Musicians on trams, multi-sensory art installations, a silent disco and a lantern parade will all feature in the Robin Hood Energy Light Night programme, which is now being finalised. The popular event will take place on Friday 10 February, with new venues for the event’s tenth year including the Arboretum and Nottingham Tennis Centre. The […]
Nottingham City Council’s free 2016 ParkLives programme, which was due to finish in autumn, has been extended until March, with community groups being offered grants to run an activity in their nearest park. Activities including Christmas crafts, walks and geocaching have been added to the second annual ParkLives programme, run in partnership with Coca-Cola Great […]
Robin Hood Energy Light Night on Friday 10 February will see the return of the popular Wheel of Nottingham to the Old Market Square for the event’s tenth year. The Wheel of Nottingham, which is as tall as Nelson’s Column and provides panoramic views for up to ten miles, will be brought to Nottingham by […]
The newly redeveloped Station Street in the city centre will have its very own poetry wall from next week when an artwork to celebrate Nottingham’s UNESCO City of Literature status is switched on. ‘Line of Light’, created by artist Jo Fairfax, will project five-word poems by writers including Byron, Lawrence and Ovid, as well as […]
Former ITV Sports presenter Gary Newbon is set to host the Nottingham Football Hall of Fame heroes on November 3rd at the Motorpoint Arena. Newbon, who covered Midlands football for ITV over a number of years, will present the Nottingham football event of the year to help celebrate Nottingham Forest and Notts County’s induction into […]
Three of Nottingham’s most historic football families will be coming together to celebrate the induction of Nottingham Forest and Notts County into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. Members of Nottingham football’s royalty from the Clough, Taylor and Sirrel family will all be in attendance to share a special evening for football in Nottingham. […]
Four-time Super Middleweight Champion of the World Carl Froch will present the Nottingham Forest European Cup-winning heroes with their induction into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. Forest fan Froch will be guest of honour at the star-studded event that takes place at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on November 3rd. The Colwick-born boxer […]
Nottingham’s leading tourism highlights and attractions are to be showcased in a brand new self-guided walking trail that has been created to help visitors discover the key points of interest around the city centre in one easy-to-follow guide. The free Nottingham Trail, created by Nottingham City Council and Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, features audio guides, […]
An innovative new exhibition inspired by Ada Lovelace – the world’s first computer programmer and daughter of Newstead Abbey’s most famous resident, Lord Byron – opens at Nottingham Castle on Thursday 6 October as part of The Big Draw Festival 2016, running throughout October. ADA, by artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski, is an automatic drawing machine that […]
Nottingham’s autumn ParkLives programme has now launched with a host of sessions the whole family can enjoy such as buggy fit, hula hooping and SUP yoga. Run by Coca-Cola Great Britain in partnership with Nottingham City Council, ParkLives is ideal for residents looking for ways to become more active and social in their local parks […]