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Yes, it's a big weekend for Christmas shopping -- but there are so many other things going on, so check out our guide below to places to go.

Forget Christmas shopping! -- 25 OTHER things to do in Mansfield area at weekend

Arsenal Football Club centre forward J Brain breaks through opposing defences during the match against Mansfield Town at Highbury on 26th January 1929.

Take a look at these pics showing life across Notts over the last 100 years

A scene from the Christmas lights switch-on at Mansfield last weekend as the crowds mingle. Now find out what's in store this weekend with our guide to 21 things to do and places to go.

Christmas, lights, action! 21 things to do in the Mansfield area this weekend

Stagecoach East Midlands.

Stagecoach bus strikes suspended in Mansfield and Worksop following new offer

Santa is settling in at his grotto as we count down the days to Christmas. Check out our guide below to things to do and places to go in your area this weekend, which is packed with festive events and activities.

Festive fever is here! 20 things to do and places to go in Mansfield at weekend

Our weekly guide to things to do and places to go over the weekend proves that the countdown to Christmas is well and truly on. For many festive events are included in our list of 20 ideas for your area.

Countdown to Christmas is on! -- 20 things to do in Mansfield area this weekend

Andrew Merritt was caught on CCTV robbing an 88-year-old and has now been jailed for his crime. (Credit: Nottinghamshire Police / SWNS)

Watch: thief caught robbing elderly man on mobility scooter jailed

At the going down of the sun.......The poppy is the symbol of a weekend that is dominated by Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. But after paying your respects to the fallen, there is a variety of places to go and things to do over the next few days. Check out our guide

Here comes the weekend -- 20 things to do and places to go in the Mansfield area

Suzanne Sinclair, head of people at The Bannatyne Group

Health club helps raise more than £30,000 for Barnardo's

Suzanne Sinclair, head of people at The Bannatyne Group

Mansfield health club helps raise more than £30,000 for Barnardo's during charit...

The highlight of this weekend for many is Bonfire Night on Sunday. Check out our guide to some of the fireworks displays and other events taking place in the Mansfield, Ashfield, Worksop, Retford and wider Nottinghamshire area over the next few days.

From Guy Fawkes to George Michael -- 21 things to do in Mansfield this weekend

Commissioner Henry alongside Safer Streets Wardens

£1.3 million of new public safety funding for Notts

With Halloween on the horizon, the two-week half-term holiday starts in schools across Nottinghamshire this weekend, so check out our guide to things to do and places to go

From tricks or treats to Baga Chipz or Bon Jovi -- 22 things to do this weekend

Kids picking pumpkins is a surefire sign that Halloween is just around the corner, so let's whet your appetite for getting out and about with this guide to things to do and places to in your area over the coming few days.

From pumpkins and Pink Floyd to gin and Ibiza -- 17 things to do this weekend

Another weekend is almost upon us, so here is our usual guide to things to do and places to go across the Mansfield, Ashfield, Worksop, Retford and wider Nottinghamshire area.

From 'EastEnders' to Tina Turner - 12 things to do and places to go this weekend

After a rainy start of the week, sunshine and temperatures above 20° are predicted across the county this weekend.

Here is when October heatwave is set to hit Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire Council has backed plans to support ex-Wilko workers after the chain collapsed last month. Photo: John Smith

Council vows continued support for ex-Wilko employees after retailer's collapse

Mansfield Wilko store on Clumber Street.

Update: Mansfield Wilko store to close today

Workers at Veolia's site in Mansfield will be striking next week. Photo: Google

Council 'confident' of minimal disruption during recycling workers strike

Nottinghamshire Council is to discuss helping Wilko staff from closed stores. Photo: Submitted

Council to discuss helping ex-Wilko staff after store closures

Autumn is with us -- and another weekend is almost upon us. So check out our guide to things to do and places to go over the next few days across the Mansfield, Ashfield, Worksop and wider Nottinghamshire area.

From Fleetwood Mac to a Green Festival - 15 things to do in your area at weekend

Stagecoach is offering interviews to staff affected by the Wilko closures

Wilko staff affected by closures invited to apply for Stagecoach roles

Inside the Veolia Materials Recovery Facility in Mansfield. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Councils assessing levels of disruption as recycling workers prepare to strike

Mansfield’s Materials Recycling Facility, Ashfield’s Welsh Croft Close site and Bassetlaw’s Claylands Avenue site will all be impacted by strike action.

GMB union announces week-long strike at Notts waste recycling plants

Duncan Bannatyne. (Photo by: The Bannatyne Group)

Leisure giant Bannatyne raises almost £40k for children's charity Barnardo's

Wilko on Portland Square, Sutton. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Poundland to take over three Notts Wilko stores

Wilko's store in Sutton is to close, it was confirmed today. (Photo by: Brian Eyre/nationalworld.com)

Wilko: Stores to close by mid-October and hundreds of Notts jobs to go this week

A Wilko rescue deal could save thousands of jobs

Wilko rescue deal almost over the line and could save 1000s of jobs

Wilko, Clumber Street, Mansfield town centre. (Photo by: Google Maps)

Hundreds of jobs to go in Worksop after lrescue deal collapses with Wilko

Cuckney House in Welbeck Estate will be turned into a 32-person holiday accommodation.

Project to transform historic house near Warsop into holiday accommodation

Fire engines from Worksop and Edwinstowe are still in attendance, continuing to dampen down the fire.

Motorists advised to avoid A614 near Rufford after lorry crash

East Midlands Railway is to invest £1 million on new customer information screens. (Photo by: East Midlands Railway)

EMR to invest £1 million on new customer information screens

Campaigner Terry Galloway, who grew up in care, now campaigns for greater protections for care leavers. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Campaigner asks Government for change after objections against children’s homes

Services will be limited on the Robin Hood Line on the first day of strike action and won't run at all on the second. Photo: John Smith

Rail users warned of severely reduced services during latest strike action

Theo Singh-Eyley had quadriplegic cerebral palsy, epilepsy, feeding problems and severe reflux. He was cared for at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice

Family of boy who died aged 11 launch fundraising mission

A breaking the ground ceremony was held at the Millbrook Mental Health Unit, which is based on the King’s Mill Hospital site in Sutton but is provided by Nottinghamshire Healthcare. Photo: Nottinghamshire Healthcare.

Construction gets underway at specialist mental health unit in Sutton

A firefighter in action in Thieves Wood.

Crews called to Mansfield grass blaze within hours of issuing wild fires warning

The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest

VIDEO: Iconic footage of Robin Hood's oak tree in Sherwood Forest

Inspire College is based at MyPlace at the Westfield Folkhouse in Mansfield

Inspiring courses now enrolling for school leavers and young people in Mansfield

Farmhouse on Mill Lane, Huthwaite.

Farm house fire near Mansfield most likely 'deliberate ignition'

Coun Ben Bradley, right, joins other council leaders to sign the devolution deal.

Tory MPs in Notts warn PM they need Levelling Up Bill to retain seats

The Stag and Pheasant on Clumber Street, Mansfield, has a 4.2/5 rating based on 2,029 reviews.

Nine Wetherspoons pubs ranked from best to worst according to Google reviews

The sinkhole in Worksop.

Sinkhole opens up in Nottinghamshire street – and swallows car

Lincolnshire Co-op is located on Hett's Lane, Warsop.

New Co-op store in Warsop set to open next week

Some services on the Robin Hood Line will be affected by engineering works over the bank holiday

Bank Holiday engineering work to affect some early and late local rail services

Ollerton Hall

New lease of life for derelict hall near Mansfield with plans for luxury flats