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Youth chaplaincy scheme begins VOLUNTEERS from local churches are aiming to make pupils’ walks to school safer and happier – by providing an adult presence along the route.

Local youth charity, Perspective Trust, has launched a new project – in partnership with the Corby Community Safety Partnership and the Kingwood Secondary Academy – training volunteers from churches as ‘youth chaplains’. The project aims to make the vicinity surrounding school gates a safer place for students, but also provides support for those wanting to discuss issues or concerns.

While there are obvious health and environmental advantages of walking to and from school, some parents and students remain anxious about the journey. ‘Youth chaplaincy’ means a team of recognisable adults patrols the school gates and walks popular routes, to help keep students safe. Currently,

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Corby Mayor Anthony Dady meets some of the youth chaplains. youth chaplaincy is being piloted on a Friday afternoon, but by recruiting more volunteers the project aims to expand to other days.

Perspective Trust is a Christian youth charity that supports schools and churches in Corby, Kettering and the surrounding areas. Established in 2005, it has worked in many local secondary schools offering a range of services that encourage young people to view life from a different perspective.

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A FILM has been released telling the inspirational story of a Corby woman whose love for her son inspired her to open what has become Europe’s biggest urban skate park.

‘ADRENALINE – Triumph out of tragedy’ charts how Mandy Young and her husband Paul built a lasting legacy for their son, John Chard Young – Corby’s Adrenaline Alley.

Director of the film, Corby-based Paul Balmer said: “They did this despite the triple tragedy of John’s misdiagnosis, cancer and subsequent passing at just 24 years of age.

“This is a story of the strength, courage and resilience that makes Corby great.

“As a director of 50 films and winner of nine international awards, this is the hardest film I have ever made and the most important.

“All of Corby should try and see the film and encourage the nation to learn from this example of what CAN be achieved with grit determination and will power.”

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Don’t drink and drive

LOCAL I went to a 60th birthday party: a wonderfully civilised affair including sumptuous surroundings complete with elegant seasonal decorations, fabulous food perfectly cooked and delightfully presented by amiable and efficient staff, and a surprise free bar. We were immersed in the Christmas spirit and full of cheer, a real treat.

What could be better?

Unfortunately, that free bar encouraged one chap – the youngest person there – to get completely plastered. He is a confident, thirtysomething at the top of his career ladder and in charge of many, but still felt the need to gulp down quantities of alcohol that ought to have put him in hospital.

Don’t get me wrong – I love all kinds of alcohol and am more than happy to party into the night, increasingly relaxed! But I wonder what possesses these supposedly competent young people – our future leaders/carers! – to drink themselves into total oblivion. Is it the pressure of keeping up in our fast and often furious world? Is it the ‘always-on’ society we now live in? Or was it simply because the booze was free? Are we emerging from the worst recession on record with a refreshed (or over-refreshed in this case) appetite for the good life? I seem to recall that it was a careless spending spree that got us into that financial mess in the first place . . .

I remember a similar incident, when a chap I knew got so smashed he picked up his car keys and announced he was too drunk to walk home so was going to drive. He had to be forced into a taxi. A few months later he did it again, declaring he had “drunk himself sober” – but this time got behind the wheel, got caught and ended up doing three months in prison as a repeated offender. Fortunately, he didn’t hurt anyone.

No wonder that, every year, the police hold a month-long campaign (see story on this page) to keep those who over-imbibe off the roads. It is a selfish person who puts others at risk by getting behind the wheel, drunk as a skunk. Don’t do it: keep your conscience clear; leave your car at home and enjoy a few drinks in local bars, instead of ending up behind cell bars.

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LOCAL police have launched their annual drinkdrive campaign in the run-up to Christmas.

Sergeant Tony Hopkins said motorists should expect to see many stop-checks as officers test drivers even in the mornings. He said: “There will be a lot of officers out on the roads doing these kind of tests during December because we want to make sure people are thinking about the dangers of drink-driving and not doing it.”

Last December, more than 100 drink-drivers were caught on Northamptonshire’s roads, a drop from 2012 when almost 130 were caught over the limit.

Sgt Hopkins said he hoped the number of offenders would continue to drop this year as people get the message that drink-driving is socially unacceptable, dangerous and can cause significant problems for drivers who lose their licences.

He said: “People need to think about the impact getting a driving ban would have. Would they be able to keep their job and get the children to school without a driving licence?

“People need to think, is it worth risking everything to drive instead of getting a taxi or walking home?”

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CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN: Officers are warning drivers they face a £5,000 fine if they flout the law. of at least a year, six months’ imprisonment and fines of up to £5,000.

Those found guilty of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink can also be given up to 14 years in prison, an unlimited fine and a ban from driving for at least two years.

This month, officers are encouraging drivers to plan ahead and make sure they have alternative transport plans in place ahead of any Christmas parties so they do not risk getting behind the wheel after having a drink.

Youngsters enjoy park and stride!

WALKING BUS: The Cottingham School youngsters head off down Cottingham’s High Street, escorted by parents, Corby Borough Council’s Neighbourhood Warden Team, Councillor Bob Riley and local Police Community Support Officer Mark Tooley.

COTTINGHAM schoolchil- ing bus’. The reverse happened cillor Bob Riley and our local Police Community Support Officer dren were putting their best at home time.

Emma Tayler, head teacher at Mark Tooley, who all turned out feet forward when they took part in a ‘Park and Stride’ Cottingham CE Primary School, to help escort the children.

“We are hoping that this inievent, to coincide with Road said: “We would like to thank Safety Week at the end of last Bob Walker, landlord of the tiative can be repeated as a Spread Eagle pub in Cotting- much safer, healthy and fun month.

The children were dropped off ham, for allowing us to use the alternative to taking a car to by their parents at a safe place car park as a safe meeting place. school, that will also help to allejust up the road from school and Thanks, too, to our parents, viate parking problems around adults then accompanied the Corby Borough Council’s Neigh- the school gates at arrival and children to the school in a ‘walk- bourhood Warden Team, Coun- home times.”

‘Streamlining’ plan for waste sites NEW plans on how Northamptonshire County Council’s household waste recycling centres (HWRC) will be run were being discussed at Cabinet as this issue of Extra Local went to press.

People have been asked for their views on proposals the county council had drawn up on how the service could be run more efficiently.

Using feedback from the consultation, the council has refined the proposals which, if approved, will be implemented from February 1, 2015.

One of the initial ideas had been to close Wollaston HWRC but the council is now optimistic that this can be avoided, as the authority is exploring the possibility of the site being run by a third party.

Other changes are opening the remaining nine sites on five days a week with the opening hours of all sites to be between 10am and 6pm all year round, the timings favoured by the majority of people surveyed.

Cllr Michael Clarke, county council cabinet member for transport, highways and environment, said: “We’ve received a great deal of feedback from people during the consultation and we’ve

used this to help shape proposals, namely around opening hours and days.

“I’m pleased that we’re exploring the possibility of the Wollaston HWRC being run by a third party and am hopeful a solution can be found.”

The HWRC service currently costs the council £2.7m annually. However, these proposals, when fully implemented, will save the council annually £430k by the end of 2016/17, which is a reduction in costs of approximately 16 per cent.

Drop in at Rushden shop

THE Rushden Safer Community Team is holding a ‘drop-in Christmas shop’ throughout this month until Tuesday December 23.

The shop at Eaton Walk, Rushden (next to Wilkinsons) will be open from 12noon to 3pm each day.

Officers will be on hand to offer advice or have a chat about what matters to you in your community. Free security devices and leaflets will be available with goody bags for children donated

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Be vigilant and lock your doors, homeowners are warned WATCH out, thieves are about – that’s the message from police to local homeowners.

They are being reminded to lock doors and windows following a spate of burglaries in both Kettering and Wellingborough.

In three months, 11 out of 13 burglaries in Kettering’s All Saints, Northfield, Avondale Grange and William Knibb wards were at houses where front or back doors had been left unlocked or windows left open. And in Wellingborough in November, there were 26 burglaries in the space of a fortnight.

Sector Inspector for Kettering, Richard Tall, said: “It’s really concerning that so many of the burglaries reported recently

have happened at unsecured properties.

Many of the properties in this part of town are terraced houses where an opportunist burglar can just walk along the street trying each door and, if they find one unlocked, it only takes seconds for them to sneak in and steal whatever is lying around.

“They’ll also go around the back, too.

In fact, out of the 13 recent burglaries in Kettering, the offender got in through an unlocked front door at five properties, an unlocked back door at another five and one thief got in through an open window.

“While we can’t be certain they wouldn’t try to force their way in to a locked house, the chances are they’ll move on to the next one

Free parking in town centre

AS part of the Christmas festivities and to support local businesses, Kettering Borough Council is offering free parking in the town centre all day on Saturdays December 13 and 20th and after 3pm on Thursday December 18.

These are in addition to the free parking in council-owned car parks on Sundays (all day) and evenings (after 6pm). The free parking will be at car parks on London Road, Queen Street, School Lane, School Lane Pop & Shop, Wadcroft and Commercial Road.

Enjoy the magic of cinema

A SPECIAL Christmas children’s film matinee is being held on Saturday December 20 at 11am and 2pm, featuring Jack And The Beanstalk, Merry Christmas (Santa Claus’s Workshop) and Mickey’s Christmas Carol – all on old film projectors with celluloid film.

This is a free event at Wellingborough Museum, Castle Way (NN81XB). Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Man bitten during assault

PART of a man’s finger was bitten off in an assault that happened in Rothwell at about 1am on Sunday November 30, outside The Red Lion Hotel on Market Hill.

The 46 -year- old victim was assaulted by four men who punched and kicked him and one of them bit part of his finger off during the attack.

The victim was taken to Kettering General Hospital for treatment.

The main attacker has been described as a white man with red hair, wearing a white shirt.

The incident was broken up by witnesses and the suspects ran off towards Bell Hill.

Police believe the incident is related to an altercation inside the pub. Anybody who witnessed this, or the assault outside, is asked to contact police on: 101.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555111.

until they find an easier target. Most of the recent burglaries have happened overnight while people were at home and asleep but some have happened during the day, too.

“So the message is, whatever time of day it is and even when you’re at home, please make sure you keep doors and windows locked.”

In Wellingborough, police are encouraging people keep their eyes open to anyone acting suspiciously. Detective Inspector Phil Mills, from CID, said: “We have had an unusually high number of burglaries in Wellingborough and I want to take this opportunity to remind people to report any suspicious activity to us.

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that have not been locked properly, giving easy access to criminals.

“Our advice is to protect your property as much as possible.”

Funding for new junction is welcomed THE Government’s recent announcement that it will provide vital funding towards the cost of a new A14 junction, 10A – as part of the Department of Transport’s Road Investment Strategy for the Midlands – has been warmly welcomed by lobbyists.

The announcement is part of a wider package of £15billion of investments in the region’s highways and signals the importance the Government and Department of Highways places on a strategic road network that facilitates development and growth.

Kettering Borough Council has been lobbying hard with partners from both the public and private sector for a number of years for an additional junction on the A14.

The new junction, once built, will provide a vital link to new housing, education and business employment

developments in the area.

It is anticipated that the new junction 10A will help unlock hundreds of millions of pounds of private sector investment in housing and jobs in the immediate area.

Kettering Borough Council’s chief executive, David Cook, said: “The announcement is fantastic news and is the result of significant lobbying efforts by the council, the developers and our other public and private sector partners.

“The persistence shown by everybody involved is the genesis of this announcement – the achievement in securing this funding should not be understated.”

Kettering MP Philip Hollobone said: “A lot of people have worked extremely hard in order to make the case for funding for the new A14 junction 10A. “The announcement from the Government comes almost three years

after funding was announced for the widening of the A14.

“Together, these two major road improvements can provide a significant springboard for future investment in jobs in the area.”

The leader of Kettering Borough Council, Cllr Russell Roberts said: “This announcement is fantastic news and shows the confidence the Government has in the area.

“Kettering Borough Council has worked extremely hard with its partners in order to ensure that the borough will grow responsibly in the future.

“It was central to our case that future transport provision benefited the existing community and road users by easing traffic congestion while at the same time, unlocking the capacity to meet the demands of a progressive and forward moving borough well into the future.”

Waste plant plan ‘disposed of’ A PLAN for a waste plant which local people branded an environmental monster has been ‘disposed of’ by Corby Borough Council.

A disposal is not a refusal of planning permission – the applicant may submit a fresh application – but no further work will be done by planning officers on the previous application, nor will it go to the development control committee for a decision. A council statement said: ‘The applicant was required to provide sufficient information on the application to permit its likely environmental impacts to be assessed, but after nearly two years this has still not been provided.’

Residents near the proposal for Brookfield

Plantation site (pictured) had complained it would be detrimental to the environment and could be located elsewhere. They also feared the potential increase in traffic on the Gretton Brook Road. More than 1,000 sgnatures were quickly gathered on a petition against the proposal, organised

by Corby Councillor Robert McKellar. Cllr McKellar said at the time: “The noise and odours from the plant will have a very negative impact on the lives of people living in the Lloyds and Shire Lodge areas of Corby, as well as on those living in Gretton, Weldon, Priors Hall and Rockingham.

