Volunteers’ Week 2025 will run from Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June and is a UK-wide celebration to recognize the contribution of volunteers. Volunteering is vital to all charities, and Good Companions is no exception. Our team of enthusiastic volunteers are fundamental in enabling us to … [Read more...]
NG11 Foodbank is urging people to donate
NG11 Foodbank based in Clifton is asking communities to help support people in crisis by donating items to the food bank. More people are being referred because they don’t have enough money coming in to cover essential living costs and the food bank needs more stock to meet demand for emergency … [Read more...]
Details emerge of how £20m funding boost will benefit Clifton
The Leader of Nottingham City Council has welcomed further news of a £20m funding boost for Clifton. The Government has announced more details of its £1.5bn Plan For Neighbourhoods scheme, which aims to bring communities together with a long-term strategy to regenerate. It has three main … [Read more...]
Pupils and staff welcome Headteacher at The Glapton Academy
The Glapton Academy in Clifton and part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust is pleased to welcome new Headteacher Samantha Leek. Samantha is a familiar face in the area, having grown up on the estate in which the academy is located. She is based in the local area and is proud to be leading the … [Read more...]
‘Football Land’ by Steve Parker
Born in Nottingham and raised in Clifton, life-long Forest fan Steve Parker’s latest book is about the story of the Reds over the last three seasons. As the club currently flies high in the Premiership, it’s hard to recall that in 2021 they propped up the Championship league! Parker takes us … [Read more...]
Inspirational hub created to boost children’s reading for pleasure
An Inspirational Reading Hub has been created at Nottingham Trent University to give trainee teachers a broader knowledge of children’s literature and boost reading for pleasure in their future classrooms. According to the recent National Literacy Trust’s (NLT) annual survey, only 34.6% of 8 to … [Read more...]
Footprints calls out for building materials and construction skills
Nottingham-based charity Footprints Conductive Education Centre is asking the East Midlands construction community if it can pledge its support in 2025. Footprints transforms the lives of children living with mobility and communication difficulties across the East Midlands and empower their … [Read more...]
Footprints’ Charity Patron visits competition winner
At the end of November, Footprints’ Charity Patron Richard Whitehead MBE visited Jesse Gray Primary School in West Bridgford. He was there to meet Billy, who was the winner of Footprints’ competition to design the blades which Richard ran in at the recent Robin Hood Half Marathon. Billy’s design … [Read more...]
Successful 2024 for Local Clean Champions in Clifton East & West
Nottingham Clean Champions - Clifton East & West rounded off an effective 2024 with more volunteers joining teams throughout the year. As of the 7th December, a total of 1,583 bags had been collected including 159 bags from the Wilford team. Some of the areas covered included: Wilford, … [Read more...]
Farnborough Spencer Academy Partners with NTU
Farnborough Spencer Academy has teamed up with Nottingham Trent University (NTU), funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, to launch a Youth Leadership Team as part of the Safer Streets Five initiative. This initiative, which also involves Nottinghamshire Police, is designed to … [Read more...]
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