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Shaping Up:

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Exercising! Some useful tips on avoiding bad habits . . .

Dear Readers, Thanks again for picking up your copy of this community magazine.

We hope you continue to enjoy most of our easy-to-read articles and find the advertising on offer particularly useful. Strong evidence proves that this journal is one of very few local magazines that people actually go ‘out of their way’ to obtain.

Take a look inside and you will find three competitions that may interest you. If not, then there are plenty of events on page 60 not forgetting that there’s ‘Euro 2016’ football and Wimbledon too!

Quiz Corner:

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Another chance for those who want to outwit our resident quizmeister!

50 Years On:

A look back at an event that brought joy to a whole nation!

Competition Time:

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If you fancy Karting see page 40.

Local History:

All about a mission that ended in the town centre . . .

Green Fingers:

More interesting reading written

by Emily at Cramden Nursery . . . .

Cricket Talk:

We catch up with a County all-rounder with other interests . . .

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Kids-Can You Find Dusty the Dog? Simply flick through this magazine and find the other seven pages that Dusty is hiding on. Have more fun by timing how long it takes you . . . and see if Mum or Dad can beat you!

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Six common fitness mistakes

by Becca Mclachlan Are you are a newbie to exercise? Or maybe you are familiar with the whole fitness thing but are just not getting any results? Either way, whichever level or category you fall under, there are several habits you need to avoid in order to help you reach your goals.

1. Too much cardio and not enough strength.

This is a common mistake especially with women worrying that they will bulk up if they train with weights also doing too much cardio actually will result in muscle loss. Muscle is important as its what gives our bodies shape and the more muscle you have the more fat you’ll burn! So ladies don’t be afraid to pick up those weights.

doing all the working out!

5. Doing too much too soon. When you first start exercising don’t try and do too much too soon. To avoid injury build up gradually to give your body time to adjust and choose an exercise session that is suitable for your fitness level. It’s also really important to schedule in rest days to allow you to recover from your workouts

2. Doing the same routine or exercise class every week. Our bodies are really clever and soon adapt to exercise. To get results its really important that you change your exercise routine regularly.

3. Not performing a proper warm up or cool down. Many injuries are caused by not warming up properly and soreness can be prevented by stretching after your workout. Before you start exercising the body needs to be prepared for the work that will follow, start with some gentle cardio which steadily raises the heart rate followed by imitating movements you will later do in your workout. At the end of each session perform static stretches holding each stretch for about 20 seconds.

6. Eating the wrong food. You can’t out train a bad diet! Eating a healthy clean diet is crucial if you are looking to improve your health and lose weight. If you don’t combine a healthy diet with exercise you’ll always struggle to reach your goal. To receive my weekly tips and advice go to www.metabolic-booster.com and sign up on my Metabolic Booster apprentice programme for FREE. www.becca-mclachlan.com www.metabolic-booster.com becca@becca-mclachlan.com

4. Too much chatting. Gyms are a great place to meet up with friends, in fact if you have a gym buddy you are much more likely to turn up as you won’t want to let your friend down. But when you are training try and stay focus on your exercise routine so its not just your mouth thats

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Mindbogglers You’ll find all the answers on the events page near the back!

WORD LADDER Convert the word at the top of the ladder into the word at the bottom of it, using only the 4 rungs in between. On each rung you must put a valid 4 letter word that is the same as the word above it, apart from a one letter change. There may be more ways of achieving the final answer.

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Down 2. Heavenly girl? (6) 3. Marksman. (6) 4. Throw out or overthrow. (4) 5. Aware of. (7) 6. He’s usually head of the family. (9) 7. Experimental condiment? (9) 10. Part of a spiders respitory system. (9) 12. Declaring or stating? (9) 13. Famous Irish town. (9) 16. A bandit (7) 18. Get. (6) 19. Coat from Kabul? (6) 22. Perhaps he’s from Copenhagen (4)

SPORTSWORD Answer questions 1-7, fill in the grid and use the initials to name a Chelsea striker.

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Memories of July ‘66

called the White City! Overnight, a magic wand turned a greyhound track into a football stadium after Wembley’s owners insisted that a regular dog race night should take precedence! In the game, Roger Hunt was staking his claim for a permanent spot, ahead of the more dynamic Jimmy Greaves. Hunt netted both in a 2-0 win and Greavesie was consigned to the biggest disappointment of his career as an injury meant he’d now be one of Alf’s bench-boys.

