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Update – Current Covid-19 Lockdown

 

Hello Everyone,

A quick update for you concerning the current Covid-19 lockdown.

I have been in touch with the Rutland County Council Covid-19 section updating their website with details of our Village contacts.

The County is not running the prescription collection scheme at this time. Our own Village Street Reps scheme for neighbourhood help in Ridlington is currently low key.

The scheme is still available, but only for those that find themselves with no other options such as friends, family or delivery slots. We will intensify our efforts if the lock down measures increase. The supply of food and essential items are more widely available and we are in a much better position than in March for such things.

For your information we currently have a positive case within the Village.

If anyone has received a recent letter from the NHS as they are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable, then please do not hesitate in getting in touch if you need help.

As always, please respect the measures and please use the Street Reps scheme if you find you have no other option, we will do everything we can to help you.

Thank you,
Dave Johnson.

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY and REMEMBRANCE DAY

Remembrance Sunday

There will be an Act of Remembrance outside the church at 9.30am this Sunday, 8th November, led by the Rev’d Jenni Duffy. Although circumstances are different this year because of the current lockdown, we shall still be able to commemorate those who gave everything for a freedom they would never know.
The shortened service will include The Last Post followed by 2 minutes silence, the Reveille and Kohima Epitaph, followed by prayers and a blessing.

 

Remembrance Day 

At 11am on Wednesday 11th November, the church bells will be rung to mark the beginning and end of a 2-minute silence, along with the nation.

 

 

If you happen to be out walking at that time, you might like to stop on the green opposite the Village Hall on Main Street to commemorate those soldiers who lost their lives in the Great War. It is also an opportunity to show appreciation for those who have lost their lives in the 2nd World War and more recent conflicts.

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Vegetable/Fruit Box and/or Bread Delivery – Martin Bryers

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know that we are still doing the veg/fruit box and/or bread delivery, to your door, and would like to remind everyone that we are here to provide this service if you would like it.  Delivery is weekly and made on Wednesday for bread and Thursday for veg box.

If anyone is interested please order by 5:00 pm on Monday.Mixed Fruit and Veg box is £15.00

Large White Sourdough £3.95
Small White Sourdough £2.00
Large Malted Country Sourdough Boule £3.95
Small Malted Country Sourdough Boule £2.00
White Farmhouse Tin Loaf made with Pate Fermentée. £3.95
Wholemeal Tin Loaf, Large £3.95
Wholemeal Tin Loaf, small £2.00

All of the loaves are hand crafted using a live starter or pre-ferment, proved overnight, hand-shaped and then baked in a Stone based bread oven for an authentic “Real Bread” flavour..

For more information, or to place an order:

Tel: 07765 873253 or 01572 822360; or email martin.bryers@btinternet.com.

Kind regards,
Martin

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RIDLINGTON WALKING GROUP

We have decided to suspend the walking group over the winter months.

Thank you to all those of you who have supported the group. And a special thanks to John Morrell for leading some of the walks when we haven’t been available.

Take care everyone and we’ll meet again in the spring.

Anne Harvey

 

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RIDLINGTON CHURCH NEWS

  • A lovely Harvest Festival was held in the church on Sunday 4th October. As ever, there were some beautiful floral displays in the windows and church porch, so a huge thank you to our flower ladies who decorate the church so beautifully for such special celebrations: Liz Simpson; Jan Powley; Sue Hatcher; Karen Baines; Pat Roome; Jane Moubray and Debra Thatcher;
  • Remembrance Sunday will be marked with a service of Holy Communion, conducted by Rev’d Jenni Duffy on Sunday 8th November at 9.30am;
  • Christmas Hamper: following the success of last year’s Christmas hamper raffle, we are planning to repeat this again this year. You will all receive a flier shortly explaining the details, so please keep a lookout;
  • Please see the rota at the back of the Parish magazine for November’s pattern of services across the Rutland Water Benefice. St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew’s, Ridlington remains open for private prayer on Sundays and Wednesdays 10am – 4pm.
  • You can still access the weekly services on YouTube or Facebook. If you would like any help with this, please let Anne Harvey know and she’ll give you a hand;
  • Church flowers: we are now enjoying church flowers again each week. Thanks for November to Anne Harvey and Pat Roome;
  • Church cleaning rota: thank you, this month, to: Mary Aldridge; Karen Baines; Anne Harvey and Louise Fox for keeping our church clean and well maintained.
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BOOKS! DVDS! and JIGSAWS

