St. Peter’s Church – 10.30, SATURDAY 18th April

The renowned organist Ivan Linford will put our organ through its paces in what promises to be a wonderful concert.

Coffee and cake will be served between 10.30 and 11.00 followed by Ivan playing for 50 minutes.

Entry is free but we ask for donations to cover costs please, and to raise funds for the replacement of the Chancel roof. 

Ivan has lived and worked as an organist in the Rutland area for over 13 years. He studied music at the University of Huddersfield and is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists. As a postgraduate student, he was Organ Scholar at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and has subsequently held the posts of Director of Music at Oakham Parish Church, Assistant Director of Music at Leicester Cathedral and Organist of Oakham School.

Ivan has given organ recitals and accompanied choirs at various English cathedrals (including St Paul’s Cathedral, London), as well as at many churches and concert halls across the country. He has performed on BBC television and radio and has visited a variety of countries as an accompanist, including Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary and the USA.

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Tickets for this next village fun filled event fun can be purchased from:

The Fox Public House -just pop in and the staff will gladly be able to sell you a ticket.

Sue – give her a ring on 07534 885747.

Judy – give her a ring on 07505 623406.

Deb – email her on deb.king@hotmail.co.uk.

All ticket payments are cash only please.

Put the date in your diary!

Saturday 16th May 2026 – 7.00-10.30pm North Luffenham School Hall

Live Music – Live Caller – Live Bar – Lively!

Treat you or yours to a lovely afternoon of creativity whilst supporting our local artist studio – Springboard Arts.

Contact Sue by mobile or email for further information

There’s one space left on the ‘Metal Embossing’ session…

This next offering from the North Luffenham Fun Club takes place on 16th May 2026 from 7.00pm in the North Luffenham School Hall.

The Race Night proved an amazing success with many lucky winners. Great fun was had by all and so many of you gave rave reviews. (Thank you all so much!) I know some of you wanted tickets and missed out, which was such a shame as those who came had a brilliant evening of fun and merriment. So make sure you get your tickets in plenty of time for this next fun packed evening.

The ability to dance is far from high up on the list of requirements! A fantastic band and caller will be on hand to guide us all through the evening. I have never met anyone who is not keen to “strip the willow” given half a chance!

Tickets are on sale now from the usual sources so forget your inner ying and yang and let out your suppressed yee and hah on 16th May!

See you there!

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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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’

Rutland County Council has confirmed that free travel on the Rutland Callconnect network will be extended for a further 12 months, until 31 March 2027.

If you would like to know more about Callconnect, please visit the Rutland bus website at www.rutlandbuses.info

We’ve recently received complaints about dog fouling around the village, particularly on footpaths and public areas.

We’d like to remind all dog owners that it is your responsibility to clean up after your dog and dispose of waste appropriately. Dog fouling is unpleasant, poses a health risk, and affects everyone who lives in and visits our community.

Please ensure you always carry bags when walking your dog and use the bins provided — or take it home if needed.

Let’s all do our part to keep our village clean, safe, and enjoyable for everyone.

There have been several people seen with dogs off their leads in fields around the village with grazing sheep.

As a reminder, we are in lambing season and dogs should not be allowed off the lead in fields that have livestock in them (or will do in the future)

Also all dog poo should be picked up in fields, as there is a risk to sheep of infection with fatal diseases (Gid and Sheep Measles) carried in dog faeces.

Residents should continue to treat food waste as household waste until 30 March, after which they should stop putting any food waste into their black bins.

The online application process by which eligible households can apply for additional household waste capacity is live. This is available for families of five or more, people with medical needs and those with children aged under two years in nappies. If an application is approved, these households will receive: 

• Families with children in nappies – a 240litre bin instead of a 140litre bin 
• Large families of 5 or more people – a 240litre bin in addition to a 140litre bin  
• Residents with medical needs – a 240litre bin in addition to a 140litre bin

Applications for extra household waste capacity can be made via MyAccount, email or phone. Once approved, we aim to deliver additional capacity to these households within 15-20 working days. A reminder that any household in Rutland can request an additional 240litre grey bin in the same way, if they produce a lot of recycling.

For more information please visit RCC’s Council’s website at: www.rutland.gov.uk/recycling, together with guides that explain exactly what items should be placed into black and grey bins. 

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Residents are invited to meet officers from Leicestershire Police at an upcoming Beat Engagement session at North Luffenham Road, Lyndon.

📅 Date: Thursday 12th March
🕚 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Beat engagement events give residents the opportunity to speak directly with local police officers, raise any concerns, ask questions, and discuss issues affecting the local community.

Please use this link for the Leicestershire Police meetings/events calendar.

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.

Unfortunately the chip van will not be in the village tonight due to vehicle maintenance

The excitement is growing in the village. I can feel it! If you’ve not got your tickets you can still get them from The Fox or from one of the people named on the posters around the village. Why not pop in to The Fox or call one of them? It’s going to be a great fun night!

Latest News! Some of the participants are getting a bit worked up and it is clear from the picture below that some are getting quite belligerent towards their rivals. Clearly they can’t wait to get started!

Others have been having a final try out to see if they are fit enough to compete!

Make sure you don’t miss out. All of those of you who forgot to get your loved one a Valentine’s day gift here’s you chance to make amends. What better present than a night at the Races!!

Only a matter of hours to go. Make sure you don’t miss out!

See you Saturday night at The Races!

 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.