People across Nottinghamshire helped the NSPCC to fundraise and highlight child protection with a series of collections and events in the region. This year's Childhood Day took place on Friday, June 10, with fundraising events taking place in the days leading up to and after the flagship charity … [Read more...]
Nottinghamshire hospices sign up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
Two Nottinghamshire charities are now accepting the first multi-retailer gift card that can be used exclusively in charity shops. Treetops Hospice provides respite and end of life care for adults in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire Hospice needs to raise nearly £3million to meet … [Read more...]
Nottingham Castle launches search for train driver
Nottingham Castle has launched its search to fulfil two unique seasonal positions as the maiden voyage of its Land Train approaches this summer. The historic city attraction is searching for two new team members to share the role of driver and conductor on the eco-friendly land train that will take … [Read more...]
trentbarton plants trees to mark Clean Air Day
Bus operator trentbarton has funded the planting of 330 trees – one for each of its buses – in a new East Midlands woodland to mark today’s Clean Air Day 2022. And trentbarton will continue to work with local not-for-profit tree planting venture Co-Treetment to offset some of its fleet emissions as … [Read more...]
Resident at care home has trip down memory lane
A resident at a Nottinghamshire based care home was given a “pleasant surprise” when she was given the chance to relive her younger days and go for a ride in a sidecar. Betty Collins, 96, who lives at MHA The Herons in Toton would often find herself in the sidecar of husband’s motorbike during her … [Read more...]
Notts County Foundation adopt stretch of Nottingham & Beeston Canal
Local charity Notts County Foundation has announced the adoption of its local section of the Nottingham & Beeston Canal. The area, which measures approximately 40 metres in total, will see the award-winning charity implement new schemes to preserve and maintain the site throughout the remainder … [Read more...]
Research into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on loneliness and mental health
The questionnaire relates to your perceptions and opinions on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on your mental health. This research is being undertaken by Diversity Watch Limited. The questionnaire relates to your perceptions and opinions on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on your mental … [Read more...]
Newsreader swaps mic for ‘Move it or Lose it’
Former BBC Radio Nottingham newsreader & presenter Pip Watts has hung up her headphones after 25 years in broadcasting, and is now teaching “Move it or Lose it“ fitness classes for the over 60s in Notts, including East Leake. But she’ll still be playing some great music from down the decades! … [Read more...]
Notts mental health charity campaigning to replace destroyed After Life bench
Local men’s mental health charity blOKes has set up a JustGiving page to replace the damaged After Life bench in the Arboretum. The bench, which was destroyed by vandals on Sunday 22 May, was one of 25 that were donated to cities around the UK by Netflix. Similar to the one featured in the After … [Read more...]
‘One more tri’ for Team SAM in the Outlaw Triathlon
Hospice supporter, triathlete and patient Sam Perkins crossed the finish line with his team at the Outlaw Triathlon on May 15 despite experiencing the debilitating effects of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Before his diagnosis in 2019, aged just 37 – Sam competed in 40 triathlons including two … [Read more...]
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