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Community Noticeboard Page 3 Marching band’s membership plea Page 7 Hornby Plantation appeal Page 9 Lifesaver receives award Page 11 SHERWOOD Court Gardening Club in Mansfield Woodhouse won an award.
Cleaning up! SCHOOLS, businesses, voluntary groups and individuals were presented with awards and certificates for their involvement in International Clean Up Mansfield Day 2017.
The awards ceremony at Mansfield Palace Theatre followed the successful fifth annual clean-up day in June. The winners were: Outstanding Achievement Award — Oak Tree Conservation Group, Mansfield Outstanding School Award — Asquith Primary and Nursery School, Mansfield
School Innovation Award — St Edmund’s Primary School, Mansfield Woodhouse Community Award – Sherwood Court Gardening Club, Mansfield Woodhouse Friends’ Groups Award – Friends of Forest Road Park, Mansfield Business Innovation Award – The Foxglove, KFC, Costa, Forest Town Town Centre Business Award – Swinton Insurance, Mansfield The clean-up event attracted the support (Continued on page 5)
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CHEMISTS Oakwood Pharmacy, 14 Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, 01623 423670, open until 10.30pm. Lloyds Pharmacy, 12 High Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, 01623 636391, open until 6.30pm. Rowlands Pharmacy, 36 High Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, 01623 623511, open until 6pm. Boots, St Peter’s retail park, Station Street, Mansfield, 01623 653926, open, Mon-Sat, 9am until midnight. Orchard Pharmacy, Orchard Medical Practice, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, 01623 656586, open, Mon-Fri, 7am-11pm; Sat, 9am-11pm; Sun, 10am-4pm. Rosemary Street Pharmacy, Rosemary Street, Mansfield, 01623 622413, MonFri, 7.30an-10pm; Sat, 8am-10pm; Sun, 8.30am-10pm. Sainsbury’s Pharmacy, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, 01623 557144, Mon-Sat, 8am-10pm; Sun, 10am-4pm. CHURCHES The International Church, Albert Street, Mansfield Woodhouse NG19 8BQ, 01623 646750. St Edmund’s Church, 1 Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 9JY, 01623 629665. Trinity Methodist Church, High Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8BD. SCHOOLS Northfield Primary School, Cox’s Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8PG, 01623 625589. Leas Park Junior School, Ley Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8LD, 01623 477629. Peafield Lane Academy, Litton Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 9PB, 01623 460366. The Manor Academy, Park Hall Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8QA, 01623 425100.
GENERAL Nottinghamshire Police, non-emergency — 101 Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue, non-emergency — 0115 967 0880. NHS non-emergency advice helpline — 111. Samaritans — 0845 7909090. Crimestoppers — 0800 555111. Report a gas leak — 0800 111999. Report a power cut — 0800 0568090. Report a water leak — 0800 7834444. Gamble Aware helpline — 0808 8020133. Citizens Advice Bureau Mansfield — 0844 8563411. Alcoholic Anonymous — 0115 9417100. 24-hour Domestic Violence helpline — 0808 800 0340.
Yeoman Park Special School, Park Hall Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8PS, 01623 459540. Saville House School, Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8AH, 01623 625068. The Bramble Academy, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8DF, 01623 635928. St Edmund’s C Of E Primary School, Church Hill Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 9JU, 01623 646624. Nettleworth School, Mansfield Woodhouse, 01623 455940. Cherubs Childcare Centre, School House, School Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 9LA, 01623 420940. LIBRARY Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Church Street, NG19 8AH, 01623 621781, http:// library opening times.co.uk/listing-2655.html. Closed until Easter. DOCTORS Mansfield Woodhouse Health Centre, Church Street, NG19 8BL, 01623 420692. Oakwood Surgery, Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8BL, 01623 435555, The Manor Sport and Recreation Centre, Kingsley Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8JY, 01623 425116, www.manor-sportscentre.co.uk Debdale Park Sports Ground, Debdale Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 7NS, 01623 631747, http://sports-facilities.co.uk/ sites/view/6004394. OTHERS Friends Of Yeoman Hill Park, www.mans fieldwoodhouse.info/MWCDG/FoYHP.htm Mansfield Woodhouse Community Development Group, 53 Park Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8ER, 01623 429334.
