October 13

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Finedon.

Parish Magazine

October 2013

50p

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Finedon Parish Church: St Mary The Virgin Vicar:

The Revd Richard Coles, Parish Priest, St Mary the Virgin Finedon, The Vicarage, Church Hill, Finedon, Northants, NN9 5NR 01933 681 786, Mobile 07885 967 960 email: revdrichardcoles@yahoo.co.uk

Assistant Honorary Priest

Fr Peter Baden,01832 733186 email: p.baden36@btinternet.com

Parish Clerk

Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 (To whom first contact for Baptisms and weddings must be made).

Churchwardens:

Mrs Jane Read Tel: 680522 Mr Neil Forster Tel: 682177

PCC Secretary: Treasurer:

Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 Mr Andrew Weatherill Tel: 682212

Magazine Editor:

Mrs Janet Millington, Tel: 681161.

E-mail: millingtonjanet@aol.com (to whom all copy should addressed by the 15th of the month prior to publication)

Director of Music

Mr Jonathan Harris Tel: 01604 881182 Email: Hjonathan83@aol.com

Deputy Organists

Mrs. Kathy Roberts Mr Oliver Grigg

Choirmaster:

Mr. Bryan Chapman Tel: 398818

Tower Captain Web Site

Mr Bryan Chapman, Tel 398818 www.finedonphotographs.org.uk/ bellringers.html

Archivist

Mr John Bailey Tel 680747

St Michael’s Mission Room:

Bryan & Christine Chapman Tel: 01933 398818

Times Of Services:

Sundays 8.00 am Holy Eucharist 9.30 am Parish Eucharist.

6.00 pm Evensong (1st Sunday of the Month) 2

From The Vicarage October 2013.

In the Vicarage garden the trees were hanging heavy with fruit, or were un l a plague of more than usually resolute wasps found them, and it made me think of tradi onal Harvest Fes vals, of sheaves of golden corn, and great baskets of what we now call ‘heritage’ apples, and of the loaf baked by the wife of the first farmer to get the harvest in. An ancient custom? Actually, no. It dates back only to the nineteenth century, in the form we celebrate it throughout the Church of England, and was invented by the Vicar of Morwenstow in Cornwall, Parson Hawker. I’m wri ng this in the si(ng room of a co)age he once lived in, deep in the dripping and storm-tossed Coombe Valley near Bude. You can rent it from the Landmark Trust, and very nice it is too, with slate floors and huge oak beams and a thatched roof. Our summer break didn’t happen un l the middle of September, so rather than Hawaiian shorts and sunblock we’ve brought boots and kagouls and I’m glad we did, for the Atlan c has been hurling foul weather at us for forty-eight hours now. Not to worry. I have books to read and a fridge full of food and a basket full of logs by the fire all safely gathered in ere the winter storms begin… It also makes me think how lucky we are to live now, with a supermarket just down the road offering a choice of growing le)uce, and power for hea ng and ligh ng available at the flick of a switch. Imagine what it was like to face the winter without the assurance of enough to eat or fuel to keep you warm? Perhaps you don’t need to imagine what that is like. Around the world many millions of people don’t know where their next meal is coming from or where they will find shelter this night, but even in our own community there are those who struggle to manage the basic necessi es of life, through hardship or age or illness. As winter approaches do remember to keep an eye on neighbours and friends. Winters may have been harder in the days of Parson Hawker and his forebears, but people relied on the community rallying to pull through hard mes. Finedon, I’m happy to say, is s ll a place where that kind of community spirit can be found, and a harvest of neighbourliness, kindness, compassion and resilience may be reaped.

Yours in Christ, Fr Richard.

