LATEST NEWS

June 2009 - Redmile Vintage Fayre comes to the village

A traditional summer fayre at St Peter's Church and in the Playpark. Stalls include vintage crafts, plants, home made preserves and chutneys, old fashioned lemonade, second hand books, sweets, strawberry cream teas and a barbeque. Family fun in the park including Punch and Judy, a pirate ship with a treasure hunt, coconut shy tombola, guessing games and stocks with guest appearances(!). See the diary for full details and pray for good weather....

April 2009 - Playpark Maintenance Update

A big thankyou to all who came along to the spring playpark maintenance day - one of the best attended days in recent years allowed us to get lots done! Unfortunately, we had to remove the parallel bars this year as the bases of the supports had rotted beyond repair. However, a new basketball hoop for the smaller children, as well as repainting the hopscotch grid and a general tidy up will hopefully make up for the loss...

March 2009 - New Village Events

Lots more happening in Redmile over the coming months - check out the diary section for details...

February 2009 - New Conservation Group in the Vale.

For all keen nature lovers and birdwatchers, you can now keep in touch with the local barn own population and share information and news with other "twitchers" - read the first newsletter of the Vale Barn Owls Conservation Group here.

January 2009 - New Playpark Equipment Docking Soon...

Exciting news! The good ship "Treasure Chest" will shortly be steaming into position in Redmile Playpark - watch this space me hearties!

October 2008 - Thankyou! and New Dates for the Diary

Thankyou to all who came along (Iain, Duncan, Tim S, Tim H, Chris and Nathaniel) and helped paint the fencing at the playpark on Saturday - there's still a 12ft section left to finish of the front fence - any volunteers? The next playpark committee meeting is at The Peacock Inn on Monday 3rd November at 8pm. As the playpark is both funded and maintained by local families, it's essential that everyone tries to give their time or their money (or both!) to ensure that this resource stays open - please do come along if you can.

There are also some new village events scheduled in November and December to help raise funds for St Peter's - have a look in the diary section for details.

October 2008 - Mum's Market and Playpark Maintenance Day

Come along to this evening event at The Peacock Inn, Redmile on Thursday 30th October and support your local toddler and baby group! Download the poster here for more details...

Also, please come along to the playpark on Saturday 25th October and help with some refurbishment ready for the winter - old clothes and a sense of humour essential!

May 2008 - Summer Ball Cancelled

The 2008 Redmile Summer Ball, which was to be held on Friday 20th June 2008 at The Peacock Inn, has been postponed. For more details, and pictures of last year's ball, click here.

Nov 2007 - Playpark Maintenance Day Update

The playpark committee would like to thank those hardy souls who turned up on Saturday 27th October and helped repair the small climber, small slide and the picnic tables. Additionally, many thanks to Brendon who organised the day, collected the materials and erected the new fence along the rear edge of the park. The next committee meeting is in the diary for January - more members would be welcome to ensure that we can keep the park open and safe for our many hundreds of annual visitors.

Sept 2007 - Playpark Maintenance Day and Cheese & Wine Update

The playpark committee are organising a maintenance day for SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBER and would like your support to help spruce up the park before winter arrives. If possible, please contact us beforehand to let us know you're coming or just turn up on the day.

No experience/skills/tools necessary; just a sense of humour and some community spirit!

Also recently held was Louise's annual cheese and wine evening which, through a combination of ticket sales and some great raffle prizes, raised over £400 for the playpark fund this year. Thanks to Louise and Richard for hosting so effortlessly!

July 2007 - Village Events Update

Two great events, the Redmile Summer Ball and a village barbecue were held in late June and mid-July, raising over £1000 to help fund the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the Playpark. For those who haven't yet seen themselves in OK! magazine, there are photos of the Ball available here...

Additionally, St Peter's Church held the annual church fair (inside due to the inclement weather!) on Saturday 7th July and raised £260. However, St Peter's is in need of additional assistance to help meet its operational costs over the coming years and all interested parties are cordially invited to attend the fundraising kick-off in September - details in the diary.

July 2007 - NHW Update

Overnight Monday 9th/Tuesday 10th, a van was broken into in Redmile and a quantity of power tools removed. Anyone with relevant information should contact Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 2222.

April 2007 - Parish Council - Redmile Nomination Required

The Local Elections are round the corner in early May and Melton BC have raised the need for a second Redmile resident who would be willing to stand for the six-seat parish council.

A more formal notice will appear shortly on the village noticeboard adjacent to the playpark or contact us if you would like more details in the interim.

April 2007 - Playpark Easter Egg Hunt Update

The 2007 Easter Egg Hunt raised lots of money to help support the park this year - photos and more details here.

March 2007 - Playpark Fundraiser Update

The first two events of the Playpark fundraising calendar are unveiled. On Thursday 29th March there will be a Children & Toddler's Easter Egg hunt starting at 3.30pm in the park (£2 per child) - details in the Diary section.

For the grown-ups, a Summer Ball is being organised - to be held at the Peacock Inn on Friday 29th June. This promises to be the social event of the summer and places are limited - so book early!

March 2007 - NHW Update

Leicestershire police would like all locals to be vigilant of suspicious door-to-door salespeople, currently offering dusters in this area.

In addition, on Thursday 15th March, a jack russell terrier named Tizzy was stolen from a garden in Waltham on the Wolds. Police are warning all pet owners to be vigilant following the theft of an additional four dogs from a nearby village within the last month.

If you have any information on either of these topics, please contact Leics police directly on 0116 222 2222.

You can also find the latest Melton Rural Police newsletter here.

March 2007

March and April are shaping up to be busy months in the village with Mother's Day and Easter activities featuring high in the website Diary section.

Also in March is this year's annual parish meeting, to be held at 7.30pm on Monday the 12th March at Plungar Village Hall, which offers you a convenient opportunity to discuss your thoughts on the running of the village directly with council members.

And, as the weather improves with the spring, this year's playpark maintenance rota swings into action and will be complemented by a soon-to-be-announced series of fundraising events - many thanks to all who give up their time to help.

If you are aware of any news, views or events that you think ought to be shown to the Redmile.Org audience, then please e-mail us. We can upload items reasonably quickly and are happy to help promote anything that is Redmile-based.

Best wishes for the coming season!

February 2007

Welcome to redmile.org.uk - a new website for and by the villagers of Redmile, Leicestershire, UK.

The site contains information about various aspects of life in the village and you can navigate to each section by clicking on the buttons above-right.

Anybody is welcome to get involved in the ongoing maintenance of redmile.org.uk and we want this site to remain an accurate and informal source of local information.

So, if you would like to be involved, please e-Mail with your news, views, comments, suggestions or offers of help. Remember, you are our best source of information on local news and events so please do get in touch!

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