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Preview: Nottingham Mela at New Art Exchange

Nottingham Mela Network is taking over New Art Exchange from Friday 10 - 12 September with a programme featuring live music, art...

Bål Events: Sherwood Glade

24 August 21

Between Friday 17 September – Sunday 19 September, Bål Events bring a weekend of open fire cooking, cocktails, craft beer, music and camping to the magical grounds of the Sherwood Glade, set on the fringes of Nottingham...

Metronome to Host The Television Workshop's Macbeth, Director Nic Harvey's Swansong Production

06 August 21

With a modern twist on a centuries-old tale, The Television Workshop are providing a fittingly fascinating send-off for director Nic Harvey...

Nottingham Trent University Launches New Sustainability Project Supporting Notts SMEs

04 August 21

With the launch of an ambitious new programme of support for SMEs in Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are hoping to do their bit towards a clean transition to a net zero economy. We talk to Programme Lead Kate Ling about what they’re doing to help businesses, and hear about their recent volunteering day at Summerwood Community Garden…

A Look Inside That Weird Shop

23 July 21

9 of the Best Finds at the Nottingham Castle Museum

23 July 21

Nottingham Castle’s museum has been given a good sprucing as part of their extensive renovation and, after getting a sneak preview, we can attest that they’re looking bang on. Capturing elements of Nottingham’s artistic, industrial, military, social and rebellious history, the new exhibitions do a great job of providing an insight into the city’s eclectic, eventful past. To celebrate their reopening, we took a nosey around to find nine items that caught our eye...

Student Exhibition Showcases Innovative Architectural Visions of Nottingham

12 July 21

A free exhibition showcasing students’ work from the University of Nottingham’s Department of Architecture and Built Environment comes to St Mary’s Church this week. The exhibition, Project: Nottingham, responds to a variety of briefs for sites within the city, with design drivers including ‘carbon neutral’ Nottingham and the city’s COVID recovery.

Nottingham Castle Trust CEO Sara Blair-Manning Discusses the Venue’s Redevelopment and Reopening

09 July 21

Since joining the Nottingham Castle Trust back in September 2019, Sara Blair-Manning has managed to successfully lead a mammoth £30 million project through the pretty sizeable challenge of a global pandemic. We chat to the Chief Executive about the Castle’s extensive redevelopment, her role within the Trust and the activities she’s most excited for people to check out.

Arboretum Sunsets Offers an Exciting Line-Up of Musicians, Comedians and More

07 July 21

The series of outdoor events is taking place throughout the summer, and there's a bit of something for everyone...

#LetsGoNottingham: New Campaign from It’s In Nottingham Aims to get People Back Spending in the City

11 June 21

#LetsGoNottingham, the new campaign from It’s In Nottingham, sets out a digital campaign to get the people back spending in shops, restaurants, bars, and independent businesses after COVID...

At The Wheel: Raleigh's New Managing Director Lee Kidger on The Company's Local History

10 June 21

Originally founded in Nottingham in 1885, The Raleigh Bicycle Company went on to become one of the oldest and most well-loved bicycle companies in the world. From transforming Notts into the world-leader for bicycle manufacturing and creating countless jobs in the city to being the workplace of Alan Sillitoe’s Arthur Seaton in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and crafting the iconic bikes that would help shape a generation of cyclists, the name Raleigh is as tightly woven into Nottingham’s DNA as any other. A lot has changed for the company over the years, but it’s still firmly based in Notts (in Eastwood these days). We spoke to their Managing Director Lee Kidger…

Nottingham Castle is Reopening, and This is What You Can Expect...

06 June 21

The wait is finally over, and one of Nottingham’s most loved cultural attractions is gearing up to welcome the public back after an extensive redevelopment. We spoke to Alex Broughton at Nottingham Castle Trust to find out what people can expect from the reopening of Nottingham Castle...

Green Hustle Gears Up For Nottingham's First Post-Lockdown Festival

31 May 21

After a successful virtual event last year, Green Hustle returns for an in-person festival in June...

