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New Documentary Celebrates the History of Iconic Notts Gay Pub the New Foresters

Thu 07 Apr 2022

Nottingham’s oldest gay pub, New Foresters, opened in 1958 and has been the hub of Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ community ever since. We catch up with local filmmaker Damien Ebanks ahead of the release of his new documentary, which highlights the significance of this venue as a safe space for self-expression, and the importance of its landlady, Debbie Law…

Going Places: Sustrans’ Clare Maltby on Walking and Cycling-Friendly Cities

Wed 30 Mar 2022

Since the pandemic hit, getting around on our own steam - whether that be through walking, cycling, scooting, or skating - has seen something of a renaissance. This goes hand-in-hand with an increased awareness of our human need for access to green space and the ongoing climate crisis. With infrastructure popping up to support this trend, and various schemes hoping to help communities get on their bikes, our Environment Editor Adam Pickering had a chat with Clare Maltby - the Nottingham-based Director for the Midlands and East region at leading active travel charity Sustrans - about the work the charity’s doing to make it easier for people to get around in environmentally friendly ways, creating healthier communities, and breaking the car habit.

Gig Review: Theon Cross at The Bodega

Sat 29 Jan 2022

Theon Cross performed at The Bodega on Thursday 27 January and we headed down to see what it was all about...

The Oral History Report Captures the Living Memories Behind the Promenade, Home to Nottingham’s Most Colourful Houses

Wed 17 Nov 2021

First classed as listed buildings in the eighties, the Promenade is home to some of Nottingham’s oldest and most colourful houses. We chat to Dan Lucas and Laura Summers about The Oral History Report - the book capturing the living memories behind this historic neighbourhood...

YMCA Front Room Join Forces With The Malt Cross

Tue 16 Nov 2021

The Malt Cross are launching their new winter events programme in collaboration with the YMCA as the venue welcomes people back with YMCA Front Room…

The Benefits of Studying Art History

Sun 12 Sep 2021

New Art co-Editor Kelly Palfrey explores the benefits of studying Art history, and the extent to which in can improve your confidence to work in the art sector

Out of Time: Nottingham's Food History - Cheese Riots, Celery and HP Sauce

Sun 22 Aug 2021

With this being the food and drink issue, our regular history feature explores Nottingham’s history of eccentricity, rebellion and invention through three food-related stories: Marshal Tallard’s introduction of celery to the country in the early eighteenth century, the 1766 Cheese Riots and Frederick Gibson Garton’s invention of HP Sauce in 1884…

A Brief History of Nottingham's Robin Hood Statue

Sat 24 Jul 2021

Today, Saturday 24 July 2021, marks 69 years since the unveiling of the famous Robin Hood Statue outside Nottingham Castle. Bob White, the co-founder of the World Wide Robin Hood Society, explains some of the history of this iconic city landmark...

Out of Time: Nottingham's John Shaw and the Battle of Waterloo

Wed 16 Jun 2021

It was the most famous battle in human history, helping to shape Europe as we know it today and finally ending Napoleon’s dreams of a French Empire. While the Battle of Waterloo ensured that names like Bonaparte and Wellington would be forever etched into history, it was the exploits of one man from Nottingham that caught the public’s attention more than any other on that day in 1815. With 18 June marking the battle’s 206th anniversary, we take a look at the extraordinary life and death of Cossall-born John Shaw…

At The Wheel: Raleigh's New Managing Director Lee Kidger on The Company's Local History

Thu 10 Jun 2021

Originally founded in Nottingham in 1885, The Raleigh Bicycle Company went on to become one of the oldest and most well-loved bicycle companies in the world. From transforming Notts into the world-leader for bicycle manufacturing and creating countless jobs in the city to being the workplace of Alan Sillitoe’s Arthur Seaton in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and crafting the iconic bikes that would help shape a generation of cyclists, the name Raleigh is as tightly woven into Nottingham’s DNA as any other. A lot has changed for the company over the years, but it’s still firmly based in Notts (in Eastwood these days). We spoke to their Managing Director Lee Kidger…

Out of Time: The Pierrepoint Hangmen Dynasty

Wed 28 Apr 2021

From rather innocuous beginnings in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, Henry Albert Pierrepoint – who simply went by Harry – would go on to create a rather unique, gruesome family dynasty. For at various times during the first half of the twentieth century, Harry, his son, Albert and brother, Thomas, all held the position of Hangman of England, executing 849 men and women between them…

These Pictures of St Ann’s Taken Before Its Demolition Show the End of an Era

Thu 18 Mar 2021

These pictures really do paint a thousand words...

