Misterton & West Stockwith village news

22nd March

Thursday 21 March 2024

VILLAGE CHAMPION AWARDS 2024

Misterton Parish Council is seeking nominations for the Village Champion Awards in recognition of local people who have made a voluntary (non-commercial) contribution to the community or where they have provided help to someone that is ‘beyond the call of duty’. There are two awards:

seniors (over 18)
juniors (under 18).

Please nominate someone you know but make sure they would be happy to receive an award! Nominations, together with a brief summary of your reasons for nomination, can be sent to:

Angela Harrison, Clerk to the Council

The Misterton Centre & Library

52 High Street

Misterton DN10 4BU

or email: theclerk@misterton-notts-pc.gov.uk

Please forward your nominations by no later than 5.00pm on Monday 30 April 2024.

EASTER ACTIVITIES AT MISTERTON LIBRARY (+ pic)

Tuesday 2 April sees an afternoon of Easter activities for children and their families at Misterton Library from 2.30-4.30pm.

This year, there’s a host of rabbits (pictured) in danger of escaping – so start looking for them around the village from Friday 22 March. Bring them back to the Library in exchange for a crème egg! Easter activities on 2 April will include an egg hunt, face painting, and much more.

20^th ANNIVERSARY OF 5 VILLAGES FIRST RESPONDERS

The Five Villages First Responders (FVFR) celebrates its 20^th anniversary with a coffee morning on Saturday 27 April. The volunteer responders work alongside East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) in the local villages - the life-saving scheme was launched 20 years ago and has continued to serve the local community with the team of First Responders called to over 3200 medical emergencies over those 20 years. The group responds to calls in West Stockwith, Misterton, Beckingham, Walkeringham, and Gringley on the Hill, and many other locations across North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

The FVFR team is holding a celebration coffee morning on Saturday 27 April 2024, from 10.00am to 12noon at the Methodist Hall, High Street, Misterton DN10 4BU, followed by a free public awareness session on how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator from 12noon until 1.00pm. Everyone is invited to come along for a hot drink and slice of cake to celebrate 20 years of this vital local voluntary organisation.

For further information about FVFR or the 20th anniversary celebration, please visit the website at www.fvfr.co.uk, e-mail contact@fvfr.co.uk, see the team’s Facebook page, or contact Group Co-ordinator Martyn Johnson on 07866 567 600.

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

Mondays

Poppy-making craft group, The Misterton Centre & Library, 10.00-11.30am

2nd Tuesday each month

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

Thursday 28 March

Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am

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

Sunday 31 March

Easter Day service of Holy Communion, West Stockwith Parish Church, 11.00am

Tuesday 2 April

Easter egg hunt and family fun, Misterton Library, 2.30-4.00pm

Wednesday 3 April

Service of Morning Prayer, Church Room, 10.00am

Rhyme & Play Time, Misterton Library, 2.30-3.15pm

Thursday 11 April

Learn to cycle safely session, Sports Field, Misterton, 9.30-11.00am or 11.00am-12/30pm. Ring 01909 533 533 for further details and to book

Saturday 27 April

20^th anniversary celebration of Five Villages First Responders, Methodist Hall, Misterton, 10.00am-1.00pm

Saturday 11 May

Art exhibition, Church Room, Church Lane (details to follow)

WEST STOCKWITH NEWS

Thursday 21 March 2024

Contact: 01427 891376

RENOVATION PROJECTS IN THE VILLAGE

West Stockwith Parish Council is pursuing two renovation projects in the village, using funds from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which is paid by the developers of new houses in the village. The old signpost at the junction of Ings Lane and Main Street will be renovated, and a quotation is being obtained to refurbish the old telephone kiosk near Malt Kiln.

SPRING CLEAN DATE AGREED

The Parish Council has agreed a date for the annual ‘spring clean’. It is on Tuesday 26 March at 6.00pm, meeting at the junction of North Carr Road and Main Street. Bin bags, gloves, and hi-vis vests are provided – and there’s refreshments for volunteers in the White Hart afterwards.

VACANCIES FOR LOCAL ON-CALL FIRE OFFICERS

Misterton’s Fire & Rescue Service is recruiting On Call officers; the recruitment window is open until Monday 15 April. The current team is made up of men and women of all ages, who live or work in the villages of Misterton, West Stockwith, and Walkeringham - they all have different strengths (and weaknesses), life experiences, and knowledge. This makes them a strong team when faced with difficult or challenging situations.

Read what it’s all about at www.notts-fire.gov.uk/careers/on-call-firefighters/. Misterton Fire Station is also home to a medical co-response vehicle, which is staffed by firefighters to respond to medical emergencies in the area on behalf of the East Midlands Ambulance Service. To ensure their skills are kept up-to-date for any incidents, the crew trains every Tuesday night between 6.30-9.00 pm. Misterton is also home to a unique community safety facility called Risky Rooms. Set up in the drill yard, this is a room designed and set up to emulate a normal home that contains a variety of fire hazards and other risks. Staff at Misterton run regular tours for school children where they highlight the risks that exist, and how they can be rectified.

There’s more on the Fire Station’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MistertonFireStation