News from Rutland and Beyond
On Saturday, 22nd August, Oakham Seconds won against Countesthorpe Cricket Club Seconds. The match, a Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket League Group 11 game took place at the Oakham Cricket Club ground on Brooke Road, Oakham. Countesthorpe Seconds won the toss and elected to bat. At one o’clock the first ball was bowled. Oakham then proceeded…
Tonight, 20th August 2020, the Chris Wood trophy was presented to Keith Crellin. The trophy is presented annually in memory of a Past President, Chris Wood. It is given to the member of the Oakham Rugby Club who has demonstrated outstanding service to the club. This year Past President Steve Beanland made the presentation to…
Drive East from Oakham towards Stamford on the A606 for five miles. You will arrive at Whitwell, a divided village. A village cut in two by the A606 that goes right through the village. This beautiful little village is one of the smallest villages in the county of Rutland, the smallest county in England. The…
Today, 15th August, VJ 75th Anniversary at St Peter and St Paul’s, Uppingham was held. In attendance was the Lord Lieutenant Dr Sarah Furness and the Rutland High Sheriff Richard Cole. The ceremony, conducted by Canon Rachel Watts, took place with only the two officials representing the Rutland residents. They were also representing serving armed…
Today, 15th August 2020, a two minute silence was held to mark VJ Day 75th Anniversary at Oakham church. Because of the coronavirus pandemic only the Lord Lieutenant and Rutland High Sheriff took part. As the Lord Lieutenant explained, because of social distancing rules it seemed the only sensible thing to do. The two of…
Saturday morning (August 8th 2020) the Rainbow Trail officially opened. Dr Sarah Furness, the Lord Lieutenant for Rutland, and Richard Cole Esq, the High Sheriff for Rutland, were both there to complete the ribbon cutting ceremony. Watched by members of the Rainbow trail, Dr Sarah Furness delivered an uplifting speech and afterwards she and Richard…
Last night (Wednesday 5th August) Police were called to an address in Burley Way, after a shooting in Oakham. A man telephoned the police to report he had been slightly injured after he had been shot with an air gun. The Police helicopter was called to assist the officers on the ground in searching the…
Once again I have been for another walk in the Rutland Countryside carrying my camera and thoughts. What a fantastic afternoon I had. Best of all was seeing the natural surroundings and the wild plants and trees. Wish I could profess to know what all I saw was, but no I’m not that clever. Once…
I’m confused. What’s happening in Oakham? There seems to be so many people who are trying to cause as much chaos as possible. It all seems to be the social distancing, one way system, parking, and who says what about everything to happen in our town. I’m sorry to seem naive about all of this…
In May this year Chief Fire Officer, Rick Taylor, welcomed thirteen new recruits into Leicestershire’s Fire and Rescue service. They were invited to take part in the Chief’s challenge; a physically challenging task to raise funds for two charities. The Fire Fighters Charity and Mind. Oakham,s newly recruited fire fighters took on their Chief’s Challenge…