Links
Organisations
Nottingham Indymedia - Local independent media
Edna G Olds School - A primary school in the heart of Lenton
The Lenton Centre - Just round the corner from Crocus, the community centre with swimming pool, gym, clubs and activities for all ages.
God’s Vineyard Church – Church on Derby road in Lenton.
Trent Vineyard – Church in Lenton.
Pixel Punch – Designed Crocus cafe website as part of the Green Bean free ethical-organisatoin website project.
The Art Organisation- Community project that supports art and creativity and other interesting and musical events.
Lenton Care Link- Health care support for the Lenton community.
Community projects
Transition Towns- Aims to get everyone involved in making our communities sustainable.
Sumac Centre – Community centre in forest fields that supports campaigning for human and animal rights, the environment, peace and co-operation world-wide.
Ecoworks – Supports conservation, restoration and enhancement of the environment.
Groundworks – Help improve the quality of people’s lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play.
Refugee Forum- Supports refugees in Nottingham.
Dunkirk and Lenton Partnership Forum- Initiates and supports local projects.
The Lenton Centre- Local swimming pool, gym and venue for events.
Sandfield Theatre- Local theatre project.
Playworks- Play resources and projects for Nottingham.
Demo Project- Collective who put on and support other groups with fundraising events (..mainly parties) for charity.
Festivals/Events
Newstead tree festival – Annual community festival.
Climate camp – A sustainable camp for anyone who wants to take action on climate change.
Chill in the Park- Annual festival in the arboretum.
Campaigns
Send Books not Bombs – Aims to get the University of Nottingham to provide educational support for the people of Gaza.
Shut Down Heckler&Koch – Aims to shut down the international office of this small arms manufacturer.
Free Hich – Campaign to stop the deportation of the local activist Hicham Yezza.
Nottingham Animal Rights- Campaign for animal rights and welfare.
Healthy eating
NSH healthy eating- Guide to healthy eating, exercising and weight loss.
Ethical eating
Ready Steady Skip – Short film about using food from skips.
Vegan Nottingham- Veggie and vegan restaurants, cafes, caterers and food shops.
