WELLINGBOROUGH
ISSUE 89 20 NOVEMBER 2015
Go Shop Local Support your local shops and businesses in Wellingborough this Winter - and GO LOCAL!
Ho-ho-here comes Santa Get set for entertainment followed by lights switch-on FIREWORKS are set to light up the night sky once again this month as Wellingborough is whisked into a winter wonderland, gearing up for Christmas. Santa Claus is coming to town next Saturday, 28th, as part of Wellingborough’s festive celebrations. Father Christmas will arrive on his sleigh pulled by reindeer at 1.30pm at Sheep Street, which will mark the start of a family day of entertainment. The festive lights will be switched on at 6.15pm and one child will be chosen by raffle to help the mayor turn them on. Youngsters can enjoy a giant snow globe, a spectacular firework display and a range of acts, including Rhianna and Abba tribute bands – performing on a specially-built stage in
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Orient Place. The cast from The Castle’s Christmas musical ‘A Christmas Carol’ will also be at their entertaining best to give you a taste of things to come. The festivities are through the Discover Wellingborough campaign, which stages events and activities aimed at encouraging people into the town centre. Christmas will come early for the lucky winner of the ‘Scrooge’s Gold’ giveaway where shoppers will get the chance to win £2,016 worth of prizes to spend in 2016. To win, shoppers must spend £10 or more in a Discover Wellingborough town centre business between November 28 and Christmas Eve and fill in an online entry form and keep the receipt from their purchase.
WELL DONE: Wellingborough team wins national award
Award success for day centre THE team at Links Day Centre, which provides day care for individuals with learning disabilities and additional needs, has received an Initiative of the Year award. The team received the award from Consensus, which owns the centre along with 90 other specialist support homes and services
across England, Wales and Scotland. On behalf of the team, Julie Cariga – manager at Links Day Centre – said: “We are totally committed to achieving more positive outcomes for those who need our support. This award recognises the team’s hard work in seeking out new opportunities wherever they exist.”
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Keep your mincer’s peeled for Max LOCAL NEXT Friday, November 27, is Black Friday. A day when city centre shoppers will be frantically grabbing discounted goods, fighting their way through huge crowds, queuing endlessly at cash desks and probably elbowing and wrestling with other shoppers. I believe this strange behaviour is considered by some to be ‘fun’. Whoever said online shopping would eventually replace ‘bricks and mortar’ retailing reckoned without the compelling pull of the high street sale – the buzz of the hunt for a ‘realworld’ bargain. Black Friday is yet another American tradition we have adopted this side of ‘The Pond’, although quite why we would choose to celebrate the day after their Thanksgiving with a mega shopfest is beyond me. For much of next week, not just that one day, major shops will be vying with each other to offer cut prices on masses of products in an attempt to persuade us to spend, spend, spend in the run-up to Christmas. It’s another chance for chain stores to jump on the consumerism bandwagon and spur bargain-hunters into the festive frenzy that continues right through until The Big Day. The bid for a ‘good deal’ used to take place in the January Sales – which then shifted to Boxing Day and now have arrived in November. What a lot of shopping! No wonder everyone already seems so stressed – how can they pay for it all? How do they find the energy to battle through crowded city centres? Why don’t they simply shop local, buy something uniquely handcrafted and save themselves a whole lot of trouble?
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IF you’re an Eastenders fan, you’ll know that Max Branning has been the victim a terrible miscarriage of justice. So, when you spot him in Kettering town centre next week, don’t give him a hard time! Kettering Borough Council has put the finishing touches to their festive line-up – and ‘Max’ has been invited to join in! This year’s celebrations begin on Thursday November 26 with the Big Switch On and the start of late night shopping on Thursdays in Kettering’s town centre. Lighting up the town will be special guest BBC’s Eastenders and Strictly Come Dancing 2014 star Jake Wood (Max Branning, pictured) together with the cast of the Jack and the Beanstalk panto – which is running at the Lighthouse Theatre from December 11 until January 3 (box office: 01536 414 141). Connect FM’s Liz and Mark will be introducing performances from 5pm, including The Hotsie Totsies, Nigel Adair, Magic from
Jamie Docherty, KBA winner Ebony Sturgess and more – all this before the Big Switch On at 6.30pm. Small Business Saturday and the Teenage Market returns on December 5 and you’ll find further entertainment in the form of Big Screen Movies in the Market Place, including Elf (5pm, December 3), The Snowman and the Snowdog (5pm, December 10) and Frozen (4pm, December 19). All these festive films are free, so make sure you wrap up warm and join in! As part of the Christmas festivities, and to support local businesses, Kettering Borough Council is offering free parking in its town centre car parks all day on Saturday December 5, 12th and 19th and after 3pm on Thursday 3rd, 10th and 17th. These are in addition to the free parking that already operates in council owned car parks on Sundays (all day) and evenings (after 6pm). This year, Santa will be taking up residence at his log cabin
Groups awarded funding
VARIOUS organisations in and around Kettering have been successful in applying for ‘Awards for All’ Lottery funding. Among them are Aldwicle Village Hall, which is to receive £9,725 towards improvement works – the installation of new heaters, furnishings and equipment to bring the hall facilities up to a higher standard and make them accessible for all members of the community. The Women’s Institute in Brigstock applied for funds for new sewerage and toilet facilities at their hall and is receiving a grant of £9,580. Loatlands Primary School has been granted £10,000 to create an all-weather outdoor play area, a safe and accessible facility for local families. Southfield School for Girls has been awarded £9,993 to provide children and young women with special educational needs with the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular physical activities, to develop their life skills and promote personal independence and interaction with others. The Kettering-based Northamptonshire Childminding Association has won a grant of £10,000 to provide childminders with the resources, training and support they need to improve the diets and health of children across the county – educating them in healthier living and eating. Lyn Cole, Big Lottery Fund, England Grant Making director, said: “It’s really great to see these projects making a positive difference to people’s lives. These projects are all strong examples of empowering people facing a range of challenges to play an active role in their community.”
Firearm charge
RUSHDEN man, Adnan Butt (30), of Sycamore Road, appeared before Northampton Magistrates Court last Saturday morning, facing charges of possession with intent to supply heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis, possession of criminal property relating to cash and two counts of possession of a section one firearm. He was remanded into custody until Wednesday December 16, when he will appear at Northampton Crown Court. Butt was arrested after officers carried out a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at an address in Rushden on Friday November 13 and a firearm, ammunition, cash and a large quantity of drugs were recovered. Northamptonshire Police encourage anyone with information relating to drug supply to contact them on: 101, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on: 0800 555 111.
Grotto in The Yards, just off Market Street, from tomorrow until Christmas Eve, open between 12pm and 6pm from Tuesday to Saturday (until 7pm on Thursdays) and from 12-4pm on Sundays. It will cost £3 per child and every child will receive a present. Photos will be available for an additional cost. Meanwhile, across the borough there are other festive events including a Christmas Lights Switch On in High Street, Burton Latimer and in Station Road, Desborough next Friday evening (27th) and a Christmas Gala Evening in Market Hill Square, Rothwell on Friday December 4.
Shaping up for dance!
HUNDREDS of dancers from around Corby are getting ready to present the 2015 SHAPE Christmas Dance Show at The Core at Corby Cube next Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29. Around 400 dancers aged four and above will take to the stage to perform a range of tap, ballet and modern dance routines. The dancers have been working hard throughout the year and have put together routines that include scenes from Alice in Wonderland, a Taylor Swift section and a Welcome to Las Vegas finale which involves lots of glitter and sparkle. The dancers have been brought together for the show through Corby’s weekly SHAPE dance classes held at West Glebe Pavilion, Lodge Park Sports Centre and Beanfield, Stephenson Way and Oakley Vale Community Centres. Performances will take place at 1pm and 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are now on sale, costing £8 for adults and £7 for concessions. Visit the Core Box Office on the ground floor of the Corby Cube or call: 01536 470470.
Clubhouse blaze scrutinised
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire at the clubhouse of AFC Rushden & Diamonds in London Road, Wellingborough, last Sunday. A statement from the club said: “The club can confirm that the fire brigade attended a fire in the clubhouse at the Dog and Duck last night. “The fire is currently under investigation and the club will advise further when more information is available.”
Service and parade to remember the Fallen
WREATHS were laid at Kettering’s war memorial on Remembrance Sunday, led by Father James at St Mary’s Church, Kettering, chaplain to the local branch of the Royal British Legion. The parade around Kettering was led by Captain Mark Smeathers
and the Salvation Army Band, ending at Kettering Parish Church (pictured) where Canon I McCormack and Rev Dr John Smith officiated. Derek Bradshaw, vice-chairman of Kettering Royal British Legion, said: “A fantastic reception was held afterwards, given by our mayor and
town council – truly a day to remember.”
SALUTE: Kettering Royal British Legion vice chairman Derek Bradshaw attended the local Remembrance Day service and parade (top).
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Arsonists be warned: police cracking down on fire vandals Speeding driver jailed A LARGE-scale operation to bring down levels of arson in the Corby area was launched last month. Operation Revive is being led by the Arson Task Force (a joint team run by Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service) and the Corby Community Safety Partnership. The launch coincided with the Corby Community Safety Partnership’s Take Action week in Corby’s Kingswood ward. Throughout Northamptonshire, incidents of arson increased by 25 per cent in the year 2014-2015, compared to the previous year. And in Corby specifically, there have been 74 arsons in the last year – 32 per cent more than the previous year. Currently, 40 per cent of arsons in Corby are occurring in the Kingswood ward where,
in the last 18 months, there have been 39 arsons; the highest level in any area within Northamptonshire. One of the most common types of arson in Northamptonshire is wheelie bins being set alight. The figures reveal that one in six arsons within the county is caused by a wheelie bin being set on fire. Corby Community Safety Partnership members have being talking to residents about issues ranging from flytipping to fire awareness. Fire crews have been offering Home Fire Safety Checks to residents and supplying smoke alarms where required. Crews are also patrolling the area in search of obvious fire risks, such as accumulations of rubbish and, in particular, combustible materials. Corby Fire Station manager, Kevin Aitken, said: “The number of fires in the Kingswood
Villagers ‘yes’ to neighbourhood plan RESIDENTS in Earls Barton have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a neighbourhood plan that allows the community to influence development of the local area. Voters went to the polls at the end of last month to decide on the question: “Do you want the Borough Council of Wellingborough to use the neighbourhood plan for Earls Barton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?” The result was 1,071 ‘yes’ votes and 80 ‘no’ votes. The turnout was 28 per cent. Under neighbourhood planning rules, if more than 50 per cent of people voting support the plan, it will come into force. This means the plan, which sets out a framework for the village including new housing, local employment,
transport, leisure, health and education facilities, will be taken into account when proposals for development are considered. Neighbourhood plans were introduced under the Localism Act in 2011 as a way to help communities influence the planning of the area they live and work in. For the first time, residents were able to prepare plans with real legal weight, which if they achieved successful local support through referendum, would be adopted by the local planning authority and be used when determining planning applications. Earls Barton neighbourhood plan is the first plan of its kind to go to referendum in the borough of Wellingborough. The borough council will adopt the plan as soon as possible.
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estate is one of the major drivers for Operation Revive in this area, because the number of arsons in Kingswood has increased. I urge local residents to take simple steps such as making sure they put the right bins out on the right day, so that rubbish is collected in a timely manner and does not build up too much. “This is just part of our ongoing involvement in Kingswood. This work will hopefully increase the safety of residents on the estate.” Shaun Johnson, from the Arson Task Force, added: “We urge more people to come forward with any information with regard to the arsons that have taken place in Corby or any other area in Northamptonshire.” Contact police on: 101 or give information anonymously via Crimestoppers: 0800 555111.
Chance to comment on development
INTERESTED parties have until Friday December 18 (5pm) to have their say on a proposed village development plan. The Wollaston neighbourhood plan was submitted to Wellingborough Council last month and it is now available for comment. Neighbourhood plans were introduced in 2011 as a way to help communities influence the planning of the area in which they live and work. The plans have to follow an extensive process of preparation and consultation before residents vote on whether or not it should come into force. The Wollaston plan sets out a framework for the future of the village, including new housing, local employment, transport, leisure, health and education facilities and the protection of historically important buildings. Cllr Geoff Simmons, borough and parish councillor for Wollaston and member of the neighbourhood plan steering group, said: “We’re really pleased to have reached the point where our plan has been submitted. We’re one step closer to having it become a reality and for residents in Wollaston to take real control over planning matters that affect them. “Our neighbourhood plan is based on a local housing needs survey and the desire of the community for any development to be in the best interests of the village. It’s been four years in the making and at all stages we’ve consulted the community and taken account of all comments. We’re confident our plan provides a solution to meeting necessary growth and need for more homes, while at the same time protecting the essentially rural character of the village. “It’s been a long and very thorough process to get us to this stage, supported by the parish council and the people who live and work in Wollaston. By submitting our plan, we’re now near the end of that process.” Once the publicity period has finished on December 18, the plan will go to an independent examination early in the new year. If it passes, a referendum will be held to give the community the final say. People living in the village who are registered to vote in local elections would be able to vote in the referendum and, if more than 50 per cent of those voting support the plan, it will be enforced. Once a neighbourhood plan is in force, it carries real legal weight. Decision-makers will be obliged, by law, to take what it says into account when they consider applications for development in the neighbourhood. Anyone wanting to comment on the Wollaston neighbourhood plan can write to: Planning Policy and Regeneration (Wollaston Neighbourhood Plan), Borough Council of Wellingborough, Swanspool House, Doddington Road, NN8 1BP or email: policyandregeneration@wellingborough.gov.uk
A MAN who filmed himself driving on county roads at speeds of up to 192mph, has been jailed for two years and four months. Shaun Davis (42), formerly of Woodpecker Drive, Northampton, pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of dangerous driving. He was accused of driving dangerously between 2012 and 2014, in high performance cars, including BMWs and Audis, on Northamptonshire roads, including the A45 between Earls Barton and Wellingborough, A6 at Rushden, A509, a single carriageway road near to the village of Bozeat, A5028, A5001 and the A605. The prosecution argued that Davis had filmed himself during these episodes of driving. Davis’ face could not be seen in any of the footage and he claimed that it was not him on the films. But he was found guilty by a jury at Northampton Crown Court last month of four counts of dangerous driving. He was found not guilty on seven counts and a hung jury returned on one count. The four counts Davis was found guilty of, saw him driving at speeds of between 150mph – 192mph. The judge sentenced him to 28 months in prison and gave him a tenyear driving disqualification. His daughter Jordan Davis (23), of Hove Road, Rushden, was found guilty of inciting or encouraging an offence of dangerous driving. She was given a two-year driving disqualification and an 18-month conditional discharge, meaning she will be released and the offence registered on her criminal record. Further action will be taken if she commits a further offence within 18 months. Footage showed Jordan entering the driver’s side of a Nissan GTR. She is then believed to have switched into the passenger side of the car and encouraged the driver, before the car reached excess speeds. Detective Inspector Greg Maides, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “After examining Shaun Davis’ mobiles phones, we found multiple videos of him driving grossly in excess of the maximum national speed limit, with no regard for the safety of other motorists, pedestrians or himself.”
