Country Park opens on Saturday

The new Gedling Country Park officially opens on Saturday 28 March 2015, with a day of ceremonies and performances. Built on the site of the former Gedling Pit, the park covers about 100 hectares (240 acres) of open space with…

Big names for 2015 Lowdham Book Festival

WITH its main activities focused on late June, Lowdham Book Festival continues to host events throughout the year and to attract some big names from the world of literature. 30 April sees An afternoon with Alexander McCall Smith at St…

More housing plans for Lambley

Gedling Borough Council has announced potential sites for new housing developments in Lambley, and a date for a consultation on the options: “Have your say on the future of Lambley village. Wednesday 1 April 2015, 2-7pm. The Holy Trinity Church,…

High tech egg hunt comes to Lowdham

LOWDHAM is one of just 50 locations across the country where a special Easter Egg hunt will take place starting this week. Thorntons is launching this novel nationwide egg hunt, making use of the untapped method of ‘geocaching’. This is…

Continuity promise for Robin Hood

THE latest couple to take on the Robin Hood in Lambley say that their contract with the brewery will offer stability to the village. The appropriately-named Paul Brew and partner Cheryl Hitch moved into the pub on 13 February, just…

Café Bridge is more than a card game

A COMBINATION of fine dining, good company, a stimulating game of cards, and even a bit of exercise in between. That seems to be the recipe behind Café Bridge, which came to Nottingham for the first time in 2013. Café…