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Arts & Culture
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening will be a free display touring Mansfield Central, Beeston and Kirkby-in-Ashfield Libraries from April this year, exploring the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening.
Published on 16th April 2025
Inspire
Inspire is proud to pass their annual quality mark touchpoint into customer services, processes and standards.
Published on 14th April 2025
Inspire
Inspire Community Board Elections 2025 - Call for Nominations
Published on 14th April 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries will begin a new programme to support the health and wellbeing of older people and people experiencing memory loss in two areas of the county, through a two-year programme of monthly music, visual arts, and ageing well interventions.
Published on 9th April 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts were delighted to work in partnership with Next Door Dance, with support from Captivate, to deliver the first Catapult Dance Festival 2025.
Published on 7th April 2025
What's On
Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries, who manage libraries on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, are one of nine library services in England to take part in an innovative collaboration to enhance digital engagement and accessibility in libraries.
Published on 3rd April 2025
Adult Learning
Our summer term courses are ready to book now!
Published on 1st April 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire is thrilled to be launching a brand new 'I Am A Writer' publication and its 'I Am A Writer’ podcast, both part of its innovative 'I Am A Creator' community cultural programme, funded by Arts Council England through Inspire’s status as a National Portfolio Organisation.
Published on 28th March 2025
Arts & Culture
In 2024, Ollerton Library received a grant for the "Ollerton: Then and Now" project, encouraging the community to engage with heritage, and boost the Inspire Picture Archive collection. The exhibition will be at Ollerton Library this April, with a special celebration on Saturday 5 April.
Published on 26th March 2025
Heritage
The bible, which received treatment at Nottinghamshire Archives, was returned to Southwell Minster on Tuesday 4 February. Repairs included a new spine to replace the damaged binding, reattachment of the book's boards, and reverse calf leather replacement.
Published on 25th March 2025
Arts & Culture
Tappin’ In is back! The hugely impactful mass participation tap dance project, that aims to get people tap dancing in their local area will take place across the East Midlands in 2025.
Published on 17th March 2025
Arts & Culture
Librarians Sarah Baker and Libraries Support Officer, Charlotte Strong have been recognised in this years’ Libraries Connected Awards for their inspiring work on the 2024 Care Squares Knitting Challenge.
Published on 12th March 2025
Services for Schools
The BBC Concert Orchestra will be performing in Nottingham on 10th November 2025, broadcast on national radio. They would like young people from the Nottingham region to help shape a unique concert for Nottingham. Send us your ideas!
Published on 7th March 2025
Reading & Libraries
Inspire Libraries will be receiving a share of 104,000 copies of the World Book Day® £1 books to distribute to children helping more children discover reading for fun.
Published on 5th March 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts presented their 2025 Light Night projection experience: Orbit at Nottingham Castle on 28 February and 1 March.
Published on 3rd March 2025
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