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RESIDENTS and businesses in East Northamptonshire are being asked for their views on irresponsible dog owners. The council is seeking views on whether or not Public Space Protection Orders, (PSPOs), should be put in place to tackle irresponsible dog ownership and antisocial behaviour in the district. The consultation will run until Friday, June 16, and encourages comments on the terms of the PSPOs use, alternative options and thoughts against the proposals. PSPOs were introduced in October 2014 by the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and are designed to deal with a
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particular nuisance or problem in a particular area (a public space) that is detrimental to the local community’s quality of life, by imposing conditions on the use of that area which apply to everyone. The current requirements around Dog Control Orders can be included in a new PSPO to address irresponsible dog ownership. Dog Control Orders in East Northamptonshire currently cover the following behaviours: Failing to remove faeces Not keeping a dog on a lead Not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer Permitting a dog to enter land
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from which dogs are excluded. At present, the failure to remove faeces and failing to put and keep a dog on lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer cover the entire district on any public land. The exclusion zone and dogs on leads orders are specific to certain areas where issues have been noted but also cover a number of sites across the district. Mike Deacon, Head of Environmental Services at East Northamptonshire Council, said: “This consultation is an opportunity for people to have their say on where and how we can use PSPOs to improve the district making it safer and nicer for all to enjoy.
“Firstly, the consultation asks for public opinion on the current Dog Control Orders - should they be continued, altered or removed. “Secondly, we’re asking for public opinion on restricting the number of dogs any one person can walk at one time. “Thirdly, we want to know what people think of a district-wide exclusion order on all fenced children’s play areas. “Finally, the questionnaire raises a broader question concerning any other anti-social behaviour in the district which is of concern to them. “Take a look at the information available on our website and let us know your thoughts.”
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Nabbed – fine for man who dumped building waste in country lane
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A LONDON man who fly tipped in East Northamptonshire has been fined £717 at Northampton Magistrates’ Court. In October 2016, East Northamptonshire Council’s (ENC) waste officers found bags of builders’ waste left in a layby on the A427, just outside Upper Benefield. Evidence was discovered relating to a shop refurbishment in Leicester where it was traced to a building company in London who employed a sub contractor to carry out the works including the disposal of the waste. Contact was made with the sub contractor, Fabio Fortuna of London, who responded to a Section 108 notice stating that he was responsible for fly tipping in order to clean out his work van for the next day. On 28 March, Fortuna pleaded guilty to the offence and was ordered to pay a £237 fine, costs of £450 and a £30 victim surcharge. ENC’s Waste Manager, Charlotte Tompkins, said: “Our
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laybys and roads are not for cleaning out litter and rubbish from our vehicles. “If you have waste from your work vehicle and you do not dispose of it properly then you are committing an offence. “Any waste material, whether that is the wrapping from your lunch or the materials or rubbish left over from a job must be disposed of properly.
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“Please make sure you take it back to your office, workshop or depot and dispose of the material in the correct containers provided by your employers. “Local Authorities spend vast sums of money picking up the litter that the public drop and these resources could be used for critical services if everyone remembered that our countryside is not a dumping ground.” Trade waste can be taken to Rushden Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10am- 6pm.
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Alternatively ENC offers a trade waste collection service for non hazardous small items, for more information on this service please call the waste helpline number on 01832 742026. If you see somebody fly tipping, please report it online at eastnorthamptonshire.gov.uk/flytipping or by phone 01832 742026. The more information you can give, the better chance ENC has of prosecuting so, if you can, please include: l The time and date of the incident l The location of the incident l A description of the person/s involved (e.g. sex, height, age, build) l A description of the vehicle used (registration number, make and model, colour) l A description of the waste being fly tipped (quantity and type of waste). For more information about ENC’s waste service, visit eastnorthamptonshire.gov.uk/waste
HELP is needed at The Sanctuary Night Shelter in Rushden. The six-bed direct access night shelter offers a safe place for peopleto recover from homelessness. Volunteers work closely with each client to look at why they have become homeless and work with them to move on into appropriate accommodation, being either private rent, social housing, supported accommodation or returning home. It directs them to agencies which can help them with personal issues and it also helps them with some of their basic support needs. Currently it is short of volunteers to cover the ‘sleep in duty’ nightshift from 10pm to 9 am and the evening shift 6 pm to 10pm. For more details on how to help out at the centre contact Helen Allan, on 07871 999020 or email her at helen.allan@encs.org.uk
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Youngsters learn about the horrors of Auschwitz and how we must never repeat the evils of our past generations
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TWO sixth form students from Huxlow Science College joined their peers from across the East Midlands for the Lessons From Auschwitz Project, organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust, throughout March.