The Stable Centre, Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8AH, 01623 659625. Sherwood Forest Foodbank, Stable Centre, Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse NG19 9JY, 01623 629665. Sherwood U3A Mansfield Woodhouse, meets on the third Thursday of the month at 9.45am-noon in Turner Hall, Mansfield Woodhouse, for general information, group updates, refreshments, speaker www.sher woodu3a-mansfieldwoodhouse.org.uk MILLSIDE RADIO King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton. Call 01623 737737 to leave messages and requests for patients in King’s Mill. MANSFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL Neighbourhood warden — Woodhouse, Park Hall and Manor 07976 405320; Yeoman Hill, Maun Valley and Peafields 07976405335. Mansfield dog warden, 01623 463189. Housing repairs, 01623 463500. Anti-social behaviour, 0800 555111. Community safety, 01623 463185. Environmental health, 01623 463189. Grimebusters, 01623 463463. Sports development, 01623 463371. Parks and open spaces, 01623 463463. Town centre management, 01623 463073. Community engagement, 01623 463372. Property services, 01623 463728. Parenting practitioner, 01623 463529. Housing benefits and council tax reduction, 01623 463463. Benefits, 01623 463463. Planning and building control, 01623 463207. Planning appeals, 01623 463207. Mansfield District Council, 01623 463463. Learning and development, 01623 463486. Council tax enquiries, 01623 463144.
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ABOVE: Asquith Primary School winners with the deputy mayor, Mick Barton.
Clean Up day winners (Continued from page 1) of more than 60 groups and individuals in Mansfields, UK and in Mansfields abroad — making it the biggest and best yet. Communities in Mansfield, Texas; Mansfield, Pennsylvania; Mansfield, Minnesota; and Mansfield, Massachusetts, US joined in together with Mansfield in Victoria, Australia. Deputy mayor Mick Barton and Coun Andrew Tristram, portfolio holder for the environment and wellbeing at Mansfield District Council, presented the awards and certificates. Coun Barton said: “It has been brilliant seeing local businesses, schools and community groups, council staff and members, along with the executive, all involved this year. “It was also a great pleasure to see so many people at the Palace Theatre to accept their certificates. “It is fantastic to see so many young children and people with learning and physical disabilities getting involved. “This has surpassed all previous years.
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved and I look forward to working with everyone again next year.” Coun Tristram said: “These awards are to celebrate and recognise all the hard work involved in the International Clean Up Mansfield Day event.
“It’s great to see a diverse range of community groups involved. “Next year’s clean-up will take place on 8th June — let’s make it our biggest yet.” Details about next year’s International Clean Up Mansfield Day can be found at www.mansfield.gov.uk/cleanup
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MANSFIELD District Corps of Drums (Notts Own) is appealing for more members.
Marching band makes appeal for members A MANSFIELD marching band is appealing for new members to continue its community work.
Mansfield District Corps of Drums (Notts Own), which rehearses in Mansfield Woodhouse, appears regularly at civic and ceremonial events, both locally and nationally. It has played at Remembrance parades in Mansfield Woodhouse and Pleasley Vale; at national commemorations, displays, and military parades; and annually parades at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire. Supported by Mansfield District Council, the band is authorised to wear the district civic crest on their uniform. It is also an affiliated unit to the
Mansfield branch of the Royal British Legion. Bandmaster R. Clarke said bandsmen of any musical ability, who are aged 11 and over, were needed. He said: “Being a bandsman provides an opportunity for both youth and adults alike to get actively involved in their community.” The Mansfield District Corps of Drums was formed in 2012 with the sole aim of providing the community with a marching band for civic and ceremonial events. Today, the corps has more than trebled in size, and gained a prestigious reputation, both locally and nationally. It is made up of men and women, young and old, who have a talent in performing traditional military music.
Bandmaster R. Clarke said: “We are recruiting for enthusiastic people who have a genuine interest in parades, drill and learning musical skills.
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“The only requirement is that you are up for a challenge. “Whether you have never touched an instrument before, been in a military band or have a degree in music, you will be made most welcome. “Training in all the above disciplines will be provided.” The band is recruiting now for drum, bugle, flute and cymbals players. Anyone interested should email bandmaster.nottsown@gmail.com or contact the band via its Facebook page.
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Youngsters urged to join in new project at Hornby Plantation THE Friends of Hornby Plantation in Mansfield Woodhouse is launching a project funded by the Postcode Local Trust — and is looking to involve young outdoor enthusiasts from local schools and groups.
