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Circle of Light Gives Young People Chance to Work With Music Biz Pros
Tue 02 Jul 2019The charity project helps 18-25 year olds explore mental health by getting creative and there’s not long left to sign up. Here’s why you shouldn’t ‘ang abaht...
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Talent 1st is a Free-of-Charge School for Young Actors in Nottingham Focused on Social Mobility
Sat 08 Jun 2019Hidden in the heart of Hockley is one of Nottingham’s best industry secrets: Talent 1st, a free-of-charge school for young actors that works to upstage the lack of social mobility in the entertainment industry. We spoke to the community interest company’s founder, Martin Arrowsmith, to talk about the recent decline in membership, and why Martin’s so passionate about reversing the trend...
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The Princes Trust Want to Help Nottingham's Youth Explore Enterprise
Fri 31 May 2019The Prince’s Trust is a youth programme designed to help young people discover their potential within the big wide world of business...
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10 Nottingham Podcasts You Should Check Out
Mon 06 May 2019There’s something strangely addictive about listening to podcasts. While most of them aren't glossy or scripted, that’s exactly what makes them so listenable. We’ve seen podcasts change lives (Serial Series One), spawn TV shows (Dirty John) and attempt to solve crimes that the police have long forgotten about (The Teacher’s Pet).
With many podcasts being recorded by random fans in living rooms all over the world, it all feels a bit DIY. It’s a culture that, when done well, can be incredibly fun, and seems to be having something of a resurgence of late. Don’t like the radio DJ? Change the station or, in this case, the app. It’s now possible to find a podcast on every subject, from gardening to grime. If its niche, you can guarantee there are nerds with mics discussing it.
With a decent number of podcasts coming out of Notts, and even more with strong links to the city, here’s a rundown of some of the best…
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The Pythian Club are Using Theatre to Engage Young People in the Fight Against Knife Crime
Mon 15 Apr 2019In a bid to fight back against an increase in knife crime, The Pythian Club set out with the aim of engaging a generation of young Nottingham residents in creative projects. The result? Double Edge, an interactive theatrical project, written and directed by Syed Ali. We caught up with Syed and Ben Rosser to find out what impact they want the project to have…
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Emily Leary on Her Cookbook Get Your Kids to Eat Anything and Her Five-phase Programme
Sat 13 Apr 2019Local woman Emily Leary has written Get Your Kids to Eat Anything to help parents do exactly what it says on the tin with her five-phase programme...
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Street Artist Kid 30 on His Latest Exhbition Misspelt Youth
Fri 05 Apr 2019You might not know his name, but if you’ve ever walked around Nottingham, you’ll definitely be familiar with his work. Whether dominating Hopkinson by the station, covering the outside wall of Brass Monkey or brightening up The Avenues in Sneinton, Kid30’s bold, iconic cartoon characters have helped shape the visual landscape of the city. We caught up with the street artist to talk about his latest exhibition, Misspelt Youth…
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Rebooting Your Wardrobe: Fashion Re:Boot Bring Their Sold Out Event to Nottingham
Mon 04 Mar 2019Clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery… Prosecco? Thursday 28 February saw the spectacular Fashion Reboot event come to Nottingham's Rough Trade. The concept? Pretty simple: shoppers can purchase from the wardrobes of bloggers, Instagrammers, journalists and all-round style superstars and bag their garms for bargain prices. Imagine eBay, but in real life….
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Film Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Thu 28 Feb 2019It might not have won any of the three Oscars it was nominated for, but we still loved Marielle Heller's new film...
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UK Young Artist City Takeover in Photos
Fri 15 Feb 2019The UK Young Artist City Takeover took place around Hoodtown from Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 February. We got down to as many events as we could to take some snaps...
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Nottingham Fixers' Guide to Saving Your Household Wares
Thu 14 Feb 2019According to a study by the North London Waste Authority, fewer than one in ten people attempt to repair their broken items, despite 42% saying they’d prefer to mend the thing than throw it away. That’s where Nottingham Fixers come in; their volunteers share skills, helping to build the confidence of anyone who wants to start repairing for themselves. In a year, they’ve held multiple Repair Cafes that have helped over 200 people save 865kg of carbon from our atmosphere, and 73kg of waste from the bin. And that’s just for electrical items alone. Here, the team have given us a few tips on fixing household bits that you might ordinarily ditch.
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Art Works: Ronan Somerville
Thu 07 Feb 2019Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...
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Art Works: Kelly Fung
Thu 07 Feb 2019Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down...
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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.
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Film Review: Sorry to Bother You
Tue 18 Dec 2018We checked out Boots Riley's directorial debut, and found it a little surreal to say the least...
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Can You Spot The Difference Between These Photos of Nottingham?
Mon 10 Dec 2018Oh, how Nottingham has changed over the years. We’ve gone from an industrial mining town full of factories and goose flogging, to a city crammed full of restaurants, call centres, arty shops, and one proper cool magazine. For a fun game of spot the difference, here are a few modern-day shots, alongside some found in John Henry Spree’s Nottinghamshire: a book of photos from around 1910, up to around 1930, put together by the photographer’s great grandson Alan Spree…
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Chez Coors is Now an All-You-Can-Eat Jamaican Buffet
Mon 10 Dec 2018They've recently moved to a new gaff in the centre of town...
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Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink
Mon 12 Nov 2018We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...
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Foretell Your Destiny with These Nottingham-Themed Tarot Cards
Sat 20 Oct 2018The ancient wisdoms of tarot have been utilised in the foretelling of soul destiny for bleddy yonks. We hath dug out some of Nottingham’s occult cards for yorn ducks to cut out and play with in the last remaining local boozers, or Temples of the Divine, if you like. Pay heed to the stories told, interpret the knowledge imparted in your own, true way. Just mek sure you charge a decent few quid for any readings given, and sling us 10%...
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10 Things You Didn't Know About the 2018 Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival
Fri 12 Oct 2018The biggest beer festival in the East Midlands is returning for another year, bringing your lot the best local ales and ciders abaht. As Nottingham Castle is closed for a couple of years, due to bagging a whopping £29.8 million Heritage Lottery grant, the festival organisers needed a new venue. But don’t fret, as the good folks over at CAMRA have compensated by making it bigger and better than ever, making good use of the bigger space at this year’s venue: Motorpoint Area. Here’s a list of ten things you may not have known about this year’s event...
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5 Things to do on your Lunch Break in Nottingham
Thu 11 Oct 2018On your lunch break with nothing to do? Think again, friend. Nottingham has got loads of activities to kill the hour before you have to get back to work…
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Live Music Review: False Heads at The Chameleon
Fri 05 Oct 2018Iggy Pop likes False Heads and we learned when we were LeftCub not to disagree with Iggy so we were down the front at The Chameleon when they came to town
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Quiz: How Nottingham Are You?
Wed 22 Aug 2018Test your local prowess and find out how you score on our Nottingham Bucket List...
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Sustainability Notts: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Fri 03 Aug 2018Welcome to August’s edition of Sustainability Notts. Our aim: to highlight where you can get involved and make difference to our local Notts environment...
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Much Ado About Theatre Are Coming to a Pub Near You
Tue 31 Jul 2018Sometimes boozy nights out end up with scraps going dahn on the street corner, but with Much Ado About Theatre around, you can class up your pint sinking with a bit of culture. Artistic director Becky Clayden chatted with us about how they combine beer and Shakespeare to make a rollicking good night...
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