Park News

The date for the Street Party to commorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee has been fixed for Sunday June 3rd 2012.  Tickets will go on sale from March 1st 2012.  Planning for the event is now under way and if you would like to get involved please contact the NPRA committee.  The aim is build on the success of the Royal Wedding Party to product the best ever event in The Park.

There will be Christmas Carols from St Peter's Choir in Newcastle Circus on Saturday 17th December at 6.00pm.  Santa's grotto will be open from 5pm and Santa will be receiving small visitors.  There will be mulled wine and mince pies.

We have new offers on The Park Card from Le Chien et Moi on Derby Road and Ocean Design Furniture Showrooms on Castle Boulevard.  Please see details by clicking the link to The NPRA Park Card on the left.

The Autumn message from Jack Kent, the contractor who maintains the estate is now available.  Click on the link, Jack Kent - Autumn, or in the menu on the left hand side or this page.

This weekend you can take part in what is believed to be a musical first.  The Park Tunnel is one of the larger holes in Nottingham’s sandstone and with a splendid acoustic which is going to be tested on Sunday between 3 and 4pm. 
 
The event will be an informal concert and singalong led by local community choir conductor Angela Warren and her choir The Songbirds.  Other local choirs will be taking part too – and there will be audience participation.  We hope for more than 100 voices to raise the roof and make a noise about homelessness.
 
This will be the final event in Raise the Roof! – a month long music festival throughout October organised by the charity Framework to mark its 10th anniversary – raising awareness of homelessness at a time of unprecedented funding cuts when more people than ever are needing support; raising awareness of what Framework is doing to tackle homelessness, and raising funds.
 
Admission to The Park Tunnel is, of course, free.  We hope people will make a donation as the leave.  For anyone in doubt access to the Park Tunnel is via Tunnel Road at the back of the tennis courts.

There will be a bonfire night party at The Park Tennis Club on Friday November 4th.  £5 for adults, £15 for families.  The bar will be open from 6pm to 12pm and there will be two fireworks displays at 7pm and 9pm.  There will also be a hog roast.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the talk ‘Voices of Victorian Women’ which was to be held on Wednesday 19th October 7.30pm will not take place and has been postponed to be part of next years programme.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

‘Travellers Tales of Nottingham 1540-1840’  is proving popular and will still take place on Wednesday 16th November 7.30pm at a new venue The Nottingham Squash and Racquets Club SO PLEASE COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND LET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING. See the attached flyer for more detail.

If you have already let us know that you plan to attend the Nov 16th talk you do not need to contact us again, but please note the change of location to the Squash Club.

ASPECTS OF LOCAL HISTORY

Talks to be held at the EBA Bowls Club Tattershall Drive, The Park

Following on the success of the talks in the spring The NPRA have put together the following Autumn programme for your interest and enjoyment. We hope that you can join us.

Voices of Victorian Women Wednesday 19th October 7.30pm

Doors and Bar open at 7pm.  

The talk: Readings from three great novelists of the mid-Victorian period: Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot, illustrating the voices of women young and old, rich and poor, in all their glorious variety. Be prepared for humour, romance and pathos!

The Speaker: Anita Fernandez Young has taught in the Business School at Nottingham University for the past ten years, but is also the Secretary of the Alliance of Literary Societies and Treasurer of the International Dickens Fellowship. She has given readings in London, Dublin, Knutsford and has now retired to devote her time to writing.

Travellers Tales of Nottingham 1540-1840 Wednesday 16th November 7.30pm

Doors and Bar open at 7pm

The Talk Between 1540 and 1770 Nottingham was transformed from a decayed timber-built mediaeval borough to a fashionable brick-built Georgian town. However by 1840 it had become an overcrowded and insanitary industrial city. This talk is based on comments about Nottingham from the Tudor to the Georgian period by both visitors and inhabitants, illustrated by numerous contemporary maps and engravings.

The Speaker Adrian Henstock is a former curator of the Nottinghamshire County Archive and well known local historian

All are welcome. The charge is £5 per talk for NPRA members and £8 non members. Any current non member can save £6 if they attend both lectures by joining the NPRA in advance of these talks. To guarantee your place please reply contact Ron Leslie, ronleslie@hotmail.com, 10 Cavendish Crescent North, The Park, Nottingham NG7 1BA to let us know the number of tickets that you need. Cheques should be payable to NPRA.

There has been some confusion among residents regarding Company Membership and we would like to clarify the details and procedures.

Company Membership provides an entitlement to receive copies of accounts, notices of General and Annual General Meetings and to attend and vote on resolutions at those meetings. We encourage all eligible residents to become Members and do need to advise that there is small liability to contribute (not exceeding £5) to the assets should the Company be wound up.

In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association, all Freeholders and Long Leaseholders of property within the Estate are eligible to become Members of the Company provided that their Rentcharge payments are up to date and there are no arrears. However, Membership is not automatic and whilst there is no charge for Membership, a formal application is required. It is very simple; all that is required is to check the bottom section of the Rentcharge demand headed: ‘Company Membership’. If this indicates that you are a Member then no further action is required. If it indicates that you are not a Member, and you would like to be, please just put a tick in the box and return the form to the Estate Office where upon your name will be added to the list of Members.

Please note that any Member who has failed to pay the Rentcharge for 90 days after the due date will be removed from the Members list and cannot become a Member again until all arrears have been paid and he has provided six months notice in writing of his desire to become a Member.

Any resident who wishes to check their status in respect of Membership at any time should check their latest Rentcharge Demand or contact the Estate Office.