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Tenants get a new improved service Barton, is one of the tenants to benefit from Georgina’s work.

She said: “Georgina listened MORE than 100 residents in the Wellingborough area are enjoy- to and understood my needs ing a more independent lifestyle and kept me informed while thanks to a new support service. adaptations were being made to Occupational therapist Georgi- my home.

“She helped me to get a new na West was appointed by Wellingborough Homes last November, to stair lift put in, improved access assess tenants’ homes and pro- in the bathroom and organised for gramme work to ensure they are a door entry system to be added.

This means that with my assissuited to their housing needs.

The assessments are for resi- tance dog, Cassie, I can come and dents whose circumstances go independently. What is a simmay have changed, with limited ple daily activity for most people mobility impacting on how they can be a real obstacle for someone use facilities and can get around in a wheelchair.”

Georgina takes referrals from the home.

It includes a home visit to check a wide range of agencies includcare and support needs, and rec- ing GPs, tenancy support officers ommendations for improvements and hospital teams. Tenants are that would help to make life easier. also able to self refer by calling Julie Basso, who lives in Earls Wellingborough Homes.

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Job search > WELLINGBOROUGH A JOB Club meets at Wellingborough Library each week to help those looking for work.

Job seekers will get advice on careers, CV writing and general support with skills, training and employment.

The club meets on Friday from 10am to 1pm. For more information call 01933 664437

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Show goes on MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Georgina West with tenant Julie Basso, whose home and life have been transformed.

Georgina said: “When you are living with limited mobility, adaptations at home can make every day life easier and make a huge difference.

“I really enjoy meeting peo-

ple, finding out how I can help and putting a plan into action.

Seeing the impact of the work we do is massively rewarding, and I’m looking forward to helping lots more tenants in the future.”

Celebration of a seat of learning Lovers of Learning book plots school history > WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL ONE of the oldest schools in the county is celebrating the launch of a new book about its history.

Wellingborough School has produced a 200-page book with nearly 500 photographs and illustrations, and a foreword written by Earl Spencer.

The book, called Lovers of Learning, has been written by Neil Lyon, a former pupil of the school. He said: “Wellingborough School dates back to the 1500s. The title of the book comes from the wording on a stone plaque above the entrance of the old school building in the centre of Wellingborough which says ‘I owe much to the lovers of learning, but to the philistines nothing’.”

“The building is now used by All Hallows Church, and the school was based there from the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth until it moved to its current site on London Road in 1881.

“We are very proud to be one of the oldest institutions in the county, and the hundreds of pho-

tos which appear in the book are a fantastic way of bringing the past alive. We were delighted that Earl Spencer has agreed to write the foreword, as his grandfather, the seventh earl was the chairman of the school governors for 26 years.”

The book covers every aspect of the school’s history, from the tough discipline in Victorian times to the rotten school meals before the last war. It describes how Wellingborough School has produced many county cricketers, including six Northamptonshire captains, a record unbeaten by any other school in the country.

There are sections on the famous thatched pavilion, paid for in 1929 out of tuck shop profits, as well as on both world wars, when 276 former pupils and teachers were killed in action. These include the school chaplain Bernard Vann from Rushden, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918.

Past pupils of the school include the former King of Malaysia, the current Northampton North MP

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> RUSHDEN YOUNGSTERS from Rushden Community College will be performing their summer show later this month.

Their production of Footloose will run from July 17-19 at the college in Hayway. Tickets are available from main reception and are £4 each or three for £10.

Police date > WELLINGBOROUGH OFFICERS will be on hand to meet members of the public to discuss any questions or concerns they may have at a surgery at the Wesleyan Chapel, Dychurch Lane, Bozeat on Monday July 16 from 6.30pm to7pm, at the Reach Out centre in Irchester on Wednesday July 18 from 10am to 11.30am and at The Village Hall, High Street, Wollaston on Thursday September 20 from 6.30pm to7pm.

Rambling dates >WELLINGBOROUGH WELLINGBOROUGH SCHOOL: One of the country’s oldest schools Michael Ellis, and the former Saints player Harvey Thorneycroft.

The book was designed and printed by Stanley L. Hunt in Rushden.

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Copies of the book can be obtained through Wellingborough School on 01933 233384.

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High impact day pays off High visibility patrols were carried out in Kettering town centre and a TEN arrests, including a man road-side drink drive operation in wanted for a football-related dis- Kettering Road, Isham, involved breathorder in Poland, were made when testing 50 drivers. A number of patrols Northamptonshire Police carried were also carried out in Telford Way to prevent fuel thefts. out its latest high impact day.

In total, 20 properties were searched Chief Inspector Chris Hillery, disby 80 officers across Kettering and trict commander, said: “There are a Wellingborough, which resulted in a small minority of people who cause a series of arrests for, among others, fire- significant number of problems in our arms offences, possession of drugs with communities.

“They disregard the law and are intent intent to supply, burglary and assault.

Officers seized approximately £12,000 on committing crime. The high impact in cash, and recovered what is believed day was about demonstrating that the to be a firearm that is being examined police and the community will not take to establish whether it is an imitation it. The pressure on criminals will be firearm or a live weapon capable of fir- relentless. ing. Officers also seized 91 rounds of “We are committed to reducing crime prohibited ammunition at an address and improving the quality of life for in Kettering, where the firearm was our communities while making Kettering and Corby a hostile environment to recovered.

A man wanted for burglary offences in commit crime.

Lithuania, was arrested when officers “The feedback we’ve received from executed a European arrest warrant in neighbours and people in the community is that they are pleased we are Kettering.

In addition, intelligence was gathered taken such action. And I would urge on further suspects wanted on Euro- people to contact us if they have any information which can help us.” pean arrest warrants.

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Library facelift > WELLINGBOROUGH WELLINGBOROUGH Library is due to re-open on Monday after being closed for two weeks for refurbishment.

The work has included a new roof and the installation of energy efficient heating and lighting.

The refurbishment, which also included repainting and replacement glazing to some windows, started on June 11 and will be completed in early August.

County council cabinet member for customer services Councillor Heather

Smith said: “Wellingborough Library is overdue a facelift, the roof has leaked for some years now and despite minor repairs has continued to be a problem.

The work taking place over the summer will ensure the library is not only watertight but is also much warmer for customers in the winter.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience, the work taking place will really improve the experience for the 4,200 customers who visit the library every week.”

For more information about the library service visit www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/libraries

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NEW DEVELOPMENT: Avon Central will form part of an emerging leisure quarter in Wellingborough

Avon is calling to potential businesses The ground floor will provide three self-contained units AN EXCITING new mixed-use suitable for retail, restaurant, town centre development, cafe bar and leisure uses, in forming part of an emerging sizes from 1,108 sq ft up to leisure quarter, has gone on 4,476 sq ft.

Simon Toseland, a director of the market in Wellingborough.

Avon Central is being converted Prop-Search, the agency marfrom an existing office building keting the development said: in a strategic location within the “This is a fantastic opportunity town centre, midway between the for occupiers to gain represenSwansgate Shopping Centre and tation in Wellingborough which has been identified nationally Morrisons Superstore.

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as a growth town. Avon Central could help to reshape the town’s leisure landscape and we are currently speaking with national operators as well as local businesses.”

The upper floors of the building will be converted into a mix of office and residential accommodation.

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Show must go on

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Weather won’t put paid to open-air theatre

BOUGHTON HOUSE: People with tickets can claim a refund

Vintage Festival is cancelled

Poor ticket sales a damper > BOUGHTON HOUSE POOR ticket sales have been blamed for the cancellation of the Vintage Festival, which was due to take place this weekend at Boughton House near Kettering.

The organisers announced at the end of last month that the festival would move to guest at the Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire in August.

Those who have bought tickets for the Boughton House event are being offered the chance to exchange their tickets for Wilderness tickets, or claim a refund.

A diverse vintage area at Wilderness will offer visitors the chance to experience vintage music, film, art, design and fashion.

The Vintage Festival is the brainchild of designers Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway and their Hemingway Design team. who launched the event in August 2010 on the Sussex Downs.

More than 50,000 people visited that year, the majority dressed in vintage style to enjoy music from across the decades.

The event moved to Boughton House, for 2012, with bands including The Damned, Sergio Mendes and Swing Out Sister having been booked as well as celebrity guests including Twiggy and Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole.

For details of exchanges and refunds, visit Ticketmaster on www.vintagefestival. co.uk or call 08444 999 999.

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The reward has been offered by his family after a murder charge against a 47-year-old man was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service last month.

Detectives hope the reward will help people to come forward who may have information on the killing, the weapon and the offender’s footwear and clothing.

Rita Groves, Mr Varga’s daughter, said: “Our father was a kind man, who was no threat to anybody and we cannot understand why anybody would want to attack him in this way.

We have put forward this reward in the hope it will encourage anybody who has any information to come forward.”

Detective Chief Inspector Martin Kinchin said: “It is likely that Charlie Varga was killed on Wednesday 27 July 2011, sometime after CCTV footage shows him letting a person into his house.

