Beeston Archives

Beeston Memory Café

08/02/2023 by Digital Media

Beeston Memory Café offers support to people with dementia and their carers and meets weekly at The Middle Street Resource Centre from 2-4pm. We started the New Year in January 2022, determined to resume ‘as normal’ after the disruption of the pandemic. This had meant no meetings at The Middle … [Read more...]

Three defibrillators presented to local organisations

06/02/2023 by Digital Media

The Chilwell Community Association who manage the Chilwell Community Centre and Library on Inham Road, on behalf of Broxtowe Borough Council who own the building, have recently been able to purchase three portable defibrillators and presented them to local organisations. The Chilwell Community … [Read more...]

Dining out at Bistrot Pierre

24/01/2023 by Digital Media

Award-winning Bistrot Pierre, independent French restaurant (est. 1994) has developed and installed another menu, which adds to their already extremely popular other menu options, that include Prix Fixe and Soirée Gastronomique. The Menu Soirée offers 3 courses and also includes a complimentary … [Read more...]

Follow-up Community Climate Forum: Thursday 26th Jan 6:30pm

14/01/2023 by Digital Media

Happy New Year! We hope you’ve all managed to have an enjoyable time over the Christmas period. Following on from the success of the first Community Climate Forum, we are holding a follow up event on Thursday 26th January from 6:30pm until 8:30pm at Round Hill Primary School. The first forum was … [Read more...]

Tree Planting at Chetwynd Road Recreation Ground

28/12/2022 by Digital Media

The Mayor was joined by schoolchildren from the eco-club at Chetwynd Spencer Academy on the 25th November, to plant 15 native standard trees and 3,000 native bulbs and hedge plants. The planting event was part of "The Queens Green canopy" initative, in honour of the Platinum Jubilee of the late … [Read more...]

Children at Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School delighted as fellow pupil wins a Christmas Card competition

22/12/2022 by Digital Media

It’s snow joke-Louise is the tops with her snowman design! Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School children entered a competition to design a Christmas card for the Silverwood Care Home on Imperial Road, Beeston, and were delighted when their fellow pupil won the competition! Louise Zhu, age … [Read more...]

Christmas 1914

10/12/2022 by Digital Media

At the end of September 1914, the Beeston Gazette & Echo was warning children that there would not be any imported toys for Christmas. (Tin plate toys were imported from Germany.) So, once they had ‘kicked the Kaiser’s Ass’ at the Wakes on Markham’s Field (Roundhill) and perhaps, as also … [Read more...]

Lakeside Arts welcomes The Singing Mermaid on stage

07/12/2022 by Digital Media

With Christmas only a few weeks away, Beeston residents can look forward to a delightful family show at Lakeside Arts, The Singing Mermaid from Friday 9 to Saturday 31 December. The much-loved tale is brought to Nottingham by Watershed Productions, which has toured nationally with Horrid Henry – … [Read more...]

Dining out at Bistro 66

05/12/2022 by Digital Media

Bistro 66 (formerly the Circle Eatery) has new ownership and management. Now, with new leadership, several changes have taken place. The ambience, decor and menus have been altered, to include (as well as the very popular breakfast variations and afternoon dining) most impressive evening dining … [Read more...]

Taking on the highest challenge for Alzheimer’s Society

03/12/2022 by Digital Media

A Nottinghamshire builder is scaling mountains in memory of his sister, by climbing to Mount Everest base camp to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. John Knight, who works as commercial manager at Peter James Homes, is taking on the climb in March - a staggering 17,600ft (5,364m) altitude – to … [Read more...]