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LeftLion

Established in 2003, LeftLion is an integral part of Nottingham. We inspire people to explore the
cultural arts and entertainment scenes across the city. We also cover Nottingham’s untold stories
unearthing eccentric characters and hidden corners.

We are passionate about Notts and it’s 2018
our mission to celebrate and showcase 2015 100th issue
the city to its residents, students and Move from Xylophone
visitors through our monthly magazine, bi-monthly to man on the
website and social media. monthly cover

 Lots of gigs, awards,
 crowdfunders, festivals,
 exhibitions, four office moves,
 money raised for charity,
 babies, printing in colour,
 parties, tea towels,
 Lord of Milan

 #112 April 2019

 2004
 First print edition
 Shane Meadows
 on the cover
 2003
 Leftlion.co.uk
 Launched

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About our readers

Life LeftLion
63% Attend a live music gig at least once a month 60% Take the magazine home
87% Eat out at least once a month 80% Recommend the magazine to friends
91% Go into town for drinks at least once a month 96% Use LeftLion to find out about what’s on in Nottingham
62% Attend at least one UK Festival per year 75% Find out about music events using leftlion.co.uk

Home Work Social Media Usage

40% Born in Nottingham 53% Work full time 57% Twitter
70% Have lived in Nottingham 12% Work part time 85% Facebook
 for 10 years + 61% Instagram
 13% Self Employed
50% Own their own home 19% Snapchat

 We asked our readers why they love LeftLion...

 It’s local and relevant.
 It is cultured but cool. It encapsulates all I love
 about Nottingham and
 what makes me proud
 to live here.
 A great source of arts, events
 and culture information
 for Nottingham.

 “LeftLion is as Notts as
 anything I know, it’s part
 of the streets, the trees,
 Love the humour. The
 the air, the pubs, the people. fact it is free and I
 We’re honoured to can pick it up as I’m
 wandering about town.
 The most honest have been included
 reflection of Nottingham.
 It’s an institution.
 numerous times”
 - Jason, Sleaford Mods

 It’s focused on
 our wonderful city To keep my finger on the pulse
 Nottingham, it’s for Nottingham Events and
 creative, funny other cool things I wouldn’t
 and informative. otherwise know about.

 It’s the only local mag that’s so
 easily and widely accessible
 and is always entertaining and
 enlightening.

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We’re the largest print magazine in Nottingham (approx We have distribution stands in key cultural hubs like
A3), and we personally deliver 11,500 free copies every Nottingham Contemporary, Rough Trade, Broadway
month to 400+ stockists. Cinema, Nottingham Playhouse, New Art Exchange
 and Savoy Cinema, as well as a massive range
Each and every issue is packed full of original stories, of independents, from local cafes and shops to
exclusive interviews, newly commissioned illustration, hairdressers. LeftLion is also stocked in every library and
popular features such as Overheard in Notts, Snap Notts council operated leisure centre, and a range of big name
and Out of Time. We share the best of Nottingham, supermarkets including Asda, Sainsburys and Tesco.
shining a light on the people making a difference and
unearthing the untold stories that shape our city, plus We also produce a digital version of our magazine via
regular sections on food & drink, film, music reviews, Issuu, where your print advert can be digitised with
books, art and events. overlaid videos and links. The digital edition is freely
 available and receives an average of 1,500 additional
 reads per month.

 Normal distribution Lockdown distribution

 Suburbs Deliveries
 5,500 2,000

 City Centre Supermarkets
 6,000 8,000

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LEFTLION.CO.UK
 48,000 Monthly page visits
 30,500 Monthly unique users
 6,300+ Email Subscribers
We use our social channels to share content
online, chat to our followers, have fun and
big up lots of events and happenings across
Nottingham.

Via our online and social channels, we
regularly work with our clients and partners
to promote their content to our followers.

There are several ways we do this:

• Online advertising campaigns
• Sharing events, videos and content
• Running polls and competitions
• Section targeted advertising campaigns
• Inclusion in our monthly emails
• Inclusion in our Pick of The Week features

These elements are priced on a bespoke
basis, and tend to be part of wider,
cross-platform packages.

Please speak to a LeftLion account manager
for further information and a quotation.
 Social Following

 49,000 24,600 11,500

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LeftLion is the ideal partner to work with if you run an event in Nottingham. We’ve built a strong
brand when it comes to events and our readers pick up the magazine, visit the website and follow
our social media channels in order to know what’s happening.