The project is completed in four parts: l An orientation seminar in Nottingham, where students met the groups with whom they would complete the project and attended a talk from Susan Pollack, a wonderful vibrant lady from London who was born in Hungary and was taken to Auschwitz as a teenager but survived. l A day trip to Poland to visit Oswiecim town, Auschwitz 1 and Auschwitz 2 Birkenau camps. l A follow up seminar in Nottingham for students to consolidate their experiences, hear from project ambassadors and plan their own next steps for spreading the lessons they have learnt. l Students will complete their follow up work in school during the summer term, which will include
creating a video and holding assemblies for all year groups. C. Owens, from year 12: “Honestly this experience is something I will never forget. “Even though it was amazing to go to one of the biggest places in history, “I don’t think anybody including myself can completely understand what it was like for people who were prisoners here during the war, despite this it has for sure made me see things that have happened and that are going on to do with religion in a different way. “We had a speaker travel with us and when we had a ceremony in remembrance of the large amount of innocent people who lost their lives there, he said one thing that I will never forget. “He said the holocaust started way before the camp, it started with words. Words said by powerful leaders.”
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Most successful year on record as £1.2m handed to groups
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N O RT H A M P TO N S H I R E Community Foundation has awarded £1.2m to groups across the county in its most successful year to date. The Foundation has awarded up to £1.2m to 299 groups, charities and individuals on behalf of a range of donors across Northamptonshire. Grants Director and Deputy CEO of the Foundation, Rachel McGrath, said “I am delighted that the Foundation has had its most successful year yet in awarding grants to local community groups and charities on behalf of a range of donors. “We’d like to say a huge thank you to our generous donors for their kind support.” Funding from the Foundation has helped to support a variety of community projects across the county, this year, including those tackling issues such as poverty, social isolation, domestic violence and unemployment in the county.
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Phoenix Community Cinema was awarded £9,500 to provide affordable cinema screenings to rural areas in Northamptonshire, bringing isolated communities together for an evening of film. Home Start Wellingborough and District were awarded £8,765 to develop their WISH project enabling fragile families to improve their sense of wellbeing, decrease isolation, increase self-esteem and improve health. Great Oxendon Village Hall was awarded £1,760 to provide maintenance work to the village hall to produce a good community space for all group activities. Citizens Advice Services Corby and Kettering (CASCK) were awarded £10,000 to provide a Personal Independence Payment Support service to disabled people who are applying for personal independence Payments (formally Disability Living Allowance). Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club was awarded £19,850 to develop their Mind, Body and Soul programme improving the emotional, physical and social wellbeing of vulnerable and isolated individuals in the community. Singing for Breathing, a singing group set up to help people diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), were awarded £3,000 to provide a transport service for their members during the winter.
Church project was like ‘opening a door into Narnia’
TEL: 07745 818071 or 07724 905406 LAYERS of remarkable ancient history are being uncovered as part of an extensive programme of modernisation by St Peter’s Church in Oundle for the benefit of the local community. It is all part of a series of six building phases – costing approximately £200,000 – which is designed to develop, improve and enhance the church building as a place of worship but also as a major venue for local events. A fascinating glimpse into its past is also being unearthed which has shed greater light on the town’s former residents and the history of local schools. A medieval room above the church’s main entrance is to be modernised. Believed to have been constructed in the 1480s, the room accessed via a tiny, narrow spiral
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staircase – deteriorated steadily across the centuries and had been completely mothballed owing to its instability. “The tiny door to the staircase is so cute - like an opening into Narnia”, said one church member. “The stairs themselves are so narrow and steep that it must be assumed that its users over the centuries, including the priests, have been young, fit and thin!” Tree specialists have even been able to trace the local woodland from which the room’s timbers were originally felled. Ancient graffiti has also been revealed. It is widely accepted that local lad William Laxton was educated in the room during the 1500s before, in classic Dick Whittington fashion, he headed south to become Lord Mayor of London.The most recent work in the church has involved the build-
ing of new toilets, a crèche and a special choir balcony. The need for loos was vital; one annual community event hosted in the church is a massive wine tasting event by a local firm to which more than 500 people are invited with just one cubicle currently available for necessary visits which follow. Other recent building work has included new wrought iron gates at the building’s west end, the transformation of the main entrance with automatic glass doors and new disabled access and the re-ordering of the Lady Chapel. The Friends of the Parish Church have donated funds for this current project as have East Northamp tonshire District Council both of whose vital contributions underline the recognition of St Peter’s as a growing and significant community space. It is hoped that new kitchen
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facilities may also be installed in the future. “To be a church which welcomes everyone is at the heart of who we want to be at St Peter’s,”, said the vicar Revd Stephen Webster. “This is what drives our desire to ensure that our building meets the needs of people in the 21st century; a building which helps us to serve everyone in our community, including those in our steadily growing church family.” THE tenth annual Daxtonbury Festival kicks off on the weekend of July 14 to 16 where there will be a whole host of bands and DJ’s setting out to raise money to fight cancer and other diseases. The three-day, family friendly festival takes place in fields near to the village of Podington, just south of Rushden. Bands from near and far have agreed to waive their appearance fees and rap, rock, rhythm’n’blues, reggae, occasional singer-songwriters and covers bands will all take to the specially erected stage to perform to the crowds. Weekend tickets, which include free overnight camping, start at £30 and day tickets from £12. Visit www.daxtonburyfestival.co. uk for more information.
