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Nottingham Castle Transformation Project - Have your Say today
Could you spare 5 minutes to tell us what you think of our ambitious plans for Nottingham Castle?
Complete our survey by Friday 26th February 2016 and you could win a £50 intu shopping voucher or one of 10 adult or family season tickets for the Castle.
Over the next five years, Nottingham Castle will be transformed into a world-class visitor destination. A total of £24 million is being invested; £12.98 million has been earmarked by Heritage Lottery Fund to redevelop the site. Find out more about the current work on Nottingham Castle's Transformation
Readers of LandLove magazine have voted Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park as one of their top three tourist destinations in Britain.
The popular local attraction owned and run by the City Council came second in the poll – ahead of Holkham Hall and Estate in North Norfolk and just behind the winner – Powis Castle and Garden in Mid Wales.
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A campaign to encourage more parents to read with their children by providing free books to families in Nottingham is celebrating National Storytelling Week with the announcement that it has reached a major milestone.
Nottingham City Council has been working alongside the Rotary Club of Nottingham to co-ordinate fundraising since it chose to back Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the city in 2012. In May 2015 council staff began donating monthly from their wages and holding fundraising drives, and have so far raised nearly £15,000. The overall total raised since 2012 is £213,000, enough to give out more than 39,000 books.
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‘Trash to Treasure’ is a series of innovative exhibitions featuring artwork and everyday objects which have all been created from waste. Now launched is the brainchild of knowtrash – who have a unique collection of more than 4,000 contemporary upcycled artefacts from more than 30 countries.
Nottingham City Council, Arts Council England, knowtrash, City Arts, Playworks, Nottingham Trent University, Lace Market Gallery, intu Broadmarsh and Central College have come together to host the exhibitions across a series of city centre venues until the end of March.
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The second phase of Nottingham City Council’s proposed £6.1m Cycle City improvements is being planned and residents and businesses along the route will be the first to have their say.
The Southern Cycle Corridor builds on cycle improvements already introduced as part of the extension of NET to Clifton, which help cyclists travel alongside and around the tramway safely and easily. This new cycle corridor will connect existing sections along the tram route and along other paths which will run from the city centre to Clifton, Clifton South P&R with a link to Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton campus.
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A new community café, serving great home cooked food has opened at Bulwell Children’s Centre.
Crabtree Community CAFÉ not only serves food but it gives local people the chance to come and get advice and help. They’ve teamed up with Welfare Rights, who run sessions along with the Job Centre.
People in the local community can also go there for nutrition workshops with Love Food, Hate Waste, who help people to make their food go further and throw less away.
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