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Porcelain stolen
SEVERAL pieces of Royal Crown Derby porcelain were stolen in a burglary at a house in Knox Road, Wellingborough between 6.30pm on Saturday October 31 and 2.45am on Sunday November 1. Offender/s broke in through the back door. Approximately 35 to 40 pieces of porcelain were taken, including plates and dishes. A wooden jewellery box containing several items, including a white gold wedding ring and an engagement ring, was also taken.
Boy was attacked
A BOY aged 13 was assaulted in the street during an unprovoked attack in Corby. The boy was in Wick Close just before 8pm on Thursday October 29, when he was kicked and punched by a boy who appeared to be between 15 and 16 years old. The boy had seen the older teenager earlier in Butland Road where the older boy had challenged him to a fight, but he walked away. The attacker was slim with short brown hair. He was wearing a black hoodie and black tracksuit bottoms and was among a group of other boys.
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Post office service halts as Co-op store shuts
CORBY Post Office will close temporarily on January 23, 2016, at 6pm, due to the closure of the Central England Co-operative store at Alexandra Road, Corby, NN17 1PE, where the branch is currently based. Alternative branches in the area are: Rockingham Road Post Office, 15 The Jamb, Corby, NN17 1AB; Studfall Avenue Post Office, 178 Studfall Avenue, Corby, NN17 1LJ; and Willowbrook Road Post Office, 356 Willowbrook Road, Corby, NN17 2TR. Julia Marwood, Post Office regional manager, said: “I apologise for the inconvenience the temporary closure may cause. “The provision of a Post Office service to our customers in the local community is important to us, and we will continue to work hard to restore services in the area as soon as possible.” She added that she would welcome any applications from potential retail partners interested in running Corby Post Office. The contact telephone number is: 0845 601 6260. The vacancy is also being advertised on http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/businessopportunities
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Weekend raiders
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Jasmine Road, Kettering, between 6pm on Friday November 6 and 8pm on Sunday November 8. The offender/s got into the back garden and broke into the house by smashing a window. The garden backs on to North Park.
Teenager assaulted
AN 18-year-old was assaulted in Castle Fields Park, Wellingborough, on Monday afternoon, November 2. The young man was approached by a woman at about 2.40pm, who asked him for a cigarette. He offered her one and she grabbed the pack from him and walked away. Then a group of three men approached the victim and pulled him to the ground, punching him and injuring his face. His bag was searched but nothing else was taken, although his glasses were damaged in the incident in the area of the park nearest to Castle Street and Irthlingborough Road. One of the offenders was white, aged in his late teens, of thin build and about 6ft. He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a light blue tracksuit coat, black Snapback cap and was carrying a bag. The woman who asked for a cigarette was also in her late teens, white, with blonde, shoulder length hair, of thin build and about 5ft 2ins. She was wearing a white top and black jeans. Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have any information regarding it.
Robbers raided flat
WITNESSES or anyone who has information are being asked to come forward following an incident in which a man was assaulted and robbed of his mobile phone and some cash while in his home in Montagu Street, Kettering, on Monday September 28, just before 9pm. The 45-year-old victim heard voices outside seconds before four men forced entry to his flat and hit him with a baton, injuring his arm. The offenders were all white and wore dark clothing with their faces covered. They had local accents.
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New living scheme: town mayor breaks fresh ground WORK has officially started on a brand new purpose-built supported living development designed for adults with learning and physical disabilities to live as independent a life as possible in Rushden. The first sod of ground was cut earlier this month by Councillor Kaye Rawlins, Mayor of Rushden, during the ground breaking ceremony for the project. Claridge Court, on Wellingborough Road, is a £2.3 million development consisting of 16 apartments that have been designed in partnership with Inclusion Housing CIC and Lifeways Community Care. They are being delivered by specialist supported living developer, HB Villages, and the contractor is J Tomlinson. The new development will provide a safe environment for local adults with learning and physical disabilities, allowing them to live independently and give them the freedom to manage their own home, budgets and lifestyle with support as and when required. Cllr Rawlins was joined by all partners involved in the project to celebrate the work starting on this progressive scheme. Jemima Taylor, group director of development and communications for Lifeways, said: “Lifeways is delighted to be part of such an exciting and innovative development. From the overall building design to the design and layout of each individual home, Claridge Court is being developed to provide high quality, accessible accommodation that meets the needs of each individual. “We value and respect the needs of each person we support and feel excited to be able to provide such a bespoke and personalised solution. “The facilities, opportunities and support
on offer at Claridge Court will provide each tenant with the confidence and independence to choose how they live their lives.” Barrie Westbrook, development manager of Inclusion Housing, said: “Claridge Court is set to be a fantastic example of what can be achieved through innovative partnership working between statutory, not-for-profit and private sectors. “Inclusion Housing is proud to be part of this scheme and the best bit is yet to come; welcoming the tenants into their new homes. “We look forward to working in partnership with Lifeways and Rushden Town Council in making this a valued resource for years to come.” Alastair Sheehan, development director of HB Villages, said: “Claridge Court will promote personalisation for vulnerable adults in the Rushden area. “It will give tenants the choice to live where they want to, independently and in a safe environment. It’s fantastic to see the work start-
ing on this development and I look forward to returning and meeting the people who will proudly call Claridge Court their home.” Martin Gallagher, construction managing director for J Tomlinson, said: “We are very pleased to have been appointed to build this scheme, which is the latest in a number of supported living projects that the company has been involved in over recent times. “Claridge Court promises to be a muchwelcomed development and we’re delighted to be part of the team creating it.” HB Villages was formed in May 2012 in order to deliver a pipeline of new build supported living accommodation throughout the UK. Working in partnership with Inclusion Housing CIC, care provider Lifeways and local commissioners, the trio has developed a unique model of supported living that demonstrates an innovative and commercial approach to supported living, which can be replicated nationally without the need for housing subsidy.
GROUND WORK: From left, Barrie Westbrook, Mayor of Rushden Kaye Rawlins, Mark Dyson and Alastair Sheehan.
Woman’s nose was broken
OFFICERS investigating an alleged assault in Kettering town centre, which left a woman with a broken nose, have appealed for witnesses to come forward. The woman was in Horse Market at about 3.20am on Sunday October 11, when the alleged assault took place. Three men were sitting on a wall eating pizza when they became involved in a disagreement with two women. It is alleged one of the men hit one of the women, knocking her to the ground and leaving her with a broken nose and facial injuries. The second woman also had a bottle of water thrown over her and was punched.
Burglars target businesses
POLICE have released CCTV images of two men they would like to talk to in connection with burglaries at two businesses in Corby last month. One of the burglaries took place at Foodmaker Ltd in Brunel Road, on the Earlstrees Industrial Estate, sometime between 10.30am and 11.45am on Saturday October 17. The second burglary happened at a business in nearby Princewood Road, at approximately 12.20pm the same day. One of the men is described as black, tall and thin and in his late 20s. He was wearing dark tracksuit trousers, a dark jacket with a dark grey patch on the front, black trainers and a black baseball cap. The second man was white, shorter than the other man, of stocky build and also in his late 20s. He had very short, light-coloured hair. He was wearing black clothing and a black baseball cap. Anyone who recognises either of the men pictured, or who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area around the time of the burglaries, is asked to contact police.
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Award for highways
THE county council’s transport and highways department has won a national award. Northamptonshire Highways was developed by merging the county council’s highways and transport department with the authority’s highways contractor, KierWSP, to form a single integrated team. The team won the Highways Partnership Award 2015 at the Highway’s Magazine Excellence Award Ceremony in London last month. It was recognised for creating a new, efficient service which has increased performance while delivering £2.2million savings annually since its inception in 2012/2013. Cllr Michael Clarke, county council cabinet member for transport, highways and environment, said: “Part of the impetus for creating this new model was of course the ongoing difficult financial condition the public sector finds itself in, but it was also recognised that service delivery needed to modernise to be fit for the future.” The Northamptonshire Highways Cycle CoNNect scheme was also highly commended in an award for environmental sustainability in the highways sector.
Blitz on fly-tipping
NEW intelligence software has been introduced to track down persistent flytipping offenders. Kettering Borough Council has bought in the state-of-the art software to help it track down fly-tipping pests – part of the council’s determination to tackle waste crime. The new software will help investigators to analyse and link incidences more effectively, with the ultimate aim of tracking down persistent offenders. The environmental team will also be targeting their resources to the most affected areas and using all the tools in their armoury to deter and catch offenders. Shirley Plenderleith, of Kettering Borough Council, said: “Fly-tipping not only blights neighbourhoods, but costs time and money to remove it – resources that would be better spent elsewhere. I urge anyone who spots fly-tippers to report it on: 01536 410 333 or online: www.kettering.gov.uk” Cllr Mark Dearing, Kettering Borough Council’s portfolio for environment, added: “We are working hard to successfully reduce fly-tipping, otherwise this unsightly and expensive problem will continue to grow. This new software will help us to crack down on the issue and offenders should know we are now able to track you down.”
Heritage track laid
THE first stretch of demonstration railway track has been laid at Irchester Country Park as part of the park’s Heritage Lottery Fund project. The track will show the route of the old railway that once transported iron ore from the former Wembley Pit quarry. The £89,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund is enabling Northamptonshire County Council to create a new heritage trail, giving visitors to the park the chance to find out more about the geological and history of the site. At the ceremonial laying of the track last week were country park rangers and volunteers who are working on the project, as well as Cllr Robin Brown, county council cabinet member for public health and wellbeing.
Radio station funds
VOLUNTEERS in Wellingborough are set to use a £10,000 ‘Awards for all’ Lottery grant to establish Veterans Radio Net, which will be run by the Radio for Veterans Community Interest Company – providing news, information and a forum for discussion and debate. It will form part of a nationwide support mechanism for veterans.
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Taking healthy steps
SCHOOLCHILDREN, council officials and teachers were striding out last month. It was International Walk to School Month and Corby Borough Council’s Neighbourhood Management Team encouraged parents and children to walk to school through a number of Park and Stride events in the borough. The month of local events was part of a campaign supported by the UK walking charity, Living Streets. Approximately 40 countries worldwide take part in running awareness raising events to help ease traffic congestion near schools and make them safer during drop-off and pick-up times. Local Park and Stride events were held at Oakley Vale Primary School, Weldon School, Corby Primary Academy and Gretton Primary School. Corby Council’s Suzanne Preston, said: “As well as addressing issues around parking and traffic at school times, we also hope to encourage this simple way for children to get regular physical activity. Some early morning walking can definitely improve mental alertness and our mood, getting our youngsters ready for their day at school.”
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BEST FOOT FORWARD: Mayor of Corby Peter McEwan and Cllr Tom Beattie, join Corby Borough Council’s Neighbourhood Wardens, local PCSO and teaching staff at Oakley Vale Primary School on a Walk and Stride event.
Nene Valley wins £2.8m Lottery investment
Focusing on slavery
Cadets’ parade remembers the Fallen
Funding granted for gym
THE past, present and future importance of the River Nene between Northampton and Peterborough will be highlighted by an earmarked grant of £2.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant is part of the Landscape Partnership (LP) programme and means money has been set aside by the Heritage Lottery Fund for the scheme. Through a series of projects, Nenescape aims to achieve a well-managed, understood and appreciated landscape that tells tales of times gone by; inspires a sense of adventure; is easy to explore; rich in wildlife; and resilient to the pressures of on-going population growth. Development funding of £208,300 has also been awarded to help the partnership progress their plans to apply for a full grant at a later date. River Nene Regional Park, based in Kettering, has led the partnership work securing the earmarked grant. This success is the culmination of two years’ work by many partner organisations to put together a scheme of projects across the valley that will build knowledge and understanding of the landscape and its history, improve the visitor experience through improved access and interpretation to heritage sites and reduce the threats to and negative impacts on heritage. Projects will include interpretation and improved access to historically significant sites, restoration of important wildlife sites and will create better connections between sites. Over the next few years, there will be many opportunities for the local community to be involved in shaping the projects and learning new skills.
EARLIER this month, 70 cadets and staff from 422 (Corby) Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets attended a Remembrance parade organised by the Corby branch of the Royal British Legion. The parade, led by Corby Air Cadet’s Squadron Commander Flight Lieutenant Kev Ritchie RAFVR(T), moved from 422’s headquarters to the cenotaph at St John the Baptist Church in Corby Old Village. The Reverend Paul Frost, Corby Squadron’s Chaplain, led the ceremony and some 50
Outside the area, the Nene Valley is largely unknown and unexplored – not recognised as a destination for visitors. The countryside has a quintessentially English character and embraces exquisite country houses, wonderful gardens and countless historic curiosities. The River Nene, an under-utilised natural asset with a diversity of habitats, makes the valley one of the most important inland localities in England for a range of wildlife including kingfishers, herons, otters and dragonflies. Throughout history, the area has been of vital importance to the country’s industries, including being a centre for the leather and shoe industry. Kathryn Hardcastle from the River Nene Regional Park said: “We are delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund has given us this support. Nene Valley’s heritage is at risk from changing land use and population growth – this support will allow us to work proactively to protect and enhance the natural and cultural heritage in the valley and to engage communities in the exploration of this beautiful landscape.” Explaining the importance of HLF’s support, Jonathan Platt, head of HLF East Midlands, said: “Rich in wildlife and important heritage, the Nene Valley already attracts nearly two million visitors a year. It’s also an area that is seeing large-scale changes with new developments and population growth. “This National Lottery investment will support a wide range of organisations to work together and help more people explore the fascinating hidden stories and beauty of the Nene valley.”
wreaths were placed – among them 422’s wreaths laid by Cadet Corporal Eleanor Walvin and Cadet William Rhodes. Later, all were invited back to the ExServiceman’s Club for a trophy presentation to the youth organisation that raises the most towards the Poppy Appeal. For the second year running, after raising £1,500, 422 squadron cadets were presented with the L/Cpl James Ashworth VC trophy by Kerry Ashworth. Collecting the trophy on the Squadron’s behalf was Cadet Corporal Eve Pavitt.
