by Administrator | Sep 17, 2018 | Quick Reads
As I climbed the stairs to the function room of The White Lion I can only think one thing – please don’t let there be audience interaction – but as I went through the door my mind was put at ease. The room is full and there is a buzz. With the clinking of glasses and...
by Administrator | Feb 12, 2018 | Quick Reads
When I step off the tram, I look around like a tourist. B-e-e-s-t-o-n… what is this place? The furthest I’ve ventured outside of the city is Wollaton Hall and I was forced into that. I’m a Mancunian in Nottingham and after graduating, I decided to hang about and...
by Administrator | Aug 18, 2017 | Quick Reads
I can reveal, that there is such a word out there, and possibly a few more too. So far we have had a grand total of seven entries to the competition, with one single word in a rhyme with Beeston. However, this isn’t all about rhyming. It’s about community, and...
by Administrator | May 9, 2017 | Readers & Writers
In Nottingham at the moment, there is renewed interest in the exploits of a nineteenth century boxer by the name of William Thompson, better known by his nickname of Bendigo. Illiterate and poor, he emerged from the destitution and lack of opportunity that prevailed...
