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Ipswich Town 2 Blackpool 0
February 7, 2021 February 20, 2021 / martinpbrooks / Leave a comment
I am a little ashamed to admit it, but my record of seeing Ipswich play Blackpool is rather poor and weirdly, of the nine occasions on which I have seen Blackpool play away from home, six of them have been at Layer Road, Elm Park, Griffin Park or Fratton Park, not Portman Road. Of course I have excuses. Ipswich's first nine fixtures against the Tangerines in the 1960's and early 1970's occurred before I attended my first game in April 1971. Town then didn't play Blackpool at all throughout the 1980's and 1990's which were the years when I had the time, the money and inclination to rarely miss a game. When Town's and Blackpool's paths next crossed again, in the 2007/08 season, I am pleased to say I did make it to both Portman Road and Bloomfield Road; but one visit to the coastal town they forgot to close down was enough for me, and I haven't been back since, despite the lovely trams.
In 2009 the home fixture versus Blackpool coincided rather inconveniently with my father's funeral; I guess I could have sneaked away after the interment; he wouldn't have minded I don't suppose, particularly given that he was dead beneath a couple of metres of Suffolk sod, but some of the relatives and other folk left breathing might have thought it was a bit off. Since then, due to disillusionment inspired by the appointment of Roy Keane, a four year spell on the committee of an Eastern Counties League club and then a sudden illness I have made it to just two of the seven subsequent Portman Road fixtures. Today therefore I am rather chuffed to even be 'virtually' at the game, courtesy of the ifollow and I have even ordered a programme, which I am pleased to say has arrived in this post this morning; well played Royal Mail.
The post isn't the only good thing about today I find. It's a beautifully grey, dank winter's day and a pall of dull cloud hangs over the horizon as I take a walk along puddle strewn roads between sodden fields and beneath the gaunt, dripping trees. It's a lovely day for football. Back in the warmth of my centrally heated home I enjoy a pre-match 'pint' of fennel tea; I awoke in the small hours with a terrible stomach ache and it feels like it might still have a grievance. My wife Paulene is watching Troyes v Toulouse on BEINSports tv and I join her on the sofa for the top of the table Ligue 2 clash; Paulene kindly says she will forgo the second half so that I can watch the ifollow in the comfort of the living room; she'll just sit and read.
Having left the Stade de l'Aube with second placed Toulouse enjoying a 1-0 half-time lead over first placed Troyes, I log into the ifollow in time to hear the names of today's virtual mascots, Sheeran, Adolf and Brenner, being announced, or rather given their "Shout Out", although thankfully no one actually shouts them out. The mascots' names may really have been Sebastien, Brodie and Zak, but I couldn't say for sure and I like to think either set of names is equally plausible. A brief excerpt of commentary follows from 2013 when a goal from the underrated but foolish Michael Chopra gave Town our last but one victory over Blackpool at Portman Road. Finally the main event arrives, and the BBC Radio Suffolk studio hands over to "Mick Mills alongside Brenner Woolley."
Brenner's opening gambit is that defeat for Town this afternoon is "something that simply cannot be allowed to happen" although he doesn't raise our hopes much as he refers to Town being "stuck in this malaise", and I imagine a world in which Morrissey is a BBC local radio football commentator. Brenner asks Mick what he makes of Luke Chambers being dropped from the team for today's game. Mick is not surprised but clearly feeling solidarity with another Town captain he admits to feeling "shameful" about it, which he shouldn't because unless he's not telling us something it wasnt his decision. Mick explains how Chambers has been a "fabulous servant" and whilst he's not a "10" each week, he's never a "3" either, and is "…right in the middle of those"; which makes him a six and a half which is almost on the sunny side of solidly average. Mick carries on with his monologue and I drift off before I am eventually shaken from my reverie by Brenner's joyful sounding reference to a possible "Sears, Parrott partnership". I don't suppose for a minute such a thing will happen and suspect Brenner simply liked the sound of those three words together, I know I did. Blackpool kick off towards Churchman's in their "all tangerine" kit and Brenner ignores the white band across their shoulders.
It takes Brenner less than 47 seconds to use the phrase "early doors", which is a new record; the doors are clearly getting earlier, very much Light My Fire rather than Riders on the Storm. Brenner quickly ploughs on through his regular obsessions, telling us that Luke Woolfenden has had his haircut ; " gone is the alice band" he says, before revealing that the ball has been given away by the "Australian Dougal", who sounds like a character in an antipodean version of the Magic Roundabout.
Town have started well. "A lot to like about that attack" says Mick as Myles Kenlock and the fabulously monikered and on-loan Troy Parrott link up. Nine minutes pass. "Very little in the way of goalmouth action so far" says Brenner bringing us back down to earth. Another Town attack flounders before getting inside the Blackpool penalty area. "Parrott lost his footing " says Mick and childishly I laugh imagining a tropical bird falling off its perch.
"Corner kick in the rain" says Brenner coming up with what sounds like a song title as he combines commentary with a weather report. The corner comes to nothing, but it keeps on raining. "We're quite strange to each other, this line-up" adds Mick having difficulty finding the right words to tell us that the Town players won't be very familiar with each other as team mates. As if to prove Mick's point the play immediately becomes a little messy, "Harum scarum" is how Brenner describes it, delving into his supply of slightly archaic expressions that most people no longer use. Myles Kenlock is booked for what Mick rightly labels an "unnecessary challenge" on Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel; Freddie Sears was covering but it was as if Kenlock had just wanted to kick Lawrence-Gabriel anyway, perhaps because of his unnecessarily extravagant surname.
The nearside of the pitch beneath the shadow of the West Stand is very wet and the ball doesn't run freely here. "Held up in the brown ground" says Brenner finding a of saying mud without mentioning awful 1970's pop bands. Blackpool are now having a bit more possession and have had a couple of decent opportunities from free kicks wide on their left. As another passing move breaks down Mick resorts to helpful homily, "They often say in football the simple ball is the most difficult one" he says, but taking care not to quote his sources.
Luke Thomas shoots wide for Town after another decent passage of play. "Blackpool have never ever won here" says Brenner, acknowledging that he is tempting fate but suggesting it's okay if he says it very quickly, although I'm not sure that makes a difference unless fate is a bit hard of hearing. But Mick raises our spirits with what doesn't sound too much like faint praise "We're close, we're close to playing some good stuff here".
