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Welcome to The Village Emporium September/October 2017 How time flies, and by the time you read this we are likely to be in the first weeks of autumn. Enjoy the features we have included for you in this issue, and hope you continue to find trades people, venues and service providers to help keep local local.
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43 Out & about
12 Your home
62 Whats on?
31 Your family
57 Look good, feel good
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Features 8 Say it with flowers! 22 British food fortnight 30 Village life 37 Getting ready for the next big adventure 56 Vintage 40s canal event celebrates tenth year
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‘Say it with flowers’! Have you ever thought that a simple bunch of flowers could carry a coded message? We give different flowers for different reasons at different moments in time, for a whole variety of reasons which often cannot be said; but flowers can say it all with beauty and with grace… I often get asked to include a specific flower into a bouquet or buttonhole, particularly when creating wedding flowers or celebration flowers. From the simplicity of a single blue forget-me-not to the overwhelming beauty of blousy peonies, our relationship with flowers can help us express emotions and help us communicate through them. Flowers can be so evocative – the ‘heady’ scent and mix of colours in a simple bunch of sweet peas can immediately transport us to a perpetually sunny summer in a traditional English garden!! No wonder, then, in the Language of Flowers sweet peas promise ‘Pure and Delicate Pleasures’. For thousands of years in every culture around the world meaning has been attributed to flowers and helps us remain connected with our ancestor’s deep-rooted familiarity with nature – something which has sadly been lost through our cosmopolitan modern life. I love the work of florist and grower, Shane Connolly, who designed the flowers for the 2011 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Kate’s bouquet was filled with Lily of the Valley for Trustworthy, Sweet William for Gallantry, Myrtle for Love and Marriage with Ivy for Fidelity. Shane’s new book ‘Discovering the Meaning of Flowers’ explores floral symbolism and the study of – Floriography. He tells us that the language of flowers
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was ‘discovered’ in Turkey, at the Ottoman Court, when an Englishwoman came across a system of messages sent between the concubines in the Sultan’s harem. They exchanged decorated boxes containing single flowers which each carried a special meaning, to pass on information to each other under the noses of the Sultan’s guards. Lady Montagu immediately sent similar boxes to her friends with written decoding instructions and since then the seed was sown! Who would have thought that flowers could carry secret codes? Floriography soon blossomed alongside the growing passion for plants and plant hunting, and flowers were used widely to express emotions and feelings at a time when strict Victorian etiquette frowned upon open communication! Discrete exchanges of little flower posies, ‘nosegays’ or ‘tussie mussies’ carried many hidden meanings… Daisies for Innocence and Simplicity, Cow parsley for Fantasy, Majoram flowers for Blushes and Happiness, a Rose says I Love You, with a single Rose Leaf to ask Can I hope? To decline an unwanted proposal a single striped Garden Pink is a blunt Refusal Verbena says Endless Regret… I weep for you, but a beautiful Geranium symbolizes Friendship. I obviously need to be more careful I’m not breaking ‘The Official Secrets Act’ with my bouquets!! Happy Flowers! Sue x
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23rd September - 8th October 2017 British dishes? We all know a good British dish - roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, shepherds’ pie, spotted dick etc. Now ask your child to name a traditional British dish. Can they? It’s a sad fact that many British school children (and almost as many adults) have little or no knowledge of our culinary heritage in spite of it being rich and varied. In recent years we have become a multi-cultural society and we’ve happily adopted pasta from Italy, curry from India and noodles from China. While we should be proud of the fact that we’ve welcomed these new tastes, we seem to be in danger of forgetting or ignoring our own national and regional dishes.