Destroying more than 100 acres of Corby’s green space to create this environmental monster is totally indefensible.”

Gretton Brook Estates – which applied for the planning permission – had said the tenyear project would mean £100m of investment, would create 800 jobs during construction and would encourage businesses to use the resource value of waste and renewable energy.

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Care homes win award

GIVING Dignity in Care is something Olympus Care Services team member Steve Boland does really well – and that’s official!

Steve (pictured) won the Dignity in Care Award at last month’s Great East Midlands Care Awards (GEMCAs), as a result of his tremendous work in OCS’ Wellingborough disability service.

Steve was joined by colleagues from OCS who were also finalists for four other GEMCAs, including the Care Innovator, Housing with Care and Frontline Leadership awards.

The achievement follows the company’s other recent successes, including recognition at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards alongside partners Northamptonshire County Council, NHFT and Nene Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), for the Dementia Step Down Service.

Fiona Seymour, chief executive of Olympus Care Services, said: “I am delighted that Steve has been recognised for all his great work, and for every team member who has won or been nominated for an award in recent months.

“I hope these successes are repeated as we continue to work with more customers and partner organisations throughout the region.”

Do you know this man?

POLICE in Corby have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a distraction burglary in Shetland Way. The incident happened on Monday September 22, between 3.15pm and 3.30pm. A man claiming to be from the building company that was carrying out work on the property spoke to an elderly family member to ask how the work was progressing.

The man asked where the tools were and the woman let the man into the house to look around. He asked the victim to look upstairs while he stayed downstairs. No tools were found and the man left.

The victim later realised her purse was missing and that her cash cards had been used.

Officers have now released these CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident and anyone who recognises him is asked to contact Corby CID. Call the Police on: 101 or Crimestoppers: 0800 555111.

Drop ’n‘ shop returns

PARENTS in and around Corby can take advantage of Corby Borough Council’s Drop ’n‘ Shop service again this year.

Run by the crèche at Corby East Midlands International Pool, the service enables adults to drop their youngsters off to qualified staff in the crèche, so they can shop locally while little ones have fun.

The Drop ’n‘ Shop service is available for those aged between three months and five years old, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons between 12.30-2.25pm. Prices are £3 for an hour or £5 for the full one hour, 55 minutes.

Corby Borough Council’s lead member for community, Cllr John McGhee, said: “The build up to Christmas can be a very stressful time for parents who are trying to get all their shopping done. Our Drop ’n‘ Shop service is the perfect way to grab a couple of hours to yourself while the youngsters are at one of our fantastic crèche facilities.”

Booking is advisable and places can be reserved up to a week in advance. Payment is required at the time of booking.

Contact Corby East Midlands International Pool on: 01546 464643 or go to the pool’s reception desk.

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Make a difference: help children read A CHARITY that trains volunteers to helpers supporting more than 8,400 help children struggling with their children across the country. Beanstalk was reading is calling for local people founded as Volunteer Reading Help (VRH) to step forward and give their time. by our president Susan Belgrave in 1973.

“Shockingly, in Northamptonshire last Helpers are needed in Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden and year, 1,300 pupils left primary school unable to read to the required level.1.” throughout the surrounding areas.

Currently, the charity is Across the county last helping around 450 children year, more than a thousand in Northamptonshire who are children left primary school struggling with their reading. unable to reach the required Amy added: “However, there reading standard. are still hundreds of children Beanstalk is a national that require our help in local charity that recruits, schools. We currently have lots vets, trains and supports of schools waiting for reading volunteers to work in primary helpers to support children schools with children who struggling with reading and not have fallen behind with their THANK-YOU: One of many letters from local children who enough volunteers to help.” reading.

Tina Matthewman, one of Amy Collingwood, have had reading helpers.

Beanstalk volunteer co-ordinator for Beanstalk’s reading helpers in the county, Northamptonshire, told Extra Local: “The shares her experience: “I have been a children we work with are chosen by Beanstalk reading helper for nearly ten their teachers because they struggle with years, working with six to seven-year-old reading and urgently need one-to-one children. All of them benefit from spending support. There are many reasons why a one-to-one time with an adult.

“One of my most rewarding experiences child may fall behind with their reading.

They may lack support at home, they may was working with a girl who went from not have English as a first language, they only being able to read a couple of words at the beginning of the year to becoming a may simply have poor eyesight.

“Over the last 40-plus years, Beanstalk fluent, expressive reader by the end of the has grown from a handful of volunteers to year and, best of all, she began regularly a network of over 2,800 working reading reading to her little brother – hopefully meaning one less child needing our help later.”

You could make a lasting difference to a child’s life. Amy continued: “We are in desperate need of more reading helpers in Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden and the nearby areas.

“By becoming a Beanstalk reading helper, you’ll give a child the one-to-

ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORT: The Beanstalk charity’s vision is for ‘a nation of confident children who can read and grow up to lead successful lives’. Above, volunteer Tina Matthewman helps one child at a school in Northamptonshire and, below, John Bates gives up his time to hear a pupil read.

one attention they need to build their confidence and help them catch up with their reading.

“You’ll give them a chance to learn at their own pace and adapt the sessions to suit them. Each Beanstalk reading helper works with three children and sees each child for two 30-minute sessions a week for a whole year. Together, they read, play and talk. With Beanstalk’s support, the child’s approach to learning and enjoying reading is often transformed.”

Beanstalk reading sessions are relaxed and fun and by working together you can help give a child the vital skills they need to read, grow and succeed.

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GROWING CONFIDENCE: Amy Collingwood at a recent event. Amy said: “The little girl has a Beanstalk reading helper at her school so she came over to show me how her reading had improved.” Right, another of the children’s thank-you letters.

Police patrol estate after spate of vandalism PATROLS have been stepped up by police in Wellingborough’s Redwell Estate after incidents involving criminal damage to vehicles.

Eighteen incidents took place between Tuesday November 25 and Friday November 28, all between 10pm and 10.30pm. Most involved wing mirrors being broken off.

Police are advising people to leave their vehicles in a garage if

they have one or if not, to park in a well lit, open place.

They are also suggesting people tuck in wing mirrors and put aerials down to discourage vandalism to their vehicles when parked.

The CCTV image here shows a group of people police would like to speak to in connection with the incidents.

Officers patrolling the estate will be making full use of their dispersal powers, where appropriate.

THANKS to the recycling efforts of residents, East Northamptonshire has been rated as one of the best in the country for low landfill levels.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) released a report this month confirming East Northamptonshire is in the top 10 for the Lowest Household Waste Generation per Head (2013/14).

Collected household waste for East Northamptonshire came in at 292kg per person, with the lowest in the whole country at 255kg. The next best result in Northamptonshire came from Northampton Borough Council at 357kg per head, more than 65kg heavier than in this district.

Steven North, leader of East Northamptonshire Council, said: “This is great news. Thank you to everyone for helping to achieve these excellent results. Your support really does matter and is making a real difference. We’re now asking our residents to rise to the challenge and recycle even more of their waste, by ensuring that they don’t put anything into their grey-lidded bin which can be recycled.”

In 2011, the council launched a new rubbish and recycling scheme which, among other changes, saw residents receive larger bins for recyclables. It is believed that changes in the service, including a bigger opportunity to recycle, have contributed to this result.

For more information about refuse and recycling, visit www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/waste or email: waste@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk or call: 01832 742026.

Takeaway driver assaulted

A TAKEAWAY food delivery driver was grabbed and knocked to the ground after making a delivery in Corby.

The woman had made a delivery and was walking back to her car along Vara Close at about 8.30pm on Saturday November 22, when she was grabbed from behind and pushed to the floor, injuring her leg, arm and shoulder.

Her attacker – who didn’t steal anything – was about 5ft 11in, slim and was wearing a dark hooded top and dark trousers.

Anyone with information about this incident can call Northamptonshire Police on: 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555111.

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Book now to join Wondertours trips A GROUP of 114 passengers from Gretton, Weldon, Corby and Kettering went on the last Wondertours Community Transport excursion of the year last Saturday, December 6, when a visit was made to Birmingham to coincide with the Frankfurt market and Craft Market.

It was a busy day in the city centre with many gifts being bought and brought back onto the coach

home. It was a lovely day out made better by the winter sunshine.

David Fursdon organised the trip, assisted by Carole and Mick Browett, with Nigel and Tim doing an excellent job driving the two coaches.

The daytrippers are now looking forward to next year’s excursion programme, currently being printed – it will be available in early January.

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now to reserve a copy to: WTCT 2015, 9 Southfield Road, Gretton, Northants NN17 3BX. All next year’s trips will pick up in Gretton, Weldon, Corby Old Villlage and town centre and Kettering Telford Lodge. Arranged voluntarily and not for profit, Wondertours will mark 43 years of proudly taking passengers all around the country – join them as they carry on coaching!

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THANK YOU: New owner Richard Smith shakes hands with Douglas Iles of Friday Legal

New owners for Kettering’s Furniture Centre Advertising Feature A local company in Kettering has changed ownership recently and have big plans to increase their showroom offering into new and existing home and furniture ranges to further compliment their already fabulous existing product ranges.

Furniture Centre is a specialist manufacturer of high quality furniture and build bespoke furniture products.

Their offices and showroom is based in Pytchley Lodge Road, Kettering. The team of experts construct a wide range of products for retail customers who can purchase items directly. In addition they also supply furniture on a wholesale basis to most of the Country’s premier Park and Lodge Home manufacturers and also supply a variety of Holiday Parks and other business sectors.

Richard Smith acquired the company with the help of the Friday Legal Solicitors and their managing partner Douglas Iles, who co-ordinated the company acquisition transaction from start to finish and dealt with the corporate, property and employment aspects.

Richard Smith, of Furniture Centre said “We are a fantastic local business and my team and I are looking forward to taking it forward. We have a great team here and we have already taken on 6 new staff to help us with our expansion.

The Retail side of the business is very important to us and we can offer our local customers prices, quality and service that our competitors will not be able to match and are already currently offering some fantastic deals in store.

We will also be a lot more present in the market place with advertising and social media campaigns as well as refreshing the look of our retail premises and brand.

“I believe that this area really needs more destination out of town shopping and choice without having to travel too far and fortunately our location means that we are easy to get to. Our show room size means that we can offer customers a lot of choice and they will see new product ranges coming in every week. We currently manufacture upholstered sofas, chairs, sofa beds and also stock and supply other living, dining, bedroom furniture and beds. We have plans to grow the business and are always looking for new staff, especially with upholstering and furniture making experience and would like to hear from anyone who is interested in joining us on 01536 414121 or email us at info@ thefurniturecentre.com.

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Teenager assaulted

POLICE in Kettering are appealing for witnesses to an assault that took place in Rothwell Road in the town on Saturday November 1.

An 18-year-old man was assaulted opposite the turning for Kettering General Hospital A&E, at about 10.10pm, resulting in facial injuries.

The offenders are believed to have been using a silver 4x4 vehicle before and after the incident.

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or have any information regarding it. Call police on: 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555 111.

Staff evacuate nightclub

NIGHTCLUBBERS were ushered out of Kettering’s Bar Qbano in Ebenezer Place at about 2.20am on Sunday November 30 when an unknown substance, believed to be a CS-type gas, was released onto the dance floor.

The busy club was evacuated by staff and a number of people suffered slight breathing difficulties and were attended by paramedics at the scene.

Officers investigating are asking anyone who was at club and who may have witnessed the release of the substance or seen any suspicious behaviour, to contact them on: 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555111.

Rare sports items stolen POLICE are appealing for information after rare sports memorabilia was stolen in a burglary in Nene Court Retail Park in Wellingborough. Four businesses were burgled between 6pm on Thursday November 27 and 7.30am the next morning.

The offender/s broke

STOLEN: Joe Frazier boxing glove.

into the complex through the perimeter fence and gained accessed to one of the businesses, stealing rare pictures and other memorabilia. They then got into two neighbouring premises through unlocked internal doors and stole cash.

Officers are urging anyone with information about the burglary to contact them. In particular, they are keen to trace the distinctive sports memorabilia stolen from Sports Frame and are asking anyone who may be offered such items for sale, or have any information about them, to call police on: 101 or call Crimestoppers, on: 0800 555111.

STOLEN: James Milner signed boots.

STOLEN: Four Kings boxing trunks.

Road reopens - bridge strengthening work is complete GEDDINGTON Road in Corby has re-opened to through traffic after the completion of work to strengthen a railway bridge.

The work enables it to carry the weight of heavy goods vehicles over 40 tonnes in weight. The project was jointly funded by Tata Steel and Northamptonshire County Council.

While the bridge project was being undertaken, the county council carried out further maintenance work – more than 8,000sq m of resurfacing and clearance of rainwater gullies and pipes.

The go-ahead for the repairs was given in May after the county council – which is responsible for the carriageway – and bridge-owner Tata Steel reached a cost-sharing agreement. The work involved casting a new, stronger, bridge deck on top of the existing one and building-up the strength of the bridge’s abutment walls.

