Three quarters of a million pounds now raised for next phase of ambitious project The Great Central Railway’s ambitious Reunification project has leapt forward with a month-long fund-raising push. Money Match March offered to match all donations received during March pound for pound, up to a … [Read more...]
West Bridgford care home holds Easter competition for staff
West Bridgford based care at home company, PerCurra, has been running an Easter-themed competition for its frontline staff and the winners have been announced. Congratulations to Homecare Assistants Georgia Elliott, Wenda Scotney and Kerry-Ann McCarthy All staff were sent a ‘melt, mould & … [Read more...]
A New School for Chilwell, Easter 1896
Beeston & District Local History Society provides a monthly column sharing local history, this month they talk about The Old Chilwell School: The old Chilwell school on School Lane, first opened in 1854 but was no longer sustainable by the 1890s. An entry in the school logbook, which covers … [Read more...]
Bird Boxes secured at Clifton Flower Park
Bird boxes have been secured at Clifton Flower park to encourage wildlife and birds to nest in the area. In February, Clifton Independent Councillors purchased 32 bird boxes to be fixed to trees at Clifton Flower Park. The aim is to attract birds back to the park for nesting. The Councillors … [Read more...]
Beeston’s all-star cast to be honoured in art trail
Beeston’s local heroes are to be honoured in an art trail around the town. Portraits to represent key workers - ranging from NHS staff to shop workers - will be displayed in various parts of the town centre as a thank you for all their hard work during the Covid-19 pandemic. The project has been … [Read more...]
Easter eggs donated to homeless families in Nottingham
Children at a Nottingham City Homes hostel for homeless families are being given an Easter surprise this week. One hundred Easter eggs will be delivered to families staying at the 122-bed hostel in St Ann’s, which provides emergency out-of-hours accommodation for families who can be there for … [Read more...]
Victoria Centre backs campaign to bring Banksy back to Nottingham
A campaign to bring back the ‘Hula Girl’ Banksy art piece back to Nottingham has been backed by the city’s Victoria Centre. This follows city resident, Mike Horseman, founding the 'Bring Back Our Banksy' campaign and petition after the mural of a girl hula-hooping a bike tyre was removed from a … [Read more...]
Keyworth Archers to practice in East Leake
Following discussions with the local Parish Council and the East Leake Playing Fields Charity Committee, Keyworth Archers are currently re-locating to East Leake Playing Fields on Costock Road. This is due to their present facility in Keyworth being re-developed. They are therefore offering the … [Read more...]
Nottingham City Transport Commemorates Closure of Gotham Garage
Nottingham City Transport has commemorated the closure of its Gotham Garage with the return of an original South Notts bus and donation of historic documents to the Nottinghamshire Archives. Opened in March 1926 when the South Notts Bus Company was formed by C T Dabell, the Gotham Garage became … [Read more...]
Growing up in Ruddington during World War II
Grow Old Disgracefully is a registered charity that has been running a national competition called the Over 90s Short Story Prize. The winners have now been announced and are shown on online at www.growolddisgracefully.co.uk. One entry was by Olive Mellors who now lives in Cotgrave, below her letter … [Read more...]
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