Stephen Wigmore at Victoria Hall Oakham

Last few days to visit

Victoria Hall

Oakham

to see

Stephen Wigmore

and  his work

One of Rutland's missing hippos has been returned home

One of Rutland's missing hippos has been returned home ... the baby fibreglass hippo from Lyddington was found in a hedge near Braunstone.
But two of the hippos are still missing. They're part of the Arts for Rutland trail.
Meanwhile two men have been cautioned for vandalising one of the hippos at the weekend.

Rutland County Museum Oakham

At last nights parish forum meeting at Rutland County Council a very nice lady asked if we could promote the museum so here goes.

www.rutland.gov.uk/museum

FREE ENTRY

 Discover something BIG in

England's smallest county

Although Rutland County Museum is located in the smallest county in England there's nothing small about its superb collection,

The variety of our exhibits allows them to truthfully claim that there is something for everyone -whatever your age!

The museum building its self is part of Rutland's historic past.

The Riding School, where the main hall of the museum is housed, was built in1794-95 for the Rutland Fencible Cavalry. It was used until 1799 when the unit disbanded.

The museum now houses a new Local History Study Area.

learning about your area's local history?

why not use the fantastic local history area.

it is filled with studies books, maps, photos, reference material,

microfiche and study computers.

The Museum hosts many Exhibition and Displays

Displays include

Oakham New Drop Gallows (the last known of their kind in the UK)

Rutlands agricultural heritage

The Great Seal of Ketton

Brooke Requilquary

Local archaeology finds

The Victorian kitchen

details of temporary exhibitions can be found on the museums what's on guide

www.rutland.gov.uk/museum

If you need a rest you can find a hidden secret

The Museum Garden

If you enjoy cinema and theatre

live @ the museum

www.rutland.gov.uk/live@themuseum

Rutland County Museum

Catmose Street

Oakham

Ruland

LE15 6HW

T: 01572 758 440

E: museum@rutland.gov.uk

w: www.rutland.gov.uk/museum

opening hours

Tues- Fri 10am - 5pm

Saturday 10am - 4pm

Sunday & Monday CLOSED

Open Bank Holiday Mondays

The May be closed early due to cinema performances, Please phone to confirm times

Rutland Hippos

If you live here in Oakham you are not allowed to have a opinion!

If you show the slightest signs you might be critical they certainly let you know. 

I will repeat the educational value of the hippo project was valuable for the school children.
The cost of nearly a £1000 per hippo is far to high and the chairman of the festival admitted they did not raise enough sponsorship. I would suggest the tax payer is out of pocket, yes Arts Council Money is tax payers money.

I am no longer bothered about this small group of people and will publish any insult posted or received, Google Alerts is a very handy tool it even gives users access to locked facebook posts.

Interestingly this small group of local people made up of Cllrs and Ex Cllrs and friends think they speak for the whole of Oakham. Sadly they don't many of the other residents would probably use more intelligent words to describe me, moron is a new one this week.

Posted by
Jonny Rudd Do the Hippo trail, ignore the moron Martin Brookes as a Councillor he should support, not attempt to crush local events.




23 June at 18:01 · LikeUnlike · 5 people

Oakham Fun Day The Drains belong down the drain!


sorry thats the group booked for today

I am sitting in my garden a good 15 minutes away suffering the noise. It was worse walking through Cutts Close

Band one end, musicians in the middle and kids dj all competeing for an audiance at the same time.



The girls in the photo are dancing on top of a van
 

Oakham Town Council Oakham Festival

http://www.oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk/members.asp    New Cllr Lorna Grey


Looking at the Town Council web site it is good to see a cheerful new face.

My photo is terrible I am hoping Mr Walters will offer to take another one. I did not do a good job myself.

I was sent a link last week suggesting his was the best looking, I will decline to comment.

It gave me good idea for next weeks vote. I will run two poles.

Miss Oakham Town Council and Mr Oakham Town Council 2010

I noticed my new appointments have been listed.

Oakham Festival, One of the groups that don't want me because they were shown emails,  containing comments relating to Oakham Town Councillors. They also say I have blogged inaccurate info about them. Then tell me and it could be corrected if true. As for my emails shown to you why not question the motives of the person showing them and what if anything do they have to do with the arts in Rutland apart from most of your members support the Cllrs involved with the problem I have to deal with.

Oakham Town Council give one of larger sums of tax payers money to this group and it tells me they have never had a member of the Council attend its committee meetings.

Surely the tax payer has a right to know this money is spent wisely

I would suggest funding is not given next year. No wonder Oakham School withdrew funding two years ago.


