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Ruddington Trio’s Fundraising Fortnight

2nd July 20212nd July 2021 Graham Wright

This weekend, three employees from a Ruddington firm are beginning the challenge of walking the Pennine Way in just 14 days – in aid of a local children’s hospice. The trio, who all work at Quotient Sciences on Mere Way, are taking on the 268 mile trek to raise money for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People in Loughborough. Adam Ball (26), Tom Gailey (28) and Ben Foster (29), who all began working for the company in January 2018, are pictured (top) just before setting off from there today to start…

Where’s Ma’s Mah Jong Gone?

19th January 202123rd January 2021 Graham Wright

An appeal has been launched by a member of a famous Ruddington family for an item of great sentimental value which was accidentally given to a village charity shop. Musician Guy Phethean is on the hunt for a ‘Mah Jong’ set, belonging to his mother Kathy, donated to the Nottinghamshire Hospice Shop in Ruddington in the autumn of 2018. Guy (pictured above with Kathy) now lives in Essex but is keen to track down the set, and the associated hand-made wooden racks. They hold precious memories of his mum who died…

Honey, I’m Home!

13th August 202015th August 2020 Graham Wright

If you enjoy combing Ruddington’s charity shops for bargains, your prayers are answered – because the usual buzz has just returned to one of them. And the volunteers say it’s good to bee back. (That’s it. We’re done now! – Ed) The Honeycomb is the first of the three fundraising shops in our village to re-open after an extended closure due to the Coronavirus, (which, of course, shut all our non-essential retailers for almost two months during the ‘lockdown’). The Church Street shop – which raises money for those who are…

Join Ruddington’s Big Purple Party

13th October 201918th October 2019 Graham Wright

Don’t worry – there’s nothing political or Brexit-related going on here! Rather, ‘The Big Purple Party’ is an opportunity to help Nottinghamshire Hospice paint the village purple with friends, family and colleagues to help funds for local hospice care. Ruddington shop manager, Colette Priest, explains: “The party is to promote the Hospice and the work it does with terminally ill clients. Purple is our background colour hence, all this week, people at all our nine shops are dressing up in purple (like volunteer Sandy Malty, pictured top). Also we’re asking…

The Big Purple Party

17th May 201727th May 2017 Graham Wright

No, this has nothing to do with June’s general election! It’s actually a fundraiser by the Nottinghamshire Hospice charity, running from Monday the 22nd to Sunday the 28th May. And they’d like Ruddington folk to get involved! Ruddington Shop Manager, Tessa Eastel, says “It’s a week-long event and party that’s happening across the county and everyone is invited to join us! Our goal is to ‘Paint Ruddington Purple’ and there are lots of ways you can join in the fun.” And she’s listed a few ideas to get us started:- Hold a…