Meanwhile, with the Germans enjoying an easy life in their group, one of the other favourites, Brazil were playing up north and getting the rough treatment! Over the years many a southern softy had suffered similar fates and likewise, they were soon on their way home.

Further north, in Teeside, the Italians suffered the ultimate embarrassment when a gent by the name of Pak Do Ik upset the pasta bowl when his 42nd minute strike sent North Korea through to the quarters. Before the finals, the Koreans and Australia ended up being the only teams taking part in an Asia/Oceania qualifying farce when the African nationals withdrew in protest at not being given a direct entry.

By the time the quarters came round, things were hotting up. Portugal were looking tasty with the ebullient Eusebio (pictured left in red) scoring for fun. While the Germans remained chilled, the Soviets weren’t exactly slacking and starved the Hungarians in a 2-1 win.

Argentina adopted a different approach, bullying their way through to the last eight. If it wasn’t the opposition, it was the officials who suffered intimidation. Unfortunately for them, when the Argies took on England they came up against two stubborn midgets! Firstly, wearing No. 6, Norbert Stiles usually kicked anything that moved! Secondly, German referee, Rudy Kreitlein looked totally disinterested with his appointment. At this time of the year he’d usually be sunning himself on a Spanish Costa but instead had to endure a constant barrage of complaints and moaning - word had it that he said it was just like being at home with the missus when the garden needed doing! records

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My memory recalls there being little or no hype about England’s chances in the preceding months and the name ‘Alf Ramsey’ attracted little attention, even in newspapers.

The drab opening ceremony, which was reminiscent of some sort of military parade without the artillery, was in desperate need of a choreographer and its after-effects rubbed off on the teams. England & Uruguay played out a bore-draw where both sides were lucky to get nil. As usual the Germans opened with intent, spanking the Swiss 5-0 and notable winners in the other groups included Italy, the Soviets and of course, Brazil.

In the next game the hosts came up against a mob whose day time jobs probably included mowing lawns! After half an hour they were fancying their chances of a place in a possible lottery draw if teams were tied. Step up to the plate, one Bobby Charlton!

His blistering 35 yard strike shattered the Mexican plot and when Hunt added a second they threw in their poncho’s!

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History records the dismissal of Antonio Rattin at 35 minutes, but in reality it should have been much sooner! Geoff Hurst’s glancing header has remained long in my memory because when it came to a choice of viewing, there wasn’t one!

Both TV channels (yes, there were only two in those days) opted to screen the England game followed by highlights of the other games.

At Goodison Park, one wondered if the North Koreans had too many E numbers in their diets as they led Eusebio’s men 3-0, but a couple of cans of Red Bull roused the Portuguese and they became the hosts next hurdle. The Germans were still looking ominous after impressively flattening Uruguay 4-0 in a game that saw English ref, Jim Finney send off two South Americans in a 5 minute spell.

Arguably, England’s toughest test took place at Wembley on a balmy night but Bobby Charlton’s boot opened the scoring after half an hour. A second with only 10 minutes left sealed it despite Eusebio’s penalty sparking late panic. Alf’s boys held out to secure a date

with the Germans who probably condemned the Russian team to a long holiday in Siberia.

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To the memory of the fallen and the future of the living The Duston and District Branch of the Royal British Legion provides lifelong support for the Armed Forces community - serving men and women, veterans, and their families.

We are here to signpost you to the support and guidance that you may need. We are one of the 2,500 Royal British Legion branches across the UK and overseas. All ages are welcome to show support for the Armed Forces, whether they serve or not, and participate in the welfare and fundraising work of the Legion as well as social

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Pop along to one of our meetings or events. The Duston and District Branch Meetings are held on the First Thursday of Every month at St Crispin Social Club, Berrywood Road, Duston NN5 4XD Activities and Events: DROP IN for a cup of tea and chat; First Friday of Every month at The Café, Duston Community Centre, Pendle Road, Duston NN5 6DT 11th June: The Queen’s Birthday Celebration Cream Tea at St Lukes Community Centre.