This restriction was imposed in January 2011 as a result of concerns over the structural capacity of the bridge, which rated it as only being able to carry individual vehicles of a maximum of three tonnes. The bridge was created in 1936 when a railway was built under Geddington Road to serve the steelworks at Corby.

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Faith leaders join forces with police and fire FAITH leaders from across Northamptonshire have been encouraged to think about ways they could work with the police and fire service to reduce crime and increase community safety.

More than 60 people from a variety of faith groups visited Northamptonshire Police’s headquarters at Wootton Hall in Northampton earlier this month to discuss how they could work with the emergency services in the future.

Chief Constable Adrian Lee, who welcomed people to the Force, Fire, Faith Dialogue Event, said members of faith groups could do vital work with the police to help protect the most vulnerable people in society.

He said: “We don’t think we’re the sole keepers of knowledge and skills when it comes to working with communities.

Faith groups do a huge amount of that work and we can learn from them and they may also be able to learn from us.”

The event was organised by the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI), which was set up by Northamptonshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

It was also part of Northamptonshire Police’s Futures Programme, which is designed to put communities at the heart of policing.

Helen Boardman, the director of the OFBCI, said: “We know that faith groups support victims in their communities and provide compassion and care. So we really want to work with organisations who do good on behalf of the people of this county.”

FORCE, FIRE, FAITH: Leaders discussed ways to curb crime in the community.

Mark Ainge, the head of community services at the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, also told delegates that working with the community would be vital for the fire service in the future. He said: “We want to work with communities to understand their needs and help them to help themselves. We’ve know we’ve not got all the answers and if faith groups have ideas that could make the community safer, we want to hear them.”

The event was the first of six monthly events which are designed to help improve collaboration between the police force, the fire service and faith communities, with the aim of making Northamptonshire the safest place in England.

Triumphing out of tragedy, for love of John Film charts founder’s life as she visits No 10

LASTING LEGACY: Mandy Young was inspired to set up the sports centre by her son, John Chard Young.

THE founder of what has been described by Olympian Sir Chris Hoy as Europe’s largest and most successful urban sports centre – Corby’s Adrenaline Alley – attended a special reception at Downing Street earlier this month, to mark 20 years of the National Lottery.

Mandy Young set up the sports centre in a former Corby chicken factory after her son John – who had a brain tumour – was attacked by teenaged muggers who stole his beloved skateboard.

He had endured years of misdiagnosis, then surgery and chemotherapy, followed by peer pressure and bullying – all of which prompted his mother, a trainee hairdresser, to set up a ‘safe haven’ for youngsters like John, who loved music and urban activities.

The full story of how the centre has evolved since 2002 is now told in a film, ‘Adrenaline – triumph out of tragedy’, directed by local author Paul Balmer and available on iTunes (£4.99).

Paul said: “I directed the film with a professional crew and 12 local trainees. Judy Caine produced. The film tells in 50 minutes the shortened but dramatically illustrated story of Mandy’s struggle to get Adrenaline Alley off the ground following the tragic mugging of her son, John Chard Young.

“This is one of the most astonishing stories I have ever had the privilege to hear. It was an honour to direct. This story gives hope to all our aspirations. £1 from every sale goes to the John Chard Fund, which provides music opportunities for teenagers.”

The film’s preview says: “Corby – a town ravaged by unemployment and disenchanted youth following the loss of the steel works under Thatcher’s Britain. To thousands of young people plagued with computer game obesity and apathy, Mandy has brought Olympic hopes and voluntary athleticism.

The world’s urban sports enthusiasts now revere ‘Adrenaline Alley’ as the best park outside of the USA and Olympians and world champions flock there to train. Mandy created over 30 new jobs on this seven-acre site and the company is now going national – she reached beyond the sky and touched stars.”

Watch the trailer here: https://itun.es/gb/m5ti3 As a Lottery-funded project, Adrenaline Alley was chosen to appear in a special image, which brought together a crowd of 150 people to the Downing Street reception, all of them celebrating two decades of Lottery-funded projects across the UK. David Cameron was joined by former Prime Minister Sir John Major to unveil the image.

Mandy said: “It was a real honour to be one of the few projects to be chosen to attend the special unveiling of the image at No 10 Downing Street.

“National Lottery funding has been vital to the success of Adrenaline Alley, so it is great to be part of such a momentous image.”

John Chard Young passed away in September 2010, aged 24. Mandy and her husband Paul see Adrenaline Alley as his legacy.

CHARTING A TRIUMPH: The poster showing the i-tunes download of the Adrenaline film.

TELLING THE ASTONISHING STORY: Paul Balmer – Bafta-nominated director and winner of the USA ‘Gold Camera Award’ and New York Festivals Gold Medal – said directing Adrenaline was ‘an honour’. Below the image celebrating 20 years of Lottery funding.

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Transport under discussion

THE future provision of public transport in the county is the subject of a report being heard by Northamptonshire County Council’s cabinet as this issue of Extra Local goes to print.

The report recommends giving the go-ahead for exploring a social enterprise to deliver transport services in Northamptonshire as a joint venture between the county council, the University of Northampton and, potentially, other organisations.

The county council currently has a budget of about £24million to deliver transport services, including those for home to school travel, special educational needs, adult social care and the concessionary fares scheme.

The service also provides demand responsive transport, such as County Connect, and supports some bus networks through subsidies.

An efficient and proficient transport system is also seen as desirable in creating conditions for economic growth and supports the council’s ‘personalisation agenda’, a strategy that enables people to lead more independent lives.

Cllr Michael Clarke, county council cabinet member for transport, highways and environment, said: “In Northamptonshire we have the double pressures of reduced finances and increased population growth so, in order to continue to deliver a transport system, we need to completely review the way we do things.

“Working together with other organisations we can develop a more efficient system, which is more appropriate for our county today.”

It is anticipated that creating a social innovation model will provide an overall financial benefit to the county council of at least £1 million from the financial year 2016/17, with the full business case providing more detailed financial projections. A further report is to be discussed next June.

Silver stolen from church

TWO silver goblets were stolen from the United Reform Church in Union Street, Desborough, sometime between 7.15pm on Saturday November 22 and 9.30am the next morning.

Police are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with any information about the stolen items, to contact them.

Call Northamptonshire Police on: 101.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555111.

Burglars take jewellery

A HOUSE in Bedford Road, Rushden, was burgled sometime between 10.30am on Monday November 24 and 7pm on Friday November 28. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them on: 101 or to call Crimestoppers, anonymously, with information: 0800 555111.

The house, which is just off the A6 near to the junction with Avenue Road, was targeted by thieves who forced their way in through a side door and stole items of jewellery.

Appeal follows robberies

WITNESSES are being asked to come forward by police in Kettering after two robberies took place in the town on Monday evening, December 1.

Between 6.30pm and 7pm, a man entered the Chrysler Garage on Bayes Street, threatened a member of staff with a knife and demanded cash.

The same man then went into the newsagents in Field Street and demanded money from the shopkeeper. A struggle took place between the shopkeeper and the offender, who fled the scene after sustaining an injury.

A man was found collapsed in Havelock Street a short time later and was taken to University Hospital Coventry for treatment.

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed either of the robberies, or anyone who may have seen a man with injuries in Havelock Street at about 7pm.

Witnesses, or anyone with information about these incidents, can contact police on: 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555 111.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with both incidents.

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Remember 1970s ‘Hunters Walk’?

Recalling a popular TV series filmed in Rushden

By Jim McAlwane - an 8 year-oldfan of Hunter’s Walk!

IF you were living locally in the mid-1970s, the chances are you may remember the Anglian TV series, ‘Hunter’s Walk’ starring Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Charles Rea, a rather young looking Duncan Preston and future star of 80s’ comedy hit ‘Hi-De-Hi’, Ruth Madoc.

Hunter’s Walk lasted for three seasons between 1973 and 1976 with a grand total of 39 episodes being made. Devised by ‘Dixon of Dock Green’ creator Ted Willis, the series shared several similarities with that classic 1950s police drama – in particular a small town setting and story lines encompassing the human aspects of police work.

Based at a police station in a fictional Midlands town, Hunter’s Walk offered a contrasting alternative to the 1970s’ more hardhitting, action-led urban crime dramas. Its small team of officers faced a typically broad spectrum of cases, from neighbours’ disputes and hooliganism to suspected murder.

The hour-long stories involved the community of Broadstone, which in reality was, of course, Rushden in Northamptonshire.

The town was chosen on the strength of the old styled police station, which fitted perfectly for the show.

When filming began in late 1972, research was necessary with visits to the area and talks with the local people. Proposed writers would walk the streets to get the vibes of the town and members of the local police force were contacted – they openly discussed their type of work, in many cases making the stories closer to the truth than most other TV series at the time.

The research paid off and often in the show the stars would use local dialogue – they even attempted the local accent!

Keeping with the theme, the producers looked up local names, for example Sgt Pooley was named after the car garage company in nearby Irchester. Also, the fictional nearby town of Neneborough was named after discussions in 1963 about a proposed super town, with many towns merging together.

When the ATV unit arrived with its double decker bus (which was used as a canteen), and parked it in the then-disused railway station yard, Rushden police station pinned up a list of location shootings to its notice board in case anyone wanted to become temporary citizens of Broadstone.

Few seized the opportunity, young mothers hurried past with their prams as though they were afraid of getting in the way. Indeed, this was the TV show’s style, often filming around everyday events: while other television shows would close off the street, this series did the complete opposite and so you were able to see how Rushden really operated in the mid-1970s – the results are a delight to watch.

On location, much of the town was used in the series. The opening credits show police leaving the station, the cars hurry along Rectory Road before cutting to Bedford Road, and eventually a long shot of the town with St Mary’s church in full view. The aforementioned police station was well used and an exact replica of this was made in the ATV studios at Elstree, Hertfordshire, so the crew wouldn’t get in the way of local police.

The opening episode has actress Helen Fraser being followed from the Ritz cinema on College Street, along the High Street before heading to a parked car on Queen Street. Later in the same episode, you get full shots of the old Jacques & Clark factory on the corner of Midland Road and Station Road . . . oh, how I miss this building!

In later episodes you get to see drunken tramps being escorted away from Crabb Street, with the Park Road Baptist church in full view; thugs stealing a lorry (full of pottys, would you believe it!) outside the Texas Long Horn café on Bedford Road; ex-criminals sleeping rough on a Hall Park bench; suspects being moved on at the top of Pemberton Street outside the old jewellery shop and naughty school kids from Newton Road school whose crime was to steal dogs then return them to their owners and collect the reward money, tut tut.

The Smiths’ house was on Paddocks Road and I have very fond memories of seeing the cameras in action from my bedroom window as an enthusiastic eight-year-old! The episode ‘Say Nothing’ (thankfully, this episode has survived) is a must though as it features the 1975 Rushden Carnival, with footage starting at Glassbrook Road before heading along Wellingborough Road and the High Street, climaxing at Spencer Park.

For many years, I’d often wondered about the series – internet and book searches all came to nothing. I began to wonder if I’d ever see the series again, especially as I’d by now been tipped off that most of the episodes had, in fact, been missing, believed wiped!

Thankfully, Network released a web exclusive limited edition collection of all that was left, ten episodes onto a three DVD boxed set, of these, despite originally being recorded in colour, five are in black and white.

On viewing what remains, it’s actually a delight to see old Rushden as I remembered it as that previously mentioned eightyear-old and, to boot, nearby Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers also get a look in. Although no footage exists of the former there are photographs from a fan that exist to this day from Drayton Road and Queens Street.

What’s fascinating is you get to see what Rushden really looked like back in the 1970s once more, before all the changes that have taken place in recent years.

ON SET: Ruth Madoc from Hunter’s Walk standing outside the young Jim McAlwane’s house in Rushden back in 1973.

STANDBY: The police car was on location in Glassbrook Road BELOW: Cast members and opening credits showing actors Ewan Hooper and Davyd Harries.

FAMILIAR LANDSCAPE: Actor Duncan Preston on location at St Mary’s Church, Rushden in 1973.

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EXTRA CHRISTMAS pets

f Part of the famil y f It’s not just us humans that get embarrassing jumpers for Christmas: Dogs and cats wearing festive attire seem to be the current thing, if you are not too keen on the dressing up fascination that seems to be doing the rounds on social media check out the alternatives and give your special friend something different this Christmas.

