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GAME ON: Students at Corby Business Academy take part in the World Record attempt. LOCAL students have helped to create a new Guinness World Record for World Book Day. More than 6,000 people from across the UK and Ireland took part in the Bumper Book Quiz World Record last month and smashed the previous record of 2,679 people taking part in a book quiz at the same time. Among the participants were nearly 50 students from Corby Business Academy, who were thrilled when Guinness World Record experts made the announcement earlier this month that it was a new World Record. Academy librarian Amy McKay said: “It’s fantastic that the students are able to say they are World Record-breakers! “We were so pleased to have been involved in an event that schools around the country were taking part in. “The quiz itself was very tough and we were very impressed by our students’ knowledge.” The quiz was divided into different age groups so pupils of all ages could join in. Each level included guest video appearances from a variety of authors, including Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon and Julian Clary.

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GAME ON: Students at Corby Business Academy take part in the World Record attempt.

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Best foot forward for Sport Relief

THE 100-acre East Carlton Country Park may look beautifully green and clean from high above, but local air cadets were keeping their eyes down and their feet firmly on the ground earlier this month as part of a royal campaign. Cadets from 422 (Corby) Squadron Royal Air Force Air joined in the UKwide Clean for The Queen campaign, which aims to celebrate the Queen’s

90th birthday year by sprucing up communities and litter-picking round local green spaces. Working alongside the borough council, the staff and cadets made their way around the park, picking up rubbish and showing great teamwork. The cadets and staff cleared the park in less than two hours, with the strangest find of the day being a broadband installation CD. The council expressed thanks for the ca-

dets’ help and looks forward to welcoming them back tomorrow, Saturday 19th, for a tree-planting event to mark the 75th anniversary of the RAF air cadets organisation. If you’re aged between 12 (school year 8) and 16 and are interested in becoming a Royal Air Force Air Cadet, 422 (Corby) Squadron is holding an Open Day on Saturday April 2, from 10am to 2pm, at Squadron HQ in St Mark’s Road.

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CORBY is hosting another ‘Corby Mile’ in aid of Sport Relief on Sunday (20th). Participants are asked to arrive at 11am for the event at Rockingham Triangle and, from the 12noon start. Sign up to the Corby Mile by visiting sportrelief. com or register on the day to take part in a one-mile, three-mile or sixmile distance.

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Teenager who had three guns jailed for four years A TEENAGER from Wellingborough has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to a number of firearms and drug offences. The 17-year-old will serve the custodial sentence for possessing three firearms, ammunition and possessing heroin with intent to supply. He was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court last month.

LOCAL NEXT weekend is Easter – in my opinion the most pleasant holiday of the year since there is no need to do anything (buy gifts, write cards, cook huge quantities of food after endless siege-mentality grocery shopping trips, etc, etc). It is a guilt-free few days off to enjoy a break and perhaps potter about in the garden. And, with most shops closed on Easter Sunday, the roads are quieter and pressure is off. Lovely. Easter is early this year – it seems complicated to work out, and depends where you are on the planet, but as I understand it, its date is governed by the moon; Easter falling on the Sunday after the full moon following the Northern spring equinox (aka the paschal full moon). For the quizzers among you, a few facts about that: the earliest possible date for Easter is March 22, as happened in 1818 and won’t happen again until 2285! The latest Easter Sunday date is April 25, which has not occurred since 1943 and will not recur until 2038. There is some discussion about fixing this ‘movable feast’ to a set date every year and schools/colleges, the tourism/sporting industries and businesses/retailers say they would benefit – but the topic has been debated since the 10th century, so don’t hold your breath! With Easter so early, the chances of warm sun are unlikely and anyway the met office is already warning us all that it could be among the coldest Easters on record. Brrr . . . at least the chocolates won’t melt. Email your news and view to: newsdesk@extranewspapers.co.uk

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Drug dealer pleads guilty

WELLINGBOROUGH man Dominic WilliamsPearce (24), of Buckwell Place, appeared at Northampton Crown Court on Thursday March 3 where he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin. Williams-Pearce, (pictured) who was arrested in February as part of Operation Worcester – a drive to tackle drugs and firearms offences in Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire – was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Detective Sergeant Keith Morson, from Operation Worcester, said: “This conviction signifies another class A drug supplier taken off the streets and helps to reduce the supply of dangerous drugs in Wellingborough. “Operation Worcester has made significant progress in tackling the organised supply of drugs and firearms in the town and we encourage any person with information that would assist this fight to contact Crimestoppers on: 0800 555111.”

Enjoying a litter party: workers clean up LOCAL McDonald’s franchisee Perry Akhtar and crew from his Wellingborough restaurant joined forces with the local community earlier this month to clean up a mile stretch of London Road and the surrounding woodland and side streets. The team embarked on the litter picking challenge as part of the Clean for the Queen

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The youth was arrested after police were alerted to suspicious behaviour in Linnet Close, Wellingborough, last August. They conducted a search of the area and found a shotgun that had recently been buried in the ground. The teenager, who was 16 at the time, was located nearby and ran from officers, discarding a bag that contained a second shotgun. Police officers stopped him and a subsequent search of his bedroom found a handgun and ammunition, along with heroin with a street value of around £4,000. Detective Constable Billy Roberts, of Wellingborough CID, said: “This significant sentence demonstrates the seriousness with which the criminal justice system views gun and drug crime and we hope it will serve as a deterrent to anyone considering becoming involved in such activity in the future. “It is shocking that someone so young had access to three guns as well as ammunition, and a large amount of Class A drugs. However, it is also recognised that young people are vulnerable to being led astray by criminals. The swift action taken in this case means that the firearms and drugs have been taken out of circulation, and the offender brought to justice. “Through Operation Worcester we are continuing to work with partners in Wellingborough and East Northants to tackle drugs and firearms offences in the district and I encourage anyone with information about these types of crime to contact us on: 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 111 555. “We will continue relentlessly to investigate, arrest and charge those people we believe to be involved in this type of crime while, at the same time, working with partners to tackle some of the wider social issues that lay at the heart of this problem.”

CLEANING FOR THE QUEEN: Local people were tidying up their environment.

Railways remembered on film

POPULAR local presenter Rob Foxon returns to Kettering’s Corn Market Hall in London Road on Monday March 21, with a new Railways Remembered Grand Film Show – lights down at 7.30pm, tickets £7. This screening is billed ‘Towards the 70s – British Rail Modernisation’ and rare archive films will explore aspects of our more recent railway history, setting the scene for a new age of Inter-City high speed rail travel in the 70s. With the Flying Scotsman in the news currently following the steam locomotive’s ten-year restoration and £4 million repairs, there will also be a special film of the world’s most famous steam locomotive in action 50 years ago.

campaign, the UK’s largest litter pick, which aims to help get local areas looking their very best in the year of the Queen’s 90th birthday. The litter party, made up of around 35 volunteers, donned high visibility jackets and were armed with metal litter pickers, provided by Wellingborough Norse, to clear up the area. The volunteers collected more than 40 bags of litter, to encourage others to keep their neighbourhood clean and take pride in their environment. Perry Akhtar said: “We supported ‘Clean for the Queen} because we understand the importance of having clean and welcoming areas to live and work in. I’d like to thank everyone involved for their hard work. It’s amazing what can be achieved when people pull together. To have over 35 volunteers clearing up 40 bags of rubbish is a fantastic effort – none of which would have been possible without the help of everyone involved on the day. “It’s vital that we all do our bit to tackle the issue. It’s great to see that businesses like mine and residents have both made a commitment to help protect the environment in their local community. I hope this event will help to continue raising awareness of the importance of disposing of rubbish responsibly.” About 2.25 million pieces of litter are dropped on the streets of the UK every day, equating to 30 million tons of rubbish that is collected from England’s streets each year at a cost of over a £1 billion to clean up. Adrian Evans, Clean for the Queen campaign director, said: “Our ambition was to create a community inspired, grass-roots mass action event – one that will become a recurring annual initiative. We feel that marking the Queen’s 90th birthday with the inaugural clean-up is a wonderful way to kick-start it to life. “We want to show that millions of people in this country care passionately about the litter affecting the nation and are prepared to get out and do something about it. Everyone in this country will reap the benefits.” Environment Minister Rory Stewart added: “Everyone has a responsibility to keep their community tidy and this campaign provides us with a great chance to protect our wildlife and improve the quality of our streets and public spaces. I hope it will help lead to a lasting legacy of a cleaner, tidier Britain.” For more information about the ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign, visit: cleanforthequeen.co.uk

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Children put mothers in the picture

SCHOOLCHILDREN in the Kettering area were putting their artistic skills to the test in the run-up to the recent Mother’s Day by entering a portrait competition, organised by the town’s Newlands Shopping Centre. More than 420 entries were received from Brigstock Latham’s CE Primary School, Rushton Primary, Park Infant School, Geddington Primary, Loddington CE Primary School, St Mary’s CE Primary and Titchmash CE Primary. Neil Griffin, manager of the Newlands centre,andthe Deputy Mayor of Kettering, Scott Edwards, shortlisted the entries and finally chose one winner in each of the 5-7 and 8-11 age groups. Neil told Extra Local: “We obviously have some very talented children in Kettering! The quality of the portraits was so high, it made judging very difficult. The winners of each category were Louie Robertson, aged 5, from Brigstock Latham’s CE Primary School in the 5-7 age group and Jake Stanton-Barrows, aged 8, from Titchmarsh Primary School in the 8-11 age group. Both received a £25 gift voucher for themselves and a gift box for their mums,

containing items donated by retailers within the centre. They also had their original artwork framed – as a gift for their mothers. The judges felt that, in both age groups, the standards were so high that second and third placed winner in both age groups were selected and these children each had their portraits framed for them to give to their mums. Neil added: “Not only did we have to select a winner in the two age categories, we also had to pick the school we thought submitted the best overall quality of entries. Again, the quality was so high that we decided to award two schools prizes – one for supplying the ‘best overall quality of entries’ and one for the whole school entering the competition from class 1 through to class 9. “These were awarded to Brigstock Latham’s CE Primary School and Park School, respectively, and each received a cheque for £100 as a prize. Who knows, they may use this money to buy more art materials.” All the entries can be viewed on the centre’s facebook.com page: newlandsshoppingcentre

‘Don’t open door to strangers’

POLICE are reminding local people not to open their doors to unexpected visitors after a distraction burglary in Wellingborough. Two men talked their way into the home of an elderly resident in Priory Road sometime between 11.30pm and midnight on Thursday March 10 and stole property from inside. Officers are now urging local people to be vigilant and not to open Readers are encouraged to pass this advice on to friends, relatives and neighbours, in particular those who are elderly or more vulnerable, and to remember the key advice: If you’re not sure, don’t open the door. Anyone who has suspicions or concerns that distraction burglars or rogue doorstep traders are operating in their neighbourhood, or are targeting someone they know, can call: 101 or the dedicated doorstep crime number on: 0345 23 07 702. For Trading Standards advice, call: 0845 404 0506

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WINNING SMILES: Pictured above, from left, are Lindsey Robertson and Louie Robertson, who was the Brigstock winner in the 5-7 age group. Claire Siviter receiving the cheque for Park School (left) from Newlands operations manager Charmian Wright. Sandy Ettridge and Lindsay Dearing at Brigstock. Mrs Natasha Stanton and Jake Stanton-Barrows, the Titchmarsh 8-11 winner.

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More passengers at station PASSENGER usage at Corby Railway Station increased over the period 2014-2015, Office for the Rail Regulator (ORR) statistics show. ORR says the figure increased by 14,928 on the previous year. David Fursdon, a member of Railfuture’s East Midlands branch, said: “The year-on-year increase since the station was reopened in 2009 proves it is a well-used service for the town.” But Mr Fursdon added that passenger numbers would be even higher if the connections at Kettering to travel north were reduced to change trains from 58 minutes: “We have raised this issue with East Midlands Trains on a number of occasions, without success. “There is more good news, though, with the relaying of the second railway line between Corby and Kettering now well underway. When completed by the end of this year, I understand capacity will increase on this route by 50 per cent and enable more

frequent services to be run. “More trains are expected to serve Corby almost certainly every half hour when the Midland Main Line electrification extends to the town via Wellingborough and Kettering. At the moment, there is an hourly service to London St Pancras International. The completion date for electrification is open to question following the Government’s pausing of the scheme last year and then giving the goahead to restart the project. A possibility is for services to be extended further than London to serve Gatwick Airport and Brighton, as does the current Thameslink service from Bedford to Brighton.” Mr Fursdon added: “A major contribution to the ongoing success at Corby Railway Station is the fantastic contribution made by the ticket office staff and staff at the Loco Coco Cafe, not forgetting Jim Wade who adopted the station – his flower tubs on the platform are admired by one and all.”

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Strange chalk marks on houses sparks warning Footage shows attack near KFC PEOPLE living in and around Raunds are being advised to be vigilant following reports to police of chalk marks being drawn on some residents’ properties. Marks have been found near doors and on walls and fences at homes in Raunds and nearby villages. Two men have been seen in the area, both carrying a laminated

card saying they are deaf and that they make their money by selling their artwork. They both carry a folder that has chalk drawings in it. One of the men is described as being in his late 50s, with curly grey hair and wearing a suit jacket. The other man is described as being in his 30s, rather scruffy, with dark hair and wearing a hat and a red

Seriously injured

A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious head and leg injuries following a collision on the A45 east bound shortly before 5pm on Monday March 7. The 32-year-old motorcyclist, from Higham Ferrers, was travelling eastbound when, at the slip road for the Buddies diner service area, the rider drifted from lane one into the slip road, before striking the kerb and then the barrier. The man was airlifted to University Hospital Coventry. Any witnesses can contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, Northamptonshire Police on: 101 or the Drivewatch Hotline: 0800 174615.

Tried to take keys

A MAN was pushed then punched in the face by an offender who demanded he hand over his car keys. The incident happened on Rodney Drive, Corby, at about 4.30am on Friday March 4. The victim was walking along the street to get to his car when he was approached by the offender, who demanded his car keys. When the victim refused, the offender assaulted him in an attempt to take the keys. The victim fought back, forcing the offender to run off towards Kingsthorpe Avenue. The offender is described as white, in his mid-20s and wearing dark clothing.

