become opportunities for more training sessions.

Her father was at last night’s event and, it goes without saying, that the support of family is absolutely essential to enable the sporting progress of a teenager.

The Parish Council has also helped a little by giving some financial support – as it has done with several young athletes in the village.

Eve has developed the skill to maintain the ‘beat’ of a routine in her head, to hold her position in the water using complicated hand and leg manoeuvres, and hold her breath for a minute while swimming under water.

She has already competed abroad in several international competitions and is looking forward to future targets.

It is too early for Eve to focus on a particular goal in the years ahead, but her composure at last night’s event suggests that whatever her future dream becomes, she will have equipped herself well for the challenge.

Tony Jarrow

Hilary has a smile on her face, but you can't see it. You can only hear her laughter behind the pile of stuff she is carrying.

She is preparing for the next book & jigsaw exchange at the Saturday Cafe at the Old School this weekend.

If you don't have something to exchange, you can buy a book for 50p or jigsaw for £1.

It is all fresh stock: none of it appeared at the previous Cafe in April.

See you at the Old School this Saturday?
10am – noon.
(See poster on Events page)

Was it the arrival of sun and the absence of wind that brought people out of their homes this morning?

I don't know, but it was certainly the busiest Saturday Cafe at the Old School in two years.

It was like the days before Covid, with every table taken and tea and cakes being continually delivered to people sitting around them.

It was an occasion for seeing old friends and swapping news – and the sale of tickets for upcoming events at the Old School was brisk; maybe a sign of confidence that the threat of Covid is nothing like it was. There was not a mask in sight.

Today also saw the start of Hilary's 'Book and Jigsaw Exchange'. There was a continual flow of people browsing the stacked shelves and some were bringing additional books and jigsaws. The idea was certainly a great success and its future looks promising. Next month there will be a fresh supply of books and jigsaws.

The Saturday Cafe team of helpers made a special collection for the people of Ukraine and the takings from Hilary's stall were added to it. As a result, £70 will soon be on its way to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

On a personal note, I can assure you that the cakes are as delicious as they always were!

Will we see you at the next Saturday Cafe on 28th May?

Tony Jarrow

Do you remember this day in 2018?

The new Swing Set is now installed and open for use at the Memorial Hall Playpark.

The new equipment is an inclusive set and we hope the villagers in Cropwell Bishop and surrounding areas enjoy its use.

This equipment was purchased with the approval of a Community Fund Grant from the National Lottery.

Cropwell Bishop Parish Council would like to say thank you to the #NationalLottery players for making this project possible.

There will be a plaque mounted on the equipment to recognise where the funding for the project came from:

tlncommunityfund.org.uk

Janice Towndrow
Parish Clerk

Buy a book for 50p or a jigsaw for £1. Alternatively, bring one and do a swap.

There will be over a 200 books and 40 jigsaws tomorrow.
And next month there will be a totally different stock – and the following month too!

Cropwell Bishop people have been very generous with their donations.

Saturday Cafe is at the Old School from 10am to noon.

Many thanks

Hilary Jarrow

... thanks to our litter pickers!

A small collage, of just some of the litter picked from the verges hedges and ditches around the village in the past year.

All, by a small, but dedicated, band of litter pickers in Cropwell Bishop.

Mel Stanley

It doesn't happen every day, and the last time it happened on the Cropwell Bishop bus to Nottingham was in 1946.

Even then it was a rare – maybe unique – event.

So much so, that this photo of Harry Smith and Brock appeared in the Daily Mirror national newspaper.

For more on this story – and more pictures – see the complete article than recently appeared on the Nottingham Evening Post's website. Click: (Harry Smith and Brock)

Tony Jarrow

Looking for that last minute gift for someone?
Or maybe something for yourself?
Maybe you are looking for ways to make your Jubilee Street Party one to remember?

Whatever you are looking for, why not look what's available this Saturday morning at 'Saturday Cafe' at the Old School (see poster on Events Page).

It costs nothing to go and you can also enjoy a cup of tea, a slice of home-made cake and a sit down.

All the gifts are hand-made in Cropwell Bishop – and prices are low.

Let yourself go for an hour this Saturday!

See you there.

Tony Jarrow

Starting with the April Saturday Café, we will be having a stall for a Book/Jigsaw Exchange.

Quite simply – you bring a book along and exchange it for another one (or buy one for 50p if you don’t have an exchange).

Therefore, at the moment, we are looking for donations of books and jigsaws to start the stall.

If you donate now, to start up the stall, you will be given a voucher for each book or jigsaw donated which you can use to select whatever you want from the stall when we are up and running.

We will initially run the stall for 3 months to see if there is any interest in the project. If it isn’t being used, we will donate all leftover books to charity

If you have any donations of books or jigsaws, please telephone 0115 9893178 and I can pop round and collect.