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July 14th & 15th, 1941, R.A.F. Oakington in Cambridgeshire: Six crews of No.7 squadron, flying Short Stirling Mk 1 bombers were briefed to bomb Hannover in Germany. Their bomb load counted over 100 including about forty incendiaries. After take-off they were briefed to rendezvous with a main force of 67 Wellington’s, 33 Hampden’s and 30 Halifax’s.

At the time, Hannover was heavily defended and several of the Stirlings were damaged by flak. The return journey became a nightmare with storms and strong headwinds causing the aircraft to use more fuel than had been anticipated. The Stirlings were being penalised for an Air Ministry ruling that their wing span should not exceed 100 feet, so that they could fit into existing hangars. As a result, the aircraft struggled to exceed 16,000 feet so were unable to climb above the bad weather conditions.

Stirling N6022 had two engines shot out and with its third engine misfiring, planned to ditch in the sea but managed to make the coast, south east of Norwich. The aircraft eventually crashed at 03.40 hours near Newton Flotman.

N6036 was also short of fuel and landed at Bircham Newton but overshot the landing strip and ran through a hedge, fortunately without injury and too much damage. Others landed safely at Waterbeach and Honington, although the latters tailwheel doors had been ripped off.

While all this was happening, Flight Sergeant B.K. Madgwick was gently nursing his aircraft, N6033, towards the safety of home. Due to flak damage, his navigation instruments and wireless had been rendered useless and the aircraft was icing up badly. Looking for Oakington seemed impossible but in actual fact, they had flown right over the airfield and were now heading towards Northampton. With Oakington unable to contact them and their fuel gauges reading zero, things were looking serious. The flight engineer, W.H. Robinson juggled the balance cocks trying to save small amounts of fuel that remained in the tanks.

Madgwick tried to get the aircraft on an even keel as early auto-pilot systems were unreliable.

When the fuel pressure lights started to glow red, he checked as well as he could that they were clear of any towns and gave the order to bail out. Unknown to them they were approximately east of Northampton, somewhere between Billing and Moulton.

While descending, Robinson saw the aircraft bank to the left then straighten up but it was slowly losing altitude. He finally lost sight of it as it merged with the dark background, then a few seconds later came a flash as the aircraft crashed and to his horror he saw it had come down in the town. Although it was said that he originated from the area, in truth, Robinson probably didn’t recognise it as Northampton.

Apparently, the plane came in over Jimmy’s End, dead in line with Gold Street, getting lower and lower until it hit Burtons, scraping its way past the Grand Hotel, the left wing demolishing buildings in College Street.

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The rest of the aircraft, or what was left of it, finally came to rest alongside All Saints’ Church in Mercer’s Row (pictured right). Amongst the wreckage lay two unexploded 500 pound bombs that were later removed by R.A.F. disposal experts.

Robinson came down safely in Abington Park and was picked up by police, who wanted to take him to hospital. He assured them that he was fine and requested they take him to the crash site. He was concerned about the damage it might have caused and on arrival he was shocked to see many bodies strewn around Gold Street! Thankfully, they turned out to be tailors’ dummies from Burtons. It was extremely fortunate that the crash happened at 04.15 hours in the morning when there was hardly anyone about.

Operational Records taken from No.7 Squadron say that the Chief Constable of Northampton, John Williamson, phoned Oakington in complaint saying “I can’t have this!” In reality, only one civilian was injured, a Mr. E. Gross who fell off his bicycle as he was returning from

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“Creamy Nutmeg” and “Ardwick Cinnamon” for those foodies amongst you, although you cannot eat them they will make your taste buds water from their scents alone.

Mix in your scented leaf Pelargoniums with some flowering summer bedding, planting the scented leaf round the edge of the pot, so when you brush past them they release their scents for you. Place these pots either side of your front door so as you come home after work each day & brush past them they welcome you home with their delicious aroma.

Coloured leaf (variegated) plants can enhance your pots display. Coordinate the colour of the leaves with the colour of your flowering plants or chose contrasting colours to really lift your display.

Here at Cramden Nursery we grow a selection of coloured leaf Pelargoniums. You’ll find “Frank Hedley” that has white and green leaves and single salmon flowers & “Mrs Pollock” showing off her tri-coloured leaves of red, green and yellow under single orange flowers. Not forgetting “Vancouver” with its lime green edged leaves that boasts bronze centres and single orange-red spiky flowers. last but by no means least we offer “Retahs Crystal” with her cream and green leaves and soft baby pink semi double flowers, match her up with pinks or purples and she looks stunning.

