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November 2014 FREE - MONTHLY Issue No. 58

Ruddington Parish Council

VILLAGE NEWSLETTER

Remembrance - 100 yearsRuddington & DistrictBranch, Royal BritishLegionThe 2014/15 PoppyAppeal was launched atthe Autumn Fair onSaturday 25th Octoberorganised by BranchMembers with help from2425 (Nottingham Airport)Squadron Air CadetsYoungest branch memberAir Cadet Jodie Manningsells the first poppy to MrsKay Coupe one of ouroldest branch members.

Remembrance ParadeA Parade and Service of Remembrance will be held at the War Memorial onChurch Street, 10.45 a.m. on Sunday 9th November, followed by themorning service at St. Peter’s Church.

There will be 2 minutes silence at the War Memorial on Tuesday 11th

November, at 11 a.m. It is 100 years this year since the Great War startedin 1914.

The Village Newsletter is sponsored this month by:

The Three Crowns &The Three Spices

Easthorpe Street

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Christmas Concert atFramework Knitters

Get into the festive spirit early this yearwith a Christmas Concert at theFramework Knitters Museum on Friday28 November. Organised by the Friendsof the Museum, the Concert will featureThe MOCtet, a male Barbershop Choir.Tickets cost £6 and are available to buyfrom the Museum, which is currentlyopen Wednesdays to Fridays, 11am to4:30pm. The Concert will take place inthe Chapel from 7:30pm.The MOCtet are a group of around 10Barbershop singers who are also part ofthe Major Oak Chorus, a membershiporganization of around 50 male singerswho perform in the Nottingham area andsurrounding counties. The MOCtetspecialise in performing in more intimatevenues, often for charity. You can findout more at www.majoroakchorus.net.Have a drink for the FrameworkKnittersIf you enjoy a glass or two of real ale,you might be interested to know that theNed Ludd, a pub on Friar Lane in the citycentre, has recently launched a newbeer called the Daniel Diggle TraditionalEnglish Bitter.For every pint sold, 30p will be donatedto the Framework Knitters Museum bythe Ned Ludd, which is named after themythical leader of the Ludditemovement that campaigned for betterconditions for framework knitters in the19th century,The Daniel Diggle was official launchedat the Museum this summer. It’s set tobe available from other localestablishments soon, as well as the NedLudd.By Faye Stenson

Respect our NeighboursRecycling glass makes a noise!If you use the recycling bins in ParishCouncil Car Park (next to the Co-op)please only recycle your glass bottles &jars between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.Thank you.

“Ruddington Fun” for allFun , refreshments and free gifts werethe order of the day for lots of local“more mature” residents as theycelebrated “Older People’s Day” at StPeter’s Rooms. Over 25% of our villageare aged 60 plus and courtesy offunding from the Nottinghamshire FireService On Fire Fund they celebratedwhat they bring to our community.Thanks go to Sainsbury’s and Co-op forthe refreshments, Julia’s Kitchen,Perkins and Thomas’ for gifts and Andyat the White Horse for the quiz prize thatwill be enjoyed by the winner, PennyTodd. The Village Museum openedspecially to enable attendees to visit.The belly dancers and the Zumba Golddemonstration team also proved allages can shimmy and shake!By Barbara Breakwell

Community BusCan you help? More volunteers areneeded as Driver & Escort for theCommunity Bus. If you have a fewhours on a Wednesday morning contactthe Parish Council Office (see backpage).The Community Bus runs everyWednesday morning. Collect between9.30 and 11 with the return journeybetween 11 & 12. There is room formore passengers: Ring the ParishCouncil. The provision is for ‘less abled’people.

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Colts & Parish Council BringDefibrillators to Ruddington.Joint partnership working led to asuccessful bid for 2 subsidisedDefibrillators from the British HeartFoundation (BHF). One machine will beat the Cricket Pavilion Elms Park, theother at St Peters Rooms - for use 24hours a day / 7 Days a week.The Colts dipped into their financialreserves for £800 to purchase themachines and will lead in fund raising forthe BHF with a Xmas raffle and BoxingDay football match.Andy Scott of the Colts explained “TheClub needs to recover the £800 neededto buy the machines – but is confidentwith community help it can do so andgenerate even more money for charity.We have a manager who was saved byuse of a defibrillator recently and put thecash forward to get equipment on theground quickly. We now need thecommunity to get behind us, sell raffletickets, come to the Boxing Day match,and attend training on how to use theequipment”.Free training is being provided at: St.Peter's Rooms, 11am to 1pm onSaturday 13th December by TheCommunity Heartbeat Trust on how toaccess and use the machines. Contactthe Parish Council office to book a place– see back page.The Colts and Parish is grateful to allwho have made getting the machinesand establishing the service possible.Councilor David Hall, Chairman ofAmenities Committee, added: “We nowneed to raise funds and get the word outabout the machines – it’s up to thecommunity to respond”. Furtherinformation available from Parish on:914 6660.

