In South Rugby News this week

More will be done…

The police and crime commissioner for Warwickshire says more will be done to protect women from abuse and bring about a change in attitudes to violent crime against women.

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Rugby MP calls for Motor Neurone Disease research support

Rugby MP Mark Pawsey has joined people across the country urging the Government to put £50 million into targeted research into Motor Neurone Disease.

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Police appeal for witnesses to hit and run incident on Onley Lane

Police have issued CCTV images of two cyclists who may have information that could help with an investigation into a hit and run in Rugby.

A woman in her 40s suffered a serious neck injury when a driver collided with her in Onley Lane, Rugby on Monday 20th September 2021.

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Dangerous driving at Dun Cow crossroads

Drivers have been filmed jumping red lights and driving across the pavement as roadworks cause long delays at the Dun Cow crossroads, Dunchurch.

Read what the police, local traders and Save Dunchurch had to say

Anyone with footage of dangerous driving can submit it to Warwickshire Police using Operation Snap.

Police appeal for information about dead pig and dead foal

The animals were found in Flecknoe and near Princethorpe on Tuesday 28th September 2021.

Do you know anything?

Dunchurch in bloom wins gold prize

Village efforts get Dunchurch a gold award in the Heart of England in Bloom 2021 competition.

Is there more to this story? Yes. Read on🔓

Electricity supplies for new South West Rugby development

South Rugby News recently heard rumours that a lack of energy supply could be holding up housing development in the South West Rugby allocation.

So, we got in touch with Homes England, the Government agency responsible for co-ordinating and managing the whole of the development.

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Support local, spend money in the county and rebuild after the pandemic

The High Sheriff of Warwickshire rode into town on Monday - and while that sounds like a scene from a classic Western film, this sheriff arrived not on horseback but on a bike, as part of a five-day tour.

Lady Willoughby de Broke has undertaken the ride to celebrate and support some of the county’s small businesses and individuals, in keeping with the ‘support local’ theme she has chosen for her year.

Find out more about her ride 🔓

Rugby's Deputy Mayor opens Crescent's new Horton Centre

The old nursery building at Crescent School now includes a teaching room, break-out learning spaces, dedicated music and drama rooms and space for the school’s After Care Club.

The Crescent School is an independent day school run by the Princethorpe Foundation.

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"We need to focus on lifting wages"

On Wednesday 6th October 2021 the UK Government removed the temporary Universal Credit uplift which had proved a lifeline to families across the UK during the pandemic.

We asked our two MPs for their response, as the energy crisis threatens to push household costs higher.

Read what Mark Pawsey MP told SRN 🔓

Do you remember Dunchurch’s antique shop?

Nostalgia: American-born Francis Edwards, 78, has fond memories of a Christmas-time trip to Dunchurch.

He said: “One cold and snowy day in December 1977 while visiting London, my family (my sister, aunt, uncle, grandmother and I) decided it was time to head north to let my grandmother visit with her English relatives during the Christmas season…

The story continues…🔓

Covid-19 figures for Rugby: cases still rising

For the week up to 6th October 2021:

• 698 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an decrease of 97 people (12.2%) compared with the previous seven days.

• 1 death within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. That’s the same as last week

• At 5th October, a total of 80,184 people have had one vaccination dose and 75,039 have had both doses. That’s 80.9% and 75.7% of the adult population (16+), respectively.

• The estimated R number for the Midlands as of 1st October is 0.8 to1.1.

Source: 

coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Anyone aged 18 or over can now book a vaccine online. Anyone aged 16 or 17 can attend a vaccination walk-in centre without an appointment.

What’s on

Please remember to wear a face mask in public places where required, wash your hands regularly with soap and maintain social distancing.

• Bilton Allotment and Garden Association Shop: Saturday 9th October is the final day for members to get autumn supplies. The shop is open 10am to 12pm, Saturday 9th October.

• Ladies Day: Saturday 9th October is the final night of the show run by Dunchurch Festival and Events. Tickets (£5/£7) available from Wanda Fashions or by calling  01788 522021.

