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CHANGES – CHRISTMAS BIN COLLECTIONS

Christmas, bank holiday and severe weather collection information

We will collect your waste as normal on all Bank Holidays, apart from those at Christmas and New Year.

All other collection days remain the same unless disrupted due to bad weather or vehicle problems.

Disruption due to severe bad weather
If the weather is very bad, such as heavy snow, we may not be able to collect your bin safely. When this happens we need you to leave your bin out until we can return to empty it.

If your bin hasn’t been emptied within 24 hours of the normal collection day, we will collect a reasonable amount of extra waste or recycling when we do come to empty the bin.

Please leave this waste or recycling in a bag by the side of your bin. We won’t be able to empty your bin if the lid is not fully closed.

Where there are delays due to bad weather we sometimes need to cancel Green Bin collections to catch up.

Christmas and New Year 2020
Over the Christmas and New Year period some of the bin collection days will change. Please check the information in the table below so you know when to put your bin out for collection. We are not able to return to collect your bin if you forget to put it out or if you put it out on the wrong day.

These changes also apply to properties on the separate farms and lodges collection round.

USUAL COLLECTION DAY;           NEW COLLECTION DAY
Monday 21st December;               Saturday, 19th December
Tuesday 22nd December;             Monday, 21st December
Wednesday 23rd December;        Tuesday, 22nd December
Thursday 24th December;            Wednesday, 23rd December
Friday 25th December;                  Thursday, 24th December
Monday 28th December;               Tuesday, 29th December
Tuesday 29th December;               No Change
Wednesday 30th December;         No Change
Thursday 31st December;              No Change
Friday 1st January;                          Saturday, 2nd January
Monday 4th January;                      Normal service resumes

 

Additional blue bags
We will supply you with a blue bag for any additional recycling you have over the Christmas period. Please put this bag next to your grey recycling bin on collection day. No other side waste will be taken.

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COVID-19 UPDATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 2020

We want to keep you updated about Rutland’s response to coronavirus and other important news. You’ve received this because you previously told us you’d be happy to get updates from Rutland County Council. Please share it with friends and family who may find it helpful.

Please click on the following link…

https://mailchi.mp/94b1831b8c09/covid-19-latest-news-5110189?e=85edba0215

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DOORSTEP CAROLS

WHEN? Wednesday, December 16th, 6pm

WHERE? Your doorsteps! Or why don’t you come along to Main Street? (Remember to stay in your household bubble, social distancing and the rule of 6. Don’t forget warm clothes, and some festive food and drink!)

HOW? Sing along with the radio! Tune in to RADIO NORTHAMPTON on 104.2 FM, 103.6 FM

Download your carol sheet and find out more at: www.doorstepcarols.co.uk

REMEMBER! The Christmas Hamper raffle and more prizes…

 

Contact Louise Fox, Anne Harvey, Margie Wall for tickets.

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CYBER AND FRAUD AWARENESS

I recently attended a Zoom presentation given on behalf of Leicestershire police on the subject of Cyber Security.  I had heard a lot of it before but had never heard mention of a website which can be checked to see if your account has been the victim of a data breach, which might lead to your passwords and email addresses falling into the hands of cyber criminals.  There’s a lot of sensitive information linked to your email address – credit card details, important personal information etc.

The website is www.haveibeenpwned.com.  When you insert your email address the site will indicate if there is any chance of your account having been compromised in a data breach.  A good feature of the site is that you can select “Notify Me” which means that if there is a possibility of a breach you will be emailed which would give you an opportunity to change your password for the affected site.

By way of reminder, if you receive an email which you are not sure about, forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service at report@phising.gov.uk and if it is a suspicious text forward it to 7726.

More helpful hints can be found on the National Cyber Security Centre’s website – www.ncsc.gov.uk.

Debra Thatcher

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NOTICE OF VACANCY – OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR

RIDLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

 

Pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that as a result of the resignation of David Richardson, a vacancy exists in the office of Councillor for the said Parish Council.

If by 22 December 2020 (14 days* after the date of this notice), a request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer at Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP by TEN electors for the said Parish, an election will be held** to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

 

MARK ANDREWS RETURNING OFFICER
Date: 2 December 2020

 

* In computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday, day of the Christmas break, of the Easter break or of a bank holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning must be disregarded.

“The Christmas break” means the period beginning with the last week day before Christmas Eve and ending with the first week day after Christmas Day which is not a bank holiday, “the Easter break” means the period beginning with the Thursday before and ending with the Tuesday after Easter Day, and “a bank holiday break” means any bank holiday not included in the Christmas break or Easter break and the period beginning with the last week day before that bank holiday and ending with the next week day which is not a bank holiday.

** If an election is triggered, paragraph 6(2) of the 2020 Regulations applies and a poll to fill the casual vacancy does not take place. Instead the vacancy is filled at the ordinary election on 6 May 2021

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FOOD BANK – COLLECTIONS 2021

I would like to thank everyone for their generosity in donating to the Food Bank collections this year and a special thanks to all who gave items for the Christmas appeal which was collected from the village church on 2nd December.  I know that all the items will be greatly appreciated and will make a huge difference to the recipients.

We will continue to have monthly collections in the New Year and I think this will be in the first week of each month, so we need to start thinking about the January collection at this stage.  The Food Bank has indicated that it is running low on a number of staple items such as UHT milk and juice. Other items requested are:-

  • Fray Bentos (or similar) meat, chicken and cheese pies;
  • Tinned fruit;
  • Sponge puddings;
  • Tinned peas; and
  • Tinned carrots.

Please continue to give generously because there are more and more calls for assistance.

Debra Thatcher

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LANDS END TO JOHN O’GROATS

An update from Anne Harvey

I have registered to take part in the ‘End to End’ Lands End to John O’Groats Virtual Run (874 miles) and hope to raise money for Cancer Research and Church Funds. The event starts on October 26th and ends up to 12 months later. I would be delighted if you would sponsor and support me!

Thank you to those of you who have pledged your support 😊 . I will shortly be setting up Fundraising tabs on Facebook, JustGiving OR you can write a cheque, pay into a bank account – whichever is easiest for you. I am just grateful FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT, so thank you.

Currently, I’m still running/walking through Cornwall but, by the time you read this, I aim to have covered 100 miles! See you in Devon!

Lands End To John O Groats Virtual Run

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HOMELESS COLLECTION – DECEMBER 2020

We have received wonderful support in these last few weeks and I delivered 8 bags of donations in October and I now have 8 more bags! Thank you for your thoughtful contributions.

I have been in touch with the charity organiser who says that the storage facilities are full at the moment. A second lockdown has produced a surge in donations. As a result, I will not be taking donations for the time being as I have very little storage space.

There will be an article in the January Parish magazine updating you on the situation and hopefully I will be able to take delivery of your donations.

Tracey, one of the co-founders of the charity has asked me to thank you for your kindness and says that they really appreciate all that we are doing to help.

Many thanks for your support in helping the homeless

Margie & Martin Wall
8 East Lane
Ridlington
Mobile – 07928378668
Tel.: 01572 821397