Letter From Oakham Festival: my comments in red


Oakham Festival 2010

Chair: Joy Everitt
41 Trent Road
Oakham
Rutland

Phone: 01572 723393

Email: contact@oakhamfestival.co.uk

Richard White    (hes the town clerk very good friend of the committee)
Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall
High Street
Oakham

Dear Richard,

Thank you for your letter informing Oakham Festival Committee that Mr M Brookes
was nominated as representative from the town council to the festival.

Unfortunately the festival committee is unable to accept this nomination. (now here is the funny bit I am sure if you welcome someone you have accepted?)
We welcomed Mr Brookes to our launched on Friday, (she actually made an effort to publicly announce my acceptance)
but since then we have seen written inaccuracies about our work and many emails with comments and disparaging remarks about councillors, others and the festival.  (I have asked the town clerk to ask Joy Everitt to show us the emails containing the disparaging remarks, his reply was I will ask but she doesn't have to show them) (even if these emails did exist, I would be concerned if a Cllr was distributing to members of the public all my emails sent to Cllr clearly states the following  "Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited.")
The festival is made up of volunteers and works very hard to put on a mix of entertainment over the two weeks of the festival. (now the grovel otherwise who would pay for the wine) We value the support and interest and sponsorship from the town council, but do not feel this appointment would benefit either party.
We hope to work closely with you all in the future. We will submit our evaluation, accounts and tickets as normal after the festival.

Youurs sincerely

Joy Everitt
Chairman

http://www.oakhamfestival.co.uk/

At the end of the festival there is a party in the castle grounds they charge considerable more at the door to keep out ordinary locals. The Elite pic nic from there M&S freezer boxes. hopefully this festival will be the last and like Uppingham and some one can organise events for the ordinary people of Oakham. The Oakham fun day and carnival that tags onto to the festival is very much a fun day for all not just the elite.

Anyone found those missing Rutland Hippos?

Oakham Fun Day and Carnival

I was wondering who the other committee members are for the Oakham Fun Day and Carnival.

I was elected to represent the Council on this committee along with the Oakham Festival.

Stangely within hours of this election Joy Everitt and other members of the Oakham Festival were informed.

I am told this was not the case for the Oakham Carnival and Fun Day. Although the Chairman was present as a Cllr at our very good Town Council meeting.

The Clerk said he wrote to the Chairman to formally notify the committee, sadly she has had a accident so she would not have seen the letter.

I find it hard to believe the deputy chair or any other members did not know I was appointed and then make themselves known to me.

I was looking forward to assisting at the event. I will not be attending any event I am not welcome at.

For others the event takes place this Sunday in Cutts Close the Carnival will reflect one hundred years of Oakham.

Oakham School Hippo Charlotte Jerwoods

Oakham Festival Highlight by Helen Pender

Helen Pender

Invites All

to a comedy highlight of

the festival

Oakham Town Council Meeting Tonight

Not sure the tax payer if they

attended would find the

meetings funny,

http://helenpender.blogspot.com/2010/06/town-council-meeting-23-june-2010-at-7.html

Town Council meeting 23 June 2010 at 7 pm

In the Chair tonight will be the redoubtable Cllr Joyce Lucas who so ably chaired the Tesco Council meeting on 26th May, which impressed all residents attending. One comment after that meeting was: @It was better than the Vicar of Dibley' - that from **********. How well observed ***********! It was certainly a most memorable evening.

If there's nothing much on television tonight this meeting might be worth a visit too. It is after all festival week and I can't see any comedy evenings listed elsewhere on the programme.

Clllr Joyce Lucas

Oakham Festival

Oakham Town Council Elected me as the councils appointed representative for the Oakham Festival. The festival Chairman Joy Everitt a good friend of councillors and Mr George Carey. has wrote to her good friend the Town Clerk an undated letter addressing it to Richard not the council. Since reading the letter I wrote the following to members



Dear members,


I have a copy of the letter, undated!

At first I read the letter and thought Mr Joy Everitt had said I had sent her emails with comments and disparaging remarks about councillors.

She states she has seen them.

Will this Councillor or Councillors do the same for the carnival committee?

I question why members elected me and then go onto show her my e-mails? Nasty trick!

It is pity Joy does not look at both sides.

After the disgusting behaviour of a arts for rutland committee member yesterday, I spoke with Cllr Peter Jones also a member.

He attempted to distance the festival from his committee?

The arts for rutland site shows it is supported by the festival and Joy Everitt is a member. Her actions clearly show to me she supports the actions of Mr Carey and his supporters.

Speaking with the clerk he is considering asking the council to revoke the six month rule from standing orders so members can revisit this item and appoint a new member.

I can not see how the council can do this as I was elected and certainly wont resign from this appointment.