LOCAL police carried out two highimpact days concentrated on modern day slavery and human trafficking last month, looking at car washes across the county. Officers visited businesses in Wellingborough, Finedon, Rushden, Kettering and Corby and spoke to employees to assess their working and living conditions while giving them an opportunity to disclose any offences or incidents of forced labour or exploitation. Police, including a Romanian officer, worked alongside interpreters and the charity ‘Hope for Justice’ which exists to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery. There were no disclosures from anybody claiming to be exploited, but five people were arrested for immigration offences and officers are keen to stress this is part of a longterm, ongoing operation to gain the trust and confidence of foreign workers. Car washes were targeted as they traditionally attract foreign labour and wages are often as low as £30 for a ten-hour day. The high-impact days are part of ongoing police activity which includes massage parlours and nail bars, which have been known to employ trafficked workers. Officers are already talking to the owners of massage parlours to rule out the possibility of any child safeguarding concerns. Detective Sergeant Ash Turner led the operation. He said: “We have spoken to a large number of workers and have also given business owners a very clear message that we are looking closely at human trafficking and exploitation and we are working alongside partner agencies to eliminate it.”
RESIDENTS will soon be benefiting from an application made by Highham Ferrers Town Council for £8,018 to install outdoor gym equipment at the Saffron Road Recreation Ground. Local people will be able to access the free gym equipment all year round. Lyn Cole, Big Lottery Fund, England Grant Making director, said: “Whether it is supporting young families to have outdoor fun together or providing people with learning disabilities with access to specialist equipment, these projects are excellent examples of people working together to help others in their community including supporting them to attain the skills they need to realise their potential.” The award was made through the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All and Reaching Communities programmes. Awards for All provides grants between £300 and £10,000 to voluntary and community organisations and Reaching Communities awards larger grants of £10,000 and above for more longterm projects.
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WI members stage AGM
AT the annual general meeting of Gretton Womens Institute, held at Gretton Village Hall last month, members were invited to join the committee. Elaine Seaton and Margaret Baum were welcomed on board, bringing membership of the committee to an impressive 11. Sue Kinnard was unopposed and happy to continue as president. The two treasurers stood down after several years of hard work but were willing to support Elaine Seaton and Margaret Malone while they learn their new task. The secretary’s report outlined the busy and varied year members have had – something for everyone including interesting speakers, visits, teas (lots of teas!) and celebrations such as the coverage of the National Centenary AGM and the garden party at Buckingham Palace. The president’s report showed that Sue had enjoyed her rapidly passing first year and she thanked all those whose hard work had helped the centenary to be such a success. A bread and cheese buffet followed, with the chance to chat with friends. Members now look forward to another diverse year of new experiences and opportunities, learning, entertainment and good company.
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High sheriff rides in to thank child care teams THE High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, Dr Ahmed Mukhtar, has visited Kettering General Hospital to formally thank staff involved in the care and support of children. Dr Mukhtar visited earlier this month and met members of current and former staff involved in contributing to the well-being of children. Dr Mukhtar was a much admired and valued consultant paediatrician at Kettering General Hospital for 23 years, retiring in 2004. He was also the trust’s medical director for six years.
He said: “My mission during my year as High Sheriff is to celebrate the efforts of organisations, groups and individuals who contribute to the wellbeing of children and young people. “I want to thank those members of our community who are involved in protecting and enhancing children’s health, education, training, sport and social lives. “I know from many years of working at the hospital just how much effort its staff do put into the care and welfare of children. So I thought it was very appropriate for me to visit and
Wondertour’s Devon delight
A PARTY of 58 local people went on the Autumn Wonder Weekend at the start of this month, arranged by the not-for-profit Wondertours Community Transport’s David Fursdon, of Gretton. A tour of the Devon coast was enjoyed by the group visiting Seaton, Lyme Regis and Sidmouth – made more enjoyable by the day-long seasonal sunshine. On Saturday evening, many dressed up to celebrate Hallowe’en with good fun had by all dancing the night away at The Cavendish Hotel, Exmouth. Everyone received a present courtesy of the hotel management. Sunday was a free day with river trips taken on the River Exe and visits made to nearby Exeter. On Monday, coming home, a mystery lunch stop was made in Regency Cheltenham rounding off a superb weekend. Organiser David Fursdon and driver Paul Bowyer were thanked and presented with a collection each for their efforts. The next Wonder Weekend is bound for Porthcawl from April 15-18 with a day out to Swansea and The Mumbles included, plus a mystery lunch stop. Three nights bed, breakfast and dinner and all coach travel for £142 per person. The last day excursion of the year is to Manchester for the Christmas Market on Saturday November 28 – £16 each. Pick-up points are Gretton Village Hall, Weldon Londis Store, Weldon Furniture Shop, Corby Jamb, Corby The Saxon Crown and Kettering Telford Lodge. Call or text David Fursdon on: 07790 197220 or email: david.fursdon@hotmail.com Regular and new passengers are welcome on board.
Volunteers needed at hall
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A JOB WELL DONE: High Sheriff Dr Ahmed Mukthar formally thanks staff who have worked with children and is pictured shaking the hand of KGH Named Nurse for Safeguarding Karen McMahon, surrounded by staff past and present at the hospital who have enhanced children’s health and wellbeing.
personally thank some of those staff.” Kettering General Hospital’s Named Nurse for Safeguarding, Karen McMahon, organised the event with the High Sheriff. She said: “It was a fantastic event and I think both current and former staff were delighted to have their work recognised by one of the Queen’s representatives in Northamptonshire. “It was a great opportunity for us all to get together to celebrate the support and care we provide for children and young people in so many different ways and to renew old acquaintances.” The High Sheriff’s theme for the year has involved him in a number of other visits to projects across the county to celebrate work involving children and young people. Some of these visits have also included grants being awarded from the High Sheriff’s Initiative Fund which is overseen by The Northamptonshire Community Foundation. Visits this year have included the Hope Project in Wellingborough – an activity programme for young people aged 7-14 who have been bullied/have low self-esteem and a food box project (Greenacres Rural Enterprises CIC) run by children at risk of exclusion from school. He has also visited a variety of community groups including the Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs, and cadet and scout groups.
Desborough carnival delights linger as groups gain funds THE annual carnival in Desborough was back in June, but its memory lingers happily for 44 local organisations. They are each getting a share of the £3,000 total raised by the event. Carnival chairman Michael Crick said: “Once again the people of Desborough, despite the current economic climate, have shown their generosity and supported the carnival. “A big crowd and good weather on carnival day enabled us to raise a large amount again this year. We extremely pleased to be giving away this money to support a whole range of organisations
in the town from young people to the senior citizens. The carnival brings together everyone in the town and is the biggest event in Desborough’s calendar.” Receiving funds are (8 x £150): Desborough Town Welfare, Vine Community Trust, St John Ambulance, Montsaye music department, Havelock Infants School, Loatland Nursery School, Havelock Juniors School and Loatland Primary School. (36 x £50): Heritage Centre, Hazeland House, Desborough & District Wildlife, WRVS Welcome Club, Friends Desborough Library, URC, KGH Radio,
GARDENING enthusiasts or those looking to spend more time in the great outdoors are being urged to sign up to become garden volunteers at Kelmarsh Hall. Every Thursday, staff working in the Grade II* listed gardens are joined by a team of volunteers who play a vital role in the maintenance of these historic gardens. Now Kelmarsh Hall is looking to extend its volunteer days and is asking members of the public to give time on a Tuesday. Garden volunteers can get involved with all aspects of the programme of maintenance, including planting, weeding, propagation and preparing beds. There are also special projects to get involved in, such as the Big Bulb Challenge which saw volunteers plant more than 5,000 fritillary bulbs in just two days. Projects such as these allow volunteers to make their mark on the garden’s future. Head gardener Josh Coyne said: “Volunteering in the gardens here at Kelmarsh Hall helps to keep you active and there are social benefits, too, because you’re interacting with people. We’ve found this is particularly attractive to people who have recently retired and are looking for that interaction. “Our current volunteers say one of the biggest benefits is the physical exercise and spending time outdoors. Most volunteers do a full day but some just do half a day as they need to pick grandchildren up from school or let the dog out, so it can be flexible to fit round other commitments.” As a charity, the Kelmarsh Trust relies on the income from visitors and events to preserve and maintain the hall and gardens. As such, volunteers play a hugely important role. Interested? Contact Carla Cooper on: 01604 686543 or email: carlacooper@kelmarsh.com JOIN THE TEAM! Garden volunteers pictured with Kelmarsh Hall’s head gardener Josh Coyne (left).
Firefighters Charity, Parkinsons Society, Desborough Community Transport, Talking Newspapers, Havelock Cheerleaders, Pocket Park, District Explorer Scouts, Re-brassing lectern, URC Rainbows, Desborough in Bloom, URC Brownies, Junior Football Club, URC Beavers, District Guides, URC Cubs, Sunshine Pre-School, URC Cubs II, Millennium Green Trust, URC Scouts, Desborough Youth Centre, St Giles Scouts, St Giles Holiday Club, St Giles Rainbows, St Giles Beavers, St Giles Brownies, St Giles Cubs, St Giles Guides, Over 60s at Indoor Bowls Club and Desborough Social Club.
Sensory plan
THE county council is applying for funding to create a new sensory garden at Brixworth Country Park. The redesign of the park’s sensory garden will see the introduction of a new wild play trail featuring specialist play equipment, sculptures and natural play activities. It could also include stepping logs, wind chimes and tactile topiary, landscaping with raised beds which are wheelchair-accessible, resurfaced garden paths and new decking and gravel areas and a bespoke sensory canopy with natural hardwood and coloured Perspex. The county council is applying for funding from the Veolia Environmental Trust, which supports community and environmental projects through the Landfill Communities Fund. People across the county are now being asked to pledge their support for the project in order to help secure the funding. Sign the form in the park’s cafe or email: brixworth@ northamptonshire.gov.uk
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County’s close encounter with legacy of a genius ARTISTIC VIEW: Corby-based correspondent Tom Bingham is well-known for his love of local history and his connection to the arts (as well as his hand-made guitars!). Here, he looks to the skies and beyond to explore the genius of a Serbian/American inventor and local sightings of UFOs. If you have an arts or local history story for Tom to explore, email him via Extra Local: newsdesk@ extranewspapers.co.uk
SINCE engineer/inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) studied anti-gravity and the ‘flying saucer’ – a term he coined in 1908, long before Area 51 – we have had sightings all over the world of unexplained UFO sightings. Northamptonshire is no exception and, in fact, is now considered something of a ‘hotspot’ for inexplicable sightings. Objects moving at unbelievable speed then turning at a right angle to hover, displaying flashing lights and low humming sounds, then disappearing then appearing – we’ve heard it all. Since the advent of the ‘drone’ – which can be purchased for as little as £50 and can be cloaked or disguised to any form or shape one might like with audio or light shows – UFO sightings are now ready available for even the most limited of hoaxers to create. Up, up and a way beyond aircraft height, objects are seen traversing the night sky – the images are never sharp and the detail is always poor, but what is it that we are looking at? The Germans were working on flying saucer-shaped craft just as the Second World War ended and the plans were spirited away to the
USA to never be seen again, along with Tesla’s inventions which were meant for everyone to share . . . but that never happened. Back in 1947 at Nevada’s Area 51 covert air base – believed to conceal evidence of alien life forms – an incident involving flying discs was hushed up and turned into a weather balloon fiasco. There followed claims that downed UFOs were back-engineered giving us fibre optics and micro chips. Stories about the incident have rumbled on ever since. Now swamped with fake photos and videos, the internet is making it impossible to believe anything relating to the possibility of UFOs being a life form from another world. In the past decade, dozens of sightings have been recorded over this county; many are truly unexplainable. Are they just Chinese lanterns, hoax balloons, the ISS, or remote powered drones – the list of what people will do to get their name in the papers is endless! But maybe, just maybe, some of these sightings are genuine and we are being visited by other life forms. Personally, I would love to get a ‘selfie’ with an alien life form! How about you?
POWERHOUSE: Physicist Nikola Tesla is best known for contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. But some of his far-reaching ideas are thought to have been suppressed by the FBI. Above, the eccentric Tesla invented a two-man saucer back in 1929. It’s a familiar shape!
SAUCER-SHAPED: Above and below, disc aircraft pictured in the USA in 1960.
UFO sightings have been reported in every major town in Northamptonshire, with Wellingborough a hotspot for the last decade. So is Northamptonshire truly a hotspot for UFO sightings? The internet is awash with rumours that NASA is about to announce that life does exist elsewhere in the universe and that it has proof. Why not before now? Well, maybe they think we would all stop working, give up our religions and end up having complete distrust in the system that has lied to us for generations? (I am not stating that as a fact, M15!) Do you have pictures of unexplainable objects in the sky, or maybe you can explain what they are! We would love to see your pictures and share them with our readers –– and we would love to hear about your encounters! Do you think ‘anti-gravity’ is possible? Do we live alongside other dimensions, or are we truly all alone in the universe? Is it all just mass hallucination and wishful thinking? Would you feel comfortable meeting entities from another world? I believe anti-gravity is not only possible but has been available for the past 100 years, and I do NOT think the International Space Station that cost $174billion is a project for inventing Teflon-coated frying pans (which do stick!). Serbian-born US immigrant Tesla, inventor of alternating current motors, did the basic research for constructing electromagnetic field lift-and-drive aircraft/space craft from 1891 to 1893. In Nazi Germany, engineers were working on saucer-shaped craft in 1945 and Americans were also working on disc-shaped craft in 1960. I believe our governments keep us ignorant and in the dark – it just wouldn’t do to have any old Tom, Dick or Harriet flying about in the sky out of control! Currently, more than 21,000 pieces of debris larger than 10cm are known to exist in the Earth’s orbit. And, let’s face it, Nikola Tesla might have discovered how to make FREE electricity, but we are never going to get it now!
