Year five children from St Peter’s Junior School in Ruddington have been having some fun and get muddy, planting a range of bee-friendly plants as part of the school’s first Bee Week. As well as planting bee-friendly flowers around the school grounds, bought with a donation from Barratt and David … [Read more...]
Ruddington Schools trial Walking Bus initiative to combat air pollution
Two Ruddington schools trialled a Walking Bus initiative as part of National Clean Air Day today to help reduce air pollution in the village as well as encouraging local children to exercise more. Rushcliffe Borough Council are working with NHS Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group and local … [Read more...]
Mums tackling poor mental health
Shockingly , one in eight children between the ages of 5 and 19 now have a mental health disorder according to the latest government report. Aware of the current crisis and wanting to do take positive action, Nottingham mums Jackie Wilson from Arnold and Claire Clements from Bingham have teamed … [Read more...]
CT4N Save Rushcliffe Shopping Buses
Local bus operator CT4N, part of Nottingham Community Transport, has again stepped in to save vitally important bus services that were due to be axed. These popular shopping buses linking towns and villages in Rushcliffe with Gamston Morrisons were due to end on 24th June, but now CT4N have … [Read more...]
Bingham opticians launches contact lens recycling
An opticians in Bingham has launched a contact lens recycling scheme in a bid to help reduce unnecessary waste sent to landfill and supporting a charity at the same time. A zero waste box from recycling company TerraCycle, which specialises in typically hard to recycle waste, can now be … [Read more...]
Textiles Tales secures National Lottery support
Today, the Textile Tales Project led by Nottingham Trent University has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £70k for an exciting heritage project across the East Midlands. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project engages communities in the East Midlands - … [Read more...]
New safety boat for scouts’ activity centre
Local scout leader Jock Shaw is pictured presenting the keys to Steve Day for a new safety boat and engine. The water activity centre at Hoveringham has been developed by Steve and his team of volunteers, and offers the experience of sailing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and more to the … [Read more...]
Grizzled Skipper Project – Working together to meet common goals
By Gordon Dyne Butterfly Conservation East Midlands BCEM has been working in close partnership with Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (GCR(N) and Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group (Notts BAG) to improve the line-side habitat for a nationally important species of butterfly, the grizzled … [Read more...]
New Super Kitchen launched in Cotgrave to combat social isolation and food waste
A new Super Kitchenhas been launched in Cotgrave to help tackle food waste and reduce social isolation in its communities. Rushcliffe Borough Council and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing are working with volunteers to source and create delicious meals for local residents at the kitchen using … [Read more...]
Ruddington families have fun at Family Monsters Picnic
Hundreds of children and parents turned out for a day of sunshine and fun in Ruddington in celebration of the charity Family Action’s 150th anniversary. The charity runs Rushcliffe Children’s Centres on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council and hosted its anniversary celebrations in style at … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 63
- Next Page »