Get Composting

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220 Litre Compost BinWarwickshire County Council are currently offering subsidised composting bins to Warwickshire residents as well as offering a composting course for anyone wanting to learn more about the art of composting.
The subsidised composting bins come in two sizes; 220 litres (£10 and shown to left) and 330 litres (£13) and if you want 2, even better as the second one is half price too. You can collect them or for have them delivered for only £6 per order.
Anyone attending the course can buy a 220 litre bin at an even further reduced cost of just £5 as well as benefiting from the above deal.
If you are gearing up for a summer of gardening why not take advantage of this offer. For more details on this composting offer and details of wormeries, water butts etc see the Warwickshire Composting website.

Galliford Try Apprenticeships

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Galliford Try LogoGalliford Try are in a position to recruit young people [over the age of 18 years] who may be interested in a career in construction to train as apprentices. Given the locality of their current work at Tollbar island they have been kind enough to forward details directly to us so that we can pass that information on to our community.
The apprenticeships would be aimed at level 2 framework NVQ in Civil Engineering.
For more information contact either:

  • Alan Jones (Public Liaison Officer) by phone on 02476 210310 or by email
  • Helen Nurrish (Skills Advisor) by phone on 02476 210310 or by email.

Election 2015 Postal Vote.

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The postal vote ballot papers for the Rugby Borough Council have been sent out. Those electors with a postal vote should have received them already.
The last batch of General Election ballot papers have been sent out by Warwick District Council today 24th April. These should be with those with a postal vote by Tuesday at the latest.
The Parish Council postal vote should also be with those with a postal vote by next Tuesday.
If you are due for a postal vote and have not received yours by Wednesday 29th contact the elections office at Rugby Borough Council on 01788 533533.

Energy Warwickshire Oil Syndicate Offer For New Members

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Do you use oil for your home? As a Ryton-on-Dunsmore resident you can join the Energy Warwickshire Syndicate for oil and as of 1st April any new member can take advantage of ‘first order membership free’*
This means that any household or community building not currently in the syndicate will be able to try out the service without having to pay the annual membership fee until they place their second order.
Energy Warwickshire has seen a fantastic start to 2015 and managed to secure some great savings for members during January and February. Over 550 residents in Warwickshire are now part of the Energy Warwickshire syndicate saving considerable sums on their oil heating costs. The syndicate compiles one bulk order per month and searches the market to secure the lowest price possible for individual members.
Januarys’ member price was 33.98ppl saving 14.52ppl against the market high and Februarys’ member price was 33.35ppl saving 6.8ppl against the market high.
Jude Henderson Business Development Manager, WRCC says “Our members have benefited not only from the recent drop in oil prices, but also from the steep growth in our membership numbers meaning we are placing larger and larger orders month on month.  This has given the syndicate great strength in negotiating with suppliers to offer their best prices.”
Energy Warwickshire are now hoping to share this success more widely and want to recruit new members to the syndicate.
Kim Slater Chief Exec WRCC “On average Energy Warwickshire is saving households £56.12 per oil order so we are confident you’ll continue ordering once you’ve given it a try.”
Since its conception in October 2012 the Energy Warwickshire syndicate has ordered over 1.3million litres of heating oil saving members over £70,000.
For further information or to join the scheme contact:
www.energywarwickshire.org.uk
Tel: 01789 842182
Email: energy@wrccrural.org.uk
*Domestic membership currently £20 per annum

Community Defibrillator and Heated Box

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DefibrillatorCommunities around the UK are installing lifesaving Defibrillators and heated boxes for people to use in an emergency situation, these really are lifesaving tools to use.

  • Living in a village will take on average 5 to 10 minutes for a Community First Responder to reach you and administer lifesaving skills
  • Living in a village will take on average 8 to 12 minutes for a crewed Ambulance to reach you and administer lifesaving skills

Heart attacks in the United Kingdom claim 32,000 lives each year and that number is growing:

  • 17,254 are Men
  • 5,836 are Women

In Ryton we are fortunate to be covered by the Bubbenhall First Responders, dealing with life-threatening, emergency, medical calls within our community. They provide vital ‘first-person-on-scene’ assistance to people who are ill or injured prior to the arrival of the ambulance crew.
Heartstart Heated BoxPlease help us to save a life, by raising £2000 to get lifesaving equipment that will save a life.  It could be your family member or a friend that will need your help whilst waiting for the emergency services, you will make a difference. Please help us raise the money for our own life saving Defibrillator and heated box
Contact David Sage to make a donation by email or tel: 07850 415 904.

