By Christie Sietos Nottingham 20th February 2026 Francesca Hall (award-winning Director of COD'n'Chips), Ali Cook (award-winning Director & Oscar long-listed, The Pearl Comb), Paxina Ngobola (Programmer), John Currie (Festival Director) Every spring in Beeston, the foyer of the ARC Cinema fills with international creativity. Volunteers greet arriving guests like old friends, and conversations begin in the foyer, continuing long after the credits roll. There is excitement, cer

By Roland “Roly” Keates Derbyshire 6th February 2026 Winchester Cathedral is one of those rare places where time doesn’t simply pass; it pools. Light doesn’t just fall here; it lingers. It drifts through the vast perpendicular nave as though it has learned the building’s own grammar: long, measured, and precise. You walk in from the bustle of the High Street, the modern chatter and footsteps fading behind you, and everything slows. The echo softens, the air cools, and a hush

By Solman Nouman Nottingham 22nd January 2026 On most Sundays, my four-year-old son and I find ourselves in our favourite little corner of Nottinghamshire, the charming grounds of the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre at Ruddington. It has become something of a routine for us: a dose of steam-puffing fun, traditional transport history, and a chance to indulge our shared love of trains. When Marysia Zipser invited me to write for ACT, I knew exactly what I wanted to share,

By Janine Moore, Nottingham 9th January 2026 Why I felt inspired to write about Nottingham’s Queen Victoria Statue The statue of Queen Victoria that stands today in Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens is one of the city’s most prominent civic sculptures. Executed in the high Edwardian manner by a noted public sculptor, the work has witnessed changing urban fashions and civic priorities: from its original prominence in the Market Square to its relocation beside

by Barjis Chohan, London 19th December, 2025 Some cities impress you with grandeur, some with their utter simplicity. Some welcome you with fresh air, while some cities quietly stay with you through the years. Nottingham, for us, was the latter; its simplicity, along with the grand history and architecture it has to offer, will forever remain as a cherished memory. From its renowned universities to its famed Lace industry, from art to culture, Nottingham is known for many thi