WOODBOROUGH’s planned Diamond Jubilee Festivities today, Sunday 3 June 2012, have been cancelled because of the weather. Scheduled to be held on the Governor’s Field from 2pm to 6pm, and include a fancy dress parade and various games and other…
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Jubilee celebrations in Lambley, Lowdham, and Woodborough
FEW can have overlooked the major celebrations taking part across the UK and indeed the Commonwealth this weekend, marking the 60th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Diamond Jubilee events are being held in each of our local villages,…
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…
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…
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 Lambley Arts Festival, tells dumbles.co.uk that this year’s festivities will be…
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 16 large banners at Bonney Doles, an area of the dumbles…
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 return of Lowdham First Fridays which, as the name suggests, is…
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 week from Sunday 24 June to Saturday 30 June 2012, it…
National coverage for Lambley event
COWSLIP Sunday, Lambley’s revived annual celebration of its native flower, has attracted national press coverage. Country Living, a major glossy lifestyle magazine with a circulation of over 200,000, devotes three pages to the event in its May 2012 edition, published today. The…
Lambley Arts Festival gets BBC mention
BBC Radio Nottingham yesterday discussed the availability of Nottinghamshire County Council grants for community groups and artists in the county, using Lambley Arts Festival as an example of what can be achieved. On the Alan Clifford show, Lambley Arts Festival vice-chair Russ…