Property of the Week

This week’s Benjamins featured Ruddington property is up for rent: a mid terrace character cottage | with two bedrooms | overlooking The Village Green | a log burner | attic room with Velux window | double glazing | rear garden | close to local amenities | and with a rental cost of £800 per month. It’s available NOW.   You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Benjamins Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 937 1713 or emailing info@benjaminsproperty.com Benjamins Director Ben Featherstone says: “We…

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Much Ado on The Green…

…however, thankfully, this time around the fuss is merely Nottingham Shakespeare Company bringing another ‘al fresco’ production to Ruddington! Following on from the success of ‘The Comedy of Errors’ last summer, next month NSC is staging a free 90-minute open-air production of The Bard’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at nine outdoor venues around Nottinghamshire, including Ruddington on the afternoon of July 8th. Through performances, workshops and outreach programmes, NSC strives to foster a love for William Shakespeare and the performing arts in the community. This particular play is described as a tale of mistaken identities,…

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June Village Market

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’s local shops, too. On Saturday 3rd June, over seventy traders are expected from 9am until 2pm on the village green. The listing of visiting retailers, with their corresponding stall numbers, is shown on the map below: The monthly market is a project of the award winning Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP). The market has…

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May Village Market & Live Screening of the Coronation

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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Tree-mendous Job, Ruddington!

TODAY (Friday 31st March 2023) was the extended deadline by which tree planting must be registered to be included in ‘The Queen’s Green Canopy’ (QGC) as a legacy to Her Majesty. Ruddington has seen numerous local companies, groups and individuals get involved with this national initiative. The latest to be revealed is at our Country Park, where The Friends of Rushcliffe Country Park planted 10 mature trees, including Hornbeam, Silver Birch and Crab Apple to replace trees affected by ‘Ash Dieback’ (top photo). These were funded by Ridge Clean Energy – the company which is hoping…

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April Village Market

Held on the first Saturday of each month, Ruddington Village Market is a super shopping experience – and its opening hours have been extended this year from 9am to 2pm. There’s a huge variety of stalls on The Green plus you’ll see the relatively new ‘Market Bar’ run by The Bottle Top. Market day is also a great chance to stroll around and visit many of Ruddington local shops, too. On Saturday 1st April, over seventy traders are expected from 9am until 2pm on the village green.  The full list of this month’s visiting retailers –…

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Council Cash For Our Village Market

Organisers of Ruddington’s popular monthly market on The Green are welcoming extra funding to support its growth and expansion. Through its ‘Strategic Growth Fund’, Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) has provided £14,800 in match funding for Ruddington Village Community Partnership (RVCP) to support the running of Ruddington Village Market – which now sees over 75 participating businesses each month and attracts thousands of visitors to our village. The market is set up and run by volunteers and this funding has gone towards a Market Manager post, advertising costs, pitch markers and equipment to help…

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March Village Market

Held on the first Saturday of each month, Ruddington Village Market is a super shopping experience – and its opening hours have been extended this year. There’s a huge variety of stalls on The Green plus you’ll see the new ‘Market Bar’ run by The Bottle Top. Market day is also a great chance to wander around and visit Ruddington’s many local shops, too. On Saturday 4th March you can expect over seventy traders from 9am until 2pm on the village green.  The full list of this month’s visiting retailers – with their corresponding stall numbers on the…

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Appeal Against Planning Refusal on The Green

Rushcliffe Borough Council’s refusal of permission to build a contemporary, new home at the heart of Ruddington’s conservation area [22/00485/FUL] is being appealed by the applicant. In March 2022 Building Design (Nottm) Ltd submitted plans to demolish the current garage belonging to 6, The Green (‘The White House’) to make way for a modern two storey house (plus attic room) to be built ‘next door’ over the current garden – filling the “gap” seen in the photograph above. You can find further details >>HERE<<. Now it seems these controversial plans may yet see…

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February Village Market

Happy 4th Birthday to Ruddington Village Market! Held on the first Saturday of each month, our open market is a super shopping experience – and its opening hours have been extended for 2023. There’s a huge variety of stalls on The Green plus chance to visit Ruddington’s many local shops and retailers, too. You may like to raise a glass at the new ‘Market Bar’ and support a good cause by trying to win a cake to celebrate the occasion. It’s made by The Ruddington Cake Company. Just get a £1 raffle ticket during market day up until…

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