 96% 60% 56%

 Of our readers use Attend one or Attend one or
 LeftLion to find out more live music more UK festival
 about events event per month per year

There are several ways we can support your event:

In print
 SATURDAY 12 OCT SUNDAY 13 OCT MONDAY 14 OCT TUESDAY 15 OCT WEDNESDAY 16 OCT

• The magazine is stocked in hundreds of venues
 ONGOING STUFF LIKE EXHIBITIONS AND PLAYS AND THAT
 How Miniatures Tell Big Rap and Spoken Word ♫ The Rheingans Sisters Engineering Theme Park Rides Big Foxy Quiz
 Stories and Big Truths with Workshop with Karizma and City Arts The Albert Hall Fox and Grapes Derek Carruthers Ghost Horses and Guns We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
 Simon Garfield Bridie Squires £12 - £14, 7.30pm £5, 7.45pm £1, 8pm Djanogly Art Gallery The Harley Gallery Lakeside Arts
 The Harley Gallery Nonsuch Studios Free Free , 10am £11.50 , 12am
 Hancock & Co #NottsSoup: Arts and Mental ♫ Open Mic
 £7.50, 12pm Free, 1pm
 Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Health Special JamCafe
 Mon 23 Sep - Sun 20 Oct Sat 5 Oct - Sun 5 Jan Sat 19 Oct - Wed 23 Oct
 Celebrate
 Introduction To ShopZero & Style Swap £10, 2pm THINK Creative Space Free, 8pm Fully Fashioned: Little Machines Halloween Pumpkin Trail
 Silver Smithing Events: Clothes Swap £5, 6pm Archival Remnants of the Textile Trade The Harley Gallery Wollaton Hall Black History Month

 that host events, it’s a captive, relevant audience.
 Nottingham Jewellery School Malt Cross ♫ Acoustic Rooms Wednesday Walkthrough: Weston Gallery Free , 10am £2
 £95, 10.30am £12, 11am Rescue Rooms ♫ K-Pop Party: DJ EMKAY Bauhaus for Non-Humans Free , 11am - 4pm Sat 5 Oct - Sun 5 Jan Sat 19 Oct - Sun 3 Nov
 Free, 8pm Revolucion de Cuba Nottingham Contemporary Mon 23 Sep - Sun 1 Dec
 Social Media Marketing: Punjabi Cafe £5 - £7, 10.30pm Free, 6pm L & A St. Leger: Tiny Movements Black Men Walking 2019
 Instagram for Business New Art Exchange ♫ Skinny Pelembe Memory of Land The Harley Gallery Nottingham Playhouse
 Sherwood Community Centre Free, 12pm Metronome Lachowicz Invitational Beginners Oil Painting New Art Exchange Free , 10am £14 - £16 , 7.30pm
 Free - £30, 9.30am £11, 7.30pm Motorpoint Arena Nottingham with Liz Wood 9am - 6pm Sat 5 Oct - Sun 5 Jan Mon 21 Oct - Tue 22 Oct Debbie Tucker I Am Not Your
 Mikkeller Running Club £5.60 - £16.20, 7.30pm Patchings Art Centre Mon 23 Sep - Tue 31 Dec Green: Trade Negro Screening
 When The Snow Melts Brew Cavern An Evening with Garth Nix + £50, 10am Amplify Festival 2019 Prism The Old Library, Mansfield University of Nottingham
 Exhibition Launch Free, 11.30am Alexandra Christo Roddy Doyle in Conversation Men, Women and Things Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Pay what you can, 7.30pm Free, 4pm
 New Art Exchange Waterstones with Jon McGregor Open Hack Night The Harley Gallery £3 - £12 £17.50 - £39.50 Thu 3 Oct Wed 9 Oct
 Free, 2pm Austentatious £4 - £5, 6.30pm Five Leaves Bookshop Nottingham Hackspace Free , 11am - 4pm Tue 8 Oct - Sat 19 Oct Mon 21 Oct - Sat 26 Oct
 Nottingham Playhouse £7 - £15, 6pm Free, 6.30pm Mon 23 Sep - Fri 31 Dec ♫Truth Black History Ballet Black: Triple
 ♫ Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man £16.50 - £18.50, 7.30pm ♫ Bloxx Dada Masilo: Giselle Two Trains Running New Art Exchange Bill featuring Ignoma