Many thanks

Hilary Jarrow

The winner of the 'In the News Quiz' that appeared in the January edition of Cropwell News, was drawn out of the hat of correct entries at this evening's Cropwell Bishop Council Meeting.

Congratulations to the winner, Elizabeth Blyth, who will receive a £20 voucher donated by Gary Jowett's Butchers.

Tony Jarrow

The Parish Council have spoken to the police today in relation to what appear to be ongoing suspicious road traffic collision incidents at Stragglethorpe Roundabout.

The Police are going to monitor the situation.

In the event of any suspicious incidents or road traffic collisions, however small, please contact the police immediately on 101 (or 999 in the event of an emergency}.

Janice Towndrow
Parish Clerk & RFO
Cropwell Bishop Parish Council

The Parish Council are considering reviving the above event which has always been enjoyed and well attended by the village.

Hopefully with the relaxation of the Covid regulations we would be able to arrange the event for Saturday 9th July.

In order for this to proceed however, we have come to a major sticking factor in that we require the facility of two curtain side trailers to facilitate the main stage, which is a crucial part of the whole event. We have tried all our usual sources, but unfortunately due to the transport businesses being overwhelmed, we are at this point unable to find these available for the weekend at the proposed venue.

Does anyone have any contacts or ideas that may help to create the required staging for the full set up required?

The unit/s need to be protected from the weather both above, to the sides and the back, it needs to be a minimum overall size of 5.0metres x4.0metres and be set above ground by some 1.5metres to facilitate all the band and music gear.

Businesses already contacted: Proctors, Tony Starmer, Farrells, CDA, Stanley Bott and a couple of local Farmers.

Please contact the Parish Council Clerk if you can help us in any way with this dilemma and then hopefully, we can push forward with the arrangements.

Thank you

Janice Towndrow
Parish Clerk
0115 9894656 email: clerk@cropwellbishop-pc.gov.uk

A team of skydivers from Nottinghamshire are celebrating winning the title of British Indoor Skydiving Champions this weekend, following a close battle with the reigning national champions at the event in Basingstoke.

Chimera, which comprises four members from the Vale of Belvoir area, is now the highest ranked indoor skydiving team in the country and is therefore invited to represent Team GB at the upcoming World Cup of Indoor Skydiving, to be held in Belgium in April.

They have been competing together for the past seven years, though travel restrictions in recent years have impacted the team’s training plans and reduced the amount of time they have been able to spend with their coach, Niklas Hemlin, who resides in the USA.

In spite of this, the team put in an impressive performance at the competition, beating the reigning British champions NFTO and new team Meraki to the top spot.

Speaking of the competition, Laura Hampton, who has the position of Outside Centre in Chimera, said:

“Winning the gold medal was really a dream come true! Ours is a sport that requires a huge amount of dedication and we’ve all been working hard to improve our own skills and our skills as a team for years. To be able to say we’re the British champions is amazing.”

Chimera trains regularly at Notts skydiving centre Skydive Langar, where over 33,000 skydives were completed in 2021 - in spite of the centre being closed for part of the year through lockdown. Skydive Langar sponsors Chimera and Operations Manager Josh Carratt said:

“We’re very proud of Chimera and so pleased to see their hard work pay off in this way. As well as training at Langar, the team also provides coaching to jumpers, from those learning formation skydiving skills from scratch, to other teams, to larger skydiving groups. We’ve got an exciting calendar of events lined up for 2022 and it’s awesome that some of those are being led by the British champions.”

The British Indoor Skydiving Championships was hosted at iFly in Basingstoke, where 52 teams and individuals gathered to compete in a variety of skydiving disciplines including formation skydiving, dynamic, freestyle and vertical formation skydiving.

I have been informed that last Saturday, two parking wardens were seen patrolling Nottingham Road.
Also, a car parked on double yellow lines on Nottm Road (near Barratt Close) had a parking ticket on it.

Traffic wardens regularly patrol West Bridgford and Bingham and are visiting Cropwell Bishop as they travel between the two.

Judging from the number of cars and vans that have been seen illegally parked in the village, their efforts will prove profitable to Rushcliffe Council.

If you see a vehicle parked on double yellow lines, take photos and send them to the Parish Clerk, who will pass it on to the Council. Make sure you include the registration number and make a note of the time.

Tony Jarrow

Nottinghamshire County Council have asked Vectare to take on the operation of local bus routes 850 and 852 until Saturday 26th February due to a temporary vehicle shortage at the County Council.

If the arrangement is extended beyond 26th February we will let you know.

Normal timetable will be followed.

Passengers, please look out for Vectare’s Mercedes-Benz Sprinter as pictured below.

