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The Pastel Project Talk LGBTQ+ Activism, the Trans Community and Aims to Make Nottingham the UK's First Trans Sanctuary City
Sat 17 Feb 2024The Pastel Project is a grassroots activism group seeking to establish Nottingham as the UK's first Trans Sanctuary City. With aims including to improve trans healthcare and improve LGBTQ+ education in schools, this project works towards solidarity and support for the trans community and making Nottingham a safe haven for all trans and gender non-conforming people...
We Catch Up With the Founder of These Girls Run, the Community Aiming to Empower Women and Beat the Winter Blues
Thu 28 Dec 2023We spoke to Notts’ own Molly Slater-Davison on the founding of a new running community aiming to empower women and beat the winter blues. Safe, sweaty, supportive: These Girls Run and they’re here to stay…
Nottingham Family Festival Young Hustlers Aims to Ignite The Flames of Creativity
Wed 11 Oct 2023Circus skills, drumming, dance, street art, family raves, Lego club and DJ workshops are all on offer at Young Hustlers, the music and arts festival designed for young people, which runs alongside the main Hockley Hustle on Sunday 22 October...
Meet Karim Keita, the Nottingham Skateboarder Aiming for the Olympics
Fri 24 Mar 2023Nottingham’s skate community is renowned for its strong sense of togetherness and frankly terrifying lack of fear, but in Karim Keita, it may soon have an Olympian among its alumni. We sit down with Karim to hear all about his love of the sport and what drives him to succeed…
How to Apply to the Middle Way Mentoring Project, Aimed at BAME Writers
Wed 22 Feb 2023Offering support to black, asian and ethnic minority writers from the Midlands, we learn more about Middle Way Mentoring...
How Maggie’s Support Centre Is Aiming to Raise Money With a Culture-Filled Tour of Nottingham
Fri 23 Sept 2022Providing care to patients and their families, Maggie’s are the free cancer support centre stationed outside City Hospital. Now they’re raising money to keep the centre running through their annual Culture Crawl - the five-mile night walk kept lively by a selection of Nottingham personalities and performers. We catch up with Maggie’s about the work they do, the celebratory nature of the walk and how to get involved…
All About Better by Bike, the Cycling Project Aiming to Boost Our Mental and Physical Wellbeing
Tue 20 Sept 2022Managing Director of Nottingham Bikeworks, Ian Keetley, chats to us about the Better By Bike project and the benefits of cycling for both your physical and mental wellbeing…
How Local Zine Queer Notts Is Aiming to Shine a Light on Our City’s Vibrant LGBT+ Scene
Fri 12 Aug 2022With a surprisingly small amount of queer venues in Nottingham, it might be easy to believe that we don’t have a thriving LGBT+ scene. But according to one local zine creator, the Nottingham queer community is thriving and in desparate need of celebration. In light of this, we catch up with Jade Bramley, the creative behind Queer Notts, to chat the vibrancy of queer creatives and their latest zine based around the queer Nottingham music scene…
Meet the Nottingham Lions, the LGBT+ Football Club Aiming to Make the Sport a Safe Space for All
Thu 21 Jul 2022Founded over sixteen years ago, the Nottingham Lions have been trailblazers in our city’s sporting scene ever since - with the LGBT+ friendly football club bringing together people of all abilities and walks of life to enjoy the beautiful game. We sit down with Robbie Jacques, the club’s Social Media and Commercial Officer, to hear all about their story so far, and explore how the world of football can become a more inclusive, tolerant place…
We Hear All About Newark Book Festival, the Event Aiming to Celebrate Nottinghamshire’s Literary Community
Sun 26 Jun 2022Fancy a crime writing workshop? A heritage walk? Perhaps a story told on a riverboat? Well then you’re in luck, because Newark Book Festival has all that and more. Now in its sixth year, the festival is on a mission to celebrate Nottingham’s literary community and the local area. We catch up with Artistic Director Sara Bullimore to find out what’s in store…
Why Nottingham Crocus Volunteers Are Aiming to Plant More of These Iconic Flowers Around the City
Mon 27 Sept 2021Michael Krawec, founder of the Nottingham Crocus Volunteers group, delves into why planting more of these iconic flowers will add a bit of colour around the city and help locals reconnect with their natural heritage…
#LetsGoNottingham: New Campaign from It’s In Nottingham Aims to get People Back Spending in the City
Fri 11 Jun 2021#LetsGoNottingham, the new campaign from It’s In Nottingham, sets out a digital campaign to get the people back spending in shops, restaurants, bars, and independent businesses after COVID...
Framework's Video Gaming Fundraiser Aims to Get Homeless Young People Online
Wed 17 Mar 2021The Level Up campaign, which runs throughout April, will help end digital exclusion among young homeless people
The Island: Trekkah Benjamin on His New Project with Nottingham Community Arts Network Aiming to Support Young Males with Mental Health Issues
Fri 23 Oct 2020Through his charity organisation C.A.N, artist Trekkah Benjamin has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a program that aims to help young men in communicating mental health issues...
BelieveMe is Aiming to Create a Safe Space for Victims of Bullying in Nottingham
Mon 24 Aug 2020Being forced into lockdown has seen Notts’ creative cohorts turn their hands to all sorts of projects, from live-streaming music to socially-distanced filmmaking. But for seventeen-year-old Alice Lynn, lockdown provided the opportunity to create something personal. We caught up with her to find out more about BelieveMe, the new project aimed at creating a safe space for victims of bullying...
Flat 21 Is an All-Female Written, Produced and Directed Web-Series Aiming to Address the Gender Imbalance in the Film Industry
Wed 05 Jun 2019Unless you’re an actor seeking work, the odds of you seeing a casting call for “Sexy zombie pole dancer in lingerie. No pay” or “Mid-20s woman, really attractive - pretty but still accessible” are pretty slim. Sadly, those are two real casting calls, but things in the film world are starting to change thanks to the hard work and dedication from those who have first-hand experience of how male-dominated the industry can be. We sat down with Georgie Levers and Esmee Matthews, the brains behind web-series Flat 21, to talk about how they’ve rounded up the all-star gals of the East Midlands to make the film industry a more level playing field…
Interview: Mieke Tate
Tue 19 Nov 2013Mieka Tate, formerly Meike Hink, is a three-time World Kickboxing Champion from the Netherlands who has called Nottingham home for the best part of two decades. She has recently opened Aim High, a new martial arts school in the city, offering people the opportunity not only to learn how to fight, but also how to develop as a person...
Interview: Pete Jordan of Spectrum
Mon 01 Aug 2005Since 2001 Pete Jordan has built Spectrum, from being a small Notts club night into one of the best breaks event in the world. Along the way it has also taken him on tour from Croatia to Glastonbury, not to mention putting him in touch with some of the best DJ’s in the business. We caught up with him to find out more…
Spectrum To Tour Croatia
Wed 07 Jul 2004"I've played in a few of the Eastern European countries and it is great to see another opening its doors to overseas acts."
Spectrum and LeftFoot
Thu 27 May 2004Photographic evidence from a few recent nights out in Nottingham