Community – Page 3 – Beeston Civic Society

07/03/2025 tamar feast Community, Our Beeston – Our Future, sustainability

Local Electricity Generation + Distribution

A Civic Working Group Background There was a huge level of interest created by Alan Simpson’s recent talk to Beeston Civic Society. Several audience members agreed that we need to come together as a group to pool our resources and work towards creating our own local energy generation and distribution. The Idea To that end we have … Continue reading Local Electricity Generation + Distribution

25/02/2025 tamar feast Community, Events and meetings, Nature + Wildlife

Bird Box Making

Make a Bird Box – all equipment and materials included. Come along to our Bird Box making workshop on 8 March and make a bird a home in time for nesting season this year. Tickets are £20 each, and that includes the making experience led by expert tutor, Adrian, all tools and materials - plus … Continue reading Bird Box Making

02/02/2025 Beeston Civic Society Community, DESIGN AWARDS, Events and meetings, Heritage, Planning, sustainability

Better By Design

Design Awards Launch This Spring If you’ve seen or undertaken a well designed, inspiring build project – nominate it for our Design Awards, which launch this Spring. Nomination categories are: Residential / Commercial / Sustainable The project must have been completed between July 2023 and June 2025, and be located within Attenborough, Beeston, Bramcote, Chilwell … Continue reading Better By Design

28/01/2025 tamar feast campaign, Community, culture, News

‘Marmite’ Public Art in Beeston Moved & Rededicated

by Tamar Feast Beeston’s public art sculpture, entitled ‘Water Head’ but also called other names, has now been relocated to its new home and been rededicated in a small ceremony. As part of works to improve Beeston Square, supported by UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding, the controversial sculpture needed to be moved to enable suitability … Continue reading ‘Marmite’ Public Art in Beeston Moved & Rededicated

24/09/2024 tamar feast Community, culture, Events and meetings

Cultural Collaboration in Beeston

FREE Calligraphy Workshop Collaboration between Beeston Civic Society and Hong Kong Notts announces a unique and special course. The free course, consisting of five sessions in all, involves participants in the craft of ancient oriental script. All under the tutelage of a Master Calligrapher. Hong Kong Notts organiser, Christy Tang, stated; “This is a marvellous … Continue reading Cultural Collaboration in Beeston