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RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM LOCAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES Less than nine months after it opened, Brackley Medical Centre & Community Hospital is now hosting a number of outpatient clinics which means that patients are able to access services on their doorstep rather than having to travel to Oxford, Banbury or Northampton.

The first outpatient clinic to launch at the new centre was Ear Nose & Throat, operated by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This was closely followed by Cardiology, Audiology and Speech & Language clinics.

In addition, the new centre is also hosting regular diabetic eye screening, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, podiatry, osteopathy and physiotherapy sessions. Further services include plastic surgery, hair loss clinics, MIND therapy sessions and child counselling sessions.

Meanwhile, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust teams – including school nurses, health visitors and community nurses – have their offices in the new centre, together with Washington House Occupation Health Ltd. Dr Philip Stevens, one of the GPs at Brackley Medical Centre, said: “We are delighted that so many outpatient clinics are now taking place. It was always our intention that the Medical Centre & Community Hospital building would be used to

provide local medical services for local people and the speed in which this has happened has been impressive … especially considering it has all taken place against the background of a world-wide pandemic.”

The GP practice at Brackley Medical Centre in Wellington Road opened in November 2020 and the new Community Hospital welcomed its first patients in March 2021. Since December 2020, the centre has also been operating as a Covid Vaccination Centre for residents in Brackley, Towcester and surrounding villages and by mid-June had administered more than 16,000 doses. Additional vaccines have also been given at other surgeries which form part of the Primary Care Network in Brackley and Towcester.

Dr Jane Cassidy, also a GP at Brackley Medical Centre, said: “The building has a real buzz about it with so many different clinics taking place and a community hospital on the top floor. However, I would stress that all of these additional services operate independently.

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GA R D E N I N G T H

August can be a contrary month; hot and parched to cool and wet and sometimes both. With climate change, the only certainty is it will become more extreme and more unpredictable in years to come. How then, do our gardens cope when the elements can throw anything at us?

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Lots of tropical looking plants won’t mind a wet summer as long as it’s not too cool. With milder winters, leaving dahlias in the ground with a good protective mulch is feasible. The unpredictable weather might mean some crops become less reliable but does open up cropping more unusual fruit and veggies.

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The Brackley Jubilee choir is a non-auditioning Community choir and has been performing in Brackley and surrounding villages for over 40 years.

We sing formal choral works and some concerts of lighter works.

We meet at the Brackley Baptist Church on a Tuesday evening from 7.30 -9pm and Covid restrictions permitting will be restarting September 7th 2021.

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Preparing for the new season with fingers crossed...

After two interrupted and incomplete seasons Kevin Wilkin’s Brackley Town side are preparing for the new season with fingers crossed for an uninterrupted 2021-22 National League North campaign.

After 2 years without a clubhouse following the devastating fire of June 2019, The Venue was opened amidst much fanfare with Sir Geoff Hurst, 1966 World Cup winner and hat-trick hero, performing the honours on a day for St James Park to remember. And the preseason friendly fixtures kicked off soon after with the visit of Corby Town and a chance for supporters to enjoy a game and the hospitality

of The Venue.

Wilkin has retained the core of his successful squad from recent seasons but has lost the services of experienced midfielder Shane Byrne who has departed to Boston United and young Ethan Coleman who has moved on to King’s Lynn Town in the National League. New signings include exciting young striker Brad Rolt from Peterborough United and defender Louis Lomas who was at Norwich City. Rolt featured for Saints in the early months of last season on a loan deal and made his mark with two goals on his FA Cup debut but this has been made permanent. Further signings will follow as Wilkin builds a squad to

compete in a very tough division where a number of clubs have invested heavily in new signings and large squads.

The league has announced that only three sides will be relegated from National North and National South this season as a more pure pyramid is established with the number of teams rising to 24 for next season.

Exciting weeks lie ahead of the Big Kick-Off n 14 August that sees Saints travel to Chorley before Darlington visit St James Park on 21 August. As always full details of forthcoming games and events at The Venue are on the club website.

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