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Birthday fun event
IT’S a Fifth Birthday Celebration for Thrapston and District University of the Third Age on Saturday, (May 6) and a special open day will be held from 10am to 2pm at The Plaza, Cosy Nook, Thrapston. For more information contact Frank (01832 735797).
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Classic vehicle show
THE Raunds Classic – exhibiting vintage vehicles – takes place on on Sunday, (May 7), at Warth Park in Raunds, from 10am to 2.30pm.
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RAUNDS Manor School needs new governors – contact 01933 627075 for more details.
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Dreaded potholes and how you can help
IN MY OPINION
By Andy Mercer
THIS winter, potholes have plagued the county. The County Council fills around 40,000 per year, and yet, every winter, the cold, wet weather brings another crop. As roads age, tiny cracks appear in them, then water gets into the cracks and freezes. The ice then expands, which widens the cracks. Every freeze-thaw cycle widens the cracks a bit more. When the cracks are wide enough, pieces of road material break away, and hey presto! We have a pothole! So why don’t we renew the road surface before it gets too old, and the cracks get too wide? Years ago, we used to forecast future traffic levels, and then build enough highway capacity. Instead of roads getting overloaded and breaking up, we resurfaced the old roads, and built new ones. It was called “Predict and Provide”. Unfortunately, in 1998, the government abandoned this approach. Cutting carbon emissions was the priority. (They wanted to be “green”). They reduced resurfacing of old roads, and cut construction of new ones.
This, of course, led to overloaded roads and traffic jams, but it wasn’t an accident – it was the plan. Apparently, creating congestion was going to reduce our carbon emissions. A local highway engineer was deadly serious, when he told me that extra traffic jams would make motorists switch to public transport. (Presumably, he also believed in UFOs, fairies and the Loch Ness Monster.) In reality, the only way to cut the carbon footprint of Britain’s roads is with improved car engines. (That is now happening with the hybrid engine revolution.) As we approach the 2020s, we have a severe backlog of unbuilt and worn-out roads. Tens of thousands of miles of roads need resurfacing, but even if the money could be found (which it can’t), there isn’t enough capacity in the construction industry. In the short and medium term, the solution is to focus on the priority potholes. Any that are dangerous or on busy roads must be filled first. When you spot them, report them - the sooner a pothole is reported, the less time it has to grow, and every little helps.
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Tributes paid to Peter
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MANY local residents will have heard the sad news of the death of former Councillor Peter Mac Govern, who was elected to East Northamptonshire Council in 1991, 1995 and 2007. Peter originally represented Stanwick ward and later represented Thrapston Market ward. He played an active role in the life of the local community serving the residents of East Northamptonshire through his work as a councillor including on the Audit and Risk committee, the Licensing committee and later on the waste services transformation project. Councillors and staff extend their sincere condolences to Peter’s family and friends.
