{"id":834,"date":"2022-03-11T10:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T10:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/rutland\/?p=834"},"modified":"2022-03-11T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T10:14:25","slug":"community-spirit-in-cottesmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/rutland-and-stamford\/highlights\/community-spirit-in-cottesmore\/03-2022","title":{"rendered":"Community Spirit in Cottesmore"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month we\u2019re enjoying a trip to Cottesmore, and as Vice Chairman of the Parish Council John Meara says, a sense of community is alive and well in Rutland\u2019s largest village with lots of groups and one of the area\u2019s largest barracks…<\/h3>\n
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Cottesmore from the air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s the largest village in Rutland \u2013 though its Kendrew population does swell its number by about a thousand \u2013 it covers a radius of about four miles, and it\u2019s been the namesake of everything from Royal Navy minesweepers to schools in Sussex.\u00a0It is, of course, Cottesmore, and right from the outset, we\u2019ll address the thorny issue of whether the village\u2019s name should be pronounced Cott-smore or Cott-er-smoor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not really a source of great controversy or anything,\u201d says John Meara, \u201cBut it\u2019s believed the name derives from Cott\u2019s Moor,\u00a0 where the village\u2019s hunt kennels were originally located, and which can be traced back to 1666.\u201d<\/p>\n

John moved to the village 20 years ago and has served on the village\u2019s Parish Council for about 12 years. He reckons the village has 500 houses and a population of about 1,200, plus an additional thousand people who live on the Kendrew Barracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight from the outset you could tell there was real community spirit in the village,\u201d says John. \u201cBy and large the village tries to stick together and support one another. During the Pandemic, for example, Amanda and her team in the village shop really put themselves out, making doorstep deliveries to customers who were self-isolating.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe local pub, The Sun Inn, is a really nice place too, where the staff know your name and where you can enjoy Sunday lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother really nice aspect of Cottesmore is the range of activities you can join in with. You can come into the village and just live quietly, but it\u2019s such a nice community that you can\u2019t help but become integrated into it, and there are so many groups. I\u2019m a part of the local Ramblers society, and secretary of the Cottesmore Investment Club which is for people who want to find out more about making investments and among like-minded individuals. There\u2019s the Cottesmore Wine Circle, too, and the Cottesmore Gardening Club, plus CHAG \u2013 the Cottesmore History and Archaeological Group, and of course groups like the WI.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNew to the village is its allotments. Back in April 2021, the Parish Council leased some land locally and started to offer the opportunity for locals to rent one of 32 plots. We\u2019ve been delighted with the uptake, with all but one of the plots occupied, so hopefully over the coming years there will be a glut of locally grown fruit and vegetables to enjoy!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKendrew Barracks, opened on the site of RAF Cottesmore back in 2012. It\u2019s home to the Royal Anglican Regiment and the Royal Logistic Corps. The village and the barracks has close links with one another, and they\u2019re always on hand to help out with events like bonfire night, in which they\u2019ll help to marshall crowds at our firework displays.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lovely village, a proper community and we\u2019re very lucky not just in the way it looks, but the people, too, who make it such a wonderful place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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