Forest Fields is an inner-city area of the City of Nottingham in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.
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The area is known to be very multicultural and is located just North of the city centre, in between the areas of Hyson Green, Basford and Sherwood, close to the site of Nottingham's annual Goose Fair. To the north is New Basford.
Forest Fields is home to one of the main streets in Nottinghamshire for Asian shopping - Berridge Road. The main shops on Berridge Road consist of The Seehra Saree Centre, Eastern Fashions, Adnans Sweet Centre, Mizan Book Store, The Gift Shop (1986-1991) which is now a Grocery Store, The Vegan/Vegetarian Bakery called The Screaming Carrot and many more. It is also home to the Djanogly City Academy on the site of the former Forest Comprehensive School. The Sumac Centre is an independent community and social centre providing resources, meeting spaces and skills for groups and individuals campaigning for human rights, animal rights, the environment, peace and co-operation worldwide. There is also ncn Clarendon and ncn Berridge, run by New College Nottingham. ncn Berridge, on Stanley Road, used to be Forest Fields Grammar School, and previous to 1954 it was High Pavement Grammar School. Along Noel Street is a charitable organisation called Asian Women's Project
There are a number of community groups in Forest Fields including a residents group Forest Fields Improvement Association and a transition group Transition Forest Fields.
The local church is St Andrews on Mansfield Road.
A number of early releases by Tindersticks were recorded in Forest Fields. Forest Fields is also home to the dubstep and future garage producer, 'Littlefoot'.
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