
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
A good mixture this month.
The first, a beautiful novel “For thy Great Pain have Mercy on my Little Pain” by Victoria Mackenzie imagining a meeting between the anchoress Julian of Norwich who wrote the first English language book attributed…

A WARM WELCOME
We would like to extend a Warm Welcome to the newcomers to our community - Heather and James McGill and their two sons Monty and Angus, to Victoria Brambini and Jamie Madill, and Lisa Klein and Sarah Tyerman.
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MONTHLY WALK – AUGUST 8TH
Meet at the Church porch at 6:00 pm on Friday, August 8th, to go in search of butterflies to participate in the citizen science project the Big Butterfly Count.
ID chart available in the churchyard porch.
See https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/…

RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL UPDATE
Please find below a link to the latest e-newsletter from Rutland County Council.
https://mailchi.mp/8a1f5ff3c8a4/yourrutland-14194055?e=85edba0215

AFTERNOON TEAS
The return of the fundraising traditional Sunday afternoon teas in Ridlington Village Hall.
Save the date for a social get together over a cup of tea during the month of August - 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. Starting from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
All…

BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT – CITIZEN SCIENCE
Can you spare 15 minutes to sit in the sunshine to count butterflies between July 18th - August 10th?
Please participate in the UK wide survey - the Big Butterfly Count where data will be used to assess the health of the environment.
More…

RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL UPDATE
For your information, please find below a link to Rutland County Council's E-newletter.
https://mailchi.mp/69e7e09e6b83/yourrutland-14193710?e=16e45a8b55

MONTHLY WALK
Saturday, July 26th.
Something a little different - an excursion to see the ospreys. Meet at the Church at 10:00 before driving to the Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
There will be a charge of £6.00 per person. For details, please contact…

FOOD BANK COLLECTION
The next collection date is July 23rd.
A particular plea has been made for colouring books, pencils and blowing bubbles to provide activities for the school holiday period.
Your continued support of this worthwhile project is gratefully…
