To all of those who turn up every year and support our annual Village Get Together event and hopefully have a cracking time meeting and greeting your colleagues, friends, family etc. and have a good time doing this, I am sure that you know what is coming now? The Calverton Village Get Together … [Read more...]
Councillors help to clear thick mud after Burton Joyce floods
Two councillors mucked in to help dig elderly residents in Burton Joyce out of their homes after they became blocked in by thick mud on February 18. The residents of Nottingham Road were left trapped by the sludge which had formed outside their properties following the recent heavy rainfall … [Read more...]
Ramsdale Park Wins Big at National Group Awards
Ramsdale Park Golf Centre, a Burhill Golf and Leisure Limited (BGL) venue in Calverton, collected a bevy of awards at the group’s annual awards night. Attendees from all 10 BGL Golf venues, as well as the company’s leisure subsidiary, Adventure Leisure Ltd, were present for the celebratory … [Read more...]
Celebrating West Bridgford community heroes
In just 72 hours, the Sewa Day Charity together with members of the West Bridgford Community Helpers Facebook group, generated both a van and car worth of donations for the respite rooms at QMC and City Hospital. Donations included brand new chairs, cushions, stationery, bicycles and more. … [Read more...]
Runner supporting Clifton Research Centre in memory of pub landlord
Many local people will remember the enigmatic Victoria pub landlord Neil Kelso – who passed away recently following his battle with cancer. The Vic in Beeston is a long term and generous sponsor or the John van Geest cancer research facility, based at Nottingham Trent University - NTU Clifton … [Read more...]
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School is rated GOOD by Ofsted
We are the Dovecote Nursery in Clifton, a teacher-led nursery supported by well-qualified, nurturing staff who fully understand the developmental needs of the children in their care. The wellbeing of the children is at the centre of everything we do. Having happy children and building … [Read more...]
Is Clifton Hall haunted?
A reputation of Clifton Hall as haunted by ghosts stretches back to at least the time when it was used as a school. Anwar Rashid, a businessman with a £25 million fortune and a portfolio of 26 properties, bought Clifton Hall in January 2007. The 52-room Hall cost £3.6M and included 17 bedrooms, … [Read more...]
Childhood dream to climb Everest dashed during Coronavirus pandemic
A local man’s childhood dream to climb Mount Everest to raise money for his local hospice now looks very uncertain due to the Coronavirus pandemic. David Winsbury, 24, from Long Eaton, signed up to the epic challenge last year, aiming to raise over £5,000 for local charity Treetops Hospice Care. … [Read more...]
Local writer releases eBook of self discovery
Local writer Leigh Spencer has published an autobiographical eBook on her personal journey following the end of a 27-year marriage. Do You Mind if I Buy Myself Some New Underwear is an eBook of self-discovery for Leigh, as she explores and recalls her life with her late husband. Leigh was … [Read more...]
NG11 Clean Champions: Keep Britain Tidy
This month the NG11 Clean Champions are talking about Keep Britain Tidy (KBT). It all started in 1954 when The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) passed a resolution to “Keep Britain Tidy” and the rest, as they say, is history. In 1960 Keep Britain Tidy was registered as a … [Read more...]
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