Monday’s monthly gathering is run by our local U3A – The University of the Third Age. It’s for “retired and semi-retired people to make new friends, keep active and learn together. Of course it’s not a university in the usual sense. It’s a university of life” says the Ruddington and District U3A. July’s guest speaker is Steve LeMottee talking about ‘Sport on The Forest from the 17th century’ . Non-members are always welcome. You can attend for free at the first session and the branch says “but must thereafter join to be entitled to attend…
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How about a “fun, wild and fantastic time for kids”? Children aged between 8 and 12, from the village and beyond, can get involved with 2-hour nature sessions run by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Their Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch group meets monthly (except in August) at 11am usually at our Country Park on the second Saturday, outside the Education Centre by the lake. Leader Geoff East from the Trust says: “Watch groups are like a wild club for kids, packed full of wildlife activities and aimed at 8 to 12 year-olds, though we can…
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Monday’s monthly talk, run by our local U3A, will be “Sidney Race’s Nottingham Nights” with Ann Featherstone. Non-members are always welcome. You can attend as a guest and the branch says “but must thereafter join to be entitled to attend further meetings“. The Ruddington & District Branch was formed in 2018. Membership for a full year is £20, and you can either join at the meeting, and chat to members, or find out more from the website. The meetings are held, on the third Monday of the month, for members…
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Ruddington Business Partnership is a monthly networking event for local business and tradespeople. You can join in from 8.15am-9.15am every 3rd Friday of the month at The Next Episode on Dutton’s Hill. Although it’s FREE to attend, if possible, you’re asked to indicate you’ll be going along via Eventbrite >>HERE<<. It’s usually considered ‘good form’ to purchase a coffee or refreshment from the venue whilst you there, too! Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info publish all diary events in good faith and can’t be held responsible for any changes or cancellations of the activity. We run our calendar…
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Worshippers in Ruddington will have another option from this Sunday as ‘The Rock Church’ begins holding monthly services in our village, claiming to be ‘…a twenty-first century church, with first century power!’ This Pentecostal church is pioneered by a husband and wife team, Pastors Alistair and Kate Kent, who founded it ten years ago in West Bridgford with no money and no premises. However, there were 20 people in the congregation who were ready to start to outwork their vision to build “an authentic, vibrant, charismatic church in Bridgford” that, within…
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Amazingly, when our next Ruddington Village Market takes place this February, it will be marking one year since its launch! Hosted by The White Horse Inn, in partnership with the now award-winning Ruddington Village Centre Partnership (RVCP) team, the event has since firmly established itself on many people’s lists of essential things do in the area each month. Organisers gave themselves a well deserved rest this January – to prepare for the big, first birthday market on Saturday February 1st 2020. We’re promised music, entertainment, prizes and birthday specials in addition to all…
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Our Village Market began in February 2019 and usually takes place on the first Saturday of every month. It’s a collaboration between The Ruddington Village Centre Partnership and The White Horse Inn. COVID-19 Coronavirus update from organisers 18th March 2020: “We are sorry to announce that we are cancelling our market on Saturday 4th April. While there is not currently an official ban in place for events like Ruddington Village Market, the health and safety of our community of visitors, volunteers, traders and fellow residents of Ruddington is paramount. “We are…
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