On His Majesty’s 75th birthday last November we reported the very happy news that individuals and groups volunteering at Ruddington’s Framework Knitters’ Museum (FWK) had been awarded the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest Royal accolade a local voluntary group can receive in the UK, and is equivalent to an MBE. FWK was one of 262 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive our new King’s first awards in 2023. Their work, along with others from across the UK, aims to remind us about all the…
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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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Have you realised that Ruddington’s famous annual beer, food and music festival is now almost upon us? Not only that, it’s celebrating TEN YEARS on The Green; after originally being launched and hosted at The White Horse, with other village pubs then joining in. ‘RuddFest 2024’ runs from Thursday 6th until Sunday 9th June – just a little later than last year. (The dates move slightly each time, due to Ruddington Village Market now being held on The Green on the first Saturday of every month.) Once again around over 100…
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Organised by Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP), Ruddington Village Market is held on the first Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm. Since it was launched in February 2019, the open market has become a magnet for shoppers from our village as well as much further afield. There’s a large variety of stalls on The Green plus a chance to visit Ruddington’s many local shops and retailers. On Saturday 1st June you can expect over seventy-five traders alongside other stalls and stands on the village green. Among these will be the ‘Market Bar’ and Ruddington Parish Council; sharing…
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Organised by Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP), Ruddington Village Market is held on the first Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm. Since it was launched in February 2019, the open market has become a magnet for shoppers from our village as well as much further afield. There’s a large variety of stalls on The Green plus chance to visit Ruddington’s many local shops and retailers. On Saturday 4th May you can expect over seventy-five traders alongside other stalls and stands on the village green. Among these will be the ‘Market Bar’ and Ruddington Parish Council; sharing…
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