“We can see from the footage that there were a number of people passing at that time who may have seen that visitor - I want to speak to those people.

“We also know that Charlie’s killer left via his back gate into Bell Street and Bell Court. That person had with them a small, potentially axe-like weapon and would have potentially been lightly blood stained.

“That murder weapon has never been recovered and potentially is still lying wherever it was hidden. I can also now reveal that the offender was wearing Lonsdale training shoes at the time. These shoes would have been bloodstained and so again would have been disposed of or hidden in somewhere in Wellingborough.

Anybody with any information can contact Northamptonshire Police on 101, or call Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.

> IRCHESTER OUR rather washed out summer won’t affect the county council’s planned outdoor theatre performances, including one at Irchester Country Park later this month.

Heartbreak Productions will bring the children’s classic, The Railway Children, to the park on Tuesday, July 24 and Northamptonshire County Council has said the open-air show will go on, despite the poor weather so far.

Cabinet member for customer services Councillor Heather Smith said: “Please don’t let the unsettled weather get in the way of enjoying these unique performances in the beautiful surroundings of the country parks. Whatever the weather the plays will go ahead as long as it’s safe for the actors to perform.”

Visitors will be able to bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic to enjoy as they revel in the heart-warming story of Edwardian children Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis who are mysteriously separated from their father, and move to Three Chimneys in Yorkshire.

As endless days stretch before them, the family set about establishing themselves and making friends in the village.

The all-important railway runs like a life vein through the community and its importance grows –learning from the

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN: The show must go on people in and around it, the children rediscover and piece their family back together as the story steams towards its heart-warming and iconic end.

Heartbreak’s award-winning adaptation delivers the heart and soul of this classic tale and the company’s inspirational storytelling will thrill the whole family, whatever their age.

The production at Irchester Country Park will start at 6.30pm. Tickets cost £12 for adults and £8 for concessions.

For details, visit the Heartbreak Productions website www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk

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THEATRE

July 13 and 14 Kilburn - Looking Good at 90, Kilburn School of Dance celebrates 90 years of developing dance skills, tickets £10, concessions £9, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, 7.30pm Friday and 2.30pm and 7.30pm Saturday.

Box Office 01933 270007 July 20 and 21 Dexterity Showcase 2012 an eclectic and innovative mix of dance and performance styles in Estha Jones School of Dance’s annual showcase. Tickets £10, concessions £7, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, 7.30pm Friday and 2pm Saturday. Box Office 01933 270007 July 20 Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, one of the top attractions on the folk/acoustic music circuit, the band brings its repertoire of songs and music of Northern England to the Castle. Tickets £12.50, concessions £10.50, in the Studio, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, 8pm.

Box Office 01933 270007 July 22 Jump Aboard the Dance Express - featuring the students of the Pulse Dance Academy, a show for the whole family.

Tickets £12, concessions £10, children £6, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, 7pm. Box Office 01933 270007 July 26 Cool Jazz Quintet. Mainstream jazz at its best with musicians Alan Wakeman, Neil Riches, Chris Green, Bobby Orr and vocalist Elaine Hatton. Tickets £12.50, concessions £10.50, in the Studio, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, 8pm. Box Office 01933 270007

EVENTS

July 11 Parkinsons UK Wellingborough and District Branch, Irchester Village Hall, 7.30pm. Contact Pauleen Parriss, Branch Chair, 01933 225438 July 18 Wellingborough Flower Arrangement Society, All Saints Hall, Midland Road, 7.30pm. Contact Elaine Hall, 01926 843624, email eandmhall@ btinternet.com July 19 Wellingborough and District Horticultural Society, meets upstairs in the Salem Hall, Salem Lane, Wellingborough, 7.30pm. For further details contact admin@wellingborough-gardeners.com July 23 to 25 Summer Art Days - Mad Masks, participants work with aluminium, tape and plaster to build and sculpt a colourful mask. Three-day workshop 10am to 3pm, £45 per participant, Castle Theatre, Wellingborough. Box Office 01933 270007 Every Monday Wellingborough Rotary Club, meets at The Castle Theatre, at 12.30 or 6 pm (Alternate twilight meetings at 6 pm, meetings on 5th Monday of a month usually at Wellingborough Golf Club at 7.30, contact secretary on 01933 664636.

Every Wednesday Shotokan Karate, Weavers Leisure Centre, Weavers Rd, Wellingborough. 7pm, E-mail wellingborough@shotokan-do. co.uk for more information.

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Sunny day > NORTHAMPTON SUNNYSIDE public house in Boughton Green Rd, Northampton will be holding a family fun day in aid of the Andi Bull Cancer Trust on Saturday August 25 from 11am until late.

Andi, from Wellingborough, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in September 2006. He set up his charity before his death in November 2010.

The event offers great fun for all the family with lots to do, and ABC Trust merchandise will be available to buy.

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am-11.15am, Reachout Community Church, Havelock Street, 50p per child.

Contact 01933 225525 Messy Play Wednesdays 1.15-2.45pm, Victoria Centre, £2.20 1st child, £2 thereafter.

Contact 01933 460266 Jumping Beans Wednesdays 9.15-11am term time only, Mill Road Baptist Church. Contact 01933 383159 Little Fishes Fridays 1.30-3pm, Our Lady’s Catholic School Hall, Henshaw Road, £1 per family. Contact Lee on 01933 460266 Mucky Pups (Messy Play) Tuesdays 9.30-11am, The Castle Theatre 1st child £2.75, 2nd child £2.

Contact 01933 272119 The Rascals Music Session Wednesdays & Fridays 9.45-10.45am, The Castle Theatre, £2 1st child, £1.25 2nd child Rhymetime Wednesdays 10-10.30am & 11-11.30am, Wellingborough Library, Free.

Contact 01933 225365 Little Lambs (Irchester), Fridays 10-11.30am, Reachout Community Church, 4 High Street, Irchester.

Contact 01933 225525 Irchester BATS (Babies and Toddlers), Wednesdays 10.15-11.15am, term time only, Irchester Village Hall, £1 1st child, 50p thereafter. Contact Nichola on 01933 410866 Little Fishes (Little Harrowden) Every other Wednesday 2-3pm, Little Harrowden Church, Main Street, Little Harrowden. Contact Heather on 01933 678225

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Tree planting at school to mark celebrations

Children from pre-prep school do their bit to mark the Jubilee year This seemed two very good reasons to ask him to help - and also, say the chilA SPECIAL guest joined the nurs- dren, because he is brilliant at digging ery children from Wellingbor- holes, making and mending things.

Alongside the tree, kindly donated ough School when they planted a tree to mark the Queen’s Diamond by the parents association, is buried a time capsule. Year 3 children have been Jubilee.

The Ladybirds and Bumble Bees working hard to fill this with interesting invited Phil Sandall to do them the facts about their lives in the year 2012.

This is not the first time capsule to honour of planting their Jubilee Tree.

Mr Sandall was born in 1952, the same be buried at Wellingborough Pre-Prep. year that Queen Elizabeth II came to In 1993 The Year 1 children, under the the throne and is also the longest serv- guidance of Mrs Panter, buried one uning member of staff at Wellingborough der the entrance to the Spencer buildSchool, having started as a science ing just before this part of the building was completed. technician in 1973.

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TIME CAPSULE: The children from Year 3 also put together a time capsule to be buried near the tree

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> WELLINGBOROUGH A TRAINEE teacher has added extra strings to her bow, after learning sign language with free training from her landlord.

Michelle McCourtie, who is a tenant of Wellingborough Homes, took up the training because her son Sanchez suffers with some hearing impairment, as a result of glue ear, a common childhood condition.

Tutor Jill Parker led the British Sign Language course for around 10 students, who were each taught some basics and then able to test out their skills with those more fluent in signing.

The course was originally due to last for five weeks, with support from Neighbourhood Learning. But the students were so enthusiastic that it eventually ran for 15 weeks, thanks to extra support from Workers Education Association.

Sign language is just one of the free training courses on offer from Wellingborough Homes at its Tenant Resource Centre, next to Morrisons, including IT training and digital photography.

Michelle said: “Sanchez is able to hear but I wanted to learn sign language so that we are prepared in the event that he ever loses his hearing completely.

“Whatever I learnt on the course I came straight back and taught the kids. They were so excited to pick up the signs and we can now communicate with each other using the skills I have developed.

The course covered words and phrases you would use in the home and at school, so it was ideal.

“I thoroughly enjoyed it. Signing really is like learning a new language. We tested our skills by meeting with some deaf and hard of hearing people at the Trading Post in Kettering. We quite quickly learnt the sign for ‘slow down’ as we had to ask them to repeat what they were doing while we caught up.”

GOOD SIGN: Michelle McCourtie learned sign language to help her own son and, in future, her students Michelle is now hoping to develop her skills further. She is currently training to become a teacher and hopes her sign language might be helpful in the classroom.

She said: “If there are any deaf or hard of hearing children in my classes, I know that I will be able to help them learn using the skills I have learnt.”

