Betty Horton (Nee) Bennett born 18th March 1920, is the eldest resident at Beeston Lodge Care Home at 100 years old. Born in Nottingham to Barbara and James Bennett, Betty (after her favourite film star Betty Davies) is one of two surviving siblings of Barbara and James Bennett and is one of 4 … [Read more...]
Bridge named after Boots chemist who helped discover ibuprofen
A pedestrian and cycle bridge on to the Boots site and Nottingham Enterprise Zone is to be officially named after one of its former employees who revolutionised global medicine. The Dr Stewart Adams Bridge will be unveiled in honour of the Nottingham scientist whose pioneering work in the 1960s … [Read more...]
Hemlockstone Lions Club Update
Thanks to the local community Notts Derbys Hemlockstone Lions have recently collected and dispatched another 1650 pairs of spectacles. They are collected as part of the Lions Clubs International British Isles Spectacle Recycling Initiative, launched originally by the Lions Club of Chichester in … [Read more...]
BEAT invite you to an exciting talk
BEAT Public Talk Saturday 28th March 2pm - 4:30pm Admission FREE We have exciting news for you! Alan Simpson, the Shadow Chancellor’s Advisor on Sustainable Economics, has very kindly agreed to lead a talk in Beeston on how communities can tackle the climate crisis. There will also be speakers … [Read more...]
Happy 5th Birthday AquaStars
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to local Synchronised Swimming Club, Bramcote AquaStars. The AquaStars are an extension of the successful and long standing, Bramcote Swimming Club. The AquaStars are thrilled to be celebrating 5 years since the first set of swimmers donned their nose clips and … [Read more...]
Beeston Children Plant 700 Trees
700 trees were planted at Hetley Pearson Recreation Ground. Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor Michael Brown joined children from Trent Vale Infants School to plant a mixture of native trees, including cherry, hazel holly and hawthorn, with another group of children from Beeston Rylands … [Read more...]
Attenborough Nature Reserve lifeline appeal surpasses ambitious target
Appeal to safeguard namesake nature reserve backed by Sir David Attenborough surpasses ambitious £1million target in just 10 weeks. Thanks to a major grant from Biffa Award and thousands of individual donations, £1,133,000 has now been raised, a figure that continues to rise daily. … [Read more...]
100 Events in Broxtowe in 2020
Over 100 community events will take place in Broxtowe this year to help bring the local community together. Residents will be able to find out more about the events in a special leaflet being delivered to homes and businesses over the next few weeks. “We’re very pleased to announce … [Read more...]
Broxtowe towns are happy to talk
Beeston and Eastwood are the latest towns to join an international movement to install ‘happy to talk’ benches to encourage local people to talk to each other and help tackle loneliness and other mental health conditions. The benches, near Beeston Library on Foster Avenue and Eastwood Library on … [Read more...]
Community stands together for Holocaust Memorial
The Broxtowe Community 'stood together’ at a short ceremony to mark the Holocaust Memorial annual event on Monday 27th January which took place in the Walled Garden at Bramcote Hills Park at 11.00am. Stand Together was the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020. This year also marked the … [Read more...]
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