Commonwealth success, judo league success, and success in both domestic and international competition - 2019 is becoming a golden year for Rycroft Judo Club. Back in 2018, the club took a risk by taking on a full time paid coach, and obtaining charitable status. Ian Benton (himself a former … [Read more...]
Schools have Fin-tastic fun in October
Pupils across Nottinghamshire will join thousands of others at schools throughout the country in learning about whales and dolphins and the threats that they face. ORCA, one of the UK’s leading marine conservation charities, is running Whale Education Month in October to coincide with World … [Read more...]
Food parcel challenge gives fundraisers a taste of life on emergency rations
Families and food bloggers were among those who swapped their usual tasty treats for a week of basic rations to help raise funds for a Nottinghamshire homelessness charity. Broxtowe Youth Homelessness, which supports young people across the county, held a Food Parcel Challenge, asking people to live … [Read more...]
Barefoot Anna runs into Beeston
70 members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire will welcome adventurer, athlete, motivational speaker and Girlguiding ambassador Anna McNuff as she stops in Beeston during her Barefoot Britain challenge. Thursday 26 September 6.00pm-7.30pm Welcome cheer at Beeston Rylands railway … [Read more...]
Golf Day fundraising on par with £1,000 for charity
Over £1,000 was raised for Trent Cardiac Unit and East Midlands Ambulance Service at a Charity Golf Day hosted by the Mayor of Broxtowe last week. Councillor Michael Brown hosted the tournament which saw 20 teams compete for first, second and third place at Chilwell Manor Golf Club. Teams came … [Read more...]
History on board at Attenborough station
Thursday 29th August saw the opening of the latest development on the Attenborough station in Beeston to be delivered by the volunteer adopters, the Attenborough Elderflowers the Attenborough Story, yesterday and today. In less than two years the volunteers, with help of funding and … [Read more...]
Beeston Library presents The Big Draw 2019
Drawn to Life Family Arts Workshop at Beeston Library. Aiming to get everyone to flex their creativity by drawing. The Big Draw invites us all to explore drawing in all its forms, and this year we invite you to drop in and draw with Jim Bond’s interactive kinetic drawing machines on 31st October at … [Read more...]
Notts County teens raise funds for elderly residents
Twenty students from the club’s Football in the Community charity were carrying out their National Citizen Service (NCS) at Longmoor Lodge Care Home, in Sandiacre. As part of the programme, they organised a live concert at Long Eaton Rugby Club, held a bric-a-brac car boot sale and ran a quiz. They … [Read more...]
Feature interview with Millie Rajecki
By Carys Jones Millie Rajecki and I went to school together for five years and while I knew about her tennis in that I knew to call out “she’s at a tennis tournament” to teachers when she didn’t answer her name on the register, I never really took the time to listen to her talk about it for very … [Read more...]
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