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A walk in the park: how the King George V Memorial Fund helped preserve our green spaces

We’re lucky to have lots of local parks in Nottingham – but they don’t just establish or maintain themselves. As the lungs, playgrounds, and life-givers of our city, they’ve seen a whole range of uses over time, from wartime food growing through to cricket grounds, football pitches, and skate parks. Celebrating the enduring legacy of King George V’s memorial fund, genealogist and local historian Russell Davies of Leaves of History digs deep into the origins of the parks it bestowed, and their shifting purposes and stewardship.

How the NottAlone podcast is helping Nottingham musicians to discuss mental health

In an industry often defined by image, performance, and pressure, talking about mental health can feel daunting. But here in Nottingham, a community of musicians is breaking through that silence– and the NottAlone Podcast is giving them the space to do it...

We meet Re-Engage, the charity helping combat loneliness in older people through tea parties

No one is immune to loneliness, and in fact, around 10-20,000 older people in Nottinghamshire are affected by loneliness according to the Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older People report (2016). Writer Frances Danylec travelled to Hucknall to meet Re-Engage, a national charity supporting isolated people aged 75 and over to make new connections; solving the social problem in a most delightful way.

Put your records on: we find out about Revinyl Sessions, a night where anyone can be a DJ

Fancy sharing your music taste with other music lovers? Revinyl Sessions at The Golden Fleece has you covered. With an ethos that celebrates the DJ for their ability to create community in a crowd, Revinyl invites anybody, experienced or first-timer, the chance to get behind the decks and unite the room with their sound. We spoke to organiser Robin Powell to find out more…

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Local Restaurant Little Brickhouse in Need of Our Help

Following some difficult financial news threatening beloved restaurant Little Brickhouse, co-owner Katharina sits down to talk to us about an upcoming fundraising festival on 18 March, which is expected to be “full of beautiful food, music & togetherness”...

We Learn More About Dad's Garden, the Project Helping Men's Mental Health

A tale sure to warm your cockles as we shiver our way through winter is that of Dads Garden, a young men and dads-focused project from the community-led Shifting Your Mindset. We speak with founder Mutsa Makaka and hear from a few of the dads getting their hands dirty…

How Nottingham Twins and Triplets Club Is Helping Families With Multiple Children in Our County

Since 1978, Nottingham Twins and Triplets Club has provided a lifeline for families with multiple children in Nottinghamshire. We chat to Anne Bishop, chair of NTTC, to find out more about what the charitable group is all about and why it plays such a vital role in the community...

How the A-Z of Consent Campaign Is Helping to Keep Students in Nottingham Safe

Consent is incredibly important, but it’s a topic that’s often overlooked or shied away from. Not in Nottingham, though - the Consent Coalition is making sure it’s at the forefront of our minds. Here’s everything you need to know about this crucial campaign, and how it’s helping to make our city a safer place…

How Can We Help the Screen Industry to Thrive?

Nottingham's Emma Carys gives her take on the state of the screen industry, and what we can do to keep it a diverse, interesting place...

Women in Tandem’s Lily Beaven Explains How They’re Helping to Tackle the Gender Imbalance in Cycling

We chat to Women in Tandem’s founder and managing director, Lily Beaven, about the activities that the Nottingham based community bike collective organise and how they are helping women overcome the barriers they face within the cycling world…

LeftLion’s All-Seeing, All-Knowing Editor Ashley Carter Uses His Boundless Wisdom to Help You Lot Out

In an act of benevolence to rival Father Christmas himself, our glorious leader and Editor, Ashley Carter, has decided to celebrate our 150th issue by helping you lot out. Offering something far more valuable than toys and presents, he’s bestowing some of his worldly wisdom* by helping the readers of LeftLion with some of the problems submitted through our social media channels. You’re welcome.

Framework Powers Up New Gaming Fundraising Campaign to Help Fight Homelessness

Fancy topping off some aliens, growing your own virtual utopia, or maybe sitting down for a game of Magic: The Gathering with your mates, but want to raise money to help fight homelessness at the same time? Local charity Framework have just the answer you're looking for. Introducing their new gaming-oriented campaign, Power Up

Food Review: Prickly Pear at The Golden Fleece

Fancy some top vegan grub in a top Notts pub? Look no further...

No Mow May - How to Help Notts Wildlife Whilst Doing Less Work

East Leake Hedgehog Highways Founder and Adult Social Care Worker Holly Dance found that the best way to keep her garden in good shape was not to do very much at all. At the outset of No Mow May 2022, she tells us about how mowing less and gardening for nature can bring wildlife home.

How Incredible Edible Beeston Are Helping to Tackle Climate Change and Bring the Community Together

In the face of widespread isolation and individual feelings of powerlessness over climate change, and where the supermarket food we eat often comes from far-flung places long out of season, local movements are springing up to fill in the gaps and restore balance. Christina Geggus investigates one such magical group - Incredible Edible Beeston - and finds shoots of hope and community growing in unlikely places…

How Nottingham Is Helping to Track and Tackle Coronavirus

We take a look at the role Nottingham’s scientists have played, and will continue to play, in tackling COVID-19 - with experts from both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University helping to analyse the virus, trial vaccines and protect the most vulnerable since the start of the pandemic… 

We Hear From Four Notts Minds Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet

With our universities and businesses starting to come up with innovative and exciting methods for protecting our planet, Nottingham now finds itself at the forefront of the fight against climate change. We hear from four local minds who are helping to lead this fight…

How Nottingham-Born John Russell Hind Helped to Expand the Field of Astronomy

We celebrate the life and work of John Russell Hind, the Nottingham-born astronomer who made huge strides in the discovery of asteroids…

How the University of Nottingham’s Excel in Science Programme Is Helping to Promote Diversity in the Scientific Field

Can science ever be great without diversity? We catch up with Maria Augusta Arruda and Sara Sleigh from the University of Nottingham to learn more about Excel in Science - the programme pushing for greater diversity within the scientific field…

Notts Designer Evie Ashwin Explains How She’s Helping to Increase Inclusivity in the Fashion Industry

As Vogue’s Emily Farra puts it, for all the fashion industry’s growing commitment to promoting accessibility on the basis of race, gender, sexuality and size, consideration for the disabled community is still “what’s missing in fashion’s inclusivity movement”. Yet Nottingham Trent University graduate Evie Ashwin is helping to correct this oversight, using her skills to make adaptive clothing so everyone can feel comfortable and confident in what they wear…

Mesopotamia Charity Director Rachel Miller Lifts the Lid on Helping Refugees and Tackling Poverty in Nottingham

Mesopotamia charity is full of hidden depths, both literal and metaphorical. We chat with director Rachel Miller, whose story has seen her return from the front lines of the migrant crisis on the shores of Turkey and Greece to fight poverty in an unassuming corner of New Basford…

SFiCE Foundation Launch Crowdfunder to Help Tackle Food Poverty

Nottingham based charity SFiCE Foundation have launched a new Crowdfunder campaign to ease the burden of food poverty and reduce food waste, with free projects that help vulnerable communities in Nottingham…

Inspiring the Next Generation: Shekayla Maragh on Running Workshops to Help Musicians Create Lasting Jobs in the Industry

Tenacious, 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...

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

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…