by Community Focus | Sep 5, 2025 | Competition, Local Experiences, Retford
During the first weekend of July, and only a few days after competing at Donington Park, Scott Stone was racing at Cadwell Park in the Reactive Parts MRO Powerbikes Championship. Despite a challenging test day, Scott and his crew, Jason and Nigel, prepared the AMCO...
by Erin McDaid, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust | Sep 4, 2025 | Retford, Wildlife
September sees the advance of autumn. Due to the unusual and in some cases, record breaking, warm, dry weather in 2025, some of the seasonal shifts that we would expect may already be well advanced or even over but there is still plenty of wonderful wildlife to enjoy....
by Muddy Fork | Sep 4, 2025 | Community Focus, Environment, Gardening Club, Local Charity, Retford
The summer weather has once again been kind to Muddy Fork, Retford’s ‘Gardening for Wellbeing’ charity. The succession of heatwaves, followed by well-timed rainfall, has boosted growth and eased the watering effort. It is a striking contrast to last year, when crops...
by Bassetlaw Food Bank | Sep 4, 2025 | Community Focus, Local Charity, Retford
Bassetlaw Food Bank’s Grow It, Fix It project combines food growing with practical skills training, all in support of the local community. The Grow It element includes over 20 allotment plots, a polytunnel, a fruit tree orchard, a wildflower meadow and an apiary. A...
by Rotary Club of Retford | Sep 3, 2025 | Community Focus, Local Experiences, Retford, Rotary
What happens when creative children, musicians, writers, Rotarians and community members come together for a day? A peace anthem is born. With lyrics inspired by poet Ian Macmillan and music composed in a one-day workshop led by Luke Carver Goss, this compelling song...
by North Notts Local Group of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust | Sep 3, 2025 | Community Focus, Local Charity, Local Experiences, Retford, Social Group
The Wonder of Willow September marks the start of a new season of talks at Idle Valley Nature Reserve in Retford, with the North Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Local Group ready to deliver an interesting and varied programme. Focusing on wildlife in the local area,...
