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Local athlete races to World Championship silver medal

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David Phillipson from Bingham is an athlete at the highest possible level and at the start of August represented his Great Britain at the ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Canada. After a first place finish in his heat, David lined up in lane 4 for his KL2 Men 200m Final.  It … [Read more...]

Bingham Twinning Association return from visit to Wallenfels

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Fifty members, including a number of families, from Bingham Twinning Association have just returned from a successful and enjoyable visit to our twin town Wallenfels in Bavaria.  We were very warmly welcomed and entertained. We were invited to take part in their Church Festival (Kirchweih) service … [Read more...]

High praise for creative competition winner at Toot Hill

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A student from a secondary school in Bingham has won a competition organised by The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation. Kymahni, a Year 7 pupil at Toot Hill School, which is part of the Nova Education Trust, was picked by Project Manager Charlotte King from The Stephen Lawrence Day … [Read more...]

Pair celebrate Jubilee by attending Party at the Palace

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A father and daughter from Bingham celebrated the Jubilee by attending the Platinum Party at the Palace in London on 4th June. Niamh O’Brien, who is a Cadet First Aider with the Cotgrave unit of St John Ambulance was awarded a ticket in return for her hard work providing first aid cover at local … [Read more...]

Toot Hill student to represent England at Commonwealth Championships

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A student from Toot Hill in Bingham has been selected to represent England at the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships. Louis Taiwo has just finished his A Levels at the school and is now busy preparing to take part in the prestigious competition in London in August. His dreams of becoming an … [Read more...]

Bingham Teaching Assistant wins national teaching award

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A Teaching Assistant from a school in Bingham has won a top accolade at the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2022. Erica Wallis has worked in her role for nearly three decades at Robert Miles Infant School, which is part of the Nova Education Trust. She was named Teaching Assistant of the Year … [Read more...]

Donation to Robert Miles Junior School goes down a tweet!

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Pupils at a primary school in Bingham are looking forward to observing and helping local birds, thanks to a donation from a local housing developer. Leading housebuilder Barratt Homes – which is building a range of properties at Romans’ Quarter in the town – has donated a set of bird feeders and … [Read more...]

Female Football continues to grow at Bingham Town

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At Bingham Town FC we have been working hard over the last few years to increase participation in our girls and women’s section.  Two FA backed schemes are helping us do this; FA Wildcats and a new offering for adult women called ‘Just Play’. Wildcats is a nationwide initiative from the Football … [Read more...]