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Young sisters continue to create handmade masks for locals

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Two West Bridgford girls who make facemasks for the community have returned due to popular demand. Loughborough University Textiles student Chloe and her sister Tilly began making facemasks in a variety of patterned fabrics to sell at a small charge during the beginning of lockdown.  As … [Read more...]

Nottingham volunteer group needs your help to continue producing facemasks and scrubs

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25,000 essential items have been made and donated to the NHS & Keyworkers by Nottingham’s ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ volunteer group! The Nottingham chapter of the national ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ movement began 13 weeks ago. Originally being set up by three women who just wanted to help and … [Read more...]

Environment role created to further Rushcliffe Borough Council’s goal to be carbon neutral

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Rushcliffe Borough Council is taking further steps towards its goal for its operations to be carbon neutral by 2030 with the creation of a Team Manager for Environment in its Community Development team.  Despite the pressures of COVID-19 on the authority, it is continuing with its green … [Read more...]

Second phase of discretionary COVID-19 grants now available for eligible business owners

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Rushcliffe Borough Council is now inviting applications from eligible business owners on a second phase of COVID-19 Discretionary Business Grants Scheme designed for those yet to receive central government financial support. This grant is aimed at small businesses who were not eligible for the … [Read more...]

Popular Sunday Market at events venue The Garage Chilwell now running twice a month over the Summer

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The Sunday Fine Food & Craft Market held in the former Barton bus garage in Chilwell, was forced to close in March due to government restrictions in place designed to tackle the Covid 19 pandemic.  But, now that the guidelines  have relaxed and indoor markets and shops selling … [Read more...]

Notts Mums kickoff summer holidays with family festival free online family ‘camping’ festival 18th July

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Positively Empowered Kids are holding an all-day FREE Family Festival live on facebook, to uplift and inspire families through lockdown, on Saturday, July 18th Positively Empowered Kids is an award winning social enterprise run by two Nottingham Mums with a passion for empowering the … [Read more...]

Nottingham Charities Share in Half a Million Pound Covid-19 Homeless Support Fund

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Nottingham-based charities that support homeless people have received support from the Morrisons Foundation’s Covid-19 Homeless Support Fund. Nottinghamshire YMCA and Canaan Trust each received a share of the fund which in just 12 weeks has donated over £560,000 to nearly 100 homelessness charities … [Read more...]

Edwalton Primary School seek support for farm as coronavirus puts a stop to traditional fundraising events

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Edwalton Primary School children are asking for the community to help to keep their farm running as their traditional fundraising events have been cancelled due to the response to Covid-19.   Established in 1972, it is now England’s only school with both a working farm and a 3 acre … [Read more...]

Council connects the Friary with surplus COVID-19 food for vulnerable people

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Rushcliffe Borough Council has connected local charity the Friary with surplus COVID-19 food boxes which will now be distributed to vulnerable people using their services. In April, the charity’s Chief Executive Ben Talbot safely collected over 40 parcels that were part of the Nottinghamshire … [Read more...]