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We Hear about Under the Bridge From the Project’s Coordinator Trekkah Benjamin
Wed 21 Feb 2024The Under the Bridge project is a men's group that explores the positive mental health impacts of spending time in Blue Spaces. Established in the spring of 2022, the project has been delivering weekly sessions in, on and around water. Project Coordinator Trekkah Benjamin tells us more…
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...
Rache Gravett and Keith Harrison on Their Wilding Project the Field, Strelley
Sun 28 Jan 2024The Field, Strelley is a wilding project run by Rache Gravett and Keith Harrison, environmental advocates and the previous owners of Nottingham Climbing Centre. A journey that began with tree planting, is now evolving into a fully fledged community organisation, creating spaces for both the wildlife and the humans of Nottinghamshire…
Nottingham’s Leading Youth Mental Health Charity the Wolfpack Project Give Advice on How to Tackle Loneliness This Festive Season
Wed 13 Dec 2023One in four seventeen–25-year-olds will experience a mental health problem each year, so it’s no doubt that the demand for support is only growing. As a leading charity that works with sixteen–35-year-olds living within Nottinghamshire, The Wolfpack Project provides an option for many. We speak to their Support Manager Rachel, who has been with them since June 2022, to find out more about the charity's work…
Green Hustle Launch Twenty Twenty Tree Project With Trees For Cities, Planting Over 2,023 New Trees
Mon 27 Nov 2023Green Hustle's latest and largest tree planting project, in collaboration with Trees For Cities, has just begun, but there's still three dates left for you to get involved with. Green Hustle Co-Director Adam Pickering tells us all about it...
Founder Paul Cox Tells Us All About Nottz Garden Project: A Volunteer-Led Project Building Community Resilience and Food Growing Skills
Sun 26 Nov 2023Founder Paul Cox tells us all about Nottz Garden Project: a volunteer-led project building community resilience and food growing skills through creative, art-filled green spaces. Welcoming all to stop by and pick ripe veg at their Gamble Street Corner plot, whilst distributing it through Himmah food bank with instructions on how to use it, they’ve started a little fresh food revolution in Radford…
Mimm’s Nathaniel Coltrane Tells Us All About Their Latest Project ‘Our Yard’, a Detailed Look Into Soundsystem Culture
Fri 27 Oct 2023For the past thirteen years Nathaniel Coltrane has run Mimm (Music is my Motive) from the heart of Nottingham. Starting as a clothing shop, it has evolved into a community hub for the vast amount of creatives residing in the city. We spoke to Nate about his new project Our Yard: a detailed look into the history of sound system culture.
Introducing Humanity Project, the Motley Group Putting Humanity Back Into Our Politics
Sat 14 Oct 2023Imagine a House of Citizens filled with a representatively selected jury of people who aren’t professional politicians, informed by the best expertise, sat atop government alongside the two Houses of Parliament (the Commons and Lords). This House would not be beholden to any manifesto or particular ideology, but steered by thousands of ongoing conversations around the country - inclusively, deliberatively, collectively making long term policy decisions based on the things we can all agree on. Sounds pretty far out right? Well that’s the plan for Humanity Project…
Good Chemistry at The Cave Escape's The Iceman Project
Wed 06 Sept 2023When we were invited to Cave Escape Nottingham to try our luck and brains at their newest addition ‘The Iceman Project’, there was no question of turning such an offer down. The Nottingham independent based on Mansfield Road is already known for its Dracula themed ‘Carfax’ escape room, and ‘Monuments’, which centres around a mission to protect creative masterpieces during the Second World War, and welcomed its newest edition only five weeks ago.
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: MEGS
Sun 18 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Next up is MEGS...
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: Tom Shawcroft
Sun 18 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Meet Tom Shawcroft...
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: Louie Walsh
Sun 18 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're going to be catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Next up is Louie Walsh...
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: Parisa East
Sun 18 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're going to be catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Meet Parisa East...
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: KJ.i
Sun 18 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're going to be catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Here's our interview with KJ.i...
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: Penny Moon
Mon 12 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're going to be catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Here’s Penny Moon...
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: EM
Tue 06 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're going to be catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. Next up is EM...
We Visit Project Pies, the Carlton Hill-Based Lockdown Sensation That Has Changed Our City’s Food Scene
Sun 04 Jun 2023From plastering walls to baking pastries, Dan Lione has had a unique journey into the culinary world. We hear all about his internet-conquering, pie-focused passion project: Project Pies…
Meet The FSN 2023 Finalists: Isaac Bloomfield
Fri 02 Jun 2023Ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham showcase on 2 July, we're going to be catching up with each finalist to find out more about them. First up is Isaac Bloomfield...
Find Out More About The Hollow Man, a Nottingham-Based Music and Film Project
Sat 22 Apr 2023We chat to LeftLion contributor Bassey to learn more about his collaborative film and music project, 'The Hollow Man' and how you can get involved…