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and navy blue jumper. Officers are advising people to remove any markings drawn on their property and to report any suspicious incidents to the police. People are also advised never to open the door to unexpected callers or to buy goods from or have work done on their home or garden by people who call at their door.

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Hospital parcels up support for the vulnerable Did you see arsonists? A NETWORK of organisations that distribute food parcels to people in emergency situations has been joined by Kettering General Hospital. KGH is working in partnership with Kettering Community Unit, which runs the Foodbank initiative. The initiative will enable hospital staff to offer additional support to some patients who are being discharged home. Kettering Community Unit (KCU) provides food parcels to those in need via a network of local partner organisations – such as the police, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Kettering Borough Council and the Salvation Army.

The hospital’s director of strategy and governance, Clare Culpin, said: “We are delighted we are able to work in partnership with KCU to support vulnerable patients. Working with local partners to support local people is a key part of our five-year strategy. “When we found out about the Foodbank initiative, it fitted in well with our goals because it contributes directly to the care of our patients once they have been discharged – especially those who may perhaps be elderly and have few relatives living locally.” Administrator of the scheme at the hospital, Liz Starsmore, said: “If our nursing staff identify a patient

FOOD PARCELS INITIATIVE: From left, scheme administrator Liz Starsmore, matron Stephen Matthews, Colin Iversen (lead nurse Tissue Viability), matron Tanya Birke, matron Julie Gardiner and head of nursing Pam Smith.

who is returning home to an empty house, we will ask that individual if they would like a free food parcel to help them over the first few days after leaving hospital. “The food parcel will contain items such as milk and tea bags, soup, mashed potato, pasta, tinned vegetables and fruit. “It means they don’t have to worry that they have nothing at home and will have the basics in place to meet their nutritional needs while other support arrangements are put in place.” KCU chief executive Paul Jackson said: “KCU has been providing support to our community for over 30 years through free education courses, affordable furniture and now Foodbank services. “We are delighted to partner with Kettering General Hospital in helping those people who require food support to aid their recuperation. “It is important this is done with the individual’s dignity in mind, which both organisations feel is very important. I have no doubt that this initiative will be a real success.” Nurses can collect the parcels direct from a storage area within the hospital, accessible for 24 hours a day and replenished weekly.

Pupils design ‘fatal four’ awareness sign YOUNGSTERS at a Kettering primary school have had road safety posters they designed made into a sign that has been installed near their school. The St Mary’s Primary School pupils came up with designs based on Northamptonshire Police’s ‘Fatal Four’ offences of speeding, drink driving, not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile while driving. The winning four designs have been made into a signpost that has been installed on the corner of Mill Road and Linden Avenue, which was renovated last year. PC Ali Ladner said: “Six months ago, this area was covered in rubbish and overgrown with anti-

A CUSTOMER’S jacket was stolen from a clothes peg in Peacocks in High Street, Kettering. The victim had removed it to try on an item of clothing. Officers have released this CCTV image of two women they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which happened just before 2pm on Thursday January 28. The offenders are both described as white and of medium build. One had dark-brown, tied-back hair and wore a short grey or light-brown fur coat. The other had shoulder-length blonde hair and wore a green top, a black jacket, dark trousers and black shoes. She was carrying a black shoulder bag.

the KFC food outlet in Cambridge Street, Wellingborough. The victim was repeatedly punched in the face, sometime between 2.10am and 2.25am on Sunday February 7. Police officers are keen to identify and speak with the man pictured as he may have information, vital to the investigation. Two men from Northampton, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old, have been arrested on suspicion of affray.

social behaviour problems. “We worked together with Kettering Borough Council, Olympus Care, Northants Fire and Rescue Service and Ricoh to regenerate the area.” In November, officers visited the school to give talks as part of Road Safety Week. PC Ladner added: “As a surprise for the pupils who designed the winning posters, we had them made into the sign. “They’ve since been down to plant bulbs and now the area is constantly being looked after to maintain it and reduce anti-social behaviour, which it has done.” The sign was provided by Image Graphics in Corby.

A FIRE at a Kettering pub earlier this month is being treated by police as arson and officers are calling for any witnesses to come forward. Police and fire crews were called to the Wayfarers pub in London Road, Kettering, at about 6.30am on Friday March 4. Police hope to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area between 1am and 6.30pm.

Fire at industrial unit

POLICE in Corby are appealing for information following a suspicious fire at an industrial unit on the Earlstrees Industrial Estate last month. Emergency services were called to the blaze in Rutherford Court at about 5.30am on Wednesday February 24. The fire caused extensive damage to the premises and several vehicles. Two cars were also stolen from outside the unit – a black Lexus IS250 and a silver Volvo S40. Two other vehicles parked nearby in Macadam Road – a Ford Transit van and an Audi – were also set on fire around that time.

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Attempted burglary

OFFENDER/S tried to break into a new-build property on a building site in Harrier Close, Weldon, near Corby on Monday February 29, between 8.45am and 4.45pm. The homeowners returned to find there were scratch marks on the doorframe and damage to the door. No access was gained but it appears that an object was used in an attempt to get in.

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A WOMAN was touched inappropriately while walking along Barton Road in Kettering, close to the entrance to Wickstead Park at about 6.15pm on Friday February 26. The victim walked past a man who was standing next to a car and who asked her if she wanted a lift. She declined and he then made an inappropriate suggestion. As the victim walked away the man touched her inappropriately. The offender is described as about 5ft 8in, in his 20s and of slim build with black hair slicked back with gel. He had a local accent and may have had a moustache. The car he was driving was quite old, possibly green. Police hope to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have any information regarding it.

Parked car scratched

A GREY Audi A3 car was scratched along the driver’s side – probably with a key – while parked outside Millbrook Infants School in Churchill Way, Kettering, between 8.30am and 8.50am on Friday February 26.

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Taxi licensing under review: have your say POLICIES and procedures relating to the licensing of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles are being reviewed by Kettering Borough Council – and local people are being invited to comment. The council’s deputy leader, Cllr Lloyd Bunday, explained: “We want to review our current policy to make sure it safeguards those who use taxis licensed by us. We also want a policy that supports licensed drivers, the majority of whom behave appropriately, look after their vehicles and provide a high standard of service to their customers.” The proposed policy recognises the need for safe, healthy, convenient, effective and sustainable

hackney carriage and private hire services, while also noting how they make an important contribution to the local economy. Views of all interested stakeholders – those working in the hackney carriage and private hire trade and their passengers – are invited on any aspect of proposed changes to the policy. Shirley Plenderleith, head of public services at Kettering Borough Council, said: “It is important that people feel safe when using hire vehicles. These policies seek to ensure that a high standard of service is offered in Kettering and, importantly, that people are safe.” The documents can be found on the council’s website at: kettering.

gov.uk/taxipolicyconsultation until April 11. Comments can be made in writing addressed to: Kettering Borough Council, Public Services, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or emailed to: licensingenquiries@kettering.gov.uk An online consultation response form focuses on ensuring that the policies and procedures meet the four licensing objectives of: a) Vehicle Safety, Comfort and Access b) The Safety and Health of the Public and Drivers c) The Protection of the Public, Prevention of Crime and Disorder and Safeguarding of Children and the Vulnerable d) Encouraging Environmental Sustainability.

Debate hots up into local authority re-design DISCUSSION is increasing into how local government could be run in Northamptonshire, following an initial request from all seven of the county’s MPs to consider changing the current two-tier system to a unitary authority. A letter was signed by Peter Bone, Andrea Leadsom, Chris Hea-

CONSULTATION: Oundle’s Heather Smith takes over as leader of the county council ton-Harris, Philip Hollobone, Tom Pursglove, David Mackintosh and Michael Ellis, saying: ‘We want councils that can meet the simultaneous challenges of increased demand for services and reduced funding and we believe that simplified local government in the form of unitary authorities provides the opportunities to do that.’ The letter has prompted reactions from the county council and borough/district councils. The current system of one county council (Northamptonshire) and seven districts and borough councils – Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Wellingborough, Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire – has been operating since 1974. The county council oversees highways, education, libraries and social care while boroughs and districts are in charge of housing, parks and rubbish collection. The

move to a countywide authority would take all services under one roof. It is estimated that unitary governance in Northamptonshire could save the taxpayer up to £80million each year. But at a meeting earlier this month, the leaders of the borough and district councils dismissed the idea of one large unitary authority, calling it ‘the worst option’. Reacting to that, deputy leader of the county council Heather Smith – who takes over the helm when county leader Jim Harker steps down in May – said: “We were interested to read the statement from the district and borough council outlining what they don’t want to see in order to simplify local government in the county. It is interesting to read so early in these considerations that one option has been completely and unilaterally ruled out by our district and borough partners and we would be interested to see the analysis which has led to this dismissal of this option. “We would rather focus on what is required rather than simply ruling options out with no discussion. Following the request to do so by our MPs and the recent surprise announcement by South Northamptonshire [on potential devolution from Northants to join neighbouring Cherwell District Council as a unitary authority], we are now working on different models to ensure value for money is secured for taxpayers to avoid costly and unnecessary duplication caused by multiple councils, while ensuring critical services such as child protection and safeguarding vulnerable adults are

delivered in the most effective way across the county, by those professionals most experienced in doing so. “It is essential that any decision that is made is done so with full consultation with the people of Northamptonshire rather than something that is just done by politicians. “What is most important at this stage is not to allow our thinking to be restrained by looking simply at council structures. We need to be bolder and looking at integration with health, broader regional transport planning and devolved powers from government. Only by doing this will we create the best public services and get the best deal for the people across the county.” County council leader Jim Harker has said a re-design of local government is one part of the wider innovation required in how services are provided as the county continues to face further population pressures with less money available. Northamptonshire County Council has already announced plans for its Next Generation Model of providing services through commissioned enterprises rather than directly, and it reports that significant steps have been taken towards integration with health services and emergency services. On potential unitary government, Cllr Harker said: “There are

some obvious options for how this might work and these would need to be properly evaluated in terms of services quality and value for money and, of course, we would need wider consultation with the people of the county. “Obviously, scale is an important consideration regarding local government and looking at unitary arrangements elsewhere in the country, places with populations between 700,000 and 1million, tend to work better than smaller areas.” The concept of unitary governance will be discussed with all political parties initially before firmer proposals are drawn up and considered. Cllr Harker continued: “Whichever model is chosen, collaboration with partners is key to going forward and we should not just become fixated on local government as a sector in isolation. “We are delivering a sustainability and transformation plan based on county-based and county-wide health and care organisations – an approach agreed by health and social care commissioners. With the police – there are huge opportunities for us to provide a modern, fit-for-purpose blue light service, while saving money with continued integration of police and fire. And there are opportunities to be had on the collaboration of waste services.”

All aboard for 44th year

WONDERTOURS Community Transport’s voluntary and not-for-profit excursions continue into their 44th year this year with an agenda of Saturday trips. Coaches depart from Gretton, Weldon, Corby Old Village and town centre and Kettering Telford Lodge. Carole and Mick Browett will be assisting Grettonbased organiser David Fursdon and their help is much appreciated. Email: david.fursdon@hotmail.com or ring him on: 01536 770784 or 07790 197220 for details.

Did you see woman’s assault at store?

witnesses are being urged to come forward with information about an alleged assault at the Asda store in Washbrook Road, Rushden, last year. A woman was approached by another woman, who hit her in the face, knocking her glasses to the floor, at around 9.45am on Friday November 6. It was reported that the offender, who

had a pram with her, also bit the victim’s boyfriend’s arm, when he tried to intervene. Officers are now seeking any other shoppers who may have witnessed the incident. The alleged offender is described as white, about 5ft, with black hair pulled back into a ponytail. She was wearing a black or grey hooded coat with a fur collar.

Men may hold clues Indecent exposure to robbery at Co-op TWO men are being sought by officers in connection with a robbery that happened at the Co-op, St Johns Road, Kettering, shortly before 5pm on Tuesday December 29 – and these images have now been released. Officers believe the men may have vital information that could assist the investigation. One of the men approached the tills with a hammer and started hitting one of the tills and then took money from it. The second man climbed over the counter, pushed the staff member out of the way before filling a black bag with tobacco and cigarettes. Both left the store through the front entrance and escaped on foot.

A MAN indecently exposed himself to a group of young girls in an alleyway in Anderson Green, Wellingborough, between 4.30pm and 4.45pm on Sunday February 21. The offender was Asian, in his late 20s, with short black hair. He was wearing a grey tracksuit.

Appeal for witnesses

POLICE in Corby are appealing for witnesses to a robbery after three men forced their way into a home in Butterwick Walk and demanded money between 8pm and 10pm on Friday February 26. One of the residents was punched in the face and various items were stolen, including cash, a mobile phone and computer equipment. The men were all wearing balaclavas and a white car was seen near the back of the house around the time of the offence. One of the men appeared to have a crow bar.

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A MAN believed to have been involved in the supply of guns in the area, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months for firearms offences. Earlier this month, Dale Robinson (28) of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court to two counts of possession of a firearm and one count of possession of ammunition. In January, Robinson was arrested by officers from Operation Worcester, a police drive to tackle drugs and firearms offences in Wellingborough and East Northants. It is believed Robinson supplied firearms to people involved in the supply of drugs in Northamptonshire. DI Lee McBride, from Op Worcester, said: “We are determined to tackle those people who use or supply firearms to people involved in the drug trade in our towns, no matter where they live. “We want to hear from anyone who may have any information about the people involved in supplying drugs in Wellingborough and East Northants, as well as those people who may have access to firearms. “Anyone with information can contact police on: 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555 111. Alternatively, use the anonymous online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org.”

Next-of-kin appeal

A CORONER’S office in Norfolk has issued an appeal for help in tracing the next of kin of a man from Norwich. Roger Giles (85) was serving a sentence at HMP Norwich when he died of natural causes on Sunday January 31. Enquiries have revealed that he may have had links to the Northamptonshire area. Officials hope to trace anyone who may have known Roger Giles – if you have any details of his family or friends, call: 01603 276490.

