Nottingham Creative Community News

An XR Rebel in Notts

What it's really like to be a part of one of the most controversial groups in the UK...

A Professional Footballer in Notts

From high-profile mystery illnesses to scoring on his first team debut... Can you figure out who our Professional Footballer in Notts is?

A GP in Notts

13 May 20

"COVID-19 has shaken everything up and will permanently change the face of General Practice"...

A Self-Isolator in Notts

10 April 20

We hear how one Notts-based self-isolator is dealing with their new routine...

An Archaeologist in Notts

04 March 20

"People think it's all about treasure and glory… It's more to do with contributing to a community of knowledge. It's not really about your name, it's about that small contribution to a bigger whole"

A Quidditch Player in Notts

04 February 20

"I don’t play because I love Harry Potter. I mean, I’ve read the books and seen the films, but I play because I enjoy the game."

A Roadie in Notts: "People think I can get guestlist or signed stuff for anyone."

09 January 20

Our Day in the Life series looks at the trials and tribulations of people in Nottingham...

A Santa in Notts: "We’d been told that we shouldn't suggest the kids should sit on our knee"

19 December 19

'Tis the season to be jolly! Unless, of course, you're a Victoria Centre Santa Claus...

A Teacher in Notts: "The institution won’t survive unless they make changes."

02 November 19

We find out what it's like to teach the next generation under impossible circumstances...

A Clown in Notts: "Who’s meant to cheer up the person whose job it is to cheer up other people?"

30 September 19

"I can still vividly remember the first time I made someone laugh; it was like I’d injected a shot of Lucozade straight into my veins."

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."

A Hawk Handler in Notts

06 August 19

"We don’t encourage the birds to hunt because we work with so many children, and the two things don’t combine well..."

A Probation Officer in Notts

04 July 19

"I don’t want to lock everyone up when we can try and work with them, but equally we don’t want to create any more victims"

A Referee in Notts

09 May 19

When I first started, ten or twelve years ago, I did it for a bit of cash on the side. Soon, though, I found it gave me another view of the game that I probably didn't get when I was younger. Ten years ago, I never thought I’d be in a position where I’d be still enjoying what I do.

A Magician in Notts

04 April 19

"If you’ve got a wannabe alpha-male in the group who thinks he’s going to be a clever dick, he won’t like someone else coming in and performing magic."

A UFO Investigator in Notts

04 March 19

"I’m not a crackpot; I’ve been researching this for over thirty years and I’m 100 percent sure that we’ve been visited by aliens."

A Furniture Upcycler in Notts

14 February 19

"Sometimes I kick pieces over or take a big hammer to them, to add a little more distress. People would think I was crazy if they saw me doing it."

A Former Coal Miner in Notts

06 December 18

"We became like brothers down there. Once we got into the mine, we were miners. Colour had nothing to do with it because we relied on each other for survival."

An Ancient Woodland Campaigner in Notts

05 November 18

"I always knew I wanted a job in the environmental sector, but to be honest I didn’t know this job role was even a thing. I kind of fell into it."

A Keymaster in Notts

06 October 18

"Escape rooms have been labeled as the biggest entertainment trend since cinema. Is it going to slow down? Who knows?"

A Skateboard Instructor in Notts

07 September 18

"I remember going out onto my street and learning how to do it all on my own. It’s a struggle for everyone, really. Skateboarding’s hard, let’s face it."

A Hacker in Notts

04 August 18

"Groups like Anonymous came along to show the internet how insecure it really is..."

A Bartender in Notts

20 July 18

"I’ve learnt that you have to take your time with it, especially if you're pouring ales."

An Archivist in Notts

16 June 18

"We have a letter in the Archive written by Oswald George Powe to Norman Manley, imploring him to refuse consignments of bicycles from Raleigh because they did not, at the time, employ black people..."

A Community Gardener in Notts

12 May 18

The next installment in our series takes a green-fingered turn...

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