Category: Woodborough

No parish elections in our area

THE THREE PARISHES which form the core area of coverage of dumbles.co.uk – Lambley, Lowdham, and Woodborough – will each require no parish council elections to be held on 5 May 2011. This is because the number of candidates in…

Woodborough’s wedding plans finalised

DETAILS of Woodborough’s royal wedding street party, to be held in and around the Four Bells Inn on Friday 29 April 2011, have been finalised. Festivities kick off at 11am with the screening, both inside and outside of the pub, of…

Hot air balloon bargain – today only

THE ENORMOUS Virgin hot air balloon is a common sight over our villages, and in one instance in 2009 even brought BBC TV News to Lambley. Now locals have the opportunity to experience hot air ballooning for themselves thanks to…

Korean cultural exchange seeks student rooms

A LOCAL summer camp project which brings children from South Korea to Nottinghamshire for a period of study is looking for accommodation for its students. Isle of English is a three-week English language camp based at Salterford House in Calverton,…

Winners at Woodborough spring show 2011

WOODBOROUGH Horticultural Society held its spring show on Saturday 9 April 2011, and reports a good range of entries which made for a ‘successful and gloriously colourful’ event (more information on the society can be found here) The winners of the…

Coffee morning to boost Guides

A COFFEE morning is to be held in Woodborough on Saturday 16 April 2011, as part of a fundraising effort for 1st Woodborough Guides. Visitors will be invited to enjoy tea or coffee and an indulgent range of handmade cakes,…

New ‘library’ for Woodborough

AN OLD TELEPHONE box in Woodborough has been transformed into a community book exchange. Opened this week, the Woodborough Book Exchange enables people to take a book to read, to donate books, or return books when they have been read.…

Woodborough plans royal wedding party

PLANS TO celebrate the royal wedding in Woodborough have moved forward, after two well-attended community meetings. Four Bells landlord Craig Smith is coordinating the effort, which will be held in and around the pub and its car park, and is…

Spring Show is free for kids

WOODBOROUGH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY will hold its annual Spring Show on Saturday 9 April, in Woodborough Village Hall, Lingwood Lane. Classes include Narcissi, Primulas, Other Flowering Plants and Floral Art. The society is particularly keen to encourage children to enter their special…

How should Woodborough mark the royal wedding?

A PUBLIC MEETING at the Four Bells on Monday 21 February 2011 will discuss how Woodborough should celebrate the royal wedding on 21 April. Landlord Craig Smith says that the pub has the space and resources to get a great garden…