CITY CHARITY LAUNCHES NEW STREET PLAY PROJECT
Playworks, Nottingham’s leading resource and support centre for play, has been awarded funding worth almost £70,000 from Children in Need to run a special groundbreaking three-year street play project in Nottingham. The project will see play workers from Playworks leading street play sessions for children three times a week in Clifton, Radford and St Anns [...]
BARRY IS AN NCT WINNER
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) have announced the joint-winners of its latest ‘Seasonal Driver Award’, which is in recognition of excellent customer service. Drivers Barry Polkey from Clifton and Paul Graves from Basford were assessed by a mystery traveller between January and March of this year, and each achieved an impressive 83% score for customer service, [...]
THRUMPTON FESTIVAL IN JUNE
Thrumpton Flower and Garden Festival 2012 takes place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June (1-5pm). There will be church flower displays in All Saints Church with an Olympic theme, village gardens, a bar, teas and coffee and free car parking. On Saturday only there will be stalls and a dancing display from Gotham Primary [...]
WILFORD PLANS BIG JUBILEE PARTY
Wilford Community Group (WCG), together with many of the other local groups and organisations, are planning to hold an all-day celebration on Bank Holiday Monday (4th June) in commemoration of The Queens Diamond Jubilee. Wilford Community Group have been successful in gaining some funding from the ward area committee budget to put together what promises [...]
SOUTH NOTTS COLLEGE SPORTS EVENT IN CLIFTON
South Nottingham College’s sports centre, SNC Active in Clifton, will be hosting a unique DRI-TRI charity sports event on Sunday 3rd June (12noon). All money raised will go towards the College’s special Balls to Poverty charity. Participants will row 2km on indoor Concept2 rowing machines, then cycle 10km on indoor Watt bikes and finish the [...]
Saturday 9th June
There’s a Summer Dance (with meal) at All Hallows Hall on Pierrepont Road in Lady Bay (7pm). Tickets are £10 per person and will include a free raffle ticket. Booking is essential. More details from Maureen on 0115 914 9481 or via mitchell164@hotmail.com.
Sunday 3rd June
Radcliffe Cricket Club are holding a car boot sale. Car boot to be set up from 6.30am and buyers from 7.30am. Call 07702 301 440 for information.
Tuesday 22nd May
Keyworth & District U3A meet in the Methodist Church, Selby Lane from 2.00-4.30pm. This month’s speaker will be Val Henstock and the subject ‘Lord Byron in Venice’. Please telephone Kath on 0115 937 4296 if you need further information.
Sunday 20th May
West Bridgford Conservative Club, located on Rectory Road, are holding their Spring Fair (11am-2pm). All usual stalls and refreshments will be available.
Saturday 19th May
Ruddington Spring Fair takes place from 10am to 12noon at St Peter’s Rooms in Ruddington. There will be a wide-range of garden plants, a diverse range of second-hand books and home-made cakes on sale. There will also be a nature table.