The popular Kavanagh’s Tea Room I to close as the proprietors move to new premises to focus more on supplying restaurants and hotels with gluten free products.
In a statement on social media they said:
ANNOUNCEMENT
“2020 what a year so far. Kavanagh’s opened it’s doors in May 2017, we spent 3 Months refurbishing the inside and outside to make it the special place it is today. It has been such a wonderful labour of love.
We have had such an amazing time and have truly loved every moment!
Three and a half years has absolutely flown by. We have hosted breakfasts, lunch, Bistro evenings. We’ve supplied and catered for Hotels, Estates, local Businesses, the Councils and more recently Royalty!
Kavanagh’s hosted Champagne & Gin evenings, along with Murder Mysteries, Baby and Bridal Showers, Birthdays and themed events i.e. Harry Potter!
2020 has been such a difficult year for everyone and harder for independent businesses, so having found great success in producing Gluten Free, it seemed a natural transition to focus the business going forward in supplying Restaurants, Cafes, Hotels & Spas.
Although the Tea Room will be closing, Kavanagh’s is still going strong and we have moved to the Victoria Hall.
Afternoon Tea and baking for you has always been our greatest joy and this will continue through our website and social media pages for collection or delivery.
We want to thank all of our wonderful family, friends, customers and suppliers for all of your support for the past 3 1/2 years.
We have had the most amazing few years and know that we have many more ahead of us in our new venture. Post lockdown we have some exciting events coming up to get us all in the festive spirit. 😁🥳🎄.
It’s seems apt on this historic day ( Remembrance Sunday) to leave you with a few words from Sir Winston Churchill
“The best way to stay consistent, is to change with circumstances”
Lots of love Clare and Martyn”
we wish them the best of luck going forwards.
(Featured image © Rutland Kino)
The Rutland Kino project which aims to open a cinema in Oakham’s Victoria Hall has been set back.
Writing on their Instagram page, organiser Genevieve Margrett explained that the Trustees of the venue had not given them the time needed to raise the funds they needed.
At at meeting on January 11th, she explained, the trustees had not given the project “the commitment it needed to continue its plan to bring an independent cinema to Victoria Hall.”
Giving more detail on their blog, she wrote, “Rutland Kino had hoped to sign a 25 year lease on 31st December 2021. Sadly, just 10 days before - a major (250k) investor in our project had to pull out. This left us unable to meet the threshold which we had set ourselves to allow us to sign the lease.”
Andrew and Gen have raised significant funds at a difficult time to cover the extensive fees involved in such a project, paying for an architect, quantity surveyor and fees for a planning application, but had asked for a six-month extension in order to raise the remainder of what was needed.
They went on to thank everybody who had supported them in many ways I’m their two attempts to create a boutique independent cinema, despite “the small minority who have power in the town seem determined to hold Oakham back”.
The pair have ruled out a third attempt, citing the considerable personal expense already incurred.
Newly refurbished Rutland Hall Hotel has posted a competition on social media.
The hotel on the north shore of Rutland Water has launched a short story competition to celebrate the fact that the Rutland Water Ichthyosaur was discovered very close to the hotel, in one of the Rutland Water Nature Reserve's lagoons.
Entrants are invited to share their ichthyosaur short stories in order to win one of three prizes offered by the hotel.
The winner will win an overnight stay in one of the hotel's newly refurbished rooms with dinner for two in the new Blossoms restaurant included.
The second placed short story will win bed and breakfast in one of the newly decorated rooms.
Third place, wins dinner for two in the new Blossoms Restaurant.
The competition closes on the 30th January and entries can be submitted at his special link: bit.ly/rutlandhallichthyosaurcompetition
Rutland County Council have announced the reopening of at least one of the county's civic amenity sites, or recycling centres.
On its website Rutland County Council announced that, "North Luffenham HWRC will open six days a week (Tuesday to Sunday), from 10.00am to 4.00pm."
The North Luffenham Household Waste Recycling Centre's address is: Willoughby Road, Morcott, Rutland LE15 9DW.
The reopening will begin on Tuesday 19th May.
The council added:
Staffing constraints mean it is not possible to reopen both of Rutland’s HWRCs at this time. North Luffenham has been chosen because it is larger than its sister site at Cottesmore. The Council has also taken advice from Leicestershire Police regarding the potential for queueing traffic on the B668 between Cottesmore and Burley.
There will be restrictions which affect the reopening of the tip, however.
See the Council's website for more information.
As a results of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown Anglian Water have taken the unfortunate step of closing all the company's water parks and associated public areas.
They have announced on their website:
We’ve sadly taken the decision to close all of our water parks to the public with immediate effect to help limit the spread of coronavirus.
We had hoped to keep our green spaces open, but the wellbeing and safety of our customers, visitors and colleagues is the most important thing at this time.
We would encourage everybody to follow the Government’s advice to social distance and not travel wherever possible to protect the most vulnerable in our communities.