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Our Worship in October Year C 6th – 19th Sunday of Trinity (Harvest Festival) Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 Psalm 100 Revelation 14: 14 -18 John 6: 25-35 Hymns 270 Come, ye thankful people, come 275 We plough the fields and scatter 272 Praise and thanksgiving Anthem: Rutter For the beauty of the earth 273 Praise, O praise our God and King 13th – 20th Sunday of Trinity Jeremiah 29: 1, 4-7 Ps. 66: 1-11 2 Timothy 2. 8-15 Luke 17: 11-19 Hymns 578 Stand up, stand up for Jesus 174 Breathe on me, Breath of God 612 We have a Gospel to proclaim Anthem: S.S.Wesley Wash me throughly 606 Thy hand, O God, has guided 20th – 21st Sunday of Trinity Jeremiah 31. 27-34 Psalm 119: 97-104 2 Timothy 3: 14-4.5 Luke 18. 1 - 8

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(Tune Warrington) Give to our God immortal praise 81 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided Anthem: Great Shepherd of thy people, hear (454) 514 Lord, thy church on earth is seeking 27th – Last Sunday of Trinity Joel 2. 23 - 32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4: 6-8 16-18.

Luke 18: 9-14

Hymns 175 Come down, O Love divine 321 Rise and hear! The Lord is speaking 515 Lord, thy word abidith Anthem: Help us, O Lord to learn (460) 527 New songs of celebration render

Organ Voluntaries following the 9.30am services 6th October – Clarke: Trumpet Tune The Prince of Denmark’s March 13th October – Bruhns: Praeludium in G minor 20th October – Buxtehude: Toccata in F BuxWV 157

Hymns 500 (Tune Woodlands) ‘Lift up your hearts!’ We lift them, Lord, to thee

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From the Registers Holy Baptism 1st September Scarlett Cerys Pearce Holy Marimony 25th Augusr Jason Robert Phillip Bradshaw and Anna Christina Sweeney

Floodlight Sponsorship 1st September Mick & Monica Webb—to celebrate their 52nd Wedding Anniversary & to wish their grandson William a happy birthday as he becomes a teenager 8th September Rod & Jan Lawman - to wish Noah a happy 2nd birthday.

All the family - in memory of Alan Maclean (on what would have been his birthday)

15th September All the family—remembering Joe & Louisa Love (on their birthdays and anniversary) 22nd September Tracey Hawkes - in memory of her mum Joyce Robinson.

29th September Denis & Dorothy Howell—in memory of Frederick Amos Howell

From the Churchwardens On behalf of the PCC we would like to thank the Flower Festival committee and anyone who contributed or helped in any way over the Flower Festival weekend. The displays were stunning this year. The people serving teas and at the stalls wrapped in layers of clothes were saints

battling against the wind, cold and rain.

At Festal Evensong the choir was at its best and Jonathan, our organist and Director of Music, exceptional.

We were treated to the anthem Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens and Walton’s Crown Imperial both played at the recent Royal Wedding. Thank you to all who came to Evensong.

You came in great numbers.

We have a great deal to thank God for here in our Church at Finedon.

There is great love, friendships and warmth all around us.

We ask, are we mindful of any new people who venture into our Church?

How do new people feel when they come into our Church? Do they feel included? Are we introducing ourselves to them inviting them after the service for coffee? How would you feel on your first visit to our Church?

Harvest Festival Moving on to Sunday 6th October when we celebrate our Harvest Festival. Harvest used to be celebrated on 1st August, Lammas, meaning ‘Loaf Mass’, when the newly gathered wheat was used to make Communion Bread. After Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church, Harvest Festivals were celebrated at the end of the season to remind us of all the good things that God has given us.

Harvest festivals as we know them today, decorating and bringing in gifts etc were started in 1843 by The Reverend Robert Hawker.

This year we are asking our congregation to bring tinned or dried goods which will be given to the Daylight Centre for the food bank.

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at 7-30pm, admission is £ 2-50 for members and £3-50 for non Members, the meeting will be followed

by Light Refreshments

Calendars, Notelets & Bookmarks We now have St Mary’s Church 2014 Calendars for sale at £5.00. This year’s calendar is slightly different and we have concentrated on the Church itself and surrounding area including the Old Vicarage and the inside of the Bell Inn. We have packs of notelets at £2.50 for 5, featuring aspects of the Church.

