🏡 Help Protect Rutland’s Village Halls.

🛎️ Please support our petition and help us protect the future of Rutland’s village halls.

We are asking Rutland County Council to withdraw the proposed charges for waste removal from village halls.

From September 1st RCC will no longer empty the Village Hall bins without charge – a charge that in Empingham will equate to approx. £700 which is 20% of our annual income from hiring. Village halls provide affordable spaces for local clubs, activities, events and organisations.

We, in Empingham, are run by volunteers on very limited budgets, already facing rising costs for energy, insurance, maintenance and repairs. Adding waste charges will put further strain on these vital community facilities leading to higher fees.