Check our Water Parks coronavirus update page for our up to date status and FAQs at: https://anglianwaterparks.co.uk/covid-19-updates
Details of the recent discovery of an ichthyosaur, or Sea Dragon, at the Rutland Water Nature Reserve have been made public this week.
The discovery was made in February 2021 and fully excavated later that summer.
The nature reserve, where the ichthyosaur was found, occupies the shoreline and shallow water lagoons along 9 miles of the western end of Rutland Water, covering a total area of 1000 acres. It was created in the 1970s with the construction of the reservoir and is a designated Special Protection Area of international importance for its populations of gadwall and shoveller birds. Managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, it is also home to the Anglian Water Bird Watching Centre and Rutland Osprey Project.
The huge skeleton was discovered by Joe Davis, Conservation Team Leader at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, which operates the nature reserve in partnership with Anglian Water, during the routine draining of a lagoon island for re-landscaping at Rutland Water.
After reporting the discovery to the local council and Dr Mark Evans of the British Antarctic Survey, a further team of expert palaeontologists was assembled from around the UK, and the fragile remains of the huge skeleton were carefully excavated in August and September 2021.
The excavation was led by world-leading ichthyosaur expert Dr Dean Lomax and specialist palaeontological conservator Nigel Larkin, alongside marine reptile specialist Dr Mark Evans, Dr Emma Nicholls from the Horniman Museum and a group of volunteers with experience of excavating fossilised marine reptiles.
After the fossil was carefully excavated by the team, it was wrapped in a plaster jacket, made of wooden splints encased in plaster of paris, because it was so fragile. This method of conservation offered additional protection for the remains, and allowed them to be lifted in sections from the ground and moved safely to a research facility for further analysis. Altogether the fossil weighs over two tonnes.
The ichthyosaur is thought to be the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found to date in the UK, and is also thought to be the first ichthyosaur of its species (Temnodontosaurus trigonodon) found in the country. It is approximately 180 million years old, with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne.
Ichthyosaurs first appeared around 250 million years ago and went extinct 90 million years ago. They were an extraordinary group of marine reptiles that varied in size from 1 to more than 25 metres in length, and resembled dolphins in general body shape.
The discovery is not the first at Rutland Water, with two incomplete and much smaller ichthyosaurs found when the reservoir was initially constructed in the 1970s. It is however the first complete skeleton ever found at Rutland Water.
Main image credit - Anglian Water
The venues doing takeaway food in the county of Rutland.
UPDATE 12/22 to include Oakham Takeaways and Uppingham Takeaways as separate posts and add newly submitted ones to the villages.
Rutland takeaways have got increasingly popular since the 2020 lockdown and more and more takeaways seem to pop up, change names or move. We will try to keep this post as up to date as possible but if you are aware of new Rutland takeaways, or takeaways in Oakham or Uppingham, please leave a comment.
| Name | Takeaway/ Delivery |
The Chip Shop Fish & Chips, Kebabs, Pies Main Street, Cottesmore | Takeaway |
White Lion Whissendine Full Menu Main St. Whissendine 01664474233 Weds - Sat evening. order by 17:00 | Takeaway |
The White Horse Italian - Pizzas & Grill Main St, Empingham | Takeaway Delivery |
The Wheatsheaf Langham Pub food Burley Road, Langham Thurs-Sat 5-8pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm | Takeaway |
The Rutland Point Indian Morcott Thursday - Saturday 5pm - 9pm | Takeaway |
The Wheatsheaf Greetham Modern restaurant food 1 Stretton Rd, Greetham LE15 7NP Limited: Friday 15th and Sunday 17th Jan | Takeaway |
The Plough Greetham Authentic Pub food Main St, Greetham 12pm-3pm / 5pm-9pm week days Delivery (selected areas) 12-9pm weekends | Takeaway |
The Noel at Whitwell Fish & Chips (see FB page) Whitwell Fridays (limited slots - see Facebook page) | Takeaway |
The Kings Arms Wing Menu Wing Thurs / Fri / Saturday Lunch (12-2pm pickup) | Takeaway |
Rutland Water is owned and run by Anglian Water, who say that the beach is due to open for the 2022 season on Saturday, June 25.
The 140m long beach, which is only open in the summer months, is situated at Rutland Water’s North Shore, with access from Sykes Lane
Visiting the beach itself is free but you will need to pay to park your car. The nearest car park is Sykes Lane Car Park, which costs £10.00 per car before 3pm, £5.00 per car after 3pm.
Last entry is at 5pm and water/bathing access closes at 6pm. All visitors must have left by 8pm when the site is locked. No dogs are allowed.
Looking to offload some of the Christmas packaging and wrapping? Maybe you've been having a holiday clearout and need to get to one of the Rutland tips during the festive period?
The two recycling centres in Rutland, Cottesmore Tip and Luffenham Tip, have a number of closures over the festive period.
