Notton Village Hall Trust Facilities News
ANNOUNCEMENT - 22nd March 2023
Yorkshire Air Ambulance invite us to their base at Nostell Priory
Since its conception 20 years ago Notton Bonfires have raised a lot of money for local charities and Yorkshire Air Ambulance has been one of those beneficiaries.
YAA is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across the whole of Yorkshire.
To keep both air ambulance helicopters maintained and in the air, YAA need to raise £19,000 every single day. The generosity they receive really is the lifeblood of the Charity.
Following our last donation (see the article below) YAA invited some representatives of the Notton Village Hall Management Committee and Volunteers to attend a cheque handover photo session and for us to be shown around the Nostell Air Support Unit on the edge of the Nostell Priory Estate.
Tuesday 21st March was really great timing for us to visit because on Monday 20th March YAA announced the arrival of its brand new, H145 D3 Helicopter. The Helicopter is the first of its kind to come off the production line in Germany and into the UK. It has a five-bladed rotor system which will help to reduce vibrations significantly, and will in turn improve ride quality for both patients and the crew considerably.
The first photo below shows the new helicopter G-YAAA in the hanger, and the second shows one of the current helicopters which came into service in 2016 and will be phased out within the next 12 months, shortly after its return to base following an emergency call out.
For lots more information on this new helicopter click here
www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/news-patient-stories/news/new-helicopter-g-yaaa/
YAA is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across the whole of Yorkshire.
To keep both air ambulance helicopters maintained and in the air, YAA need to raise £19,000 every single day. The generosity they receive really is the lifeblood of the Charity.
Following our last donation (see the article below) YAA invited some representatives of the Notton Village Hall Management Committee and Volunteers to attend a cheque handover photo session and for us to be shown around the Nostell Air Support Unit on the edge of the Nostell Priory Estate.
Tuesday 21st March was really great timing for us to visit because on Monday 20th March YAA announced the arrival of its brand new, H145 D3 Helicopter. The Helicopter is the first of its kind to come off the production line in Germany and into the UK. It has a five-bladed rotor system which will help to reduce vibrations significantly, and will in turn improve ride quality for both patients and the crew considerably.
The first photo below shows the new helicopter G-YAAA in the hanger, and the second shows one of the current helicopters which came into service in 2016 and will be phased out within the next 12 months, shortly after its return to base following an emergency call out.
For lots more information on this new helicopter click here
www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/news-patient-stories/news/new-helicopter-g-yaaa/
ANNOUNCEMENT - 31st January 2023
News on Notton's Bonfire and Firework Display
Held on 5th November 2022, for the first time entry to this event was for ticketholders only. It was a sell-out event with every single ticket sold and was a great success enjoyed by many residents, locals and visitors alike.
Sadly, there were a few disappointed folk who arrived on the night without tickets, but the need to limit numbers has been brought about by health and safety concerns, and our commitment to run the event safely.
The success of the evening isn't just important to the village of Notton. Volunteers help with the organisation of the event to raise funds to pay for running the Halls, Sports and Social Pavilion, Sports fields, but a significant proportion of the funds generated are donated to good causes and local charities.
The letters below are from some of the organisations who benefitted from the 2022 event and wrote to thank us for our donations.
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ANNOUNCEMENT - 27th November 2022
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Bake Sale raised funds for Children in Need 2022
Our Cake Bakers have done it again!
Sunday afternoon on 20th November saw Travis & Yasmin take over the Village Hall to run their Cake Bake Sale again, raising money for Children In Need.
The event was another smash hit, with praise on the pair's brilliant cakes flying in from all quarters.
Travis & Jasmin raised "a whopping £888" generated from cake sales and donations.
Thank you to everyone who came and ate cake. It was well worth the calories!
The event was another smash hit, with praise on the pair's brilliant cakes flying in from all quarters.
Travis & Jasmin raised "a whopping £888" generated from cake sales and donations.
Thank you to everyone who came and ate cake. It was well worth the calories!
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ANNOUNCEMENT - 18th September 2022
Notton Bonfire and Firework Display
Saturday 5th November 2022
Bonfire lit at 7pm and Fireworks at 8pm
Adults £10:00 Children (under 10) £5:00
Saturday 5th November 2022
Bonfire lit at 7pm and Fireworks at 8pm
Adults £10:00 Children (under 10) £5:00
IMPORTANT!
