A parish council are calling on volunteers to help them with the upkeep of a Reed Pond Nature Reserve, which they are hoping to save from developers in Lambley. The Reed Pond Nature Reserve is currently run by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, who had intended to sell it off due to ‘lack of funds … [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...]
Howzat! Cricket club in Calverton bowled over by donation to revamp pavilion
Cricket club bosses in Calverton say they have been bowled over by a donation towards revamping its pavilion from a Nottingham housebuilder. Calverton Cricket Club has been backed with £1,000 from Persimmon Homes Nottingham. The club is seeing junior memberships grow year-on-year and requires an … [Read more...]
Old tree spared the axe
We reported back in August that an old tree was set to be removed when work begins on a new road crossing in Calverton next year, this could now be spared the axe. Residents had voiced concerns about the tree being removed if plans to build a crossing on Main Street near the village square were … [Read more...]
ATM stolen from Nottinghamshire supermarket in raid
A cash machine has been stolen from a supermarket in Nottinghamshire after a vehicle was used to smash through a wall. The Co-op branch on Main Street in Lowdham suffered significant damage in the raid, with bricks strewn across the pavement and the main window broken. Residents reported hearing … [Read more...]
A Calverton chutney producer is celebrating after earning the highest accolade at this year’s Great Taste awards
Matthew’s Preserves is among the Great Taste winners of 2019 and one of its products been awarded a three-star Great Taste award, the highest prize on offer. The local producer’s Spicy Pineapple Chutney was judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, as … [Read more...]
Live at Gunthorpe Village Hall ‘Sunjay in Concert’
8.00pm Saturday 12th October 2019. (Doors open at 7.15pm) Sunjay is an extremely talented blues-folk guitarist and singer/ songwriter reminiscent of Ralph McTell, John Martyn and early Tim Buckley. Well known on the UK folk scene, Sunjay is an artist with an exquisite vocal style combined with a … [Read more...]
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