19 feb-march `07

Issue 19
February/March 2007
Local news from Cold Ashby,
Cottesbrooke, Guilsborough,
Hollowell, Teeton & Thornby
www.villagelink.org.uk
Could you rise to the challenge?
Guilsborough Youth Club needs leader
Liz and Sue have set up and run Guilsborough Youth club for the past 5 years.
Due to pressures of work they now need to find a successor to take over.
Youth club occurs once a month usually the last Friday or as close to that date as possible. The children undertake a variety of activities during the year, some in the village hall
others out and about in the local area.
All work is voluntary.
If you are interested please phone Liz (740428) or Sue (740916) who would be happy to
answer any questions you may have.
Scouts seek help
Can you spare a couple of hours a week?
Spratton Scout Group are urgently seeking a female leader / scouter
/ helper (well, to be
honest, we would
welcome any additional leaders but in particular, a female)
to assist us with scouts, once a week,
usually on Thursday evenings, 7.15 to
9.15, school term time only. We really
are a very friendly bunch with a varied
and interesting program for the scouts. If
you would like to find out more, please
contact Graham Smith on 01604 847176.
School launches website
Teachers, parents, governors and the children of Guilsborough Primary School have been working hard over
the past few weeks to create our new website.
Launching 9th February
See you there
The new website will include a variety of information for
those who currently attend our school, for prospective
parents, and for the wider community. We will be updating on a regular basis with the latest news from the classrooms, school office and after-school clubs.
Links to various internet websites have been included to
help support your child‘s learning at home. Also featured
will be links to games, clubs and village websites.
Inside this issue:
Reducing vehicle crime
3
Cold Ashby - Village Hall
Funding
4
Cottesbrooke: Ballroom
dancing, Bangers N Mash
6
Guilsborough - Front
page tabloid news
7 –9
Hollowell & Teeton- Dry 10-12
Feet and Health Walks
Thornby - Village Hall—
Back in Business
13
Church News and Second 14-15
Sunday calendar of events
For Sale & Wanted
16
What’s On
Feb/Mar 2007
FEBRUARY
9th—Guilsborough Primary launch
website
11th—Second Sunday Club
14th—Hollowell Valentine Coffee
Morning
17th—Snowdrops at Hollowell
23rd —Guilsborough Lent Lunch
23rd—Guilsborough Youth Club
Meal
MARCH
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th—
Guilsborough Lent Lunches
12th—Thornby Village Hall AGM
17th—Second Sunday Club
17th—St Patrick‘s Day
18th—Mothering Sunday
21st—24th—Hayfever, GMADS,
Guilsborough Village Hall
25th—Clocks Spring Forward
26th—30th—Cold Ashby Bowls
Club Potters Tour
For other kids activi- Take a look for yourself after the 9th February 2007, we
ties see Second Sunday know you‘re going to love it !
Copy deadline for next issue:Club news on page 14 www.guilsboroughprimary.co.uk
11th March 2007
“Walk the famous London Bridges to help promote awareness of kidney
disease and fund research to save lives”
London Bridges Walk 24th June 2007
Want a walk with a difference? Fancy seeing the
stunning sights of London, while raising money for
charity? See London’s spectacular sights while raising awareness of kidney disease and supporting research to save lives by walking eight of London’s
bridges on Sunday 24th June 2007.
The Bridges Walk starts and finishes at Potters Fields
near Tower Bridge, and walkers cross eight bridges,
including the Tower, London, Southwark, Millennium
and Blackfriars bridges.
Registration fee is £7.50 per walker and there is no
minimum sponsorship requirement but walkers are
encouraged to raise as much sponsorship as they
can. Proceeds will be used to further the work of
Kidney Research UK and help improve the lives of
people living with kidney disease.
Kidney Research UK is the leading national charity
funding research to save lives from kidney disease.
Daventry Council wants you to understand
your responsibility for the environment
A Resident Education and
Enforcement Strategy has
been adopted by Daventry
District Council. The enforcement strategy will work in line with the councils
Community Strategy to prevent anti social behaviour
and reduce environmental crimes committed.
This aims to educate residents that environmental
crimes will not be tolerated and action will be taken
against people if they undertake illegal activities.
Penalties
Receive up to a £50,000 fine and/or up to a 5 year
custodial sentence for fly-tipping.
