Anglian Water will be opening a new swimming beach on Rutland Water in the summer of 2014 and they are looking for Life Guards.
They have a number of casual opportunities throughout the summer season (April – November 2014) to join the team based at the recreation centre in Rutland Water as a Lifeguard and Senior Lifeguard.
To find our more about this and our other casual roles go to the Anglian Water careers page.
via Pete Burrows, Homeworkers
Pre-Christmas Fair at the North Luffenham Community Centre on Saturday, 23rd November from 2 to 4pm.
Home made festive food unusual preserves, chutney, marmalade & mincemeat.
Christmas decorations plus cards, paper and fine handmade jewellery.
In aid of the Church Roof Fund.
Do come & join us without the hassle of the shops, and have a chat together with a cup of tea & cake.
Pre Christmas Fair 2013 Poster
via Janet Whittaker
Just a reminder that our next film is on Wednesday 13th November: NOW YOU SEE ME (a robbery theme, but the thieves are all magicians….). Usual arrangements: Uppingham Town Hall, doors open at 7, film starts 7.30.
Do bring friends, cushions, drink, nibbles. Tickets (£5) either on the door or from The Falcon. We very much look forward to welcoming you.
May I also give you some advance notice about our December film: THE GREAT GATSBY, on December 11th.
In keeping with the festive season, do feel free to dress the part if you feel like it, and to end up in a local hostelry afterwards…
Do spread the word about Film Night: we are delighted with the enthusiasm we have had, and look forward to the second Wednesday of the month through 2014 as well.
via Susie Burrows, The Uppingham Town Partnership
The North Luffenham Bonfire Night is organised by the Parish Council. Voluntary donations are collected on the night to help fund next year’s display.
Video via Pete Burrows, NLCC
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Thank you for your past support. Uppingham Town Partnership has obtained the funding to put on a monthly film night in Uppingham Town Hall at 7.15 every second Wednesday in the month at only £5 per ticket, starting in September and carrying on until next summer.
With plenty more support, we hope to be able to make it a permanent fixture! And we aim to keep it as a fun, sociable evening with sweets on sale, soft drinks available and sometimes a quick chat about the film. So, please do bring your drinks (alcohol permitted), nibbles & cushions and come along to enjoy a film evening with us from September 11th.
Tickets will be available from The Falcon two weeks before each film, or take the risk and just turn up and pay on the door! There will be posters around the town.
And do please spread the word by sharing via Facebook or other social media below, and bring some friends along with you.
The films we have planned are:
NOW YOU SEE ME (Official website, reviews: RT, IMDb). A heist movie with a difference – the thieves are all magicians…. – November 13th
THE GREAT GATSBY (yet to be confirmed) (Official website, reviews: RT, IMDb). We think you will have heard about this one – feel free to dress up if we manage to book it! – December 11th
Behind the Candelabra possibly! (Official website, reviews: RT, IMDb, The Telegraph) – the darkly comic biopic about Liberace and his relationships) – January 8th
We will keep you up to date with any additional information, and we very much look forward to warmly welcoming you to as many film nights as you can get to!
➡ Follow Uppingham Film Night Out on Facebook.
Susie Burrows, The Uppingham Town Partnership
via Kathleen Robinson
A special Pet Service for owners and their pets took place at St John the Baptist Church in North Luffenham on Friday 4th October 2013 – photo by Pam Plant
The next Uppingham Film Night at the Town Hall is on Wednesday, October 9th at 7.15pm.
This month’s film is A Late Quartet (reviews: RT, IMDb, theguardian) a moving drama about a chamber music quartet, directed by Yaron Zilberman & with a strong cast led by Christopher Walken. It has had very good reviews.
As ever, do come along bringing cushions, chairs, nibbles, drink, friends – or just yourselves.
Tickets will be available from THE FALCON (£5), but we are moving towards just selling them on the door as we are confident we can get everyone in.
We very much look forward to welcoming everyone to this increasingly sociable evening!
Follow Uppingham Film Night Out on Facebook.
via Kathleen Robinson
On Saturday 22 September members of the North Luffenham Carpet Bowls Club (NLCBC) met in the Community Centre.
The occasion was the Singles Competition which is held every year about this time. It is a prelude to the coming start of the League competitions in which the NLCBC enters two teams, Fourteen players took part in a ‘Round Robin’ and were supported by members of the Club, relatives and friends.
Of course competition was keen, with many cliff hanging moments, Play went on all afternoon. The out come was: Tim Smalley – took the Winners Cup and the Club Shield. The runner up was Thomas Ellis taking the Trophy. Well done and congratulations to them both. The presentation was made by Katy Ellis.
An entertaining and enjoyable time ended with a serving of fish and chips all round.
via Sylvia Lawson, Carpet Bowls Club
A bittersweet evening of romance – with poetry, candlelight and sensual music by galàn.
Specialising in European Renaissance and Baroque music, the group is accompanied by Theorbo and Harpsichord.
A unique opportunity to hear this young & inspiring ensemble prior to recording their first album in North Luffenham Church.
Where: St John the Baptist Church, North Luffenham.
When: Sunday 13th October 2013 at 6pm.
Tickets cost £12 each (Including a glass of wine and canapés) and can be booked online from the Stamford Arts Centre or by telephone: 01780 763203.