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Mayor joins in with ‘cracking’ reading scheme

WHEN it comes to reading schemes, the mayor and deputy mayor of Corby can spot a cracker when they see one! They visited Corby Primary Academy this month to see Beanstalk Trained Reading helper, Ruth Lawson, supporting children with their reading. And afterwards, Mayor Peter McEwan said: “It’s a cracking scheme! It’s all about getting children to enjoy reading and not spend so much time on gadgets or in front of the TV.” Beanstalk is a children’s literacy charity that recruits and trains reading helpers who provide dedicated oneto-one support to primary school children. Trained helpers work with three children on a one-to-one basis for 30 minutes each. Deputy Mayor Julie Riley, a retired teacher herself, said: “Reading is the key to everything, it gives children the confidence to fly!”

GROWING CONFIDENCE: Helper Ruth Lawson shows a Corby pupil and the mayor and deputy mayor how the Beanstalk scheme works. Headteacher Nikki La- me back the confidence I mond said: “We can really had before stopping work to see children’s confidence look after my family. It can and reading improving as a be challenging, but I won’t result of their reading ses- let that stop me! “I can’t believe how much sions with Ruth. “The training from the children’s confidence in Beanstalk has been of good reading has grown, one child quality and relevant, as are received an Improvement in the materials provided to the Reading award at assembly recently which was my proudreading helpers.” Ruth, who has been help- est moment as a Beanstalk ing children at Corby Pri- Reading helper.” Beanstalk representative mary Academy since September, said: “It is such a Sarah Kent added: “It is rewarding role and I thor- brilliant to see our work in oughly enjoy it. It has given action at this great school!”

Quality and standards win high praise for college

THE quality and standards at Tresham College have been acknowledged by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) after a review last November. A team of QAA reviewers visited Tresham’s University Centre (the college) and has now confirmed that its academic standards, quality and enhancement of its student learning opportunities and the quality of information about its learning opportunities all meet UK expectations. Andrea Finkel-Gates, director of Strategic

Curriculum Operations at Tresham said the review’s outcomes were testament to the hard work by staff and students, and added: “The judgements made by the review team support our ambitions to expand in north Northamptonshire. We will continue to work hard to further enhance our already successful provision and enable more people to study in and around the county.” The QAA’s Higher Education Reviews are carried out by experts from other universities and colleges.

Writing skills on test

LOCAL schoolchildren are being invited to show their imagination and their writing skills in a new short story-writing competition. The competition is being launched by Northamptonshire County Council as part of its Race To The Top school improvement strategy, which aims to raise educational standards and outcomes for young people across the county. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 are being set the challenge to write a story of between 500 and 1,000 words about any topic they choose. A judging panel will choose a first, second and third prizewinner, as well as two runnersup. The winning child will receive a £50 book token and their school will receive £300, the second place finalist will win a £50 book token and the school £200 and the third place finalist will get a £50 book token with £150 for the school. The two runners-up will receive a £50 book token and their schools will win £50. The closing date for entries is Friday May 20 and the finalists will be announced on Monday June 20. There will be a special prize-giving ceremony for the winners on Sunday July 3 at the prestigious Althorp Literary Festival (spencerofalthorp.com/literary-festival). The short story competition follows the success of the Race To The Top coding competition last year, which invited pupils to use their technology skills to design a game or an app. County council leader Cllr Jim Harker said: “I hope pupils will be inspired by this competition to put pen to paper and let their imaginations run wild. This is a great opportunity for us to focus on writing skills at key stage 2 level and really challenge children to show us what they can do. “I am very grateful to Lord Spencer for his support in this venture and encourage all our schools to get involved.” For more about the competition, visit: northamptonshire.gov.uk/racetothetop.

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Hats off to local charity making a major difference for breast cancer care patients THEY might sport crazy, bubblegum pink hats, but the brains beneath them are anything but nuts! The Crazy Hats Appeal is a fundraising powerhouse, working across Northamptonshire, aiming to generate millions to help enhance facilities and improve care for breast cancer patients. And the busy brains behind the appeal have just donated £66,736 to Kettering General Hospital (KGH). The charity – which has raised £900,000 for the hospital over the last 14 years – will buy three new state-of-the-art gamma probes used to check whether cancer has spread. Executive fundraiser, former headteacher Glennis Hooper – who founded the charity back in 2001 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer – said: “We are thrilled to be able to present KGH with this large sum of money, knowing that the equipment we are purchasing for the consultant surgeons will

VITAL SUPPORT: Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeons Gavin Wilson and Alexandra Knight receive the latest donation for more than £66k from appeal founder Glennis Hooper and the Crazy Hats team. make a significant difference to first introduced several years sentinel lymph node biopsies donated improve the care and the outcomes of patients when ago, we purchased three for the which is a key part of the treatment experience at the patients here at and staging of breast cancer which KGH. they undergo surgery for breast hospital. “We are extremely grateful “Now, as technology improves, determines further treatments and cancer. for the continued support of the “This is what Crazy Hats is all so too must we keep abreast of prognosis of the disease. “This procedure is an accurate Crazy Hats Appeal team and new and updated equipment that about – making a difference. “When the gamma probes were is vital in helping patients and the and minimally invasive technique indeed to the local people who which minimises the risk of help support KGH and patient care surgeons. through Crazy Hats’ fundraising “We sincerely thank everyone complications for patients. “ Associate general manager initiatives.” locally and beyond who has The Crazy Hats Appeal, to ages can take part and walkers contributed to this huge donation for surgery, Mairead Lackenare encouraged to wear ‘crazy by means of making donations, Hillery, said: “Working in close date, has raised about £1.8m hats’! Awards will be made, organising fundraising events or partnership with the Crazy Hats for Kettering and Northampton Appeal over the last 14 years has General Hospitals. sponsored by local companies. coming along to our events. The charity will continue to For more details, visit: “Their loyal and continued enabled us to make some very crazyhatsbreastcancerappeal. support for Crazy Hats is truly significant improvements to the support both hospitals with other facilities we provide for breast initiatives and is now working co.uk You are encouraged to appreciated.” towards creating a purposeregister in advance online for Lead breast care nurse at KGH, cancer patients. “We work very closely with built breast cancer haven in the the walk, but can also sign up Karen Roberts, said: “The three the day. new probes will be used to perform the appeal to ensure that monies county.

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We want you back, says audience!

THEATRE students from Kettering impressed audiences with songs such as ‘Want You Back’ and musical show-stoppers from Disney to Madonna at the Cresset Theatre in Peterborough earlier this month. Twenty-two students from Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Kettering joined some 300 pupils from schools across Essex and Yorkshire to perform ‘Get UP and Dance!’ and sparking calls for ‘Encore!’ The colourful set list included BLAMING IT ON THE BOOGIE: Students from Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Kettering wowed their audience at Peterborough’s Cresset everything from 1920s classics such as Theatre on Saturday March 5. ‘Let’s Twist Again’ to modern favourites including Ed Sheeran’s ‘I See Fire’. After warming up for the event AN emergency appeal in aid of a flood- Response Team, delivered the books to the school for weeks, the students wowed the 350-strong audience with their hit school in Yorkshire organised by the last month. Joanne Maddams, Northamptonshire County Northamptonshire Emergency Response Corps (NERC) has resulted in 2,500 new books Council emergency planning officer and lead for the NERC, said: “The response has been being donated. The NERC, a community organisation and overwhelming. The school suffered a huge charity that brings together the various agencies amount of damage in the winter storms and lost involved in emergency response in the county, a significant amount of equipment and teaching launched the appeal after learning of the resources, so I’m really pleased we’ve been able to devastation caused at Burnley Road Academy in help them in this small way. “A massive thank-you to everyone who donated Calderdale during the severe winter storms. Burnley Road Academy was flooded in the books and to the members of the NERC who torrential rain on Boxing Day. The school, which transported the books up to Yorkshire.” Head teacher of Burnley Road Academy, Claire teaches children aged four to 11, lost thousands of pounds of equipment and will be closed for six Cope, added: “We knew lots of books had been months while extensive repairs are carried out. donated but we couldn’t believe our eyes when six 4x4s arrived. Pupils are currently taught in a nearby school. “The response from Northamptonshire has The NERC appealed for people to donate good-quality dictionaries and fiction and non- been amazing and we really appreciate everything fiction books for the school and as a result, that’s been done on our behalf. Thank you to more than 2,500 books were donated through everyone involved. “We now have plenty of books to read at our Northamptonshire libraries. Volunteers from some of the NERC member temporary locations and will have an amazing agencies, including the Northamptonshire 4x4 library when we return to our own school.”

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renditions of ‘Want You Back’ by the Backstreet Boys and ‘Blame it on the Boogie’ by the Jackson 5. Stagecoach Theatre Arts Kettering principal, Penny Calardo, said: “The show was called Get UP and Dance, and that’s exactly what the students did! They had worked incredibly hard on the performance and it certainly paid off. It was fantastic seeing them on stage as co-stars, singing and dancing so confidently and the audience really enjoyed it.” Stagecoach Theatre Arts Kettering is part of a network of more than 600 parttime Theatre Arts Schools worldwide. Early Stages classes are available for children aged 4-6 and Main Stages classes take place for 6 to 18-year-olds.

‘Fly-tipped waste can be traced and fines will follow’ Mat unit project delivers £5m refurb

A CORBY man has been fined £600 for allowing waste to be dumped in East Northamptonshire. East Northamptonshire Council’s waste officers were called out last summer to incidents of fly-tipping in the Wadenhoe area. Over the space of a few days there had been a couple of incidents at the same location where offenders had been dumping waste from house and garden clearances in Corby. The waste was traced back to residents who had used registered waste carrier, RJS Gardening Services, for the removal of their waste. Unfortunately, the business owner of RJS Gardening Services, Ryan Scott, transferred the waste to a ‘man

and a van’ who was not a registered waste carrier. The non-registered waste carrier then dumped the plumbing waste, bathroom tiles, pipes, children’s toys and other general waste on Aldwincle Road, Wadenhoe, leaving the cost of the clear-up to the residents of East Northamptonshire. And last month, Ryan Scott pleaded guilty at Northampton Magistrates Court for failure to issue and produce Waste Transfer Notes for the fly-tipped material and was fined £600. Charlotte Tompkins, waste manager at East Northamptonshire Council, said: “It’s very important that residents do not accidently find themselves facing enforcement action

TAKE A TIP FROM US: East Northamptonshire Council says residents should check to ensure a company is licensed to dispose of their waste – or risk fines for illegal fly-tipping. The waste piles pictured at Wadenhoe were traced back to a garden services company, later fined for using an unregistered ‘man with van’ remover. when they allow a business to take away waste from their properties. “Always ask your service provider for a waste transfer note if they remove anything from your property following any work. This will ensure your waste is disposed of responsibly.” You can check if a company is a licensed waste carrier by visiting: gov.uk and searching for ‘access the public register

for environmental information’. If you see somebody fly-tipping, or know of a fly-tip in the district, report it to East Northamptonshire Council by visiting: east-northamptonshire .gov.uk/flytipping or by calling: 01832 742026. The more information you can give (time, date, location, description, vehicle reg no and type of waste) the better chance ENC has of prosecuting.

KETTERING General Hospital is putting the finishing touches to £5million of improvement and refurbishment work to its maternity wing. The improvements relate to a series of projects – funded by the hospital’s trust and through some national grants – that have taken place over the last year. These include: • Completion this month of a £4.4m Maternity Theatres project that includes two new state-of the art theatres and a recovery area • Imminent completion of a £200,000 upgrade of bathrooms and showers in Rockingham Wing – providing ensuite bathrooms in its labour suite and on Rowan Ward, supported by funding from the Department of Health’s Improving Maternity Care Settings Fund • Establishment of a £200,000 secure maternity records system that is accessed by laptop computers by hospital and community midwives – with funding from the national Nursing Technology Fund. • Completion of £350,000 of associated improvement works and new equipment. This has been put in place across the maternity unit including new flooring, new workstations and a new bedside call system throughout. A second water birthing pool has also been installed and is in use. Head of midwifery and nursing, Eilish Crowson, said: “We are now putting the finishing touches to a year’s worth of improvements to our maternity unit which have made a real difference to the care we provide. “The most obvious one is the huge new state-of-the-art maternity theatres building which has been built in front

of Rockingham Wing. “Our two new theatres, recovery area and new anaesthetic and monitoring equipment are a vast improvement on the smaller and less hi-tech theatres they replaced.”

STATE-OF-THE-ART: Inside one of the new maternity theatres. Lead theatre nurse Louise Dye, who co-ordinated the theatre project, said: “The new theatres will enable us to better support the 3,800 births and 2,000 gynaecological and obstetric theatre procedures we deliver each year. “They have been completed to a very high standard and will enable us to improve the care experience for patients undergoing procedures.” Lead midwives Polly Leigh and Mara Tonks have been involved in overseeing the improvements. Mara said: “We are incredibly proud of the maternity and theatre teams who have worked through many changes over the last 12 months. The teams have maintained excellent high standards of care despite the disruption caused by the ongoing building works. “Our teams are thrilled to have had this significant investment to support their services. It’s already making a real difference.”

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Not quite an Easter parade, but barrels of laughs!

