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I have always wanted to appear on the BBC1 TV show Bargain Hunt and, as you need to be a team of two, asked around to find someone willing to be my co-star.  I wanted someone with a good eye for a bargain and someone who knew lots about antiques. I asked around and even […]

Rutland Tennis Academy in Uppingham is an active local tennis club that meets regularly on the courts at Uppingham Community College. The club started 5 years ago when a group of locals responded to a ‘learn to play tennis’ initiative and there’s still a core of those first individuals running what is now an LTA-affiliated

Alicia Kearns MP and Rutland High Sheriff David Wood were principal guests at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Community Partnership Uppingham First held on July 30th in The Falcon Hotel. Host was Arnold Wills Managing Director Philippa Wills.  The meeting reviewed the work being undertaken to promote and support Uppingham both locally and nationally,

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of CPRE Rutland, the countryside charity, has elected Ron Simpson BEM of Uppingham as it new County Chair. Judy Geer of Oakham was re-elected Treasurer of the charity and Geoff Clyde of Whissendine its Administrative Officer. Sir Laurence Howard of Whissendine was reappointed as President and Patsy Clifton of Oakham

A travel article in a national newspaper has said that walking in Rutland, England’s smallest county, is unremarkable. Local countryside advocates are outraged and have called upon the county’s tourism organisation ‘Discover Rutland’ to refute the claim and demonstrate why it is not true. Best known walks in the county are the 60+ mile Rutland

June 28th saw the leadership handover of Rotary in Uppingham with the incoming president being Shane James of Allexton (pictured).  Shane has worked with Rutland Telecom, Gigaclear and Boxcom over a number of years on the Digital Uppingham wireless and fibre broadband project. Her network contacts proved valuable in delivering the project and improving customer

A call for action by Rutland County Council from an Affordable Homes Trust in Uppingham, Rutland to enforce clean air standards around an Uppingham Water Treatment Plant owned by Anglian Water, is to receive support from CPRE, the national countryside charity. An article published in The Rutland Times seeking an enforcement notice to improve air

Uppingham Homes Community Land Trust is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 as a Community Benefit Society. Acting on the advice of the Environment Agency, The Society has requested that Rutland County Council support The Society in ensuring compliance with the Environmental Protection Act by Anglian

The Uppingham community has again been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list with the awarding of a British Empire Medal (BEM) this month to Uppingham in Rutland resident Janet Thompson. Among her many community roles, Janet is Chair of the Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum and a director of Uppingham First, and is very active in

Helen is a retired teacher, youth mentor, office manager, arts centre administrator, finance officer, fire service social and welfare officer and Birmingham Hippodrome sound technician. Her voluntary and community work contribution to society includes the following: – British Trust for Conservation Volunteer from age 14, working in the south west on projects Eight years as