Arts For Rutland and Oakham Festival

Today has been a very eventful day.

It all started when I opened my emails to find abuse from George Carey, Committee Member for Arts for Rutland.

Mr Carey used to work for Rutland County Council, once again the common link another common link to my troubles is Mr Carey likes to drink, I believe this happened when he lost his job in a new county after leaving his job at Rutland County Council.

Sadly Mr Carey has a part time job behind the bar in the Wheatsheaf, so that will be a nice pub on my list to avoid in the future.

I am very pleased Mr Carey has done the right thing by offering his resignation and hope it is accepted, allthough I believe the elite will reluctently accept his offer.

Now we arrive at the Oakham Festival Committee. While I was visiting the Council office the chairman of the Committee telephoned and spoke with the town clerk, I could clearly hear Joy Everret. She had decided the Oakham Festival committee did not want me as the Town Councils elected appointed rep. I guess she is still happy to accept the tax payers contribution they receive each year to spend as they wish amongst the elite.
Joy was attempting to drag The Town Clerk into a conversation against me. Of course this time the Town Clerk was very professional and told Joy he could not say anything because I was standing next to him.

I will be questioning the legality of this decision, I have been advised what ever happens Oakham Town Council can not appoint another member for six months, because of the six month agenda rule and I have not and certainly wont resign from the appointment.

I see Arts for Rutland and Oakham Festival groups as exclusive group the program for this year festival is one of the worse, spaces filled with events in pubs and church and Oakham School that would go ahead festival or no festival.

At Friday's launch reception I met a few nice artists, but most of the people who attend could be seen at any Rutland's events where there is free booze and grub on offer. Most of the ignorant people ignored me No ordinary members of the public attended.

There should be and these people should take a look at themselves and ask why?

I really hope the Arts Council stop funding these elite groups, I know Rutland County Council wont stop funding because of its connections and the same for Oakham Town Council.

The way these people behave towards me is a disgrace. the bullying, harassment must stop! a police officer said he did not think it would ever stop and he said they messed up by allowing me to become a councillor and advised me not to lower myself to there level.

I agree but it is hard when one person is attacked by so many people in such a nasty way.

Cllr Fillingham said I deserve all I get.  I can only difference between her herself, her friends and drinkers in the street is they all have homes. The street don't harass, intimidate or bully you for over a year.

The sad thing about this all is I really support proper artists, not these stupid committee members. I enjoy the talents of our many local artists and was looking forward to helping them if the wanted my help.

Mr Carey Arts For Rutland to Resign

I am pleased to read Mr Carey is offering his resignation and few more should follow.


The Bullying and Harassment I have been subjected to over the past year by

the friends of Cllr Jan Fillingham has been totally unacceptable.

If readers  check Arts for Rutland Web Site you will see Arts for Rutland is funded by the Tax Payer,
Funding from Rutland County Council and The Arts Council.

And it must stop!

Cllr Martin Brookes






Email sent from a obvisouly more sober Mr Carey.


Mr Brookes,

I have told you before that I do not like you and don't agree with what

you are doing and I have been incensed with the pain and anguish you

have inflicted upon a number of people in Oakham that I know and and

respect. I do not wish to have any communications from you on any

subject. These are my own views and are not in anyway associated with

Arts for Rutland. I do not want any personal issues I have with you to

detract from the hard work and public benefit that other members of

Arts for Rutland have brought to Rutland, and with that in view I have

offered my resignation from the Committee.

Incidentally you have got your facts wrong yet again, - Maureen Dodds

does not sit on the RATS Committee or any other Committee of which I am

involved. As far as I understand the tax-payer is not funding Arts for

Rutland.



Regards



Mr Carey

Arts For Rutland lose my support

On Friday I attended the Launch of the Rutland Festival

I wrote a blog and decided to share with member of the committee

and also those of Arts For Rutland all their e-mail address's are

public information and can be found on the publicly funded web site.

I received a disgusting reply from Committee Member

Mr Carey (above)

A good friend of members past and present of  members

Oakham Town Council,

The behaviour of these people has for a long time been totally

unacceptable and due to lack of action taken by

Oakham police the harassment continues

and in this case it is clear Mr Carey feels protected from the

law he uses he own personal email address

rather than remaining anonymous like his cowardly friends.