Home produce Since its beginnings in 2002, British food fortnight has become THE opportunity for those who work in any aspect of food and drink, to come together and promote the benefits of buying and eating from our home produced British larder. It aims to encourage us to enjoy fresh, seasonal produce and regional dishes and help our children to discover all that’s wonderful about British food. British food fortnight takes place during harvest time, which is the traditional time for celebrating food. Many schools are participating with the aim of teaching children how to prepare simple meals from fresh, seasonal ingredients. High street shops, farm shops and delicatessens will also be joining in, stocking British produce and running tasting sessions and cookery demonstrations. There will be special events in care homes for the elderly, scrumptious servings of British food in garden centre
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cafes, patriotic menus in hospitals, family feasts in children’s centres and lots of fun food and drink festivals and country fairs. With global warming rarely out of the news these days it’s reassuring to know that buying locally farmed, seasonal produce is the most eco-friendly choice too. It’s comforting to know that by buying British we’re doing our bit to save the planet. For more information visit www.britishfoodfortnight.co.uk http://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/british-foodfortnight/whats-happening-during-british-foodfortnight
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Recipe
Beetroot Chocolate Brownies These little beauties are moist and have a deep richness of velvety chocolate that melt in the mouth with each bite
Serves Makes 8 RELAXED 3
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Prep & Cooking Time 50 minutes
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25g raw almonds, whole or ground
You will need a 25 x 30cm baking tray lined with baking parchment. Alternatively you can make them as muffins in a muffin tin.
Fennel & mushroom soup
This aromatic root vegetable mixed with Asian style mushroom provides Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F. 65g almond or buckwheat flour a warming comforting thick soup that is both filling and light. 250g cooked beetroot, chopped
2 tsp baking powder
Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until finely ground.
50g raw cacao powder
Add the beetroot and process until it is almost a puree but with a little texture.
tsp of Orgran egg substitute Serves6one Prep &6cooking time: 20 minutes tsp of water
Ingredients 60g triple zero stevia
25g of 60g white or spring onions coconut or agave syrup 75g fennel bulb, coarsely chopped 125/135g oyster mushrooms 35g of spinach, watercress or rocket for topping Handful of herbs, coriander, basil or parsley 250ml vegetable bouillon stock 1 clove of garlic, crushed or finely chopped 1 tsp of fennel seeds Pinch garam masala or any curry powder Salt & pepper
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In a bowl make up the egg substitute to replace 3 eggs. Orgran needs 2 continue to cook gently, stirring frequently, until the tsp per egg. So measure out 6 tsp Orgran and 6 tbsp water
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pepper, then transfer it into a blender (or use a handheld blender) and blitz in until it is the consistency you prefer. Pour the mixture into the baking tray or muffin cases and bake for 35 Stir in beetroot mixture.
minutes. Ensure it is firm in the centre but still a bit sticky by placing a skewer in the middle.
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Ever stopped to consider your own luck? Your good fortune at being so blessed as to have been born, or to have moved, into a village? If you looked out of your bedroom window this morning you would have seen the bright blue sky with the sun streaming through the clouds. You would have seen flowers swaying in the cool breeze. You would have heard the birds singing, the sheep bleating, and the bees buzzing. It could be any historic time - for here time stands still. Open your front door, breathe in that fresh air and smile. Appreciate village life.
Finishing your letter you can take the short walk to your village post box. It may take you no longer than five minutes, but in those five minutes you are sure to exchange pleasantries with your cheery neighbours. Some of you will be able to buy all your meat from the village butcher who gives you such a lot for your money. If that is not possible, then hopping into the car to take a drive there can offer lovely scenic views to admire. It may be practical to share lifts with neighbours to make a little outing to a slightly larger village nearby. You may be able to collect your cheeses from the local farm shop. Then, as locals often do, you could pick up your eggs from your kindly neighbour, who keeps chickens, continuing an age old tradition. Who would have thought living in a village would be so convenient?
Dedication To feel purpose each day you must dedicate yourself to a useful task, preferably also an enjoyable task. Living in a village inspires that feeling of time standing still. What better way to embrace this leisured pace of life than sitting down with a piping hot mug of tea, and writing your good friend a letter? Switch off from social media for a while and just write. Imagine the smile on that lovely lady’s face when she reads your handwritten letter. Dedicate yourself to this gentler pace of life you will find in a village.
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Contentment Taking all the positives into account you cannot fail to be contented and happy to live forever in a village. It is a sort of bubble but that is no bad thing. It feels safe here. Please always remember: the grass is often brown or non-existent on the other side.