Receive a £75 fine for dropping litter
Receive a £75 fine or be arrested for Criminal Damage if you graffiti public property
Receive a £75 fine for contamination of your bins
against council guidelines
Receive a £75 for fly-posting
Receive a £100 fine for householders lack of responsibility for water dispoasl
The atmosphere
on the day is second to none and
it is open to anyone who wants to
help make a difference. For more information or to
take part in the London Bridges Walk please call
Kidney Research UK on 08456 121226 or visit
www.kidneyresearchuk.org
A Reminder
Mothering Sunday
18th March 2007
"God could not be everywhere and therefore he
made mothers." ~ Jewish Proverb
SHROVE TUESDAY
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake day falls on the 20th of
February this year.
Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent. This day
is one of the moveable feasts in the church calendar
and is directly related to the date on which Easter falls.
The name Shrove comes from the old word "shrive"
which means to confess. On Shrove Tuesday, in the
Middle Ages, people used to confess their sins so that
they were forgiven before the season of Lent began.
Delia’s Pancake Recipe
Ingredients
For the pancake mixture:
110g/4oz plain flour, sifted
pinch of salt
2 eggs
200ml/7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water
50g/2oz butter
To serve:
caster sugar
lemon juice
lemon wedges
To serve, sprinkle each pancake with freshly
squeezed lemon juice and caster sugar, fold in half,
then in half again to form triangles, or else simply roll
them up. Serve sprinkled with a little more sugar and
lemon juice and extra sections of lemon.
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TRAVEL TOKENS
Do people remember the travel tokens that were
issued by Daventry Council and are no longer issued? Have you got some tucked away at the
back of a drawer or cupboard that you have no
use for? I could utilise them for people requiring
visits to health centres, surgeries and hospitals.
If you can locate any tokens and wish them to go
to a good home, please drop them into your local
surgery for the attention of Sue Dobson (district
nurse) or leave your name and telephone number
and I will arrange for them to be collected.
Thank you.
Sue Dobson (District Nurse)
How to cut your risk from
vehicle crime
Theft from vehicles is a preventable
crime – leave nothing in your car
means nothing for criminals to take.
Top tips to beat vehicle crime are:
Never leave any property at
all in your car, even if you will just
be away for a few moments
Always lock your vehicle,
and never leave it with the keys in the ignition – criminals target filling stations, the school run and other
places where drivers are tempted to do this
Keep your car keys safe and out of sight when you are
at home
Fit a detachable radio or radio fascia and remember to
take it with you
Park in a garage if you can and make sure it is secure,
with heavy-duty locks and alarmed if possible
Entertaining the Children
Half term and Beyond
Some ideas to amuse the younger ones include
1.
Why not treat them to an outing to the
Derngate with options for all tastes
Secure your bike away, putting it in a garage or shed and
then using a heavy-duty lock or chain to fix it to an anchor point
Basil Brush—Monday 12th Feb 2pm and 4pm
The Chuckle Brothers—Saturday 31st Mar
Fit a secondary security device to your vehicle
Noddy—Friday 13th Apr—Sun 15th Apr
Never leave your driving documents in the vehicle
How about a creative trip to Lollipops
Pottery and painting studio & Coffee
Shop in Leicester (344 Welford Road,
Leicester)
Open Tues—Sat 10am—6pm, and Sun 11am—
3pm, allow your child to paint from a wide
choice of ceramics, and they will glaze and
fire it ready for you to collect.
www.lollipopsltd.co.uk/
3.
Never leave your motorcycle in your driveway where
thieves can spot it and return to target it later
Remember – CHECK that you have parked in a safe
place and that you have left nothing in your vehicle…..REMOVE everything from inside and take it with
you……SECURE your vehicle, shutting windows, locking the door and setting the alarm
Tracy Beaker—Tuesday 6th Feb—Saturday
10th Feb (Evenings and Matinees)
2.
Park in well-lit areas on the street and report street
lights that are not working to the County Council
Football fun provided by Northampton
Town Football Club at Guilsborough
School on Wednesday 14th February—
10am—3pm. Contact Football in the
Community Coach on 0870 7778199 to
book a place
HIGH TECH THEFTS
The latest in-car technology gadgets are the latest temptation
for criminals in the county.
Removable satellite navigation systems have been the target of
criminals, with 39 having been stolen in the year between September 04 and August 05. While this may seem relatively few,
the number of thefts has increased significantly since May 2005.
