The church bells will be rung on Thursday 6th June between 7PM and 7.30 PM to commemorate the D Day landings on the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago. The landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history and laid the foundations for the Allied victory in World War Two.

Descendants of John Cockerill and George Buckby, representatives of Network Rail and the RMT Union, the railway chaplain for the area, press, and the Railway Work, Life & Death project’s Mike Esbester all gathered to pause and remember the accident.

The talk will be given by Richard Warren. The evening starts at 7pm in Wing Village Hall. All visitors are most welcome (£5 entry includes refreshments and raffle ticket) WI members free. If you have any questions about the WI please contact Judith 01572 737761 quiilt9@gmail.com or Jane 01572 737324, janegilmore7@gmail.com

Fundraising via Tesco Blue Tokens Scheme for Rutland First

Rutland First is a continuation of the Resilient Rutland group (a hugely successful project providing support for schools), supporting the mental health of young people in Rutland. Currently, the focus is on providing 11 – 16 year olds an out of school provision. We are fortunate to be one of the current Tesco Stronger Starts nominations in the Oakham store so please pop a token or two in for us if you are shopping there to help support our newest project:

Whissendine Youth Group has recently opened to provide children from Year 6 through to Year 11 a safe, inclusive place to meet and enjoy different activities each week. This follows on from the hugely successful Uppingham Youth Space that provides a great service for the local community.

So please, if you are shopping at Tesco in Oakham, please put your tokens in the Rutland First box. Many thanks

Sharon Milner on behalf of Rutland First CIC