It’s the second day of ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival continues today, Friday 7th June until Sunday 9th June. This epic event in Ruddington is now in its 10th year. It’s FREE and starts at midday on each day. Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green. This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly.…
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It’s the third day of ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival continues today, Saturday 8th June. This FREE event in Ruddington is now in its 10th year and begins at 12-noon. Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green (above). This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly. Organiser John Noble says: “It’s a proud moment…
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It’s the fourth and final day of ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival on Sunday 9th June starts at midday. This is a FREE event in Ruddington and Ruddfest is celebrating its 10th year in our village. Cheers! Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green. This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly. Organiser John Noble…
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It’s ‘Ruddfest 2024! The annual beer, cider, food and music festival runs from Thursday 6th until Sunday 9th June. This epic event in the village, now in its 10th year, is FREE and it’ll start at 12-noon each day. Ruddfest is centred around the main marquee on The Green. This year around 100 beers and ciders are planned across its participating venues – with The Frame Breakers, The White Horse and The Red Lion taking part. You can read more about this year’s RuddFest >>HERE<<. RuddFest requests you to drink responsibly. Organiser John Noble says: “It’s a…
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‘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…
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Unfortunately this fundraising concert has had to be cancelled for now due to a significant outbreak of COVID-19 among the Chorus. It’s hoped to reschedule it at the same venue early in the new year. ***WATCH THIS SPACE!*** Previous info… This is a charity concert by St Peter’s Church and Grand Central Chorus in aid of The Ruddington Pantry. ‘A Christmas Mix’ is at 8pm on Wednesday 6th December inside the Church. Organisers have laid on about an hour of Christmas songs from the Shows and Pop Classics. You can expect…
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Everyone’s welcome! There’s FREE Entry between 2pm and 5pm to the ‘Summer Family Fun Day’ at Balmore Country House (Ruddington Retirement Village) at 245-247 Loughborough Road in Ruddington on Saturday 26th August. The Balmore, part of the My Care group, says the afternoon event aims to be “Fun for the whole family. Tombola, music, food, stalls, raffle, bouncy castle and more!” Balmore Country House, set back from Loughborough Road, is a beautiful, converted property and stands in its own grounds. It offers support to the most vulnerable people in our…
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Organisers of Ruddington’s popular monthly market on The Green are welcoming extra funding to support its growth and expansion. Through its ‘Strategic Growth Fund’, Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) has provided £14,800 in match funding for Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP) to support the running of Ruddington Village Market – which now sees over 75 participating businesses each month and attracts thousands of visitors to our village. The market is set up and run by volunteers and this funding has gone towards a Market Manager post, advertising costs, pitch markers and equipment to help…
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Ruddington’s golf club has submitted an application to Rushcliffe Borough Council for a variation of the current alcohol and entertainment licence on its premises. As well as the popular 18-hole par-72 golf course, established in 1988, Ruddington Grange Golf Club on Wilford Road is now also a well established entertainment venue for dining, parties, weddings and other functions. With the blue notice below, the Ruddington business is seeking to expand what it can offer to its customers from our village and beyond. Ruddington Grange Golf Club offers various bookable rooms of…
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A guitar tutor and session guitarist from our village has something to show for his three months ‘in confinement’ – his debut album! Dan Cartwright, who lives on Brookside Road in Ruddington, has taught guitar and drums at many nearby schools, including South Wolds Academy, West Bridgford School, and Willow Brook Primary. “I started teaching when I left South Wolds Academy in Keyworth in the mid-nineties” says Dan. “Since then I’ve been in various bands and must have played nearly every pub/club in Notts. But, nine years ago, my daughter…
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