As this new technology becomes more widespread, police are
again reminding people to remove everything they can from
their car when they leave the vehicle – and never be tempted
to leave items in the boot or glove box.
Force Community Safety Advisor Mike Franklin said: ―New
technological advances always bring new opportunities for
criminals and satellite navigation systems, particularly the new
removable systems, are becoming increasingly popular items for
car criminals to steal.
―But if a criminal can remove them, so can the owner and the
secret to preventing this crime is to remove the item before
the thief gets the chance.‖
Mike said ―motorists should always detach these systems wherever possible and remove from the vehicle completely. Items
left in the boot or in the glove box remain vulnerable to theft‖.
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'Spring Forward' and 'Fall Back' - that's how to remember when to change the
clocks. This year we 'Spring Foward' early Sunday morning 25th March.
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COLD ASHBY NEWS
COLD ASHBY BOWLS CLUB
CAROL SINGERS
Potters Tour 26th – 30th March 2007
Well done to the carol singers who walked around
Cold Ashby singing on Friday 22nd December, this
certainly brought back memories of years gone by.
Although the weather was very cold the carol singing was enjoyed by Parishioners, many thanks to all
who made donations, the total raised was £150 and
this money has been forwarded to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Indoor Bowls Tour to “Potters” £230 per person.
If you enjoy a game of bowls, together with excellent social events, this is just what you are
looking for. There are still some places available.
Contact Wendy 01604 740528
COLD ASHBY MEMORIAL
VILLAGE HALL
OBTAIN FUNDING
Car Boot Sales 2007
The Cold Ashby Bowls Club will be holding their first car
boot sale in 2007 on Monday 9th April at Portly Ford just
outside Cold Ashby. (Location Junction A5199 and A14
Junction 1).
Gates open 7.30 am for setting up.
Over 500 spaces, food and toilets available.
All welcome.
Free car parking
Pitch fees – cars and light vans £6. Transit vans £11, not forgetting Booters Raffle
Future Dates Monday 7th May, Monday 28th May, Sunday 15thJuly and Monday 27th August
4th November
11th November
18th November
25th November
2nd December
Peter and Joan Wright
Mrs M Jones
Mr Harold Bott
Mr M Berry
Mr D Stuart
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Congratulations to Cold Ashby Memorial Village Hall
for obtaining funding of £1000 from Make a Wish
Awards.
The Chronicle and Echo and Barclaycard Make a
Wish Appeal invited Charities, Schools and community
groups across the area to nominate a deserving project for a cash award. The Village Hall Committee can
now purchase stage lighting and these will be installed
in time for the pantomime production at the end of
January.
9th December
16th December
23rd December
30th December
6th January
Mr F Gibbs
Peter & Joan Wright
Mrs N Gurnery
Ms S Jackman
Mrs Hilda Bott
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Cold Ashby Village
Hall Lottery
Winners
All £25
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Guilsborough Tel/Fax: 01604 740392
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COTTESBROOKE NEWS
PARTY , PARTY , PARTY , PARTY , PARTY , PARTY
The ballroom dancing group got their glad rags on and danced the night away
on the evening of 21st December. A few new members started in September
and so there are 2 classes- beginners at 7pm until 8pm
and “not quite” beginners from 8pm until 9.30pm at
Guilsborough Village Hall , every Wednesday . The groups
are looking forward to perfecting the Cha Cha Cha, the
waltz, the rumba , square tango, quick step and jive and
maybe tackling the foxtrot in 2007 ! Welcome to all
those new converts to dancing who started in January.
Anyone who is interested in joining please contact Patricia
Coleman on 01536 395041 .
BINGO, BANGERS & MASH
A great night was had when Cottesbrooke Village Hall was full of people concentrating on the bingo numbers being
called in quick succession !
Thanks to Michael Roberts for once again calling the numbers and to Sue Roberts and Gilly MacDonald Buchanan for
the super catering, Mr and Mrs Harris for looking after the bar and Sara Glazebrooke for helping with the raffle.
All funds raised went to the church.
“ eyes down for a full house ! “
Cottesbrooke according to Wikipedia,
the free on-line encyclopedia
Cottesbrooke is a village in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire. The village is small, being home to only approximately 50 persons. The estate was bought by the
Langham baronets, a family of London turkey merchants, in
1637, previously belonging to the Saunders family. The estate
was sold in 1911 to Lord Gerald Wellesley, brother to the
Duke of Wellington and again in the 1930s to the current
owners, the MacDonald-Buchanan family.
