Posts by Kirsty McKeown
Could you feed 60 people a fresh hot meal for £50? Tasty Tuesdays in Lenton can! (with the help of their brilliant volunteers)
January 11, 2016
A guaranteed feel-good factor if you spend just a few minutes reading this blog about a local charity with a fantastic volunteer team providing a weekly hot meal for the community! The Project Tasty Tuesdays in Lenton is a weekly free meal for everyone in the community and has been running since summer 2014. This project aims to …
Season’s Greetings from Off Campus Student Affairs
December 8, 2015
We can’t quite believe that the last week of term is already upon us. However, as the end of term is fast approaching, we are offering some advice to help you keep your property and possessions safe during the break. Keeping your property in order and noise levels down as you celebrate the end of term will also help to keep …
Keeping Lenton Tidy: Meet Harry Cooper, one of the many people working tirelessly to keep Nottingham clean and green!
October 26, 2015
In today’s blog we will introduce you to Harry, a Public Realm Operative employed by Nottingham City Council. We will also impart some wisdom from Harry to let you know how you can do your bit to keep your area clean. Harry works in Lenton, but has colleagues all over the City and beyond, so …
Living in Lenton- a local resident’s perspective
September 25, 2015
What is your name and where do you live? My name is Virginia and I live on Harrington Drive in Lenton. I’ve lived in Lenton for 21 years – I originally moved here as an undergraduate student at the university! Why do you live in Lenton? I like Lenton a lot; and after studying for …
Welcome to Community Living!
September 23, 2015
Welcome back to Nottingham! Now that Autumn term has officially started, we know that many returning students will be in the process of moving back to Nottingham. Read on if you are making that unforgettable step of moving out of halls into your first student house… To welcome you back we have prepared some hints and tips …
You’re Welcome! A Q&A with Phil Rowson. Award winning Driver of the Year!
September 17, 2015
We are very excited about this week’s blog and we hope you enjoy reading it just as much! Without further ado, here is a Q&A with Phil Rowson- a celebrated Nottingham City Transport (NCT) bus driver who has taken thousands of students and staff on and off campus and it is clear to see that …
Get ready to move into the community!
June 8, 2015
It may seem a million miles away but we thought we would help you get ahead by devising a few quick tips that you can follow this summer to help you get ready for the new term. This advice is aimed at any students moving out of halls into rented accommodation or from one house …
Celebrate the end of exams in style, but give a thought to your neighbours!
June 1, 2015
As most students are nearing the end of the exam period, we hope that you are looking forward to that idyllic time when your exams are over before you leave to enjoy the long summer ahead. We value the diversity of our community in Nottingham; often this means that there are student houses next to …
In The Hotseat: PC Michael Wearmouth, British Transport Police
May 26, 2015
Read on for the latest instalment in our In The Hotseat series, with PC Michael Wearmouth from British Transport Police telling us about his role and experiences here in the East Midlands! Tell us a little bit about your job I am a police officer for the British Transport Police, a specialist police force that police the national …
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