Crowds flock to retail park for opening of new store in Arnold

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Food Warehouse opens its doors in Arnold

A brand-new The Food Warehouse store opened in Arnold on Tuesday (14) and 110 customers were eagerly waiting in line for the doors to open.

To celebrate the grand opening, the Arnold store gave away £1,500 worth of store vouchers to the first 150 customers in the queue.

Raffle tickets were also given to each person in the queue before 7:45am, with seven lucky customers winning a Tower Air Fryer, as well as one shopper taking home a Daewoo Double Drawer Air Fryer.

Five other customers also won the chance to take part in a 90 second supermarket sweep-style trolley dash, filling their trolleys for free.

Michael Smart, Store Manager at The Food Warehouse, Madford Retail Park, said: “We’re so pleased to welcome shoppers to our brand new The Food Warehouse store. Everyone was so excited for the grand opening – people started queuing from 3:30am! 

“If you haven’t been down yet, make sure to check out our brand-new store and get your hands on some unmissable deals!” 

To celebrate the opening, customers are able to shop a number of exclusive deals live until April 20.

Anyone attending the new store opening week can make the most of the following offers:

• Pepsi Max Cans - 24 pack, £7.00 – was £12.00
• Cushelle Original Toilet Tissue - 32 pack, £12.50 – was £17.00
• Walkers Crisps - 20 pack, £3.25 - was £5.25
• Surf – 95 washes, £7.50 - was £10.00
• McVitie’s Value Pack Biscuits, 2 pack, £2.00 each - was £3.00
• White Rock Water - 18 pack, £3.00 - was £3.80
• Cadbury’s Multipack Chocolate Bars – 9 or 7 pack, £2.00 each – was £2.50

Those who are interested in applying for a role at the new Arnold store should visit www.icelandcareers.co.uk

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🌤️ Weather: It will be overcast this morning with some light rain and drizzle in places, with a band of heavier rain moving through later in the afternoon, possibly thundery at times. Clearer in the evening. Tonight will start dry and clear, but turn mostly cloudy throughout the early hours with the odd spot of rain moving in. A mild night.

Free screening for climate change film in Mapperley

Residents of Gedling borough are being invited to attend a free screening of a powerful new short film on climate change.

The screening of “The People’s Emergency Briefing” is being organised by Gedling Climate Change Group and will take place at St James’ Church on Marshall Hill Drive in Mapperley on Monday, April 20 at 7.30pm.

This screening is Nottinghamshire’s first community showing of the new film.

Designed for a broad public audience, the film explores growing concerns around nature loss and climate change, cutting through misinformation, greenwashing, and uncertainty to provide clear, accessible insights into the challenges we face, and what individuals and communities can do in response.

The screening will be followed by an open discussion, offering attendees the opportunity to share perspectives and engage with others on these urgent issues.

A spokesman for Gedling Climate Change Group: "This free event aims to bring the community together in a constructive and informative setting. Attendees are encouraged to bring friends and join a growing number of people seeking positive change."

To reserve your place, please respond via the event page on Facebook or reply directly to the event organisers via email: gedlingccg@gmail.com with the number of people in your party.

Arnold care home residents take a trip to city farm

Residents from Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold enjoyed a delightful day out visiting Stonebridge City Farm in Nottingham, where they spent time meeting a variety of friendly farm animals.

Six residents, accompanied by two members of staff, took part in the trip to the much-loved community farm. During their visit, the group saw a wide range of animals including rabbits, geese, chickens, pigs, sheep, goats and cows.

Some of the more adventurous residents even had the opportunity to feed a few of the animals, adding to the excitement of the day and giving everyone the chance to get up close with the farm’s residents.

After spending time exploring the farm and meeting the animals, the group enjoyed a relaxing cup of tea before heading back to the care home. Residents continued to chat about their favourite animals while enjoying their drinks on the bus journey home.

Abbie Moth, Wellbeing & Activities Coordinator at Coppice Lodge, said: “It was a really fun trip for everyone involved, and a delight to see the residents spending time with the animals.”

The outing is part of Coppice Lodge’s ongoing programme of activities designed to help residents stay active, engaged and connected with their local community.