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Boots Orchestra Charity Concert

‘An Evening of French Music’ in Ruddington! Boots Orchestra, with guest pianist Edward Hodgkinson, performs classical music from 7.30pm on Saturday 2nd March at St Peter’s Church to support a good cause. The Orchestra says “proceeds to Nottingham Hospitals’ Radio”. NHR is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The station is run by unpaid volunteers 24/7 and is dedicated to entertaining patients who’re in hospital. Enjoy la musique for £7 per person and under 16s go for free. You can either get tickets on the evening at the Church door or call Anne…

This is a charity concert by Grand Central Chorus and St Peter’s Church in aid of The Ruddington Pantry. “Come and enjoy a mix of songs from the shows, pop favourites and classic a cappella that will have you tapping your feet” say the organisers. The Spring Showcase is on Saturday 24th February inside the church at 7pm – doors are open at 6.30pm. You can expect singing from the Grand Central Chorus and quartets with medal-winning barbershop harmony. Also some of St Peter’s own musicians are performing as a support act under…

This Fashion Show evening is organised by The Mustard Seed Project (Uganda) – a community fundraising group, based in Ruddington, to provide clean water, food and an education for children in Teso. At the fundraiser, you can get drinks at ‘The Bra Bar’, win a ‘Fountain of Fizz’ and there’ll also be a raffle and much more! Further details will follow… Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm on Friday 8th March at St Peter’s Junior School. Tickets are £5 at the door (cash or cards are…

Children and grown-ups are welcome at this fundraising event for the Ruddington District Girlguiding. The Barn Dance is at the Ruddington Village Hall on Saturday 9th March. Doors open at 7.00pm for the dancing to begin at 7:30pm. A light Ploughman’s is provided in the ticket price of £18. Please bring your own alcoholic or soft drinks. Tickets are available from Phoenix Flowers, The Bottle Top and at Unit meetings. Organisers say “Cash only please in a marked envelope with names and tickets.” Thank you. Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info publishes all diary events…

Roll up for festive fun and a fundraiser! From Santa’s Grotto to Stalls, Games and Tombolas, along with a raffle, bar and a choir at St Peter’s Junior School ‘Christmas Fair’. Admission is free. But for the Grotto it’s £4 for a child, and the price includes a toy. Stall bookings cost £15. You can find out more at the Friends of St Peter’s Junior School page. Join in the annual ‘Christmas Fair’ on Friday 1st December from 6pm to 8pm. For more details >> CLICK << on the Christmas Fair poster: Friends of St Peter’s…

This is a fundraising event organised by Friends of St Peter’s Junior School (FoS) charity. The Fashion Show and Sale is on Friday 6th October at St Peter’s Junior School on Ashworth Avenue. Adult ticket is £6 and includes your first drink. Doors open 6:30pm, and the evening starts at 7pm, FoS says there’ll be “a bar, group tables, fabulous prizes to be won in the Raffle and clothing available to try on in changing rooms. Designer stores including Monsoon, M&S, Boohoo, DP to be sold at a fraction of the normal price. All welcome, with no obligation to buy.…

Challenge your teddy! Is your bear brave enough to make a parachute jump from a Church tower in the village to raise funds for Save the Children? Ruddington’s ‘Teddy Bear Parachute Jump’ is taking place from 2pm to 5pm on Saturday 16th September at St Peter’s Church. Organiser Jane Piggott explains “The idea is for children (and any adults who might be interested) to make parachutes for their teddies or other soft toys and then bring them along on the day to register to make the jump from the church…

Everyone is welcome! The Macmillan Coffee Morning is a get together to raise money for people living with cancer. It’s on for a couple of hours from 10am to 12-noon at Shrimpton Court, off Elms Park, on Friday 29th September. Since the fundraising morning started in 1990 the charity has raised over £290 million nationwide for Macmillan Cancer Support. It says: “It was a rather small affair with a simple idea: guests would gather over coffee and donate the cost of their cuppa to Macmillan in the process. It was so…

This is a charity concert by Ruddington Community Choir in aid of Bloomin’ Dementia. It is held in the Ruddington Methodist Church at 2:30pm on Saturday 22nd July. At the event you can also talk to a charity representative about their work. The charity formed in 2017 with the aim to be ‘focused and committed to the relief of those living with dementia and related disorders in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.’ Concert tickets are £6 per person – to include refreshments – and you can get yours by calling 0115 984 5375. Also…

Fundraiser Launched Following Fatal Dog Attack

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Big-hearted Ruddington residents on the Pasture Lane estate are raising funds to pay the veterinary fees for a neighbour whose dog was viciously attacked there on Friday night, and subsequently died. Eyewitnesses say Hugo the terrier (pictured above with his owner Debs Hayball) was brutally savaged by a much larger dog (of bulldog appearance) outside her home – with Debs also getting bitten on her left hand as she tried to protect her pet. The attacking dog – which reportedly had no lead or collar – was subsequently seized by…