BURNING OFF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Over 25 members took part in Bingham Leisure Centre’s annual Christmas special fitness class. They then joined their instructors for a social drink afterwards to celebrate Christmas and a great year of exercise, which has seen popularity in the classes at the Leisure Centre soar. Sarah Wake, a fitness instructor, said: “It was great to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER HOLDS DISPLAY IN BINGHAM
Bingham Library will be hosting an exhibition of some of the work by local photographer Dominick Ferguson throughout December. The photographs are all landscapes and are available to buy. Dominick said: “I try to capture the spirit or soul of a landscape rather than what it actually looks like. I am hoping that people might [...]
SCOUT GROUP SUFFERS FROM BEING TOO SUCCESSFUL
The 1st Bingham Scout Group is the third largest in Nottinghamshire and they have increased membership every year for over 10 years, and by more than 40% in the last five years alone. Scout leader, John Green, told The Local News: “We are now struggling to provide places for all the young people wanting to [...]
NEW PRESIDENT FOR ROTARY CLUB
The new rotary year for the Bingham and District Rotary Club starts on the 1st July each year, at which time they have a change in president. The club’s publicity officer, Anthony Hall, told The Local News: “At our meeting last week, designated as our change over meeting, president Anni Gell recalled some of the [...]
CRICKET CLUB ARE THE TOPS IN RUSHCLIFFE
Bingham Cricket Club have been named Rushcliffe Sports Club of the Year 2011. The club have been rewarded for its excellent work in junior development and the on-field success of the 2010 season, which included promotions for its Saturday and Sunday 1st XI’s. The award was presented to chairman, Steve Bateman, at the presentation evening [...]
HALFWAY TO WATERLOO
Bingham author, Peter Youds, has published the fourth book in his acclaimed Ties of Blood series of historical novels. It marks the 200th anniversary of Albuera, the bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War. ‘The Hardest Fight’ represents the halfway point of the series, as it takes us to the bi-centenary of the Battle of Waterloo [...]
INNER WHEEL END OF YEAR REPORT
By Margaret Barnett The Inner Wheel Club of Bingham have reached the end of another year. President Josie Henson is pictured right handing over a cheque for £2,000 to the scout district commissioner for the West Bridgford and South East Notts area, Jock Shaw. The money was raised throughout the year from a fashion show, [...]
IT REALLY IS A SMALL WORLD
For some years, Bingham Model Railway Club (BMRC) had a member, Aleks Porock, who lived in Radcliffe-on-Trent. Aleks, before moving to Radcliffe, was a member of the Australian Model Railway Association (AMRA) in Perth. They have an exhibition layout called ‘Haltwhistle’,although they thought Haltwhistle was in the Yorkshire Dales rather than in Northumberland. BMRC member, [...]