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RIDLINGTON SPRING GARDENS SAFARI

“Talking Gardens” invites you to ‘Ridlington Spring Gardens Safari’ on 31st May 2025.  This is a community event, not a fundraiser. Your £5.00 ticket will include entry to all the open gardens and refreshments.

2:00 pm START prompt please. Everyone will meet at ‘Hollygate House’ (Chris and Jo) where Prosecco and canapés will be served before exploring the gardens. From 4:30 pm onwards there will be tea, coffee, cream teas and cakes for all to enjoy – and the opportunity to talk about the beautiful gardens.

All attending will receive a ‘safari map’ to minimise the risk of individuals getting lost!  It’s a jungle out there…
Duration – 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Price per person £5.00
RSVP by 10th May 2025 to talking.gardens@btinternet.com  or let anyone of us know you will be coming.

Jackie and Shelagh will collect the monies from 17th May 2025

No dogs other than assistant dogs.
Regrettably none of the gardens are wheelchair friendly.
Other than at the start and end of the event there will be no refreshments available.
There will be no toilet facilities available at any of the open gardens.

We do hope you will join us for what should be a most enjoyable afternoon exploring some of Ridlington’s beautiful gardens.

Kindest regards,
Shelagh, Jackie and Jo

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VILLAGE HALL NEWS

Dates for your Diary

COFFEE MORNINGS all 10.30 – 12noon:
Friday 23rd May
Friday 18th July
Friday 26th September

Curry Night: Saturday 4th October 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm
3 Courses: nibbles, chicken & vegetable curry, nan bread & papadums followed by desert.
£15 pp and bring your own drinks.
For tickets ( paid in advance please ) contact Pat Roome on 01572 821416 / pat.roome@btinternet.com

Social Night – Friday 19th December 7.30 pm till 10.30 pm

 

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RIDLINGTON VILLAGE HALL REPORT AND ACCOUNT 2024

Please see the two reports which will be presented at the Parish AGM on May 6th 6:00pm, so please come along and ask any questions or express any comments you may have.

Ridlington VH 2024 Report

Village Hall A:C SUMMARY 2024

The Trustees welcome anyone who would like to join us in maintaining the Hall for the benefit of all Parishioners. Please contact me if you are interested. You will see in the accounts that we have an operating deficit for 2024, but are fortunate that this was covered by interest from our deposit account which, although very healthy, will be needed in the hopefully very distant future to repair or replace the Collyweston slate front roof.

In 2025 we will be holding 3 coffee mornings, a Curry Night in October and a Christmas social night. If all these are well attended we would hope that we will not be in deficit again this financial year. And if anyone is able to organise an additional fundraising event for the Village Hall, please let a Trustee know, you will have our full support.

David Roome
Chairman

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RURAL COFFEE CONNECT VAN

The charity Rural Community Council is running a project called Changing Connections. It aims to help people with their mental & physical health in Rutland by connecting them with local groups, services and people who can help in our local area.

The Coffee Connect van offers free coffee, conversation and advice and will be outside Ridlington Village hall on the Wednesdays of the 2nd, 9th & 16th of April between 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm.

Come along an enjoy a delicious coffee and have a chat.

 

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TALKING LAWNS – SATURDAY MARCH 8TH

Just a few more days to go before the “Talking Lawns” event on Saturday. Thank you to those who have kindly responded. See you on Saturday at the Village Hall at 5:00 pm.

There are still some spaces available. So if the event has slipped your mind or you have changed your mind and would still like to join us to learn more about how to maintain and improve your lawn, please do let anyone of us know so that we can start preparing for the catering.

Hope you can join us on Saturday.
Jackie, Jo, Shelagh

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TALKING LAWNS

Looking out your window on these dreary winter days and wondering how best to deal with your lawn as Spring is just around the corner? Or better yet create a small lawn feature in your garden?

Well ponder no further, we have been fortunate to find an expert on lawns who would like to share his knowledge on how to improve and maintain a great lawn. Better still how to deal with those niggling problems we all face… moss, thatch, dry patches. How and when to feed, seed and control those weeds. How to refresh, scarify, and aerate.

If you want to find out more then, why not come and join us for what will be a very informative but informal hour. Come charged with your questions, so we can have a lively exchange of the issues we all undoubtedly come up against.

So where is it and when?

Saturday, March 8th 2025 – 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Village Hall, Main Street, Ridlington
Light refreshments will be available
£5.00 pp – payment to be received by March 1st (we will come around to collect)

As spaces are limited, please could you confirm back, as soon as possible, if you would like to attend by emailing – talking.gardens@btinternet.com

We do hope to see you there.
Jackie, Jo, Shelagh

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CURRY NIGHT – OCTOBER 4TH

We will be organising a Curry Night on Saturday, October 4th at 7:00 pm  in the Village Hall.

There will be nibbles, Chicken and Vegetable curry, nan bread, papadums, followed by dessert.

Charge will be £15.00 pp. Please bring your own drink along.

If you would like to join us, please book and pay Pat Roome on 01572 821 416 or you can confirm to her by email on pat.roome@btinternet.com

 

 

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VILLAGE HALL NEWS

The Christmas Social Evening in the Village Hall was most enjoyable and well attended. A big thanks to all who helped and provided tasty nibbles all of which went well, helped down by some good wine & ales.

 

Village Hall Events
This year’s Village Hall events will be held on the following dates so save the dates!

Coffee Mornings – 10:30 – 12:00
Friday, May 23rd
Friday, July 18th
Friday, September 26th

 

Curry Night
Saturday, October 4th – 7:00 pm

 

Social Evening
Friday, December 19th – 7:00 – 10:30 pm

 

The Trustees