BRIDGFORD DENTIST CLIMBS MONT BLANC
West Bridgford resident, Andrew Toy (52), successfully reached the 4800m summit of one of the highest mountains in the world to raise much needed awareness and funds for the UK’s leading mouth cancer charity, the Mouth Cancer Foundation.Andrew undertook the extreme challenge to climb up Mont Blanc alongside best friend, Trevor Riddiough. The pair were [...]
EURO FUNDED PROJECT CELEBRATES A GOOD JOB FOR ANDREW
Being unemployed and caring for his wife full time, Andrew Good last worked in a supermarket ten years ago. However, with his wife Hayley, thankfully making a recovery from chronic depression, Andrew decided to turn his caring skills into a career and has now started his training as part of a full-time care assistant job [...]
COTGRAVE COUPLE RAISING MONEY
Cotgrave’s Pamela and Teddy Alexander are pictured below presenting a collection bucket containing nearly £400 to Kate Purdue of the Nottingham Hospice. The money was the result of a coffee morning held in Cotgrave in July with continuous entertainment.
MUSEUM CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
The Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum (RKFM) will be celebrating 40 years with the publication of a commemorative calendar for 2011. This unique complex of listed frameshops, cottages and outbuildings arranged around a garden courtyard was established in 1971.
The site was restored to show the living and working conditions of the framework knitters who occupied it [...]
WRVS LOOKING FOR HOUSEBOUND LIBRARY HELP
More helpers are required by the WRVS to assist with running a library service for housebound people in Radcliffe. It organises deliveries of books to people in their homes every two weeks and anyone who thinks they can be of any help should contact Radcliffe Library by calling 0115 933 2212.
The ladies who supply this [...]
ADVANCE NOTICE OF SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DATES
The date of the Radcliffe Parish Council and Dayncourt School Christmas party for pensioners has been arranged for Monday 13th December. On Sunday 19th December, a Christmas Concert is being staged in Grange Hall by the Nottingham Concert Band.
A spokesperson said: “The event will put those attending in a real festive mood in the run-up [...]
CHARITY DAY TAKING PLACE IN KEYWORTH
A special charity day is taking place on Saturday 18th September at Key VI Fitness on Bunny Lane in Keyworth. Vicky Bines is raising money for the charity Bliss, who help premature and sick babies in the UK.
Vicky told The Local News: “My twins were born 10 weeks early and weighed only 1Ib 13oz and [...]
DANIELLE’S EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME
Local teenager Danielle Greaves is about to undertake an experience of a lifetime by volunteering to join a special conservation project in South Africa. This fantastic experience will be invaluable in following her dream of attending university, where she will study Environmental Biology.
Danielle told The Local News: “I would like a career to work with [...]
PARACHUTE JUMP BY BRIDGFORD WOMAN
A remarkable woman from West Bridgford has just undertaken a parachute jump to raise money for the MS Trust. Lorraine Box (56) has had MS for 18 years and walks with a crutch. She is married to Ian and they have two children, daughter Jordan (23) and son Luke (20).
Lorraine (pictured below) told The Local [...]
HELP FOR WILFORD SOCIAL AND BOWLS CLUB
Wilford Community Group have been instrumental in facilitating a grant for the benefit of Wilford Social and Bowls Club, through the auspices of the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation. A sum of £675 came from the Sports Relief Community Cash Fund and was used to publicise and support an open day at the club premises on Main [...]