The 5th North Luffenham Safari Supper held on April 11th 2015 raised £560 for local charity “For Rutland in Rutland” . See below for letter of thanks from the charity organisers
SAFARI SUPPER RAISES £560 FOR LOCAL CHARITY
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Battle of Waterloo
North Luffenham SUMMER Concert AND PICNIC (In aid of the Church Roof Fund) To commemorate The 200th Anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo – 18th June 1815.
On Saturday 20th June 2015 Stamford Brass will perform a Summer Concert on the grass outside the Parish Church.
Bring your tables, chairs, candles, drinks and a picnic for a memorable fun family evening 7pm – 9.30pm (Concert starts 7.30 pm)
Tickets – £10 and £3 (Under 16) all tickets sold in advance.
For tickets: Paul Cummings Tel: 720124 email: pbgcummings@gmail.com
Catch up with Nic: 427 miles cycled and £4,444 raised so far!
Headline news is that 427 miles have been cycled (with a few of those walked up hill!) and £4444.10p has been raised – just over 50% of the target total. Here I am paying in some of your donations into the Mango Tree’s HSBC bank on route!
Source: 427 miles cycled and £4444 raised so far!
PLEASE DONATE: Nic’s Just Giving page
Parliamentary election
Please see below notice of election agents for Rutland and Melton constituency
VILLAGE TRUST – vacancies
NOTICE of Road Closure – Pilton Road
Please see Temporary Traffic Regulation Order below
Village Election of Parish Councillors 2015
As we all know the Government elections take place on the 7th May 2015 in the Community Wing.
What many villagers may not know is that your local North Luffenham Parish Council election is taking place on the same day.
This is a vote to elect the people who will sit on a Parish Council and make decisions about the village: planning applications, the Oval and the local issues that affect us. They represent you and the collective interests of the village.
A North Luffenham Parish Council has not had a contested election for over 20 years due to the fact that there are more people wanting to sit on the Council than there are places available.
Your vote on the 7th May will elect the people or person that you want to represent you.
Over the next few days leading up to the election, the village website will post the manifestos/profiles of candidates that are seeking your vote.
First Beer Festival
Good news for lovers of fine beers and ales:
1st Annual Beer Festival
1st – 4th May Bank Holiday Weekend
Its here – warmer days – lighter nights, summers fast approaching and The 1st Fox Annual Beer Festival. The festival takes place May bank holiday weekend from Friday 1st at 6pm to Monday 4th May.
Come along and enjoy the delights of a dozen wonderful ales from local breweries, offering an experience to set your taste buds alight. With ales starting at 3.5% abv moving through to a distinguished 7.4% for the brave hearted. (Did you feel the gauntlet ?) Fresh to our pumps you will also find Oakham Ales Green Devil at 6% a wonderful craft ale experience.
We are confident that you will find an ale you really enjoy – a perfect way to spend a long, lazy afternoon / evening supping in good company – and it doesn’t stop there…
Join us on Sunday afternoon/evening for a barbecue on the patio and live music from Nick Haylock 3 piece band – feel free to join in if you know the words or even have a dance. Who knows you may even spot North Luffenhams very own “dancing queens” – “Nicky and Vanja”
The beer festival commences at 5.30pm on Friday 1st through to 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday at 6pm.
The Fox will be offering its normal menu on Friday evening and all day Saturday until 9pm, Sunday lunch will be served from 12noon to 4pm and a Bank holiday Monday menu will be available from 12noon to 4pm. Booking in advance is advisable for these day.
We will also be offering a BBQ on Sunday afternoon along with some live music from 4pm to 7.30pm. (BBQ weather permitting)
For more information please contact : Website : www.thefoxrutland.co.uk
The Fox 1 Pinfold Lane North Luffenham Rutland LE15 8LE. Tel : 01780 720991
Contact – Tricia Clarke 07725251790
Contact – Jason Allen 07773396153
And the beers:
Brewery ALE ABV
Blue Monkey 4 Wise Monkeys 3.6%
Atomic Strike 3.7%
Oakham Ales The Forger 3.5%
Tom Woods Old Codger 4.0%
Newby Wyke Comet 4.0%
Red Brewery Old brown Mouse 4.0%
Great Oakley Tiffield Thunder Bolt 4.2%
Nobbys Brewery Swift Neck 4.3%
Hopshackle Hopnotic 4.3%
Tres Bien Cascade 4.5%
8 Sail Brewery Kibbled 4.6%
Tydd Steam Armagedon 5.0%
Langton Brewery Welland Poacher 7.4%
Cider
Oakham Ales Twisted Tree 4.8%
Aspells Harry Sparrow 4.6%
(A variety of bottled ciders also on offer)
Craft ale
Oakham Ales Green Devil IPA 6.0%
Waterloo Medal
Fancy having your own Waterloo Medal than read on:
WATERLOO 200
The Waterloo 200 organisation will produce 500,000 replicas as part of events to mark anniversary of Wellington’s victory. It was the first medal issued by the British government to all soldiers who had fought in a battle, regardless of their rank. Now half a million Battle of Waterloo campaign medals are to be issued on a first-come, first-served basis to mark this year’s 200th anniversary of Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon.
