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 technology Located 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...]
School trim trail is on track following donation
Burton Joyce Primary School has received a £1,000 donation towards an exciting new trim trail for pupils. The Primary School was awarded the funds through the Persimmon Homes Community Champions scheme, which supports up to 64 good causes every month. Trim Trails are made up of obstacles, which … [Read more...]
‘Fin’tastic graffiti appears on an abandoned boat
A boat which has been stuck on the bank of the River Trent between Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph for weeks has been targeted by a graffiti artist. Perhaps this is the work by someone inspired by Banksy whose graffiti of a ‘Hoola Hooping Girl’ appeared on the side of a beauty salon in Lenton … [Read more...]
Wool Fairies organise Easter Egg hunt to raise money for local park
A group of creative knitters in Burton Joyce have organised an Egg-citing event, ‘The Big Woolly Easter Hunt’ which will take place across the village in order to raise money for Burton Joyce Park. The hunt will take place on 4th April, Easter Sunday. The local wool fairies have been very busy … [Read more...]
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