The next Food Bank collection is on Wednesday, 19th April.
After the Food Bank’s busiest year here is the latest wish list – please continue to give generously.
Thank you.
Debra Thatcher
Please find below a link for the Agenda for the Extraordinary Parish Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 25th at 7:00 pm at the Village Hall.
Sadly, we have had to cancel this months Village Hall Coffee Morning.
This was due to take place on Friday 14th April.
We have had to take this decision due to the unavailability of certain members of the Community. Apologies for the short notice, but the next Coffee Morning on Friday the 9th June remains in place. We hope to see you then.
Dear Villagers,
Thank you for your various responses and suggestions for our Coronation celebrations in Ridlington. Following the meeting at Chimney Cottage, we have an outline plan as follows:
Friday 5 May – A Royal Quiz
4 rounds of 15 questions of which 1 is played music. Not a long evening, just nibbles and bring your own drink. £10 per head, all proceeds to Ukraine.
R1 Royal Family past and present
R2 Our Sporting Nation
R3 Great Britain, places & people
R4 Played music with Royal / Great Britain themes
Sunday 7 May – Village Share Lunch 12 – 4pm
A lunch based in and around the Village Hall/grounds and street party style down Main Street (temporary road closure to be agreed, as per the Platinum Jubilee)
Details to be announced, but based on everyone bringing a dish to share, plus your own crockery and drinks. Tea/coffee/squash provided
Red/white/blue/gold dress (optional)
Crown/Tiara competition + prizes
Games for adults and children
Music
Other activities to be confirmed and/or finalised include:
A village photograph taken on the day
A piece of artwork to Commemorate the occasion
An ornamental and traditional village sign featuring the village and the coronation
Oak tree planting on the Village Playing Field (date tbc)
Monday 8 May – The Big Help Out
Volunteers are sought, for any jobs that need doing around the village.
Please contact Debra Thatcher for details
An organised wet weather plan will be in place!
Please contact me if you can offer help of any kind – small or large. This might include serving tea on the day; setting up/clearing away; mowing, if needed; loan of outdoor games equipment; use of a drone for photographs, music playlist or amplifier etc…
This will be a special occasion for our lovely community to take part in and we hope that you will be able to attend. Please look out for detailed plans in the Parish magazine; on the village and church noticeboards; the parish council website and the neighbourhood Whatsapp. There will also be fliers delivered to each household.
For seating purposes, it will be helpful to know numbers, so if you are able to join in, please RSVP
email: acharvey@hotmail.co.uk
Mob: 07751 079775
Tel: 01572 820273 (no answerphone available!)
Or a note in the letter box!
Warm wishes on behalf of the village,
Annie
The Knit and Natter Group decided to have a day out and lay their needles or whatever down to try a new skill…
Last week we had an enjoyable and fun day making a mosaic of our choice under the watchful eye of Melanie Russell a mosaic artist based in Langham.
The Workshop started with coffee and a little trepidation. Melanie gave us some insight on the craft and full instruction on how to create a mosaic. Her studio was an Aladdin’s cave of beautiful chinaware and a cornucopia of glass and ceramic beads, of all shapes, colours and sizes. You could just let your imagination run away. Some of us brought pieces of our own chinaware to create something that would serve as a memory piece, a family story and give it that personal touch.
The morning was used to design the layout and choose the pieces of broken chinaware cups and saucers. We broke for a tasty light lunch to then finish the afternoon by fixing the design in place onto a wooden mould. Grouting would have to be done at home as time is needed between drying and grouting. Time seemed to fly by and the day was a fun, relaxing, creative way of bringing out everyone’s hidden talents.
The link will take you to a collage of the Day – Mosaic workshop
We would highly recommend anyone to join in the next time a Mosaic workshop is organised. So, if you would like to try your hand at making a Mosaic, then let us know. Or if you wanted to go on your own then you could contact Melanie direct. Please click on the link to access her website. https://www.melanierussellmosaics.com/
Please find attached the Notices of Elections for all County Wards and Parish Councils.
Notice of Election – County 2023
Notice of Election – Parish 2023
Kind Regards,
Jeremy Barnes MBE AEA (Cert).| Electoral Services Manager
Rutland County Council
Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP
Tel: 01572 758385 | Ext: 8385 | F: 01572 758307
email: jbarnes@rutland.gov.uk
www.rutland.gov.uk
In May 2023, all County and Parish Councillors will stand down after 4 years of service and a re-election will take place.
There are 7 Councillors for Ridlington so if 7 or less apply to be Councillors then they will be automatically re-elected. If more than 7 persons apply, then there will be a Village election on 4th May 2023.
Ridlington Parish Council meet formally four times a year in the village hall. There are a few other occasions when meetings are called for other matters such as planning applications. This is not an onerous role you would be undertaking. There is a professional paid clerk who manages the Parish Council.
If you would like to know more about the role please speak to one of the current Councillors or visit the Village website: ridlingtonparishcouncil.org
Thank you, Dave Johnson Chairman.
With a growing number of referrals, gaps are appearing on the shelves.
The next collection from the church porch will be on 22nd March – please continue to give generously – jam, spread, UHT milk (blue and green), long-life sponge puddings, tinned potatoes, smash, microwaveable rice sachets, crackers, crispbreads, shower gel, pump hand soap and non-bio washing pods/tablets requested.
Thank You.
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