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 [ … ]
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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 [ … ]
Landscapers
Landscapers recommended by readers of Mapperley People. PLS Property Maintenance Services – Tel: 07983 048 339 – Email: plspropertymaintenance16@gmail.com JW Property Maintenance – Jamie Wright – 07812 511220 – jamiewrightpm@hotmail.com Kevin Piper Experienced landscaper based in Mapperley. Paving Driveways and general landscaping – Tel 078807437 – https://horizonlandscapes.co.uk/ Woodthorpe [ … ]
Joiners and Joinery
Recommended by followers of Mapperley People for joinery services. Nick Frith is a joinery and decking specialist based in Porchester – Tel 07977243829 Adam – Based in Sherwood – joiner and decking specialist – Tel 07952231413 Drury Joinery Services Based in Porchester – Tel 01159613685 [ … ]
Carpets and Flooring in Mapperley
Recommended and suggested suppliers and fitters of carpets and flooring in the Mapperley area. Carpet Style started out in Mapperley over 40 years ago and are now Nottingham’s largest independent flooring specialists at 1 Great Northern Way, Netherfield – Tel: 0115 940 4110 – E: [ … ]
FHP Living – Mapperley Park Specialists
FHP is a familiar and reassuring name in Mapperley and the Nottingham property market since they were established in 1990. Originally Fisher Hargreaves Proctor, they then became FHP Property Consultants and have become a major commercial property consultancy in the East Midlands. Known for their [ … ]
Recommended Fencing Contractors
In April 2025, we posted a request for recommendations for someone to supply and install fencing in their garden. Here’s what we were told: KAB Best Fencing – Netherfield – Tel: 08001931717 – Email: enquiries@kabbestfencing.co.uk Inline Fencing Ltd Barnard Fencing Beechdale Fencing Ltd – Nottingham [ … ]
Tree Surgeons and Arborists
Tree Surgeons are also referred to as Tree Climbers and Arborists. Tree surgeons work in towns and the countryside, assessing tree health, removing branches, planting new stock and felling unsafe trees. There are several ways to train and operate as a tree surgeon, so qualifications [ … ]
Florence Paton – Our First Woman MP
Here’s the story of Florence Paton, an influential woman and politician whose contribution to women’s health and the teaching of SEN children is recognised at the Garden For The Blind on Carlton Hill. Born Florence Widdowson in 1891 at Somerset, she moved to Wolverhampton where [ … ]
Local Walks – Ploughman Wood
Whenever the sun is out in Mapperley it seems everyone gets 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 via the historic Ploughman Wood where we tookthis panoramic [ … ]