Armistice Day Oakham Castle Rutland The service conducted by Reverend Brian McAvoy

Armistice Day Oakham Castle Rutland The service conducted by Reverend Brian McAvoy

 Reverend Brian McAvoy

Rutland County Cllr Paul Ainsley

Catmose College

Oakham Mayor Sally Anne Wadsworth

Stamford Arts Centre And featuring ‘Moments of Peace’ - a photographic project by Alan Walters, ONE WORLD WEEK - REFUGEES WHAT'S IT LIKE TO FLEE YOUR HOME

Stamford Arts Centre And featuring ‘Moments of Peace’ - a photographic project by Alan Walters, ONE WORLD WEEK - REFUGEES WHAT'S IT LIKE TO FLEE YOUR HOME

Displays of artwork and projects undertaken by local students and pupils

Stalls promoting the work of local community groups

Stalls selling fairly traded products 

And featuring ‘Moments of Peace’  - a photographic project

The project aims to represent the lives of Ukrainian refugees in Stamford. It involves two images per family juxtaposing the harsh reality back home which never truly leaves them with moments of peace that they find here. This is a pilot display of an ongoing project by Alan Walters, a local photojournalist, in conjunction with Stamford Diversity Group. Feedback from the October display will influence the project going forward.

ONE WORLD WEEK - REFUGEES WHAT'S IT LIKE TO FLEE YOUR HOME Stamford Arts Centre And featuring ‘Moments of Peace’ - a photographic project by Alan Walters

ONE WORLD WEEK - REFUGEES WHAT'S IT LIKE TO FLEE YOUR HOME Stamford Arts Centre And featuring ‘Moments of Peace’ - a photographic project by Alan Walters

Displays of artwork and projects undertaken by local students and pupils Stalls promoting the work of local community groups Stalls selling fairly traded products And featuring ‘Moments of Peace’ - a photographic project The project aims to represent the lives of Ukrainian refugees in Stamford. It involves two images per family juxtaposing the harsh reality back home which never truly leaves them with moments of peace that they find here. This is a pilot display of an ongoing project by Alan Walters, a local photojournalist, in conjunction with Stamford Diversity Group. Feedback from the October display will influence the project going forward.

Oakham Pride 2022 First LGBTQ+ March and Event Officially Opened by Alicia Kearns MP For Rutland Video Alicia spoke about her conversion therapy campaign.

Oakham Pride 2022 First LGBTQ+ March and Event Officially Opened by Alicia Kearns MP For Rutland Video Alicia spoke about her conversion therapy campaign.

Oakham Castle Wall it is hard to believe millions of pounds of lottery money has been spent on this project by Rutland County Council over the years.

Oakham Castle Wall it is hard to believe millions of pounds of lottery money has been spent on this project by Rutland County Council over the years.

The Cutts Close side lost dozens of healthy trees thanks to Oakham Town Council approving their destruction, after the then tree warden Cllr Joyce Lucas agreed they should be destroyed. Now we have look at the old stumps which the council is still to this day attempting to poison with the plastic plugs inserted in each stump.

A small section of the wall nearest to the skate park has been vandalised and the hundreds of shrubs planted for the benefit of the wildlife was more recently destroyed by the councils contractors using their power strimmer's, spreading the plastic protection sleaves everywhere amongst the litter.

The Burley Road Car Park section is slowly losing all its trees. More were felled early Thursday morning. Some were falling over, but not all. I wonder if the Council will be considering replacing the trees or have we got to get used to this ugly view all around the castle? 

The wall originally did not have mortar between the stones, probably one reason why the wall was in modern times propped up with piles of earth and why the Skate Park section can be easily vandalised.

New Book by Adam Croft Kiss of Death The Rutland Crime Series available from Snapdragon Mill Street Oakham Rutland

New Book by Adam Croft Kiss of Death The Rutland Crime Series available from Snapdragon Mill Street Oakham Rutland 

St, Mark Passion by Charles Wood St. Mary's Church, Ketton Church Road Ketton PE9 3RD

St, Mark Passion by Charles Wood

Sunday, April 10th, 2022

St. Mary's Church, Ketton, Ketton, PE9 3RD

A performance of the 'St. Mark Passion' by Charles Wood St. Mary' s Church, Ketton

Sunday 10th April 17.00 - 18.00

Robert Gildon - Baritone

George Pooley - Tenor

Thomas Keogh - Organ

The Cantus Choir - Dirceted by Alwyn Pollard

Free Admission - Retiring Collection in Aid of Church Funds

St. Mary's Church, Ketton

Church Road

Ketton

PE9 3RD

The event runs from 5:00pm to 6:00pm

LGBT+ in Oakham & Rutland Gay Pride Event Cutts Close Oakham Saturday June 25th 2022 Approved By Oakham Town Council

LGBT+ in Oakham & Rutland Gay Pride Event Cutts Close Oakham Saturday June 25th 2022 Approved By Oakham Town Council.

LGBT+ in Oakham & Rutland

https://www.facebook.com/groups/510729676645302

Oakham Mayor Zoe Nealson contacted the Pride organiser in her private capacity expressing a concern that a section of the LGBTQ+ community was not family friendly.

The organiser posted this concern in the LGBT+ in Oakham & Rutland Facebook group. The Mayors wife Rachael Nealson responded to comments and suggestions of discrimination. 

The part of the community that was described as not family friendly was Kink. I found the whole debate rather odd. 

I don't support the suggestion that Rutland's First Pride Event should not be advertised as family friendly. 

I also don't support Rachael Nealson's suggestion that a tent is set up for only over 18's who maybe into Kink ("people dressed as puppies and pulled along on a lead".)  I believe that would not be inclusive and could be considered discrimination. I do understand children ask questions, but surely adults know how to respond appropriately to young children when they ask why a person is dressed in a certain.

The two posts appear to have been deleted by the group admin. In one the Mayor did make it very clear that her concerns were not that of Oakham Town Council.

Beating Retreat by The British Army Band, Catterick Oakham Market Square ABF The Soldiers Charity in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, David Wood -High Sheriff, Chairman of Rutland County Council, Oakham Mayor and others from Rutland, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire

Beating Retreat by The British Army Band, Catterick Oakham Market Square  ABF The Soldiers Charity in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Chairman of Rutland County Council, Oakham Mayor and others from Rutland, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire 

Video to follow. 

https://soldierscharity.org/donate/make-donation/

Richard Adams and Mrs Adams 

Chairman of Rutland County Council 

Geoff Dale

David Wood - High Sheriff

Lady Gretton 

Dr Sarah Furness Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland

Paul Beech Organiser

 

Salute