Nextdoor Wing is the free and private social network just for Wing neighbours. On our new neighbourhood site and app, we can share recommendations for traders, plan neighbourhood events, discuss safety, post things for sale and much more. Once you sign up any messages posted by any neighbour will come to you as an email. If you want to get into a conversation go to the website by clicking on the “View or reply” green button. You can even send a Private Message without knowing the email address.

Once in the web app you can initiate a message from the Home screen by choosing the type of message ( General, Classified etc.) and the intended audience ( Wing, Wing + neighbours etc.) from the pulldowns marked V. Many neighbours, over 80, in our neighbourhood use the Nextdoor app. You can see them by clicking on Neighbours in the web app. You can even send a private message to them from the Neighbours list.

It is SAFE. All people that join have to be in one of the Wing postcodes and that is checked against the LexisNexis database by Butterworth and Tollers who have a local branch in Oakham and by ME. And your address and any other details you choose to share will not leave the village without your express permission. So no spam or any unsolicited adverts. This service started in the US as a local-only messaging service and I’ve used it extensively in my neighbourhood in Washington State with great success.

John Oakley, Top Street

https://nextdoor.co.uk 

Invite code: SFMQGF or email me at john@wingonline.com if this code has expired and I’ll send you a new request.

All other questions can be answered at https://nextdoor.co.uk/about_us/

P.S. Uppingham, Bisbrooke, North Luffenham and Manton have Nextdoor and you can choose to include them in the Settings for your account.

Confirmed:

Mrs Claus has it in her diary.

Santa Claus will be visiting Wing on Friday, December 1st to switch on the lights as the Village Hall. He will land at Richard’s farm at the top of the village on Morcott Rd at 5:45 pm and then proceed to ride around the village before turning all the lights on at the Village Hall. Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen and the rest of the gang are at reindeer training camp until  December 23rd so they may not make it to Wing so we may have to improvise.

Your Village Hall Committee were tasked with finding a celebrity to turn on the lights and they exceeded our expectations!

They decided to go to the top and ask Santa! There was some confusion because he is known by different names in different countries.  Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or simply Santa. And I expect he’ll want feeding so be prepared to join him in a small feast. We’ve asked local elves to help with the food and drink.