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FOOD BANK COLLECTION

The next collection date is Wednesday, 27th May.

Please continue to support this very worthwhile local charity – if every household donated one item a month the boxes would soon be full.

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AGENDA FOR RIDLINGTON ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING – MAY 19TH

Please find below a link to the Agenda for the Annual Parish Council meeting which will be held on Tuesday, May 19th at 6:00 pm in the Village Hall.

RPC Agenda 19.05.26

The Agenda can also be found on the website under the headings “Minutes, Agendas & Accounts”.

All members of the public are welcome.

 

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MINUTES OF THE RIDLINGTON ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Please find below a link to the minutes of the Ridlington Annual Parish Council meeting which was held on Tuesday, May 5th in the Village Hall. These can also be found on the website under the heading “Minutes, Agendas & Accounts.”

 

Ridlington Annual Parish Meeting 2026

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DEFIBRILATOR TRAINING – WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH

Don’t forget to come and attend the free Defibrillator training which will be held in the Village Hall tomorrow Wednesday, May 13th at 6:00 pm. You could save a life. So come and join us for this very beneficial training.

See you all there.

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ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

The next Ridlington Annual Parochial Church meeting will be held at the village Church on Thursday, 21st May at 19:15 for the consideration of reports and financial statements and the election of officers.

All welcome to attend to learn more about what is happening and to contribute ideas.

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MONTHLY WALK

This month’s walk will be about more nature spotting –  join us for a bluebell walk on the evening of Endangered Species Day –  Friday, 15th May at 18:30. 

Meet at Prior’s Coppice Nature Reserve car park, Oakham LE15 8DB.

We will endeavour to car share so please let Debra know if you intend to come.

Prior Coppice Nature Reserve is a woodland reserve teeming with wildlife and ancient atmosphere, Prior’s Coppice is a relic of the wildwood that once covered all of Leicestershire and Rutland. When you step beneath the trees, you can feel how old this remnant of woodland is. Some of the trees are several hundred years old and centuries of management have led to an ideal habitat for birds, beasts and butterflies (and botanists!).

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USED STAMPS

The Royal National Institute of Blind People raise £20 for every kilogram of used stamps which allows someone with sight loss to get helpful, personalised and friendly advice from a Sight Loss Advisor.

Please continue to place your used stamps in the collection box at the rear of the church.  Please ensure that there is at least 1cm of paper around each stamp edge and remember that facsimiles of stamps cannot be collected.

Thank You.

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

I have met with blank faces when I have used the word “smeuse” so thought I was the only person who still used it (possibly a West of England “thing”) but it appears in the delightful book  “The Running Hare – the Secret Life of Farmland” by John Lewis-Stempel, a well respected nature writer and farmer.  The book records his year-long experiment to farm a four acre field using traditional, non-chemical methods and he beautifully describes his encounters with the abundant wildlife that join him in his field.  A delightful book which I recommend to you.

Another firm recommendation is the well written “Washington Black” by Esi Edugyan – historical fiction, short-listed for the Man Booker prize in 2018 covering slavery and the true meaning of freedom.

The final volume of the “Down to Earth” series by Faith Addis, “Taking the Biscuit” is also available – a light, amusing read as the Addis family continue to experiment with different ways of earning a living and recount stories of their eccentric neighbours like the poaching granny.