The colour combinations between flowers and foliage are wonderfully endless.

Have fun choosing your colour schemes this summer for your pots. If you have any questions or would like some advice on planting up your pots then drop into the nursery, we are here to help.

Your pots can be so much more than just “Flower Power”, don’t get me wrong here at Cramden Nursery we are well known for our love of flowers.

In fact we grow over 55,000 beautiful flowering Pelargoniums (aka Geraniums) every year. And I ‘m not suggesting to ditch the flowers but to add to them and enhance them with great foliage colours, shapes and scents this summer.

Plant pots are an effective way of brightening up any patio. Or, when placed either side of your front door, they can welcome you home at the end of the day. Fill them with summer flowering bedding plants such as Pelargoniums (aka Geraniums) or try Verbenna or Calibracoha (Million Bells) and they will bring that summer feel to any home.

When planning your pots don’t just think about the colour combination, how about adding height, scent and foliage colour to your pots?

A tall specimen plant in the centre or towards the rear of the pot will make a great feature. Here at Cramden Nursery we grow Antik Pelargoniums (aka climbing Geraniums), these tall growing varieties make up into impressive plants very quickly. They will need garden canes for support and will make a great focal point for your pot.

Why not plant Ivy Leaf trailing Pelargoniums around the edge of the pot or Calibrachoa. Both will tumble over the sides and soften the look of your planter.

How about adding some scented leaf Pelargoniums to your pots to add another dimension to your planting scheme. There are a wonderful selection of scents to choose from. How about a zesty “Orange Fizz” or a fresh citrus scent of “Citronella”.

The traditional rose scent of “Attar of Roses” is always popular. Then there is “Big Apple”,

Happy planting from Emily and the team at Cramden Nursery.

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6. What was your proudest moment in professional sport?

It would definitely be winning the T20 with the Steelbacks in 2013.

We were massive underdogs but played some incredible cricket and it was the first trophy Northants had won in 21 years. I’m really proud to have been part of that team.

7. I hear you’re a bit of a musician. Pray tell . . .

I love music and spend a lot of my down time playing the guitar and singing. Back in 2007, I started jamming with a couple of local musicians and eventually we started a band called Juliet The Sun. We had a great time and in 2009 we released a single, Time For Heroes, that did okay and we did a UK tour - it was some of the best days of my life. Although we disbanded, I still love to play.

8. In your view, is there any special talent currently coming through at the county?

This year we have some very talented young players in our squad but one of our Academy lads, Harry Adair, has really impressed me. I’ve only seen him play on a couple of occasions but he’s definitely one to look out for in the future.

9. How do you see the new season shaping up?

Can the county be a force?

I genuinely believe we can be. We’re looking to be competitive in all competitions but I definitely see us being strong in the shorter formats again.

We have a team full of match winners and that’s what’s required in white ball cricket. The challenge will be keeping everyone fit but we have a great backroom staff to help us with that.

10. Have you any plans for life after cricket?

Good question! I do as much as I can off the field to give myself the experience and skills I’ll need when I finish playing the game. I am involved with a digital media agency, Mau Media, which is very exciting. We’re lucky to work with some very cool, and very big clients. I love trying to help businesses build their brand and connect on a deeper, emotional level with their customers - it’s great to be a part of.

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Something to consider 1. Tell us about your path into professional

cricket?

Playing in England happened by chance really. I grew up in South Australia and was part of the youth and academy system there. I came to play league cricket in Huddersfield and was approached

by Lancashire for a trial. It went well and I was offered a contract straight away. It was a dream come true to be a professional cricketer.

2. You must have an all-time cricketing hero?

I love Shoaib Akhtar because he was box office.

Long run up, sprinting into the crease and launching the ball down the wicket as fast as he could. I love anyone who either smashes the ball miles or bowls quick. I find that really entertaining!

3. You’ve had your fair share of injuries. Is this down to being an all rounder?

I think it’s just the nature of playing sport as you put your body through so much force and so many unnatural movements. Injuries are hard to accept, particularly when you’ve done everything you can to prevent it. Dealing with the ups and downs of sport is a massive mental battle at times.

