Sarah Cox, Lead Co-ordinator at Clifton based charity Good Companions, gives an update of what they got up to on the lead up to Christmas: Happy New Year 2021! In the December edition of Clifton News we showed a few preview snippets of plans for our Christmas ‘party in a bag’ which Good … [Read more...]
New specialist dementia service launched for families
Dementia specialist Admiral Nurse, Rachael Lowe, will be leading a clinics-based service for families in the local area affected by the condition. The service is a partnership between national charity Dementia UK and nine GP practices across Clifton, The Meadows and Wollaton, with £100,000 provided … [Read more...]
Clifton man talks about cleaning up the community
John Shelton of Clifton began litter picking earlier this year as a way to help keep the local streets clean. He also often gets together with other local litter pickers or members of Alma Davies’ Clean Champions to do a sweep of certain areas. Here John talks about his experience and why he thinks … [Read more...]
Clifton Councillors organise festive character walkabout
On December 5, Clifton Councillors together with some volunteers dressed up as inflatable festive characters to spread Christmas cheer to local families. Each year in Clifton, Silverdale and Wilford Local Award Councillors fund Christmas events across the area. Due to Covid-19, all close … [Read more...]
Plans approved for new apartments in Clifton
Plans for 36 new council apartments in Clifton have been given the go ahead. Nottingham City Homes (NCH) submitted a planning application to build the apartments on the site of the former Southchurch garages, off Hamilton Court. The flats, once built will be called Southchurch Gardens … [Read more...]
Good Companions: Spreading festive joy slightly differently
Good Companions in Clifton are a local charity that supports isolated, vulnerable and lonely older people in the Clifton, Wilford and Sliverdale areas of Nottingham through the provision of weekly friendship groups plus a home-visiting scheme. Below they talk about their plans for an unconventional … [Read more...]
Braving the chop for children’s cancer charity
A jeweller from Clifton has donated 16 inches of her hair to a charity that makes wigs for children living with cancer. The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. … [Read more...]
Local business donates mud kitchen to local school
Clifton school receives generous donation that encourages kids to have fun outdoors.A member of staff from Nethergate SENS School in Clifton shared a post on social media asking for donations of outdoor toys and play equipment. Local project ‘imakestuff’ run by Gavin Dawes responded by kindly … [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...]
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire moves into Tier 3 high restrictions for Covid-19
All nine councils have now agreed that Nottingham and Nottinghamshire should move together into Tier 3 restrictions for the city and the county following discussions between Government and Council Leaders.The ‘Very High’ alert measures come into force at one minute past midnight on Friday 30 October … [Read more...]
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