The Parish Council is a tier of local government and has the ability to raise a “precept” on the council tax bills produced by the local billing authority, in our case, Rutland County Council. The precept is the only source of tax revenue available to a Parish Council and is levied on local households to pay the Parish Council for: The funding of services, for example, lighting and grass cutting; Administrative costs including office expenses and the clerk’s salary, etc.; and Reser...

There will be a temporary road closure on sections of Holygate Road, Top Road, East Lane and Main Street in Ridlington. It is anticipated the works will take 1 day. The closure shall come into force when the appropriate signs and diversion route are erected on site. The duration of the Closure shall be as follows: from 7th November 2019 to 7th November 2019 The alternative route during the closure will be via the route shown on the attached plan (also available to view at the Council Offi...

Severn Trent advise with regret, that there will be a further delay in the replacement of water pipes on Hannah's Field Lane. Ground conditions on their current job have caused some delay, resulting in a knock on effect with the scheduled work for Manton and Ridlington. A courtesy letter has been sent to the villagers of Ridlington and other surrounding villages involved. The date for commencement of work is now re-scheduled for week commencing February 18th 2019. The same sequence shown on...

As we come to the end of 2018, we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone for your continued generosity, for your willingness, time, energy and support. We also wish to thank you all for your donations towards the Church, including the Church Roof Fund, and for doing what is best for our community. We pray that everyone has a blessed Christmas with Faith and Love, and a New Year filled with Health and Happiness!

Rutland County Council are advising a number of changes to scheduled bin collections over the festive period, which they would like to highlight to residents. Please see the link below, showing the revised dates for your information. Please share this widely. https://www.ridlingtonparishcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Christmas-Bin-Collections-2018.pdf In particular, please note the one instance where a collection has needed to be brought forward because the normal collection d...

Due to unforeseen circumstances work has been delayed in Manton to Ridlington due to work in the Rutland area over running.  Severn Trent understand that their work can be inconvenient especially over the Christmas period, so a decision has been made to delay the work until week commencing January 14th 2019 where they will follow the same sequence as shown on the original letter.  Should you require any further details, please do not hesitate to contact Lisa Orme, Community Comms Officer ...

Water Pipe Replacement - Hannah's Field, Ridlington,  Lisa Orme, Community Comms Officer from Severn Trent advises that some essential water pipe replacement work will be taking place in Ridlington.  They have identified some improvements that they can make to the water source to improve the taste and smell of the water supply in Ridlington. As they will be making slight changes, their customer's in Ridlington may notice a change in their water. They assure, this is absolute...

This event is being held to help people find out what it takes to become a local councillor and will cover the nomination process and standing for election, the role of a councillor and what support is available, including allowances and training. There will be a chance to speak with RCC Officers and Directors about council services and also the opportunity to speak to existing RCC Councillors about the role in practice. The event will take place on Saturday, November 10th 2018 at Rut...