The Little Ted Foundation has been awarded £500 from Taylor Wimpey East Midlands, after being announced as the winner of the homebuilder’s Community Chest competition. Residents living in Bingham and the surrounding local area were invited to nominate local good causes. Once all of the entries … [Read more...]
Out and About: Woodborough Hall
Woodborough Hall is a Grade II* Listed Hall and is located in the charming, picturesque village of Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, approx. 7 miles north-east of Nottingham. It is documented that a fortress was constructed, around the 7th century AD, on the site where the property now stands. … [Read more...]
Environment Agency begins work on scheme for Lowdham
Work has begun on a new £26 million flood storage reservoir to better protect homes and businesses in Lowdham from the devastation of flooding. An official ground-breaking ceremony for the Lowdham Cocker Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme took place on 6 October attended by Environment Agency … [Read more...]
Construction starts on new £100k play area at Lambley Lane
Swings, slides and zip lines are just some of the new facilities coming to Lambley Lane Recreation Ground as part of a £100k refurbishment at the site. Construction of the new play area started on Wednesday 20 September and is expected to take around six weeks to complete. The existing play area … [Read more...]
Sports club awarded grant to help champion women’s cricket
Caythorpe Cricket Club has been awarded a cash grant as part of a national grassroots funding scheme from Greene King IPA, to help their mission to support the women’s game. The funding has come from Greene King IPA’s Proud to Pitch In scheme which supports grassroots and community sports clubs … [Read more...]
Heritage Open Days in Lowdham this September
Heritage Open Days are organised by The National Trust over 9 days from the 8th to 17th September 2023. It is an amazing opportunity to visit historic venues for free. Many places run special events during the nationwide festival. In Lowdham, we have two open day events, right on our doorstep. … [Read more...]
Care Home Encourages Reading in Local School
Rivendell View care home in Stoke Bardolph have partnered up with Rivendell Flying High Academy to initiate a rewards scheme for school children and encourage them to read more. The initiative, Rivendell Rewards, challenges the children to complete 200 reading sessions throughout the school year. … [Read more...]
Wildlife Area Footpaths Open
Calverton Parish Council are pleased to confirm that the Wildlife Area at William Lee Memorial Park has been re-opened and footpaths recently mown. Over 600 trees were planted by hundreds of residents and schools back in February but due to vandalism of the trees, had to remain closed until they … [Read more...]
Care Home Resident Tells Story of 40 Year Nursing Career
88-year-old Brenda Reed, who lives at Rivendell View care home in Stoke Bardolph, has been sharing her memories of working in the NHS for over 40 years in honour of the service’s 75th anniversary. Brenda began training to be a nurse with the NHS at the age of 17 in 1951 at Nottingham General … [Read more...]
Lace City Choir wins National Gold
In May 2023, Lace City Chorus won gold at the women’s barbershop championships earning us the title of the UK and Netherlands champions. The medal also means that they will represent the UK at the international contest in America next year. As well as coming first they also won the ‘most improved’ … [Read more...]
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