Thirty-eight minutes have gone since kick-off; Freddie Sears has a 'goal' disallowed for offside after some excellent play by Troy Parrott who is living up to his name and playing like a Trojan; "Really like Parrott" says Brenner, understandably. Mick's only quibble with Town's first half performance is the centre halves, of whom he says "They're a bit easy-ozy"; it's an expression that not even Brenner would use. Half-time is looming, it's the 43rd minute and Brenner gets the opportunity to say "Town get a rare first half goal" as little Alan Judge strikes the ball with the outside of his right boot from at least 20 metres out. "Wa hey!" I shout, a little disbelievingly. But it's true, and when half-time arrives Town are in the lead, although the ifollow half-time scoreboard still says the score is nil-nil, but I don't expect any better of the EFL.
In the half-time break I drink another cup of fennel tea and eat a Nature Valley peanut and chocolate protein bar. I muse about how Blackpool were a top club in the late 1930's through to the mid 1950's and how back then their fans probably never imagined that they'd one day be playing a league fixture against Ipswich, certainly not one in the third division. Coincidentally, Town fans no doubt thought the same in about 1981. At 16:07 the game resumes and Brenner is soon saying "That would've been a fabulous goal from the home team" as Freddie Sears' shot is saved by Chris Maxwell in the Blackpool goal. From the corner it's a matter of "…nodded down by Woolfenden and in" from Brenner after a Blackpool player obligingly heads the ball on at the near post. Town lead 2-0 and I'm cheering again, releasing that inner cheer which has been welling inside me in recent weeks with nowhere to go. Mick is so excited he can barely explain anything anymore "He just dinked it in to the, err empty sort of, not an empty net, but into the net, you know" he says incoherently.
Town look very good for the lead and are plainly the better team with the best players. Brenner starts getting clever. "Here's Parrott, dropping off the front line" he says, clearly winning a bet to get the words 'parrot dropping' into his commentary. Mick meanwhile revisits his favourite lesson about the third goal being important; today he explains it succinctly and with crystal clarity, as if he's been practicing. Town win a corner from an errant Blackpool pass "Corner from 40 yards, love it" says Mick, revelling in Town's dominance and almost collapsing into laughter at Blackpool's mistake. Within seconds he's as giddy as Brenner and is talking about "gymnasium football" once again, the sort of football everyone else knows as 5-a-side.
Nearly an hour has been played. Troy Parrott is fouled by Chris Maxwell, who charged out of his goal to get him, Maxwell is booked and, Brenner tells us, is wearing a "washed out light green kit", he's the tangerine that hasn't ripened. From an Andre Dozzell free-kick Mark McGuinness misses the goal with a header when he should score. "Definitely, the better side, Ipswich" says Brenner, once again using his trademark sentence construction of placing the subject at the end. Gwion Edwards replaces Luke Thomas. "The final 27 minutes" says Brenner, adding unexpected gravity to a random, and still quite lengthy amount of remaining time. Josh Harrop replaces Andre Dozzell and Oliver Norwood replaces Troy Parrott, whose name I will miss in Brenner's commentary.
Twenty minutes remain. Oliver Norwood wins a corner from a low cross. Flynn Downes has a long conversation with the referee "… as he's entitled to do" says Brenner in an oddly defensive way. "All very mannerly" continues Brenner, as if he would normally expect Downes to have head-butted him. The game resumes with a "corner-kick to Ipswich in the rain" as if somehow it's not raining on all parts of the pitch, or it's optional whether it is taken in the rain or not. In a slightly bizarre turn of events the referee then finds that the goal net at the North Stand end is not properly attached to the goal post; "He needs help from a handyman" explains Brenner.
Former Town player Grant Ward replaces Kenneth Dougall, who sounds like a composite of 1960's and 70's BBC newsreaders and Luke Garbutt, who also played for Town (on loan), replaces James Husband who was called Jimmy in the 1960's and 1970's and played for Everton and Luton Town. These are Blackpool's fourth and fifth substitutions of the game and it's all too much for Mick "It's hard to keep up with all this" he says playing the old duffer card, which Brenner might tell us he is entitled to do.
With seven minutes of normal time remaining Freddie Sears has a glorious chance for a third goal deflected away for a corner and then Mr Busby the referee has to be substituted because of what looks like a pulled hamstring. "I think all the substitutions have been made" quips Mick, sharp as a tack. The upshot is seven minutes of added on time, which passes without incident as Town continue to exercise control over the game. Asked by Brenner for his verdict at the final whistle Mick is clearly not getting carried away, as good a performance as this was, "A result that almost keeps us in touch" he says. Personally, I think this has been the first time we've played like a proper, half-decent football team all season, with everyone playing in a position that suits them. I don't expect us to lose another game.
Ipswich Town 2 Rochdale 0
September 28, 2020 September 28, 2020 / martinpbrooks / 1 Comment
It's a grey, blustery Saturday in late September and despite the miserable nature of the weather there is a sense of anticipation and excitement. Obviously, the normal, "traditional" Saturday of dossing about a bit, catching the train, sinking a couple of pints of fine ale and strolling on down to Portman Road is not going to happen today because of the continuing pandemic, but a fresh, new reality has taken root and after a morning of tidying my garage, involving putting up hooks and brackets on which to hang my garden furniture and my bicycle, there is now the prospect of logging onto the ifollow to watch the mighty Ipswich Town. Today there is added excitement too as today is the first ever appearance at Portman Road of one of the Football League's most resilient, remarkable and in most people's eyes unsuccessful clubs, Rochdale AFC. Rochdale's survival as a professional football club for almost a century is simultaneously a great achievement and a story of fantastic under-achievement. No other club can boast thirty-six consecutive seasons in the fourth division or a home crowd for a league game of just 450. That Rochdale have spent eight of the past ten seasons in the third division nevertheless makes them one of Britain's most successful clubs, relatively speaking. As if that is not enough, Rochdale has a marvellous Victorian town hall, something it has in common with Ipswich, but it was also the birthplace of the Co-op, and Gracie Fields.
After a somewhat peculiar 'lunch' consisting of the remains of a bag of Gujerati Mix and leftover home-made chips that my wife Paulene didn't want, I enjoy a pre-match 'pint' (actually 500 millilitres) of Adnams Ease-Up IPA (two for £3 from Waitrose) whilst logging-on to the i-follow. Amazingly, I find the ifollow very easy to set up, connecting my laptop to the television with what I can only describe as aplomb. The only thing I have difficulty with is getting the picture to fill the whole screen because the 'expand' icon is hidden beneath an icon that asks me if I want to chat about the EFL; I can think of few things I would want to do less. I eventually discover that by scrolling down the page the 'expand' icon can be uncovered. Ready for the match I take up residence in an Ikea Poang chair, with my beer carefully positioned on an occasional table next to me, just an arm's length away.
