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Serenity Flutes – Concert Friday 15th May 7.30. St Peter’s Church, Barrowden
Friday 15th May 7.30 St Peter’s Church, Barrowden
Bar. Doors open from 7.00.
Tickets £12 from Barrowden Community Shop
online at
wegottickets.com/event/696516/
or
Steve Preston 07754 118257
Chris Barrett 01572 747628
Proceeds to St Peter’s Church, Chancel Roof replacement.
Come and Sing with Oakham Choral Society
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Camino de Santiago walking pin has been found.
Please contact 07837997809 if you have lost this.
Wanted Greenhouse
WANTED: Do you own a greenhouse you no longer use or need?
I’m looking for a metal frame greenhouse, 6×4 or 6x8ft.
Needs to be in fairly good condition, but doesn’t have to be perfect.
Happy to dismantle and relocate.
Please contact Nicola: 07516 663358 or nicolaoakey@gmail.com
New Community Small Grants Programme
Rutland County Council is launching a new Small Grants Programme designed specifically for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations working in our most rural communities.
Please See the poster below for more details. If any resident or community group has an idea that fits the criteria, would like to apply for a grant and would like help, please contact the Parish Clerk clerk@northluffenham.org.uk
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Organ Recital – with Coffee and Cake
Apologies as the previous should have mentioned that St. Peter’s Church is in Barrowden. The recital is on SATURDAY 18th April at 10.30.
Voluntary Action Rutland (VAR)
Please see the attached document for all the activities and services provided by VAR.
Funeral Service for Margaret Service
Margaret Jones, long standing resident of North Luffenham, has sadly passed away. There will be a funeral service for her at the Church at 2pm on Friday 5th June.
Everyone who knew her is welcome and there will be a get-together at The Fox afterwards.
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Consultation on Local Government Reorganisation
There has been a comment that on the previous post the link did not work. If so, please try this link https://www.rutland.gov.uk/have-your-say/live-consultations/proposals-local-government-reorganisation-leicester-leicestershire-rutlandhttps://www.rutland.gov.uk/have-your-say/live-consultations/proposals-local-government-reorganisation-leicester-leicestershire-rutland or go to the RCC website and search for ‘Proposals for local government reorganisation in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland’
Overflowing bin being used inappropriately for cat litter.
The firm emptying our roadside bins at the junction of Glebe Road and Lyndon Road, adjacent to The Jetties, report that it is constantly filled with cat litter. It has recently been emptied but once again is overflowing due to cat litter.
Cat litter should be put into the black bin and not roadside bins.
Food Waste Collection: Reminder
The replacing of the 240 litre black bins with smaller 140 litre bins from Monday 2 March 2026 onwards. The process is simple and will coincide with your normal black bin collection day.
Just keep putting your black household waste bin out for collection, as normal. At some point in March, it will be emptied, taken away and replaced with your new, smaller black bin. This will be done all in one go, so that your old bin is emptied, removed and replaced at the same time, on a normal black bin collection day. RCC plan to complete all bin swaps by 30 March.
There have been reports that some of the smaller bins delivered today havef mis-shapen lids.
The supplier and he has advised that the plastic has a memory and will settle and return to its right shape and that this can happen during storage and transportation.
Food Waste Collections
Rutland County Council is introducing new weekly food waste collections for households, starting from Monday 30 March 2026. For more information: www.rutland.gov.uk/recycling
Why food waste collections are being introduced
- Food waste collections are a new legal requirement. The Government has said all councils must have separate food waste collections by 2026. These will help to improve recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent for incineration.
Key dates to remember
- Rutland County Council will begin separate weekly food waste collections for households from Monday 30 March 2026
- The Council will start swapping large black wheelie bins for smaller 140litre bins from Monday 2 March 2026 onwards
- New food waste caddies will start to be delivered to households from Monday 9 March 2026 onwards
Impact on other waste services
- There is no change to when and how Rutland’s dry mixed recycling is collected. Grey bins will stay the same size and be collected on the same day. We are not introducing any new or different containers for dry mixed recycling.
