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14 www.bassetlaw.gov.ukGreen Guide to BassetlawDarin SmithJohn SmithWelcome to the Summer HolidayEdition of our Green Guide.The Bassetlaw Local StrategicPartnership Environment Sub-Group look at variousareas and issues within the District. The priorities ofthe Sub-Group are to promote and raise awarenessof environmental issues; to conserve and expandareas of open green space; promote recycling andthe reduction of waste; and to ensure cleaner andgreener public spaces across the District.We hope you find this useful and enjoy the varietyof events on offer. If you know anything elsehappening in your local area that we could add ina future ‘Green Guide to Bassetlaw’ publicationplease get in touch with us by telephone 01909533737 or 01909 533189 or alternatively viaEmail: cara.crossland@bassetlaw.gov.ukJordan BeardConnor Fox and Conner Spiller at an Idle Valley EventScott TillyDate Time Event Location Organisation Cost and Booking Additional Information27/07/2010 10.00 am - 12 noon Family orienteering Idle Valley Rural Notts Wildlife Trust £1.50 per child, adults free. Booking essential With a map and clues see what you can find.Learning Centrecall Sara Smith 01777 71394528/07/2010 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm Things that creepand crawl29/07/2010 10.00 am - 12 noon Children’s session onbutterflies and beesTreswell Wood Notts Wildlife Trust £1.50 per person, under 3s free. Bookingessential call Ann Marie 01777 713940Idle Valley RuralLearning Centre29/07/2010 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm Hedgehog event Idle Valley RuralLearning Centre03/08/2010 10.30 am -12 noon Make a DifferenceDayIdle Valley RuralLearning CentreNotts Wildlife TrustNotts Wildlife TrustNotts Wildlife Trust£1.50 per child, adults free. Booking essentialcall Sara Smith 01777 713945£1.50 per child, adults free.Booking essential call Sara Smith01777 713945Booking essential call Sara Smith01777 71394504/08/2010 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm Terrific Trees Dukes Wood Notts Wildlife Trust £1.50 per person, under 3s free. Bookingessential call Ann Marie 01777 71394004/08/2010 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm Wild ChildWednesdays04/08/2010 10.00 am -12.30 pmWild Child WednesdayWalks - Wet 'n' Wild05/08/2010 10.30 am -12 noon Water Safari Idle Valley RuralLearning Centre06/08/2010 11.00 am - 1.00 pm Picnic in the Park Idle Valley RuralLearning Centre07/08/210 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm James and theGiant Peach08/08/2010 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Wildlife Watch -ActivityClumber Park National Trust Normal Admission Charges Apply,No Additional Charges.Booking Not NeededClumber Park National Trust Adult £4; Child £2;Family £10 2 adults, 3 children (5-16).Normal Admission Charges ApplyBooking Essential call 01909 544917Notts Wildlife TrustNotts Wildlife TrustBooking essential call Sara Smith01777 713945Booking essential call Sara Smith01777 713945Clumber Park National Trust Adult £13; Child £8;Family £34 2 adults, 3 children.Booking Essential call 01909 476592Idle Valley RuralLearning CentreNotts Wildlife Trust£1 per child. Booking essential callAnn Marie 01777 713940.Family event. Discover which tiny creatures make Treswelltheir home and take part in a mini-beast quiz.Find out more about butterflies and bees, and helprecord species found on the reserve.A family event to learn more about hedgehogs and howto encourage them in your garden. We will also makesome hedgehog homes.Children’s activity. Find out some of the things youcan do at home to make a difference and help theenvironment.Family event. Learn how to identify trees and take part infun art activities inspired by trees.Come and join in at these fun and informative wildlifethemed activities within the Conservation Centre forfamilies with children aged 11 and under.Fun and informative wildlife themed walks and activitiesfor families with children aged 11 and under.Children’s activity. Find out what’s lurking in the lakesaround the Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre.Children’s activity. Join Idle Valley for the big picnic, bringyour own food and follow the fun trail to find the picnicsite. There will be games for all to play.Bring along a picnic and chair and enjoy the shelteredand secluded surroundings of the Turning Yard at theMain Visitor Facilities. Illyria present David Wood'sadaptation, which captures all the fun and excitement ofRoald