With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d share some ideas about how to reduce waste and be environmentally friendly over the festive season. The first thing that comes to mind is presents. Did you know plastic is made from fossil fuels? Try to avoid any plastic presents if you … [Read more...]
Stapleford Christmas Lights switch on
The lead up to Christmas in Stapleford officially begins on Saturday 23rd November with Stapleford Christmas Lights Switch On. Taking place from 4.30pm-6.30pm, you can expect to be delighted with festivities in Walter Parker VC Memorial Square, Victoria Street and within Victoria Street car … [Read more...]
Alderman Pounder Infant & Nursery School recognise Remembrance with spectacular poppy display
Children at Alderman Pounder Infant & Nursery School in Chilwell have been preparing for their annual Remembrance service with yet another spectacular display of over 500 poppies dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This year the school have used … [Read more...]
Beeston residential scheme gets green light
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...]