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Go Bendy Go
Sneinton School presented with new book about Bendigo A children’s book about famous Nottingham boxer ‘Bendigo’ has been published in Australia. Go Bendy Go was written and illustrated for children…
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Bendigo And The House of Correction
It is well documented that Bendigo had problems with alcohol after his career ended. His behaviour meant that the Nottingham magistrates sentenced him to several periods of detention at The House…
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Statue Of Bendigo – A Step Closer
Since our announcement in September 2024 that we had raised the money to commission a new bronze statue of Bendigo for Nottingham City Centre, progress has been continuing behind the…
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
When we started our project in 2016, most people in Nottingham knew of the name Bendigo from the former public house in Sneinton Hermitage in one of the oldest parts…
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New Plaque For New Yard
We are pleased to have installed a new and improved plaque in Trinity Walk, to mark the site of Bendigo’s birth on 18th October 1811. In Bendigo's this walkway was…
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We’ve Done It – Time To Celebrate
After an eight year campaign, a statue of Nottingham’s world famous boxer Bendigo will soon be a reality. Since we set up the Bendigo Heritage Project in 2016, we have…
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Bendy Returns To Milton Keynes – 1845
We took 'Bendy' our maquette of Bendigo back to the locations around what is now Milton Keynes, where preparations for the third and final fight between these bitter rivals took…
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Finding Sutfield Green
The third fight between Bendigo and Caunt was in 1845. Described as 'the most scandalous brawl in boxing history’ it is acknowledged as the fight that marked the beginning of…
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Go ‘Bendy’ Go
Go 'Bendy' Go - The Boy Who Liked To Box A new children's book about Bendigo has been published over in Australia. Go ‘Bendy’Go is based on the true story…
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Bendigo’s Backer – Joseph Whitaker
All fighters needed backers and Bendigo found his as a 19 year old in 1932. His name was Joseph Whitaker, a wealthy landowner and squire of Ramsdale House near Arnold,…