This time, it’ll be all songs that will have a link to the year 1958. “Join us as we sing and dance at our twice monthly singalong!” says Bloomin’ Dementia. At each session there’ll be a different selection of songs – from the forties to the seventies as well as from stage and screen. Also songs are usually based around a theme, for example colours, the weather, films, etc. ‘Music in Mind’ is by The Joyful Jukebox from 10.30am to 12-noon at Ruddington Village Hall. It’s FREE, every fortnight on a Wednesday. There’s no charge…
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Organisers of a popular pre-Christmas concert in our village have revealed that it raised hundreds of pounds for humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine. ‘Handel’s Messiah’ is traditionally performed every two years by Ruddington & District Choral Society (RDCS) in St Peter’s Church. This time around, on Monday December 12th, its members chose the work of The British Red Cross in Ukraine as the good cause to support. Thanks to the generosity of the audience, following their performance a total of £500 was raised towards the aid effort. RDCS Secretary Maggie Bar…
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Singalong! This is Bloomin’ Dementia’s invitation to its ‘fully inclusive / dementia friendly’ Christmas Party on 21st December from 10.30am to 12.30 at Ruddington Village Hall. ‘Music in Mind’ is by The Joyful Jukebox. The charity says “join us as we sing and dance“. It’s free entry and there’ll be refreshments. The charity formed in 2017 with the aim to be ‘focused and committed to the relief of those living with dementia and related disorders in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.’ Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info publish all diary events in good faith and can’t…
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You’re being invited along to enjoy ‘Beer & Carols’ again this December in Ruddington village centre. After its successful debut in 2019 {top photo}, COVID-19 put the kibosh on it becoming an annual Christmas fixture at The Frame Breakers in subsequent years. However, Ruddington Baptist Church has now revived it for 2022, and everyone is welcome to go along to the pub and join in – or just sit and listen to their Music Group and Carols. It’s on Wednesday 14th December and begins at 7.30pm. Lyric sheets will be provided.…
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“Join us as we sing and dance at our twice monthly singalong!” says Bloomin’ Dementia. ‘Music in Mind’ is by The Joyful Jukebox from 10.30am to 12-noon at Ruddington Village Hall. It’s free entry, every fortnight on a Wednesday. The last event for this year is planned for the 21st December 2022. The charity formed in 2017 with the aim to be ‘focused and committed to the relief of those living with dementia and related disorders in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.’ Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info publish all diary events in good…
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When it comes to joining in with national celebrations, Ruddington has once again shown it’s up there with the best! The many events organised over the long ‘Queen’s Platinum Jubilee’ weekend by Ruddington Parish Council alongside contributions from our village museums, community groups, organisations, and individuals, commemorating Her Majesty’s amazing seventy years on the throne will long be remembered by the thousands of villagers and visitors who joined in. Highlights have included ‘Ruddington Yarn Ninjas’ latest spectacular Yarn Bomb (with only a temporary glitch when Harry, William and Sophie went…
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Ruddington Community Choir has announced that its ‘Ruddington Big Sing’ will be returning for 2022 – the choir’s tenth anniversary year. After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, Ruddington will once again be welcoming singers and choirs from both near and far on Saturday 8th October.* *Please read the important update below. Spread across multiple venues in our village, ‘Ruddington Big Sing’ will be a day of mass singing and specialist workshops, culminating in an evening concert in St Peter’s Church. The previous ‘Big Sings’ in 2016 and 2018…
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A provisional programme of events has been revealed for Ruddington’s celebrations of Her Majesty the Queen’s seventy years on the throne this summer. With extra UK public holidays already in place for the Platinum Jubilee, Ruddington Parish Council has organised a weekend of activities to mark our much loved Monarch’s record breaking reign. From Thursday 2nd until Sunday 5th June 2022, The Green will be home to beacon lighting, a tree-planting ceremony and a community picnic, followed by games and live music, for all to enjoy. The whole village will be…
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It may seem like only yesterday that @RUDDINGTON_info Tweeted out an invitation to join a brand new village choir – but it was actually way back in February 2012! This month is the tenth anniversary of Ruddington Community Choir‘s very first workshop. The lovely, musical milestone was celebrated by its current members this week during their usual Tuesday evening rehearsal at Ruddington Methodist Church. Half an hour of singing their current songs was followed by reminiscing, cutting a specially made cake and plenty of tea and coffee. Then they finished up by singing…
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The ‘purple door to fame’ at Freedom Dance & Performance at 7, Charles Street has sadly seen very little movement over these past few months – after all the school’s usual classes were suspended until further notice due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, since March 19th, its Principal Stacey Green and her 150 pupils – with ages ranging from 2 to 18 – have been in no mood for sitting around idly during the ‘lockdown’. From the safety of their homes in Ruddington (and, in some cases, much further afield) they began to…
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