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Johnny and the Raindrops legendary Christmas gig!

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LeftLion's Latest Listens #14: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this, the first edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2025, our music team reviews new releases from Rainbow Frog Biscuits, Bad Milk Blood Robot, Eleanor McGregor and Divorce...

Under the Rainbow - Documents and Artefacts From Five Decades Of Lgbtq+ Struggle and Liberation

Ahead of Pride, Hockley's Rainbow Crossing is being repainted for it's fifth anniversary

The rainbow crossing on Hockley's Broad Street turns five this year. Our History Editor CJ DeBarra tells of how it came to be.

Follow the rainbow: we learn about Notts LGBT+ Network

With official Pride month coming to an end and Notts Pride coming up soon, we thought it important to honour a charity that has given nearly fifty years of its time to Nottingham’s Queer community: Notts LGBT+ Network. Beth Green is a current volunteer for the Network; they caught up with two others David and Rachel, to share their commendable work and dedication.

RAIN PARADE

The Thompsons on April Fools, Rainbow and Buses

Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on April Fools, Rainbow and Buses

Rainbow Puppeteer Ronnie le Drew Talks About Bringing Zippy to Life Ahead of His Nottingham Show

The Nottingham Puppet Festival takes over the city centre this month once again, and when we saw Rainbow puppeteer Ronnie le Drew was on the line up, we pulled some strings to get a chat with the man who brought Zippy to life…

Johnny and the Raindrops

Johnny and the Raindrops

The Lost City Adventure Golf’s Birthday Fiesta in a Rainforest

With LeftLion turning twenty next month, we've been on the hunt for other birthday celebrations going on in Notts. It turns out our pals at The Lost City Adventure Golf is turning ten years old on Saturday 26 August. To celebrate, they’re putting on a Birthday Fiesta in their stunning rainforest venue, right in the heart of Nottingham.

Immersive Listening & Screening: Voices of the Rainforest by Steven Feld, followed by an online in-conversation with Jol Thoms

Johnny & the Raindrops Gig for Kids & Families

Johnny and the Raindrops

Johnny & the Raindrops legendary Christmas gig!

Film Review: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Miriam Blakemore-Hoy reviews the final film to star the late great Chadwick Boseman...

Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage's David Edgley on Our City's LGBTQ+ History

Established in 2008, Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Heritage aims to preserve the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. With many of the city’s venues under threat of closure due to COVID-19, Caroline Barry talks to the project’s David Edgley about Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ history, the dangers of complacent activism and what can be done to preserve the city’s safe spaces.

Ye Olde Trip Now Covered in Rainbows

Following a BBC news story earlier this month expressing sadness at England's oldest inn being boarded up, we're pleased to report that the place is now covered in rainbows...

Nottingham's Write Pride 2019 is Ready to Paint the Town Rainbow Again

The second year of Write Pride will take place in Nottingham from Monday 22 – Friday 26 July 2019.

Framework, Forest, Rain and Feet: A Poem for Nottingham's Homeless Community

With the new charity partnership between Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association, Nottingham's High Sheriff Nick Ebbs commissioned LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires to write a poem about the relationship, and how it might help our city's homeless community going forward...

Live Music Review: Johnny and the Raindrops at The Polish Eagle Club

After entertaining families for ten years, Johnny and the Raindrops celebrated by playing a packed-out show at The Polish Eagle Club in Sherwood. Our writer Adrian Shaw went along to join in on all the fun...

Notts Kids Band Johnny and the Raindrops Turn Ten

Johnny and the Raindrops have been on the Nottingham music scene for yonks. Ten years this September, to be precise. But rather than dropping drum 'n' bass to goggle-eyed twenty-somethings down Brickworks, or titillating silver tabs with jazz in dimly-lit bars, the band cater to the city's musical nippers. We sat down with founder, musical director and long-time little-fish-shape thrower Liam Maloy...