by Tickhill Music Society | Jan 22, 2020 | Music, Rotherham
At its recent gathering Tickhill Music Society was invited to celebrate an unusual anniversary — the 300th year of a cello, made in Milan in 1720. To mark the occasion, cellist Tessa Seymour finished her recital with a sarabande by Bach, composed in the same year....
by Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance | Jan 22, 2020 | Gainsborough, Local Charity, Retford, Sherwood, Worksop
A brand-new headquarters for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) has been granted planning permission by North Kesteven District Council. The charity’s new future-proof home will be based adjacent to RAF Waddington on the A15 Sleaford Road. The new headquarters...
by My Sight Bassetlaw | Jan 21, 2020 | Retford, Support Group, Worksop
My Sight Bassetlaw is a group of visually impaired people who meet on the second and fourth Tuesday each month, between 10.00am and 12.00pm at the BVCS Building, The Old Abbey School, Priorswell Road, Worksop S80 2BU. Join them for a coffee and a chat. They have...
by Wentworth Woodhouse | Jan 21, 2020 | Heritage, Local Charity, Rotherham
Celebrations were thrown at Wentworth Woodhouse in honour of its best-known volunteer. Julie Kenny DBE, the self-made Rotherham businesswoman whose relentless five-year campaign saved the house for the nation, received a damehood at Buckingham Palace during 2019. She...
by Hodsock Priory | Jan 21, 2020 | Community Event, Retford, Worksop
Not only will Snowdrops at Hodsock Priory open again for nine consecutive days in February but, for the first time ever, visitors may choose to take a little piece of Hodsock home! New for the 2020 season is the chance to meet Diane Haycock, Hodsock’s lead gardener,...