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Book festival drops Saturday focus

Saturday 19 May 2012
Book festival drops Saturday focus

A NOTABLE change to the Lowdham Book Festival from previous years is the absence of the stalls and marquees in and around the village hall on the closing day of the event (Saturday 30 June 2012). In a brief note introducing the programme for the 2012 Lowdham Book Festival, which has just been published, the organisers say that for “various reasons” this element will be absent in 2012, but there will still be ”a great programme of talks and activities throughout the day”. The focus around the village hall has been...
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Lowdham Pre-School raises funds

Saturday 19 May 2012
Lowdham Pre-School raises funds

FUNDRAISING has been going on apace at Lowdham Pre-School this spring, the organisers report, including the 21st staging of the ever-popular quiz ’Brains of Lowdham’, to an Easter crafternoon. The money raised from Brains of Lowdham was instrumental in the development of the wildflower and sensory garden...
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Cowslip Sunday photo gallery now online

Saturday 12 May 2012
Cowslip Sunday photo gallery now online

LAMBLEY’s Cowslip Sunday celebrations on 6 May 2012 were widely regarded as a huge success, boosted by a welcome improvement in the weather. Local photographer Mel Smith has kindly shared many excellent high-quality photos of the Cowslip Procession and the play Lambley Jack and...
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Weather will not dampen Cowslip Sunday in Lambley

Thursday 3 May 2012
Weather will not dampen Cowslip Sunday in Lambley

SUNDAY 6 May 2012 sees the return of Cowslip Sunday, Lambley’s ancient and now world-famous celebration of springtime and its native flower. Event organiser David Longford, director of the...
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Clarification on crematorium planning

Thursday 3 May 2012
Clarification on crematorium planning

FOLLOWING our reports on dumbles.co.uk about the proposed crematorium on Catfoot Lane, Lambley, we have been contacted by a planning consultant for Westerleigh. Matt Hubbard, principal planner at Basford-based...
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Crematorium plan attracts opposition

Friday 27 April 2012
Crematorium plan attracts opposition

PROPOSALS to build a crematorium on Catfoot Lane in Lambley were met with almost universal disapproval at a public exhibition held yesterday. Cemetery developer Westerleigh held the exhibition at...
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Poetry to be seen and heard in the dumbles

Thursday 26 April 2012
Poetry to be seen and heard in the dumbles

PART of Lambley’s forthcoming Cowslip Sunday celebrations (6 May 2012) will see a novel poetry installation by local artist Alex McKenzie. ‘Poetry Seen’ will involve the installation of around...
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Lambley crematorium details revealed

Wednesday 25 April 2012
Lambley crematorium details revealed

AHEAD of tomorrow’s (Thursday 26 April) public exhibition at Mellish RFC, cemetery developer Westerleigh has given dumbles.co.uk an exclusive preview of the case it will make to support plans...
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Exhibition outlines proposed Lambley crematorium (updated)

Saturday 21 April 2012
Exhibition outlines proposed Lambley crematorium (updated)

CONFIRMATION of a proposal to build a new crematorium and burial ground at Catfoot Lane, Lambley, came with the delivery of leaflets to houses in the village inviting residents...
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Blooming lovely at spring show

Thursday 19 April 2012
Blooming lovely at spring show

THE WOODBOROUGH Spring Show was well represented with a fine variety of exhibits and stalls, reports Woodborough Horticultural Society. Although the total of entries was lower than the previous...
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First Friday events for May and June

Tuesday 17 April 2012
First Friday events for May and June

LOWDHAM Book Festival may be focused on its main week of events in late June, but also has a range of other activities during the year. May sees the...
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First details of 2012 Lowdham Book Festival

Sunday 15 April 2012
First details of 2012 Lowdham Book Festival

THE ORGANISERS of Lowdham’s annual book festival have released the first details of this year’s event, the 13th since it was founded in 2000. To be held over a...
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