by Administrator | Aug 7, 2019 | Quick Reads
‘I will keep finding my voice through writing’ You are probably expecting to read an insightful overview of the Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Lecture 2019. Spoiler alert: You will be actually reading how the volunteering opportunity made a positive-impact in me...
by Administrator | Jun 13, 2019 | Quick Reads
Legend has it that Halam’s church was built in the 11th/12th century with stone intended for Southwell Minster which was being built at the time. Apparently, the carts would come to rest at the foot of a steep hill near Halam, allowing the carters a chance to refresh...
by Administrator | May 24, 2019 | Quick Reads
When Ken Dodd first came to Nottingham he took a taxi from Midland Station to the Empire Theatre for what was to be his first professional show. As the taxi passed our grand Council House with its big dome, Dodd asked the driver what it was. “That’s the council...
by Administrator | Jun 15, 2018 | News & Press
Lost Words – words which bring to life our natural world, but which are disappearing from children’s dictionaries, and from their awareness – need to be saved. This is what the book The Lost Words sets out to do. Writer Robert Macfarlane has chosen words, such as...