Parish Clerk

East Midlands Airport has commissioned Simply Sustainable to provide independent liaison with its stakeholders to understand what you think about its business, place in your community and how well it engages with you.

The responses received will help East Midlands Airport understand the issues which matter most to its stakeholders and inform the airport’s sustainability plans. They will also help the airport ensure it engages effectively with local stakeholders in the future.

Your feedback is incredibly important to East Midlands Airport. For each response received, the airport will plant a tree in the local area as part of celebrations marking the occasion of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The survey (CLICK HERE) will take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

This survey will be open until the 11th of March.

If you have any questions about the survey, please do not hesitate to contact Simply Sustainable at materiality@simply-sustainable.co.uk

Thank you in advance for participating and for your valuable contribution to East Midlands Airport.

Kind regards,

SIMPLY SUSTAINABLE
www.simply-sustainable.co.uk

If you are one of those who has had to endure having no phone landline for about 3 weeks, you may be thinking about claiming compensation. It won't be much, but it might make you feel better!

Everyone's problems and entitlement will be unique but I thought it might be useful to tell you of my own experience.

My own phone/broadband provider charges me £26.08 per month for my landline services (line, 1571, moblile numbers). Dividing that by 31 days gives me the charge per day. Then, multiplying that by 20 days (period off line) gives £16.80.

I emailed my privider saying:

"Since I am paying £26.08 per month for "line rental+1571+mobile minutes”, I estimate that I am entitled to compensation of £16.80. I assume you will credit this amount on my next invoice."

One hour later I had a reply saying that this "payment has been authorised and is being processed".

Good luck with your own claim.

Tony Jarrow

Over the last 24 hours, more and more villagers have had their telephone landline reconnected.

Homes, here and there, are suddenly finding that their phone is now working again.

However, there seems to be no pattern to the restoration; some still have no line even though their next-door neighbour had theirs restored yesterday.

Let's hope that it won't be long before we can all talk freely again on all our phones.

Tony Jarrow

The Parish Council would like to thank everyone who replied to the questionnaire seeking your views to see if there was community support to create the Children’s Path Games.

As you will know from previous reports this was in all well received by the members of the community and the Parish Council went out to tender for the project.

Initially the Parish Council had received outline consent from the relevant departments at Rushcliffe Borough Council to go ahead with the scheme.

However, when we went back to them with the fully outlined proposal it became apparent that the pathways were under the ownership of Nottinghamshire County Council (N.C.C.).

The Parish Council then approached N.C.C. to seek their permission to carry the project forward. Sadly, however, N.C.C. came back to the Parish Council and advised the following:

“I have discussed this matter with some colleagues and to all intents and purposes, it is a nice idea for the local community and would encourage young residents to participate in outdoor activities with their friends. Unfortunately, the Highways Authority do need to consider such proposals from a highway safety point of view.

Whilst the footways do run through an open space, their primary function is for use by pedestrians for walking purposes. The footway surfaces are deemed as being in a safe condition, with no defects that meet our investigatory levels for repair action. So, using a risk based approach, by allowing games to be laid on the surfaces, the risk of an accident on the footway increases; and if the Authority had agreed to the markings being laid, then it is accepting that increased risk. The Authority is then liable for any third-party injury or damage claims that may occur as a result of this.

I am sorry that we cannot be of more assistance in this instance.”

The Parish Council then came up with the idea of approaching Bloor Homes to see if it could be carried out on some of the perimeter of the new site but unfortunately advised they could not help either:

“I have just sat down with the Team of Directors to discuss the footpath games proposal and unfortunately we do not think your proposals are possible as the footpaths that lead around the outside of the site are hoggin paths so it would not be possible to paint on the surface as it is compacted crushed stone.

Please accept my apologies that your proposal cannot be accommodated.”

With nowhere to place the Children’s Path Games safely the Parish Council have had to take the decision not to proceed with this project at the current time.

The Parish Council would like to thank Uni-Play for their efforts in putting a package together for us and to Sharon Pyke for all her help with this community project.

Janice Towndrow
Parish Clerk

As waste planning authorities, the County and City Councils have a statutory duty to maintain an up to date Waste Local Plan which provides planning policies to help guide recycling and waste development proposals and provide the basis for decisions on planning applications.

We need to ensure that there are sufficient sites to meet future demand for waste and resource recovery over the next 15-20 years. If you were on our database at the time we will have consulted you on the Waste Local Plan Issues and Options document and a ‘Call for Sites’ between the 27th February and the 7th May 2020.

We have analysed the representations received from this consultation, obtained further evidence of future recycling and waste patterns and have now prepared a Draft Waste Local Plan.

