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Kerbside Glass Recycling for Ruddington?

17th July 202319th July 2023 Graham Wright

Items such as glass bottles and jars could be collected from our homes under plans being discussed by local Councillors. Whilst Ruddington householders already enjoy a free, fortnightly collection for many recyclable items, under the Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) ‘Blue Bin’ scheme, those of us wishing to recycle glass (or clothing) currently have to head out into the village – either to the Church Street (‘Co-op’) Car Park (pictured top) or to the recycling point along Asher Lane. For soft plastic recycling, such as crisp packets, residents need to go into Ruddington…

Village Pub’s Expansion Plans

15th July 202315th July 2023 Graham Wright

A popular and historic Ruddington public house has submitted proposals which would see its accommodation more than double in size if approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC). Owners of The Frame Breakers (formerly The Bricklayers Arms prior to 2015) have applied for planning permission to build a three storey side extension, with two storey side and rear extension, to the existing building at the corner of High Street and Kirk Lane in our village centre. The Heritage Design and Access Statement drawn up by Welham Architects (who created the images above…

Museum Volunteer’s Lasting Legacy

13th July 202314th July 2023 Graham Wright

Ruddington’s Framework Knitters’ Museum has had some very special visitors from America this month – the family of a woman whose generous gift greatly helped to make its recent expansion plans possible. Many villagers will already know that our internationally famous tourist attraction has been transformed in the last couple of years by the purchase of the former ‘Gunn Cottage’ at the end of Chapel Street. It’s been converted into an impressive new entrance and reception area – plus shop and cafe – acting as a proper ‘gateway’ into Ruddington’s…

Happy 80th to our Scouts!

11th July 202311th July 2023 Graham Wright

This week marks another major milestone for 1st Ruddington Scouts – as the they celebrate their 80th birthday. The group actually came into existence during World War II – launching on 12th July 1943. Since then, as Ruddington’s population has grown, its membership has gone up substantially – with three Beaver Colonies, three Cub Packs and two Scout Troops, numbering over 130 young people in all. They’re supported by more than 40 adult volunteers as leaders and trustees. Jennifer Boniface, Chair of 1st Ruddington Scouts, reveals: “We recently held a…

Major Ruddington Junction Work Begins

8th July 202323rd July 2023 Graham Wright

Long-awaited highway improvements to alleviate the daily traffic queues at an increasingly busy village crossroads are starting this weekend – and will take around five months to complete. As previously reported, local frustrations have been mounting about peak-time tailbacks at the Kirk Lane/Loughborough Road/Flawforth Lane traffic lights in Ruddington. It’s as hundreds of families continue to move into four major new housing developments here (approved over three years’ ago as part of the Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) ‘Local Plan Part Two’) before the mandated improvement works to add extra turning lanes…

What’s Happening with the Old Youth Centre?

7th July 20237th July 2023 Graham Wright

If you’ve walked, cycled or driven past The Green in the last couple of days, you’ll almost certainly have noticed the metal security fencing and scaffolding just erected at Ruddington’s former Youth & Community (‘Young People’s) Centre. Originally owned and maintained by Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) it has lain empty and disused since December 2016, with the main building having to be boarded up in 2018 following repeated acts of vandalism. In December 2019 Ruddington Parish Council (RPC) announced it had purchased the facility from NCC to refurbish it and put it back into use…

Goal Net Removed Following New Residents’ Complaints

5th July 20237th July 2023 Graham Wright

Campaigners who fought to save a Ruddington playing field for future generations are dumbfounded by a decision to remove the netting from one of the goalposts to discourage people from using it. It’s after some new ‘Fairham Green’ residents, who’ve recently moved into the new houses just behind Sellors’ Recreation Ground, allegedly complained to Ruddington Parish Council (RPC) that young people playing football there (as they have been for around eighty years) is a nuisance. Villager Rebecca Collison, who campaigned successfully as part of Ruddington Community Association (RCA) not to include the…

It’s ‘Diamond Day’ for Ruddington Library

3rd July 20236th July 2023 Graham Wright

Staff at our village library are inviting residents and other users to mark a special milestone with them this week – the 60th anniversary of its opening. Although never the prettiest building in Ruddington’s ‘Conservation Area’, the Church Street lending library has been serving bookworms and the wider community here since July 1963 – and most of us have become oblivious to its uninspired and dated appearance by now. It’s ironic, perhaps, that it’s ‘Inspire‘ which runs our library these days, on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council! In fairness, Ruddington Library…

‘Have Your Say’ on New Infrastructure and Council Services

1st July 20236th July 2023 Graham Wright

Are you happy with the way all the approved new housing is being delivered here in Ruddington in terms of the required infrastructure needed to support it? And are Council services keeping up? Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) is inviting residents from our village and beyond to share their views on its forthcoming ‘Corporate Strategy’, which sets out its plans for the next four years on the delivery of the services for which it is responsible. This consultation is open now, and runs until Monday July 17th 2023. The authority assures us it’s…

Rock Revived in Ruddington!

29th June 202329th June 2023 Graham Wright

Almost three and a half years’ ago we reported how Christian worshippers in our village would soon have another option – when Edwalton based ‘The Rock Church’ announced it would be holding monthly services in Ruddington. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ in March 2020 dictated that its first service in St Peter’s Rooms (pictured top) would also be its last … until now, that is. The local Pentecostal church, founded in 2010 and pioneered by husband and wife team pastors Alistair and Kate Kent, has announced the return of its “authentic, vibrant, charismatic church” to Ruddington with…