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                                                                                                                           Old pictures

                                                                                                                           recall local life

                                                                                                                           on the buses



                                                                                                                              hese interesting pictures were sent
                                                                                                                           Tto Grant Shaw and Paul Miller fol-
                                                                                                                           lowing their appeal for photographs and
                                                                                                                           anecdotes in our October paper.
                                                                                                                           They are gathering information for a new
                                                                                                                           book about ‘other transport’ following
                                                                                                                           their successful Railway Tales published
                                                                                                                           ten years ago.
                                                                                                                           These photos were submitted by Angela
                                                                                                                           Heald, whose father-in-law James Heald
                                                                                                                           worked for Midland General Omnibus
                                                                                                                           Company from the 1940s to 1970s.  One
                                                                                                                           of them shows him receiving a ‘Teas-
                                                                                                                           made’ on completing 25 years’ service.
                                                                                                                           If any reader can identify anyone else in
                                                                                                                           the pictures, Grant and Paul would love to
                                                                                                                           hear from you.
                                                                                                                           Paul told us: “We’ve been wanting to
                                                                                                                           write this successor to Railway Tales for
                                                                                                                           some time.  Many Ilkestonians will have
                                                                                                                           connections with the canals, road haulage
                                                                                                                           and now lost bus companies.
                                                                                                                           “We’d really like to receive more pictures
                                                                                                                           and hear about amusing or tragic inci-
                                                                                                                           dents relevant to Ilkeston and district.
                                                                                                                           Any photographs loaned can be quickly
                                                                                                                           scanned and returned.”
                                                                                                                           • Send photos/information to Grant Shaw,
                                                                                                                           c/o 320 Heanor Road, Ilkeston DE7 8TH.



        Elaine’s                                                Flooding and parking concerns
                                                                  lood worries have halted
        gift of                                                Fplans to build a house in a   wrote in a report to Erewash
                                                                                             Planning Committee: “Whilst it is
        flowers                                                Long Eaton back garden.       recognised there is already a high
                                                                                             demand for on-street parking on
        for those                                              Councillors were told that the ap-  Grange Road, an additional vehicle
                                                               plicants failed to provide measure-
        who                                                    ments to show that the ground floor   seeking a space to park is not con-
                                                                                             sidered a road safety hazard and
                                                               would be above high water level.
        came to                                                The move was a relief to neigh-  would not warrant an objection.”                Holly
                                                                                             The plot is in the rear garden of a
                                                               bours who claimed a new home
        her                                                    would worsen parking problems on   house which fronts Station Road                is an
                                                                                             and is on the corner of Grange
                                                               Grange Road by taking up spaces
        funeral                                                badly needed for cars.        Road. The applicants wanted per-                 Ice Star
                                                               They told Erewash councillors that   mission to build a three-bedroomed
          ardener Elaine Cooke     hand and typing, leading to work   difficulties get worse around school   house.          lkeston schoolgirl Holly White has
                                                                                             A report by Erewash planning
      Gordered daffodil bulbs to   at Beauvale Furnishings and   time because of the numbers of   officers told councillors: “The   Itriumphed with her ice skating team
                                                               parents’ vehicles on the street.
       be handed out at her funeral.  Leaderflush.             One resident said: “Reversing off   flood risk assessment is not fit for   at Skate London Synchro.
       She wanted family and friends to   She married in 1963 and has a   drive at peak times also requires   purpose and the proposal fails to   Holly skates for the Nottingham Syn-
       plant them and think of her when   daughter Kim Reston.  someone to watch you off the drive   meet the requirements of the Envi-  chronized Skating Academy (NSSA) and
       they flower in the spring.  Elaine had suffered from COPD   as children have a tendency to   ronment Agency.        competed in the Basic Novice category
       After the gifts were handed   for more than 30 years and lived   walk, run or ride scooters ahead of   “The submitted assessment and   winning gold with her team Ice Stars.
       out, niece Debra Webster read   on Lime Tree Rise, Kirk Hallam.  their parents.”      plans fail to demonstrate that the   It was the first Synchronized Skating
       Wordsworth’s verse “Daffodils”   Revd French told how Elaine   Another wrote: “Parking in the   development would not be at   competition to take place in the UK since
       to the congregation at All Saints’   was looking forward to Christ-  street whilst building would be   risk of flooding or that it would   the first lockdown back in March 2020.
       Church, Kirk Hallam.        mas and had already started   dreadful.”                  not increase the risk of flooding   The competition was at Alexandra Pal-
       Elaine also gave instructions for   shopping for family celebra-  But county highways officers   elsewhere.”        ace, London on 14th and 15th November.
       Lonnie Donegan’s song “Seven   tions.  As well as being a keen                                                      Mum Tracy said: “Holly has spent the
       Golden Daffodils” to be “played   gardener, Elaine enjoyed reading                                                  last 20 months since the last competition
       loudly” later at Bramcote Cre-  crime novels and “shopping for                                                      focusing on her fitness, flexibility and
       matorium.                   bargains.”                                                                              improving her skating skills.
       The Reverend Christine French   After the service, daughter Kim                                          Schmuel    “The coaches at NSSA have done an
       told mourners: “Elaine left notes   said: “She wrote us notes in case                                    Harvey’s   amazing job at keeping the teams focused
       about the music and readings in   she died during the Covid virus.                                                  and motivated with zoom classes in the
       this service.               It was quite funny but sad really.                                           painting   middle of lockdowns and working hard
       “She wanted everyone here to   She said ‘don’t be sad’ and felt it                                       of the     when they got back on the ice.
                                                                                                                winter
       leave with a few daffodil bulbs   should be a celebration.                                                          “They are now going to concentrate on
       to plant. She was an amazing   “She was a great grandmother                                              solstice,  their next competition, the Britannia Cup
       lady.”                      and had four great grandchildren                                             created for   which is an international competition
       Elaine was the daughter of   who called her GG, for Great                                                Creatures   held here in Nottingham at their home
       Ilkeston Pioneer newspaper   Grandma and Mama to Amy and                                                 of the     rink in January.”
       sports reporter Bill Hutsby. In   Emily.                                                                 Otherdark.  Holly, who is 13 and attends Ormiston
       her childhood, they lived on   “She thought the world of the                                             See poem   Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has three
       Nottingham Road, Ilkeston.  latest, granddaughter Harper,                                                on P8.     gold medals from the 2019/2020 season
       She went to Cavendish Girls’   who is two and a half.”                                                              where she skated in the pre-juvenile cate-
       School where she learned short-                                                                                     gory team Ice Pops.
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