RESIDENTS OPPOSED TO BRIDGFORD MEGA SURGERY
The proposal by five GP surgeries in West Bridgford to merge and move to a large new building on Wilford Lane, at some distance from the main residential areas, has proved controversial. Opponents of the scheme that affects some 30,000 patients are concerned not only about the extra journeys involved by the choice of site, but also about the limited scope of public involvement so far. Feedback on... Read More
POLE DANCING ACROSS KENYA FOR CHARITY
West Bridgford resident Kat Humphrey has recently cycled 400km across Kenya for charity, but there’s a twist to the story. Kat, who is raising money for three cancer charities, took her 30kg portable pole with her and pole danced at every stop. She told The Local News: “When most people pack a bag for Africa they take things like sun lotion and mosquito repellent, but I took a 2.5-metre pink pole.... Read More
LOCAL BALLS TO POVERTY PROGRAMME HONOURED AT QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY
Staff and students from South Nottingham College’s Balls to Poverty programme were presented with the ultimate education accolade by The Queen. The College was one of 21 prize-winning universities and further education colleges in the Diamond Jubilee ninth biennial round of the Queen’s anniversary prizes and were honoured at a presentation ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The prizes recognise and... Read More
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Rushcliffe School was recently taken over by an alien invasion as a 12-foot man-eating plant laid siege to A Hall in an incredible production of The Little Shop of Horrors. It was presented by Key Stage four and five students. Mr B. Pitts, head of arts at Rushcliffe School, told The Local News: “The set was amazing. We were welcomed into the hall with vagrant winos begging for dimes outside, whilst... Read More
HOW TO TURN £10 INTO £50
By Karina Wells There’s a bit of maths that says if you spend £10 in a local shop that sells stuff from local producers, the amount of money that goes back into West Bridgford economy can be over £50. If you imagine that when you buy a West Bridgford-made pie from a local butcher, a big part of your money is passed on to the local pie maker. The shop employs a local accountant or even a decorator.... Read More
PUTTING THE NINE INTO 209
Nine Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron have received their bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards for completing all four sections of the award scheme. Each cadet had to complete an activity in each of the following activities; volunteering, physical, skills and expedition. They could choose what sport they did for the physical but had to show improvement over the duration of the award. The... Read More
LATEST NEWS FROM SHARPHILL WOOD
By Jo Miller January’s work party saw the last of the whips planted. Thank you to all that took part in the planting of the whips. It was also the fourth anniversary, to the day, of the first friends meeting to set up the group. We are now looking forward to the next four years. February saw the group working hard to catch up those jobs that were put aside to get the planting done, some of which... Read More
SOUTH NOTTS SUB AQUA CLUB DIVES INTO A SECOND YEAR
South Notts Sub Aqua Club (SNSAC), formed by a group of qualified scuba divers, is now entering its second year. After completing their diver training program for 2011, they are once again ready to invite anyone with an interest in diving, particularly those who simply want to try it for the first time in a safe, supervised environment. They meet at the West Bridgford School swimming pool. Now is... Read More
SUCCESS FOR BRIDGFORD BAND
West Bridgford-based band ‘Them Balloons’ have wowed the judging panel of the UK’s biggest original music competition and sailed through the audition stage of Live and Unsigned. Them Balloons will be competing against the most talented bands and artists in the country at the Regional Final Showcase of Live and Unsigned 2012, all in a bid to make the Grand Final at the O2. Them Balloons battled... Read More
BRIDGFORD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY GIVES AWAY THE BARONESS
One of the most accomplished venturesses of two continents, that is how Baroness de Buren was once described. If the story of her life was written as fiction you would probably dismiss it as too far-fetched. She was the wife of George Williamson. In his day, George was the best steeplechase jockey in the world. The only jockey to have won both the Grand National and the equivalent race in continental... Read More