ARTISTIC VIEW: Corby-based correspondent Tom Bingham is well known for his love of local history and the arts. Here, he nips over our border to explore a neighbouring village’s Easter Monday tradition of Bottle Kicking. If you have an arts or local history story (of around 750 words), send it in, together with an author’s ‘selfie’ and some images/links relevant to the article, to: newsdesk@extranewspapers.co.uk TEN miles north-west of Corby as the kite flies, just over the East Northants border, lies the sleepy little village of Hallaton. On Easter Monday, thousands of people will again converge here to witness the age-old pagan tradition of Bottle Kicking and the Hare Pie Scramble taking place. The game goes as follows: no gouging, strangling, no weapons or riding on horse to commit deliberate murder. The rules are simple; there are no rules. The melée/scrum of trying to get three bottles (small barrels of beer, one a wooden dummy) across a stream by ANY means possible and usually involving emergency services. It takes about five hours before the winner is declared. It all began when two ladies of Hallaton were saved from a raging bull by a startled hare distracting the charging animal. The ladies showed their gratitude by donating to the church for the vicar to provide a hare pie, 12 penny loaves and two barrels of beer for the poor of the village. The villagers would knock seven bells out of each other for the food and drink. But one year, the

neighbouring villagers of Medbourne stole the beer and this began the village rivalry that still exists today. The event was cancelled only once, in 2001, due to the threat of foot and mouth disease. Legend has it the rector of Hallaton tried to ban the event in 1790, but relented when the words ‘No Pie, No Parson’ were scrawled on the wall of the vicarage. The pie, once blessed, is thrown to the crowd for the ‘scramble’ and the bottles are taken to the Buttercross, a conical-shaped structure once used to keep cheese and butter cool, and for preaching to the crowd. Kick-off is usually around 3pm and, when this ancient custom has ended and the walking wounded cared for, everyone without a camera retires to the local pubs. There is no limit to the amount of participants who might want to join in, but be warned, trying to move two or three kegs over a stream through fences, hedges and ditches isn’t for the faint-hearted. Members of the victorious side are allowed to climb on top of the Buttercross Monument and drink the beer from the kegs once the game is over.

KICKING AND SCRAMBLING: Top left, the Buttercross Monument. Above, winners atop the Buttercross in 1900. Above left, the joys of the stream have ebeen sampled by many of the brave contestants who take on this age-old tradition. Below, contestants at the Hallaton Hare Pie Festival, pictured in 1905.

Rough explanation of the game: THE Hare Pie (what’s left of it) is spread on the ground at the dip at the top of Hare Pie Bank. Each bottle is then tossed in the air three times, which signals the start of the game. Each team then tries to move the bottles on a bestof-three basis across two streams one mile apart, by any means possible – don’t forget your hob-nailed boots and gum shields. This is a day out for your family and friends to join in the revelry and rivalry, scramble across the countryside and savour the unique atmosphere of the ancient Bottle Kicking contest . . . yeah right! Now where’s my Scrabble board . . .

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We have already said goodbye to a number of icons of music and movies since the new year, and last week we said goodbye to another with the passing Sir George Martin, the record producer known as the Fifth Beatle who died aged 90. Sir Paul McCartney paid tribute by calling George a “true gentleman and like a second father to me”. Sir George’s family confirmed the news that he had passed Monday to Thursday away last Tuesday, and thanked “everyone for their 04.00 – 06.00 Jenni Falconer thoughts, prayers and messages of support”. Sir George’s 06.00 – 10.00 Stuart Miles & Katy son Giles tweeted: “RIP dad. I love you. I’m so proud to Hill have been your son. I’ll miss you more than words can 10.00 – 13.00 Toby say. Thank you for the all times we had together.” While Anstis Paul McCartney went onto the say “He guided the career 13.00 – 16.00 Matt of The Beatles with such skill and good humour that he became a true friend to me and my family. If anyone Wilkinson earned the title of the Fifth Beatle it was George. From the 16.00 – 19.00 Matt day that he gave The Beatles our first recording contract, Jarvis to the last time I saw him, he was the most generous, 19.00 – 22.00 intelligent and musical person I’ve ever had the pleasure Roberto to know.” 22.00 – 01.00 Zoe Sir George recalled meeting The Beatles for the first time Hardman and realising their potential. “I liked them as people apart from anything else, and I was convinced that we had the Feel Good Fridays makings of a hit group. As composers, they didn’t rate. They 04.00 – 06.00 Jenni Falconer hadn’t shown me that they could write anything at all”. A plan to project the image of James Bond, played by 06.00 – 10.00 Friday gets Daniel Craig, onto the side of the tower that houses Big underway with Ben, has been rejected by Westminster City Council! Heart Breakfast Sky News reported that the idea, planned to celebrate with Stuart Miles Bond’s London heritage and the role of Parliament in the & Katy Hill latest 007 film, Spectre, had won the backing of the House 10.00 – 13.00 Friday with Toby of Commons Speaker John Bercow, however, the council Anstis said it was “wholly inappropriate” and turned down the 13.00 – 16.00 Friday application. with Matt A spokesperson said, “The imagery would diminish the Wilkinson appreciation of the building compromising its historic 16.00 – 19.00 Friday integrity. By virtue of its size and illumination the advert would also harm the visual amenity of the Westminster with Matt Jarvis Abbey and Parliament Square Conservation Area as well 19.00 – 21.00 Club as the Westminster World Heritage Site. Remember the Classics with infamous image of Gail Porter that was projected onto the Mark Wright tower in 199? Spoil sports!

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EXTRA Time - What’s On in Northamptonshire - get out and enjoy yourselves there is something for everyone. Mad hatters and comic capers on the cards! Manic milliner, queen hearts and alice wonderland The Newlands Shopping Centre, Kettering is bringing the garden into the Shopping Centre for the Easter holidays with a programme of family fun themed around the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. On Saturday March 19, the White Rabbit will visit the centre, to hand out mini Easter Eggs and a special Mad Hatter’s playing card, inviting families to the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on Tuesday April 5. At that party, the Mad Hatter, Alice and the Queen of Hearts will entertain children with crafts, games and family fun sessions between 11am and 1pm

and 2pm and 4pm and children presenting their playing card to the Queen of Hearts will find out whether they have won a prize or have to pay a forfeit. Neil Griffin, Newlands Centre Manager, said: “With the new ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ movie to be launched in May, we thought it was a great opportunity to recreate a scene from Lewis Carroll’s adventures with Alice. “Working with our stores and the Ting Tang Theatre company, we hope to create a family activity which captures the feel of a spring garden and the magic of Alice’s Wonderland.”

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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 2pm-4pm, Monday to Friday and 9am-12.30pm 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 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

School days remembered – ex-pupils invited to reunions. The Manor House Museum in Kettering is hosting an exhibition focusing on the history of the Henry Gotch Schools from 1939-2009 and is organising school days reunions. Former students, teachers and supporters have sent in memorabilia and memories from ‘Henry Gotchers’ of all ages and fascinating objects are being displayed at the museum – including a metal money box made by the first girls at the secondary school to do metal work. There are also running blocks, a cushion made for CSE needlework, a peg from the senior school gym, CSE exam papers and information about the schools. Now ex-pupils are being invited to visit. There will be an opportunity for anyone who attended, or was involved with, the schools to share their own stories on the memories blackboard. They will also be able to revive those school day memories by browsing through Henry Gotch Schools photograph albums. John Sellers, former Henry Gotch pupil and author of two Henry Gotch School history books, will officially open the exhibition tomorrow, Saturday 19th, at 2pm. During the exhibition – which runs until Saturday June 11 – the Manor House Museum will be hosting a series of reunions on: • Saturday April 2, 2-4pm, for years attended 1939-1950s • Saturday April 30, 2-4pm, for years attended 1960s-1970s • Saturday May 14, 2-4pm, for years attended 1980s-2009 The reunions are free and there is no need to book, just turn up on the day; light refreshments will be served. For more information, phone the museum on: 01536 534 219. In 1939, the innovative Henry Gotch Council School opened as the only school in the country to have its own underpass. The infant and junior school buildings also boasted large windows to allow as much natural light into the classrooms as possible. The Henry Gotch Secondary Modern School opened in September 1953. Were you there? Catch up with old classmates at the museum in Sheep Street, Kettering (NN16 0AN). The museum is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am-4pm. Entry is free.

Tuesdays Zumba with Jane in Kettering. Ditch the Workout, Join the Party. Are you ready to party yourself into shape? Forget the workout, just lose yourself in the music and find yourself in shape at the original dance-fitness party. Zumba®classes feature exotic rhythms set to... View more details - Zumba with Jane in Kettering on Tuesdays Top Floor, Tailby House, Bath Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN16 8NL EVENTS Every Wednesday Family fun at park As spring approaches, local people are reminded of the range of evening activities on offer at Corby’s West Glebe Park. Spaces for the popular SHAPE Dance and Happenin’ sessions at West Glebe Pavilion have become available – but they are limited and will fill quickly, so don’t delay. SHAPE Dance is for four to 16-year-olds and runs on Wednesday evenings, 6-8pm. As well as being taught dance moves at the fun and friendly sessions, youngsters also have the chance to perform twice a year with all the Corby SHAPE Dance groups in the summer and Christmas shows in the Core at Corby Cube theatre. Happenin’ is a fun social group for eight to 13-yearolds and sessions take place every Friday, 5pm-6.30pm. Youngsters can make friends while enjoying arts and crafts, sports and other activities.

To join either of the groups or for more information, contact Corby Borough Council’s Culture and Leisure Team, on: 01536 464042. Every Monday West Glebe Park pavilion also holds Kick Boxing sessions for those aged from four, to adult. These sessions take place every Monday evening, 6.308.30pm and offer an activity for all the family to join. For more information, call: 07930 260 705. Come and join us - new members welcome! Our women’s group meets on every Wednesday 2.30 to 4.00. The meetings start with information about forthcoming activities followed by entertainment (speakers, choirs, bring and buy, fund raising for charity), after which there is time for refreshments, socialising and making new friends. To come along to one of the meetings, or to learn more about our group, contact Nelia Eaton (01536 513471) Venue: London Road United Reformed Church, Kettering The series of Ise Valley Vagabond walks continues this month, through the summer and beyond, around the region. The club was originally set up to support and assist with the England IML International Waendel Walk in May each year, which – like the Vagabonds group – is also based in Wellingborough. From the Rushden Historical Transport Society (the old station), again for ten or 20km walks, from 10.30 to 1pm. Walks continue on September 20, October 18, November 1 and November 29. Some of the walks may also have a 5km route. Walkers receive a written route description and are encouraged to walk at their own speed, enjoying the surroundings, and are requested to book in when they finish (to prevent the organiser having to go searching for them!). All the walks are recognised by the IVV, an international awards organisation, and have a start fee of £1 (75p for members). Full information is available on the Ise Valley Vagabonds’ website: www.vagabonds.org.uk or from the club secretary on: 01933 314134. Make a diary date with KOS crafts Members of the KOS Musical Theatre Company are currently busy planning and organising their annual Craft Fair, which helps raise funds for forthcoming productions. This event – now celebrating 20 years – will be held in the grounds of Cranford Hall, Cranford near Kettering. It takes place over the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday August 29 and Sunday 30th, from 10am until 5pm, and will feature quality crafts and gifts, light lunches and cream teas, plus live entertainment. There are still a few vacancies for stallholders for hand-crafted items - if anyone is

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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 coincided 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 March 18, from 7.30pm – Gretton Local History Society holds the next meeting at Gretton Village Hall. The evening’s guest is Ros Willatts with a presentation about Neville Holt’s fascinating history: the hall is a grade 1 listed building dating back before 1300 and the Cunard shipping family owned the estate from 1876 to 1912. GLHS members admitted free with visitors very welcome to attend @ £3. Refreshments will be served and a raffle run. For all inquiries, contact Ann Craske, GLHS secretary, on: 01536 771102. Friday March 18, 7.30pm – AFC Rushden and Diamonds Bingo Evening at Rushden Bowls Club,

Northampton Road (NN10 6AN). Cost: £2. This event is open to all Bingo players. For further information, contact Glenis Haynes on the fundraising team, on: 07870 332606. Friday March 18, 10.30am – East Northamptonshire Council Community Funding Day at Thrapston council HQ. Booking in advance required. Email: sdavies@east-northamptonshire.gov. uk for more details.

Friday March 18, 7.30pm – AFC Rushden and Diamonds Bingo Evening at Rushden Bowls Club, Northampton Road (NN10 6AN). Cost: £2. This event is open to all Bingo players. For further information, contact Glenis Haynes on the fundraising team, on: 07870 332606.

Hall hosts Easter trail for families Chiodren will have the opportunity to explore the gardens at Kelmarsh Hall as part of an Easter trail taking place at the country house next weekend. Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens will open for the 2016 season on Easter Sunday, March 27, and Easter Monday, 28th. Children will be challenged to follow clues around the garden, helping them to appreciate the natural world around them. There will also be children’s craft activities running through the day. Spring highlights in the gardens include daffodils, snake’s head fritillaries and other seasonal flowers. The gardens include a historic walled kitchen garden, a double border, a sunken garden and a rose garden. The hall itself will only be open on the Monday, from 1.30pm to 4pm for guided tours. The gardens and tea room will be open both days, from 11am to 5pm. Admission to the gardens is £6 for adults, £5.50 for concessions and £3.50 for children aged five to 14. A family ticket for two adults and up to three children is available for £15. Also taking place on the same two days is the Kelmarsh Country Fair, a showcase of country life that includes family activities. For more details about events at Kelmarsh Hall, visit: kelmarsh.com or call: 01604 686543. Kelmarsh Hall is located just off Junction 2 of the A14, on the A508 between Market Harborough and Northampton.

