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Locating Lawrence: June 1926

"I am always glad when one can go about with light clothes on, and feet in sandals, and not bother about anything."

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2026: top picks from the program

Nottingham Poetry Festival kicks off tomorrow with a 10 day city takeover. Catch shows from Brian Bilston, John Hegley, Yomi Sode, Henry Normal, Vanessa Kisuule and Nottingham’s own Nature Poet Laureate Cara Thompson. It’s a packed programme, so here's some top picks from their co-founder Henry Normal, director Tommy Rosley, and creative director Alma Solarte-Tobon...

Locating Lawrence: May 1924

The Great Strike and rise of fascism threaten to unsettle Lawrence’s Tuscan calm...

Comedy, music festivals and local talent: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham 18 -24 May

 This week in Notts! Enjoy local theatre performances and live comedy, or head to Dot to Dot music festival and dance the night away in various venues across Nottingham. Here's our top picks...

Nadia on... jury trials

Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome discusses the Government’s plans to remove the right for defendants to choose a jury trial. 

Locating Lawrence: April 1926

‘It is queer, this Fascist movement: one wonders what the end will be.’

Bus driver Louise Lawrence is Awarded trentbarton Bus Driver of the Year 2026

The results of the 2025-2026 trentbarton really good service awards are in...

Straight off the top: the Nottingham jam nights where musicians test their skills

Anyone who takes a deeper than average dive into Notts music will probably come across a corner of the scene with a very particular kind of magic – jam sessions – improvisation events where new connections are forged and the music is completely different each time. Acoustickle’s Parisa East and Joe Egan, founder of popular jam Perkalater, talk about why these occasions are valuable. 

Locating Lawrence: March 1926

Capri in 1926 was decadent, cosmopolitan, and bohemian, providing refuge for writers and intellectuals from the ugliness of modernity...

Truth or Legend: the case of Lady Godiva

For this month’s dive into Nottingham’s weird history, we take a look at the unusual life of Lady Godiva… 

Locating Lawrence: February 1926

Lawrence is well stocked up with vino, but the weather is as ‘dismal as Hades.’ Perhaps it's time for another adventure...

Locating Lawrence: January 1926

They’re eating the song thrushes. They’re eating the robins!

Album lauches, gripping theatre and top quality comedy: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week Monday 19 - Sunday 25 January

New year, new music. If you’re looking to add some new albums to your playlists, look no further than this weeks’ gig picks. If drama is more your thing, we have you covered with gripping theatre and opera. If you’re simply looking to brighten up the January days, we have a dose of comedy that will do just the trick.

Locating Lawrence: December 1925

Like most of us, Lawrence is happy to get Chrimbo over and done with…

Locating D.H. Lawrence: November 1925

DH Lawrence is back in Italy and enjoying domestic chores…

Lawrence Chaney – Memoirs From My Sh*gpipes

Top Hat

Locating D.H. Lawrence: October 1925

He’s back in Britain and the weather is sending him nuts…

Heritage Open Days -historical Trial Reenactment

Locating D.H. Lawrence: September 1925

In another life, D.H. Lawrence could have worked for Thomas Cook...

Locating D.H. Lawrence: August 1925

Lawrence would rather be a penniless tramp than a Duke of Portland…

Locating Lawrence: July 1925

Most people like an ice cream and book on the beach, unlike D.H Lawrence…

Inspired by a True Story: D. H. Lawrence, Sir Donald Wolfit and Me

Binks Yard Film Club - Top Gun

Locating Lawrence: June 1925

Lawrence never felt ‘less literary’ than when he was milking his cow...