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Ruddington Parish Council is delighted to welcome you to the Ruddington village website.

CLEAN THAT BIRDFEEDER

Photo supplied by Scot Tilley

Many people in Britain regularly feed birds during the winter and spring, with bird feeders, tables and food being big-selling items at garden centres. All this is great news for birds, leading to much improved survival rates for small hedgerow and woodland species during bad weather and the breeding season.

But there has been a significant rise in bird diseases over recent years, especially in avian pox, which has spread rapidly since its first appearance in the UK about 5 years ago. Research suggests that this spread is facilitated by birds gathering at ‘feeding stations’, such as bird tables, bird feeders and bird baths. Here saliva, droppings and feathers from infected birds can remain on the feeders and pass on the infection to later visitors. Please help reduce the spread of bird diseases by regularly and thoroughly cleaning the bird feeders, bird tables and bird baths in your garden.
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Before you put out fresh bird food: wash the feeder, rinse it with clean water
and dry it (drying the feeder stops the fresh food getting damp and going
mouldy).

KARATE CLUB SUCCESSES

2011 has been a particularly good year for Ruddington’s  Shotokan Karate Club. The club, affiliated to the ‘Federation of English Karate Organisations’ [F.E.K.O.] and a member of Community Shotokan, has been established in Ruddington for over 30 years. This year the Senior Instructor Robert Pannell of Bladon Road was promoted by the Chairman of F.E.K.O and the Chief Instructor of Community Shotokan to 5th Dan.  Also this year, five students passed their Black Belts in front of the Chief Instructor for the Association. This added two brothers who live in Ruddington to the senior ranks which already included their older brother who is a 2nd Dan. At the same grading in December, two 3rd Dan instructors at the club were promoted to 4th Dan for their achievements and dedication to the art within the local area.

At the moment we have an abundance of Instructors who wish to pass on this knowledge to new and dedicated beginners. There is a friendly family atmosphere at our club, which allows you to participate without feeling overwhelmed or inadequate. The instructors will explain all the basic exercises and techniques needed to enable you to prepare for your first grading. Everyone can benefit from karate training and we encourage parents and children to train together as a family.

Training is on a Sunday morning or Wednesday evening at the Village Hall.  Give it a go in the New Year, ring Rob 07943719113 for details.

RUDDINGTON IN THE DOOMSDAY BOOK

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Did you know Ruddington is mentioned four times in the Doomsday Book?

As well as its own entry, our village also features in the entries for Rushcliffe, Plumtree and Bradmore. According to the Ruddington entry, the village boasted a grand total of 5 villagers, 2 smallholders and 4 freemen in 1066. And its taxable value to the Lord of the Manor, one Ulf Fenman, was a mere £1!

GOLD MEDAL SKATER FROM RUDDINGTON

Our village has a Gold Medallist in the shape of Figure Skater Penny Coomes and her partner, Nicholas Buckland, whose family live in Wilford.  

The couple appeared on the BBC “One Show” in early December just after winning the Gold medal in the Senior Dance Section of the British Figure Skating Championships. The pair who have been skating together since 2005 are actually a couple off the ice as well and  currently spend a lot of time training in America with the help of an ex Olympic champion, Evgeni Platov. This seems to be paying dividends, although Penny admits to missing “our little village”.

Penny and Nicholas are setting their sights on the European Figure Skating Championships being held in Sheffield later this month and  we wish them continuing success.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL

The Ruddington and District Branch of the Royal British Legion are pleased to announce that the collection for the Poppy Appeal which took place between 1st October 2010 and the 30th September 2011 has realised the sum of £9,444.35.

The 2011/12 appeal which began on 1st October 2011 and will finish on 30th September 2012 has raised a total of £9,405.69 up to 1st December 2011. This includes the Ruddington Church collection on Remembrance Sunday which raised £507.4 – a record for St. Peter’s Church.

Mr K R Hicks, Chairman of the local branch, would like to thank everyone who helped and contributed.

NEW YEAR BRAIN TEASER?

How well do you know your village?
The clues below represent street names and establishments in Ruddington – can you work them out? We’ve given you the number of letters to help.

1. Urban Jewellery (7 & 4)

2. Proud vicinity (7 & 5)

3. Builder’s limbs (11 & 4)

4. Grounds for barrel-maker (6 & 7)

5. Happy landowner (5 & 6)

6. County urge (5 & 5)

7. Curry Mountain (7 & 8 )

8. Outbuilding attraction (6, 2, 3 & 4)

9. Barbarians thoroughfare (7 & 4)

10. Ascending spectres (4 & 7)

For answers to quiz, click here

Partially adapted from page 67 of the 1981 “A Guide to the Village of Ruddington”. (Researched by Faye Stenson)

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

Follow Mary Portas’ advice -

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL AND HIGH STREET SHOPS

It’s going to be more important than ever in 2012.

NEW NON EMERGENCY POLICE TELEPHONE NUMBER

101 IS NOW THE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN YOU WANT TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL POLICE – WHEN IT’S LESS URGENT THAN 999

Available 24 hours a day – calls from landlines and mobile networks cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day or how long your call.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired you can textphone 18001 101.

TO CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE DIAL 101
(In an emergency always call 999)