Beeston and District Local History Society’s new publication ‘I remember when’ will be officially launched by the Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor Graham Harvey, as part of Heritage Open Day at 10.30am on Saturday 10 September 2016 at Barton’s PLC, High Road, Chilwell.
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Heritage Open days are an annual national celebration of England’s fantastic architecture, culture and history, offering FREE access to properties and events that are not normally open to the public or normally charge admission.
Beeston and District Heritage Open Days Group is promoting this year’s programme of local events in South Broxtowe and West Nottingham in conjunction with local societies, organisations and individuals.
2016 Programme
Brief details are available on the calendar events pages, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes or download a Beeston programme here ⇒
Events are also taking place at Nottingham Central Library and Nottinghamshire Deaf Society.
The Framework Knitters Museum in Ruddington is busy preparing for their fifth annual August Bank Holiday Garden Party – which this year marks an extra special occasion, as 2016 commemorates the 45th anniversary of the museum’s birth in 1971. The popular family event, which takes place on Monday 29 August from 11am to 4pm, includes live music from local artists and a Craft Fair in the museum’s Chapel Art Gallery, which recently launched a new exhibition. Entry is free and includes full access to the museum and gallery.
Visitors can relax in the museum’s beautiful garden surrounded by knitted flowers, insects and garden furniture. Homemade cakes and traditional refreshments will be available to enjoy, while listening to the varied musical acts, which include the popular return of the King Ned Ludd jazz band. This year also sees a new dimension of live acoustic music sessions, with artists performing on the balcony in the Chapel Art Gallery.
On top of these entertainments, the museum will also be launching a very special beer at the Garden Party, created by corporate partner Nottingham Brewery in honour of the 45th anniversary celebrations. Dubbed ‘Frame Breaker’, the beer will be available for visitors to sample at the Garden Party and will also be on sale at the brewery’s three pubs, with 20p per pint donated to the museum.
Paul Baker, museum manager, said “The Garden Party is one of the highlights of the year for the museum staff and volunteers, as well as the customers. The garden has already been transformed into a wonderland with knitted flowers and insects, and relaxing there listening to some great live music is the perfect way to spend the day.”
The event also offers visitors the opportunity to have-a-go on the circular knitting machines, see local craftspeople in action and buy locally-made textile gifts from the museum’s unique Textile Emporium. Further details of performers will be advertised on the museum website, Facebook and Twitter pages nearer the time.
For more information, please visit www.frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk or contact the museum on 0115 984 6914 or office@frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk.
Our First meeting is planned for – 7pm / 4th August / Queens Walk Community Centre, NG2 2DF
Rededicating the Gardens for their intended purpose, commemorating the Great War, the people from Nottinghamshire who served, honouring them and this precious space of Remembrance.
Meanwhile the playing field next to the Memorial Gardens, land also bought by Jesse Boot in 1920 and gifted to City in perpetuity, is being considered for inclusion in the Fields in Trust Centenary Fields Project. FIT Regional Manager Angela Lewis has met with the City Council regarding this and we hope to hear about the outcome soon.
For more information on preserving and maintaining commemorative site have a look at
http://www.fieldsintrust.org/centenaryfields.aspx
The Event could include several threads & other related elements.
Our First meeting is planned for –
7pm – 4th August – Queens Walk Community Centre, NG2 2DF
For more information about the project contact Jonathan Hughes at ideepeace@googlemail.com
The ACNA (African Caribbean National Artistic) Centre on Hungerhill Road, Nottingham, was the venue for a unique showcase event, on 28th July, that celebrated the achievement and resilience of African Caribbean coal miners in Nottinghamshire. The evening was part of a Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and managed by Norma Gregory. The project has been recording the lives and experiences of miners of African Caribbean origin through oral history, exhibition material and artefacts. Objects on display were from Norma Gregory and Bilsthorpe Colliery Heritage Museum. The Project is being filmed by TV for the Inside Out series.
During the evening many former miners gathered at the front of the hall to talk about their lives and share their experiences with the audience. Calvin Wallace was born in St Ann’s, Jamaica, and moved to England in 1959 when he was 29 years-old. He worked at Gedling pit from 1976 to 1987. Quite a number of the miners worked at Gedling pit. It was called the ‘United Nations Pit’ but others worked all over the county. One miner, who was at Welbeck Colliery, said that he spent 12 years underground and recalled that he felt as if he had been ‘buried alive’. Despite the hardships, most felt that the good wages enabled them to lead a secure life. One remembered that as a sheet metal worker he could earn £10.50 but could earn £18 as a miner.
Norma Gregory, who set-up the project and is the manager thanked all the miners, their families and the project volunteers who had come together as a team. It was a very moving event and the old friendships from the mining years and the need to support each other in difficult times shone through the whole occasion.