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Book of Pet Selfies

Thought it was only pouting teenagers, c’lebs and ordinary folk snapping selfies? Think again. We bring you two books of Pet Selfies: Dog Selfies and Cat Selfies. An amusing stocking filler or secret santa present, these humorous books feature colour photographs (selfies) ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous of mutts and feelines in their best (and worst) poses and expressions with accompanying funny captions. www.TheGreatGiftCompany.co.uk

Charley Chau Faux-Fur Dog Top Dog in a Matchbox Blanket in Silver Fox

New for A/W 2014 - a stunning addition to Charley Chau’s collection of beautiful FauxFur Dog Blankets in Silver Fox.A blend of gorgeous silver greys with just a hint of fox makes this a blanket that is as versatile as it is stunning.Perfect if you want to luxe-up your dog’s existing bed and also fabulous on the sofa – rather good as a lap rug for humans too! The Silver Fox Faux-Fur blanket is indescribably soft to touch and backed with a super-soft anti-pil fleece in Charcoal - super-cosy and a dream to curl up in. As you would expect from Charley Chau, the Faux-Fur Dog Blanket in Silver Fox is machine washable too – gorgeous and practical! Made with love in England. www. charleychau.com

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Charley Chau Greywash Rattan Dog Basket

A simple but stylish Oval Rattan Dog Basket handwoven with greywashed rattan canes for a neutral understated look.It is surprisingly difficult to find a gorgeous, good old-fashioned wicker dog basket and Charley Chau’s Greywash Rattan Dog Basket ticks all the boxes.The greywash rattan has a stripped back, neutral tone and the basket is woven styling on the basket is Charley Chau Greywash Rattan Dog Baskets are handwoven to the highest standards to a simple, stripped back design and rattan is a strong natural cane, more durable than the Willow traditionally used in wicker dog baskets. It’s a simple and stylish basket that’s also very practical - wipe with a damp cloth or spray down with a hosepipe in the garden if it gets really mucky! www.charleychau.com

Dine in style

Hand Embroidered Dog Bed

This brilliant East of India Give The Dog A Bone Treats Jar is a delightful way to store your favourite furry friends treats and comes pre-filled with 32 bone shaped biscuits.

Ceramic pop top lid with an air tight rubber seal. www.mollieandfred.co.uk

Perfect dog lover’s gift In A Matchbox This original and charming gift handcrafted from UK based The Marvling Bros Ltd is a must for all dog lovers. Containing great grooming products including Top Dog Cologne, a doggy finger toothbrush, and doggy grooming bands, it is bound to impress even the most discerning of dogs and their owners. www.inamatchbox.com

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White Christmas Dog Bandana Christmas Gift Set Keep off the chill and brighten up a dull day with a seasonal scarf featuring a rich weave of jewel colours, snuggly soft cotton, and pom-pom trim.

Sewn from a slightly heavier fabric than the summer range, these well-wearing scarves drape beautifully and are ideal for wearing alone or tucked into a jumper or coat. What better gift to give this Christmas than the gift of style? www.dogandpupstore.com

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Feed your dogs in style with this lovely Labrador Dog Food Bowl, part of the Labrador collection from Midlands based Sophie Allport. A perfect gift for any Labrador owner or for your own cherished pet.

Made from galvanized steel, the bowl’s top diameter is 17cm and the bottom diameter is 23.5cm. The height is 5.5cm and it has a capacity of 0.5 litres. There is a practical non-slip rubber rim around the base to ensure it doesn’t tip over or slip around while your dog is eating. Available from sophieallport.com or on 0845 0177 866.

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Pet survival guide

How to keep your furry friends happy and safe this festive season With just over two weeks left until Christmas, PDSA is asking pet owners to ‘paws for thought’ to ensure the whole family, including the four-legged members, enjoy the festive season safely.

At this busy time of year our pets can suddenly find their home filled with intriguing decorations, unfamiliar food and noisy houseguests. Although we may enjoy this festive fun, all this extra hustle and bustle can be stressful, and possibly even hazardous for our furry pals.

To help minimise any stress, make a quiet, cosy ‘den’ for your pet in advance – a quiet room is ideal for dogs, while cats feel safest when they’re higher so perhaps their early Christmas present could be a safe ‘jungle gym’ from a reputable pet shop with all of the posts and platforms.

Give them healthy treats or praise when they are relaxed in their den so they learn to view it as a pleasurable and calm place to be, and can escape from the comings and goings if things get too busy for them.

A pheromone diffuser (calming scents which our pets can smell but we cannot) placed nearby can also help to keep them relaxed.

Christmas trees can make a tempting climbing frame for cats, but sadly vets see injuries at this time of year due to falls and toppled trees. You should supervise your pet in rooms containing trees, and keep doors closed when you’re not around.

Lots of us like to spoil our pets over the festive season with a nicely wrapped present or two, but sometimes it

is the wrapping paper that our pets enjoy playing with rather than their new toys!

PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Elaine Pendlebury, says: “Pets are often attracted to things that are new and interesting, especially if they make an unusual sound or have an unfamiliar texture. As long as they are safe, and don’t scare the pet, this can provide excellent mental stimulation.”

However, decorations such as tinsel, baubles and ribbon can seem like fun toys, but can quickly become choking hazards for inquisitive pets. Keep them well out of reach from even the most determined paws.

Elaine continues: “Don’t forget about smaller pets either – rats, rabbits and hamsters all have different needs. For example, think about providing stimulating toys for your small furries. Ferrets enjoy playing with toys that you change frequently and a fabric ferret tunnel can provide all sorts of fun. Rabbits need plenty of exercise and if your rabbit lives indoors, they might like to demolish that cardboard box you don’t need or even push around a soft drinks can! Mice and rats like to explore mazes so think about how you could create one using safe materials like ink-and glue-free cardboard. Remember that pets like these can have a short attention span, so you need to provide different things that you change frequently to keep them amused and entertained.”

PDSA is on a mission to educate the nation on pet wellbeing and is delighted that funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery is helping the charity to continue this vital work.

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10.00 – 13.00 Toby Anstis Join Toby Anstis each weekday morning from 10 for more music variety, more chances to win and the latest news every hour for Northants! It's the perfect soundtrack to your mornings.

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16.00 – 19.00 Matt Jarvis Matt is the man to get you home on time after a long day, with just the best music.

He'll have all the latest traffic and travel news for Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough every 20 minutes and local news on the hour. Make sure you're listening when you jump in the car!

Hi, this is Matt Jarvis, and you can hear me on Heart every weekday afternoon at 4pm! As well as more music variety, I have all the latest traffic and travel information for Northamptonshire, to make sure you get home in good time, plus we have a bit of fun! Tune in tomorrow, and drop me a text to tell me your listening… just text the word RADIO and your message to 82122 Can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas, and we have so much really stuff planned for Christmas and New Year on Heart!

On New Year's Day between 10am and 6pm, we're counting down the biggest songs of the last 25 years as chosen by you!

There's been some great music over the last 25 years with the likes of the TLC, Take That, Spice Girls and more recently Taylor Swift all making hits that hold a firm place in our hearts! But which anthems will go down as THE most important tracks of our time? We want YOU to have your say.

Just tell us your favourite song from the 90s, your best from the 00s and your top track right now (basically 2010 - 2014!), then tune into Heart on New Years Day from 10am until 6pm when Toby Anstis and Rich Clarke will be counting down YOUR best songs from 100 all the way down to 1.

A video I posted on our Facebook page last week, which featured a house for sale, complete with a Rollercoaster, has gone viral! Within 24 hours the post had been seen over 10 million times, shared over 51,000 and liked over 71,000 times! If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure you check it out… you’ll love it! Go to facebook.com/heartfourcounties Finally, Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire was the place to be last week, as Sam Mendes revealed the cast and film locations of the new Bond film ‘Spectre’, including naming Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci who will become Bond girls.

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EXTRA Time - What’s On in Northamptonshire - get out and enjoy yourselves there is something for everyone.

ARTS & CULTURE Monday to Saturday Exhibition of Corby’s rich history. The Heritage Centre tells the story of Corby’s long association with iron and steel making. 75-77 High Street, Old Village, Corby, NN17 1UU – Open from 2pm4pm, Monday to Friday and 9am12.30pm on Saturdays, Continuous Alfred East Art Gallery, Sheep St, Kettering, Entry is FREE The Alfred East Gallery has a regular series of changing exhibitions by local artists, as well as a permanent collection gallery displaying the work of Sir Alfred East, T. C. Gotch and others. Contact: 01536 534274

Follow the elephants! Wellingborough girl guides and brownies have organised an elephants hunt around the town centre, to celebrate the end of Brownies Centenary Year. The trail starts at the museum, from where you can pick up an entry form and directions. The trail will continue throughout this month until Monday January 5 and there’s a prize for the entrant who finds the most elephants in shop windows.

CLASSES Tuesdays (6.30pm) Zumba classes in The Bede House, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8BT. Led by Michelle J. Just turn up 10 minutes before each class – £4. Other class times, dates, locations, tel: 07974809003 for details or visit: www.zumbann10.com Mondays (11am) New Absolute Beginners line dance class, every Monday morning from 11.00 am until 12.00pm at Earls Barton Working Men’s Club,Queen street, Earls Barton. £4 pay as you go. Contact Karen for more details on 07941762416 or karendance@hotmail.co.uk EVENTS

Christmas Fayre Lunch at Boughton House. Various Dates in December. Come and celebrate the festive season at Boughton House. On selected dates, Portfolio Events are hosting Christmas Fayre Lunch and Party Packages in the Tapestry Suite, our elegant new event facility. CHRISTMAS FAYRE LUNCH: £29.95 per person. Package includes a glass of Winter Pimms on arrival, festive 3-course lunch with coffee and mince pies, table decorations and crackers all accompanied by an award winning harpist. CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS: £59.95 per person Package includes a glass of festive fizz on arrival, 5-course dinner with coffee and mince pies, half a bottle of wine per guest, table decorations and crackers plus an award winning DJ. See more at: http://www.boughtonhouse.co.uk/events/christmas-fayre-lunch-boughton-house-2/#sthash.

Tm6hTNmi.dpuf Sensory play for babes and tots. The summer may be over but the fun continues in the county! Award-winning children’s activity leaders Donna Smith and Amy George are reminding local families about weekly get-togethers with the Hartbeeps group, for young children.

The groups are for babies and toddlers and involve making music, enjoying multisensory play and having fun! Suitable for youngsters from birth to five years old, Amy and Donna run classes around the area and another Hartbeeps group is being launched in Raunds at the end of October on Tuesdays – call Amy for more details on 07775 877093 or email amy@hartbeeps.com There are also sessions on Mondays in Kettering at Kids Play (10.30am), Wednesdays at the Masonic Hall in Rushden – 9.30am for walkers and 10.30am for sitting to toddling age groups.

On Fridays the group meets at Telford Lodge I Kettering, 10am. Donna@hartbeeps.com or call: 07584 033108.

Sundays: Rushden’s Whitefriars Church runs ‘Stepping Out’ events for the wider community on the second Sunday of the month, instead of a single church service. These include Kidz Klub (Whitefriars Junior School, 10.15am), the ‘Silver Service’ church service (with traditional hymns at the Bridge Community Office at Whitefriars, 10.30am); the Books ‘n’ More Reading Group (at the Arabica Coffee House from 10.30am); and Handy Helpers (practical help in the community).

Further details from Philip and Denise Evans: 01933 316834. Find out more about church activities, here: www.whitefriar schurch.org.uk Gretton Monthly Lunches . Gretton Village Hall is the venue for the next monthly lunch only £4.00 per serving. All food is freshly prepared and with a nice choice. An optional raffle is also run. Proceeds of the event are in support of the village hall repair fund. The organisers welcome residents,ramblers,cyclists and anyone passing through the village to attend. Thank you for your continued support everyone. Further details from Liz Watt telephone 01536 772328. Do then join us on 1s July for a nice social get together over a great value lunch here in Gretton.

Friday Night is pub quiz night at the Shoulder of Mutton 12 Chapel Road Weldon. Already a popular weekly event at the pub organisers welcome regular and new teams to enter. For further information please call 01536

601016. Meanwhile the Craft brewery now well established at the Shoulder of Mutton is producing some fine real ales. The latest brew Weldon Bonfire to coincide with the 5th November celebrations lasted all but a day. The brewery is preparing to fire up ready for the Festive Season to cater for the high demand during this period.

Please call in anytime and enjoy a drink and traditional home cooked food that has gained a fine reputation in the village of Weldon thanks to the hard work of the hosts and staff supported by their loyal customers.

Friday 12 December, 7.30pm: A Christmas Journey in music and words with The Seagrave Singers, at All Saints Church, William Street, Kettering.Tickets are £7, students free.

Proceeds are for Cransley Hospice.

For information, tickets and reservation, call Anne: 01536518726 or pay at the door.

Saturday 13 December, The Teenage Market returns to Kettering.

Saturday 13 December Brass Band Concert The Kibworth Band will entertain with seasonal music and carols at The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer, Northants.

Saturday, 13 December 2014 For further information and tickets contact 01536 357676 or 01536 722901 Admission - adults: £6.50; children £3 Refreshments available. Proceeds to church funds The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire NN15 5LU Saturday 13 December Great Easton Village Hall, Christmas whist drive – first hand of cards dealt at 7.30pm.

Seasonal prizes. The monthly whist drives throughout the year have been very popular – thanks to all for your support. Entry £2.50 per player to include game of whist, raffle tickets and refreshments. For further inquiries call: 01536 770784.

Saturday 13 December A Christmas Concert for Kettering featuring The world famous Virtuosi GUS Brass Band, Belcanto Female Voice Choir and the Hawthorn Community Primary School Choir.