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Getting ready for the next big adventure! Helping children settle in at secondary school As adults, it is easy for us to rationalise the scary move to a new school in context of our experience and say ‘it will all work out in the end’. However, for the child it is massive change so we need to be careful not to trivialise it. It can be a very stressful time and to help we need to recognise that.
What can you do to help in this situation for the first month or so?
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Focus on and discuss the positives such as trips and sports events.
Starting a new job with a lot more responsibility and longer hours. Your new job has different duties that you have not done before in a new workplace that is so huge you actually fear getting lost. Nothing in the new job is anything like the old one and you have no friends. Oh, and let’s not forget that your friends have heard that some of the older workers in your new workplace will put your head down the toilet and steal your money. For a child moving to secondary education not only is all this happening in their world but they are trying to deal with it with a variable emotional maturity level, a wild and often over active imagination and, horror of horrors, potentially the early stages of puberty.
Practice the route to school and include ‘getting lost’ strategies such as spotting landmarks and the names of major roads.
Hand over some responsibility by asking them to create their own uniform list or get a little ahead in new subjects. This will generate some ownership of their new life. Listen, discuss and reassure, not just about the big things such as travel and lesson content but the small things as well. For an already worried 11-year-old realising they don’t know the right way to do their tie can be a huge issue. We know that this stress will pass in a few weeks but that is forever for a child. Empathy and positive attitude to the school will go a long way to helping your child settle in. Of course, if you find they don’t then you need to speak to the school but remember kids need time to adjust. Kevin Robinson , 13 Media Arts
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Recipe
Beetroot Chocolate Brownies These little beauties are moist and have a deep richness of velvety chocolate that melt in the mouth with each bite
Serves Makes 8 RELAXED 3
NUTS
Prep & Cooking Time 50 minutes
GLUTEN FREE
Cashew dressing Actions coleslaw Ingredients 25g raw almonds, whole or ground
Serves 250g4cooked beetroot, chopped 65g almond or buckwheat flour Mayonnaise 2 tsp baking powder
200g pre-soaked cashews nuts 50g raw cacao powder 100ml of fresh water 6 tsp of Orgran substitute 1 x tablespoon of egg apple cider vinegar 1 x teaspoon of dijon mustard 6 tsp of water 1 x teaspoon agave nectar zero to stevia Salt60g andtriple pepper taste 60g coconut or agave syrup
You will need a 25 x 30cm baking tray lined with baking parchment. Alternatively 100g you can make them asonion, muffinsthinly in a muffin red or white slicedtin.
100g carrots, grated 1 x apple, grated or shredded
Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F.
Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until finely ground.
Method
Add the beetroot process it is almostinto a puree but with little mix • and Add all theuntil ingredients a large bowla and texture.
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1/2 the mayonnaise mixture and mix Blend in flour,• bakingAdd powder and cashew raw cocoa powder up aiming to coat all the coleslaw.
In a bowl make to of replace 3 eggs. Orgranasneeds 2 • up the Useegg thesubstitute other 1/2 the mayonnaise a topping tsp per egg. So measure out 6 tsp Orgran and 6 tbsp water
or use it all on the coleslaw if you prefer a thicker
covering. In separate bowl combine the stevia, syrup and egg mixture and beat together Remove the nuts from the soaking water and place until smooth.
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Can use other nuts; in blender, can use nutri bullet Stir in beetroot mixture. brazils, almonds Initially add 50ml of water, have the rest available or even to add to get the right consistency Pour the mixture intopumpkin the baking tray or muffin cases and bake for 35 andit sunflower mix minutes. is firm in the centre but still a bit sticky by placing a Add apple cider vinegar, agave nectar, mustard and Ensure skewer in theworks middle.really well too.. seasoning cashews Blitz and keep adding water until you get a Allow to coolhowever, fully before eating. If cooked in a baking tray allow to are creamier and far mayonnaise consistency cool before cutting into squares. more luxurious.
