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Community Champion and Deputy Town Mayor Elected as New Partnership Chair

Following the retirement this month of local businessman and farmer Edward Baines from the Chair of Uppingham First, local community champion Mark Shaw was unanimously elected as the new Chair of the award winning community partnership Uppingham First at its Annual General Meeting on June 20th 2024. Lucy Stephenson was elected as Vice Chair. Commenting

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International Women’s Day 2023

An outstanding and very well attended International Women’s Day breakfast event held at The Falcon Hotel, hosted by Rotary in Uppingham, heard these three outstanding guest speakers tell their personal stories. Liz Sargeant OBE, Philippa Wills, company group chair and Barbara Crellin MBE (pictured) told moving anecdotes of their journey through life and how they

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Stilton Cheese Run 2022

The Stilton Cheese Classic Vehicle Run for 2022 is still open for bookings. See www.stiltoncheeserun.uk In the early 1700’s the housekeeper at Quenby Hall, near Hungarton in Leicestershire used to make blue cheese. Her daughter married the inn keeper of The Bell Inn at Stilton and used to regularly take some of the cheese to

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Lucy Lewin Triumphs in East Midlands Women’s Awards

Neighbourhood Forum Nominee Cllr Lucy Lewin has been awarded the prestigious ‘Outstanding female leader in a market town’ award at the 2019 East Midlands Women’s Awards held in Colwick Hall, Nottinghamshire on Friday October 11th 2019 in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. A panel of three judges for the award all selected

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