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Second cemetery proposed for Catfoot Lane

LAMBLEY residents currently organising plans to resist a proposed cemetery and crematorium on Catfoot Lane have learned of a second planning application for a cemetery on the road. The first application is by Westerleigh Group, and is listed by Gedling…

Parties mark 60-year reign

THIS week’s royal jubilee was marked across our area with village parties and celebrations, boosted by the excellent weather on Monday 4 June 2012.  The Diamond Jubilee weekend, marking the 60th year of the reign of Elizabeth II, got off…

Feast of Fiddles heads for Lowdham

A BAND described as England’s most dynamic fiddle line-up is making a stop in Lowdham as part of its 19th consecutive national tour. Playing at Lowdham Village Hall on 14 April 2012, Feast of Fiddles is an 11-piece collective including…

Spring garden project at Lowdham Pre-School

LOWDHAM Pre-school has embarked on the creation of a wild flower and sensory garden that will enhance the fantastic outdoor space at Lowdham village hall. The plans include living willow domes and tunnels to climb in, a sensory trail to…

Lambley show funds acknowledged

THE ORGANISERS of Lambley’s annual village show have received a certificate from Macmillan Cancer Support, acknowledging the donation of £600 made as a result of this year’s event. The certificate is shown below.

Scenes from the book festival

LOWDHAM’S 11th 12th annual book festival had its main day yesterday, 25 June 2011, with a range of free-to attend activities aimed at old and young alike. Held in and around Lowdham Village Hall, with four main marquees outside, this was…

Lowdham enters BKV race

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’s Best Kept Village (BKV) competition now includes two of the three main villages in our circulation area. A brief notice put up on the village noticeboard in Lowdham last week confirms that the village has entered the competition. Organised…

Sounds of the sixties in Woodborough

Celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, Revival recreates the great music of the 1960s – a period they define as starting in 1958 and ending in 1975. The group’s trademark sound is an almost uncanny reproduction of the original pop…

Triple crown for Lowdham Young Farmers

LOWDHAM YOUNG FARMERS have pulled off an impressive triple, claiming all three titles at the Nottinghamshire County Ball 2011. Chairman of Lowdham YFC Jo Turvey beat off stiff competition from seven other entrants to take the title of Miss Nottinghamshire YFC.…