It’s ‘Ruddfest 2023’! Ruddington’s annual beer, cider, gin, food and music festival runs from Thursday 25th May until Sunday 28th May. This year over 100 beers and ciders are promised across participating venues from noon. Ruddfest will be centred around the main marquee on The Green, along with The Frame Breakers, White Horse and Red Lion pubs participating with the long weekend of festivities, too. Please note: The White Horse and The Red Lion will join in on the Friday (26th May). Organiser John Noble says: “The village green will have the usual set-up, as in previous years,…
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Ruddington was alive with the sound of music yesterday – as around 170 voices demonstrated the joy of singing at various venues around our village. Organised by Ruddington Community Choir, ‘The Big Sing’ was back – after a five year absence due to COVID-19 and other factors – and it seems participants from near and far quickly and eagerly picked up from where it had left off. The big day (Saturday May 20th 2023) started with a ‘Mass Workshop’ in St Peter’s Church where singers learned ‘I’m Into Something Good’ and…
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Whether you’re a former employee of Barton’s Buses, or simply have memories of catching these comfortable coaches numbered as the 14 or 54 to and from Ruddington to the City or Clifton, this FREE event is for you! Running between 10.00am and 4pm at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) on Sunday 21st May 2023, organisers say the ‘Barton Bus Bonanza’ will feature both resident buses and visiting survivors of the Barton fleet – with some even offering free trips around the local countryside. They are especially encouraging anyone who worked for the company to join…
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Ruddington’s main bus operator – which runs the Navy 3 and Green 10 services, in our village – has announced that new fares will be introduced on its services from Sunday 28th May 2023. Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is blaming the latest rises on significant increases in its costs – which the company says resulted in an operational loss during the last financial year. From the end of this month, NCT’s average bus fare will go up by 9.6% – slightly below the current UK inflation rate of 10.1%. However, the operator’s…
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It’s been rather a long wait, partly due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Ruddington’s much loved singing festival is finally back this month. As before, the aim is to enjoy singing together, and anyone can take part, whether you can sing or not! ‘The Big Sing 2023’ is run by Ruddington Community Choir, who hope it will be a welcome boost to our village economy, too. Organisers estimate over 160 people will gather between 9am and 6pm on Saturday 20th May, with the event starting and ending at St Peter’s Church. Participants will…
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With all the excitement of the King’s Coronation, and its associated events here in Ruddington, plus ‘The Big Sing’, it might have escaped your attention that Ruddington’s famous annual beer and cider festival is ALSO happening this month? ‘Ruddfest 2023’ runs from Thursday 25th May until Sunday 28th May – just before the Spring Bank Holiday. The dates now move slightly each year, due to Ruddington Village Market being on The Green on the first Saturday of each month. This time over 100 beers and ciders are promised across participating venues.…
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A right royal event! There’ll be stalls to street food & drink – even a ‘royal-themed photo booth’ and you can watch a free live screening of King’s Charles’ procession and crowning ceremony at May’s Market Day. Read Ruddington’s events for the Coronation >>HERE<<. Held on the first Saturday of each month, Ruddington Village Market is a super shopping experience. There’s always a huge variety of stalls on The Green. Market day is also a great chance to stroll around and visit many of Ruddington local shops, too. On Saturday 6th May, about seventy…
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Theres a choice of two walk and talk events to find out the history of our village. Gavin Walker, curator of The Village Museum, will be your guide as you stroll around Ruddington on Bank Holiday Monday, 8th May. To discover more about the history of Ruddington you can just turn up outside St Peter’s Rooms at either 11am or 2pm. These are leisurely walks and will be around a mile long, usually taking 1.5 to 2 hours, and are FREE to attend.. Read about other King’s Coronation events in Ruddington >>HERE<<. Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info…
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An imaginative volunteering idea has been unveiled by a Ruddington tourist attraction aiming to get all generations involved at its village centre heritage site. The Framework Knitters’ Museum on Chapel Street has launched a campaign to find two ‘green fingered’ families over the summer holidays. Those chosen will adopt a flower bed, in the museum’s gardens, and be given British cottage flowers to tend to once a week throughout June, July and August. Families will also explore and identify the type of plants and flowers, how best to care for them, their…
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All forms of road transport are invited at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre on Sunday 30th April from 10am to 4pm. NTHC is one of Ruddington’s family visitor attractions from going on a miniature train ride to looking around the various heritage groups on-site. It’s a great place for a day out because you’ll find “Nottingham Heritage Railway, Nottingham Area Bus Society (NABS), Nottingham SMEE, Ruddington MRC, EMRT, Barnwrights & more.” Also there’s The Heritage Cafe serving hot meals, snacks and drinks. It’s usually open at the weekends from 10am to 4pm…
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