April 2020

Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum (UNF) has published an illustration of the Coronavirus support structures created in the beautiful market town of of Uppingham in Rutland. The document can be seen at www.uppinghamonline.co.uk UNF Chair Janet Thompson (pictured) praised the level of voluntary sector support in the town. She said, “At this time of national crisis it […]

Social media posts and local businesses have praised the idea behind the latest addition to the Uppingham First website. ‘Open in Uppingham’ at www.uppinghamfirst.co.uk lists those businesses still open to the Rutland community together with their opening hours and contact details. The page was proposed by Uppingham First director James Torbell (pictured) of The Falcon

Former Uppingham undertaker Edward J Toon is to be recognised by the charity he created in his name with the mounting of special plaque in his honour. The E J Toon Charitable Trust is to temporarily locate the plaque, donated by Ted’s last apprentice and Executor Gerald Badley, in a town centre position. Once completed,

Members of the Uppingham Community Emergency Plan Coordinating Committee have praised the response from Uppingham residents when additional volunteers were called for to help respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. Over 40 volunteers have stepped forward to strengthen the permanent emergency response and UppWatch good neighbour teams set up in the town three years ago. UppWatch

Uppingham Homes Community Land Trust (UHCLT) meets this week to consider a draft design of the orchard site in Uppingham on which its proposes to build four 1 bedroom and two 2 bedroom homes for younger people in the town. Commenting on the design created by Northamptonshire Architects GSS, Trust Secretary Ron Simpson BEM said,

Uppingham First director and Rutland Biz Club president Geoffrey Pointon has died. His family have issued the following message…..   ‘It is with profound sadness that the loving sons and daughter of Geoffrey Pointon have to announce the death of their father. He died peacefully in Kettering General Hospital on the 2nd April 2020 after