COTGRAVE SHED BREAK INS
Over the past few weeks there has been an increase in thefts from sheds, out buildings and garages in the Cotgrave area. Nottinghamshire Police are offering the following advice… Secure the access to your shed by locking gates and using thorny bushes next to walls and fences. Have you visibly marked the contents of your shed? Make a note of serial numbers and photograph valuable tools, plants and... Read More
RADCLIFFE CHOIR LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
The Radcliffe-on-Trent Male Voice Choir is already one of the most successful male voice choirs in the East Midlands, but is never content to sit on its laurels. Earlier this year, Victoria Barlow took over the mantle of musical director and has already put her stamp on the choir. Under her direction the future is looking very exciting. And it isn’t just the singing – the choir has a very active... Read More
AN EVENING OUT IN FEBRUARY?
Radcliffe-on-Trent Drama Group has been performing in the village for over 60 years and has recently gained a very good reputation for putting on productions of a professional standard. Their productions are presented in the Grange Hall, which was built only seven years ago. Over time the group puts on a mixed repertoire including comedies, thrillers and period dramas to suit the varied interests of... Read More
NEWS FROM THE BINGHAM AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY
By Sylvia Aldworth Rehearsals are now underway for the Bingham and District Choral Society (BDCS) 40th Anniversary Concert on Sunday 20th May at 7.30pm at the at the Albert Hall in Nottingham. We will perform ‘Child of our Time’ by Tippett with Mansfield Choral. New and returning members are welcome to join us at 7.15pm on Wednesdays in Carnarvon School, Nursery Road, Bingham for our rehearsals.... Read More
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
