Long Eaton News
30/07/2021: The Long Eaton Natural History Society (LENS) invite you to visit the Long Eaton Community Garden on Monday 2nd August 2021.
29/07/2021: In a pioneering and environmentally-friendly first for the UK, hybrid cars built in the Midlands will soon be carried to continental Europe via an eco-locomotive that runs on greener fuel made from used vegetable oil.
27/07/2021: St Mary's Church in Sawley is now open at 9am each Sunday for Holy Communion, whilst All Saints’ Church in Sawley is now open every Sunday for morning worship at 10.30am with communion on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.
27/07/2021: Keen runners and fitness fans in the borough will be pleased with the news that the dates for the Erewash Half Marathon and Erewash Triathlon 2021 have been confirmed.
26/07/2021: A free Eco Holiday Club for children aged 7 – 11 is being held at Sawley Church on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th August or Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th August.
Booking is essential as spaces are limited.
Learn about Nature and Creation while having fun! Activities include nature crafts, build a birdbox, animal tracking, planting flowers, owl flying and bug hunting, meet a hedgehog and fun and games, whilst there is also a free lunch provided along with snacks.
Book places at: www.parishofsawley.org/eco-holiday-club
26/07/2021: If and when you need them, there are a few projects running in the Erewash borough which help provide basic food essentials. To add to, or amend this list, contact us.
26/07/2021: Free 5k timed run organised each week by a team of volunteers at West Park in Long Eaton (meeting by the Rugby Club) and Shipley Country Park (meeting near the visitors centre)
21/07/2021: Libraries across Erewash and the county are taking a phased approach to reintroducing all their services following the lifting of Government Covid-19 restrictions.
20/07/2021: A Long Eaton business has pledged support for The Brain Tumour Charity which is the world’s largest charity dedicated to funding global research into the disease.
09/07/2021: HS2 is about “much more than a new railway” and should be viewed as a catalyst for levelling up, according to chief executives at the four largest Chambers of Commerce along the route – as they urged the Prime Minister to deliver the project in full.