It’s been revealed that TWO local green spaces popular with village visitors and Ruddington walkers are in receipt of prestigious Green Flag Awards this year. Firstly, Rushcliffe Country Park has received its 17th consecutive Green Flag Award, once again acknowledging it as one of the country’s best parks. Ruddington’s popular green space is among 2,216 places in the UK receiving the 2023/24 award. Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Transformation, Leisure and Wellbeing, Cllr Jonathan Wheeler, joined the Friends of Rushcliffe Country Park volunteer group and Council representatives (pictured top) in…
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This week’s Benjamins featured Ruddington property is a beautifully extended detached family home | with four double bedrooms | spectacular master bedroom & open ensuite, featuring a solid brass freestanding bath | loft conversion | additional snug/office | open plan kitchen/diner | downstairs WC and utility room | generous driveway with EV charger & integral garage | private lawned rear garden with decking & pergola | priced at £625,000. You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Benjamins Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115…
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Whilst our schools are out for the big holiday it’s hoped less traffic will mean fewer delays for Ruddington’s long-suffering motorists. However, there are some scheduled roadworks going on which will inevitably still cause inconvenience and longer journey times. First up, St John’s Road (pictured above) – a popular Ruddington shortcut – is closed to traffic from July 24th to 28th for National Grid work (as shown below), therefore motorists from Wilford Road will need to travel via the village centre to get into the estate or out onto Loughborough Road, and vice-versa.*…
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The bright lights of London are beckoning once again for two students from Ruddington’s very own ‘Fame’ school who have just secured major starring roles in two forthcoming productions. Freedom Dance & Performance, based at 7 Charles Street, has been nurturing local talent for over two decades, with its alumni securing theatre and TV acting roles throughout the country; as well as internationally aboard cruise ships! Since 2002, children and young people from all backgrounds – from Ruddington and further afield – have been passing through its understated purple door…
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Scavenger Hunt at Rushcliffe Country Park is on at the children’s play area. It’s a FREE activity on the last two Fridays in August (18th & 25th) starting at 10am. No booking is required for this event. Organisers say you can just turn up for your “Free self-led scavenger hunt sheets – by the play area.” You can either call 0115 921 5865 or email the the Park >>HERE<< if you need more information about this event. Have a fun time over the summer holidays at our local great green space. Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info publish…
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“Come and build a shelter in the woods with us!” Den Building at Rushcliffe Country Park is a fun activity on Monday 21st August from 10.30am to 12-noon. Cost is £6 per person. Please book your place by calling 0115 921 5865 or email the organisers >>HERE<< so they know you’ll be going along to their “classic” event – it helps them to get things ready for this hands-on adventure. Meet outside the Visitor Centre (right hand side when entering from the car park). With summer upon us, you’re advised to come prepared whatever the weather (sun or rain…
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“Come and build a shelter in the woods with us!” Den Building at Rushcliffe Country Park is a fun activity on Tuesday 15th August from 10.30am to 12-noon. Cost is £6 per person. Please email the organisers >>HERE<< so they know you’ll be going along to their “classic” event – it helps them to get things ready for this hands-on adventure. Meet outside the Visitor Centre (right hand side when entering from the car park). With summer upon us, you’re advised to come prepared whatever the weather (sun or rain hat, sun protection, waterproofs, etc)! The…
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“Come and build a shelter in the woods with us!” Den Building at Rushcliffe Country Park is a fun activity in August on the first two Fridays (4th and 11th) from 10.30am to 12-noon. Cost is £6 per person. Please book your place by calling 0115 921 5865 or email the organisers >>HERE<<. Then they can get things ready for this hands-on activity. Meet outside the Visitor Centre (right hand side when entering from the car park). With summer upon us, you’re advised to come prepared whatever the weather (sun or rain hat, sun protection, waterproofs, etc)!…
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“Join us hunting for creepy crawlies in our secret woodland!” At Rushcliffe Country Park you’ll also be pond dipping as well as hunting for bugs on the first two Tuesdays (1st and 8th) in August for a couple of hours from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Cost is £6 per person. Meet outside the Visitor Centre (right hand side when entering from the car park). With summer upon us, you’re advised to come prepared whatever the weather (sun or rain hat, sun protection, waterproofs, etc)! Please book your place by calling 0115 921 5865 or email…
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A financial advice and mortgage firm which was launched in West Bridgford almost a decade ago has just moved to Ruddington. Riverfall Financial, founded in 2014, is now located on the first floor of 17-21 High Street, just above Dhaka Delhi. Business owner Jessica McGowan, CFP™ Chartered FCSI, explains: “As Managing Director, and fellow Ruddington resident of 14 years, I have been keen to move the company to Ruddington for some time and am thrilled that we now have offices in the village centre. “I love Ruddington and I love the life that I,…
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