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Notts Libraries Partner With the British Library for Fantasy Season
Thu 25 Jan 2024Working in tandem with the British Library and their current exhibition, ‘Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’, Inspire are bringing a whole programme of fanciful and folkloric entertainment to our city...
Video: New British Skydiving Record Set in Nottinghamshire
Mon 17 Jul 2023Skydivers in Nottinghamshire set a new British record this month for the biggest ever sequential formation dive to take place in the UK. Then they broke it again on the same day...
5 Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Dot to Dot Festival, the Great British Cheese Club and More
Sun 22 May 2022Years & Years, Alfie Templeman and Bob Vylan are all coming to Notts...
Nottingham International Film Festival 2021 to “Champion Young British Talent,” Says Director Neil Jeram-Croft
Tue 21 Sept 20212021 sees the return of an in-person cinema experience for Nottingham International Film Festival. Aaron Roe sits down with festival director Neil Jeram-Croft to get the lowdown on the event...
Confetti Set to Host British Esports Championship Live Grand Finals this July
Mon 10 May 2021The educational institute have teamed up with the British Esports Association to bring one of the biggest events on the esports calendar to Nottingham...
Nottingham Street Food Club X British Street Food Awards supported by Hellmann’s - Central Heat
Fri 28 Aug 2020The When We Worked at Raleigh Project Celebrates the Lives of the Factory's Black British Caribbean Workers
Fri 10 Jul 2020Whether it’s due to its legacy as one of Nottingham’s most quintessential institutions, or the place that Arthur Seaton so resented working, everyone knows that the Raleigh Factory is woven into the very fabric of Nottingham’s DNA. While much has been written about its iconic cultural status, often overlooked is the impact of its many Black British Caribbean workers. That’s where When We Worked at Raleigh, the archival project that has collated visual and audio histories of those workers and their relatives, comes in...
Dr Tim Gregory Works with a Meteorite That's Older Than The Earth
Wed 14 Aug 2019Armed with a childlike sense of wonder, a natural gift for talking with passion and a boundless sense of enthusiasm, it’s clear to see why Dr. Tim Gregory is so well liked. After appearing on BBC shows The Sky at Night: Expedition Asteroid and Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?, the cosmochemist and research scientist is now working at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham studying Allende, the famous meteorite that predates Earth itself…
The Future History of the British Isles is an Apocalyptic Sketch Comedy Podcast Set in Nottingham
Sat 11 May 2019It’s dark, it’s dreary, it’s hopeless. No, we’re not talking about the current political climate (though we could’ve been); it’s the newest dark comedy podcasting feature to come out of the Midlands. The Future History of the British Isles takes a satirical look at the world we live in by blowing it up and starting over, this time with a lot more murder and mayhem. Before things finally go tits up, we managed to chat with writer and producer, Hugh Dichmont. He gave us the rundown on the show, the events that inspired it and the seemingly unstoppable force of the indie podcast medium.
New Exhibition at Lakeside Arts Marks the Centenary Since the Death of British Artist Harold Gilman
Sat 15 Dec 2018Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Gallery host the first extensive survey of his work in over 35 years with Beyond Camden Town...
Artist Tristram Aver is Raising Awareness of Austerity and Autism Through His Native British Trees Series
Tue 30 Oct 2018Tristram Aver is a father, artist and curator who recently used lino-printing techniques to create 1,000 prints in one day, all on his tod, to raise money and awareness for Autism East Midlands and The Woodland Trust. An extension of his Native British Trees series, the project delves into topics ranging from austerity and war, to sustainability and mental health. We sat down with Tristram beneath the yellowing Victoria Park leaves to find out what's rustling in his brain crevices...
Tennis: Sarah Bard Defies Textbooks
Fri 06 Jul 2018Sarah Bard used to divide her time between singing professionally and working with young offenders; however, on the way to her thirtieth birthday party she fell down some stairs. The accident, combined with the Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy that she was born with, resulted in her becoming a wheelchair user and requiring assistance in her home. For years she was housebound, but all that changed the day she picked up a racket…
Live Music Review: British Sea Power at Rock City
Mon 07 May 2018British Sea Power proved popular enough for their gig to be upgraded from Rescue Rooms to Rock City. We headed down to the new venue to check ‘em out.
SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Peter Wigmore on the Hippocampus
Fri 08 Dec 2017For the final SciBar of the year, Peter Wigmore joins to talk about "The Hippocampus - A Memorable Part of the Brain"
SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Shahin Rahimifard on How to Feed 9 Billion People in 2050
Mon 30 Oct 2017We all love our scran but how are we going to feed the world's population in 2050, when it is predicted to reach 9 billion people? Shahin Rahimifard joined us at The Vat & Fiddle to talk about the future of food.
SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Graham Law on The Science and Myths of Sleep
Mon 02 Oct 2017To sleep, perchance to dream - Professor Graham Law from the University of Lincoln comes to SciBar with his talk Sleep Better: The Science of Sleep Myths.