Sunday, 7 December 2008

Wanted


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Old style cottages - B J Main Street
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Burton Joyce Online “Speak Easy”
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Whilst surfing thro numerous "weblogs" on the internet it appeared to me that now is the time to broaden the appeal and interest of “Burton Joyce Online” to include the younger generations and special interest groups ,
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So, if you can read and type a little, come on get things off your chest by sharing your thoughts, opinions pet hates, advice, experiences on any topic with others in our village.
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Parents why not persuade your children to participate in this Online community
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If you are a teenager and need to explain your own opinion and aspirations, send in a post on any subject ( it can be anonymous but you should take note that posts can be modulated/censored before adding Online) .
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Here is a couple of suggestions, however they may well be controversial to some
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What would you like to see or experience in the village? or .. .. .. What attributes would your like to see in an ideal parent ?
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If you are a young parent and need to add further interest to your day ….add a post ( any subject)

If you belong to a minority group use this site as your Online Notice Board .

If you have a personal hobby which you think may interest others - get in touch

If you have a need for a particular information or assistance with advice - post and let the community know

If you have surplus/superseded computers which could be use to others - share them with others less fortunate.
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Make this spot on the internet, your first stop for news, information and the sharing of knowledge, and communicate with other individuals who may have similar mindset etc
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However always remember that this site is “non-profit making“, “non-commercial” and will always be “free of colour, class and creed issues”
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Genealogy

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Burton Joyce and "TimeLine" Genealogy - Guest contribution

Researching and establishing family roots requires perseverance, patience, super human “stick ability” for the task in hand together with an acceptance of the fact that everything you discover or read may NOT be what you see at first, at a second or even the third look. Most of the time genealogy is not an exact science and even specialist computer programmes do not always clarify a situation (as the saying goes “feed in peanuts and you will get out monkeys” meaning that the quality of the information put out by the computer is determined by the quality of the information fed in.

In researching our own family name over many years , my cousin Peter (the family technocrat), developed a unique computer programme to digest the many 10.000’s of pieces of information and collate them intelligently by integrating the many variables of dates of births/baptisms, marriage dates/locations, death dates/locations, burial locations, surname spellings variable etc., etc.. Even so, there are still many loose ends which in the final analysis may well have to depend upon the deductive intuition of the human reasoning of social habits and attitudes to aid a resolution.

My understanding of my family ancestry has been assisted immensely by using the “Timeline”. I cannot overstress its use as an aid for a clearer understanding of the complexity with family relationships. .
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Guest contribution for further info click - The B J TimeLine
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Friday, 5 December 2008

Yellow Lines

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A spread of snow in Burton Joyce

Double Yellow Line - retricted roadside parking
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Q ? - Where in Burton Joyce can we see “double yellow line“ parking restrictions ?
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A - I know of two unrelated locations . .. .. .. Lendrum Court and Meadow Lane
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Are there more? If so, where ?
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Eye See

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An autumn morning in B J

"Eye" for a Bargain

I was in the car park of a local Food Supermarket ( one of the top 5) when I noticed a middle aged lady exiting with her shopping trolley, packed with 10 - Yes TEN, of the RE-USABLE type of particularly easily recognised “plastic orange livered” bags - full to overspilling

She then off loaded the bags onto the pavement outside and waited for her Taxi - booked to take her home ( presumably)

Nothing odd about this! You may say.

However this particular Food Supermarket Car Park was definitely NOT, the car park of the - original supplier of the “particularly easily recognised plastic orange livered” bags.

I guess the quality and price of the “plastic orange livered” bags. (used by the lady) is assessed ( by this middle aged women) as NOT replicated by the quality and price of the FOOD and PRODUCE purchaseable at the original supplier of the “particularly easily recognised “plastic orange livered” bags.
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Uuh! Wow! Now thats a thought and a mouthful ..

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B J TimeLineTrail -- B J Virtual Reality Tour -- "Residents Association"
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Thursday, 4 December 2008

Road Fear

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"Central santuary" on Church Road


ROAD FEAR?

The elderly, infirmed, and mothers with toddlers, must constantly feel at risk, most uncomfortable and vulnerable whilst walking along or crossing the Bye-Pass … (Church Road) on foot.
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Even the mini "sanctuary islands", installed on Church Road , complete with bollards and tall “lolly pop” standards do not give any reassurance to pedestrians, particularly when we see the number of bollards repeatedly knocked over by the traffic and damaged beyond repair.
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What is the MAIN FEAR - well in my mind, it has to be the huge multi wheeled Trucks , large articulated produce Delivery Vans, new / used car Transporters, “Chelsea-Tractors” and “Boy Racers” in high performance cars, which constantly motor along the road at just below or above the 30mph limit.
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What is the PROBLEM - It is the number and size of huge vehicles passing thro the village, creating a frightening, most daunting SUCTION on all local pedestrians, particularly between the traffic lights at Chestnut Grove and Meadow Lane.
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Any unfortunate individual caught waiting to cross the road, or at the worst trapped, on the "island sanctuary" midway across Church Road (at the Meadow Lane/Trent Lane junction) - whilst vehicles simultaneously pass by in both directions have to take what ever measures are available to them . I have seen elderly pedestrians stranded on the "island sanctuary" gripping the tall “lolly- pop” standard, for security, as if their life depended upon it -
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My fear is that their life does depend on it !!..“gripping a lolly-pop - its suckions” ;-)
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Quiz Answer

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Quiz image 3
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Quiz Answer
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Q -Where is this leading - image 3
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A- Tim Lane to Main Street
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****The old BJ Vicarage once stood on the plot of land now occupied by 24 & 26 Main Street and the small bungalows on Tim Lane.
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However, it was not considered fit for the Vicar to live in during John Rolleston’s incumbency (1882-63) and it was let to 3 families. --The Vicar moved to a house close by the Church. - Huummm ! very interesting
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The Vicars in these early times had to be Farmers also - John Parker had eight cows, three beasts, five calves, five horse, eight pigs, and forty eight sheep also barley and peas - .. WoooOW!
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In 1848 there were 7 shops in BJ incl William Harby - The Baker and Coal Dealer
2 others were sited side by side at the corner of Tim Lane and Main Street.
One was the business of Miss Swinscoe and the other Mrs Alvey,!!!
At the rear of Mrs Alveys shop was her husband’s Stocking making business.
Mrs Alvey was invariably seen with her head wrapped in red flannel
-”To ease her neuralgia and head aches”-
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Parish Council

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St Helens Church Spire

B J Parish Council
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As the community Online chronicle dedicated to the 3 villages - B J, B, & Stoke Bardolph we are pleased to report
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Burton Joyce Parish Council Office:135, Church Road, Burton Joyce, Nottingham, NG14 5DJ
Telephone o1159 314084 e-mail admin@burtonjoyceparishcouncil.org.uk
Parish Office open between 9am and noon Monday to Friday
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Information re Online access with the P Cs of Bulcote and Stoke Bardolph hopefully will be made available subsequently.
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