In South Rugby News this week
Extended landscape mound and acoustic fence get the go-ahead
🔓21st January 2022
RUGBY Borough Council planning committee approved an application from Tritax Symmetry to put a 5m-high landscape mound with a 3.5m high acoustic fence on land to the north of the Tritax Warehouse site.
Have your say on South Rugby News and enter the prize draw
24th January 2022
SOUTH Rugby News turns one year old this February and to celebrate we’re launching a survey and prize draw.
Council investigating portable accommodation pods at hotel
🔓24th January 2022
Rugby Borough Council planning officers are investigating the delivery of 48 portable accommodation units to Dunchurch Park Hotel.
MP's taxis and private hire vehicles Bill to fight discrimination
🔓24th January 2022
An anti-discrimination Bill presented by Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright passed its second reading earlier this month.
“Use your wallet to create the world you want.”
🔓25th January 2022
We follow up with Rugby's refill shop after news of their 'just one bottle' campaign
Dunchurch fete and procession will be back this year
🔓26th January 2022
The fete will be back, complete with procession, on 26th June 2022. There's also a quiz and gin tasting on the Dunchurch Festival Group calendar
Friendship benches delivered to Cawston school
🔓26th January 2022
Three handmade ‘friendship benches’ were delivered to Cawston Grange Primary School this week.
The school council - an elected pupil from each class - voted to get friendship benches as well as ‘playground friend’ tabards to help prevent loneliness at school playtime.
Meeting for Bilton gardeners
🔓 26th January 2022
THE annual meeting of the Bilton Allotments and Garden Association will be back to normal this February after a virtual event last year.
Nominate a baton-bearer
🔓 27th January 2022
Will South Rugby be represented among the 2,022 baton bearers for the Queen's Baton Relay in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games?
In other news…
Roadworks
Temporary traffic lights will be back at the Dun Cow crossroads from Friday 28th January so a safety audit of the new smart lights can take place and be adjusted. New lantern heads at the crossroads will also be installed at the same time.
Visit warwickshire.gov.uk/roadworksmap for the most up-to-date information on roadworks.
Have your say on bus services
The next stage of Warwickshire County Council’s bus improvement plan is out for consultation. The ‘Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme’ sets out the council’s details on how it will improve bus services for the county.
Find out more and complete the online survey or visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ask.
The survey closes on 1st February 2021.
Covid-19 figures for Rugby: cases level
For the week up to 26th January 2022:
1,418 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of 39 people (2.7%) compared with the previous seven days.
6 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. That’s 5 more than the previous week.
86,060 people had received one dose of the vaccination; 80,539 had received two doses; and 63,363 had had a booster or third dose. That’s 81.9%, 76.6% and 60.3% of the total population aged 12+.
The estimated R number for the Midlands as of 21st January 2022 is 0.7-1.1.
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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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: Friday 28th to Sunday 30th January. Find out more from the RSPB
Rugby Mum2mum Market Baby & Children's Nearly New Sale: Saturday 29th January, 2pm to 4pm, Cawston Community Hall, Scholars Drive, CV22 7GU. Entry is £2 per adult, kids free.
Bilton Allotment and Garden Association shop open: Saturdays and Wednesdays, 10am to 11.15am, for seed potatoes and onions only. Cash only. From Saturday 5th February the shop will be open on Saturdays and Wednesdays, 10am to 12 noon for spring/summer supplies.
The Bradby Club post-Christmas Jumble Sale: Saturday 29th January, 10am. Venue: East Union St, CV22 6AN, Tel: 01788544344. Admission is 20p. Bargains in all areas and an opportunity to support the youth club.
Church services
Saturday 29th January:
Sacred Heart Church, Bilton, 5pm mass: public worship and on YouTube.
Sunday 30th January:
Sacred Heart Church, Bilton: 9.30am public worship and on YouTube.
St Mark’s Church, Bilton: Communion at 8am and 10am in St Mark’s and via Facebook/YouTube. Also Candlemas service at 6pm.
Dunchurch Baptist Church: 10.30am at Dunchurch Methodist Church, also livestreamed.
St Peter’s Church, Dunchurch: 10.30am service.
Bilton Evangelical Church: 10am, in-person and online service.
Bilton Methodist Church: 10.30am in person
Democracy: coming up next week
Tuesday 1st February
Warwickshire County Council Regulatory Committee 10.30am
Rugby Borough Council Audit and Ethics Committee meeting 6pm
Wednesday 2nd February
Warwickshire County Council Warwickshire Local Pension Board 10am
Thursday 3rd February
Rugby Borough Council Graffiti Task Group meeting 5.30pm
Foodbank
This week the foodbank urgently needs tinned meat, long-life fruit juice and oats. They are running low on jars of coffee, tinned snack meals and tinned potatoes.
There are donation locations throughout South Rugby. See the full list of drop-off points.
Sports reports
Rugby: League win for OL RFC 1st XV
Saturday 22nd January 2022
The 1st XV overcame a stubborn and combative Earlsdon side to claim the win points, the 2nds travelled to Southam and came away with a 32-0 win and the Colts beat Leicester Forest by 19-5. A good day all round. There was a return to first team action for Gusher Hammond, teaming with Ray Smith and, latterly, Martin Nobes to form the oldest front row combination in history. Read the full report by Bill Wallis
Match reports from oldlaurentianrfc.rfu.club
Fixtures:
Saturday 29th January: Nuneaton Old Edwardians vs Old Laurentians
Rugby Farmers Mart
This week’s prices per head, at a glance:
Prime steers: £1,926 (Limousin x sold by Page Bros)
Prime heifers: £1,985 (British Blue sold by Page Bros)
Prime bulls: £1,906
OTM cattle: £1,623 (Limousin sold by J & R Lowe)
Prime hogg SQQ: £129.50 (Texel x sold by B F Humphrey & Son)
Prime hoggs: £158 (Charolais x sold by H L Goode & Son)
Ewes: £166 (Beltex sold by V Roots)
Calves: £410 (Angus Heifer sold by Mark Bailey)
Store lambs: £109 (sold by Messrs RA Bywater & Son)
Rugby Farmers Mart is held on a Monday at the Charolais Pavilion, Avenue M, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RG.