'Nottingham Inspired' is about “ exploring the built environment of Nottingham and in particular the area around their school. Pupils have been looking at door and window types, patterns in brickwork and pavements, colours and shapes of structures as well as buildings themselves, all the time raising their critical awareness of their surroundings “ (Lakeside website).

Andy Mattison, the school's headmaster explains that instead of choosing the Windmill in Sneinton, the children of William Booth's School choose the Eastcroft Incinerator as their theme. Abbey aged 5 says: "The Smoke Goes Out, it goes over our school.” Samuel age 6 agrees: "The Smoke is from the burnt rubbish, people make lots of rubbish, I don't like the chimney because it looks horrible." The work was created through the guidance of teaching assistant Rachel Scothern. According to the school's headmaster there is an important role for schools to teach about wider aspects of environmental issues.

The exhibition is on at the Lakeside Arts Building at the University Park. It runs from 9th Oct - 5th Nov at the Weston Gallery. If anyone wants to go along it's free.

Opening times
Monday-Friday 11am-4pm
Weekend/Bank Holidays 12noon-4pm
Monday 9 October - Sunday 5 November open all day

For more info see:
 http://www.lakesidearts.org.uk/events/moreinfo.asp?e=781&c=5&d=978