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In 1990 the National Health Service decided that the much-loved Brackley Cottage Hospital was no longer viable and needed to be closed. The residents of the town and its surrounding villages, however, had other ideas, and, spearheaded by the then Town Mayor of Brackley, George Britchfield, an ambitious project began to “save the Cottage”. A charitable trust, of which George became the first chairman, was set up to run the hospital thanks to public donations, subscriptions and legacies. There were some private nursing home beds and others which were rented to the NHS for intermediate care. In spite of many pressures, this continued for 25 years until it proved impossible to recruit sufficient trained permanent staff to ensure the safe working of the hospital, and a sad decision was taken to close its doors on 31 March 2015.

The trustees had hoped to keep the Cottage open until those intermediate care beds could be reprovisioned in a new NHS facility, something which the town had long hoped for and which had, for many years, proved to be tantalisingly so near on many occasions and yet, ultimately, so far away. This original aspiration proved to be not possible; however, eventually in 2018, the dream started to become reality. A site was identified off Northampton Road and a large-scale project was undertaken to construct a building which would house the Brackley Medical Centre (one of Brackley’s two GP surgeries) as well as outpatient services offered to the town by neighbouring NHS trusts in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Building began in the spring of 2019 and completion was anticipated within 15 months.

We were looking at an opening – we thought – in May 2020, but then Covid struck. Building work was not completely halted: those tradesmen who could travel safely to the site and could work alone, thus maintaining social distancing, could continue. Certain tradesmen could not if they worked for sub-contractors who chose to furlough their staff. Additionally, some of the materials that were on order were reassigned to the Nightingale hospitals. The building was completed and it was opened in part in November 2020; the GP surgery moved in very quickly and has been followed by certain of the outpatient services.

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Brackley Community area, one of the most important assets of this new building is the provision on the second floor of 16 intermediate care (step-down or step-up) beds, thus finally achieving the ambition of restoring to the community the facility long provided by the Cottage. It is hoped that the first patients will be installed at the end of March 2021.

In the autumn of 2019, a new charitable organisation was set up, the Brackley Community Hospital 2020 Trust: this body manages the substantial public funds that have been raised – largely through self-starter projects and individual initiatives – with the purpose of enhancing those services and facilities which are provided by the National Health Service. It is important to stress that the hospital is an NHS facility and is in no way private. Nothing that is charitably funded would not have been onsite – eventually. The charity has just aimed to hasten the process along. Public fund-raising, together with a substantial grant from the Brackley Hospital Trust (the old Cottage), has reached in excess of £180,000 and has ensured that, instead of a second-hand portable and basic x-ray machine, the building will have a digital state-of-the-art x-ray machine with fixed bed.

Funds are already in hand for Smart television sets in each of the 16 rooms, enabling communication between patients and families and consultants, and these sets will be free at the point of use.

Comfortable chairs for patients and visitors are being procured, to a variety of specifications so that they can offer, additionally, therapeutic benefits.

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y Hospital 2020 Trust consultants to the patients rather than the other way round and is a 21st-century facility for a growing community. It has proved its worth already as a vaccination centre for Covid and that is just the start of things.

Our thanks go to everybody who has contributed thus far in any way towards the success that is Brackley Community Hospital. Support continues to be appreciated and will continue to be required for many years to come as our needs become more complex and our hospital gives back more and more to the local community.

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Spotlight on Counselling Covid-19 has brought us many emotional challenges that have touched many. Feelings usually include anger, anxiety, bereavement, regret and shame where so many have died. Now add guilt, loss, isolation, trauma where perhaps your past remains in your here and now. Families and partner relationships have been under the microscope and faults within have emerged, perhaps. Physical symptoms can include panic attacks, IBS and Fibromyalgia – the body keeps the score.

With lock-down no. 3 being gently eased, it’s true – it might happen again creating within you a sense of dread which stops you from being happier and stuck. This is where counselling can help where you are really listened to with someone who doesn’t judge and is able to walk in your shoes, able to help you emotionally grow and flourish like the spring blossoms which can become your true self.

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GA R D E N I N G T H I S M O N T

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well as the more hefty hyacinths that can weave through later flowering perennials. But best of all is the tulip.

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Brackley Town Football Club...

Modern and well appointed facility

Following curtailment of the National League North season in mid-February, intense efforts have been taking place to find a way to complete the season.

Various proposals have garnered support from different quarters including an option for those clubs in National League North and National League South wishing to play on to combine in a mini-league.

With spectators not permitted to attend games the Premier League and higher divisions soldier on supported by TV and sponsorship monies. At Tier 6 however, Brackley

Town’s level of football, spectator revenue in the ground on a match-day is everything and without this all clubs have struggled.

It appears that the efforts to resurrect the playing season will falter and hope for the return of action on the pitch will rest with the new season kick-off in August.