We also have bookmarks at £1.00 each showing a panel from one of the stained glass windows.

If you would like to order any of these, please contact Janet Millington on 01933 681161.

A Glimpse into the Past This is a letter from Maria, Lady Northampton to her daughter Lady Elizabeth Compton. (Her daughter was staying at the time in Downing Street consoling the Perceval family after the assassination of Spencer Perceval our then Prime Minister in May 1812!!) The Northamptons lived at Castle Ashby. ‘..We had a very pleasant drive to Finedon, found the Pauls at home she was looking well considering she has lain in little more than a month & the child is a fine boy. Miss L Dolben was gone out a riding but we saw Old Aunt Anne Dolben. She walked with us as well as Mr & Mrs Paul to see the Garden &c. The flower garden is kept up as usual & they are going to pull down part of the wall which devides from the Vicarage & which will be a great improvement to Mr Paul's house. They told us the plan of the projected alterations which I think will make the house comfortable & improve the appearance of the grounds in the front of the house.

Their little or more properly great Girl has got the whooping cough & as neither the mother or father have had it, the Child is sent to a farm house about a mile off, but often comes to visit them at a little distance out of doors, & I saw her looking very well.’

Christian Meditation The next Meditation evening will be on Monday 30th September at 7.30 pm at 13 Rockleigh Close, Finedon. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Pat Peet on 01933 680773. .

St Mary’s Website If you run a business in Finedon, and would like to be listed on the www.finedon.org.uk web site please email peter.munton@finedon.org for information. There is no charge for this placement.

Finedon Local History Society The October meeting of the above society will be held on Monday 28th October 2013, the speaker will be John Bailey speaking on Finedon Parish Records & Church Archives.

The meeting will take place in the Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon

P.S. the spelling of 'devides' is how it appears in the letter!

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Update on Shingles and Flu Jabs.

EVITA

by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber an Amateur Youth Group Production from

The shingles vaccination is now only being given to 70 year olds and 79 year olds this year. The reason being there is a shortage of the vaccine.

You only need the vaccination once. A word of warning, you only have one opportunity for the vaccination if you refuse this year you will not be able to have it next year.

There is also a delay in the arrival of flu injections which should now start in October.

The Burton/Finedon Patient Participation Group

2nd-5th October at

St Mary the Virgin Church Church Hill, Finedon, NN9 5NR Evita brings to life the dynamic, larger-than-life persona of Eva Peron. Beginning with a young and ambitious Eva, the production follows her meteoric rise to sainthood.

Organ Fund Donation

The story tells of the wealth and power she gained and the means by which she became the beloved Evita.

Thank you to David Watt for his very generous donation to the organ fund

This production is from Centre Stage Productions (of Finedon Community Centre) who successfully brought to you ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ last year and like ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ will be performed in Finedon’s St. Mary’s Parish Church, with whom we will once again share the profits.

Envelopes If anyone would like envelopes for regular Sunday giving please speak to Jane Read on 01933 680522.

Townswomen’s Guild The next meeting of the Townswomen’s Guild will be on Thursday 3rd October in the Town Hall at 7.30 pm. Jane Barnes will be giving a talk on ‘Tales of a Farmer’s Wife’.

The competition is for a cheeseboard and there will be refreshments of Cheese and Wine. There will also be a Harvest Sales Table.

Visitors are always welcome to come and join us for a fee of £3.00.

NOT TO BE MISSED this fabulous show on your doorstep whilst supporting both Finedon Community Centre and the Parish Church!

Tickets £10 & £12 from: 01933 680450 or 01933 680522 7

Flower Festival 2013

TINGDENE ENTERTAINERS

"Best of British" our theme this year.

