In January 1894, Beeston became an Urban District under the Local Government Act. The first meeting of Beeston UDC took place on 3 January 1894. The controversy was whether Richard Thornhill or Arthur Kirkland should be the Rate Collector. Richard Thornhill (74) had been in post as Rate … [Read more...]
Urgent plea for help as charity shop donations plummet
A national brain injury charity has issued an urgent appeal for donations as its charity shops struggle to fill the shelves. Headway UK has charity shops in Beeston, Eastwood, Hucknall, Kirkby and Mapperley. It says it's in desperate need of quality clothes and bric-a-brac to help the charity … [Read more...]
Warm Welcome Space at Redeemer Church
Escape the winter chill, relax and sit quietly or meet new people. You are invited to a warm welcome space at Redeemer Church in Beeston (in the Old Town Hall opp the library). The sessions are being held every Friday between 1pm - 3pm until the end of March. Everyone is welcome to come and … [Read more...]
Beeston Memory Café
Beeston Memory Café offers support to people with dementia and their carers and meets weekly at The Middle Street Resource Centre from 2-4pm. We started the New Year in January 2022, determined to resume ‘as normal’ after the disruption of the pandemic. This had meant no meetings at The Middle … [Read more...]
Three defibrillators presented to local organisations
The Chilwell Community Association who manage the Chilwell Community Centre and Library on Inham Road, on behalf of Broxtowe Borough Council who own the building, have recently been able to purchase three portable defibrillators and presented them to local organisations. The Chilwell Community … [Read more...]
Dining out at Bistrot Pierre
Award-winning Bistrot Pierre, independent French restaurant (est. 1994) has developed and installed another menu, which adds to their already extremely popular other menu options, that include Prix Fixe and Soirée Gastronomique. The Menu Soirée offers 3 courses and also includes a complimentary … [Read more...]
Follow-up Community Climate Forum: Thursday 26th Jan 6:30pm
Happy New Year! We hope you’ve all managed to have an enjoyable time over the Christmas period. Following on from the success of the first Community Climate Forum, we are holding a follow up event on Thursday 26th January from 6:30pm until 8:30pm at Round Hill Primary School. The first forum was … [Read more...]
Nottingham bus driver named top in UK and on his birthday!
Nottingham City Transport Bus Driver, Jonathan Smallman, has been crowned Top National Bus Driver at the annual UK Bus Awards. It was the perfect birthday present for Jonathan, who joined hundreds of people from across the bus industry at Troxy in London on the 15th November 2022 to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Tree Planting at Chetwynd Road Recreation Ground
The Mayor was joined by schoolchildren from the eco-club at Chetwynd Spencer Academy on the 25th November, to plant 15 native standard trees and 3,000 native bulbs and hedge plants. The planting event was part of "The Queens Green canopy" initative, in honour of the Platinum Jubilee of the late … [Read more...]
Children at Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School delighted as fellow pupil wins a Christmas Card competition
It’s snow joke-Louise is the tops with her snowman design! Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School children entered a competition to design a Christmas card for the Silverwood Care Home on Imperial Road, Beeston, and were delighted when their fellow pupil won the competition! Louise Zhu, age … [Read more...]
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