Free and cheap holiday activities
The summer holidays are here! There are lots of events and activities happening, many of them free or cheap. We’ve done a round-up of what’s happening over the summer holidays.…
Nottingham City Libraries participates in the ‘Ready, Set, Read!’ Summer Reading Challenge with free activities for families. Kick-off is Saturday 8th July 2023
This summer, children can visit Nottingham City Libraries to join a superstar team and their marvellous mascots and get involved in a Summer Reading Challenge themed around the power of…
The East Midlands’ biggest free festival returns this summer
Riverside Festival will be back at Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 August 2023. The biggest free family festival in the East Midlands is expected to welcome…
Nottingham Beach brings the seaside to the city this summer
Dig out your flip flops, pop on your shades and get ready for a summer of fun. Nottingham’s favourite beach will be back at Old Market Square this summer from…
Christmas at Wollaton returns with a brand new trail
Christmas at Wollaton is set to return to Nottingham this Christmas with a brand-new look, from Friday 1 December 2023 – Monday 1 January 2024. The lights spectacular is designed…
£2m funding boost to support SEND pupils across Nottingham
Close to £2m is to be spent on three projects in Nottingham schools to improve facilities for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The funding, which totals £1.925m…
Adoption East Midlands supports campaign to find adopters for children who wait the longest
Today (Tuesday 20 June 2023), Adoption East Midlands is joining forces with agencies across the country to support a new #YouCanAdopt campaign to find families for children who wait the…
Food vouchers and free activities clubs for families this summer
Struggling families in Nottingham are to receive more support over the summer holidays with food vouchers and free outdoor activities. The City Council has repeatedly made £15-per-week vouchers available to…
More pupils get first-choice primary school on National Offer Day
More than 100 additional pupils in Nottingham have received their first-choice primary school for September this year – despite a larger number of applications than 2022. On National Offer Day…
Booking opens for Nottingham Castle screenings
Members of the public can now book their place at the first events in the grounds of Nottingham Castle ahead of its re-opening for the princely sum of £1. The…