Deep Fakes From Nottingham History

Wed 03 Mar 2021

Ever wondered what it would be like to see video of historical figures who existed before video cameras? We've deep faked some figures from Nottingham history so you need wonder no more...

How Cricket Fans in Nottinghamshire are Making History and Coping with COVID

Thu 18 Feb 2021

John Hess of the Trent Bridge Heritage Team provides an update on how the Notts cricket community has been coping with life during COVID...

The Rise of the Redditors: How One Notts’ Society Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Stock Market Frenzy

Sat 30 Jan 2021

What do Wall Street, Reddit, GameStop and one of the most bizarre periods of trading in the history of the stock market have to do with Nottingham? Well, it has something to do with Robin Hood…

We're All Black Down Here is Set to Explore the History of an African-Caribbean Miner in the East Midlands

Mon 25 Jan 2021

George White talks to writer Milly James and producer Sophia Ramcharan about We’re All Black Down Here, a short film exploring the story of an African-Caribbean miner in the East Midlands...

Framework Housing Association Celebrate Helping Nottingham's Homeless Community for 20 Years

Tue 29 Dec 2020

For twenty years, Framework Housing Association has helped tens of thousands of vulnerable people in Nottingham overcome issues of homelessness, addiction and mental ill-health to once again achieve social inclusion, financial stability and independence – changing the direction of their lives for the better. We look back on the history of the organisation, and learn the value they bring to our city, and the lives of the people who need them most…

The History of Sir Frank Bowden and the Raleigh Cycle Company

Sun 15 Nov 2020

We take a look at the life of Sir Frank Bowden, the man responsible for creating The Raleigh Cycle Company and making Nottingham the largest producer of bicycles in the world...

Out of Time: A History of Witchcraft in Nottingham

Mon 26 Oct 2020

While many of the best-known events of England’s 17th century witch-hunt came with ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins in East Anglia, Notts was home to several high profile incidents of witchcraft, possession and exorcisms of its own. From exposing fraudulent exorcists to framing innocent women of murder, we take a look back at the history of witchcraft in Nottingham…

The History of Nottingham's Goose Fair

Sat 10 Oct 2020

If 2020 hadn’t been enough of a stinker, this year’s Goose Fair has officially been cancelled for only the third time in its long history. In recent years, nearly half a million of us have flocked down to Forest Rec for both peas and prizes, and while both a reduced capacity or a longer ten-day run were considered, it was not meant to be. While we mourn the fate of all the pennies we could have wasted on the Waltzers, we did some investigating into the fair’s colourful history, and discovered twelve things you didn’t know about Goose Fair…

Pete 'Woosh' Birch on the History of DiY Soundsystem

Sat 03 Oct 2020

The DiY Soundsystem were one of the biggest raving crews of the nineties. Their ethos was all about rejecting profits and putting on damn good parties. Founding member Pete Woosh talks us through some of the highs and lows of being in the gang during the nineties...

Queer Today, Gone Tomorrow: The LGBTQ+ Spaces Nottingham Has Lost

Wed 22 Jul 2020

As Nottingham gets set to celebrate Pride 2020 in a very different, online-only way, it’s probably time to remember that the city hasn’t always had such an open gay scene. With a long history of secret bars, hidden backrooms and, erm, gay flats, it’s important to remember just how far Notts has progressed. We asked Chair of Nottingham Pride, Leigh Ellis, and David Edgley of Nottingham Rainbow Heritage to share their memories of some of the LGBTQ+ spaces we’ve lost...

Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage's David Edgley on Our City's LGBTQ+ History

Sun 19 Jul 2020

Established in 2008, Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Heritage aims to preserve the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. With many of the city’s venues under threat of closure due to COVID-19, Caroline Barry talks to the project’s David Edgley about Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ history, the dangers of complacent activism and what can be done to preserve the city’s safe spaces.

For King, Not Country: Why We Need a More Inclusive War Narrative in the UK

Mon 13 Jul 2020

As the world gets ready to remember the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, photographer Jagdish Patel explores the role of Commonwealth soldiers – many of whom were conscripted under the threat of violence – in Britain’s victory.

Stop Wars to Stop Racism: The History Behind Belward Street's Iconic Street Art

Wed 24 Jun 2020

For years, Richie 'Pops' Baker's 'Stop Wars' design stood as one of Nottingham's most recognisable and iconic street art pieces. Having recently been reimagined as the new 'Stop Racism' piece, the artist, who now calls New Zealand home, explains the history behind his design...

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