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Our Green & Pleasant Town
by Karen Winyard “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade” as the saying goes, (although in my house we make G&T instead). And that’s just what FONA did when handed […]
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Breathing Spaces – the script
In July 2016 the Green Spaces Project staged performances of Breathing Spaces, a play specially commissioned for the project, written by Andy Barrett, produced by members of Excavate and performed by […]
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Poetry Competition Winners
We are delighted to be able to announce the three winners of our Poetry Competition. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who entered. FIRST PRIZE Arboretum Shapes by […]
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New online exhibition now available
Our exhibition for the 2016 Nottingham Green Spaces project is now available online – to find out more about the history of Nottingham’s ‘enclosure’ parks CLICK HERE or click on […]
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’19th century urban trees: Britain and Europe’ – new article by Paul Elliott
Prof. Paul Elliott has just written a two-part blog entitled ‘Nineteenth-Century Urban Trees: Britain and Europe’ which may be of interest to readers of this Nottingham Green Spaces website. Click […]
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The Ten Films for Breathing Spaces
Following on from the performances of Breathing Spaces, Excavate made a series of ten short films for the project. Some of these characters could be seen in the show, some […]
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Images from Breathing Spaces, our community play
Our play, Breathing Spaces generated a vast range of exciting photographs, some of which are reproduced here. All photographs courtesy of Jo Wheeler
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How well do you know the Arboretum?
When did you last explore the Arboretum? Do you really know all there is to see? Have a go at our Discovery Trail. It’s a fun thing to do that’s […]
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Six films are now available to watch
As part of their work for the project Excavate have made a series of ten short films which are currently on display at the Angel Row exhibition. Each of these […]
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The Development of Public Parks in Nottingham in the mid-19th Century
24 August 2016: 2pm Local Studies Library, Angel Row A talk by Professor Paul Elliott Paul looks at the provision and development of public green spaces intended to promote civic pride. […]
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