4. How did the move back to Northampton come about?

I was in and out of the Lancashire first team and getting pretty frustrated because I felt ready for a run in the team but we had a great squad so it was proving difficult. I got a phone call out of the blue from Kepler Wessels, who was manager at the time, asking if I wanted to be a Steelback.

That was in the middle of 2005 and I jumped at the chance. Since then, I’ve loved every minute playing for Northamptonshire.

5. I hear you get involved with charities. Can you tell us why and who they are?

In 2015, I started a fundraising initiative called Runs4Funds. The aim is to use cricket to raise money to help local, Northamptonshire people, to improve their lives. This year we’re supporting a local charity called Thomas’s Fund - who provide music therapy for terminally ill children - and all the money we raise will go straight to them. All the details of how you can get involved are on runs4funds.org and any support people might be able to give would be incredible.

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Royal Pubs, Pumps & Bells . . . . . . . . . in Kingsthorpe make interesting discoveries.

The public house along the Harborough Road, now known as the Frog & Fiddler, was formerly The Old Five Bells but how and why that original name ?

nearby Hall (still standing), were responsible for the construction of the King William IV pub in it’s present form, prior to which Mrs Rebecca Parbery was paying rent of £3 & 3 shillings for a cottage (lnn) and other premises, in addition to £16 for a dwelling, orchard and other land in what is known as Green End. Rebecca is shown in the 1871 census as the Beer House Keeper, living at the King William IV pub (pictured below). A long succession of landlords have followed but today visitors can still sit down, or prop up the bar, to enjoy fine ales and good food.

It seems that before 1911, the parish church of St. John the Baptist had a ring of five bells, the sounds of which could be heard for miles around, every Sunday thus inspiring the brewery to reflect the fact in selecting the pub’s title.

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Situated at the junction of Knight’s Lane with Manor Road, sits the 18th century Queen Adelaide (pictured above).

This pub is certainly one of the oldest pubs for miles around, with many of the original fittings (don’t get alarmed, the loos are modern!). A curiosity on display is a row of beer pumps that probably date back to the Victorian era, complete with tap connections. It is not known if these originated in this pub.

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So where does King William and his wife, Adelaide come into the picture? As Tony Horner explained, the 1830 Beer Act, enacted during the King’s reign, rebated the tax on that beverage and thus it was that up and down the country, publicans celebrated this Act of Parliament by honouring the names of Good King Billy and his wife but it was probably just as well that they didn’t mention Mrs Jordan, the long suffering mistress of the King and mother of his many children!!

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studying the giant Blue Morpho butterfly found that although the insects wings look smooth to the naked eye, the surfaces are covered with minute overlapping scales that resemble tiles on a roof. Even tinier parallel hairs on the surface of the scales cause dirt or drops of water to roll off with ease.

Butterfly wings are actually made of two chitonous layers (membranes) that are nourished and supported by tubular veins.

Across the world there are human engineers who have been trying to copy the texture of a butterflies wings in order to make high-tech coatings for industry and medical equipment.

Replication of their resistance to dirt and water would be considered a major break through!

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When the fully-grown adult butterfly emerges from its pupa, its delicate wings are crinkled, wet, and uninflated. The butterfly hangs upside down and pumps blood into its wings to inflate them, then waits for the wings to dry before it can fly.

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DUSTON PARISH CENTRES Duston Parish Council continues to operate the Pendle Road and St Luke’s community centres which are perfect venues for meetings, community events, training courses and parties. For those of you not already in the know, Pendle Road Community Centre has undergone an extensive refurbishment with new rooms, café and reception area with facilities to suit every need.

If you would like to hire either venue or if you want to get involved in one of the many activities that happen in our centres please email us on facilities@duston-pc.gov.uk or call the team on 01604 583626 using option 2 when prompted. Our dedicated team are always happy to discuss your event requirements, check availability, give you a quote or show you round each venue to help you to decide which facility would best suit your needs.

The Pendle Road Coffee shop is now open from 9am – 3.30pm Monday-Friday serving speciality coffees, teas and soft drinks. So come on in and say hello and see what is going on in both our centres.

