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, [...]
BINGHAM U3A LATEST NEWS
The Bingham U3A meets on the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be held in Bingham Methodist Hall on Wednesday 19th June (2pm) with a talk by Nigel Lowey entitled ‘St Pancras’. In addition to this meeting, there are over 20 interest groups who meet regularly and there are new groups continually [...]
BINGHAM SUMMER FAIR IN JUNE
The Bingham Summer Fair takes place on Saturday 8th June from 10-5pm. The Town Council has reported on their website that “plans are well underway for this year’s summer fair and that stalls and activities are booked”. The Red Arrows are scheduled to fly over Bingham during the morning, while the flypast of a Dakota [...]
LOCAL COMPANY MAKES NATIONAL AWARD FINALS
La Jolie Ronde Languages for Children has been nominated in several categories in the What’s On 4 Junior 2013 Awards. The company, whose head office is based in Bingham, sees this as a double celebration as it’s their 30th year in providing language learning to early years and primary children. The national awards celebrate the [...]
BACH PERFORMANCE FOR CHORAL SOCIETY
Bingham and District Choral Society are now in their fourth month of rehearsals of Bach’s St Matthews Passion and are enjoying the splendour of his great music. They will perform in Southwell Minster with Southwell Choral Society on Saturday 4th May at 7:30pm. Nick Thorpe, the musical director of Southwell Choral, will conduct and they [...]
BINGHAM UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
The Bingham U3A meets on the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be held in Bingham Methodist Hall on Wednesday 15th May at 2pm with a talk by Geoff Smith entitled ‘Amazing use of a Concessionary Bus Pass’. In addition to this meeting there are over 20 interest groups meeting regularly. To [...]
SIX-FIGURE CASH BOOST FOR BINGHAM DAY SERVICE
A Bingham day service building has received a £190,000 transformation to improve facilities. Nottinghamshire County Council has refurbished the Bingham base for the Rushcliffe Day Service centre on Moor Lane as part of a £6m modernisation of day service bases across the county. The building has been redecorated and new floor coverings and central heating [...]
BINGHAM MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION IN APRIL
Bingham Model Railway Club invites everyone to the South Nottinghamshire Model Railway Exhibition. It takes place on Saturday 20th April (10:30am-5pm) and Sunday 21st April (10:30-4pm) at the Cotgrave Miners Welfare on Woodview (post code:?NG12 3PJ). Adult tickets cost £5, children £2, families (2+2) £8 and concessions £3. There will be 14 layouts to watch [...]
SOS FROM MIND CHARITY SHOP IN BINGHAM
The Mind charity shop in Bingham is in urgent need of donations of good quality clothes and bric-a-brac. A spokesperson for the shop said:“We need them if you don’t. Why not declutter while the weather is keeping us indoors. The Mind shop thrives on local support and we are confident that with the help of [...]
BINGHAM CRICKET CLUB WINTER SCHEDULE
Bingham Cricket Club have announced full details of all the winter training programmes for the various club teams. The club is welcoming players of all ages (from six upwards) and new club chairman, Paul Maylard-Mason, is upbeat about the upcomping 2013 season. He said:?“We’ve had a good few months. Existing members have come out in [...]