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New Nursery and Foundation Unit at Haddon Primary & Nursery School in Carlton is a hit with youngsters

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Haddon Primary & Nursery School children in Carlton are enjoying a new nursery, foundation and year 1 classroom following an £83,000 investment by The Flying High Partnership, the multi-academy Trust the school belongs to. This brings the total investment in building improvements at the school … [Read more...]

Local businesses raise over £8,000 for Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir

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Members of the East Midlands business community came together at the annual CAPs (construction and property) charity golf day at Springwater Golf Club in Calverton, raising £8,500 for Our Dementia Choir. 88 players from local businesses were in attendance, across 22 teams, who played the course as … [Read more...]

200 Degrees turns ten: Roasters celebrate a decade of serving great coffee

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200 Degrees Coffee gathered at its Nottingham Roast House last week, with colleagues and friends, to celebrate ten years in business. The coffee roaster has been on quite a journey since the company began in 2012, having opened 17 coffee shops – with its latest in Derby opening next month – six … [Read more...]

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY ON THE ROAD TO BETTER HEALTH AFTER HOUSEBUILDER’S GENEROUS DONATION

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Leading housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has donated £1,000 to Nottinghamshire transport charity, CT4N Charitable Trust, which aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation amongst Nottingham locals. The funds donated have helped to pay for a recent trip organised by the charity, … [Read more...]

Girl who inspired Disney to create a princess with glasses, sets her sights on challenging “nerd face” emoji

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Lowri Moore, a local schoolgirl who got Disney to create a heroine with glasses in their hit Encanto, has set her sights on challenging the popular “nerd face” emoji, which she says perpetuates stigma against glasses wearing. In 2019, aged just 9, Lowri Moore, from Chilwell, wrote a letter to … [Read more...]

NHS calls for more Steward Volunteers to boost community’s immunity in Nottingham  

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The NHS and NHS Volunteer Responders are calling for more people in Nottingham to volunteer to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme, to protect the health of their community and those most at risk.  Nottingham needs 100 more Steward Volunteers to step forward to support at local vaccination … [Read more...]

Notts County Football Club joins NSPCC’s call for parents to play their part in keeping children safe in sport

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New poll finds one in eight parents surveyed in the East Midlands are not confident they could spot the signs if their child was suffering abuse at a sports club. Notts County Football Club and The Football Association (FA) are backing the NSPCC’s ‘Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week’ campaign … [Read more...]