• Included in pick of the month - our rundown of the
 The Bodega ♫ Kapil Seshasayee ♫ Jonny Mansfield Pulse Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Derby Theatre Free, 12pm Nottingham Playhouse
 The Albert Hall
 Crucast Indoor Festival: £8.80, 7pm + Cheap Jazz + Benjamin Luhis Southwell Library Lakeside Arts £13 - £28.50 £13 - £15 Sun 6 Oct £14.50 - £20, 7.30pm
 £8, 7.30pm
 Darkzy + Skepsis + Bru-C JT Soar £10, 7.30pm £9.50 - £10 Tue 8 Oct – Wed 9 Oct Tue 22 Oct – Sat 26 Oct Tue 15 Oct
 ♫ Plates Takeover Rock City ♫ Jonny Mansfield £6, 7.30pm Fri 27 Sep - Mon 28 Oct Black Nurses: The
 Al Murray: Landlords of Black&
 The Angel Microbrewery £15, 9pm Beeston Library Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Old Market Scare Women Who Saved
 ♫ Pizzagirl New Art Exchange
 Free, 9pm £10, 7.30pm Hope and Glory Waking the Witch: and Cider Festival 2019 Old Market Square the NHS Screening
 Free, 12pm - 1.30pm
 ♫ Faux Pas Rough Trade Nottingham Playhouse Old Ways, New Rites Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Free and Discussion
 Sat 19 Oct
 Fright Nights: Bodysnatchers Rough Trade ♫ Paper Beat Scissors £9.99 - £17.99, 6.30pm £29, 7.30pm Bonington Gallery £10.80 - £21.60 Fri 25 Oct - Thu 31 Oct Lecture Theatre 3, QMC
 Free, 1pm JamCafe Free , 10am - 3pm Wed 9 Oct - Sat 12 Oct Medical School
 National Justice Museum Seminar:

 best events in Nottingham.
 £10.95, 6.30pm £5.50 - £8, 7pm Fri 27 Sep - Sat 16 Nov Underground Wollaton Free, 5pm
 Windrush – The Past
 Nottdance Wollaton Hall Mon 7 Oct
 in the Present
 When The Snow Melts: The World Various Venues £6 University of Nottingham
 Wars, Empire And Muslim Soldiers Various prices & times Sat 26 Oct - Thu 31 Oct Rush
 Nottingham Playhouse Free, 12.30pm
 THURSDAY 17 OCT FRIDAY 18 OCT SATURDAY 19 OCT SUNDAY 20 OCT MONDAY 21 OCT New Art Exchange Wed 9 Oct - Sun 13 Oct Wed 23 Oct
 Free , 9am - 6pm Angela Verdon £16.50 - £21.50, 8pm
 Q&A with Creative Design Rip It Up the 70s The Greatest Masquerade Ball Cynotype Print #1HRMAKES ♫ Roy Orbison + Buddy Holly The Best of Locale Tue 8 Oct
 Fri 27 Sep - Tue 31 Dec Djanogly Art Gallery Getting The Third
 Coach Lucy Renshaw Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Colwick Hall Hotel Lakeside Arts Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall The Stratford Haven Free
 Black History Degree
 Debbie Bryan £25 - £42, 7.30pm £60, 7pm £8, 1pm £45 - £52, 7.30pm Beyond Diagnosis Free Sat 26 Oct - Sun 9 Feb Nottingham Playhouse
 Month: Caribbean
 £6, 5pm New Art Exchange Wed 9 Oct - Sun 13 Oct £10 - £12, 7.30pm
 Young Hustlers: Poetry from Neil Fulwood,
 Journeys
 Pastel Course with ♫ Fastlove: A Tribute To Free , 9am - 6pm Forgotten Stories Wed 23 Oct
 Newton and Arkwright
 Scott Bennett: Leap Year Chas Wood George Michael Songwriting with Rob Green Andy Green and Char March Fri 27 Sep - Tue 31 Dec Mayhem 2019 New Art Exchange
 Free, 2.30pm
 Squire Performing Arts Centre Patchings Art Centre Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nonsuch Studios Five Leaves Bookshop Broadway Cinema Free , 10.30am - 12.30pm Don’t Touch My
 Wed 9 Oct
 £12, 8pm £50, 10am £24 - £27, 7.30pm Free, 1pm £2 - £4, 7pm Goose Fair 2019 £30 - £80 Tue 29 Oct - Thu 31 Oct Hair