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Club hopes to shine as they move to new home
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will be playing their home games in Bedfordshire next season. Kempston Rovers FC have announced the two clubs have agreed a deal which will allow the Diamonds first team to play at Hillgrounds for the 2017/18 season. The agreement gives Diamonds the security of tenure at a ground which is appropriate to the club’s position in the National League System and will provide a home for the team while Rushden and Higham United’s Hayden Road is brought up to the required ground grading standard. AFC Rushden & Diamonds Chairman Ralph Burditt said: “Signing this agreement gives our club the stability which it needs to move forwards following a challenging period of time. “From our first contact with them, Kempston
Rovers have been extremely friendly, accommodating and professional and I am thoroughly looking forward to continuing to work with them. “Hillgrounds is a great place to watch football and we will be proud to call it home during our time there.” Kempston Rovers Chairman Russell Shreeves said “We’re very pleased to have signed this agreement with AFC Rushden and Diamonds and look forward to welcoming them and their supporters to our ground for the forthcoming season. “We’ve developed an outstanding facility at Hillgrounds and are looking forward to continued success both on and off the pitch for our respective clubs.”
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Bridget Holding is a tutor in creative writing for The University of Exeter, as well as a writer, and psychotherapist. She also runs Wild Words which explores the connections between the writer, their words and the natural world. Nature writing is now one of the fastest growing genres; the new generation of nature writers are selling like hot cakes. Come and find out about the market, and how to write for it.
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of nature to rescue both tribes from the destruction about to rain down on them and help resettle them on a safer planet. The Honourable Member Peter Morrell qualified, first as a solicitor, and then as a barrister. He practised at the Bar until 1992, when he was appointed a circuit judge, trying criminal and civil cases in London and the East Midlands. Peter retired from the Circuit Bench in 2009, but continued to preside over Mental Health Tribunals until 2014. Peter has been an observant Christian since childhood and, in 2008, was ordained a deacon of the Church of England; and a year later, a priest. He ministers near his home where he has lived for over 40 years.
King Lear in Brooklyn St Peter’s Church, Oundle 7–8pm Sunday June 4
St Peter’s Church, Oundle One of the world’s leading 7.30pm Friday May 5 Shakespearean actors, Michael
We have a very rich and varied group of authors in this area so please come along and find out more about them and their books; perhaps you will be inspired to read a new book or motivated to put pen to paper yourself! The Lies Within Jane Isaac is an established crime author, her first novel, An Unfamiliar Murder, published in the US, was nominated for Best Mystery in the ‘eFestival of Words of the Independent eBook Awards’ (2013). The Truth Will Out, the second in the DCI Helen Lavery series, was nominated as ‘Thriller of the Month - April 2014’ by Ethriller.com and winner of ‘Noveltunity book club selection May 2014. Floodtide Helen Claire Gould’s book Floodtide is set on icy Naxada, the Shiranu farm in lava tubes under a dormant volcano, avoiding hunter tribe the Sargussi. But the mutuallyhostile tribes’ world will soon be torn apart by natural forces. Planetary geologist and astronomer Jordas Krata, part of a team observing an incoming asteroid, becomes telepathically linked with Yado, a Sargussi man, as he cements a relationship with the lovely Shiranu female runaway Soolkah. Jordas enters this precarious balance
Pennington has appeared triumphantly as King Lear in New York in 2014, his performance on a par with his great predecessors, Paul Scofield and Sir John Gielgud. King Lear in Brooklyn, published in June 2016, is Pennington’s meditations on grappling with Shakespeare’s greatest role, and gives a fascinating insight into the punishing mental and physical impact the role can have on those who are brave enough to take on the challenge. Containing sharp reportage on the time he spent in Brooklyn, Pennington examines the relationships between the cast and the characters they play, and explores the director’s approach to Lear and that of the other actors. We see the production develop and unfurl through the eyes of an English actor playing the lead in an otherwise all-American cast. King Lear in Brooklyn includes a transcript of a conversation between the author and Sir Ian McKellen, and gives an enthralling account of the circumstances and fortunes of the New York production. Pennington dispels the idea of this great play as forbidding and remote, by bringing its characters vividly into the present in their contemporary voices.
