The idea of a new market is being trialled in East Leake, as the Rushcliffe village bounces back from Covid-19. The event will be at 3pm - 8pm on Friday 11 September, four months later than planned. It was originally scheduled for May, but had to be suspended because of the coronavirus … [Read more...]
The Leakey Pens
2020 promises to be a very exciting year for the Leakey Pens, East Leake’s writing group. The creativity in the group is really buzzing and members are preparing new material for the East Leake Cultural Festival in September. Two members have just launched new publications and there are three … [Read more...]
April update from the Friends of Meadow Park
Meadow Park has seen several instances of flooding over the autumn/winter months. We expect the park to be flooded every now and then as it is on the flood plain. What we do not expect, or like, is the fact that the water flooding into the park is polluted. For several weeks earlier this year … [Read more...]
Another successful day of Christmas festivities for East Leake
Saturday 30th November saw East Leake Light up with the Christmas Light Switch on along with an array of other fantastic festivities organised and supplied by local businesses in the community. The village event began at 11am with a Christmas craft fair, a 2k Santa Fun Run, … [Read more...]
Recycle for Charity
Recycle your small electrical items at your local Recycling Centre during January, and for every tonne, Veolia (Nottingham County Council’s waste contractors) will donate £5 to Motor Neurone Disease Association, the chosen charity of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Chairman. Veolia have even … [Read more...]
Plans put forward for over 100 new homes in the village
Fresh plans have recently been revealed to build more than 100 homes in East Leake, just months after a large-scale 170-home development for the same site was rejected. Developers went back to the drawing board to come up with a new proposal of 101 new homes to be built on the 21.5-acre site … [Read more...]
New mum raising money for Mind
Local resident, Beki Mannering is fundraising for the Charity Mind, and she needs your help! I am local girl from East Leake and I have recently been awarded the title of Mrs Nottingham Atlantic. As part of the title I have been raising money for Mind, the mental health charity - the pageants … [Read more...]
East Leake Guides sleepout in cardboard boxes for charity
Wendy, a leader of the East Leake guides recently told the local news about the recent cardboard sleepout event that they took part in aid of charity. Here’s what she had to say: 1st and 2nd East Leake Guides decided to do a sponsored sleepout in cardboard boxes in aid of charity. We knew … [Read more...]
Friends of Meadow Park: December 2019
The heavy rainfall this autumn has seen the park severely flooded. The water reached as far as the Bateman Road entrance and submerged the forest school log circle on 15th October. Things got little better in November and some damage has been done to our new limestone pathways. We arranged to have … [Read more...]
The Leakey Pen’s Yearbook
The Leakey Pens, East Leake’s very own group for writers, have just published their second year book. They are proud of the latest volume, which contains 120 pages of original fiction and poetry, none of which would exist without the existence and encouragement of the group. The Year Book costs … [Read more...]