From the start of setting up the British weather was not ‘The Best’. Thank you to all who braved the rain and winds to support us.

Many enjoyed the lovely displays which received very positive comments. The refreshments were ‘The Best’ as usual. Thank you to Jean and Tracey for organising these, we were pleased to have new helpers this year.

We closed our weekend with Festal Evensong which was well supported.

Thank you to Jonathan for organising this and to everyone involved. My thanks go to all committee members and friends who have helped me during this Flower Festival. We made in the region of ÂŁ1,600.

Christine Chapman

Present

OUR TOWN

By Thornton Wilder "America between 1901 – 1913."

A three act play which follows the lives of 2 families and how they intertwine through life, love, marriage and death.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Meat Bingo

At THE STAR HALL, FINEDON Thursday 24th – Saturday 26th October, 7.30 pm Tickets: Adults£8.50, Children £5.00

on

Friday 11th October at the

The Mission Room Well Street at 7.30

pm

Booking: 01933 680680 or Tingdenebookings@gmail.com

Admission Free Refreshments available Raffle

Directed by Keith Maddern

Everyone Welcome Transport is available.

For details please telephone Andrew Weatherill on 682212

An amateur produc on by special arrangement with Samuel French 8

Christmas Gift Ideas Are your loved ones or friends blind or partially sighted? Are you wondering what to buy them for Christmas?

Then why not visit one of Northamptonshire Association for the Blind’s Sight Centres to see a range of different gift ideas. They display and sell a variety of specialist aids and equipment that can make the perfect birthday or Christmas gifts for someone living with sight loss.

Gifts include: Kitchen Gadgets, Talking Clocks and Watches, Reading and Writing Guides, plus other Household Aids. There are Big Button Telephones and Mobile Phones, Large Print Books, Playing Cards and NEW Large Print 2014 Diaries and Calendars.

The gifts vary in price to meet all budgets and they won’t be found on the High Street.

Locations:

Kettering Sight Centre (located behind QD’s on the High Street), at the top of the Wadcroft car park (off Commercial Rd).

Open Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays 10am-1pm.

New Northampton Sight Centre located on the Harborough Road opposite Waitrose in Kingsthorpe. Open Monday – Friday 9am3pm.

If you are unable to visit any of our locations but would like to obtain a catalogue or place an order, get in touch with us:

Helpline: 01604 719193 www.nab.org.uk

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tape measure. By holding it up against the landscape, and with some complicated sums, he could measure distances..

Disaster struck one day, when the balloon crashed, leaving Maurice badly injured in the copse. For days he had to fend for himself, scavenging and surviving as best he could. Then more disaster when he started to sink into a bog of bogginess down into the marzipan layer.

Luckily the Parish Council had sent out a search party led by Edgar Rice.. Edgar managed to find Maurice just as he disappeared beneath the surface. He dug down and dragged him out. Maurice had a mouthful of Marzipan that he unwilling spat out – eventually. He realised how tasty it was and set up a Marzipan mining business that lasted for 3 or 4 years. And made him a tidy profit.

The incident became that bestselling book; Edgar Rice Burrows to Marzipan the Tape Man.

In My Day the ramblings of Hubert James In my day it was about this time of year that forward thinking folk would turn their minds to Christmas Cake.

My old Mum reckoned you could never start the process to early. She’d gather oddments of alcohol together all summer long, shovelling fruit into the mix as she went. Then she’d look out her special recipe for industrial strength icing. This stuff was teeth breakingly hard. Course, in them days, most of us had already lost our teeth, so we’d suck our way through it.

Now the final ingredient was Marzipan. Who thought that up? Well of course, in my day we was still using natural Marzipan and Finedon had its own supply in a copse down by the Mill.

What you want was a perfect storm of Marzipan. Amongst the trees there was a whole load of English Almond and given the specific geography down there, you’d occasionally get sweet rain carried from the original Weetabix factory. The rain washed the scent of almond into the boggy soil and a layer of Marzipan formed beneath the surface.

