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Sunday, 27 February 2022

Hip Hop birds street art mural Nottingham

Goose Gate, Nottingham NG1 1FF, UK

Created by Boaster, Daps, ILC

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Cash is King Street art mural Nottingham

Broad Street, Nottingham NG1 3BA, UK

Created by Kid30, Oxygen Thievez

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African Woman Street art mural by Philth Nottingham

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30 Broad St, Nottingham NG1, UK

Created by Philth

PHILTH

Combining the best of illustration, graphic design, beauty and large scale murals to create a unique and distinctive style

Eric George Irons OBE street art mural Nottingham

Eric George Irons OBE (1921–2007) was Britain's first black magistrate and a campaigner for equal rights.

His lifelong passion for racial equality inspired him to move into public life. Because of the prejudices shown towards black people in the 1950s, Irons set up the first community group, the Colonial Social and Sports Club, at his own house.

Irons began work at Chilwell Ordnance Depot in the offices in 1952. Only a handful of black workers were employed at the depot. He began to take up the issue of discrimination with the Nottingham and District Trades Council. Through his efforts of negotiation, some of the problems were resolved and more black workers were taken on, both in the depot and in other employment.

In 1955 Irons went on to the Consultative Committee for the welfare of black people, which was set up by a Council of Church/Social Services and the Colonial Social and Sports Club. The idea was to discuss prejudice and local issues. One of the problems lay in the fact that no black people were taking advantage of educational courses, particularly those held by the WEA.

He challenged and helped to lift a city transport embargo on the employment of black workers and also helped the city council to tackle problems highlighted by the 1958 race riots.

He made history in 1962 when he was appointed Britain's first black magistrate; he sat on the Nottingham bench for 29 years until his retirement in 1991.

A champion for social justice, Eric Irons was awarded an OBE in the 1978 New Year Honours list.

In 1999, the University of Nottingham awarded him an honorary Master of Arts degree for improving race relations in the City.

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Saturday, 26 February 2022

Graffiti Hall of Fame Maple Street Skatepark Nottingham

Kaption OneThink Global, Act Local

Pulse

Maples Street skatepark is a small and simple skatepark in the heart of Nottingham and covers all of the bases for both transition and street skaters.

The street section here features a driveway with adjoining quarter pipe and lined with a tall hubba, along with a nice, smooth marble t-block ledge with manny pad. These are bookended by a huge 8ft vert wall and some flat banks at the opposite end. These flat banks lead up and into a long concrete mini ramp of varying height with coping. Adjacent to this mini ramp is a curved marble ledge as well.

This is nice local park which is easy to access by most locals due to its central location, good place to come to meet friends for an afternoon session or jus to come and practise some of the basics.