Category: Beeston

Community is key

Posted by Horlix on December 7, 2014

Photo credit: Bev Goodwin

It’s pretty well-known that I love Beeston.

This town has been through one hell of a transformation recently and it is something that has caused no end of problems. While I am writing this post the tram is still being built which has caused issues for residents and businesses while this huge infrastructural change takes place. It has caused conflict at times which is to be expected with the amount of disturbance but the one thing that has really come out is the sheer drive for Beeston to succeed.

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Music to our ears

Posted by Horlix on November 7, 2014

James recording on his phone - Photo by Ben @ What Not Photo

oxjamlogoroundWow, this post is late but there has been a lot going on.

I volunteer with the Oxjam Beeston Music Festival team to put on a music festival, believe it or not, that takes over a town and raises money for Oxfam.

This year there were 53 different Oxjams including large cities such as Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Leicester. In Beeston we had a fantastic response from the venues are artists and we were able to put on 14 stages in 12 venues hosting over 80 acts. Those numbers alone are mind blowing but there is one that makes all the stress worth it.

Beeston raised a huge £13,000 for Oxfam which was the 3rd highest in the 53.

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