2014 In Pictures

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The New Year is here and so we can now look back on what a busy 2014 we have had in Ryton-on-Dunsmore. We have seen regular events like the annual Church Fête and the 5-aside football tournament, the return of previous events, like the follow-on evening CONGA (no not the dance, COmmuNity GAthering) and entirely new community events like our celebration of the outbreak of the First World War with our Heritage Weekend.
What better way to look back than with a picture gallery to remind ourselves of life in Ryton in 2014. If you have any more photographs you would like to be included in the gallery please forward them via Contact Us

Tollbar A45/A46 Traffic Changes for September/October

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Galliford Try LogoGalliford Try have provided the following details for planned road closures involving the work around Tollbar island and and A45/A46.
If anyone has any concerns or complaints about the road works or congestion please can they email alan.jones@gallifordtry.co.uk. This is important because at their last liaison meeting Galliford Try are say they are not getting any complaints.

Weekend, 19-21 September 2014

This weekend, 19-21 September 2014, there will be an overnight closures (from 8pm till 6am on the following morning) of the A46 Southbound from TGI roundabout to Tollbar roundabout. A diversion route will be in place. This closure is to allow works to take place on tie-ins to the new southbound slip road. On Monday 22nd September the traffic travelling Southbound on the A46 will travel on the newly built slip road.

Thursday 25th September 2014

On Thursday 25 September there will be an over night closure of the A46 north bound from Tollbar roundabout to TGI roundabout. A diversion route will be in place. On the Friday 23 September traffic north bound will be travelling on the old southbound section of the A46.

First Weekend in October (4th and 5th) 2014

On the first weekend of October, there will be an overnight closure on the A45 westbound from Tollbar roundabout to Stivichall intersection, this will happen on the Saturday night 4th and Sunday 5th. This closure is to allow for the tie ins for the new slip road and diversions will be in place. On Monday 6th the traffic  driving  westbound from Tollbar on the A45 will use the new slip road.

Top Turnout for Council Elections

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Voting ClipartRyton-on-Dunsmore (Dunsmore ward) tops the turnout for the whole of the Rugby Borough Council elections, the local election itself being a very tightly contested battle, with the seat going to Deepah Roberts, Independent. The full results for the Dunsmore ward were:

  1. Deepah Roberts – Independent (1,289)
  2. Ian Spiers – Conservative (1,039)
  3. Kieren Richard George Brown – Labour (233)
  4. David Wolfskehl – Green Party Stop Fracking Now (124)

Are you happy with the result? Did you vote? Do you care? You might be interested to know that the majority of us did not vote, with turnout across Rugby Borough Council being only 38.61%. Here in Ryton-on-Dunsmore (Dunsmore ward) however we achieved the highest of all the 14 ward’s turnouts with 45.27%, so if you voted give yourself a clap on the back.
If you’d like a few more statistics then the turnout by ward (highest to lowest) was as follows:

45.27% Dunsmore ward
43.10% Bilton ward
42.98% Rokeby and Overslade ward
41.23% Revel and Binley Woods ward
40.21% Paddox ward
40.09% Hillmorton ward
39.33% Wolvey and Shilton ward
38.75% Admirals and Cawston ward
37.02% Wolston and The Lawfords ward
34.14% Coton and Boughton ward
32.39% Eastlands ward
30.50% Benn ward
29.11% Newbold and Brownsover ward
27.97% New Bilton ward

The overall control of the council has been retained by the Conservatives, now holding 23 of the 42 seats (Labour 10, Liberal Democrats 7 and 2 Independents).
Contact details for any (3) of our councillors are available on the Rubgy Borough Council website:

See the Rugby Borough Council website for more information on the election results.

Where Does All The Money Go?

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St Leonard's ChurchHave you ever wondered why St Leonard’s Church  always seems to be asking for money for one project or another? Even after a successful summer fête it never seems to stop does it?.
The Reverend David Wintle has written a letter to explain where it all goes – and why St Leonard’s cannot afford to stop working to raise funds.
Read more about the funding for St Leonard’s Church.
 

What's On In May

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Spring FlowerMay is here, the days are getting longer and lots of fun things are going on around the village, including two special events at the Village Hall; a Rummage Sale and a Race Night.
The Rummage Sale is always a popular event, which is being held in the Village Hall on Saturday 10th May. Doors open at 10am and close at 12 noon. There will be a good mix of clothes, toys, books and household items, so come early to ensure you bag that bargain.
Horse RaceThe Race Night is sure to be a fun filled, interactive evening where you can place bets on horses or dogs along with your family and friends. Come along and join us at the Village Hall on Saturday 31st May. Doors open at 7:30pm for an 8pm start.
Of course, there are lots of year round regular activities available at the Village Hall, such as Bingo, held on the second and last Thursday of every month at 8pm as well as other clubs & groups, such as the Ladies Guild, the Scouts (and Beavers and Cubs), Church Singing, Lunch Club…to name but a few. Take a look at our Events calendar for more details.
If you have an Event taking place in the village the contact us to add it to our calendar (free of charge) or to even get an article (like this one) posted to the web site.