As an experiment, today I am not wearing the blue, Ipswich Town branded 'button neck t-shirt' that I wore when listening to last week's win at Bristol Rovers, when watching the game versus Wigan Athletic the week before and when listening to the game versus Bristol Rovers in the League Cup the week before that. Today I am wearing a grey Euro 2016 t-shirt that I bought at a Carrefour hypermarket in Tinqueux just outside Reims (pronounced 'Rance'). I need to know if Town can win on their own, or whether my 'button neck t-shirt' has special powers.
The game has not yet started and I and my fellow viewers of the ifollow are treated to a Radio Suffolk preview of Needham Market's match versus Stratford, the reporter Nick Garnham delivers his report in the style of a 10 year old who has been asked to read out loud in class; he's very good. The radio broadcast returns to Portman Road and resident Radio Suffolk commentator Brenner Woolley provides a precis of Town's season so far before his side-kick and appointed expert Mick Mills magnanimously announces that "Most of what you've said I totally agree with". Undeterred, Brenner goes on to describe the two teams' kits; I agree totally with most of what he says but disagree with his description of Rochdale's shirts as 'bottle green', they're a shade too light for that. The Dulux colour chart has a shade called 'Seaweed' which is a much better match.
On the ifollow a caption appears that shows today's teams and I am impressed with the use of the correct diacritical marks above the a, s and y of Tomas Holy's name, something that our own match programme doesn't even bother to do, and nor do I because I can't find them on my keyboard. Returning from the caption to the pictures of Portman Road I feel a bit seasick due to some wobbly camera work but I am soon settled by the calming voice of Mick Mills, although he does then proceed to conjure some disturbing images when, talking about the advantages of a settled team, he claims that Sir Alex Ferguson would only ever "…mess about with three or four players". It's not an accusation I'd heard levelled at Sir Alex before.
The match begins with the shrill whistle of today's referee Mr John Busby and Rochdale kick off towards the North Stand in their seaweed green shirts with black stripes, black shorts and socks. I am peering at my tv screen looking for a fat bloke with a Teddy Boy haircut after Brenner tells us that Paul McShane is playing at the back for Rochdale, but I then remember Rochdale's penchant for players with famous names; well, Paul Weller played five games for them back in 2004 anyway.
Town are very quickly looking good and only Freddie Sears and Jon Nolan deny them an early lead as they contrive to balls-up a two versus two breakaway in the seventh minute. Mick Mills is almost as quick to tell us how Town are much the better team and are dominating, before Rochdale naturally enough then begin to pass the ball around with nonchalance and Chambers and Nsiala create a complete mess at the back just two minutes later. It's Rochdale's Aaron Morley who then has the first shot on goal, if it can be described as such.
Brenner tells us more than once than the rain is hammering down at Portman Road but we don't need him to tell us that actually this isn't a bad match at all. Oliver Hawkins has a header saved, hits a post with a shot on the turn and then has another header cleared off the goal line. Brenner tells us again that the rain is hammering on the roof of the stand and this time I'm glad he does because it sounds like applause, as well it might. Brenner and Mick are almost purring over some the play but at the same time talking pretty sensibly in plain English. "Dozzell, using his quick feet there" says Brenner raising the question in my mind at least of whether a player's feet can be quicker than his legs, and how, if they could, this would genuinely bamboozle the opposition. "They're decent; decent footballers, Rochdale" says Mick with a third of the match gone and sounding rather surprised.
The match continues to be worth the entrance money, if not a tenner to watch it on the ifollow, and Brenner's detailed radio commentary is adding to my enjoyment , especially when he introduces the use of compass-points into his description pinpointing possession in one instance to "…just North of the centre circle". I can only think the lashing of rain and wind has stirred up some memory of the shipping forecast in his BBC radio presenter consciousness. Speaking of the wind and rain I'm quite pleased to see that my seat in the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand is being kept dry by having a George Cross endorsed with the name of someone called Aaron draped over it. It leads me to muse on whether I'd be so happy to have my seat sub-let to a cardboard cut-out of a complete stranger, I'm not sure I would.
Half-time is approaching and still the game flows like proper football should; and even though a number of simple looking passes are going astray the emphasis is on attacking football. "We had bodies in the box, we had Luke Chambers in there" explains Mick, as if to say "even Luke Chambers". The Rochdale goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu saves a 20 yard shot from Jon Nolan, Luke Chambers "…lumps the ball into touch" and a Freddie Sears cross is cleared off the goal line before notice of a minute of added on time is given and then half-time arrives.
With peripheral vision I glimpse an endorsement of the EFL by Screwfix as I leave the room and head for the kitchen to put the kettle on and seek out a Nature Valley peanut and chocolate protein bar and endeavour to create an authentic half-time experience in my own home. I return in time to see the match stats paraded before me on the screen at least three times along with a request to report the fact to the piracy@efl.com e-mail address if I am watching this in "commercial premises". I wait for another caption inviting me to report the charging of a tenner to watch EFL football on the telly to the daylightrobbery@efl.com e-mail address; oddly it doesn't appear.
Fifteen minutes pass in the blink of an eye and the football returns, but not before I enjoy the avant garde views of wanderings of the camera man and lingering shots of Paul Lambert returning to the dugout in his large, rather shapeless, black Adidas coat, yet another addition to his burgeoning match day wardrobe since last season. I can only think that in PL's five year contract wily Marcus Evans included an 'all you can wear from Planet Blue' clause in lieu of hard cash.
Addressing the important issues of the day Brenner pumps Mick for his views on football without crowds and Mick is forthright, telling us in no uncertain terms that "This is not a proper game of football"; I can't disagree, as much as I try to pretend that it is by creating my own 'going to the match' fantasy world by buying a programme on-line, drinking a pre-match beer and a half-time cuppa and singing to my wife that she's a "dirty northern bastard" (she's actually from Portsmouth).
Mick continues in honest vein suggesting that "Freddie might be losing his job soon" as another of Freddie's free-kicks fails to make the opposition goalkeeper do anything more than raise his eyebrows. Freddie's free-kick shortcomings are soon forgotten however as just a few minutes later a good passing move down the left hand side of the pitch ends with Teddy Bishop scoring at the far post. "Yay" I shout, not standing up and sending my Poang chair skittering backwards on the tiled floor as I look for someone northern looking to make obscene hand gestures towards. "One-nil to the Tractor Boys" I don't sing to the tune of the Village People's 'Go West.'
