Of course, the most hectic time of all for Santa Claus is Christmas Eve into Christmas Day morning, when he has to deliver presents all around the world, to every boy and girl who’ve been good, whilst they’re sleeping. However, it seems Father Christmas is also set to be very busy in the festive period beforehand, with several appearances right here in Ruddington – meaning either you can go along to meet him or that he’ll be paying an early visit to us. First up, although Santa will be coming…
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There’s a Winter Wonderland in Ruddington! Head to the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) from 10.30am to 4pm. You can meet Santa on Saturday 23rd December. Entry is £12 for kids and £5 for adults. Booking is essential, so you’ll need to visit The Heritage Café to get your tickets. NTCH says there’ll be a gift for children and a drink & cake for the grown-ups. Otherwise general admission to the Ruddington tourist attraction is FREE, although NTHC usually asks for a £2 donation for car parking to help to meet its…
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Travel through a Winter Wonderland in Ruddington! Head to the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) from 10.30am to 4pm. Meet Father Christmas at the weekend, on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th – as well as on Saturday 23rd December. Entry is £12 for kids and £5 for adults. Booking is essential, so visit The Heritage Café to get your tickets. NTCH says there’ll be a gift for children and a drink & cake for the grown-ups. Otherwise general admission to the Ruddington tourist attraction is FREE, although NTHC usually asks for a £2…
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Travel through a Winter Wonderland in Ruddington! Head to the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) from 10.30am to 4pm. You can Meet Santa on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th – as well as on 16th & 17th and the last time will be on Saturday 23rd December. NTCH says there’ll be a gift for all children and a drink & cake for grown-ups. Entry is £12 for kids and £5 for adults. Booking is a must! Visit The Heritage Café to get your tickets. Otherwise general admission to the Ruddington tourist…
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Travel through a Winter Wonderland in Ruddington! Head to the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) from 10.30am to 4pm. You can Meet Father Christmas each Saturday and Sunday starting on 2nd & 3rd, 9th & 10th, 16th & 17th and ending on Saturday 23rd December. NTCH says there’ll be a gift for children from Santa, and a drink & cake for grown-ups. Entry is £12 for kids and £5 for adults. Booking is a must! Please visit The Heritage Café to get your tickets. Otherwise general admission to the Ruddington…
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After an especially busy build-up to the festive celebrations in our village this year, now that COVID-19 restrictions are well behind us, Christmas Day 2022 is finally here… with those ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ only just beginning. The team at RUDDINGTON.info would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers, contributors and valued village advertisers the full compliments of the season. Without you, our truly local community website would not exist, so we thank you for your continuing support. We’d also like to share this slideshow of some…
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Entrance for this festive day will be FREE at the Framework Knitters’ Museum and Parker’s Yard from 12-noon until 6pm on Saturday 17th December. This year’s ‘Cosy Traditional Christmas’ attractions are roasted chestnuts, Victorian mince pie making, a Christmas choir with a mini orchestra, Father Christmas and festive treats from The Split Screen Coffee Company. There’ll also be a ‘Tombola of crafted dreams’ and the organisers say “we are accepting any handmade items. We have had an incredible response already, Ruddington is obviously a craft Mecca!” There’ll be no pre-booking to see Santa, just turn…
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After the ‘lockdown’ Christmas of 2020, and the rather restrained festive season of 2021, Ruddington’s celebrations in 2022 look as if they might just be the biggest and best ever! That’s certainly the case for this weekend’s ‘Ruddington Christmas Market’ (on Saturday December 3rd) which, as previously reported, will comprise over a hundred indoor and outdoor stalls of food, drink and gifts, two covered pop-up bars and stages of live music, and children’s activities. Now organised by Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP) it will take place along both High Street and Church Street (road closures…
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Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) is inviting you to ‘Christmas in Ruddington 2022’ from 10am to 4pm each Saturday and Sunday between December 3rd & 18th. Unfortunately Nottingham Heritage Railway still can’t offer its usual ‘Santa Special’ train rides this year. However, you’ll find a ‘Winter Wonderland’ instead, and Father Christmas waiting in his grotto at the end (top) with a present for all the kids. You can get tickets for this event from The Heritage Cafe – in person or by sending a text to Karen on 07450 285 202 and you’ll get a call…
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Just when it seemed the Coronavirus pandemic was under control in the UK, another variant of COVID-19 is forcing significant changes to our festive plans for the second year in a row. With daily infections now reaching a record high, seemingly driven by the highly contagious new Omicron strain, the Government is still largely putting its faith in the mass vaccine rollout to see us through. Indeed Ruddington hospitality venues are largely grateful that no official restrictions on them have been re-imposed just yet. However, perhaps partly due to this…
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