- Black bin collection days will also remain the same. However, current 240litre black bins will be replaced with smaller 140litre black bins
- A small kitchen caddy for indoor use and a larger outdoor caddy for kerbside collection will be provided for weekly food waste disposal. Food waste collections will take place on normal black and grey bin collection days
Moving to a smaller black bin
- Collecting food waste on its own every week means households don’t need to throw food away in their black household waste bin anymore. Black bins can therefore be made smaller
- A smaller black bin collected every two weeks was preferred over a three-weekly black bin collection by residents who took part in our public consultation
- Although black bins will be smaller, large families and families with medical waste can still request extra household waste capacity, if they need it
- We are also introducing a new category of extra household waste capacity for families who have children in nappies, if they need it
- We are reminding residents to check what items and materials can be recycled in their grey wheelie bins. Please see the grey bin guide on our website for full details of what can be recycled in Rutland: www.rutland.gov.uk/recycling
Why residents should use the new food waste service
- This is an improvement to Rutland’s current waste and recycling services. Food waste will now be collected every single week, instead of being left in black bins for two weeks at a time
- By stopping food waste being sent for incineration as household waste, we are reducing harmful emissions and helping the environment
- The food waste that is collected will be processed at a nearby anaerobic digestion centre. This means food waste will help to produce green energy that is put straight back to the grid
- Recycling is cheaper to dispose of than general waste, meaning separate food waste collections will also help to save money
- Separate food waste collections are being made mandatory across the whole country and are already best practice in many areas
Please click on the link for Frequently Asked Questions:
Messiah for our Spring concert on Saturday28th March at 7.30pm, Oakham School Chapel, Oakham.
We are so excited to be presenting Handel’s Messiah for our Spring concert on Saturday
28th March at 7.30pm, Oakham School Chapel, Oakham. Rehearsals are now well under
way of this powerful and much loved work under the enthusiastic and expert leadership of
our musical director Jamie Conway. We will be joined by the Raikes Consort orchestra
together with professional soloists. This will be the biggest production Rutland Choral
Society has ever put on making this a stand out, not to be missed concert.
Jamie says “The Messiah is in many ways the pre-eminent choral masterpiece. I am so
excited to bring this story to life with the Rutland Choral Society. The choir has come on a
tremendous journey in the two and a half years I have been working with them, and they
perform with not only beautiful singing, but such meaning and a connection to the music and
libretto. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience all three parts of the Messiah
performed with the Raikes Consort and a top-rate team of soloists.”
Make sure you don’t miss out and get your tickets now priced £20 (under 16’s free) from
choir members or https://wegottickets.com/rutlandchoralsociety
Thefts in North Luffenham
Several villagers were broken into last night – including bikes stolen from a shed, tools stolen and money taken from a vehicle
Please check your outbuildings, cars and especially security cameras and report anything suspicious to the Police on 101 or via the Leicestershire Police website https://www.leics.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/
The Police are linking the crimes.
Breakfast Church 21st Decemeber
Everyone is welcome to Breakfast church at 9:30am Sunday 21st December in the North Luffenham Community Centre. We will be looking at the events leading up to Christmas from Joseph’s point of view.
Final LGR Proposal submitted
On 20th October 2025, the eight councils published a draft of the proposal submission and accompanying appendices. This draft was then considered by each Council as part of its own governance process. Further engagement was also undertaken with key stakeholders including MPs and Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. Having considered any feedback received a number of refinements and amendments were made which have been built into the final submission.
Please click on this link for the final proposal: https://www.northcitysouth.co.uk/final-proposal
For Sale: Bed support rail grab handle
Now Free to collect
Mobile Phone found on The Oval.
Following Bonfire Night on The Oval a mobile phone was found.
Please text 07789 356429 if you think it may be yours.
For Sale: Bed support rail grab handle
Bed support rail grab handle. Slides underneath mattress with safety strap. Assists with getting in and out of bed.
Cream colour Tubular frame.
No longer needed.
Very good clean condition.
£15.00
Please text if interested. 07593335680