INTO THE UNKNOWN: Top, was inventor Nikola Tesla a ‘mad scientist’ or a misunderstood genius, a crackpot or a freethinker, years ahead of his time? Top right, a Nazi flying saucer pictured in 1945 – pre-Area 51. Above, could the modern minidrone be mistaken for a UFO? Above right, sightings of unexplained objects flying over Corby are awash on the internet. Right, some present day USA aircraft display a saucer-shape.
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Ask the Vet
Your Questions Answered by PDSA Vet Vicki Larkham-Jones
A. Q. I would recommend taking Reuben to the I have seen a small hole in the skin under my vet for a health check. It may be that he has problems with his teeth that are making it uncomfortable for him to drink from a bottle or he has a problem with his neck that makes it difficult for him to drink from the bottle at its current height. In the meantime change the height of his bottle and offer him some water in a bowl too so he has the choice, as some rabbits prefer to drink from a bowl rather than a bottle.
Q. I changed my job and my crossbreed Zippy
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. I have a rabbit named Reuben, over the last few weeks he’s stopped drinking his water. I change the water every day and clean the bottle regularly, I’ve checked that it works, but he just doesn’t touch it. I’ve given him plenty of lettuce and cucumber to try and stop him getting dehydrated, but I’m getting worried. Martha
has to stay in kennels for two days a week. The problem is when he comes home after being at the kennels he wees on the floor, but doesn’t do this on other days. I just clean the mess up but I’m getting worried as it’s being going on for two months now. How can I help him stop this? Ray
A. It could be that Zippy simply isn’t weeing when
he’s at the kennels, so has a very full bladder when he gets home. There could be many reasons for this, perhaps he has been taught to wee on a certain surface, such as grass, and the kennel staff encourage him to go on a different surface, such as concrete. Or he may feel anxious about weeing around other dogs. Also, even the best run kennels can be stressful for dogs that aren’t used to this. I’d suggest discussing this with the kennel staff to try and find out what the problem is. If it does seem to be stress related you could try using a dog sitter instead, try www.dogsit.com.
cat’s front leg. It doesn’t seem to bother her too much. Do I need to take her to the vets? Sonya
A. I would certainly advise taking your cat to
your vet to be checked. A small hole in the skin could be a puncture wound from a cat fight or possibly an entry wound from an airgun pellet. Although this may not cause an obvious issue for your cat, any break in the skin puts your cat at risk of infection if dirt gets in, so it is always best to get any wounds checked by your vet.
Antibiotics and pets
European Antibiotic Awareness Day – 18th November Antibiotics have been a vital tool for medical and veterinary practitioners for many years to fight bacterial infections, but experts are concerned that they are losing their effectiveness at an increasing rate. PDSA Vet Vicki Larkham-Jones explains: “Antibiotics were seen as something of a ‘silver bullet’ but the more an antibiotic is used, the more bacteria become resistant to it. Without effective antibiotics, many procedures such as setting broken bones, minor operations and even dental work could become increasingly dangerous.” As a result of this rising risk, PDSA is encouraging all pet owners and veterinary professionals to sign up to become an Antibiotic Guardian, to make a simple pledge about
Cat Allergy Advice 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. 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
how you will help to support responsible use of antibiotics. Sign up at www.antibioticguardian.com. Vicki has also put together some top tips for pet owners that can help to slow antibiotic resistance: 1. Keep your pet healthy A healthy pet will find it easier to fight off infections. Feeding an ideal diet for their age and lifestyle helps, as can regular walks and playtime. Preventive care such as vaccinations and neutering is vital, and if your pet shows signs of being unwell contact your vet straight away. 2. Antibiotics aren’t always the answer Antibiotics only work on bacteria, not on viruses, so should only be given when really needed. Your vet will advise you if antibiotics are likely to be effective, and may run tests to help them prescribe the right treatment for your pet. 3. Follow dosage and instructions If your pet is prescribed antibiotics it’s really important to follow the dosage instructions and complete the whole course, even if your pet seems to be better after a few days. 4. Don’t share antibiotics Never share antibiotics with other owners, or give medicines prescribed for one pet to another even if their symptoms are similar. They may not work for different illnesses, and you could be giving the wrong dose. 5. Talk to your vet If you have any questions about antibiotics call your vet, they will be happy to talk to you and are the best people to advise you about your pet’s treatment. Vicki added: “With very few new antibiotics in the pipeline, it’s really important that we use our existing antibiotics wisely to ensure they can stay effective for generations to come.”
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So, we’re into the season for big Christmas Light Switch On’s, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at some of the biggest in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough this month! Make sure you keep an eye on our website and an ear on Heart to find out where we are going to be and when! Meanwhile, it looks like it could be one of the best years for filmgoers, with some amazing films out now, or scheduled for release between now and the end of the year! Check out Monday to Thursday some of our top tips! 04.00 – 06.00 Jenni Falconer The Walk - Robert Zemeckis tells the real-life story of 06.00 – 10.00 Stuart Miles & Katy Frenchman Philippe Petit’s walk between the Twin Towers Hill in 1974. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon and 10.00 – 13.00 Toby Ben Kingsley but vertigo sufferers, be warned, the 3D effects Anstis have left some a little nauseous. 13.00 – 16.00 Matt Suffragette - Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter and Meryl Streep star in this British drama about women’s fight Wilkinson for equal rights at the beginning of the 20th century. It was 16.00 – 19.00 Matt the first film in history to be given permission to shoot in the Jarvis Houses of Parliament. 19.00 – 22.00 Spectre - The 24th James Bond film picks up where Skyfall, Roberto the most successful 007 film ever, left off. Daniel Craig 22.00 – 01.00 Zoe returns for a fourth time with Monica Bellucci, Christoph Hardman Waltz and Ben Whishaw. Could it be Craig’s last outing as the spy? Feel Good Fridays Steve Jobs - With a script by Aaron Sorkin and directed by 04.00 – 06.00 Jenni Falconer Danny Boyle, this film about the Apple co-creator is likely to receive a warmer reception than Ashton Kutcher’s 2011 film. 06.00 – 10.00 Friday gets Michael Fassbender gives a chilling performance as Jobs underway with with Kate Winslet and Seth Rogen in support. Heart Breakfast Burnt - Bradley Cooper shadowed London chefs and with Stuart Miles practised his knife skills for this film about gourmet & Katy Hill cooking. It also stars Sienna Miller, Alicia Vikander and 10.00 – 13.00 Friday with Toby Emma Thompson. Anstis Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 - Jennifer Lawrence 13.00 – 16.00 Friday returns as Katniss Everdeen for the fourth and final time as with Matt she tries to overthrow President Snow’s regime. Some have Wilkinson said that film fans are more excited about this release than 16.00 – 19.00 Friday Star Wars. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Little is with Matt Jarvis known about the plot of JJ Abrams’ film but Harrison Ford, 19.00 – 21.00 Club Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill all return, along with some Classics with newcomers. Hardcore fans are likely to be more excited Mark Wright about this than Christmas.
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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
Singalonga Sinatra Celebrate the 100th birthday of Old Blue Eyes, the late, great Frank Sinatra, at a centenary concert of songs and music made famous by arguably the world’s best-loved singer on Friday November 27 at 7.30pm at the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton. Sinatra’s initial breakthrough came with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and he went solo in the 1940s. His ability to turn lyrics into something personal and meaningful established a huge following on record and in live performances alongside a successful acting career which included his Oscar-winning role in ‘From Here To Eternity’. Sinatra’s popularity continued across decades and he was affectionately known as ‘The Voice’ by his legion of fans and the entertainment industry alike. In a special tribute to the legendary entertainer, Look in on Ed Comedian Ed Byrne is back on the road this autumn with a brand new show, ‘Outside Looking In’, which he is bringing to The Core at Corby Cube (thecorecorby.com) on Friday December 4 and Wednesday January 13. As an observational stand-up, Byrne attracts capacity audiences to his critically acclaimed performances around the country. Appearances on TV include Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, The Graham Norton Show, Live At The Apollo and Comic Relief Bake Off 2015, which saw Ed hosting one of the studio programmes as well as presenting the supporting appeals video, filmed in Uganda. Ed (edbyrne.com) is planning a future combining a TV career and his passion for the outdoors – he recently climbed Mont Blanc (Europe’s highest mountain) for the second time and the past two years have seen appearances on Dangerous Roads (BBC Two), Volcano Live (BBC Two) plus co-presentation of the series Dara & Ed’s Big Adventure. Ed also writes a regular column for The Great Outdoors magazine and is to host a new comedy panel show called Britain Vs The Rest Of The World, which is going out on BBC R4 from February.
the performance will include classic hits the artist made his own such as ‘The Lady Is A Tramp’, ‘Mack The Knife’, ‘My Kind of Town’, ‘Fly Me To The Moon’, ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’, ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ and ‘My Way’. Sinatra, the first recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award, stands out front as the greatest song stylist of the 20th century. At the Sinatra Centenary concert special guest singers are Iain Mackenzie and Emma Kershaw (pictured), alongside the JazzCoTech Dancers and a glamorous ballroom duo, with music by the London Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Balcombe. Friday November 27 at 7.30pm at the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton – box office: 01604 624811, or book online: royalandderngate. co.uk
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 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. Saturday November 21 Concert by New England Chorale New England Chorale chamber choir present a wide-ranging programme of choral music, ancient and modern, by French, German and American composers, together with organ solos, choral solos and duets, plus some well known stirring opera choruses. New England Chorale numbers about 20 and draws its membership from a wide geographical area, including Northamptonshire. 7.30 pm start. Tickets £10, concessions £8, on the door or phone 01933 680955. St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Hill, Finedon, NN9 5NR Contact telephone: 01933 680955
Saturday November 21, Higham Ferrers Christmas Sparkle Event The annual switch-on of the town’s Christmas Lights is a great event for all of the townspeople, its visitors and businesses, with families getting excited about enjoying the day’s event. The Continental Market in College Street, Father Christmas in Chichele College’s Winter Wonderland, street entertainment for adults and childrens; face painting at Wilson Browne’s offices - there’s so much going on for everyone to enjoy. Mulled Wine and Refreshments on the Market Square and in the Bede House, and of course, Christmas crafts and gifts to buy all over the town. Come and try the Skating Rink too! This year in St.Mary’s Church, the theme will be “The Magic of Christmas” and displays made by individuals, groups, and businesses, all with a different idea, will be based on the theme. It’s well worth a look - just to see the creativity that is going on in the town. Admission proceeds are going towards St. Mary’s Church. The main Christmas Sparkle event is on Saturday 21st November. All the fun of the fairground and all the fun of the day starts at 11.00 and goes on until early evening. See posters in the Town for details. Market Square, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8BL. Contact telephone: 01933 312075
Saturday November 21 – Ketteringbased charity KCU’s Christmas Fair, in the Cornmarket Hall, London Road. 20 stalls run by many organisations, individuals and charities including Save The Children, The Stroke Association, Cransley Hospice, The Samaritans, People First, The Boys Brigade and Arthritis Care – selling seasonal items for their own fundraising. Stalls include jewellery, toiletries, bric-a-brac, books, CDs, decorations, cards, knitted goods and homemade cakes. The fair opens at 10am and runs until 2pm – entry free, refreshments available all day. Wednesday November 25 and Thursday 26 Champagne & Shopping Event- Pipewell Hall In it’s third year this is a unique event set in beautiful surroundings at Pipewell Hall in Northamptonshire. All proceeds going to Friends of Corby Urgent Care Centre. Either come along to our preview evening Wednesday 25th November 2015 6.30pm till 9.00pm ( which is best described as a cocktail party with shopping) tickets need to be prebooked and priced @ £20 per person to include Champagne and Canapes and of course shopping. We have over 24 stalls set up throughout the Hall which will be decorated for Christmas, with log fires burning and a fabulous festive atmostphere. Please send payment ( cheques to be made out to Friends of Corby Urgent Care Centre) to Trudie Baker Pipewell Hall, Pipewell, Nr Kettering, NN14 1QZ Or alternatively come along on Thursday 26th November 2015
HURRY DOWN THE CHIMNEY: Unlike Santa, members of the organising team needed ropes to scurry down tall buildings when they faced their fears and abseiled down the iconic Express Lifts in Northampton recently, officially launching the event. From Uruguay to Kettering, with love Head to The Sofa Sessions, The Yards in Market Street, Kettering, (NN160AH) for a musical treat next Friday. Blues guitarist Sean Taylor is celebrating the release of his album, ‘The Only Good Addiction Is Love’, with a UK your that takes in the Kettering venue (sofasessions.co.uk) on November 27. The new album has had an incredible response, airplay on BBC Radio 2 from three programmes, Bob Harris Sunday, The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe and Paul Jones blues show, it’s very rare to get airplay on all three shows. The album has also received airplay on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gaidheal, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Foyle and BBC Radio Ulster plus countless regional plays up and down the UK. Sean is soon to start a European tour – the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France, including opening shows for John Mayall and Eric Bibb. Sean said: “Being an artist is about making connections. Sometimes the connections are straight forward like writing a love song when you’re in love or a song about being heartbroken when she’s gone. On my latest album ‘The Only Good Addiction Is Love’, I have searched for more abstract and demanding references. The album’s title is a quote from the former President of Uruguay Jose ‘Pepe’ Mujica who gave 90% of his salary to charity and refused to live in the presidential palace, preferring a farm with his wife and a three-legged dog.” “The album closes with a poem by W B Yeats, ‘The White Birds’, turned into an upbeat song and celebration of the white birds on the foam of sea. Poetry and the celebration of language is a huge influence on my songwriting … I have always believed words are more than words.” ‘The Only Good Addiction Is Love’ was recorded in Congress House Studios in Austin, Texas, with producer Mark Hallman (Carole King, Ani Di Franco) and features double bass legend Danny Thompson – Taylor’s regular touring partner.
