Queen Elizabeth II Oakham Castle hosts two books of condolence hundreds of people queued to sign
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Monday, September 12, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II Oakham Castle hosts two books of condolence hundreds of people queued to sign
Monday, June 21, 2021
Life and Light Christian Mission Church Festival For Travellers Rutland County Showground Oakham Rutland Leicestershire Police have arrested people in Oakham
Life and Light Christian Mission Church Festival For Travellers Rutland County Showground Oakham Rutland Leicestershire Police have arrested people in Oakham
Alicia Kearns MP for Rutland Says:
I’m deeply saddened and frankly disgusted by the criminal behaviour reported around Oakham and Barleythorpe over the last 24 hours.
I’ve spent yesterday evening and this morning speaking to the Showground, Police, RCC and our Police and Crime Commissioner to make our concerns known. We are working together to support and protect residents.
I’ve requested a significant increase in police presence. I’ve also asked what measures are in place if we see continued breaches of COVID restrictions from attendees of the event.
The Police increased their presence yesterday evening, and today an increased police presence from Leicestershire will be supporting residents and visiting businesses to understand what they witnessed or experienced yesterday and concerns they have so that policing can meet those needs.
If you witness a crime, it is very important that you please report it using 101, or 999 if an emergency. An event like this can only be closed down if it breaches COVID regulations consistently or if continued criminality takes place.
Report breaches of COVID regulations here: https://www.police.uk/.../tell-us-about-a-possible.../...
COVID rules allow the holding of outdoor events of 4,000 people or 50% capacity of the Showground to currently go ahead. However, the criminality by a minority of attendees that has taken place in our community around the event is unacceptable. And I understand fully why residents are angry that other events have been cancelled.
I don’t want to see our hard work to protect our communities from COVID-19 in any way put at risk, and it is unacceptable for our wonderful and welcoming community to face criminality as has been seen on videos and reported to police.
I want to see an immediate end to the intimidation and criminality too many residents have witnessed, and I will continue to keep the pressure on to achieve this however I can.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Whilst the National media is telling the world people are scared to leave their homes here in Oakham Rutland, I met this family out walking and enjoying Queens Road Oakham
Whilst the National media is telling the world people are scared to leave their homes here in Oakham Rutland, I met this family out walking and enjoying Queens Road Oakham
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Queen's Birthday Honours for people from Rutland including Bill Adderley, founder of Dunelm Group who donates millions to charity
Queen's Birthday Honours for people from Rutland including Bill Adderley, founder of Dunelm Group who donates millions to charity
William Adderley, who founded homewares retailer the Dunelm Group, and is being given a knighthood for services to charity. Mr Adderley lives in Hambleton.
Ali Wainwright, the founder of Rutland Foodbank, is made an MBE for services to the community.
Dr Emma Egging, formerly of Morcott and now of Colsterworth, receives an OBE for services to vulnerable people after she founded the Jon Egging Trust in memory of her Red Arrows pilot husband who died after a crash at the Bournemouth Air Show in 2011.
Peter Lawson receives the BEM for services to the arts and the community of Rutland after founding Arts for Rutland.
Janet Thompson also receives a BEM for services to the community after making scrubs for NHS staff during the pandemic.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Leicester Today Photographs, People, Graffiti
The council has pit up in various locations photographs of the
different people that make the City of Leicester.
I added these two Leicester residents.
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Lyddington Manor History Society, St Andrew’s Church, Lyddington, Exhibition, Buildings and People of a Rutland Manor
Lyddington Manor History Society Saturday and Sunday, 8-9th September in St Andrew’s Church, Lyddington
Exhibition on - Buildings and People of a Rutland Manor
displaying results of our studies on a selection of historic houses in Lyddington, Caldecott and Thorpe by Water
When were they built?
What is special about their architecture?
How far back can we trace their owners and occupiers?
What trades went on in them?
St Andrews Church
Lyddington
Rutland
LE15 9LN