Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire Free Spaces Newswire Archive

What is the future of NDC owned Tennyson Hall? Questions need raising.

27-10-2008 09:46 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

Tennyson Hall, Forest Rd West, Radford has played an important role as a youth and community centre for over 20 years. NDC has owned this building since 2002 and is now seeking to sell claiming there are no other viable options. Is this the true face of regeneration? Tennyson Hall needs protecting and restoring back to the youths and community of this area.

Special Events at (and around) Sumac

23-10-2008 14:24 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

There's some special events coming up, including...

Conkers!
Friday 24 October @ The Sumac
Bring your conkers for a Conker face off at the Sumac Centre. Live music from fast folky band Bendigo DC + DJs

Chase Neighbourhood Centre Project Closing

22-10-2008 22:22 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

On visiting this afternoon, we asked staff about the rumours that we had heard about closure. It turns out it had been an intense week at the Chase Neighbourhood Centre in St.Anns.

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Tomorrow: Sumac Debates

20-10-2008 09:59 | Education | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

Hot on the heels of October’s 27th annual Anarchist Bookfair, this coming Tuesday sees the second Sumac Debate; a focus on anarchist politics and organising as we move into a phase of economic instability and increasing state control.

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'Stuff of Life' Events at Hedley Villas Park, Sherwood Rise : pix 2

12-10-2008 13:11 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

The Sherwood Rise Residents’ Association held another festival this year! [their second]. The event is called the ‘Stuff of Life’

'Stuff of Life' Events at Hedley Villas Park, Sherwood Rise : pix 1

12-10-2008 13:08 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

The Sherwood Rise Residents’ Association held another festival this year! [their second]. The event is called the ‘Stuff of Life’

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns Part 30

14-09-2008 23:47 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Work has been continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building in Nottingham. The building, now being fully enclosed [short of the main doors], and all window frames fitted. This last weekend, sat 13- sun 14th saw further application of lime render to the outside of the building.

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shirkers circus - playspace starting most tuesdays at sumac centre

09-09-2008 19:52 | Education | Free Spaces | Health | Nottinghamshire

A regular play space for practice, sharing, teaching + learning circus skills(and related ting like magic, propmaking, etc);is starting on Tuesdays, at the Sumac Centre.
This is open for all but especially for those opting out of school or work. There are much better things to do and this is one of them.

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Britain's Racist Police

While the BNP's notorious Red, White & Blue bash is this weekend set to benefit from the protection of hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of policing, a simultaneous event promoting racial unity in Derby has been cancelled - due to direct pressure from the Police.

Bodge House (Shipley) coal tunnellers evicted after week underground

Two people have been evicted from the tunnels at Shipley opencast coal site. Press release text.

Short audio - Bodge House eviction

Hot on the wire. Taking advantage of the climate camp, scum in London and Derbyshire have moved in for eviction.... hear one (slightly incoherent report).....

Sumac Garden Party

To raise funds for, and awareness about, the Camp for Climate Action at Kingsnorth, Kent, Eastside Climate Action organised a garden party at the Sumac Centre.

Eviction gets go ahead - Bodge House

Activists fortify Bodge House against UK Coal open cast mine and the eviction squad

The group of direct activists occupying Lodge House opencast site since 18th June have declared that they are ready to resist eviction.

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Highlights from the Sumac Diary

02-07-2008 18:17 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Your occasional news burst with details of loads of good things from Sumac and related groups.

See more on the full Sumac / Veggies Diary at

http://www.sumac.org.uk/diary.htm

Leave it in the Ground… in Court and a protest

Last week papers were served on the occupants at Bodge House to appear in Court on Monday 30th June at Derby Combined Courts, The Morledge Derby.

Come and show your support with a fun little protest at 9 am

Climate change protestors occupy Derbyshire open cast site

Today climate campaigners from ‘Leave it in the Ground’ have occupied the UK Coal’s Lodge House site in Derbyshire by barricading themselves in a disused farm building and taken to the trees on the site of the open cast mine.

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Lodge House open cast mine site occupied

Under the cover of darkness Lodge house open cast mine in Smalley, Derbyshire has the building squatted as well as trees with ariel runway.

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Sharp Hill to Swallow

12-06-2008 19:14 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

It's nearly 2 years since the glorious victory up on the hill, and while there are clearly more important issues g'won, if anybuddy wants to come up there'll be a loose planning picnic there this saturday, 4.30pm, hopefully followed by another one next weekend, the anniversary proper.

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