An arty 11-year-old girl has beaten her £100 fundraising target ‘ten-fold’ after creating and selling origami bookmarks to her friends and family and raising more than £1,300 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where she underwent open-heart surgery at just five-weeks-old. Mischa Bansal, from … [Read more...]
Lady Bay Pop Up Cafe partners with Education For The Children
Following the success of their first ever virtual ball with Masterchef’s Laurence Henry, West Bridgford based Education For The Children are engaging in a partnership with another local dining star to present an evening of food and fun. In-person events are still off-limits so the charity … [Read more...]
Nottinghamshire’s Flying High Trust awarded coveted status of Teaching School Hub by Department of Education
New hubs will create coordinated approach for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire areas for the first time. Nottinghamshire’s Flying High Trust has been awarded the coveted status of ‘Teaching School Hub’ by the Department for Education. Replacing seven current teaching schools across the … [Read more...]
Meet the heroes supporting Nottingham’s frontline workers while giving hope to the most vulnerable
The Rapid Relief Team, a charitable organisation comprised of volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church based in Bramcote, finished 2020 by supporting frontline workers at a serious flooding incident in the Nene Valley. On Christmas Eve, the charity’s team in Nottingham supported … [Read more...]
Lockdown inspires photographer and Grandma to team up to launch new business
“A passion project born out of lockdown and now I'm in business with my 80-year-old Granny Rae!” Anna Rose Heaton from Ruddington and her Granny Rae from Willoughby-on-the-Wolds have teamed up during lockdown to launch a special independent pre-loved and upcycled Bridal-wear … [Read more...]
Nottingham taxi firm helps 160 restaurants reach customers during lockdown
DG Cars carries out 3,000 deliveries a week on average to support local businesses. Nottingham taxi firm DG Cars has been helping local restaurants stay afloat during the pandemic through the launch of a new delivery service. Local eateries and taxi drivers were hit hard by lockdown … [Read more...]
Boxing challenge packs a punch for Parkinson’s UK
A woman from Beeston will take on a 12-hour boxing challenge to raise vital funds for charity Parkinson’s UK. Janet Barnes, 49, will be throwing punches alongside her two friends Caroline and Genie, which they hope will also raise awareness of Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s is the fastest growing … [Read more...]
100 Walks from the Poppy and Pint
Author of Volume 1 and 2 of 100 Walks From The Poppy and Pint has recently released Volume 3. Below Trevor Riddiough talks about his mission: ‘A ridiculous number of walks from a single place – which just proves that our countryside can be opened up – lockdown or not’ I live in an urban … [Read more...]
New Forest book charity success
A new Nottingham Forest book featuring ten City Ground legends has raised hundreds of pounds for the club’s Powerchair team. ‘Talking Reds’ features chapters by Garibaldi greats including Steve Chettle, Bryan Roy, Mark Crossley and Chris Bart-Williams, telling their stories of life with the … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day flicks
The 14th February is Valentine’s day. Whether you have a significant other or not, it’s still a great excuse to watch some romance-type flicks whilst eating snacks and chocolate. Here’s a few classic movie recommendations: The Notebook Duke reads the story of Allie and Noah, two lovers who were … [Read more...]
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