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It's https://ridewithgps.com/ - the routes it predicts are better than Google Maps although I did add a few waypoints (the white circles) myself to get it go the way I would go.

On the first two, the section west of the the "Colwick Park" pub (the 2km marker) they are cycle friendly - not much stuff in Carlton to use unfortunately to get that far, although the roads generally aren't that bad IME.

On the Carlton Road route it's west of King Edward Park that's cycle friendly (there is a pedestrian & cycle crossing of Carlton Road which connects to Handel Street) - although the crossing of Parliament Street is a bit messy (too many crossings!) and in Hockley there are often tables blocking the road. Fletcher Gate is a bit "meh" due to the tram tracks - personally I'd try and avoid it, but not really many options at busy times as the rest of town is crowed with people. Carlton Road (within the city, so west of Porchester Road) is supposed to see some new cycle facilities over the next 18-24 months or so though which may well make it worse before it gets better. Along Carlton road they added some "Covid Lanes" and a route via the park and quiet streets but I believe they are now paint only and the non-Carlton Road bit is extremely hilly! Personally I just stick to Carlton Road.

https://imgur.com/7WrvObr

Canal Street is currently under construction and the new cycle paths aren't yet open - looks like the Canal Street section is very near done, but the Greyfriar Gate to Castle Road section is currently under construction so you'll need to use the road

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.groundspeak.geocaching.intro

Geocaching is fun you have to follow the clues and find things, it's normally a lunchbox full of little trinkets and a notepad so you can sign it after you have found it, lots of fun, take a pack lunch and make a day of it they are all over the place, you can also do your own if you want to, be carful if you go today its way too warm to be outside for too long

I've replied directly to Jen's post with more details - but the website is https://ridewithgps.com/ Switch to the OSM Cycle layer for some more hints - blue highlighter looking is generally on road recommended cycle routes, blue dashes are generally facilities (often shared paths of varying quality or through parks)

So if you didn't know about Geocaching fingers crossed the video has clued you up.

The reason I wanted to post this on r/nottingham is because I've been geocaching for a few years now and Nottingham has 1000's of them and its a great way to go out and enjoy the city, and if you have kids bring them along as they will LOVE IT.

I take my 14 year old niece out with me and she loves it.

As you can see HERE Nottingham is FULL of them, try going to the main page and popping in your postcode and you might be surprised by how many are hidden around your area.

If you have any questions feel free to ask away. I just felt like posting this here as the weather is starting to get better, and its a great way to spend time outside the house.

Oh I know how that is - I have the same problem.

But asking on the Google Group is a great way to start - it totally helps with the "burdening people" feeling, because if people reply, it's because they want to help.

There are quite a few nice ones, some have limited delivery windows and areas, here's a list that should get you started though!

In that case you might enjoy the castle. The cave tours are a bit underwhelming but provide some good historical context.

Recommend visiting Ye Olde Trip, The Hand And Heart (go to the seating area in the cave bit if poss, very atmospheric) and The Malt Cross (look at the lovely vaulted ceiling.)

You might also enjoy this collection of pictures of Nottingham buildings. The author's added historical context to many of the pictures.

If you're new to Reddit, then this is a must-have: https://redditenhancementsuite.com/

It's a browser extension with a wide array of tools that does what it says in the name - enhances Reddit!

Some useful tools include being able to view the source code for posts and comments(this is great for copy and pasting posts with special formatting that you might make on a regular basis, such as a weekly sticky thread), as well as a standard text editor with a UI containing tools(all of which are possible without RES) like bold, italic, ~~strike through~~, etc^etc^etc^etc.

It might be a good idea to just make a post with date, time, and place, for the meetup. Then as people sign up, you can simply edit the post to show who is coming. If you want help with this particular part, let me know and I'll write up something simple.

Apologies if I'm throwing too much information at you, but you said you were new to Reddit and weren't sure about what tools to use for this group. I'm the type of person who likes to help(sometimes too much/eager), and the techy type as well, which means I also like to get people to use the right tools for the job.

Best start a survey monkey, or something similarly informative and anonymous, so people can give details of when they are available and the tone of night they'd prefer.

I'd rather leave the organisation to somebody more enthusiast for a successful meetup.

You could try Walesby Scout camp and see if they do public sessions.

If they are in Scouting your local group can organise a session although the 4 year old will only be able to do a small crossbow.

The children's crossbows are quite cheap so that's an option.

You can visit Sherwood forest visitors centre and buy a children's cheap archery set. They used to do real archery sessions in the summer but not sure if they still do.

Also, try seeing if Decathlon have an archery group information on their wall or if they do tryouts. Next time you visit IKEA for meatballs might be good.

Finally, buy a copy of the dangerous book for boys and get them making the bow and arrow and enjoy the other crafts as a bonus. I see also there is a most dangerous archery book and crossbow for £12 that looks perfect. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Most-Dangerous-Book-Daniel-Nayeri/dp/1523501197

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My Book, Strange Nottingham: Ghost Stories, UFO Sightings, and other strange tales… Is available now from Amazon.

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It features sections on The Ghosts of Trent Bridge, George’s Lane which one of England’s most haunted roads, the Hollinwell Incident, along with many more great stories from across Nottinghamshire. It also serves as something of a potted history of the area too.

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If that interests you, I recommend the book Hoods as it goes into a lot of history of gang crime in Nottingham

I went to a few meetups on meetup.com when I first left uni. If you're into tech the tech ones I went to were pretty good but I didn't really enjoy the social groups. I found that a lot of people were using it for dating even if that wasn't the purpose of the meetup. I got into quite a few awkward situations because of this. I also found that not a lot of people in their 20s actually go to the social meetups - that's just my experience though

If you do, these are the collar holders I got. Cats seem happy to wear them and the tag itself shows no risk of shaking loose. I get nothing from the link, but it might save you some searching :

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You can report Covid concerns to UoN here. This includes a breach of lockdown rules.

I guess they can investigate, even if it turns out to be Trent.

Cafe Nomad is my favourite of all the veggie places in Nottingham. It's a bit out of the way, but worth it.