Further items have been added to the small storage area which can be delivered on request.  They are as follows:

BOOKS

  • Patrick Kidd’s – “The Weak Are A Long Time in Politics” – Political sketches from the Brexit Neverendum written by the sharp-witted Times journalist covering the period 11th October 2014 (the election of Douglas Carswell as UKIP’s first MP) to 25th May 2019 (Theresa May’s resignation).  It seems like only yesterday….
  • Vince Cable’s – “The Storm” – The last world economic crisis (2008) explained by the former economics lecturer, Chief Economist for Shell, MP for Twickenham and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who turns his attention to the credit crunch, the property bubble, ever-increasing personal debt: some things don’t seem to change….
  • Angela Stead and Hugh MacBride’s – “Siblings Haven – Safe in Wartime Devon” – A sibling memoir of their early years.  Children of prominent journalists, their father drove them away from the potential dangers of London as WW2 loomed depositing them at a boys’ school on the fringes of Dartmoor run by a malevolent aunt.  Compelling portrait of fascinating characters coping with the challenges of everyday life in extraordinary circumstances.
  • Michael Fairless’ – “The Road Mender” and “The Gathering of Brother Hilarius” – Two titles in one volume, both displaying the Christian writer’s love and keen observation of the countryside and the natural world.  The Road Mender is a series of meditations on the road to Heaven, written and completed just before the author’s death and The Gathering is a great lesson in selflessness and sacrifice

DVD’s

  • DVD – Mrs Henderson Presents (age 12 and over) – a musical film telling the true story of Laura Henderson, an eccentric British socialite who opened the Windmill Theatre in London in 1931, starring Dame Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins and introducing the singer Will Young in his first acting role.
  • DVD – Call the Midwife (age 12 and over) – BBC series about a group of nurses midwives working in East End London in the late 1950s and early 1960s.  This first series is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth who worked with the Community of St John the Divine, an Anglican religious order, and tackles the “Baby Boom” issues of poverty and post-war immigration.
  • DVD – Casino Royale (age 12 and over) – First film to star Daniel Craig as James Bond.  MI6 operative Bond gains promotion to 00 status by assassinating two targets.  Co-starring Dame Judi Dench reprising her role as M, head of MI6.
  • DVD – Ladies in Lavender (age 12 and over) – Two award winning actresses, Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, star in this evocative heart-warming story set in Cornwall in 1936.  Two sisters discover a castaway on the beach below their house and with the help of a local doctor nurse him back to health.  The presence of the musically talented young man disrupts the peaceful lives of the sisters and the community in which they live.

JIGSAW

  • Jigsaw – April Cottage – 1000 pieces – a beautiful thatched country cottage with picturesque garden on the banks of a river populated by swans and mallards.

Contact Debra Thatcher if you would like delivery – 01572 823910 or debrathatcher@hotmail.com

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PETERBOROUGH HOMELESS DONATIONS

As the temperature drops and the rain falls, life for those who live on the streets will become increasingly comfortless and difficult. Thank you to those of you who have donated warm clothes, sleeping bags etc in the last few weeks. Your donations are always gratefully received and will help to make a difference.

For the time being we are collecting small/medium size men’s clothes. I’m afraid there are no facilities for mending the clothes, so please ensure zips work and buttons are present.

Men’s clothes:
T shirts, polo tops S/M
Joggers  M
Jeans/cargo type trousers 30-34” maximum
Trainers, walking boots, normal boots & shoes
Dark coloured boxer underwear, new or in very good condition S/M
Towels – any size
Sleeping bags
Small tents
Canned food with self-pull lids
Canned dog food with self-pull lids

Please ring or text me before you drop off your donations.

Many thanks,

 

MARGIE & MARTIN WALL
8, East Lane
Ridlington
07928378668
01572 821397

Tracey Herbert  – tbhphh@gmail.com ( co-founder )

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A MESSAGE FROM ANNE HARVEY – FUNDRAISING

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!

I plan to provide further details of the event and chart my monthly progress in the Parish magazine. So watch this space and…thank you 😊

https://endtoend.run/lands-end-to-john-o-groats-virtual-run

Anne Harvey
acharvey@hotmail.co.uk