Roadworks and closures planned to begin across Gedling borough this week

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🚧 Roadworks and closures planned for Gedling borough this week

Take a look at the roadworks and closures scheduled to begin on Gedling borough’s roads for the week beginning March 23.

Make sure to plan your journey and check before your travel as these planned works could affect you. 

Burntstump Hill, Papplewick
25 March
Road closure for tree cutting works
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Nottingham Road, Burton Joyce
27 March - 29 March
Roadworks, Delays likely
Responsibility for works: Openreach Ltd

Bourne Street, Netherfield
25 March - 26 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water

Carlton Hill, Carlton
24 March
Responsibility for works: Openreach 

Heavytrees Avenue, Ravenshead
24 March - 25 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Openreach

 Howbeck Road, Arnold
25 March - 26 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Mansfield Road, Papplewick
25 March - 26 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Mansfield Road, Redhill
27 March - 27 March
Roadworks, Delays possible due to lane closure
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Newcombe Drive, Arnold
25 March - 27 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Openreach Ltd

Nottingham Road, Woodborough
25 March 
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Ollerton Road, Redhill
27 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Roche Close, Arnold
25 March - 27 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Openreach Ltd 

Rolleston Drive, Arnold
26 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water 

Stoke Lane, Stoke Bardolph
24 March - 26 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

Stolle Close, Arnold
24 March - 26 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Openreach Ltd 

Thorndale Road, Calverton
24 March
Roadworks, Delays possible
Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council

⚠️ Heads up...

🌤️ Weather: Today will be largely dry and mostly cloudy, with occasional brighter spells throughout the day. Winds will strengthen as the day progresses. A band of rain, locally heavy, will reach the area by evening - but it will stay mild. Tonight, a band of rain will move in during the evening. Expect strong and gusty winds. Turning colder.

Wednesday will see a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers. These will be heavy, with hail, thunder, and some snow on highrer ground. Feeling colder with added wind chill.

🚆 Sunday service boost for train passengers at Newstead and Netherfield

East Midlands Railway (EMR) is introducing a number of timetable improvements across its network from Sunday, May 17 – with borough stations benefitting.

EMR will introduce six new Sunday services between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse – boosting the number of services that call at Newstead.

The new services will depart from Nottingham at 10:06am, 12:06am, 14:06pm and from Mansfield Woodhouse at 11:06am, 13:06pm, 15:06pm.

There will also be an additional call at Netherfield on the 10:03am train from Nottingham to Skegness on weekdays and Saturdays.

✂️ MP and Mayor officially open new residential retirement community in Daybrook

New homeowners joined MP for Gedling Michael Payne MP and Mayor of Gedling, Councillor Kyle Robinson-Payne, to celebrate the official opening of Davison House a new residential community in Daybrook.

Guests enjoyed light refreshments and live music from Beverley Stone during the celebrations at the Mansfield Road retirement homes development. 

Speaking up at the event, MP for Gedling Michael Payne MP said: “I was so impressed with the quality and finish of Davison House – it is ideal for people looking to remain independent in the Daybrook community.

"The fact that it is offered entirely through shared ownership will also mean that more local residents in my constituency and the wider area can consider a move, which is fantastic.

"We need more of these sorts of initiatives in locations like Daybrook that have established communities and amenities, so I was delighted to support its opening and meet the team and new residents.” 

Davison House is a development of 51 one- and two-bedroom apartments, with private homes sitting alongside shared spaces that bring people together, including a lounge and landscaped gardens that provide space for informal gatherings, clubs and community-led activities. 

The first homeowners have already moved in and a number of homes have already been reserved.

👏👏 Recognition for rail station volunteers

The Friends of Lowdham and Burton Joyce Stations is after winning celebrating national recognition after winning ‘Small Project Award - under £500’  at the 21^st Community Rail Awards.

The event took place in Derby on Thursday, March 19 with a record-breaking 610 guests including volunteers, community leaders and rail industry figures from across England, Scotland and Wales.

Judges reviewed more than 300 entries showcasing the extraordinary work taking place across Britain to connect communities with their railways.

The group of  volunteer station adopters won the award for their Newark Brake Trials Project, which marked the 150th anniversary of brake trials which took place on the Castle Line from Nottingham to Lincoln in June 1875.

40 local primary school pupils from Burton Joyce and Bleasby worked with EMR, local engineering students and station adopters at the Air and Space Institute at Newark. They toured the cutting edge institute, built their own model train carriages with working brake systems and had an opportunity to fly a plane on the institute’s own simulator.

Judges praised the project for its exceptional educational value, strong partnerships and creativity, offering a high quality experience that made railway history and engineering exciting and accessible for young people. 

David Moore, Chairman of The Friends of Lowdham and Burton Joyce Stations said: "It was perhaps the most significant event in railway safety progress in the last 200 years that nobody has ever heard of!

So how to make it known? Talks at local history societies? Information boards at the stations? Yes, but how to make it FUN?

"Get 40 primary school kids from two schools to travel on the very section of railway, on the exact anniversary, to Newark where they made a 'railway carriage' out of a shoe box, fitted with 'brakes', (most of them actually worked), and then push them down the disabled access ramp to see if the brakes would stop them before they crashed at the bottom. Points were awarded for brakes that stopped the carriage in time, and for it travelling straight, and for it being well-decorated.

"Throw in lunch in a real aeroplane and a session on a flight simulator and you have a brilliant day out."

There are now 76 community rail partnerships and around 1,300 volunteer station groups working with train operators, councils and local organisations to make rail travel more accessible, sustainable and connected to local communities.

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