Coleslaw
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200g white cabbage, shredded 200g red cabbage, shredded
Can keep more texture to the beetroot if you fancy a thicker texture These will keep for up to 5 days in a sealed container
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Win 5 pairs of tickets to the Northampton Winter Food Festival The Northampton Winter Food Festival takes place at The County Cricket Ground in Northampton, the home of the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. We will be taking over all of the indoor space - including the massive Lynn Wilson Centre - and also putting a marquee on the outfield so you will be warm and dry whatever the weather. Of course, it wouldn’t feel wintry if you didn’t get some fresh air as you’re walking around so the street food market will be located outside, around the boundary edge. There will be over 80 food, drink and gift stalls for you to browse; chef demonstrations by the best local cooks; tasting workshops; foodie talks; piping hot street food and mulled cider and wine to warm your cockles.
The festival takes place on Saturday November 11 and Sunday November 12 2017. For more information www. winterfood.co.uk
5 winners will each win a pair of tickets for a date of your choice. For a chance to win answer the following question: Our sister food festival take place in June. Next year will be its 5th year, where does this take place? How to enter
Deadline for entries October 12th 2017. By email to takepart@villageemporium.co.uk and pop your answer in the subject box, providing telephone number and home address in the body of the email, or by post iCon Environmental Innovation Centre, Eastern Way, Daventry, NN11 0QB.
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Showcase your business in the The Northampton Winter Food Festival guide Northampton Winter Food Festival, a premium event for Northamptonshire, now in its second year, takes place at The County Cricket Ground on November 11th and 12th. Created by the team behind the highly successful Towcester Food Festival, it is a celebration of artisan food and drink with up to 100 stalls, chef demonstrations, tasting workshops all undercover and a street food market. We are working with the organisers as their official media partner once more, to supply the official food guide. With the run up to Christmas, this quality event guide is being hand delivered to; Brixworth, Boughton, Chapel Brampton, Church Brampton, Cogenhoe Duston - Old and New, Earls Barton, Great and Little Houghton, Moulton, Pitsford and local businesses in late October. This A5 colour magazine will be full of local businesses and information on the participants and events to be held at the festival. Contact us now for details on how your business could advertise in this guide from only ÂŁ90. Call us now on 01788 298050
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Recipe
Slow braised pork shoulder with cider & root vegetables Serves 4
Shopping list
900g diced pork shoulder 2 onions, sliced 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped 2 parsnips, diced 2 carrots, diced 1 swede, diced 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp plain flour 2 tbsp olive oil Salt & pepper 330ml bottle of cider 800ml chicken stock
Method • • • • •
Heat the oven to 180˚C/160 ˚C fan/ gas mark 4 Heat the oil in large lidded flameproof casserole dish and brown the meat in batches. Set aside. Fry the vegetables with the bay leaves until golden brown, sprinkle in the flour, stir well and add the pork and juices. Add the cider and chicken stock, season and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Enjoy with fresh parsley, creamy mash and green beans.
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Yuletide Merriment at The Manor Treat yourself to a scrumptious sparkling afternoon tea, enjoy a leisurely lunch with our Christmas lunchtime specials, or dine in style in one of our beautiful private dining rooms. Plus, for a cracker of a night out, join us for one of our popular Christmas parties and dance until you drop. From Buble* to the King of Pop* - make your 2017 Christmas party the most memorable yet.
Festive two & three course lunchtime specials & afternoon tea. From £18pp
‘Buble & Baubles’, Comedy, Tributes and ‘Rock ‘n’ Soul’ ~ the very best in Xmas parties. From only £35pp.
Celebrating with colleagues, friends or family? Dine in style in one of our beautiful private dining rooms. From £35pp.
Festive bed & breakfast packages available, from only £185 per night.
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Vintage 40s Canal event celebrates tenth year Stoke Bruerne, 10am-5pm Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September
Centred on the Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne’s Village at War Weekend is all set to deliver yet another opportunity to experience life in the 40s in a glorious setting on the idyllic Grand Union Canal, and this year, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of this award winning event we will be bringing you even more of your favourite vintage entertainers. Glamorous singer Lola Lamour and George Formby (aka Paul Casper) will be joining forces with Perfect Vintage, Betty Bluebird, Ruzzit Buzzit and Pearly King Rosie Rose to keep both the troops and public entertained royally. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be back in the skies with a fly past on both days and Churchill, Field Marshall Montgomery and George VI will be kept busy delivering rousing speeches and inspecting the troops. On the water, a number of historic boats, some in wartime livery, many of whom played important roles carrying vital supplies for the war effort, will complete the colourful scene and our very own HMS Charlie will be offering boat trips into the mouth of the two hundred year old Blisworth Canal Tunnel.
