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Nusic New Music Podcast #254 with BEKA, Grace Bones, Amber Run, Celestines and more...
Mon 19 Jul 2021This week’s New Music Podcast features the MC loving life rn, Grandad innuendos, plus a maximum of two more rubbish Euro jokes.
The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.
Inspiring the Next Generation: Shekayla Maragh on Running Workshops to Help Musicians Create Lasting Jobs in the Industry
Wed 21 Apr 2021Tenacious, driven, yet always humble, Shekayla Maragh is a cultural producer making moves for musicians in the Midlands. Supporting minority musical talent on a regional level, encouraging people to have ownership, equality and build careers with integrity and longevity is important to Shekayla. She turned down a traditional industry A&R role in London to carve out her own organic career path; staying curious and being empowered by her work is also key. Led by her passion, she launched musical development agency, CUBE, in 2019...
Level Up: Framework Are Running a 30 Day Fundraiser to Bridge the Digital Exclusion Gap
Sat 03 Apr 2021Digital exclusion is becoming an increasingly important issue as the world becomes more and more digitised, with studies indicating that more than 90% of jobs now require a level of digital skill. While many homeless people have access to phones, they are increasingly being left behind by advancing technology. Throughout April, Framework are encouraging locals to utilise their own gaming skills for a fundraising campaign, Level Up…
The Loneliness of the Lockdown Runner: Reimagining Sillitoe During Covid
Thu 25 Feb 2021On the event of Sir Tom Courtenay's 84th birthday, Dawn of the Unread's James Walker has re-written The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner in the time of COVID. His take on Alan Sillitoe's classic work, re-titled as The Loneliness of the Lockdown Runner, is being launched on Twitter today at 5pm...
Double Impact's CEO Graham Miller on Its Run, Roll or Ramble for Recovery Campaign
Wed 17 Feb 2021This February, drug and alcohol recovery charity Double Impact have been running their Run, Roll or Ramble for Recovery campaign to encourage people to get fit, build awareness for the work they do, and raise some money. We speak to the charity's CEO Graham Miller about Double Impact and about the event...
Double Impact Is Encouraging People to Run, Ramble, or Roll For Its Virtual Fundraising Campaign
Thu 28 Jan 2021Dust off your trainers for this wonderful cause...
Film Review: The SpongeBob Movie - Sponge on the Run
Wed 11 Nov 2020Silly seawater escapades arrive on Netflix…but does this sponge scrub up?
Masterchef winner and former Sat Bains chef Laurence Henry is Catering Education for the Children's Virtual Ball
Mon 09 Nov 2020With in-person fundraising events being off-limits at the moment, West Bridgford-based charity Education for the Children have adapted their annual ball to be a virtual affair over Zoom, with a three-course meal cooked by Masterchef winner and former Sat Bains chef Laurence Henry. We caught up with the man himself to find out all about it...
Illustrator Kate Sharp talks Children's Books, Lockdown and Drawing Animals
Sun 06 Sept 2020After catching our eye with a sweet illustration of our magazine stands you can find around town, we’ve had the pleasure of working with recent-graduate illustrator Kate Sharp for our spot-the-difference series and many other illustrations featured in our past few issues. After she bagged a Young Creative Award for her children’s book, Lion’s Hate Pigeons, we took a deep dive into Kate’s colourful world, discussing her past, present and future plans…
"No Disney princesses wear glasses and that made me feel like I wasn't beautiful enough." - Lowri Moore and Our Head Designer, Natalie Owen on Their New Children's Book
Sun 19 Jul 2020“If you don’t like something, change it.” That’s what poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and preached throughout her life. And, it’s exactly what Lowri Moore has done – fuelled by the lack of representation for glasses-wearing characters in Disney films, the eleven-year-old has collaborated with our very own designer, Natalie Owen on their new children’s book, Princess Rose and the Golden Glasses…
20 Years Later: Chicken Run
Sun 28 Jun 2020Egg-cellent or dated? Chris King reviews Chicken Run as it turns 20.
A 11 Year Old in Lockdown
Thu 04 Jun 2020With social media and the endless cycle of 24-hour news, it’s easy to get lost in the stories of how COVID-19 has affected adults. But with schools reportedly opening sooner than most of society, eleven-year-old Jagoda Brown-Polanowska describes her experiences of lockdown…
Nottingham City of Literature are Running a Creative Writing Competition for Writers Aged 10-25
Mon 09 Dec 2019Are you a youngster in our city who has gifted gears whirring away? We have a corking competition for you…
Notts Author Darren Simpson is Inspiring Children to Love Reading
Tue 19 Nov 2019We had a natter with him about his new project with the National Literacy Trust...
