ROW THE CHANNEL CHALLENGE
Nine local teams competed in a charity rowing event to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Held at the South Notts College (SNC) Active Sports Centre on Farnborough Road in Clifton, teams of up to 10 people were challenged to row the distance of the channel (21 miles) in the quickest time possible. Ruddington-based [...]
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR LIFEBOATS
The West Bridgford and District branch of Lifeboats celebrated its 40th anniversary last month. On the 18th May in 1971, a group of young wives from All Hallows Church formed the Lady Bay Lifeboat Guild. One of these young wives was Mrs Joan Tyler and, 40 years later, she is still an active member of [...]
JAZZ FOR ALL IN WEST BRIDGFORD
There are still tickets available for what will be a top-notch night of smooth jazz on Friday 17th June with Paul Ricard and Midland Jazz Connexion. It takes place at All Hallows Halls, Pierrepont Road, West Bridgford. The event starts at 8pm and includes what will be a fabulous raffle. Tickets are £10 and for [...]
RUSHCLIFFE RESIDENTS TO JOIN 80S POP STARS FOR FUNDRAISING TREK IN CAMBODIA
A recently married couple from Whatton in the Borough of Rushcliffe are getting ready to tackle a fundraising trek in Cambodia to raise money for children’s charity, Action Medical Research. Kate McAndrew, a local psychotherapist and her husband Gavin, an area sales manager, will join a group of adventurers that includes 1980s singers Martin Fry [...]
LOCAL ESTATE AGENT CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Jonathan Hammond of Bingham-based estate agency Hammond Harwood has been apprehended presenting the first donation of £25, following the re-launch of sponsorship for the award-winning Bingham Neighbourhood Watch. Making sure everything was above board Bingham beat manager, Pc John Kneale, made sure that the cheque was delivered into the safe hands of Gordon Sanders, chairmanof [...]
BRIDGFORD STUDENTS TO CLIMB MOUNTAIN FOR CHILDREN’S CHARITY
Two students from West Bridgford are to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Childreach International. Faye Simons is from Leeds and Elly Balmforth from London – both live in West Bridgford and are currently studying at Nottingham Trent University. Faye told The Local News: “We are raising money for Childreach International, who run projects [...]
BRIDGFORD MAN TO RAISE MONEY FOR POORLY CHILD
West Bridgford resident Daniel Storey is to walk 265 miles in 11 days to raise money for a young child. Daniel will trek from Nottingham to Bude in Cornwall to raise funds for Thomas Singleton. Thomas, who is now a year old, had complications in his birth as he suffered a high cervical spinal cord [...]
RUGBY CLUB FIGHTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Nottingham Rugby players will be lending a hand in the fight against childhood obesity through a project based at West Bridgford Community Centre. The Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it! (MEND) programme, which is run by Rushcliffe Borough Council, aims to help children and young people understand the benefits of a balanced diet and maintaining a [...]
RUNNING CLUB HELPING HOSPICE
Holme Pierrepont Running Club have donated £1,300 to the Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough from the proceeds of their 2010 Grand Prix race series. Rainbows Children and Young Person’s Hospice provide essential care to life-limited children and young people across the East Midlands. Rainbows is a place where they and their families are cared for and [...]
HEADWAY HELP FROM TRENT BRIDGE ROTARY
Headway are a charity that nurtures the rehabilitation of brain injury victims. A local day centre on Mansfield Road provides a respite for carers with counselling, meals and various activities for the service users. As with a number of charities in the city, funding streams have been cut back and placed financial constraints, and future [...]