The Hornby Wildlife Village project will see the building and maintaining of a new habitat area, with the aim of encouraging as many species as possible. The friends are a small conservation group who help to preserve the woodland
and park area that is owned by Mansfield District Council. The £800 awarded will be put towards buying equipment and materials needed for the development to come to life, including hedgehog homes, insect manors, bat boxes and more. Players of the Postcode Lottery made the project possible and plans are now under way to get the venture up and running. It is hoped the project will encourage a new generation of friends for the group,
so that the work of the volunteers can be continued well into the future. Co Coun Joyce Bosnjak said: “The friends have created a fun and rewarding project that will really engage local children. “I recommend that groups and schools register an interest and get involved.” To find out more about the project and how to get involved, search for the Friends of Hornby Plantation on Facebook or Twitter.
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FROM left, street cleaner Gary Varnam, deputy mayor Coun Mick Barton, boxer Steve Ward, mayor Kate Allsop, doorman Alex Smith, CCTV operator Mick Turnbull, PC Ian Dickson, Neighbourhood Warden Tony Bower and PC Amy Whitehouse.
Life-saving doorman among award winners A PUB doorman who potentially saved someone’s life, and a veteran local boxer who boxed for 52 years, were among seven people who awarded Mayor’s Commendations in Mansfield. Doorman Alex Smith, from the Market Inn, Mansfield, spotted a man lying precariously on the wall of the nearby 60ft railway viaduct in August. He ran up on to the viaduct, woke up the sleeping man and brought him down to safety, staying with him until police arrived. Presenting him with his commendation at a full meeting of Mansfield District Council, the mayor, Kate Allsop, said: “Our CCTV department felt the outcome could have been very different if not for your quick thinking and bravery that night.” The mayor also presented an award to boxer Steve Ward, of Mansfield, who has been boxing for 52 years. Steve started the sport when he was nine and fought his first bout aged 11. In 1977 he turned professional, retiring
from the ring in 1988 after fighting 60 professional matches. He returned to professional boxing in 2010, however, four years after he was told he would never walk again following an accident in which concrete fell on his foot. He started boxing again with the European Boxing Federation aged 54, travelling the world to compete and winning 10 veterans matches, for which he was awarded the federation’s Belt of Achievement, Champion of Champions. Other award recipients were Gary Varnam, of the council street cleansing team, council Neighbourhood Warden Tony Bower, and PCc Ian Dickson and Amy Whitehouse, who were all commended for their work in apprehending a serial graffiti-tagger in the town. Gary took it upon himself to meticulously log every instance of the graffiti he was asked to remove, which helped Tony build evidence and a profile of a likely culprit. From that they were able to suggest a suspect and the two police officers then took up the case, culminating in the
suspect admitting 40 offences of criminal damage. Another recipient of the award was council CCTV operator Mick Turnbull, who helped police in two incidents of knife crime in the town. By trawling through hours of CCTV footage, he enabled the police to identify a man who carried out a knifepoint robbery in the town in August. Mayor Allsop said: “While the police could not trace the offenders at the time of the offence, the CCTV operators were able to identify them, their vehicle and direction of travel, including the driving of the vehicle the wrong way on a one-way street.” Mike’s years of experience also helped avert a potential knife-crime incident when he spotted a group of men acting suspiciously. He was able to see that one of the men had a long-bladed knife up his sleeve and worked out from the cameras who the likely victim was going to be. He helped direct police and enabled them to intervene before anyone was injured.
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MANSFIELD Business Improvement District’s Sue Rogers, who organised the event, is pictured, right, with Skyla-Rose and her parents, Dean Bullimore and Tracy Newton.
Skyla-Rose top tot in first I Love Mansfield contest LITTLE Skyla-Rose Bullimore is the talk of the town after winning the first I Love Mansfield Tiny Tot competition.
