Year 6 pupil Sade Lewis from Sunnyside Spencer Academy celebrates being awarded Reading Plus Champion status, a national title that recognises and rewards pupils who have completed the entirety of the online reading development programme - DreamBox Reading Plus. Out of the 130,000 students … [Read more...]
Ofsted informs local school it could attain Outstanding grade!
There’s great excitement at Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery School as Ofsted inspectors say evidence gathered during their recent interim inspection (section 8) suggests the ‘Good’ school could be graded ‘Outstanding’ should a full inspection (section 5) take place now. Inspectors described … [Read more...]
Facilities upgrade will help push more boundaries
A project at a local cricket club is set to encourage more women and girls to take up the sport, backed by funding from two sources. Attenborough Cricket Club received around £25,000 to build an extension to its existing clubhouse. This included creating a new dedicated changing facility for women … [Read more...]
A fruitful partnership sees new community orchard planted
A fruitful partnership between Broxtowe Borough Council, Incredible Edible, Canopy 2050 and the 2nd Chilwell Scout Group will provide local people near Cator Lane Recreation Ground with a new community orchard. The Mayor of Broxtowe, Councillor Teresa Cullen was joined by partners to plant four … [Read more...]
New crime tackling CCTV coming to Beeston thanks to Safer Streets
Eleven upgraded state-of-the-art CCTV cameras are set to be installed thanks to the new funding. Beeston residents are set to benefit from the new crime-busting cameras, in addition to the installation of two new CCTV refuge point cameras. Broxtowe Borough Council will use the funding, secured … [Read more...]
Local care home resident, celebrates 104th birthday!
Bramwell Care Home in Bramcote celebrated resident, Kathleen Kerridge’s, 104th birthday last week with a special visit from long-distance family members. The staff and residents celebrated her birthday with decorations and a cake. She was also visited by various members of her family, including … [Read more...]
Local childcare provider acquires new nursery
A local business providing childcare for children aged two to five has acquired a nursery and hired two additional childcare specialists, with financial support from HSBC UK. Ducklings Nursery has used a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK to purchase Beeston Nursery, located on Station Road … [Read more...]
30 trees planted for 30 years of local business
A tree planting event took place at Hetley Pearson Recreation Ground in Beeston to celebrate Beeston Chiropractic Clinic as they marked a significant milestone. 30 trees were donated by the business, one for each year of practice. The funding was raised with the generosity of the local community … [Read more...]
Volunteers support local food bank whilst gaining work experience
A group of young volunteers have helped improve their local food bank whilst gaining valuable work experience as part of an initiative run by the Broxtowe Community Projects. The initiative received £14,000 from Broxtowe Borough Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Funding, after they made an application … [Read more...]
Adam Pickering comes to Beeston
We have exciting news! Adam Pickering - Founder of Hockley Hustle, Co-Director of Nottingham’s Green Hustle, and Environment Co-Editor and Partnerships Manager at the carbon neutral LeftLion Magazine, is coming to speak at Middle Street Resource Centre on Tuesday 27th February 18:30 - 20:30 and … [Read more...]
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