A packed Party in the Park in Cutts Close in Oakham followed a parade and service where many parts of Rutland were highlighted through flags and banners naming their village or town yesterday.
Among the attractions was a corps of drums from the cadets across the region. County Music Officer Melissa Bale says, the public performances and parades are a big part of what they do.
"The sense of it being Armed Forces weekend, the cadets take it really seriously. They get a lot out of it, and they enjoy performing for the public. It's why they do music."
"And whereabouts are they all drawn from?"
"We have cadets here that are from E Company, which is Rutland and part of Northampton. And then we have Northamptonshire, which is A Company and one From F Squadron, which is over Loughborough way."
"So very much this region and and grown from here?"
"Yes, definitely. These cadets also do what we call green cadets. So they do the military side as well, and then they do music as a second option within their training."
South Kesteven District Council is holding two workshops next month, including one in Stamford, which will help shape the council's view on Artificial Intelligence.
Ten personnel from RAF Wittering are taking part in a test of endurance and stamina this morning to raise money for CALM, a leading suicide prevention charity.
Restrictions continue at Rutland's tips at Cottesmore and North Luffenham as they're unable to take household waste until further notice, and now any upholstered furniture.
Fire and Rescue services that cover the Rutland and Stamford area are continuing to urge locals to look after the countryside and not use any sources of ignition.
Well over 13,000 visitors are expected at the Rutland Showground over the next three days for the second annual Rutland Flower Show, which promises to build even further on last year's successful first event.
The leader of Rutland County Council's Conservative opposition got cross-party support last night for her motions to ask the council to quiz the government on why they decided to join Rutland with all the Leicestershire districts in local government reorganisation and to seek a written assurance of Rutland ceremonial county status.
Police arrest two teenagers over assault in Oakham
Weekend sports round up
