Ashfield District Council purchased the premises at 1-5 Outram Street earlier this year using money from their £62.6m Towns Deal and have leased it to the college.
Every year the WSA choose a worthwhile charity to support by raising funds to make donations. This year we chose Bassetlaw Hospice in Retford and two of its representatives who are responsible for fundraising accepted our invitation to open our exhibition. Debbie Rawlings and Bonney Baggaley each gave an insight into the excellent service the hospice provides for patients, family and carers and their dependence on fundraising by supporting organisations and the generosity of the public in general. They revealed the news that they would shortly no longer receive funding from the NHS and…
The Awards, set up by the Farm Retail Association (FRA), champion the best farm shops, pick your owns and farmers markets. A shortlist with three finalists in each of the eight award categories was announced earlier this week with The Welbeck Farm Shop short-listed in the Large Farm Shop of the Year category while the Harley Café, which sits across the Courtyard from the Shop, features in the Farm Café/ Restaurant of Year shortlist. The winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony on Wednesday 12th March 2025 at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham.
Chair of the Farm Retail Associat…
Lisa will step down at the end of February 2025. The charity has appointed Bryony Bond as the next Director. Bryony will join the Harley Foundation in March 2025, after success as the Director of Yorkshire Contemporary (formerly The Tetley).
Scheduled for 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer the programme will reveal new and compelling stories about the work going on behind the scenes of the National Trust to conserve incredible objects and properties and the passionate staff and volunteers who care for them.
Set in the heart of Sherwood Forest, the Welbeck Estate is one of the great traditional landed rural estates and the country seat to a succession of Dukes of Portland. Yet to this day, it remains a hidden gem. As part of the long-term Welbeck Project to re-purpose and breathe new life into the Estate’s collection of historic buildings, the glamorous transformation of one of their largest residential properties to date, Cuckney House, has been revealed.
Clumber Park is delighted to announce the reopening of the footbridge at Hardwick village after it was significantly damaged back in August 2020. The new wider bridge provides greater access for mobility vehicles, wheelchairs, bikes and buggies.
This year’s Osberton International Horse Trials once again played host to a national driving event which proved a big hit with both competitors and spectators.
