The funeral of one of Oakham's most well known figures takes place today.
Joyce Lucas passed away aged 90. Having co-founded Oakham in Bloom created and planted the Daffodil trail around town, funded mainly by the sale of jigsaws, campaigned for Rutland and served for many years as a town and county councillor and former mayor. Those attending the service at Oakham Methodist Church at 11:30am this morning are asked not to wear black. Richard Adams was also founder of Oakham in Bloom and says Joyce made a longstanding contribution to the town and the county.
‘Joyce is a great friend of mine, lots of enthusiasm, very outspoken on occasions, which isn't a bad thing, but I've got a lot of time for her and she did a lot of work behind the scenes that people are not aware of and I can remember when I was Town Clerk and she was Mayor at the time. Prior to that, prior to us starting In Bloom, she set out on things like planting a lot of snowdrops through the town and more recently, obviously daffodils. And I think it's fair to say that only a few weeks ago she was still out there, you know, doing things practically. She put her money where her mouth was. No a lovely lady, a sad loss’.
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.
Everyone who attends a Space and Stars travelling planetarium show at Rutland County Museum today is being offered a pair of glasses to safely view the solar eclipse later.
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