People voted for their favourite in three age groups with their photographs available on a dedicated website and in a gallery at the Yorkshire Bank, West Gate. There were more than 90 entrants. More than 4,000 votes were cast and Skyla-Rose (10½ months), of Mansfield, topped her age group as well as taking
the overall top prize, winning a framed photo and £50 voucher from Jason Parnell Photography, a £200 VIP party package from The Village on Midworth Street, a Disney pushchair from Wedding Wheels, and a bottle of champagne for her parents. Amelia Strouther and Jack Richardson were both runners-up and received a trophy, in addition to the age group prize packages with gifts from Boots and Jak & Daisy. Mansfield Business Improvement
District’s Sue Rogers, who organised the event, said: “It was very good and we were so pleased that so many people put their children forward and that we had thousands of votes. We will certainly look to put it on again next year.” Skyla-Rose’s proud parents, Dean Bullimore and Tracy Newton, said they did not think she would win. Dean said: “We are definitely pleased. To be honest, we didn’t think she would win so we were over the moon.”
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FESTIVE chalets will be part of the Christmas market.
Festive market set to be a town centre cracker MANSFIELD town centre’s new-look Christmas market is looking to be a real cracker — with a Nutcracker theme.
Organised by Mansfield Business Improvement District (BID), the market will be held in West Gate and run from Tuesday, 21st November to Sunday, 3rd December. There will be a range of food and drink chalets and craft stalls, performances by East Midlands Performing Arts, and an I Love Mansfield stall.
Sue Rogers, from the BID, said: “This is the first themed Christmas market that we will have had in Mansfield and we are really excited. “The chalets will add to the festive season in Mansfield, which already has a lot to offer for shoppers. “There is no real need for local people to go further afield when it comes to Christmas shopping.” There will be five Nutcracker statues in the town centre, with families with children encouraged to find them, take a note of their names in a trail sheet, and post it in a
special pillar box. Winners will get prizes and all correct entries will be announced on the I Love Mansfield Facebook page. Sue added: “Christmas is a special time of year and we know that food and drinks, and craft stalls are very popular. “There is also going to be a mulled wine hut too — just in case people need warming up” The BID will also be running its traditional Christmas window dressing competition. More details will be published at www.mansfieldtowncentre.co.uk
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New era begins for Woodhouse schools THE Diverse Academies Learning Partnership has taken on five new academies, including Samuel Barlow Primary in Clipstone, and special education providers Yeoman Park and Redgate in Mansfield Woodhouse.
The regionally-focused multi-academy trust attributes its continued growth to the success of its partnership, which is built on an ethos of collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Debbie Clinton, acting chief executive, said: “The addition of a mix of primaries and special education providers is an important factor to us. “We are very clear on the benefits to all our academies of working across phases of
education, whether that is in mainstream or the special education sector. “We are diverse in name and nature, and as educationalists we don’t take for granted our successes.” The trust, formed in 2011, runs a total of 14 academies across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. 10 of which are judged as good or better by Ofsted. Cat Thornton, executive principal for the incoming primaries, will also add Wainwright Primary Academy in Mansfield to her portfolio. She commented: “It’s critically important to ensure that each academy has the flexibility to retain its own unique identity and deliver the right education for its pupils.”
Neil Holmes, executive principal for The Holgate Academy, Hucknall and Queen Elizabeth’s Academy, Mansfield, will also take on the executive leadership of Yeoman Park and Redgate academies. “There is much for us to collectively benefit from working together with our new colleagues in the special schools. For too long there has been a divide between the various types of education providers,” he said. “We are keen to ensure we learn from all our academies, so that our children and young people receive the specialist support when it’s required, in settings most appropriate to their needs. “I look forward to working closely with my Yeoman Park and Redgate colleagues and pupils.”
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MANSFIELD Building Society has donated £500 through its Community Support Scheme to help 4th Mansfield Woodhouse Scout Group buy five new tents. Phil Pogmore, akela, said: “We have lots of young people attending our Scout, Cubs and Beaver sessions. The donation from The Mansfield will give more of our members the opportunity to join our camping trips and become fully immersed in the Scouting experience. “Having a local business supporting us is invaluable and with care and attention the tents will last for many years.” Dale Twigger, marketing manager at the society, said: “The young people who take part in the group are very enthusiastic and engaged in all the activities. “We are delighted to be supporting an organisation that teaches the value of team work, determination and having fun. I am proud of our Community Support Scheme and how positively it can impact many young people’s lives.”
