Entries by Jackie

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CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE – 19 DECEMBER @ 6:00 PM

We hope that you will join us at the village Carol Service being held this Sunday evening at 6:00 pm. Due to the COVID pandemic please: Do not attend if you are exhibiting any COVID symptoms; Take a lateral flow test (kits available at the back of the church) and only attend if you have […]

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VILLAGE HALL CHRISTMAS SOCIAL NIGHT TO GO AHEAD

Despite the current concerns regarding COVID, there remain a number of people in the village who have expressed that they would still like the evening to go ahead. We will of course be applying the current hygiene recommendations. Sanitisers will be available, windows will be open and masks will be worn where appropriate. There will […]

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RIDLINGTON DEFIBRILLATOR

For emergency use in case of Cardiac Arrest, the defibrillator is located in the BT phone box on Main Street. It was connected in 2013 and funded by donations from village residents and the Karen Ball Fund. Annual costs average about £200 of which £100 is covered by the Parish council. A sudden unexpected increase […]

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AGE UK DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

Please find below the link for the December 2021 Age UK newsletter for Rutland. Rutland News December 21 Please share the newsletter with friends, neighbours, and anyone else you think might be interested. If you have any questions, please let us know. Many thanks Penny & Yvonne Penny Stimpson & Yvonne Rawlings Development Workers Age UK Leicester Shire […]

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VILLAGE HALL COFFEE MORNING

  At the Coffee Morning on December 3rd a £123.50 was raised for the Hall funds. A big thank you to all those who attended, baked a cake or made a donation. The next Coffee Morning will be held in the spring and a date for this event will be forthcoming. Pat Roome

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PETERBOROUGH HOMELESS COLLECTION

Life returns slowly to a sort of normal which means that the streets are once again home for many people. Lockdown de-cluttering helped to build up store of clothing and camping items, but these are now being depleted once more. My Peterborough contact has been in touch with a list of the present requirements, and […]

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

Probably best known for his book “Atonement” Ian McEwen won the Booker Prize in 1998 for “Amsterdam” – a fast paced novel, well planned and executed, although I found the ending predictable.  He also wrote “The Innocent”, a mid Cold War espionage drama.  Some scenes/chapters will not be to everyone’s liking – graphic detail of […]

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CHRISTMAS SOCIAL NIGHT – DECEMBER 17TH 2021

Ridlington Village Hall CHRISTMAS SOCIAL NIGHT Friday December 17th 7.00 pm till 11.00 pm After a few years of not having the “BAR” open,  the Village Hall will host a Social Night on Friday 17th December, a chance to come along for as long as you want, meet with friends and make new ones. Children […]