ASSAULT IN SAWLEY PARK

A teenaged boy has suffered a fractured skull following an assault.

Police were called to Sawley Park, Draycott Road, Sawley, at around 7pm on Saturday 12th September to reports of a group of teenagers fighting.

A 16-year-old boy was found with head injuries. He told officers he had been assaulted.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident and released under investigation while inquiries continue.

We want to hear from anyone who witnessed what happened at the park that evening and are asking parents and guardians to think about where their children were and get in touch if they think they were at the park at that time.

You can get in touch via the following methods. Please quote reference 20*479149;

     ·         Facebook– send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary
·         Twitter– direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact
·         Website– complete the online contact form derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.
·         Phone – call us on 101.

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

EREWASH MUSEUM

Summer fun workshops

Erewash Museum are getting the kids feeling creative during a series of exciting workshops this August. The activities will be taking place in the museum grounds to maintain safe social distancing during the following dates:

·        Sea life basket weaving workshops on Thursday 13 August

·        Book mark making workshops with local artist Kerry Dilks, with inspiration from her new book The Peg People, on Tuesday 18 August, Thursday 20 August and Saturday 22nd August.

Booking is essential in maintaining that the museum remains Covid-secure and therefore only 2 groups (or bubbles) at a time will be allowed with social distancing measures of keeping 2 metres apart put in place. New equipment will be provided for each participant, with all equipment including tables and chairs being thoroughly sanitised before and after each session. The use of hand gel will be necessary and provided by the museum. There are hand sanitizing stations at every door and outside the toilets for visitors to use.

Public safety measures will include a one-way system throughout the museum with separate entrance and exits and child-friendly marker ‘spots’  to help with social distancing. The building is regularly cleaned with specific emphasis given to ‘high-touch’ points such as door handles, switches and stair rails. Don’t forget your face coverings if you are entering the museum building.

Toilets and baby changing facilities will be accessible during the workshops and are regularly cleaned and checked. If you would like to look around the museum during your visit to the workshops please mention this at the time of booking to ensure we can also book you in for this to ensure your safety, and that of others, in the building. 

Erewash Borough Council’s Lead Member for Culture and

Leisure, Councillor Mike Wallis, says: “It’s great to see visitors safely back at the museum and these workshops are sure to help entertain the children during the summer. Please be assured that all measures have been taken to protect the health and well-being of all our visitors, and the museum is constantly monitored and cleaned to ensure it is Covid-secure. We want our visitors, young and old, to feel safe when they are here. Activities will be popular so please book soon to guarantee your place as we welcome you back to our award-winning museum.”

All workshops run from 10.30am-3pm with a suggested £2 donation. In the case of bad weather the workshops will be held in the Hayloft, again adhering to social distancing guidelines.  To book your place please message Erewash Museum via Facebook or email museum.bookings@erewash.gov.uk #kidsbackinmuseums

 Erewash Museum is located in Ilkeston town centre, a short walk from the Market Place. Contact 0115 907 1141, email museum@erewash.gov.uk  or visit the Facebook page /erewashmuseum. You can also follow the museum on Twitter @Erewash_Museum, and Instagram @erewashmuseum. 

BUSINESS WATCH

Business Watch by Eddie Walsh

So how has the retail scene changed recently?  The Natural Health store, 13 High Street has closed for good.  That was the shop with posters obscuring the windows.  Welch The Florist which has traded on Market Place for many years has transferred its business to its Stapleford branch.  The freehold of the premises is up for auction on 13th August.  

The biggest change locally was the opening of The Company Shop at Chapel Street on the old Focus site.  It is run on a membership basis. See www.companyshopgroup.co.uk.  It has a wide range of discounted groceries but check the use by dates.  80 pence for 4 pints of milk seemed cheap but  it had a use by date for the next day.  A six pack of Jack's Crisps for 50p had a 16 day use by date and crisps normally are dated up to 3 months ahead.  And, alas, just like Aldi, Asda and Tesco they allow kids to sit within trolleys.

This pathetic little government is going ahead with HS2 at a time when the cash could be better used co cope with the virus crisis.  And the 500 million earmarked for a tenner off a meal could have paid for free hospital parking for NHS staff for two years.

When Rowlands in Midland Street closed a few months ago customers who had not chosen another pharmacy were transferred to the nearby Boots.  This had the advantage of late opening and a window to collect scripts from.  However, the queue system was not adhered to by the Methadone clients who regularly went straight to the window saying they did not want to queue for 30 minutes if their order was not ready.  For an easier life, staff tolerated this.  I moved to another pharmacy after witnessing constant queue jumping.

The annual ISA allowance of £20,000 is certainly very generous and, of course, only useful to those who are already well paid.  The chancellor could well cut that in his review of Capital Gains Tax.  The current CGT is £12,300 up by £300 from last year.  This is reasonably generous too and could be tapered back.  CGT applies to the amount of profit you can make from selling an asset before any tax is payable.  Or he may impose a wealth tax but that would not snare the billionaires as their wealth can easily be moved abroad.

Finally, does anyone know of a premises with a good dance floor which is available on a Thursday Night or a weekend afternoon?

Email your business news to edwardjohnwalsh@hotmail.com  

BIKE STOLEN DURING SAWLEY BURGLARY

Police are appealing for witnesses after a couple were woken in the early hours to discover their home had been broken into and a bicycle stolen. At around 3.30am on Friday 24th July a couple were asleep at home on Beresford Road, Sawley, when they were alerted to a noise downstairs. They went down and discovered their house had been broken into, and a bike had been stolen.

While police would like to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the area they have also issued a picture in the hope of tracing the cycle. It is a manufacturers image, not of the exact bike, a blue and yellow Cube Analog. If you have any information which could help with inquiries, please get in touch using one of the following non-emergency contact methods. Please quote the reference number 20*379548 and name of the officer in the case, PC Alice King in any correspondence.

·  Facebook – send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary

·  Twitter – direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact

·  Website – complete the online contact form www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.

·  Phone – call us on 101.

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Please note in the event of an emergency you should always call 999.

OBITUARY

"Kenneth Raymond Moreton, aged 78

of Draycott.

Sadly passed away on 12th July 2020  at

The Nightingale McMillan Paliative Care Centre, Royal Derby Hospital.

There is no expiration date on the love between a father and his child.

Forever in my heart. Miss you to the moon and back. Cheers.

The funeral will be at Bramcote on Tuesday 4th August at 1.15pm in Serenity Chapel.

We will be leaving Draycott around 12.35.

Ken requested no flowers and that colourful clothes are worn.

Due to Covid 19, there will be no wake, but drinks at Brennans.

Donations to Tree Tops Hospice and Guide Dogs for the Blind."