Saturday March 19, 10am12noon. KOS Musical Theatre Company is holding a coffee morning at The Toller Church Rooms off Gold Street, Kettering. There will be tea, coffee, hot chocolate, toasted teacakes and homemade cake on sale. There will also be a bookstall. This event is being held to promote the group’s forthcoming musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, which will be presented at The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering, from Wednesday April 20 until Saturday April 23, each evening at 7.30pm. Tickets are now available from the theatre box office, call: 01536 414141 or visit:lighthousetheatre.co.uk This is a new musical for Kettering and promises to be very entertaining for all ages. Saturday March 19, 10am12noon – Baby and Kids Nearly New Sale at The Pemberton Centre, Rushden. Lots of stalls to browse, refreshments available. Entrance £1, children enter free. Preloved items such as toys, clothes etc at a fraction of the high street cost. To book a stall, call: 07577701161 or email: karen_ aves@hotmail.co.uk Saturday March 19, 12noon – The White Rabbit visits the Newlands Shopping Centre in Kettering. Saturday March 19, The Lady in The Van (12A) Film Show. One of the best loved British films of the year screened on HUGE screen in Irchester Village Hall. Playwright Alan Bennett forms an unexpected bond with Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway in 1973. She proceeded to live there for the next fifteen years! Comedy-drama. Doors from 7pm, Film commences around 7.30pm. All tickets £5.50 cash on the door. Refreshments will also be on sale. Irchester Village Hall, 36 School Rd, Irchester, NN29 7AW Saturday March 19 - Elijah Wes-

Spring into guided tours Boughton House is launching two new, guided tours for spring, showcasing the spectacular highlights of the house known as the English Versailles. Visitors to the estate’s annual Easter opening will be the first to experience the new official Great Hall Tour. The tour takes visitors on an hour-long journey through The Buccleuch Art Collection, focusing on the house’s legendary paintings, tapestry, porcelain and textiles, culminating in the spectacular Great Hall. Ticket holders will also gain access to Boughton’s renowned Armoury. A must for history buffs, the new State Room Tour can be booked as a stand-alone tour or add-on package for those who want to delve deeper into Boughton’s history. The house’s five imposing State Rooms, which led King William III to commission the State Rooms in Hampton Court Palace, are sure to make an impression. The Books, Beds and Beyond Tour is back by popular demand and offers a 60-minute peak at Boughton’s hidden gems, including the servants’ quarters, china store and the library. Charles Lister, property manager at Boughton House, said: “With so many treasures to see, we have created a comprehensive new offering for 2016, which will enable people to experience the very best of what the house has to offer within a day. “There’s something for everyone, whether it’s your first time at Boughton, or you’re a returning visitor looking to experience a new side to this wonderful historic house, home of the Duke of Buccleuch.” Boughton House and Gardens will open over Easter Weekend (March 26-28). Guided house tours will begin at 1pm, with the last tour at 3.30pm. The Great Hall Tour, plus entry to the Gardens and Armoury costs £10 for adults, £8 for children and £30 for families (2+2). Children under five enter free. The State Rooms tour is available for an extra £2 per person, while the Bed Books and Beyond Tour costs an additional £12.50 per person. The gardens will open between 12pm-5pm, with last entry at 4pm. Tickets cost £6 for adults, £3 for children and £14 for families (2+2). As an added bonus, gardens tickets holders will also gain access to the Armoury. Visit: boughtonhouse.co.uk for more information.

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EXTRA Time - What’s On in Northamptonshire - get out and enjoy yourselves there is something for everyone. ley Biggs, who wowed choir and audience alike with his magnificent bass voice at our ‘Magic of Mozart’ concert last year, makes a welcome return to sing the part of Elijah with the Wellingborough Orpheus Choir. He will be joined by soloists soprano Hannah Moodie (another welcome returnee), Freya Jacklin (alto), and Sheridan Edward (tenor). Andrew Moodie will conduct, with Stephen Ostler at the organ. Mendelssohn’s dramatic oratorio tells the story of the prophet Elijah during the reign of Ahab and Jezebel, including his challenge to the priests of Baal to bring down fire to consume a sacrificial bull, the coming of the earthquake, wind and fire, and how finally “there came a fiery chariot, with fiery, fiery horses, and he went by a whirlwind to Heaven”! It is a very exciting piece with some stirring choruses. If you haven’t heard it before, you will be in for a treat! The concert starts at 7.30pm. Tickets, priced £12 (students; £5, children under 12 free), can be booked in advance by calling 01933 665191, or purchased at the door. St Barnabas Church, Wellingborough, NN8 3HB Sunday March 20 – At Wicksteed Park, Kettering. From 10.30am. The Crazy Hats Appeal 14th Annual Fundraising Walk. All proceeds towards breast cancer care. Full details and application forms, here: crazyhatsbreastcancerappeal.co.uk Monday March 21, from 7.30pm. - Rob Foxon presents a new Railways Remembered Grand Film Show at The Corn Market Hall, London Road, Kettering, entitled ‘Towards the 70s – British Rail Modernisation’ and featuring rare archive films exploring aspects of our more recent railway history. There will also be a special film of the world’s most famous steam loco, The Flying Scotsman, in action 50 years ago. Entrance is £7 with proceeds going to restore more archive film footage. Licensed bar.‬ Enquiries, call Mr Foxon on: 0116 289 0531. Wednesday March 23 – Gretton Gardening Group meets at 8pm in the Band Room of The Hatton Arms, Arnhill Road, Gretton. Guests Mr and Mrs Langrish will present their talk, ‘A Load Of Compost’. Every Wednesday up to and including March 23 – Rushden and Higham Ferrers Churches’ Lent Lunches (soup and roll) at St Mary’s Church Hall, Rushden town centre (NN10 0QE) from 12noon, with a prayer time at 1pm. All are welcome – just turn up. Donations are invited for Christian Aid. Wednesday March 23 – Gret-

ton Gardening Group meets at 8pm in the Band Room of The Hatton Arms, Arnhill Road, Gretton. Guests Mr and Mrs Langrish will present their talk, ‘A Load Of Compost’. Thursday March 24 – Singer/ songwriter Matt Woosey will be appearing on at the Sofa Sessions in The Yards, Market Street, Kettering. Tickets are £12 – here: sofasessions.co.uk/buy-ticketsfor-the-sofa-sessions Friday March 25 – Good Friday march and open air service: all are welcome to meet at Rushden Salvation Army Hall in Church Street from 10am to march together to the High Street from 10.30am, for an open air service outside the Independent Wesleyan Church at 10.45am Sunday 27 & Mon 28th March – EASTER SPECIALS All children will receive an Easter Egg from the Easter Bunny whilst travelling on our steam hauled train. Arts & Crafts activities and an Easter Egg Hunt with a chance to win a special Easter Egg. Fares apply. Train times -11.00; 11.45; 12.30; 13.15; 14.00; 14.45; 15.30; 16.00 Sunday March 27 - Chicken Chuckin How far can you throw the rubber chicken. 50p a try 11am-3pm 50p a throw Irchester Country Park, Gipsy Lane, Little Irchester, Wellingborough NN9 7DL, Telephone: 0300 126 5934 Saturday April 2 – Book your seat now for an excursion to Ipswich; the first of this year’s local not-for-profit coach trips with Wondertours Community Transport. The service has been running voluntarily for 44 years and, due to popular demand, two coaches are being laid on for this Suffolk trip. On arrival, time is your own to explore Ipswich at your leisu www.wibn. co.ukre. The fare is £16.50 per person with maps and information folders provided to ensure everyone makes the most of their time. Local pick-up points are in Gretton, Weldon, Corby Old Village and Town Centre and Kettering Telford Lodge. Bookings can be made by calling/texting: 07790 197220, by telephoning: 01536 770784 or by emailing the organiser: david.fursdon@hotmail.com Regular and new passengers are all welcome onboard. Tuesday April 5 at 12.30pm – The next monthly lunch at Gretton Village Hall. Cost per lunch is £4 with all food freshly prepared. Residents, ramblers and cyclists are, as always, all welcome to attend, with proceeds going to support Gretton Village Hall as an important community venue. Chefs, servers and helpers thank everyone for their continued sup-

port. Tuesday April 5 – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Kettering’s Newlands Shopping Centre, 11am and 1pm and 2pm and 4pm. Mad Hatter, Alice and the Queen of Hearts bring crafts, games and family fun. Sunday April 23, 7.30pm – St George’s Day Concert by Rushden Town Band at St Peter’s church, Midland Road, Rushden (NN10 9UJ). Tickets £10 available from the Mayor’s Secretary, Rushden Town Council, Rushden Hall. 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. 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 Ferrers 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 grown-ups. 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 1.30-2.30pm at Bede House. Contact: 01933 419759. Little Lambs: Fridays 1011.30am. Reachout Community Church, 4 High Street, Irchester. Contact: 01933 225525. Little Treasures: Mondays 9.4511.15am 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.

only, at Saxon Hall, Raunds. £1.50 1st child, 25p thereafter. Contact Sarah on: 01933 622116. Twinkle Tots: Wednesdays 9.3011am 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. 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 9.3011am at Reachout Community Church, School Lane, Rothwell. Call: 01933 225525. Mums & Tots: Tuesdays 1011.30am 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.

Little Fishes: Every other Wednesday 2-3pm. Little Harrowden Church, Main Street, Little Harrowden. Contact Heather on: 01933 678225.

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

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

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

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

Little COGS: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am-11.15am. Reachout Community Church, Havelock Street, Wellingborough. 50p per child. Contact: 01933 225525.

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Cancer Trust fund. Running alongside this, all revenue from Utility Bidder Domestic Energy will also be donated to Teenage Cancer Trust until May 1. Steph Grayson, Teenage Cancer Trust regional fundraiser for the East Midlands, said: “We’re really excited to be continuing our partnership with Utility Bidder into 2016. “Their fundraising efforts and enthusiasm have made this partnership such a huge success. Currently, for every young person we support, there’s another we can’t reach. Utility Bidder’s support will help us towards our goal of reaching every young person affected by cancer in the UK by 2020.” James Longley, managing director of Utility Bidder, said: “Our partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust has been fantastic over the past ten months with employees, directors and clients all getting involved in raising money for such a great charity. “We are hoping that this charity month, combined with company fundraisers, will raise enough money to make a significant difference to the lives of young people whot are battling cancer.” Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and chances of survival for the seven young people aged 13-24 diagnosed with cancer every day. The charity – teenagecancertrust.org – funds and builds specialist units in NHS hospitals and provides dedicated staff, bringing young people together so they can be treated by teenage cancer experts in the best place for them.

Opportunity knocked for innovative Wollaston team A TEAM of former colleagues has turned adversity into an opportunity – by setting up a new company in Wollaston after their employer went bust. Paper merchant paper2print has built up more than 30 contracts in less than a year following the closure of PaperlinX UK, which was based in Northampton before going into administration last April. Richard Wilson and David Melville set up the new firm and employed Darren King and David Riddle, who were also made redundant. The company is based at the village’s Scott Bader Innovation Centre, which Richard says has provided the perfect base to launch a new business from. Richard said: “We have always talked about setting up our own business and when PaperlinX went into administration we had to grab the opportunity. We are bringing new ideas and solutions to a fast-changing

REWARDING WORK: The paper2print team, from left, Richard Wilson, David Melville, David Riddle and Darren King. industry by challenging the traditional supply routes and offering alternative solutions.” One of the first tasks in setting up the new venture was securing a supplier. Following successful negotiations, paper2print quickly became the official UK agency for German-based paper mill Feldmuehle Uetersen. They now work with clients from across the country, including paper merchants, packaging companies and large printing businesses. Richard added: “We moved very quickly after PaperlinX went into administration because we

had to. It’s been hard work but very rewarding. When making decisions, we don’t have to go through red tape or politics. “The team at the Innovation Centre has been brilliant. Rita has been very helpful, she couldn’t have done any more than she did; things like hoovering our office and bringing doughnuts in! Setting up a new business was very nerve-racking and they made it easier.” The company is part of a hotbed of pioneering businesses based at the Scott Bader Innovation Centre, which provides office space, labs and workshop facilities on flexible terms for growing companies. There are currently five offices available ranging from £250 for 120sqft up to £485 for 230sqft. Mick Judge, senior manager at the centre, said: “We take pride in supporting new companies like paper2print and watching them grow. Richard and the guys have done brilliantly.”

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Tilers are paving the way to growth KETTERING-based Walls and Floors Limited recently completed the purchase of their 100,000 sq ft premises, with a new funding package from Yorkshire Bank. The acquisition of the business’s fourth property in Kettering signals the substantial growth experienced by the company since it opened its original 2,000 sq ft shop in 1987. Walls and Floors Ltd is now the largest online retailer of tiles in the UK and with the newly acquired three-storey distribution centre, they account for 30% of the market share of web based tile sales. The business is also one of the largest independent wholesalers catering to the UK tiling market with 95% of orders being delivered within a threeday window. The company boasts a fleet of 22 vehicles and employs 160 staff across the business, making the organisation one of the biggest employers in the Kettering area. John Steel, operations director of Walls and Floors said: “We found that Yorkshire bank had a real appreciation

BUSINESS SUPPORT: Walls and Floors management team John Steel, Gavin Spencer, Richard Greenbank and Duncan Lewin. of our business plan and that the team moved quickly and efficiently to put a comprehensive package together to support us.” Simon Moore, head of Yorkshire Bank’s Business and Private Banking Centres in Northampton and Cambridgeshire said: “We are proud to assist Walls and Floors Limited’s plans for growth and deliver support which will create additional opportunities for the business” “We look forward to working with the team at Walls and Floors, supporting the growing ambitions of this thriving local business.”

Time to comment on new route LOCAL people can have their say on Northamptonshire County Council plans for a new road north of Northampton – known as the Northern Orbital Route – connecting the A5199 and the A43. The consultation will run until April 8. It is broadly known where a road is required, but a specific route has yet to be determined. Resident and roaduser suggestions will be taken into

account when looking at ways to ease congestion. Cllr Andre Gonzalez De Savage, said: “The north-west and northern relief routes are the missing pieces of the Northampton ring-road and connecting with Moulton Park will also give an additional economic boost.” For information about the route and to have your say, visit: northamptonshire. gov.uk/northernorbital

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Your Questions Answered by PDSA Vet Vicki Larkham-Jones time before we rehomed him so I’m not sure whether this is a sound of excitement or a warning but it’s incredibly annoying. How can we get him to stop? Hannah The PDSA believe that every pet deserves to live a happy and healthy life. As the UK’s leading veterinary charity, with 51 Pet Hospitals and over 380 Pet Practices, they strive to improve pets’ lives – through prevention, education and treatment. Every year dedicated veterinary teams carry out 2.7 million treatments on 470,000 pets.

Q. How long does a hamster normally live for? Do they get any common diseases like dogs? Ross

A. Dear Ross, it depends on the type of hamster

as to how long they live. Golden and Chinese hamsters generally live for around 2-3 years, and Russian hamsters can live for around 1.5 – 2 years. As with all pets, there may be some conditions that hamsters are more prone to, such as wet tail, or abscesses – to find out more about some of the common conditions affecting hamsters, try finding a book all about hamsters and their care which will give you this information and also tell you how to help them live a happy and healthy life.

