Village Carol Singing
Tuesday 18th December: 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Meet at the bottom of Church Rd.
This year’s route: Church Rd, Church Cl, Bagshaw Cl, St Leonard’s Walk, Handley’s Cl, Sodens Ave, Warren Field, Holly Dr, Poplar Gr and Cedar Ave.
Followed by refreshments. This is a lovely, family event and volunteers, either for singing or for collecting from houses, are very welcome. Please can children be accompanied by an adult. Carol sheets provided. It can be very cold so wrap up warmly.
Please listen out for us – all Proceeds go to Action Medical Research.
Thank you for your brilliant support in the past – last year we raised over £200!
Contact Ba Marsh 76304295
Centenary Bench
One of Ryton on Dunsmore’s new Centenary Benches is in place, situated next to the War Memorial in preparation for this years Remembrance Sunday which commemorates 100 years since the end of World War One.
Funds to pay for the benches were raised between various groups and people including Ryton’s very own The Malt Shovel and Mr. Harris of Play Inspectors International Ltd.
Cllr. Howard Roberts unveiled the bench at this years Heritage Weekend. Mr. Steve Garrett to the right in this picture, Chair of the Ryton History Group which spearheaded the organisation of the three day event.
Police Advise on Home Security
Defensive planting is the term used to describe the way you can use certain prickly plants, bushes and shrubs to deter burglars. Think about using defensive planting around vulnerable areas such as windows, fences, boundary walls and drainpipes. Everyone enjoys having a well kept, attractive garden and there’s no reason why upping the security in your garden should mean otherwise.
A few examples are:
Berberis – a vibrant shrub with vivid red leaves, has sharp spine like prickles, reaches 6ft, good for hedging and growing by walls.
Rosa Rugosa, aka Rubra – a flowering shrub with densely prickled stems, can reach 6ft, excellent as an impenetrable hedge.
Pyracantha – a vigorous evergreen shrub with white flowers in May, followed by orange or red berries, great for hedging, growing under windows or around doorways.
Holly – usually grown as a small tree or large bush, can reach up to 50ft, spiny, glossy dark green leaves all year round, excellent hedging plant.
Hawthorn, Japonica and Acanthus are just a few other examples.
See https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/Home-security for further advice.
World War One Centenary Benches Unveiled
Dunsmore Councillor Howard Roberts has unveiled World War One Centenary benches in honour of those residents from Ryton-on-Dunsmore who died during the Great War.
In front of many of the villagers he said, “It is a great honour to speak as we unveil this bench in honour of the 18 men from Ryton who lost their lives fighting for our country in the Great War.”
“As a schoolboy, like many before and since, I studied a poem by Rupert Brooke called ‘The Soldier’. Brooke a former Rugby school pupil begins his piece with the iconic lines; If I should die, think only of this of me, that there’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England.”
“The poem has been criticised for romancing the horrors of war, but I want to dwell on some sentiments of Brooke. The overriding thrusts of his words are pride in England and where he comes from.” He talks fondly of England, but most movingly of dreams, friends, laughter and gentleness.”
“The men from Ryton who went off to ward would have been scared, unsure of what to expect, but they will have seen in the Ryton community something wroth fighting for. They left family, jobs and friends to preserve the society in which they grew up.”
“Those of us left cannot emulate their courage or bravery, but we can show that their memories are still integral to the community Ryton is today. We do this by honouring their legacy. The presence of us here today shows that our community doesn’t forget sacrifice made in our name, even after a century.”
As Brooke said, “Where these men perished a part of a foreign land has its dust made richer. Here today this bench symbolises that there will always be thankful memories of their bravery in this village they called home, we are richer in spirit for their sacrifice.”
Cllr. Roberts unveils the bench after his speech.
The bench unveiling closes three days of family activities in Ryton-on-Dunsmore celebrating #heritageweekend
The Reverend David Wintle and Cllr. Roberts let loose white doves.
Residents then went on to St. Leonard’s for a special service.
Crazy Daisy 's Nightclub Update
Many residents will have noticed that finally the old Crazy Daisy’s nightclub site, which for many years had been a burnt down Chinese restaurant, has been cleared. Seven new houses will be placed on the site.
Crazy Daisies has long been a concern due to the dangers on the site, and prospects for anti-social behaviour. Clearly removing the eyesore is a victory for all local residents.
This has not been an easy victory. Policies to facilitate the renewal of the site were slow in coming forward. It required the initiation of a Rugby District Derelict Buildings Committee by myself and another councillor. The committee has facilitated closer working by bring together the Planning, Building control, Police, Fire, Environmental Health and community safety teams to find workable solutions.
The development of the nearby bob’s Café site, in 2014, heralded the beginning of the roadside improvement of the A45. My next project is to see resolution of the problematic Old Bull and Butcher pub site, on the junction of the Oxford Road and Freeboard Lane. I will keep the village updated on this matter.
Cllr. Howard Roberts
Dunsmore Ward
Telephone: 01788 519603
Email: howard.roberts@rugby.gov.uk
Cllr. Howard Roberts at the site, as it looks now.
Free Electric Blanket Safety Test
Bookings for the free annual electric blanket safety check are now open to all Warwickshire residents over the age of 50 and will take place at various locations across Warwickshire during October.
Warwickshire Trading Standards stated in a recent press release that one in every three of electric blankets tested failed and faulty electric blankets are a known cause of house fires in 2017. Safety tests will be carried out by an expert electrical examiner.
Testing Stations;
Monday 1st October, Stratford Briar Croft
Tuesday 2nd October, Leamington Town Hall
Wednesday 3rd October, Rugby Fire Station
Thursday 4th October, Kenilworth Library
Friday 5th October, Nuneaton Fire Station
Book by calling Trading Standards Service on 01926 414024 or email: ebtesting@warwickshire.gov.uk
Appointments are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited.
Phantom lorry – Information Needed
Ruth Roper an author researching her third book, she is looking for help with some local information.
Ruth is looking for any one who has seen or heard anything of the phantom lorry haunting along the A45 or knows someone who has.
You can contact Ruth via her Facebook page ‘Ruth Roper Wylde’ or email: wa-1400@outlook.com
Any help would be much appreciated 😊
War Memorial Restoration
Have you seen our War Memorial lately? The Parish Council has at last after a long debate with the heritage people agreed in conjunction with the war grave commission, had the restoration work completed. It was important to have this ready for the September which marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
To go along with this The Parish Council have worked with a sponsor to donate two memorial benches (RPII and collection in the The Malt Shovel) these benches we now have and are awaiting to install nearer the anniversary date.
They will be installed by the War Memorial
We don’t have a photo of the exact design, but the are heavy cast and specially made for the event. The Parish Council have them in storage at present.
The two new benches will be similar design to the ones here.
Casual Vacancy Parish Councillor
The Parish Council has a casual vacancy for a Councillor. The vacancy is for the remaining 8 months of this electoral period ending in May 2019. The Official notice of the vacancy is via the link below.
Notice of Vacancy 1807