St Mary’s Park Mini FestOn the 6th of September St' Mary'sCommunity Park Project held a Mini Festas part of our ongoing fundraisingendeavour. The day was a greatsuccess and fun was had by both adultsand children alike.This family friendly event was madepossible by the hard work andgenerosity of many people. TheParklands team provided us with theirbeautiful setting on Loughborough Roadin Ruddington. They also providedwonderful outdoor parlour games for thechildren to enjoy, as well as tasty foodand fantastic service.All bands and artists volunteered theirtime and we thank them all enormouslyfor contributing to a great atmosphereand fun for all. We were lucky enough tohave lovely weather to enjoy theperformances from the open marquee.The artists One Way Monkey, ColonelPernal, Kurt, Tiff Belle, and Barry PaulHorrell were all magnificent and allfestival goers, whether young or old,

Pasture Lane

Work has started on the new housingestate off Pasture Lane. Picture takenby local Ruddington resident Craig.

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relished this opportunity to enjoy livemusic.Alongside our talented artists we have tosay a huge thank you to Paul andJames, volunteers from Nottinghamhospital radio, who donated their entireday and evening to DJ in betweenartists.In addition to the music there was facepainting, provided by Ruddington DayNursery. The children enjoyed this verymuch, together with toys lent for the dayby Tiny Teddies Nursery. TheRuddington Belly Dancers and a livelyTai Chi demonstration provided aninteractive activity for both children andadults, much to everybody's delight!Many of us were also proudly wearingbeautiful mehndi tattoos for several daysafter, courtesy of a young volunteernamed Simran.This day was also in remembrance ofour late chair Nikki Herbison, and wewere privileged to have her family withus to share and enjoy the day. Wereleased balloons in her memory.Of course, thank you to all who camealong to this community festival, wehope you all enjoyed the music, food anddrink, and games as much as we did.The tug of war between adults andchildren will remain a strong memory forus all!!!We are very lucky to have a lot ofsupport for our project and Mini Fest.Both schools, the White Horse pub andCorner Shop have been very helpful withadvertising and selling tickets. If youwould like more information about thisproject please visit:www.facebook.StMarysCommunityParkProjectnewplayground@ymail.com

Red Dragon Runs for HeartRuddington resident Mark Lambert ranthe Robin Hood Half Marathon (in 2 hrs8 minutes) dressed as a red dragon toraise money for the British HeartFoundation, and Rupert ran the minimarathon with his Grandad (Dave Binch)as well.They have raised £255 so far and ifanyone wants to donate to the BHF theyhave a justgiving.com pagewww.justgiving.com/Mark-Lambert_RunningRedDragon

Baptist Church finds itsMatch!

Finding a new minister of a church hasbeen likened to speed dating.Ruddington Baptist Church has beenwithout a minister for two years, duringwhich it has reflected, assessed, prayed,and dated to find a leader to take thechurch forward on a new spiritualadventure. The result has been asurprise. Earlier this year, the churchfound its match in Sam Hackett.In September, Sam was inducted as thenew minister, the youngest inNottingham. He says, 'I am reallypassionate about building a communityin which all people are loved andrespected.’

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Sam has recently graduated fromCardiff University, where he studiedReligious Studies and Theology. He is aself-confessed sport fanatic, and playedhockey for South Wales. He is a peopleperson, and sees this as a key tobuilding relationship between the churchand community groups, businesses, aswell as the other two churches in thevillage. ‘I have really enjoyed my firstmonth as the minister of RuddingtonBaptist Church and look forward tospending more time getting to knoweveryone involved with making thisvillage such a great place.'

