Don’t miss these two fantastic events taking place on Saturday 27th November.Craft FairFrom 11am – 4pm there will be a special craft fair taking place at the Village Hall. You can expect a range of stalls including, cakes, soap, jewellery, picture frames, fabric crafts, glassware, candles, … [Read more...]
The One Hundred Quiz raises hundreds for charity
East Leake resident Julie, who volunteers for Rainbows Hospice, recently organised an East Leake village-wide quiz to raise money for the Rainbows charity.Assisted by local quizmaster Mike, 100 quiz sheets containing 100 questions were produced and placed in local East Leake village … [Read more...]
Vet completes English Channel swim raising over £13K for charity
Lorna Clarke, veterinary surgeon and owner of Pinfold Vets in East Leake, talks about her experience when she recently took part in a relay team swim of the English Channel.On the 12th September 2021 I swam the English Channel as part of a 5 person-relay team. We left dry land behind and set … [Read more...]
Chapel refurbishment provides first class venue for East Leake
The members of East Leake Baptist Church have completed a £136,000 refurbishment of their grade II listed chapel, part of which dates back to 1756. The renovation has created a large meeting space in the village that church members hope will be used by a wide variety of community groups.An open … [Read more...]
Join the East Leake village litter pick
Help to keep East Leake tidy by joining the village litter pick!Taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September, locals will be gathering together for a village litter pick to rid the streets of rubbish and harmful objects to wildlife.There will be two littler pick sessions each day, … [Read more...]
First Nottinghamshire Day welcomed by fantastic East Leake businesses
The first Nottinghamshire Day was held on August 25 where Rushcliffe Borough Council joined Nottinghamshire County Council and fellow partners in celebrating being proud of Nottinghamshire!The local economy is one of the key themes of Nottinghamshire Day, and the day was also used to promote … [Read more...]
A Clifton group’s fight against sand and gravel quarry plans
A group of Clifton Residents are fighting a proposal for a sand and gravel quarry to be developed on the edge of Clifton. Many locals are concerned about the environmental impact and loss of green land amongst other issues. Here, the S.A.V.E group (Save The Ancient Valley Environment) explain … [Read more...]
Fresh playgrounds for East Leake
East Leake has 2 fresh playgrounds ready for children to enjoy this summer. A new playground has now opened on Costock Road and the Gotham Road playground has received some much needed updates.New Castle PlaygroundEast Leake Parish Council’s newly re-equipped children’s play area opened on 28th … [Read more...]
Council to explore further action to reduce extinction threat to hedgehogs
Rushcliffe Borough Council has passed a motion to explore what action it can take to further reduce the threat of extinction of hedgehogs in the Borough.A Full Council meeting discussed the issue on July 1. It noted the alarming decline in the number of the animals nationally and considered … [Read more...]
Who wouldn’t want to work for me?!
Reesha Armstead is a local friendly and hardworking volunteer from East Leake. Below she talks about how vital support assistants are for individuals like herself who live with a disability.I live with my husband in Costock (near East Leake) and have two daughters. I’m someone who everyone seems … [Read more...]