In this newsletter:
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Summer Fun Days
- Live Music Tonight in Beeston and Kimberley
- Winners of 2026 D.H. Lawrence Children’s Writing Competition Announced
- The D.H. Lawrence Festival Returns to Eastwood for 2026
- Food Bank Friday
- Let’s Save Water Together
- Thousands of Homes Will Be Eligible for £9,000 Off a Heat Pump
- Other news
Summer Fun Days
 Free Summer Fun Days coming to Broxtowe for the school holidays!
Join us in Eastwood at Coronation Park on Thursday 6 August and Chilwell at Inham Nook Recreation Ground on Wednesday 19 August.
Free to attend for all and hosting a variety of free activities for kids of all ages, our Fun Day events offer a fantastic low-cost family day out.
Live Music Tonight in Beeston and Kimberley
 Week 4 of Friday18 sees a high energy rock and roll performance from trio Good Times Roll in Beeston Square!
Meanwhile, Ben Mark Smith brings his acoustic sound to the Roots Micro Pub in Kimberley.
Both events run simultaneously this evening at 6:00pm. Join us for an hour of free live music to kickstart your Friday night!
Winners of 2026 D.H. Lawrence Children’s Writing Competition Announced
 Among the stories from winners in the international competition, celebrating this year’s theme of friendship, were the tale of Astronaut Poppy’s encounter with alien Blub on Planet Twinkle, and the story of two friends’ last day together in the Japanese town of Atima before a big move to Tokyo.
The team of judges from the D.H. Lawrence Society, Nottingham City of Literature, Eastwood Writers’ Group and Broxtowe Borough Council loved reading all the entries. With 365 from right across Broxtowe, the UK, Turkey, Bangladesh, the USA and UAE, they had the difficult task of narrowing them down to just a few winners.
The D.H. Lawrence Festival Returns to Eastwood for 2026
 The annual Lawrence celebration returns to Eastwood and surrounding areas this August with 20 events for all the family covering music, literature, heritage, visual arts, family and community.
This year’s festival launches on Saturday 1 August, 3:00pm at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, with poetry from Annette Pateman, free refreshments, and the chance to pick up a brochure and plan your festival.
The festival will run for 6 weeks, with other major events including the popular D.H. Lawrence Music Festival (5 September), Heritage Open Days at the museum (12 and 13 September), and a guided walk around ‘Lawrence’s Nottingham’ on the author’s 141st birthday (11 September).
Food Bank Friday
 Anyone finding it hard to afford food at the moment is not alone – but they don’t have to struggle in silence. The Eastwood Volunteer Bureau and Food Bank provides emergency food support for individuals and families in Eastwood and North Broxtowe who are going through a difficult patch. Working or not, if your income does not cover all your outgoings, you could be eligible.
The Food Bank is open every Friday from 9am to 11am. Emergency parcels are available, and clients can then arrange a confidential assessment with the manager.
Anyone who needs help, can reach out to discuss individual needs. Contact 01773 535255 or visit the website for more information at www.eastwoodvb.org.uk
Let’s Save Water Together
 In England, we’re using water faster than nature can replace it, driven by a changing climate and growing demand. While the water industry is investing billions to upgrade the network, we all have a role to play.
Let’s Save Water is a new campaign helping everyone reduce water use through simple, everyday changes.
Thousands of Homes Will Be Eligible for £9,000 Off a Heat Pump
 The government has confirmed that households using heating oil or liquified petroleum gas (LPG) will be eligible for a new £9,000 grant to upgrade to a heat pump.
A heat pump heats your home using electricity. It works like a fridge in reverse, taking heat from the air or ground, increasing it to a higher temperature and transferring it to your home to provide heating and hot water.
This new £9,000 grant will be available from 21 July through the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
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