FINE FOOD AND LOCAL CRAFTS FAIR
The second Fine Foods and Local Crafts Fair will be held at the Old School, Fern Road in Cropwell Bishop on Sunday 7th July from 10am to 3pm. The event is part of the Cropwell Bishop Celebration Weekend and has been organised by Barbara Pugh, who is renowned for Mrs Pugh’s Preserves jams, marmalades, chutneys [...]
CROPWELL BISHOP CELEBRATION
The ninth annual Cropwell Bishop celebration weekend takes place from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July. The weekend commences on the Friday at St Giles Church with a ‘Midsummer Musical Evening’ from 7:30 to 9:15pm. Adult tickets cost £5 and children are admitted free. On the Saturday, the Friends of the School are running their [...]
NEW SCHEME BIDS TO CURB VILLAGE LORRY MENACE
New schemes which aim to put the brakes on heavy goods vehicles rumbling through narrow lanes in two local villages recently have been launched. Nottinghamshire County Council is working with Parish Councils in Langar cum Barnstone and Cropwell Bishop to launch Community Lorry Watch schemes in the villages. Under the scheme, residents will record the [...]
MORE TROPHIES FOR CROPWELL’S BLUE STILTON
Cropwell Bishop Creamery just can’t stop winning awards for their Blue Stilton and Organic Blue Stilton. The family-owned and run Creamery was awarded five trophies at this year’s Bakewell Show. This included the ultimate honour of their Blue Stilton being named ‘Supreme Champion for Blue Stilton’ and their Organic Blue Stilton being selected as the [...]
BUS WAR EXTENDS TO COTGRAVE
Competition on Rushcliffe’s bus services has increased further with Premiere announcing a new service for Cropwell Bishop and Cotgrave. The company, that runs head-to-head in Radcliffe and Bingham with established operator TrentBarton, will launch the Red2 on 5th September – which is a direct service linking Cotgrave with the Victoria Centre. Running every 20 minutes [...]