7.30pm. Adults £10 Children £5 Ticket hotline 07425 838058 or Kafé Bloc, Piccadilly Buildings, Sheep Street, Kettering Church of St Peter & Paul, Market Place, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN16 0AL Saturday 13 December A Christmas concert given by the Northampton Philharmonic Choir, including Carols for all!

Concert starts at 7 pm. Tickets available from the Box Office on 07958 768661 Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell, Northamptonshire NN14 6BQ Saturday 13 Dec 2014 Christmas Oratorio and Carols Wellingborough Orpheus Choir will be performing parts 1-3 of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio for their Christmas Concert, with guest soprano soloist Hannah Moodie and Mark Pescott at the organ. There

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The concert starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £10 (students £5 and children under 12 free). Call 01604 870318 to preorder, or buy them on the door.

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Sunday December 14: Gretton Silver Band will once again play at the annual Carol Service at Gretton Baptist Church in High Street, Gretton, at 6pm. Everyone welcome.

Saturday 13 Dec 2014 Brass Band Concert The Kibworth Band will entertain with seasonal music and carols at The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer, Northants.

Saturday, 13 December 2014 For further information and tickets contact 01536 357676 or 01536 722901 Admission - adults: £6.50; children £3 Refreshments available. Proceeds to church funds The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire NN15 5LU

Sunday 14 Dec 2014 Brigstock Antique and Collectors Fair A brand new antique and collectors fair featuring furniture ceramics porcelain and jewellery to suit all tastes and pockets, admission £1.00 refreshments available all day, limited free parking.

Open from 0930 to 15.30 admission £1.00 accompanied children under 15 free, contact Bob or Jill on 01536 373786 or 07802 868652, antiques and collectables to suit all pockets, including furniture, jewellery and glass Brigstock Village Hall, Northamptonshire NN14 3ET Contact telephone: 01780 470001

Saturday 13 Dec 2014 A Christmas Concert for Kettering A Christmas Concert featuring The world famous Virtuosi GUS Brass Band, Belcanto Female Voice Choir and the Hawthorn Community Primary School Choir.

7.30pm. Adults £10 Children £5 Ticket hotline 07425 838058 or Kafé Bloc, Piccadilly Buildings, Sheep Street, Kettering Church of St Peter & Paul, Market Place, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN16 0AL Contact telephone: 07425 838058 Saturday 13 Dec 2014 A Musical Celebration of Christmas A Christmas concert given by the Northampton Philharmonic Choir, including Carols for all! Concert starts at 7 pm.

Tickets available from the Box Office on 07958 768661 Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell, Northamptonshire NN14 6BQ Saturday 13 Dec 2014 Christmas Party Night Aerosoul - 9 piece Band, Nigel Adair and Big Bopper Disco Two Course Meal Tickets £25 Kettering Conference Centre Northamptonshire NN15 6PB Contact telephone: 01536 527407 Call to check latest times or cancellations. www. cransleyhospice.org Saturday December 13 2014: United Reform Church, London Road, Kettering – the Variations Choir presents a Celebration of Christmas Concert from 7.15pm. Tickets cost £5 or £2.50 for under-12s, available on the door.

Price includes refreshments. Telephone: 01536 513548 or: 01536 723376 for further details.

Saturday December 13 2014: Great Easton Village Hall, Christmas Whist Drive, from 7.30pm. Seasonal prizes.

Entrance £2.50 per player – includes game of whist, raffle tickets and refreshments. Organisers welcome regular and visiting players. For further inquiries, call: 01536 770784.

Rushden Historical Transport Society SANTA SPECIALS 13th & 14th December Pre-Booked Tickets essential to receive a present from Santa. Ticket prices Adults £6.00, Children Over 1 £9.00 Children under 1 £3.00 ( Card payments are subject to £1.50 admin charge). Tickets can be purchased on-line at www. rhts.co.uk Rushden Transport Museum, The Railway Station, Station Approach, Rushden, NN10 0AW 01933 353111

Sunday 14 Dec 2014 Christingle Service A beautiful candlelit Christmas service with the traditional Christingle orange gift. All proceeds to the Children’s Society 3.30 pm.

The Church of St Mary The Virgin, Church Street, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire NN15 5LU

Wednesday 17 December Rat Pack Thursday nights at The Old Bakehouse. Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars!

We are delighted to be hosting more Rat Pack Thursday nights at The Old Bakehouse. This is a special themed night, complete with a delicious oneoff set menu.

Come dine in style whilst being serenaded by one of the finest Rat Pack tribute acts!

Call 01536 712512 to book your place, or Book Online Thursday December 18 and 20th Festive flicks! BIG Screen Movie Nights are back at Kettering’s Market Place with some festive favourites on offer.

The Polar Express features on Thursday (5pm) and Miracle on 34th Street on Saturday (3pm), free.

Saturday December 20 a Living Nativity will be performed on the Market Place in Kettering between 11am and 3pm.

Saturday 20 Dec 2014 Higham Ferrers Farmers Market Higham Ferrers Farmer’s Market is held between 9am and 1pm on the last Saturday of each month except in December when it is moved to the last available day before Christmas. Our Farmers Market which is accredited to FARMA ASSOCATION is a very successful monthly market, we have over 24 stalls which each offering something different.

The produce can vary from Aberdeen Angus beef, organic eggs and vegetables, Italian peppers, organic pork and lamb, free range poultry, beer, pork in all its forms in addition to pickles, pies, herbs, fresh fish, fruit and honey, preserves, traditional bread, plants & cheese. Dates for 2014:- January 25th, February 22nd, March 29th, April 26th, May 31st, June 28th, July 26th, August 30th, September 27th, Octo-

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Saturday 20 Dec 2014 A Big Band Swingin’ Christmas Presented by The Ian Bufton Big Band. A Big Band Swingin’ Christmas Concert Saturday 20th December 2014 7.30p.m.

Doors open 7.pm. Come and enjoy the Big Band sound of the Ian Bufton Big Band playing a selection of favourite carols as well as Christmas arrangements of festive tunes in the Big Band style. A raffle will be held and chicken & wedges served during the interval. (vegetarian option avaliable this information needed when booking tickets) Tickets £12.

Tickets are avaliable NOW!!!!! To purchase contact 01933 412206 or 07927 147787. What better way to start your Christmas Celebrations!!

Saturday 20th December 2014 7.30p.m. Doors open 7.pm Tickets £12 (To include food) John White Golf Club, Bedford Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0SA, Northamptonshire NN10 0SA Contact telephone: 01933 412206 or 07927 147787 Saturday 20 Dec 2014 Carols in the Kitchen Join this friendly, festive carol singing event, taking place inside the New Bield. Wrap up warm and come and sing some of your favourite Christmas carols with the staff and volunteers at Lyveden 2 pm - 3.30 pm Free event Lyveden New Bield Harley Way Oundle near Peterborough Northamptonshire PE8 5AT Contact telephone: 01832 205158 Saturday 20 December a Living Nativity will be performed on the Market Place, Kettering between 11am and 3pm.

Saturday 20 December, 8pm: Rushden Bowls Club – Swivel Club Party Night (£10 tickets via: www. swivelclub.com). Soul Shaka – soul and Motown show – supported by the Steve Brown Soul Sounds.

Saturday 20 December, 10am12noon: Baby/Children’s Nearly New Sale at The Pemberton Centre, H E Bates Way, Rushden (NN10 9YP).

Entrance £1, children admitted free.

To book a stall, email: karen_aves@ hotmail.co.uk 24th Jan 21st Feb 4th Apr 9th May 6th June 4th July 29th Aug 26th Sep 24th Oct 28th Nov too.

Saturday 20 December 10-12noon.

New Sale. Kettering Corn Market Hall, London Road. NN15 7QA. Lots of stalls with baby and kids clothes, toys and equipment. Come and pick up some bargains!! Entrance £1 (Kids free) Saturday December 20: The popular Gretton Silver Band Christmas Concert takes place at Gretton village hall in Kirby Road, from 7.30pm. As always, a super evening of festive favourites will give you Christmas spirit!

Light refreshments and a raffle (nice prizes!). Admission is £4, conces-

sions £3. All residents and visitors are welcome – profits from the Christmas Concert will be donated to provide a defibrillator to be placed on Gretton Recreation Ground, in conjunction with the Friends Of Gretton Recreation Ground.

Saturday December 20: Rockingham Village Hall, Christmas Whist Drive with high quality prizes. There will also be a raffle. Cards are dealt from 7.30pm. A warm welcome to all players. Further details on: 01536 770050.

Saturday December 20 at 11am and 2pm, Christmas children’s film matinee – Jack And The Beenstalk, Merry Christmas (Santa Claus’s Workshop) and Mickey’s Christmas Carol – free event at Wellingborough Museum, Castle Way (NN81XB). Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Monday 22 Dec 2014 Comedians and Carols Over the last few years this event has become hugely popular with a sell out crowd; suitable for older kids, its a great way to celebrate & have lots of fun with family and friends and has proved a Christmas season highlight for many people. Stand Up Comedian & award winning comedy writer (Not Going Out, the Lee Mack show, Miranda) Paul Kerensa will be returning with his very special Christmas Show to Kettering Arts Centre at St Andrew’s Church, with help from other top comedians, as part of a national tour.

Line up: James Dowdeswell – standup comic, as seen on BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good Newsrval 2. Andrew Watts – heralded show from Edinburgh Fringe this year, 5 stars on Chortle! 3.Jay Foreman – music and guitary funtimes 4. Jim Tavare – the double-bass bald comic from Harry Potter and The Sketch Show Tickets £9 (£7 concessions) Doors open at 7pm show starts at 7.30pm Suitable for aged 8/9+ Kettering Arts Centre at St Andrew’s Church, corner Rockingham Rd & Lindsay St, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN16 8RG Contact telephone: 01536 513858 (except Fridays) Tuesday 23 December Father Christmas needs a wee. At every house Father Christmas eats and drinks the tasty treats that have been left for him. But when he reaches number ten he realises that he’s forgotten to do something rather important and he really, really, really needs a WEE!. TaleGate Theatre hit the perfect combination of witty humour, fantastic music and the extra sparkle for which they have become known in this fabulously funny and brilliantly bouncy musical adaptation of Nicholas Allan’s much loved book.

Awarded 5 stars “MAGIC, MAYHEM AND MINCE PIES. THERE ALL HERE IN THIS MUSICAL” The Edinburgh Fringe Show. Awarded 4 stars “A SWEET TALE TOLD WITH ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM AND PLENTY OF SILLINESS” One4review. “THIS DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINING SHOW IS A REAL HIT WITH THE YOUNGSTERS” The Stage. The

Masque Theatre, The Latimer Arts College, Castle Way, Barton Seagrave NN15 6SW Tel: 01536 414141 Christmas Eve, Wednesday December 24: St James Church, Station Road, Gretton, annual candlelit crib service, starting at 4pm. All children are invited to dress up as a nativity character to go along and help tell the story of the birth of Jesus through readings and carols. All residents, family, friends and Christmas visitors are warmly welcomed to this very special and popular Christmas service.

Further details on: 01536 770237.

Saturday 27 December, 8pm: Rushden Bowls Club – Swivel Club – Queen B tribute night (£15 tickets via: www.swivelclub.com). Tribute band returning for the second time, supported by disco. Event supports local charities.

Sunday 28 December MINCE PIE SPECIAL, A family trip on the train after Christmas. First train – 11.00, last train 16.00 Train fares – Adult £4.00, Child £2.00 Wellness Monday: 11am Meet at East Carlton Park Walk, Corby Contact Kye Bishop 01536 464611 kye.bishop@corby.gov.uk Tuesday: 2.30 pm Adventure Walks Meet @ The Buttery, the Rural Shopping Yard, Castle Ashby, Northampton Cost: £4 Leader: Jason Williams (NWUK Instructor) 07957 353482 gvltdemail@gmail.com Wednesday: 10am. Meet at Leisure Centre, Desborough. This walk is on a circular, paved route around the Greenspace and is always under an hour long. Volunteers to help us lead more walks! If you are interested please contact Jenna Bartley on 01536 534284 or email jennabartley@ kettering.gov.uk for more information on courses.

CHILDREN GROUPS Rhymetime (free): Thursdays 10.30am to 11.15am at Burton Latimer Library. Contact: 0300 126 1000.

Tuesdays 10.30-11am at Corby Library.

Contact: 01536 203304 Fridays 10-10.30am at Desborough Library. Contact: 01536 711880.

Thursdays 10-10.30am at Higham Fer Nature Tots – nature activities for children under five. £3.50 per child, includes refreshments. Booking essential, telephone: 01604 810970.