Review: OnPoint Presents Children of Zeus
Wed 13 Nov 2019Here’s what went down when our Matthew saw Children of Zeus at the Metronome…
OnPoint is Bringing Children of Zeus To Metronome
Thu 31 Oct 2019Did you know Notts rapper Juga-Naut produced a beat on their latest album? Here’s why you’d be mad to miss the soulful hip-hop duo this Friday…
Friends of Chernobyl’s Children Gives Respite to Hundreds of Young Belarusians Affected by Radiation Poisoning in Hucknall
Tue 24 Sept 2019After the worst nuclear disaster in history decimated the Eastern European landscape in 1986, one group in Britain decided they wanted to make a difference to the young people in the worst-affected areas. Since then, Friends of Chernobyl’s Children has set up a number of regional groups throughout the UK in order to help hundreds of young Belarusians receive respite from the poisonous contamination that still lingers in the air, water and food with month-long stays in the UK. As one of the host families at the Hucknall group, David and Barbara Palmer have been taking children affected by the disaster for the past fifteen years...
Notts Trio Amber Run Unveil Their Third Album
Fri 23 Aug 2019Local trio Amber Run are no strangers to emotion, and there's sure to be bucket loads of it in the air during their upcoming hometown show at Rock City in October. They'll be celebrating the launch of their third album Philophobia, so we grabbed them for a chat before it all kicks off...
Margaret Humphreys CBE, the Home Children Scandal, and the Lost Children of the Empire
Sun 07 Jul 2019Since first uncovering the scandal in 1987, Margaret Humphreys CBE has worked tirelessly to bring justice to the victims of the British government programme of Home Children, which involved forcibly relocating up to 150,000 poor British infants all over the globe. Empty Cradles, her written account of the establishment of the Child Migrants Trust, was even made into the feature film Oranges and Sunshine, in which she was played by Emily Watson. With no plans to curtail her tireless work to reunite the families of those affected, we caught up with the inspirational Nottingham social worker to discuss the past, present and future of the Trust.
Film Review: Child's Play
Thu 27 Jun 2019Lars Klevbergs's reimagining of the 1988 cult-classic story of murderous kids toy is a little bit hit-and-miss...
Live Music Review: Kinkajous at Rough Trade
Wed 26 Jun 2019Local label Running Circle have just released a mega new album, so invited the band who made it to play in Notts...
Prepare to Play the Pro!
Tue 02 Apr 2019I mean, we’ve all been there right? Ping-Pong table at Das Kino; there’s an atmosphere, you’re on your game, things are going well, so well you decide to tweet a Commonwealth table tennis champion and challenge them to a match.
Education for the Children Are Hosting a Twelve Hour Ping-Pong-A-Thon to Raise Funds for Kids in Guatemala
Mon 25 Feb 2019Education for the Children (EFTC) is an international NGO with a local base here in West Bridgford. The foundation run the School of Hope, a primary and secondary school in Guatemala which provides education for 462 impoverished children and supports another 215 young adults in further education.
On Thursday 7 March, EFTC is hosting a twelve-hour Ping-Pong-A-Thon at Das Kino to raise money for the School of Hope. We spoke with EFTC’s fundraising officer Billie Turner about the charity’s work…
Create Your Own Happy: Children’s Author Becky Goddard on Her Mission to Make the Little’uns Smile
Sat 19 Jan 2019According to studies by The Children’s Society and Pisa, young people in England are among the unhappiest in the world. With internet bullying, endless school tests and cuts to services, it can be bleddy hard being a kid. However, help is at hand. Together with Penny Alexander, West Bridgford’s Becky Goddard-Hill has devised Create Your Own Happy, a workbook that aims to empower children.
Fantastique! La Jolie Ronde Languages for Children Rake in Fifth Award at What's On 4 Kids 2018
Wed 17 Oct 2018Bingham's own La Jolie Ronde has successfully nailed their fifth consecutive year at the What’s On 4 Kids Awards 2018, nabbing themselves a tidy Best National Licensed Activity for 5-12 Year Olds!