Local men’s mental health charity blOKes has set up a JustGiving page to replace the damaged After Life bench in the Arboretum. The bench, which was destroyed by vandals on Sunday 22 May, was one of 25 that were donated to cities around the UK by Netflix. Similar to the one featured in the After … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2022
Children’s wildlife artwork displayed at Calverton housing development
School children in Calverton have expressed their wildlife-themed artistic flair, supporting a new housing development in the village. More than 350 children at Manor Park Infant and Nursery School and Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School created works of art to reflect the road names at the new … [Read more...]
Debut novel inspired by pandemic puppy purchase
A former journalist has released his first novel, a quirky and whimsical self-help parody, that looks at the world of self-improvement through a dog’s eyes. Making Very Difficult Things Easy to Do is being published by The Book Guild at the end of May 2022. Author Jonathan Cross has worked on … [Read more...]
Merci pour lout ce séjour parfait!
"Thank you for this perfect stay" You may remember reading in last month's edition of the Local News how some local families were anticipating the arrival of the first French school trip into West Bridgford since covid put a stop to overseas travel for 27 months. Below you can find out how they … [Read more...]
Trees planted throughout village
As part of the Queen’s Green Canopy to mark her Platinum Jubilee and in collaboration with the East Leake Parish Councils Tree Warden, children from the 2nd East Leake Scouts and their family and friends joined together in planting 120 hedge row saplings and a Cherry tree on the Oldershaw Park. A … [Read more...]
New community eco-hub opens in Keyworth
Saturday 7 May was the official opening of the The Exchanging Rooms in Keyworth. This is a community eco-hub in former sports changing rooms near Keyworth Village Hall. When community sports in Keyworth moved to a purpose-built facility at the edge of the village, the old changing rooms were no … [Read more...]
£250k loan agreed to fund new East Leake sports pavilion
Rushcliffe Borough Council has agreed to a loan of up to £250,000 to help fund a new sports pavilion in East Leake that will offer a contemporary new facility for the village and surrounding area’s sports teams and function room for community use. The authority’s Cabinet approved the sum to East … [Read more...]
Donation to Robert Miles Junior School goes down a tweet!
Pupils at a primary school in Bingham are looking forward to observing and helping local birds, thanks to a donation from a local housing developer. Leading housebuilder Barratt Homes – which is building a range of properties at Romans’ Quarter in the town – has donated a set of bird feeders and … [Read more...]
Social Eating Cafe is a hit!
On Wednesday 4th May, Hope Nottingham and Broxtowe Green Umbrella hosted their first “Social Eating Cafe.” The idea of a social eating cafe is to serve fresh, healthy, delicious food to the local community at a price they can afford. As we knew we wanted to serve delicious food, we contacted … [Read more...]
Do you know what’s hidden in this leafy corner of Lady Bay?
Many will have passed this small coppice at the junction of Rutland Road and Lady Bay Road and given no thought to the secret that lies beneath the overgrown shrubbery. Those locals of more senior years may remember that during World War 2 a community air raid shelter was built on the site to … [Read more...]
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