The Nottingham-based charity Framework is inviting the public to spend the night in a sleeping bag at Nottingham Racecourse on Saturday 7 October to help tackle the homelessness crisis. Framework’s Big Sleep Out aims to raise more than £50,000 and every penny will help get the increasing number … [Read more...]
Local woman takes to the sky for lymphoma charity
A woman from Beeston has raised over £700 by completing a skydive in support of Lymphoma Action. Emma Parker took to the sky with Skydive Langar near Nottingham on Monday 7 August, falling 14,000 feet to raise money for the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people affected by lymphoma, … [Read more...]
Would you like to help out with Hope Community Meals?
Hope Community Meals is run by a group of volunteers who cook and serve a meal for anyone and everyone, once a month, at Hope House Community Centre. We’re looking for more volunteers, so we thought we’d get one of our current helpers to explain what it’s like… “I’ve been volunteering for the … [Read more...]
AEM project receives funding from Wolfson Foundation
A grant of £30,700 has been awarded to Autism East Midlands to support the creation of a new training facility in Beeston. The funding from the Wolfson Foundation will support AEM’s plan to develop the new centre. The skill-share house and training facility will help autistic individuals become … [Read more...]
Beeston Civic Announce Additional Walk
An additional walk for National Heritage week has been announced to complement the one already publicised. Lead by Beeston Civic’s Jeanie Barton, Director of the Street Art Project, the new guided tour will explore the acclaimed town-centre artworks. Local folks, and those from further afield, … [Read more...]
Local school wins national award two years in a row!
Devan Pigeon, age 11, from Sunnyside Spencer Academy, has won the national award ‘Most Effort on Reading Plus (KS2)’ for his progress and positive change in attitude towards reading. The whole school also celebrated after being shortlisted for the ‘Reading Plus School of the Year (KS2)’ … [Read more...]
Beeston Methodist Church hits fundraising target
Beeston Methodist Church has taken a key step towards moving ahead with a major modernisation project by hitting its own £200,000 fundraising target. Mission Possible was launched by the church two years ago to show its commitment towards a proposed £1.6m redevelopment scheme aimed at updating its … [Read more...]
Care home takes residents to Italy from comfort of armchair
Residents at a Nottinghamshire home packed their suitcases and printed their boarding passes as they visited Italy for the day. MHA The Herons set up an armchair trip to Italy with one of the lounges being used as the ‘venue’. The trip included watching a short film on Rome, learning Italian … [Read more...]
Beeston Wildlife Group celebrates completed transformation
Residents at a Nottinghamshire home packed their suitcases and printed their boarding passes as they visited Italy for the day. MHA The Herons set up an armchair trip to Italy with one of the lounges being used as the ‘venue’. The trip included watching a short film on Rome, learning Italian … [Read more...]
Mayor unveils brand new community centre in Beeston
The keys for a brand new Community Centre in Beeston have been officially handed over by Barrett Homes North Midlands to Beeston Rylands Community Association (BRCA). The 3,200-square foot community centre, which was built by the housebuilder as part of its Beeston Quarter development, has been … [Read more...]
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