Ruddington Baptist Church abandonedits traditional church building in 2007and currently meets in the YoungPeople’s Centre on the Green inRuddington, in line with its vision to bepart of the community and to be ablessing in it by supporting people of allages wherever they find life difficult.Some of the ways Ruddington BaptistChurch does this is through:

· Nappacinos – a weekly group fornew Mums and their babies 0-12months

· Oasis – a support group for parentswho have children with specialneeds (meeting once a month)

· Horlicks – a monthly lunchtimegroup for elderly residents lookingfor fun and friendship

· The Noise in Ruddington – acommunity action weekend, whichthis year attracted over 100volunteers from among the localchurches and businesses to helpwith gardening, painting anddecorating for residents strugglingto maintain their property.

· The Alpha course – joining with StPeter’s Church to run a 10 weekcourse for anyone who wants tolearn more about God.

Sam and the Church are excited by thisnew partnership. Sam says: 'Now youhave seen my picture alongside thisarticle, if you see me out and aboutplease come and introduce yourself tome and have a chat. I would love to getto know you better.'

Shredding Xmas TreesWould you like your Christmas Treeshredded?Just let the ParishCouncil office know bySunday 4th Jan. –preferably e-mail orphone – and make sureyou leave your address &contact details.Then leave your tree outbefore 9 a.m. on Wed 7th

January and the Parish Councilgroundstaff will collect and shred it.

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Ruddington DiaryNovember 2014Monday 3rd NovemberNew Alpha Course - at the Hermitageat 7.30pm.  It's free of charge, ring07804 590 002 or emailruddalpha@yahoo.co.uk. (Alpha 6)Tuesday 4th NovemberMethodist Women’s Fellowship‘Hats and the Theatre’ at 2.30 Mrs SWhitfieldAmenities Committee -  at St. PetersRooms commencing at 7.30 pm.  Allmeetings are open to the public whereyou can raise your views on any itemson the agenda.Wednesday 5th NovemberRuddington District Probus Club- "Hearing Awareness" (Amplifon), PhilKennedy. At Ruddington Golf Club at12noon.History Society - "Nottingham Cave"by Dr Strange Walker.  St. Peter'sRooms at 8pm.

Saturday 8th NovemberChristmas Fayre - at The CountryCottage Hotel, lots of stalls and a rafflefor Maggie's Cancer Trust, 10am to4pm.Parish Council Surgery. 10am to 12noon at St. Peter's Rooms. This is youropportunity to speak with your Parish,Borough and County Councillors aboutlocal issues.GCRN Firework Spectacular - formore details go towww.gcrn.co.uk/events/2014

Monday 10th NovemberNew Alpha Course - at the Hermitageat 7.30pm.Tuesday 11th NovemberRattle, Rhyme and Roll - inthe Ruddington Library 11am to11.30am.Scrabble - In Ruddington Library 2pmto 4pm.  All players welcomed.Wednesday 12th NovemberRuddington W.I. - "A Bonfire Supperand Kurling".  Exhibition: A WinterWarming Recipe.  At 7.15pm at St.Peter's Rooms.Saturday 15th NovemberChristmas Bazaar - organised by theRuddington Group Riding for theDisabled.  At St Peter's Rooms, 9am to12pm.Sunday 16th NovemberTea, Coffee & Cakes - at theEducation Room (near the lake),Rushcliffe Country Park from 10am to3pm. In aid of FoRCP.Monday 17th NovemberNew Alpha Course - at the Hermitageat 7.30pm.Tuesday 18th NovemberMethodist Women’s Fellowship‘Preparing for a Party Weekend’ at 2.30Mr D Johnson EnvironmentCommittee - at St. Peters Rooms 7.30pm.  All meetings are open to the public.Wednesday 19th NovemberRuddington District Probus Club- "The 1970's - Football's Last GreatDecade", Andy Smart. At RuddingtonGolf Club at 12noon.Thursday 20th NovemberEar Foundation - Do you wear anNHS hearing aid?  Come to our FREEwalk-in hearing aid clinic.Neighbourhood Watch Meeting -St. Peter's Rooms 6.30pm to 7.15pm.

If you would like something included inthe Village newsletter please talk tothe Clerk or Deputy Clerk.

The copy deadline is 15th December.