Every third Tuesday of each month during term time – 10am to 11.30am – at Sywell Country Park, Washbrook Lane, Ecton NN6 0QX. Also, every first Wednesday of each month in term time at Irchester Country Park, Gipsy Lane, Little Irchester, Wellingborough NN97DL – call 01933 276866. Also, second Thursdays at Fermyn Wood Country Park, Lyveden Road, Brigstock, Kettering NN14 3HS

Toddler Singing and Stories with Stevie Rigsby sessions through the summer holiday on a Tuesday morning at 10am at St. Columba’s Church Hall, Studfall Avenue and a Thursday morning at 10am at Beanfield Community Centre on Beanfield Avenue. Sessions cost £2 for the first child, £1 each other sibling. Elder siblings are welcome but must be paid for and accompanied by an adult. For more information please Call Stevie 0776 124 2851. In the past my sessions at Corby Library have been the best in the county with a record 50 children and 42 adults at one session. It is a rather loud, fast, fun, singy, shakery, action packed rhyming session and needs more people to join in to make it even more fun....

Aardvark Soft Play - Every Monday & Tuesday, sensory and soft play sessions for under-fives & their grownups. Book a 50-minute play session – running 9am-3pm. Limited spaces. £2.50 per playing child: Aardvark Soft Play at Corby Masonic Complex, 27 Rockingham Road, Corby, NN17 1AD. Contact: 01536 201535 or 07889390500 or lindsey@aardvarksoftplay.com Play Mates: Tuesdays 9.30-11am at Corby Old Village Community Centre. £1.50. Contact Kelly on: 01536 201852.

Tiny Tots: Thursdays 2.15-3.15pm, term time only, at St Giles Church Community Centre, Desborough.

Stay & Play (Higham Ferrers SureStart). Mondays 9.15-10.45am at Higham Ferrers Library. Fridays 1.302.30pm at Bede House. Contact: 01933 419759.

Little Lambs: Fridays 1011.30am.

Reachout Community Church, 4 High Street, Irchester.

Contact: 01933 225525.

Little Treasures: Mondays 9.45-11.15am at Crow Hill Community Centre, Irthlingborough. Contact: 01933 225525.

Mawsley Baby & Toddler Group: Thursdays, 9.30-11am, The Centre at Mawsley, Kettering. £1.50 first child, 50p per child thereafter. Contact Sarah on: 01536 790517.

Hawthorn Berries: Mondays & Thursdays 9.15-11am, term time only, at Hawthorn Primary School Community Room, Kettering. £1 per family.

Contact: 01536 359574.

St Edwards Mums & Tots: Wednesdays 9-11am at St Edwards RC Primary School, Eastleigh Road, Kettering. £1.20 for 1st child, 30p thereafter. Contact Kim on: 01536 391581.

Little Fishes: Every other Wednesday 2-3pm.

Little Harrowden Church, Main Street, Little Harrowden.

Contact Heather on: 01933 678225.

Hopscotch at Loddington School.

Thursdays, 2.15-3.15pm Loddington School, Call: 07742 664604.

Pytchley Mums & Tots Tuesdays,

10-11.30am, Pytchley School Hall. Call Dawn: 07964 225369.

St Peters Parent & Toddler Group: Fridays 9.30-11.30am, term time only, at Saxon Hall, Raunds. £1.50 1st child, 25p thereafter. Contact Sarah on: 01933 622116.

Twinkle Tots: Wednesdays 9.30-11am at Reachout Community Church, School Lane, Rothwell. Call: 01933 225525.

Mums & Tots: Tuesdays 10-11.30am at Rushden Full Gospel Church & Christian Centre, 60 High Street South. Call Marie: 01933 316084.

Stay & Play (Rushden SureStart): Wednesdays 2.15-3.15pm. Newton Road Community Primary School.

Call: 01933 410112.

Mucky Pups (Messy Play): Tuesdays 9.45-11.15am at St Andrews Church Hall, Berrymoor Road, Wellingborough. £2.50 per child. Contact: 01933 272119.

Jumping Beans: Wednesdays 9.1511am term time only, at Mill Road Baptist Church, Wellingborough. Contact: 01933 383159.

Little COGS: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am-11.15am. Reachout Community Church, Havelock Street, Wellingborough.

50p per child. Contact: 01933 225525.

Little Fishes: Fridays 1.30-3pm at Our Lady’s Catholic School Hall, Henshaw Road, Wellingborough. £1 per family.

Hopscotch at Loddington School.

Thursdays, 2.15-3.15pm Loddington School, Call: 07742 664604.

Pytchley Mums & Tots Tuesdays, 10-11.30am, Pytchley School Hall. Call Dawn: 07964 225369.

St Peters Parent & Toddler Group: Fridays 9.30-11.30am, term time only, at Saxon Hall, Raunds. £1.50 1st child, 25p thereafter. Contact Sarah on: 01933 622116.

Twinkle Tots: Wednesdays 9.30-11am at Reachout Community Church, School Lane, Rothwell. Call: 01933 225525.

Mums & Tots: Tuesdays 10-11.30am at Rushden Full Gospel Church & Christian Centre, 60 High Street South. Call Marie: 01933 316084.

Stay & Play (Rushden SureStart): Wednesdays 2.15-3.15pm. Newton Road Community Primary School.

Call: 01933 410112.

Mucky Pups (Messy Play): Tuesdays 9.45-11.15am at St Andrews Church Hall, Berrymoor Road, Wellingborough. £2.50 per child. Contact: 01933 272119.

Jumping Beans: Wednesdays 9.1511am term time only, at Mill Road Baptist Church, Wellingborough. Contact: 01933 383159.

Little COGS: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am-11.15am. Reachout Community Church, Havelock Street, Wellingborough.

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Eating or heating? The crisis at Christmas LOCAL VIEW: Corby-based Tom Bingham – well known for his connection to the arts, his love of local history and his hand-made guitars – brings an update on local food banks.

Send in your local history stories or memories of special, past events to Extra Local, email: newsdesk@ extranewspapers.co.uk IF you blinked you might have missed it, but 2014 has been the European year against food waste.

With around 90 million tonnes of food wasted in the EU each year (out of which around 15 million tonnes is generated by the UK), the European Commission set an aspirational target to reduce the amount of food thrown away by 50 per cent by 2020 across the European Union.

Meanwhile, 13 million people in the UK live below the poverty line.

Food banks are not soup kitchens, they exist as a sticking plaster usually to help families in crisis or those who have been allocated welfare but are waiting for the payments to be processed. When a church or local charity sets up a food bank, it connects two very important groups of people – those in crisis and those donors who provide help. The existence of a food bank is NOT a sign of poverty but rather an indication we have got things wrong.

The first food bank was started in 2000 by Paddy and Carol Henderson from Salisbury when returning from working in a children’s or-

phanage in Bulgaria – long before the financial crash.

Here’s a round-up of what is happening locally to help people struggling to find money for food.

RUSHDEN FOOD BANK: (team leader Mark Lees) has been at the heart of establishing the Northamptonshire Food Poverty network alongside others. Mark said: “In addition to our standard food bank work and clinics, we offer other help and support for people going through not just food poverty but poverty of housing, motivation, employment, opportunities and those facing social isolation. There is a lot going on here, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“In terms of food bank numbers, we have seen a rise over the last 12 months and the trend is upwards – people are more generous at Christmas time and we see a great community response. People can donate at any time at our main site based at the old South End School, Full Gospel Church, 60 High Street South, Rushden, NN10 0QX. Thank you.”

CORBY FOODBANK: (director Adam Boud) operates from the Hope Centre in Princewood Road,

HOPE CENTRE: Corby food bank director Adam Boud.

Corby, behind Domino Pizza, and offers a three-day crisis supply of food (non-perishables) with some 30 volunteer helpers. Other food banks in the county will offer help up to 12 weeks depending on the circumstances. Last month Hope averaged 54 people per month.

Adam said: “The people of Corby are very generous at this time of year.”

A typical shopping list of donated food at the Cube or the Hope Centre would include sugar, fruit juice, soup, cereals, tea bags, coffee, rice/pasta, tinned meat, jam, tinned vegetables and biscuits.

Corby Borough Council runs an information desk to help food bank clients most in need get relevant support and advice as quickly as possible. It is open on Tuesdays 1.30pm-3pm and Fridays 11.30am– 1pm.

Mayor of Corby, Cllr Anthony Dady, who has been supporting the food bank throughout his year in office as one of his chosen charities, said: “There are a lot of services that the council can provide to further help people that use the food bank and it is really fitting that the two services are offered together.”

K E T T E R ING FOOD BANK: Dave at St Judes Food Bank, said: “At Kettering food bank we have noticed that increased debt due to adjustments to people’s benefits have caused visits to food banks, along with delays in benefit claims being processed.

“Low wages and zero hour contracts are another cause of food poverty.

“Parcels issued during Christmas normally increase as we operate an amnesty scheme where service providers can refer their clients for free food outside of our normal qualifying criteria, or where a client has already visited the food bank the maximum amount of times.”

Food donations can be taken to St Judes Drop-In

in Kettering, Mondays to Fridays, 9am until 12noon.

The Trussell Trust charity coordinates a network of food banks throughout the UK, and reports that most of the clients attending do so because of difficulty in receiving benefits, unemployment, or debt creating a temporary crisis. A Trust spokesman said: “We work in partnership with care professionals, local churches, community carers and agencies who identify a need.”

When offered food bank tokens or being referred by professionals, doctors and social workers, some people who have never sought help feel humiliation and speak of their reluctance to attend. Some, having to cut back on basic living expenses, stay in bed to keep warm – having to choose between heating or eating. This can result in mental and physical health problems . . . and that’s what the threeday parcels service helps with. The value of the parcels is about £25 and can ease situations and help people to get over a crisis period.

Volunteers can often offer further types of help, if needed.

Crisis parcels can be issued up to three times in any six-month period. Seven-day parcels can be issued when an on-going assessment is being resolved, but insuring that a dependency is not created.

Those who say food banks are a scandal in this day and age should visit one, then be grateful you live

in a big-hearted society of caring people.

Locally, you can contact Adam Boud or Louise Taylor, in complete confidence, on: 01536 737588.

Sophie Neuburg, Friends of the Earth fuel poverty campaigner, said: “It’s completely unacceptable that millions of people across Britain are still struggling to pay their bills.

“With more fuel price hikes expected in future, a comprehensive, publicly funded energy efficiency programme to insulate every lowincome home in the country is urgently required.

“Slashing energy waste would not only save households hundreds of pounds every year, it would also create jobs, tackle climate change and reduce our reliance on overseas fossil fuels.”

Those living in private rented accommodation continued to have the highest rates of fuel poverty.

To some, the choice between eating or heating their homes will be how they spend Christmas.

Before you invite the family round, spare a thought for those less fortunate and donate just one item to help ease the distress of someone else’s yuletide in your town.

Donations are required – local organisations need support from residents and community groups to keep food coming into food banks, so they have supplies on hand to give away to those assessed as being in need.

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EXTRA LIFESTYLE Set Yourself up for a Positive Day – Every Day! Lisa Phillips Executive Coach, Personal Development and Enjoying life!

As a regularly featured personality on radio and TV, Lisa is an international expert on self development and coaching. She has owned her coaching business, Amazing Coaching for ten years and has worked in over 20 countries. Her passion and love of life is infectious.

AS the winter nights draw in over 2 million people in the UK will suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (OK, I promise not to rub it in that I am enjoying the warm Sydney spring).

During this time, it is important that you stay positive in order to counter act those ‘Winter Blues’.

One of the simplest ways to do this is to set yourself up each morning for a positive day.

Think back to this morning - How did you feel when your alarm went off? Did you drag yourself out of bed mumbling about your day at work or what you needed to get done that day? Or did you jump out of bed with excitement wondering what wonderful things the day has in store for you?

How we feel and what we think about our day ahead can really effect how in fact the day will actually turn out.

If we begin each morning dreading what the

day will hold, we will unconsciously creating an affirmation or a statement of what we want.

Those affirmations then become our reality.

For example, if you get up in the morning and the first thing you do is trip over your slippers or poke your mascara wand in your eye, you will probably start to think ‘this is going to be a rotten day’.

This starts to create a negative pattern of thought. The more you then focus on how ‘bad’ your day is going, the chances are, more things will probably go wrong and you may lose any opportunity to experience any positives in your day. Then, you may actually make your day worse and by the end of it, you may end up affirming, ‘this was a horrible day and everything I did just went wrong!’

Then, if this wasn’t bad enough, if you continue to bombard yourself with negative ways of thinking, you will begin to believe negative things about yourself and your behavior will follow accordingly.

Negative thoughts, lead to negative expectations, lead to negative outcomes!

However, had you believed the day was going to be great, and you jumped out of bed filled with excitement, you would have used the power of your own thought to make it a great day!

You will then feel more positive and attract more positive experiences into your life.

Whether you believe in the power of affirmations or not, they are already operating in your life. That is why it is so important to understand and use them to your advantage.

The process of consciously transforming your thoughts, through the use of positive affirmations is the first step in changing your

external world.

Positive thoughts, lead to positive expectation, lead to positive outcomes!

Try these affirmations to start your day with a bang!

• This is going to be a great day • Everything in my day goes wonderfully • I have a fabulous day at work and complete all my tasks easily • My day is filled with love and happiness • Everyone I meet today is happy and loving Another useful trick to start your day on a positive note is to take 2-3 minutes each

morning, visualizing the ideal outcome of your day.