With the game re-started after the hiatus of the goal Brenner lapses in to a momentary bout of footballese as he tells us that Gavin Bazunu "…puts his foot through the ball", before more helpfully adding to the mental picture of the afternoon by sketching in Paul Lambert stood in his black coat with his hands in his pockets. The Town then make another decent passing move down the left hand side of the pitch and this time Gwion Edwards scores and Town lead 2-0. "We've got hold of the three points" says Mick, causing Town fans everywhere to gasp at his most blatant, brazen tempting of fate. Here is me thinking that a two-nil lead is the worst thing to have in football, should we go for a third goal and risk conceding or sit-back and risk conceding, letting the opposition back into the game either way. Is it such confidence that separates Mick as a former captain of Ipswich and England from us punters?
Twenty-five minutes of normal time remain and Jon Nolan is booked for a pointless trip of an opponent, but somehow Brenner hasn't noticed it and seeing Mr Busby with his arm raised thinks it's Hawkins who has been shown the yellow card by BT's misspelt mascot's namesake. What could he have been doing to have missed that I wonder, checking his compass; practising putting his foot through a ball?
The remaining minutes are illuminated by a wonderful pirouette with the ball at his feet by Gwion Edwards (it can only be a matter of time before someone says he's a Welsh wizard), a full card of substitutions and more rain "hammering" on the roof. Substitute Flynn Downes seems to want to pick a fight with Rochdale's Matty Lund just seconds after entering the field of play and Mick is quick to call him out. Downes is showing himself to be the idiot that we saw before when he was sent off in a pre-season friendly at Cambridge. Fifteen minutes now remain and Brenner tells us that it is "…good Jack Lankester is involved again, and playing football". It would have been a tragedy if he'd returned from injury only to play water polo. With his predilection for short vowels Brenner can't help not mispronouncing Lankester as Lancaster; I shall be writing to the radio equivalent of Points of View. Bloody northerners.
As full-time approaches Town become more and more sluggish and sit back, it's not something I enjoy watching. As if echoing the drop in performance on the pitch, the sound quality of the broadcast suddenly drops too, with Brenner occasionally taking on the accent of a Dalek, as happened towards the end of the Wigan Athletic game. My mood is lightened however when in the 90th minute Rochdale's Rathbone (sadly Oliver not Basil), volleys a shot against one of his own players; you can't beat a bit of slapstick.
A good 2-0 win is imminent and taking Mick's counsel I am not worrying that the last flickering embers of the game see Town continuing to do the bare minimum. But Brenner has to try and make the commentary interesting, although whilst trying to suggest the prospect of a Rochdale consolation, he shows that he's mentally in the car on the way home too as he says "A little bit sloppy from Ipswich, what can Rotherham do?" A little bit sloppy indeed Brenner.
With five minutes of added-on time played the games ends and I reflect upon an afternoon in which I have learned that Ipswich can win without the help of my blue, button-neck ITFC branded t-shirt, although it doesn't prove that the t-shirt doesn't have special powers and could mean that my Euro 2016 t-shirt might also be capable of influencing results. Oh 'eck, as Gracie Fields might have said.


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Tony Cave Column: Overcrowded trains proving to be a problem
Gedling Eye Jul 2, 2017
Advance fares to Skegness
You can now book in advance throughout the summer for travel to Boston and Skegness from all stations between Nottingham and Grantham, and all off-peak re-strictions have been lifted. You have to'travel on the train you have specified, but the single fare from Nottingham to Skegness can be as low as £7.00. See eastmidlandstrains.co.uk for details or go to Nottingham station. If you are taking a pushchair on Skegness trains, they should be folded.
New East Midlands rail franchise
The date for this to commence has now been put back to Spring 2019. It was due to be one of the first franchises where the operation of track and trains will be brought together again, allowing for better co—ordination between Network Rail and the franchisee. The focus should be much more on passengers. That's us!
In connection with the new franchise, the consultants charged with putting a case for more trains at Netherfield, have suggested 15 trains a day call, up from the 7 at present. This is not what we hoped for, which is nothing less than an hourly service. It depends on the times of the extra trains which need to provide a service for commuters from Netherfield to the east and return again after work.
I have worked out preferred times, but would like to hear from those of you who wish to use the train from Netherfield, and these could be submitted next time.
Meanwhile a major development is planned on land north of the railway line at Bingham. Rushcliffe Borough Council has bought a 2-hectare plot at the end of Moorbridge Road East for new businesses. Also included is the development of 1,000 homes, which can only help to boost our case for more trains from Netherfield in the future.
New Sunday trains at Carlton
These commenced on May 21.. The first train, 09.36 to Lincoln, had 6 joining at Carlton and the 09.57 to Nottingham had 2 join. This was 2 coaches as there had been a ceremony at Newark Castle station, and many people were on the train. Since then I have seen the 09.36 each week and numbers at Carlton have varied, 5, 1, none, 5, and 2 on June 25. Later trains have been quite busy, the 11.36 Lincoln having 10 join one Sunday, with the extra trains seeming to be well used. In the Newark Advertiser, Newark MP Robert Jenric was reported as saying, "The Sunday services would mean more visitors (to Newark), particularly when there were special events. We campaigned for more services on the Castle line in 2014 and the extra trains we secured have proved commercially successful, so I am sure these will too. The next challenge is to tackle overcrowding on peak hours trains in each direction. I will be pressing for that to be addressed in the next franchise agreement."
I have heard that passenger figures at Fiskerton have increased by over 80%.
I will just briefly mention that Newark-& Sherwood District Council have distributed 40,000 'What's on in Newark' guides all around the East Midlands and to railway stations farther afield. A new website will be promoted nationwide.
Ilkeston Station now open
May 20 saw me nipping over to see the new station at Ilkeston (my old stamping ground). I caught the 09.05 from Carlton, then 09.17 Leeds train to Ilkeston and arrived at 9.30.
This service usually gives a connection at Nottingham. 3 of us alighted and 7 joined. I returned on the 09.45 along with about 9 others including a lady using 2 sticks, who was on her way to the QMC and her first time by train. I said to her that it was a long way down the ramps (at least the length of Netherfield station), so she said "I managed to get down the steps. It's a long walk at Nottingham from platform 4 to the tram stop, and as I had time to wait for the Carlton train, made sure she got to the tram stop ok. Wheelchairs can be provided at Nottingham. She thought the Clifton trams went via the QMC, but it is the Toton Lane service.
It was 1963 when I last used the old station, going to Long Eaton town station and then walking to the Trent for a days trainspotting. Our school playing fields were at Bennerley, where the viaduct carried the Nottingham Victoria to Derby Friargate trains. (Currently this is being turned into a cycle track by Sustrans). At the end of the playing field was the Erewash Valley line, so a convenient location for us trainspotters! My teacher said to me, "You would only be happy if a railway line ran through the middle of the school". P.S. Carlton to Ilkeston Anytime Day Return is £6.60.
Passenger numbers at Carlton
These remain healthy, although some have been put off because of the difficulty of obtaining tickets on the train into Nottingham, as has been previously mentioned.
