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HOT GOSSIP -----------www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk

It is “HOT” and at the same time as “cool” as it can get -

Because the BURTON JOYCE ONLINE WEB PORTAL is the best independent, individual, initiative specially created to benefit ALL ages within our communities, without favour or bias for any one particular age group, business interest, leisure activity, special interest group, any level of social sector, the “haves and have-nots”, - in fact for anyone and everyone Trentside.

And .. .. WHY because it enables everyone to participate, suggest, complain, join in with everyone of like or different mind and interest - and YES everyone will need access to the internet, yet even though those without, can readily gain access and quite freely via the service provided by the local library

The aim of this ONLINE WEB PORTAL is to create a wider awareness and participation in the community activities and services which are currently available and create even more in the future when the need arises. It is also just as important for each and everyone of us to become familiar with the efforts of our local administrators at the - Parish Council, Gedling Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Westminster M P and Euro MP, yet show no hesitation in providing constructive criticism when it is considered justified. Or at least enter into debate with others within the ONLINE FORUM facility

We are asking all those who visit the new ONLINE WEB PORTAL site to

“log-in” and register a FREE ACCOUNT which will provide a FREE personal e-mail address and enable participation within the FORUM and POLLS, plus the contribution articles, photo images, including adding Business/Service details/adverts plus and Wanted and For Sale items.
When you visit the site there is much more to experience, and have no doubt, you will become hooked and inevitably make routine return visits to update yourself on the Local and National News and Weather etc for the Burton Joyce Online facility is also your online magazine constantly changing, updating and pushing back the boundaries with articles covering most local interest

PLUS a special section for the Ladies amongst us with a LIFESTYLE category which offers VIDEO/AUDIO access to subject such as Food & Drink, Beauty and Style, Health, Parenting etc. This category will be likened to as the “Honey Pot is to Bees”

There is also Online Polls on many and varied topics/interests . With our Open philosophy readers this will enable all residents to directly contribute to possible village changes with an awareness of the Poll opinions as they unfold .. ..

So keep your eyes pealed for the launch which will be around the 10th of February
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OnlineCommunity

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“Everyday life in our Nottinghamshire village

”News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious
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A totally new dedicated village, non-profit making,community “portal style” website
Burton Joyce Online http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk/

-This project is entirely, community based and non-profit making. It is presently being developed and created for launching very shortly at http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk/
The project has been created to improve and develop further village communication and assist in establishing an “all-inclusive, all participating” community. The development, maintenance, updating and ongoing administration of the project will be administered by and with the existing experienced (internet/website) owner.
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The Burton Joyce Online community project
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Mission Statement - Project aims, challenges and content
Aims -The Burton Joyce Online community project will have facilities which are freely available to Burton Joyce Village at large, to the Parish Council, Churches, Schools, Charities, Groups, organisations, minor interest groups, services etc ., in fact any to any B J organisation with legitimate and bone-fide interests.The content within Burton Joyce Online will always be free of all political, colour, class or creed bias and will be accessible by all who have the capability and will to access the www/internet. , which today, is the majority of our community ( in the future, this will inevitably increase percentage-wise and in actual numbers)
.Challenge -The immediate and long term challenge is to stimulate and create awareness of the project, persuading the community to become actively involved by participating in, taking advantage of the facilities/services within the project and contributing comments, information, articles on news, views, faces and places, with serious, amusing and sometimes contentious comment
Content - to be pursued -

Photos of the Burton Joyce Area, Panoramas, Info/Announcements, Family Announcements, Calendar, Surveys, Forum, Burton Joyce Parish Council News, Guest Book, Classified Ads, Web Pages on Burton Joyce Online, A Brief History of Burton Joyce, Local Links, Links WWW, The Burton Joyce Online Area, Villages in the Burton Joyce Area, Churches in the Burton Joyce Area, Leisure interests and activities, Weather Forecast, Mailing List, Arts and Crafts, Walks and pursuits, Groups and Associations, Local Sports, B J Resident Association Announcements, Competitions and prize draws, School Information and activities, Local interest stories, Etc etc
Keep a look out for the launch date ..

However !!
This Blog will continue in its present format - it will not be replaced or superceeded

Progress

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“Everyday life in our Nottinghamshire village”
News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious.

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Our new " all inclusive, all paricipating " WEB PORTAL

is now well into development -it will soon be launched online at

http://www.burtonjoyce.co.uk/

The final creation is full of interactive full participating pages

with everything you will want to know about the

News, Views, Faces and Places

of Burton Joyce and our adjacent villages

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The new web Portal incorporates

Automatic News updates and feeds direct from the BBC ,

Weather conditions and 3 day plus forecasts

A to Z of local Businesses

Classified Ads - FOR SALE and WANTED - which you can input yourselves

Births, Engagements, Marriages and Obituaries

E mailing and Internal Site Memo facilties

Etc etc

The finished WEB PORTAL will be packed with photos and information from Parish Councils, Schools and Interest Groups .. plus loads of competitions and prizes

We will keep you all informed of the progress, keep looking for those who are there first will be first served

Keep those eyes open and looking .. ..