TO ALL COTTESBROOKE RESIDENTS, IF YOU HAVE ANY
CONTRIBUTIONS—FORTHCOMING EVENTS, VILLAGE
NEWS, INTERESTING PHOTOS, PERSONAL REQUESTS,
INFORMATION OR OBSERVATIONS , NEW ARRIVALS,
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CORRESPONDENT RACHELLE
ROBERTS ON 01604 505258 or EMAIL
RACHELLE@RACHELLEROBERTS.CO.UK THANKS !
Louis and Joe – colouring competition winners.
All Saints is a long, cruciform church of circa 1300, except
that the North transcept has been demolished. Much restoration has been carried out on the building, most recently in
1959-60. The West tower has two-light Y-traced bellopenings supported by circular mullions, well preserved
shafting on the interior windows with capitals, both carved
and plain. The nave roof has a ceiling, the painted imitationplasterwork in the covings being of interest, believed to be
18th century work. During the last restoration, the plaster
ceilings in the chancel and the remaining South trancept were
removed, exposing roof timbers from the 15th century. The
church boasts one of the finest examples of a three-tier PULPIT in the county, if not the whole country, and is fitted with
fine BOX PEWS. This Georgian work is complemented by a
STAIRCASE with fine balusters leading to the Squire's pew in
the South transcept of similar date. The small 'squint', with
delicately carved hoodmoulding, in the junction between the
chancel and the South transcept is worth notice.
RING TRUE??
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GUILSBOROUGH NEWS
Lent Lunch for 2007
Guilsborough Calendars Success
Demand greater than supply
23rd Feb
The Views of Old Guilsborough Calendars proved a
great success this year and apologies to anyone who 2nd March
was unable to buy one due to a sell out. We only had
100 printed but it was clear from the demand that we
9th March
should have printed many more.
Mrs Pat Underwood.
Lodge Farm, West Haddon Road.
Mrs Tina McCall.
Guilsborough House, High Street.
Village Hall - offers of soup
would be appreciated for this lunch.
A big thank you to all our sponsors and Mark Webster 16th March Mrs Madeleine Tarrant.
for providing the wonderful pictures.
Vicarage, Church Mount.
rd
A total of £600 was raised, £300 for the Church and 23
March
£300 for the Guilsborough Playing Fields Association.
Manor House, Nortoft.
30th March
for all her lovely Christmas gifts!
Mrs Libby Evans.
The Old House, High Street.
Post lady Wendy says
“thank you”
Mrs Elaine Clissold.
Lent lunches run from 12.30 - 2pm. Your host will choose
a charity for donations. Everyone is welcome.
For further information: Sue Needham 740916 or Madeleine Tarrant 743508
G.M.A.D.S are frightfully
delighted to present
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Noël Coward
In
Guilsborough Village Hall
Wednesday 21st March—7.30pm—£7
Thursday 22nd March—7.30pm—£7
Friday 23rd March—7.30pm—£7
Saturday 24th March—NOEL COWARD GALA NIGHT—£10
Includes cocktails—Black tie/lounge suit, 1920’s dress optional, includes special Charity Raffle
FOR TICKETS PLEASE CALL: 740380 or 740549
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GUILSBOROUGH NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS
To Pam Cooke who
completed a 12 km
sponsored walk, for
Cancer Research UK.
Pam raised £485.00.
Thank you to all who
sponsored her.
Guilsborough Bowls Club
Our club is thriving, and although we have several new members we
would like more and welcome anyone of any age, willing to “have a go”.
We recently held a “knock out” tournament amongst ourselves which Maurice Barnes, our captain won.
In the Bowls competitive league it is now mid season – and we are keeping our end up!
Our outdoor season will be starting – weather permitting –
one week after Easter – Monday evenings on the Playing
Field – 6.30 pm. Help is urgently required for mowing and
maintenance. Contact either Clive Herbert – 740055 or
Maurice Barnes – 07778 029674.
Youth club Meal
Guilsborough Youth Club will be hosting their annual village fundraising
meal on Friday 23rd February at 7.30.
Everyone is welcome.
Tickets £8.50 per adult. £4.50 per child.
This includes a three course meal and first drink.
On the evening the children will be wearing t shirts they have customised
to their own design.
