A brand-new defibrillator has been installed at the Beeston Rylands Weir Fields Recreation ground site thanks to a successful fundraising event, in a move to help save a life in case of emergency.Back in July 2021, Broxtowe United FC hosted a charity football match alongside their incredible sponsors at ALB GROUP to raise funds for a new defibrillator to be purchased and installed at Weir … read more...
Lottery funding secured to restore Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens
Nottingham City Council is celebrating after receiving the news that its £1.7m bid to develop Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens has been successful.£1.1has been awarded through the National Lottery … read more...
Beat The Streets Festival announces artists for 2022
DHP Family have announced that charity fundraiser festival Beat The Streets, renowned locally for the vital funds it has raised in support of Framework Housing Association and awareness it has brought to the … read more...
Ramsdale Park Golf Centre raises record amount for cancer care charity in 2021
Located in the Calverton area of Nottingham, Ramsdale Park Golf Centre has announced that the superb efforts of members, guests, and team members has seen it surpass its record for money raised for a single … read more...
Every one welcome at the Race for Life in Nottingham
People are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Nottingham.The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the city and anyone who joins this … read more...
Clifton churches provide festive family support to end 2021
After the many restrictions imposed for Christmas 2021, it has been wonderful this Christmas to be able to throw the church doors open wide and welcome people in!Over the course of December 2021, the … read more...
The East Leake WI end 2021 with some great local events
During the run up to Christmas our WI members enjoyed a range of events and activities until the, now familiar, escalation of Covid safety measures made it necessary to cancel our Monthly Meeting on 14th … read more...
Further milestone reached for new Bingham Arena
Key partners have come together to mark another milestone of the new Bingham Arena and Enterprise Centre development on Chapel Lane in the town.Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr Simon Robinson laid … read more...
Toot Hill pupil taking the swimming world by storm
A pupil from a school in Bingham is taking the swimming world by storm, breaking a Nottinghamshire record that stood for 18 years and adding more medals to his ever-growing collection.Lewis Warner who … read more...
Nottingham teens top Amazon best seller lists with new book
Few teenagers can say they have written a best-selling book; but for sixth form students, Dominic Burrows, and Sam Mather, that is exactly what happened..The students, who both attend the Beckett school in … read more...
It’s nearly Panto time! Oh yes it is!
The Burton Joyce Players will be presenting the classic pantomime of Cinderella this January.The Burton Joyce Players will perform Cinderella at Burton Joyce Village Hall at the end of January.The dates … read more...
ALDI donates 14,800 meals to charities in Nottinghamshire over Christmas
Aldi has supported local charities, community groups and food banks in Nottinghamshire by donating 14,800 meals to people in need this Christmas.The supermarket paired up its stores with local organisations … read more...
Happy New Year from Clifton NG11 Foodbank!
We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone that has supported Clifton NG11 Food Bank over the last year.For those of you that would like to know some statistics, from March - December 2021 we have … read more...
Nottingham Casuals RFC celebrates 100 years of rugby
Nottingham Casuals RFC is celebrating its centenary this year! We’re the only Rugby Union Club in Broxtowe and we’d love to keep the club going for another 100 years plus!We are a grassroots, family-centred … read more...
Bike Marking Event launches In Beeston North
On Saturday 15 January 2022, The Mayor of Broxtowe, Councillor Richard MacRae, accompanied by Beeston North Ward Councillors Barbara and Steve Carr will be holding a bicycle marking event on Beeston Fields … read more...
Care home regional director braves the shave for dementia
The regional director of Rivendell View care home in Stoke Bardolph, near Burton Joyce, has bravely shaved off all her hair to raise money and awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia.Lorraine Abbiss had the … read more...
Happy New Year from Clifton East Councillors!
The three Councillors for Clifton East have a special Happy New Year message to the residents of Clifton, here’s what they said:As we enter another year, WE Kevin Clarke, Maria Watson and Kirsty Jones, … read more...
Help stop the extinction of hedgehogs
The extinction of the only spiny mammal in Britain is a very real threat! The European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) evolved to how we know them today, about 15 million years ago! But, since the 1950’s their … read more...
Cotgrave school create magical reading libraries for children
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School teachers have created magical Reading Libraries for children throughout their school - transporting pupils into a world of wonder and imagination.Alice Lilley is the English … read more...
Community Defibrillator for Girlguiding West Bridgford South Trent Division
Girlguiding West Bridgford South Trent Division have had an exciting and busy return to meetings over the last few months and the individual units, Rainbows (5-7 years), Brownies (7-10 years), Guides (10-14 … read more...
Mayor thanks Broxtowe for generous donations to Christmas appeal 2021
The Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor Richard MacRae, has thanked residents and schools for their generous donations to his 2021 Christmas Appeal.This year’s Appeal saw local people and schools … read more...
Wild Things Keyworth win Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards
Wild Things Keyworth were delighted to win the Celebrating Rushcliffe Awards in the category ‘Environmental Project or Group of the year’ sponsored by Streetwise at an Awards Ceremony at Rushcliffe Arena in … read more...
Charities provide 1300 gift boxes for homeless and vulnerable people
Sewa Day Nottingham and Communities Working Together (CWT) provide 1300 Christmas gift boxes for homeless and vulnerable peopleOver 100 dedicated local volunteers have worked with the charities Sewa Day … read more...
Small community orchard created at Cator Lane Recreation Ground
The Mayor of Broxtowe, Cllr Richard MacRae helped school children from Lanes Primary School in Chilwell to create a small community orchard at Cator Lane Recreation Ground.Broxtowe Borough Council received … read more...
Toot Hill swimmers ranked in top five in country after superb national finals
Four swimmers from Toot Hill in Bingham ensured the school was one of the top five in the country at the prestigious National Finals in London.Year seven students Oscar Ferrar and William Newham, along … read more...
Sock company donates over 1000 pairs of socks to emergency workers at QMC this Christmas
Sock-company - Orrsum, based in Wilford, Nottingham has gifted 1200 pairs of socks to the staff working in the emergency department of the Queens Medical Centre.The socks, offered as a Christmas thank you … read more...