Erewash Armed Forces Champions

06/09/2026

05/09/2026

A lovely tribute
Per Ardua Ad Astra

04/09/2026

The Not Forgotten

02/09/2026

📣 Our A–Z Local Business Spotlight for Erewash (Starting at Z!) 📣
Supporting our brilliant local shops, pubs, trades and self‑employed residents.

Credit where it’s due this brilliant monthly idea comes from a wonderful Erewash resident, Cat Hope, who runs her own community page. We’ve borrowed her concept with full thanks to her for inspiring it. Take a bow 🙇‍♀️ ✊🥰👏🥳

We’re kicking off a brand‑new A–Z Business Spotlight, but in true Ilkeston style we’re doing it differently we’re starting at 📣”Z” 📣 and working our way backwards.

Every week we’ll feature a new letter and shine a light on local shops, pubs, cafés, tradespeople, charities and self‑employed residents who want to promote what they do.

This is a simple way to boost local trade, support our community economy, and help residents discover what’s right on their doorstep.

If you run a business and want to be included, just drop your details in the comments using the template below. We’ll feature you when your letter comes up beginning with Z businesses first.

Let’s show off the amazing talent and hard work in our town.

📌 Business Template idea 💡

Business Name:
What you do:
Where you’re based:
Opening hours / availability:
Website / page:
Anything special you’d like residents to know:

We have used a generated photo so not to upset anyone in the area that’s not been added. Totally neutral

Get posting everyone and help our communities 👇👇👇👇

31/08/2026

Any veterans free between 1-4pm this coming Friday 4th September locally

I have an event you might be interested in.
Contact Kate Fennelly or on here for further details

31/08/2026

Kate says:
I don’t think I’ll ever forget this date. I was on duty in Germany, walked into my barrack room and put the telly on, and saw the news that Princess Diana had passed away. Twenty‑nine years ago, yet it still feels like yesterday.

It was one of those moments that stops you in your tracks. Even serving overseas, her loss hit hard. She was an incredible woman who changed so many lives, and the only royal I never had the chance to meet throughout my military career.

Hard to believe how much time has passed since we lost such an amazing lady. Some people leave a mark that never fades.

Where was you when you heard this news?

29/08/2026

Date for the diary 📔

28/08/2026

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