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Can Samba Bring the Carnival Spirit to Nottingham

21 October 19

Stone Soup Academy is Standing Up to Knife Crime

16 October 19

Stone Soup Academy is a secondary school in the centre of Nottingham that works with troubled students, helping them do better both inside and outside of the facility. We spoke to Headteacher Kerrie Henton and Head of Engagement Oliver Sillito about its recent Stand Up to Knife Crime comedy event and how it engages its students...

Oxjam Beeston Returns This Weekend

16 October 19

The annual festival returns to the streets on Saturday, and there's a special guest performing...

Review: Experimental Electronica At a Bicycle Workshop With Sweets On Tap

13 October 19

Nick Strang went along to one of the city’s more intriguing events, to watch local leftfield acts perform live at Nottingham Bikeworks.

My First Time... Public Speaking

08 October 19

There's nothing worse than bombing in front of a packed crowd... We asked you lot to share your worst public speaking experiences...

Circle of Light: More Than Just Making an Album

06 October 19

An album created by young people in Nottingham this summer will be released on World Mental Health Day with a live show at Confetti’s Metronome. We chat to those involved and find out there’s much more to this project than just the music...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in October?

30 September 19

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events this month...

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... 

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… 

Gandeys Circus is Bringing Their Greatest Show Tour to Woodthorpe Park This Week

17 September 19

The UK’s largest circus, Gandeys, will be lighting up Woodthorpe Grange Park with a string of performances in the coming days...

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...

Grace Eden's 'Glowing Older'

12 September 19

In a world surrounded by Love Island bozos and Instagram zombies, it is refreshing to be reminded of other celebrations of beauty. I had the pleasure of meeting Grace Eden, who talked me through her exceptionally unique and stunning exhibition 'Glowing Older'. Grace has put together a series of portraits of the older generation, which are currently on display at St Peter's Church.

Sockful of Porridge: A Series of Gigs to Raise Funds for Social and Ecological Good Causes

09 September 19

“Can tell you’re not a re-enactor.” I first encounter Dr. Lesley Prince – Les – outside The Broadway Cinema in the rain, having a smoke. Rain plops into his cup of tea, and when I express discomfort at the weather, this is his response. You see, Les is a battle-hardened veteran of the English Civil War Society. But this is only part of what makes up the picture of this fascinating Clifton-born academic, who is now turning his energy to organising charity events across the city…

Living Mindfully with a Visit to Pure Land Japanese Gardens

05 September 19

Need a break? Just outside of the city, in Newark, there’s a little slice of paradise at Pure Land Meditation Centre & Japanese Garden. We went to meet Buddha Maitreya, the zen-fuelled, scone-making owner who welcomed us in to a Lantern Lit Evening – running this September…

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in September

04 September 19

There is nothing like the quiet, post pride silence of the last month of the summer to make you really consider what you have to be thankful for. It’s also a good opportunity to let your liver recover after those £5 rainbow pride cocktails...

The Colour of Love - Nottingham Playhouse

03 September 19

“When we started this journey, the one thing we did know was that we wanted to document and preserve our unique heritage. The partnership support from Nottingham Playhouse and love felt from the audience today, has been overwhelming, and shows that exposure of our trailblazers’ history was long overdue.” Coleen Francis After 4 years in the making, The Colour of Love finally came full circle with a Celebration Event at Nottingham Playhouse, on Saturday 24th August 2019.

The History of Nottingham's Alleyways

26 August 19

Cities are living things. Their streets and alleyways twist and turn like arteries, transporting people - their lifeblood - from location to location. As a city, Nottingham is an ancient creature that has evolved and adapted over time to survive in an ever-changing world, but its walkways are infused with memories of the past… 

There's a Pigeon Sanctuary That Saves Sick Birds Near Notts

22 August 19

Ah, the common pigeon. We all see them around town, eating our scraps, pooping on our heads, chasing those of us with a more nervous disposition. But how much do we really know about them? People often treat them like pests - sky vermin sent to make our lives dirtier and more full of poo - but they’re so much more than that. Never has a bird been quite so misunderstood. However, one Nottingham organisation has seen the beauty in these much-maligned creatures and is trying to make the world a better place, one rescued pigeon at a time. We headed over to the Derby and Nottingham Pigeon and Farm Bird Rescue to see what they’re all about...

Glowing With The Flow: Lauren Firenze Gill's Battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

11 August 19

Lauren Firenze Gill was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year at the age of 25. Here's her story...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in August?

07 August 19

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events this month...

Notts to Host Festival of Skate Culture

19 July 19

  Skateboarding will become an Olympic sport for the first time in Tokyo next summer.  Nottingham is one of the sport’s original homes in the UK, with a vibrant community and culture going back more than fifty years, including internationally known professionals such as Carl Shipman in the 1990s and now Alex Hallford, who is one of just five skaters nationwide to be supported to compete in global Olympic qualification events in the run-up to Tokyo.

Auschwitz survivor Arek Hersh MBE: “I wanted to live. I wanted to survive.”

13 July 19

Aiming to inspire research and understanding, The National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Newark is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of all who died during one of the darkest chapters in human history, while spreading a message hope through education. With one eye set on the past, the other is firmly looking to the future, promoting an understanding of the roots of discrimination and prejudice to hundreds of school children every week. We spent the day at the inspiring Centre, where we talked to Arek Hersh MBE, a ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor whose remarkable story saw him endure the horrors of Auschwitz.

ArtSpeak are Working to Engage Older People in Cultural and Art Activities in Nottingham to Combat Social Isolation

13 July 19

ArtSpeak is a funded outreach programme from Radford Care Group which opens to get people aged sixty plus to get involved in arts and culture in Nottingham. Through the development of community hubs and a diverse programme of events and workshops, they hope to decrease social isolation among the older generation in our city. We spoke to Sharon Scaniglia and Hannah Stoddart to find out more… 

LGBTQ+ Notts: Pride is Here

08 July 19

Caroline Barry has the lowdown on this year's pride...

Margaret Humphreys CBE, the Home Children Scandal, and the Lost Children of the Empire

07 July 19

Since first uncovering the scandal in 1987, Margaret Humphreys CBE has worked tirelessly to bring justice to the victims of the British government programme of Home Children, which involved forcibly relocating up to 150,000 poor British infants all over the globe. Empty Cradles, her written account of the establishment of the Child Migrants Trust, was even made into the feature film Oranges and Sunshine, in which she was played by Emily Watson. With no plans to curtail her tireless work to reunite the families of those affected, we caught up with the inspirational Nottingham social worker to discuss the past, present and future of the Trust. 
Graham Gooch