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Celebrating meals service’s milestone A SERVICE that provides meals to elderly and vulnerable people in Nottinghamshire has celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Nottinghamshire County Council launched County Enterprise Foods in 1987 and it has since made around 23 million meals. A celebration event attended by more than 100 people also marked the retirement of County Enterprise Foods’ only team manager, Elaine Coupland, (58), who was appointed when the production line first started. Elaine has helped to provide employment opportunities to 46 people with disabilities at the production base during her management of the service, which currently employs 60 people, including delivery drivers based at its Mansfield depot. Coun Stuart Wallace, chairman of the council’s Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee, said: “This service was set up to produce meals using good quality ingredients with a wide range of choice for people who struggle to make their own meals. “While there are other providers, we are the only service that can deliver meals hot. “Elaine has carried out a sterling job in making sure we meet this aim while moving with the times in catering for older people who enjoy international cuisine as well as traditional meat and two veg. “She has been passionate about providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.” Gladys Butler, who is the service’s longest-serving customer and has used the service for 27 years, said: “I’m very thankful as we have a menu and we can choose what we want each day. “The drivers are very good, too, and helpful. They make sure you are OK and will post a letter and help open things for you.” Around 1,500 residents currently use the service, which offers a wide range of meals to choose from that can be delivered to their doorstep hot or frozen. The meals on offer are tasty and
nutritious, varied and made from scratch locally using fresh ingredients and seasonal vegetables. Prior to establishing County Enterprise Foods, the council delivered meals that were made by other providers.
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A TOTAL of 35 brave people raised more than £4,400 for Mansfield-based charity Hetty’s by taking part in a firewalk.
They strode across 20 feet of wood embers, burning at 1236 degrees Fahrenheit, at Ransom Wood next to the Forever Green Restaurant. All participants committed to raising a minimum of £70 for Hetty’s, which is celebrating 21 years of offering confidential support from its Woodhouse Road base, enabling families across Nottinghamshire to recover from the effects of their loved ones’ drug or alcohol misuse. The event included a 45-minute motivational training session for the firewalkers and charities NIDAS (Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Services) and WAM (What About Me). A spokesman for Hetty’s said: “A huge thank you to all the brave souls, the supporters, Ransom Wood, stallholders and donors for making this event such a huge success.” lFOR more information about Hetty’s go to www.hettys.org.uk and www.facebook. com/Hettys2013 or call the support line on 08000 850 941.
Double celebration for Hetty’s charity work HETTY’S has been gifted the shop space on Church Street, Warsop, it has been using for its Donate&Dazzle charity shop for the past two years. The Eastwood Foundation first approached Hetty’s to see it could use the space for a limited period. The charity turned it into a community shop, which sells new and usedd items, serves teas and coffees and has hosted successful volunteer and placement opportunities. Now the Eastwood Foundation, in celebration of Hetty’s 21st birthday, has gifted the property to the charity to help it continue to generate much-needed funds as part of its future self-sustainability plan. Debbie Knowles, Hetty’s chief executive, saidc “I am overwhelmed by such a generous gift and excited to have an opportunity to further develop our ideas, services, voluntary opportunities and work in partnership with businesses to enhance the Warsop community. “We cannot thank the Eastwood Foundation enough for its continued support.”
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Teens celebrate success YOUNG people have celebrated their success on a “life-changing” personal and social development project organised by West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield.
More than 150 teenagers took to the stage to receive certificates of achievement in front of proud parents and carers after completing the National Citizen Service (NCS) scheme over the summer. NCS is a government-led initiative to support 15 to 17-year-olds in the transition to adulthood. Participants get involved in social action projects, residential trips, outdoor physical challenges and fundraising activities. Portland College, Mansfield, hosted two graduation ceremonies. It came after the graduates took part in activities ranging from a week-long residential at Oaklands Manor Outdoor Leadership Centre, Buxton, to spending a week at West Nottinghamshire College to plan social action projects to aid communities and charities of their choice, which they carried out in the final week of the project. They contributed towards 10,000 combined hours on social action projects recorded by all NCS summer participants, who worked with a range of local and national organisations including Lawn Park Care Home, King’s Mill Hospital’s dementia ward, Willow Tree Family Farm, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Jerry Green Dog Rescue, MIND, Dementia UK, Framework, Bliss and the Alzheimer’s Society, raising almost £4,500. That included £370 towards Miss Mansfield 2017 Jessica Pinnick’s bid to raise £5,000 to sponsor and name a guide dog puppy, and £335 for the Alzheimer’s Society, after some of them made a video to raise awareness of those living with the disease. West Nottinghamshire College’s student experience team-leader, Robert Pearce, said: “It was fantastic to see the joy on their faces at they met up with their friends once more to celebrate each other’s success.”
