In this newsletter:
- Tour Your Town
- The D.H. Lawrence Festival kicks off tomorrow
- Our first Summer Fun Day takes place next week
- Exhibition exploring facets of life lands at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
- Council uses new powers to seek tenant for former Old Rock pub
- Live music tonight in Beeston and Kimberley
- Parks and Open Spaces Strategy Consultation now live
- Other news
Tour Your Town
 Tour Your Town celebrates Broxtowe Borough’s rich cultural heritage as well as the people that make the place special.
This campaign is as much for residents as it is for visitors, with so much to do on our doorstep in Broxtowe that many of us can often overlook, we're truly lucky to be surrounded by so much history, nature and culture.
Become a tourist in your own town this summer and explore what our Borough has to offer - visit that local attraction you’ve always meant to see, pop into that restaurant or pub you keep hearing about, learn something new about the place you live and discover the people that make us proud to be from Broxtowe!
The D.H. Lawrence Festival kicks off tomorrow
 Head down to the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum for 3:00pm tomorrow, Saturday 1 August, for the start of the annual D.H. Lawrence Festival.
The festival consists of a variety of events in and around Eastwood over a 6 week period, so this launch event gives you a great chance to pick up a free festival brochure and plan which events you want to go to over the 6 weeks.
There will also be poetry readings from Annette Pateman and a free refreshments on offer too. It’s also a great chance to reflect and share your memories of the museum as we continue to celebrate our 50th year.
Our first Summer Fun Day takes place next week
 Our first Summer Fun Day is happening on Thursday next week!
You don’t need an expensive day out to keep your kids entertained - bring the whole family down to Coronation Park, Eastwood, on 6 August from 12:00pm to 4:00pm for an event that’s completely FREE to attend!
Here is what we have lined up for you in Eastwood:
- Skate Nottingham coaching and workshops (Ages 7+)
- Pinxton puppet and magic shows
- The amazing Bubble Man display
- Cool science workshops
- Under 5’s activities
- Inflatables and fairground rides*
If you can’t make it, or you'd like to double up the fun, we’ll be hosting another Summer Fun Day in Chilwell on Wednesday 19 August.
*Some activities incur a small fee
Exhibition exploring facets of life lands at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
 'The Optimist's Incomplete' exhibition, exploring facets of life, is now running at at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum.
Inspired in part by D.H. Lawrence’s poetry and literary oeuvre, the exhibition explores a broad range of themes and covers varying degrees of optimism and what it means to be or not be through photography and poetry across its key themes of love, (dis)trust, memory, nostalgia, sensuality, migration, inheritance, fracture, healing, and unfinished becoming.
The exhibition is available to view for free until Sunday 13 September in the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum’s gallery during opening hours, Thursday – Saturday, 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Council uses new powers to seek tenant for former Old Rock pub
 As Broxtowe Borough Council continue to lead the way nationally on the High Street Rental Auction’s (HSRA) initiative, the Council are now welcoming viewings and applications for lease rights for a minimum of five years at 1-3 Nottingham Road, Stapleford, formerly The Old Rock.
Applications are now open for businesses, community organisations and other potential occupiers to make a bid for a minimum of 5 years lease rights. Applicants can offer imaginative new uses for the building and there may be additional financial incentives for any outstanding businesses wanting to establish in Stapleford.
Applications close on Wednesday 19 August 2026.
Please note this image is an artist’s impression.
Live music tonight in Beeston and Kimberley
It’s the penultimate week of this year’s Friday18. If you haven’t experienced it for yourself yet, make sure you’re in Beeston Square or The Dog House in Kimberley tonight (Friday 31 July) at 6:00pm for an hour’s free live music!
Beeston will host Roundabout Jazz, a youth jazz ensemble that are bound to lift your spirits ready for the weekend.
Meanwhile, Kimberley features solo artist Trevor Pringle. Get ready to hear all your favourite Pop, Rock, Country and Folk favourites.
We’ll see you at 6:00pm!
To find out more and for a full programme, visit the Friday18 webpage.
Parks and Open Spaces Survey now open
 This is your chance to tell us how you think we’re doing across Broxtowe run parks. What you want to see more of, and how we can improve.
The selection of parks in the survey is determined through a regular cycle which ensures all of the Council’s sites are surveyed over the course of three years.
- Beeston Fields, Beeston
- Cator Lane, Chilwell
- Hall Park, Eastwood
- Hetley Pearson, Beeston
- Hickings Lane, Stapleford
- Ilkeston Road, Stapleford
- Leyton Crescent, Beeston Rylands
- Manor Farm, Toton
- Millfield Road, Kimberley
- Pasture Road, Stapleford
- Pit Lane, Trowell
- Queen Elizabeth Park, Stapleford
- Redbridge Drive, Nuthall
- Sherman Drive, Beeston
- Watnall Green, Watnall
It takes just 5 minutes to tell us your thoughts!
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