Meanwhile, there remains plenty of activity taking place to continue to develop facilities at St James Park and prepare for the new season. Of prime importan ce is the project to complete the new clubhouse. This is due for completion in May

and it will provide not just a modern and well appointed facility for supporters on match-days but an impressive addition to facilities for the whole community of Brackley.

It will be the prime events centre for the growing town, available for hire and hosting music, comedy and social events.

As lockdown measures begin to ease junior football and girls’ Wildcats activities resume.

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Brackley Community Radio (BCR) broadcasts 24/7 and has been on air for around 9 months.

Manned purely by volunteers, the station offers a broad range of music and chat throughout the day including weekday afternoons with ‘Banny’, two hours of fun and frolics to get you into Tea-Time.

Specialist shows covering just about every musical genre are on every evening. These include ‘Make it Funky’ on a Tuesday, Indie and then Soft Rock on a Wednesday, ‘Between Two Worlds’ a prog rock music show Thursday evening’s and ‘The Rock Show’ on a Friday evening that’s supposed to finish at 10 but often goes on to midnight and beyond! There are even shows presented by kids including ‘Hazza’ Saturday mornings and the ‘Teenage Takeover’ on a Saturday evening followed by ‘Mirrorball’ for all Disco entusiasts.

More relaxing are Sunday mornings with the ‘Thubster’ followed by the ‘Sunday Sizzler’ and then a line up of programmes, perfect for Sunday afternoons with ‘Pause for Thought’ at 6 before ‘Afrobeats’ the latest toe-tapping music from Africa.

But it’s not all music, there is a daily news programme at midday, a weekly events programme-‘The BBOP News & Events Show’Friday mornings and a sports programme on

the Saturday. ‘E-Movie Box’ is a movie review show talking about new movie releases and Netflix shows Thursday evenings. For everyone struggling mentally right now, listen to the mid-week Mental Mediation for the Mind covering all things Mental Health and Wellbeing and on Fridays at 11am, ‘Mindfullness In Motion & Me’, an interactive programme bringing you Mediation and Mindfulness in Motion releasing the stresses of the week.

BCR isn’t available through ‘normal’ radio but it is very easy to find.

You can listen to BCR through the internet - just go to brackleyradio.uk If you have a Smart Speaker then just follow these simple instructions: Amazon echo speakers.

Go to your Amazon account and enable the skill for BCR to activate the show. Then all you have to do is say “Alexa, play Brackley Community Radio” Google smart speakers.

Just say “Hey Google, talk to Brackley Community Radio”.

BCR is a truly community radio, set up to support the community, giving a voice to new talent and keeping in touch with young and old.

Visit the website brackleyradio.uk to send in a request, check out the schedule, meet the presenters and listen!

HUGE STEP FORWARD FOR BRACKLEY AND SOUTH NORTHANTS

With the start of the New Year comes a fantastic new start for youth work in Brackley and South Northants. Two new members of staff will start with local charity South Northants Youth Engagement (SNYE).

We will be working hard to ensure that young people have got the support they need and a voice to say how they want their futures to be as we emerge from this pandemic which has had a huge impact on young people’s mental health1 their education hugely disrupted. SNYE want to ensure that there are places where young people can safely engage in the social activities they have been missing.

Youth clubs and drop in spaces give young people a place to ask questions and explore topics that they can’t always discuss at home. Most importantly they are places to make friends and have fun something we have all come to appreciate. If you would like to volunteer and get involved with the work of this exciting young charity, then please look on the website for opportunities.

Penny Embden will be the Youth Engagement Co-ordinator. Her role will be to identify new youth work opportunities and provide networking and promotional support to existing groups. Penny will be using her expertise in the arts to develop opportunities for young people, bringing together organisations and individuals who want

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to help young people in South Northants to have the childhoods and futures they deserve.

Jodie Chana, the new Youth Worker will launch a online youth club, Loggers Young people aged 11 – 14 yrs (school years 7-9) will be able to join every Thursday evening 7pm. Loggers2 is open to any young person living in South Northants.

It will be a fun, safe place for young people who live in some of the more remote parts of our district its based in Towcester Youth Coffee House and she will helping support a youth club once restrictions reduce.

Cllr Sue Sharps Brackley Town Council said ‘I’m thrilled that we are able to announce two dedicated Youth Workers for Brackley, Towcester and the surrounding villages. Youth work transforms young people’s lives through the expert support they provide in areas such as physical, emotional and mental well-being. This is fantastic news for Brackley as the town grows parents and young people have professionals to whom they can turn.

I’m very proud of the work done so far by SNYE for the youth of the County.

If you would like to volunteer and get involved with the work of this exciting young charity, then please look on the website for opportunities. https://www.youth-engagement.co.uk/home Iain Anderson Chair of Trustees SNYE admin@ youth-engagement.co.uk 27