If you feel a bit of creativity coming on then there is the perfect opportunity to express it coming up at Retford Hub. This could be the beginning of a whole new, satisfying hobby. read more

Microsoft has long been warning that it would soon be discontinuing support for its Vista version of Windows. That has now arrived with confirmation that their security support for their Vista Operating System (OS) ended on 11th April. read more

Harworth Christie Organ Enthusiasts hold a monthly dance and concert, usually on the last weekend of every month (dancing on the Saturday evening, with a concert on Sunday afternoon) and are inviting visitors to join them. read more

The latest sighting from Alison and Lee, the Retford residents who write regularly on their birding blog, www.featheredfriendsthroughthelens.wordpress.com, talk about sighting the first chiffchaff. read more

The next table top and car boot sale at Sutton cum Lound Village Hall, 38 Town Street, DN22 8PT will be on Sunday 7th May, from 10.00am to 1.00pm. For May only, there will be a garden furniture sale in the village hall ground, offering products at reduced prices. read more

See guitarist and vocalist Ron Spence at North and South Wheatley Village Hall on Saturday 13th May.
Ron specialises in genres such as: Country Music/Line Dancing; 50s, 60s, 70s Pop/Rock ’n’ Roll; Easy Listening/Sing a Long; George Formby songs and he also plays banjo-ukulele. read more

The annual Tim Bowles walk, organised by the Retford Group of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, takes place at Gamston Wood on Sunday 7th May from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. read more

Notts Environmental Association (Northern Branch) members are organising a day trip by coach on Thursday 18th May to Frampton Marsh RSBP reserve and Gibralter Point, with a stop in Skegness on the way home for fish and chips.
There are spaces for non-members to join them. read more

Over the past year, Garry Clarkson, Mayor of Retford, has been able to meet so many people and witness so many acts of kindness and support given by residents of the town. He has been so impressed at the public spirit of kindness demonstrated by so many people. read more

The villages of Headon, Upton, Grove and Stokeham are becoming a community of lifesavers after they have each been fitted with a public access defibrillator (PAD). The Parish Council has been awarded a CPR training kit by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), following their successful application for a Nation of Lifesavers Community Package from the charity. read more