Nottingham Creative Community News

Singer-Songwriter Duo Megatrain on Their Writing Process, Music Videos and the Possibility of an Album

Our city’s music scene is ablaze with talent right now. One act rising through the ranks with particular pizazz is Megatrain, the...

Art Works: Matt Jordan

29 September 19

He's recently been painting for the Spit and Sawdust pop-up gallery...

Food Review: MemSaab

28 September 19

We checked out the Maid Marian Way eatery...

12 Nottingham Organisations To Support You Through a Tough Time

26 September 19

Life can be flipping hard sometimes. Living in a city like Nottingham, we’re lucky to have a community that can get us back on our feet when things get tough. This place is home to a multitude of support groups and organisations whose sole purpose is to help people through hard times, no matter what they may be…

Friends of Chernobyl’s Children Gives Respite to Hundreds of Young Belarusians Affected by Radiation Poisoning in Hucknall

24 September 19

After the worst nuclear disaster in history decimated the Eastern European landscape in 1986, one group in Britain decided they wanted to make a difference to the young people in the worst-affected areas. Since then, Friends of Chernobyl’s Children has set up a number of regional groups throughout the UK in order to help hundreds of young Belarusians receive respite from the poisonous contamination that still lingers in the air, water and food with month-long stays in the UK. As one of the host families at the Hucknall group, David and Barbara Palmer have been taking children affected by the disaster for the past fifteen years...

Snap Notts: River Trent

23 September 19

Out of Time: Nottingham Sailor Lancelot Sidney Burrell and the HMS Courageous

22 September 19

With World War Two less than a month old, Nottingham sailor Lancelot Sidney Burrell found himself aboard the HMS Courageous, guarding the Western Approaches against German U-boat attacks. Unfortunately for him, his ship was to become the war’s first major naval casualty due to an enormous blunder from the British Admiralty…

A Sailor in Notts

21 September 19

"A strange and eerie atmosphere exists on board of a ship that has just lost one of its crew. Little is said, but much is felt."

Local Entrepreneur Victoria Prince Has Landed a Deal With Selfridges For Her Healthy Sweet Treats

19 September 19

Entrepreneur Victoria Prince announced her arrival on the food scene after successfully transforming her healthy hobby into a booming business venture...

Art Works: AlanJames Burns

17 September 19

He's thought deeply about the art of thinking...

The Nottingham Contemporary Are Celebrating Their Tenth Anniversary

16 September 19

Since 2009, Nottingham Contemporary has hosted over fifty exhibitions, displaying the work of over 500 artists. This issue, we celebrate one of the biggest creative hubs in Nottingham, and all the wonderful things it does for our community. We spoke to a slew of the Contemporary’s staff to find out their favourite memories from the past ten years…

My First... Heartbreak

15 September 19

We asked your lot about the first time you got your heart dropped down the stairs and trampled on...

Nottingham Green Festival is Back For Its 27th Year

13 September 19

For nearly three decades, hoards of like-minded, green-thumbed folk flock to the Arboretum on a September Sunday for the Nottingham Green Festival, a community-led event where the whole family can educate themselves on being environmentally friendly. Our new Stage Editor, Rebecca Buck, has fond memories of the fest, dating back to her childhood...

City Stylin' #17

12 September 19

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

09 September 19

The latest sounds from the Nottingham vault...

Mermaid Cove Put on Events with Real Life Mermaids

09 September 19

Being a mermaid is something we’ve all dreamt about, but dreams are usually where it ends. However, the folks at Mermaid Cove are bringing this fantasy to life, with the magical underwater performances that they tour across festivals in the UK. We spoke to mermaid performer Elle Woods and marketing man Kai Coombes about how they came up with the idea, what a typical show entails, and how they train to swim in those hefty flippers...

Under Cover Artist: Leosaysays

07 September 19

Leosaysays talks us through his belting second LeftLion cover, featuring a watery post-apocalyptic Nottingham…

Life on Nottingham's Canals

05 September 19

Of late, my thoughts have been occupied with worst-case Brexit scenarios. Even if the UK doesn’t descend into a completely apocalyptic state, the impending destitution might be a welcome opportunity to disconnect from modern society and adopt a nomadic life of reflection and fresh air. But where to live out this idyllic fantasy now that our borders will end at Dover? Perhaps the UK’s network of inland canals and waterways? My intrepid companion Bunty and I went to find out…

The Thompson Brothers on Students, The Matrix and Their Rowing Victory of '88

04 September 19

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Food Review: Juni