by Retford Bowling Green | Sep 22, 2021 | Community facility, Community Focus, Group meeting, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group, Sports Club
Retford Bowling Green’s open day on 6th June was yet again a great success. The following four Saturdays also saw a regular turnout of prospective bowling members attending the free coaching sessions. Given the fact that we were still under COVID-19 restrictions, this...
by Ranskill and Torworth WI | Sep 22, 2021 | Community Focus, Group meeting, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group, WI
Ranskill and Torworth WI recently met in the garden of one of their members for a most enjoyable social afternoon. Refreshments were served by the committee members.The group are hoping to be able to recommence their meetings in September – the first meeting being on...
by Retford Lions Club | Sep 21, 2021 | Community Focus, Group meeting, Lions, Local Charity, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group
The second meeting in July saw Stan Foster, Retford Lions Club’s new president, chairing and introducing their guest speaker Lauren Whitlam, CEO of Citizens Advice in Retford. An interesting talk ended with a promise to co-operate more closely in future as we slowly...
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 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 15, 2021 | Community Focus, Environment, Retford, Retford Life, Wildlife
Talented 10-year-old Darwin Read took this fantastic photo one evening in July at Idle Valley Nature Reserve and we loved it so thought we’d share it with our readers.The Carr Hill Primary School pupil was watching the barn owl hunting with his family but couldn’t...