• Highlighted in listings section - the most
 Forest Recreation Ground Thu 10 Oct - Sun 13 Oct Black Friends: New Art Exchange
 ♫ Snapped Ankles 1920s Speakeasy ♫ Oxjam Beeston Miles Davies: An Evening of Poetry with Free The Sound of Music A Celebration of Free, 1pm - 4pm
 Metronome Cocktail Tasting Beeston Town Centre Birth of the Cool Deborah Tyler-Bennett and Wed 2 Oct - Sun 6 Oct UK PonyCon 2019 Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham’s Black Sun 26 Oct
 £13.20, 7pm Malt Cross £6 - £12, all day Peggy’s Skylight Pam Thompson Nottingham Conference Centre £13 - £25 Archives
 £25, 7pm £6 - £16.50, 5pm Waterstones Exploring Foundations of Art £11 - £74 Tue 29 Oct - Sat 2 Nov Black Futurity And
 Rough Trade
 Misogyny Hate Crime ♫ Thom Whitworth’s Free, 7pm Nottingham Contemporary Sat 12 Oct - Sun 13 Oct Free, 7pm
 Resistance
 Rush Hour Action Peer Review Networking Funky Organ Halloween SFX Workshop £13 - £40 , 10am Assassins Wed 9 Oct
 New Art Exchange
 Nottingham Womens Centre and Open Evening Peggy’s Skylight by Fake Up How We Roll: Wed 2 Oct - Wed 23 Oct Joseph & the Amazing Nottingham Playhouse Free, 4.15pm - 7.45pm
 Free, 5pm Nottingham Writers Studio £8 - £10, 7pm Malt Cross 1 Year Anniversary! Technicolor Dreamcoat £8.50 - £45 Thu 31 Oct

 comprehensive print listings in Nottingham.
 Free, 7pm £45, 12pm BrewDog Nottingham Downton Abbey Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Wed 30 Oct - Sat 16 Nov
 How to Develop Your Tom Dale Company: Free, 7pm Bonington Theatre £15 - £36
 Writer’s Voice ♫ For Adams Life: Damn Craters Step Sonic An Evening with £4.70 - £5.80 Tue 15 Oct - Sat 19 Oct Nottingham Comedy Festival
 Nottingham Writers Studio + Merricks Tusk + Cheap Jazz Djanogly Theatre Steve Backshall ♫ Real Friends Fri 4 Oct - Thu 10 Oct Nottingham City Centre
 £13 - £19, 7pm JT Soar £16, 7.30pm The Albert Hall Rescue Rooms Robin Hood Pageant Free - £23 , 6pm - 9.30pm
 Want your event featured?
 Donations accepted, 7pm £20 - £105, 7.30pm £16.50, 7.30pm Chameleon Newstead Abbey Fri 1 Nov - Sun 10 Nov Email us at
 Life Drawing with Improvised Theatrical Surface Gallery £11.50 - £15.50 , 11am editorial@leftlion.co.uk
 Oliver Lovley Little Movers by Comedy for Beginners ♫ Loud & Proud: Vicky Moroziuk Vikki Stone: Song Bird Free Sat 19 Oct - Sun 20 Oct
 Hopkinson Vintage Antiques and Art Oksana Tyminska Nottingham Playhouse The Federation Club Nottingham Playhouse Fri 4 Oct - Sat 19 Oct
 Centre Dance4’s iC4C £30, 11am £10, 8pm £10, 8pm
 £13, 7pm £3 - £5, 10am
 ♫ Royal Republic ♫ Swim Deep Backgammon
 ♫ Boyzone Black Parade:
 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 00s Emo Anthems
 Rock City
 £16.50, 6.30pm
 The Bodega
 £11, 7pm
 The Lion at Basford
 Free, 8.30pm For the full rundown, visit leftlion.co.uk/listings

• Print advertisement - placed near listings section
 £51.60 - £62.80, 7.30pm Alberts
 £5, 10.30pm

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 (see insert section below) Example: highlighted event listings in the magazine (above)

Social Online
• We have over 80,000 followers across our social • After the homepage, the event listings section
 channels. of the website is the most popular with over 700
• Share your event - on our Facebook and Twitter events listed per month.
 profiles. • Included in “Pick of the week” article - very popular
• Boosted posts - targeted at our social media rundown of events for the week ahead.
 audiences. • Featured events - which appear highlighted and at
• Ticket giveaways and competitions - effective for the top of search results.
 expanding reach and engagement. • “What’s on” email - included in our monthly email
 to over 4,500 subscribers.

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The magazine is available in restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes - in fact over 50% of our stockists
are in the hospitality and catering sector. Meaning the magazine is picked up by people who are
out and about enjoying meals or drinks in the city.

