Meet at the Church porch at 6:00 pm on Friday, August 8th, to go in search of butterflies to participate in the citizen science project the Big Butterfly Count.

ID chart available in the churchyard porch.

See https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/ for details.

 

The return of the fundraising traditional Sunday afternoon teas in Ridlington Village Hall.

Save the date for a social get together over a cup of tea during the month of August – 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. Starting from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

All welcome.

Offers of help and donations of cakes would be appreciated – please let Karen Baines or Debra Thatcher know if you can assist.

Many thanks.

Can you spare 15 minutes to sit in the sunshine to count butterflies between July 18th – August 10th?

Please participate in the UK wide survey – the Big Butterfly Count where data will be used to assess the health of the environment.

More information can be found on https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/about and an identification chart is available in the church.

 

Saturday, July 26th.

Something a little different – an excursion to see the ospreys. Meet at the Church at 10:00 before driving to the Rutland Water Nature Reserve.

There will be a charge of £6.00 per person. For details, please contact Jacky Morrell or Debra Thatcher.

 

The next collection date is July 23rd.

A particular plea has been made for colouring books, pencils and blowing bubbles to provide activities for the school holiday period.

Your continued support of this worthwhile project is gratefully received.

Callconnect is an on-demand bus service – available to all on a pre-booked basis. Launched on 31 March 2025, the service currently operates throughout zone 1 in Rutland and our ‘book a bus’ service is scheduled according to passenger journey requests, giving flexibility to travel to your timetable. Download the app or call the booking line to begin your journey!

On-demand bus travel will be fully rolled out across the county from 4 August 2025, adding zones 2 and 3, helping to connect villages with main bus routes, which then provide onward travel to larger destinations.

The offer of free travel on all on-demand buses is also being extended until 31 March 2026, so there’s no better time to get on board.

Book via the APP – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/callconnect-drt/id1570127068
or
by phone – 0345 – 234 3344

Zone 3 will service Ridlington and will stop at the Bus shelter on Top Road.

The attached link will give you access to the Callconnect web page which will have Frequently Asked Questions and where you can also download the Callconnect flyer. https://www.rutland.gov.uk/rutland-buses/callconnect