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Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd NovemberChristmas Mini Markets - atRuddington Methodist Church, CharlesStreet.  Various stalls, cakes andpreserves.  10am to 12 noon .Friday 21st NovemberRuddington Business Partnership-FREE networking , at The RuddingtonArms (note new venue) from 8am to9am.    No booking required.Saturday 22nd NovemberPop Up Shopping Event - Craft Sale.At St Peter's Rooms, 11am to 3.30pm.Sunday 23rd NovemberRefreshments at RushcliffeCountry Park - 9.30am to 4pm.Monday 24th NovemberNew Alpha Course - at the Hermitageat 7.30pm.Wednesday 26th NovemberRuddington Gardeners'Association - An illustrated talk "TheCamera in the Garden" by RichardAdams. Complementary refreshments.The Hermitage , 7pm for 7.30pm.

Friday 28th NovemberFramework Knitters Museum -Christmas Concert by The MOCtet, amale Barbershop group.  At 7.30pm OldChapel, Chapel Street, tickets£6.  Contact the Museum or Kathy on0115 984 5375.Saturday 29th NovemberRuddington VillageChristmas Event - see page 11.Saturdays & Sundays - 29th November- 21st DecemberGCRN Santa Specials - for moredetails go towww.gcrn.co.uk/events/2014

December 2014Monday 1st DecemberNew Alpha Course - at the Hermitageat 7.30pm.  It's free of charge,  ring07804 590 002 or emailruddalpha@yahoo.co.uk. (Alpha 10)Tuesday 2nd DecemberParish Council - at St. Peters Rooms7.30 pm.  All meetings are open to thepublic where you can raise your views onany items on the agenda.Wednesday 3rd DecemberRuddington District Probus Club- "The Ipcress File, JET, ITER andDEMO", Don Hawthorn. At RuddingtonGolf Club at 12noon.History Society - "Conservation inRushcliffe", by James Bate,Conservation Officer, RushcliffeBorough Council followed by a SocialEvening.  St. Peter's Rooms at 8pm.Sunday 7th DecemberFootpaths Walk - RuddingtonFootpaths Preservation Grouporganised.  '50 Steps' - Railway Line -Country Park.  Meet on the green at2.15pm.Tuesday 9th DecemberRattle, Rhyme and Roll - inthe Ruddington Library 11am to11.30am.Wednesday 10th DecemberRuddington W.I. - "Who is the RealFather Christmas?", by Paul Fowler.Competition: A Santa TableDecoration.  At 7.15pm at St. Peter'sRooms.Saturday 13th DecemberDefibrillators Come toRuddington - free training session byThe Community Heartbeat Trust onhow to access and use the machines. AtSt. Peter's Rooms, 11am to 1pm.Contact the Parish Council office tobook a place on 0115 914 6660 or emailoffice@ruddingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk

A large print copy of theVillage Newsletter isavailable in the library

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Connecting local businessesin Ruddington

The Ruddington Business Partnership isan informal networking group whichmeets on the third Friday of the month,with the aim of bringing local businessestogether. The group has been runningfor more than three years. During thistime the meetings have been hosted byPhilos in Ruddington; a great local cafewith delicious cakes and friendly service.We would like to thank Philos and itsstaff for being such great hosts for allthese years.

However, as the group continues togrow we have decided to move ourmonthly meetings to The RuddingtonArms; a local pub which recentlyunderwent a transformativerefurbishment. In September we held aone-off lunchtime meeting at TheRuddington Arms which was a greatsuccess!This new venue provides a bigger spaceto accommodate for the continual growthof the group and also has free parking onsite. Mark and Sarah, the owners of theRuddington Arms, say they are lookingforward to welcoming us and to hostingthe events going forward, and we wouldlike to thank them for agreeing to openearly for us so that we can keep our

meetings at the same time they havealways been; 8-9am on the third Fridayof the month.The Ruddington Business Partnership isfree to attend and you don't need tobook, just turn up and buy yourself adrink.We look forward to meeting with morebusinesses on the third Friday of eachmonth at 8am at The Ruddington Arms.For more information get in touch with usby phone 0115 982 3249 or emailmadeleine@shamshadwalker.co.ukBy Graham Wright

Community Spirit at its bestSincere thanks go to everyone whosupported the recent “Ruddstock”community event held at JamesPeacock School. It was organised toshowcase the schools work on equalityand respect. The event culminated inRuddy Bear leaving on an open top busto start his journey to Uganda to visit aschool there that James Peacock willnow be linked with.

