PROPOSALS to allocate new areas of Lowdham for housing have attracted protests from residents. A one-day exhibition at the Lowdham WI Hall yesterday, 27 October 2011, presented Newark and Sherwood District Council’s ‘core strategy’ for development of housing and employment…
Big screen comes to Oxton
CINEMAS are thin on the ground in our area, and with the exception of the annual Lowdham Flicks in the Sticks events any film lovers in our villages have to travel to Nottingham or Mansfield. Next month, however, sees the…
Welly walk raises hundreds
WOODBOROUGH Pre-School would like to congratulate the great effort put into its annual Welly Walk, held this year on 11 October. Luckily the rain stopped just before the start of the walk. A well-earned pit stop was enjoyed at Old…
Trophy winners at Lambley Show 2011
LAMBLEY’s annual village show was held on Saturday 3 September 2011, attracting an eclectic range of produce and handicrafts and providing a welcome social event. The following are the trophy winners for 2011: Harry Backhurst Trophy (most points in Show): Barry Henshaw…
Edinburgh Fringe hit comes home to Calverton
CALVERTON might seem an unlikely location for a hit comedy play to finish a UK tour but, for one night only in October, the Edinburgh Fringe comes to the Nottinghamshire village in the form of Phys Ed, a play by local writer…
Home movies are of historical value
LAMBLEY Historical Society is working with the Media Archive for Central England (Mace) to secrure the heritage value of home movies and videos from the local area. Mace is the screen archive for the Midlands, and is part of a…