Adlington encourages Nottingham to swim for free
Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington is encouraging people from across the city to show their support for Britain’s Swimming Teams this year by taking the plunge for FREE.
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29 Apr
19 Mar
Olympic torch to visit Robin Hood’s Major Oak
The Olympic torch relay is to visit Robin Hood’s Major Oak
06 Feb
Circus of Horrors make Nottingham run a Mile for Sport Relief!
A full cast of twisted contortionists, demon dwarfs and voodoo warriors added t-shirts, socks and deeley boppers to their decadent and all together ghoulish costume ahead of their evening performance in Nottingham Royal Theatre.
25 Apr
Walks near Nottingham – Colwick Country Park
Formed originally from gravel workings with grassland and water course, Colwick Country Park offers fishing, water sports and many other leisure facilities. Or you can just go for a nice leisurely walk with a picnic, like we did.
After a long silence….
It’s been ages since I posted anything on here, you know how it is – half-term with step kids which is always a shock to my lifestyle and then the laptop died.
13 Sep
Athletics in the Old Market Square
Some people made a real effort for the athletics day in the Old Market Square on Saturday – well done!
05 Aug
Knee-boarding at Holme Pierrepont
I think it’s amazing that Nottingham has such a great facility – National Water Sports Centre. I guess it’s apt since we are so far away from the sea… we need it!
Dragon Boat Racing
Notts Anaconda Dragon Boat Racing Club are having an open session this coming Sunday to give people the chance to come down and have a go at this fantastic – and unusual – sport. It’s completely free of charge and they welcome anyone of any age (although anyone under 16 will need to have a [...]
Easter egg hunt an Newstead Abbey
In the hope that spring has finally arrived, we went on an Easter egg hunt at Newstead Abbey. It was still rather cold and there weren’t that many signs of spring, but we enjoyed the walk nevertheless. They even put on some activities for kids at the end of the trail and boys had fun [...]
Thumbs up for Nottingham Climbing Centre
Having driven past the sign for the Nottingham Climbing Centre I thought it was about time to check it out, especially as we had the kids for Easter, and the boys love to climb (7 & 9 years old). Having looked at their website (www.nottingham-climbing.co.uk) we found that they were having special Easter junior taster [...]
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