New passengers often say, "I am going to start using the train because it is so quick", but they aren't seen again, so they must have had problems. Perhaps its the overcrowding on the 17.21 from Nottingham,which is an issue.
8.08 Matlock on May 23 had 39 join. Mon.-Fri 12-16 June had a total of joining 119 and 13 alighting. In the same week in 2016 was 9h on and 6 off. In 2015, 91 on and 6 off. During school holidays there have been as many as 27 join the 10.08 Matlock.
British Car Auctions at Netherfield generates a good number of passengers either coming to collect cars or after delivering and then going to their next job, which can involve long distance travel. Actually a good percentage of passengers to and from Carlton are travelling long distances. 08.08 Thu. 29th June had #1 join!
The lonely flower planter on the Newark side platform, has been joined by 2 others. This should give a better display. Some of the plants have been donated
2017 marks the 10th year of no fatalities involving passengers and staff on the National Rail Network
A reminder that the minimum fare of £12 before 10.00 Monday to Friday if you have a 16-25 years railcard, does not apply during July and August 2 for 1 offers at attractions when you travel by train. Go to daysoutguide.co.uk to get your free voucher.
The surface of Carlton station car park is due to be improved in the near future.
Platform 1 and 2 signs are also due to be fitted soon
EMT Has launched a new work place placement scheme to help military personnel in the last year of their service to make the transition to civilian life. Two new recruits are now based at Nottingham station.
Future events accessible by local direct trains
July-September – Southwell Racecourse
Sunday 16th July – Family fun day.
Sunday 20th August – Ladies Day. Antique and Vintage fairs will be held in July and August and Nottinghamshire Sports Day also in August. Further info. southwell-racecourse.co.uk 01636 81h48l.
Newark – Wednesday, September 6.
0V0 Energy Tour of Britain. British Cyclings premier road event. Stage 4 Mansfield to Newark via Sherwood Forest and Worksop.
Newly-refurbished library due to open in early August.
Beeston Rylands
Canal Heritage Centre now open. Cafe, museum and exhibition room with gardens.
Peak Rail
Matlock to Rowsley. Through ticketing now available from any EMT station to Darley Dale and Rowsley peakrail@peakrail.co.uk Tel: 01629 580381.
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Duffield to Wirksworth. www.c—v-r.com Tel: 01629 823076.
Bank Holiday Monday August 28
EMT operates a normal weekday ervice
Tony Cave Trains Transport
Thank you for your efforts Tony.


'CSI' Nominated For People's Choice Award
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Fans of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation can head over to the official website for the People's Choice Awards to vote in the "Favorite TV Crime Drama" category. CSI is up against Bones, Castle, Criminal Minds and NCIS. The award show will air January 9 on CBS.
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Pema Dragpa December 4, 2017
The Five New Stupas that will be installed in the Padma Samye Ling monastery meadow are taking shape!
The Meaning of a Stupa
www.padmasambhava.org/psl-meadow-stupa-garden/
A stupa symbolizes the wisdom mind of a buddha expressing infinite love and compassion for all beings. It incorporates five basic geometric shapes corresponding to the five elements – earth, water, fire, air, and space – out of which the world and all the atoms within it are composed. The overall shape of a stupa bears a close resemblance to the image of a seated buddha. The levels of a stupa correspond to the various levels of the spiritual path culminating in complete enlightenment. Merely by viewing such a harmoniously balanced symbol we receive subtle benefit, experienced as a feeling of peace, well-being, and wholeness.
The Noble Stainless Beams of Light Sutra states:
Noble sons and daughters! Whoever circumambulates or make offerings to a stupa will be blessed by Tathagatas, move to the supreme enlightened state through a non-returning path, and purify all of their karmic obscurations. Even if the shadow of a stupa touches birds, animals, deer, or whomever, they will not be reborn in the lower realms.
As Buddha Shakyamuni said in the Sutra teachings, if you build a temple or stupa that represents the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, it will bring tremendous merit. Even when it is gone, the dust of the place will continue to generate merit and benefit to all those connected to the project.
By this merit may all obtain omniscience.
May it defeat the enemy, wrong-doing.
From the stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness, and death,
From the ocean of samsara, may I free all beings.
If you would like to support this glorious, meritorious project in honor of our lineage masters, or a loved one, please contribute below or mail a check payable to "PBC" to Padma Samye Ling monastery, and note in the memo who the donation is being made on behalf of.
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By breaking down the walls of rigid thinking, we merge with the evenness of the vast true nature, seeing everything as inseparable and flowing in continuous transformation.
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U.S. Supreme Court clears way for execution of only woman on federal death row
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a
stay on convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution by the
8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, clearing the way for
application of the death penalty for the only woman on federal
death row in the United States, who doctors say is brain-damaged
and mentally ill.
Montgomery's execution would mark the first time the U.S.
government has implemented the death sentence for a female
prisoner since 1953.
Challenges were fought across multiple federal courts on
whether to allow execution of Montgomery, 52, who had initially
been scheduled to be killed by lethal injections of
pentobarbital, a powerful barbiturate, at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT)
on Tuesday in the Justice Department's execution chamber at its
prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Kelley Henry, Montgomery's lawyer, in scathing remarks,
called the pending execution, "vicious, unlawful, and
unnecessary exercise of authoritarian power."
"No one can credibly dispute Mrs. Montgomery's longstanding
debilitating mental disease – diagnosed and treated for the
first time by the Bureau of Prisons' own doctors," Henry said in
Montgomery was convicted in 2007 in Missouri for kidnapping
and strangling Bobbie Jo Stinnett, then eight months pregnant.
Montgomery cut Stinnett's fetus from the womb. The child
survived.
Some of Stinnett's relatives have traveled to witness
Montgomery's execution, the Justice Department said.
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Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Kenneth Maxwell)
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JON OLIVA – Snapping Necks In KAMELOT
By Carl Begai
Kamelot's new album, Poetry For The Poisoned, ranks as the darkest album of the band's career thus far. Still heavy as a bag of hammers, they've succeeded in adding even more atmosphere to their music without – thankfully – going the beyond trendy symphonic route. Contributing to this new facet of the Kamelot sound are guest vocalists Simone Simons (Epica), Amanda Somerville (HDK, Kiske/Somerville) and Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork) and guitarist Gus G. (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne). Perhaps the most intense performance other than frontman Roy Khan, however, comes from Jon Oliva's Pain singer and Savatage legend Jon Oliva. His lone appearance on the record is a theatrical show-stopper, with Oliva serving up a trademark shot of evil as only he can.
