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Author: The Clerk

Could you be our new Town Clerk?

Are you committed to serving the community?

Are you a careful administrator, a good communicator and an enthusiastic manager? Would you consider joining Uppingham Town Council as our new Town Clerk?

Uppingham is a small market town in Rutland with a thriving economic and social life. The town has both primary and secondary schools within its boundaries and boasts a wide range of hospitality and sports... Read More »

Posted: Sat, 29 May 2021 10:17 by The Clerk

Tags: Employment

Welcome to Tom

We welcome Tom Johnson as our newest Town Councillor. Tom won the 6th May by-election which arose from the resignation of Cllr Alec Crombie.

Posted: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:59 by The Clerk

Tags: Casual Vacancy

Mayor's Annual Report 2020-2021

Mayor's Annual Report 2020-2021

The Mayor's Annual Report is now available to view ahead of the Annual Town Meeting, which takes place online at 7pm on Thursday 29th of April.

The report looks at the last 12 months and how Uppingham Town Council has worked with the community to overcome some of the challenges the town has faced during 2020/21. The report gives an overview of Uppingham Town Council's financial information and also... Read More »

Posted: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:01 by The Clerk

Tags: Annual Report, Mayor

Annual Town Meeting, 29 April, 7pm

The Annual Town Meeting is a meeting of all our residents - a great opportunity for raising ideas for improving the town!

Town councillors will be present to discuss your views (but it's not a town council meeting).

Your thoughts and opinions will be very welcome.

[During the meeting, there will be a presentation by, and opportunity to feedback to, Healthwatch Rutland's What matters to you? project team,... Read More »

Posted: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:34 by The Clerk

Tags: Annual Town Meeting

Victoria Fountain Restored

Victoria Fountain Restored

The Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain in Uppingham has been restored, thanks to a donation by a local resident. The Grade II listed monument was built in 1887 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria and has now been cleaned by a specialist company.

Built in stone in the gothic revival style, the fountain is a key part of the Market Place in Uppingham. Steve Rozak, the Mayor... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:11 by The Clerk

Tags: Market Place, News

Road Closure information A6003

Road Closure information A6003

From 12th April until 5th July 2021 the Manton Road (A6003) will be subject to a road closure due to building improvements at Manton bridge. During this time a diversion will be in place and the Centrebus RF1 route between Corby and Melton Mowbray will also be affected.

The bus service will continue to serve each settlement on the route, with the exception of Gunthorpe,

More information can be found... Read More »

Posted: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:23 by The Clerk

Tags: A6003, Highways, Information, RF1 Bus

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Future Rutland

Rutland County Council has launched a new website for residents to have their say on all aspects of living and working in the county.

For more information visit

https://future.rutland.gov.uk

Posted: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:05 by The Clerk

Tags: News

Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan

We've recently distributed a booklet about updating Uppingham's Neighbourhood Plan to every home in Uppingham. If you're a resident we hope you'll respond to the surveys in the booklet - the closing date is Friday May 14th!

Posted: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:57 by The Clerk

Tags: Neighbourhood Plan

Changes to Centrebus services 12 and 47

A message from Rutland County Council:

After the government announcement on 22 February and the roadmap to ease out of lockdown, we have been working with bus operators on re-building our local bus services. Several changes will come into effect from 8 March 2021 including the reinstatement of Centrebus service 47/R47 to aid travel to access education.

The timetable for Centrebus service 12 will also... Read More »

Posted: Sat, 06 Mar 2021 by The Clerk

Tags: Bus Services

Neighbourhood Plan Review: quotations sought

Uppingham Town Council is seeking quotations for the following work:

Design and delivery of a temporary website to hold the "data-book", to which residents can refer during the consultation period for the Plan Review. Please respond to the Town Clerk townclerk@uppinghamtowncouncil.co.uk by 0900 on Monday 15 March.

Posted: Fri, 05 Mar 2021 23:20 by The Clerk

Tags: Neighbourhood Plan