The Royal British Legion is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year. The British Legion was formed on 15th May 1921. It brought together four organisations that had formed in response to the difficulties experienced by those returning from WWI,...
Are you passionate about your hometown – your community, its history, heritage and culture? What is the story of Worksop? The story of Retford? Organisers of a new heritage project want to hear the stories and personal histories we can’t read in books, from the people...
Congratulations to Emma McDonald, winning last month’s #RetfordPOM competition! Emma wins a £25 gift card and our winning voter is Cathy Bowes, who wins a £15 gift card! Join us each month in celebrating Retford by sharing your photos with us to enter Retford’s Photo...
Maria has six children, the youngest still a baby. Her husband, usually the bread winner, had just lost his job. Because they had always managed well before, Maria had no idea who to turn to when they ran out of food. As well as items to feed her children, she...
Now about to enter their tenth year, the Retford branch of the U3A has a membership of over 600 people. There are around 45 interest groups and new members often go to the U3A specifically to join just one group; this is really encouraged, so if you have a friend who...
