After a successful first visit to the village last week, Nanny’s Fish and Chip Van will be returning again this Friday. They will be on Pinfold Close between 5:45 and 6:45
Pre Orders can be made on the number below
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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.
Yes! it’s nearly that time again. I kid you not, the last two rehearsals have been the best yet. Everybody is looking so good this year. We just can’t wait to show you what we’ve come up with this year. Saturday’s rehearsal showed the true talent everyone possesses (it was a very short rehearsal!!!).
The lights are booked again, the sound track is set. Our brilliant make up artist has signalled her readiness. Our great props person has come up trumps again!
This is one you just can’t miss. This has just got to be the best way to start your Christmas week. Don’t forget this extravaganza will be staged in The Fox Car Park on Sunday 21st December at 6.00pm. As always there will be a cash bucket collection so please do give what you can on the night. It is true to say there is nothing like this pantomime anywhere else!! Last year you were all so generous – so a big thank you in advance.
Just to prepare you all here are a couple of reminders from last years pantomime!
Get ready – IT’S COMING TO THE PUB NEAR YOU!
We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday!
The Cast of 2025
After some feedback, the Fish and Chip van will be in North Luffenham at an earlier time tonight.
It will now be here between 4:30 and 5:45
You can pre order by contacting them on 07899919998
Nanny’s Fish and Chip van will be visiting North Luffenham every Friday, starting from tomorrow Friday 12th December.
They will be in the village from 7PM to 8:30PM, parking on Pinfold Close
Cri du Canard are a French folk trio, currently based in the North of England. With passion and experience coming out of their ears, these three highly regarded musicians throw themselves into their work, performing and leading workshops across the UK and EU with expertise, humour, and panache.
After properly establishing this band in 2021 – following a glorious summer’s evening of music, dance, and food – Grace, Sam, and Dave warmly invite you to share in the joy of French and Breton music, dance the night away to these infectious, energy-infused grooves, or simply sit back and enjoy the hypnotic interplay of fiddle, flute and box.
Expect to be transported to the beating musical heart of France, with an experience as nourishing for the soul as a good bowl of boeuf bourguignon.
Cri du Canard are Grace Smith (violon), Sam Partridge (flûte traversière en bois) and Dave Gray (accordéon diatonique).
Important Information
Date: Saturday 3rd January, 2026
Venue: Stamford Arts Centre, Ballroom
Tickets: £15 (£8 under 25s)
Running Time: 3 hours
Please note this is a dancing event and seating will be limited
Due to unforeseen circumstances, North Luffenham Garden Club are sorry to advise that Adam Frost has cancelled his appearance at our Garden Club meeting on Wednesday 10th December. The good news is that we have secured him for a new date – Wednesday 25th February 2026 @ 7pm.
For those of you who have already bought tickets, we do hope that you will be able to join us on this new date and would appreciate your confirming by email, by the end of January 2026 whether:-
– you are able to attend on 25th February 2026
or
– you are unable to attend on 25th February and require a refund
In either case, please contact us via our email address at northluffenhamgardenclub@gmail.com.
For that special Christmas present, we do have tickets available for the 25th February 2026 to enable friends & family to join us at this open meeting and enjoy Adam Frost speak!
These are available from The Fox in North Luffenham for only £27.50 (cash only please).
with thanks for your understanding & festive wishes,
North Luffenham Garden Club Committee
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
Last night saw your intrepid bunch of village thespians once again rehearsing this years pantomime outside in the Fox Car Park. Always an interesting experience dodging the cars coming and going. No one was run over but some of the drivers did seem to have a rather shocked and quizzical look on their faces as they drove by!! This is not surprising give the shenanigans that were unfolding. There appears to be an attempt by the cast this year to learn their lines, a serious departure from previous years, such is their dedication to bring you the very best panto land has to offer this year!
More rehearsals are scheduled and the long term weather forecast is looking good for the 21st December. Remember to dress for out doors events on the night. We are loving getting this ready for you again this year and can’t wait to see you all on the night. What a way to start Christmas!!
Now Free to collect
Rutland County Council’s Cabinet has endorsed the North, City, South proposal for Local Government Reorganisation, indicating support for it to be submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Councils across England have been engaged in a government-led process of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) since December 2024, following publication of the English devolution white paper.
The Government has set a final deadline of 28 November 2025 for councils to submit or indicate their support for one single LGR proposal. Rutland is included in three different LGR plans:
· The Leicester City Council proposal, which could expand the City boundaries and include Rutland in a single Leicestershire unitary
· An option being put forward by Leicestershire County Council for a two-unitary model with an unchanged Leicester City and a large Leicestershire unitary that absorbs Rutland
These proposals were discussed and debated by Rutland County Councillors at a Full Council meeting on Thursday 20 November. A previous Cabinet meeting on 14 October recommended this debate should be focussed on identifying the proposal which provides the best means of ensuring long-term financial sustainability and high quality sustainable public services for Rutland, as well as meeting specific evaluation criteria set by the UK Government.