The proceeds from the day will beshared with that school, St Mary’sCommunity Park project and the schoolsStephen Lawrence EducationalStandard Fund.By Barbara Breakwell

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Huge Response to the Trafficand Transport survey

The Parish Council has got some reallyhelpful information from the Traffic andTransport survey, and a few new ideasabout how to deal with what the publicseem to see as Ruddington’s biggestissue, traffic and transport.The first stage of the survey is nowclosed but you will all have yet anotheropportunity to comment when we haveanalysed the findings and when we writeour own Traffic and Transport Plan. Thatwill then be presented to RushcliffeBorough and the County Council, bothof which currently have control overmany of the things that we would like toinfluence.

Not everyone appreciated all of thequestions, but they came from what youhad asked us about. Please rememberthat it is not a poll, it is a survey. Factshave been gleaned from it but alsoevidence of attitudes about a number ofmatters.The number of responses received on-line was very heartening, and thatmakes it easy for us to handle theresults. The door-to-door delivery hasbeen, according to some reports,patchy. If you did not get a paper copyand did not complete the survey on-lineyou can still contribute your thoughts,we’ll never turn it away.Councillor Nick Tegerdine

Women’s InstituteWI members have been busy answeringRadio Nottingham’s request to makepoppies to commemorate theNottm/Notts men and women who werelost in WW1.

We have been lucky to get 2 tickets forthe hand-over to the British Legion atNottingham Council House. EvelynBedford and Val Kirkman are shownhere with a selection of our poppies atRadio Nottingham.Look out for the W.I. stall at the VillageChristmas Fair on Saturday 29th

November (see Diary).

New additions to Country ParkAs always, the Friends of RushcliffeCountry Park (FoRCP) have been hardat work maintaining and enhancing theenvironment and facilities at our localCountry Park for everyone to enjoy.Over the summer, the team addedseveral new features to the SensoryTrail, including a signing alphabet boardto help children learn the basics of signlanguage and understand thecommunication difficulties that deafpeople face.Three zoetropes were also installed,which use Victorian moving image

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technology to display a bird in flight, ajumping frog and a bouncing ball whenspun. A new Rain Wheel creates thesound of driving rain as it spins, whilst anewly-repaired Sensory Log letschildren match chess pieces by feel.Finally a new Kaleidoscope, which wasgathering dust in a Friend’s loft, hasbeen weatherproofed and fixed in placeso that visitors to the Sensory Trail canenjoy the colourful patterns that itproduces.Most recently, a Timber Totter has beeninstalled – a version of TotteringDominoes that features 28 ‘trees’ on twolevels that, if you’re lucky, will all totterfrom a single push!The Friends have also introduced a newaddition to their range of popular 30pactivity sheets. The Photo Hunt sheethas 27 close-up images of sculpturesand artwork around the Country Park forchildren to photograph and tick off – agreat activity for a sunny winter’s day inthe Christmas holidays.If you’d like to know more about theFriends of Rushcliffe Country Park, orget involved in their many and variedactivities, please visit www.friends-of-rcp.co.uk. You can also call the Ranger’sOffice for information on 0115 921 5865.By Faye Stenson

Is Ruddington the newWest Bridgford?

Well – possibly not – as we still like tothink of ourselves as a rather morecharacterful village! However recentchanges to Ruddington’s many eatingand drinking outlets could easily makeus the destination of choice over andabove our bigger neighbour. Even sinceour last Newsletter TWO villagerefreshment venues have reopened.

Firstly, after shutting for the summer,McArtney’s received an offer to takeover the running of their bar and bistrofrom John Noble and Max Harman ofThe Three Crowns. “We were looking tocreate a more exclusive andcontemporary wine and tapas venue inour village, and this opportunity justcame up”, explains John. And if thecrowds queuing for cocktails on the 2nd

of October were anything to go by theymay well have succeeded! “We’verestyled the interior to include more high‘poseur’ chairs and tables suited todrinking and light snacks, new décor andlighting, and a new name – Bar Six. I’llmainly be running this place, with newbusiness partner Lucy Would, whilstMax continues to take care of the tophouse”.

“Yes, it’s no longer a restaurant” saysLucy “though we do offer a changing,blackboard selection of sharing plattersand finger food for people to nibble onwhilst they drink. We’ve a great range ofwine and speciality cocktails, too. BarSix is a place people can just pop into fora drink and a chat. We’re open everyday except Monday”.If real ale and tradition are more yourthing then you’re already spoilt forchoice in our many existing village inns.