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Well there are a couple of events happening in the area that might appeal to you! Both are worthy of an early shout out as tickets are selling fast! First up Legendary Hip Hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang/ Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio’s Furious Five appear at The Roadmender Club Northampton on Saturday 1st July. Melle Mel provided the vocals on the multimillion platinum Rap hit ‘The Message’ which was also inducted into the ‘US Grammy Hall of Fame’ It’s hard to believe the single was released 35 years ago! It still sounds relevant today; in fact many of the techniques pioneered by the group including ‘scratching & sampling’ are still used by current leading artists. It is even rumoured that the term ‘Hip Hop’ was coined by a group member who sang the words in a rap to taunt a friend who had just joined the Army. First release tickets are for sale @ £15 and final release @ £17.50, not sure what the status will be by the time you read this as they are selling fast! However for all information contact The Roadmender Club at www.theroadmender.com. Before that; If Soul & Funk from that era is your thing! Then don’t miss out on the annual ‘Castaways Reunion’ on Friday 9th June at ‘The Soul Junction’ Stanwick Hotel Northants. Back in the late 70s & Early 80s people from all over Northants & Beds used to flock to the ‘Castaways Club’ Soul Nights, held at the original Castaways Club, which was situated at the ‘Souldrop turn’ A6 just outside Rushden. The
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reunion nights at The Stanwick Hotel were started a few years back and proved an instant hit! The venue lends itself perfectly to the event with a fantastic function room and superb large patio area outside should you need to cool off or chill out. Things get underway at 8pm and finish at around 1am on the night. It’s always worth grabbing your tickets early as numbers usually reach capacity; on line sales www.grooveonpromotions.co.uk or call the hot line on 07905 028003, tickets are also available at the hotel reception ‘cash on collection only’ post code for the Hotel is NN9 6QY. Nuthin but Northern Soul ‘The Soul Junction’ Stanwick Hotel stage many Soul related events throughout the year. If you’re quick you can still reserve your place on the dance floor for ‘Nuthin but Northern Soul’ which takes place there on Friday 12th May by calling 07905 028003 it’s £6 entry, starts at 8 pm and finishes after 1 am. The night is hosted by DJ/ Promoters Jem Brittin & Lenny Dopson with guest DJs Al Leighton & Steve Scotney. Lenny was the man behind the ‘Embankment Club’ Nights at Wellingborough which started back in the 90s and ran for fifteen years. Jem was responsible for staging the ‘Pembo’ Pemberton Centre Rushden nights a decade ago and originating the Soul Nights at The Bowls Club Rushden, all of which were hugely popular at the time. Many of the regular attendees of these nights will be coming along, so grab your talc and join them for a night of pure unadulterated Northern Soul! Played off lovely crackly original vinyl!
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The Eagle Huntress (U) Admission fee: £8
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The Light Between Oceans (12A) Admission fee: £5 / £3 under 18s
–––––––––– 7.45pm Wednesday 7th June
Queen of Katwe (PG) Admission fee: £5 / £3 under 18s
–––––––––– 7.45pm Sunday 18th June
A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) Admission fee: £5 / £3 under 18s
7.30pm Friday 2nd July
MUSIC IN SPECIAL PLACES
CAPRICE DUO
Helen Smith (violin) & Ben Smith (accordion)
The Barn, Thorpe Castle House, Thorpe Waterville NN14 3ED Admission fee: £14/ £12 concessions / £4 under 18
Oundle Festival, 4 West Street, Oundle, PE8 4ED Tel: 01832 274734 www.oundlefestival.org.uk information@oundlefestival.org.uk
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“JUNO AT JUPITER: THE MISSION AND FIRST RESULTS” Lecture by Dr Jonathan Nichols
Reader in Planetary Auroras, Leicester University
Monday, 15 May 2017 at 8.00 pm Chelveston Village Hall, Caldecott Road Chelveston NN9 6AT
Dr Nichols talk will be focused on the NASA Juno mission. Leicester University is the UK’s sole formal involvement in this research. From Galileo’s revolutionary observations of its system of satellites to hypotheses regarding its role in delivering water to the young Earth, Jupiter has played a distinguished role in furthering our understanding of our place in the cosmos. However, many mysteries remain about the king planet, such as the nature of its interior structure, the abundance of water in its atmosphere, and the behaviour of its mighty magnetic field. Visitors and Members welcome. £3 per person including tea/coffee and biscuits. Further information from Steve Williams on 01933 650331 or e-mail: chilternastro@yahoo.co.uk or Mrs Peta Jellis on 01933 356914 or email: pej@petaj26.me.uk
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Saturday May 6th 2017 St Mary’s Church Hall Rushden 10-Noon Admission 50p Various Stalls. Proceeds for The Children’s Society All Welcome
with entertainment by JUST GOOD FRIENDS Wednesday May 24th St Mary’s Church Hall Rushden 2-4p.m Admission by ticket £5 Phone 01933-315383 or 418399 In aid of The Children’s Society All very welcome.
