Two electric bin lorries were unveiled on Friday 26th February 2021 – after being named by the Nottingham public. The commercial vehicles were the first off the global production line to be purpose-built electric, as opposed to retrofitted former diesel models. They form part of Nottingham City … [Read more...]
Leahurst Road Preschool experiment with weather science
During the last half term, the children at Leahurst Road Pre-School have been having lots of fun doing simple science experiments, to coincide with their weather theme. Intrigued to see what would happen when food colouring, bicarbonate of soda and vinegar were mixed together, they watched in … [Read more...]
Local community group Foodprint provides more meals for vulnerable people in Nottingham through M&S app
Nottingham-based community interest company (CIC), Foodprint, has ramped up the number of meals it is providing to those in need thanks to M&S’s food redistribution programme. An innovative colleague app, launched in March 2020, it is used to notify charities and community groups when … [Read more...]
There is no tomorrow
... Well technically there is, but the idea of putting something off can be very attractive. We’ve all faced it haven’t we, usually on a Sunday evening procrastinating the week away saying to ourselves ‘I’ll start it next Monday!’ Whether it’s a home project, learning something new or starting a … [Read more...]
COVID won’t wilt Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal
End of life charity, Marie Curie, is calling on people across the East Midlands to step into spring next month by completing a daily 10,000 step challenge to show support for those impacted by death, dying and bereavement. Marie Curie’s flagship fundraiser the Great Daffodil Appeal - which is … [Read more...]
Nottingham residents launch animated pilot kickstarter campaign
Jason James and David Salt from Nottingham launch The Closet MONSTERS: A 7 Minute Animated Pilot Kickstarter Campaign. Nottingham based cartoonist Jason James, and writer David Salt, are all hands on deck with their animated pilot episode, The Closet MONSTERS, and are happy to … [Read more...]
Launch of county-wide advice line for parents and carers
A NEW ‘single point of access’ Advice Line for parents and carers launched this month on Monday, 1st February. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Healthy Family Team wants parents, carers and health professionals to take advantage of the new county-wide service, which offers … [Read more...]
Rapid Community Testing Initiative to launch in Carlton
The community testing initiative, in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care, is launching at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre in Carlton, to help drive down transmission rates. Around one in three people who are infected with Covid-19 have no symptoms so could be spreading the … [Read more...]
Nottingham charity worker receives award from Boris Johnson
Hetvi Parekh, a mother-of-two who leads the regional branch for National charity ‘Sewa Day’ in Nottingham, has received a Points of Light award from Prime Minister Boris Johnson for her incredible charity work during lockdown. Sewa Day is a non-profit and volunteer run organisation which … [Read more...]
Small businesses unite to thank QMC staff with care packages
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...]
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