By Lesley Hatton and Eleanor Holdsworth

In South Rugby News this week

Another fire at Ling Hall

🔓 24th March 2022

Saturday 19th March 2022 saw another fire burn at Ling Hall Quarry landfill site.

Parish councillors look at 20mph speed limit for residential areas

🔓 23rd March 2022

But a final decision on the motion in Dunchurch was delayed until next month's meeting

Warwickshire welcomes Ukrainian refugees

21st March 2022

On Wednesday 23rd March, Warwickshire County Council held a virtual meeting to explain how we can help Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.

More than 140 people from community, voluntary and faith groups joined in.

Litterpick volunteers collect eight bags of rubbish

🔓 23rd March 2022

The Cawston Spring Clean took place on Sunday 13th March, with volunteers collecting eight bags of rubbish in just one hour.

A tale of love, family and the supernatural

🔓 22nd March 2022

Cawston’s Random Opera Company is setting the stage for its first live production of 2022, with Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Der Freischütz (‘The Marksman’) at the Temple Speech Room, Rugby on Saturday 9th April 2022.

Der Freischütz is based on a popular German folk tale and tells the struggle between good and evil, the supernatural, and ultimately, love.

Should Rugby have cashless parking machines?

21st March 2022

Rugby Borough Council has launched a consultation on whether to offer cashless payment at its car parks. The council plans to give residents the option of paying for parking via smartphone app, phone call, SMS message or online - in addition to paying by cash.

Scouts to sleep rough for homelessness charity

21st March 2022

This Friday (25th March 2022) Dunchurch’s Scouts will be sleeping out in the open all night to learn more about what it’s like to be homeless. The boys and girls aged between 9 and 14 are also raising funds for the Hope4 Rugby charity.

Parish councils round-up

🔓 19th March 2022

Our three parish councils all met this week on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Here’s a round-up of what they discussed.

Love monster, crazy hair and Lego

🔓 18th March 2022

Last Friday was Red Nose Day; here are some of the ways we had fun and raised money in South Rugby.

Theft from garage in Draycote

17th March 2022

Some time between 10th and 11th March 2022, unknown offender(s) entered a garage in Draycote and stole a number of items including chainsaws, a leaf blower, petrol inverters and windows. 

Spot the digger

🔓 17th March 2022

Following a public consultation last year on a new link road between Rugby Road (A426) and Coventry Road (B4429), Arcadis diggers were spotted last Thursday (17th March 2022) digging test pits on the south side of Cawston Woods.

In other news…

Casual Vacancy for Cawston Parish Councillor

Cawston Parish Council has a vacant seat and is keen to fill it. If you are over 18 years, are a resident of Cawston and are interested in making a difference in your community, then this could be for you. Further details on how to apply are on the Cawston Parish Council page.

Mothering Sunday and clock-change

This Sunday (27th March 2022) is Mothering Sunday. Unfortunately for those mothers hoping for a lie in, the clocks also go forward one hour this Sunday morning!

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Covid-19 figures for Rugby: cases up again

For the week up to 22nd March 2022:

• 914 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 179 people (24.4%) compared with the previous seven days.

• 2 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

• 86,582 people had received one dose of the vaccination; 82,310 had received two doses; and 65,478 had had a booster or third dose. That’s 82.4%, 78.3% and 62.3% of the total population aged 12+.

• The estimated R number for the Midlands as of 18th March 2022 is 1.0-1.3.

Source: coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Book a vaccine online or attend a drop-in clinic

In Rugby, the walk-in sites are at Locke House at The Railings, and at Hillmorton’s Ex-Serviceman’s Club on High Street in Hillmorton. In addition to the walk-in clinics, you can book a jab on the NHS website.

What’s on

Although face masks are no longer a legal requirement, Warwickshire County Council is encouraging all residents to continue to wear one in enclosed spaces to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

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• The Climate Crisis Question Time: Friday 25th March, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Rugby Methodist Church Centre. A panel has been invited to address your questions about the climate crisis following COP26. No charge, but attendees must register in advance via Eventbrite.

• Bilton Allotment and Garden Association shop open: Saturdays and Wednesdays, 10am to 12 noon, cash only.

• Bilton St Mark’s Church Spring Clean: Saturday 26th March, from 9am, Bilton St Mark’s Church. Volunteers are needed to help with the Spring Clean in church. Come armed with a broom and a duster. No need to confirm in advance, just turn up on the day if you are able to help.

