Students, families and staff from The Garibaldi School in Mansfield have spent their final day of term helping make a difference for those in need this Christmas. The Forest Town-based school - which is part of the Nova Education Trust - have continued their tradition of donating to local food … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2024
Scout Group is getting bigger
The 92nd Nottingham Scout Group is getting bigger, and they are looking for more volunteers. The Group has a Squirrels Drey (boys and girls aged 4 to 6), a Beaver Colony (boys and girls aged 6 to 8), a Cub Pack (boys and girls aged 8 to 10), and two Scout Troops (one for boys aged 10 to 14 and one … [Read more...]
Beat The Streets Reveals First 30+ Acts For The Charity Fundraising Festival
Beat The Streets: Sunday 26 January 2025 The first 30+ acts for Nottingham’s Beat The Streets festival have been announced for the charity fundraiser taking place on Sunday 26 January 2025. The multi-venue event annually raises significant funds for Nottinghamshire homelessness charity Framework, … [Read more...]
Oxjam Beeston music festival raises over £30,000 for charities
The iconic Oxjam Beeston music festival has raised a record-breaking £32,019 for Oxfam and local charities. Marking its fourteenth year in style, the annual festival - which is organised entirely by the local community - saw 128 artists come together across 17 venues to take over the town for 12 … [Read more...]
‘knit and natter’ group knits for 537 hours in aid of Poppy Appeal
Residents of River View Court, a McCarthy Stone retirement development in West Bridgford, have been knitting and crocheting poppies to raise money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Members of the ‘knit and natter’ group at River View Court have been creating the poppies since August. Each … [Read more...]
Man completes half marathon to raise vital funds
Dave Wilson aged twenty-eight from Beeston took on the Robin Hood Half Marathon to raise vital funds to support the lifesaving missions of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA). The Robin Hood Half Marathon … [Read more...]
Farnborough Spencer Academy Partners with NTU
Farnborough Spencer Academy has teamed up with Nottingham Trent University (NTU), funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, to launch a Youth Leadership Team as part of the Safer Streets Five initiative. This initiative, which also involves Nottinghamshire Police, is designed to … [Read more...]
‘Remembrance’ at Beeston Station
Storyboards about the part played by railway staff in World War 1 have been put up again on Platform 1 at Beeston Station. Friends of Beeston Station (FOBS) have collaborated with East Midlands Railway’s ‘Routes of Remembrance’ project to mark Armistice Day. This year three new boards tell the … [Read more...]
Brian Clough event gives fundraising boost for the Friary
More than one-thousand pounds was raised for the Friary homelessness charity by an event to remember the legendary football manager Brian Clough, twenty years after he passed away. Around 100 people attended the special ‘Green Jumper’ Cloughie tribute at the Lutterell Hall in West Bridgford, … [Read more...]
East Leake WI prepare for Christmas in style!
At the East Leake WI meeting in November, 43 of members attended and were getting prepared for the festive season, with a very enjoyable session making glass fusion Christmas decorations under the instruction of Dawn Turner. The village hall was filled with a buzz of concentration and creatitivity … [Read more...]