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The Crystal Martin Group Pension Fund & Life Assurance Scheme (“Scheme”)
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925, that any person that believes that he or she has a claim against, or entitlement to a pension or any benefit from, or interest in the Scheme is hereby required to send particulars in writing within two months of the date of this publication of his or her claim or entitlement (together with full name, present address, date of birth, National Insurance Number and the full name of the Scheme) to: -
Mercer, Post Handling Centre, Floor 2, St James’s Tower, 7 Charlotte Street,
Manchester, M1 4DZ (and mark it for the attention of David Penn). The Trustees will distribute the assets of the Scheme among the persons entitled to them having regard only to those persons of whose claims and entitlements they have notice and will not be liable to any other person. Any individuals who have already been contacted on behalf of the Trustees about this matter should not respond to this notice as the Trustees already have details of their claims and entitlements.
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TREE OF LIGHT APPEAL
The Tree of Light which stands in the Hospice gardens throughout the Christmas season
Is decorated with hundreds of tiny white lights, dedicated to those we remember. The lighting ceremony and dedication service for those who sponsor a light will be held on Friday 3rd December at 6.30pm in the hospice grounds.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN OUTDOOR EVENT AND SEATING WILL BE LIMITED To sponsor a bulb, please contact us on 01623 622626 or contact@johneastwoodhospice.org.uk
Extra measures will be taken to keep our staff and the community safe.
We will closely monitor legislation however please be aware that we may find it necessary to cancel this event at short notice to comply with Government guidance or Hospice health and safety procedures.
www.johneastwoodhospice.org.uk contact@johneastwoodhospice.org.uk John Eastwood Hospice, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield NG17 4HJ
Thank you Bilsthorpe
Support Group
After over 33 years of tirelessly fundraising for John Eastwood Hospice, today we said thank you to Bilsthorpe Support Group’s remaining members as they have taken the decision to close the group. Paula Pestell (chair), Monica & Rex Powell, Marilyn Wells and Hilary Wells (all pictured) along with Judith Moore (Secretary), Fred Booth (Treasurer) and Rhona Redfern who sadly passed away this month, were the last remaining eight members of the group, most recognised for their coffee mornings within the village of Bilsthorpe, generating thousands of pounds for the hospice over the years. Unfortunately, it hasn’t yet been possible to track the actual total donated to the hospice however the members did hand over some very special items of interest and a lot of history which will be displayed for the Hospice’s 30th Anniversary celebrations next year. Twelve support groups were initially launched whilst the hospice was in the planning stage to help fundraise to generate funds for the construction of the building however fundraising was, and still is a vital element in ensuring the future of the hospice. Today just two of the original support groups remain operational, in Edwinstowe and Warsop, with the intention of the John Eastwood Hospice Trust to try to re-establish more support groups within the community in the future.
John Eastwood Hospice Trust, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4HJ Web: www.johneastwoodhospice.org.uk email: contact@johneastwoodhospice.org.uk tel: 01623 622626
Q: Do you want to learn a new set of skills that will improve your fitness, mental wellbeing along with self defence skills?
A: Ashfield School of Boxing.
Ashfield School of Boxing was formed in 2019 to provide the opportunity to the local communities to learn how to box and /or improve their fitness regardless of age, race or gender.
The Club currently has 40 Junior Members and 20 Adult Members comprising of male and females. The Club is affiliated to England Boxing and all Coaches are English Boxing Qualified Coaches.
Monday
Juniors Age 4 + Boxfit Ameteurs
Tuesday
Ladies only
Wednesday
Juniors Age 4 + Boxfit Ameteurs
Friday
Boxfit Ameteurs
Saturday
Ladies Boxfit / Am’s Juniors Age 4 + 6:00pm - 7:00pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm 8:00pm - 9:00pm £3.00 Per Class £4.00 Per Class £10.00 Per Week
6:00pm - 7:00pm £4.00 Per Class
8:00am - 9:00am 9:00am - 10:00am 10:00am - 11:00am £4.00 Per Class £10.00 Per Week £3.00 Per Class
The Club also has accredited Fitness Coaches who run Boxfit Classes.
For more information please see below: Call: 07738 013741
Find us at: 2a Outram St, Sutton-in-Ashfield, 7 NG17 4AX
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The Dark Side of Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes…nonsense for kids, or coded messages containing dark undertones? Read on to see why the latter may be closer to the truth than we would maybe like to think!
“Nursery rhymes”, with their distinctive sing-song rhythms and melodies; date back centuries, as far back as the 14th Century in fact. Modern childhood psychologists believe they can help a child’s mental development and spatial reasoning, but it is doubtful our antecedents were thinking in those terms when the majority of the ditties were composed. Let’s have a quick look at a few of the best known rhymes:
Baa Baa Black Sheep refers to the wool tax imposed by Edward I, when new rules said a third of the cost of a sack of wool went to him, another went to the church and the last to the farmer. In the original rhyme, the ‘little boy who lived down the lane’ ended up with nothing! The phrase ‘black sheep of the family’ stems from the fact that the wool from black sheep could not be successfully dyed and thus had less value.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary is believed to be about Queen Mary (aka Bloody Mary) and concerns the torture and murder of Protestants, the garden being an allusion to graveyards full of Protestant martyrs, whilst “silver bells” were thumbscrews and “cockleshells” are thought to be instruments of torture which were attached to male genitals. Nice. Not!
Oranges and Lemons describes a condemned man’s journey towards his execution in London, passing various churches on his way.
Rock-a-bye Baby alludes to the rumour that the son of King James II was actually another man’s son, smuggled into the delivery room in order to ensure a Catholic would once more ascend to the throne of England. An early recorded version of the rhyme ends with the footnote “This may serve as a warning to the Proud and Ambitious, who climb so high that they generally fall at last.” Ring a Ring o Roses, we’re all familiar with the idea that this rhyme, and the associated little dance so beloved of kids, is connected with the Great Plague of 1665. The ‘rosie’ being the distinctive rash that developed on the skin of sufferers, and the ‘posies’ referring to the scented flowers required to camouflage the hideous stench of decaying flesh and rotting bodies.
Even the seemingly innocuous ditty Ladybird, Ladybird, fly away home, may refer to the persecution of Catholics in the 16th and 17th century, when Catholic priests were often burnt at the stake. Whilst Lucy Locket is actually connected to an argument between two prostitutes in the 18th century!
So much time has elapsed since these nursery rhymes were first written that modern day mothers singing them with their children can be forgiven for not realising the death, destruction, and darkness so many of them allude to. And anyway - who really cares these days, they’re fun, kids enjoy then and they’re part of our heritage and tradition.
These articles are researched and written by Laura Billingham, a local content writer and author. Laura moved to the Peak District several years ago to pursue her passion for writing.
