The Sheriff of Nottingham

13/10/2026

A fox, a rabbit, a frog and a duck! Which is the odd one out??

all have played Robin Hood, except?

12/10/2026

90% there just £40 to go and we can start work.

12/10/2026

Help us to restore and refurbish the last of the three surviving tales of Sherwood display boards. This one sits at King’s Clipstone close to the site of the former royal hunting palace in Sherwood Forest. We are almost there. A mere £50 to go!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/restoratingthe-kings-clipstone-robin-hood-boards

12/10/2026

Happy St Edwin’s Day

Today 12th October is the feast day of Saint Edwin.

Edwinstowe here in Sherwood Forest takes its name from Edwin who was King Edwin of Northumbria (Edwin's stowe or "Edwin's resting place"). Edwin was the very first Christian king of Northumbria is venerated as a saint and martyr.

He died on October 12, 633, at the Battle of Hatfield (Heathfield) fighting against King Penda of Mercia and Ceadwalla of Gwynedd both pagan Kings. The site of the battle has traditionally been placed near Doncaster, but later research and nearby archaeological finds (such as mass graves) point to the northern border region of Sherwood possibly near Cuckney.

Legend and local tradition state that King Edwin's body received a temporary burial in the forest here before being moved or commemorated, this giving the village of Edwinstowe its name.

Have a happy St Edwin’s day

12/10/2026

Today 12th October is the feast day of Saint Edwin.

Edwinstowe here in Sherwood Forest takes its name from Edwin who was King Edwin of Northumbria (Edwin's stowe or "Edwin's resting place"). Edwin was the very first Christian king of Northumbria is venerated as a saint and martyr.

He died on October 12, 633, at the Battle of Hatfield (Heathfield) fighting against King Penda of Mercia and Ceadwalla of Gwynedd both pagan Kings. The site of the battle has traditionally been placed near Doncaster, but later research and nearby archaeological finds (such as mass graves) point to the northern border region of Sherwood possibly near Cuckney.

Legend and local tradition state that King Edwin's body received a temporary burial in the forest here before being moved or commemorated, this giving the village of Edwinstowe its name.

Have a happy St Edwin’s day

11/10/2026

We are just over 80% there. A mere £70 to go!! Thank you everyone who has donated

Men in Sheds Blidworth are itching to get started and we need to commission two new information panels. The board will then go back into the car park at the rear of The Dog & Duck pub in King’s Clipstone.

We will now start work on the King’s Clipstone board as soon as we raise £400

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/restoratingthe-kings-clipstone-robin-hood-boards

11/10/2026

The (almost) new Sherwood Forest information board completed by Men in Sheds Blidworth is now standing proudly in the car park entrance to St Mary's Church Edwinstowe. Thank you everyone who contributed and thank you Edwinstowe Parish Council for their support.

We will now start work on the King’s Clipstone board as soon as we raise £400

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/restoratingthe-kings-clipstone-robin-hood-boards

10/10/2026

This is the Robin Hood Trail information board at Kings Clipstone - it’s broken!

We are going to fix it. As always the guys at Men in Sheds Blidworth are going to do all the work for FREE but we need your help to fund the cost of materials. £400 will cover all the costs and see this board back in place in first class condition.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/restoratingthe-kings-clipstone-robin-hood-boards

10/10/2026

On this day 10th October 1831. The burning ofNottingham Castle.

Nottingham Castle was an important medieval royal fortress and occasional royal residence. King Richard I once laid siege to it to take it back from agents of his brother, Prince John.

Construction of the castle was started in 1068 soon after the Norman Conquest. Originally wood and earth before stone walls were added. The original medieval castle, except for its walls and outer gate, was demolished after the English Civil War in 1651.

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, started to build a mansion on the site in the 1670s; it was completed by his son, the 2nd Duke of Newcastle.

It was this ducal palace that was burnt to the ground by angry mob of Nottingham rioters in 1831.

It was then left as a ruin until renovated in the 1870s as an art gallery and museum, which remain in use today. Little of the original castle survives other than the gatehouse and parts of the ramparts, but sufficient portions remain to give an impression of the layout of the site.

It is NOT the great medieval fortress depicted in the Robin Hood movies.

It was NOT the home or base of the Sheriff of Nottingham.