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Windrush Day Celebrations 2024 With Esther Stapleton-stone and Others

In Photos: Neville Staple at Metronome

The legendary rude boy himself, Neville Staple and his band perform at Metronome alongside support acts Little Juke, The Ruffs and Sharp Class...

Time To Shine presents, NEVILLE STAPLE FROM THE SPECIALS (FULL BAND) plus special guests

We Chat to Neville Staple From The Specials Ahead of His Metronome Gig

Neville Staple has had an incredible career in the music industry. During his time with The Specials, they achieved eight top ten singles including two number ones. He then had another bite of the cherry with six top twenty singles with Fun Boy Three. We chat to the 'Original Rude Boy' ahead of his show at Metronome next month...

A Staple in the Nottingham Film Scene, Short Stack is Back This January

For ten years, Short Stack has been a staple in Nottingham’s filmmaking community - a night dedicated to showing a variety of shorts from creators in the area. We spoke to David Lilley and Ella Townsend about their upcoming event in January, and why short films are so important…

Out of Time: Sir William Neville and Sir John Clanvowe, the Medieval Knights Who May Have Had a Same-Sex Union

During the 1913 renovation of a mosque in modern-day Istanbul, a fourteenth century tomb was rediscovered bearing the names of two men. The first was Sir William Neville, a former Constable of Nottingham Castle, while the second was Sir John Clanvowe, the man said to have penned the Robin Hood ballad upon which all later iterations of the legend are based. But the nature of the tomb, and other recorded evidence, suggests that Neville and Clanvowe could have been bonded in an early example of a same-sex union…

The Revamped Sneinton Market and Orchard

"Even if people don't respond to art, they can understand and enjoy an apple tree in blossom"

Interview: Neville Staple

"There’s probably loads of stuff I’ve said on stage and regretted, but I just can’t remember any of it"

Stapleford Library

The Midland Stapleford

New Stapleford Community Centre