A Tale of Two Parrots On 2nd December we posted: Very important question: Does anyone remember Fred the Parrot!? 🦜 We are currently sat in The Old Flower Shop debating whether he was in the Pet Shop or the old DIY store? The answer soon came. [ … ]
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The Baron, Ballet Dancer, Bond Girl And BBC Doctor
Mapperley Remembers The Grant Family – Woodthorpe Drive Many of you will remember Dr Michael Grant and his family that lived at the top of Woodthorpe Drive during the 1980s. Michael’s first wife, Isabel Padua was from the Philippines, where they lived in the 1970s. [ … ]
Cycling in Mapperley
Mapperley is an urban area that is known for having some seriously steep hills. Despite this, it is popular with cycling groups like the Velo Club at the Bread and Bitter which has almost 700 members. Many of us though, are reluctant to cycle in [ … ]