“More Like A Museum than a barbers” - Getting a Chop at Hopkinson’s The Dandy Gent

24 May 21

The Dandy Gent are new kids on the local barbering block, based on the first floor of Nottingham’s well-loved vintage bazaar and arts centre Hopkinson. Adam Pickering went in for a chop from these curious coiffure curators, and found a lot more than just a barbers...

Saving the Sherwood Library Cherry Trees

30 April 21

A week is a long time in activism. This time last week Sherwood’s glorious array of flowering cherry trees seemed doomed. Today – thanks to the collective people power of the Sherwood community and beyond – it’s looking increasingly hopeful that they can be saved. Sherwood resident and local author Clare Stevens takes up the story.

YMCA Calls for Your Memories for 150 Stories Campaign

28 April 21

The Nottinghamshire charity is celebrating its 150th anniversary with 150 Stories, an exhibition curated from your memories and experiences...

Young Creative Awards 2021: Writer Andrew Tucker on Creativity and Why You Should Enter This Years' Competition

09 April 21

Writer and 2019 winner Andrew Tucker talks to previous winners of Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards about their creative process and how your life can change by entering this year’s competition…

Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winner Kate Sharp Designs Car for Carshop

09 April 21

The UK’s leading used car retailer, CarShop – which recently opened a new flagship store on Enterprise Way, has pledged its support of Nottingham's young, creative talent by announcing its headline sponsorship of this year's Young Creative Awards.

One in Four: Nottingham's Experiences with Baby Loss

08 April 21

Despite occurring in a quarter of pregnancies, the subject of baby loss remains one of society’s great taboos. Friends and family can feel awkward and uncomfortable around grieving parents, who in turn are forced to bottle up their grief in order to avoid being ostracised, and antenatal classes and books all too often avoid the subject altogether. We speak to Nottingham residents Charlotte Kingsbury, who experienced eleven losses in eight pregnancies, and Carly Williams and Martin Sommerville, whose son Zephyr was stillborn in 2013, to ask why Britain is so poorly prepared to deal with baby loss...

Level Up: Framework Are Running a 30 Day Fundraiser to Bridge the Digital Exclusion Gap

03 April 21

Digital exclusion is becoming an increasingly important issue as the world becomes more and more digitised, with studies indicating that more than 90% of jobs now require a level of digital skill. While many homeless people have access to phones, they are increasingly being left behind by advancing technology. Throughout April, Framework are encouraging locals to utilise their own gaming skills for a fundraising campaign, Level Up…

No Fake Orgasms: The 30 Day Merch Campaign Raising Money for Sex Education Charity Fumble

02 April 21

Frustrated by the lack of education for young people around consensual and pleasurable sex, artist and fitness coach Rebecca Ounstead has created No Fake Orgasms, a clothing collection designed to shout loudly and proudly about her effort to de-stigmatise not climaxing...

Nottingham Is Getting its Own Tiny Forest Thanks to Green Hustle

24 March 21

The city's first tiny forest will be planted on Woodthorpe Grange Park...

Sugar Stealers are Hosting a Month of Free Online Women’s Creative and Wellbeing Workshops

16 March 21

The collective – made up DJ Tricia Gardiner, Nottinghamshire actor Esther Coles and film producer Anna Griffin – are offering workshops to aid the wellbeing of women everywhere after a particularly difficult month…

Be Scene and Heard: Video Showcase

10 March 21

Last September, I’m Not From London’s Will Robinson shared plans for his ‘Be Scene and Heard’ project, bringing together young deaf adults to give them music industry experience. Songs, videos and friendships were made throughout the three week project, which finished this February. We share their work below…

Framework's Winter Appeal Raises £232,000 to Support Work with Homeless People

03 March 21

The Nottingham charity's Winter appeal, which organisers hoped would raise £60,000, made £231,687.22 to support their work with homeless people...

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