D-Day Beacon Lighting Ceremony

Everyone’s invited by Ruddington Parish Council (RPC) to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in the village. This community evening event is on Thursday 6th June. The event will be at the War Memorial on Church Street at 8.50pm when the countdown to the synchronised national beacon lighting ceremony gets underway. D-Day was the invasion of Normandy on 6th June 1944 – World War II did not end on that date – and it led to a successful pathway towards victory for the Allied Forces. #wewillrememberthem You can read the Ruddington news story <<HERE<<. Disclaimer: RUDDINGTON.info…

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Armistice Day in Ruddington

  ‘At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.’   A Two Minute Silence to mark the anniversary of The Armistice – an agreement to end the First World War which started at 11 0’clock on 11th November 1918  – will be led by members of the Ruddington and District branch of The Royal British Legion. On Saturday 11th November at 11am a short ceremony will be held at the War Memorial on Church Street. As usual, the main Ruddington service with parade will take…

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Ruddington Remembrance Sunday

‘We Will Remember Them‘ on Sunday 12th November in the village. The event, weather permitting, starts with The Royal British Legion Parade where local organisations will march to the War Memorial on Church Street and followed by a Service of Remembrance. Ruddington Parish Council (RPC) explains: “Representatives from our twin town of Grenay, France, will also be attending. The French flag will be flying outside St Peter’s Rooms and the Union Jack at the War Memorial, in remembrance of the fallen from both countries. The service will include prayers, hymns and the laying…

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New Chair Gets Ready For Remembrance

As Ruddington prepares for the annual Royal British Legion Parade and Service of Remembrance at our War Memorial, on Sunday 13th November 2022, the Ruddington and District Branch has a new Chairman. Malcolm R Greenberry (pictured above) was elected to the role in May this year following the sad passing of longstanding Chair, Ken Hicks. “Ken worked hard for the Branch, the county and Ruddington, and will be missed by many” says Mr Greenberry. “It was suggested to me that I might volunteer myself, which I did, and was voted in unanimously, with…

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