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www.ilkestonlife.com ILKESTON LIFE July 2021 13
471 gems Joy’s artwork celebrates our essential workers who

have kept calm and carried on during the pandemic

uring Covid-19 Lockdown viding Erewash homes with vital 2 participants from family run that was found down the back of a selves and represent the kindness,
Dartist Joy Pitts has gath- live updates about the pandemic. South Street Fruit and Veg shop. settee in Ireland, all gifted to Joy help and support given by many in
ered the names of 471 Erewash 5 names from The Nottingham 5 family members working at Mar- during lockdown restrictions. On these difficult times.
workers and volunteers and Building Society, Ilkeston working tin Ogden Butchers South Street closer inspection you will also find • View the work at U Choose
Ilkeston.
nine toy soldiers and four Scout-
with reduced hours but still provid-
included them in a colourful ing a much-needed service. 5 Paper Boys delivering from ing Badges arranged as precious Smoothie Bar, 1 Bath Street,
corona tapestry. 6 names from Peak Pharmacy, Stanley Post Office Erewash, also metals and decorative gems. The Ilkeston, DE7 8AH, from Tues-
day 10th August until Saturday
She writes: making up prescriptions and the Post Master and a volunteer toy soldiers remind us of previous 21st August 2021. Opening hours
15 names were submitted from providing counter shop medical delivering food since the beginning global crises and heroes fighting Tuesday - Saturday 9am - 2:30pm,
The Old Station Surgery; these services. of lockdown. on the front line. The Nights and closed Sunday and Monday. Visit
include the practice nurse, recep- 30 names from Stacey’s Bakery, 7 members of staff from A W Hikes Away Scouting Badges http://www.joypitts.co.uk/471-
tionists, secretary, supervisor, med- a family run business very well Lymn Funeral Directors in Ere- highlight our need for outdoor gems for more information or
icine support, health care assistant, known in Ilkeston they continued wash. activities, whilst the Promise and contact [email protected]
pharmacy technician and medical to bake during Covid-19. Also included are staff from Friendship Badges speak for them-
secretary. 14 staff from NatWest Bank Il- Moorleys Print & Publishing Ltd,
48 names came in from Erewash keston unable to give out personal Erewash Voluntary Action,
Refuse Collection, these are driv- names, but included by their job Royal Mail, Long Eaton to get a
ers and loaders. John Brickles the descriptions. 12 Staff from the Ilkeston Fire Station,
supervisor commented as follows Wilko Store in Ilkeston, they have Erewash Borough Council,
‘I think this is a wonderful idea been providing essential shopping Willbond Plumbing Centre Il- £24.8 million
and would be very humbled to be needs for Erewash residents. keston,
included in your project.’ Following my interview live on Jonathan Pitts Heating and Gas
13 Trent Barton Bus Drivers have Radio Derby I received 5 partic- Service Engineers, regeneration boost
signed up to be included; they have ipants including a Police Officer, Heat Fit Plumbing & Heating,
been providing a vital service in Ambulance Service, Children’s The Department for Work and
Erewash during lockdown. Home worker and volunteers. Pensions,
51 NHS staff from Ilkeston Hospi- 15 Occupational Therapists work- Cedars and Larches Care Home, WENTY-SIX TOWNS in nesses of Long Eaton and rep-
tal are included and hold positions ing in Erewash Prevention and Ilkeston Sewing Centre, TEngland will share over resents the largest investment in
in community care, support work- Personalisation Teams. U Choose Smoothie Bar, £610 million to boost their local regeneration that our town has ever
ers, health care support, admin for 1 NHS Mental Health staff mem- a window cleaner and an account- economies, create jobs and help seen.
the community, community Nurse, ber. ant. them build back better from the “This award follows a tremendous
Rapid Response Nurse and Sister, 10 staff from the Co-op Funer- The remaining participants are pandemic. Included are Long amount of hard work by a dedicat-
team lead, physiotherapist and OT. al Care in Stapleford and Long volunteers, 4 are broadcasting live Eaton (£24.8 million) and Staple- ed group of volunteers, councillors
6 names from G. T. Edwards Eaton. on Erewash Sound Radio, some ford (£21.1 million). and council officers and I was
Funeral Care providing an essen- 10 staff from Marks & Spencer, are delivering food and many are Many Ilkeston people hit out on proud to be part of the bid.
