Forest Fields
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Forest Fields
| country= England
| region= East Midlands
| static_image_name = Myrtle Avenue, Forest Fields - geograph.org.uk - 1408869.jpg
| static_image_width =
| static_image_caption = Myrtle Avenue in October 2006
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.969|-1.163|display=inline,title}}
| map_type= Nottinghamshire
| population= 6,577
| post_town= NOTTINGHAM
| postcode_area= NG
| postcode_district= NG7
| dial_code= 0115
| constituency_westminster= Nottingham East
| shire_district= Nottingham
| shire_county= Nottinghamshire
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Forest Fields is an inner-city area of the City of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.
Geography
Forest Fields is slightly north of the city centre, just past the Forest Recreation Ground. The area includes 31 streets from Noel Street (Asda) to Nottingham Road (NCN Claredon, Sherwood Rise practitioners, Djanogly Sixth Form) and from Gregory Boulevard to Gladstone Street (Basford factories). The areas that surround Forest Fields are New Basford, Sherwood Rise, Hyson Green, and Radford.
Local attractions
Berridge Road in Forest Fields is one of the main streets in Nottinghamshire for Asian shopping. The main shops on Berridge Road include the Seehra Saree Centre, Eastern Fashions, Adnans Sweet Centre, a grocery store, and the vegan/vegetarian bakery the Screaming Carrot. Previous well-known shops included Kashif Videos, the Gift Shop, Georges Fish bar, and Mizan Bookstore
The area is also home to the Djanogly City Academy, on the site of the former Forest Comprehensive School. Nearby is NCN Clarendon, run by New College Nottingham. There are also several primary schools, including Scotholme Primary and Forest Fields Primary School. It used to be Forest Fields Grammar School, and before 1954 it was High Pavement Grammar School.
Along Noel Street is a charitable organisation called Asian Women's Project. On Gladstone Street is the Sumac Centre, a co-operatively owned, non-hierarchical social centre.
Community groups
There are a number of community groups in Forest Fields, including a residents' group, Forest Fields Improvement Association,{{cite web|title=FFIA homepage|url=http://forestfieldsforever.co.uk/|publisher=FFIA|accessdate=21 March 2014|archive-date=16 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516202314/http://forestfieldsforever.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}, NG7 Food bank,{{cite web|title=Spotlight on... the NG7 Food Bank|url=http://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk/news/article/spotlight-ng7-food-bank|publisher=Nottingham CVS|accessdate=21 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044333/http://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk/news/article/spotlight-ng7-food-bank|archivedate=4 March 2016}} and, since 2012, the Nottingham Solidarity Network.{{cite web|title=NSN homepage|url=http://nottinghamsolidarity.noblogs.org/|publisher=NSN|accessdate=21 March 2014}} Past groups include a transition initiative called Transition Forest Fields.{{cite web|title=Transition Forest Fields homepage |url=http://www.transitionff.co.uk/ |publisher=TransitionFF |accessdate=21 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025133154/http://www.transitionff.co.uk/ |archivedate=25 October 2011 }}
The Sumac Centre is home to a number of groups,{{cite web|title=Sumac Centre Groups|url=https://sumac.org.uk/|accessdate=19 April 2018 }} including the Forest Fields Social Club and Veggies Catering Campaign.{{cite web|title=Veggies Catering Campaign|url=http://veggies.org.uk/|accessdate=19 April 2018 }} The centre also has a weekly people's kitchen, a bike repair shop, a free shop, a library, and a book shop,{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.xtreamlab.net/sumac/ |title=Sumac Centre | A volunteer-run social and community centre based in Forest Fields in Nottingham |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223022352/http://blogs.xtreamlab.net/sumac/ |archive-date=23 December 2014 |url-status=dead }} as well as being the base for the Sumac Youth Club,{{cite web|title=Sumac Youth Club|url=http://forestfields.noflag.org.uk/sumac-youth-club/|accessdate=19 April 2018|archive-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420080239/http://forestfields.noflag.org.uk/sumac-youth-club/|url-status=dead}} a group formed by the Robin Hood Solidarity Group{{cite web|title=Robin Hood Solidary Group|url=http://forestfields.noflag.org.uk/sumac-youth-club/|accessdate=19 April 2018|archive-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420080239/http://forestfields.noflag.org.uk/sumac-youth-club/|url-status=dead}} to work with 7- to 15-year-olds in the local area.
Demographics
Forest Fields is an ethnically diverse community, with significant black and South Asian communities.
History
Nearby churches include St Stephen With St Paul's Church.{{cite web|title=St Stephen With St Paul's Church|url=http://www.ststephenswithstpauls.org.uk/|accessdate=19 April 2018 }}
Popular culture
A number of early releases by Tindersticks were recorded in Forest Fields.
Although mainly set in the Radford part of the city, many of Alan Sillitoe's books mention streets in Forest Fields.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ncn.ac.uk/content/Aboutncn/CollegeCampuses/ncnBerridge.aspx ncn Berridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806070358/http://www.ncn.ac.uk/content/Aboutncn/CollegeCampuses/ncnBerridge.aspx |date=6 August 2009 }}
- [http://www.ncn.ac.uk/Content/Aboutncn/CollegeCampuses/ncnClarendon.aspx ncn Clarendon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819120057/http://www.ncn.ac.uk/content/Aboutncn/CollegeCampuses/ncnClarendon.aspx |date=19 August 2009 }}
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