I am curious if members feel it's too late for us to host our annual awards? I make no excuses, I haven't been on the ball, and despite May being busy with several birthdays, my anniversary, and of course my family's week away at the east coast came at a time when I have been stretched for time. However, I should have taken some of my spare time to ensure this was done.
If members feel like there's still time, I will put every effort into ensuring it happens.
Yet, I do apologise as I love seeing how votes turn out and acknowledging the various parts of our season. Including members who contribute to the community. I understand that most, if not 98%, of those who read PON will, but I do deeply apologise because I set the highest standard, and again this season I have fallen short. So, I do apologise for this.
If the awards are too late, I thank Robbie for posting about the Man of the Match polls conducted by him for every league game. It highlights truly who deserves to be named the Pride of Nottingham's Play of the Season.
There's going to be some sudden changes to the site, but I will try to make this as smooth as possible. As I have been working on ensuring a major upgrade will go smoothly. I had thought of making PON offline for a few days, however, I don't want to discourage people from posting. So, my aim is to close off sections and disable others as I work to get the site to as it should be.
Ideally this wouldn't take so long, but with the changes at core level it does mean some resources and custom parts are unfortunately stuck in limbo.
The update will ensure a much better performance, along with a lot of modernisation, and I do believe after a period of time everyone will come to prefer it. The new editor, it's awesome. I love how flexible it is and it will make my editorial job a lot easier. Which means better focused content, and providing the best that PON can deliver.
I would like to thank everyone for their contributions during the 2024-25 season. My heartfelt thanks goes out to @Dan and Rich from Chud Photography. Thank you for being awesome, and supporting PON with your photos.
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It really needs work. The bridge looks very dated and is one of the ugliest I see often. Notts has some nice bridges, and with a bit of care, Lady Bay Bridge could look like it’s back in its prime.
I hope they can make it look as good as it should. Once cleaned and repainted, the bridge would be a million times nicer to look at.
The bridge is showing its age. It needs much more than a fresh coat of paint, but it’s a landmark worth restoring properly. It’s an important route for drivers, and it deserves real investment.