Old Postcards It took until 8th January for our first post of interest and it came from a teacher at Carlton Digby School who asked: Does anyone have any old postcards (preferably written with an address and stamp) that I could use for a school [ … ]
Category: People
Solicitors and Will Writers
Here are the local solicitors recommended as will writers by followers of Mapperley People LPAs4U offer lasting powers of attorney and will writing services. Drafted in 7 days and with free home visits including weekend appointments Crystal Clear Wills and Trusts Curtis Parkinson Rothera Bray [ … ]
Monthly Blog – October 2025
From Marple Square to the M31 Galaxy Marple Square Remembered Jo Singh sent us some photos taken by her father in the 70s and 80s. These are of the Marple Square flats on Woodborough Road off Cranmer Street. Built with its own neighbourhood shopping centre [ … ]
Monthly Blog June 2024
Mapperley People always enjoys posting items relating to the area’s history. With the Centenary of Woodthorpe Grange Park celebrated last year, we were pleased to be given this 1930 map showing Woodthorpe Grange Park in the early years. The things that stand out are the [ … ]
Monthly Blog November 2023
Relics of Old St Ann’s BBC East Midlands interviewed Mapperley’s modern and accessible farmer after Storm Babet had exposed some landscaping methods from the 1960s. John Jones at Woodborough Park Farm spoke about the floods and the land that was washed away, revealing thousands of [ … ]
Monthly Blog February 2025
In February 2025, we remembered our history, said farewell to a popular and well known person on Mapperley Top and looked forward to the future. This is the last brick to be made at Mapperley. On the 2nd May 1969 almost 150 years of brickmaking [ … ]
Monthly Blog March 2025
2nd March we posted: The sun is out in Mapperley and it seems everyone has been out for a stroll. It took us 3 hours to walk from Mapperley Top along to Dorket Head, down through Woodborough and back to Lambley stopping at the historic [ … ]
Monthly Blog December 2022
December 2022 All in all a positive month in the Mapperley community. Lots of support for each other and helping to keep costs down in what are uncertain times. The energy price rises have clearly made people change their behaviour and look to reduce those [ … ]
Monthly Blog May 2025
May 2025 On 1st May we posted: My partner and I have been debating what ‘Terri’s’ used to be at the old Fleurtations premises (we aren’t from the area). I thought maybe a hardware store and he thought a convenience store. Does anyone remember? The [ … ]
Monthly Blog April 2025
April 2025 April 2025 and Mapperley seems to be getting ready for the summer. As usual, we welcomed new businesses, as well as saying farewell to established ones. Farewell To Fleurtations 8th April We posted that Fleurtations the florist and gift shop on Westdale Lane [ … ]