Get set for annual Santa run An event which aims to raise cash for local charities is being held at Beckett’s Park, Northampton on Sunday December 13 (10.30am) – and more than 2,000 Santas will take part. Organiser Swift Run Events hopes the festive family fun – for walkers and runners – will raise some £40,000 for the six nominated local charities: Cynthia Spencer Hospice, St John Ambulance, The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, Rotary Club of Northampton, The British Red Cross and Northamptonshire Health Charitable Fund. Race director Chris Dolan is asking participants to reflect the year 2015 by “walking, jogging, running and raising £20.15 to equate to over £40,000 for the six charities”. Participants of any age or experience are invited to run or walk in the event. There are even a number of four-legged friends taking part, including Archie, a fun-loving King Charles-cross dog. The event is proving very popular and will consist of two laps of a 1.5km route around the picturesque Beckett’s Park. A surprise guest will open the event this year and entries will be taken by post or online until Thursday December 10 – or on the day. The £18 adult and £8 child entry fee will equip all entrants with a Santa suit and an exclusive finisher’s medal, with all sponsorship going to the local branches of the charities. Online entries can be made at: www. northamptonsantarun.com
KETTERING DATE: Sean Taylor, pictured by Kyleigh Pritcher. Due to the successful opening night, The Clubhouse Open Mic Night is back on Friday, November 27. We’ll be hosting the Acoustic Open Mic Night in association with Wildfire Session’s. The event starts at 8.30pm at The Clubhouse and entry is FREE for everyone, so there are no excuses for missing out on this exclusive event !! Also featuring two main acts Tim Kirby and Yodaclub plus plenty of Open Mic slots - So get along early !!
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Sunday November 29, This is our 3rd annual Christmas Family Fun Day and this year we are raising funds for Parkinsons UK and local charity the Crazy Hats Breast Cancer Appeal. We have loads already confirmed with more yet to be added. Santa will be visiting his Grotto at our event. We will also have face-painters, a glitter tattooist, owls, a DJ and a disco, Princess visits, activities, costumed characters, tombolas, refreshments and a big raffle including prizes from Woburn Safari Park, Northampton Saints and Silverstone (to name but a few). We also have over 30 local stall holders who will be bringing along their goodies to help you kick-start your Christmas shopping. All money raised from the event will be going to the 2 charities. The organisers and volunteers on the day are donating their time and talents to make this a fun-filled family day out. We have been very lucky in receiving sponsorship from several local companies. Thank you to DJ Wayne, TJ’s Alternative Gifts, Jump Into Swimming, Kelly’s Princess Parties, Connie the Vintage Travelling. Tearoom. We hope you will join us for a truly fun-filled festive family day out! 11:00 am Tuesday December 1, from 12.30pm – Gretton Village Hall lunches have become very popular, held on the first Tuesday of the month. This one is a Christmas lunch with seasonal soups, Christmas puddings and mince pies as well as crackers and chocolates: £4.50 per person. There will also be an optional raffle. Kitchen staff and helpers welcome residents, visitors, cyclists and ramblers to go along and enjoy great value, freshly prepared food. Organisers also thank everyone for their continued support throughout 2015 – the lunches have attracted up to 70 diners with proceeds going to support Gretton Village Hall as a community venue. Tuesday December 1 – Learn how to make wreaths for Christmas. This event is being held in the School Hall at Gretton Primary Academy, Kirby Road, Gretton, from 7pm. Tickets are on sale – £25 – from Gretton Post Office and Stores in High Street. Proceeds from the evening support Gretton PSA. Thursday December 3, 5.309pm. Christmas in Uppingham late night shopping event – plus craft and gift fair in the Town Hall and Church Hall, a free concert in the Methodist Church (plus Santa), skating rink in the Market Place, free entertainment and hot food stalls and parkand-ride deals to ease car park problems. Details, here: www. christmasinuppingham.co.uk Friday December 4, A
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Award is being given to The Shoulder Of Mutton public house and craft brewery at 12 Chapel Road Weldon at 7.30pm. The presentation is being made by the Campaign For Real Ale. It is understood the pub has won the Gold Award for excellent beer quality following the opening of the Craft Brewery in January this year. Since then demand for the range of real ales brewed by the Shoulder Of Mutton has seen them showcased at many beer festivals and brewing transferred to a new site at Rushden so demand can be satisfied. Monday December 7, Pub hosts pensioners’ party. Pensioners living in Gretton will be sporting paper hats and big smiles when they are invited to The Hatton Arms in Arnhill Road from 12.30pm for their Christmas party. A long-standing event for the village’s older residents, there will be a meal, carol singing and a raffle for all to enjoy. Limited tickets are now available from Gretton Post Office and Stores, priced at £5 Saturday December 19, 1012noon. Baby and Kids Nearly New Sale at The Pemberton Centre, H E Bates Way, Rushden (NN10 9YP). Lots of stalls to browse. Refreshments available. Entrance £1, children enter free. Lots of preloved items (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 12/Sunday 13 December (Steam) SANTA SPECIALS (ADVANCE BOOKING ONLY) First train – 11.00 Last train – 15.30 Fares apply and must be booked in advance. Rushden StaionStation Approach, Rushden NN100AW www.rhts.co.uk 01933 353111 Monday 28 December - (Diesel) MINCE PIE SPECIALS Enjoy a trip on the train after Christmas 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
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on: 01536 790517. Hawthorn Berries: Mondays & Thursdays 9.15-11am, term time only, at Hawthorn Primary School Community Room, Kettering. £1 per family. Contact: 01536 359574. St Edwards Mums & Tots: Wednesdays 9-11am at St Edwards RC Primary School, Eastleigh Road, Kettering. £1.20 for 1st child, 30p thereafter. Contact Kim on: 01536 391581. Little Fishes: Every other Wednesday 2-3pm. Little Harrowden Church, Main Street, Little Harrowden. Contact Heather on: 01933 678225. Hopscotch at Loddington School. Thursdays, 2.15-3.15pm Loddington School, Call: 07742 664604. Pytchley Mums & Tots Tuesdays, 10-11.30am, Pytchley School Hall. Call Dawn: 07964 225369. St Peters Parent & Toddler Group: Fridays 9.30-11.30am, term time only, at Saxon Hall, Raunds. £1.50 1st child, 25p thereafter. Contact Sarah on: 01933 622116. Twinkle Tots: Wednesdays 9.30-11am at Reachout Community Church, School Lane, Rothwell. Call: 01933 225525. Mums & Tots: Tuesdays 10-11.30am at Rushden Full Gospel Church & Christian Centre, 60 High Street South. Call Marie: 01933 316084. Stay & Play (Rushden SureStart): Wednesdays 2.15-3.15pm. Newton Road Community Primary School. Call: 01933 410112. Mucky Pups (Messy Play): Tuesdays 9.45-11.15am at St Andrews Church Hall, Berrymoor Road, Wellingborough. £2.50 per child. Contact: 01933 272119. Jumping Beans: Wednesdays 9.1511am term time only, at Mill Road Baptist Church, Wellingborough. Contact: 01933 383159. Little COGS: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am-11.15am. Reachout Community Church, Havelock Street, Wellingborough. 50p per child. Contact: 01933 225525. Little Fishes: Fridays 1.30-3pm at Our Lady’s Catholic School Hall, Henshaw Road, Wellingborough. £1 per family. 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.
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Removal firm first for new business park Company helps hall refurbishment THE Jelmac Property Group has announced that it has secured the first pre-let at Pytchley Business Park, its recently acquired scheme in Kettering. A family-owned removal and storage company has agreed terms to take a new bespoke facility comprising 10,000 sq ft. Construction of the new facility has recently started on site, with completion due in early 2016. A further six units will also be completed in early
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2016 and the remaining six units by the end of next year. Pytchley Business Park (pictured) is being constructed by Tungsten Properties and will comprise approximately 44,400 in 13 business units – offering between 2,200 sq ft and 10,000 sq ft. Letting agent Prop-Search is currently in discussion with a number of other parties looking to make an early commitment within the development. Mark Spooner, a director of Jelmac Property Group, said: “Following quickly on the heels of our successful purchase of this scheme from Tungsten Properties in the summer, the speed with which this pre-let has taken place is a clear testament to the strength of this market and attractive underlying fundamentals of the scheme. “Located approximately a mile from Junction 9 from the A14, in a well-established business location, this asset provides opportunities for local and regional occupiers.” Richard Baker, a director at retained letting agent Prop-Search, added: “We are delighted to secure the first tenant on the scheme within such a short space of time and look forward to welcoming other new occupiers on the remainder of the scheme where we can accommodate requirements from 2,200 sq ft upwards.”
Experts showcase digital marketing skills MARKETERS in Northamptonshire have a unique opportunity to hear three marketing experts present on the topic of marketing automation next Wednesday, November 25. The event, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, will share best practices and discuss strategy in this area of marketing. The speakers are Jeremy Roberts, founder of the Online Marketing College; Adam Whittaker, managing director at Reardon Smith Whittaker and Paul McIntyre, founder of Way up Digital. Jeremy is a digital marketing specialist focused on online revenue generation and will give the introductory session on the fundamentals of marketing automation.
Adam will present the business case for marketing automation from an agency’s viewpoint with a fascinating case study. He is a business development specialist who set up RSW, which is now the longest established new business agency in the world. Paul will provide an end user perspective of marketing automation. He is a digital marketing strategy consultant specialising in helping Blue Chip and SME clients benefit from marketing automation. The event takes place at the Holiday Inn Express, Northampton, 9.30am-12.30pm. Tickets cost £25 for members and £35 for non-members. Visit the cim.co.uk website for more information and to book.
Business networking events: listings WHETHER you are looking for contracts or contacts, buyers or suppliers, it is a wellknown fact that people prefer to do business with people they know. So come networking! Friday November 20, 7am9am. Federation of Small Businesses’ East Northants Business Breakfast (FSB: www.fsb. org.uk), at Kettering Golf Club, Headlands, Broughton, Kettering (NN15 6XA). Details, Alison Hadley: 01933 413222 or: alison@moticationuk.com £14 for FSB and first-time members’ £18 others. Friday November 20, from 7.30pm. At the Kettering Park Hotel, NN15 6XT. The Northants Business Club’s 8th Birthday Celebration Variety Show, in aid of Action for Aspergers charity. Mu-
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AN appeal to refurbish Kettering General Hospital’s staff recreation hall has been supported by a local company. T&K Home Improvements of Huxley Close, Park Farm South, in Wellingborough, has fitted £15,000 worth of muchneeded new windows and fire doors to the recreation hall free of charge. The Revive the Rec Hall Appeal aims to raise £145,000 to renovate the hall – which is more than 50 years old – for the benefit of staff and the community. It is being organised by a team of volunteers from both the hospital and local supporters. One of the appeal organisers – a Kettering General Hospital staff governor – Fiona Barber, said: “We asked T&K Home Improvement to give us a quote for the work and were absolutely delighted when they offered to do the work for free because they felt it was such a good cause. “We can’t thank them enough for supporting our appeal and doing their bit for the community. “They have saved us many thousands of pounds and helped us to make sure this ageing building has some excellent new modern windows and fire doors.” Ryan Johnson, T&K’s managing director, said: “We wanted to support the Revive the Rec Hall Appeal when we realised it was a charitable venture to benefit both the hospital’s staff as well as the local community. “It was a great opportunity for T&K to say thank you to the hospital staff from whom many of our own staff and customers have received excellent care over the years.
THANK YOU: One of the appeal organisers, Shirley Newman, presents thank you gifts to surveyor Damian Smith and managing director Ryan Johnson from T&K Home Improvements in front of one of the new fire doors. “T&K has been installing energy efficient windows, doors, conservatories and home improvement products in this community for more than 36 years, so it is good to be able to give something back to that community.” Fiona added: “Back in May, JDB Industrial Roofing of Kettering provided us with a cut price new roof and we have also had contributions from several other local firms, the League of Friends of Kettering and District Hospitals, Kettering Huxloe Rotary, and our own KGH Charity Fund. “We are very grateful for the support so far and it means the appeal continues to gather momentum.” To get involved with the appeal, email Fiona Barber – Fiona.barber@ kgh.nhs.uk or link to the KGH Revive the Rec Hall Community Centre page on Facebook.
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The Clothes Show Live returns this winter to the NEC Birmingham from 4-8 December. With over 500 leading fashion and beauty brands, non-stop catwalk shows, makeovers, manicures, beauty demonstrations and style advice, 2015 will offer an all-new fashion experience. Whether you’re looking to update your wardrobe, fuel inspiration for a career in fashion, or meet your favourite celebrities, prepare to immerse yourself in the world’s largest fashion festival. Visitors can take a stroll down The Clothes Show’s, new Boutique Boulevard, where they will be able to shop in pop up stores from the likes of Sugarhill Boutique, Playful Promises, Mink Pink, Wolf & Whistle, Little Mistress, Girls On Film and House of CB. Style savvy shoppers can mix high-street buys with the most sought-after labels in the Designer Outlet. New to the show, Pringle, Mawi and Bolongaro Trevor will sit alongside Gushlow and Cole to offer lust-have brands with a discounted designer price tag. Paul’s Boutique, Oasis, South Beach, Love and Glamorous will also add to the line-up with their must-have AW15 collections. With every great outfit comes the all-important finishing touches! A whole host of Hair & Beauty products from brands including Rimmel, Elemis, Ciate, Lee Stafford, THX Total Hair Experts, and The Beauty Store will be on show, as well as pamper pit-stops where visitors can sit back and enjoy a luxury blow
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A Very British Revolution: Introducing the UK’s Harvest Heroes 2015!
