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HAVE YOUR SAY OVERFLOW Every house leafleted
How about a community Text your views Hello. Everyone and all of us at It was lovely to see so many just

Theatre Ilson St. Andrews wish you a happy able to relax for a while in these
Yes/No and healthy time as we pass difficult times.
Special thanks to all who contribut-
theatre for Ilkeston? 07539808390 through this period of Advent. ed raffle prizes and to Brian Hallam
As I write, there is much uncer-
tainty about the Omicron virus and for giving so much of his time to
And a week-long festival to draw people into the town how it will affect us all. We pray organise it.
that the effects will be minimal Let us not forget the huge effort
What is happening with the Ritz are creating local festivals and festival with events to be adver- and that those already affected will by members of the congregation,
both male and female, for their
on South Street (the old cinema events for tourists to promote their tised throughout the rest of Derby- be restored to good health. hard work. Especially Angela who
turned bingo establishment)? towns, but, if Ilkeston followed shire, including performances and Since I last wrote, every house in ‘knocked’ everybody into shape and
Wouldn’t it be nice for Ilkeston to in this very sensible economical events that people would wish to the village has received a leaflet made this the super event it was.
have its own community theatre boost to the town’s resources visit. - thanks to those who delivered The following afternoon we en-
space again there, much like the (especially since we have so much Local establishments and organ- them - outlining the problems their joyed the carol service which was
Duchess Theatre in Long Eaton? history within the town and a isations could also get involved church faces and asking for help, well attended and gave us all a real-
both financial and ‘hands on’ .
Ilkeston needs a central commu- museum), we have no-where in with this, so that the whole town There is a ‘tear off’ portion at the ly festive feel to end the weekend.
nity meeting space where local the centre of town where people can embrace this and work as one end so that we can receive feed- As we enter the new year we know
theatre/ dance/ music groups can can meet and watch plays / dance / united community. We could show back/suggestions etc. These will be that it will be a time of change as
perform and meet. It could contain choral performances. We need to how proud we are of Ilkeston and reviewed early in the new year so we say goodbye to our Rector Gill
a café/ shop in the daytime, as the make the most of our community make it appealing for others, so that a plan can be formulated. and we wish her every joy and
Duchess Theatre does in Long and local history now, before even that they have reasons to want to In the meantime the coffee morning success in her new role.
Eaton, which has been successful. more of it disappears; create rather come and visit us. took place on 11th December and it All of us at St. Andrews pray that
It could contain exhibitions, as than destroy. Unless we do this very quickly, we proved to be a great success, being you will all stay safe and that the
the Lace Market Theatre does in Why not have a central theatre in will lose any spaces for communi- very busy and everyone seemed new year will see us progressing
Nottingham. Ilkeston which could also put on ty endeavours such as this and the to be having a good time with a along whatever the new road looks
More places in Ilkeston are being visiting productions so that the town will be left to decline even chance to sit and chat. like. God’s blessing to you all and
turned into housing, but we are local people can celebrate these more. We thank all those who came along please be careful.
losing our local identity. Other together? Caroline Greatorex and contributed very generously of Richard Hancock
towns and villages in Derbyshire We could also have a week -long their time and, of course, their cash! Stanley St. Andrews PCC.

‘EDITOR’ HONOURED. Ilkeston-raised actor William Roache was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Fly-tipping neglect, adding that it should not
Honours List 2022. He now lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire but has fond memories of growing up here and attending Mi- be left to the local council to clean
chael House School in Heanor Road, next door to the house he lived in. His father, Dr Vince Roache was a well respect- case is up fly-tipped waste. In the past
ed GP in the town for over 30 years. William’s award was for services to drama and charity. He is the longest serving ac- year Erewash Borough Council
tor in a TV soap, having played Ken Barlow in Coronation Street since 1960. Now 81 years old, he recalls being offered has dealt with more than 400
a part in the pilot series about life in a northern town and taking it ‘because the money was good’. One of the storylines branded fly-tipping incidents (double the
involved him as editor of the Weatherfield Recorder, a rival paper he set up in opposition to the Weatherfield Gazette. ‘appalling’ amount than in 2020), it also costs
the council around £15,000 each
Season’s Greetings. For the 2020/21 31-year-old Long Eaton year to clear up fly-tipping in the
borough.
Miss Day pleaded guilty to the of-
year, local
December and January authorities in A woman must pay a total of fence which falls under Environ-
mental Protection Act 1990. She
England dealt
£1,145 following a successful
offers from HiQ Ilkeston. with 1.13 mil- fly-tipping prosecution by Ere- was fined £120, must pay a victim
surcharge of £34 and council costs
lion fly-tipping
wash Borough Council.
incidents, an
of £991, including clean-up costs
MOT £35 * increase of 16 Ishka Day, of Walton Street, failed of £506.
per cent from
to use an authorised person to dis-
Erewash Borough Council’s Lead
the 980,000
pose of her waste which was traced
cillor Garry Hickton, said:
or £25 when booked reported in back to her after evidence contain- Member for Environment, Coun-
2019/20.
with a Full service * As in the ing her contact details was found in “We don’t enjoy prosecuting
previous year, waste disposed of on Wilne Lane, residents but again this shows the
just under two Draycott in June 2021. importance of checking that the
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