Q. My nine-year-old Jack Russell Mitch squeals

at other animals, including dogs and cats. It’s a very high-pitched loud sound, almost like a human squealing. He was a stray for a long

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A. Dear Hannah, you will need to get professional

help with understanding and treating Mitch’s behaviour. A vet or vet nurse at your local practice may be able to help with this, or they may recommend referring him to a local dog trainer or accredited pet behaviourist. To understand more about the high pitched sound Mitch makes, the professional will look at his body language and may ask you questions to find out more about when he’s most likely to do it. This will help them interpret whether he’s excited or aggressive. Then they will discuss behavioural techniques, either to reduce his aggression (if this is the cause) or to be more relaxed when he meets other animals. The first step should be a trip to the local vet practice.

I have two dogs, Odin and Zeus. Odin was ill recently and was given steroids, which made him incontinent, but Zeus also started urinating around the house too. We took Zeus to the vet but there is nothing physically wrong with him. Why is he doing this? Leo

A. Dear

Leo, steroids should not cause incontinence but they can cause a patient to drink more, and this, in turn, can cause them to urinate more. As a vet has checked Zeus and found him to be physically healthy, it isn’t possible to be certain why he started urinating

People can acquire a new kitten and not experience any allergy symptoms until much later. It can take anywhere from a few months to a number of years for a person to build up the antibodies which cause allergies, as kitten’s skin is more supple than an older cat and produces less oils (sebum). As the kitten ages it will produce more sebum and therefore more allergens. How can I reduce cat allergens? Interestingly a spayed or neutered cat produces less allergens and male cats produce more allergens than female cats, with sebum produced by a cat being highest in entire males and lowest in neutered males. Consult your vet about products that you can bathe your cat in to help reduce the allergens. Ensure your cat does not have fleas by using a preventative treatment all year round that not only kills adult fleas, but stops the flea life cycle, as this causes the cat to scratch and to throw more dander into the air. Designate your bedroom as a cat-free zone. Begin your programme of allergen reduction by washing bedding, drapes and pillows. Better yet, replace them. Use plastic covers that are designed to prevent allergens from penetrating your mattress and pillows. Allergen proof covers are available from most chemists, but don’t expect results overnight. Cat allergens are one-sixth the size of pollens, and it may take months to reduce them significantly. Restrict your cat’s access to designated areas inside your home. If your cat is an indoor cat then allow your cat some time outside where dander will waft away in the wind. Brush your cat in the fresh¬ air enclosure to prevent loose, allergen-carrying hair from dispersing through your home. Ventilate your house. Opening windows and using fans can help increase air exchange and decrease airborne allergens. Vacuum carpets regularly as this will reduce the allergens. Cat dander settles onto carpets and soft furnishings, which act as a reservoir for the allergen, releasing it back into the air when touched. Wool attracts allergens, so try to avoid wearing it.

in the house without further information. Dogs can be quite sensitive to change; for example, changes in routine or new smells. The changes in the household caused by Odin’s illness could have caused Zeus to begin marking, as a way of increasing his familiar smells around the house. The treatment of house soiling depends on the cause, so you should return to your practice for this to be investigated further. They may suggest referring you to an accredited pet behaviour counsellor. Whatever the cause, a pet who soils in the house should never be punished as this is not only unkind, but the cause is often linked to stress or anxiety.

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Tips for a happier pet Getting a new pet is an exciting time, but just as with children, there’s a big world out there that we need to educate our pets about. Socialising your pet is one of the most important things you can do for your new pal. PDSA Vet, Vicki Larkham-Jones, says: “Socialisation has a big influence on the behaviour and temperament of your pet. What they learn at a young age will likely shape their character for the rest of their life. “A well socialised pet will be more likely to grow up to be friendly and confident; whereas a pet that doesn’t experience everyday sights and sounds, both indoors and outdoors, when they’re young may be fearful and anxious as an adult. Sadly, in some cases this can lead to aggression through fear of what they come into contact with –

sometimes with devastating results.” While the saying ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ isn’t strictly true, it’s much easier to get pets used to new experiences at a young age. Vicki continues: “For both puppies and kittens up to the age of seven to eight- weeksold, they are keen to explore and investigate anything new. After this, they are more likely to be nervous of new experiences and back away, so the earlier you start socialisation the better. It’s important that they have lots of positive experiences of everyday sights and sounds. Your vet will be able to give you further advice about socialisation and recommend classes, such as puppy parties, in your local area.” Things your pet should get used to: A wide variety of friendly, healthy, vaccinated pets – such as those belonging to family or friends. • Children and young people (always under supervision). • People of different ages and appearances. • Loud noises, such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, thunder and fireworks. • Commercially available CDs can help pets gradually get used to sounds like these. • Travelling in the car – let them spend time in the stationary car in a cat carrier/dog harness a few times, then go on a short journey. • Being alone - gradually get them used to being left alone for increasing lengths of time, up to a couple of hours. Before you start, remember that these experiences should always be positive ones. If your pet seems anxious or afraid, calmly end what they are doing, but don’t try to comfort them as this may make them interpret this as a ‘reward’ for their actions.

Reduce your other allergies - few individuals are allergic only to cats. Keep the litter tray in a well-ventilated area and keep it clean! Cat allergen is found in urine and is left in the litter box when your cat makes a deposit. To help prevent allergic reactions to the litter box, use a brand of litter that is less dusty and have someone in the household who is not allergenic clean the box. I’m having terrible cat allergy symptoms. Should I re¬-home my cat? Before taking the drastic measure of re¬-homing your cat, first make sure that it is a cat allergy that you are suffering from. Your doctor can perform an allergy test to determine which allergens affect you. Also remember that allergens from a cat can remain in your home for a long period of time after the cat has been removed and you may still suffer from symptoms. By Suzhy Winfield RVN

Could you be the ‘Special Someone Stella from Kenilworth is looking for?

Stella has been to a home previously and was housetrained and ok to be left alone for a few hours. She could live with children of 12 years or over and would be better suited being the only pet for now. Type of home needed Stella can be slightly nervous with handling so her new owners will need to go steady with her until she gets to know you better. She has been fine to be left a few hours alone and was just a little restless during traveling. Can you offer Stella the forever home she is looking for?

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RHS National Gardening Week focuses on the ways in which gardens can help keep people fit. Gardens come alive again during April, with the scents and colours of spring-flowering bulbs and trees bursting into blossom it’s is an excellent time to get out there and explore. This year’s National Gardening Week runs from 11 to 17 April with the theme ‘Get Fit in the Garden’ and is aimed to illustrate the ways that gardens and gardening enhance our wellbeing. The RHS Garden Wisley will be hosting events to demonstrate the benefits of keeping active in the nurturing surroundings of a garden or allotment. The activities planned will underline how gardens contribute to our physical and mental fitness. T’ai chi classes, a buggy fitness class for families or take part in ‘meet the gardeners’ sessions looking at the aspects of their roles that keep gardeners and horticulturists healthy and happy. The RHS will also be revealing fascinating facts and tips on ways to keep fit, and their four gardens will be open for free on Friday 15 April. Bunny Guinness, landscape architect, journalist and author of the book Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness, will be supporting National Gardening Week this year. She says: ‘The wonderful thing about gardening is that unlike repetitive exercises at the gym, it can provide all over-body fitness – raking, weeding, digging and other gardening tasks all use different muscles and tests your body in different ways. National Gardening

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This weeks garden tips come from The National Allotment Society (NSALG), the society is the leading national organisation upholding the interests and rights of the allotment community across the UK. With headquarters in Corby, they work with government, organisations and landlords to provide, promote and preserve allotments for all. They offer support, guidance and advice to members and those with an interest in allotment gardening.

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Week will highlight how enjoyable it is to keep fit in your garden, and how it can bring tangible benefits to health.’ The aim of National Gardening Week is to raise awareness of the diversity, richness and cultural value of the UK’s gardens, and to inspire new visitors to experience and value them. The four RHS Gardens will be leading

Roast leg of lamb with mint and caper sauce recipe

For the mint & caper sauce • 100g (3 1/2oz) capers, drained • 30g fresh mint, leaves only • 1 lemon, juiced and zested • 1 shallot, peeled • 100ml (3 1/2fl oz) extra-virgin olive oil Method: Preheat oven gas 8, 230aC, fan 210aC. Rub lamb with salt, pepper and olive oil.

the campaign, with other gardens across the UK and the Midlands, encouraged to take part. Gardens can register at www. nationalgardeningweek.org.uk to be part of National Gardening Week, and visitors are encouraged to check for details of events closer to the time.

Plant out early cultivars of potatoes as soon as possible planting out at regular intervals with second earlies and first main crops not until end of the month. Don’t be tempted to plant out more potatoes than you can protect from any frosty weather further down the line. Transplant early peas, broad beans, cabbages or lettuce you may have started off earlier. Sow seed of Brussels sprouts, summer cabbage, broccoli, onions and leeks in short rows on a “nursery seed bed”. Grow and transplant in April. Sow rows in open ground seeds of round seeded spinach, Swiss chard, early types of beetroot, carrots, parsnips, lettuce, Spring onions, peas, broad beans and turnips. Try sowing the seed of the white form of kohlrabi around end March. Plant onion sets, shallots and garlic before they start to produce shoots. If you buying any from site shed or garden centres reject any that are shooting they will only bolt during the summer. Transplant onions that were grown from seed sown last summer into rows, best treated as a sacrificial crop to be harvested and used from August onwards.

Nothing beats tender roast leg of lamb with crispy roast potatoes for a Sunday roast. We’ve given this classic dish a flavourful twist with the addition of capers, lemon and garlic. Ingredients • 1.4kg (3lb) leg of lamb • 2 tsp olive oil • 6 sprigs rosemary • 2 lemons, halved 2 garlic heads, halved horizontally • 1kg (2lb) Maris Piper potatoes, peeled • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 tbsp butter

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Put rosemary in a pile in centre of a baking dish, with lemon and garlic. Top with the lamb. Fill baking dish with enough water to come up 1cm (1/2 in) from the base of the dish. Roast for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C continue to roast for 13 minutes per 500g for rare (very pink in the middle); 18 minutes per 500g (1lb) for medium (just pink at the bone); or 20-22 minutes per 500g (1lb) for well done, plus an extra 20 minutes. Cover the lamb with foil after the first 20 minutes so that it doesn’t darken too much. Cut potatoes into large chunks. Place into a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce heat simmer for 5-10 minutes until partially cooked Drain well and return to a saucepan over a low heat until any remaining water evaporates.

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Upon Reflection PLAYING WITH FEAR OR FIRE? 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, 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 current debate about being in or out of Europe dominating our news there is the danger that we are going to get really fed up with the whole business and switch off. That would be a missed opportunity as I think a lot of people simply want the facts of the debate made clear so that we can make up our own minds and not have them made up for us. Some voices are playing to our fears. Fear of the future or change or the unknown are natural concerns that have to be addressed. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada said recently “that fear does not make us safer, it makes us weaker.” However, what concerns me are those who seek a return to a golden age which in reality never existed. There are also those who are playing with fire to suit their own ends to gain power and prestige and take us along dubious paths which could imperil our country and the future of our children and grandchildren. However much they may wrap themselves up in patriotic clothes they are not the same as the men and women who made this nation of ours what it is today. The future we will have in Europe whatever shape and form that may take will be based on what we can give as

well as what we will get. Narrow self-interest will not further the common good and betterment of humanity that we all truly seek. We need to have a vision of what can be for the whole of mankind and not just a narrow section of it. The present refugee crisis is a powerful reminder of how we need to renew our vision for the world. Evil needs to be defeated and human suffering transformed into dignity. Can we achieve such ideals by leaving the European Union or staying within and work to transform its life? Can we allow ourselves to be weakened or strengthened by the European Union? Can we be better neighbours if we are only interested in our own backyards? It is important that we see today’s world and share with one another our concerns because we live in it. We could recover a vision of our humanity as every generation has to do. Playing to our fears or fanning the flames of division may enable us to do just that. Yet “where there is no vision the people perish” (Proverbs 29 verse 18). Just as there is more to Easter than chocolate eggs, there is more to life than a referendum. When the dust has settled we still have to live with one another!

