Current images of Nottingham are frequently dated, lack-lustre scenes depicting past glories; Robin Hood, the Trip to Jerusalem, so many other images that do not reflect the thriving modern city.

If asked, most outsiders would only be able to cite ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘lace’ as being of renown. How inappropriate for a city that has given the world Raleigh bicycles, Boots the Chemists, Speedo swimwear, Torville and Dean, and top international designer Paul Smith, to name but few.