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On dry land visitors can expect to learn how to Lindy Hop and Jive at our afternoon tea dances, watch fashion parades, browse a collection of military and civilian vehicles, watch exciting firepower demonstrations and skirmishes, experience air raids and get a chance to obtain rationed goods in the black market, including seamed nylon stockings for the wife or girlfriend. Living history groups and individual re-enactors such as policemen, spivs, air raid wardens, the Home Guard, American GI’s, the free French and Land Army girls will be out in force to show visitors what life was like in wartime Britain. Be sure to dust off and bring along Great Grandad’s gas mask you never know, you might need it! Admission is £7.50 per adult (under 16s free). Parking in official event car parks is included. The Village at War Weekend is organised by The Friends of the Canal Museum Charity (Reg. No. 1121146) and any surplus goes towards their work supporting The Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne. More information at www.friendsofcanalmuseum. org. uk/village-at-war-2017
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Win a case of award winning local Saxby’s Cider Saxby’s Cider is made with love. Carefully selected English apples, slowly matured and expertly blended, just like good wine, Saxby’s Cider reflects the unique character of the season in which it is made. The cider is made using real fruit juices and real cider – no flavourings, syrups or nasties.
Saxby’s history
Philip the chief cider maker was originally a farmer but diversified into cider making back in 2011 when someone wrote to him asking if he had any apple trees as they would like to buy the fruit to make into juice. Philip planted some trees in order to sell the apples! While he was planning the new orchard, the thought occurred to him to have a go at trying to make his own cider. He visited the West of England and took some advice from cider makers down there. He tried out his first batch of cider on a homemade press using apples from neighbouring gardens and from the roadside… admittedly not the best but he had got the bug and his new orchard was planted with a blend of cider apples and dessert fruit – a blend still used to this day. The business has continued to grow since then and they still use apples from their two orchards as well as others from New Creation Farm in Nether Heyford and a Herefordshire farmer.
Why the pig logo?
As well as being a natural accompaniment to cider and apples. It is also part of Saxby’s heritage as their family used to have a business selling pork pies (a favourite of actor Roger Moore who used to eat them on the set of James Bond movies!) and sausages which traded for over 100 years but sadly closed in 2008 so the pig logo is a memento to those days. Saxby’s ethos is to produce quality, authentic cider using fruit from English trees embracing both old and modern techniques for a flavour that can be enjoyed by everyone. Cider doesn’t have to be large production line, bland or be too niche for the masses.
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Saxby’s Cider have recently received three awards at The Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Foods: Plum cider 2 star award Rhubarb cider 1 star award Limited Edition cider 1 star award
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To win a case of 12 x 500ml bottles of Saxby’s Cider (either original, plum, rhubarb or blackcurrant) plus a branded t-shirt, answer the following question and send your answer by October 12th by email to takepart@villageemporium.co.uk and pop your answer in the subject box, providing telephone number and home address in the body of the email, or by post iCon Environmental Innovation Centre, Eastern Way, Daventry, NN11 0QB. Winner will be selected at random from all correct answers, proof of age may be required. How many apple trees does Saxby’s Cider have on their own farm? 100, 3500, 10,000 Saxby’s Cider , The Cider Yard, Grange Farm, Farndish, Wellingborough, Northants, NN29 7HJ. Call 01933 353666 or 07966 558185 Email sales@saxbyscider.co.uk www.saxbyscider.co.uk
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A full list of events over the forthcoming months is available on our website www.villageemporium.co.uk/events/ Noticeboard
September
Weekly meeting during term time Coventry Music Appreciation Group meets to listen to music with the aid of a variety of speakers. A long-established, friendly group. Mostly classical music, but some pop, folk, jazz etc. For further details contact Peter Langley, 024-76540211. Thursday evenings (in term time), from 7.00 to 9.00pm. Finham Park School, Green Lane, Coventry, CV3 6EA
Last Thursday of the month Bourton & District Garden Club meet in the Village Hall, Bourton on Dunsmore. 7pm for 7.30pm For more info contact Carol 01926 632033
Your Cafe - Braunston. A community cafe in High Street, open Wednesdays to Fridays 10am to 4pm and from 10am to 1pm on Saturday. The café is run by volunteers. A wide range of teas, coffees and lovely cakes.
