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Ruddington Makers’ Night

This event is to showcase over 70 regional crafters and makers – from fine art to jewellery – in various venues in our village centre. This year, Makers’ Night will also have an abundance of stalls and attractions on the village green – including a a ‘Makers’ Marquee’, music, bar and street food. It’s being held on Friday 15th September from 4pm to 9pm and entry is FREE. It’s been organised by Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP) utilising multiple indoor and marquee venue: The Cottage Hotel (top photo) Ruddington Methodist Church Hall St…

It’s a lovely time of the year for a walk around Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve, Wilford Road NG11 7DD, at 10am with Reserve Warden Gordon Dyne. He says it’s a chance “looking at the reserves woodland and human history as the seasons wind down into winter.” The Nature Reserve has 8 hectares to discover what Autumn has to see along its walking trails from wildflowers to tree species. Walkers please meet at the Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve Car Park – it’s on the left when you are coming out…

All welcome for a walk around Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve, Wilford Road NG11 7DD, at 10am with Reserve Warden Gordon Dyne. He says “stroll round the reserve to look at the sites natural history.” The Nature Reserve has 8 hectares to discover what late Summer has to see along its walking trails from wildflowers to tree species. Walkers please meet at the Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve Car Park – it’s on the left when you are coming out of Ruddington on Wilford Road, the B680, and just before…

All welcome for an afternoon walk around Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve, Wilford Road NG11 7DD, at 2pm with Reserve Warden Gordon Dyne. He says you’ll find a “wide range of wildflowers in bloom at this time of year including Southern Marsh Orchids, as well as birds and butterflies on site.” Walkers please meet at the Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve Car Park – it’s on the left when you are coming out of Ruddington on Wilford Road, the B680, and just before the ring road bridge (between Ruddington and…

Meet for a morning walk around Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve, Wilford Road NG11 7DD, at 10am with Reserve Warden Gordon Dyne. He says you’ll find a “wide range of wildflowers in bloom at this time of year including Southern Marsh Orchids, as well as birds and butterflies on site.” Walkers please meet at the Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve Car Park – it’s on the left when you are coming out of Ruddington on Wilford Road, the B680, and just before the ring road bridge (between Ruddington and Wilford)…

You can join in historic celebrations for The King’s Coronation, in our village! Ruddington’s Community Picnic is part of ‘The Big Lunch’ – it ‘brings neighbours and communities together to share friendship, food and fun.’ On Sunday 7th May residents can get together on the Village Green; starting with the St Peter’s Church morning service, then from 12-noon is ‘The Big Lunch’ community picnic. Throughout the afternoon, expect entertainment by the Nottingham Concert Band and musicians. There’ll also be children’s games. Note: Weather permitting all this will be on The Green, otherwise this event…

Calling Model Railway Buffs!

24th April 202324th April 2023 Graham Wright

A creative Ruddington-based group of train enthusiasts is putting out an invitation for anyone with a passion for railway modelling to join them. Ruddington Model Railway Club is currently looking for new members to add to its existing team, to help operate and maintain their impressive indoor and outdoor layouts for 2023 and beyond. Sam Moss says: “We’re a small club consisting of around 35 members and cater for OO, O and G scale, with further OO and N gauge in the process of being built. Membership of Ruddington MRC is only £30…

Fancy Driving Thomas the Tank Engine?

8th April 202311th April 2023 Graham Wright

If you ever dreamed of being a train driver when you were young, or you have kids who would love to do so, during the Easter holiday Ruddington Model Railway Club (RMRC) is giving you chance to ‘take control’ of some of Britain’s most famous childhood locomotives. This Sunday and Monday (9th & 10th April 2023), as well as the club’s indoor layouts running at Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) next to our Country Park, you can operate Thomas, James and Percy yourself on their outdoor ‘G Scale’ track. Organiser Sam Moss…

What’s Happening with The Children’s Society Shop?

24th April 20215th December 2022 Graham Wright

Whilst our village centre is now ‘buzzing’ again following the return of non-essential retail after a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions on April 12th, shoppers may have noticed there’s still no sign of life at one of Ruddington’s much loved charity shops. The Children’s Society Shop at the corner of High Street and Easthorpe Street closed its doors over a year ago – at the beginning of the first Coronavirus ‘lockdown’ – and hasn’t traded again since. A notice on the door has long been directing TCS customers wishing to shop or…

Iconic ‘Railbus’ for Ruddington

20th January 20203rd September 2020 Graham Wright

Ruddington’s Great Central Railway (Nottingham) has revealed that the latest addition to its heritage fleet should mean it will able to run trains here all year ’round. Please see the September 2020 update below*. Currently services are operated by its volunteers only through the summer, in the lead-up to Christmas and over some other half-term holiday periods**. However, the imminent arrival of a Class 144 DMU Railcar (144003) from Porterbrook, to become preserved for heritage use, could see services increasing to 52 weekends a year. Once it’s released from mainline duties during the first…