Rickmans Corner Community Centre

03/11/2026

📝Dates for your diary! 📝
- Sunday 6th December 2-5PM, Merry and Bright Christmas event
- Saturday 13th February 2PM, The Tailor of Gloucester Live & Local family theatre
- Saturday 24th April 7PM, Just Like That - The Tommy Cooper Show Live & Local comedy theatre
- Saturday 22nd May 10am, Linton Greenways to Netherseal walk with the National Forest Walking Festival
More details for all events will be coming soon!

03/11/2026

12/10/2026

The interpretation boards for the Linton Greenways Heritage Trail are being installed throughout the village - 8 boards in locations as listed below featuring mosaics and information for various subjects relevent to Linton Village:

RB1-Rickmans Corner: Community Spirit

RB2-Foxley Wood, Linton Heath: Changing Landscapes

RB3-The Village Orchard: Living Off the Land

RB4- Linton School: Tales of the Old School Yard

RB5 - Main Street: Last Shop Standing

RB6 - The Brick Room: Faith, Hope & Charity

RB7 - Hillside Road: Historical Linton

RB8 - Coton Park: A Village at Work

The QR codes on the boards will soon link to further heritage information and photographs of Linton.

Rickmans Corner have been working with People Express Arts from Swadlincote on this project and supported by Linton Parish Council. Linton Greenways has been funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

20/07/2026

🚴 Chair of the Council Takes on Charity Bike Ride Across South Derbyshire
The Chair of South Derbyshire District Council is preparing to take on an inspiring 56-mile charity bike ride through all 15 wards of the district in support of his chosen charity, Miles for Smiles.
The challenge will see the Chair travel across South Derbyshire, highlighting the communities that make the district such a special place to live, work and visit, while raising vital funds for a worthy local cause.
Miles for Smiles provides valuable support to local children and families, and the fundraiser aims to make a meaningful difference through donations raised along the route.
As well as supporting the charity, the ride has been organised with the aim of bringing communities across South Derbyshire together, celebrating the district's strong sense of community and shared commitment to helping others.
Residents, businesses and organisations can support the initiative by making a donation and helping to spread awareness of the fundraising effort.
Further information about the challenge and how to support Miles for Smiles will be shared through South Derbyshire District Council's official communication channels in due course.
Together, we can support a fantastic local charity and demonstrate the community spirit that makes South Derbyshire such a wonderful place.
To donate and find out more, visit https://orlo.uk/yJSTR
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18/07/2026

Three Sculptures have been erected in Linton as part of the Linton Greenways - Pathways through nature and Time project. Rickmans Corner have been working with People Express from Swadlincote on the project and have been supported by Linton Parish Council.
The sculptures can be seen at Rickmans Corner Community Centre, The Village Orchard (Colliery Lane) and Foxley Wood (just off the Linton Heath Car park). The stone waymarker sculptures are are of Flax Flowers and have been created by artist and sculptor Graeme Mitcheson using Cadeby Limestone, Blue Ancaster Limestone and St Bees Red Sandstone respectively.

The Linton name comes from the Old English meaning 'Flax settlement'. 'Lin' is the old word for Flax which is used to produce Linen and 'tun' is old English for settlement. The plant grows well on clay soil so is well suited to South Derbyshire.

The project has already seen Community involvement to help improve biodiversity through tree planting; visiting with Linton School to plant flax seeds and learn about Linen production; a walk linking Linton to other villages as part of the National Forest Walking festival and a 'have a go at mosaics' workshop. The team are now working on the creation of a heritage trail with interpretation boards to be sited at 8 locations throughout the village.

13/07/2026

Thank you to the many local artists that entered their work into our fabulous Art Exhibition over the weekend and many thanks to the visitors who gave their support.
Thank you also to those that volunteered their time to help with the event.
Raffle prizes have now been distributed, thank you to everyone that donated prizes and bought tickets.
The favourite painting as voted for by our visitors was ‘Lake Windermere’ by Martin O’Connor - Congratulations Martin.

Toons Home Furnishers
Di Lorriman
Heather Dolman
Sandra Crook
Emma Huckerby

11/07/2026