After a heavily disrupted season due to Covid-19, Burton Joyce Football Club finally started to get things back to normal in late spring. The club has grown to over 30 teams and provides football for girls and boys from 4 years old to adult football and is home to a Downs Syndrome team as well. As … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
9-year-old girl chops 12-inches of her hair for charity
A inspirational young girl from Bingham has braved the chop to raise money for charity. 9-year-old Amelie had idea in mind to donate her hair to charity. So, during lockdown she used the time to grow her hair out so it could be as long as possible to benefit a charity. In July, her long blonde … [Read more...]
Iconic gateway to Nottingham celebrates 150th anniversary
It’s seen royal tours, the Olympic torch, survived great floods, and one great frost. This week marks an impressive 150 years since Nottingham’s iconic Trent Bridge was completed. On 25 July 1871, the bridge opened to the public after three years of construction. In all the time since, the … [Read more...]
Inspirational 6-year-old is fundraising to help save Earth’s rainforests
During lockdown, 6-year-old Aleesha began writing letters and emails to companies and politicians to find out what they are doing to help save rainforests. Aleesha, who is in year 1 at Hollygirt School, first became inspired to help the planet whilst taking part in a school project. She learnt … [Read more...]
Roller disco fever comes to Victoria Centre
Shoppers at Nottingham’s Victoria Centre are being invited to get their skates on this summer with the arrival of a new roller disco. Following the success of previous experiences including the Ball Pit and Confetti Room, the Roller Room opens on 30 July and will be in the centre until 30th … [Read more...]
City Council forges ahead with Victoria Embankment improvements plan
Nottingham City Council is ready to embark on the next stage of developing the Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens, having received approval from the Executive Board to submit a bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) on 25 August. An announcement on the outcome of the bid is expected … [Read more...]
Supersized tram ad promotes £3m charity campaign
Nottingham’s tram network is helping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of successful local charity Framework, and boosting its latest £3m fundraising campaign with supersized adverts running the whole length of several trams. The 77-foot long adverts mark the milestone for Framework, which … [Read more...]
Care Workers “Go The Extra Mile” for charity
Employees at Nottinghamshire-based care group Church Farm Care have raised more than £2,000 for Alzheimer’s UK after walking the equivalent of more than five marathons across two weekends. Organised by house leader Nikki Foster, 45 members of the team at the group’s Skylarks home spent two … [Read more...]
Council to explore further action to reduce extinction threat to hedgehogs
Rushcliffe Borough Council has passed a motion to explore what action it can take to further reduce the threat of extinction of hedgehogs in the Borough. A Full Council meeting discussed the issue on July 1. It noted the alarming decline in the number of the animals nationally and considered … [Read more...]
Wilford man runs virtual marathon for charity despite covid damaged lung
A man who suffered severe, lasting, lung damage through Covid is to run his first ever marathon in memory of his mum who received care from the hospice at the end of her life. Bryan Hucknall, 48, signed up to the challenge to support Nottinghamshire Hospice’s birthday appeal, launched this … [Read more...]