After being cancelled due to the Coronavirus last year, the Remembrance Day commemorations on the Sunday nearest to Armistice Day are returning to Ruddington this year. It’s when the uniformed groups in our village parade from The Green to the War Memorial, led by the Boys’ Brigade Band, for a short service there. Traditionally, the two minutes’ silence at 11am has been followed by a full service inside St Peter’s Church. However, continuing concerns about high COVID-19 infection rates mean it’s being done differently this year and the service will…
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U3A Meeting with Guest Speaker
U3A is short for The University of the Third Age – set up for retired and semi-retired people to share learning, fun and friendship by suggesting and arranging locally based interest groups. The Ruddington & District Branch was formed in 2018. Its monthly, Monday meetings returned in September and here are the forthcoming face-to-face gatherings with guest speakers for 2021:- 18th October: ‘A Short Submarine Patrol’ with Neil Jervis 15th November: ‘All the World’s a Stage’ with Peter Davison 20th December: ‘Time Through the Ages’ with John Hope The meetings…
Ruddington Business Partnership
Ruddington Business Partnership is a FREE networking event for local business and trades people. Having organised 18 months’ of ‘virtual’ networking during the pandemic, Rushcliffe Business Partnership & Shamshad Walker are inviting you to join them ‘face-to-face’ againfrom 10am to 11am at The Ruddington Arms. No booking is required, but networkers are asked to purchase refreshments (e.g. tea or coffee) atthe venue. From October, it’s planned that the free business event will return monthly between 8am and 9am at The Next Episode (Government guidelines on the Coronavirus permitting). Organisers say…
Wednesday Morning Coffee Club
Paused early last year due to theCoronavirus pandemic, with restrictions now lifted the popular weekly coffee morning is back TODAY in St Peter’s Rooms. It’s all thanks to new organisers Gwen Eyre & Carol Jaggers. Everyone aged over 55 in Ruddington is invited to go along – for coffee, biscuits and conversation between 10am and midday. This first post-COVID gathering will be FREE. There will be a small charge in future weeks to cover the cost of the room hire and refreshments. If you’d like to know more before you…
Makers’ Night 2021
Ruddington Village Centre Partnership (RVCP)is excited that Makers’ Night is back! RVCP says: “It is a wonderful opportunity to experience what local makers have to offer across a range of venues.” The event is showcasing a range of artisans’ work and is organised by RVCP’s ‘Market’ team in collaboration with The Framework Knitters’ Museum and the Debbie Bryan Gallery.Makers’ Night 2021 has doubled from the original 3 indoor village venues to 6 indoor and outdoor locations. As usual, some village centre shops are staying open late, too – some hosting…
Rushcliffe 5k Parkrun
Rushcliffe Parkrun is a weekly 5km run – you against the clock – every Saturday at 9:00am. It returned in July 2021 after an absence of sixteen months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. ‘Parkrun’ is now operating nationally under a ten point COVID protocol which includes social distancing. In Ruddington the pre-run briefing is now delivered in the ‘Kite Field’ to facilitate this. You can read more >>HERE<<
Ruddington “Wakes” Funfair
This is an annual, traditional, family event,dating back over one hundred years, when the St Peter’s Feast was the start of the school holidays in the village, around the 29th of June. Originally “The Wakes”were then held on The Green but, since1968, havetaken place each year on Sellors’ Playing Field. One exception was 2020, when this popular Ruddington funfair, run by Cox’s Amusements,was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. For its return, following a two year gap, organisers are promising new COVID safe measure have been put in place. The…
Ruddington “Wakes” Funfair
This is an annual, traditional, family event,dating back over one hundred years, when the St Peter’s Feast was the start of the school holidays in the village, around the 29th of June. Originally “The Wakes”were then held on The Green but, since1968, havetaken place each year on Sellors’ Playing Field. One exception was 2020, when this popular Ruddington funfair, run by Cox’s Amusements,was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. For its return, following a two year gap, organisers are promising new COVID safe measure have been put in place. The…
Ruddington PC ‘Virtual’ Annual Parish Meeting
After being cancelled last year due, to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, this annual meeting will take place in 2021. However it will remain ‘online’ due to ongoing restrictions. The Parish Meeting starts at 7.30pm with the usual ParishCouncil Meeting straight afterwards. Villagers are welcome to attend either or both via Zoom.Please click on the links below to view the agenda and papers for tonight’s two meetings: 13 04 2021 Annual Parish Meeting Agenda & Papers 7.30pm To attend please use this link: https://zoom.us/j/94288355244?pwd=bm5DbllybFFNaUg2ZHhPVUkzZW9aQT09 13 04 2021 Parish Council Agenda &…
April Village Market
Ruddington Village Marketreturns this April after a three month break during the latest national Coronavirus ‘lockdown’. Although organisers from the award-winning Ruddington Village Centre Partnership (RVCP)could have continued with ‘essential’ traders only throughout this period, it was paused again as a safety precaution in February and March because of the large number of visitors it usually attracts. Remaining restrictions mean its return today(Saturday 3rd April)will still only be with around forty essential stalls but with theGovernment’s ‘roadmap’ paving the way for a ‘normal’ market again by May, if all goes…