Download/Print Promotional Poster: Loves Reflections
via Paul Cummings, Mutual Support
Our new film night season opens next Wednesday, 11th, at 7.15pm in Uppingham Town Hall with a showing of The Sapphires (Reviews: IMDb, RT) .
This is a real feel-good movie, with plenty of food for thought & should send you home humming if not singing to yourselves.
Tickets are on sale at The Falcon (£5) or get them on the door.
Bring along comfy cushions, nibbles, drink – tables & chairs if you like! We will be delighted to see you all.
Do spread the word! And remember we are putting on a film on the second Wednesday of each month, having secured funding for a year in hopes its popularity will keep it going after that!
➡ Follow Uppingham Film Night Out on Facebook.
Susie Burrows, The Uppingham Town Partnership
via Kathleen Robinson
Venus [courtesy of NASA]
Look towards West-Southwest (WSW) in the direction of Wing shortly after sunset, and cloud cover permitting, you will notice the two brightest objects in the night sky.
Venus is the closest planet to Earth and never strays too far away from the Sun due to its relatively close orbit, and being the second closest planet orbiting the Sun. So if you don’t want to miss the pairing, make sure you catch a glimpse earlier in the evening before Venus sets on the horizon.
Venus, although Earth-like in many ways, is a particularly inhospitable place to visit, none of the space probes sent to land there lasted very long due to the very high surface temperature of 464°C, 90 times Earth’s atmospheric pressure, and acidic conditions.
Some scientists believe that Venus’ atmosphere may have been much more Earth-like in the past, with an abundance of water. Doomsday comparisons are often made between the natural runaway green-house effect that has occurred on Venus, and the possible man-made fate that awaits our own planet.
Diabetes UK are looking for volunteers over the weekend of October 4th/5th/6th to take part in a bucket collection as part of the Big Collection Weekend at Tesco in Oakham.
If anyone can give 3 hours between 12 and 3 on Friday or Saturday, or between 3 and 6 on Friday, please could you contact me please, its a great charity.
via Gail Arnott
Fancy a new way to keep fit and healthy? Why not give yoga a try?
2 new classes begin this week on Tuesday 3rd September at Preston Village Hall.
The morning class runs from 9.30 – 11am and consists of gentle strength building exercises to help with posture followed by a lovely guided relaxation.
The evening class (8 – 9pm) focuses on releasing tension from the spine and relaxing the body and mind. For more details have a look at the Do-Yoga! website or contact Deb King.
Having promoted the Rutland Ride and Stride in the Rutland Times this week on my Penny Farthing, I have decided to enter riding one and will be starting at the church 10.00 am on 14th September.
I have set up a just giving page, if anybody would like to contribute.
via Keith Read, Just Giving
This initiative by British Cycling and Sky encourages you to get out on your bike.
Luckily there are some arranged near to North Luffenham for various abilities.
via Linda Burrows, Knit and Natter
A bit late notice, but the weather is looking good to observe the partial flyover of the ISS this evening starting at 11pm, on the horizon from the direction of Uppingham.
The ISS will move in an easterly direction towards Easton on the Hill, but will fade away after about 5 minutes, shortly after reaching its maximum height in the sky, when it will be eclipsed by the Earth’s shadow.
Date/time: 8/6 23:00:20
Azimuth: 245.09° (WSW)
Elevation (altitude): 0.14°
Magnitude: 1.4
Distance to satellite: 2349.3 km
In Earth’s shadow (eclipsed): NO
Date/time: 8/6 23:05:40
Azimuth: 165.60° (S)
Elevation (altitude): 53.28°
Magnitude: -1.9
Distance to satellite: 520.4 km
In Earth’s shadow (eclipsed): NO
Date/time: 8/6 23:11:0
Azimuth: 81.56° (E)
Elevation (altitude): 0.44°
Magnitude: –
Distance to satellite: 2311.7 km
In Earth’s shadow (eclipsed): YES
Good visible pass
Data courtesy of Real Time Satellite Tracking
The Active Rutland website contains lots of hidden gems about activities in Rutland for all ages and abilities.
Please browse the Active Rutland Event pages for more information on how to participate in each of these activities.
via Linda Burrows, Knit and Natter
During the super-fast broadband switch on ceremony yesterday, Rob Persani from Rutland Radio conducted an interview with village resident Pete Burrows, which was broadcast this morning,
Good job Pete 😉
Download/Play this mp3 audio file to listen » Interview with Pete Burrows
Pete burrows is the membership secretary for the NLCC.
Rob Persani is a long standing presenter on Rutland Radio.
Ribbon cutting
North Luffenham has become the first village in Rutland to benefit from the £3 million Digital Rutland project.
Now that the new FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet) has been switched on and we have a super fast optical fibre communication link with the virtual world outside our village, you should now be able to talk to your internet service provider about switching to a faster service of up to 80Mbps, such as BT Infinity.
There will be a ceremonial switch on for the FTTC cabinet in Church Street, North Luffenham, (near to the school entrance) Tuesday 16th July 2013 between 12:30 and 13:00, by Digital Rutland / OpenReach / BT.
An OpenReach display bus will be parked in the Fox and Hounds car park from 11am, for information purposes.
Not sure if this means we will actually be able to get fibre packages from tomorrow – first question of the day 🙂
via Pete Burrows, Cricket Club
