A group of businesses in Beeston are delivering over 180 care packages to staff working with Covid patients at Queen’s Medical Centre.Business owners Philippa Dytham-Double (Double Image Photography) and Mary Noble (The Wedding Room) rallied fellow business people in Beeston and were amazed … [Read more...]
NCT raising money for Nottingham Hospitals Charity through the sale of exclusive NCT branded merchandise
The items on sale include NCT branded face coverings, NCT themed Christmas wrapping paper and Buster’s Book of Short Stories and Poems, written by NCT customers during the first national lockdown earlier this year.Available to buy at www.nctx.co.uk, the profits from the sale of all these … [Read more...]
Always leave your contact details at pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and public premises to help combat coronavirus
Residents in Rushcliffe and wider Nottinghamshire are being reminded they must by law record their contact details when visiting pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, premises and venues from today (Friday) to help track and trace cases of coronavirus.Businesses and other public settings where people … [Read more...]
Businesses and venues urged to create QR posters for ‘Test and Trace’
Businesses and venues in Nottinghamshire are being urged to ensure they remain Covid-compliant – and meet legal requirements - by creating a QR poster ahead of the launch of the NHS Covid-19 ‘Test and Trace’ app next week.The NHS Covid-19 app is due to launch on Thursday 24 September and will … [Read more...]
Pet Crematorium salutes NHS key workers
Nottingham Pet Crematorium owner John Harbury-Carlisle unveiled a new memorial wall dedicated to the NHS Key Workers who have battled against the Covid-19 pandemic.Pet owners can now leave a lasting tribute to their beloved pets on the walls around the crematorium courtyard. The stunning … [Read more...]
Rainbows charity appeal almost reaches £100,000
A fundraising appeal launched by a hospice that cares for children and young people from Nottinghamshire has almost hit the £100,000 mark.Last month, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People announced it was facing loses of up to £1 million because of the Covid-19 crisis. Although the … [Read more...]
Savoury pastry manufacturer goes above and beyond to support local charities during lockdown
MARKET-LEADING pastry producer Addo Food Group has continued to expand its charitable campaigns throughout lockdown, with its colleagues providing more than 17,000 hours of responsible activity throughout March, April, May and June. The chilled pastry manufacturer, which has six … [Read more...]
Nottingham volunteer group needs your help to continue producing facemasks and scrubs
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...]
87-year-old praises Community Therapy Team after fall in lockdown
As with many people during the Coronavirus pandemic, life has been very difficult and for 87-year-old June Gladwin, from Bingham, life became even harder when she fell in the shower at the start of lockdown causing a knee injury.In normal circumstances, June’s family would be there to help her … [Read more...]
More than 81 people who beat COVID-19 have now donated their plasma in Nottingham
The Nottingham blood donor centre in Trinity Square has now taken more than 81 convalescent donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19.(1)NHS Blood and Transplant is collecting convalescent plasma for a major coronavirus treatment trial, and if the trial is successful, … [Read more...]