Many of you will know of the name Hateley. Not only are there three generations who have played football at the highest level, they also have strong links to the area. Tony Hateley is an iconic name for Notts County fans. He played for them [ … ]
The Catfoot Lane Tragedy of 1944
Nottinghamshire is home to more than 20 memorials dedicated to aircrew who died during the Second World War. The details of these are found on various publications and websites. Memorials such as those in Annesley, Blyth, Calverton, Cotgrave, Farnsfield, Gonalston, Halam, and Hoveringham. One incident [ … ]
Mapperley’s Litter Pick
Calling all residents and organisations. Why not organise your own Litter Pick and help to keep our area litter free. The #MapperleyLitterPick is now up and running and we can assist you in arranging future events. Thanks to the support of private individuals, HSL Direct, [ … ]
Christmas Offer from Mapperley Publisher
Mapperley publisher Porchester Press is offering free delivery on orders of suspense thriller ‘The Showman’. Set in Nottingham during two week in 1978, the short introduction of novel reads: England 1978.A number of deaths occur. All are sudden and bizarre, but none are treated as [ … ]
Monthly Blog September 2025
3rd September Despite the optimism of the new cafe and shop at the Spencer family’s Spring Lane Farm it was a very sad day at the farm today when their oldest Labrador Tess gained a place at the forever farm in the sky 🐾 🤍 [ … ]
Monthly Blog August 2024
August 2024 The Sky at Night On 12th August we posted: Local photographer Steve Komarek managed to capture a few shots of the Perseid Meteor shower last night from his garden in Carlton. This was the best one. Steve used a Canon 6D MkII, 50mm [ … ]
Monthly Blog September 2024
September 2024 12th Sept That’s it for the former pub on Oakdale Road. The Tally Ho opened in 1962 changing its name to The Bakersfield in recent years. It has not operated since 2021 and planning permission was sought to demolish it and build on [ … ]
Monthly Blog June 2023
June 2023 Remembering The Tragedy At Sandford Road. For those who are living away from Mapperley, here’s the latest photo of 2 Sandford Road. We’re not sure why the development is delayed, possibly waiting for permission to fell the trees. Here’s the sad reminder of [ … ]
Monthly Blog January 2023
January 2023 January 2023 was, like the weather, a mixed month. Despite a quiet month for businesses and with those that can having taken a holiday somewhere, the Mapperley People Facebook page kept on top of the issues in the area. Car Key Burglars made [ … ]
Monthly Blog December 2022
December 2022 All in all a positive month in the Mapperley community. Lots of support for each other and helping to keep costs down in what are uncertain times. The energy price rises have clearly made people change their behaviour and look to reduce those [ … ]
Monthly Blog August 2022
AUGUST 2022 Golfers, Bakers, Podcasters, Tour Guides Despite it being the holiday season and the weather being so good, our Facebook page reached 310k people. Fantastic figures for a community page representing just three postcode areas. It was also a busy month, despite many people [ … ]
Monthly Blog September 2022
September 2022 Pheasants and Funerals September 2022 was a month of mixed emotions in Mapperley. It started with celebrating our new community moving into at Alexandra Place on Mapperley Plains. https://www.mapperleypeople.co.uk/help-to-buy-success-for-… We were then treated to some photographs from a Mapperley resident who discovered a [ … ]
Monthly Blog February 2022
February 2022 February was eventful for a number of reasons. We have trawled through the posts on Mapperley People’s Facebook Page. The posts reached over 140,000 people and one of them was a BBC news reporter who picked up on the story of our ‘Good [ … ]
Monthly Blog March 2022
MARCH 2022 War In Ukraine And Farewell To Peter Bowles And Elias ‘Jack’ Nuqul The Russian invasion of Ukraine dominated things. There were a number of collections and appeals that sprung in to action, as the horrors of war in Europe became all too clear. [ … ]