Paths, pavements and what they look like: Clumber, Milton, Pelham, Thurland

Images ©Martyn Williams Photography November 2016 When you have children and by the time you have grandchildren you’re wondering if there’s anything that can be done to make the world around them a bit more lovely. Ages ago when I was working in business development I spoke to the Head of Street Scene in Nottingham […]

Ethics and Selling: Thrift Generation at Minor Oak’s Ethical Market 4th March: Madi’s Back!

Madi is back to champion re-use, re-fashion up cycling creative quarter, Sneinton and Hockley in particular. Thrift1generation Bringing a new version of quality vintage to Nottingham: for example Glamour magazine highlights the white leather bold shoulder jacket: Glamour mag’s ad for the bold white leather jacket and Madi beautifully sources an original…the prices are fantastic…. […]

Beautiful Streets, Pavements, Shop Signs: more of these

Featured Image: A vision of a beautiful Hockley: Jasmin Isaaka Streets, pavements, shop signs are indicators of the quality of life in a place: On the left is a squirrel in the city on the right is the stress of chewing gum in the city. tile bricks on Thurland street which inspired a sketch […]

Picture This: People, Business and a Market: Mapping Sneinton 2

Featured Image: Caravan Gallery Chris Teasdale and Catherine Ross of Museumand If you couldn’t make it, Sneinton’s Vegan Market coincided with the launch of Sneinton’s Pride of Place project with Caravan Gallery’s wonderful People’s Map of Sneinton (where you can add your place, people, history to the map… it might become one of the amazing […]

Caravan(serai) remember or have you found that music? Why memories are vital: your map of Sneinton 1

Never more relevant than now, the fantastic connections of musicians like Santana, John and Alice Coltrane…Sun Ra….how music of all kinds can connect and transform us…. (Listen to this wonderful tribute to the phenomenal soul mate of a master…) And Caravan Gallery, like Museumand, Syson Gallery, Nottingham Contemporary, The New Art Exchange, Surface Gallery and […]

John Spellar MP: let’s get the electoral register full of our voters: no drop offs!

Above: John Spellar opening D Smith’s new 3D corrugated automotive packaging facility (below the world’s first corrugated car on site, see below) John Spellar is an active parliamentarian and MP for Warley in the West Midlands. Like a shining diamond for the electoral system that I really believe in (see my article), John attends parliament, […]

Choose Life: we are all Created Equal: ACNA Nottingham: fertile ground for community connection

Here is the news: ACNA CENTRE EVENTS FOR 2017 MARCH 26TH 2017-Mothers Day Dinner APRIL 15TH 2017-Easter Gospel Extravaganza APRIL 30TH 2017-Dialtone Dance MAY 27TH 2017-Charity Ball JUNE 18TH 2017-Father’s Day Dinner JUNE 24TH 2017-Members Domino Competition JULY 22ND 2017-Family Barbecue and Dance AUGUST 5TH 2017 -Jamaican Independence Event AUGUST 6TH 2017-ACNA-Church Service SEPTEMBER 30TH […]

Issaka: ‘art is an amazing thing, with the right opportunity, the right timing you can do so much’ sense of an openhearted artist Jasmin Issaka

I’ve always been interested in how our actions can change things for the better. If you want to do something seriously good that has long term value for everyone you need to combine eye, heart, hand and spirit. You need to care deeply. Jasmin Issaka: reinventions of the ordinary I noticed the work of […]

Because Jayline is Closing: this is why I write this blog: DIY SOS Can you help?

Featured Image Professor Kim Cassidy press release Nottingham Trent University Professor Kim Cassidy, Professor of Services (Retail) Marketing and academic director of the National Retail Research Knowledge Exchange Centre (NRRKEC), will be working with former Nottinghamshire County Council chief executive, Mick Burrows, and Timothy Richmond OBE, an experienced entrepreneur and Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Kim […]

Housing: build a system that works for everyone: you can’t expect small landlords to have all the answers

Above Nick Murphy: Chief Executive of Nottingham City Homes Inside Housing recently featured in Inside Housing NCH recently set up a registered subsidiary to build private rented sector homes. What’s wrong with owning a home? What’s wrong with owning a second home? What’s wrong with owning a small portfolio? What’s wrong with a medium size […]