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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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CHURCH NEWS

An act of remembrance was held outside the church porch on Remembrance Sunday, conducted by Rev’d Jenni Duffy. Those gathered took part in prayer and observed 2 minutes silence. The names of those from the village who died in the conflict were read out as a commemorative wreath was laid;

Please see the rota at the back of the Parish magazine for December’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;

Church flowers: as per tradition, there are no flowers during Advent. A huge thank you to those who decorate the church for Christmas, including: Karen Baines; Louise Fox; Anne Harvey; Sue Hatcher; Jane Moubray; Jan Powley; Pat Roome; Liz Simpson and Debra Thatcher;

Church cleaning rota: thank you, this month, to: Suzanne Baines and Ruth Lees for keeping our church clean and well maintained. There is a church DEEP CLEAN on Saturday 5th December from 9am – 12 noon. Please let Anne Harvey know if you are able to help out and she will organise a rota to ensure social distancing etc…

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MINUTES OF RIDLINGTON PCC – Meeting Nov 18th

Please find below the link to the minutes of the Parish Council meeting that was held via Zoom on Wednesday, November 18th.

Draft RPC Minutes 18.11.20

 

 

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AGE UK – Newsletter & EngAGE Magazine

Here is a message from Penny Stimpson of Age UK in Uppingham.

The November Newsletter from AGE UK and our EngAGE Magazine are now available. Please click on the links and  share the attached with all those you think might be interested. Thank you.

The November Newsletter – Rutland News November 2020
The EngAGE Magazine – EngAGE Winter 2020

Penny Stimpson
Development Worker
Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland
13 High Street East
Uppingham, LE15 9PY
Phone 01572 822 171
Mobile: 07715 960167
www.ageuk.org.uk/leics

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Update from RCC – Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) persons

Hello Everyone,

Here is an update for you from Rutland County Council regarding “Clinically Extremely Vulnerable” persons, for your information.

Thank you,
Dave Johnson.

 

“I’m getting in touch from the Covid-19 volunteer support team at Rutland County Council. This lockdown is different to last time and we also want to share the differences and the national support available.

Clinically Extremely Vulnerable:
As part of the current lockdown the government has written to everybody who they are classing as ‘Clinically Extremely Vulnerable’ (CEV), they are encouraged to go out for exercise, but to limit contact with other people and avoid visiting shops and pharmacies if at all possible. For support they are guided to ask a friend, family member, carer or a volunteer to help with medicine collections and other support. For medicines if none of these are available, then CEV are eligible for free medicines delivery from their pharmacy and should call confirming they are CEV and need their medicines delivered.

The CEV are also eligible for priority online supermarket deliveries, which they can register for following the details on the letter from the government (via the government website). For those who do not have online access, they should ask family and friends for help to register, or can call the RCC Crisis Line (01572 729603) for support with this or any other concerns that they have as a result of the current restrictions.

Support for medicine, food collections and befriending service are also available from the NHS Responders programme (8am – 8pm, 7 days a week, call 0808 1963646).”

 

Rutland County Council
Customer Service Centre:
Tel.:  01572 722 577

 

Visitor Parking Information & Map:  http://www.rutland.gov.uk/customer_services/visitor_parking.aspx

Email Enquiries: enquiries@rutland.gov.uk

Council Website: http://www.rutland.gov.uk

Visiting Rutland? http://www.discover-rutland.co.uk

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Parish Council Meeting – Agenda

Ridlington Parish Council

Notice and Summons to attend Parish Council meeting
Wednesday 18th November 2020 at 7.30 pm via Zoom
All welcome

AGENDA

1.    Welcome

2.    Apologies and approval of absences

3.    To receive declarations of member’s interests and consider dispensations

4.    Public participation

5.    To approve the minutes of last meeting held on 16th September 2020

6.    Matters Arising from the last meeting held on 16th September 2020 not listed separately in this agenda.

7.    Clerk’s report – for information only

8.    Correspondence

9.    Future development of the Parish Council website

10. Village traffic survey

11. Grass verges – maintenance and cutting

12. To adopt revised grant application policy

13. To consider grant application from Ridlington Church Parochial Council

14. Painting of former telephone box

15. Finance:

a.    To approve current financial summary

b.    To authorise accounts for payment since last meeting:

Clerk’s salary November £201.48
Ionos £19.32 website domain renewal
D Mitcheson £150 website maintenance contract

c.    To approve payments:

d.    Payments received: CIL £257.87 planning application 2019/1356/FUL

e.    To approve precept request 2021/22

16.   Planning

a.    Planning decisions received since last meeting

b.    To consider planning application 2020/1073/CAT The Elms, 23 Main Street. T1: Norway Maple in front garden facing Main Street. Lift crown to 3m level. Reduce crown top by 3m and re-shape. T2: Common Ash: remove 2 off pollard stems (one to each side) and reduce top of crown by 5m.

c.    To consider planning application 2020/1189/PTA 1 Church Lane. Tree species – Sycamore, T1 on sketch plan. Remove left branch, photograph DH8

17.   To agree meeting dates for 2021

Helen Duckering
Parish Clerk
11th November 2020

 

This meeting will take place virtually via Zoom. If you would like to join the log in details are below:

Topic: Ridlington Parish Council Meeting
Time: Nov 18, 2020 07:30 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/97735553985?pwd=VVhoSnI1TTVzOFZjcmFoaE15dVREQT09

Meeting ID: 977 3555 3985

Passcode: 334303

Alternatively, the meeting can be accessed by telephone on one of the following numbers:

0203 481 5240
0131 460 1196
0203 051 2874

Members of the public will be invited to speak during item 4 of the agenda only and will then be observers.

 

 

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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.