The William Lee Memorial Village Hall in Calverton is available to hire for parties, meetings and gatherings with seating for 200 in rows, 120 if seated at tables and 250 non seating.There is a stage at the far end of the hall which is used for local amateur dramatic productions, film nights and … [Read more...]
Woodborough Summer Fair returns to the village
Woodborough Community Association are delighted to announce the Woodborough Summer Fair (formerly The Street Market), will be held on 17th July at the sports field / village hall on Lingwood Lane.Did you know that the Woodborough Parish Council initially invited villagers to form a social … [Read more...]
Progress on Lowdham Signal Box – May 2021
Since we moved the signal box last October, we have done a lot of hard work on restoration. The most urgent work, given that it was wintertime, was to refurbish the windows (10 frames containing 76 glass panes). They needed stripping, preparing and painting. Many needed substantial bits of new wood … [Read more...]
Colourful planters provide much needed funds for local charity
During the past year, a local man from Burton Joyce has been busy creating colourful beer keg planters to raise money for charity.A Burton Joyce resident, who would like to remain anonymous under the alias of Dave Brents, has been busy recycling used beer kegs into planters to raise money for … [Read more...]
Calverton Village Farmers’ Market
Calverton Village Farmers’ Market was established in October 2019 when a collective of local small businesses came together every Saturday in the village pub car park, The Gleaners Inn, to sell their handmade or home-produced food products and crafts to local customers.Whatever the weather, … [Read more...]
Calverton music festival confirmed for July!
Nah Then Music Festival is to go ahead on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st July 2021 and will be taking place at Sherbooke Scout Camp in Calverton.The family friendly music festival last took place in 2019 but couldn’t go ahead last year due to the pandemic. Now it’s due to return this … [Read more...]
Local nurse finds peace in photography
Aušra Froggatt who now lives in Carlton, has found that photography has helped her during the difficult year working as a nurse amidst the coronavirus pandemic.Describing herself as an amateur photographer whose knowledge of the medium is very ‘limited’, she has captured some incredibly … [Read more...]
Nottinghamshire Golf Centre undergoes £400k revamp
Ramsdale Park Golf Centre undergoes major £400k driving range revamp with state-of-the-art technologyLocated in the Calverton area of Nottingham, Ramsdale Park Golf Centre has completed a major redevelopment of its driving range facility, becoming the first in the region to install pioneering … [Read more...]
10-year-old raises thousands for charity by sleeping under the stars
Joshua Partridge set himself the challenge of taking part in the Great Tommy Sleepout.Throughout the month of March, the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) ran the Great Tommy Sleepout, a campaign that asks for individuals to sleep outside for one night to raise funds for RBLI and raise … [Read more...]
Gedling leisure centres, gyms and pools to reopen 12th April
Gedling Borough Council will reopen all of its leisure centres, including gyms and swimming pools from Monday 12th April. Carlton Forum, Redhill, Calverton and Arnold Leisure Centres will reopen in line with the government’s roadmap out of lockdown after closing in January, as part of the national … [Read more...]