In November, Broxtowe Women’s Project (BWP) encouraged people and organisations to take part and make their own ‘Kindness Trees’ to create a forest. Broxtowe Borough Council awarded a £24,935 UKSPF grant to BWP to deliver ‘Power of Words’ a creative outreach and social engagement project that … [Read more...]
Local Author Launches Children’s Time Travel Adventure
I vividly remember my great aunts' sitting room in Beeston which was a perfect 1930's time capsule and the atmosphere, the sheer weight of the past, left a lasting impression on my young mind, resurfacing as I tried to imagine history not just as dates but real experiences. I’d always made up … [Read more...]
Beeston Church to start £2m redevelopment project
Beeston Methodist Church (BMC) has announced that Derwent Valley Construction, a family building firm based in Belper, will undertake a major redevelopment to its sanctuary. Work on the £2m project will start in February and is expected to take a year to complete. The church on Chilwell Road has … [Read more...]
The Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades of Beeston present The Wizard of Oz
The Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades of Beeston perform their 74th Annual Pantomime ‘The Wizard of Oz’ by Alex Jackson. This is the first time ever the Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades will be ‘going over the rainbow’. This pantomime is brand new to us and has never been performed before by the Brigades. The … [Read more...]
The Sinfonia Chorale – Come and sing / play workshop 2025
Bookings are now open for the Sinfonia Chorale Come and Sing / Play workshop on Saturday 18 January at Bramcote Parish Church. Sinfonia Chorale is a Nottingham-based choir and their Come and Sing workshop is an annual event which attracts singers from all over the East Midlands and beyond. This … [Read more...]
School children join the action to look after their local environment
Children from Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School have been supporting community efforts during Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week, in partnership with the local council and Nottinghamshire police. The annual week of action seeks to raise awareness about what constitutes antisocial … [Read more...]
Oxjam Beeston music festival raises over £30,000 for charities
The iconic Oxjam Beeston music festival has raised a record-breaking £32,019 for Oxfam and local charities. Marking its fourteenth year in style, the annual festival - which is organised entirely by the local community - saw 128 artists come together across 17 venues to take over the town for 12 … [Read more...]
Man completes half marathon to raise vital funds
Dave Wilson aged twenty-eight from Beeston took on the Robin Hood Half Marathon to raise vital funds to support the lifesaving missions of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA). The Robin Hood Half Marathon … [Read more...]
‘Remembrance’ at Beeston Station
Storyboards about the part played by railway staff in World War 1 have been put up again on Platform 1 at Beeston Station. Friends of Beeston Station (FOBS) have collaborated with East Midlands Railway’s ‘Routes of Remembrance’ project to mark Armistice Day. This year three new boards tell the … [Read more...]
Local bin men star in Broxtowe awareness campaign
Three much-loved local refuse collectors are the stars of a new campaign to increase recycling in Broxtowe. Recycling rates in the Broxtowe Borough Council area are currently at 36% and with the Council’s commitment of reaching the national recycling rate target of 50% by 2027, its new drive, … [Read more...]
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