Chris Weir
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (part of Nottingham City Council) maintains the Nottingham City Historic Environment Record (HER). It is vitally important that the HER has the most up to date information about caves and other archaeological features so that the archaeology is fully considered during the planning process. Otherwise caves may only be found when development takes place and it is usually too late then to adequately investigate and record them. Many caves have been destroyed because they were not previously known about.
There are more than 600 caves known about within Nottingham City but there are also caves that people know about which are not in the City HER. If anyone knows of any caves which they think the City Council might not be aware of please contact Scott Lomax with details and locations.
Scott.lomax@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Beeston & District Local History Society’s latest publication is a collection of life experiences during the 1940s and 50s from a range of folk living in Attenborough, Beeston, Chilwell, Bramcote, Toton, Sandiacre and Long Eaton. These vary from the tale of a teenage boy, who drove a butcher’s delivery van in wartime to a seven year old, off to school on her own in thick snow, with no chance of cancelled lessons or crossing wardens! There are recollections of the joys of shopping, before the advent of supermarkets, the ‘sixpenny rush’ and halcyon days at Mablethorpe.
Published by BEESTON & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Price £7.99.
Available from September 2016
Check out our website for details of where to purchase.
8.05 to St Pancras by Steve Brazier
The exhibition in the new art gallery at the Framework Knitters Museum in Ruddington will open on Saturday 30 July, as part of the museum’s summer holiday activities. Building on the success of The Chapel Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, the new exhibition will feature work by three more popular local artists: Steve Brazier, Helen Kerry and Julian Pinnick.
Nigel Boughton-Smith from the Nottingham Society of Artists, said, “The feedback we received about the first exhibition has been extremely positive. Nottinghamshire has some amazingly talented people and it’s extremely rewarding to get them in the public eye. We’re really looking forward to presenting the work of the next artists now.”
Tunisian Market in the Square by Helen Kerry
The Chapel Gallery is a partnership project between the Framework Knitters Museum and the Nottingham Society of Artists. Regular exhibitions throughout the year will showcase some of the best artists in Nottinghamshire, and will be supplemented by a varied event programme, including an acoustic music session during the museum’s annual garden party on August Bank Holiday Monday.
Paul Baker, museum manager, said “We’re incredibly pleased with the reception of the new gallery and its first exhibition. It’s fantastic being able to add another aspect to our customers’ visit, without it costing them anything extra”.
The Chapel Gallery is open Friday to Saturday, 11am to 4:30pm and Sunday from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Entrance to the gallery is free, whilst normal admission fees apply to the museum. The museum shop and café is open to all visitors, as well as the general public, to purchase refreshments and souvenirs as usual.
Maskarde by Julian Pinnock
If you’d like to know more about the Chapel Gallery project, please contact the museum on 0115 984 6914. Further details of the exhibition and event programme will soon be available on the website, www.frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk
For information on the NSA, please visit www.nottinghamartists.org.uk
Information on the Artists Featuring in the Chapel Gallery Summer Exhibition
Steve Brazier was born in Wolverhampton, and moved to Nottingham after studying geography at University College London, to gain his town planning qualification at Nottingham College of Art. He returned to Nottingham later in his career and work for Nottingham City Council for 24 years; retiring as the Assistant Director of Planning in 1998. He became visually impaired at the age of 36 and was registered blind in 1998. Steve began painting at 61 years of age, relishing a new challenge. Since then he has had his work exhibited in a soleus exhibition at the Nottingham Society of Artists, as well as having work displayed in 6 of the last 7 Nottingham University Summer Exhibitions, at the Bromley House Library and the Lace Market Theatre.
Helen Kerry is a local artist who lives and works in Nottingham. She mainly paints with oils and finds most of her subjects in the locality around Nottingham. Inspired by the play of light in scenes she sees, or a fleeting moment, she tries to capture a sense of atmosphere in her work. She has been reviewed in the Leisure Painter Magazine, and had her work exhibited in the Djanogly Summer Exhibition, Patchings Arts Festival, the Fletcher Gate Gallery, and Sherwood Art Week, among other locations.
Julian Pinnick was born and resides in Nottingham. He is currently studying as a mature student for a degree in fine art at the De Montfort University in Leicester. He primarily works in oil paint and describes himself as a “contemporary figurative artist”. His inspiration comes from the urban landscapes and the faces he sees in the city streets. He often includes street art in his work, and it sometimes inspires entire pieces. His work has been exhibited in the Mall Galleries in London, Curve in Leicester, De Montfort University in Leicester and St. Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham.
1 to 7 August 2016, Free entry, £5 car parking charge.
Activities take place at three main locations in Sherwood Forest Country Park:
You may also encounter strolling players, costumed characters and medieval stalls as you move around the site.
Children’s Outdoor Theatre performances take place daily throughout the day. Entry to the theatre includes a small charge.
More information at: Robin Hood Festival
Our latest Weston Gallery exhibition Grand Tourists and Others: Travelling Abroad Before the
20th Century runs at Lakeside Arts Centre until 7 August 2016:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/grandtourexhibition.aspx
