Local charity Treetops Hospice Care is offering to collect people’s Christmas trees in return for a donation towards its services in the community. The Christmas Treecycling scheme will run from Monday 6 to Friday 10 January 2020. For a recommended donation of £10 or more, Treetops volunteers … [Read more...]
Oxjam rocks Beeston,….. and Beeston rocks Oxjam!!!
Oxjam Beeston Music Festival - this entirely volunteer led community event just goes from strength to strength!! Takeover Day on Saturday 19th October saw people heading to the town in droves to celebrate the best of local music in a carnival atmosphere, bringing the streets of Beeston alive once … [Read more...]
Hemlockstone Lions Friendship Walk
As a result of the recent Friendship Walk held at The Attenborough Nature Reserve, the Club were able to donate £250 to The Memory Café Beeston. Hemlockstone Lions would like to thank all who supported them including - St. Mary’s Church for allowing them to use the church as their base, Gill and … [Read more...]
Electric Vans Making Broxtowe Greener
New electric vans are helping to make Broxtowe greener as part of Broxtowe Borough Council’s Green Futures campaign. Two diesel vans have been replaced with full electric vehicles, saving 1.6 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Head of Environment, Paul Summers said: “These vans will … [Read more...]
Local Doctor’s ‘bright idea’ wins National Award
A Nottinghamshire GP has won a national award from the Royal College of GPs for his ‘ground-breaking’ work in speeding up cancer diagnoses. Dr Ben Noble, who lives in Attenborough and is one of Cancer Research UK’s 16 GP Leads across the country, has been awarded the RCGP’s Bright Ideas award for … [Read more...]
Hello from BEAT! – Beeston Eco Action Team
With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d share some ideas about how to reduce waste and be environmentally friendly over the festive season. The first thing that comes to mind is presents. Did you know plastic is made from fossil fuels? Try to avoid any plastic presents if you … [Read more...]
The history of Lutterell Hall
On Monday 18th November, over 60 people attended a presentation from Toby Ebbs on the architecture and history of the Lutterell Hall in West Bridgford. Tony has produced a short YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bFv4nkBFCI which explains why it’s important to preserve this former … [Read more...]
News from Friends of the Hook Nature Reserve
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application for community funding through the co-op. If you are a member you can choose Friends of The Hook as your cause and we will benefit when you shop at the Co-op. Through this funding, we will be able to improve and enhance … [Read more...]
Rushcliffe School students take on the OCR World Championships
7 Teenagers from Rushcliffe School competed in the recent Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. They ran, climbed, jumped and swung their way round a ninja-style course in the Essex countryside, competing in both individual and team events. OCR = Obstacle Course Racing. It is the fastest … [Read more...]
Grifftonbury 2019
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