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LeftLion Magazine #110

1 February 19 words: LeftLion

Featuring Sleaford Mods, Stonebridge City Farm, The Urban Worm, Luke Radford, Nottingham Fixers, Small Food Bakery, and loads more...

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This is a web copy of LeftLion Magazine Issue 110. Printed copies are available free in over 350 venues across the city of Nottingham.

Small Food Bakery Source All Their Ingredients From Local Suppliers

Based inside Primary Studios, Small Food Bakery sells artisan produce to the Hoodtown masses. All ingredients that go into their...

The History of Robin Hood and His Links to The Green Man

25 February 19

He’s plastered on movie posters, book covers, bank logos and the sides of buses, but there is a side to Robin Hood that you may not be aware of. Today, Literature Editor LP Mills takes a deep dive into the strange and ancient history of Nottingham’s best-loved outlaw, Robin Hood...

Charity Shop Fashion in Nottingham

23 February 19

Charity shops. Just for nanas? Don’t think so, duck. Once seen as a bit tired, blamed for “clogging up the high street” or perceived to be filled with junk, charity shops are actually a treasure trove, allowing customers to reuse, recycle and repurpose. We spoke to three Nottingham outlets who are helping local folk ditch the throwaway fashion mentality, and dug out a few gems from inside the shops...

NeighbourFood's Click and Collect Service for Local, Fresh Produce

23 February 19

Shopping locally and sustainably has been made a whole lot easier by the folk at NeighbourFood, Nottingham’s click and collect online shopping platform…

City Stylin #10

22 February 19

We searched high and low for the most stylish of Notts heads with summat to say...

Nottingham Zero Waste Collective Provide Cupboard Essentials Without Plastic Packaging

20 February 19

The rise of the zero-waste lifestyle has seen local folk crying out for a place where they can buy all their cupboard essentials, like pasta, lentils, oats and tea, without that pesky plastic ending up in their waste bins. Enter Sarah Maloy, and the Nottingham Zero Waste Collective…  

Send Project Join YMCA and CRS to Deliver Music Workshops in the Community

19 February 19

With a mission to engage people in creative experiences, Send Project has been providing music workshops and courses around Nottingham since 2005. Having recently teamed up with YMCA and CRS, the Sneinton-based studio continues to grow year after year, reaching out to more people than ever before. We caught up with Moon Cavanagh and Gaz Frost to find out how their music projects help young people and vulnerable adults in the city…

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson on New Album Eton Alive

18 February 19

It’s set to be another big year for Sleaford Mods, with new album Eton Alive due to drop on Friday 22 February and a nationwide tour kicking off in the spring. We met up with Jason Williamson in a bustling cafe on Bread and Lard Island to catch up on the original Austerity Dog’s views on Brexit, eighties r’n’b and, erm, Shane Richie…

5 Nottingham Music Albums to Listen to This February

17 February 19

Featuring Sleaford Mods, Primal, BossMagnet, My Pet Fauxes, and Sundaze...

Get a Fresh Oriental Takeaway at West Bridgford's Chao Chao

15 February 19

Think teriyaki beef, bang bang cauliflower, bao buns, and kimchi salad...

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."

Nottingham Fixers' Guide to Saving Your Household Wares

14 February 19

According to a study by the North London Waste Authority, fewer than one in ten people attempt to repair their broken items, despite 42% saying they’d prefer to mend the thing than throw it away. That’s where Nottingham Fixers come in; their volunteers share skills, helping to build the confidence of anyone who wants to start repairing for themselves. In a year, they’ve held multiple Repair Cafes that have helped over 200 people save 865kg of carbon from our atmosphere, and 73kg of waste from the bin. And that’s just for electrical items alone. Here, the team have given us a few tips on fixing household bits that you might ordinarily ditch.

Save Stonebridge City Farm from Closure

11 February 19

Explore Vertical Gardening at the Festival of Science and Curiosity's Urban Greening Conference

11 February 19

This month sees the Festival of Science and Curiosity come to town. As part of the events, the Urban Greening Conference offers attendees the chance to find out about vertical gardening, resource efficiency and sustainable eating. We sat down with event organiser Penney Poyzer to find out about the conference...

Foodprint Nottingham are Saving Produce from Going to Waste

11 February 19

Tackling food poverty on the front line is Foodprint, a social supermarket run by students from the University of Nottingham. Not only does their Sneinton-based store provide vital produce to local residents in need, but each week they stop a significant amount of waste from clogging up landfills...

Snap Notts: Church Rock Cemetery

10 February 19

Overheard In Notts

09 February 19

Big Baby heard some right tripe this month... 

Gedling Climate Change Group are Cleaning Up Nottingham

09 February 19

Gedling Climate Change Group are a collective of those bleddy do-good types. The environmentalists, of all ages and from all walks of life, are taking action in the hopes of making Nottingham a more eco-friendly city. We got out there with the litter-picking troop to see what they’re all abaht…

Anna de la Vega Teaches Folk the Importance of Worm Composting

07 February 19

Meet Anna de la Vega from local social enterprise The Urban Worm. This Nottingham woman has been solving problems in waste management, and has found a way for the UK to salvage its depleting supply of topsoil... with worms.

Art Works: Kelly Fung

07 February 19

Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down... 

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

07 February 19

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Under Cover Artist: Carrot

05 February 19

Carrots. If you’re looking, you’ll see them painted all over these streets. We got the notorious graffiti artist Carrot to dob us a cover and pull-out poster for this issue, and asked him what’s up, Doc...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

04 February 19

What's been rufflin' Ayup Duck's feathers this month? 

The Thompson Brothers on the Panto, Gentrification of Sherwood and Notts County Twittergate

04 February 19

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

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