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Mike and Fiona Thornewill MBE: The First Married Couple to Reach Both the North and South Poles

While some couples might share an interest in binging Netflix series’ or battling over a Monopoly board, Mike and Fiona Thornewill...

Nottingham's Outdoor Theatre Season

08 July 17

The thing about theatres is they get a bit narky when you bring a box of sarnies and a six-pack into their shows. That’s no problem with this lot of summer plays, all taking place in the great outdoors. So pack yourself and your friends a tasty hamper of food, bring some blankets, and snuggle down for a bit of culture, gentle evening sun, and some tasty bites. Here are seven of our picks for the season…

Poet and Smallholder Di Slaney Talks Writing About Chickens

05 January 17

After appearing on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, rescuing a whole bunch of farmyard animals, running her own small farm and publishing her first poetry collection, Di Slaney must be about ready for some down time over the festive period...

A History of St Ann's Allotments

23 July 14

With its community feel and green-fingered goodness, we look back at the history of Europe's biggest detached town gardens

Sowing Sneinton: Guerilla Gardening

20 February 12

If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t get alarmed now. It’s probably Donya Coward and Suzannah Bedford – collectively known as Sowing Sneinton – who have taken up the cause of guerilla gardening in order to improve the neglected flowerbeds and public spaces of their broken fridge-encrusted neighbourhood…