Cottesmore's opening times are as follows:
Thursday, December 23 - Open - 10am-4pm
Friday, December 24 - Open - 10am-3pm
Saturday, December 25 - Closed
Sunday, December 26 - Closed
Monday, December 27 - Closed
Tuesday, December 28 - Closed
Wednesday, December 29 - Open - 10am-4pm
Thursday, December 30 - Open - 10am-4pm
Friday, December 31 - Open - 10am-3pm
Saturday, January 1 - Closed
Sunday, January 2 - Closed
Monday, January 3 - Closed
Tuesday, January 4 - Open - 10am-4pm
Wednesday, January 5 - Open - 10am-4pm
Luffenham's opening times are as follows:
Thursday, December 23 - Open - 10am-4pm
Friday, December 24 - Open - 10am-3pm
Saturday, December 25 - Closed
Sunday, December 26 - Closed
Monday, December 27 - Closed
Tuesday, December 28 - Closed
Wednesday, December 29 - Open - 10am-4pm
Thursday, December 30 - Open - 10am-4pm
Friday, December 31 - Open - 10am-3pm
Saturday, January 1 - Closed
Sunday, January 2 - Closed
Monday, January 3 - Closed
Tuesday, January 4 - Open - 10am-4pm
Wednesday, January 5 - Open - 10am-4pm
More details can be found on the Rutland Council website.
A lot of searches landing on Rutland Life are from people trying to find out when the Household Waste and Recycling centre at Cottesmore is going to re-open.
We share your frustration!
Unfortunately I'm afraid we are none the wiser as to when it will return, and in the meantime can only suggest heading to the North Luffenham centre instead.
If you need more info on the North Luffenham Household Waste and Recycling Centre you can try here: North Luffenham HWRC.
New guidance has been posted by Rutland Health, our local Primary Care Trust, about the vaccination programme in the county.
They explain that the programme began in December but the delivery of the vaccine remains "erratic and unpredictable".
A few common questions are answered.
The trust says:
"Our next vaccine deliveries will be in January. We will be telephoning patients over 80 from January 4th onwards to book these appointments once we know when to expect the vaccine. We will be calling again those patients who missed our calls when we were booking the first group. We are expecting to have offered the vaccine to everyone over 80 who can come to the vaccination centre by the end of January 2021. We will be using the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine.
More information about the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine can be found here."
Planned second doses of the vaccine have been cancelled and will be resceduled in due course.
The decision has been made by NHS England so that more people can be protected by receiving their first dose.
Second doses will now be rescheduled for 12 weeks after the first. Patients who are affected will receive a letter.
More information about why your appointment is being rescheduled can be found here.
It is currently not possible to vaccinate people who cannot travel to the council office site because the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine must be kept at a very cold temperature and cannot be moved.
National instructions on use of the Astra Zeneca/Oxford vaccine are now being published, and they are planning how we can safely vaccinate housebound patients.
More information about the Astra Zeneca vaccine can be found here.
There are over 2500 people over 80 in Rutland, and the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine is delivered in batches of 975, so don’t worry if you have not been contacted straight away.
The national priority list which we must follow is as follows:
More information about the prioritisation can be found here.
If your practice has your mobile phone number, information will be sent to you by text message. Please respond to this as soon as possible to secure your appointments. The automated system message sends a link to your smartphone which allows you to book. This does not work with some older phones, so if you are unable to book using the link we will contact you by telephone.
Unfortunately there are scams and hoaxes coming through. The NHS will NEVER ask for your bank details. The link we send simply takes you to a choice of booking slot.
They will be sending booking details for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme to your mobile phone if you have one over the next few weeks and months. If you are aged over 70 and have not received a SMS or text about the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme then we do not have your mobile phone number. If you have a mobile phone please let your practice know the number by writing to your practice or emailing rutlandhealth.cvp@nhs.net. Please do not phone your practice. If you do not have a mobile phone we will contact you.
If you do not have a mobile phone we will telephone you and offer appointment times. Please make the vaccination a priority and accept the time if you can.
You cannot have a vaccination if you:
The vaccination centre will be Council Offices, Catmose House, Catmos Road, Oakham, LE15 6HP not your GP surgery. There is adequate free marshalled parking at the site and wheelchair access. There are no toilet facilities available at the site. The nearest toilets are at Church Street, Oakham.
For the COVID-19 vaccination guide for older adults click here.
For the COVID-19 vaccination guide for social care staff click here.
For information on what to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination click here.
Information about the Council Offices in Oakham:
Will the vaccine have side effects?
Although feeling feverish is not uncommon for two to three days, a high temperature is unusual and may indicate you have COVID-19 or another infection. You can rest and take the normal dose of paracetamol (follow the advice in the packaging) to help you feel better. Symptoms following vaccination normally last less than a week.
Can I choose which vaccine I receive?
We cannot offer you a choice of vaccine because we receive intermittent limited supplies and we are instructed who to give them to.
I have had the flu vaccine; do I need the COVID-19 vaccine as well?
Can I catch COVID-19 from the vaccine?
No this is not possible symptoms seem to get worse or if you are concerned, call NHS 111.
Please take the time to download and look through our COVID-19 Vaccination – A Guide for Adults leaflet by clicking on the image below.
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