Don’t worry if you feel this is too difficult, just try and relax into it and run a little movie in your mind of how you wish you day to be. If you have a difficult meeting or task to do, imagine the perfect outcome to your situation and also how you will look and feel after you have completed the task. Visualization is very powerful and you can really make a difference to your day by taking a few minutes each morning to complete this task.

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EXTRa LETTERS AND RANTS Doughboys’ words response, WW1 100th and Strikers concern Dear Mr Whitney, I refer to your item in the ‘Extra Letters and Rants’ section in the 28th November issue of Wellingborough Extra in which you highlight your disapproval of the fact that in the previous two editions of the paper there had been no mention of the Doughboys matches. I must hold my hands up and take responsibility for the omission and completely exonerate the Extra Sports staff from any blame as they have previously been extremely accommodating in publishing any items involving the town’s football club. In fact their Editor has made several gestures towards developing the football club by introducing an ex-premier league player to the club. Unfortunately, by some mysterious means our ground sharing partners got wind of it and signed him up to run their Football Academy a day before I was due to interview him.

To further indicate their willingness to help the club further its marketing and news circulation they have on the occasions when we’ve not had a game, contacted me and requested any items appertaining to club development to assist in focusing the interest of our supporters on activities within the club.

I am sure you are well aware that our club is run by volunteers who work extremely hard to ensure that we can provide a community service to sport lovers in the area. If you take the reporting of games in isolation from other current matters, such as, organising the Christmas Raffle, the Club Christmas Dinner, the dual club Christmas Carol service and the day to day Marketing & Sponsorship responsibilities, you may consider what it

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entails. Firstly you have to visit all games, home and away, take notes of proceedings and ensure the facts of both teams is correct, put them on the computer and forward them to the press office. Sometimes other things like those I’ve mentioned take precedence and deadlines are not met, as happened in this case. For that I can only apologise and hope it will not happen again.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention and it is encouraging to know that the Doughboys have many fans who retain an interest in the club even if they don’t actually get to the Dog & Duck on match-day. Incidentally, are you the Mr Whitney who was a former Doughboy’s and Peterborough United goalkeeper? If you are its great to know you still think of your old team with affection.

Yours sincerely Laurie Owen, WTFC.

Dear Extra Thank you for your helpful reply.

I purchased Wellingborough Extra again yesterday and was delighted to see a write up about the Doughboys, their next fixture, and a photo. Excellent, hope you can keep up the good work!

Kind regards, Tony Whitney Dear Extra Again many thanks for your support in Kettering Extra – whilst I was developing my films in Boots Stores – their latest digital machines were recently installed, last week I needed help so a fella on the next machine offered advice, I was so pleased I gave him a copy of my letter from the Queen and a copy

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of the Kettering Extra in appreciation of his help.

What a coincidence – he said “ The Lady in Waiting who replied on behalf of the Queen, Jennifer Gordon-Lennox was his Commanding Officer’s wife!” Wow what goes around comes around.

To celebrate this 100th year and my Queen’s letter I bought extra copies of the Kettering Extra and printed extra copies of our Queen’s letter to give away to requesters to celebrate The Royal British Legion’s special 100th.

Your paper has a set a style of print and paper quality I admire.

Yours sincerely, Derek Bradshaw Kettering British Legion Vice Chairman

Dear Derek, Thank you once again for your very kind words – They are much appreciated here at Extra Local.

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Dear Extra After being a loyal supporter of the ‘Doughboys’ for the past 40 years it is heartening to see that the new Football Management team of Steve Herring and Joe Smythe have brought some semblance of stability into the squad with an extended run of a five match unbeaten run. However, I am a little concerned with how the two experienced attackers, Alfie Taylor and Jake Newman don’t yet appear to be creating the same level of panic amongst Premier Division defences as they did with their former clubs.

Not having ever played at the level they play

at, or managed other than a Sunday League side, I suppose my view would be taken lightly but when I hear other fans saying the same things I begin to think there may be things that need debate. Recently I bumped into the Chairman and manager of a Southern League club who were watching both Taylor and Newman. Their view was that they both remembered how Darren Collins and Jonny Mitchell and later, Jason Turner and Dan Surridge had torn defences apart and lifter the whole team with their enthusiasm and commitment but they hadn’t yet seen the current attackers having the same effect in the game we were watching.

Now we know what Alfie and Jake are capable of and with similar qualities of devastating speed and thunderous shots from all angles and their goal-scoring records are proof of this. So why is it that we have yet to see these blistering runs ending with cannonball shots? Perhaps it’s because both of them have had very little actual playing time with their former clubs and have not yet reached peak fitness. Let’s hope they are both ‘hitting the straps’ with the two back to back fixtures against Diamonds on Boxing Day and New Years Day and performing how we know they can. Unfortunately I’m away and will miss the Boxing Day match but I will watch it on the Diamonds video later.

Anyone got any views of the subject?

Kind regards, (name and address supplied) Dear Doughboys’ fan, I wonder if there are other fans out there who share your view?

Editor.

Upon Reflection CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ADVERTS

By Canon George Burgon “I am a people watcher who finds that God and my faith has touched many, many lives.’

A Scot by birth and a retired Vicar of Rothwell and Rector of Rushton.

Burgon is also a Governor of the Jesus Hospital, Alms houses in Rothwell and Chair of the Orton Trust and takes an active interest in local affairs and having served as chaplain to the Mayor of Kettering on 3 separate occasions.

George now lives in Barton Seagrave with his wife they have three daughters and six grandchildren.

With the WW1 anniversaries fresh in our minds this year, there is one shopping advert on TV which is very timely. It takes a well documented incident in the trenches when the two sides in the conflict stopped the war on Christmas Day in 1914. There were quite a few of these sporadic truces much to the annoyance of the powers that be. Documented evidence exists that the soldiers played football and exchanged handshakes and gifts, such as sausages and chocolate. They also gave their names to one another as well as enabling them to bury their comrades. They sang “Silent Night” in English and German.

The soldiers on both sides plainly did not want to be there. The story is now part of our history and has a value in the various ways we can look at it. The point the advert is making is that sharing is part of Christmas. It does make us pause for a moment in the busyness of our seasonal preparations and discover a little of the truth about the meaning of Christmas. It spares us from falling into the trap, as we find from many other adverts I have seen, that Christmas is nothing more than an occasion for heroic self indulgence! They encourage us

to think that Christmas is all about beef and beer and that the real spirit of the celebrations only comes out of a bottle. No mention of sharing in them- only getting. The advertising agencies sell themselves short and us if their understanding of Christmas is that it is only about sharing and getting. The real truth of Christmas is found in the giving and forgiving God who loves us and who wants the very best in life for each one of us. When we give a present to someone we love we want to make a difference to that person’s life. When we give a gift to someone we may never meet we want to do the same. “Love is something if you give it away.” There is still great hunger, poverty and neglect in our world and on our own doorsteps. We will be better human beings if we strive to do something about these dreadful situations in giving time, money and support to the efforts undertaken to alleviate those who suffer. We are the poorer by walking away from the collecting tins. May the truths in words we sing in the carols be found in our daily lives so we can all know of the love that came down at Christmas in Jesus. After all we are the only adverts God has in this world.

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4. Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film in 2008?

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Kettering – a vision for growth and ambitious plans to make it a business centre Report by Ian Harman.

A COMBINATION of excellent manufacturing capabilities, strong academic research and development, and support from emerging technology companies means Kettering is centrally placed as a centre for business location and expansion.

Its vision for growth has three main principles – supporting new housing, jobs and infrastructure; developing the town centre; and providing a more skilled workforce through a better education offer.

The area has an industrial manufacturing heritage BUSINESS VIEW: Ian Harman – a director of commercial property agency Prop-Search – and, below, a computergenerated image of Cransley Park.

with employers including Weetabix, Alpro, Sealed Air and Timsons, and is well placed to serve as a distribution hub with companies including Morrisons, Wincanton for Argos and Knights of Old already in occupation.

There are ambitious plans to unlock the east of the borough, which would generate an estimated £1.3 billion of economic activity through housing, jobs and infrastructure. As part of this, a £100million low carbon energy park that will meet the future power needs of the town is already underway. The 1,100-acre park on land to the east of Burton Latimer will combine wind, solar, biomass and anaerobic digestion facilities. First Renewables, the firm behind the park, says the scheme will meet Kettering’s current power needs as well as offsetting the future 5,500 home

Kettering East extension.

East Kettering is a major sustainable urban extension, which received planning permission in 2010.

The scheme, set over 800 acres, comprises 5,500 new homes, more than 1 million sq ft of commercial, health and leisure space, together with significant amenity and community space. Construction of infrastructure at Kettering East is underway, as are residential elements – completion of a primary school is due in July 2015.

Complementing the Kettering East scheme is Roxhill’s development of a 90acre site, adjacent to Latimer Business Park where occupiers include Morrisons, Weetabix and Argos. The site – known as the Junction 10 Business Park – is identified by the North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit has an area fit for development for employment use and is master planned as a high quality mixed use B1 (business), B2 (general industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) scheme.

The site could accommodate buildings from 10,000 sq ft to 150,000 sq ft, creating approximately 3,000 new jobs and has planning consent from Kettering council.

Another site with outline planning consent for 400,000 sq ft of B2 (industrial), B8 (storage and distribution) and C1 (hotels) uses is Cransley Park – formerly known as Cohen’s Scrap Yard – adjacent to Junction 8 of the A14. The 32-acre site has been fully serviced and prepared for immediate development. The owner of the land, the St Francis Group, is beginning a national marketing campaign to launch the site to the market.

Northamptonshire Police has announced plans to purchase additional land on the North Kettering Business Park alongside land earmarked for a new custody and investigation centre.

The additional 3.7 acres will allow for further development of the Force’s estate to house a new headquarters.

Planning permission for the Police Investigation Centre was granted in February this year and the purchase of the 2.4-acre site agreed in March.

The design of the centre is under review to take account of current best practice in custody provision.

As Kettering has the largest town centre in North Northamptonshire, its aim is to maintain its position in the retail hierarchy, through

National award for careers company AFTER helping thousands of people climb onto and up the working ladder over the last three decades, a Bozeat-based business has enjoyed a career boost of its own – by winning a prestigious industry award.

The Mallows Company, founded in 1988 by Rachel Mallows, was recognised for offering ‘Best Practice in Delivering Career Development Services by a Small Provider’ (sponsored by The Aspire-Igen Group) at the UK Career Development Awards 2014, staged last month in Glasgow.

The company was shortlisted alongside two other UK providers for its high quality commitment to a number of projects including helping people get back into work, finding employment for exoffenders, providing careers advice in a local school and for showing a development ethic across its diverse range of services, among which is supporting and coaching potential and start-up businesses in Kettering.

It was particularly commended for its ‘sound career coaching principles’ and for its belief in

‘releasing the potential in the person and providing a helpful and friendly place for professional and supportive guidance’.

Rachel, who is also the director of the annual Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards, said: “The Mallows Company has many strings to its bow, but arguably our various career development projects and the positive results that we achieve through those can be the most satisfying professionally.

“Watching those who’ve been demoralised by unemployment come alive again after my team has helped them back into work and observing staff and managers alike blossom and develop under our guidance is incredibly rewarding, so to get this industry recognition is an added bonus and one of which we’re all very proud.”

For more details about The Mallows Company, including its work in career development, contact Rachel Mallows on: 01933 664437 or email: rachel@rachelmallows.com (www.rachelmallows. com).

an improved shopping centre with a greater range of retailers. There is also emphasis on improving the public realm through the town and improving services to residents and visitors within a leisure quarter.

The discount supermarket Aldi is reportedly proposing to open its second store in Kettering. It is thought to be submitting a planning application for a new facility on Stanier Retail Park, Northfield Avenue, joining occupiers including Dunelm Mill and McDonalds, and complementing its existing offer on Carina Road.

Earlier this year, a new 5,000 sq ft convenience store was opened by Midlands Co-operative on the site of a redundant petrol filling station on London Road. The store forms part of a £2million investment by developer Redleaf, with Corals Bookmakers also taking a unit on the site.

Throughout all office and industrial market sectors, the availability of Grade ‘A’ existing built stock remains very constrained. As such, a lack of opportunities immediately available is constraining the ability of existing occupiers to expand and to attract new employees to

the town. It is imperative everything is done to ensure consented development land is serviced and made ‘oven ready’; immediately available for development.

In the town’s masterplan, priority is placed on new office development alongside the rail station as a strategic location for employment growth. The Station Quarter comprises 12 development sites and Kettering Borough Council is working with partners such as Network Rail to bring forward this project.

The pursuit in finding development partners for increasing high grade office space is part of the town’s plan in attracting higher grade, higher density jobs. The development within the Station Quarter will deliver a hotel; a multi-modal transport interchange; multi-storey car parking; and approximately 350,000 sq ft of offices.

