Nottingham-based community interest company (CIC), Foodprint, has ramped up the number of meals it is providing to those in need thanks to M&S’s food redistribution programme. An innovative colleague app, launched in March 2020, it is used to notify charities and community groups when … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
There is no tomorrow
... Well technically there is, but the idea of putting something off can be very attractive. We’ve all faced it haven’t we, usually on a Sunday evening procrastinating the week away saying to ourselves ‘I’ll start it next Monday!’ Whether it’s a home project, learning something new or starting a … [Read more...]
COVID won’t wilt Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal
End of life charity, Marie Curie, is calling on people across the East Midlands to step into spring next month by completing a daily 10,000 step challenge to show support for those impacted by death, dying and bereavement. Marie Curie’s flagship fundraiser the Great Daffodil Appeal - which is … [Read more...]
New Season Beckons at Calverton Cricket Club
Who amongst us would have thought that 2 months after our last AGM in January 2020, the country would be in Lockdown, fighting a pandemic, with the prospect of a game of cricket a long way off. Twelve months later, we are still in the grips of the coronavirus but with the roll out of, … [Read more...]
Nottingham residents launch animated pilot kickstarter campaign
Jason James and David Salt from Nottingham launch The Closet MONSTERS: A 7 Minute Animated Pilot Kickstarter Campaign. Nottingham based cartoonist Jason James, and writer David Salt, are all hands on deck with their animated pilot episode, The Closet MONSTERS, and are happy to … [Read more...]
Money match march set to boost ambitious rail link
Half a million pounds now raised. Latest plans unveiled for heritage railway ‘Reunification’ project. The Great Central Railway’s plans to reconnect two halves of the award winning line are set to leap forward with a massive fundraising drive in March 2021. A donor has offered to match … [Read more...]
Two Nottingham lads run 30 miles for facial paralysis charity
Two lifelong Nottingham friends – Luke Tebbett from Bunny and Stephen Kerry - are to undertake a mammoth challenge alongside 13 of their friends who all met whilst studying for their degrees. The group of friends are going to run 30 miles across the Norfolk Broads to raise money and awareness … [Read more...]
Bingham writer publishes new Book to promote children’s mental health
As we are all aware, the pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of children and young people. Although the Government has consistently highlighted the importance of ensuring that children’s psychological and social wellbeing is facilitated, it appears as if the need to … [Read more...]
Local writes book on Lambley during lockdown
Margaret Meadows from Lambley set herself a project during the first coronavirus lockdown, to write a book. Ramblings of a Villager is a book containing history, agriculture, photographs, memories and is based on walks in the Parish of the Village of Lambley. The material has been sourced … [Read more...]
Launch of county-wide advice line for parents and carers
A NEW ‘single point of access’ Advice Line for parents and carers launched this month on Monday, 1st February. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Healthy Family Team wants parents, carers and health professionals to take advantage of the new county-wide service, which offers … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 9
- Next Page »