BINGHAM’S MAUD TELLS HER STORY
The list of authors in the Borough of Rushcliffe continues to grow. Maud Harris of Bingham has just released a kindle book called ‘Three years in starch (unlikely angels)’. Maud told The Local News: “I trained as a nurse from 1959 to 1962 in Bristol. I have lived and worked extensively in hospitals, forces medical centres and casualty units in England, Cyprus and Germany. I trained as a Relate... Read More
SOUTH WOLDS RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
Students and staff at South Wolds Community School have raised a fantastic £1,275 for Children in Need. The money was raised by having a fancy dress day with the main theme being spots. Pupils held a competition for the best-dressed tutor group and held a cake stall. Staff and sixth form students donned various guises. PE teachers, Mike Shaw and Sean Polley, were also able to show off their recent... Read More
LEARN ONE OF RUDDINGTON’S FAMOUS TRADES
Textile Entrepreneurs are offered something unique – a 10-week course combining textile skills with Business Start Up training. Ruddington Framework Knitters’ Museum is working in partnership with Mitre Group to offer this training course, Level 2 Manufacturing Operations (Textiles) and Level 1 Starting Your Own Business. The course will commence in January 2012. These qualifications are provided... Read More
VINCE EAGER TO APPEAR IN RADCLIFFE
Radcliffe-on-Trent resident Vince Eager appeared alongside huge names like Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde, Joe Brown, Cliff Richard, Adam Faith and Billy Fury in the 1950s and 1960s. He made over 100 television appearances, recorded for Decca and EMI Records, appeared with and befriended top American artistes touring this country and become a household name. More recently, Vince starred in the award-winning... Read More
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS URGED TO USE POCKET PARK AND RIDES
Christmas shoppers in the south of Nottinghamshire are being urged to let the bus take the strain this year, by using Nottinghamshire County Council’s pocket park and ride sites. The Council opened what it believes is the UK’s first pocket park and ride last December at Cotgrave Welfare and a second one at the Shepherds pub in Stragglethorpe this summer. The Council are hoping to open further sites... Read More
NEW SCHEME BIDS TO CURB VILLAGE LORRY MENACE
New schemes which aim to put the brakes on heavy goods vehicles rumbling through narrow lanes in two local villages recently have been launched. Nottinghamshire County Council is working with Parish Councils in Langar cum Barnstone and Cropwell Bishop to launch Community Lorry Watch schemes in the villages. Under the scheme, residents will record the details of any vehicles travelling through their... Read More
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER HOLDS DISPLAY IN BINGHAM
Bingham Library will be hosting an exhibition of some of the work by local photographer Dominick Ferguson throughout December. The photographs are all landscapes and are available to buy. Dominick said: “I try to capture the spirit or soul of a landscape rather than what it actually looks like. I am hoping that people might like to give them as Christmas presents because they are a bit different... Read More
CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT POINT ON THE MOVE
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s customer services contact point has moved home in Radcliffe. The Council will now provide frontline services on a Thursday at St Mary’s Church Hall from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The Council is working with Rushcliffe Advice Network (RAN), who already operate from the hall. Changing opening times to match those of RAN will ensure Radcliffe residents have a comprehensive advice... Read More
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP THROUGH SINGING 1991-2011
By Sheila Brumfitt The choir had a very pleasant evening singing at the Rushcliffe Community Awards ceremony held at the Becket School on the 10th November. It was heart-warming to learn that there are so many selfless people who are willing to help others. We are now looking forward to our last event in our 20th anniversary year, which is our Christmas Concert on Saturday 10th December in St Mary’s... Read More
BUSY TIMES FOR ROTARY CLUB
By Denis Bacon Much is happening in the final quarter of 2011 at the Vale of Belvoir Rotary Club. The Vale’s Got Talent 2011 final was held in October to a packed hall at The Grange in Radcliffe-on-Trent. Through October and November, Rotarians delivered illustrated dictionaries to 11 local primary schools in the Vale area. Each child in year six will receive a ‘Dictionary4Life’ which will remain... Read More