• Free First Time Buyer Advice: Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March, 10.00am - 5.30pm, Redrow at Houlton, on Link Road. Redrow Midlands is hosting a free, first-time buyer advice event. A financial advisor will be on hand to provide tailored advice to those starting out on the property ladder.

• Dunchurch Baptist Church Open Day: Saturday 26th March, 2pm-4pm, Dunchurch Baptist Church, Coventry Road. Come and look round their new building. No booking necessary.

  

• Dunchurch Allotment Association AGM: Thursday 31st March, time and venue to be confirmed.

(All events accurate at time of writing)

Church services

Saturday 26th March:

• Sacred Heart Church, Bilton, 5pm mass: public worship and on YouTube.

Sunday 27th March:

• Sacred Heart Church, Bilton: 9.30am public worship and on YouTube.

• St Mark’s Church, Bilton: Communion at 8am and 10am Mothering Sunday communion service at St Mark’s and via Facebook/YouTube.

• Dunchurch Baptist Church: 10.30am at the new church building on Coventry Road, also livestreamed.

• St Peter’s Church, Dunchurch: 10.30am service.

• Bilton Evangelical Church: 10.30am, in-person and online service.

• Bilton Methodist Church: 10.30am in-person.

Democracy: coming up next week

Friday 25th March 2022

• Warwickshire County Council Audit and Standards Committee 9.30am

• Warwickshire County Council Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions 12pm

Monday 28th March 2022

• Rugby Borough Council Scrutiny Committee Meeting 6pm

Tuesday 29th March 2022

• Rugby Borough Council Audit and Ethics Committee Meeting 6pm

Thursday 31st March 2022

• Rugby Borough Council Shareholders Committee Meeting 4pm

Foodbank

This week the foodbank urgently needs pot noodles, long-life fruit juice, noodles, sugar, washing up liquid and quality carrier bags. They are running low on tinned carrots, tinned meats, oats and mayonnaise.

There are donation locations throughout South Rugby. See the full list of drop-off points.

There is also emergency free food available at the Dunchurch Library, open during library opening hours (currently until 5pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). Find out more about the Dunchurch Pantry.

Sports reports

Colts through to Warwickshire Cup Final

Match reports from oldlaurentianrfc.rfu.club

The Colts took centre stage at Fenley Field on Saturday when they entertained Silhillians in a semi-final of the Warwickshire Colts Cup and progressed smoothly to the final with a convincing 35-12 win. Never having beaten Sils at junior level the Colts were expecting a tough afternoon but despatched their visitors with a brilliant and clinical performance.

From the first whistle, OLs played with more purpose and passion than Sils and were rewarded with an early try by winger Ed Mitchell. OLs kept applying the pressure and further tries came from prop Dylan Willis with a trademark short range pick up and crash over; and some fluent handling saw winger Ollie Scott touch down in the corner. Sils managed to get a try back by half time but in reality it was all one way traffic.

In the second half OLs added to their lead with flanker Jonty Scott Brown scoring from a lineout and Ed Mitchell capped a man of the match performance with his second. Fly half Scott Price had a faultless afternoon with his boot adding all 5 conversions.

Sils managed a late consolation try but it was job done for OLs as they booked their place in a mouth-watering final against local rivals Newbold, who beat St Andrews in the other semi. The final is scheduled for the evening of Monday 11th April at Broadstreet RFC.

Fixtures:

• Saturday 26th March 2022, 2.15pm: Barkers Butts vs Old Laurentians

Rugby Farmers Mart

This week’s prices per head, at a glance:

• Prime steers: £1,850 (Limousin x sold by Grange Farm)

• Prime heifers: £1,587 (Charolais x sold by G J Burchell & Sons)

• Prime bulls: £1,836 (Limousin sold by J & R Lowe)

• Cows: £1,591 (Limousin sold by JW & BE & PW Semple)

• OTM cattle: £1,477 (Charolais sold by W G King & Sons)

• Prime Hogg SQQ: £138 (Texel x sold by K Crabtree)

• Prime Hogg: £146 (Texel x sold by M Morris)

• Ewes: £204 (Texel x sold by R Kellet)

• Store lambs: £110 (Texel x sold by Messrs J & & RJ Coombes)

• Calves: £380 (British Blue Bull sold by Jo Cole)

Rugby Farmers Mart is held on a Monday at the Charolais Pavilion, Avenue M, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RG.