• Major milestone for Stapleford Cricket Club as work is underway on new home ground

  25/08/2026 - Stapleford Cricket Club has taken a significant step towards a bright new chapter, with groundwork now underway on the club's future home ground.

• Eleven hours of free live music coming to Eastwood for D.H. Lawrence Music Festival

  24/08/26 - Over 150 local artists from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire will descend on Eastwood this September, playing 11 hours of free live music across 15 stages and 14 venues for the 2026 D.H. Lawrence Music Festival.

• Green Festival celebrates its 5th year at Coronation Park

  14/08/2026 - Now in its fifth year, Broxtowe Borough Council's popular Green Festival returns to Coronation Park, Eastwood, this September, offering a fun and accessible afternoon filled with family-friendly activities, practical ideas for helping the environment and opportunities to discover local green initiatives.

• Mayor Invites Community to ‘Charity Day at the Boathouse Café

  11/8/2026 - Residents, families and friends are warmly invited to join the Mayor of Broxtowe for a Charity Day on Sunday 30 August, from 9.00am to 3.00pm at The Boathouse Cafe, 1a Quay Side, Beeston Rylands.

• Discover the history of Bennerley Viaduct with new free storytelling sessions

  06/08/2026 - Local theatre group Beeston Players have transformed a poem about the history of Bennerley Viaduct into storytelling sessions, ‘Iron Giant: A Valley’s Story’, to be performed on the skywalk of the ‘Iron Giant’ itself.

• Broxtowe launch tourism campaign ‘Tour Your Town’

  31/07 - Tour Your Town celebrates Broxtowe Borough’s rich cultural heritage as well as the people that make the place special.

• Council uses new powers to seek tenant for former Old Rock pub

  28/07/2026 - As Broxtowe Borough Council continue to lead the way nationally on the High Street Rental Auction’s (HSRA) initiative, the Council are now welcoming viewings and applications for lease rights for a minimum of five years at 1-3 Nottingham Road, Stapleford, formerly The Old Rock.

• Exhibition exploring facets of life lands at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum

  27/07 - The latest exhibition to inhabit the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum’s gallery, ‘The Optimist’s Incomplete’ produced by SEVHAGE ABC4DE, TransitUs, and BBAAF, and curated by Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema, delves deep into themes of life such as love, memory, and unfinished becoming.

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