A collaboration between local farmers, producers, artists, restauranteurs, allotmenteers and the local community in Peterborough are the winners of the Love British Food 2015 Harvest Heroes competition. Georgina Stey The competition, now in its third year, acknowledges people who organise the most imaginative and inclusive celebrations of local food and the harvest. Entries, from across the country included outdoor Harvest services, apple days, community lunches, food festivals, activities in care homes and school enterprises. Other finalists that caught the judges eye included a collaboration between 36 schools and Whole Foods Market, a Hampshire village food celebration, a ‘town meal’ held in Middlesborough and Weston Super Food Festival in Somerset. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges led by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Raymond Blanc and his son Olivier. Together they were looking for events that strengthened the local community, educated people about British food and eating locally, and supported the economy. Raymond Blanc said: “Once again, having to judge these awards has been a difficult task. The entries have been so strong – each one has had such a positive effect on those involved. What we are witnessing here is a revolution – not a French Revolution, but a very British one! We are reconnecting with food as part of our culture and our everyday life.” The Peterborough group’s winning effort celebrated food, the land and the unique role agriculture has played in the development of the town. A series of events filled the city centre with sights, sounds, tastes, smells, songs and dances of the countryside. They included a farmer’s market, Harvest wain procession, barn dance, Harvest supper, bread making workshops, and traditional craft demonstrations. Historically, Peterborough’s city centre food and craft market was reinstated after 50 years! On Saturday evening, a spectacular parade of Harvest costumed-characters from dancing cart horses to pagan goddesses wove its way through the streets. It handed over to the Harvest stage in Cathedral Square for a night of foot stomping folk rhythms from around the world.
Sunday saw a huge outdoor dinner created by artists Lucy and Jorge Orta with discussions on local food production, consumption and distribution. 500 people were seated to enjoy ‘conversation starters’ baked into loaves of bread. The meal was cooked by head chef at Clarkes Peterborough who specialises in locally sourced produce and was supported by a team of volunteers from local colleges and learners at HMP Peterborough prison. Mark Richards, Director of arts organisation Metal and organiser of Harvest Peterborough, said “We are utterly delighted to have won the 2015 Harvest” and “ It was apparent that, for many people, the relationship to the seasons
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and understanding of where food comes from is being lost. So, we decided to create a cultural festival that would bring communities together to celebrate their shared cultural heritage and also discuss real issues about localism, seasonality, food production and distribution. It was great to see that the different aspects of the festival attracted people from all walks of life.” The newly crowned Heroes will also be treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Michelin Starred Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons gardens, where a member of the expert team will reveal more about Raymond Blanc’s new National Heritage Garden over a delicious breakfast.
In keeping with the theme of Love British Food we have included a delicious Autumn recipe from Red Tractor and Love Pork. Red Tractor is a food assurance scheme which covers production standards developed by experts on safety, hygiene, animal welfare and the environment in the UK. The Red Tractor Pork logo on a pack means your pork, bacon, sausages or ham has met responsible production standards and is fully traceable back to independently inspected farms in the UK. Red Tractor pig farms are inspected at least five times a year. All Red Tractor pork can be traced back to Red Tractor farms. For more recipes go here: https://www.lovepork.co.uk Ingredients 225g (8oz) Cooked gammon ham, cut into strips/ chunks 500g (1lb) Pre-made chilled bought puff pastry 45ml (3tbsp) Cranberry sauce 50g (2oz) Chestnuts, walnuts and/or pecan nuts Method Pre-heat oven to 190°C/Gas Mark 5.
Roll out puff pastry to 20 x 30cm rectangle. Score a line in the pastry 2cm from the edge. Spread cranberry sauce over pastry within the scored rectangle. Sprinkle with gammon & nuts. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, until pastry is well-risen and golden. Serve either hot or cold with a green leafy salad.
Stress free festive shopping, it’s Order your Golden Turkey for Christmas week. This week is the very first-ever national ‘Order Your Golden Turkey for Christmas’ week. In an an awareness initiative organised by the Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association, British turkey producers will be throwing open the farm gates to welcome visitors for a festive farm visit, and the opportunity to preorder your special Golden Turkey in time for the biggest, most important meal of the year. Golden Turkeys are produced by a group of 50 specialist independent farmers across the UK; raised on local feed, the turkeys are grown to full maturity and to the highest welfare standards on traditional British family farms. You don’t find these special birds in your local supermarket; they are only available via selected farm shops, farm websites and high quality butchers. The Golden Turkey Quality Assurance Guarantee immediately gives the consumer a guarantee that whether they are buying a whole bird or cuts, they are buying a genuine Golden Turkey.
Where to shop: Golden Turkey stockists. Keith Hewitt 46 High Street YELVERTOFT NN6 6LQ Phone:01788 824123 Elliotts of Towcester 181 Watling Street West TOWCESTER NN12 6BX Phone:01327 350454 Roger Elliott Hodges Lane KISLINGSBURY NN7 4AQ Phone:01604 831533 Midland Game Valley View Farm Appletree Lane Aston le Walls DAVENTRY NN11 6TW Phone:01295 660245 Nelsons Butchers Ltd Alma Place North Street STAMFORD PE9 1EG Phone:01780 763345
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Upon Reflection OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD 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. At the heart of our way of life is family and friendships. We share with one another our interests and concerns. Perhaps we have a love of sport or music by attending football matches or gigs. Perhaps we enjoy going out for a meal or a drink with friends. We believe we should be free to celebrate life in all its richness and fullness provided we do not impinge on other folks’ way of entertaining themselves. When the terrorists in Paris violated the lives of those at a concert hall or sports stadium or at a bar or restaurant they denied to their victims the capacity to enjoy the gift of life. These men are misguided and disillusioned spoil sports and kill joys who are out of tune not only with the times but with the rest of the human race. They make a meal out of their beliefs and expect us to swallow their indigestible sound bytes because they carry guns and bombs in the mistaken belief that we can be kowtowed into submission. Their attitudes pervert their religious backgrounds and the visions and dreams of their founders. Sound reason and honest debate and an open education are frowned upon by them for they are the ways to counteract their evil and wickedness. Revenge is a useless weapon in the
fight against evil or to right wrong .We must not fall into the same trap as the terrorists in combatting their evil deeds. There are no simple answers to the “grievances” of the terrorists. We all need to recall the history of the mistakes and failures of the nations in their dealings with the countries of the Middle East. We could even dare to ask the powers that be to spare us the unoriginal rhetoric that has been spewed out over every atrocity that comes along. If we are going to overcome these constant evil acts then we need to have a more humane approach to our “enemies” and speak out for the victims by stressing the human cost to home and family life and our need for togetherness in building up our common humanity. We should not devalue our core of liberal values or fall back on the belief that inequality is built into humanity. We need to retain our sense of humour when the control freaks, whoever they are, demand that we take them seriously when they want to debase human dignity. We need to use more and more the international social networks to get common values upheld. As Mahatma Ghandi said “Humanity is all ocean. If a few drops are dirty, the entire ocean does not become dirty.”
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Remembrance is still in our soul Dear Extra, I am inspired to write with regard to the splendid week of local entertainment I have been fortunate to be able to attend during the past week. As I write (Sunday November 15), the awesome sound of the pink-clad ‘Boobs and Brass’ band is still ringing in my ears. Aided by the fine acoustics at St Andrew’s Church, Kettering, the ladies were again in fine form when playing an eclectic mix of music for all tastes, highlighted with the moving and spiritual playing of Gavin Somerset’s ‘In Flanders Field’ and, with poignant pictures on the screen and falling poppies, remembrance of the Fallen was suitably portrayed. ‘I’ll Walk with God’ – now adopted as the band anthem – was as always sympathetically and beautifully played by all. Conductor Stan Lippeatt again coaxed some wonderful sounds from the band and the good-sized audience was regally entertained again by the ladies and reliably informed by resident compere Carolyn Oldershaw, who thanked all for attending and contributing towards
the latest project for research in to a cure for Breast Cancer. Earlier in the week, I was among the sold-out audience present at the opening night of the two Thrapston organisations TADS and the Town Band’s stage production of the now classic film ‘Brassed Off’. The talented amateur cast members of TADS gave a creditable performance of the Yorkshire-based Colliery drama, dealing admirably with the dialect and juicy language encountered throughout! Members of the Town Band masquerading as the Grimley Colliery Band also coped well with the demands of the music required in the production, the sometimes tricky Plaza stage logistics were dealt with well by both teams and the four-night 120+ sold-out audiences were treated to near professional performances and were sent home suitably entertained. And, with the former cinema once again hosting a full house, patrons were well pleased with the modern facilities now being enjoyed. Thanks everybody for a very enjoyable week. Bernard Lowe.
ON SONG: The picture shows Stephen Bell conducting Boobs and Brass, Northampton Male Voice Choir and some of the 300 members of the country-wide male voice choirs at the Derngate Concert in May.
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Community Team of the Year sponsored by Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team – Kettering Town Harriers U20 Women’s Relay Squad. Performance Team of the Year sponsored by BBC Radio Northampton – Northampton Saints. Active Workplace of the Year sponsored by Sport England – Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Get Active Award sponsored by Places for People – Louise Woollacott. Disabled Sports Person of the Year sponsored by Wellingborough Norse and Young Sportswoman of the Year sponsored by Aspirations Wellbeing – Eleanor Robinson.
2015 WINNERS LINE UP: The sporting heroes show off their awards. the Year sponsored by Community Club of the Everyone Active – Kyren Year supported by Club Wilson. The Kettering-based Matters – Far Cotton Boxing snooker player. Club. Sports Photograph Sports Project of the Year of the Year supported sponsored by Everyone by Northamptonshire Active – KC Active. Telegraph – Amy Walker’s Young Sportsman of the ‘Shoulders’. Year sponsored by Tresham Sports Personality of the College – Isaac Akers, Corby Year sponsored by Travis Athletics Club. Local Sportswoman of the Perkins – Calum Clark. Lifetime Contribution Year sponsored by Ricoh – to Sport sponsored by Charley Hull. Decathlon – Tony Major. Local Sportsman of
EXTRA SPORT • LOCAL BOWLS HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL BOWLS CLASSIC The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association (HKLBA) is hosting the world acclaimed Hong Kong International Bowls Classic tournament between the7th November and the 15th November 2015. The event was inaugurated in 1981 and over the successive years the HKLBA has invited more than 730 top class overseas bowlers to take part in the tournament which has gained an international reputation as a top class prestigious event in the world’s bowling calendar. It was initially for male bowlers, but a women’s tournament was introduced in 2008 to run alongside the men’s event, and one of our County’s finest young woman bowlers, Rebecca Wigfield, Desborough BC, was there representing England, together with Rebecca Field of Norfolk. I covered Rebecca’s Singles play in my Report last week, but it is her exploits with Rebecca Field in the Pairs that I am delighted to report on this week. The 2 Rebecca’s were drawn to play in Group C for the Women’s Pairs, with 11 other entrants from both qualifiers from clubs local to Hong Kong area, and players selected by the countries of Australia, Ireland,, Malaysia, Japan, Mulan (China) and of course England. The second Group D comprised the same sort of mix of players, with competitors from New Zealand, Scotland, Brunei, The Phillipines, China and the local qualifiers. The first day of the Group ‘round robin’ played in sets, on Monday, 9th November, with our Rebecca leading and Rebecca Field skipping, was a highly successful one with 3 victories, firstly against Cindy Robinson & Iggy Yip (USRC) winning 23-9 shots (14-2 & 9-7), then followed by a win against Ada Na & Linda Yiu (ILBC) winning 30-7 shots (11-2 & 19-4) and yet another win against Wanis Sze & Shirley Ma (HKFC) 25-10 shots (8-5 & 17-5). The second day on 10th November was not so successful, losing the first match against Siti Zalina & Azlina Arshad (Malaysia) 14-19 shots (10-8 & 4-11) and losing the second match against Hiroko Enura & Yoko Goda (Japan) 14-18 shots (5-7 & 9-11). After 4 days of competition the players had a day off, but resumed on the 12th November, and the two Rebecca’s did so with a win against Ada Lai & Annie Leung (CCC) 25-11 (11-8 & 14-3), but this was followed by a very narrow defeat by Danna Wu & Candy Au (Mulan) 14-15 (5-8 & 9-7). Friday, the 13th November, was certainly not unlucky for our two England competitors, for it was played 3 won 3 on this day, with firstly the substantial win against Catherine McMillen & Ashleigh Rainey (Ireland) 26-8 shots (12-3 & 14-5), followed by the ‘big one’ against Karen Murphy & Kristina Krstic (Australia) 19-13 shots (10-6 & 9-7). I refer to it as the ‘big one’ for at that stage Australia were almost running away with the Group, being undefeated. Finally on this day the England ladies pulled off another win against Emmie Wong & Rita Tani (Hong Kong) 19-11 (7-8 & 12-3). This win put the Rebecca’s in 2nd place in the Group, with 44 points just 1 point behind the leaders Australia, with just 1 match to play on the 14th. Saturday, 14th November, saw the two Rebecca’s play a team entitled ZGMBC in the last match of the Group ‘round rob-