Mr Carey is a Senior committee member for Arts For Rutland

who sponge of the tax payer many thousands each year

for the sole aim of enjoying their elite activities

http://www.artsforrutland.co.uk/team.html

Copy of Mr Carey's Emai  below, my original email was signed Cllr Brookes:

> To: martinjbrookes@hotmail.com

> Subject: Re: Hippo Launch

> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:27:02 -0400

> From: grahamjcarey@aol.com

>

> I do not know you, why have you invaded my privacy - do not contact me

> agian - who the heck are you ? how have you got my details -
what gives

> you the right to invade my privacy and contact me unosolicited - what

> kind of werdo are you?> Kind regards

I think it is about time the majority tax payer started taking acation against this elite group of bullies here in Oakham.

Rutland Hippo Trail

This afternoon I thought it would be nice to attempt to find some of this Hippo's from The Rutland Hippo Trail.

I am sorry but what a waste of time and I am told  Art for Rutland  is printing 20,000 leaflets for  tourists.

The Trail was launched Friday, 1. Gaol Street no Hippo, 2. Jerwoods Oakham School no hippo, 3. Dean Street No Hippo, 4. Music and More No Hippo,

Then we come to number 5 the Rutland Radio Hippo stuck inside in case of theft, this was meant to be the graffiti Hippo so I expected something inspiring or a tad controversial no luck there the event was clinically arrange by Rutland County Council Youth Service. Inside a church hall. State sponsored graffiti whatever next. I guess the young people enjoyed the free high from the spray paint used in a confined space.

6 Saddler Court off Lands End Way takes you for a tour of the incomplete industrial, retail and housing park.
No Hippo

7. Lands End Way Hippo still in place an attempt has been made to make it a little more secure.

8. Schofield Road RPC Hippo yes still there the only one secured in accordance to the makers instructions.

If Arts for Rutland had spent less on its launch parties they may have been able to afford to secure the others correctly. Instead of using cheap padlocks that cost as much as one of the bottles of wine consumed at these events.

While I am ranting about Arts will the bums who work for Rutland County Councils, Little Build who show no consideration for Victoria Hall or its contents please lock up at night when you leave for home.  The artist exhibiting was most unhappy to be called late at night to tell him the hall doors were open to anyone. I have complained about this lack of concern to RCC in the past are they going to pay for the artists work when it is stolen?

One of nice reasons to live in Oakham is your never far from the nice things about England

Rutland Hippo Trail Launch

Oakham Festival Launch was combined with the launch of Rutland Hippo Trail. The reception was held at Rutland County Museum.

The Children's Hippos will remain on display at the museum here in Oakham for the duration of the Oakham Festival.

To see photograph of Hippos  decorated by children from all Rutlands schools click this link.
http://martinbrookes.blogspot.com/2010/06/rutland-hippos-from-all-schools.html

The decorating of the Hippos by the children may have been fun, there was also a serious education side to the project.

Wild in Art Ltd. provide schools with an education pack.

A quick glance at the pack last night I find the students are guided through the design process, then learn to discuss and develop, define, deliver and evaluate ideas, this involves group work, students create drawings and paintings,

The ideas are then developed during discussion, looking at details of individual sketch books.

They then learn to define, with presentations and further discussion.

Once this is all completed it is time to deliver the project.

Then the final stage is to evaluate, a time for the students to reflect and think.

Charlie Langhorne Wild in Art Ltd.

http://www.wildinart.co.uk/


The adults of Rutland were not left out 25 Hippos have been sponsored by companies and decorated by local artists although some have been stolen http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Thieves-strike-hippos-snatched/article-2324417-detail/article.html    there are still plenty to see. 

The High Sherif of Rutland takes a look.

www.highsheriffs.com/Rutland/Index.htm

1. Gaol Street Oakham

2. Jerwoods Oakham School

3. Dean Street Oakham

4. Music & More Melton Road Oakham

5. Rutland Radio Melton Road Oakham

6. Saddlers Court-off Lands End Way, Oakham Bypass

7. Lands End Way Oakham Bypass

8. Schofield Road Oakham Bypass

9. Olive Branch Clipsham

10. Barrowden

11. Lyddington

one stolen

12. Market Place Uppingham

13. Goldmark Gallery Uppingham

14. Horse and Jockey Manton

15. St George's Barracks North Luffenham

16. Normanton Park by the church Rutland Water

17.  Sykes Lane Rutland Water

18. Whitwell Rutland Water

19. Fox and Hounds Exton

20. Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, Barnsdale

one stolen £250 reward for return

21. Stamford Road A606 roundabout

Stolen

22. Mill Street Oakham

23. Market Place Oakham

24. Oakham Castle

The Hippo Trail is also supported by the following organisations

Oakham Festival: www.oakhamfestival.co.uk/

Wild in Art: www.wildinart.co.uk   charlie@wildinart.co.uk

This is Art: www.artsforrutland.co.uk

Arts Council England:  www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Rutlland County Council: www.rutland.gov.uk/