Friends of Beeston Station (FOBs) are over the moon as work has begun on building lifts at Beeston Station. This has come about through 7 years of FOBs quietly campaigning to make the Station accessible to all rail users, including those in wheelchairs as well as those less able to climb … [Read more...]
Seeking 40 men to unite in song for Prostate Cancer UK
Popular pop-up singing project Men United in Song is coming to Nottinghamshire in 2024 and its organisers are urging local men to sign up for something extraordinary in support of Prostate Cancer UK. Launching in March, the project will give 40-plus Nottinghamshire men with little or no singing … [Read more...]
Developer supports local football charity with mental health mission
Nottingham-based developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes has made a £1,500 donation to Sands United FC Nottingham, a local football team dedicated to supporting men who have experienced the loss of a baby. This substantial contribution is set to support the team's mission of promoting men's … [Read more...]
Dining out: The White Hart
Stanley, with the surrounding area, was historically agricultural. Coal, the making of bricks and quarry works followed, employing many of the district’s population. The White Hart, in Stanley Village, Derbyshire, was recommended to me and I found it to be a most excellent country pub, having … [Read more...]
Community defibrillator installed at Cotgrave C of E Primary School
A new community defibrillator has been installed on the outside wall of Cotgrave Church of England Primary School. The new unit, which can be accessed from Plumtree Road, was unveiled by Mrs Mel Cottee, a Senior Teaching Assistant who after 25 years of service is retiring from the school. Mr … [Read more...]
Clifton Charity Rainbow Run
The 1st Annual Clifton Charity Rainbow Run took place on Saturday 1st July 2023 at Clifton Playing Fields. The event was sponsored by NG11 cars, Clifton Cob Shop, NCT Buses and the National Grid and they were looking to raise funds for two charities: 1st Clifton Scouts Group and Dovecote … [Read more...]
Paddling pool will return to Victoria Embankment
Nottingham City Council has secured funding to bring back paddling at Victoria Embankment with help from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Future generations of Nottingham children are soon to benefit from a newly designed scheme that will be a modern interpretation of the traditional water play … [Read more...]
East Bridgford Tennis Club Celebrates Centenary
“A meeting was held by the kind permission of Mrs Duff at the Old Hall on Monday 29th May 1923 at 8 o’clock to consider forming a public tennis club” – this is the opening entry in the very first Minutes book, in beautiful copperplate writing, which records the beginning of East Bridgford Tennis … [Read more...]
Massive turn out for Coronation event in Calverton
On Sunday 7th May, Calverton Parish Council organised a mass picnic in William Lee Park to celebrate the Coronation. A last minute grant from a special National Lottery fund, helped the council afford to pay for everything, so it was all free for residents including bouncy castles, a giant … [Read more...]
Radcliffe Olympic score for the Manor House
On Sunday 26th March, the Radcliffe Olympic U13 Girls’ team visited Radcliffe Manor House wearing their away strip shirts sponsored by the Home. The team demonstrated a penalty shoot-out in the garden and despite the cold, there were 5 residents brave enough to come outside to watch. Other residents … [Read more...]