A popular community centre in Chilwell has installed a life saving heart defibrillator as part of a Healthy Heart Campaign. The Chilwell Memorial Hall and Institute, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary next year, received the portable medical device courtesy of local haulage sector company … [Read more...]
Green light for £30m Bramcote housing development
A local developer will begin the construction of 169 new homes in Bramcote this spring following the approval of plans originally laid down over 10 years ago. In February, Broxtowe Borough Council’s planning committee gave its full approval to the £30m scheme to build a mix of homes on … [Read more...]
Spaces Available in Girlguiding Groups
Does your daughter want to learn new skills and have fun? Start your daughter’s journey today with Girlguiding Beeston & Chilwell, we have lots of fun and adventurous activities for girls and young women. The 4th Chilwell Brownies are looking for new members (aged 7-10 years)! At Brownies, … [Read more...]
Beeston’s Biggest Destination That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
With an atmosphere often compared to the best parts of bohemian London or something from your favourite European city, over the last 15 years The Garage, the former Bartons bus depot on the border of Chilwell and Beeston has undergone quite a surprising transformation. It's now gaining a reputation … [Read more...]
Pocket park opened opposite location with extraordinary history
A new park has opened opposite Ghost House Lane in Chilwell, providing 5,000 square metres of green space for local residents to enjoy. The new ‘pocket park’ also includes seating and a picnic area, complementing the adjacent green space at Inham Nook Recreation Ground and is well known locally, … [Read more...]
Walking Football for Women in Chilwell
‘Have fun, get fit, meet some new people and have a laugh over a cuppa afterwards’ is how Chris Clift described the new walking football sessions for women at the Chilwell Memorial Institute’s artificial multi-sport court. Walking football is a an increasingly popular sport for all ages and … [Read more...]
Girl who inspired Disney to create a princess with glasses, sets her sights on challenging “nerd face” emoji
Lowri Moore, a local schoolgirl who got Disney to create a heroine with glasses in their hit Encanto, has set her sights on challenging the popular “nerd face” emoji, which she says perpetuates stigma against glasses wearing. In 2019, aged just 9, Lowri Moore, from Chilwell, wrote a letter to … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest returns to Nottingham at The Garage this October.
For two exclusive weekends this October, The Garage will be transformed into a Bavarian Beer Hall with the world famous Paulaner Oktoberfest bier taking centre stage alongside traditional German foods such as bratwurst and currywurst. Alongside a team of beer girls and one of the best Oompah bands … [Read more...]
Beeston History | Aeroplane Crash.
Aeroplane Crash. On Saturday 3 November 1934 two airmen, Alan Grant-Dalton (pilot) and Philip Rook hired a De Haviland Moth bi-plane from Tollerton Aerodrome for an hour to drop confetti on the house of a fellow airman,Mr John Soar of Beeston who was to marry Miss Janet Doreen Smith at Attenborough … [Read more...]
Train for Ukraine four-hour spinathon raises vital funds
More than 100 people joined an epic four-hour spinathon at the Village Hotel Nottingham to raise funds for World Vision UK’s Ukraine appeal. Spin instructors Dani Nolan, Marta Hidalgo-Roffey, Louise Evans, Mike Noble, Karl Murray and Jo Mullock led the four-hour event at the Village Hotel … [Read more...]