The minutes of this meeting have now been signed off as a true record and are published below
Parish Council meeting of September 2nd 2013
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Notice of Election
There has been a request that the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cllr Barry Read be filled by Election as follows
Uppingham Film Schedule for next 3 months
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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
Parish Council meeting on October 21st 2013
North Luffenham Parish Council will meet on October 21st 2013
The agenda is as set out below
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
Autumn Season commences for Garden Club
The new season gets under way for the North Luffenham Garden Club next week on Thursday October 10th at 7.30pm in the Community Centre with speaker Ann Bird on ‘A Personal Look at the World of Roses’.
Ann Bird is a past president of the Royal National Rose Society, and is currently vice-president of the World Federation of Rose Societies, so is well qualified to talk to us about this popular British garden favourite!
Fun, informal meetings with a raffle and refreshments. The club welcomes plants for sale at all meetings. No horticultural experience or expertise required – new members and guests always welcome! Cost is £2 per event or join for an annual subscription fee of £10 per person.
Programme 2013/14
- Oct 10th – ‘A Personal Look at the World of Roses’ by Ann Bird.
- Nov 14th – ‘The A-Z of bulbs’ by Johnny Walkers.
- Dec 5th – Christmas Social evening
- Jan 9th – ‘Companion Planting’ by Andrew Sankey.
- Feb 13th – ‘Treasure Island’ by Stuart Dixon.
- March 13th – ‘Climbing through the seasons: Alpines in the Wild.’ by James Williams.
- April 10th – ‘Seeds in the corridor of power: an insight into the controls on seeds and seed quality.’ by Paul Rooke.
- May 8th – ‘So very versatile perennials’ by Ian Cooke.
- (June evening outing & July full day outing to be confirmed)
via Katy Ellis, Secretary, Garden Club
A Late Quartet – Uppingham Film Night Out
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
Movement Theme Photo Gallery and Notes from 17th Sept 2013 Camera Club Meeting
September Meeting
The theme for the photos at our September meeting was Movement. There were lots of good pictures of varied interpretations of this subject – which are displayed in the Camera Club showcase.
Also the 2014 Calendar photos were chosen and this should be ready for sale before Christmas.
Movement Photo Gallery
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- Photo by Paul Cummings
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- Falkirk Wheel – by Daphne Stanley
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- Wheel Spinning – by Daphne Stanley
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- Photo by Paul Cummings
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- Photo by Paul Cummings
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- Rolling Pastry – by Wally Lodge
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- Photo by Paul Cummings
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on the 19th November at 8pm in the Community Centre.
The speaker will be Andrew James, photojournalist with over 25 years experience and world-wide travels.
You may remember his interesting talk last year – and this time he will discuss Composition. Do please come along with your ideas and questions on this subject. (Visitors welcome)
Andrew has chosen an appropriate theme of “Natural Patterns” for Members photographs this time.
via Pam Plant, Camera Club
A Night at the Races
MEETING: Friday 1st November 2013
TIME of FIRST RACE: 8.00pm (be there by 7.30pm)
COURSE: North Luffenham Community Centre
ENTRY FEE: £10 per person (£50 for a table of 6) to include….
FODDER for the PUNTERS: Fish & Chips
COURSE FEATURES: Spacious stable with Real Ale,
good wine and soft drinks.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Horse owners needed – £5/horse.
Winning owner for each race wins £10.
Owners needed by 17th October for Racecard.
Contact the Course Steward – Barry Read
or any committee member for tickets and horses
Please come along for a night of fast paced fun with your friends
and support your local Cricket Club
Download Poster: Race Night Flier 2013
Carpet Bowls Singles Competition Results 2013
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
Autumn term commences for Art Group
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
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.
- Three Sopranos: , Lucy Page, Alison Hill, Katy Hill
- Harpsichord: Christopher Bucknell
- Theorbo: Manuel Minguillon
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
Choir are tuning up for Christmas
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.
Fox News! – Funds raised for Fibromyalgia, Body Shop party, Quiz kitty and Winter leagues starting
Quiz Update
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!
Charity Events
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 Leagues
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.
Upcoming Events
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.
1st Anniversary
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
Uppingham Film Night Out – The Sapphires
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
Have your say on Transport Support for Students in Rutland
Consultation on Proposed Changes to Home to School Transport
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:
Denominational transport
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.
Post 16 Transport
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.
Consultation
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.
What happens next?
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
Tonight! Venus and Crescent Moon pairing after Sunset
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.
Free of Charge Autumn Term Adult Training Courses
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
Volunteers wanted for Big Collection Weekend
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
Contact Gail to Volunteer
Parish Council meeting of July 15th 2013
The North Luffenham Parish Council met on July 15th 2013 and the Minutes are as set out below