PLEASE NOTE this year's event is admission by
TICKET ONLY
There will be NO SALE of tickets at the gate on the night
Tickets are on sale from Notton Village Shop
from 23rd September until 3rd November
Or
Online now until 4th November (Booking Fee Applies)
at www.nottonbonfire.co.uk
For Health and Safety considerations
a limited number of tickets are being made available
so buy early to avoid disappointment
ANNOUNCEMENT - 22nd May 2022
WE'RE PLEASED TO WELCOME HARTBEEPS
TO NOTTON VILLAGE HALL
From Tuesday 6th June there will be new classes available
in the Village Hall for your little ones!
Three different sessions based on ability and age from 6 weeks to 4 years
For full details email Kim.w@hartbeeps.com
Or visit www.hartbeeps.com
From Tuesday 6th June there will be new classes available
in the Village Hall for your little ones!
Three different sessions based on ability and age from 6 weeks to 4 years
For full details email Kim.w@hartbeeps.com
Or visit www.hartbeeps.com
ANNOUNCEMENT - 4th April 2022
NOTTON SPORTS & SOCIAL FACILITY
PROGRESS WITH THE REGENERATION WORK
They say a picture paints a thousand words. Well here are three pictures painting progress with the regeneration project and the daunting scale of what is being undertaken!
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ANNOUNCEMENT - 15th March 2022
NOTTON SPORTS & SOCIAL FACILITY
DRAINAGE AND REGENERATION WORK COMMENCING
This is news further to the announcement on 25th January 2022 below, and the article in the last Notton Newsletter about the Sports fields drainage/regeneration project.
Weather permitting the work will be starting in the next 7-10 days ie late March. Machinery and Plant will be arriving shortly, and once the work starts the fields will be closed off to the public for up to 6 weeks during which time here will be no pedestrian access, even for dog walking.
If anyone would like more information on the project please contact Alan Shand, Notton Village Hall Management Committee Chairman, on 01226 724513.
Thank you!
Weather permitting the work will be starting in the next 7-10 days ie late March. Machinery and Plant will be arriving shortly, and once the work starts the fields will be closed off to the public for up to 6 weeks during which time here will be no pedestrian access, even for dog walking.
If anyone would like more information on the project please contact Alan Shand, Notton Village Hall Management Committee Chairman, on 01226 724513.
Thank you!
ANNOUNCEMENT - 25th January 2022
NOTTON SPORTS & SOCIAL FACILITY
NEWS ON THE DRAINAGE AND REGENERATION WORK
25th January 2022
Further to funding being secured to improve the Sports playing fields at the Notton Sports & Social Facility, meetings have been held with the contractors and weather permitting, the plan is to commence work in February.
The whole Sports Field area will be closed off for 8 to 16 weeks, to all private hirers, members of the public, including dog-walkers. The Children's Play Area however, will remain open throughout.
The whole Sports Field area will be closed off for 8 to 16 weeks, to all private hirers, members of the public, including dog-walkers. The Children's Play Area however, will remain open throughout.
ANNOUNCEMENT - 23rd September 2021
Notton Bonfire - November 2021 - Cancelled
We had hoped that after the cancellation of last year's event due to COVID we would have been able to put on an event to celebrate our 20th year. However, after a great deal of thought and discussion amongst our team of volunteers we have regrettably decided to cancel this year's event for 2021.
This is not a decision we have made lightly and we are extremely disappointed that we are unable to give everyone an event which would have helped to put the challenges of the last two years behind us. Indeed it has been as a result of those challenges that we have been forced to cancel the event.
This year in trying to start our planning we realised immediately that we would not have the number of volunteers needed to run the event safely. This was further exacerbated by a huge reduction in our parking capacity which had already posed a significant risk to public safety in previous years. Finally we knew that although most of the general restrictions around the pandemic have now been lifted, there were still a number of controls & processes we would have had to make to keep the event COVID safe. These would have further complicated an already challenging process beyond the capacity of our volunteer team.
