The new term started for the Art Group on Monday 30th September in the Community Centre and will be followed by meetings fortnightly – 14th and 28th October, 11th and 25th November, and 9th December.
The first few sessions will concentrate on basic drawing techniques followed by mixed media.
New members from outside the village are welcome to join the Art Group.
All meetings start at 12.45pm and finish at 3.0pm.
Please contact Angela Leather for more information.
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
The Chater Community Choir will be giving a seasonal concert to raise funds for a local charity called ‘A Christmas Garland of Song’, featuring the Beaufort Wind Quintet, which will be performed at St Andrew’s Church, Lyddington, on Friday 6th December at 7.30pm.
As in their sell out December concert last year the choir will delight the audience with popular non seasonal favourites along with seasonal songs and readings.
There may even be a mince pie or two!
Tickets are £5 and will be available in November from Tracy Steward.
The concert is in aid of the Rutland Rotaract Family Support Centre based in Oakham. The RRFSC aims to provide social, recreational, educational and therapeutic support to children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities, and their families. The choir has previously raised over £2000 for charity including Fibromyalgia UK and the Stroke Association since being formed in 2012.
Monthly quiz returned last evening and was won by Anty’s Mob. Runner’s up, Lads On Tour both winning cash prizes.
We’ve changed a couple of things in the quiz and we now have a kitty that the pub adds £5 every month (rollover if it’s not won).
Next monthly quiz is Oct 13th and the pot will be £10. Everyone welcome £1 pp entry fee, no limit on team members AND a free bowl of chips at half time!
The weekly quiz last week was in aid of charity and it was written and run by Sian. We held a raffle as well and on Saturday, a car boot sale. We raised £280 in total, half donated to FMAUK (Fibromyalgia Association) and the other half to Stamford Fibromyalgia Support Group.
If anyone would like any information on the condition that Sian herself struggles with, please pop in and have a chat to her. She’d be happy to help and put you in touch with the local group.
Many thanks to everyone that donated raffle prizes and items for the car boot sale and for coming along and spending your money!
Winter being around the corner, the quiz and domino leagues start again over the next two weeks.
Along with this, we are now entered in a local darts league and are looking for those that have already put their names down to play, and anyone else interested, to come along this Thurs eve at 7.30 ish to go over the details.
Oct 7th we’re hosting a BODYSHOP party. 7.30 start and everyone is most welcome. No pressure to buy ( not even a drink!).
Nov 4th will be a Christmas (and general) card and small gift evening. As above.
This week sees our first anniversary here so (as always) we’d like to thank all of our customers for their continued support. Here’s to an even bigger and better twelve months!
Sian, George & Maz, the Fox and Hounds
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
Rutland Council is continuing to face a number of challenges. The funding we receive from national Government is reducing and there is a determination to hold back from increasing council tax charges to residents.
The Council sets out to provide the best quality services that can be offered and ensure that best value principals are embedded in everything it does.
The Council has a Medium Term Financial Plan which forecasts the likely income and revenue streams facing the Council on a rolling five year basis. In line with this, the Council needs to continue to make financial efficiencies in order to ensure that future financial targets are met.
In line with the above, the Council has been looking at transport costs with a view to ceasing any transport which is non-statutory.
Whilst many local authorities across the country have already taken action to stop providing discretionary transport, Rutland has maintained provision. However, it was agreed at the Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday 20 August to seek the public views on the withdrawal of denominational and post 16 transport. The details are summarised below:
The Council spent £95,000 in the 2012/13 academic year supporting 40 students to faith based schools. Whilst students contribute £253.50 each toward the cost of their transport the net cost of providing denominational transport is expensive to maintain. Indications are that student numbers are likely to grow in the 2013/14 academic year.
The Council would like to seek views on the following two options:
(i) To withdraw denominational transport entirely with effect from September 2014. This option would mean that ALL denominational transport support would cease after July 2013 including those already receiving transport support.
(ii) To introduce a phased withdrawal of denominational transport from September 2014. This option would mean that no new students will be given transport support after July 2013 BUT existing students would continue to receive transport support until the end of their current school placement.
During the 2012/13 academic year the council spent £94,000 supporting 90 students to various post 16 colleges. Students contributed £332 toward the cost of providing the transport.
The Council would like to seek views on the following two options:
(i) To withdraw post 16 entirely with effect from September 2014. This option would mean that ALL post 16 transport support would cease after July 2013 including those already receiving transport support.
(ii) To introduce a phased withdrawal of post 16 transport from September 2014. This option would mean that no new students will be given transport support after July 2013 BUT existing students would continue to receive transport support until the end of their current school placement.
The Council would like to take into account the views of residents and partners in developing our final proposals. Should you wish to express your views, please contact Rutland County Council:
tel: 01572 758 451 or email: transport@rutland.gov.uk
Responses should be received by Thursday 26 September 2013 at the latest.
All responses arising from the consultation will be fed back to Council’s Cabinet in October. The final results of the consultation exercise and any actions will be published on the website in due course.
via Ian Ferguson → Parish Council
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.
In addition to a course on Sewing Simple Thrifty Projects, New College Stamford offers a huge range of FREE 🙂 adult training courses from Fitness Boot Camp to iPads for the Terrified, and Cycle Maintenance to First Aid.
Perhaps you will know someone who might be interested.
via Linda Burrows → Knit and Natter
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
The North Luffenham Parish Council met on July 15th 2013 and the Minutes are as set out below
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
Following the arrival of super-fast broadband in North Luffenham, BBC Radio Leicester conducted an interview with Pete Burrows (LHW) and Terry King (RCC) on Thursday 15th August as a follow up to the launch.
Having trouble playing this? Listen on Youtube instead.
via Pete Burrows, Home Workers
Having trouble viewing video? Watch on YouTube instead.
via Pete Burrows, Luffenham Home Workers
North Luffenham’s Annual Show will be held at The Community Centre on Sunday September 15th. As well as the traditional Fruit and Vegetable categories there are classes for Home Produce, Art & Crafts, Ptotographic entries, flowers and pot plants and there are separate children’s classes. Show schedules can be obtained from Katy Ellis on 722173 or Ian Ferguson on 720793
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 next meeting of the North Luffenham Camera Club will be on Tuesday, 17th September at 8pm at the Community Centre.
Please bring along photos for the display on the theme of MOVEMENT.
Also do bring your entries (hard copy please) for the 2014 calendar, North Luffenham and Surrounding Area.
Please keep the e copy in high resolution so that if chosen it can be put onto flash drive for printer.
The Exton photos would be suitable to include.
All are welcome to our meetings, please contact us for more information.
via Pam Plant, Camera Club
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
The Minutes of the Parish Council meeting of May 20th 2013 have now been signed as a true record and are published below
