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06/12/2025

06/12/2025

05/12/2025

You may have read about the Cromwell Weir anniversary, which marked the time when tragedy occurred on the River Trent. One night in September 1975, a group of young soldiers on a training exercise were in a boat that had gone over Cromwell Weir. Despite rescue attempts, 10 of the 11 men on board die...

05/12/2025

Hiring

R.E.A.L. Education Ltd (part of the wider The Aurora Group) offers high quality learning opportunities and innovative approaches to enable all children to receive a valuable life changing experience.

We are on the lookout to welcome tutors, teachers and teaching assistants to the team. The roles are based in Nottinghamshire and you'll enjoy a range of benefits!

Take a look ➡️ https://bit.ly/4arHMlO

05/12/2025

Hiring

We're looking for a part-time Administrator to join our amazing, creative team ✨

£11,232 / £18 per hour
Hybrid/Mansfield office
Hours: Minimum 12 hours (at least 1 day a week, preferably Thursday)

For full details go to 👇🏼 www.unanima-theatre.co.uk/jobs

05/12/2025

05/12/2025

Hiring

✨ JOB VACANCY ✨

Due to business growth we are seeking someone to come work with us on a self employed basis!

For interest please send us a message with a brief statement about how you’d be an asset to ‘Neat & Tidy Cleaning! 🧼

*Availability to start before Christmas*

05/12/2025

Hiring

Team Member - Your Space Mansfield

💫 Join the people behind the smile at Mansfield Your Space🙂 Become a team member in our reception team and help us keep our customers feeling good! ✨ Enjoy free membership to all our facilities 🏋️‍♀️🏊 and be part of a fun and friendly team 🤗 If you love making a difference and helping people to feel good, apply today! 💚

https://bplitsagoodthing.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment%2Fjobdetails%2Ff2f00fb4-5d65-4ba5-b15e-19ac04092510

05/12/2025

⏳ 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 4 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰! 👍🥊⁣⁣
**Sponsors banners have arrived.**
A huge thank you to our sponsors! We hope you all have a fantastic afternoon of boxing with us. 🥊✨ 🫶🥊
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📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Mansfield Town Football Club — The Marquee, Quarry Lane, Mansfield, NG18 5DA⁣⁣
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⭐ 𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬:⁣⁣
• Doors open: 12:00 midday⁣⁣
• Food served: 12:30 p.m. SHARP⁣⁣
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👥 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:⁣⁣
• Doors open: 1:00 p.m.⁣⁣
(Arriving early? Relax in Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen while you wait!)⁣⁣
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🎟️ 𝐎𝐧-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 — 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘:⁣⁣
• Adults: £20⁣⁣
• Under 16s: £15⁣⁣
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💷 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: All ticket payments on the door are cash only.⁣⁣
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🥤 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬: All bar purchases are cashless.⁣⁣
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⭐ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:⁣⁣
Get ready for a live auction and raffle with amazing prizes up for grabs! 🎁🔥⁣⁣
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🎫 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞: 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 💷⁣⁣
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🥊 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🔥⁣⁣

A massive thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support

A.S Plant Ltd Ulyett Landscapes Limited Creative Steelwork Ltd
Fortis Contracting - Plumbing & Heating Services The Bin Boss
Queen Street Goldsmiths Superstar Speakers JJP Automotive

05/12/2025

On Tuesday, we were very lucky to have Newlands Junior School perform some Christmas carols & songs for our lucky visitors✨

There was even a very special guest who came to watch in the audience (🎅🏻👀)

If you missed them you will be able to find the rest of our festive performances schedule on our website event page, and upcoming choirs will also be posted on our socials too!🎄

05/12/2025

Want a more comfortable home and lower energy bills?

You’re invited to join the HEAT Hub’s events to get expert tips on making your home more energy efficient.

Home Energy Efficiency Event

Saturday 6 December 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Old Meeting House, Old Meeting House Yard, Mansfield, NG18 1QR Impartial advice on solar panels, insulation, heat pumps, and more.

Insulating Traditional Homes Workshop

Thursday 29th Jan 2026 -18:30pm to 20:00pm
Old Meeting House, Old Meeting House Yard, Mansfield, NG18 1QR Get expert advice on insulating older homes to keep them more comfortable and cheaper to run, covering methods, materials, planning permissions, costs, savings and more.

Free to attend - Book your place today: https://www.homeenergyadviceteamhub.uk/workshops

05/12/2025

Did your kid love this year’s Summer Reading Challenge? Keep the magic of reading going with The Reading Agency 's free online Winter Mini Reading Challenge! 📚❄️

Taking part is simple: read three or more books between now and 20 February, and add them to your online profile.

Reaching your reading goal will unlock a limited-edition online badge and certificate of achievement to print off and treasure. 🥇

Plus, once you complete the Winter Mini Challenge you will be entered into The Reading Agency’s prize draw to win amazing books!

Head to our website to find out more and get involved: https://bit.ly/4oE910b 🤩