On Friday 23 July, Rushcliffe Borough Council, local groups and people celebrated 100 years of Bridgford Park in West Bridgford! The Friends of Bridgford Park, park sponsors Hollies Day Nursery, grounds maintenance team Streetwise and council representatives have met to commemorate the landmark … [Read more...]
council raises a flag in support of Armed Forces Week
Rushcliffe Borough Council has joined organisations across the country to raise a flag to commemorate Armed Forces Week. Councillors and local dignitaries gathered at Rushcliffe Arena on 19th June to watch the ceremonial flag raising. Mayor of Rushcliffe Cllr Debbie Mason was joined by fellow … [Read more...]
Success at the RNLI Spring Fair!
The Spring Fair is one of the West Bridgford RNLI’s key annual fundraising events, and this year marked another great success! Held on the 20th May at Lutterell Hall, the sale had something for everyone; a wide variety of books, pre-loved items, plants and jewellery for sale, as well as a … [Read more...]
Singing away with Lady Bay!
The Lady Bay Community Choir has had a very busy Spring this year having recently entertained audiences at the Ruddington Coronation Market, the Sing Away festival in Sutton Coldfield, the Arts Trail in Lady Bay and the Big Sing in Ruddington. Some performances have been shared with its sister … [Read more...]
Better bus connections to Holme Pierrepont Country Park
Holme Pierrepont County Park and the National Water Sports Centre will now be accessible by bus seven days a week over the summer thanks to a trial part funded by the county council. Nottingham City Transport’s number 11C service previously only served the country park on Sundays but the Monday to … [Read more...]
National Three Peaks Challenge for Cardiac Risk in the Young
Three friends from Notts have raised over £5,000 by taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge for charity. In February last year, friends Jordan Phillips, Luke Sills and Tom Ward were devastated by the loss of their friend Adam Dearnley. Aged just 26, Adam lost his life to SADS (Sudden … [Read more...]
Local History: Bridgford Hall Centenary
Saturday, 23 June 1923 “saw the completion of a scheme, the most important and beneficial ever undertaken by the West Bridgford Urban Council – the opening of the West Bridgford Hall as an administrative centre for the district, and of the extensive and beautiful grounds adjoining as a public park … [Read more...]
Weed control trials return to Lady Bay this spring
Last spring and summer, trials took place in the Lady Bay area to look at alternative ways of treating weeds. This was undertaken in response to the recommendation from the Highway Services Review to investigate alternative weed spraying treatments/regimes. There were four weed control zones, each … [Read more...]
Choirs Join Forces to Raise Money for Charity
Following a successful concert in St Luke's Church last month, which raised over £1,000 for West Bridgford Social Singers' chosen charities (Hear Together and St Paul's Memory Cafe) a further fund raising event took place on 13th May. Twelve runners and 17 cyclists, along with a group of walkers … [Read more...]
West Bridgford Schools create free community art exhibition
At the end of April, West Bridgford Infant and West Bridgford Junior Schools hosted an art exhibition at West Bridgford Methodist Church on Patrick Road. The 'Pattern in Our Community' exhibition was a photography-inspired exhibition of art, which followed on from a Joint Art Week between the two … [Read more...]
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