by National Holocaust Museum | Jul 10, 2026 | Community Event, Community Focus, Local Experiences, Retford
This summer, the National Holocaust Museum extends an invitation not simply to visit, but to witness, reflect, and engage. Across July and August 2026, a carefully curated programme of events offers visitors the rare opportunity to step into living history, guided by...
by Community Focus | Jul 7, 2026 | Community Event, Community Focus, Festival, Local Experiences, Retford
The Dunham-on-Trent Summer Fair returns to Dunham Village Hall, NG22 0FJ on Sunday 12th July from 12.00pm to 3.00pm – and this year it is set to be bigger than ever. Teaming up with Tuxford Scouting and Guiding, organisers are bringing a motor racing theme and a...
by Erin McDaid, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust | Jul 7, 2026 | Community Focus, Environment, Retford, Wildlife
Summer is, generally, a time of long warm days that provide plenty of opportunities to get out and about. Coupled with the best weather the UK climate has to offer, the sheer variety of natural spectacles on offer means there really is no excuse not to make the most...
by Morton Afternoon Ballroom Dance Group | Jul 3, 2026 | Community Focus, Local Experiences, Retford, Social Group
The Afternoon Ballroom Tea Dances have been taking place at Morton Village Hall for around 20 years. Unfortunately, 2026 has been a mixed year, with attendance numbers declining. Each dance features a mixture of recorded music for ballroom dances including the Waltz,...
by The MOB | Jul 3, 2026 | Art, Community Event, Local Experiences, Performing Arts, Retford
Huge congratulations to the MOB, the junior section of Retford Musical Theatre Company, on their fantastic NODA Youth Awards nominations for their 2025 production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The production was nominated five times, for Best Youth Production,...
by Arena Pétanque Club | Jul 2, 2026 | Community Focus, Local Experiences, Retford, Social Group
A lasting cross-Channel friendship was celebrated in Worksop during May as local players hosted their French counterparts for a historic pétanque tournament with roots stretching back more than 40 years. The long-standing cultural exchange began with the late Roger...
