Nottingham

Lottery funding secured to restore Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens

Nottingham City Council is celebrating after receiving the news that its £1.7m bid to develop Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens has been successful. £1.1has been awarded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund and will be used to improve facilities, create a visitor centre and jobs on the park. Match funding has come from The Transforming Cities […]
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Every one welcome at the Race for Life in Nottingham

People are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Nottingham.   The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the city and anyone who joins this January can claim a special 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of the half-price sale by using […]
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Sock company donates over 1000 pairs of socks to emergency workers at QMC this Christmas

Sock-company – Orrsum, based in Wilford, Nottingham has gifted 1200 pairs of socks to the staff working in the emergency department of the Queens Medical Centre. The socks, offered as a Christmas thank you gift to all emergency workers was initiated by Ali Lomas, a Sister at QMC managing the emergency team. Speaking of the […]
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Young Seren from Mapperley raising money for cancer charity

A pupil from a junior school in Mapperley has helped raised over £750 for a cancer charity.   Seren Sweetman who is in year 3 at Westdale Junior School, which is part of the Nova Education Trust, has been fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer. The charity helps children, young people and their families find […]
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Nottingham’s iconic statue gets festive

It seems that even a seven foot, half inch thick bronze statue can’t escape the Christmas spirit… Although technically not a jumper, more of a festive tunic – the fun has been carried out by the organisation behind great city centre initiatives such as Halloween, The Magic of Christmas, and Light Night – Nottingham Business […]
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New Victoria Centre experience set to light up Christmas

Nottingham’s Victoria Centre is preparing to spread some festive cheer as it reveals plans for a new immersive light experience this Christmas, brought to life by a local children’s author. Following the success of this summer’s Roller Room, the centre is gearing up to launch the Glow Room, a free narrated light experience that will […]
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Rainbow launches Virtual 5K Santa Dash for Nottinghamshire residents

With just over a month until Christmas, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People has launched its Virtual 5K Santa Dash and wants people in Nottinghamshire to sign up. The charity – which cares for children and young people from Nottinghamshire with a life-limiting illness – wants to see people “dashing through the snow, on […]
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