Beeston Archives

Follow-up Community Climate Forum: Thursday 26th Jan 6:30pm

14/01/2023 by Digital Media

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!

06/01/2023 by Digital Media

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

28/12/2022 by Digital Media

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

22/12/2022 by Digital Media

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...]

Play and Fitness Areas Opens at Pasture Road Recreation Ground

18/12/2022 by Digital Media

On Saturday 29th October at 11.30am the Mayor of Broxtowe, Councillor David Grindell officially opened the new play and fitness areas at Pasture Road Recreation Ground in Stapleford. The play area will benefit young people from the surrounding area, providing a safe place for outdoor play and … [Read more...]

Local annual Pantomime taking place in January

13/12/2022 by Digital Media

The 17th Nottingham Boys’ Brigade and 30th Nottingham Girls’ Brigade are proudly presenting their 72nd annual Pantomime, ‘Robin Hood and Babes in the Woods’ on January Thursday 26th, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th. Rehearsals are under way for our fun-for-all pantomime, which has been written by … [Read more...]

Christmas 1914

10/12/2022 by Digital Media

At the end of September 1914, the Beeston Gazette & Echo was warning children that there would not be any imported toys for Christmas. (Tin plate toys were imported from Germany.) So, once they had ‘kicked the Kaiser’s Ass’ at the Wakes on Markham’s Field (Roundhill) and perhaps, as also … [Read more...]

Lakeside Arts welcomes The Singing Mermaid on stage

07/12/2022 by Digital Media

With Christmas only a few weeks away, Beeston residents can look forward to a delightful family show at Lakeside Arts, The Singing Mermaid from Friday 9 to Saturday 31 December. The much-loved tale is brought to Nottingham by Watershed Productions, which has toured nationally with Horrid Henry – … [Read more...]

Dining out at Bistro 66

05/12/2022 by Digital Media

Bistro 66 (formerly the Circle Eatery) has new ownership and management. Now, with new leadership, several changes have taken place. The ambience, decor and menus have been altered, to include (as well as the very popular breakfast variations and afternoon dining) most impressive evening dining … [Read more...]

Taking on the highest challenge for Alzheimer’s Society

03/12/2022 by Digital Media

A Nottinghamshire builder is scaling mountains in memory of his sister, by climbing to Mount Everest base camp to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. John Knight, who works as commercial manager at Peter James Homes, is taking on the climb in March - a staggering 17,600ft (5,364m) altitude – to … [Read more...]