NB: This is an unofficial archive of the Rippingale Village Website, pre January 2018
The information should be considered as out of date / inaccurate, and is displaid for interest only!
You may find some photos and the odd page missing as some got lost on the upload. If you do please and let us know. If we can find the missing items we will upload them.
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Welcome to the Rippingale Village Website
Rippingale is a small picturesque village sitting in open farmland to the east of the A15 some 5 miles north of Bourne in Lincolnshire, England. It has its own pub, village hall, church and residential care home. There is a visiting post office in the Bull Inn four days a week, and a full time post office about 3 miles away in Morton.
The purpose of the web-site is to provide a focal point for the village activities and amenities for the benefit of the residents, and to enlighten the would-be visitor.
The construction of the website started in August 2004. Although it is now well established there is always room for improvement, and contributions for inclusion will be welcomed as will constructive criticism (we need feedback) - please email us with your suggestions and ideas.
Rippingale's Welcome Pack
Click here to download the village welcome pack, full of useful information about Rippingale
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WHAT'S ON IN RIPPINGALE
Go to the "What's on in Rippingale" / "Events Calendar" pages to see what up and coming events are happening in Rippingale . . .
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BEES SWARMING IN THE RIPPINGALE AREA
Messager from Angela Adams:
I keep honey bees which unfortunately do have a tendency to swarm at this time of year. If anyone has a swarm of Honey Bees arrive as a cluster hanging in a tree or bush in their garden then ring me and I will try & collect them. I am sorry but I am unable to deal with Bumble bees which are only temporary anyway, or bees in buildings. Tel: 07799 876734
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SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES DOWSBY AND HACONBY
This message was received for Lincolnshire Alert
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NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR AVELAND
A Steering Group and Management Committee has been formed, but more members are needed to help get things moving. If you are at all interested please come and see how you can help. Please contact Mike Hallas and/or Peter Moseley for more information.
By now residents in the Aveland area will have received a copy of the 'Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire'. If not you will receive one shortly. It is easier to fill in the questionnaire on line, so why not click here to visit www.Aveland.org.uk
Click here to visit the Neighbourhood Plan pages for more information.
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KERUNG VILLAGE PROJECT
The original Kerung Village Project undertaken was designed to support a small community, largely forgotten by the World, after the devastating earth quakes of 2015. As some of you know John visited Nepal just after the initial shocks that year and spent two weeks providing aid; of food, shelter and money, donated by many people, to needy families in villages near to the Tibetan border. This report is of an unexpected follow-up visit, and Joe Main and John Kimbrey were pleased to have been part of.
Click here to see the report with many photographs.
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BULL INN - FINE DINING PROMOTION
The Two for One offer has been extended to the end of May (Thursday and Friday evenings - booking ESSENTIAL). Visit the Bull website for more information.
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FEAST COMPETITIONS
Click here to download a copy of this year's Rippingale Feast Competitions (including the Tea Loaf recipe), or visit the Feast pages for more details.
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RIPPINGALE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
The recently formed 'Rippingale Photographic Group' is normally meeting every second Wednesday of the month at The Bull Inn. For more details call Phil on 440204, or Phil on 07492 741 139
The next meeting is at 7.30pm, Wednesday 10 May
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RICHARD DIGANCE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY TOUR
8.00pm Saturday 14th October 2017
St Andrews Church. Rippingale
Tickets priced at £12.50 are available from The Bull Inn. Rippingale.
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DON'T GET SCAMMED
National Trading Standards have launched a new scheme to raise awareness against scams and encourage people to take a stand against them. Scams often target people in vulnerable situations – the Friends Against Scams campaign aims to protect and prevent these people from becoming victims by empowering communities to 'Take a Stand Against Scams'.
There is a permanent link in the side menu of this page.
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ARCHERS WARS
The war over where the idea for the Archers was born rages on. Unfortunately the Inkberrow fans totally fail to see the difference between 'conception and birth', and 'grew up'.
Inkberrow is, without a shadow of a doubt, the modern-day Ambridge, and after it was used for publicity in the early days of the series Inkberrow undoubtedly inspired the scripts from then on and still does today, but that is not where the idea and original scripts and characters were conceived and born. Originally the BBC wanted to keep the 'Archers' neutral with no specific county or town. It was some two years from conception to the first pilot series, let alone to the time to when they needed publicity pictures after the Archers went nation-wide, before the BBC had to choose a place to represent Ambridge, and Inkberrow, being local to the studios and Godfrey Baseley's home fitted the picture. Of course scripts and characters 'shifted' to fit the new home.
The rest as they say is history and all is well documented in Godfrey Baseley's autobiography and other publications, however the 'Inkberrow supporters' have failed to recognise the full story - then again with all the publicity that Inkberrow must gain from being the 'Home of the Archers' we are sure that they do not want any competition. Don't worry Inkberrow, Dowsby and Rippingale may be the birthplace, but you are without a shadow of a doubt the home of the Archers and always have been!
Rippingale Recent History - The Archers
Slide show of how the Archers started
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Background Image - Flora and Fauna of Rippingale
Interesting tit-bits of Rippingale's recent History
What's On In Rippingale
Rippingale News
Local Businesses
Parish Council
Next Parish Council Meeting
Neighbourhood Plan
Rippingale Oil Consortium
Church
Village Hall
Doctors
Map of Village
Country Eye
Local Weather
Police 101
Friends Against Scams
Lincolnshire ALERT
Accessibility
A-Z Index
Website 'Terms and Conditions'
