Fresh calls have been made by residents living in the shadow of an "eyesore" pub for it to be restored after being left boarded up for two years.
The Riverway, in Arkwright Way, The Meadows, was formerly owned by Basford brewery Shipstones, over 20 years ago.
It was taken over by Yorkshire-based Samuel Smith's Brewery in 2017 after a long period of closure.
The Riverway survived the demolition work which took place in The Meadows in the 1970s, when 22 pubs were lost, but it was boarded up in April 2019, leaving residents saddened.
Two years later, the pub remains shut and residents are calling for the restoration of their local and investment in the building.
New houses have sprung up on Arkwright Walk and people who have moved to the area recently said it would be good to see the watering hole brought back to life.
Jason Green, 49, who lives nearby, said: "It would be ideal to have a local on the doorstep. I would like to see the community invest in it if possible.
"It's a good location and would be busy on match days for Forest you'd imagine.
"At the moment it's an eyesore with it all boarded up like that."
The pub became popular among worshippers at neighbouring St Saviour’s Church at the start of the 1990s, when the landlord would welcome dozens for a drink after services.
Kevin O'Neill, 56, of The Meadows, who works in food manufacturing, said: "It has been hit with graffiti in the past and it does not look good like that. We'd like it, if not a pub, to be used as a community centre for families or something like that.
"It's been two years now so we'd like to see something done with it sooner rather than later."
Shelley Harrison, 58, added: "It's a good location, near to the Bridgeway Centre, so I think it would be a good spot along with the Poets [Corner, another pub].
"It needs some sort of use, even if it gets turned into more houses. It's just a target for vandals now."
