Category: Tollerton

It seems our Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) councillor, you know, the one who is charged with representing the parishioners of Tollerton, has developed an unwelcome trait: failing to respond to emails and ignoring the concerns of her parishioners. In the pub the other night I heard the words and phrases ‘incompetent’, ‘out of her depth’,…

After the ‘consultation’ to discuss the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), it would seem certain officers at Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) are keen to star in our own version of the Netflix documentary Toxic Town – and in the High Court attempting to defend their indefensible lack of action. During the consultation I heard one very…

It’s time to stand up and applaud Tollerton parish council (TPC). Instead of rolling over in the face of some seriously unfriendly and boorish actions from officers of Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC), the parish council are digging in and preparing for a fight. The egregious supplementary planning document (SPD) which RBC have inflicted on the…

I’m thrilled to be able to tell you that a fortnight after saying this website might have to close due to a lack of contributors, 3 parish volunteers have stepped into the breach. We’ll be back as soon as folk are trained in which buttons to push.

As you may have probably heard, my dear friend Caroline passed away at the beginning of this month. She was the idea, the driving force, and the contributor behind this website which she saw as a ‘village pump’. Unfortunately I don’t have the time to pick up Caroline’s contributions here, though I am able to…

The strangeness surrounding the future of Tollerton Airfield continues. The massive house-building corporation, Vistry, who seem to have trouble finding their arse and differentiating it from their elbow, continue to slip and slide their way through what should be a straightforward navigation. Not content with having fencing erected over land that doesn’t actually belong to…

We’ve been told this morning that the wonderful Tollerton Pets will be closing later this year. Jo, Izzy, and Jo’s husband Rich have been the front face of serving and delivering pet food goods and services to their patrons for more than a handful of years. Like practically every other pet owner, we’ve appreciated and…

It’s very sad news that one of Tollerton’s most familiar faces passed away on Tuesday this week. Pet Food Terry (as my grand-daughter insisted on calling him) was often seen pacing the village pavements – sometimes solo, sometimes accompanied by his wife’s dog (Willow). Terry will be much missed in the village and I’m certain…

We’ve had a request for our older readers to submit their memories of the Cotgrave Lane, RAF Tollerton, and the canal areas. There used to be two crossings, the Swing Bridge which still sits across the canal, and what we think was a rising bridge, a little further along the canal towards the former wharf…

Apologies for being quiet. I fell off one of our cracked and broken pavements and have cracked my elbow. It’s difficult to use a phone, tablet or a laptop when you’re one-handed. I’m still in a sling but I’ve been shown how to talk and have my words typed up by machine. Marvellous. I hear…