We would like to extend our heartfelt apologies to each and every one of you who have attended Notton Bonfire & Fireworks Display in the past that there will not be an event this year. Since it’s launch in 2001 we have raised over a quarter of a million pounds for local charities & services providing help to the local community alongside fun and entertainment to over five thousand of you who have attended each year.
We dearly hope that this is not the end and with that in mind we will still revisit a decision on hosting an event next year should the circumstances change and the situation improve. Thank you to everyone who has attended and supported us over the years and we greatly appreciate your understanding of the tough decision we have made.
This is not a decision we have made lightly and we are extremely disappointed that we are unable to give everyone an event which would have helped to put the challenges of the last two years behind us. Indeed it has been as a result of those challenges that we have been forced to cancel the event.
This year in trying to start our planning we realised immediately that we would not have the number of volunteers needed to run the event safely. This was further exacerbated by a huge reduction in our parking capacity which had already posed a significant risk to public safety in previous years. Finally we knew that although most of the general restrictions around the pandemic have now been lifted, there were still a number of controls & processes we would have had to make to keep the event COVID safe. These would have further complicated an already challenging process beyond the capacity of our volunteer team.
We would like to extend our heartfelt apologies to each and every one of you who have attended Notton Bonfire & Fireworks Display in the past that there will not be an event this year. Since it’s launch in 2001 we have raised over a quarter of a million pounds for local charities & services providing help to the local community alongside fun and entertainment to over five thousand of you who have attended each year.
We dearly hope that this is not the end and with that in mind we will still revisit a decision on hosting an event next year should the circumstances change and the situation improve. Thank you to everyone who has attended and supported us over the years and we greatly appreciate your understanding of the tough decision we have made.
ANNOUNCEMENT - 10th September 2021
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PRESS RELEASE - 10th September 2021
Funding Approved
Notton Sports & Social Field Regeneration – CF 1883
Funding has been approved to improve the Sports playing fields at the Notton Sports & Social Facility, in Notton Village, West Yorkshire
Residents from the Village of Notton in West Yorkshire and surrounding areas are set to get an improved facility during the coming months, as the Sports playing fields regeneration programme commences, thanks to grants of £70,000 from FCC Communities Foundation, £50,000 from Sport England and funding of £78,500 from The Lottery.
The money will be used to support a sizeable regeneration programme which involves draining and reconstruction of the Sports and Social Field.
The fields suffer with a high water table in the ground and as a result get regular ponding of water which is obviously a great problem for the Village’s regular sporting events which include Football, Cricket and Archery. Many other social events, such as the Village’s Annual Gala, Firework Displays and others have also encountered these problems, suffering many muddy messes and cancelled events.
This has been a long project in the making but will be worth it, making a significant difference to the village and surrounding Community.
Alan Shand, Chairman of the Notton Village Hall Management Committee says
“This project will provide a real boost to the people of Notton. Our Notton Village Hall has a thriving community spirit and we want to keep that going. Further though, after this work is carried out we will be able to encourage many more people to use the facility.
It’s fantastic that FCC Communities Foundation has awarded us this money and we’re really looking forward to our Sports & Social Fields regeneration taking shape over the next 12-18 months.”
For further press information about this project, contact Darrel Cartwright at darrelvcartwright@gmail.com or visit www.nottonvillagehall.uk
ANNOUNCEMENT - 30th December 2019
Alan Shand and Peter Taylor shown here, receiving an award for £2503 towards the Sports and Social Pavilion which was spent on the kitchen. Thanks go to June Ivory who applied for the grant, but she was unable to attend because of work so Alan and Peter went on her behalf.
WEDNESDAY 19th JUNE 2019 - 10:30 am
Sports & Social Pavilion - OPENS!
Join us for an informal opening of our new facility. Light refreshments. All welcome
For those not able to join us during the day the Pavilion will be open from
7:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday evening too. Again, light refreshments will be served
Sports & Social Pavilion - OPENS!
