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 Parish Council Meetings
Location: Sawley Community Centre,
Draycott Road. For information, contact Priya Makwana on 0115 907 2257.
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Local Councillor Information for Sawley & Wilsthorpe
Councillor:
Bill Camm (Independent) Derbyshire County Council, County Hall,
Matlock. DE4 3AG 01629 580000 ext 6060
Further info: Contact 0115 946 5583
bill.camm(at)derbyshire.gov.uk
Surgery Times: First Saturday Afternoon
of every month, 44 Kedleston Close, Sawley.
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All Saints' Church in Sawley are holding a
Garden Party with the theme of 'Noah's Ark' on Saturday 14th June
from 2:00pm. Clown entertainment will be provided by Barry Perkins -
the clown with no make up - with magic and wizardry including balloon
sculptures. The IBC School of Dancing will be performing and Long
Eaton Model Aircraft Club will be attending with a display. Stalls
and games will be sited on the Church lawn, providing fun for all.
Entrance and programme is just 20p.
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On Sunday 13th July, Sawley's All
Saints' Church are holding a Garden Trail from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
Entrance programme to gardens costs £2.00 - and these are available from
Sweet William Florist and Mills Florist both in Tamworth Road, Sawley from
mid-June, or from participating gardeners on the day. Charity stalls
will be sited in some of the gardens in aid of the holder's chosen
charity. For further information, contact Betty Thompson on 0115 972
7876.
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Sawley Before and After School Club is a
Community Interest Company for families in Sawley, Long Eaton and
surrounding areas. The club provides quality, value childcare for
infants and junior school children from Reception to Year 6 and runs from
the Sawley Memorial Hall and Community Centre off Draycott Road in Sawley.
Staff are qualified and experienced and the club is approved by OFSTED and
registered with the Environmental Health Department. Morning
sessions run from 7:45am to 9:00am with after-school sessions from 3:00pm
to 5:45pm. Events include visits from community representatives,
workshops and discussion sessions - there are also trips and excursions to
the cinema, church, library, Wacky Warehouse and leisure centres.
Meals include nutritious, balanced meals catering for all dietary needs.
For more details, visit their website at
www.sawleybeforeandafterschoolclub.com or call 07943 923 638.
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A scheme to make vital medical information
readily available in the event of an emergency is taking off in Erewash,
thanks to funding support from Erewash Borough Council. The ‘Message
in a Bottle’ scheme, which has been organised in Erewash by the Long Eaton
Lions Club, helps individuals who feel most vulnerable to have necessary
medical evidence inside a special bottle in their home, such as:repeat
prescriptions; contact details of carers and/or family members;
information about any pets that need looking after if you get taken into
hospital; and; information on any known allergies.
The scheme also provides the individual with a
sticker for their window to show the emergency services that they have a
‘Message in a Bottle’. The details in the bottle could be of real
assistance to the emergency services as they attempt to assess the medical
situation quickly and accurately. Residents in Breaston,
Draycott, Long Eaton, Risley and Sawley, will benefit from this
scheme thanks to the Long Eaton Lions Club, who obtained part of their
funding from Erewash Borough Council. The funding of £750 was awarded
through the Community and Voluntary Fund.
Long Eaton Lions Club launched ‘Message in
a Bottle’ on 2 October at Sawley Community Hall, from 6.30pm. Councillor
Carol Hart, Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Community Services, said:
“This scheme could be a real comfort to those who live alone and may find
themselves in need of assistance from the emergency services one day.
It will also make the job of
those medical professionals treating patients that bit easier, as they
will have a basic knowledge about a person’s condition and will be able to
make decisions about their immediate care based on this evidence.”
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Residents in Long Eaton
and Sawley have been told they need to be on flood alert – but reassured
that preventative action is being taken. The locality has largely
escaped summer’s horrendous flooding that hit particularly hard in
both
Yorkshire and Gloucestershire.
But a look at the sea of
blue on the Environment Agency’s flood maps for both Long Eaton and Sawley
reveals that we are at risk of a repeat of the famous floods of 1947 that
affected 2,000 houses in Long Eaton
Official risk figures
range from one in every 75 years in Long Eaton to a slightly higher risk
in areas of Sawley. But, as the Environment Agency takes its own
action to reduce the risk, a spokesperson said residents should not act as
sitting ducks, but prepare sensibly for any future flooding. The
Environment Agency has plans to build a trial flood embankment will raise
approximately 50 metres of the existing embankment by half a metre, and
widen it by 4 metres towards Wilne Road. This will provide standards
of flood protection to over 16,000 homes and businesses in Nottingham
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Long Eaton and Sawley
people are being urged to help raise £200,000 to help a church which is
falling into disrepair. In 1997, the congregation of All Saints’ Church
in Sawley collected £15,000 to repair the spire, but stonework on the
tower of the Grade 1 listed building needs restoring and the roof needs
replacing. Church staff are seeking all forms of funding, but are
concerned about stonework which needs urgent work to stop the structure
becoming unsafe. The church dates back to the 13th century and
has a congregation of over 130 people.
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A selection of Erewash
pubs have been listed in the 2008 Good Beer Guide. The book, which was
first published in 1974, is the only guide which is annually reviewed by
members of the Campaign for Real Ale, who visit local hostelries to sample
the quality of ale on offer. Erewash pubs which are credited are Ilkeston
pubs the Dewdrop, Ilford and Needlemakers, Long Eaton’s Hole In The Wall
and the Royal Oak are listed, as is the Royal Oak in Ockbrook, the
Harrington Arms in Sawley and the White Post Inn in Stanley Common.
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Residents of the Long
Eaton area who are struggling with issues such as debt and bankruptcy are
to be helped after a local charity extended coverage into the area.
Citizens Advice Bureau, based in South Street, Ilkeston, has now opened an
outreach office at Dovedale Primary School, Dovedale Avenue in New Sawley,
open between 9:30am and 12:00noon on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of each
month. The branch costs £100,000 a year to operate, funded by the
Borough Council, the County Council and the Big Lottery Fund. One
member of staff will operate at the New Sawley office, with appointments
necessary to obtain advice For more information, or to enquire about
volunteering, contact 0870 121 2028.
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St. Mary's Church - Wilsthorpe Road: Weekly
Calendar: Sunday: Holy Communion: 8:00am, Sunday School with
Morning Worship: 11:00am for 11:15am, Evening Prayers: 6:00pm.
Monday: (Alternate weeks): Craft Group: 7:15pm
Wednesday: Holy Communion: 9:30am, Prayer & Praise (once each
month): 7:30pm for 8:00pm. Tuesday (last in each month):
Sawley Garden Friends: 8:00pm.
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All Saints' Church - Tamworth Road: Weekly
Calendar: Sunday: Holy Communion: 9:30am, Family Worship:
11:30am, Evensong: 6:30pm. Kaleidoscope: Children's Church in Church
Hall: 9:30am, Youth Club in Church Hall: 7:30am. Baptisms, weddings
& funerals by arrangement. Spire Circle: 4th Thursday of the month
at 7:45pm
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