Misterton & West Stockwith village news

14th September

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Thursday 14 September 2023

Contact: 01427 891376

REVIEW OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SUBMITTED

The Misterton Review Neighbourhood Plan (MRNP) was submitted to the District Council for examination on Wednesday 13 September. This means that work done to include new policies on housing design, green spaces, key views, and windfall development will be forwarded to be considered by an independent examiner.

The document is available on the District Council's and Parish Council's websites.

The Neighbourhood Plan (NP) was approved by a majority voting in a referendum in 2019. Periodic reviews are required and work on this Review NP has introduced new policies while not changing the original five development sites that had been agreed. The inclusion of any new sites will come when the District Council issues a ‘call for sites’ as it did in 2016. Meanwhile, experience of using the NP in determining planning applications pointed to areas for improvement and new policies based on what other villages have done, which have now been included in the Review NP.

ANNUAL SHOW ATTRACTS SCORES OF ENTRIES (+ pic)

The Annual Show, organised by Misterton Gardeners Club, attracted scores of entries across a range of classes: from fruit and vegetables to arts and crafts. Held in the Methodist Hall (Saturday 9 September), there was keen competition for the top prizes – and some entries from youngsters, too. Pictured is the winning entry in the class for a flower arrangement in an unusual container, entered by Joanne Moss. Allotment gardener, Susan Hayter, swept the board with prizes for fruit and veg, and the Best in Show exhibit was won by Hazel Brand for her harvest-themed painting. Many thanks to the Gardeners Club for reviving the Show after the pandemic and to all who entered. Get ready now for next year’s Show!

WORRIED ABOUT SPEEDING IN THE VILLAGE?

Misterton Parish Council receives frequent complaints about vehicles speeding through the village. These complaints often feature in social media, too. Now the Parish Council is looking at re-launching a Community Speedwatch scheme – but needs volunteers. The Parish Council will buy the equipment; Notts Police will advise on members’ preferred locations for monitoring speeds, and will train volunteers.

Notts Police write to offending drivers. Should drivers’ names appear multiple times, they are visited by the Police. Should the evidence provided show a pattern of bad driving behaviour, then the police will visit and complete the enforcement. Volunteers decide their own schedule of speed monitoring so, with enough volunteers, this could be just an hour a week. So, to volunteer, contact The Misterton Centre on 890646 and put your name forward. Don’t just complain about speeding, help tackle the problem!

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH-ON: SANTA WANTED!

Misterton Parish Council and Parish Church have agreed the details of the annual switch-on of the Christmas lights but, so far, have no Santa! If you can give up a couple of hours, please get in touch with the Parish Council (890646). A beard is optional – the Parish Council can supply one! The event is on Friday 1 December from 6.00-8.00pm, on Church Meadow. This year, there will be more Christmas trees on Church Meadow and a Christmas Tree Festival in the Parish Church. To enter a tree, bring it to the Parish Church between 2.00-4.00pm on Friday 1 December. Dress it in any way you wish. The height of the tree should not be more than four feet (1.25metres). Any lights should be battery powered. Please include the name of your organisation or business on a sheet of card or paper no bigger than A4, with any other information you want to give; this will be displayed with the tree. Once again, there's a chance to win a prize for the best-dressed tree.

There’s another chance for people to see the Christmas Tree entries on Saturday 2 December (during the Church’s annual Christmas Coffee Morning from 10.00am to 12 noon).

BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE

Bassetlaw Action Centre (BAC) is continuing to provide:

community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
housing advice services, which are telephone-based primarily but face-to-face appointments are also available
a menu of Befriending services – including group befriending, telephone befriending, face to face and peer befriending
the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) available both virtually and face to face
Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support
home support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service)
minibus trips – including the newly launched lunch club trips.

BAC would like to hear from anyone with a few hours to spare, who would like to volunteer to support the Action Centre to deliver essential services to local older and vulnerable people. In particular, BAC is looking for more local volunteer drivers to help people to get to health appointments and for shopping. Volunteers are paid 45p per mile for every mile they drive on behalf of the scheme.

For further details on any of the above please contact BAC on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk) Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.

DIARY DATES

2nd Tuesday each month

Coffee morning, Church Room, 10.30am. Freshly baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle

Thursday 21 September

Coffee Morning in the Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am

Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside the Parish Church

Sunday 24 September

Holy Communion, Misterton Parish Church, 11.00am

Wednesday 27 September

Service of Morning Prayer, Parish Church, Misterton, 10.00am

Saturday 14 October

Big band, Room 21, in concert, Misterton Parish Church, 3.00pm. Tickets £10 (children £5) inc refreshments; call 891376

Saturday 21 October

Exhibition by members of local art group, Brushstrokes, Church Room, Misterton. Details to follow

Monday 23 October

Free cycling skills workshop, Sports Ground, Misterton. Two-hour sessions beginning at 9.30am and 11.30am. Book at bit.ly/45XxBA5

Tuesday 31 October

Free Halloween-themed family session, Misterton Library, 2.30-4.30pm

Monday 13 November

Deadline for Christmas shoeboxes to Misterton Parish Church (www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/)

Friday 1 December

Advance notice: Christmas lights switch-on, Church Meadow, and Christmas Tree Festival, Parish Church, 6.00pm

Friday 8 December

Christmas Bingo, Church Room, eyes down at 7.00pm

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