AFTERNOON TEA
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Are you planning to do something new in 2017? Are you looking to get out more, meet new people, learn a new skill or try a new hobby or pastime? If so why not think about joining U3A. Higham and Rushden U3A members participate in a wide range of activities from badminton and bread making, through walking and cycling, to Scrabble and Spanish. Annual membership is £15 with additional fees for some activities. www.highamandrushdenu3a.org.uk
On the third Wednesday of every month there is a meeting with a guest speaker that takes place at the Pemberton Centre, Rushden, starting at 2pm. Visitors are always welcome to attend (£3 charge). The next meeting is: May 17th
James Gillray Satirist To Insanity
Ian Keeble Please note that the June meeting is about Neil Gynn and is for members only, admission is by ticket, these will be available at the May meeting.
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN ARMED FORCES DAY 2017
A date for you diary, in 2017 Rushden will be hosting its celebration of our armed forces during the weekend of 17th June 2017.
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN MISSION CHURCH
WELLINGBOROUGH ROAD NN10 9TA SUNDAYS 10.45am All Age Worship with the music group and children’s activities 5.30pm Traditional Evening Service MONDAYS 2pm Pillow Talk Lace Making Group WEDNESDAYS 10am Art Group
–––––––––––––––––––– Fridays (except for Good Friday, Christmas Holidays and occassional weddings) in the Bede House, Higham Ferrers 12.30pm No need to book Cost of lunch £6, 2 courses – choose from 2 main hot courses or salads; cold and hot puddings; tea/coffee. Everyone Welcome Contact information: Chris 01933 317719
LUNCH AND CHAT
–––––––––––––––––––– HIGHAM FERRERS LIBRARY First Thursday on each month
KNIT AND KNATTER COFFEE MORNING
–––––––––––––––––––– Higham Ferrers Library 10.15-11.30
CRAFTIE L ADIES CRAFT CLUB
Meets 2nd Monday of the month. 7.30 – 9.30 pm. SALVATION ARMY HALL, IRTHLINGBOROUGH. contact – Jean hilton on 01933 651563 long established, independent craft club. come along with your own project and join our friendly, chatty group and enjoy our many varied workshops
RUSHDEN AMENITIES SOCIETY RUSHDEN HALL 7.15pm for 7.30pm May 18
Botswana & Slides
–––––––––––––––––––– Eleanor Partrick
FREE – friendly mixed ability jogging group Stanwick Lakes Visitor Centre April to October Waitrose in Rushden November to March BEGINNERS Couch to 5k 10-12 weeks New groups - June and January Mondays 17.45 – 19.00
JOGGING GROUP
WOMENS COREFIT CIRCUIT CL ASS
Stanwick Lakes Visitor Centre April to October Rushden - November to March Mondays 19.30 – 20.15 Block of 8 sessions - £24 non refundable for more info please contact Heather Watts hwatts09@hotmail.co.uk
THRAPSTON & DISTRICT U3A
to celebrate our 5th Birthday. Come and meet our Group Leaders and some of our members, and find out how the U3A could be of benefit to you The Plaza, Cosy Nook, Thrapston NN14 4PS. 10am - 2pm Saturday 6 May Visitors are always welcome. This a FREE Event. We look forward to seeing you on the day!
OPEN DAY
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10.30am Service for All
(Communion first Sunday each month) Mike Freeman 01933 01933389796 rbc-rsc@angeladavis.net
–––––––––––––––––––– Friends of Higham Ferrers Library FREE EVENT Saturday April 22nd 10-1.30pm at Higham Ferrers Library
SPRING INTO ACTION
A Health and Wellbeing event to include: a children’s treasure hunt, crafts, hot soup and healthy snacks, holistic therapy (for a small charge) and health advice.
