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‘Ruddy Kind Acts’ Initiative Launches

9th January 202218th February 2022 Graham Wright

For the past few Christmases, residents of Ruddington have benefitted from ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ – where a mystery benefactor and his helpers have posted hundreds of envelopes marked ‘R.A.K’, each containing £100 in cash to lucky local recipients in our village, Clifton and Silverdale. Some villagers even had a wad of money thrust at them whilst walking down the street! After the identity of the generous individual behind it was finally revealed in December 2021, it inspired creatives from the ‘Handmade in Rudd’ group to launch their own community initiative – dubbed ‘Ruddy Kind…

‘No To Hate’ on Ruddington’s Buses

4th February 20178th March 2017 Graham Wright

Ruddington’s main bus operator has joined forces with two other major Nottinghamshire public transport providers to sign a ‘No To Hate’ pledge. Nottingham City Transport, Nottingham Community Transport and Nottingham Express Transit (NET) have united in a partnership to tackle hate crime on public transport – with an official signing taking place on Friday the 3rd of February. The organisations have previously worked in tandem on the TravelSafe initiative, focusing on safe and acceptable conduct on buses and trams. Part of this work has included visiting schools on a regular basis to discuss appropriate behaviour with…