LEO IS MAKING WAVES IN FILM INDUSTRY
A former South Nottingham College (now Central College Nottingham) student in Clifton has been involved in the production of two of the biggest recent movies. Leo Neelands was part of the post-production team of the new Hobbit film and is currently working on Iron Man 3. Leo’s role was as a digital compositor creating visual [...]
CLIFTON HAS SPECIAL WEEK OF ACTION
Clifton had a Week of Action last month with a amazing range of activities and information for everyone, including job-finding sessions, welfare reform details, environmental clean-ups and a Have Your Say event for residents to share their thoughts and concerns with local councillors and police officers. Events included: – Police carrying out enforcement and crime [...]
CLIFTON CORNERSTONE CAFE RE-OPENED
You will find a warm and friendly welcome at the re-opened and newly refurbished Clifton Cornerstone Café on Southchurch Drive. The café is under new management and has already attracted a loyal band of followers. Call in for a freshly-made hot drink including cappuccino, latte, luxury hot chocolate, or just a good old English cup [...]
COURSES FOR YOU IN CLIFTON
Gardening course: Grow Your Own Food Want to grow your own food? Learn how to grow traditional crops like potatoes, carrots and lettuce. Try out exciting new crops like crystal lemon cucumber and rainbow chard. Learn basic gardening techniques from seed to harvest. – Saturday 18th & 25th May 1:30-4:30pm – Saturday 15th & 22nd [...]
TEA DANCES IN CLIFTON FOR 2013
Clifton Leisure Centre holds a traditional tea dance mixed with live music, friendly chats, tea, coffee and a raffle on a monthly basis. They take place on the first Wednesday of the month (1:30-3:30pm) and the cost is £2.50 per person. Tea dances will take place on the following dates: 5th June, 3rd July, 4th [...]
IS THE TRAM GOING TO CREATE JOBS?
I read with interest Paul and John’s recent letters in your newspaper about the tram. Before we start, yes I am anti-tram. Will I use the tram? Yes I will, but will there be an alternative for me? Three facts we know about the tram. One, people have lost their homes. Two, people have lost [...]
WHEN WILL THIS NIGHTMARE END?
Is anyone else so frustrated they can’t get anywhere in Clifton at the moment?This stupid tram is just making life so difficult. It just seems so impossible to get to the top shops from the bottom end of Clifton. My trips home from work take twice as long once I?get onto the estate, as I [...]
WE DO HAVE PRIDE IN OUR STREET
I am writing in response to Barnze’s letter in your April edition with the title ‘some folks have no pride’. I actually live along Glapton Lane and the reason we drive across the green space is because our cars have been damaged. This has cost lots of money to repair and people don’t have spare [...]
I WOULD LOVE A DRIVE
Glapton Lane is an utter nightmare to park, either outside your property or, if you’re very lucky, actually on a driveway. I would love a drive and have been contacting the council for at least eight years to get permission to build our own, at no expense to the taxpayer may I add. I have [...]
VIOLET CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY
Clifton Manor Care Home recently celebrated a very special ladies’ 100th birthday. Violet Mohan was born on the 24th of February 1913 and was the third child to Edith and John Smirthwaite. Violet’s father John was the chief sports reporter for the Nottingham Evening Post for many years. In Violet’s early years, she worked as [...]