We have many years experience of working with bars and restaurants and there are a number of ways we can work
together to promote your venue, menus or seasonal offers. We have a dedicated food and drink section: which
covers food reviews, recipes, and features. Talk to a LeftLion account manager for more information about how we
can work with you to promote your food and drink offering.

Food and Drink in Numbers

 Readership spend per month*

 87% 91% Restaurants
 Drink in
 Eat out
 once a month
 Nottingham £480,000+
 at least once
 or more a month

 Takeaways
 £330,000+

 37% 54%
 Eat out Drink in
 once a week Nottingham at Drinks out
 or more least once a week £440,000+

* these figures are based on the average spend per month of the 614 readers we surveyed in July 2018 and the total
readership being 11,500.

 FOOD AND DRINK Yolk
 FOOD REVIEW
 If you’ve eaten at 31K, you’ll know that the service is great,
 the menu is concise and the food is fantastic. Following
 FOOD REVIEW
 Son of Steak Masterclass

 I’ve always wanted to know the secrets behind a
 well-cooked sirloin. Luckily for me, I got to do just
 Best VEGGIE BURGERS

 on from the success of the cocktail and meatballs bar, the that when I was invited to Son of Steak’s tasty
 same team has now opened Yolk; a sister-café next door steak masterclass with two of their expert chefs.
 that aims to deliver the best in eggy breakfasts. On arrival we were greeted by refreshing mojitos
 on tap and a few snacks: crispy onion loaf, crispy
 Based in Hockley, with a focus on all things Notts – from garlic butter mushrooms, cauliflower wedges, fries
 the locally sourced ingredients to the bespoke wooden
 tables – the concept is simple: you choose your style of
 with beef dripping gravy and a cheesy hash brown
 smash, all of which feature on their menu as sides. Annie’s Burger Shack
 egg, then select your bread, and finish it all off with either The hash brown dish was undeniably my favourite. We’re sure we don’t need to tell you, but this place has the ability to make any of the thirty
 spinach, garlic mushrooms, ham, prosciutto, salmon, burgers on the menu 100% veggie or vegan. That, coupled with their Man vs. Food style
 avocado or maple bacon. The chefs welcomed us all by presenting us with portions, means you really can’t go wrong at this burger joint.
 fresh cuts of beef, explaining which part of the @anniesburgershacknotts
 In a world of fussy eaters and over-loaded menus, it animal they each came from — they serve fl at iron,
 was refreshing to see a sleek, simple menu that offered ribeye, sirloin, rump, New York strip and picanha.
 enough choices to suit any mood or diet, all for the fairly After sampling a bit of each, I concluded that the
 decent price of £7 (+£2 for additional toppings). As well as fl at iron was my favourite, so it’s no wonder they
 the beaut grub, Yolk offers a decent selection of coffee, class it as their signature dish. They even do a
 supplied by North Star Coffee Roasters, and a selection vegan version of the fl at iron, which is 100% plant-
 non-dairy milks, including oat, coconut and soya. based with natural protein from soya and wheat.
 The Angel
 The fl avoursome smoked harissa, red lentil and kidney bean burger — launched by the
 Microbrewery this summer — will certainly not disappoint. Topped with lime mayo and
 served with their own Angel ‘slaw, it’s bound to get your taste buds buzzing.
 @angelmicrobrewery

 Mocky-D
 Mouth-watering vegan burgers are never in short-supply at this fast-food vendor,
 especially of the seitan variety. A recommended try would be their version of the
 McDonald's classic, the cleverly titled ‘Big-Mock’; messy but so worth it.
 @_mocky_d