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SUE and Kevin Bird with the Edge family and Hudson at the One Call Stadium. PHOTO: Mansfield Town FC
Stags fans stepping out for charity walk A FAMILY of Mansfield Town supporters have organised a third sponsored walk for charity to coincide with the Stags’ big local derby against Chesterfield at One Call Stadium later this year.
Mick and Michelle Edge, and their son, Nathan Edge, of Mansfield, want other fans to join them as they walk from the Proact Stadium in Chesterfield to the One Call Stadium in Mansfield ahead of the match on 25th November. The 16.7-mile walk will raise money for Guide Dogs and the Alzheimer’s Society. Nathan, 23, who had suffered from uveitis, woke up four years ago to find he had lost the remainder of his sight overnight. The Guide Dogs charity partnered him
with guide dog Hudson, who transformed his life. Nathan is a fundraiser for the charity, has become a public speaker and recently played for his country in the blind football European Championships, winning a bronze medal as England qualified for the World Cup. The Edge family also decided to support the Alzheimer’s Society in honour of Stags’ legend Kevin Bird, (65), who is suffering from dementia. The Edges said: “We can’t wait for the day to come around and would like to invite supporters to join us on this walk to raise funds for two fantastic charities. “We have had the pleasure of getting to know both Kevin and his wife, Sue, over the last couple of years and it didn’t take us long to learn what a remarkable duo they are.
“We wanted to make our third charity walk extra special and we could think of no better way than to raise funds for the charities that mean so much to the both of us.” Kevin made 450 appearances in an 11-year spell for the Stags, scoring 63 goals. Any supporters interested in joining the walk can do so by contacting Mick at MickMTFC@BTInternet.com or calling 07800 506698. There is a £10 registration fee (which does not include entry to the match) and sponsorship forms can be provided. All proceeds will be shared between Guide Dogs and the Alzheimer’s Society. People who want to donate but are not able to join the walk should go to www. VirginMoneyGiving.com/MTFCWalk
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Favourite photographs at Mansfield Museum MANSFIELD Museum is continuing to bring NewsJournal readers a selection of the favourite photographs from its collections.
Many of these are available at the ourmansfieldandarea website, which gives the public the opportunity to share their information, memories, photos and knowledge about Mansfield and the local communities, both as they are today and how they were in the past. If you are interested in visiting the site, type www. ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk into the address line on your internet browser. This month’s choices are linked to Remembrance Day and show Clipstone Camp, which was a massive Army camp of wooden huts that was built at Clipstone in WW1. While this camp was just one of those built to train the men of Kitchener’s ‘New Army’, it is believed to be the largest. The camp could hold upwards of 30,000 men and the men of the UPS (University and Public Schools Brigade) were the first to arrive in May 1915. Over the next four years, men of many regiments came to the camp. The once peaceful countryside was alive with soldiers digging trenches, practising on rifle ranges and stirring up the dust on country lanes as they went on training marches. The camp provided a new purpose in the Great War for people in the locality. The soldiers’ welfare was looked after in the towns and
villages, (sometimes a little too well by a few local ladies)! Business opportunities prospered with the spending power of the soldiers, and entries in Parish Registers show that romance was also in the air. The churchyard of St Alban’s, Forest Town, reveals the camp also had its deaths. Twenty-eight soldiers and one nurse from the camp hospital are buried there. Towards the end of the war WAACS were stationed at Clipstone Camp and in its final years it was used as a demobilisation camp. Many of the huts were then sold, and used as village halls, and for other purposes. More information on the Camp can be found in the book Clipstone Camp And The Mansfield Area In World War One by local historian Pauline Marples, which is available from the museum.
ABOVE: Clipstone Camp and, below, some of the gardens there.
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Walking footballers play in Portugal MANSFIELD Senior Reds FC had two teams taking part in a tournament at Browns Sport Complex, Vilamoura, Portugal.
A total of 20 teams from England, Scotland and Portugal featured. After a poor start on the first day, Mansfield Senior Reds and Mansfield Senior Yellows rallied on the second day and the Reds reached the plate semi-final. The eventual winners were Olhao, of Portugal, who had FA Cup winner and former Mansfield Town player Brian Kilcline in their team. One of the senior yellows, 78-yearold Paul Simpson, was the oldest taking part.
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