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Make the leap young entrepreneurs! In the EU Farmers and rural business? Dear Extra Local, With latest research showing almost threequarters (70 per cent) of 25 to 34-year-olds dream of starting their own business, my accountancy company is encouraging would-be entrepreneurs to make the leap, but make sure they plan ahead. The study of more than 2,000 people by Standard Life found some of the biggest barriers to starting up were not knowing where to begin (10 per cent) and a lack of confidence (10 per cent). While setting up your own business can be a daunting prospect, it can be extremely rewarding, offering more flexible working and the potential to be more tax efficient. However, with the move to quarterly reporting to HMRC on the horizon, if you’re seriously considering making the leap, it’s vital to produce a clear business plan, cashflow forecast and to keep records in order. Under current rules, fledgling businesses can put off tax payments for up to 21 months in their crucial start-up phase. Announced in the Chancellor’s budget in December, HMRC is currently in consultation to move to digital accounts, meaning all businesses would need to report and pay their tax quarterly. Entrepreneurs should also consider the cost efficiencies of setting up from home rather than going straight into premises. There are currently more than 2.9 million home-based businesses in the UK which, as well as saving on transportation and premises costs, can benefit from offsetting a share of some household bills to reduce the tax you pay. This can include mortgage interest, insurance, rent, utility costs and rates as well as a percentage of phone line rental, internet and the cost of business calls. Ravi Taggar Owner of TaxAssist, Kettering

Dear Extra Local, Farm businesses in Northamptonshire and its rural communities face an uncertain future if ministers fail to instigate carefully considered, long-term plans upon the result of the European Union (EU) referendum. The CLA – which represents 33,000 landowners, farmers and rural businesses across England and Wales – has published a report this month that demands decision makers give immediate commitments to farmers and rural businesses that they are equally prepared for Brexit or a vote to stay in the EU. The document, ‘Leave or Remain: The decisions politicians must make to support the rural economy’, comes in the wake of recent statements from ministers that there is no ‘Plan B’ for farming in the event the UK public votes to leave. To campaign or govern without giving answers on how the rural economy will be sustained in the future, whether we leave or remain, undermines confidence and gives concern as to the future security of the rural economy. The impact of a reduction in funding for the rural economy, regardless of the result on June 23, should not be underestimated. The report is very clear on the four principal issues that need to be addressed in order to secure the continued health of the rural economy: direct payments to the agricultural sector; trade; regulation; and the labour market. The document also provides CLA members with information on the processes and decisions leading up to the Referendum – and what might happen afterwards. We’re not telling our members how to vote, but we make it very clear that we will be fighting to defend their interests whatever the outcome. Ben Underwood. CLA East regional director

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World silver medallist launches local academy GB ATHLETE Hannah England met students from schools across Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire earlier this month when she visited Irthlingborough’s Frontier Centre. The World Championship Silver Medallist launched the new WEN Leadership Academy for Schools in Wellingborough & East Northants during her visit, organised by the School Sport Partnership. Fresh from winning the British Indoor 1500m Title in Sheffield, Hannah has chosen to get back into training for the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games, instead of representing GB at the World Indoor Championships in Oregon, USA. She travelled from her training base in Birmingham to meet local students and bring to life the two

key themes of the launch – Communication and Resilience. Seven schools from Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire have signed up to the Secondary Leadership Academy for students in Year 8 & 9. For the first session, 30 students attended from Rushden Academy, The Ferrers School, Wrenn Academy and Weavers Academy. After an initial welcome and motivational speech from Hannah England, students were divided into groups to take part in climbing and high ropes activities, led by centre instructors. The students were challenged out of their comfort zones and worked together to develop their communication skills to complete the activities. Hannah, former team captain at the 2014 European Champion-

ships, said: “It was great to be part of the Launch of the Leadership Academy, I really enjoyed meeting all the students at The Frontier Centre. Leadership training provides some brilliant opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills for sport and life. “The themes of the day, Communication and Resilience, were skills that have been very important to me in my athletics career so far. I shared some of the stories of my journey to London 2012 when setbacks and injuries out of my control taught me some valuable lessons. I was fortunate to work with Dame Kelly Holmes through the ‘On Camp with Kelly’ project; the mentoring I received gave me a real boost to deal with challenges and improve my resilience and

INSPIRATION: Hannah England meets the WEN students. confidence to communicate well.” skills for life. The School Games School sport manager for provide us with a unique opportuNorthamptonshire Sport (Welling- nity to engage and develop young borough & East Northampton- leaders all year round with 60 prishire), Hannah Hore, said: “It was a mary and secondary level 2 compebrilliant afternoon with the launch titions each year.” of our new leadership academy. We The next session for the WEN cannot underestimate the impor- Leadership Academy will take tance of developing young lead- place on Friday April 15 at The ers and working on employability Frontier Centre, Irthlingborough.

EXTRA SPORT • LOCAL BOWLS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MEN ‘LIBERTY TROPHY’ SEMIFINAL versus KENT – RESULT The men of Northamptonshire Indoor Bowling Association visited Barking & District IBC, Essex, on Saturday, 12th March, 2016, to play Kent IBA in the Semi-Final of the national Liberty Trophy competition, with the ambition to be only the third County ever to win the event in successive years after Durham did it in 1988 & 1999, and Norfolk likewise in 2005 & 2006. They were up against a strong Kent side, which included a number of International players, and although the first half was pretty even, Kent finally came on top by 22 shots. The first end across the green produced a 1 shot lead for Kent, but after 4 ends of play the County had taken a 2 shots lead at 24-22, but that was to be the last time that the County players were ahead. The match continued to be pretty close to the halfway stage with Kent having just a handful of shots advantage, but the second half saw that lead steadily increase end upon end, for the gap to have widened to 20 shots after 16 ends. The remaining 5 ends saw a determined effort by the County’s rinks to stem the increase by Kent, but with England International Andy Thomson in great form against Neil McKee as he picked up 13 shots to 1 by the County rink, the overall lead remained pretty constant to the end. The County had 2 winning rinks skipped by Paul Broderick and Jamie Walker, with wins by 7 shots and 1 shot respectively. Final score was Northamptonshire 96 shots – Kent 116 shots. Rink details, Kent skips only, as follows: Rink 1. Curtis Johnson, Ben Sharpe, Dominic Graham & Paul Broderick23 shots – S McCaughan 16 shots Rink 2. Richard Lemon, David Walker, Darren Childs & Jamie Walker 17 shots – D Hanmore 16 shots Rink 3. Tony Dicks, Chris Bland, Callum Height & Andrew Manton 15 shots – M Johnson 17 shots Rink 4. Dave Flippance, Jason Bryan, Connor Cinato & Neil McKee 10 shots – A Thomson 25 shots Rink 5. Dave Love, Matt Pownall, Jim McKee & Vernon Gearey 15 shots – P Martin 18 shots Rink 6. Adam Pitfield, Andy Smith, John Haines & Neil Corbyn 14 shots – I Honnor 24 shots So the dream of making it successive wins in this most important competition for men indoors, was over, but to reach the semi-final was itself a major achievement, and the County players are to be congratulated on their fine efforts this season. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MEN ‘MIDLAND COUNTIES’ versus WARWICKSHIRE – SELECTION The following men have been selected to represent Northamptonshire Indoor Bowling Association on Sunday, 20th March, 2016, in a Midland Counties match against Warwickshire to be played at Northampton & District IBA, Harborough Road, Northampton, NN2 8DH, commencing at 2.0 p.m. Rink 1. Mick Spear, Kingsthorpe/Paul O’Beirne, Kingsthorpe/ Darren Lewis, Kingsthorpe/Jim McKee, Kingsthorpe Rink 2. Tony O’Leary, Northampton & District/Chris Wright, Kingsthorpe/Martin Gearey, Kingsthorpe/Vernon Gearey, Kingsthorpe

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Rink 3. Dave Love, Wellingborough/Kyle Buckley, Rushden Town/Tony Dicks, Daventry/ Connor Cinato, Kingsthorpe Rink 4. Peter Mellor, Desborough/Malc Mattinson, Rushden Town/Roger Tansley, Kingsthorpe/DaveFlippance, Desborough Rink 5. Jim Diver, Desborough/ Tim Dawkins, Kingsthorpe/Norman Gibb, Desborough/John Haines, Desborough Rink 6. Will Clelland, Desborough/Mick Richardson, Kingsthorpe/Jack Tobin, Rushden Town/Tony Weston, Northampton & District NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MEN versus ENGLISH INDOOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION – RESULT The players of the National Governing Body for our indoor sport, the English Indoor Bowling Association, accepted the invitation of the Northamptonshire Indoor Bowling Association to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the County association’s founding in 1976, by visiting Daventry IBC, the home Club of the NIBA President Geoff Allen, on Wednesday, 9th March, 2016, to play a friendly match. The EIBA President Jenny McConnell of Melton & District IBC lead the visiting team, which included in its number the EIBA Senior Vice President Mike Andrew of Banbury Cross IBC, President of the British Isles Indoor Bowling Council and Past EIBA President, Geoff Day, and EIBA Past Presidents John Clipston, Arthur Broadberry, Edna Orchard and Maurice Mayes, who with the remainder of the team came from 13 different Counties of England. These matches are always friendly affairs, and this match was no different, although it was very competitive nonetheless, with the result being in doubt until the very last bowl. The County had 4 winning rinks and managed to post a victory by just 3 shots. With one end left to score the count was 110 shots to each team, but Terry James’ rink turned up trumps by collecting a very welcome count of 3 shots on that last end. The highest scoring rink for the County was that skipped by County Liberty Team Manager Jim McKee with a 16 shots win, although he was followed pretty closely by the rink skipped by Tony Weston which won by 13 shots. Final score was Northamptonshire IBA 113 shots – English Indoor Bowling Association 110 shots. Rink details, EIBA skips only, as follows: Rink 1. Jim Diver, Brian Langton, Brian Jones & John Haines 23 shots – Roger Bambrooke 18 shots Rink 2. Will Clelland, John Chester, Brian Sherwood & Terry James 11 shots – Geoff Day 26 shots Rink 3. Keith Howlett, Norman Langdon, Geoff Hunt & John Church 13 shots – Arthur Broadberry 30 shots Rink 4. Don Scott, Trevor Tilley, Geoff Allen & Jim McKee 22 shots – Mike Andrew 6 shots Rink 5. Doug Cooper, Tony Warren, Bernard Spreadbury & Tony Weston 24 shots – John Clipston 11 shots Rink 6. Tony Dicks, Pete Mellor, Norman Gibb & Mick Worthington 20 shots – Roy Rodgers 19 shots NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MEN ‘FRIENDLY’ versus LONDON PARKS BA – SELECTION The following have been selected to represent Northamptonshire Indoor Bowling As-

sociation, in a friendly match against the London Parks Bowling Association to be played on Wednesday, 23rd March, 2016, at Havering IBC, Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1JU, commencing at 12 noon. Travel is by Coach, picking up at Wellingborough BC at 8.15 a.m. and Thrapston BC at 8.45 a.m. Rink 1. Jim Diver, Desborough/ Peter Kitchener, Rushden/Geoff Allen, Daventry/Brian Sherwood, Rushden Town Rink 2. Malcolm White, Rushden/Peter Byworth, Wellingborough/Bill Craig, Desborough/ Tony Weston, Northampton & District Rink 3. Roger Miller, Desborough/John Chester, Desborough/Dave Williamson, Northampton & District/Geoff Hunt, Wellingborough Rink 4. Colin Barnes, Northampton & District/Dougie Cooper, Kingsthorpe/Tony Warren, Northampton & District/ Norman Gibb, Desborough Rink 5. Keith Howlett, Desborough/Alan Diver, Desborough/ Mike McKeown, Desborough/ Michael Moulton, Desborough Rink 6. Stuart Lowe, Daventry/ Ron Peacock, Northampton & District/Peter Mellor, Desborough/Brian Jones, Daventry Rink 7. Will Clelland, Desborough/Ray Ward, Desborough/ Bob Tingle, Desborough/Terry James, Rushden Town Rink 8. Rick Hayes, Daventry/ Don Scott, Brackley/Brian Langton, Rushden Town/Brian Diver, Desborough ENGLISH BOWLS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SCHEME – REGIONAL FINALS. Notification has been received from Peter Ditchett, the Secretary of the English Bowls Youth Development Scheme, that the following 12 Members of the County, who recently participated in the County School of Excellence organised by the Northamptonshire Bowls Youth Development Scheme, have been invited to participate in the Regional School of Excellence, which is to be held at Melton & District IBC, Leicestershire, on Sunday, 24th April, 2016. Junior Section (Under 15 years): Jack Lee, Northampton & District IBC Lois Woodward, Desborough IBC Bruce Sibbett, Kettering Lodge BC Alana Thomas-Handley, Desborough IBC Harvey Johnson, Rushden Town BC Senior Section (15-18 years): Conor Bryan, Kingsthorpe BC Tay O’Neill, Desborough IBC Adam Pitfield, Wellingborough BC Kyle Buckley, Rushden Town BC Billie Swift, Northampton & District IBC Abby Woodward, Desborough IBC Megan Rolfe, Kingsthorpe BC This is a clear indication of the strength of the support for youth bowling in Northamptonshire, from the Parents, family & friends, the Clubs, the County Coaches, the NBYDS and the County Officers, and also the commitment to their sport by the young players themselves. I will refer to the requirements of these players nearer the date, but in the meantime we congratulate them on their selection. CHARITY ‘BOWLATHON’ AT DESBOROUGH The charity fund raising ‘Bowlathon’, was held throughout the 24 hours commencing at 12

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THANKS: President Geoff Allen of NIBA receives commemorative plaque from Jenny McConnell, President of the EIBA noon on Saturday, 5th March, 2016, at Desboroiugh IBC, and it was organised by Graham Carley of the Desborough club. He got together a team of bowlers from this County and elsewhere, which played for the full period against numerous volunteer bowlers, each of whom paid a sum to the charity. Charities that have benefitted in the past from a group of like-minded bowlers, from England and Scotland, who support the ‘Bowlathons’ and other initiatives, have been, Donna’s Dream House (Blackpool) and The Teddy Bear Foundation (Scotland) and in the last 8 years in excess of £50,000 has been raised overall by the group, in various events, including the Bowlathons at Desborough. This year Graham was invited to name the charity to benefit from the ‘Bowlathon’ and he chose ‘Macey’s Memory’ a registered charity which is locally based to the County. This charity aims to support families in need who have a child with a terminal illness that is life limiting , it offers financial support to any family which needs a last wish holiday, sensory items, including wheelchairs, etc., and sadly, when that time comes, funeral funding and memorial stones . This year, at the Bowlathon alone, the charity will benefit from the sum of £2407.25p, and when various extras by way of donations, etc., are added, a total sum of over £3000 has been raised for it. Graham writes: “Now we have had time to reflect on the Bowlathon, I would like to say (again) how much the money raised means to the charity. I, for one, am so grateful to have so many friends and family that help us raise this money. Each year I start planning 7 months in advance but each year I worry that it is going to be a flop. I don’t know why I worry when I have some amazing friends travelling (some) the length of the country to help. Once again thank you so much, I could not do this without your support.” ERIC THOMASON TROPHY – An Inter Club competition to be played on the morning of Saturday, 19th March, 2016 All County Indoor Clubs are involved, with the exception of Brackley IBC, and the draw has been circulated to those Clubs that are involved, and the following is a copy of that draw: Daventry IBC will be at Home to Rushden Town BC, Northampton & District IBA & Desborough IBC and Away to Wellingborough BC, Kettering

Lodge BC, and Kingsthorpe BC Desborough IBC will be at Home to Rushden Town BC, Wellingborough BC & Kettering Lodge BC and Away to Kingsthorpe BC, Daventry IBC & Northampton & District IBC Kettering Lodge BC will be at Home to Kingsthorpe BC, Daventry IBC & Northampton & District IBC and Away to Rushden Town BNC, Wellingborough BC & Desborough IBC Kingsthorpe BC will be at Home to Daventry IBC, Northampton & District IBC & Desborough IBC and Away to Rushden Town BC, Wellingborough BC& Kettering Lodge BC Northampton & District IBC will be at Home to Rushden Town BC, Wellingborough BC & Desborough IBC and Away to Kettering Lodge BC, Kingsthorpe BC & Daventry IBC Rushden Town BC will be at Home to Wellingborough BC, Kettering Lodge BC & Kingsthorpe BC and Away to Daventry IBC, Northampton & District IBC & Desborough IBC Wellingborough BC will be at Home to Kettering Lodge BC, Kingsthorpe BC & Daventry IBC and Away to Northampton & District IBC, Desborough IBC & Rushden Town BC A reminder is issued to Clubs that immediately after the game results to be telephoned to John Chester at Desborough BC 01536 762921

20.3.16. Club holds some competition finals at 9.30 a.m. 21-24.3.16. Club holds further competition finals at 6.30 p.m. each day.