So who first thought of eating the stuff? That’s easy; Maurice Marzipan.

Maurice, was an aerial surveyor or ‘Tape Man’ for the Land Commission.

He floated around the county in an air balloon at a specific height with a

Church Monthly Draw Total receipts of £282.00 are divided equally between the winners and the church funds. Winning numbers for the July monthly draw are: 1st prize 110 £70.50 2nd prize 129 £42.30 3rd prize 189 £28.20 If you would like to join the monthly draw (£1.00 per share per month) which takes place in the church on the first Sunday of the month, please contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933 398794.

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Rt Revd John Holbrook, Bishop of Brixworth, writes What is a diocese?

This glorious summer has given me a chance to catch up with some reading.

One of the books I’ve most enjoyed was a slightly whimsical “etymological miscellany” which explored the unusual origins of familiar words.

For example, did you know that cappuccino derives its name from the coffee coloured light brown habits worn

by Capuchin monks or that memento is the Latin word for remember?

Sadly, my book couldn’t help with a question I’m sometimes asked as I travel around; “what is a diocese?”

The best two answers I’ve found to that question are these: 1 “We are!”

Our diocese is us - all of us - all the people of God across Northamptonshire, Rutland and Peterborough who share in the life and ministry of the Church. That’s why we sometimes speak of the diocesan family. We don’t belong to the diocese, we are the diocese.

our impact on society. In the past year we have seen signs of increasing confidence. There are eight more stipendiary clergy in the diocese than there were a year ago and we plan for a 20% growth in the number of priests by 2017. Last month we welcomed 12 new licensed lay ministers and we have recently renewed the licenses of over 300 Readers, Parish Evangelists and Lay Pastoral Ministers. Last year, average Sunday attendance across the diocese grew for the first time in many years.

One of the most exciting things about being one of your bishops is the opportunity to glimpse what God is doing across the whole diocese and I am frequently encouraged. In parishes and deaneries I witness signs of new life and alongside these more traditional patterns of ministry there is a growing demand for chaplaincy in surprising places.

We’ve been invited to extend the work of the chaplaincy at Northampton University; chaplains continue to be valued in schools, hospitals and prisons; there are now 14 ministers serving as volunteer chaplains alongside the Police and Fire Services.

There are also chaplains at all the major sports clubs across the diocese in football, rugby, cricket and motor sport.

It’s good to be a growing church. It’s good to be a diocese.

2 “An area of mission led by a bishop” It’s a huge privilege for me to serve here under Bishop Donald’s missionfocussed leadership. We are committed to growth; growing churches, growing people, growing leaders and growing 11

Around the diocese Prayer spaces offer spiritual calm to busy schools “Calm, relaxing, peaceful and reflective” are not usually the words you would use to describe school life for year 6 pupils in their final term at primary school! Yet this is what the year 6’s and their teachers said about the “prayer space” at Weston Favell CEVA School last term.

The prayer space was set up in a spare classroom by church volunteer Sue Kirby and her helpers, and the theme for the ten different areas was “moving on”.

Pupils visited in groups of 15 but worked independently. Each different setting prompted them to reflect and pray about an aspect of their life or the wider world.

“I asked them to imagine they were the only ones in the prayer space and to respect other’s space and they did just that,” said Sue. She had been worried that the date chosen for the prayer space - sandwiched between dress rehearsals and the performance of the school play would mean a lack of concentration. In fact the pupils welcomed the chance to stop. “They focused on the different prayer activities and wrote prayers for the world; their dreams and hopes brought tears to my eyes,” she said.

The idea for the prayer space came about when the school asked Sue for advice on how to develop prayer and make their classroom reflective areas more interactive and engaging. All schools are required to have such an area in class and to give children opportunities for “spiritual, moral, social and cultural development”. A prayer space can do just that.