Book your tickets through Sue 740916.
Guilsborough Church has new path to improve access
We reported in the last edition of Village Link that you may have noticed that the original cobbled path leading to
the church porch has been replaced by a new surface. In case you have not seen this, we include a photo (see below).
Over the years, heavy rain has caused flooding on the south side of the church which was harming the footings of the
building and making the pathway treacherous
and unstable. Since the Church of England’s
recent requirement to improve access for the
disabled, the cobbles needed to be removed. As
a result of a large amount of fund-raising, the
church has been able to carry out the work to
lay new drains and to resurface the path with
Clearmac Macadam, decorated either side with
brickwork and cobbles. The architect pronounced the final result as one of his best
achievements. We hope you agree.
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GUILSBOROUGH NEWS
Guilsborough School makes
Tabloid Front Page News!!
A Big Thank You
Carol singing this Christmas raised
£117. Thank you to everyone who
came to sing and for all your donations. Special thank you also to Mr
& Mr McCall for providing refreshments to revive the singers.
This years donations went to
Northampton’s night shelter.
Also
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Christmas Card Project.
This raised £74.22 which was donated to the night shelter.
Total to the night shelter £191.22
this Christmas.
Ballroom Dancing on
Wednesdays
Guilsborough Village
Hall
The Grammar School looks very
similar today, apart from the wall
at the end.
The pub is captured in the etching,
Many thanks go to the local resident but the name is not clear. Reports
who found this article, and sent it to think “The George Inn”. Answers
the editorial team.
on a postcard please………...
As reported on the Cottesbrooke
page (pg 6), the ballroom dancing
group has 2 classes- beginners at
7pm until 8pm and “not quite”
beginners from 8pm until 9.30pm
at Guilsborough Village Hall ,
every Wednesday.
Anyone who is interested in joining
please contact
Patricia Coleman on
01536 395041 .
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HOLLOWELL & TEETON NEWS
SANTA’S SOOTY HELPERS
Once again Allen Eaton MBE (Santa) and the Hollowell
Steam Group (elves, pixies & fairies) were out and about
bright and early on Christmas day delivering gifts to the
good little boys and girls of Hollowell and Coton. Bob the
Builder & SpongeBob Squarepants also came along to help,
to the delight of the smaller children. The festive group
travelled in a decorated sleigh pulled by Allen’s Fowler
steam engine ‘Kingfisher’ crewed by Robin Lewis and
Dave Phelps, who should receive special thanks, as unlike
the rest of the crew, they were unable to accept the liquid
hospitality provided by generous villagers. (They did do
We all know that Santa has a sooty job, popping up and justice to the mince pies and other goodies though!) Thanks
down chimneys as he does, but he manages to keep smut- also to Ian Brown & his Jolly Red Tractor which helped on
free in a way that his little helpers from Hollowell Steam the hills, & to those who got up especially early to light the
failed to do!
engine and decorate the sleigh, despite partying late the
night before!
Whilst all this was enormous fun and made Christmas very
special for those who had a visit from Santa, there was a
more serious purpose behind all the jollity. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance also benefited
to the tune of £340 in donations from Hollowell & Coton,
and also passing motorists who cheerfully helped to fill the
collection tin. The Air Ambulance is not government
funded but is a Charity relying on voluntary donations, &
provides medical care at a speed that is often vital for the
survival of their patients. At least two families in Hollowell
have reason to be grateful for the service.
Finally cold, tired and slightly tipsy, Santa’s motley crew
returned to Allen’s home to end a wonderful day in the traditional manner, as Allen’s wife
Jane had spent the morning preparing mouth-watering Christmas fare
for the hungry crew!
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HOLLOWELL & TEETON NEWS
HAVING A PARTY OR NEED A VENUE FOR A MEETING?
HOLLOWELL VILLAGE HALL
Holds up to 100 (or 80 seated) with ample parking.
£5.00 pr hour or part of hour.
HOLLOWELL & TEETON
VILLAGE HALL TOTE
OCTOBER 2006
KEN CROCKET, PAULINE PARTINGTON, LINDA GILBERT, MRS B WATSON
For bookings and further information
Call Mike Taylor Tel. 743 289
NOVEMBER 2006
GAIL HUNTER, KEN CROCKET,
CLAIR BROWN, EVA DAVIES.