During an interview for BW&BK (found here), Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood revealed how the band ended up bringing Oliva on board.
"We sent the text to Jon with the basic melody and he put his signature style on the phrasing. He's such a cool guy. Having him on that song is surreal for me because I grew up watching Avatar, which of course became Savatage. We actually did a festival not too long ago with Jon Oliva's Pain and we were headlining, which was weird (laughs). But that's just the way the business part of this goes."
"It's very cool having Jon on the album, and it was actually a last minute thing where I thought 'Hey, maybe I should ask Jon Oliva to do this…' because the melody in the second verse just reminded me so much of Savatage. On the other hand, Roy didn't grow up with Savatage as a kid – I think he was more of a Queensryche / A-Ha kind of guy as a kid – so it really was a fit of inspiration."
In a separate interview Jon Oliva's Pain drummer / producer Christopher Kinder offered his take on how Oliva became involved with Kamelot and 'The Zodiac'.
"Kamelot's drummer, Casey Grillo, had been kind enough to offer his mad-marching snare drum skills on 'Death Ride's A Black Horse' from the new Jon Oliva's Pain album, Festival," he explains. "I had the pleasure of finally meeting Thomas Youngblood soon after and during our discussion he asked if Jon might lend a hand on one of their new songs. Jon was more than happy to return the favor and as it turned out, it was yet another song catered to his voice and character. After a few discussions back and forth with Roy Khan we were on our way. It's another superb Kamelot track with Roy and Jon trading vocals as only they can do. It's amazing to know what can be accomplished via the internet and nearly seamless communication. Thanks again to Thomas, Roy and of course Casey Grillo."
An audio sample of 'The Zodiac's is available at this location, although I recommend you ignore the anime video some kiddie put up with it. 🙂
Check out audio samples from Jon Oliva's Pain's new album, Festival, here. Information on Kamelot and Poetry For The Poisoned can be found here.
(Photos courtesy of Youngblood's and Oliva's respective MySpace pages.)
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Drew McIntyre reveals which match 'definitely' didn't live up to his hopes: 'The crowd was a bit deflated'
McIntyre also hopes to one day get his WrestleMania 'moment' in front of a full capacity crowd
By Shakiel Mahjouri
Dec 30, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET • 3 min read
Drew McIntyre has climbed many a mountain in WWE: from salvaging a crumbling career to winning the Royal Rumble and capturing the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. Not every moment can be actualized as one hopes, and McIntyre experienced this at one of WWE's most tenured pay-per-view events.
Heading into WWE SummerSlam in August, McIntyre hoped to bring out the best in his real-life friend Jinder Mahal. A match between McIntyre and Mahal, which lasted 4:40, did not live up to McIntyre's expectations. The former WWE champion opened up the contest in an interview with CBS Sports ahead of WWE Day 1 on Jan. 1, where he will face Madcap Moss.
"No, definitely not," he said. "I didn't expect Becky [Lynch] to return. The match prior gave the crowd that reaction, that moment. Then when they expected the lengthy match with Becky and Bianca [Belair], it took the wind out of the sales by having the match be 20-something seconds. To walk out after that, the crowd was a bit deflated. It wasn't quite what I hoped reaction was.
"Perhaps it wasn't what I was hoping for match-wise, but, it gave Drew McIntyre the big win on a big stage, a very dominant win. Even though sometimes I'm like, 'I want to go out there and have the best match possible and do all the cool near falls and stuff,' sometimes, you have to be saved from yourself and protect the character and elevate the character. That was about elevating Drew McIntyre and it did do that on a huge stage."
Check out the full interview with Drew McIntyre below.
McIntyre was a focal point of WWE programming through the crowdless pandemic era, successfully capturing the WWE championship in the main event of WrestleMania 36. It is a moment he cherishes; however, it doesn't quite measure up to McIntyre's desire to hoist WWE gold overhead in front of a full-capacity WrestleMania audience.
"I'm satisfied with everything I've done in my career, especially since I returned to WWE," McIntyre said. "I want it, absolutely. I'll work for it, but there's only so much I can control and I work as hard as I can at all the things I can control. If it doesn't happen, it wasn't meant to be. But I will get a significant moment on Mania, maybe not in the final match, but it will be in the final match. I'll be making that happen, but I'll be having that significant moment.
"Two years ago I won the title with nobody there. It meant the world to me and was necessary during those times. The following year, I'm fighting for the title. Once again, my goodness, two years in a row, what are the chances. A limited capacity crowd at Raymond James Stadium, I'm going to have my moment. Then I get choked out, so I don't get my moment in front of the fans. So maybe Mania might not be my greatest luck charm, but I've got a good feeling there's going to be a significant moment for Drew at a Mania. I've got many years left in me. Everybody thinks I'm in my forties already... Even though it feels like I've been around forever, I'm still 36. I've still got plenty of time left."
McIntyre is rumored to be returning to the world championship scene against the winner of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar. The chance to compete for the Universal title is a salivating one, but McIntyre has enjoyed his time away from the main event scene.
"You get to try new things," McIntyre said. "When you're the champion, you really want everything to hit. You're expected to have everything hit. You can throw some things against the wall when you're not the champion and see what sticks. What works and what's not working, there's not as much on you when you're not involved in that title scene. Also for the fans, it gives them a chance to see you in a different light. See you doing something else. And eventually, hopefully, they get to the point where they're like, 'Why is this guy not in the title picture? This is driving me crazy. I want to see him there again...'
"It's cool to get away, add some layers to the character. Maybe get a new hold as they like to say in the wrestling industry and have the fans start rallying behind you and chase the title. Cause you know, the interest and the money, generally, is in the chase as opposed to holding the title."
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Transfer news: 10 Under-23 stars who could move clubs in January
26th January 2016, 2:59 pm
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With young and hungry players currently doing brilliantly at several Premier League sides, it's understandable they're a wanted commodity in the transfer window.
Tottenham's starlets are firing on all cylinders after Mauricio Pochettino sold off a number of experienced but underperforming players in the summer.
Teams are now looking to follow suit which means in the final few days of the January transfer window we could see a number of highly-rated youngsters move club.
But who are the players most likely to seal deals away from their current employers.
Click the right arrow above to find out which 10 players under-23 could complete transfers in January…
Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) – Click the right arrow for more young talents who could seal transfers before the window ends… – Portuguese 22-year-old Guerreiro impressed observers last season and is continuing to do so with Napoli, Roma, Juventus and Inter Milan all interested. It's Premier League side Liverpool who lead the race though, Calcionews24 report they're holding talks with Lorient over a deal for the left-sided star.
Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) – The latest young forward to leave the French side could well be highly-rated Mbappe. It's unlikely he'll be sold for anywhere near the amount Anthony Martial left for, but the 17-year-old is still being chased by numerous top clubs, including Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal.
Patrick Roberts (Manchester City) – The 18-year-old ex-Fulham winger is a real talent and, having been given just four Premier League minutes so far this campaign, he could leave the club on loan this month. Celtic are reportedly interested in his services and beginning talks over a temporary deal.
Saido Berahino (West Brom) – With the forward, 22, appearing frozen out at the Hawthorns it's likely he'll try and force a move through before January is out. Tottenham remain in the hunt but it seems Newcastle United and Chelsea are now frontrunners for his signature.
Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain) – The 20-year-old has been continually linked with switches to Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham over the last year and may well finally push through a move this transfer window. He won't come cheap but may be worth a punt, a loan deal is a possibility too, with that option interesting Marseille.
Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) – You would think a 21-year-old signing a new deal at his current club, which has a £38m release clause in it, would put off potential suitors. Instead, Manchester City still seem keen to land the Spain starlet and are ready to splash the cash to sign him.
Dennis Praet (Anderlecht) – Praet successful start to life as a footballer in his homeland could end in the coming days. The 21-year-old is interesting several sides, with Aston Villa and Liverpool being keen in the Premier League, and his agent has already admitted it's highly unlikely he'll be at the club at the start of next season.
Bertrand Traore (Chelsea) – The talented 20-year-old from Burkino Faso is likely to leave the Blues on loan before the transfer window shuts. Traore wants first-team football and sides like Marseille, Everton, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund are willing to take him on a temporary deal.
Sandro Ramirez (Barcelona) – With Tottenham currently training in the Spanish city, there is a chance they could return with a new signing. Mauricio Pochettino has been keeping tabs on the young striker and could move to sign the 20-year-old if he feels he needs to bolster his forward line, despite Heung-Min Son's competent performances as Harry Kane's back up.
Moussa Dembele (Fulham) – The Cottagers are reluctant to let the French starlet, 19, leave west London in this transfer window. Slavisa Jokanovic wants the player to return on loan if they do sell the player in the last days of the window, but this seems unlikely. Dembele is out of contract at the end of the season, so economically it would make sense to sell him in January, but his employers are willing to play hardball over any transfer.
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Bid to revive EU Sales Promotion Regulation
Written Osborne Clarke	on 29 May 2003
Nineteen months after publication of the first draft and following six months of inaction, an amended version of the proposed EU Sales Promotion Regulation has appeared.
Topic: Promotion Marketing
Who: The European Commission
Where: Brussels
A second draft of the proposed EU Sales Promotion Regulations regulation ("SPR") has been published by the European Commission. As previously reported on marketinglaw.co.uk, the SPR is a bold step by the European Commission to harmonise, at a stroke, the rules affecting various different types of promotion marketing across all of the European Union Member States.
This is not another piece of Brussels nannying legislation, but a positive step towards pan European promotion law harmony which marketinglaw fully supports.
The first version of the SPR, published back in October 2001, contains a number of sensible provisions including a suggested set of requirements for prize promotion rules throughout the European Union. There are also rules which would make it difficult for member states such as France and Spain to continue with their requirements that prize promotions are pre-registered with a stipulated authority, and rules to liberalise restrictions that currently exist in a number of EU Member States in respect of marketing tools such as "buy one get one free".
The SPR has encountered heavy weather, in large part because it is running in parallel with another consumer protection measure introduced by a different directorate general of the European Commission in the form of the proposed "Framework directive on fair trading."
There were concerns as to inconsistencies between these two measures and by the autumn of 2002 meaningful discussions on the SPR seemed to have ground to a halt.
Now, in an apparent effort to revive interest in the SPR, an "amended proposal" for the SPR has been published. This helpfully marks up the changes from the previous version.
This is available in full at
www.europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/comcom/new/index_en.htm
Some of the amendments have caused concern.
For instance, it is now suggested that for "promotional games", (defined as any prize promotion where winning a prize depends to some extent on chance), the total value of all prizes offered in any single promotional game cannot be more than €100,000.
No such value limit appears to be suggested for "promotional contests", which are defined as any event in which success is determined "exclusively" by use of skill.
Another "compromise" proposal designed to bring debates to an end is that participation in promotional games must not be linked to a purchase, and there must also be no additional participation costs. This is worrying on two counts. First, "no additional cost" seems to conflict with the UK convention hence, where a nominal entry cost such as the price of an ordinary first class stamp will be disregarded and will not stop an event being free entry. Second, it cuts across the current debate over reforms to UK prize promotion laws in which serious consideration is being given to allowing purchase to enter prize draws.
Another passage in the amended SPR which has caused controversy is a proposed provision that a promoter operating a sales promotion shall not collect personal data from a child. (Child being defined elsewhere as "an actual person under the age of 14 years"). Although this particular provision was in the original SPR, there are certainly grounds for concern at its inclusion. This is because it effectively prevents businesses from asking children for their parents' contact details in order to get their consent to market to the child.
Also in the area of marketing to children, the compromise text now prohibits the supplying of free gifts, premiums or prizes to children which are capable of injuring either their psychological, as well as their physical health.
As regards required disclosures of information in relation to certain promotions, the original version of the SPR appeared to require that much of it needed to be contained in each and every communication to the punter which related in any way to the promotion. Following protests from quarters such as the mobile marketing industry, where they have to live with a character limit of 160, amended compromise wording now indicates that it will be sufficient to give some of the disclosures by way of making the relevant information available to the recipient without the recipient having to ask for it, for instance on a website.
The relevant disclosures include the price of the promoted goods or services, the promoter's name and address and any out of court dispute settlements system or code of conduct that the promoter subscribes to, as well as the exact amount of any discount that is part of the promotion and the immediately preceding price of the relevant product, the commercial value of any free gift and any costs associated with obtaining it. Each communication will also have to include the quantity or duration of an offer and an indication of where terms and conditions relevant to the promotion can be obtained.
In this context, the need to specify an end date for the promotion is obviously commercially sensitive and is still under active discussion.
Why this matters:
It is good that this initiative has rekindled interest in this potentially important instrument. However, aside from the issues of concern pointed out above, it is quite clear that there is still active debate on issues such as the suggested need to include the "commercial value" of a prize in the disclosures in relation to a prize promotion (on grounds of ambiguity amongst others) and the requirement for free entry for "promotional games", where newspaper and magazine publishers are pressing for a specific exclusion.
There is also continuing concern over the number of different minimum ages that apply to various marketing activities involving minors. The SPR appears to regard a child proper as anyone under 14, whilst the UK's CAP code, for instance, defines a child as anyone under 16, and the IC talks of parental consent being needed to process data of under 12s.
