Nottingham Creative Community News

Mojo Nottingham's 1st Birthday in Photos

17 August 18

Nottingham Carnival 2018 in Photos

17 August 18

Support for Survivors are Empowering Victims of Childhood Abuse

14 August 18

The NSPCC outline that 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused at some point during their childhood and, in 2016 alone, it was documented that 58,000 children were identified as needing protection from abuse. For more than five years, Support for Survivors have offered support to adult survivors of childhood physical and sexual abuse in Nottingham...

The Maasai Cricket Warriors Come to Notts

16 August 18

This week Notts welcomes the famous Maasai Cricket Warriors as part of their UK tour; it’s an action packed schedule running until Saturday 1 September. The team will be all over the shop in the coming weeks to raise awareness of gender inequality, the End FGM Campaign, hate crime, modern slavery, conservation and promoting their culture and country, Kenya...

Carl Froch on His New Bar Alto (The Owd Saltwater)

15 August 18

Having hung up his gloves in 2015, four-time world champion boxer and Nottingham bloke Carl Froch has turned his sights to his new bar, Alto. The recently refurbished venue can be found in the Cornerhouse; in Saltwater’s previous spot. We belled up owd Punchy to ask a few questions about the new gaff...

Nottingham Women's Centre Have Won an Award for Voluntary Service

12 August 18

Standing proudly at the end of Chaucer Street, Nottingham Women’s Centre enables women in our area to reach their full potential, providing the tools to achieve social, political and economic equality. Having just been presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, we thought it was high time we had a word with CEO, Helen Voce, who’s now a year into her post...

Clean Yoga are on a Mission to Reduce Plastic Waste in Nottingham

13 August 18

Clean Yoga sessions are run by two local fitness instructors, Victoria Douglas and Hannah Appleton, and combines their skills with their care for the environment. At each event, yogis take part in an stretching session, followed by a park clean and litter pick. We had a chat with the organisers...

The Masked Man of Boomtown Talks Revolution

09 August 18

Boomtown Fair – the immersive festival that tells the story of a grapple between revolutionaries and the establishment – has kicked off in Matterley Bowl, Hampshire. We grabbed the regime-toppling Masked Man for a chat as the tenth chapter kicks off good and proper...

What's on New Art Exchange's New Menu?

07 August 18

New Art Exchange have a brand spanking new chef and have revamped their menu with world foods galore…

Sustainability Notts: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

03 August 18

Welcome to August’s edition of Sustainability Notts. Our aim: to highlight where you can get involved and make difference to our local Notts environment...

A History of Pride in Nottingham and The World

01 August 18

It’s always been more than a parade for the LGBTQ+ community. Pride is a celebration, remembrance, a protest and, above all, a chance to be visible. Here, we take a look back at how we’ve taken to the streets to be loud and proud over the years...

Nottingham Pride 2018 Was The Biggest Bogger Yet

01 August 18

Xylophone Man to be ‘Immortalised’ in Historic England exhibition?

30 July 18

Nottingham legend Xylophone Man, aka Frank Robinson, may be about to be 'Immortalised' in a new exhibition down south by Historic England

Sustainability Notts: Plastic Free July and Plogging

06 July 18

Welcome to the first Sustainability Notts column; a rundown of information to empower you boggers to live a more sustainable life in our happy city of Nottingham and beyond...

Nottingham Artist Trekkah Benjamin Visits USA on Roosevelt Scholarship

05 July 18

We had a chit-chat with Trekka Benjamin, who is jettin' off to the states on the Roosevelt Scholarship to learn about how we can improve community arts in the city...

Tom Aplin Joins Marathon Tour for Operation Orphan

05 July 18

Notts bogger Tom Aplin is off on a marathon tour, to raise some dosh for local charity Operation Orphan...

Youth-Led Squad Research Mental Health in Nottingham

19 June 18

The lowdown on how Nottingham could improve mental health services, according to a member of the youth-led research squad that carried out project MH:2K...

YouCaxton Are Looking For Photographs of Nottinghamshire Women from 1840-2000

19 June 18

Have a dig through your cupboards and those dusty photo albums for the feisty women in your family.

Valentine Nkoyo is Working To End FGM

12 June 18

Meet Valentine Nkoyo; the woman who’s been fighting tirelessly against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), changing the lives of women locally and around the world through her activism. Her organisation, the Mojatu Foundation, has lead the way in declaring Nottingham as the first city in the UK to have a zero tolerance to FGM, and has joined with Farmeco Community Care Farm in Screveton to host an area where people can pay their respects to victims of the practice. We met Valentine at the farm to find out more about what she does...

Project COFFE Supports Nottingham’s Young People at CRS

07 June 18

Project COFFE is a new Nottingham charity that aims to empower young people through the creative arts. Last week, the organisation hosted its first event down at Community Recording Studio in St. Ann’s, so we hit up Danniebelle Gunter to see how it went...

Following the Abortion Vote in Ireland

06 June 18

Last week Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment, the piece of law in the constitution that means the life of an unborn foetus is equal to the life of the mother, which was entered into law back in 1983.

Architects of Air's 2018 Luminarium at Highfields Park in Photos

30 May 18

Life on Alfreton Road

24 May 18

Speak for Sign: The Importance of Sign Language

25 May 18

Scary fact: any of us could turn deaf at any point, especially those of us that regularly go to gigs or work in the music industry. Founder of local charity Speak for Sign Cate La Starza wants to highlight the feeling of isolation that can come alongside being surrounded by people that have the ability to speak and hear with no assistance...