Children from Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School were given special access to one of Nottingham’s NET trams to film a video that will be shown at the Flying High Trust Awards event at the Motorpoint Arena in July. Tramlink reserved a stationary Tram to be available at the Toton Lane stop … [Read more...]
Local Celebrations for Armed Forces Day
The Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor David Grindell, raised a specially commissioned Armed Forces Day Flag in The Square, Beeston on Monday 20 June at 11.00am to mark a week of events being held across the country. Colonel Gavin Hatcher OBE from 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer … [Read more...]
Church sets itself a unique challenge with 24-hour music-a-thon
A Beeston church will be filled with the sound of music for 24 hours during a spectacular summer fundraising event. The sponsored music-a-thon at Beeston Methodist Church on Chilwell Road starts at 10.30am on Saturday, August 20, and ends at the beginning of the morning service on Sunday, August … [Read more...]
Notts County Foundation adopt stretch of Nottingham & Beeston Canal
Local charity Notts County Foundation has announced the adoption of its local section of the Nottingham & Beeston Canal. The area, which measures approximately 40 metres in total, will see the award-winning charity implement new schemes to preserve and maintain the site throughout the remainder … [Read more...]
Social Eating Cafe is a hit!
On Wednesday 4th May, Hope Nottingham and Broxtowe Green Umbrella hosted their first “Social Eating Cafe.” The idea of a social eating cafe is to serve fresh, healthy, delicious food to the local community at a price they can afford. As we knew we wanted to serve delicious food, we contacted … [Read more...]
Another successful Broxtowe Green Festival!
Last September we held the first ‘Broxtowe Green Festival’ at Inham Nook bowling green and it was a huge success! Following on from that, we decided to host another one at Round Hill Primary School on Saturday 23rd April. We invited a lot of the same stallholders but also some new ones including … [Read more...]
Friends of Beeston Station planting for the Queen!
Members of Friends of Beeston Station (FOBS) recently spent a special afternoon planting red, white and blue plants in the flower baskets at Beeston Station. It is hoped the plants will be flowering in time for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend in early June. Trish Roberts-Thomson, the Chair of … [Read more...]
Beeston Methodist Church plans major modernisation project
Beeston Methodist Church is planning a £1.6m modernisation scheme to enable it to respond better to community needs in the 21st century. The distinctive 120-year building on Chilwell Road is already used by hundreds of people a week, who attend a wide range of church and community … [Read more...]
Heritage project to mark 50 years of Beeston mental health support centre
The experiences and memories of Nottinghamshire residents who have been supported by Middle Street Resource Centre (MSRC) are to be collected as part of a heritage project to mark 50 years of the Centre. MSRC in Beeston is a mental health-focussed community centre which offers a variety of support … [Read more...]
A whole month since a roller-coaster weekend at Beeston Film Festival
Can you believe it’s been a whole month since the Beeston Film Festival? A whole month since a roller-coaster weekend of films and songs and popcorn and mayhem at Beeston’s own Arc Cinema. It’s always Beeston Film Festival's aim to deliver the best that the world of international short film has to … [Read more...]
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