The Council’s Strategic Overview and Scrutiny Committee conducted a similar exercise at its meeting on 16 October 2025. A special task and finish group was set up to compare all available LGR proposals that include Rutland, with a detailed evaluation report published as part of the November Full Council meeting.
At the end of Rutland’s Full Council debate on 20 November, 18 Elected Members not on cabinet were invited to participate in a non-binding informal vote to indicate which proposal, if any, they supported. The results of the vote were as follows:
Nine councillors did not cast a vote to indicate a preference.
Councillor Gale Waller, Leader of Rutland County Council, said: “Devolving more power and funding to councils is something I think most people support. This is what the Government has said it wants to achieve. However, the demands that Ministers have put on councils and the way they’ve gone about it – mandating a radical overhaul of local government in less than a year – has created huge pressure and a lot of frustration. I’ve said throughout that this is not something we want to do. However, pretending we can stop or simply ignore a government with a huge parliamentary majority benefits no one.
“I’ve also said time and again that councils must be led by evidence when deciding which LGR proposal represents the best option for our residents. I’m grateful to Members for the careful consideration they gave to each of the available LGR proposals at our Full Council meeting. I’d particularly like to thank our Scrutiny Committee for the speed and quality of work undertaken by its task and finish group, whose evaluation helped to inform our debate. After taking all of this into account, interrogating each of the three options open to us and listening to the thoughts and feelings of our residents, Cabinet determined that North, City, South is the proposal that provides the best chance of ensuring long-term financial sustainability and high-quality services for Rutland.
“It’s important to stress that Government – not councils – will make the final decision on the future makeup of local authorities, sometime next year. Indeed, Ministers may completely disregard the option we’ve chosen to endorse. The most important thing at this moment is that a proposal goes forward to the Government on 28 November that is as beneficial to Rutland as it possibly can be. We believe that, from the three available options, North, City, South is the proposal most likely to deliver future prosperity for our residents.”
The UK Government has indicated that, following the endorsement and submission of final LGR proposals on 28 November, it will look to hold a public consultation within specific areas in early 2026.
A Government decision on which LGR proposals to implement across England is expected in summer 2026. Shadow elections for new authorities are expected in 2027, followed by a vesting day when new councils officially take over in 2028.
The agenda and reports for Cabinet on Friday 21 November 2025 can be read in full on Rutland County Council’s website: www.rutland.gov.uk/meetings. Minutes and a recording from the meeting will be published within one week of the meeting date.
A video recording of Rutland County Council’s Full Council meeting on Thursday 20 November is available to view on the Council’s YouTube channel.
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Your trusty band of hardy would be thespians are at it again! Now the weather is getting colder and the evenings are drawing in, this Oscar aspiring band of somewhat deranged villagers are banding together again for your theatrical joy and wonderment. Yes! we’ve actually had some rehearsals already.
This year promises an even more spectacular extravaganza than last year. For those of you scared of little furry critters I can promise there will be none of them running across the car park this year! However, there will be new occurrences intermingled with the usual mayhem and live rewriting of the script on the night.
We are all so looking forward to kicking off your Christmas week again this year. Sunday 21st December at 6.00 is the date to have in your diary. Please do be there. Who knows what might happen on the night?!
More postings as we progress in rehearsals (if we progress in rehearsals!!) As always we can’t do this without you all. Our audience is our inspiration! See you there!
Following Bonfire Night on The Oval a mobile phone was found.
Please text 07789 356429 if you think it may be yours.
Support Jamaica, from Amari and Jaimi (fellow North Luffenham residents)
We have set up a GoFundMe page with one of us being of Jamaican heritage, to support our family and friends who have been terribly affected by the hurricane.
We are only providing donations to those we personally know who have lost their entire homes which are located in the St Elizabeth area of Jamaica – one of the worse affected areas.
If you could kindly share and donate anything – it will be very helpful and will go a long way.
I know we can’t do much, but we also couldn’t just sit back and do nothing. So any help will be appreciated and is going to people in serious need – having lost everything just before Christmas too.
Many thanks
Link to donate: https://gofund.me/3b29e1145
Yes we’re having another pantomime! Under the cover of darkness and with several burly security guards on hand the script for the North Luffenham Pantomime 2025 was delivered to a secret hiding place by magic flying carpet in the dead of night last night.
Now we have the script all we need is our thespians. The same rule applies this year as in all others. If you think you can’t act then you are just who we are looking for! We want to see enthusiastic amateurs giving it their all. Those of you who have seen previous pantomimes will know the level of acting that is required (and I use the word “acting” with deep caution!)
So we are holding a first meeting next Wednesday (22nd) at 7.00pm in The upper room at The Fox for all who would like to be involved in this years undoubted five star performance!
It’s always great fun so please come along if you want to be involved. We would love to have you there. If you can feel your Hamlets twitching or you feel you can contribute to our much ado about nothing please come along and get involved.
Oh and just a quick tempter – The Pantomime Title? GoldyFox and the Three Beers!
Hopefully we will see you on Wednesday (22nd) at 7.00pm
Let the fun and the overacting start again!
Gift vouchers are also available from Sue…
A limited number of tickets are for sale from The Fox, North Luffenham; cash only please
Please call 07985477483