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in’ and unfortunately they lost 12-18 (3-15 & 9-3 – obviously a bit of a disastrous 1st set) against Amy Chwang & May Poon. This defeat dropped them into 3rd place in their Group with 46 points, but a place in the play offs for a Semi-Final place. That play off was against Scotland on the same day, but it was not to be as they lost in straight sets 4-9 & 4-9 shots to Anne Dunwoodie & Claire Johnston. Overall Rebecca has had a pretty good run during this busy week of Pairs, with 7 wins and 4 losses (one of those by just 1 shot) so well done to her and her partner from Norfolk. As a matter of interest the male competitors from England, Chris Gale & Steve Minchinson, mirrored the ladies performance, having also finished 3rd in their Group stage ‘round robin’ on 44 points, just 2 less than the Rebecca’s total at that stage, and they also then went out in the play off in straight sets, for them though it was to Australia. ATLANTIC RIM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CYPRUS Congratulations go to two of our County’s young players, Rebecca Wigfield, Desborough Town BC and Jamie Walker, Northampton West End BC on their selection to represent England in the Atlantic Rim Games in Cyprus from Monday 30th November, to Sunday, 13th December, 2015. The event is for an entry from each participating country in the major 4 disciplines of Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours, for both genders. Rebecca has been selected for the Women’s Team in the Pairs with Wendy King of Kent skipping it, and to lead for the Fours alongside Jamie-Lea Winch (Warwickshire), Ellen Falkner (Cambridgeshire) & Wendy King. The other member of the England Women’s Team is Sophie Tolchard (Devon) who will play the Singles & the Triples alongside Winch and Falkner. Jamie has been selected for the Men’s Team to play the Singles, and the Triples alongside Andrew Knapper (Berkshire) & Robert Newman (Berkshire) who will skip them. The other members of the England Men’s Team are Louis Ridout (Devon) & Graham Shadwell (Wiltshire) who will play the Pairs together and join Newman and Knapper in the Fours. Non-travelling Reserves are: Men: John McGuinness (Buckinghamshire) & Robert Paxton (Devon) Women: Stef Branfield (Somerset) & Amy Stanton (Worcestershire) Well done to both for their selection – we hope they have a very enjoyable & successful Tournament.. ENGLAND MEN’S UNDER 25 INTERNATIONAL TRIAl AT NORTHAMPTON IBC A reminder that the Men’s England Under 25 International Trial is being hosted by Northampton & District IBC on Sunday, 22nd November, 2015. This Trial, which commences at 1.0 p.m., has several County players involved. Connor Cinato, Kingsthorpe BC, Callum Height & Jamie Walker, both Wellingborough BC have been selected as players, and Will Walker, Wellingborough BC has been named as a Reserve who will take part during the afternoon. Callum will play on the rink skipped by Jamie, and they will have with them BJ Byles, Whi-
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teknights BC at lead and Ryan Whitlock, Torquay United IBC at No. 3. Connor will play at No. 3 on the rink skipped by Perry Martin, Swale IBC, and for company he will have Tom Bishop of Cyphers IBC at Lead and Jamie Barker of St Neots & District IBC at No. 2. The Trial is for selection for the BIIBC U25 International Series on Saturday 20th & 21st February 2016 at Bristol City & County IBC, under the management of Andy Thomson, MBE. We wish them all very well in the Trial with the hope that they will get the selection they are seeking. DENNY CUP COMPETITION - the most prestigious men’s national inter club competition, for 4 rinks per club, with 2 playing at home and 2 playing away. 5 of the County’s clubs were in action in this 2nd Round 1. Northampton & District IBC beat Rushden Town BC (Indoor Section) 87-64 shots. Details as follows, Northampton names first: At Northampton: Rink 1. Tony Ellis, Jack Lee, Tony O’Leary & Chris Bland 15 shots – Martin Underwood, Dick Howell, Tony Burns & Martin Keech 14 shots Rink 2. Alan Baulch, Roger Summers, Dave Fage & Jonathan Brown 32 shots – Mick Galloway, Chris Corstin, John Streather & Malcolm Mattinson 8 shots: At Rushden: Rink 3. Bob Reynolds, Mark Dickens, John Freeman & Ollie Kirkwood 15 shots – Richard Harding, Chris Wilson, Kyle Buckley & Jack Tobin 28 shots Rink 4. Adam Brown, Terry Britten, Reg Jones & John Leggett 25 shots – Paul Toseland, Harvey Johnson, Brian Sherwood & Keith Gordon 14 shots 2 Wellingborough BC (Indoor Section) beat Kingsthorpe BC (Indoor Section) 100 – 71 shots Details as follows, Wellingborough names first: At Wellingborough: Rink 1. Scott Johnson, Walt Winsor, Darren Lyman & Paul Broderick 26 shots – Mick Spear, Martin Gearey, Darren Lewis & Vernon Gearey 19 shots (conceded at 18 ends) Rink 2. Curtis Johnson, Will Walker, Mick Cooper & Neil Corbyn 29 shots – Mick Richardson, Alan Ashby, Jason Bryan & Connor Cinato 14 shots (conceded at 18 ends) At Kingsthorpe: Rink 3 Dave Love, Darren Childs, Phil Exley & Jamie Walker 19 shots – Neil Rolfe, Chris Wright, David Walker & Andrew Manton 19 shots (conceded at 19 ends) Rink 4. Bob Fuller, Danny Walker, Matt Pownall & Callum Height 26 shots – Iain Walker, Pete Morris, Ray Castle & Ben Sharpe 19 shots (completed 21 ends) 3. Brackley & District BC (Indoor Section) lost to Bromsgrove IBC 58-109 shots. No further details provided to me. DENNY PLATE COMPETITION - For 1st Round losing Clubs in the Denny Cup Desborough IBC beat Kettering Lodge BC (Indoor Section) 102-62 shots. Details as follows, Desborough names first: At Desborough: Rink 1. Jim McCamley, Pete Mellor, Sam Gamble & Peter Ward 33 shots – Brian Briggs, Steve Waterfield, Brian Barnicoat & Pete Morgan 14 shots Rink 2. Jim Diver, Will Hill, Richard Mann & John Haines 33 shots – Dan
Denny Cup match: l to r Martin Gearey, Mick Richardson, Alan Ashby & Connor Cinato (all Kingsthorpe) & Neil Corbyn, Curtis Johnson & Will Walker (all Wellingborough) Waterfield, Barry Grant, George Thompson & Adrian Harris 13 shots: At Kettering: Rink 3. Derek Cooper, Alex McKim, Carl Haines & Dave Flippance 11 shots – Chris Gray, Ali Moxey, Andy Cooper & Steve Mason 21 shots Rink 4. Tay O’Neill, Carl Wigfield, Norman Gibb & George Warren 25 shots – John Konarczak, Ron Page, Dave Smith & John Beal 14 shots SINGLES 2nd Round: Callum Height, Wellingborough BC given walkover by Mark Courtney, Daventry IBC Andy Smith, Northampton & District IBC beat Jason Bryan, Kingsthorpe BC 21-9 shots PAIRS 2nd Round: Scott Johnson &Darren Childs, Wellingborough BC beat George Clifton & partner, Kingsthorpe BC 30-16 shots TRIPLES 1st Round: Chris Wright, Ray Castle & Phil Reeve, Kingsthorpe BC beat Malc Chambers, Ian Roy & Tony Asher, Wellingborough BC 23-6 shots Tony O’Leary, John Freeman &Ollie Kirkwood, Northampton &District IBC beat Martin White’s triple, Desborough IBC 23-14 shots N Topp, George Clifton & Mick Richardson, Kingsthorpe BC beat Will Walker, Curtis Johnson & Matt Pownall, Wellingborough BC 18-17 shots Tom Wellburn’s triple, Kingsthorpe BC given walkover by Mark Courtney’s triple, Daventry IBC Andrew Manton, Connor Cinato & Neil McKee, Kingsthorpe BC beat Martin Underwood’s triple, Rushden Town BC 19-7 shots TRIPLES Area 15 1st Round: Sam Wright’s triple, Brackley lost to Gerry Smyth’s triple, Bletchley IBC 6-29 shots Alan Dunkley’s triple, Brackley lost to Nigel Gellatley’s triple, Banbury Cross IBC 17-21 shots FOURS 1st Round: Paul Broderick’s rink, Wellingborough BC given walkover by Martin Keech’s rink, Rushden Town BC Andrew Manton, Ben Sharpe, Connor Cinato & Neil McKee, Kingsthorpe BC beat Phil Dave Love, Bob Fuller, Mick Cooper & Phil Exley, Wellingborough BC 23-11 shots OVER 60 SINGLES Area Quarter Final: Tony Dicks, Daventry IBC beat John Haines, Desborough IBC 21-11
shots OVER 50 TRIPLES 1st Round: John Haines’ triple, Desborough IBC beat Norman Gibb’s triple, Desborough IBC 21-12 shots OBITUARY Eric Norton, Rushden Town BC Eric died on Wednesday, 11th November, 2015, after a long illness. He was a very loyal and dedicated member of Rushden Town BC, and a keen supporter of youth bowls, both at his Club and in the wider County, where he was a bowls coach. He was also the Secretary of the Northamptonshire Bowls Youth Development Scheme for several years until his illness precluded him from continuing in that role earlier this year. In his coaching role he gave valuable assistance at the English Bowls Youth Development Scheme ‘Schools of Excellence’ both in the County and at the Regional events. He will be sadly missed by the bowling community. His funeral arrangements are not finalised at this time. David Johns, Wellingborough BC and Northamptonshire Retired Police BA David died on Monday 9th November, 2015, after a long illness. He had not been a well man for quite a long time, but he tried not to allow his medical problems stop him from turning out regularly, for both the Police team and for Wellingborough indoor. He was very supportive of the police teams and always looked forward to accompanying the former officers on the annual tour. His funeral arrangements not finalised at this time. Kay Green, Wellingborough, Swanspool BC, Wellingborough OG’s BC Kay died on Sunday, 15th November, 2015, after a long illness. Stan Reynolds, Wellingborough BC Stan died on Saturday, 14th November, 2015. Rita Allen, Irchester BC & Rushden Town BC (Indoor Section) Rita died on Saturday, 14th November, 2015, after a long illness.
INDOOR CLUBS FIXTURES BRACKLEY BC (Indoor Section) 22.11.15. Slade BC visits for a mixed match at 2.15 p.m. DAVENTRY IBC 21.11.15. Club ladies play Kettering Lodge BC in the Yetton Plate competition at 10.0 a.m. 21.11.15. Northampton & District IBC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 22.11.15. Club plays Kingsthorpe BC in the Wessex League at 10.0 a.m. 22.11.15. Members visit Banbury IBC for a mixed match at 2.30 p.m. DESBOROUGH IBC 21.11.15. Desborough Town BC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 22.11.15. Members visit Wellingborough BC for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 23.11.15. Club plays its ladies ‘Over the Border’ match at 2.0 p.m. KETTERING LODGE BC (Indoor Section) 21.11.15. Kingsthorpe BC visits for a men’s match at 2.0 p.m. 21.11.15. Club ladies play Daventry IBC in the Yetton Plate competition at 10.0 a.m. 22.11.15. Huntingdon BC visits for a mixed match at 2.30 p.m. KINGSTHORPE BC (Indoor Section) 21.11.15. Members visit Kettering Lodge BC for a men’s match at 2.0 p.m. 23.11.15. Members visit Bridgman IBC for a ladies match at 10.30 a.m. NORTHAMPTON & DISTRICT IBC 21.11.15. Members visit Daventry IBC for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 22.11.15. Club hosts the England Under 25 Men’s Trial at 1.0 p.m. 25.11.15. Bletchley BC visits for a ladies match at 2.0 p.m. RUSHDEN TOWN BC (Indoor Section) 22.11.15. Sharnbrook BC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. WELLINGBOROUGH BC (Indoor Section) 22.11.15. Desborough IBC visits for a mixed match at 2.0 p.m. 25.11.15. Club hosts a match between Northamptonshire men and Northamptonshire Women at 2.0 p.m.
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EXTRA LOCAL FOOTBALL Northants Combination Leagues
Teamwork Sports & Trophy Northants Combination
Saturday, 14 November
Premier Division sponsored by
Duston Garage Used Cars and Bosch Service Centre Weldon United Roade James King Blisworth Harpole Milton Moulton Daventry Drayton Grange Heyford Athletic Kettering Nomads Corby S&L Khalsa Brixworth All Saints Earls Barton United Clipston Stanion United Ringstead Rangers
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Division TWO sponsored by
Duston Garage Used Cars and Bosch Service Centre Desborough & Rothwell United West Haddon Albion Roade Reserves Kislingbury Northampton Spartak Weldon United Reserves James King Blisworth Reserves Bugbrooke St Michaels ‘A’ Higham Town Woodford Wolves Corby Locos Wellingborough Aztecs Kettering Park Rovers Moulton Reserves
P W D 11 9 0 12 7 1 12 5 5 10 6 2 10 6 1 9 5 3 11 4 4 12 5 0 10 3 1 10 3 1 12 3 1 11 4 0 10 2 3 10 2 0
L GD PTS 2 15 27 4 1 22 2 13 20 2 11 20 3 12 19 1 8 18 3 -1 16 7 -15 15 6 -8 10 6 -10 10 8 -11 10 7 1 9 5 -3 9 8 -13 3
Division FOUR sponsored by
Duston Garage Used Cars and Bosch Service Centre
Bugbrooke St Michaels ‘B’ Daventry Drayton Grange Res Earls Barton United Reserves Desborough & Rothwell Utd Res Corby Pegasus Reserves Gretton Reserves Brixworth All Saints Reserves AFC Corby Shamrock Reserves Irthlingborough Rangers Medbourne Reserves Weldon United ‘A’ Harpole Reserves Corby United Stanion United Reserves
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Division One sponsored by
Duston Garage Used Cars and Bosch Service Centre Corby Pegasus Wellingborough Rising Sun Spratton Gretton Medbourne Wollaston Victoria Wootton St George AFC Corby Shamrock Burton United Finedon Volta Higham Ferrers Corby Eagles Kettering Orchard Park Weedon
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L GD PTS 2 20 31 2 16 25 4 4 21 3 4 20 3 19 19 5 3 18 6 6 15 5 3 15 4 0 12 5 3 11 4 -10 11 7 -12 9 9 -20 9 9 -36 1
Division THREE sponsored by
Duston Garage Used Cars and Bosch Service Centre Mereway Grange Park Rangers AFC Houghton Magna Corby Kingswood Corby Strip Mills JLB FC Finedon Falcons Wilby Corby Ravens Irthlingborough Town Kettering Nomads Reserves Wollaston Victoria Reserves Stanwick Rovers
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L GD PTS 3 38 33 3 21 24 0 30 23 1 17 20 5 -8 18 5 11 15 4 9 15 5 -7 13 7 -4 10 7 -17 10 5 -17 6 9 -23 3 7 -50 2
Division FIVE sponsored by
Duston Garage Used Cars and Bosch Service Centre Corby Domino Heyford Athletic Reserves Daventry Rangers FC FotoGold Finedon Falcons Reserves Kettering Ise Lodge Wilby Reserves West Haddon Albion Reserves Finedon Volta Reserves Wootton Rhinos Corby United Reserves Irthlingborough Town Reserves Spratton Reserves Higham Town Reserves
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MDH Teamwear Northants Combination Football League 2015-2016 Season Saturday, 14 November NFA Junior Cup AFC Corby Shamrock 10 - 1 Corby United 1-9 Gretton 6-0 Npton ON Chenecks Reserves 2 - 4 Thrapston Town Reserves 1 - 2 Weedon 4-4 (Pen 4-2) Wellingborough Rising Sun 4 - 1 Wilby 2-7 Bugbrooke St Michaels ‘A’ 2-2 Desborough & Rothwell Utd 2 - 1 Higham Town 11 - 1 Kettering Town U21 Dev 1-3 Kislingbury 2-1 Rothwell Corinthians Res 6-3 Weldon United Reserves 12 - 1 Wellingborough Gleneagles A - W AFC Houghton Magna 10 - 1 Corby Domino 2-2 (Pen 1-3) Corby Ravens 5-3 Earls Barton United Reserves 2 - 3 Grange Park Rangers 2-1 Pboro Parkway Eagles Res A - W Pboro Wittering Harriers 2-5 Brackley Old Boys 3-3 (Pen 4-5) Byfield Tigers Athletic 1-2 Irthlingborough Rangers 3-3 (Pen 4-2) FC FotoGold 4-5 Heyford Athletic Reserves 3 - 1
Oundle Town Reserves Higham Ferrers Potterspury Reserves Wootton St George Kettering Orchard Park Npton Thorplands Club Wboro Whitworths Res Corby Eagles JLB FC (Pen 3-4) Irchester United Res Npton Bat & Wickets TL Woodford Wolves Duston Dynamo TL West Haddon Albion Pboro Parkway Eagles Rs Corby Strip Mills Desbro’ & Rothwell U Res Corby Kingswood Pboro Brotherhood Kettering Nomads Res Corby Pegasus Reserves Corby Strip Mills Wollaston Victoria Res Weldon United ‘A’ Brixworth All Saints Res Daventry Rangers Feeder Soccer FC Peterborough
Premier Divison Brixworth All Saints Corby S&L Khalsa Daventry Drayton Grange Kettering Nomads Roade Weldon United
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Harpole Milton Clipston Heyford Athletic Stanion United James King Blisworth
Divison 1 Burton United Finedon Volta Spratton
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Wollaston Victoria Medbourne Corby Pegasus
Division 2 Kettering Park Rovers Northampton Spartak
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James King Blisworth Rs Roade Reserves
Division 3 Mereway
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Division 4 Harpole Reserves 1-3 Medbourne Reserves 1-4 Stanion United Reserves 1-8 Division 5 Finedon Falcons Reserves 2 - 5 Irthlingborough Town Res 2 - 2 Kettering Ise Lodge 5-5
AFC Corby Shamrock R Bugbrooke St Michaels B’ Daventry Drayton Grange Reserves Finedon Volta Reserves Corby United Reserves Wilby Reserves
Kettering Town FC in the Community are to hold a Table Top Sale on Sunday November 22 and Sunday December 6. Taking place from 10am to 4pm at The Clubhouse, Latimer Park, a whole host of items will be on sale, alongside hearty refreshments. If you’d like to have a table to sell goods, pitches can be bought for £5 and sellers can pitch up from 9am. For further information or to book a pitch, please contact Kettering Town FC, Doreen Coles, on 07852 686606.