Irene Carter, customer outreach services manager at Wellingborough Homes, said: “Sign language has been hugely popular with local residents, and we are really pleased to be able to respond to local demand by providing free training.

“Training can help you learn new skills, which are essential in a competitive job environment like the one we have today. It’s a great way of meeting new people, and building confidence too – which can be just as important when you’re looking at a career change.”

Wellingborough Homes is running further British Sign Language course in September. To find out more or book a place, contact Irene Carter on 01933 234450.

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UNPAID carers are being offered a range of courses through a needs and aspirations project run by the county council and Nene Valley Community Action.

A new directory of courses, which include basic computers, photo editing using Picasa, tracing your family history and tai chi has been released. The directory includes a number of new options such

as nature walks, a chocolate tasting party, a tour of Waitrose, photo walks and watercolour painting.

The “needs and aspirations project” is a directory of free activities and opportunities available to unpaid carers and includes those receiving attendance allowance.

This is a project commissioned by Northamptonshire County council and delivered by Nene Valley Community Action.

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the project recognises the vital contribution made by carers. It is because of the commitment that the statutory and voluntary sector organisations have got together to provide carers with access to these opportunities.

Anyone who thinks that they may be eligible for this project can request a brochure or book a place by contacting Nene Valley Community Action on 01933 396382 or email info@nvca.org.uk

A milestone of real note New bank note to celebrate 200 years > THRAPSTON YOUNGSTERS from Thrapston Primary School were given the task of designing their own bank note to help a High Street bank celebrate 200 years of doing business in the heart of the town.

Barclays began life in Thrapston as a new country bank established by Stephen Eaton and his

partner George Eland. It has provided local banking services on the same site for at least two centuries.

For many years it was a branch of the Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company and it became part of Barclays in 1911.

Branch manager Kay Nichols said: “We wanted to mark the occasion of 200 years of banking

in Thrapston with a special event. We learned that Thrapston used to print its own bank notes many years ago.”

Nick Hearn, Headteacher at Thrapston Primary School, said: “We were delighted to hear about Barclays’ competition and to involve our students.

What a great way for them to learn about the history of their town and have some fun in the process.”

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Grandfather sings praises of clinic

Results unit gets high praise from patients and peers > KETTERING GENERAL WHEN grandfather Jonathan Mack was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the end of last year, he visited the results clinic for cancer patients at Kettering General Hospital that is now being held up as an example to others.

Since the announcement was mThe clinic has been recognised as an area of national good practice following a National Peer Review.

The review found that the KGH’s clinic concept should be recommended as an example of national good practice in how to look after patients at the time when they are first told they have cancer.

Mr Mack, 69, said: “I was very im-

pressed. You speak to both the consultant and the nurse specialists and they are both very supportive.

“Together they give you the full picture of what is happening and what your tests mean to you and what will happen next in terms of treatment.

Mr Mack, a former metallurgist and physics teacher, added: “Also if you have any practical problems the nurses are very good at sorting it out for you and they are always there for you.”

Great-grandfather Eddie Cross, 67, from Wellingborough, visited the clinic at the end of last year when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer.

He said: “It’s first class. You get to ask all the questions you can think

Songs and music Extra patols > WELLINGBOROUGH NORTHAMPTON Concert Band with Northampton Male Voice Choir will be performing at St Mary the Virgin Church in Knox Road, Wellingborough on Saturday, July 14.

The event starts at 7.30pm and admission is £10. Refreshments are available at the interval and at the end of the concert.

Visitors can make use of ample secure, controlled parking and wheelchair access where needed.

of to the right people in a quiet, private environment.

“I had my operation to remove the tumour in January. I will still need regular checks but I am being supported every step of the way by the staff at KGH.” His wife Marlene, 65, added: “The clinic was good because we were told about everything that will happen and they go out of their way to look after you and answer all of your questions. I think this sort of dedicated clinic is a very good idea.”

A Urology Service National Peer Review Team visited KGH in January and, as part of its review, looked at the results clinic.

KGH Urology Cancer Lead Clinician, Mr Mo Al-Sudani, said: “Each

GOOD PRACTICE: Urology oncology nurse specialist Rachel Hooper with Marlene and Eddie Cross and consultant urologist Mo Al Sudani year we have about 385 new cancer diagnoses – this means that urological cancers are the most common cancers dealt with by the medical and surgical specialties in the hospital.

“About 18 months ago we created the urology oncology results clinics because we felt it was inappropriate to be breaking bad

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people interacting over a cup of tea or even an alcoAN OPEN day aimed at hol-free cocktail which was stamping out domestic a reminder of the role alcoabuse was held during hol misuse often plays in the UEFA Euro Champi- violence at home.”

In the year April 2011 to onships - the sort of time when domestic violence March 2012, a total of 1,680 clients (713 women and 967 is known to escalate Wellingborough Women’s children) accessed services Aid in conjunction with provided by Wellingborough Wellingborough Homes, Women’s Aid in relation to staged the event took place domestic abuse – an increase in the centre of Welling- of more than 150 on the preborough, where stalls were vious year, including 104 exset up by partner agencies tra children.

Elly Simms, community including Victim Support, Sure Start and The Sunflow- manager for Wellingborough er Centre to offer support to Homes, said: “It was a really victims and families suffer- positive day for everyone involved. All of the agencies ing from domestic abuse.

Mayor Ken Harrington, attending were able to talk who attended the event, said: with the people who really “Days like this demonstrate matter, the public.

“This event has grown that domestic abuse will not be tolerated in our area. each year and we hope it However, it would be naïve to can continue to expand. pretend it doesn’t happen, so The more people who know it was comforting to see that that help is out there, the less people will accept being help was on hand.

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news to patients in the context of routine - and normally busy - urology outpatients’ clinics.

“So we set up the specialist clinic in a quiet room in the Treatment Centre where patients who have just received their cancer diagnosis can be seen in a small clinic by a consultant and a cancer nurse specialist.”

Checks on drivers

Standfirst: Police crackdown on motorists > CASTLE WAY TWELVE cars were stopped on Castle Way, Wellingborough last month during a traffic operation.

One driver was given a £60 ticket and three points for having a tyre that was not roadworthy.

Two drivers were instructed to change their tyres dur-

ing the stop check due to the condition of their tyres, and one driver was given advice on their manner of driving.

The safer community team will continue to conduct roadside checks in and around the town on a regular basis to ensure drivers are maintaining the standards required of their vehicles, are driving safely and are not drink driving.

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Test success > COUNTY A TOTAL of 93 people were arrested across the county during a month long crack down on drink drivers.

A focused crackdown was undertaken by officers during the month of June which saw the county force policing a number of major events including the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, Euro 2012 games and Moto GP.

Throughout the campaign a series of co-ordinated roadside operations took place, at all times of the day and night, to carry out checks throughout the county.

Elvis night > HIGHAM FERRERS HIGHAM Ferrers Working Men’s Club will be the setting for an Elvis night in aid of Chelsea’s Angels.

For tickets to the event, on September 8, contact 07894 461298.

Facilities Manager Support Technician Corby Technical School will be opening in Corby in September providing high quality education for secondary age students.

We are seeking to recruit high quality staff to join us in this exciting venture which is a collaboration between the Brooke Weston Trust and Tresham College.

Both positions offer the opportunity to build a career in an exciting and fastpaced workplace alongside supportive colleagues.

Further details about the vacancies and how to apply can be found on the trust website or by telephoning 01536 397000.

Applications may be submitted in writing addressed to the Principal Designate, Corby Technical School or electronically.

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LIGHT FANTASTIC: Beams of laser light created a giant triangle between local water towers.

Go with the flow and vote for county project Voting is now open for Lottery arts project > COUNTY GIVEN this summer’s weather, it seems only fitting that county residents are being asked to vote for artwork that has the theme of the journey of water.

People are being urged to vote for Northamptonshire arts project FLOW that has won a place in the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2012.

FLOW was a year-long visual arts programme which engaged 90,000 people through a series of artworks by leading British artists to explore and respond to the journey of water through Northamptonshire’s rivers, canals, water towers and reservoirs, and part of the regional Igniting Ambition Festival and London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

FLOW is one of only 10 projects to make it through in the Best Art Project category in

the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects.

The winning project in each of the categories will receive national recognition at the starstudded event and £2,000 to spend on their project.

The programme included 180° of Light – Rothwell, Desborough and Corby (Beanfield) Water Towers were illuminated via laser beams to create a giant five square mile triangle visible in the night sky; Sywell Echo –Sywell Country Park’s Edwardian reservoir was set alight with over 100 LEDS tracing the original valley streams and Parish border; Interchange – a fortnight of artistic activity which saw three artists based on a narrowboat travel from Cosgrove to Wadenhoe and back, with a unique performance in Blisworth Tunnel and Hero – a laser-light installation

aligned with the canalised River Ise in the historic grounds of Boughton House, home of the Duke of Buccleuch.