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Quiz 2009

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“Everyday life in a Nottinghamshire village”
News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious

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"Then" - A Grocery Store .. .. .. .. "Now" - A Dance Studio

Before "Then" and "Now" Quiz

The two images show the same building in Burton Joyce -

"THEN and NOW"

The Quiz question is .. .. What was the building used as

"before THEN" ?

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The answer will appear in a later posting .. ..

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Peacocks Back

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“Everyday life in our Nottinghamshire village”
News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious

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The Burton Joyce Peacocks are back .. ..

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Last year many residents adjoining the greenbelt on Foxhill Road and Hillcrest were constantly ( daily ) visited by a flock of .. .. ..

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Would you believe it - peacocks!

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At one time last year the flock was was up to 16 strong - conventional coloured, all white, males (or was it one male) and a collection of females etc

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“Fantastic” ! Many of you may say, particularly when they are seen strutting down the middle of the roads, sitting high up on roof tops ( Yes on the roof, for unlike those at “Newstead Abbey” etc., these birds do not have their flight feathers clipped ).

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It has to be agreed, that in flight, they are spectacular. However, when they are strutting around in your gardens , patios etc they are much less attractive - particularly when they peck/feed constantly at your plants, herbs etc and Yes, even more so when they "c**p" all over he place.

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This "c**p" is NOT the corrosive variety we have all seen which is discharged by feral and wood pigeons. ( and in which we have trod) - No ! this "c**p" is a large and messy heap - and what's more it does not appear to “harden off” like that of pigeons - this messy heap remains soft and squashy, for long periods and sticks like glue to your shoes, boots, trainers, wellies etc and it smells and stains horribly .
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Evidently many of the local residents also saw and witnessed the similar, numerous ( daily ) visits last year, their shrill calls were also constantly heard, particularly during their mating season. Even if they were out of sight, anyone in or around the Bridalway ( top of Willow Wong) will also have been subject to these frequent calls
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The “grape vine“, advises that many of these birds were sold off last year ( for they are reputed to be a good buy and lay really tasty breakfast eggs - urgh!
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However, they are now back in force once again …

..such a pity !

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A Change

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“Everyday life in our Nottinghamshire village”
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"Love is .. !"

My favourite image of 2008
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Change in 2009

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There is no doubt that there will be considerable change to report this year.

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It has begun with a change in direction of my companion Blog - BURTON JOYCE ONLINE - which now becomes the "BURTON JOYCE ONLINE NOTICE BOARD" and is available FREE to bone-fide B J non-commercial organisations, groups, societies etc to publicise their news and events etc

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As the awareness and understanding of Blogs has continued to develop and broadened I have decided to revert back to my original Online Non de Plume - "Burton Joyce Blog'R " I trust this is not too confusing, for the face behind the name/Blog remains the same

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Simply as a reinforcement to the description of my blogging, here once again is the explanation of Blogging

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A Blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a web site usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Many Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical Blog combines text, images, and links to other Blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.
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The ability for readers to submit and reply to comments via the “online interactive facility” is an important and interesting feature of this B J Blog.

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So once again all you B J residents get involved, online, with the news, views, faces and places connected with your own community

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Notice Board

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BURTON JOYCE BLOG
Chronicling everyday life in the Nottinghamshire village
News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious.

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B J PARISH COUNCIL, B J GROUPS, B J SOCIETIES, BJ NON COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ETC. - YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE !

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FREE ONLINE VILLAGE NOTICE BOARD

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Over the last 6 months two Burton Joyce Blogs ( Burton Joyce Blog and Burton Joyce Online ) have been created and developed. Both are now firmly established with the premier Search Engine - Google which updates regularly the finds within the two blogs .

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This was ONE of TWO INITIAL GOALS.

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The SECOND GOAL was to administer and provide a free, non obligatory, ONLINE space to assist in creating an improved awareness, within our the community, of village news - in reality an ONLINE VILLAGE NOTICE BOARD for Parish Council Releases, information and announcements of Village events, Groups activities, Minority interest etc

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In fact, virtually any information and interests related to our community., information which should be non-commercial, non- political, without bias towards colour, class or creed and FREE of editorial comment.

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This is a FREE, NON-OBLIGATORY OFFER - all it requires is those in a position of responsibility to supply relevant information and news ( inclusive of illustration) requiring publication, direct by e-mail and “Bobs yer Uncle”

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It will shortly appear within BURTON JOYCE ONLINE - which will be redirected and utilised as the Village Online Notice Board.. ..

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So come on all you with interests and responsibility
B J PARISH COUNCIL, B J GROUPS, B J SOCIETIES, BJ NON COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ETC. - simply click and e -mail YOUR INTEREST PLEASE !

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B J Online Notice Board -- B J Virtual Reality Tour

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to add to the “Comment” box which then appears below ****

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