March 2017
The community café you may not have discovered yet Sam’s Workplace on Preston Road in Rainworth is a small community café you may not have discovered yet.
It is named after the son of one of the owners, who has Down’s Syndrome. It offers work experience placements for adults who have learning disabilities in a relaxed and informal setting, promoting their confidence and employability skills. But the café is more than this… it also has a sweet shop containing all your old favourites, and some new ones. 1p, 2p, 5p sweets, the choice is endless — and you get to choose your sweet mix! (Continued on page 23)
News & Information Page 3 & 5 What’s On Page 17 & 19 Rainworth Local News Page 23 Blidworth Local News Page 25 Edwinstowe, Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield Local News Page 27 Ravenshead Local News Page 29 Sport Page 32
Farnsfield Local History Society For its February meeting the society had the pleasure of welcoming Paul Hale, the recently-retired Rector Chori at the Minster. Paul entertained a very well attended meeting with an account of how the post of Rector Chori arose, illustrated with recordings of the music that developed over the centuries. We were told that the first record of a choir in Southwell Minster was as long ago
as the 12th Century and the first Rector Chori was appointed in 1499. It was explained that during the Middle Ages the members of the choir were always ordained and known as Vicars Choral. Extracts from the Archbishop of York’s Visitation Book showed that some were not averse to very non-ecclesiastical behaviour, such as being drunk, fighting during services or falling asleep due to getting back from
overnight visits to widow Agnes. (Continued on page 27)