Cabinet member for customer and community services Councillor Heather Smith said: “I am delighted that the FLOW programme has been shortlisted in these prestigious awards. Despite being a landlocked county, Northamptonshire’s waterways are a significant part of the county’s landscape and FLOW has been a fantastic way of highlighting these important locations.

Voting for the semi-finals ends at midday on Sunday July 22. To vote for FLOW call 0844 836 9675 or log on to www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/ awards.

The three projects in each category with the highest number of votes will go through to the final round of public voting later this summer.

Roles available to suit everyone Placements available in Wellingborough > WELLINGBOROUGH ROLES to suit people with all types of skills and talents are available through a volunteer placement programme in Wellingborough.

Nene Valley Community Action provides a volunteering brokerage service and currently has a wide range of opportunities available from administration to youth work, including art, befriending, catering, driv-

ing, gardening, retail, training or trusteeship.

Volunteers offer valuable and important support to organisations and with the range of placements available now is the time to get involved.

Jenny Rolfe, Volunteer CoOrdinator at NVCA, said, “It is a win, win situation. Our communities cannot survive without the valuable services of volunteers and volunteers themselves have the oppor-

tunity to learn new skills, enhance existing ones and meet new people.”

Staff from NVCA are available to talk to people in Wellingborough every Tuesday afternoon or Friday morning and there is a drop-in session on a Monday at Wellingborough Tithe Barn Council offices from 10 am to 3.30 pm.

Contact NVCA on 01933 396382 to find out more or to make an appointment.

ORGANISING a family wedding is the nearest most of us get to conducting a military operation. It has been said in fact, that the Dunkirk evasion was a mere exercise when compared with the sheer logistics of conducting the happy couple through a tortuous day, to emerge at the other end, married, happy and sane. This without losing a guest, offending various members of the family, confusing the gifts, muddling the honeymoon or shooting the photographer!

If you have attended a wedding that proceeded smoothly without a hitch, except the one intended that is, you can be sure of one thing, that months of careful planning and organisation preceded the event. The smoother the proceedings in fact, the more sheer hard work you can guarantee went into ensuring this smoothness.

As soon as the two of you have decided to get married you must get right down and organise a timetable of action. Make several copies because if one thing is going to get lost, this is it.

If you know your family will want you to have the traditional type of family wedding then be prepared to name the day at least six months ahead.

Get together with your fiancé and parents, both sides, and decide right away just how formal or informal the even should be, where the ceremony is to take place and most important of all, how much you are going to spend on it. It is so important to set this budget and having set it, to stick rigidly to it, tailoring everything to come within its confines. If you don’t, there is a danger that costs will run away with you and you could start married life with a whacking great debt, as well as a mortgage. The bride and her family have the lion’s share of the arrangements, so here is a list that may help.

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• Visit and make arrangements with the Minister of religion or Registrar who will be conducting the ceremony, and set the date. If a licensed wedding venue is chosen, then the set date will also have to be booked with the Registrar.

• Plan the reception and if it is not to be at home, book the venue and caterers, well in advance.

• Draw up a list of wedding invitations having consulted with your fiancé’s family and having regard to the budget you will have decided upon.

• Shop for a wedding dress and those of the attendants. If the wedding is to be a formal one with morning suits for the gentlemen, be sure to book those that are to be hired as soon as possible. If they are to be tailor-made, then a visit to the tailor is also recommended as soon as possible.

• Book the photographer • Book the transport • See the florist.

• Discuss the honeymoon and get it booked up • Plan your future home and its furnishings THREE- TO FIVE MONTHS BEFORE: • Finalise travel plans and double check on the honeymoon booking.

• Start shopping for the trousseau having an eye to your budget.

• Order the wedding stationery, invitations, and printed order of service.

• Order any special stationery such as place cards and serviettes for the reception.

• Compile the gift list and give it to the bride’s mother to circulate.

• Help your mothers choose their outfits.

• Discuss music and other details of the service with the officiator.

TWO MONTHS BEFORE • Post wedding invitations.

• Plan the recording of wedding gifts and write ‘thank you’ notes.

• Record acceptances and refusals to invitations as they arrive.

• Check on the progress of any wedding clothes that have been ordered.

• Decide on gifts for the attendants.

• Arrange for the wedding cake and discuss the finer details of the reception with the caterers.

• Buy the wedding ring(s) if you have not already done so.

• Go with your fiancé to get the wedding licence.

ONE MONTH BEFORE • See your hairdresser and plan your style.

• Arrange seating plan for the reception.

• Try to inform the caterers of the final guest numbers.

• Finalise the trousseau.

• See to the legal niceties, changing name on bank and savings accounts, credit cards, etc. Inform the Tax Office and other relevant officials.

• Check to see that the prospective groom has made all his arrangements.

ONE WEEK BEFORE • Make final checks on catering, cake, transport, photography, flowers, etc.

• Collect your wedding dress if you have not already done so.

• Have a wedding rehearsal if necessary.

• Make sure you have all you need for the honeymoon.

• Take your bridesmaids out to lunch or organise a hen night.

• Have your hair done.

• Practise your make up.

• Arrange for your hair to be dressed on the wedding day.

• Slow down and try to relax, and have a happy, happy day!

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The Third Man New - a witness in Leanne case comes forward imagine if this was your daughter...

“The officer was laughing and asking me if I really wanted to make a statement, as I would be the only one. Apparently, my original statements had gone missing” A WITNESS to the alleged grooming and abuse in the Leanne Mape case has come forward.

Natalie Holroyd, a 32 year old mother of five, has decided to speak publicly for the first time in support of her cousin.

“Leanne confided in me what was happening to her in early 1997. She was 12 at the time,” said Natalie. “Some of the men were Asian and others white. One of the men who was having sex with her at the time was in his 30s.”

Natalie said that she told Leanne’s father about the abuse, but he dismissed the idea as his daughter “seeking attention.”

“I was shocked at the way he just dismissed the matter,” said Natalie. “You would expect a father to be upset and want to find out what was going on. He just didn’t care.”

Surprised that Leanne’s father was so dismissive, Natalie contacted the police. “Back in 1997-it was between January and March of that year when I was living for a short time in Kettering-I made several statements to the police after Leanne came to visit me and started to confide what was happening to her. Because she was a child she had no idea what was happening and the mistreatment she was being subjected to.

“I also told Social Services, as Leanne was on the at-risk list. She was a very vulnerable, mixed-up kid who was in the middle of two parents who were at war with each other.

She was a little girl and because she was so young did not have the comprehension to understand how she was being manipulated by much older men who certainly knew they were taking advantage of a young child.”

Natalie said that in her statements to the police she named several Asian and white men. “I was extremely worried for her safety. I was shocked at the way she was being treated sexually and some of the sexual acts she was being subjected to,” she added. “Not only have the police a lot to answer for, but so have Corby Social Services staff at the time.”

Natalie told the Extra in some detail of the sexual acts her cousin was forced to perform; too graphic to detail. “She was only 12 or 13, for God’s sake. These men were sick and perverted.”

Natalie, who works for a home insurance company and

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now lives near Manchester, said that she was recently contacted again by a police officer from the Northants force.

“That was eight or nine weeks ago,” she said. “The officer was laughing and asking me if I really wanted to make a statement, as I would be the only one. Apparently, my original statements had gone missing.

“I told him I would willingly make a new statement. I suggested to him that he ask Greater Manchester police to send an officer to take the statement from me to save him having to come all the way up North. He said he would explore that possibility.

“However, I haven’t heard anything since. I suspect that no approach has been made to GMP by the Northants officer. From the officer’s attitude on the phone I didn’t think he was taking the matter seriously and that he was going through the motions and had no intention of investigating further.

“The feeling I got was that the whole case was considered historical and that, in the present economic climate and police budget cutbacks, it was going to cost too much money to look into and so the police just want it to go away.”

Third Man’s Comment Whether Louise Mensch’s admission on Question Time will impact on her so-far promising political career - in the same way that Class A drugs apparently affected her health - only time will tell.

One wonders whether she would have readily admitted her youthful, illegal activities if she had not been forced out into the open with a blackmail attempt some months ago.

Now, forced to come clean, she appears to be trying to turn her drug-taking experiences to political advantage, jumping on the bandwagon against drug legalisation.

Class A drugs are dangerous - like many things in life -and highlighting those dangers must be applauded, but is the MP really concerned about the effects on youngsters who indulge in such banned substances as heroin, cocaine or ecstasy, or is she more concerned about the damage the revelation has on her political future.

How about a centre half and a full english every morning?

FANCY a strapping, fit and talented footballer adorning your home - no not a signed photograph on the wall, but one who will grace your dining table.

Kettering Town’s new manager, John Beck, is appealing to fans to help him assemble a new team at Nene Park for the coming season and is asking fans to provide digs for up to a week for potential squad members.

Coming out of administration after accumulating debts of £1.2 million the club is having to operate on a shoe string budget. So, in an effort, to find good quality players the manager has been forced to bring in a large number of trialists from all over the country and he needs somewhere for them to stay while John and his backroom staff assess them.