tial service working many hours Ilkeston - they have remained open supporting and helping people in social media, disappointed that “I would like to pay special tribute
overtime. during lockdown. the community, including the Food Erewash MP Maggie Throup to Richard Ledger who gallantly
5 names from the Recycling 6 staff from Tesco Ilkeston. Bank at Kirk Hallam, 3 Kirk Hal- fought to get the money for Long chaired the group, ensuring we
Centre at Ilkeston, once they were 6 staff from the Rocking Horse lam Church Reverends, St John’s Eaton, but not for their town. were able to submit a high quality
allowed to open they found work Day Nursery, they have been Long Eaton Food Bank, Every One The substantial cash sums will bid which has now paid divi-
very frustrating not being able to looking after essential workers Eats Charity, Fred’s Food Friends help the successful communities to dends.”
help unload vehicles. children. Charity and Ilkeston Scrubbers grow their local economies, while LATEST
9 names gathered from Little Hal- 12 team members from The Pines making much needed PPE. also carving out new opportunities
lam Post Office including Postmen Day Nursery also looking after the to reshape the look and feel of their Funding bid for Ilkeston
and counter clerks. children of essential workers. The 471 names have been indi- areas. Regeneration projects in Ilkeston are
51 staff from the Morrisons super- 3 staff from Moores Flowers Il- vidually monogrammed by Joy The deals will help breathe new under consideration as Erewash Bor-
market in Ilkeston many whom keston, they had just one driver to onto discontinued woven clothing life into neglected areas or unused ough Council confirms it will bid for
have worked long extra hours to make all the deliveries as the older labels and attached to canvas using buildings by creating vibrant up to £20m as part of the govern-
meet the demand. drivers decided to take Covid-19 dressmaker pins. Also included in spaces for businesses, community ment’s Levelling Up Fund.
14 names from the East Midlands retirement. the corona are used clothing labels, events or much needed new homes. The council’s regeneration and
Today BBC News team, although 3 staff from the Well Pharmacy silk thread, a ladies diamante belt Sustainability is at the heart of planning team is currently putting
not directly in Erewash still pro- located on South Street, Ilkeston. buckle and even a gold button many of the schemes with new together potential developments
greener transport infrastructure in- as part of the bid - the focus is
cluding cycle paths and pedestrian currently on town centre regenera-
walkways that will connect areas in tion which may form part of a wider
the greenest way possible. scheme.
The deals will also create thou- Once potential projects have been
sands of jobs, with many towns in- put together, residents and busi-
vesting in opportunities to improve nesses will be asked for their views
skills through new vocational through a first-stage public consul-
training hubs that will support high tation.
skilled and higher paid jobs in the Councillor Carol Hart, Leader of
area for local people. Erewash Borough Council, says:
The deals will see hundreds of mil- “This is an exciting opportunity for
lions of pounds invested in projects us to bid for substantial funding that
would help us continue our drive to
across England including £24.8 make a real difference to Ilkeston
million for Long Eaton which town centre. We are in the early
includes: stages, but much work is going on
• Tackling the eyesore of Galaxy right now to put together ambitious
Row, and realistic regeneration projects.
• Creating better connections “We will keep everyone updated,
between the town centre, Erewash but local residents and businesses
Canal and West Park; can be assured that we will be ask-
• Making better use of the park ing them to get involved so they can
and the canal; help us be successful in our bid for
• Making the Box Office into a this funding.”
cultural hub; One of the main targets of proposed
• Addressing the traffic issues at projects is derelict properties in
The Green; Ilkeston town centre and a key ele-
Ms Throup said: ment of the bid for funding will be
“This £24.8 million is fantastic the early involvement of local peo-
Left: the corona containing 471 name tags. Right: a close-up showing some of the names around the base. news for the residents and busi- ple and the businesses community.