Five of Broxtowe’s sites celebrate after receiving the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. The five spaces that received a Green Flag award are: Colliers Wood • Bramcote Hills • Alexandrina Plantation Nature Reserve • Brinsley Headstocks • Bramcote Old Church … [Read more...]
Beeston Civic Announce Additional Walk
An additional walk for National Heritage week has been announced to complement the one already publicised. Lead by Beeston Civic’s Jeanie Barton, Director of the Street Art Project, the new guided tour will explore the acclaimed town-centre artworks. Local folks, and those from further afield, … [Read more...]
Local school wins national award two years in a row!
Devan Pigeon, age 11, from Sunnyside Spencer Academy, has won the national award ‘Most Effort on Reading Plus (KS2)’ for his progress and positive change in attitude towards reading. The whole school also celebrated after being shortlisted for the ‘Reading Plus School of the Year (KS2)’ … [Read more...]
Dine in Style: Browns Nottingham
I located Browns Brasserie & Bar, close to Nottingham Castle. Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall are within a short distance too. Browns attracts many visitors, as well as having regular, local devotees, who enjoy the ambience, elegance, exquisite cuisine and excellent service. … [Read more...]
Beeston Methodist Church hits fundraising target
Beeston Methodist Church has taken a key step towards moving ahead with a major modernisation project by hitting its own £200,000 fundraising target. Mission Possible was launched by the church two years ago to show its commitment towards a proposed £1.6m redevelopment scheme aimed at updating its … [Read more...]
Care home takes residents to Italy from comfort of armchair
Residents at a Nottinghamshire home packed their suitcases and printed their boarding passes as they visited Italy for the day. MHA The Herons set up an armchair trip to Italy with one of the lounges being used as the ‘venue’. The trip included watching a short film on Rome, learning Italian … [Read more...]
Beeston Wildlife Group celebrates completed transformation
Residents at a Nottinghamshire home packed their suitcases and printed their boarding passes as they visited Italy for the day. MHA The Herons set up an armchair trip to Italy with one of the lounges being used as the ‘venue’. The trip included watching a short film on Rome, learning Italian … [Read more...]
Mayor unveils brand new community centre in Beeston
The keys for a brand new Community Centre in Beeston have been officially handed over by Barrett Homes North Midlands to Beeston Rylands Community Association (BRCA). The 3,200-square foot community centre, which was built by the housebuilder as part of its Beeston Quarter development, has been … [Read more...]
Dining out: The Queens Head
I located the Queens Head pub in Ockbrook village, next to Borrowash, Derbyshire and, from recommendations, decided to try this hostelry. Certainly, first impressions are most excellent, with the ambience and decor forthcoming, to my delights and enjoyment. To commence, for my visit, I opted for … [Read more...]
Growing beauty with Incredible Edible in Beeston
Have you ever wondered why so much of nature is so beautiful? Perhaps we need to see & experience beauty in order to want to protect something. Perhaps that is why nature is so beautiful. We depend completely on nature. But we don’t always remember that. We have actively destroyed so much of … [Read more...]
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