Digital Hearing Aids Nottingham – Nottinghamshire Digital Hearing Aids
Nottingham is probably best known for its connection with the legendary Robin Hood and all his adventures or its textile industry particularly the manufacture of lace.
Of course there is much more to this Midlands city. It was granted its city charter during the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee more than 100 years ago. It’s also one of the ‘big eight’, the English Core Cities Group which includes Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol. This group promotes the role of cities particularly in economic growth.
Nottingham certainly sets a good example with a thriving economy, as a tourist magnet and centre of sports. It has a National Ice Centre and a National Water Sports Centre, Trent Bridge - a Test Cricket Ground and two Football teams, Nottingham Forest and Notts County.
Snotingham, the beginnings of a name
In Saxon times, the settlement in what is now known as the Lace Market was literally the place of Snot’s people, Snotingham. Snot was the Saxon chieftain!
Nottingham is built on sandstone which is incredibly soft. As a result beneath many of Nottingham’s buildings there are man-made caves. These have been used periodically over the centuries as places of work, homes for the poor and air-raid shelters in World War II. Now they are preserved and open to the public so that visitors can see an old tannery and more.
The Lace Market
Nottingham became well known for its lace manufacture. Lace net frames, initially in homes, were operated by hand usually by the man of the house whilst women and children did the finishing and the embroidery. Later factories were built to house steam driven machines.
The Grade II listed Adams Building in Nottingham at the heart of the Lace Market was a lace warehouse and showroom. Here buyers came to see lace brought in from surrounding factories. Much of the lace was also finished here. The building is now part of New College, Nottingham.
Image the noise of the machines in those factories. That continuous noisy environment must have affected the hearing of many of the workers. If you find yourself in a similar modern-day environment where noise is or has affected your hearing, find out how Digital Hearing Aids can help by reading the information here or calling them on 01782 698090.
The legend of the good robber
You can’t think of Nottingham without thinking of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. It is difficult to say whether Robin Hood actually existed. He is certainly mentioned in early ballads dating back to the 12th Century but ballads are handed-down, word-of-mouth history and often mix-up several stories. Regardless the story of do-gooder Robin Hood is associated with Nottingham not least because of the Sherriff of Nottingham and Sherwood Forest which play parts in the legend.
It’s a good story to be associated with, an ordinary man or a gentleman of land whose lands have been confiscated steeling from the rich to give to the poor.
Nottingham Castle
There has been a castle in Nottingham since Saxon times although subsequent ruling bodies and kings have made changes to the castle. Probably the first stone castle was built in the reign of Edward II. The 2nd Duke of Newcastle in the reign of Charles II started the building of the current mansion that replaced all previous structures at the castle. Several Kings and Queens used it as their main home, King John whilst his brother Richard II was away at the Crusades, Edward III, Queen Joan wife of Henry IV and so on.
Perhaps it is still best known from the Robin Hood legends as the place where the Sherriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood met to sort their differences at the end of many of the tales. You can visit the museum at the castle now to learn about Nottingham’s historic past.
Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood’s ‘home’
Today Sherwood Forest is a National Nature Reserve; once it was part of a huge Royal hunting park. Now it isn’t noblemen riding through the forest for sport but tourists who are the most prolific visitors. Up to 500,000 visitors come to see this forest mainly as a tribute to Robin Hood!
It is of course home to the ‘Major Oak’ renowned as the hang out of Robin and his gang of green-clad followers. The Park hosts an annual Robin Hood Festival and right in the heart of the forest there is an Arts & Crafts Centre with art studios and a programme of year-round events too.
Famous faces of Nottingham
· Robin Hood and the Sherriff of Nottingham – from the legends of Robin Hood
· D H Lawrence – prolific author and poet with works recognised as part of England’s ‘canon’ of literature
· Alan Sillitoe – author, poet and essayist who wrote Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and the Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
· Olympic gold medallist skaters Christopher Dean and Jane Torvil – now hosting Dancing on Ice
· Peter Taylor – Football player and manager best known for his partnership with Brian Clough
· Jay McGuiness – from boy-band The Wanted
· Ian Paice – drummer with Deep Purple
· Bruce Dickinson – lead singer with Iron Maiden
· Stereo MCs – founders Nick Hallam & Robert Birch came from Nottingham
· Paul Smith – fashion designer
· Ed Balls - MP
The Film Mecca of Nottingham
Nottingham has become a favourite setting for films and TV. Some well known celluloid adaptations have used this destination including
The 1960’s
· Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
· The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The 2000’s
· This is England
· Control – about Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis
· We Need to Talk about Kevin
· The Dark Knight Rises – Wayne Manor is actually Wollaton Hall
If you are put off going to the cinema because of your difficulties hearing, you should look at how Digital Hearing Aids can help you. No need to miss out on all the cultural fun especially when it has links to your home town. Give them a call on 01782 698090 or contact them online today.
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