–––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY Friday 16th June 7.30pm South End Junior School Wymington Road, Rushden NN10 9JU
Vikki Pearson
‘Delapre Abbey’
Tel 01933 358218 for more information Members £1.50, non-members £2.50 All welcome
–––––––––––––––––––– RuSHdeN FLoWeR CLuB Meetings held a The Full Gospel Church 60 High Street South Rushden New members and visitors very welcome THuRSdAY. 25th MAY Evening visit. Car share
TRICIA ANDERSON’S GARDEN
(Inc. IRIS COLLECTION)) Greywalls. Farndish (opp. Church) NN29 7HJ All enquires please ring 01933 410280. Or 01933 388434
–––––––––––––––––––– BABY AND KIDS NEARLY NEW SALE
Sat 27th May 10-12noon The Pemberton Centre, Rushden Refreshments available Entrance £1, kids free. Lots of preloved items (Toys, Clothes, DVDs, Maternity clothes and equipment) at a fraction of the high street cost! To book a stall £10 please call 07577 701161 or email: karen_aves@hotmail.co.uk
–––––––––––––––––––– PSYCHIC ANd SPIRITuAL AWAReNeSS deVeLoPMeNT GRouPS RuSHdeN Mixed Ability Every alternate Wednesday 1.00pm – 3.00pm 7.30pm – 9.30pm £7.00 per session For more info please contact Renalta Hall MOB: 07712740495
HIGHAM FERRERS FOOTPATH GROUP
9.30am Sunday 7th May Meet Saffron Road car park Higham Ferrers for car sharing Admission Free Contact: 01933 387991 6 mile walk from Islip 9.15am Sunday 21st May Meet Saffron Road car park Higham Ferrers for car sharing Admission Free Contact 01858 465852 5 mile walk from Arthingworth 9.05am Sunday 4th June Meet Saffron Road car park Higham Ferrers for car sharing. Admission Free Contact 01933 387991 11 mile walk from Toddington
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN INDEPENDENT WESLEYAN CHURCH (entrance Queen Street) Sunday Worship at 10.45am, with Childrens Activities Communion 1st Sunday of the month, Second Sunday in the month at 4pm something different for all ages. Wednesdays 9.30am Jelly Babes children’s Group, all welcome. Alternate Thursdays Ladies Meeting at 2pm. New members welcome.
–––––––––––––––––––– NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Invites you to a
TEDDY BEARS PICNIC
Fermyn Woods Country Park Lyvedon Road, Brigstock NN14 3HS 1pm – 4pm on Sunday 11 June 2017 Come and join us – Bring a picnic! Meet the PCC and other representatives of the Police, Air Ambulance and Fire service There will be entertainment for the children and a free Goodie Bag
HIGHAM FERRERS W. I. next meeting will be on the 15th May,at 2.25pm Adult School.Westfield Terrace. Higham Ferrers. Agenda, will include Talk on Resolutions and the competition is May Queen Crown. Visitors are welcome. Further details can be had from Jill Waller, 01933 387073.
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7.30pm Friday May 19th RuSHdeN BoWLS CLuB Northampton Road Rushden. NN10 6AN Cost: £2.00 Raffle Retiring Bucket Collection for Cransley Hospice. To book a Table please contact Glenis on 07870 332606
QUIZ NIGHT
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN CL ASSICAL MUSIC SOCIETY
Meet at Higham Library, Midland Road Higham Ferrers 7.30-9.30pm May 3 Geoff Nesome May 17 TBA May 31 Mick Birchall
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN HALL PENSIONERS’ CLUB May 9 Bingo May 30 Bingo
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN SALVATION ARMY present on Saturday 3rd June in Sally Ann’s Cafe Alfred Street, Rushden
with Anna Lamplough
JAZZ EVENING
commencing at 7.00pm. Tickets £7 by ringing 01933 353528 and limited amount available.
–––––––––––––––––––– ST MARY’S CHURCH, RINGSTEAD has regular events
First Saturday of the month 10-12am – a warm welcome to all, proceeds to church projects and charities. Call 01933 624262 for details; and Tea with Friends on the last Tuesday of the month between 2 and 4pm. A chance to catch up with old friends and to make new ones. All very welcome. All proceeds from donations go to church funds and charities.
COFFEE MORNINGS
–––––––––––––––––––– RUSHDEN FLOWER ARRANGEMENT CLUB meetings held every last Thursday in the month Except for outings in June July & Christmas dinner in December. Meetings held at the Full Gospel church hall. Bedford Road Rushden Next to Mccarthy Stone apartments New members & visitors very welcome Membership £30 per year Visitors £6 Superb flower arrangements by Nafas demonstrators. Thursday March 30th at 7pm for 7.30pm start Flower demonstration by Nafas demonstrator Shirley Henderson Raffle of designs – Refreshments
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Sunday 18th June
FATHER’S DAY LUNCH Traditional three course roast, with coffee and magician Jamie Doherty to entertain. Special gift for all fathers. 12pm arrival, and 12.30pm for the meal. £35 per adult £20 per child under 12 years.
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