OBITUARY Les Goodman, 88 years, formerly of Kettering Athletic BC and the County VP’s Les died on the 2nd March, 2016. He was a former long serving, regular and loyal member, of Kettering Athletic BC, and he also turned out regularly for the Northamptonshire Vice Presidents BA. His funeral will be held at the Edgar Newman Chapel, Kettering Crematorium, Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8XE, at 12 noon on Thursday, 24th March, 2016 Family flowers only, but donations if desired in favour of ‘Stroke Association’ via the Funeral Director, Averil Phillips, Northampton House, Station Road, Kettering, NN15 7HH

RUSHDEN TOWN BC (Indoor Section) 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. 20.3.16. Members visit Bridgman IBC for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m.

FIXTURES DAVENTRY IBC 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. 19.3.16. St Barbara’s BC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 20.3.16. Club holds a Level 1 Bowls Coaching Course at 9.0 a.m.

DESBOROUGH IBC 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. 19.3.16. Market Harborough Conservatives BC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 20.3.16. Swanspool BC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 21.3.16. Club ladies play the Club men at 2.0 p.m. KETTERING LODGE BC (Indoor Section) 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. 20.3.16. County Under 25’s visit for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 21.3.16. Wellingborough BC visits for a ladies match at 2.0 p.m. KINGSTHORPE BC (Indoor Section) 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. NORTHAMPTON & DISTRICT IBC 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. 20.3.16. Club hosts a match between Northamptonshire men and Warwickshire men at 2.0 p.m.

WELLINGBOROUGH BC (Indoor Section) 19.3.16. Club plays in the Eric Thomason Trophy competition at 9.30 a.m. 21.3.16. Members visit Kettering Lodge BC for a ladies match at 2.0 p.m. 23.3.16. Club hosts a match between Northants Retired Police BA and the Cavaliers BA at 2.0 p.m. OUTDOOR CLUBS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RETIRED POLICE BA 23.3.16. Members visit Wellingborough BC for a match against the Cavaliers at 2.0 p.m. SWANSP[OOL BC 20.3.16. Members visit Desborough IBC for a mixed match at 2.0 p,m.

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KITTED OUT: Corby McDonald’s franchisee Glyn Pashley donated new strip to the Uppingham players and was thanked by the U16 manager Stephen Berridge.

Teamwork Sports & Trophy Northants Combination NFA Lower Junior Cup Semi Final Weldon United Reserves although having home advantage failed to make it count. The game finished all square after the first 45 minutes with neither side looked like scoring. The second half saw Wellingborough Rising Sun come into the game after beating the off side trap to score the first goal with the second coming from a cross into the box and headed home at the far post with the third coming from the penalty spot. NFA Area Cup Kettering Nomads Reserves could not make home advantage count against the visitors Grange Park Rangers, Nomads going out of the competition by 5-2. Duston Garage Premier Division Brixworth made home advantage count in there stuttering season with a 4-2 win over Daventry Drayton Grange, Adam Luck and Nathan Reynolds on target for Daventry. Milton made 2nd placed Harpole work very hard to secure their 1-0 victory to keep them in 2nd place. Roade could not make home advantage count against League leaders James King Blisworth with the leaders going on to record a 3-1 win. Blisworth having lost only one game since the beginning of season. Duston Garage Division 1 Cup Quarter Final Burton United were made to work very hard to reach the semi-finals by a very determined Medbourne side with Burton going through 2-1. Burtons goals from: Paul Byers and Marc Jackson. Duston Garage Division 1 Corby Pegasus kept up the pressure on Wellingborough Rising Sun with a 2-0 home win over Spratton putting them level with Rising Sun who have games in hand on Pegasus. Finedon Volta put up a good display against a very good Corby Shamrock but just could not get the breaks they needed and finished up losing 2-1. Mid table Gretton made home advantage count against their visitors from the other side of the county Weedon by winning 9-0. Higham Ferrers came up against in form Wootton St George and although Higham had home advantage the failed to make it count going down 3-1. Wootton goals from: Jamie Ellis x2 and Oliver Urqhuart.

Duston Garage Division 2 Cup Semi Final West Haddon Albion made it through to the final off the cup with a 1-0 home win over Kettering Park Rovers. Duston Garage Divison 2 Bugbrooke ‘A’ secured a very good home win against league leaders Roade Reserves by 4-0. Bugbrooke ‘A’ goals from: Dan Ashwell, George Payne, Ryan Noble and an own goal. Kislingbury put a dent in Northampton Spartak’s hopes with 4-1 home win lifting them one place up the table. Duston Garage Division 3 Cup Semi Final Wollaston Victoria Reserves made it through to the final with a 4-2 home win over Corby Ravens making it another final after last years. Duston Garage Division 3 Local rivals Irthlingborough Town and Stanwick Rovers fought out a 3-3-draw in a very exciting game with both sides playing some good football. Stanwick goals from: Zen King x2 and Matthew Pickard. Wilby came up against in form AFC Houghton Magna and suffered a heavy defeat by 8-0. Magnas goals fromL: Paul Dempsey x2, Liam Clarke x2, Ian Dickson x2, Oliver O’Dell and Marc Robinson. Duston Garage Division 4 The top two in the Division played each other and it was the top team Daventry Drayton Grange Reserves that came out on top against Corby Pegasus by 2-1 in a very tight game. Daventry goals from: Michael Fielding and James Greenwood. Brendan Logue on target for Pegasus. 3rd and 4th also played each other with 3rd placed Brixworth Reserves just beating 4th placed Earls Barton Reserves by the odd goal 3-2. Harpole Reserves could not make home advantage count against a much improved Weldon United ‘A’ who went on to win by 5-2. Weldon ‘A’ goals coming from: David Allan, Kieran Harper, Chris Purcell, Mark Bradley and Adam Ross. Medbourne Reserves could not get the better of their visitors Corby United going down at home by 2-0. Duston Garage Division 5 Higham Town Reserves had a good win against one-time league leaders Corby Domino by the odd goal 3-2 this was a reverse of the score when played in Corby on the 27th Feb. Spratton Reserves and Corby United Reserves could not be separated after 90 minutes with the game finishing 1-1.

Kit takeaway is a boost for Uppingham Colts U16’s YOUNG footballers are celebrating after receiving a stylish new set of threads, thanks to a local McDonald’s restaurant. The Corby restaurant on Phoenix Park Way has donated kit to the Uppingham Colts FC under 16s team as part of the McDonald’s FA Charter Standard Kit Scheme, which is now in its second year. The under 16s team members are delighted to be benefitting from the new community programme which, run in partnership with The FA and their official kit supplier Nike, enables all 4,600 FA Charter Standard clubs with a junior team in England the chance to order a new strip every year for the next three seasons. The scheme will distribute more than 250,000 kits and aims to help raise the standards of grassroots football for young aspiring footballers. Franchisee Glyn Pashley owns and operates the McDonald’s restaurant on Phoenix Park Way, said: “Grassroots clubs such as Uppingham Colts FC invest an incredible amount of time providing their local communities with footballing opportunities.

“They provide young people with the chance to get involved and feel part of a team. It’s important that businesses like McDonald’s support clubs such as Uppingham Colts, as it means they can use the money saved by the kit and equipment to invest in training more coaches, improving facilities and reducing the costs passed onto players and their parents. “I’m very proud to be involved in the kit scheme – it’s great seeing the teams in their new kits.” Uppingham Colts FC U16s who play and train as part of the team represent the club in the Kettering Weetabix League. Stephen Berridge, U16 manager and coach said: “We’re hugely grateful to McDonald’s for donating a new kit for our team. An average team strip costs around £500 per season, so this really is a huge saving for us and means we can spend the money on other areas of the club that need it. The lads absolutely love their new strip. Having the kit has created fantastic unity and team spirit and has given the kids extra motivation to train and have a great season.”

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Three in a row as Diamonds lose their sparkle again at home

AFC Rushden and Diamonds 0 Royston Town 1 Saturday March 12th AFC Rushden & Diamonds fell to trademark run, Jon Stevenson a third successive 1-0 defeat this having a close range effort block time at Royston Town on Satur- after his own good run, and Liam day afternoon despite a much Dolman seeing a header from a corner cleared off the line. But it improved performance. Diamonds started well with was Royston who took a slightly Claudiu Hoban running hard at fortuitous lead right on half time the Royston back four but Royston as a poorly hit free-kick fell to big soon settled with their own danger frontman Thomas who just about man Hoenes coming close twice managed to back heel the ball to inside the first 20 minutes includ- wrong foot Matt Finlay who just ing with a diving header from 8 failed to prevent the ball trickling yards that Matt Finlay brilliantly over the line. The second half was a game saved. Diamonds had a good spell going into half-time Lorraine of attrition as Diamonds tried to firing in one great effort after a press but without the guile or for-

tune to create much in the way of decent chances, and Royston were content to hold and frustrate their former table topping opponents. Jon Stevenson had a good mazy run stopped by a yellow card earning challenge, Tom Lorraine just failed to get a bouncing ball under control, as he fired over from the edge of the box and Brad Harris swept a Lorraine cut-back just over the angle of post and bar. Royston were always a danger on the break though and had the better second half chances with Thomas a handful and they managed the game

well in the final stages against a tiring Diamonds side. Manager Andy Peaks brought two of his new signing straight into the starting line-up with Jason Lee in at left-back and Eliot Sandy in a number 10 role behind Jon Stevenson up front. Tom Lorraine played a deeper role alongside Sandy and Claudiu Hoban with Brad Harris and Dan Quigley holding midfield. This was a much improved performance by Diamonds but still resulted in a third 1-0 defeat in succession. They had chances and periods in the game when it looked

promising but they were unable to ever dominate their opponents and will be disappointed with how few serious chances they created. Royston never looked like the 80 goal side they are this season but they were an experienced and confident side who managed the game well after getting a slightly fortunate opener and deserved their win. Next up for Diamonds is the visit of Uxbridge to the Dog & Duck as they look to get back to winning ways. Report: Paul Judd

Smart team heads for Paris Steelmen pleased with a job well done Tamworth 0 Corby Town 0 Saturday March 12th

IN VOGUE: Pictured with the new kit are students Robbie Lawrence, Luke Strickland and Arun Bains with Newlands centre manager Neil Griffin and PE teacher Mark Allen. KETTERING Buccleuch Acade- “It’s fantastic to be able to be sponmy PE department was delight- sored by the Newlands Shopping ed to receive two new football Centre because they are part of strips after being sponsored by the community and the work done the local Newlands Shopping by Neil Griffin in particular has Centre. They will be used for the been fantastic. The new kit looks first time on the upcoming Paris great and the students are lookSports Tour being led by teacher ing forward to wearing it in future football fixtures, starting with the Mark Allen. Jared Thres, head of PE, said: sports tour in Paris.”

Poppies snatch win in last two minutes

a poor game at a cold Kettering Town 2 Paulton Rovers 0 and windswept Lat- Tuesday March 15th imer Park last Tuesday evening, not a lot happened for 88 minutes. Then, out of the blue, the Poppies hit two goals in the last two minutes through Liam Canavan and Silvano Obeng to win the game. With Rene Howe out with a groin injury, in came Will Grocott and Silvano Obeng came in onto the bench. Paulton ACTION: Late win for the Poppies. Pic Jim McAlwane

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in action v Tamworth: Above, Massiah McDonald, top right, Kalern Thomas and bottom right, Nathan Hicks Corby kept Tamworth pinned on goal but they hesitated when they saw the linesman raise his flag back early in the second half and for offside. Referee Mr D’Aguilar this brief spell of dominance endcorrectly over ruled his colleague ed with Cleveland Taylor forcing as the ball had come off a Corby James Belshaw to make his first player last but the brief hesitation save of the match. Taylor then sent in a centre was enough to allow Sam Donkin which no one was able to get on to make the save. Donkin was certainly the busier the end of and McDonald, Nathan of the two keepers in the first half, Hicks and substitute Nathan Evtipping a header from a corner over ans all fired shots high over the the bar and making an excellent bar. The game ended with Corby point blank save from Deeney. The closest thing to a first half hearts in mouths when Tamworth goal, however, fell to Corby. In the won a corner deep into injury time 40th minute Massiah McDonald but Ross Dyer flicked Durrell’s kick sent in a cross which was headed harmlessly behind and a deserved against the outside of the far post point was secured. Report: David Tilley by Greg Mills.

The Steelmen played out a hard fought goalless draw at Tamworth but the satisfaction of a job well done was tinged with the regret that they couldn’t turn one point into all three. The first chance of the game fell to Tamworh in the 12th minute when Elliott Durrell’s free kick was headed over by Danny Newton. In the 23rd minute play switched to the other end. Cleveland Taylor was fouled by Ellis Deeney and Duane Courtney headed the resulting free kick over the bar. Tamworth had another opportunity when Newton and Connor Taylor both found themselves clear

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