All Saints Church, Leamington Hastings CV23 8DY. Buy tickets on door or reserve dpotts@musicatleamingtonhastings. co.uk 07966 584328 www. MusicAtLeamingtonHastings.co.uk
Saturday 2nd September Braunston Produce Show Braunston Village Hall 2-4pm. Exhibits, incl floral &vegetable displays, home produce & a wide range of arts and crafts. Refreshments, home-made cakes, tombola & raffle. Auction of the produce will take place at 4.30pm. 50p for adults, children free. Some open classes for non villagers. Visit to www.braunston.org.uk/ bvgashow.
Sunday 3rd September Annual Barby Produce Show - Barby Village Hall. Classes incl -flowers, pot plants, vegetables, fruit, cookery, flower arranging, handicrafts, photography as well as a children’s class. Full details of the show are included in the schedule which is distributed in July to all households in Barby and Onley. Open to public 2.30 -4.00pm.
Grandborough Farmers Market 7th September, 5th October & 2nd November Held in St Peter’s Church 10am -12.30pm. All locally sourced produce. Choose from fresh vegetables, meat, fish, cakes, bread, plants and more. Enjoy a refreshment break with one of our home made cakes, cheese scones or even a bacon or sausage roll.
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Saturday 9th September Music at Leamington Hastings - 4 girls 4 harps 7.30pm.
Sunday 10th September Craft Fair - Kings Sutton Millennium Hall, Astrop Road, Kings Sutton, Banbury OX17 3PG, 11am – 4pm. Unique crafts & gifts from local craft workers. Art, bags, bee/bug houses, candles, cards, cushions, knitting, pottery, handmade rugs, wooden items, homemade cakes & light lunches. Adults £1 which includes a donation to Katharine House Hospice.
Wednesday 13th September Dunchurch Village Hall Jazz Club – The jazz trumpet legends ft jazz musician of the year winner Jamie Brownfield. Doors open 7.30pm. steppelli@yahoo.co.uk 07515 275655 tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door
Sunday 3rd September Winwick Country Church Fete and Fun Dog Show – Fun for all the family 2pm - 5pm. Over 60 Stalls and attractions incl arts & crafts, cakes, plants, games for the children and a fun dog show, homemade teas at The Manor. There is even a human fruit machine! Free parking & toilets on site. Adults £2.50, children & senior citizens £1.00, children under 12 free. All proceeds to the Church. Email sue.sherman@tsp-uk.co.uk for more info.
Saturday 16th September Julie & Jeffs Autumn Animal Bazaar - United Reformed church hall, Hillmorton Road, Rugby 2pm4pm, raffle, tea/coffee & cake, handmade cards, both people & dogs welcome
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Thursday 21st September Rugby Decorative & Fine Arts (NADFAS) - The Hands of Leonardo. Illustrated lecture by Guy Rooker MB FRCS. 7.30pm at the Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby. Short AGM at 7pm. Wine & orange juice on sale from 7pm. Non-members most welcome. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489
Friday 22nd September & Saturday 23rd September Variety Night - Dunchurch Village Hall. Further details, please visit www. dunchurchevents.org
Sunday 8th October Craft Fair - Middleton Cheney Village Hall. Main Road, Middleton Cheney, OX17 2LR. 11.00am – 4.30 pm. A chance to support local craft workers. Art, bags, bee/bug houses, candles, cards, crochet, cushions, jewellery, knitting, pottery, handmade rugs, textile gifts and wooden items, plus delicious homemade cakes and light lunches . Free to enter colouring competition for children. Adults £1 which includes a donation to Katharine House Hospice.
