It’s the second day of ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival continues today, Friday 7th June until Sunday 9th June. This epic event in Ruddington is now in its 10th year. It’s FREE and starts at midday on each day. Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green. This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly.…
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It’s the third day of ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival continues today, Saturday 8th June. This FREE event in Ruddington is now in its 10th year and begins at 12-noon. Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green (above). This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly. Organiser John Noble says: “It’s a proud moment…
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It’s the fourth and final day of ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival on Sunday 9th June starts at midday. This is a FREE event in Ruddington and Ruddfest is celebrating its 10th year in our village. Cheers! Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green. This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly. Organiser John Noble…
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It’s ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival runs from Thursday 6th until Sunday 9th June. This epic event in the village, now in its 10th year, is FREE and it’ll start at 12-noon each day. Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green. This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly. Organiser John Noble says: “It’s a…
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Even before Ruddington’s latest village centre business has opened its doors, the new signage revealing what it’s to become has caused a bit of an outcry. Housed in the former butcher’s shop at 15, Church Street, which underwent a total refurbishment around six months’ ago, the recently added shopfront states it’s an ‘Electronic & Vape Store’ with a further illuminated neon sign emphasising the ‘Vape Shop’ aspect. Residents have written to RUDDINGTON.info complaining the signage is “…horrible and not at all in keeping…”, that the business is unsuitable for our village…
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Spring is definitely ‘in the air’ and women in Ruddington are being invited to gather again to celebrate its arrival. ‘Messy Mums’ – an evening of ‘chatting, crafting using upcycled materials, plus cake and wine’ – is back this Thursday at St Peter’s Church. It’s a FREE event, usually held there three times a year for the mums in our village, although non-mums are also welcome. However, organisers say it is specifically for “ladies”. Liz Mack of St Peter’s Church explains: “Messy Mums was born out of Messy Church, a family…
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Gin made here in Ruddington may soon be stocked in bars and restaurants across Parliament if our local MP gets her way. Please see the update below!* Ruth Edwards, who is also the co-chair of the ‘All Party Parliamentary Group for Geographically Protected Foods’, raised the issue in a letter to the House of Commons Commission – which is responsible for overseeing its day-to-day running. She pitched for British food and drink to be put at the heart of our democratic institutions, and she wants the change to start with Ruddy Fine…
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Village restaurant owner Mahbu Noor and his staff say they’re delighted at picking up a special national award for their work at The Three Spices on Easthorpe Street – after being nominated for it by their customers. The Ruddington eatery picked up the title ‘Best Customers’ Choice Restaurant’ in this year’s prestigious National Curry Awards – staged by Curry Life Magazine at a glittering event in London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel. The gong was presented to him by well known broadcasters Angela Rippon and Mike Bushell {top photo}. Speaking after the ceremony, Mr…
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One of Ruddington’s much-loved hospitality venues has reopened today under new management – and also with a more contemporary, new look. The Old Bakehouse Tearoom on Church Street had been closed since the start of July to allow for repairs and alterations to the interior by its new owner Eve Kirk. She took over the reigns from Lesley Wells during this summer due to Lesley’s retirement. Eve is pictured above (centre) with new staff members Jess (left) and Serena (right), who both live in Ruddington. Eve explains: “I worked in a cafe…
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Ruddington based artisan gin maker, The Ruddy Fine Distillery, has been shortlisted amongst major drink brands for its locally foraged ‘Lockdown Gin’ at The Grocer New Product Awards 2021. Widely regarded as the number one event of its kind for food and drink, these awards recognise and applaud extraordinary innovation across the UK’s FMCG sector. Previous finalists in the same ‘Alcoholic Drinks’ category have included nationwide brands such as Sipsmiths Gin and Westons Cider. As usual, the food and drink products at The Grocer New Product Awards were judged and scored…
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