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What’s On at Newstead Abbey

Help Annabella and Frederick find their
brothers and sisters in the gardens with our
Outdoor Flamingo Trail. Price: £2.
Recommended for children & families.
Available at entry points, including gate, shop
& café.
To celebrate sisters Ethel & Geraldine
Webb’s love of Japanese culture, we are
showcasing some of Nottingham City
Museums’ own collection in a trail around
the house.
The two sisters who once lived here took a ‘world tour’ with their father visiting
Japan in 1892.
This journey inspired them to transport Japanese golden screens, carved panels, stone
lanterns and plants back to Newstead Abbey. They created their theatrical Japanese
Room and their version of a serene Japanese Garden that you can still enjoy today.
Nottingham City Museums’ collecting has always looked beyond the borders of the
UK, bringing objects from many different cultures across the world, to inspire and delight us all. Look out for the objects old
and new with the pink cherry blossom as you walk through the house. Step inside Newstead Abbey’s Historic House each
weekend to discover Journeys of Japan.
Price: Adults: £10, Child: £6 & Families (2 adults, 2 children: £25). Book online in advance, or arrange on entry to the Historic
House.
Site entry & car parking charges apply. Plan your visit and find out more information on available facilities here:
https://newsteadabbey.org.uk/visit

The People’s Voice Locally

GETTING OUT & ABOUT - Moving forward Blidworth-On The You don't have to be referred by your GP.
Move is looking to encourage local people to get involved in Interested? Ring INSIGHT direct on
activities/events in our communities. Our base is a community 0300 555 5582.
hub sited within the Sherwood Forest Community Church in Notts County Council Wellbeing SUPPORT NETWORK
Blidworth and our aim is to support local people to have choices Service: We will be having drop-in sessions at base, to help
in getting involved in groups/events locally. residents get more active, eat healthier, manage their weight, drink
At a recent meeting of Ravenshead & Blidworth Rotary Club less alcohol, stop smoking, so that they can have a healthier life.
meeting the charity received a donation of funds raised at the For more information about these sessions look at our website or
Rotary quiz night (please see the Rotary page in Newsletter for email ncairns@ablhealth.co.uk
photos). These funds will go towards our fund-raising efforts to Having a second vehicle, will open up new opportunities to take
purchase our second vehicle. This vehicle will be used to support local residents out and about, for them to engage in events locally
local people who are unable to access transport, due to isolation, and further afield. We offer our services to all vulnerable and
vulnerability, mobility issues etc., helping these people in accessing isolated people locally. This includes dementia patients & their
groups & activities that will improve their daily life. As a charity carers as we know they need as much support as we can offer.
we have a 'can do' attitude and listen to what our local citizens are Blidworth Memory Group leaders are offering to run ‘Dementia
telling us. Since we launched in May 2020, our work has focused Friends' awareness sessions, and we will be running these from the
on health & social care as well as transport. Now, as we emerge end of February. Interested? Just drop us an email:
from the restrictions that have been imposed on us all, we are office@blidworth-onthemove.co.uk
increasing the range of health & well-being groups being offered.
Finally, I should like to tell you about our successful ‘Getting
On Monday, 28th February, we are launching ‘LIVING WITH Connected' Internet awareness group. This group is open to all and
LONG-TERM CONDITIONS SUPPORT GROUP' from 1pm to 3pm the aim is to reduce the fear of the internet whilst enjoying the
at the Sherwood Forest Community Church, Main Street, freedom and information that it can offer. We are now taking
Blidworth, NG21 0PR. At the first meeting we will have people names to join the group in April. Interested? Again, just let us
from the NHS there to hear what people have to say about your know.
local services. Newark & Sherwood District Council will also be in After Easter, we are looking to resume the BLIDWORTH SINGING
attendance to advise residents about benefits, financial advice, FOR FUN' sessions with Sarah Carlin. More next month about
energy crisis advice etc. The C.V.S. will also be around as well as our this.
own advisers to talk about how we can support members, health,
and well-being as well as our intentions to set up a programme of ‘WE NEED YOU’. So, we are looking to our people to come up
social events for the future. As lead for the charity, I work closely with ideas for raising funds and to volunteer at the charity. This
with Nottinghamshire NHS & Notts County Council and within year we are the chosen charity being supported by Blidworth &
these links we are going to offer the following support at our base. Ravenshead Rotary, for which we are so grateful, thank you.
This is the start of our 2022 journey. Want to know more then
INSIGHT/IAPT Services will be running `Wellness' groups to please email us: office@blidworth-onthemove.co.uk, or
support people with depression, anxiety and stress to help people telephone: 07816 933 429.
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work out coping strategies. This course starts Tuesday 8 March. Gilly Hagen