 Despite the city already being home to a plethora Suraj Dhaliwal and Andeep Mann with support
 of South Asian food spots, Notts’ latest Indian from their dad John Dhaliwal, while the food is
 fine dining restaurant seems to be proving left in complete control of John’s brother, award-
 popular with local foodies. Maharaja’s Retreat, winning head chef Barry Dhaliwal. I plumbed for poached eggs on wholemeal toast,
 accompanied by avocado. The eggs were cooked to Throughout the course of the evening, we learnt
 on Maid Marian Way, opened its doors to the
 perfection, the toast was tasty and the avocado was plenty of meaty tid-bits. Son of Steak’s meat is
 public in September, with a menu and interior fit
 for kings.
 The official opening of the restaurant was
 attended by around 120 people, including a fresh and full of flavour. As a non-meat eater, even I was carefully sourced from selected British and Irish Bohns Best Burgers
 tempted by the enticing maple bacon… Ashley Carter farms, then dry and wet-aged for 28 days. I was This Broadway eatery has made sure to take proper care of non-meat eaters with their
 couple of us from the ‘Lion, who were especially
 also surprised to learn that a good steak comes vegan spin on the classic cheeseburger: a ‘beef-like’ patty topped with lettuce, tomato,
 A Maharaja is the title given to a great ruler who impressed not only by the lavish interiors, but
 One of the problems of Western society is that we have from a happy animal — if the animal is in distress, melted vegan cheese, finished with their yummy fi ve-bean puree ketchup.
 enjoys nothing more than getting stuck into a the selection of tasty bites we got to try. Our
 too much choice and it leads to a state of perpetual the cut of meat can become what experts called @bohns_off icial
 plateful of colours, fragrances and textures, and advice? Definitely give the Sev Pappadi Chaat a
 anxiety. This is why I liked Yolk:, I chose the omelette, DFD: dark, firm and dry. The restaurant also resists
 the menu at this eatery has been designed to try — sev, chickpeas and crispy pappadi tossed
 English muffin with maple macon. The combination using plastic when storing their steaks, instead
 replicate that — as well as classic menu items in coriander leaves, mint, yoghurt and tamarind
 was supremely satisfying, with lashings of their lovely using a precision cooker that uses water vapor for
 like Gosht Zaika or Tadka Daal Panchmel, they’ve chutney. Delish.
 homemade hollandaise sauce. Ash Dilks two hours in a 400 degree grill, finishing them off
 also added some regional dishes to give diners
 with butter to ensure they don’t dry out.
 something a little different. It’s been a few weeks since the opening, and
 Maharaja’s Retreat is already proving popular I went for scrambled egg and garlic ‘shrooms on a
 bagel. As someone who has spent many a weekend Filling myself with both tender meat and cooking
 Maharaja’s Retreat is a family-owned business, with local diners, bagging itself some raving
 the newest venture from the brains behind reviews on Google. Looks like we’ve got another morning perfecting my own scramble, I was more than knowledge, I’d say it was a great evening all round,
 Calcutta Club, situated just a few doors up the welcome addition to Notts’ “curry mile” on our happy when my plate arrived, eggs the right side of and I would definitely recommend booking a table
 road. The restaurant is managed by sibling-duo hands — let’s hope it sticks around. fluffy. Emily Thursfield in future if you’re after tasty food at affordable
 prices. Natalie Owen
 Secret Burger Club
 A garlic butter ‘shroom topped with halloumi, secret sauce, onion and pickles? Count us
 Goose Gate, NG1 1FE in. Despite what their name suggests, this one won’t be a mission to find — you’ll most
 Maid Marian Way, NG1 6GF Trinity Square, Nottingham NG1 4AF
 @yolk.notts likely see ‘em shacking up with some of these bad boys at Nottingham Street Food Club.
 @maharajasretreat sonofsteak.co.uk
 @secretburgerclub
 Food for thought

 George's Great British Kitchen
 While it might not be an obvious choice for a plant-based punter, George’s strays away
 from the traditional for their veggie burger, forming a patty with spiced chickpea and
 spinach and topping it off with goat’s cheese, roast peppers and spicy mayo. Delish.

 New Menu To follow Event Must-try dish
 Rugby World Cup Breakfast - Annie’s Burger Shack Effy Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival Chip Butty (£6.95) - Mowgli
 If you’re a rugby fan, head down to Annie’s to watch The pretty cafe is the perfect place to satisfy your Think you can handle your beer? Bring some Take a roti wrap, jam pack it with fenugreek-kissed
 all the World Cup in style with a slap-up breakfast for need for pleasing interiors and Insta-aesthetics. friends to the Motorpoint Arena and see how turmeric fries, chilli pickle, red onion, coriander,
 company. You can even console yourself with a stein Not to mention their yummy food and drink many of the 1000 casks of real ale you can get green chilli and Mowgli tomato relish, and what do
 of lager twhen the All Blacks inevitably win it, again. postings that will have your mouth drooling. through (without one of you stacking it). you get? A fl avour grenade!

 anniesburgershack.com @effynottingham Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 October mowglistreetfood.com

 Food and drink layout

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Student Guide

Our Student Guide is produced in partnership with both The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent
University, with the support of Nottingham City Council and Nottingham BID. These key relationships mean that
this official guide is distributed right into the heart of student life; across all campuses, in halls of residence and at
Freshers’ Fair events.

