Plans for 28 student flats in the Nottingham suburb of Beeston have been given the go-ahead The scheme, which is made up of 10 student apartments and three 6-bedroom apartments, will be built on 1 Queens Road, near the main campus of the University of Nottingham. Architect DL Design Studio says … [Read more...]
Elite table tennis player receives support from SportsAid
Teenage table tennis player Connor Green was awarded a £500 cheque at a charity lunch last Friday (11 October) which was held in aid of SportsAid to help raise money to support the next generation of British sports stars. The 13-year-old, of Toton, started playing table tennis at the age of six … [Read more...]
My Fabric Place celebrates 50th Anniversary
My Fabric Place was born in 1969 when fabric entrepreneur Hisham Abukalum successfully started selling and exporting premium wool and tweed fabrics to the Middle East, from where he originates. Initially trading from small premises in Nottingham, business was lucrative. However, exportation became … [Read more...]
Free trees For Broxtowe Residents
Five hundred free fruit trees are being made available for residents living in Broxtowe Borough as part of the Council’s Green Futures campaign. Residents can head to www.broxtowe.gov.uk/freetrees for more information and to apply for a tree by Friday 25th October, indicating whether they would … [Read more...]
Oxjam Beeston is coming home
It may be a little town just outside Nottingham but each year festival goers and bands return to Beeston from near and far to join the phenomenon which is the Oxjam Beeston Takeover. For 12 hours the town literally comes alive with great music and community spirit, whilst raising money for Oxfam … [Read more...]
Summer of Success for Rycroft Judo Club
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...]