It is to be hoped that all these continuing areas of difference can be resolved by the member states so that the vaunted entry into force date for the SPR of 1 January 2005 can be achieved.
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Approval of the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation program (CDBG-MIT) Subrecipient Agreement with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created a new CDBG-MIT Program with $633 million available to the State of Florida for disaster mitigation projects. The program is administered through the DEO.
• The Pinellas agreement provides CDBG-MIT funding in the amount of $992,000.00 to be used in finalizing a countywide flood mitigation action plan.
• The project will include substantial data collection, risk assessment, adaption strategy development, and public education and outreach.
• Resulting plan will be used to educate the public and identify flood resilient strategies to benefit the county and our municipalities.
DEO Agreement No. MT028; County match not required.
Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention and protective services to create and enhance a safe, secure, and healthy community
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.3 Protect and improve the quality of our water, air, and other natural resources
3.5 Foster a sustainable and resilient community that is prepared for sea level rise and a changing climate
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public's resources
The purpose of the Florida DEO CDBG-MT grant award of $992,000 is to provide funding for the County to reduce risk from future hazards. The project will provide substantial benefits to the community by addressing current day flooding situations and future conditions, including extreme weather events and impacts from sea-level rise. This effort will result in a robust dataset that will be used to educate the public and identify flood resilient strategies to benefit the county and its municipalities. The planning effort will leverage the state-approved Local Mitigation Strategy and recently completed Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surge Vulnerability Assessment. Outcomes from the project include flood hazard data acquisition, community asset inventory collection, flood hazard modeling and map development, asset exposure analysis, adaptation strategy development, public engagement, and mitigation prioritization and actions for community planning and procedures.
In response to presidentially declared disasters in 2016 and 2017 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that $633 million in first-of-its-kind funding would be available to the state of Florida for disaster mitigation projects. These funds are available through HUD's newly created CDBG-MIT and will be used to fund disaster mitigation programs to better protect Florida from future disasters.
Administered by the State of Florida's DEO, a federally required State Action Plan was developed in partnership with state agencies, as well as with input from local communities and stakeholders to determine Florida's critical disaster mitigation needs.
On May 15, 2020, the DEO launched the Rebuild Florida General Planning Support (GPS) Program, making a total of $20,000,000 available for eligible applicants, including units of general local government (UGLG). The GPS program is designed to provide funding opportunities for local governments to engage in pro-active mitigation planning and to create regional plans that will enable the state of Florida to withstand future disasters. Pinellas County submitted its proposal to the DEO on July 31, 2020 and conducted a follow-up presentation on October 1, 2020. Winners of the grant were announced on January 8, 2021.
Fiscal Impact:
Total project cost over the course of two (2) years is $992,000.00 No match is required. Existing awarded projects will be used as leveraged funds. Sources of leveraged funds include the Pinellas County General Fund, Florida Department of Historical Resources, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The cost breakdown is as follows:
FY 2022: $649,000.00
This Agreement is consistent with the development of the FY 2022 Tentative Annual Budget. The revenue and associated expenditures are both included in the General Fund within Environmental Monitoring cost center, Environmental Management Division of Public Works Department.
Staff Member Responsible:
Hank Hodde, Sustainability & Resiliency Coordinator, County Administration
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Cities of Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Clearwater, Largo, Madeira Beach, Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, Seminole, St Pete Beach, St Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, and Treasure Island; Towns of Belleair, Indian Shores, Redington Beach, and Redington Shores


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B.C. to test emergency alert system on cell phones, TVs, radios on Wednesday
The alert is part of a twice yearly test of the national Alert Ready system
If you hear your phone go off on Wednesday (Nov. 25) afternoon, or see a strange notification pop up, don't worry – it's all part of an emergency alert system test.
The alert is part of a twice yearly test of the national Alert Ready system which was launched in B.C. more than two years ago. In a news release, the B.C. government noted that the test scheduled for May was cancelled due to the pandemic.
The test will see an alert broadcast on radio and TV, as well as on wireless devices. In order to get the alert on wireless devices such as your cell phone, they must be connected to a cellular network, be within the alert area and be up-to-date. Older cell phones that operate exclusively on non-LTE networks will not get an alert.
The alert is scheduled for 1:55 p.m. Pacific time. The test message will read: "This is a TEST of the British Columbia Emergency Alerting System, issued by Emergency Management British Columbia. This is ONLY a TEST. If this had been an actual emergency or threat, you would now hear instructions that would assist you to protect you and your family. For further information go to www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca. This is ONLY a TEST, no action is required."
British Columbians who want to give feedback about the test can visit: https://peasi.com/alert-ready-survey-coming-soon.
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Chelsea Eye Mega Money Move for Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho as Potential Eden Hazard Replacement
Chelsea have reportedly asked to be kept informed over any developments on the future of Barcelona superstar Philippe Coutinho.
The Brazilian has failed to cement his place in Ernesto Valverde's side this season, despite only completing a £142m move to the Camp Nou last January.
Philippe Coutinho could be making his way out of Barcelona before the transfer window shuts.
Manchester United and Chelsea are reported to be interested in. Thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/umwKluGCqX
— Goal (@goal) January 19, 2019
Coutinho has recently fallen behind Ousame Dembele in Barcelona's attacking ranks. According to the Express, Chelsea are prepared to challenge rivals Manchester United in the race to bring the former Liverpool star back to the Premier League.
It is said that the Blues have been quoted a £100m asking price for the 26-year-old and that has not deterred Maurizio Sarri's side from pursuing a move for Coutinho.
The attacker has only started ten La Liga games for Barcelona this term, though he is apparently determined to make his 'dream' move in Catalonia work out, with a view to a move in the summer should his current situation fail to improve.
Coutinho was signed from Liverpool last year with the challenge of succeeding compatriot Neymar and club icon Andres Iniesta at the Camp Nou, though the attacker has struggled to make his mark at the club.
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It is suggested that Barcelona may be prepared to cut ties with Coutinho in order to fund a move to resign Neymar from PSG, with the Ligue 1 side needing to meet Financial Fair Play requirements.
Chelsea turned in another lethargic display as they fell to a 2-0 defeat away to London rivals Arsenal on Saturday, allowing both the Gunners and Manchester United to close the gap to just three points between them and the Blues in fourth.
Sarri's rigid 4-3-3 shape appeared flat once more, with little attacking craft or fluidity supplied in order to really trouble the Arsenal defence.
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Coutinho could provide the missing attacking spark at Stamford Bridge with his ability to play between the lines of midfield and attack and supply the struggling Chelsea frontline, should the Blues succeed in making a move for the Brazilian superstar.