Dahl's superb children's classicChildren’s wildlife club (5 – 15 years old). Under 8s mustbe accompanied by an adult.10/08/2010 11.00 am - 1.00 pm Conservation Day Idle Valley RuralLearning CentreNotts Wildlife TrustBooking essential call Sara Smith01777 71394511/08/2010 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm Terrific Trees Dukes Wood Notts Wildlife Trust £1.50 per person, under 3s free. Bookingessential call Ann Marie 01777 71394011/08/2010 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm Wild ChildWednesdays11/08/2010 10.00 am -12.30 pmWild Child WednesdayWalks - Mini beastmagic12/08/2010 10.30 am - 12 noon Woodland Workshop Idle Valley RuralLearning CentreClumber Park National Trust Normal Admission Charges Apply,No Additional Charges.Booking Not NeededClumber Park National Trust Adult £4; Child £2;Family £10 2 adults, 3 children (5-16).Normal Admission Charges ApplyBooking Essential call 01909 544917Notts Wildlife TrustBooking essential call Sara Smith01777 713945Family Event. Bring your wellies to head onto theNature Reserve to take part in some practical hands onwork to help wildlife. Suitable for 8+ year olds with anaccompanying adult.Family event. Learn how to identify trees and take part infun art activities inspired by trees.Come and join in at these fun and informative wildlifethemed activities within the Conservation Centre forfamilies with children aged 11 and under.Fun and informative wildlife themed walks and activitiesfor families with children aged 11 and under,Children’s Event. Children will get the chance to meeta tree, make fairy bracelets, and find out more aboutwoodland life.Volunteering with Nottinghamshire Wildlife TrustCome and have fun working on NWT reserves everyWednesday and on the first and second Sunday ofeach month. Meet 9.00 – 9.30 am and leave site by4.00 pm. For further information and details of tasksplease call Rob Atkinson, Northern Reserves Officer, on01777 713943 or 07764 188451.Alternatively, you can have fun working at the IdleValley Nature Reserve every Thursday and on thethird and fourth Sunday of each month. For furtherinformation and details of tasks please call JamesSimpson, Idle Valley Reserve Officer, on 01777 713944or 07969 202305; Email: jsimpson@nottswt.co.uk
www.bassetlaw.gov.uk 15KidScornerWelcome to the Kids Corner page,especially for our younger readers.If you have any letters to send in orideas about what you would like to seeon this page, please write to: editor.bassetlawnews@bassetlaw.gov.ukSpot thedifferenceCan you find the5 differences?WIN£25.00Send your entry no later than 21st May 2010with all differences circled and attached toa sheet carrying your name address, school,age and telphone number to Bassetlaw News,Queen’s Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop S802AH. The winning entry will be pulled out of ahat on 28th May 2010.Winner of the spring issue competition isChantelle Woodhouse (12) of HarworthFun for youthSummer’s coming andthere’s plenty to doin BassetlawSummer is coming and there’s so much to do in Bassetlawincluding sporting activities such as football, rugby,hockey, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, fishing, icehockey, tennis through to singing, dancing, painting,drama and photography. These are just some of theactivities that you can join in to make new friends, get fitand have fun!To find out more contact Young People’s ChampionChris Wanless Telephone: 01909 487276 Email: chris.wanless@bassetlaw.gov.ukWalking is not boring!Who said walking was boring, it’s not! Have you triedplaying Spot the street where you walk along thestreet and look at who it’s named after? Sometimesthere are themes to the street names in an area(rivers, trees, kings and queens, towns). Can you spotany of these?What about trying out ‘Uphill and downhill’ as youwalk along, where you try to imagine what the roadwould look like completely flat and the building werenot there, could you draw a picture of it?Stroll, sketch and snap is also great fun where you lookfor landmarks near where you live – big and unusualbuildings or maybe things like statues or hills. Ifsomeone said to you “What does the area you livein look like?” these are the sorts of places you mightshow them. Can you draw these landmarks? You couldeven take photos of one part of them and see if yourfriends can guess what they are and where theywould find them.All the information above is available in the Walk4Lifebooklet which you or your parents can download fromthe Council’s website www.bassetlaw.gov.uk