Big thanks for to all who made cakes and supported the Village Hall Coffee morning on Friday, September 27th. Just over £130 was raised.

A Social Night will take place on Friday 13th December, so keep this date in your diary – all welcome!

Hello,

I work for the Rural Community Council Charity, a local charity supporting rural areas around Leicestershire & Rutland.

As part of this, we are working in partnership with the Rutland Citizens Advice Centre and have been visiting lots of locations in and around Rutland. We have been to many locations and have one more location to book in before our project finishes at the end of September.

We bring along our barista coffee van (https://www.ruralcc.org.uk/coffee/), park in the car park or roadside, set up our gazebo at the van & pop out a couple of chairs, and serve free hot drinks to local residents – this helps overall to reduce loneliness and isolation in the area, creates a lovely area for people to come along and have a chat, and also means that we can help to support people and tell them about what’s on in the local community, and how the Citizens Advice Bureau in Rutland may be able to help them in lots of ways.

We look forward to seeing you at Ridlington Village Hall, Main Street, Ridlington.

Tracey Pollard

Many thanks to everyone who supported the coffee morning on May 24th: a total of £111 was raised for village hall funds.

Coffee Mornings will be held on: 26th July and 27th September

A Social Night will take place on: Friday 13th December

Keep these dates in your diary – all welcome!

‘Remembrance, Recognition & Reconciliation’
World War 2 Bomber Command and the
International Bomber Command Centre

Thursday 18th April 7.00 pm at
Ridlington Village Hall
25 Main Street, Ridlington, LE15 9AU

A one hour illustrated talk by Retired Air Vice Marshall Paul Robinson,

Paul flew Harriers in Germany in the Cold War and served in a number of senior appointments at home and abroad including RAF Wittering before settling in Lincolnshire. He volunteered at the Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Trust Centre in 2012 of which he is a Trustee.

58,000 young men and women of Bomber Command – 60% of total RAF losses were killed taking the war to Nazi Germany. Their sacrifice is now remembered at Lincoln’s International Bomber Command Centre.

Paul will outline Bomber Command’s history and discuss its impact during the Second World War, highlighting the skill, achievements and heroism of its air and ground crews. And how important it is for the nation to have a fitting memorial to commemorate their sacrifice, and recognise the suffering experienced by both sides of the conflict. He will  then describe the Trust’s project and answer any questions.

Tickets £10 pp  includes a glass of wine & nibbles, all money goes to the Trust.

To book a place or for any other information, please contact David Roome 01572 821416  or by email davr333@btinternet.com