The Robins are ready and the Hoodwinked trail is set to fly! On Saturday 7 July, Nottingham will launch its summer game of hide and seek as 33 giant Robin sculptures take pride of place in the city centre. The Hoodwinked sculpture trail is a mischievous twist on the tale of Robin Hood, Nottingham’s infamous […]
Notts Rocks enthusiasts are getting ready to rock around Nottingham with the Hoodwinked sculpture trail this summer. More than 27,000 people are involved with Notts Rocks – painting and decorating rocks to leave for others to find in parks and other public places. Many are now busy decorating them with Hoodwinked-themed designs, including Robin Hood, […]
The annual Nottingham Children’s Book Award has celebrated its 17th birthday in style. The awards, which were launched in 2001, have been targeted at pre-school children since 2008 and aim to get young children excited about reading. Library staff and local school children whittled down the long list to a shortlist of three, and between […]
Over the past week, Nottingham Tennis Centre has hosted the prestigious Nature Valley Open pre-Wimbledon tournament with the likes of British Number One Johanna Konta gracing the turf. After this amazing week of breath taking action, the centre is once again open to the public and ready to inspire the next generation of champions with […]
The build started on a major play space for Bilborough yesterday, based on a wide public consultation and addressing a local need for accessible and safe places to play. The park will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the whole community to enjoy. There is currently no play area for […]
People will get a chance to visit Nottingham Castle one last time for free before its gates close ahead of its £30m transformation. Entry to the city’s most famous heritage site will be free all next week (Monday 25 June 2018 to 5pm Sunday 1 July), with an exciting programme of free events and activities […]
World No. 17 Ashleigh Barty has defeated British No. 1 Johanna Konta 6-3 3-6 6-4 to win the Nature Valley Open WTA International title in Nottingham, with fellow Australian Alex de Minaur clinching the ATP Challenger crown against former British No. 2 Dan Evans earlier on a sold-out Sunday at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. In […]
A sold-out Sunday at Nottingham’s Nature Valley Open will see home interests represented in each final as British No. 1 Johanna Konta, 2016 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion Heather Watson and Great Britain Davis Cup winner Dan Evans all in action on Centre Court. Last year’s runner-up Konta avenged her defeat at the Nottingham Tennis Centre […]
British No. 1 Johanna Konta and former British No. 2 Dan Evans lead the British charge at the Nature Valley Open semi-finals in Nottingham on Saturday, with Heather Watson competing in the last four pairings of the women’s doubles and Joe Salisbury also in the men’s doubles final. World No. 22 Konta is set to […]
British No. 1 Johanna Konta and British No. 2 Heather Watson will compete for a place in the Nature Valley Open QuarterFinals in Nottingham, with top seed Ashleigh Barty and reigning champion Donna Vekic also taking to Centre Court on Thursday. Last year’s runner-up Konta was victorious in the pair’s previous meeting at Indian Wells […]