RORY IS A CHARITY FUNDRAISER
A youngster from Lady Bay has been raising money for charity after his granny passed away in February 2009. Rory Dalgarno (13) attends Rushcliffe School and regularly takes part in the annual swimathon raising money for cancer care and research. Since then, two other members of his family have been diagnosed with breast cancer. His [...]
LADY BAY PROJECT IS NOW COMPLETE
The Hook Skate Park – known as The Bay – refurbishment project was completed and opened last month. The project was on time and within budget. An official opening event is planned for June. The project provides a safe, challenging, informal venue for young people to spend their leisure time, develop their skills and take [...]
THE LITTER PICKERS ARE BUSY IN LADY BAY
The Litter Pickers are a group of people living in Lady Bay who go out to pick up litter from the area about once a month. Rushcliffe Borough Council provides them with grabbers, gloves, bags and bag holders, and they collect the bags of rubbish when finished. All you need to bring is energy, enthusiasm [...]
LADY BAY OPEN GARDENS ADVANCE NOTICE
This year marks the 22nd Lady Bay Open Gardens weekend on Saturday 20th and 21st July. The event continues to go from strength to strength and this year is no exception. There are 15 gardens already signed up, many of them first-timers. The programme is still in the planning stages and more details will be [...]
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR LADY BAY MAN’S BUSINESS
Chris Horne, a resident of Lady Bay, could hardly have dreamed how well life could’ve gone in the last 12 months with regards to his business. In just over a year since setting up Hartingtons School of Food, located in the picturesque Peak District town of Bakewell, it is now winning plaudits across the country [...]
JANE RUNS AT NEW OLYMPIC STADIUM
Former Lady Bay resident Jane Read became one of the first people to run in the new Olympic Stadium at a special National Lottery event. As a regular runner she applied to participate in the National Lottery 5k run at the Olympic stadium, the first event to be held there. Jane (pictured below), who is [...]
NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF THE HOOK
The Friends of the Hook have continued with regular maintenance and upkeep, including planting new trees, clearing paths, etc, but some special projects have also been undertaken over the last couple of months. We were fortunate to win grant funding from Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) for a dipping pond and this was dug, lined and [...]
CREATIVE PERAMBULATION STARTS ON THE HOOK
By Sam Hudson The Friends of the Hook hosted a unique event on Saturday 30th July by the entrance to the Hook on Mona Grove in Lady Bay. Dave Wood, a local poet and writer from Stapleford, has been given a grant from the lottery fund to walk the ancient boundary of Sherwood Forest and [...]
NEW BUSES FOR LADY BAY ROUTE
Nottingham City Transport have taken delivery of five new Optare Solo SR 2011-plate buses. The buses will run on the number 11 route which serves Lady Bay. Anthony Carver-Smith, NCT’s marketing manager, told The Local News: “These are the greenest midi-buses in our fleet and their low emissions are up to Euro Five Standard. The [...]
TABLE TOP SALE IN LADY BAY
You are invited to take part in a table top and car boot sale at All Hallows Church Hall on Pierrepont Road in Lady Bay on Saturday 26th March from 10.30am until 1.30pm. Inside stalls and outside pitches cost £8. There’s free tea and coffee for stallholders and light refreshments will be on sale the [...]