Kettering is set to become even better connected as plans to improve the A43 are announced. Northamptonshire Country Council is planning to build a ten-mile stretch of dual-carriageway linking Northampton and Kettering to ease congestion on the road, which carries about 20,000 vehicles daily.

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Friday December 12, 7am9am. Northants Business Breakfast. At the Westone Manor Hotel, Weston Favell, Northampton (NN3 3DS). Organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). £14 (inc VAT) FSB members, £18 non-members. Call Maxine Aldred: 0116 2597 707 for details of East Northants FSB branch events.

Monday December 15, 6pm8.30pm. The Business Club Northants: Presentation by Gary Foster of Thrive With Gary. Venue: the Kettering Park Hotel,

NN15 6XT. £15 per guest (on the door), free for members. Find out more here: www.thebusinessclubnorthants.co.uk Tuesday December 16, 8am9.30pm. NN connect – Corby – Fortnightly Breakfast Meeting. At the Corby Enterprise Centre, London Road, Priors Hall, NN17 5EU. £10 (no VAT). Call Paul Green: 01536 384 450, for details.

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Tuesday January 13, 12noon2pm. Women in Business Network – Kettering (www.wibn.co.uk).

At The Bridge Hotel, Thrapston, NN14 4JP. £25, includes lunch.

Call Barbara Hodgson: 0844 324 4034 for details.

Wednesday January 21, 12noon-2pm. Women in Business Network – Wellingborough (www. wibn.co.uk). At The Courtyard, West Street, Stanwick (NN9 6QY). £25, includes lunch. Call Barbara Hodgson: 0844 324 4034 for more details.

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Celebrating 60th with first half marathon

RUNNING MATES: Ann, pictured at the recent Oundle 10k, is set to take on her first-ever half marathon.

A SIXTH form support assistant from Broughton, Kettering, is set to take on her first-ever half marathon after taking up running at the age of 59 – less than a year ago!

Ann Goodwin, will be turning 60 this year, and made the decision to take part in Decathlon Coventry’s Half Marathon to tick another challenge off her ‘bucket list’!

After joining a ladies-only running group in January as a complete beginner to the sport, Ann has since completed both a 5k and 10k event and has the half marathon distance now firmly set as her next goal.

She said: “After becoming a little disillusioned with the gym, I saw an advertisement for SheCan’s ‘Couch to 5k’ running course. The group prides itself on running for fun, not speed, and is always very supportive and encouraging of every member, despite their ability. I was probably the oldest in the group when I joined, and when I managed to complete the 5k race, it made me question how much further I could go.

“When I started training for the 10k, it was actually at this point that I offered to leave the group as I really felt I was holding everyone’s progress up. I was slow and always at the back, but my offer was flatly refused! I was told I would be able to do it – and I did it! Not fast, but it felt absolutely amazing! I slowly thought perhaps, maybe, I could do a half marathon, and one day I bit the bullet and signed up for Coventry’s!

“My SheCan instructors, Emily and Kate, have now prepared me a training plan. I am building up the miles gradually, so that if I get any niggles or pains it won’t affect the plan too much. I run with the group twice a week – one session is just running, the other incorporates hills and speed work to build stamina. I then run again on a Friday evening either alone or with another group member. Apart from these three people, nobody else in the group knows I have entered. I was just planning on getting on the bus and surprising them!

“What motivates me is convincing myself that this is my last chance to do this and I have to succeed! My ‘eureka moment’ was when I suddenly realised that, although I was never going to be the fastest in the group, I was getting better and I feel amazing!”

If you feel inspired by Ann’s story, visit: www.coventryhalf.com to take on the challenge of Decathon Coventry’s Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday March 1 2015.

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Ringstead Rangers had a disappointing treat home from Gretton after losing 2-0.

Stanion still struggling in the league proved to be no match for Harpole after being beaten 6-1. Harpole goals from: Gary Purton x3, Wayne Richardson, Daniel Surridge, Stuart Clarke.

James King Blisworth managed a 3-1 win over Kettering Nomads to move 2 places up the table. Blisworth goals from: Ross Arundell x3.

Milton and Corby Locomotives both at the bottom half of the table had a hard fought game seeing Milton pick up the points after a 2-1 win. Milton goals from: James Marks and Callum Snooks.

Duston Garage Division 1 10th placed Corby Pegasus made home advantage count and had a 3-1 win over 7th placed Wollaston Victoria. Pegasus goals from: Kevin Buchanan and Andrew Noble x2. Wollaston goal from: Anthony Brown.

Corby Ravens hosted Wilby in a bottom of the table clash, with both teams desperate for the 3 points but it was Corby Ravens who came out on top 7-2. Ravens goals from: Grieg Hussain, Dean Mitchell, Scott Reid

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and Alex Williams x4.

Duston Garage Division 2 Grange Park Rangers had a hard fought battle with West Haddon and it was Grange Park that came out on top by 2-1.

Higham Ferrer’s also had a hard fought battle against Kettering Park Rovers with the home team coming out winners by 3-2.

Duston Garage Division 3 Irthlingborough Rangers came up against in form Northampton Spartak and gave them a good game even though Spartak won 4-1.

Top of the table Wellingborough Aztecs had a good game against mid table Northampton Mereway but it was the table toppers that came out winners by 4-1.

Yardley United who are now finding form in the League had an outstanding victory over Kettering Ise Lodge by 9-1.

Duston Garage Reserve Premier Division Bugbrooke St Michaels ‘A’ put paid to Moulton Res run of victories with a 3-0 win to lift them up the table.

Kettering Nomads Res came up against top of the Table James King Blisworth Res and the table toppers gained another win by 4-0.

Blisworth goals from: Dale Lewis x2, Tom Heath and Chris Moore.

Duston Garage Reserve Division 1 Corby Eagles Res and Corby Pegasus Res had a really hard fought battle and the game went to Corby Eagles by the odd goal 4-3.

Goals for Pegasus Res from: Dylan Griffiths x2 plus own goal.

Earls Barton Res and Medbourne Res who are locked together in the league fought out a 2-2 draw to keep them 6th and 7th in the table. Medborne goals from: Craig Tatlock and Sam Williams.

Spratton Res came up against the league leaders Gretton Res and the leaders came away with all three points by 5-1.

Weddon Res form of late has deserted them and the find themselves dropping down the table Weldon United ‘A’ gave them a good game finishing 2-2.

Duston Garage Reserve Division 2 AFC Shamrock Res had a one sided game against Finedon Volta Res with Shamrock winning 7-0 to keep them near the top of the table.

4th placed Desborough & Rothwell Res gave the League leaders Daventry Drayton Grange Res a good game with both sides being unable to break the deadlock after 90 minutes finishing 2-2.

Kettering Orchard Park Res put the form of the last few weeks behind them with a 4-1 win over Bugbrooke ‘B’.

Wellingborough Gleneagles Res had a local derby against local rivals Higham Town Res and it was the home side that came out on top with a 3-2 win with goals from: Jordan Asher, Sam Barthram and Charlie Price.

West Haddon Res played host to Corby United Res and it was the visitors that came away winners by 2-1.

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A timely hole-in-one

GOAL: Brett Solkhon thumps in the first of the Poppies two goals in last week’s home win against Chalfont St Peter. Picture Jim McAlwane

Poppies on the march with Hanwell away win

Hanwell Town 0 Kettering Town 1 RAIN and frost conspired to give a slow start to the Poppies’ game at Reynolds Field.

Despite some early interceptions, the first half of the game was a bit ‘cat and mouse’ as two capable teams tested each other out.

By half time the score was nil-nil as neither side threatened a goal.

Hanwell got in the first attack of the second half and Kettering may have gone ahead on 49 minutes when James Clifton forced his way through to create a clear opportunity – only to lift his shot over the bar from 15 yards. Then Elliot Sandy squared the ball

from the left and Tommy Hull’s control faltered . . . the chance was lost. Sandy then got in a good header from Steve Kinniburgh’s cross, but Alex Tokarczuk saved.

Kettering scored in the 53rd minute. Dubi Ogbonna pounced on a loose ball on the left and angled a right foot shot at goal which Tomarczuk pushed away. Sandy was again in the right place to collect the rebound and drive a low left foot shot into the net to settle the game.

Kettering should have wrapped it up 13 minutes from time: Andy Hall won the ball 30 yards out centrally. He went past the keeper’s left and with all the goal to aim at

Diamonds fizz to 7up

AFC Rushden & Diamonds are now 7 points clear at the top of the UCL Premier League after a hard fought 2-1 win at Boston Town on Saturday afternoon.

Diamonds had the ball in the net twice before finally opening the scoring on 26 minutes. Adam Confue’s header had been disallowed in the 5th minute after Charlie Butt had been ruled to have let the ball run over the line before getting his cross in, and Tom Lorraine’s tap-in on 20 minutes after Jason Turners shot had been pushed out to him was ruled out for offside. It was Lorraine who finally got the opening goal with a close range header from Charlie Butt’s deep cross on 26 minutes. After shading possession and chances Diamonds extended their lead on 64 minutes with a thumping finish from just outside the box

by Man of the Match Adam Confue. Boston fought back in the later stages and scrambled a goal back on 77 after an acrobatic overhead kick was blocked and then turned over the line for an own goal.

Despite some frantic moments in an end to end finish Diamonds held on to take the points.

Diamonds took advantage of playing while others where in FA Vase action. It was a strong performance against a motivated Boston side who are on a decent run. Boston pushed Diamonds all the way in the final stages and were relieved to hear the final whistle.

Two more games before Xmas – Harrowby at home next week then Thurnby away before the festive double header against Wellingborough Town. Report Paul Judd

Goal shy Doughboys drop 2 points to Sileby Wellingborough Town 1–Northampton Sileby Rangers 1 Saturday 6th December.

The game versus Sileby saw the return of Club Captain, Joe Rich, who had been absent for two weeks with family commitments. The experienced Jonny Mitchell, who had recently been almost back to his full fitness and displaying all his old enthusiasm, was missing with a suspected broken rib.

The Doughboys, anxious to continue their 5 match unbeaten run, tore into Sileby in the early stages and might well have been two up were it not for the coolness of their keeper, Nick Bennion, who has had experience with Kettering Town and St.

O2 Kettering store closed for a refit and modernisation in November and is now back open boasting the new O2 look – equipped with full live demo handsets, tablets and even a kid game area.

To celebrate the opening, Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien cut the ribbon along with store manager Malcolm Winkworth.

Malcolm, one of O2’s longest serving store managers said. “The new store looks fantastic and the feedback from our

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Ives. The cool head of former Diamonds midfielder, Aaron King, steadied the visitors and his astute first time flicks with his back to goal, were proving difficult to counter. It was one such pass that opened up the home defence in the 32nd minute and allowed Stuart McMichael to run onto the pass and easily beat Aaron Bellairs in the Doughboys goal.

The 0-1 interval reversal had the effect of spurring the Doughboys into action and they should have equalised on several occasions but again poor finishing was their downfall.

By this time the Doughboys were dominating the game and it came as no surprise when they equalised through a penalty by Jake

Newman in the 50th when Scott Liebscher was upended in the Sileby box.

A gallant rearguard action by the Sileby defence prevented the Doughboys from taking the spoils despite almost continued pressure in the last 20 minutes. A golden opportunity fell at the feet of Jake Newman to give victory to the Doughboys in the dying minutes, but again, from almost in the 6 yard box he blazed the ball high over the Sileby bar.

It is a mystery that so many chances are being created yet the Doughboys are unable to kill sides off when they have clear dominance in the final stages of the game.

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a few yards out, he blasted a right foot shot and blasted wide!

This miss seemed to give Hanwell heart and, with the benefit of three substitutes, they caused Kettering a few problems in the last 15 minutes. Dayo Olufemi had acouple of chances that went wide and Richard Knight was smartly off his line to take a low cross from the left.

The Poppies had a couple of late chances which saw Tommy Hull well tackled as he shot and David Kolodynski saw his shot saved.

Six minutes of added time were successfully played out to give the Poppies another important win.

WHAT’S THE TIME MARK?: BOSS man Mark Brown A GOLFER from Wellingborough scored a hole-in-one during a recent club competition and was rewarded with a limited-edition BOSS watch as recognition for his achievement.

Mark Brown (49) scored his ace on the 228yard, par-three 12th at his club, Rushden GC, and the 15-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece.

He said: “This was my very first hole-inone in a qualifying competition at the club.

The shot was cleanly struck and looked close immediately after pitching at the front of the green – a very proud moment.”

The luxury German brand has once again pledged to reward club golfers with an exclusive watch for every hole-in-one recorded during a club competition in 2014 after giving away £600,000-worth of limited-edition mementos in 2013 – and Mark is among the latest to achieve the feat this year.

The scheme is open to any golfer whose club uses HowDidiDo – a free-to-use, web-based social network for golfers.

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Customers were also treated to O2 cupcakes, treats and the chance to win a Google Nexus 7 tablet by entering the free prize draw.

During the opening of the store, the team also took the opportunity to support local football club Kettering Town FC, for whom O2 Kettering our this season’s shirt sponsors, by wearing the home shirt in the store.

This is support that will be done on each match day this season.

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