If you are a charity, voluntary or non-profit organisation and you’d like to get something on the guide, send an email to theguide@mansfield103.co.uk

New Local Book Club
If you love books this is for you. It will be taking place now on the 2nd Tuesday of every month going forward. The next one takes place on September 10th  at the Ladybrook Community Centre, 7-8.30pm and the fee is £5.00 to cover room costs. For more details contact Katie on this email  thewritingclub731@gmail.com.

The Mansfield Write Club
The writing club takes place on the second Wednesday of the month and is held at the Toffee Hut in Four Seasons. It’s on between 3pm until 4.30pm on Wednesday 11th September. Wayne Swiffin is the host, and if any prospective writers,  hobbyists or professionals would like to come, they can register an interest by contacting Wayne directly on 07854689914, or messaging Toffee Hut via Facebook, @toffeehut, or just turn up!!

Record Fair – This Saturday
On Saturday 14th September from 9am to 3pm Ian Wood is holding his Record Fair at St Joseph’s Church Hall in Sutton in Ashfield. Whether you are passing by on your way into town or you are looking for that long lost missing record for your collection, why not call in and take a look around?There’s a great selection covering all the decades and all the different genres.St Josephs Church Hall is located at the junction of High Pavement and Forest Street, straight opposite Halfords in Sutton.For further details please contact Ian Wood on 01623 757730.

Old Meeting House Unitarian Chapel in Mansfield – Free Heritage Open Days
September 14th and 15th – 10 am – 4 pm - The programme will feature talks, exhibitions, a quiz, self-guided tour, children`s corner, refreshments - a good time for all the family. Limited parking provided. To see the full programme of events head to facebook.com/MansfieldOldMeetingHouse

Charity Shop – Bargains For All
Jack Of All Hearts Brain Cancer fundraising shop at 10 Handley Arcade in Mansfield has lots of stock on offer from ladies and mens clothes, to Nemesis Now goods and bric-a-brac. They are open 10am - 3pm Monday – Saturday apart from Wednesdays when they close at 1pm. All profits go to helping people with brain cancer.

COMING UP

Charity Disco Night 
In aid of pact-parents association of children with Tumours and Leukaemia. 
Saturday 28th September at Forest Town Arena 7;30pm til 11:30, tickets are £7.50 including a Chip Cob. Tickets are only available in advance to get yours contact joe on jjedge17@gmail.com or Diane on taylordiane92@gmail.com 

KES SCREENING
HCC sports Talk invite you to a screening of the classic British movie Kes – an evening with David Bradley aka Billy Casper on Friday 4th October at the John Fretwell Sporting Complex. With Gold and Silver ticket packages available - find out more on hccsportstalk.uk or call 07758 540652

80th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Mansfield & District Male Voice Choir are celebrating the milestone with a special concert at Southwell Minister on Saturday 5th October. The event that will also feature the Bestwood Male Voice Choir, Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir, St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir and the Ravenshead Swing band starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are £20 and can be bought from mansfieldmvc.co.uk or by calling choir secretary Eileen Lawrence on 01623 455373. The event is in aid of the charity Hetty’s.

Charity Line Dance with live country band The Westcoasters.
The event in aid of Myeloma UK  is on Saturday 23rd November at the North Wingfield miners welfare club. Williamthorpe road, chesterfield.S42 5PD. From 7.30 till 11.30 pm.
Hot food available, bar, large dance floor, raffle, whiskey roll and card bingo games. Country music disco in between. Plenty of car parking available. Tickets are £11 on the door. 

GUIDE REGULARS

Local Parkruns
If you want to get a little fitter then why not join a local Parkrun? Just visit parkrun.org.uk to register. Some of the local runs take place at the Manor Recreation Ground in Mansfield Woodhouse, Brierley Forest Park in Huthwaite, Clumber Park and Sherwood Pines Forest Park

Nottinghamshire Mining Museum
There are two new exhibitions now open at the museum which is based at the Mansfield Railway Station and is open between 10am and 2pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The PITS includes a coal face experience and will be shining a light on the sacrifice, community and legacy of Nottinghamshire’s coalfield communities at Sherwood Colliery. The other exhibition is called Into The Light. Notts was at the heart of some of the darkest episodes of the miners strike 40 years ago but out of the darkness came light as women’s roles were transformed through struggle. For more details you can call 01623 239750 or email admin@nottsminingmuseum.org.uk

British Heart Foundation Appeal
The British Heart Foundation in the Idlewells Shopping Centre in Sutton is in desperate need of all your pre loved items. Clothing, homewares and soft furnishings. Ladies and mens wear, shoes, books , handbags, toys, games, ornaments, pots and pans. You can drop your items in to the store or you can phone the shop for a free collection. Their number is 01623 556851. 

Bereavement Cafe at Mansfield Crematorium (running on the first Monday of each month going forward)
Monday 7th October 10-12pm in the  flower hall, the vestibule and the main chapel, as well as the grounds. It's a chance for those who want a space to chat to talk to people who have lost someone to have somewhere to have a chat, a cuppa and a cake with people who are going through something similar. Local celebrants and crematorium staff will be on hand for a chat and to signpost people  to different charities and organisations for any professional support they might need. Everyone is welcome & it's free to attend. For more details email bereavementcafemansfield@gmail.com also keep an eye out for a new facebook page coming soon. 

Charity shop PDSA In Sutton in Ashfield 31 Low street is in need of donations
They are asking for ladies ,men's and children’s clothing ,Bric a brac ,books CDs DVDs, handbags and any unwanted gifts. You can contact the store on 01623 554244 and ask for manager Julie or assistant manager Denise to ask about their car drop off at the rear of store. And if you have any free time and they are also looking for volunteers. They say It’s a great way to meet new people and gain experience in retail.

Ashfield & Mansfield Friendship Group
The group is for those with life limiting conditions, carers and the recently bereaved. It takes place on Tuesdays 10am til 12pm at Healdswood Community Centre in Sutton. Entrance is a £1 donation. For more info call Kelly on 07784359419

Creative Writing Group for young people
The sessions are open to all young people (aged 13-19) and they take place at Mansfield Palace Theatre on the second & fourth Thursdays of the month (6:30pm-8pm). The sessions are fun and friendly, and no previous experience of writing is necessary. There will be opportunities to write poetry, spoken word, stories, non-fiction, dialogue, and whatever else comes to mind. For more details head to www.leannemoden.com/workshops 

If you are a charity, voluntary or non-profit organisation and you’d like to get something on the guide, send an email to theguide@mansfield103.co.uk