- Marysia Zipser
- Oct 17, 2018
- 2 min read
Beeston has an impressive heritage and I am so proud to be a Beeston champion especially when invited to another unveiling. So many Blue Plaques!
The unveiling of the Blue Plaque by Mayor of Broxtowe Cllr Derek Burnett BEM to commemorate the visit of Mahatma Gandhi to this house on 17 October 1931. — at Linden Grove, Beeston Rylands.
Far Right: Lord Mayor of Broxtowe Cllr Derek Burnett BEM and his wife together with Sarah Hume and little Joshua, and myself beneath the Blue Plaque. — at Linden Grove, Beeston Rylands.
Gandhi had lunch at our Beeston home - From Nottingham Evening Post
​Mahatma Gandhi blue plaque unveiling at Linden Grove, Beeston Rylands with Peter and Sarah Hume, new house owners and parents of little Joshi. A blue plaque has been unveiled on a Beeston house to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi visiting 87 years ago.
​(picture) Plaque commemorating Gandhi’s visit to visit his nephew Joshi 17 October 1931 who was residing there while student experience working at Ericssons, Beeston Rylands.
The Indian activist, who died in 1944, visited the Beeston site in 1931.
He met his nephew, JV Joshi, a student at Nottingham University, and called at his lodgings in Linden Grove, Beeston Rylands.
The Nottingham Evening Post, now Nottinghamshire Live, reported Gandhi’s arrival at the time, saying a crowd of women and children had gathered to meet him.
Gandhi was reported as smiling continually while visiting his nephew who had moved into the Beeston Rylands home as he was lodging with a family there while he was on placement at Ericssons.
The current owners of the house, Peter, 35, and Sarah Hume, 35, discovered the history after moving into the area in 2017. The couple even had a special connection with the site as they had named their son Joshua who is often referred to as Joshi.
Mr Hume said: "We were really excited to find out the local history story after moving into our new home, and the connection in names with our beautiful baby." The plaque was put up during during a ceremony on Wednesday morning and Matt Turpin who works for the Nottingham City of Literature said it was a great addition to the area. He said: "The couple moved into the house and learnt about the history and by complete
coincidence their son was also called Jushua. Legend has it that when Gandhi visited, nobody was
allowed to cheer as he was thought to be a
controversial person who had been in prison so
everybody stood in silence but they did doth their
caps as a mark of respect.
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- Marysia Zipser
- Oct 13, 2018
- 1 min read
​Many thanks Pam Miller for taking these pix of me yesterday in front of The Beeston Street Art Wall during BeestonOxjam!
Work in Progress
​Arguably the best day in the Beeston calendar!
​Over 100 talented artists and bands will perform at cafes, bars, pubs and community spaces from noon to midnight. Everything from Indie to Americana, folk to DJ, acoustic to rock - even a silent disco!
Icons Of Beeston In Street Art Tribute
Source Article by Broxtowe Borough Council ​THREE ICONS of Beeston have been given a lasting tribute in Beeston Town Centre as part of the Beeston Street Art Festival. The late actor Richard Beckinsale, the late singer/songwriter Edwin Starr, and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith were spray painted by international street artist Zabou to celebrate the influential creatives of Beeston.​
​The street art on Station Road was commissioned by Broxtowe Borough Council as part of its Beeston Square Redevelopment project. The original funding was provided by Henry Boot plc. as part of Beeston Square Phase 1. ​The Council chose to use the remaining £8,179 of the fund for the street art.
- Marysia Zipser
- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min read
Great time this evening at NottsTV studios with Jake Solomon Meskell and accompanied guest star, Lee Holmes, hairdresser entrepreneur/salon owner.
We certainly had some interesting topics to discuss with presenter Danielle -
Robin Hood and latest Hollywood film trailer,
Beeston Street Art,
Hairdressing statistics 1 in 4 women spending £££££ every month or £370 per year,
Standing desks at work following university and NHS research,
and the female Dr Who Barbie doll, is it sexist? debate!
What a good time we had! ​