The North Wheatley History Group last met on Monday 15th September for a very interesting and evocative talk remembering some of the brave medal-winning awards and actions during the First World War. The group will hold its final meeting of the year on Monday 17th...
Anyone interested in learning or improving traditional patchwork and quilting skills, regardless of experience level, is warmly invited to join the Retford Patchwork and Quilting group. The group meets every other Wednesday at The Grove, Retford, from 6.30pm to...
The Well Methodist Church in Retford was the venue for Retford Lions’ Last Night of the Proms concert in September. This second edition proved just as successful as the inaugural event last year. A sold-out audience enjoyed a wonderful evening of music, featuring a...
During September, the Friends of Bassetlaw Museum (FoBM) heard about a Regency Glass Beaker that was coming up for auction in Colchester later that month. The beaker is engraved with the motto ‘May the Free Men of Retford Prosper in their Journey Through Life’....
The village of Ranby is celebrating after winning four prestigious awards at this year’s East Midlands in Bloom competition, judged in July. Ranby was crowned Winner of the Small Village Category, an outstanding achievement that recognises the collective effort,...
You might automatically think that due to the shorter, colder days and distinct possibility of wintery showers, the best way to get your wildlife fix at this time of year would be to either open a book or watch one of Sir David Attenborough’s programmes whilst sat...
