Long-awaited highway improvements to alleviate the daily traffic queues at an increasingly busy Ruddington crossroads are scheduled to begin next month. As previously reported, local frustrations have been mounting about peak-time tailbacks at the Kirk Lane/Loughborough Road/Flawforth Lane traffic lights. It’s as hundreds of families continue to move into Ruddington’s four major new housing developments (approved over three years’ ago as part of the Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) ‘Local Plan Part Two’) before the mandated improvement works to add extra turning lanes at this critical junction have been carried out. RUDDINGTON.info…
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It’s the last day of ‘Ruddfest 2023’! Ruddington’s annual beer, cider, gin, food and music festival starts at 12-noon at various participating village venues. Ruddfest will be centred around the main marquee on The Green along with The Frame Breakers, the White Horse and Red Lion pubs also joining with the festivities. “The village green will have the usual set-up, as in previous years, with beer, cider, and a premium spirits wall with flavoured gin, vodka and rum” says organiser John Noble. “The Frame Breakers is involved and will be hosting a stall from The Ruddington Arms…
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It’s ‘Ruddfest 2023’! Ruddington’s annual beer, cider, gin, food and music festival is on until Sunday 28th May. This year over 100 beers and ciders are available – until they run out, of course! – across participating venues from midday. Ruddfest will be centred around the main marquee on The Green along with The Frame Breakers, the White Horse and Red Lion pubs participating across the long weekend of festivities. Organiser John Noble says: “The village green will have the usual set-up, as in previous years, with beer, cider, and a premium spirits wall with flavoured gin,…
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It’s ‘Ruddfest 2023’! Ruddington’s annual beer, cider, gin, food and music festival is on until Sunday 28th May. This year over 100 beers and ciders are available – until they run out! – across participating venues from 12-noon. Ruddfest will be centred around the main marquee on The Green, along with The Frame Breakers, and the White Horse and Red Lion pubs are joining in today (26th May). Organiser John Noble says: “The village green will have the usual set-up, as in previous years, with beer, cider, and a premium spirits wall with flavoured gin, vodka and rum.…
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It’s ‘Ruddfest 2023’! Ruddington’s annual beer, cider, gin, food and music festival runs from Thursday 25th May until Sunday 28th May. This year over 100 beers and ciders are promised across participating venues from noon. Ruddfest will be centred around the main marquee on The Green, along with The Frame Breakers, White Horse and Red Lion pubs participating with the long weekend of festivities, too. Please note: The White Horse and The Red Lion will join in on the Friday (26th May). Organiser John Noble says: “The village green will have the usual set-up, as in previous years,…
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Ruddington was alive with the sound of music yesterday – as around 170 voices demonstrated the joy of singing at various venues around our village. Organised by Ruddington Community Choir, ‘The Big Sing’ was back – after a five year absence due to COVID-19 and other factors – and it seems participants from near and far quickly and eagerly picked up from where it had left off. The big day (Saturday May 20th 2023) started with a ‘Mass Workshop’ in St Peter’s Church where singers learned ‘I’m Into Something Good’ and…
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It’s been rather a long wait, partly due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Ruddington’s much loved singing festival is finally back this month. As before, the aim is to enjoy singing together, and anyone can take part, whether you can sing or not! ‘The Big Sing 2023’ is run by Ruddington Community Choir, who hope it will be a welcome boost to our village economy, too. Organisers estimate over 160 people will gather between 9am and 6pm on Saturday 20th May, with the event starting and ending at St Peter’s Church. Participants will…
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