May Day traditions are once again taking place in Braunston in Rutland today
as well as fundraising for the church and two local causes. The crowning of the May Queen, who is accompanied by her four attendants. This is just part of a day of festivities at the annual Braunston May Fayre, with the street market, craft market, live music, duck race, a dog show, traditional games, classic cars and a whole lot more. There's also a big prize raffle and proceeds from the day go to the village church, The Mount Group Riding for the Disabled. And the Oliver Liddar Foundation, which supports community initiatives, youth and poverty across Rutland, Leicestershire and also Vancouver. Chair of the Braunston May Fayre committee Simon Phillips says there's so much to see and do today.
‘Yeah, it's a great family day out in the village. We've got stalls all along Cedar Street, around the Blue Ball. And then autumn craft stores inside the church, some exhibitions outside the church, and then we've got lots of entertainment starting in Cedar Street. So we've got the street dance from the Rutland Youth Dance Academy, the crowning of the May Queen, and this year it's Charlotte from Rossington and she will be supported by the four seasonal attendance. And then the actual Maypole dance is later in the day. We've got a stage and we've got the Uppingham Jazz and Soul Band on the stage earlier on in the day and then we got a local band Paraphernalia that are playing towards the end of the day. Traditional village games, so we've got Splat the Rat, we've got the human fruit machine, we've got skittles. If you get thirsty then straight into the village hall with lots of lovely refreshments and of course not forgetting right opposite in the River Gwash we've got our duck racing and those duck races go on throughout the day and they culminate in the Quack National, which is at 2:30 on the day’.
A man from Oakham has been given 14 months detention in a young offenders institution, suspended for 18 months, for driving offences in Lincolnshire. 20 year Finn Weston from Derwent Drive was also disqualified from driving for 3 years, and two months for driving whilst disqualified. He was spotted by Police on the A153 in Sleaford in September, and failed to stop until his car gave up ten miles later.
Happy Halloween!
We have a special ghost stories show airing from 7-10pm on Saturday night accompanied by your favourite Halloween songs, or you can listen to the stories as a podcast below.
Oakham United Charities are appealing to 16-22-year-olds in Oakham and Barleythorpe who are doing vocational studies and apprenticeships or degrees to come forward and claim a small grant.
People looking for information about adult social care in Rutland can now get help more quickly and easily, thanks to the launch of a new digital assistant from Rutland County Council.
A one-stop shop for veterans and their families is being held at Borderville Sports Centre in Stamford today with a chance to see what services are available locally to support the military community.
Speaking in a cross-party debate last night in the House of Commons, Alicia Kearns says she's had many complaints from residents about letters taking weeks or even months to arrive.
The local link at Cold Overton Road is nearly finished, construction will start on the Medi-Tech centre at Oakham Enterprise Park imminently, and the Rutland County Museum will move some of its larger artefacts to the old prison kitchen building at Oakham Enterprise Park, with public viewing by appointment.
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