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...]
£12 million of funding kick starts the reimagining of the Broadmarsh Centre
Nottingham City Council has secured £12 million in external funding for the first phase of work to transform the Broadmarsh Centre site. A total of £7.99 million funding was formally approved this week by D2N2, the Local Enterprise Partnership, from the Government’s Getting Building Fund to begin … [Read more...]
Birds Bakery raises more than £50k for charity in 2020
Family-run Birds Bakery has raised an outstanding £53,000 in total for a selection of its chosen charities throughout 2020 and has announced the charities it will be supporting this year. The East Midlands bakery, which prides itself on contributing to both local and national charities, focussed … [Read more...]
One of the UK’s first Tiny Forests, the “The Hustle Holt”, to be planted in Nottingham this weekend
Green Hustle, in collaboration with the Sherwood People's Forest Project from Nottingham Open Spaces Forum, and Nottingham City Council Parks and Open Spaces, are planting Nottingham's first "Tiny Woodland", on Woodthorpe Grange Park on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th March 2021. It’s one of the first … [Read more...]
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