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Uppingham First is the award winning elected community partnership for Uppingham recognised by national and local government and the voluntary/charity sector. A company limited by guarantee its agendas, minutes and significant reports can be read at www.uppinghamfirst.co.uk. The company is a member of Revive and Thrive, Locality and the Community Transport Association. For 2020 its […]

Led by Rotary in Uppingham, the aim of this project is to harness the community spirit evident in Uppingham and bring old and young together to empower a pilot group of the elderly and/or housebound with the skills and knowledge necessary to operate online banking and to shop in the town centre and Friday Market

Over 100 people visited Uppingham Town Hall on Saturday December 7th 2019 to view a range of development sites and housing proposals on offer for inclusion in the 2020 update of the Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan. Open between 10am and 12 noon, the exhibition enabled residents to informally meet and chat with a number of Developers/Agents

Well known Uppingham company director James Torbell has been awarded this year’s prestigious Biz Club Award at a ceremony and awards luncheon held in The Falcon Hotel. James is pictured with the Biz Club Trophy. Upon receiving the award he informed the audience that a significant part of his success could be attributed to the

Sloane’s of Uppingham hair and beauty salon at 8 North Street East, Uppingham has undergone a very tasteful interior facelift with new salon company director Emma Lambell-Brown and salon manager Graham Bell. In time for Christmas, the Salon has now added gift vouchers, ‘Recommend a Friend’ rewards and a unique Loyalty Club for all new

Uppingham Town Councillor and Uppingham First Director Ron Simpson BEM is pictured meeting Anne, Princes Royal at the 2019 annual conference of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC). The subject of discussion is affordable housing with Ron being given the opportunity to talk about the Uppingham Homes Community Land Trust and its ‘affordable housing

Friday November 22nd 2019       9am to 7pm      The Falcon Hotel Uppingham Rutland LE15 9PY Cycle to End Polio Now During the week of 16-23rd November, Rotarians around the world took part in an ‘Indoor Cycle Ride for End Polio Now’ with the aim of raising $10M for the Rotary ‘End Polio Now’ campaign. On 22

Pictured is Rutland High Sheriff Margaret Miles who recently spent an hour on the Uppingham Hopper learning the route and talking to regular passengers. Commenting upon her experience the High Sheriff said, “What a magnificent service to the community. The Hopper is social, clean, safe, punctual …..and clearly gets lots of happy people from A

An application to the National Lottery Awards for All scheme has secured a grant of £7988 to support the operating costs of the Uppingham Hopper Community Bus during 2020. Author of the bid David Ainslie, Vice Chair of the Uppingham First Community Partnership and a former Town Mayor, welcomed the outcome and confirmed that regular

The October meeting of the Rutland Biz Club, held at The Falcon Hotel in Uppingham Rutland, welcomed world finance expert Michael Howell as its after lunch guest speaker. Michael is CEO of CrossBorder Capital, a London-based FCA registered, independent research firm of 15 professionals that he founded in 1996. Previously he was Head of Research