or contactAlex Porter on 01909 533468 or Email: alex.porter@bassetlaw.gov.uk. Also why not join in with the WalkingFestival taking place in June and join the RetfordGhostly and Ghastly walk or one of the many storywalks on offer.Cricket is for girls and boysOrdsall Bridon Cricket Club offers girls and boys the chance toplay cricket. The Boys junior section is thriving and now therewill be a girls’ junior section too, made up of girls from DunhamOn Trent, Ordsall, Carr Hill and Clarbourough.To find out more contact Gareth Jones (evenings only) on 01777 701403Did you know that cricket…• Cricket has been traced to shepherds in England who started playing theearly forms of cricket sometime in the 17thcentury.• In 1868 an Englishman called Charles Lawrence based in Australia puttogether a team of aborigines and took them to England. This was the firstever Australian tour to England.• There are 10 ways in which a batsman can get out in cricket: Caught,Bowled, Leg Before Wicket, Run Out, Stumped, Handling the ball, Obstructingthe field, Hit the ball twice, Hit Wicket, Timed out.• Early bowlers would bowl the ball underarm – and cricket records tell storiesof great underarm lob bowlers. Overarm bowling was initially illegal. It wasintroduced to cricket by a Kent cricketer, John Willes. He actually learnt itfrom his sister, Christina Willes who found her skirt was getting in the waywhen she tried to bowl underarm!By the way, England has won the 20/20 World Cup 2010!Kids aged 10 to 15 competition – Win a £10 voucherWho was the first man to wear a helmet in cricket,and in what year?Please send your answers with your name, age and address to the Editor,Bassetlaw News, Bassetlaw District Council, Queen’s Buildings, Potter Street,Worksop, Notts S80 2AH or Email: editor.bassetlawnews@bassetlaw.gov.uk.Young People’s Centres in BassetlawBircotes Young People’s CentreMonday 3.20 pm - 6.00 pm (Girls Group)Mondays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmTuesdays 10.00 am - 12.30 pm Young ParentsWednesdays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmLocated at: Whitehouse Road, BircotesContact Deb Drury (01302) 743 914Carlton Youth ClubMondays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmTuesdays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmThursdays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmSundays - Awards NightLocated at: Lawn Road, Costhorpe,Worksop,Contact David Hamilton(01909) 733 764Misterton Young People’s CentreMondays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmThursdays 6.30 pm - 8.45 pmLocated at: Youth & Community Centre,High Street,Contact Diane Johnson (01427) 890 466Retford Young People’s CentreTuesdays 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm (Girls Group)Wednesday (Link Club)Thursdays 6.30 pm - 8.30 pmFriday 7.00 pm - 10.00 pm (Diversity of Sound)Saturday 11.00 am - 2.00 pm Teenzone (drop-in café)Located at: Arlington Way, Retford, DN22 6EAContact Ann Pauk (01777) 712 017Retford OutreachMonday 6.30 pm - 8.30 pmFriday 6.30 pm - 8.30 pmValley Young People’s CentreMondays 3.15 pm - 4.45 pm Health Project6.15 pm - 8.15 pm Under 14’sTuesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Junior Link Club & D of EWeds 3.15 pm - 4.45 pm after school support7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Senior Link ClubThursdays 6.15 pm - 8.45 pm Seniors ClubFridays 6.45 pm - 9.15 pm Seniors ClubSaturdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm Link Club Arts Project(being developed)7.00 pm - 9.30pm Music Project (being developed)Contact Jo Down on (01909) 544 530Located at 39 Stanley Street, Worksop S81 7JQDetached Projects in BassetlawGatefordTuesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Ashes Park AreaContact Jo Down (01909) 544 530KiltonTuesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pmWednesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pmContact Nikola Loydall (01909) 544 531MantonMondays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm @ Centre PlaceWednesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pmContact Nicola Loydall (01909) 544 531Mobile Youth ProjectMondays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm ShireoaksTuesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Langold,Wednesdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm ShireoaksThursdays 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Youth Bus ForumContact Nikola Loydall (01909) 544 531
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