by North Notts Local Group of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust | Sep 21, 2021 | Community Focus, Environment, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group, Wildlife
Never heard of it? That’s not really surprising. They were virtually extinct in the UK but have been seen again recently and in our area too!Purple Emperor Butterflies are a woodland species, liking sallow and oak in particular and it’s been reported there are quite a...
by North Notts Local Group of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust | Sep 21, 2021 | Community Focus, Environment, Local Experiences, Social Group, Wildlife, Worksop
Never heard of it? That’s not really surprising. They were virtually extinct in the UK but have been seen again recently and in our area too!Purple Emperor Butterflies are a woodland species, liking sallow and oak in particular and it’s been reported there are quite a...
by Kilton in Lindsey Society | Sep 20, 2021 | Community Focus, Gainsborough, Group meeting, Local Experiences, Social Group
The Kirton in Lindsey Society new season of talks starts on Tuesday 28th September.The talk this time is titled ‘Kirton in Old Postcards’ – Martin Hollingsworth takes a look at our town through the eyes of postcard producers and those that sent them. They can tell...
by Retford Golf Club | Sep 20, 2021 | Community facility, Community Focus, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group, Sports Club
There was great excitement amongst the Ladies’ Silver Team from Retford Golf Club, when two of them scored eagles at an away match at Beeston Fields Golf Club. An eagle is when someone scores two less than the expected score for a hole. We often see the professionals...
by Community Focus | Sep 19, 2021 | Art, Community Focus, Local Experiences, Rotherham
Story of the Ashington Group, also known as the Pitmen Painters, is very well known. They produced hundreds of paintings showing what life was like both above and below ground for their mining communities in Northumberland.In the 1980s an artist became prominent in...
