PERKINS RESTAURANT IN RUNNING FOR NATIONAL AWARD
Plumtree restaurant Perkins has been named as a ‘Front Runner’ in the 2013 Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Award. Family-run Perkins, whose menu champions local produce and regularly features dishes from their dedicated smokehouse, is one of 40 UK restaurants named among The Good Food Guide’s national front runners. The modern, stylish restaurant is one of just four competing... Read More
LOCAL RESTAURANT TEAMS UP WITH RUGBY CLUB
The Sanctuary Bar & Restaurant in Upper Saxondale joined up with Nottingham Rugby to host a Steak Night with the opportunity to meet the players and coaching team. All of the squad, along with the coaching and management team, attended the event and mixed with Sanctuary regulars and rugby fans. They enjoyed delicious Longhorn steaks, something The Sanctuary is now famous for. The steaks are locally... Read More
TOP MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE FOR RADCLIFFE PARK
Wyldecrest Parks, one of the largest residential park home companies in the United Kingdom, have been given a top management certificate. The company, who have a park in Radcliffe, are the first mobile home business on the Lloyd’s register of quality-assured businesses. To achieve the certificate of approval called ISO 9001, Wyldecrest’s management systems and procedures have been tested over... Read More
DANCE SCHOOL HOLDS SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP
Keyworth School of Theatre Dance (KSTD) hosted a successful holiday workshop. Children of all ages enjoyed three days of musical theatre, learning songs and dance routines from Les Miserables, High School Musical, Matilda and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Kirsty Callender, co-principal of the Keyworth School of Theatre Dance, said: “Thank you to all the children for their fantastic attitude and good... Read More
WILLOW BROOK RAISE MONEY FOR COMIC RELIEF
The 140 children of Willow Brook Primary School in Keyworth raised a staggering £2,850 for Comic Relief. Each of the five classes thought of a 30-minute challenge which they could be sponsored for. Reception choose a non-stop ‘Wake and Shake’ session, while Class 2 opted for continuous laps around the playground on their bikes. Class 4 sang the Comic Relief song over and over, Class 5 completed... Read More
FINE FOOD AND LOCAL CRAFTS FAIR
The second Fine Foods and Local Crafts Fair will be held at the Old School, Fern Road in Cropwell Bishop on Sunday 7th July from 10am to 3pm. The event is part of the Cropwell Bishop Celebration Weekend and has been organised by Barbara Pugh, who is renowned for Mrs Pugh’s Preserves jams, marmalades, chutneys and pickles. She has gathered together an eclectic mix of stalls offering food, home and... Read More
YOUR CHANCE TO GET FIT WITH ORIENTEERING IN NOTTS
The Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club is restarting after the winter break. The community orienteering club night takes place on a Tuesday evening at Rushcliffe Country Park (6:30-8pm). People attending will not be charged for the first week and the cost is then £2 for adults, £1 children and £3 for a family. This is orienteering (navigation) exercises with some fitness thrown in. No experience... Read More
RADCLIFFE VILLAGE SHOW
The traditional Radcliffe Village Show returns on Sunday 15th September. It will take place on the grounds of The Grange on Vicarage Lane. Entries are welcome in various categories, including vegetables, flowers, photography, baking, children’s poetry, painting, crafting competitions, flower arranging and even a small fun dog show. Registration for the show will take place on the 7th and 14th September.... Read More
RADCLIFFE LADIES CHOIR NEWS
Radcliffe Ladies Choir got off to a good start this year by performing at a concert arranged by the Methodist Church of Radcliffe. They are now forging ahead to raise funds for the rebuilding of their church and community hall. The concert boosted their funds in excess of £850. The choir is holding a Coffee Cakes & Crocks morning in St Mary’s Hall in Radcliffe on Saturday 15th June. The annual... Read More
BINGHAM MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION A GREAT SUCCESS
By Graham Dean Our third exhibition at Cotgrave Miners Welfare was again a success. Make a note in the your diaries now that 12th and 13th April 2014 will be our fourth year at the same venue. Visitors enjoyed seeing the layouts in varying scales and seeing and buying the offers at the trade stands, including the stand of our long-term sponsor, Bill Mossop. Congratulations to Stan Clough and his group... Read More