COMMUNITY GRANTS Duston Parish Council supports initiatives from local community groups and organisations. Full details of the grant procedure, including the application form, are available at www.duston-pc.gov.uk or from the parish office.

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DUSTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS Duston Parish Council hold regular committee meetings throughout the year covering aspects such as Finance and Facilities, Planning, Engagement & Environment as well as a Full Council meeting each month.

Please see local notice boards situated around the village or our website for meeting dates.

PARISH COUNCILLORS Contact details for Duston Parish Councillors Cllr Frances Jones (Old Duston) Chairman

Cllr John Caswell (New Duston West) Vice Chairman

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: Chairman@duston-pc.gov.uk

Tel: 01604 587177 Email: jwc1945@outlook.com

Cllr Lian Allen (New Duston East)

Cllr Paul Anderson (Old Duston)

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: office@duston-pc.gov.uk

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: office@duston-pc.gov.uk

Cllr Alan Bottwood (Old Duston)

Cllr Matthew Golby (New Duston West)

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: alan.bottwood@outlook.com

Mobile: 07973 444741 Email: cllr.mgolby@northampton.gov.uk

Cllr David Huffadine-Smith (New Duston West)

Cllr Mike Ingram (New Duston West)

Tel: 01604 755209 Email: davidhuffadine@hotmail.co.uk

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: office@duston-pc.gov.uk

Cllr Ronald Lawrence (Old Duston)

Cllr Suresh Patel (Old Duston)

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: office@duston-pc.gov.uk

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: office@duston-pc.gov.uk

Cllr Lisa Read (Old Duston)

Cllr Nick Sanders (New Duston East) Tel: 07855 818379 Email: nick.dpc@hotmail.com

Tel: 01604 583626 Email: office@duston-pc.gov.uk

If you would like information on specific issues or have suggestions as to what you would like to see in future newsletters, please contact the Parish office.

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Local Football Update

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There was dancing in the street at Billing Road as ON Chenecks celebrated promotion to the top flight of UCL football for the first time in their history. Promotion was secured with a comfortable 5-0 win a Burton PW. Top scorer Ben Lewington’s hat trick and a late penalty by brother Joe wrapped things up. An easy 3-0 success at Rushden & Higham saw Premier bound Chenecks seal the runners up spot ahead of Stewarts & Lloyds Corby.

There were also smiles at Northampton Sileby Rangers who secured a third season in the top flight after a strong run in which saw them win five of their last eight games. Sileby completed their campaign with a 3-2 home success over Peterborough Northern Star after an exciting second half fight back.

On the other side of Town there was sad news as one of the town’s most established clubs, Northampton Spencer signed off 80 years of history with a final day 4-0 defeat at much improved, Harborough Town. It was a sad end

Action from Harborough v Spencer by Paul Kingston

to 38 years of UCL football. The Millers’ final home match in UCL football, was the local derby with Sileby who edged it 1-0.

Despite the disappointment of the clubs’ demise, manager, Ben Stone can be proud of his excellent work that helped secure a midtable finish in the Premier Division. Several key committee men relinquished their roles after over 30 years, leaving the club in a precarious position. Various pleas for assistance fell on death ears resulting in the club having no alternative than to lock its gates for the final time.

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It is often said that crime doesn’t pay, but back in July 1978, in Portugal, it possibly did!

The largest number of convicts ever to escape simultaneously from a maximum security prison is 124 and the proud record holder of this amazing feat is the Alcoente Prison near Lisbon.

During the weeks leading up to the escape, the prison warders had noticed that attendances had fallen at film shows which oddly enough, included ‘The Great Escape’ and also that 220 knives and a huge quantity of electric cable had disappeared. One guard conceded that they were planning to look for the missing items but never got round to it! The warders hadn’t even noticed some gaping holes in the wall because they were covered with posters. Nor did they detect the large quantities of spades, chisels, water hoses and electric drills that had been amassed by the inmates.

The night before the breakout one guard had noticed that of the 36 prisoners in his block only 13 were present. He later claimed this was ‘normal’ because inmates sometimes missed roll-call or hid, but usually turned up for

Portugese Porridge! breakfast the following morning.