Thursday 19th October Rugby Decorative & Fine Arts Society (NADFAS) – Basingstoke & its Contribution to World Culture! Illustrated lecture by Rupert Willoughby BA. 7.30pm at the Benn Hall, Newbold Rd. Wine & orange juice on sale from 7pm. Non-members welcome. Call Joy Lunn 01455 209489
Galanos House celebrates 50 years with Guinness World Record
Saturday 23rd September Bands, Beer And Banter Napton Village Hall. Country, bluegrass, folk & more! Cello, whistle, flute etc with bewitching vocals. Away with the Fairies a local tribute band. The Harvesters multi instrumental and even Appalachian tap dancing. 7.30 for 8pm Dave Fry - MC for the evening. Tkts £10 from Bernard 01926 814596 bernardalsop@gmail.com or Colin 01926 812896
October
Saturday 7th October Willoughby Jumble Sale – Willoughby Village Hall, 2pm, 20p entrance. Jumble, toys, produce stall & refreshments.
Saturday 7th October Strings and Soprano - Music at Leamington Hastings, 7.30pm start. Tkts on door or reserve www. MusicAtLeamingtonHastings.co.uk dpotts@musicatleamingtonhastings.co.uk 07966 584328
Wednesday 25th October Dunchurch Village Hall Jazz Club – “Oscar meets Stephane” featuring the amazing jazz pianist Craig Milverton. 8pm start, tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door. steppelli@yahoo.co.uk 07515 275655
Royal British Legion Care Home, Galanos House unofficially set a new Guinness World Record by creating the world’s largest human flower, forming the shape of the Legion Poppy. The final total of participants was 2609 beating the record by 312 people. We are still waiting verification by Guinness. A huge thank you to everyone who gave up their time to support this attempt.
Get in touch... If you are organising a charity or community event, then let us know so we can publicise it for you. Just email info@villageemporium.co.uk by October 3rd for events in November/December 2017.
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Sheaf Street Health Store sponsors local sprint triathlon
Sheaf Street Health Store is the hub for two key health events this autumn. As co-sponsors of the Daventry Sprint Triathlon on September 17th, Sheaf Street Health Store will be welcoming 300+ new and professional triathletes to the town. So, whether you’re a sports fanatic, or a novice looking to support a worthy cause, you are urged to sign up to Daventry’s hottest sporting event this year. The event, now in its 6th year, is organised by Rugby Triathlon Club and money raised will support two local charities - the Air Ambulance and Genetic Disorders UK. Owner of Sheaf Street Health Store, Shaun Higgs, now an accomplished IronMan athlete, started his triathlon journey here in Daventry back in 2013 on his 47th birthday. Shaun said: “The Daventry Sprint Triathlon was a game changer for me, it broadened my horizons and goals forever. I’ve lost four stone and gained tremendous fitness. I’ve also met some extraordinary, supportive and inspirational people. If you’ve got a bicycle, why not enter yourself, and see where it can take you.” The Daventry Sprint Triathlon starts with a 400m indoor swim at Daventry Leisure Centre, followed by a 20km cycle through the Northamptonshire countryside and finishes with a 5km run around Daventry Country Park. Individuals and relay teams welcomed. Entry price
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£42 includes a t-shirt and medal and there are prizes awarded in each age category. With only 350 places available, there is no time for delay. To enter and for more information, visit http://www.stuweb.co.uk/ events/2017/09/17/2762/ or pop into Sheaf Street Health Store for a chat with Shaun.
TV’s Medicinal Chef visits Daventry Dale Pinnock, author and TV chef, will be cooking up a delicious array of foods that cure at Sheaf Street Health Store on Thursday, September 21st. Dale, a qualified nutritionist and herbalist, is a best-selling author with 10 cookery books published under the Medicinal Chef banner, and is passionate about how foods can prevent, relieve and cure everyday ailments. The cookery demo and talk take place within the Sheaf Street Health Store full-size demo kitchen. The event begins at 6.30pm with arrival drinks and finishes around 9pm with a free goodie bag to take home. Tickets, £10 and are available from Sheaf Street Health Store and are redeemable against purchases on the night.
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