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Jack and the Beanstalk a huge success!

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Following the difficult times in the last 2 years we were delighted to successfully stage Jack and the Beanstalk at The Grange Hall in Radcliffe on Trent. It was truly fantastic to get out the heels (and that’s just the men) don the costumes, write the corny jokes and paint the scenery. It seemed … [Read more...]

CSS and Jet team up to help ‘kick off’ the ROFC Under 9s

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Starting a new football team is never an easy proposition and help from local businesses, volunteers and many others are essential.  Kits, balls and training equipment are all necessities for any side which all come at a cost. In the August edition of the Rushcliffe Local News, we ran a story in … [Read more...]

Keyworth RFC march on into National Cup Quarter Final!

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Keyworth RFC U18’s Colts show no sign of letting their undefeated season slip away, even when faced with opposition such as Sheffield RFC in their match they played on Sunday 16th January 2022. There were only 16 teams left in the RFU National Cup, where they played at Sheffield’s impressive home … [Read more...]

The East Leake WI end 2021 with some great local events

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During the run up to Christmas our WI members enjoyed a range of events and activities until the, now familiar, escalation of Covid safety measures  made it necessary to cancel our Monthly Meeting on 14th December. Happily, our earlier events and activities had all gone ahead as planned making it … [Read more...]

Further milestone reached for new Bingham Arena

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Key partners have come together to mark another milestone of the new Bingham Arena and Enterprise Centre development on Chapel Lane in the town. Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr Simon Robinson laid the latest part of the carbon efficient buildings on the £16m project on Friday December … [Read more...]

Toot Hill pupil taking the swimming world by storm

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A pupil from a school in Bingham is taking the swimming world by storm, breaking a Nottinghamshire record that stood for 18 years and adding more medals to his ever-growing collection. Lewis Warner who attends Toot Hill School - which is part of the Nova Education Trust - qualified for the Swim … [Read more...]

Help stop the extinction of hedgehogs

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The extinction of the only spiny mammal in Britain is a very real threat! The European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) evolved to how we know them today, about 15 million years ago! But, since the 1950’s their decline has been significant. It is thought their numbers were as high as 36 million but … [Read more...]

Cotgrave school create magical reading libraries for children

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Cotgrave Candleby Lane School teachers have created magical Reading Libraries for children throughout their school - transporting pupils into a world of wonder and imagination. Alice Lilley is the English Subject Lead and Year 3/4 phase leader, and she said the rooms are designed to stimulate … [Read more...]

Community Defibrillator for Girlguiding West Bridgford South Trent Division

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Girlguiding West Bridgford South Trent Division have had an exciting and busy return to meetings over the last few months and the individual units, Rainbows (5-7 years), Brownies (7-10 years), Guides (10-14 years) and Rangers (14 – 18 years) have been busy providing a fun filled program for all our … [Read more...]