One of the prayer activities was called “letting go”. It involved listening to an iPod reflection which invited the hearer to write down a worry or concern, hold it tightly in their hand then, when they were ready, release their hand and put it into the box to symbolise giving it to God. Once they had done this they were invited, if they wished, to sit with their hands open for a while before God. One boy sat for five minutes in this pose.

“Prayer support from others in the church is vital,” said Sue. Several Church members had committed themselves to pray for the event. It is because of this, Sue says, that so many children and adults commented on the deep sense of calm they felt when they entered the space.

Sue Kirby was helped to set up the prayer space by Lisa Holland, who has led similar sessions for her own church at Gleneagles in Welling-borough, and who has equipment she can lend. Both are willing to run a training session on prayer spaces. If you are interested please email kirbyse@gmail.com. You will also find much helpful information at: www.prayerspacesinschools.com

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Around the diocese Ministry interns start work around the diocese

diocese, where they can experience practical ministry. They will also participate in a rigorous programme of training both in the diocese, at Ridley Hall Cambridge and on the CPAS leadership development programme.

What all the interns have in common is an understanding that this will be a year of discernment as to what they should do next.

They’ve arrived! The fourteen new interns on schemes run by the Diocese of Peterborough have started their year at churches in the diocese with a residential in Kettering, followed by a dedication service led by Bishop John.

This year the youth work interns on the Xpect scheme have been joined by those on a new scheme called Echo.

Echo is specifically for those exploring a broader call to ministry, including ordained ministry. Some of the funding for the scheme has come from the Laing Foundation, as part of a national drive to encourage younger people to consider ordained ministry in the Church of England.

The seven Echo interns come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from bible college in Belfast, to the Lutheran Church in south west Germany, to the housing department of Northampton Borough Council. Each one has been matched with a host parish in the

For Joel Bird, who is just back from three months working with a church in Zimbabwe, it is less about whether he has a call to ministry, but where this call should take him. “The question is which church and which country,” he said. For Sophie Cowan it is about blending her family life with her vocation—she has a young child and has been working full time as a housing officer.

Bishop John took up the theme of discernment in a slightly different way at the dedication service. He said his hope was that the year would enable the interns, whatever situation they faced in their ministry, to better answer the question “what is the spiritually important thing here?” and then to have the courage to act accordingly.

Four of the interns who are based at churches in Kettering will be sharing a house in “intentional community”. Kane Taylor, Curate at Kettering St Andrew, will be their house chaplain.

For more information visit www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/ youth or call Pete White, youth officer, on 01604 887044.

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Around the diocese Action stations for discipleship day in Northampton On Saturday 19 October there will be a Discipleship in Action day held at All Saints Primary School in Northampton.

The day is for anyone who would like to explore in more detail how they might live out their discipleship through specific projects or work.

The areas of activity that will be featured are vary from Street Pastors, food banks and work with the homeless, to schools’ work, Fairtrade projects, politics and running a small business.

There will be information stalls and workshops from these fields and there will be the opportunity for personal vocational reflection. Bishop John will give the keynote talk.

The day is free of charge but booking is essential. For more details look online or call Sally Crossley on 01604 887049.

October events Fri 4 - Sun 6, Wellingborough St Andrew's Flower Festival NN8 2HU. A celebration of harvest in flowers. Open Fri 2-7.30, Sat 10-5, Sun 2-5.

Sat 5, Sun 6, Everdon Flower Festival.

Festival At St Mary’s, Everdon NN11 3BL. Open 12 noon-5pm each day. Sun 6, 6.30pm, The Feast of Tabernacles.

Sat 5, The Tippett Quartet, Quartet music from the films. 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Lyddington, LE15 9LR. Advance tickets £14 (students £2). Tel: 01572 820017.

Sat 5, The Seagrave Singers, Singers 7.30pm at All Saints Church Hall, Kettering NN16 9RR. Tickets £4 (£2.50 under 12s).