So far the club has signed seven players on contract, but John is looking to have another 13 or 14 quality players join the club, which this season will start in the Blue Square

Southern League with a ten point deficit.

“After the recent financial problems the club is basically starting from scratch. Funds are very limited, so we have to recruit the best players we can from some distance away.

The problem we have is that there are not enough quality players locally.

“That is why I am appealing to Kettering Town supporters to provide a player we want to assess fully with bed and breakfast for between two and seven days for free. If we decide to offer the player a contract at the end of that period, and the supporter is happy with the player and the arrangement, the player will pay full board for his digs,” said 57 year old John, who played over 500 league games for QPR, Coventry Fulham and Bournemouth before turning to managing clubs like Cambridge United and Preston North End. So far the club has passed an eye over 120 potential players during the first one day

trial. Out of that number seven were asked to stay for further assessment of which two were offered contracts.

“We will be holding three or four more all day trials, each with over 100 players. Hopefully at the end of those trials we will have a good enough squad to have a real impact next season.

“The hope is that at the end of each of the days we will have selected up to ten players we want to further examine for up to a week.

It is these players we need to find a supporter kind enough to provide bed, breakfast and an evening meal.

Nothing fancy is required in the way of diet, just a warm, homely atmosphere where they can feel welcome and relax,” said John.

Any supporter interested should contact the club on 01933 652000.

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Bank of Dave

Channel 4 Thursday 12th July 9pm Businessman David Fishwick sets out to open his own tiny bank in Burnley. Against bankers’ advice, Dave’s plans to be a handson-manager who provides good rates to borrowers and savers alike, and for all profits to go to charity. But it’s all proving much harder than Dave ever imagined it would be.

Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive BBC 1 Monday 16th July 10:35pm

This documentary provides an intimate profile of the fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, as he prepares for the biggest races of his life.

Made with the athlete’s co-operation, the film features Bolt in his home environment, and speaks to people who helped him get to the top of his profession.

Knockout Scousers

Channel 4 Tuesday 17th July 11:05pm This documentary offers intimate access to three very different young athletes as they strive for a chance to make the GB Olympic boxing squad and qualify for the 2012 Games. Filmed over two years, the documentary charts the physical and psychological construction of modern day Olympians.

VOLCANO LIVE BBC 2 Wednesday 11th July 8pm

Kate Humble and Iain Stewart embark on a four day journey into our extraordinary planet, live from the world’s most active volcanoe, Kilauea, Hawaii. Live from the town of Kalapana, the team explores the connections between volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, revealing that they are all linked to the interaction of tectonic plates.

The Wrestlers: Fighting with my Family Channel 4 Wednesday 18th July 10pm

A film that follows a year in the life of the extraordinary Knight family, a dynamic dynasty from Norfolk claiming to be the biggest wrestling bloodline in the world.They ‘live, eat and breathe wrestling’ while running the ‘World Association of Wrestling’ from their council house in the suburbs, and often fighting with each other.

The Angelos Epithemiou Show Marco Pierre White’s Kitchen Wars Channel 4 Friday 13th July 10:35pm

Angelos Epithemiou presents his own sixpart studio entertainment show with best mate and side kick Gupta. Gabby Logan also appears throughout the series as Angelos’s love interest. To kick off the first show, Angelos interviews Embarrassing Bodies’ host Dr Christian Jessen and Gupta asks Christian to take a close look at his own personal problem.

Raising Hope

Sky 1 Sunday 15th July 6:30pm The US comedy returns for a second season.

This first episode of the new series reveals that Jimmy was a bit of a musical genius as a teenager. Although his stardom did not take off back then, could a second wave of ‘Jimmy Fever’ be on the horizon? What will happen to baby Hope?

Meeting Ian Brady Channel 4 Sunday 15th July 10pm

This documentary goes goes behind the scenes of Moors Murderer Ian Brady’s landmark tribunal. During the eight days of his hearing, Brady’s team will be arguing for his return to the prison estate, while many of the families of his victims are hoping they will hear directly from the murderer, some for the first time.

Channel 5 Thurday 19th July 8pm

IS FOOTBALL RACIST? BBC 3 Monday 16th July 9pm

Setting out in the belief that racism has been largely eradicated from the game and that recent incidents are being addressed by the authorities, former Premier league defender Clarke Carlisle faces a stark realisation as he embarks on a journey which brings racism in football very close to home. Exploring the tribalism of clubs and fans and the comparative lack of ethnic minorities on the terraces, Clarke emerges with a very different perspective on the ugly face of the beautiful game. The documentary also hears from a range of voices from across football, including Former Liverpool and England players John Barnes and Stan Collymore, and Birmingham City’s manager Chris Hughton. Former football hooligan Cass Pennant also shares his view from the terraces.

Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Channel 4 Friday 20th July 8pm

Phil Spencer returns, continuing his efforts to give Britain’s troublesome property market a shake up. In this first episode, Phil goes undercover in Scotland, trying to get offers on two houses not far from Glasgow’s busy city centre. Whilst one house is a 50s throwback, the other is an 80s revival.

Michelin-starred celebrity chef Marco Pierre White’s search for the couple running the UK’s best restaurant reaches its climax as the The Borgias Battle Kitchen opens its doors for the Grand Sky Atlantic Finale. The competition is tougher and big- Saturday 21st July 9pm ger than ever with four couples each serving 28 diners their best menu in just two hours.

The 15th century drama based on Italy’s notorious Borgias dynasty, returns for a second series. In this first episode, Rodrigo is keen to gain favour among his subjects, so plans to hold a Romanesque festival. In Naples, King Charles looks to cast blame for the spread of plague that is crippling the city.

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BRITAIN’S SECRET TREASURES ITV1 Monday 16th July 8pm

This new series unveils 50 greatest treasures discovered by the British public.

From a human tool found in Norfolk dating back 700,000 years, to the Silverdale Hoard of Viking Treasure, these items hold incredible stories, many of which revolutionise our understanding of the past. Guest presenters include John McCarthy, Myleene Klass and William Roache (pictured).

Investigation Discovery Saturday 21st July 10pm This brand new series takes viewers inside the prison mediation process as a victim and offender meet for the most important conversation of their lives. The series begins with the story of Lisa who is preparing to meet the drunk driver who killed her son on prom night, destroying her life in the process.

SUBURGATORY E4 Tuesday 17th July 9:30pm

The pilot episode of a new US comedy starring Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy.

The series follows architect George Altman and his 16-year-old daughter Tessa. When George discovers a packet of condoms in his daughter’s room, he panics and decides that they need to leave New York City for the clean streets of suburbia.

Mythbusters

Discovery Monday 23rd July 9pm The team return for a new series, to put popular myths and urban legends to the test.

Whilt Adam and Jamie investigate whether bubblewrap could protect them from a multi-storey fall, Karl, Grant and Tory see if it is possible to glue a roomful of furniture to the ceiling of a hotel room.

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The EXTRA Time centre spread of music, film and technology

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Linkin Park/ Living Things

The Walkmen/ Heaven

Chris Brown/ Fortune

Human League/ Dare + Fascination

Linkin Park pretty much cornered the nu-metal market with their massiveselling and breakthrough ‘Hybrid Theory’ album in 2002. They have continued to tinker.

Giant choruses are still intact, though.

The Walkmen have been around since T Rex (the dinosaur). It now looks like they’re going to make the mainstream crossover that The Black Keys are enjoying. Dues well and truly paid.

Chris Brown remains infamous over his relationship with Rihanna, which left her literally battered and bruised. More recently, he traded blows with contemporary Drake.

No more, no less.

Abba were the Human League’s template. They were, indeed, Abba with synthesizers. From Sheffield. ‘Dare’ still sounds imperious like it was made in some pop factory.

Looking 4 Myself/Usher

Hot Chip/In Our Heads

O’ Children/ Apnea

Smashing Pumpkins/Oceania

The hugely charismatic Usher Raymond is probably a big fan of pick’n’mix.

Here he is on ‘Looking 4 Myself ’ nibbling at every prevalent commercial pop genre: Eurotrash trance. It works.

Hot Chip’s ‘Over And Over’ track from 2007 is their albatross.

Nothing since has come close to its precision-tooled for the dancefloor eureka moment.

‘In Our Heads’ is another struggling for direction.

Spawned from the title of a Nick Cave song, O’ Children are suitably dark. This is their second album and it’s not the goth-fest you’d expect. There’s the stirrings of a pop sensibility lurking here.

The Billy Corganfronted Smashing Pumpkins were heavy-duty purveyors of doom in the 90s. ‘Oceania’ is part of a sprawling new 44-song project entitled Teargarden By Kaleidyscope.

Disappointing.

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Bruce Springsteen/ Stadium of Light/ Sunderland Live

Bruce Springsteen/Stadium Of Light (Sunderland) On his stadium-built Wrecking Ball Tour Bruce Springsteen nearly clipped four hours on stage, supported by his 16-member E-Street Band. Despite a personal fortune estimated to be in excess of £100m, he still champions the underdog. The colour of his collar remains blue, even if tickets for the concert were £55.

