Hobbies and Pastimes News & Updates
Wondering what to do with the kids over the summer holidays? Why not consider something different this year, and give them a summer of fun at one of the great summer schools that will be running across our local area during July and August?
- 19th June 2013
Calling all budding literary critics - Local author Neal James, from Heanor, is making an OUTSTANDING OFFER to his fans, with free copies of his eBooks available in return for writing a review with your thoughts on them!
- 12th March 2013
Find out how Heanor and Ripley's newest (but not the youngest) sports team got on at their latest tournament......
- 12th February 2013
It's the school holidays again and many of us have already started planning loads of activities to keep our kids entertained throughout next week.
To help you with this, we've got a full round up of Half Term Activities across our area so you can work out what to do and where to go around Heanor and Ripley this February...
- 6th February 2013
If you're passionate about Langley Mill and the surrounding area, and love its history and heritage, help preserve the stories, memories and artifacts by joining the Langley Mill Heritage Group
- 30th January 2013
Local Author Neal James has just announced the publication of 'Full Marks' - the latest in his growing portfolio of popular crime novels.
- 5th December 2012
This week we've been really proud to launch the first ever Heanor Indie Christmas Crawl - a fantastic fun competition for people of all ages which aims to get people into the local shops up and down our local High Street.
Find out how to enter here...
- 29th November 2012
Please read this important announcement from our local police force following the theft of bikes from around Heanor over the last few days...
- 29th November 2012
James Bond, vampires and mythical fairy-tale creatures are loose in Ilkeston this week, as we bring you a round up of all the films showing at our local cinema this week and the times that you can see them....
- 24th November 2012
Here's a short story from local author Neal James that will knock your socks off - look out for the twist right at the end...