Join us for an informal opening of our new facility. Light refreshments. All welcome
For those not able to join us during the day the Pavilion will be open from
7:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday evening too. Again, light refreshments will be served
ANNOUNCEMENT - 10th January 2019
DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUR NEW SPORTS AND SOCIAL PAVILION
We are hoping to start the construction of the new Sports and Social Pavilion on week commencing the 21st of January. The work is expected to take about 12 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
ANNOUNCEMENT - 25th November 2018
Notton's Bonfire and Fireworks Display
Sunday 4th November 2018
Notton's Bonfire and Fireworks Display
Sunday 4th November 2018
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at this event.
It was well attended and enjoyed by many. We know this causes temporary traffic congestion in the village, but the funds raised to support the Village Hall and the Charities we are able to assist as a result are considered by most to be a worthwhile sacrifice.
The accounts have now been finalised and we're pleased to share the details of the charities we've been able to support as a result of the funds raised from our Bonfire event.
LIST OF CHARITIES AND DONATIONS MADE;
It was well attended and enjoyed by many. We know this causes temporary traffic congestion in the village, but the funds raised to support the Village Hall and the Charities we are able to assist as a result are considered by most to be a worthwhile sacrifice.
The accounts have now been finalised and we're pleased to share the details of the charities we've been able to support as a result of the funds raised from our Bonfire event.
LIST OF CHARITIES AND DONATIONS MADE;
- Wakefield Hospice - £2,500
www.wakefieldhospice.org - Barnsley Hospice - £2,500
www.barnsleyhospice.org
- Barnsley Hospital Charity - £500
www.barnsleyhospitalcharity.co.uk - Forget Me Not - £1000
Children's Hospice for the Yorkshire Area, based in Huddersfield
www.forgetmenotchild.co.uk - Air Ambulance - £1000
www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk - Wakefield CAP - £1000
Community Awareness Programme aiming to relieve suffering caused by want and poverty.
www.capcare.org/ - Yorkshire Cancer Research - £1000
yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/ - Salvation Army - £500
www.salvationarmy.org.uk/royston - Notton Village Shop - £500
The remainder of the funds go towards the upkeep of Notton Village Hall which is totally independent of District and Parish councils and other than a small grant for the children's play park, receives no financial aid from them.
This means that the upkeep of the Hall is therefore entirely reliant on income generated either from fundraising events or from hiring out the hall externally to individuals or groups.
This means that the upkeep of the Hall is therefore entirely reliant on income generated either from fundraising events or from hiring out the hall externally to individuals or groups.
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Thanks both to the Shand family who work for months leading up to the event, and to all the volunteers who work tirelessly across three days to support the whole occasion. |
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Early on Sunday morning - Construction of the bonfire takes men and machinery working in tandem.
Our army of volunteers is supported by bacon, sausage and eggs supplied from the Village Hall!
Our army of volunteers is supported by bacon, sausage and eggs supplied from the Village Hall!
ANNOUNCEMENT - 7th November 2018
DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUR NEW SPORTS AND SOCIAL PAVILION
On 10th November we are due to start demolition of the existing Pavilion
in order to make way for the new one.
in order to make way for the new one.
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Since shortly before the Bonfire event we have displayed a sign outside the old Pavilion (opposite) to inform people what is going to happen. Sometime during December we will commence excavation for the foundations and then, just after the Christmas break on January 5th, we will commence the construction of the new building. All this, of course, is weather permitting. |
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ANNOUNCEMENT - 5th October 2018
FUNDING SECURED FOR OUR NEW SPORTS AND SOCIAL PAVILION
The Chairman of the Notton Village Hall Trust has recently received some fabulous news which impacts on our plans to build a new Sports and Social Pavilion. The Garfield Weston Foundation, to whom we applied for a grant, has just written to share the exciting news that we’ve been granted £80,000!
Alan Shand applied to the Garfield Weston 60th Anniversary Fund for a grant. The Foundation says they received an unprecedented 2,300 requests for funding totalling £200 million, so we have been extremely fortunate to be selected.
This great news means we can accelerate the pace of our plans because some much of the required funding has now been secured.
Alan Shand applied to the Garfield Weston 60th Anniversary Fund for a grant. The Foundation says they received an unprecedented 2,300 requests for funding totalling £200 million, so we have been extremely fortunate to be selected.
This great news means we can accelerate the pace of our plans because some much of the required funding has now been secured.
