Interview by Carys Jones I sat down with 15-year-old William Mee from Beeston, who was appointed Broxtowe youth mayor in November. Me: You had your first official engagement recently, is that right? William: Yeah the remembrance parade, it was good. Me: What kind of stuff did you have to … [Read more...]
Staff and residents at MHA Queenswood care home celebrate their good CQC report
Staff and residents at a Beeston care home are celebrating after the home was judged to be good by independent inspectors. The Care Quality Commission has now rated all aspects of care at MHA Queenswood at Cliffgrove Avenue in Beeston as good following its last inspection which said the home … [Read more...]
Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School use ‘reverse’ advent calendar to help Hope House charity
Children of Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School have been using a ‘reverse’ advent calendar to collect items to help their local charity, Hope House in Beeston. Hope Nottingham are a Christian charity who support food banks and provide support for people in crisis, as well as providing a … [Read more...]
Broxtowe bestows highest honours on community hero
A Beeston man was honoured at a special ceremony at Beeston Town Hall to install him as Honorary Freemen of the Borough of Broxtowe. Broxtowe Borough Council admitted Neville Bostock, who has supported countless organisations in south Broxtowe over the last 40 … [Read more...]
Foxwood Academy pupils help plant trees and bulbs
Pupils from Foxwood Academy got stuck into a tree planting event, digging the holes for the trees, positioning the trees into place and planting daffodil bulbs. It was all part of Broxtowe Borough Council’s involvement with National Tree Week and the borough’s Clean & Green … [Read more...]
Chilwell Olympia wins top sport and leisure award
Chilwell Olympia have won the 'Most improved Performer in Sport and Leisure' at the 2018 Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards in Blackpool. These awards recognise excellence in local government front-line services across the UK. The national awards are … [Read more...]
Volunteers transform Bramcote Ridge into new wildlife haven
Volunteers in Bramcote joined Broxtowe Borough Council’s Community Clean Team as they transformed Bramcote Ridge into a new wildlife haven following a wildfire in the summer. Volunteers from the Friends of Bramcote Ridge and the Practical Conservation Volunteers joined mayor Derek … [Read more...]
Toton supports council’s Clean and Green campaign
Toton showed its support for Broxtowe Borough Council’s Clean and Green campaign as members of the local community turned out in force for a litter-pick and work to improve Toton Fields Local Nature Reserve. Community volunteers join the mayor and mayoress at a community litter-pick and … [Read more...]
J Tomlinson partners with Royal British Legion on dementia care refurbishment project
Beeston-based J Tomlinson have been appointed to deliver a £2.3m extension and refurbishment project to a Warwickshire-based care home, owned and run by the Royal British Legion. Galanos House is one of six care homes owned by the legion, exclusively providing short and long-term care to serving … [Read more...]
Land agreement paves the way for new secondary school in Bramcote
County councillors have agreed to enter into a partnership with the White Hills Park Federation Trust, which will see the construction of a new secondary school in Bramcote. Nottinghamshire County Council's policy committee gave the go-ahead to the proposals for a new school at its … [Read more...]
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