Nottinghamshire County Council – Page 7

Ruddington Traffic Chaos to Continue?

18th July 201725th July 2017 Graham Wright

There’s frustration among Ruddington’s road users after 4-way temporary traffic lights suddenly sprang up in our village centre at the weekend. Although it was known the exterior of the Red Lion was due to be repainted there was little advance warning that the impact for motorists would be so severe. New scaffolding erected around the pub is taking a short section of both High Street and Easthorpe Street down to a single lane – meaning that 24-hour signals are needed. Since Sunday there have been severe peak time delays for drivers. Nottingham City Transport‘s Navy 3 and Green 10…

No Flawforth Lane Closure Just Yet

3rd June 20175th June 2017 Graham Wright

A seven week closure of one of Ruddington’s key access routes is now set to happen at the end of July. Original information from Nottinghamshire Count Council given to roadworks.org indicated that the rescheduled major works along Flawforth Lane would be taking place from next week – Monday the 5th of June until Friday the 28th of July. However an enquiry from Ruddington Parish Council on behalf of RUDDINGTON.info has ascertained that the planned dates are now Monday 24th July to Friday 1st September 2017. Originally the closure was due to start in early February this year but the improvements were put on hold…

Framework Knitters’ Funding Boost

11th August 201624th August 2016 Graham Wright

Ruddington’s Framework Knitters’ Museum has been awarded £33,000 by Arts Council England from its so-called “Museum Resilience Fund”. The investment is to be used to help enlarge the museum’s site, create additional high quality exhibitions and expand the range of events and activities for visitors. Museum Manager Paul Baker is delighted by the award. He said: “Funding like this is imperative for an independent, charity-run museum such as ours. This money means that not only will we be able to continue to provide a fantastic experience for our visitors, but also continue to produce internationally-recognised…