This Plan will be published for consultation between 7th February and the 4th April 2022.

We would encourage you to register on our online consultation system which will enable you to save and submit your comments on specific sections of the plan and will help us process comments more efficiently. Guidance on how to register and details of our privacy notice which you will be required to agree to can be found on our webpage - nottinghamshire.gov.uk/waste.

To introduce the Plan and discuss the future of waste and recycling in the local area, we are holding an online event, “Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City– Planning for Waste” between 10:00 and 12:30 on Friday February 11th 2022. If you would like to attend this event registration details can be found in the link below.

More details about the Plan and how to get involved in the consultation and where the documents are available for inspection can be found at: www.Nottinghamshire.gov.uk/waste

Nina Wilson
Planning Policy Team
Nottinghamshire County Council

The winner of the 'In the News Quiz' that appeared in the November edition of Cropwell News, was drawn out of the hat of correct entries at last night's Cropwell Bishop Council Meeting.

Congratulations to the winner, Mrs P Chambers, who will receive a £20 voucher donated by Gary Jowett's Butchers.

Tony Jarrow

Please take part in my anonymous online questionnaire study for my undergraduate dissertation project (BSc Psychology) to explore how much sleep quality is predicted by anxiety symptoms, anxiety specifically about COVID-19 and the impact that COVID-19 has on productivity in the workplace.

It should take no longer than 10-15 minutes to complete.

This study has been approved by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee at Oxford Brookes University.

Anyone aged between 18-65 who has worked in paid employment for at least six months before the pandemic (i.e. before March 2020) and at least six months since the pandemic started (i.e. since March 2020) is invited to take part.

To take part, or simply to find out more about this study, please click the link below:

Impact of Covid on Sleep Quality

It would be greatly appreciated, but please do not feel obliged to participate if you do not want to.

Please feel free to share this link with family and friends who you may think might be interested in taking part – I need as many responses as possible!

Thank you

Jess Price

19009277@brookes.ac.uk

What is this?

A bike ride of some kind?

For all kinds of riders maybe?

In the Vale of Belvoir possibly?

Find out more by clicking on the Events tab.

Tony Jarrow

Do you have a wood-burning stove, or maybe a solid-fuel fire that requires kindling (small sticks) to get it started?

If so, you may feel relieved at not having to use high-cost gas or electricity. Unless, that is, you have run out of logs to burn!

Fear not, there is a waiting supply of bone-dry, untreated wood, cut up into 7inch blocks. Also bags of kindling.

You may remember the recent story about Max Jordan who endeavours to raise funds for St Giles Church by recycling used wood. The building contractors at the Bloor Homes site in the village, deliver timber offcuts to him and he saws them up.

So, if you require firewood for fuel, please contact him.

As Treasurer of St Giles Church, he is able to accept any donations that people may wish to make when collecting the wood. They will help to fund the church.

His contact details are:

Max Jordan
1A Thurlby Close
Tel: 0115 989 9299

Tony Jarrow

Is your landline phone dead: does it have no dialing tone when you pick it up?

Have you been unable to make a call – and not received one for the last day or so?

If so, you are, apparently, one of around 700 local homes and businesses suffering this "outrage". It is believed to be the result of a theft of underground cables.

Phone lines are not expected to be working again until 12th February!

You will probably find that your internet is still working as normal which seems strange since your phone and internet signals come into your home down the same copper cables.

However, if you have a 'fibre broadband connection' then your internet signal comes to Cropwell Bishop via a cheap glass fibre. But your phone signal doesn't, it comes all the way along copper cables.

A break in (or theft of) the copper cable stops your phone signal but does not affect your internet signal.

For compensation (around £10 I am told) you should contact your phone line provider – the company you pay each month for your phone line.

Tony Jarrow

What is this?

A bike ride of some kind?

For all kinds of riders maybe?

In the Vale of Belvoir possibly?

Find out more by clicking on the Events tab.

Tony Jarrow

Do you have a wood-burning stove, or maybe a solid-fuel fire that requires kindling (small sticks) to get it started?

If so, you may feel relieved at not having to use high-cost gas or electricity. Unless, that is, you have run out of logs to burn!

Fear not, there is a waiting supply of bone-dry, untreated wood, cut up into 7inch blocks. Also bags of kindling.

You may remember the recent story about Max Jordan who endeavours to raise funds for St Giles Church by recycling used wood. The building contractors at the Bloor Homes site in the village, deliver timber offcuts to him and he saws them up.

So, if you require firewood for fuel, please contact him.

As Treasurer of St Giles Church, he is able to accept any donations that people may wish to make when collecting the wood. They will help to fund the church.

His contact details are:

Max Jordan
1A Thurlby Close
Tel: 0115 989 9299

Tony Jarrow