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Village Voice

The new sletter of the villages of Bottesford, Easthorpe, Muston & Normanton March 2003 . No.4

Village Hall

– Out with the Old…

Thanks to the generosity of many local
people and the dedication of the Village
Hall Committee, a new Village Hall for

Bottesford is now under construction.

The old hall had served the Parish for
well over 50 years but it was in desper-
ate need of replacement to bring it in

line with current building requirements.

The hall was razed to the ground during

January and now the main structure is

starting to take shape and is on track

for completion in July, with a grand

opening planned for August 2003.

All the groups who used the old hall for their regular meetings have been found “safe homes” during the months of

building work. They will be welcomed

back to the brand new hall in August to

enjoy greatly improved facilities - but

with no rise in the hourly rate charged.

Building Bridges

Sustrans Cyclew ay

£360,000 has been allocated by the

Highways Agency for a footbridge over the A52 at Barkestone Lane. As part of the ‘Sustrans’ project, the bridge will

benefit walkers, cyclists, and horse-

riders in Bottesford by providing safer

access to Redmile and the Vale. Some

objections to the plans have been

raised and the matter has been

Contents

Page 2 Gardens feature

Page 3 Health Matters

Page 4 Spotlight On

Belvoir Lions

Page 5 What’s On

Page 6 Letters

Parish Council New s

Page 7 Sports, Crime

Contents

referred. A decision is to be made on whether there is to be a public enquiry

if the bridge should go ahead.

Patrick Davis at Sustrans commented, “We shouldn’t underestimate the need
for a safe vehicular crossing of the A52 to cater for traffic from Muston and the
Vale. However, this must be considered separately from the Sustrans question.
I t has taken almost ten years to get to this stage, it would be a shame to lose
the funding as a result of a change in government policy on such matters.”

Sustrans is a national charity to encourage cycling by developing a network of

safe cycle routes. 6,000 miles of route-way has been completed since

1984. Locally, the planned route runs from Barkestone to Peacock Farm at Redmile, then along a track to Barkestone Lane. It leaves Bottesford via Or- ston Lane, over the level crossing, then by Longhedge Lane to Alverton.

Here access will be gained to the disused railway track to Newark.

Experience proves that the cycle network has been of benefit to local commu- nities, especially for family groups to enjoy walking and cycling in a safe environment.

.SUSTRANS

Proposed route

Any view s on this

important local

issue?

Contact the editor

Map © Crown Copyright

Ordnance Survey

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Vintage Club is 10 Years Old

The Vintage Horticultural & Garden Ma- chinery Club, which was formed in Bot- tesford in 1993 celebrates its 10th anni- versary this year. With over 500 mem-

bers nationwide and internationally, the

club aims to preserve, restore and pr o- mote the use of old, traditional garden and horticultural machines. The club is also involved in competitive match

ploughing. VHGMC often takes a stand

at big events such as the BBC Gar-

dener’s World Live at the NEC as well
as attending village fetes and steam
vintage shows. Many old machines have
been saved from becoming scrap by the

club. I f anyone has any old equipment

hiding at the back of the shed that

might need a good home, contact David

Smith, President on 01636 676510.

Sunday School Aw ard

In December Samuel Illsley was pr e-

sented with the Sunday School Shield in

Church for his regular attendance and

good contributions to the Sunday

School activities. The Sunday School

meets every second Sunday in the

month. New members are always wel-

come.

Open Gardens

Are you a keen gardener? Would you

be prepared to open your garden to

raise funds for Bottesford and Muston

Churches, over 2 days in June 2003?

If you are able to help please contact:

Eileen Boyce (843317) or Christine

Saunders (842596) by the end of March

L R Mees Lt d

Call us for all your electrical needs

Service sales and electrical

Engineers

Established 37 years

5 Market Street

3 Shopping Centre

Bingham, Notts

Cotgrave, Notts

01949 838597

0115 9892312

ALISON EATON

Grad Dip Phys MCSP SRP

CHARTERED

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

10 High Street, Bottesford

Tel: 01949 843106

The Red

Lion

Jim and Linda

say

Why not enjoy the warm

environment

Wholesome home cooked

food available

Monday-Saturday: 12noon-8pm

Sunday: 12noon-3pm

Sunday evening quiz – a mixture of

general know ledge and music:

8.45pm – 10.30pm

Large parking area and grassed

gardens for your convenience and

enjoyment

Meetings and party bookings

catered for

Nickie Slater

School of Dance, Drama and

Singing

Age: 2½-Adult

For details contact Nickie

On

Nigel Anthony Cars

Weddings and Special Occasions

“Inspector Morse Style Daim ler Jaguar”

Airport and Corporate Specialist

Professional Service

Local and Long Distance

Telephone: 01949 842986

Proprietor: Nigel A Beacroft

Bill Wood

Tree Surgeon

East Midland Tree Services

Clayfield Cottages

Belvoir, Nr Grantham, NG32 1PG

All types of tree w ork Hedge Cutting

Logs Delivered Bark Chippings

Telephone: 01476 870387

Mobile: 07860 217189

John Davies BA (Hons)

Clarinet Tuition Piano Tuition

Music Theory

Beginners welcome —age no barrier

Tel: (01949) 843809

Email:

DaviesJohnC@aol.com

First ‘Hoofsteps’

The first foal of the new year was born at Winterbeck Farm Stud last month.

The filly, who is yet to be named, is pictured aged just 6 days, with her mother

‘Rasmalai’. Look out for Derby runner ‘Phoenix Reach’ owned by the stud.

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We now service and repair

Vehicle Air Conditioning

Re-gas

Service

Leak Test

Clean

Prices from just

£45.00 + VAT!!

For prompt and personal

attention, call in or ‘phone

Jenny’s Gym Bottesford

New extended opening hours

Lim ited New Mem bership

Available

£2 off introductory session

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Proprietors:

Doreen and Alan Clarke

“Thisisit”, Belvoir Road,

Bottesford, Notts. NG13 0EA

Tel: 01949 842470

On the Right Tracks

Some of us may have a water feature

in our back gardens, but not many

could boast 110 metres (361 ft) of

large-scale model railway! Steve Nor-

man of Castle Close, Bottesford is a

long-standing railway enthusiast and

spends most of his spare time adding

to, and developing his impressive two-

loop layout, which includes four bridges
and a tunnel. This incredible garden
has to be one of Bottesford’s best-kept

secrets and Steve is considering open-

ing it up to the public in aid of charity

for one or two days later in the year. “If

there was sufficient interest, I ’d be de-

lighted to show it off, particularly to

anyone who has a real interest in buil d-

ing their own layout,” he said.

With a particular interest in American

railways, Steve’s locomotives and roll-

-ing stock are replicas from the Ameri- can Union Pacific Company circa 1930 to the early 60s. His interest takes him to the States a couple of times a year where he spends time with fellow en-

thusiasts on the American railways. His most memorable railway moment came on one such trip to New Mexico in

1999 - he was involved in a train crash

while riding on a mountain snow

plough train, leaving him and his com- panions to trudge through deep snow to the nearest road for help.

Steve is secretary to the East Midlands branch of the National G Scale (Garden scale) Society. Anyone who is inter-

ested in finding out more about trans-

forming their garden into a model rail-

way can contact Steve for further infor-

mation on 842332.

Passionate Palmers

Shirley Palmer of Normanton will find

out, later this year, if her application to