DECEMBER 2006
MAITE BURT, ALAN WINTERBURN,
CHARLOTTE BUCKBY, FRANCIS
D‘ECLERMONT, DARRYL BUCKBY
DIG OUT THOSE WALKING SHOES!
Join us for the
JANUARY 2007
CRAWFORD CRAIG, MAEVE C/O P
HALL, IAN BROWN, FRAN
FURNELL
CHRISTMAS COFFEE
MORNING
Hollowell Health Walk
We meet at 9.00am at Hollowell Village Hall (with its ample parking)
every Saturday morning.
We walk for a couple of hours on roads and footpaths around
Hollowell, Teeton, Ravensthorpe, Coton and Guilsborough,
returning to the Village Hall for refreshments.
All welcome and dogs too!
The proceeds of £185.00 from
the Christmas Coffee Morning
held on December 9th 2006 in
Hollowell Village were divided
between the Hall and Church
equally.
Many thanks to all who contri
buted to this very friendly and
festive event.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Contact Chrystal 505 517 or Pauline 740 172
St Patrick’s Day—17th March Patron Saint of Ireland
For those Irish descendants living in our villages, a little (most likely unnecessary) reminder
of St Patrick‘s Day. Enjoy, and see if this makes you smile.
Paddy was shaving when he knocked the mirror off the shelf and it fell to the floor and it cracked
across the middle. Paddy gazed in horror. 'Bejabbers, I've cut my throat,' he gasped.
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HOLLOWELL & TEETON NEWS
Dry feet on the path at last!
NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME
SNOWDROPS
at
“ROSEMOUNT”
CHURCH HILL
HOLLOWELL
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17th
11-4.00 pm
Admission £2.00. Children free
Parking & Refreshments
available at the Village Hall
Thanks to a grant from Hollowell Steam the
grass pathway through Hollowell churchyard to the Village Hall at the rear, has been
renovated with fresh gravel, as has the area
in front of the church door.
VALENTINE COFFEE MORNING
HOLLOWELL VILLAGE HALL
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14TH
at 10 AM
Contributions welcome for Bring and Buy and
for Raffle Prizes.
Proceeds in aid
of Village Hall
& St James Church
Contact
Jackie Kitchen
740 019
or
Chrystal
505 517
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THORNBY NEWS
VILLAGE HALL UPDATE
Just to let you know that the work on the village hall
is now complete, and WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS….
Village Hall
Forthcoming Events
If you are planning a party, disco, coffee morning etc,
think of Thornby Village Hall as a venue.
Contact for lettings is Heather on 740155
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CHURCH NEWS
First, may I thank all those who brought “Music, Mummers and Middle Earth” to Guilsborough Church at the end of November, and who made it such a success. It was a wonderful blend of local talent, with our church choir and GMADS, and initiative, bringing in the
Nene Consort and Dermot Crehan with his unusual musical instruments. And it raised an
invaluable £885 for the church.
Many thanks indeed.
All our churches would benefit
from such initiatives, and most
do from time to time. Though it
so happens that the next concert of which I have heard, and
which is pencilled in for July, is
again in Guilsborough.
SECOND SUNDAY CLUB PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR 2007
All primary school children from our six villages are welcome to come to the Sunday
Club. Here is our programme for 2007, which we hope will interest you. Do come
along, we have some fun and learn how good it is to be a Christian
Date
Subject/Event
14th JANUARY
Jesus first miracle-changing water into wine
11th FEBRUARY
Lent is coming, we shall make a special collecting box
There is another date in my
diary, the day after, which could
be important to you. The Deanery has decided to move its annual Confirmation from late
autumn to the summer. I already know of a few people,
young and old, hoping to be
presented to the Bishop on the
8th July, and hope there will be
lots more. Please let me know.
Between now and then, of
course, come Lent, and Easter,
and Annual Church Meetings, to
name but a few. Lent begins on
the 21st of February, with communion services morning and
evening which include signing
with ashes made traditionally
from old palm crosses. Then
there will be a group meeting
on Monday evenings through
Lent this year sharing a love of
prayers. And there will be Lent
lunches…..
17th MARCH
Making posies for mothers. Meet at 2.30 pm at Dripwell
(near The Ward Arms)
18th MARCH
11.00 am Guilsborough Church Special Mothering Sunday
Service. Thinking of mothers worldwide.