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little too strong for them and Harpole took the victory 2-1. Harpole goals from: Shaun Markie and Dean Mills. Milton added another win to their tally after a well-deserved 4-1 win over Corby S&L Khalsa. Milton goals from: Vasile Baicoana, Callum Snooks and Rob Turner x2. Clipston didn’t make things easy for Daventry Drayton Grange who just edged a 1-0 win, goal from Darren Taylor. Kettering Nomads hosted Heyford Atheltic who lie just above them in the league and after 90mins neither team could be separated and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. 2nd placed Roade took advantage of 14th placed Stanion United and had an epic goal fest winning 11-1. James King Blisworth did well to hold high flying Weldon United to a 0-0 draw and deny them the3 points, making it Weldon’s first draw of the season. Duston Garage Division 1 Burton United were no match for Wollaston Victoria and missed out on any points after a 3-0 defeat. Wollaston goals from: Jason Crawley and Rob Atkinson x2. Finedon Volta couldn’t make home advantage count against Medbourne and lost out 3-1. Finedon goal from: Kane Robinson. 4th placed Spratton managed to gain a well-deserved point against league leaders Corby Pegasus after holding them to a 4-4 draw. Spratton goals from: Joe Church, Matthew Pheely and Matthew Stevens x2. Duston Garage Division 2 Lowly Kettering Park Rovers put up a good fight against mid table James King Blisworth Reserves but couldn’t manage the win, losing out a close 3-2. KPR goals from: Gavin Ledgeway and James Pope. JK Blisworth goals from: Sam Anderson, Todd Jenner and Matthew Atkinson. Roade Reserves travelled away to Northampton Spartak and were not left returning empty handed after taking the win 5-1. Duston Garage Division 3 Top of the league Mereway achieved a 4-0 win over 5th placed Corby Strip Mills, extended their gap at the top to 9 points but Mereway have played the most games in the entire league. Duston Garage Division 4 Medbourne Reserves could not make home advantage count going down 4-1 to Bugbrooke ‘B’. Stanion United Reserves also had the same problem against Daventry Drayton Grange Reserves by 8-2. Duston Garage Division 5 Irthlingborough Town Reserves fought out a 2-2 draw against Corby United Reserves. Kettering Ise Lodge had a good battle with both sides playing good football the game finishing 5-5 after 90 minutes.
NFA Lower Junior Cup Gretton made sure of a place in round two with a fine victory over Berks and Bucks League side Pottersbury 6-0. Wilby could not follow as they fell to Division one side of the Combination by Corby Eagles who went through by 7-2. Kettering Town Under 21 Development Squad failed to make it into round two who fell at the hands off Woodford Wolves by 3-1. Kislingbury made it into the next round with a victory over Town League side Duston Dynamo. Higham Town had an outstanding win over Town League side Northampton Bat & Wicket by 11-1 to make it into the next round. Weldon United Reserves had an outstanding home win over Peterborough Parkway Eagles Reserves winning by 12-1. Desborough and Rothwell United had a good win over UCL Reserve side Irchester United by 2-1. AFC Shamrock recorded a fine win over Oundle Town Reserves by 10-1. Corby United fell to Division Two side Higham Ferrers by a 9-1 score line. Wotton St George made it into the next round with a good win over Northampton O.N Cheneks by 4-2. Thrapston Town Reserves went down to Kettering Orchard Park who left their league form behind to secure a passage into next round 2-1. Wellingborough Rising Sun had a local derby against Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves of the UCL Reserve Division winning 4-1 Rothwell Corinthians Reserves played host to West Haddon and the Combination side battled hard but went down by 6-3. Woodford United Reserves and Finedon Falcons fought out a good battle with the Combination side going through on penalty’s 5-4. Weedon had a hard fought game with both sides finishing level after extra time the against Northampton Thorplands Club 81with Weedon going through on penalties 4-2. NFA Area Cup 3 Corby Ravens had a good home win over Peterborough Brotherhood by 5-3 to make it into the 3rd round. AFC Houghton Magna secured a spot into the next round with a 10-1 win over Desborough & Rothwell United Reserves. Earls Barton Reserves failed to make it past Kettering Nomads Reserves with the Kettering side recording a 3-2 win. Heyford Athletic Reserves who are on a good league run continued in the county cup by 3-1 against FC Peterborough. Bugbrooke ‘A’ and JLB FC had an outstanding game with the game going to extra time and the dreaded penalty shootout with JLB winning 3-4 on pens. Weldon United A made the long trip over to Blackley Old Boys and the game also went to a penalty shootout with Weldon A going through by 5-4. Wollaston Reserves made the long trip to Peterborough Wittering Harriers worthwhile with a 5-2 win to see them into 3rd round. Corby Domino fell at the first hurdle to Corby Kingswood in the penalty shootout by 3-1. Irthlingborough Rangers and Daventry Rangers also could not be separated at the final whistle and also went to penalties with Irthlingborough Rangers winning 4-2. Corby Pegasus Reserves fell to Division Three Leaders Grange Park by 2-1 in a very close fought contest. FC Fotogold fell at the first hurdle Feeder Soccer by 5-4 in a pulsating game. SAVE: Liam Waddy tips the ball over the bar. Rothwell Duston Garage Premier Division Corinthians 2-1 Npton Sileby Rangers, Hillier Senior Cup. Pic Brixworth All Saints found Harpole just a Jim AcAlwane
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Steelmen bag 3 in well deserved win Corby Town 3 AFC Telford United 0, Saturday 7th November Corby Town’s long wait for a victory ended with this success over fellow strugglers AFC Telford United. After a quiet opening the game burst into life in the 15th minute. Ben O’Hanlon and Greg Mills combined well down the left and the latter’s deep cross was volleyed in by Callum Ball. After half an hour’s play Darren Campion found himself in acres of space on the left wing and he knocked a good ball into the six-yard box. Paul Walker pushed it away but straight to David Hibbert who fired in the equaliser. A Ben Milnes free kick into the near post should have been gathered by Telford ‘keeper James Montgomery but it wasn’t and as the ball bounced across goal Clayton McDonald was left with the simple task of supplying the finishing touch. Telford drew level once more CRUNCH: Ben Milnes winning a tackle with just three minutes of the half remaining. The Corby defence failed to clear their lines and the loose ball fell to Connor McCarthy whose effort found the back of the net. On the hour mark Dwayne Samuels conceded a corner with a strong tackle on Mills which left the Corby forward limping into the six-yard box. The kick from Milnes sailed into the box and Montgomery rose unchallenged to catch the ball. He then inexplicably dropped it, however, and even on one leg Mills could not miss the opportunity from virtually on the line. At the final whistle there was a mixture of joy and relief as Corby lifted themselves off the foot of the table and out of the relegation zone. That joy was short lived, however, as the Steelmen dropped back into the bottom three following last week’s 2-0 defeat at Boston United. Report: David Tilley WINNING GOAL: Greg Mills and Ben O’Hanlon celebrate
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In the early hours of 16th November, there was a fire at the Dog and Duck ground which has seen extensive damage to our clubhouse and it’s facilities. Both the Doughboys and the Diamonds have lost the use of the main facility for generating income to keep our ground alive in the shape of our clubhouse facility, together with club memorabilia collected over the years. The ground has also lost our furniture, bar stock, cash register and the facility to hire out to generate income to support our running costs. The Doughboys and ground is run by volunteers who give
NUMBER 3: Nick Ryan powers home a close range header from John Connolly’s corner
monds, Delroy Gordon glanced a header which was deflected behind and Tommy Berwick hit a nicelyexecuted half-volley after being fed by Andy Hall which came back off the crossbar. Rushden again struggled in the second half as they strived to find a tempo and rhythm which would trouble the home side’s defence, and after Laidler had seen another strike at goal well handled by Finlay, the home side scored the only goal of the game in the 62nd minute. Captain Graeme Purdy won the ball well in a 50-50 with Sam Brown and it fell for Hutton to slam an ef-
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Poppies trophy quest takes a tumble Kettering Town 0 Burscough 3, Saturday 7th November, FA Trophy 2nd qualifying round
The 2006 FA Trophy winners Burscough FC progressed to the next round of the FA Trophy as they recorded a cup shock over two time finalists Kettering Town, at Latimer Park. The Linnets maintained their impressive form with a deserved victory over The Poppies and in truth the scoreline could have been more greater. The first half was very open as both teams had opportunities to open the scoring and the visitors had the best chance to take the lead. After 11 minutes, Burscough were producing some good football and were unfortunate to hit the post. Billy Smart met a cross only to his drive his effort smashed against the far post. Liam Canavan had to glorious efforts in the opening twenty minutes for Marcus Law’s side, but
was brilliantly denied both times by Burscough’s keeper, Matty Hare. Mark Beesley’s outfit stormed out of the traps in the second half and took the lead on 53 minutes. Smart’s pass found Will Jones, who cut in and curled an 18 yard beauty in to the empty net. The second arrived via the spot as Paul Williams beat Craig Hill from 12 yards on 68 minutes, after the keeper bundled over Jones in the box, as the Lancashire outfit were dominating proceedings. And it came to no surprise ten minutes later, when Nick Ryan powered home a close range header from John Connolly’s corner, leaving the Lancashire outfit with a satisfying long trip home. Report: Craig Turnbull
Diamonds first loss after 28 game unbeaten run AFC Rushden & Diamonds slipped to their first league defeat of the season as they were defeated 1-0 at a wet and chilly Wey Court on Saturday afternoon. The first half saw heavy rain lashing onto the surface for the majority and as a result the game was quite dogged and dominated by midfield skirmishes. Home midfielder Steve Laidler saw a 25-yard effort well held by Diamonds stopper Matt Finlay in the third minute, and then Louis Hutton cracked a shot off the crossbar after he was allowed time and space on the edge of the area. Conversely for the Dia-
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fort goalwards which kissed the underside of the bar and dropped into the goal. The game then turned slightly sour as two Diamonds bookings were quickly followed by a red card for each side: Liam Dolman for the visitors as he launched into a sliding challenge and home defender Nick Hutchings for a similar tackle. Despite some late Rushden pressure which saw one ball across goal deflected narrowly behind and several set-pieces launched into Godalming’s box, the equaliser was not forthcoming as they slipped to their first league defeat since January 10th.
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Godalming Town 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0. Saturday 7th November, Southern League Div One Central Manager Andy Peaks opted to ate enough clear chances was punstick with the same starting XI that ished by one of the few moments had defeated Barton Rovers two of quality in the match. However, weeks ago in the last league fixture. positives can be taken from the Tom Lorraine and Tommy Berwick, fact that the team did go 11 games with 14 goals between them thus far unbeaten at the start of a season this season, resumed their partner- in a new league, and the 28 league ship up front as Tom Liversedge games unbeaten dating back to took a place on the bench, and also January 10th was also an impresalongside him was Brad Harris who sive stat. Godalming, although was on the brink of his 100th league not creating a great deal in terms of goalscoring opportunities, deappearance for the Diamonds. This was an uncharacteristically fended their lead successfully and flat and below-par performance by with great effect, and can take a lot the Diamonds, and their inability of confidence from this fixture and to play at a fast tempo for consis- into the rest of the season. tent periods of the game and cre- Report by Ollie Mortimer
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