Rain didn’t dampen the occasion. At one stage Springsteen almost willed the elements to do their

worst, saying: ‘Give me some more of this English rain – this is how I like it’.

This was his first tour without the band’s iconic sax player, Clarence Clemons. ‘City Of Ruins’ was movingly dedicated to him.

An epic show, which briefly transported New Jersey to Sunderland and almost caused hysteria with triple salvo of ‘The River’, ‘Hungry Heart’ and ‘Born To Run’. He’s still ‘The Boss’.

Why We Fell For The ‘Gangsta Nancy Sinatra’ Lana Del Rey

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Put your foot down and drive 60 different cars from manufacturers, like Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin, including the legendary ‘Back To The Future’ DeLorean.

Race on 15 tracks around the world, including brand new ones in Hawaii, Paris, London, Miami and Rio.

Who’d have thunk our feathered friends could spawn a whole phenomenon?

After a giant claw kidnaps their eggs, the Angry Birds chase it into a wormhole and find themselves in anew galaxy – surrounded by space pigs! Luckily the Angry Birds come armed with super powers.

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Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey has been catapulted to stardom thanks to a rags-to-riches back-story, a judicious name change (she was formerly Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Grant) and her remodeling as an alt-princess. We are talking total reinvention here, including those bee-stung lips.

Her song ‘Video Games’ was one of those stop-youin-your-tracks songs and her debut album ‘Ready To Die’ has shifted more than 500,000 copies in the UK. ‘Video Games’ is its lynchpin. The track became a runaway YouTube sensation (20m views) with its savvy editing of old movies, skateboarders and footage of American actress Paz de la Huera falling over after one too many. It conjured up a weird kind of glamour and immediately bestowed

that glamour on Del Rey, who directed the video.

On reflection she said: ‘Had I known so many people were going to watch the video, I’d have put some more effort into it. I would have got my hair and make-up done and tried not to be so pouty…’

The album isn’t quite as momentous, but throw in the carefully calculated 30s Hollywood icon spirit she’s channeling and that voice and it’s easy to dissect why ‘Born To Die’ is a global hit.

Does it matter that she is the daughter of an internet entrepreneur, doesn’t hail from a trailer park and has a whole team of A-list co-writers? Not when the songs are this good.

Lana Del Rey’s new single ‘National Anthem’ is out now.

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Conor Maynard: Debut album ‘Contrast’ out July 30

Sci-fi thriller directed by Batman’s Christopher Nolan where dreams are no longer private and the mind becomes the criminal’s playground.

The Civil Rights movement explored via an African-American maid – the ‘help’ in the title. A heavy-duty tearjerker.

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Scorsese’s visually stunning ‘Hugo’ swops gangsters for the tender story of a boy living in the walls of a train station.

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TEED: Debut album ‘Lifestyle’ out now

Gossip: ‘A Joyful Noise’ is out now

CONOR MAYNARD Once upon a time the name Justin Bieber seemed an unlikely one for a global pop act. It may just be that we have a homegrown response in Conor Maynard. Nineteen-year old, Brighton-born was uploading videos of himself singing his favourite songs and getting positive comments from fans of the originals little more than a year ago. With a variety of stars tweeting about him and Ne-Yo phoning his house and offering to produce him, Parlophone struck a deal to bring him to the world stage.

TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS And the outright winner for the best band name in the world right now goes to…. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs! Band isn’t quite right. TEED (for short) is electro producer Orlando Higginbottom. Even though he’s been saddled with that first name and that surname the TEED man is making a big noise, all evidenced on his debut album ‘Trouble’ from his penchant for wearing American Indian headgear to producing music that dips its toes into a whole range of genres.

GOSSIP Gossip’s Beth Ditto is one of pop’s most remarkable frontwomen. Comfortably plus-plus-sized, her significance as a symbol of women’s liberation sometimes clouds her significance as a performer/ songwriter. Blending soul, gospel, rock, funk, disco, punk, passion and rebellion, Gossip originally formed in Washington in 1999, first garnering attention with the release of their 2006 breakthrough single and album ‘Standing In the Way of Control’. Their latest album ‘A Joyful Noise’ stays true to Gossip’s trademark.

Welcome to my first Wellbeing column!

As a Northamptonshire girl, Corby girl born and bred, I am delighted to be sharing hints and tips with you in your Extra.

So put your feet up, grab a cuppa and let’s talk about keeping yourself calm and relaxed over the summer (even if it is raining outside!).

FOR MANY, the summer holidays are a time for excitement as they fly away for a well-deserved break. However, for others, it can be a time of stress and anxiety with many wishing the holidays would quickly end so they can get back to work!

One of the most common pitfalls that people make over the summer period is to set unrealistic expectations both for themselves and other people. Let’s get honest here, if you expect perfection you are going to end up disappointed! Accept that things may go wrong, the kids may have a meltdown and your holiday location may not be as perfect as you imagined. Don’t let this stop you having a fabulous time anyway! Instead of dwelling on what’s gone wrong, try to focus on what is going right. Remember, a delayed flight or rainy day can only spoil your holiday if you let it.

If you do find yourself getting frustrated or upset, don’t forget to breathe. Just stop for a few minutes, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. You can even try affirming to yourself ‘I feel calm, confident and relaxed’ Don’t feel you have to keep the kids entertained from dawn til dusk. Seriously, it is perfectly OK to let your children feel bored sometimes and let them fit it in around your needs. If you put pressure on yourself to plan something exciting every day to keep the kids amused this will only cause you unnecessary

stress and anxiety. Remember, the more calm and chilled you are, the more relaxed your kids will be.

Even if it’s cold and rainy, rug up and get yourself out the house and enjoy the fresh air.

Just a 20 minute walk can change your mood and get you feeling positive again. If the kids are driving you insane, take them outside for a walk as well (or even better, drop them off at a family members and enjoy some precious time to yourself).

When (or if!) the sun does finally decide to come out, grab yourself a fix of Vitamin D. Experts say we probably need between 5 to 30 minutes of exposure to the skin on our face and body twice every week to make enough vitamin D to stay healthy. Don’t forget your suns cream though please!

Finally, please remember that holidays are meant to be fun! This may sound obvious but you will be surprised how many of us forget this. We often spend time worrying about work, feeling guilty or stressing out about things that we cannot change. Make sure you relish your break and have a well-deserved lie in, start a good book or get a massage to get you in the holiday mood.

Let go of guilt and treat yourself. After all, if you can’t pamper and indulge yourself while on a holiday then when can you?

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Hello again, well what a few weeks it’s been across Northamptonshire with the Olympic Torch passing through.

We’ve got amazing pictures online at heart.co.uk so do have a look. We chatted to some of the torchbearers, all of whom were so humble about the amazing things they do to help others. One of our favourites was Harry Barrett who at 23 has such an inspiring attitude whilst suffering from cancer.

Harry came in to see us the day after he ran with the torch, to tell us how it felt, he described how ‘overwhelmingly amazing’ it all was, and that he had to be reminded of a lot of the people he said Hello to as he couldn’t remember having pictures taken with them.

Whilst we’re all getting in the Olympic spirit, Stacey Solomon was on the show, talking about the Sky Ride, she’d just had new hair extensions put in but assured us they would be well tied back so as to not hinder the cycling! When asked who she’d like in ‘a bicycle made for two’ out of Shaun Ryder, Linford Christie or her fiancé you can imagine who she picked! She also told us about her son Zachery coming off his stabilizers although if she’d had it her way, she’d like him to keep them on until he was 12. You can hear that online too.

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One of our favourites was Harry Barrett who at 23 has such an inspiring attitude whilst suffering from cancer.

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Finally, are you a Mad Madonna fan? All this weekend, we're bringing you 'Heart's Madonna Ticket Takeover'. You could be winning a pair of GOLDEN CIRCLE tickets to her MDNA tour date on Tuesday 17th July in London's Hyde Park. Be listening Saturday morning from 6am, answer a question on our 'Madonna Moments' and you could win! Plus check out heart.co.uk right now for another chance to pick up tickets.

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Vocalist 'Sancho Rodriguez' (...or James, but let's not ruin the mystique) and his cohorts come together to form a 'band of visionaries' that's sense of humour is as important a factor as their penchant for funk.

The four piece will rattle your ears, your brain and, most importantly, your dancing shoes.

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"We’ve got four little ones who take up a lot of our time. It means my hobbies are making Lego models and watching cartoons.

Rob and Sarah Hart Luke Manning talks to Rob and Sarah Hart talk about the journey to owning their own brewery and how they continue to support other local retailers and pubs.

Rob and Sarah Hart brew traditional English beers in their small, family run business.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

[Rob]: When I was ten years old there was a series on television about trainer fighter pilots. I thought that looked a lot of fun but by the time I was sixteen, and 6’ 2’’ tall, I was told by the RAF that I would be excellent for the ground crew but too big for a plane.

[Sarah]: He’s too big for my small car...

