Notts Going On: Basketball on a football pitch and bringing the Post Office to justice
Our new feature Notts Going On brings you everything you need to know this week
Wondering what’s going on in and around Notts at the moment? We’ve expanded our newsletter offering with a brand new weekly segment called Notts Going On. Every week, along with our regular long-form features, we’ll also be sending out a timely email filled with useful info to set you up for the week ahead.
Even though it’s mid-January — which seems like a time when everyone is still half-asleep — the county is still alive with plenty of action. Here are six things are worth having on your radar.
Notts Going On
🏴 Never been to a ceilidh (pronounced kay-lea) before? Now’s the perfect time to get your Scottish moves in shape, as Burns Night is just a week away. On Friday 19 Schuggies-Ceilidhs is hosting a social at the Boat & Horses in Beeston, where anyone can give the dancing a go. Doors open at 7.45pm, with the dancing at 8pm. It’s a fiver per ticket and kids can go free, so you can get the whole family involved.
✉️ The Post Office scandal which saw thousands wrongly persecuted has hit the headlines thanks to ITV drama Mr Bates Vs. The Post Office. Former sub-postmaster Dave Bates from Sutton-in-Ashfield spoke to BBC Radio Nottingham about how he saw figures change in front of his very eyes in a meeting with Post Office officials.
🍿 It’s National Popcorn Day on January 19, which is a great excuse to get down to a local cinema, cosy up with some hot snacks, and watch a good film. The Savoy on Derby Road is showing the new Mean Girls film that Friday and at the weekend, as is The Arc in Beeston. Meanwhile, Broadway is showing The Holdover and Werner Herzog.
📚 Nottingham’s branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has officially given out more than 500,000 books, according to the West Bridgford Wire. This scheme provides over 5,400 children in the Nottinghamshire area with a new, personalised book every month. If you’d like to support even more books being sent out to local young ones, you can donate on the Dolly Books Nottingham site.
🎵 For those who love a bit of country music, the official Johnny Cash Roadshow (yes, that’s a thing) is coming to the Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday January 17. Set on a Folsom Prison-style stage, this promises a versatile range of songs that will Walk the Line between big hits like Ring of Fire and some of Cash’s later, darker materials. Tickets start from £27.50.
⚽ Notts County played a tense game against Grimsby Town last Saturday, which ended with an unusual 5-5 score. Grimsby’s manager described it to the BBC as ‘basketball on a football pitch’, with a goal almost every 10 minutes. This leaves County 6th in the League Two table, with local rivals Mansfield Town taking 3rd just below Wrexham.