Nottinghamshire is home to more than 20 memorials dedicated to aircrew who died during the Second World War. The details of these are found on various publications and websites. Memorials such as those in Annesley, Blyth, Calverton, Cotgrave, Farnsfield, Gonalston, [ … ]
Mapperley’s Litter Pick
Calling all residents and organisations. Why not organise your own Litter Pick and help to keep our area litter free. The #MapperleyLitterPick is now up and running and we can assist you in arranging future events. Thanks to the support [ … ]
Christmas Offer from Mapperley Publisher
Mapperley publisher Porchester Press is offering free delivery on orders of suspense thriller ‘The Showman’. Set in Nottingham during two week in 1978, the short introduction of novel reads: England 1978.A number of deaths occur. All are sudden and bizarre, [ … ]
Wartime Memories of a Sneinton Girl
Raising a child can be a complex and confusing. Much of this chaos and confusion is brought about by those with parental responsibility, where too much is done with or provided for the child. A child in fact just needs [ … ]
The Handy Map and Street Guide (1920s)
The Handy Map and Street Guide to Nottingham is a crude map surrounded by several advertisers. Measuring 90 x 64 cm, it has columns down the sides with an alphabetical index to the street names. It also features many local [ … ]
Mapperley Hospital (1930s)
Many thanks to Martin Sarsfield for uploading this cine-camera footage from Mapperley Hospital and St Anns Hospital in the 1930s. The video is 25 minutes long and has no sound. Much of the footage is of the Sports Days of [ … ]
Mapperley – Arnot Hill Park – Woodthorpe Park – Circular Walk
It’s January 2021 and winter is making the second COVID lock-down even more difficult for us. Posts on our Facebook page have suggested that anxiety about the pandemic extends to being out in the open air. More of us are [ … ]
1878 – A Mill In Mapperley
Expecting an article about windmills? You are going to be disappointed. The term ‘mill’ in this case, is a 19th Century expression for a bare-knuckle boxing match, known as a prize-fight. The one in question took place in Mapperley, close [ … ]
Carlton Valley Dreaming
A short poem for Autumn. Adapted from the 1960s hit song ‘California Dreaming’ by the Mamas and Papas. Mapperley’s leaves are brown And the sky is grey I’m walkin’ on the Top On a winter’s day I can see for [ … ]
Laura Cooper Photography
Laura Cooper is an amateur photographer from Carlton. Laura says, “I have always had an interest in taking photos of anything that catches my eye. My granddad used to do a lot of photography in his free time and I [ … ]
Carlton MVC Says Farewell To Enoch Price
Carlton Male Voice Choir have announced the passing of their oldest member, Mapperley resident Enoch Price. At the choir’s online rehearsal, they observed a minute’s silence followed by the singing of Deep Harmony in honour of Enoch Price who passed [ … ]
Mapperley in World War II
Paul Key, a member of the Mapperley Local History and Preservation Group recently posted about the anti-aircraft defences that were installed in Mapperley during World War II. These were in the area of what is now the Nottingham Academy on [ … ]