How did you get into brewing?

[Rob}: When I was in college in Sunderland, myself and a few housemates thought there must be a cheaper way of drinking beer. So we went into homebrew and the first few batches were undrinkable. I carried on doing it and ten years ago I stepped it up; I started getting more and more kit.

[Sarah]: Everything suddenly became a container for beer. One day I bought a cool box for a picnic and you could see the delight in his eyes. Next thing I knew he had swiped it and put a hole and copper pipe in the bottom of it.

[Rob]: Sarah and I have been in the duty industry all of our life, although mainly dealing with wine. We decided that the wine industry is getting pretty dull with supermarket deals squeezing the business, so we followed our passion and started brewing real ales professionally a year ago.

Do you remember your first beer?

[Rob]: I grew up in Romford, Essex and when I first started drinking I had John Bull Bitter

from the Romford brewery. A few years later I walked into a pub and it had Ind Coope Burton Ale on the pump. A man had just ordered a pint and was sat there admiring it like a work of art, so I ordered one as well and it was the most delicious drink I had ever had. It was real ale all the way for me after that and the grim days of keg bitter were behind me.

What’s your favourite place in the world?

[Sarah]: Italy. Such a wonderful country and I would live there in a moment.

[Rob]: There’s a burgeoning cask industry there, so you never know...

What are your hobbies?

[Rob]: We’ve got four little ones who take up a lot of our time. It means my hobbies are making Lego models and watching cartoons.

If you were invincible for a day, what would you do?

[Sarah]: I’d swim around a volcano to see how it worked.

What things are best done after a pint or two of Hart’s beer?

[Rob]: A vicar in the east end of London in World War II said “beer is the perfect accompaniment to simple friendliness” and that sums it up for us. Our beers are there to accompany, not dominate, conversation. It’s about sitting down, having a giggle and talking about the topics of the day.

Tell us about the day you proposed.

[Sarah]: We can’t agree on what happened! I tell you for sure that it was in an Italian restaurant in Greenwich.

[Rob]: And I know it was definitely the follow-

ing morning. We discussed the possibility of getting married the night before and Sarah made me pay the bill... The following morning was when the proposal happened.

Have any famous people sipped on a Hart No.1?

[Rob]: Only myself. Although there is a famous Hart No.1 and he’s a goalkeeper. That would be a great link up.

What foods go best with a pint of Hart’s?

[Sarah]: We want to promote cheese and beer as a combination. A pint of our beer, some Lincolnshire Poacher cheese, a loaf of nice crusty bread and a chatter. Perfect.

How did you end up in the historic building at Nene Court?

[Sarah]: We wanted to go into business in Wellingborough and were passing Nene Court. We went in for a look and we came around the corner at the same time as the landlord. It seemed like fate. Rob looked at an area that hadn’t been used for a while and said “that would make a fantastic microbrewery”. The building is stunning and the landlord is brilliant.

[Rob]: It was built in 1833 and the site was originally developed to bring gas street lamps to Wellingborough. This is the oldest building on the site and it’s terrific to see it scrubbed down and brought back to life.

If you were a beer brand what would you be.

[Rob]: Timothy Taylor Landlord [Sarah]: Adnams Broadside.

[Rob]: It’s great to see traditional beers, and also new smaller breweries, continue to innovate and not just solely want to get into super-

markets. They support local retailers and pubs.

What’s been your best practical joke?

[Rob]: My favourite is an ongoing one on a good friend of mine. He smokes Benson and Hedges Silver, with the novel slide pack.

When we were younger we used to take the inside part of the pack out and turn it around, so when he opened the pack his cigarettes would fall out.

His treat was to have a fag in the bath at the end of the day, and he opened them up one day and they all fell in the water. He put them all on the radiator to dry them out!

We’re still doing it to him now and I don’t see an end to this one...

Can Hart contribute to the local way of life?

[Sarah]: When you’re drinking local ale in a local pub, you are keeping money in the local economy.

[Rob]: Wellingborough has a population of 76,000 and 65% are of working or pensionable age. If each of those people took £5 out of their weekly supermarket spend, and spent it in a local business, it would mean £12.8m going into the local economy every year.

[Sarah]: We’re proud to be part of the community and we want to help boost the local economy as well.

Describe your beer in five words.

[Rob]: Wellingborough’s own bright, tawny beer.

To hear people talking about “getting our own beer again” is why we do this. People talk it about like it’s their beer and it’s fantastic that they feel like they can play a part in its development.

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Last Chance to Vote for your Pet Idol The Deadline date has been reached, and now it’s time to vote for your Pet Idol 2012.

We would like to thank all the participants for contributing to this years event. We have had some amazing pictures of your pets and picking a winner is up to you. The voting will open at 7am on Wednesday 27th June 2012 with the webpages becoming accessible for voting. Our Social Media sites will broadcast these pages to ensure our readership see your dog's page.

On the left hand side of each page is a sharing toolbar. This allows Facebook Likes, Twitter, Google + share and Pinterest Pins. Each one of the awards a vote to your dog.

There will also be a voting slip n each of our Extra Newspapers for posting votes.

The voting time as been extended so it really it really is your last chance to vote. The competiton will now run until noon on the 20th July 2012 and the votes will be counted and the winner announced as soon afterwards.

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EXTRA ALE & SCRATCHINGS And so this sumptuous summer of athleticism continues and once again we have had the opportunity of enjoying the heady, patriotic delights of watching a home-grown sporting talent.

Tennis the Menace In tennis terms we speak, of course, of the British (when winning) number one seed Andy Murray - a man with all the charm and panache of a can of Special Brew, alongside a hairdo and stubbled jaw that perhaps suggests over indulgence of the same elixir.

We have also has the pleasure of seeing the British ladies fight for the illustrious ‘first person out of the tournament’ award.

It’s funny, women’s tennis has the same effect on men that Wimbledon generally does on Andy Murray - if you’re lucky you might just reach a semi. Pardon us for such naughty talk, it must be the youthful exuberance of summer muddling our heated brains.

Trying to get tickets for Wimbledon is a bit like trying to get guest list for Elvis’ birthday party held on the moon. So we craftily modified the lounge to create the gritty realism of the live event.

The surround sound was strategically adapted to such good effect that after an evening of television grunting, combined

with our own guttural calls of ‘get in!’ and ‘c’mon!’, the neighbours were no doubt sure to think that it’s not just the rackets that could be swinging this summer. Gosh, we really must swap the ale for a glass of ginger beer to cool us down. There we go again.

Our lack of tickets was probably a good thing, given our habit of crooning Bob Marley songs every time the scores hit ‘one love’. It would have upset all but the most casual of tennis aficionados.

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thinking that maybe tennis is due a slight make-over. Not a total facelift we should hasn’t to add, more just a little rouge and sparkle if we may...

Firstly we do think the formality of tennis whites a little arcane and the stiff virginal cotton looks clean and crisp, but perhaps a little boring. May we suggest that women’s tennis is now a showcase for the latest fashions from Paris, Milan and London, with all major tournaments linked to fashion events.

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It’s fair to say tennis is a rather lonely sport, just two combatants squaring up as lone warriors. So may we suggest tennis looks for parables in the noble art of boxing for some inspiration. Players should be entering the arena to a glitzy show of strength with edgy rock ballads or sinister hip hop beats being piped out over centre court.

There also needs to be more hype whipped up by the players themselves.

We’d like to see racket weigh-ins that erupt into near all-out brawls, culminating with a bottle of Robinson’s orange squash thrown in anger.

Even the playing environment is a trifle stuffy and outdated. So why not change the scenery altogether. Wouldn’t tennis be a richer game if its courts were in more exciting places?

Roland Garros could make way for the newly constructed court atop the Eiffel Tower. The US Open could be played in the Grand Canyon, or on a court carefully cantilevered to float above it, and if the playing area abruptly ended at the white lines there would be no doubt as to whether a ball was in or not.

Imagine the Australian Open on Ayers Rock (pardon us, Uluru of course).

Wimbledon itself need only be shifted across to the common and then played in an Eden Project-style dome, with weather conditions set to ‘random’. Rain, snow, sleet, heatwave, hurricane and flood could all be possible in a set. A little like one of our summers.

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Corby people wish to know Dear..EXTRA After reading Tom Beattie's letter to extra,and the response from extra, I felt I needed to write on some other matters within the council. While the town centre looks very smart our councillors of all wards should look around them instead of being so focused on looking straight ahead, our grass verges, hedges,kerbside valleys are in a terrible state. Corby has a contract with a company to do all cutting back of such areas but while they came around during the rainy times, cut the grass churning it all up and leaving a mess in their wake, now they are doing nothing. Hubby and I did a ride about & seemingly apart from Oakley Vale and the town centre everywhere is in a third world state of litter, unkept area's of green, so what are we paying the contractors for ?.

Bad enough that here is such a 'he said / she said' on finances that Corby Labour party have messed up on all the big things we know about, wonder what else we don't ?, that we all have to suffer our area's looking like some poor European countries, excuses are that birds are nesting !!, Corby is the only town I know of that birds nest 10 months of the year !!.