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And it’s just got even better! Thecompletely refurbished Bricklayers’Arms reopened on Hallowe’en - not onlynow with five hand-pumps on the bar butanother 20 cask ales to choose fromoutside in their attractive, new, elevatedbeer garden. It’s hoped the cool£150,000 investment will transform itsprospects into another destination forthe discerning drinker.The pub is now privately owned, and not

run by a big pubco, with Richard Harveyand Barney Coombes taking on thelease. New landlady Sonia Day isalready well known in the village fromher time at both The Victoria Tavern andWhite Horse:“We hope people like our new-look pub.As well as changes on the outside we’veredone the interior in a “brickies” themebut it’s still a proper, traditional pub witha comfy, carpeted lounge and anextended Public Bar. We’ll haveoccasional ‘live’ music, a TV, pool tableand private functions in there” sheexplains “but the Lounge Bar iscompletely separate and designed forcomfortable drinking and conversation -with no TV or music – and hopefully areal fire in the winter! We’re majoring onbeers from local breweries such asCastle Rock, Navigation and LincolnGreen. ”

The new-look Bricklayers’ Arms offersrolls, sandwiches, paninis, cakes, teasand coffees. It’s also an adult pub withno children or dogs allowed.“But” says Sonia “contrary to recentrumours, people wearing jeans WILLstill be let in!”By Graham Wright

Ruddington Christmas EventOn Saturday 29th November from 3pmto 6pm you are invited to amble aroundthe centre of the village to enjoy theRuddington Christmas Event.There will be market stalls,entertainment, activities and food stallsin St Peter’s Rooms and in the buildingsand grounds of St Peter’s Church.Several local businesses will be havingspecial promotions and activities andthe shops will be adorned with theirChristmas Window Displays.At 6pm there will be carol singing in StPeter’s Churchyard and the Christmaslights will be switched on. Everyone iswelcome.By Barbara Breakwell

Frank KerryFrank Kerry was Chief ReclamationOfficer at NCC. He and his teamdesigned and supervised theconstruction of Rushcliffe Country Park.Frank died 25th September 2014. Hiswife died 3 days later on 28th September2014.

A few months ago Wes Scarrott(previous Parish Council Clerk)and ValClark (History Society) took Frank andhis wife round the Country Park. He wasamazed by the growth of facilities in thelast few years.

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Edited by Gary Long. Ruddington Parish Council, St. Peter’s Rooms,Church Street, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6HA. Tel: 0115 914 6660Email: office@RuddingtonParishCouncil.gov.ukWebsite: www.RuddingtonParishCouncil.gov.ukViews expressed in the newsletter are those of the contributors and may not bethose of the Parish Council.

For copyright information, please contact Ruddington Parish Council or visit the website above

Do you remember me?This was “Rudd” the “roving reporter” who was part of the newsletter team led byLorna McCullough when she launched “The Rudd” in November 1991.With the demise of the Parish Magazine from St Peter’s Church and the “VillageNews”, which covered all South Notts villages, there was no longer a localnewsletter , until “The Rudd” arrived.

It was published for 17 years until November 2008. Duringthat period it had 2 editors, Lorna and then Chris Murden,who took over in 2003. Its format was predominantly A4size and the first 2 copies were delivered to everyhousehold for free, courtesy of a grant from the ParishCouncil. Subsequently, it was sold in various outlets in thevillage. 20p bought you a fortnightly copy for several yearsbut as it increased in content the price increased and itwent to a monthly publication in its later years.In 1992 it won the Rural Community Council VillageNewsletter of the year award.In the first issue Derek Kennedy welcomed it as an“informative vehicle that keeps villagers updated onevents- happenings- gossip etc”The desire to have a publication just for Ruddingtonremained post 2008. In January 2010 the Parish Council

responded to the demand by launching the “Village newsletter”The current editorial team consists of the Parish Clerk, Parish Councillors andlocal residents. We actively encourage anyone to submit articles for possibleinclusion to maintain the ethos of an “informative vehicle”. It is produced monthlyin an A5 format and is available for free from various outlets. On average 1200 arepicked up each month. It is also published on the Parish Council website.We thank Lorna for her vision. If you want to read issues of “The Rudd “ they areavailable as reference copies in the village Library, as are back copies of thecurrent newsletter.By Barbara Breakwell