Following the resignation of Elly Jones last month, we now have a vacancy for a new Councillor. If you are interested in becoming a Councillor, please call the Parish Office on 0115 9314084 or write to the Parish Clerk [email protected] indicating what skills you can bring … [Read more...]
Annual fireworks display
The annual village fireworks display will be held at the Poplars Sports Ground on Friday 1st November. Food and a licenced bar will be available from 5:30pm, beacons will be lit at 6:45pm and the firework display will start at 7.30pm. We hope to see you at what is always a hugely popular event in … [Read more...]
Children’s Sensory Therapy workshop
Children who have experienced early life trauma can sometimes experience difficulties with their sensory processing. For example, they may present as hypervigilant to their environment (over responsive in visual and hearing sensation), and be defensive to nurturing touch, or touch that isn't on … [Read more...]
Contactless payments accepted on some trentbarton buses from Sunday
From Sunday 6th October, some bus passengers in Gedling borough will no longer have to hunt for the cash before making their journey as trentbarton confirm that contactless payment will now be accepted on all services. trentbarton is to roll out a tap-on tap-off contactless payment on all its … [Read more...]
Volunteers will be needed for nature reserve in Lambley
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...]