1st APRIL
Palm Sunday Procession starts 5.30 pm The Green,
Guilsborough
6th APRIL
Good Friday – 2.30 pm Making Easter gardens –
8th APRIL
10.00 am Guilsborough Church Easter Day Service + Egg
13th MAY
Peace – Thinking about the signs and symbols of peace.
10th JUNE
11.00 am Hike and picnic. Venue to be decided
8th JULY
Sowing / Reaping. Planning / Enjoying
AUGUST
HOLIDAYS no meeting
9th SEPTEMBER
What ‗harvest‘ did you reap from your holiday?
14th OCTOBER
Making Shoebox gifts. Remembering to say ‗Thank you‘
11th NOVEMBER
11.00 am Guilsborough Church.
Making a Remembrance Banner.
14th DECEMBER Fri-
4.00 pm Decorate the tree.
Erect the crib in Guilsborough Church
I had better get on!
23rd DECEMBER
4.00 pm Guilsborough Church Traditional Crib Service
With best wishes from us both,
Unless otherwise stated the club meets at 11.00 am at Hollowell Village Hall
We look forward to seeing you and your friends at the Second Sunday Club. If anyone
needs transport please call 743508
John Tarrant
The Guilsborough Church Choir is a 4-part SATB robed choir which sings for church services
and sometimes, for other occasions. Choir practices are held weekly on Thursday evenings
from 6.00pm – 7.30pm in the church.
For further information, please contact me - David Wells Tel: 740536
Church Web Site : http://guilsboroughchurch.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
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Church Services February & March 2007
Church Web Site : http://guilsboroughchurch.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
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Local news from Cold Ashby,
Cottesbrooke, Guilsborough,
Hollowell, Teeton & Thornby
www.villagelink.org.uk
Archive Photo:- Neaton Lane, Guilsborough
CLASSIFIED AD SUCCESS
Just to let you know that all classified ad‘s
from the last edition were successful, so it
works! If you have something to sell or
that you want, let us know…….
FOR SALE
Second hand extendable dining table
and 6 large comfortable chairs. Probably cherry wood veneer. Length 137-168
cm x 31cm wide. £400 ono. Phone 889200
after 2.00 pm
Beech computer desk with cupboard,
hutch and pull out shelf—fairly good
condition (52" x 19" deep) for keyboard.
£25 ono. Phone 889200 after 2.00 pm.
Childs Bike Gold frame suit 6-9 yrs. 5
gears £30 ono. Phone 743154
Bosch Classixx Fridge Freezer. 2 yrs
old in good working order. Width 55cm,
Height 170cm. £90 ono. Phone 743154
Pine Bunk Beds. 3ft wide in good condition. Sturdy frames. £90 ono. Phone
743154
Aussie Roaster Four Burner Enamelled Gas Barbecue. In good working
order. £75 ono. Tel 740240
WANTED
Early Riser needed for Seaton Coffee
Shop. Up to 6 days per week. Applications
to Valerie at Seatons. Tel 01604 743600
Our “OUT OF THE ARCHIVES”
photo this edition is of the Neaton Lane
in Guilsborough. The commentary has
been kindly provided by Eva Farey.
“When I saw this picture, it brought back
memories from my childhood. I lived in
one of these cottages in Neaton Lane,
which started in Nortoft and ended at a
gate to the field behind the Old Vicarage.
There were six thatched cottages situated
in the first part of the lane with a brick
path running behind the first four. Opposite each was a shed which housed the
outside lavatory and water had to be
fetched from a single pump at the end of
this path. The other two cottages had a
similar arrangement but shared a well for
their water. None of them had electricity.
The gardens for all the cottages were contained in a plot adjacent to the end cottage. Some tenants kept pigs and/or
chickens on their garden. The cottages
were demolished in 1938 and there has
been a storage facility on the site for
some time now, although there are plans
to build new housing.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF
ADVERTISERS:
Advertising Rates
Brixworth Osteopathic Clinic - page 12
Balloonamania—page 13
For those considering advertising,
here are our current rates:-
Clayton & Co. Financial Services–page 4
Cold Ashby Golf Club – page 4
Eighth Page
£15
Quarter Page
£30
Half Page
£60
Driving Instructor, Merrick - page 13
Highgate House, celebration venue - page 4
Lakeview Garage - page 10
Lakin Accounting - page 13
Lodge Farm B&B - page 5
Reflexology & Reiki—page 13
Full Page
£120
£1.50 lineage on the back page.
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