A care home resident in Calverton gets a delightful four-legged visitor.In January, one of the Residents at Springwater Lodge care home, in Calverton, expressed to Colleagues and fellow residents about how much she would love to see a dog.Janet Ledger has had dogs throughout her life and even … [Read more...]
Calverton Plough Play tradition moves online for 2021
Every January a group in Calverton performs an age-old play in local pubs to raise money for charity.The Calverton Plough Play, a time-honoured and much-revered tradition, is usually performed in pubs around the borough by the Calverton Real Ale and Plough Play Preservation … [Read more...]
End of an Era for Lendrum Court to make way for new development
After thirty-eight years there is a change of scene in Burton Joyce.The housing complex known as Lendrum Court has been demolished in preparation for a new development.The complex was built in 1972 by Basford District Council as warden-aided residential units for the elderly. There were … [Read more...]
Calverton School wishes a happy retirement for beloved teacher of almost 40 years
Happy Retirement Mrs Welby!Manor Park Infant & Nursery is a school on Flatts Lane in Calverton. Below the school honours and wishes a happy and healthy retirement to wonderful teacher, Mrs Welby:After 39 years of dedicated service to Manor Park Infant & Nursery school, Mrs Helen Welby … [Read more...]
Lambley host Snowman Trail to bring festive fun to the village
In December, the village of Lambley held a special day of festivities to spread joy to local families.On Saturday 12th December, Snowmen were placed in household gardens which were marked on a Snowman trail map.From 12pm families collected the maps by the Christmas tree next to the bus … [Read more...]
Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground Group
The Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground is a charity raising money for the improvement of Burton Joyce park for the benefit of park visitors of all ages.The Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground re-formed in August 2019 with the aim to raise money to improve the park facilities such as the … [Read more...]
New outdoor seating area completed at Gedling Country Park
Work has been completed on a new outdoor seating area at Gedling Country Park.The area will be available to all visitors to the park and the café, along with their pets, once the current tier restrictions are lifted.The area will accommodate up to 36 people. Due to the coronavirus … [Read more...]
Burton Joyce hooked on local festive knitting projects
In December a group of local friendly knitters were hard at work creating more yarn critters to decorate the village of Burton Joyce on the lead up to Christmas.Sally Fletcher-Titterton along with a ‘Wool Fairy’ friend and a young ‘Elf Helper’ have together knitted some incredible festive … [Read more...]
Historic railway signal box on the right track following successful relocation
Lowdham Railway Heritage, the charity set up to relocate and restore the now-redundant Lowdham Railway Station signal box, has successfully moved the structure to a new location, with help from East Midlands-based construction engineering consultancy Howard Ward Associates and railway contractors … [Read more...]
Nottingham goes from Tier 3 to National lockdown in less than a week
On Saturday 31st October, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced there will be a 2nd UK National Lockdown from Thursday 5th November.On Friday 30 October, Nottingham was moved into ‘Very High’ Tier 3 restrictions. These measures were taken due to the county’s dramatic rise in Coronavirus … [Read more...]