by Administrator | Nov 15, 2020 | Quick Reads
Near Ollerton, on the edge of Sherwood Forest, is the ruins of a remarkable 12th century abbey, one of the first in the country to be converted into a country estate. Now a popular visitor attraction – under the stewardship of English Heritage and...
by Administrator | Sep 12, 2020 | Quick Reads
Helen Cresswell (1934-2005) was a prolific writer of children’s books, more than 100 of them, insisting that children “deserve the best”. She also wrote for television, producing a mix of fantasy and anarchic humour that contributed to the golden age of British...
by Administrator | Aug 23, 2019 | Quick Reads
Designed by the botanical publisher Samuel Curtis, The Arboretum was created for the relaxation and education of our city dwellers, but the Arboretum doesn’t just cater for busy anthophiles, its twelve acres feature a host of hidden attractions: in addition to a small...
by Administrator | Apr 18, 2019 | Quick Reads
Nottingham Girls’ High School was originally on Oxford Street before relocating to a former lace manufacturer’s house on Arboretum Street where it expanded into a neighbouring house. During the Second World War the school moved to Bestwood and Daybrook but, as the war...
by Administrator | Oct 19, 2018 | Quick Reads
1988 A Flight of Angels by Geoffrey Trease (1988) Set in the network of caves beneath Nottingham, A Flight of Angels tells of a group of school friends and how their class project became an attempt to solve a 400-year-old mystery. Trease’s knowledge of Nottingham and...
