Carrington visit!

The first area I lived in Nottingham was Sherwood; and for the whole of my first year in Nottingham I have never even heard of Carrington! Which is quite shocking considering how I how close I have lived near to it.

The tour started meeting Carl and Robin who were very active members of the community; it started in the underpass which was referred to ‘almost as the entrance to Carrington’; the mosaics and pretty mural was an ode to the community and I thought it was lovely how they managed to keep an connection from the community to the area, however the problems that Carl and Robin touched upon was that although there was community involvement it was the issue of maintenance and keeping the interest in the coming years as attempts of keeping the upkeep of the area was declining!

As we went further into Carrington we visited:

-       The beautifully kept Gladstone pub

-        Acorns (The nursing home)

-        The Gardens:

I found it amazing how 3 men could transform the area with their passion, although as Carl and Robin said it would be useful although to have a sign to the lovely gardens as they could be easily missed!

-         Guy Routledge:

The potter who had done the map in the gardens, he was very friendly and cheerful. Slightly off topic but I loved how the door on the pottery shop arched inwards and the charming little pieces of pottery birds inside.

-        Pirate Park:

-        Finally we went to Carl’s back yard where the pop up event was going to be held.