Would you like to be a scout volunteer? Would you like a rewarding role within Scouting to help and support our local children learning life skills? Have you recently arrived to the UK and would like to integrate in our community? Are you a student in Nottingham? Are you local to us … [Read more...]
Seven-year-old gets the chop for children’s cancer charity
A caring seven-year-old from Long Eaton has had his long hair chopped an incredible 17 inches shorter to support a charity which makes wigs for children with cancer. Eddie French, who lives in Long Eaton, visited KH Hair Barber on Market Place in the town where he underwent the mega chop so he … [Read more...]
Public share their views on new Beeston student flats
The developer behind a new mixed-use scheme in Beeston says that plans will be reviewed following discussions with councillors, local residents, students, and Beeston Civic Society at two engagement sessions in June. Developer Cassidy Group, alongside urban planning consultant DPP Planning, and … [Read more...]
Nottingham Pupils Sparkle in National School Assembly
Nottingham pupils had a starring role in a national assembly which was broadcast live to hundreds of schools across the UK recently. Students from Oak Field School and Middleton Primary and Nursery School in Nottingham took part in the assembly for RSE Day – an annual event which celebrates health … [Read more...]
Resident at Nottinghamshire care home celebrates 105th birthday, but still has unfinished business
Care home resident Elsie Knight has just one wish as she turns 105 - to take a hot air balloon ride. Staff at MHA Queenswood care home in Beeston, Nottingham, have been trying unsuccessfully to find a company or organisation which will take Elsie up into the skies, either tethered or flight, and … [Read more...]
Train for Ukraine four-hour spinathon raises vital funds
More than 100 people joined an epic four-hour spinathon at the Village Hotel Nottingham to raise funds for World Vision UK’s Ukraine appeal. Spin instructors Dani Nolan, Marta Hidalgo-Roffey, Louise Evans, Mike Noble, Karl Murray and Jo Mullock led the four-hour event at the Village Hotel … [Read more...]
Tram, Camera, Action! Tramlink supports children’s film for the Flying High Trust awards event
Children from Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School were given special access to one of Nottingham’s NET trams to film a video that will be shown at the Flying High Trust Awards event at the Motorpoint Arena in July. Tramlink reserved a stationary Tram to be available at the Toton Lane stop … [Read more...]
Local Celebrations for Armed Forces Day
The Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor David Grindell, raised a specially commissioned Armed Forces Day Flag in The Square, Beeston on Monday 20 June at 11.00am to mark a week of events being held across the country. Colonel Gavin Hatcher OBE from 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer … [Read more...]
Church sets itself a unique challenge with 24-hour music-a-thon
A Beeston church will be filled with the sound of music for 24 hours during a spectacular summer fundraising event. The sponsored music-a-thon at Beeston Methodist Church on Chilwell Road starts at 10.30am on Saturday, August 20, and ends at the beginning of the morning service on Sunday, August … [Read more...]
Resident at local care home has ‘trip down memory lane’
A resident at a local care home was given a “pleasant surprise” when she was given the chance to relive her younger days and go for a ride in a sidecar. Betty Collins, 96, who lives at MHA The Herons in Toton would often find herself in the sidecar of husband’s motorbike during her younger days and … [Read more...]
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