GET SET FOR COTGRAVE FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH
Following on from last year’s successful ‘Festival of Sport’, the Cotgrave Festival 2013 will take place on Saturday 15th June on the sports fields at Cotgrave Welfare. There will be competitions, displays, stalls, music, wellie wanging, mini fairground and much more. The Vikings are coming Founded in 1971, The Vikings are the oldest and largest [...]
DOUBLE AWARD JOY FOR COTGRAVE CARE HOME
The 2013 annual Elder?Homes Group national awards took place at the?Belfry Hotel in Nottingham and there were two winners in Cotgrave. Elder Homes Group is a national care home operator and these awards take place every year to reward those who have excelled in the previous year. The Administrator of the?Year award went to Diane [...]
INFORMATION ON COTGRAVE GARAGE SITES
Metropolitan Housing Trust are working on plans for the redevelopment of some of the garage sites that they manage in Rushcliffe. Currently there are the following plans in place for three sites in Cotgrave Grassmere: This was damaged by fire and so demolished in 2011. Planning permission has been granted for new homes on this [...]
CRIME REDUCTION RECOGNITION FOR COTGRAVE
Cotgrave has taken second place in a national crime reduction award scheme. ‘Making Cotgrave Smile’ was in the running for the Home Office’s Tilley Awards, which recognises successful initiatives that help communities effectively solve problems caused by offending. It is the second time the project has made the shortlist – albeit entered in a different [...]
COTGRAVE RESIDENTS MEET TOWN DEVELOPER
Some Cotgrave residents have met the developer recently appointed to transform the town’s former colliery and revamp the town centre. Barratt Developments was selected by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) as the preferred developer on this £100m scheme which will feature more than 400 homes once completed. Barratt Homes will work alongside its sister [...]
COTGRAVE PROJECT COULD WIN HOME OFFICE AWARD
A crime-fighting project in Cotgrave could win a Home Office award following a recent online vote. ‘Making Cotgrave Smile’ is in the running for the Home Office’s annual Tilley Awards, which recognise problem-solving initiatives that have addressed problems caused by crime and anti-social behaviour. The scheme is in the ‘projects led by non-policing agencies’ category [...]
COTGRAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND MARKET
The Cotgrave community Christmas lights event will be held on Friday 30th November from 12noon until 6pm in the Shopping Precinct on Candleby Lane. For the first time this year there will be a Christmas market from 12noon selling all sorts of items. Charities and other organisations will join from about 3:30pm with their stalls. [...]
COTGRAVE DEVELOPMENT MOVES STEP CLOSER
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Rushcliffe Borough Council have agreed a deal to transform Cotgrave. The £100m project for the former mining town will create 444 new homes and 12,600sq-metres of employment space for local businesses. Barratt Developments has been selected as the developer for the scheme, which will include a range of [...]
DANCE NIGHT AT COTGRAVE WELFARE CLUB
After a hugely successful first appearance at Cotgrave Welfare Club earlier this year, the Henley Farrell Big Band is making a return visit. You can once again dance the night away to the sounds of a live big band as they bring the magnificent sounds of swing back to the area. The band plays music [...]
FESTIVAL OF SPORT IS A HIT
As it was Cotgrave’s moment to shine, the town hosted a week-long Festival of Sport culminating in a celebration event. Activities throughout the week included disc golf, welly wanging, orienteering, zumba, football, quick cricket and much more. The whole community got involved with average attendance each evening of around 100 local residents. The final day [...]