BAND SPREADS SEASONAL CHEER
Rushcliffe-based Nottingham Concert Band spread its own brand of seasonal cheer during the build-up to Christmas, with three concerts around the county. Under conductor and music director Robert Parker, who even led the community singing at one point, the band took to the stage in Newark’s market place to help entertain shoppers at the invitation of Newark Town Council. The performance relayed via... Read More
PENNY BACKING GREENFIELDS CAMPAIGN
Rushcliffe resident Penny Poyzer is backing a local campaign group setup to represent the interests of all residents in the borough in defending the green belt land against development projects. Rushcliffe Greenfields is particularly worried about the proposed new footballstadium for Gamston and large-scale housing developments. TV star Penny told The Local News: “Green belt land is a precious resource... Read More
ROTARY CLUB YOUNG CITIZEN AWARD 2010
The Rotary Clubs of Keyworth and Ruddington, West Bridgford , Bingham and Trent Bridge are combining together to search for young people living in the area, whose efforts in the community deserve to be more widely-recognised. A special new ‘Young Citizen Award’ has been announced by the four clubs. Information will be going out early in the year to organisations dealing with young people in the... Read More
BINGHAM RADCLIFFE BUSES DOUBLED
The X1 bus service from Bingham and Radcliffe to Nottingham is changing this month with more buses and a new name. The Premiere service is very popular with low fares and convenient stops in Nottingham City Centre, train station, Broadmarsh, Victoria Centre and on Friar Lane. From Monday 25th January the service is renamed the ‘red1’ (as Bingham people refer to Premiere buses as the red ones),... Read More
TOM IS NATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Former South Nottingham College student Thomas Birch has been named the Association of College’s (AoC) Student of the Year 2009. It is the second time in three years a South Nottingham College student has won the award after hairdressing student Debbie Ball was awarded the top prize in 2007. Thomas Birch, aged 21, beat all odds after surviving an accident during his time as a Marine in Afghanistan.... Read More
BLOGGERS WANTED BY RUSHCLIFFE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Residents in Rushcliffe are being urged to take advantage of an initiative where they are given the opportunity to help shape the future of the borough. The Big Picture is Rushcliffe Borough Council’s consultative process to generate reaction from local people about the future of the borough of Rushcliffe. A council spokesman says that they want everybody to be involved: “There are a number of... Read More
OVER 50’S CAN KEEP HEALTHY WITH A SPOT OF TAI CHI
Every Monday there’s a Tai Chi for Health class designed for the over 50′s at St Giles’ Church Hall in West Bridgford running from 1.30-2.30pm. Newcomers are welcome to attend at any stage. There will also be new daytime classes in Ruddington and Radcliffe-on-Trent starting in January. For further details or to book a place please contact Joy Parsons on 0115 9743542. Read More →
RUSHCLIFFE-BASED WRITER CELEBRATES BOOK SUCCESS
Rushcliffe-based writer Paul Reaney is celebrating the outstanding success of his first book ‘The Random Book of Paul’. After just one week on sale it entered Waterstone’s Top 40 humorous books and also earned rave reviews a little closer to home. The book is part of a series comprising ten standalone hardback titles. The ten books dig deep through history to take an off-beat look at the... Read More
NEWS FROM RUSHCLIFFE 50+ FORUM
Rushcliffe 50+ Forum returned to Edwalton for the third Open Forum of the year and the subject ‘Money’ was the theme chosen for the event. The first talks of the afternoon were by Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs), Grenville Lunn and Chris Stephens. They explained in clear terms how an IFA can help with financial problems and give guidance on investments. Sally Marshall of Nottinghamshire County... Read More
PARISH COUNCILS GIVEN HELPING HAND IN COLD SPELL
Nottinghamshire County Council is giving a helping hand to parish councils by offering them up to five bags of free road salt to prepare them for the icy weather this winter. Last month, the County Council wrote to 201 Nottinghamshire parish councils offering them up to five 20kg bags of road salt for use as they see fit in times of severe weather. The County Council is keen to work with parish councils... Read More