Oakham Santa Fun Run organised by the Rotary Club of Rutland in association with Oakham Town Council Video and Photographs

Oakham Santa Fun Run organised by the Rotary Club of Rutland in association with Oakham Town Council.

was held again this year, on 4th of December 2022  

This event allows everybody to have loads of fun and to get in the Christmas spirit.

It also gave an opportunity for local charities, schools and individuals to raise monies via sponsorship for their own good causes and for those of Rotary.

This event was held in conjunction with the Oakham Town Council Christmas Fair so a good day out was assured.

Santa's enjoyed mulled wine and mince pies when they had completed their run.

The Rotary Club of Rutland was founded in 1950 as the Rotary Club of Oakham, and changed its name in the early 1970s when the Rutland county name was under threat. The membership has always reflected a wide diversity of local residents with a commitment to ‘Service Above Self’ and the desire to put something back into the community.

Rutland Rotary is a very social club as well as supporting charitable causes. They always looking for new members, both men and women, who can help with their work as well as having fun.  Please get in touch via the contact their page if you are interested in more details. 

https://rutlandrotarysantafunrun.co.uk/contact/

Since Allan Grey wrote in the Rutland Times, he had found Confidential Rutland County Council Documents in Cutts Close Park, I keep a eye out for more, I was not expecting to find these this morning.

Since Allan Grey wrote in the Rutland Times, he had found Confidential Rutland County Council Documents in Cutts Close Park, I keep a eye out for more, I was not expecting to find these this morning.

At first I did not want anything to do with them, then I decided it would be good to take some photos.

Then I decided to send a message to a Lib dem Councillor. She messaged me back and said the election team was looking for them. She also said the postal votes had not yet been sent out. I assume the brown envelopes makes her think they are postal votes. Although she told me the postal votes had not yet been sent out. 

When I returned to Church passage, what I had photographed had gone. 

A RCC employee was looking around, she spoke to me and said the grass cutters who had just cut the grass had not seen anything.

A Conservative Cllr arrived and said the police had been called and suggested the bins should be checked.

Unusually one bin was empty, in another bin some ballot papers were found. I don't know if they are real. I have seen many thousands over the years and they certainly looked real.

The Conservative Cllr also said the postal votes had not been sent out.

The Council employee said they had been sent out. Apparently that is before the date shown on the election timetable.

It was confusing because not long before I had seen a former town councillor posting what looked like two postal votes at the  main post box this morning. So I assume the council employee is correct they have been sent out.

There was talk between the Cllr and employee that some one may claim election fraud. 

Some one has since said they are fake, if that is true then they are good fakes. I wonder if  they were meant for Allan?