Interesting enough a few days before the Queens visit there was one singular Council/Keir worker diligently scraping with a hoe all the tiny weeds from between the paving slabs and kerb in line with her car's route through in Cottingham Road !!!.

How I wished I had my camera.

We did have a camera and took photo's of the disgusting state of our overgrown paths, litter & graffiti, these we sent with a letter to our local councilors for our ward, as to date we have had little response. Our local Neighbourhood Association have a troublesome problem that we have asked the council for help with for the last 3 years,we just do not get a reply now !!. Can we have an open

Labour Council ?, I doubt it as people still vote the same people in during all elections in Corby. I can hear it coming forth now---' We can't trust any of them, Yes thats right, but how about voting in someone else and give them a try locally before people shout about our current M.P. she is constituency not borough.

Mrs Dee Sellars Corby Dear EXTRA, May I thank County Councillor Stan Heggs for his interest and help with regard to damaged grass verges in Studfall Avenue. Our verges have suffered considerable damage caused by inconsiderate motorists parking on them which will no doubt have to be repaired at the Council tax payers expense. While not strictly in his area Mr Heggs has taken a keen interest in this problem. It is good to see that even if our local and County Labour Councillors seem to have little interest in this problem some of our Conservative County Councillors do have an real interest in the more mature areas of Corby.

Thank you and well done Stan.

Gordon Riddell Corby Dear Extra, I would like to congratulate the County and Borough Councillors for Stanion and Corby Old Village, Cllrs Stan Heggs and Ray Lilley, for the massive amount of hard work that they have put into bringing a pedestrian crossing to The Jamb in the Old Village.

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County Council originally highlighted that a straight forward pedestrian crossing would not be safe due to the road length and shape, the kerb height and the position of junctions. Despite these difficulties Cllrs Heggs and Lilley have pulled out all the stops to deliver a solution and have now received confirmation from the County Council that a safe and legal means has been found for the crossing to go ahead.

It is great to see these two councillors working so hard to support the people that they represent in Stanion and the Old Village.

Kind Regards, Cllr David Sims Corby Dear EXTRA, I had the pleasure of meeting dozens of bikers from the Motorcycle Action Group at the weekend, who staged a mass ‘rideout’ of bikes across the 12 EU parliamentary areas.

Their aim – simple, really, they want this meddling EU to take its hands off biking!

The group has been campaigning against a raft of EU proposals, which include the introduction of compulsory ABS, possible roadside checks by police or other Government agencies to inspect emissions and a ban on modifications.

Yet again, we see the EU meddling in things and bringing in laws it doesn’t have too – its policies are hostile to these motorbike riders.

The bikers I met were proud of their machines and took great care of them, including the installation of modifications .

Bikers are not mad, it’s their necks at risk and these EU proposals will do nothing to help road safety, they will just alienate another section of the community.

It’s nonsense and typical of the EU which pays homage to the “precautionary principle”. Under this they either ban anything which looks dangerous, or they surround it with masses of new rules and regulationss, all produced by a gang of bureaucrats who

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3) Small skin canoe for a northern journey (5) 4) Are you his keeper (if you have one)? (7) 5) Programme of events and items for consideration (6) 6) One-wheeled contraption for a circus act (8) 12) Two-sided calculation where one side should reflect the other (8) 14) Assume in a way Dr. Livingstone (7) 16) Point of importance pushed in an argument (6) 18) One of the parochial clergymen (6) 19) Hang back, dawdle and hesitate to go on (5) 22) Doors unbarred - ready for business (4)

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Club pulls together Seconds carry on for a brighter future at the top > FOOTBALL

Public vote call > WHEEL SPORTS ADRENALINE Alley in Northamptonshire has won a place in the semifinals of The National Lottery Awards 2012 and is calling on local support in the public vote.

The National Lottery Awards recognise the positive impact that Lottery-funded projects – both big and small – have on local communities. The FREEWHEELING @ Adrenaline Alley project is one of only 10 projects to make it through in the Best Voluntary/Charity Project category in the annual search to find

the UK’s favourite Lotteryfunded projects.

Adrenaline Alley, in Corby, provides a safe and secure environment for young people - including those who are disabled and disadvantaged - to participate in BMX, skateboard, in-line skating and scooter activities.

People in Northamptonshire are being urged to help FREEWHEELING @ Adrenaline Alley make it through to the final which is broadcast live on BBC One later this year.

The winning project in each of the categories will receive national recognition at the starstudded event and a £2,000

RECENT management changes at Wellingborough Town Football Club has seen added interest by the members to be part of the structure that will hopefully take the club to a higher level.

The re-introduction of sub-committees to work with the executive committee has stimulated members to pull together and ensure that the responsibilities of running the club are distributed equally amongst a wider audience.

Michael Clipston-Roome’s Grounds & Maintenance sub-committee has been reinforced by the appointment of an Environmental Technician Ray Stewart - who will take charge of the various buildings at the ground and ensure an acceptable standard of cleanliness is maintained. Ray will be supported by Roy Pearce, Haydn Morgan, Paul Wallace, ‘Tubby’ Chennell, Ernie Drage Martin Maloney and another recent valuable recruit, Darren Wingrove, who will be Michael’s deputy. Ray has experience of working

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in this capacity at a care home prior to his retirement.

Darren has recently joined the executive committee and his expertise in the construction/building industry will be invaluable in overseeing the building programme for the ground sharing partnership with AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

The Events, Sponsorship & Promotions (ESP) sub-committee will be controlled by Matt Roberts who has a family history of Football League experience having playing connections with several league clubs. Matt has recently moved from the London area and in addition to wishing to continue his playing career he lists his objectives as attempting to increase the membership, raise valuable finance through sponsorship and generally expand the club’s fund-raising events. He will be supported by Martin Potton, Mark Darnell, Ernie Drage and Laurie Owen. If any members has ideas on fundraising, potential sponsors or events they would welcome, Matt will be only too pleased to accommodate their suggestions.

Sports day as town geared up for torch > SPORTS EVENT SPORTY residents got on their marks for the Olympic Games when Wellingborough Council hosted a free day of sports the day before the Olympic Torch arrived in the town.

The event, on Sunday July 1 was held at Redwell Leisure Centre and sports on offer included athletics, basketball, hockey, judo, boxing, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, fencing and much more.

Sports development officer Quintin Allen said: "It was a chance for people to freshen up their skills or try something completely new,

and have a go at being an Olympic competitor for the day. With such a wide range of sports available there was something for everyone.

"We did something similar last year and it was really successful with a fantastic atmosphere. This year was even more special as people got ready to welcome the torch to the borough the next day and of course we're also only a few weeks away from the opening ceremony of the Games themselves."

As well as the sports on of- > CRICKET fer, the family event also featured a bouncy castle, face AN Andrew Flintoff Cricket Acadpainting, and refreshments emy will be held at Wellingborough courtesy of Crazy Hats breast School during the summer holidays. cancer charity.

Open to all children, pupils of the school and non-pupils, the academy is open to children aged five to 16 and aims to offer fun, innovative and age appropriate coaching.

Everyone taking part in the full week 11) at the Every Day will receive a free Academy Cricket Champions Church in Shirt, certificate, feedback form and St John’s Street in goodie bag, as well as quality cricket expertise and innovative coaching Wellingborough. Sessions delivered by ECB qualified and CRB will be held from 1.15pm to cleared staff.

3.30pm and from 4.30pm The sessions will be held from July 23 to 7.30pm. to 27, 9.30am to 4.30pm. For more information, call 0115 973 1676.

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> CRICKET A THOROUGHLY deserved and professional winning performance saw Wellingborough Town second XI beat Grendon and Prims firsts to maintain their lead at the top of Division Four with the half of the fixtures nearly done and dusted.

Boro skipper Tim Coleman asked the home side to bat first and with a howling gale blowing down the slope it was going to be a day for some of the bowlers to show what they were made of. Veteran Clive Farrar did just that, bowling 10 overs on the spin for a creditable 1-29.

Elliot Brown, more impressive every week, was the pick of the attack bowling a miserly opening spell to remove Prims' dangerous Steve Hanwell. Prims found runs hard to come by but Dan Wood and skipper Julian Barford laid some foundations for a par score. Coleman had other ideas, replacing Farrar, removed Wood and started chipping away at the Grendon middle order.

The re-introduction of Elliott Brown saw him blow away the Prim's tail, proving to be too fast and straight for the lower order, leaving them all out for 113.

After tea, the Boro openers set about the task of securing the 114 for victory.

Boro suffered an early set back with interim opener Dan Austin conscious of his strike rate stats went after a straight one and was bowled. Nathan Griggs kept the scoreboard ticking over with some lusty blows and was out for decent 28 with the score on 62. Another quick wicket with the dismissal of Alex Bendon but Tony Walker and Coleman saw them home with plenty to spare, Coleman collecting his 500th run of the season on his way to 54 not out.

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