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We hear from The Sherwood People’s Forest who are bringing the greenery of our northern woodlands a bit closer to the city

Fri 14 Feb 2025

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit,” so goes the Greek proverb. Nottingham is a county known worldwide for the leafy Sherwood Forest, but for several years plans have been afoot to create the Sherwood People’s Forest to bring the greenery of our northern woodlands a bit closer to the city. Organiser Sarah Manton tells us more…

There are few people who live and breathe Nottingham’s vibrant music scene quite like Sam Heaton. From his own ambient rock band Eyre Llew being one of the city’s greatest exports, to a stint in charge of Rough Trade’s events, as well as independently booking and promoting local artists for the last two decades too, his fingerprints have been on a lot of the city’s musical successes. Earlier this year though, he took on a tough new challenge – transforming Saltbox from a little-known sports bar into a versatile 500-person capacity music venue and events space.

To find out more, we sat down with Sam to chat about his first seven months running the venue, the hurdles he’s had to overcome in that time, and what he has planned for the venue and his band in 2025…

Food review: Delving into the new tasting menu at Woodborough Hall

Thu 28 Nov 2024

Have you ever experienced a tasting menu? Food Co-editor Lucy Campion explains why you should treat yourself to a tasting menu (or ‘degustation menu’ as the French call it) for your next special occasion and why Woodborough Hall should be your destination of choice this autumn.

Sam Shaw & The Real Eyes/Full Blast All Stars/The North

Fri 22 Nov 2024

Nayla Yenquis Group [bossa/samba/mpb]

Fri 22 Nov 2024

Ncfcomedy Presents: Sam Serrano: Life On Mars

Fri 08 Nov 2024

Samantha Fish

Fri 11 Oct 2024

Book Review: akal by Dave Wood

Thu 19 Sept 2024

We sit down with a mindful new collection from a much-valued Nottingham poet...

We spoke to the organisers of Huldra Horror Shorts, a film festival in the woods this September

Wed 14 Aug 2024

It’s still August, but if you are one of those people who hankers for Halloween, the Huldra Horror Shorts Festival might be for you. Taking place in the woodland near Notts Maize Maze this September, we meet the makers Dan and Kym Lord to ask what horrors await this year…