Sundays 6, 13, 20, 27, Cream teas at Sibbertoft.

Sibbertoft 2.30-5pm at the Reading Room, Berkeley Street, Sibbertoft LE16 9UF in aid of St Helen's, Sibbertoft.

Gluten-free available.

Sun 6, Harvest thanksgiving service followed by picnic, at The Wrongs Farm, Sibbertoft LE16 9UJ. At 11am. Email TobyRJackson@aol.com Sat 12, Diocesan Choral Festival Evensong with church choirs from around the diocese. 5.30pm at Peterborough Cathedral.

Sat 12, Pastoral Prayer Ministry training day. day 9.30am-4.30pm at Grange Park Church NN4 5DW. Speaker from New Wine. £10. Call 01604 709519.

Fri 18, “Sure Thing” at Kettering All Saints.

Saints Liam Halloran leads his new quartet in American songbook standards and more. 7.30pm, tickets £5 from 01536 524125.

Sun 20, Daventry Holy Cross restoration thanksgiving service with Bishop Donald. 4pm at Holy Cross Church, N11 4BL. Sat 26, Benjamin Britten Centenary Celebration with Julius Drake, piano. Pre -concert talk by Philip Reed, Editor of Britten’s correspondence. 7.30pm at St Andrew’s, Lyddington, LE15 9LR. Advance tickets £14 (students £2). Tel: 01572 820017.

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Town Diary October

December

1st

9.45 Coffee morning, Bowls Club

1st

1st5th

7.45 Nunsence, The Castle, Wellingborough

6.00 pm Advent Carol Service, St Mary’s Church

5th

2nd/ 5th

Evita, by Centre Stage amateur youth group, St Mary’s Church, Finedon

7.30 TG Town Hall, Amanda Pickard ‘EDNA’ A Wartime Christmas

6th

St Mary’s Church Wassail Evening

3rd

6-8pm Waterloo Drummers, Community Centre 7.30 TG Town Hall Jane Barnes ‘Tales of a Farmer’s Wife

7th

11-2pm FIWC Christmas Bazaar

21st

3pm Buffs Christmas Fayre, The Green

22nd

4.00 Christingle Service, St Mary’s Church 6.00 Christmas Carol Service, St Mary’s Church Children’s Nativity, St Mary’s Church

6th

9.30 am St Mary’s Church Harvest Festival

8th

10.00 Coffee morning, Football Club

24th

12th

5.30 Diocesan Choral Festival, Peterborough Cathedral

2014

13th

7.30 Church Bingo, Mission Room

15th

9.45 Coffee morning, Bowls Club

19th

9-12 FIWC Table Top Sale

22nd

10.00 Coffee morning, Football Club

28th

7.30 History Society Mission Room, Finedon Parish Records & Church Archives - John Bailey

29th

January 9th

7.30 TG Town Hall, New Year’s Party

February 6th

7.30 TG Town Hall, Miranda Ponsonby ‘Her Life & Career’

March 6th

9.45 Coffee morning, Bowls Club

7.30 TG Town Hall, AGM, Geoff Walton, Ranger Stanwick Lakes

April 3rd

November 1st

8pm Hank Wangford, Community Centre

3rd

6.00 pm All Souls Remembrance Evensong St Mary’s Church

21st

7th

7.30 TG Town Hall, Revd Richard Coles ‘Working for the BBC’

July

17th

11-3pm Christmas Market & Craft Fair, Community centre

7.30 TG Town Hall ‘Taste the Difference’ Cookery demo by the Guild

June

22nd

1-4pm, St Mary’s Church Summer Fair on the Green

Song Cycle concert, St Mary’s Church,

St Michael’s Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon Available for hire weekdays and Saturdays.

Suitable for most social functions, charitable events, children's parties (no late discos)

For all enquiries and information contact Bryan & Christine Chapman Tel: 01933 398818 Email: bryanchapman2@aol.com 15