It’s the ideal way to get your business in front of thousands of students who are new to the city.

Content
 STUDENT TOP TIPS
 BEST OF NOTTS: From cocktails to craft beer, our city’s bars and pubs
 know how to make and serve up a proper tasty GIVE GREEN A CHANCE Students from both unis give you the benefit of their experience...

 DRINKS
 beverage. Pay a visit to one of the fine venues on
 this list, but make sure to drink responsibly kids... words: Emily Thursfield illustration: Natalie Owen

• Festival Guide
 THE ANGEL MICROBREWERY BOILERMAKER THE CASTLE CASTLE ROCK BREWERY Thanks to its love of solar panels and electric transport, Nottingham has become the UK’s ENJOY THE OUTDOORS
 Nottingham is a great city for just about anything – from a tranquil walk in the
 With lots of vegan friendly You’ll hear about this one Designed by local legend They own loads of pubs in the
 most energy-self-sufficient city. That’s a title we are dead proud of, and we are always trying castle grounds to a lively night out on the town, there really is something for
 options, The Angel dead quickly, because it’s Watson Fothergill – a city, including the Canalhouse. to improve and expand on what we’re doing – so much so, that Nottingham City Council everyone. My personal favourite, however, has to be Hockley – with an array of
 Microbrewery’s bar is jam home to the most secretive dude that made the hella- They do a fab range of core vintage shops, as well as the beloved Broadway cinema, it’s the perfect day out.
 packed with a range of beers, bar entrance in Notts. impressive buildings you
 have recently launched a campaign to make the city carbon neutral by 2028. So, how has
 ales,and also have their ultra
 ales and ciders. They even Although it looks like there’s can spot around town – The special ‘Nottinghamian’ beers Notts painted itself this lovely shade of green? Another hidden gem of Nottingham is Wollaton Park. Just a short bus ride from
 have The Chapel, a space an epidemic of faulty boilers Castle Pub is a great place named after famous local folk. the city centre, this idyllic setting is perfect for when the sun is shining, or if
 upstairs that plays host to in your new city, the queue to relax and soak up one of You can even go on a tour Trams Parks Eco Cars and Buses Awareness
 you’re looking to have a photoshoot with some deer!

• How To Talk Notts
 gigs, poetry nights and more. outside is a pointer to the the most impressive views around their factory for £12, By now, you’ve probably Would you believe that 20% of Nottingham was the first city in While the city has already
 Not to mention they do a downstairs delights within. in town, Nottingham Castle where you can see how they noticed the big green machines Nottingham is parkland, and the country to build a brand- made leaps towards a more Jessica Croft, PGCE Primary, UoN
 cracking roast, plus the gaff is itself. Their pizza is also to make their products zipping around towns. Our 68 of those parks are Green new green lane just for buses, sustainable future, we’re far
 pooch friendly. die for. so beerliant. electric-powered tram network Flag award winners? As well taxis and bikes on an existing from done. At the heart of
 spans 18km throughout as being the perfect place for road, and we’re also home to a the Nottingham 2028 plan
 Notts, and is a great way of you to take a walk or a stress- fleet of double deckers which is a desire to not only play a MANAGE YOUR WORKLOAD
 Stoney St, NG1 1LG Carlton St, NG1 1NN Castle Road, NG1 6AA various venues getting around the city without relieving jog after a particularly are powered using renewable part in reducing the threat of My favourite place to visit in Nottingham has to be Waterstones. This four-story
 angelmicrobrewery.com boilermakerbar.co.uk thecastlenottingham.co.uk castlerockbrewery.com emitting any harmful gases. difficult seminar, there are bio gas. climate change, but also that building houses thousands of books as well as its very own cafe, which I highly
 There are stops right outside lots of free events held in the residents can be protected from recommend as a study space when you need some space from campus.
 both universities, meaning you parks throughout the year. These buses are expected to the impact and made more
 can easily hop on – with your Both universities have also emit 3,500 tonnes less CO2 into resilient. Changes that will be
 You’ll be given reading and seminar tasks every single week and it is important

