Weekly Round Up: all the headlines and sports stories from this week in Kenilworth

By James Smith 1st Nov 2021

Here are the headlines, and sports results from this week in Kenilworth

Due to the second national lockdown the Remembrance service in Kenilworth had to be cancelled this year. Residents were instead encouraged to mark the day with a two-minute silence from their doorsteps at 11am on Sunday, November 8 instead.

The Virgins and Castle have won a prestigious award courtesy of the British Institute of Innkeeping. The Heart of the Community Award has been given to them for their work for the local area during the first national lockdown.

Demonstrators have shown their feelings to Jeremy Wright MP over his decision to vote against a parliamentary motion to provide free school meals for children.

The B4113 is to be closed for trial works for HS2.

Kenilworth fire crews were called out in the early hours this week to deal with a roof fire in Lapworth.

Kenilworth charity The Kenilworth Uyogo Friendship Link have announced a 'Buy-A-Bike' alternative gift scheme to support school girls in Tanzania.

Forrest Coffee Shop has opened at 1 The Square this weekend to fantastic reviews.

Second National Lockdown

Kenilworth Mayor Cllr Richard Dickson issues a statement to the community urging residents to show the same "sense of care and community" as was seen during the first national lockdown.

MP for Kenilworth and Southam has issued a statement concerning the government's decision to start a second national lockdown.

Kenilworth market will remain open for the second national lockdownbut for essential stalls only.

Public Health Warwickshire have issued a letter to parents as schools remain open for second national lockdown. The letter is reminding parents of the symptoms for Covid-19, and urging them to make sure their children remain responsible as schools and universities are set to remain open.

Kenilworth's recycling centre will stay open using the council's online booking system.

Having recently introduced a 'Grad and Go' system to allow customers to browse the shelves Kenilworth library is now reverting to the 'Click and Collect' system used during the first lockdown. Customers must now reserve their books online and then collect them from the library.

Features

Kenilworth Nub News columnists the Bradleys have been paying their respects on Remembrance Sunday by reading a Rupert Brooke poem at the war memorial in Abbey Fields.

Meet the Kenilworth men running to support our paras.

Debut author Gill Frost was signing copies of her new book 'The Girls Within' this week at Kenilworth books.

Sports results and headlines

Whilst the second lockdown has meant that all grassroots sport has had to cease, there have still been some updates to our sports section.

Kenilworth Wardens Men's football team are looking after the mental health of their players, and maintaining some healthy competitionby restarting their lockdown running competition.

Kenilworth Sporting have announced their fourth signing of the season. Rio Hutson has moved over from Coventry United to add to Martin Ascroft's young squad.

     

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