According to the Rutland County Council website our

black bins will be collected on Tuesday, 24th December (a day earlier) and the

grey bins will be collected on Thursday, 2nd January (a day later).

Please find below the link to the Minutes taken at the last Ridlington Parish Council meeting which was held on Wednesday, November 13th in the Village Hall.

Draft RPC Minutes 13.11.24

These can also be accessed from the website under the heading “Minutes, Agendas and Accounts”.

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 Debra Thatcher, a vacancy exists in the office of Councillor for Ridlington Parish Council.

If by 5 December 2024 (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: 15 November 2024

 

* 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 weekday before that bank holiday and ending with the next week day which is not a bank holiday.

Notice of Vacancy – D Thatcher – November 24

Please find below the link to the Agenda for the upcoming Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 13th 2024 in the Village Hall.

All Members of the Public are welcome.

RPC Agenda 13.11.24

Rutland and Stamford Sound will be joining the Rural Coffee Connect Van in Ridlington on Wednesday 18 September. They often do these pop-up radio events together.  If you are not familiar with Rutland and Stamford Sound, they are a not-for-profit community radio station, led my Station Manager Rob Persani.

They will be erecting a gazebo outside the Village Hall which will be manned by a few volunteers in attendance and Rob Persani will be there, presenting some of his morning show live from Ridlington. They will be there from 10:00 – 12:30.

On the day, Rob Persani will be happy to chat to anyone who has news to share. If anyone in Ridlington would like to talk about any upcoming events or activities, this will be an ideal opportunity to come along.

 

Please click on the link below to access the Agenda for the next RPC meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 11th.

RPC Agenda 11.09.24

INFORMATION FROM RUTLAND CAB

Our team regularly attends community activities and events to promote the work of Citizens Advice Rutland and ensure that anyone around the county who may need our advice or voluntary support services knows about us.

Rural Coffee Connect – join the Rural Community Council team for a free barista coffee, hot or iced, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (drinks served from 11:00 am), and a chat to find out about the range of advice, services, clubs and groups available. In the next few weeks they will be at the following venues:

Ashwell Village Hall, Oakham Road, Ashwell – Wednesday 14, 21 and 28 August

Ridlington Village Hall, Main Street, Ridlington – Wednesday 4, 11 and 18 September

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has opened a Police and Crime Plan Survey to receive residents views on policing and community safety priorities and the ways these can be addressed.

The survey can be accessed via this link https://leics.pcc.police.uk/Have-Your-Say/Consultations/Police-and-Crime-Plan-Survey-2024.aspx or via the Police and Crime Commissioner’s website.