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...]
Student Community Leaders at Farnborough Spencer Academy
Students at Farnborough Spencer Academy are encouraged to get involved in leadership opportunities both inside and outside of the Academy. The Academy have over 50 student Community Leaders who volunteer to get involved in a wide range of community activities. Recently students were joined by … [Read more...]
Clifton school welcomes Amazon books donation
A team from Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Kegworth has visited a primary school in Clifton to spend time with the pupils and encourage fun reading in partnership with National Literacy Trust. The visit to Milford Academy was part of a partnership between Amazon and National Literacy Trust. The … [Read more...]
Clifton parkrun celebrates parkrun’s 20th Anniversary
On Saturday 5 October, Clifton parkrun celebrated parkrun’s 20th anniversary. It was Clifton parkrun’s 229 event, with exactly 50 people completing the course. Afterwards, their was a pop-up cafe and plenty of cake for everyone to enjoy. Participants came dressed in bright colours, tutus and … [Read more...]
Footprints Transformation of Highbank Community Centre
In the August edition of the Local News, we announced the exciting relocation of Footprints Conductive Education Centre to a new site in Clifton. The Nottingham based charity is moving to what was formerly the Highbank Community Centre and which will become the new home of Footprints Conductive … [Read more...]
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