by Ranskill Bowls Club | Sep 24, 2021 | Community facility, Community Focus, Group meeting, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group
Ranskill Bowls Club, situated in Station Road, Ranskill, is one of the few crown green bowling clubs in the area. Established in 1927, the members are very active and enthusiastic. They play matches with various clubs throughout the year, and competitions for cups and...
by Ranby Village Hall | Sep 23, 2021 | Community facility, Community Focus, Group meeting, Local Experiences, Retford, Retford Life, Social Group
The trustees are happy to announce the reopening of Ranby Village Hall, following the lifting of COVID restrictions.The hall can be booked for a wide variety of functions, including parties, art groups, animal groups, etc. It has recently been completely refurbished,...
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...
