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Here is The Nottinghamian from Tuesday, December 6:
Hello,
Today's edition of the Nottinghamian takes a look at Nottingham Castle tickets still being up for sale despite the site being closed to visitors. We will also discuss the devastation vandals have left after destroying a charity Christmas tree.
Plus Green's Windmill has a new look as it prepares for winter whilst waiting for repairs and we take a look back at one very famous film director's visit to Nottingham.
Castle tickets
Third party websites have still been selling tickets and allowing bookings for Nottingham Castle despite the closure of the tourist attraction. It was announced on November 21 that Nottingham Castle Trust had gone into liquidation and the castle would be closed for the foreseeable future.
A spokesperson for the joint administrators of the trust has said: “We have been made aware that there are third party booking platforms which are still accepting bookings for Nottingham Castle. We are endeavouring to work with these providers to cease ticket sales immediately, and to facilitate refunds for anyone who may have purchased tickets since the castle’s closure.”
Some of the third party sites which had been allowing bookings include Booking.com, Love to Visit and Get Your Guide. After being contacted by Nottinghamshire Live, a spokesperson for each site confirmed the attraction had since been removed from its website and any outstanding bookings would be refunded.
'Senseless'
"Senseless" vandals have destroyed a popular Christmas tree organised by a Nottingham bereavement charity. At around 2.30pm on December 4, Forever Stars discovered the pride of Highfields Park had had its cable lights cut "around 20 times".
The lights for the tree were installed on December 1, meaning the park was only able to enjoy two full days of lights. Forever Stars is an East Midlands bereavement charity dedicated to supporting families who have suffered a stillbirth or infant loss.
Jo Sharp, operations and fundraising manager for the charity, said: "It's just mindless and so senseless. Who knows why they're done it? Sadly they have and we are where we are. We work hard at what we do to try and achieve what we do achieve. So to see the hard work and effort of getting that tree in there in the first place just taken away in one mindless act was just heartbreaking." Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Weather and trivia
Weather: A dry day is expected on Wednesday with light winds and some sunny spells. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
UV: Low
Further reading: Shop sign shaming government leaves people smiling
Trivia question: The ruins of which monarch's hunting lodge can still be seen near Kings Clipstone?
The answer to today’s trivia question is at the bottom of the newsletter.
Notts nostalgia
Tucked away on page 12 of the Nottingham Post, on January 21, 1993, were some cinema listings. "First-time director Quentin Tarantino dazzles with stylish and controversial heist movie.... Funny, clever, and very violent." Those who took note and went along to Broadway Cinema were treated to a showing of cult classic Reservoir Dogs.
While many went and fell in love with the director's style, little did anyone know that Tarantino would come to love the city back. During his first visit in June 1993, Tarantino introduced a screening of Reservoir Dogs at the Shots in the Dark festival at Broadway Cinema. He planned to return the year after as an honorary patron of the festival, to host a selection of 70s Blaxploitation films like Shaft and Superfly.
But along the way, he earned a little prize for a new project - only the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d'Or. That was for Pulp Fiction, and the Post caught wind of an additional "mystery film" on the bill at the Broadway. Sure enough, we got the first UK screening of a modern classic, and it was the second time it had been shown to a paying audience anywhere in the world.
When we caught up with him, he said: "People ask me, 'why are you coming here?...'. I come here because I really like the festival. I like the city, I think Nottingham is a cool city. I could put my characters in Amsterdam, Paris, Edinburgh - even Nottingham." It's been 28 years, but we can hold out hope of a return...
'Urgent repairs'
Work has been taking place at Green's Windmill in Sneinton - ahead of planned "urgent repairs" at the attraction. As part of the work, the sails were temporarily removed from the Grade II-listed windmill at the end of November.
Due to wear and tear, the sails were unable to turn in the wind, and rot was found in three of the four beams that make up the cap frame, and the cap was no longer aligned with the tower. The Green's Windmill Trust believes it will be without its sails for a period of time as funding is needed ahead the work.
The trust runs the site but works in partnership with Nottingham City Council, which owns the building. Both organisations will be working together to apply for funding, with an estimated £400,000 needed to complete all of the work and repairs. The site remains open to the public.
That’s all for today
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The answer to today’s trivia question, the ruins of which monarch's hunting lodge can still be seen near Kings Clipstone, is King John.
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