• Rugby Library Lego Club: Saturdays, 2pm. Suitable for children aged 4-11 years.
  All children to be accompanied by an adult. Book to attend.

• Dunchurch car boot sale: Saturday 9th October, Alwyn Road (weather permitting) Gates open at 8am. Booters £7 a car, £10 car with trailer, £12 a van. Buyers’ entry fee 50p a person. Toilets and refreshments.

• Radford Semele scarecrow trail: Saturday 9th October and Sunday 10th October, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa.

• Rugby Rotary Club autumn ball: Saturday 16th October, 7.30pm. Tickets £15/person and include a buffet meal. Call 02476 542879 or email  triciatalkdrama@yahoo.co.uk

• Open Gardens: All gardens are listed on the National Open Garden Scheme website.

• Drop-in vaccination clinics: See the full list of clinics

Share your events or special offers with us at editor@southrugbynews.co.uk.

Church services

Saturday 9th October:

• Sacred Heart Church, Bilton, 5pm mass: public worship and on YouTube. No booking necessary to attend the service, but please wear a face mask, wash your hands and observe social distancing. 

Sunday 10th October:

• Sacred Heart Church, Bilton, 9.30am mass: public worship and on YouTube. No booking necessary to attend the service, but please wear a face mask, wash your hands and observe social distancing. 

• St Mark’s Church, Bilton, 10am family service St Mark’s and via Facebook/YouTube.

• Dunchurch Baptist Church, 10.30am at the Dunchurch Methodist Church, also livestreamed. No booking required for in-person services, but please wear a face mask and avoid contact with people from other households.

• St Peter’s Church, Dunchurch, 10.30am. No booking necessary

• Bilton Evangelical Church, 10am, in-person and online service

• Bilton Methodist Church, 10.30am in person

Democracy: coming up next week

Here’s the list of meetings coming up if you’re interested in how decisions get made at our parish, district and county councils.

It’s a very quiet week with just one meeting planned in:

Monday 11th October

• Rugby Borough Council Cabinet meeting 5.30pm

Tuesday 12th October

• Rugby Borough Council licensing and safety committee 5.30pm

Wednesday 13th October

• Rugby Borough Council planning committee 5.30pm

Thursday 14th October

• Warwickshire County Council Cabinet 1.45 pm

Friday 15th October

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

Foodbank

This week the foodbank urgently needs cup a soups, tinned snack meals, quality carrier bags and tinned potatoes. They’re running low on hot chocolate, deodorants and jam and spreads.

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

Rugby Farmers Mart

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

• Prime steers: £1,775 (Limousin x sold by GR Fountaine & Son)

• Prime heifers: £1,715 (Limousin sold by RW & HER Trivet)

• Prime bulls: £1,581 (Simmental sold by CH Evans & Son)

• Cows: £1,220 (Hereford sold by Ibbetson & Crawley)

• Prime lamb SQQ: £129 (Beltex x sold by DS & LE Wadland)

• Prime lambs: £154.50 (Texel x sold by Stimson Farming & Co Ltd)

• Ewes: £149 (X Bred sold by N J Foster)

• Calves: £360 (Limousin bull calves sold by Pete Hemmings & GTA Hall & Son)

• Store lambs: £94 (Charollais x sold by Sophie Taylor)

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor

It's World Porridge Day on 10 October – and while for some this might conjure up images of Goldilocks and The Three Bears, or those famous old porridge adverts, there's also a more important meaning to this day, one that can, quite literally, change lives.

Mary's Meals feeds more than two million children in 19 countries around the world every school day. In the countries where the charity works, including Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, children are normally served steaming mugs of porridge, known locally as likuni phala, enriched with vitamins to help them learn and grow.

Providing a daily meal in a place of education is helping even the most vulnerable children to attend school and concentrate in lessons, giving them the freedom to learn and fulfil their potential. And the average global cost to feed a child with Mary's Meals for a whole school year is just £15.90.

Your readers can learn more about the work of this charity, and how a mug of porridge is helping to transform young lives, at marysmeals.org.uk

Sophie Thompson, British actor and former winner of Celebrity MasterChef