The Waterloo medal issued to soldiers who took part in the historic battle. Photograph: Alamy
Further details can be found at: www.200waterloo.co.uk/
Launch Event
Come and find about the North Luffenham Good Neighbour Scheme:
- The Fox
- Friday 1st May
- 4.30 – 5.30
Light refreshments will be available and from 5.30, should you want to, you can join in the first ‘Fox Beer Festival’.
Hope to see you there.
Notice of Electors’ Rights for year ending 31st March 2015
Please download and read the two documents below which relates to the electors’ right to inspect and make copies of the Parish Council’s Annual Return.
Parish Council Election
There will be a contested Parish Council election in North Luffenham on May 7th. Please see Notice of Poll below
Annual Parish Meeting – April 20th 2015
The Annual Parish meeting will be held on Monday April 20th and the agenda is set out below
All residents of the parish are welcome to come along and raise any issues or concerns affecting the village
Village resident to ride from Lands End to John O’Groats for charity
While I have been a trustee of The Mango Tree Charity for over 10 years and helped young people raise thousands and thousands of pounds, I have never undertaken a sponsored event myself, and, I am not a cyclist! However, my ex-pupils always proved time and again that nothing is impossible so I have taken the plunge.
I have set-up my own website for the cycle ride at www.cycle4mango.co.uk and I can also be found on Facebook, where I’ll be updating my progress.
If you would like to make a donation towards my ride you can do so by going to my Just Giving donation page.
Thank you for your support!
Nic Merrett
The Mango Tree charity focuses its support for the 8644 registered orphans in Kenya and Tanzania. At its peak, there were over 13500 but communities are gaining strength and resilience now the peak of HIV/AIDS has passed so the charity is performing exactly as we had hoped – it seeing strengthening communities take up responsibility for their orphans.
Mango Tree is not an orphanage, but a Community Based Organisation with the slogan “Empowering orphans through Communities” . It is our greatest delight to see alumni from Mango Tree fund raise themselves in Kenya and Tanzania and also give practical support to younger orphans now that they are self reliant. Mango Tree rejects completely the philosophy of hand out from the rich West come what may!
John Humphrys – BBC Radio4 presenter said of Mango Tree,
“…It is a model of how a good charity should be run. It inspired me to set up my own small charity. If only there were more like it the world would be a better place…”
Planning Application Lyndon Road
Proposal: Demolition of rear porch and conservatory and construction of single storey lean-to rear extension and insertion of external doors.
Reference: 2015/0270/FUL
07-Apr-2015
The Local Planning Authority has received an application for the above proposal and you are invited to submit your comments thereon within 21 days from the date of this letter (07-Apr-2015). The details of the application are available to view on the Rutland County Council Website http://www.rutland.gov.uk/planning by entering the reference number 2015/0270/FUL.
Please email any comment you wish to make to planning@rutland.gov.uk.
Extraordinary meeting of The Parish Council
There will be an extraordinary meeting of The Parish Council at 5-30 pm on April 9th 2015 in the community centre. Please see agenda below
Military Working Dogs Planning Application
Proposal: Erection of specialist facilities including kennels, veterinary clinic, associated offices and training areas to accommodate the relocation of 1 Military Working Dog Regiment, British Army from Germany to St George’s Barracks, North Luffenham.
Reference: 2015/0236/MAJ
24-Mar-2015
The Local Planning Authority has received an application for the above proposal and you are invited to submit your comments thereon within 21 days from the date of this letter (24-Mar-2015). The details of the application are available to view on the Rutland County Council Website http://www.rutland.gov.uk/planning by entering the reference number 2015/0236/MAJ.
Please email any comment you wish to make to planning@rutland.gov.uk
Women V Cancer Coffee Morning – Update
In addition to coffee & cake at The Dovecote this Thursday, there will also be a raffle plus a bring & buy.
£1.50 per person. All funds will go towards women v cancer charities.
We look forward to welcoming all from 10am until 12.
NLCC – Junior Cricket Training 2015
Junior Cricket training will once again start its summer season on The Oval from Monday 13th April
Note that this will commence at 6pm, apologies for the error in the previous post
All existing & new players are most welcome to come & join our friendly village club.
We have 3 age groups – years 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6.
For further information please contact us through village website page.