They only found out about the escape at 6.30am the next morning when one of the prisoners told one of the staff! Another staff member later claimed that the searchlights were their worst enemy because they had been directed at the warders faces, dazzling them and had made it impossible to see anything around the prison walls. When the guards eventually checked they found that exactly half of the jails population was missing. By way of explanation the justice minister Dr Santos Pais announced that the escape was a ‘normal’ occurence and was part of the ‘legitimate desire of the prisoner to regain his liberty.’

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What’s on in June & July

28-29 May Crick Boat Show 28 May Spring Fayre at St. Davids Church, Kingsthorpe 30 May Dog Show at Racecourse - CANCELLED 1 Jun Help! Path Clearance at Storton Pits (T:405285) 3 Jun Northants v Worcester T20 at County Grd 6.30pm 4 Jun St.Crispin & Ryelands 1st v Gt. Oakley at Kent Rd 4 Jun Race for Life ‘Pretty Muddy’ 5k Obst at Ab Park 5 Jun Race for Life ‘5k & 10k’ races at Ab Park 8 Jun Living with Stress & Anxiety at St. Lukes Primary Care Centre - http://stlukesprimarycarecentre.co.uk 8 Jun ‘Ruby Muse Live’ at Fox & Hounds, K’thorpe 8.30 11 Jun Fathers Day Super Hero Crafts at K’thorpe Lib 2pm 11-12 Jun Queens 90th Platform Party at N&L Railway, 11 Jun Queens Birthday Celebration at St. Lukes C Cen 14 Jun Margaret Burgons ‘Trip down Memory Lane’ at Duston Comm Centre 17 Jun Northants v Worc’s T20 at County Grd 6.30pm 17-19 Jun Northampton Music Festival at Town Centre 19 Jun Fathers Day Special at N&L Railway, Brampton 22 Jun ‘Daniel Seath Live’ at Fox & Hounds, Kingsthorpe 8.30pm 25 Jun St.Crispin & Ryel’ds 1st v Irthlingboro at Kent Rd 25 Jun Armed Forces Day Hog Roast at St. Lukes Community Centre 25 Jun Kingsthorpe Village Fair – Approx 1pm to 7pm.

Music from 5pm with KRAB, Vickii Elizabeth Stocker, Cold Cold Heart & Tammy Levy 26 Jun Northants v LeicsT20 at County Grd 2.30pm 28 Jun Kate Willis -Talk on Britain’s Lighthouses’ at Duston Comm Centre 30 Jun-3 Jul Literary Festival at Althorp House Lunch Club 4th Thurs June/July at Duston Utd Ref Chrc

2-3 July Northampton Town Festival at Racecourse 6 July ‘Live Music To Be Confirmed’ at Fox & Hounds, Kingsthorpe 8.30pm 8 Jul Northants v Notts T20 at County Grd 6.30pm 9 Jul Duston Fun Day at Duston Sports Centre 12-4pm 9-10 Jul Rockin’ in the Park at Brixworth Country Park 9 Jul Kingsthorpe College Summer Fete12-3pm free admission 10 Jul Bedworth Brass Band at Ab Pk Bandstand 12 Jul Howard Corn 60’s Music at Duston Comm Cent 16 Jul St.Crispin & Ryelands 1st X1 v Saints at Kent Rd 16 Jul Midsummer Nights Dream at Kelmarsh Hall 5.30 start (01604 686272) 17 Jul RPO: Last Night of Derngate Proms at Derngate 17 Jul Dragon Boat Races at Billing Aquadrome 17 Jul Abington Wind Band at Ab Pk Bandstand 17 Jul Summer Festival of Music at Spinney Hill 6pm 19 Jul Northants v Warks T20 at County Grd 6.30pm 22-23 Jul Market Day at the Royal 23 Jul Russell Watson at Derngate 23-24 Jul Great British Food Festival at Kelmarsh Hall 20 July ‘Keely May Live’ at Fox & Hounds, Kingsthorpe 8.30pm 26 Jul Valerie Knowles Talk Heritage Hunters at Duston Comm Centre 29 Jul Northants v Yorks T20 at County Grd 6.30pm 30 Jun St.Crispin & Ryelands 1st v Thrapston at Kent Rd 31 Jul N’pton Male Voice Choir at Ab Pk Bandstand 20-21 Aug Atomic Festival at Sywell Aerodrome (re-arranged date) Duston Community Centre Cafe newly open between Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am-4pm. Tea & Cakes!

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