• Alumni profiles
 validated ticket, of course – and received Green Flag awards the air, and will help Notts have implemented – such as trees,
 to manage this workload. My suggestion is to work a week ahead, so do the
 get yourself to the city centre or for their efforts in keeping their the lowest spread of emissions wild plants and green spaces
 the train station when it’s time campuses environmentally in the country. To become a added to the city centre, the reading for week one in freshers and the reading for week two in week one. This
 to visit home. Please be aware friendly. By maintaining a Go Ultra Low City, the city has use of deep mine water to ensures that you stay ahead when it comes to big deadlines.
 that the trams are operating on healthy habitat for any wildlife also introduced charging points heat homes and the installation
 a reduced capacity right now, that has settled on campus along its streets for electric of water fountains to reduce Alex Abbott, LLM Masters of Law, UoN
 so leave your house in plenty and producing as little waste vehicles and buses. single-use plastics – will also
 of time in case it’s too busy to as possible, the unis have help reduce bills and, hopefully,
 get on. cemented their green status. improve the mental wellbeing
 of our citizens. LOOK AFTER YOUR PENNIES
 Lenton Recreation Ground is a great location to meet with friends, have a read
 5 small changes for a greener lifestyle

• Notts bucket list
 or go for a run if you’re feeling extra healthy. It’s just a bit weather dependent!
 4. Whack on a jumper instead of turning up the Looking after your own money for the first time is a tricky task, so try not to
 1. Try leaving a bit earlier and walking to places thermostat
 This is is particularly important right now because splurge your loan for the whole term by the fourth day of freshers week.
 The coin you save on heating now can be spent at
 of coronavirus, but it’s also a nice healthy thing to the pub later
 do anyway Be cheeky and ask at all shops and restaurants you visit for student discount.
 COCK AND HOOP THE DRAGON A ROOM WITH A BREW HOCKLEY ARTS CLUB 5. Don’t overfill the kettle with more than you Go along to free events and fairs at uni – there’s usually loads of free food and
 2. Get on yer bike need tonnes of free pens!
 Both universities offer a rent-a-bike service for less It’s surprising how much energy – and money – this
 You ain’t gotta jump through Squished between a greasy If you know your Brontës Spread across three floors, than the cost of a textbook, and you get to tone saves Ellie Wall, BA English, Class of 2020, UoN
 hoops to find this place – it’s takeaway spot and West End from your Brownings, this Hockley Arts Club is a your thighs as you save the world
 just round Lace Market way. Arcade – a haven for the micropub’s for you. We’re favourite with students and If you spot a problem where you live, like rubbish, graffiti or

• Independent areas
 Local beers are this historical weird and wonderful – sits talking beers, books and the locals. This is definitely 3. Turn off the lights when you leave a room dog poo, let Nottingham City Council know so they can
 pub’s finest offerings, which The Dragon, a favourite of some proper clever puns. thanks to its aesthetic, There’s a reason your mam’s always harping on sort it.
 they switch up regularly. Pair Nottingham locals and home Why not try One Brew Over which is basically a mix about Blackpool Illuminations nottinghamcity.gov.uk/reportit LEARN THE HISTORY
 a pint with a fish finger sarnie to a weekly Scalextric car The Cuckoo’s Nest? Or there’s of fluorescently-lit hipster When it reopens, Nottingham Castle is a great place to put on your bucket list
 and an apple crumble for racing nights. Yeah, you heard Hoppy Potter and the Goblet sayings like “tomorrow is for your time in the city. Afterwards, take a short walk over to England’s oldest
 pud, and you’re sorted for a us right. of Ale... here”, and old-fashioned pubs, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. Get yourself sat in the caves beneath the castle
 satisfied stomach. leather armchairs. with a pint and the job’s a good’un.

 University is a rare place where you have so many opportunities to try something
 High Pavement, NG1 1HE Long Row, NG1 6JE Derby Road, NG1 5FD Carlton St, NG1 1NN new, so make sure to join a society. Having a regular group you can go to away
 facebook.com/cockandhoop the-dragon.co.uk scribblers-ales.com thehockleyartsclub.com from coursework and exams is so valuable as it’s a scheduled time to switch off-.

• “Best of” sections for clubs, gyms, sports bars,
 Emily Blackburn, BA Politics and International Relations, Class of 2020, UoN

 KEEP A LEVEL HEAD
 On any sunny day, I strongly recommend a trip to Wollaton Park – a 10-minute
 walk from University of Nottingham campus, these beautiful grounds are the
 perfect place for a lovely picnic by the lake, or ice cream in the sun.

 Those first few weeks at university are all about making friends and getting to

 galleries, pubs, restaurants and more
 know new people, so ‘say yes’ to trying everything (within reason) at least once!
 However, uni can be a lonely place at times so make sure you reach out to
 someone whenever you feel like you need to talk.

 Meghna Patel, BMedSci Medicine, 4th year, UoN
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