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Recipes

30 Beetroot and radicchio gratin 36 Braised beef short ribs in tomato & chilli sauce

42 Organic beetroot and

Finally, this issue features ‘Organic September’ with a selection of organic products and recipes which will use up the veg still left in your plot or found in the hedgerows. Many people are now choosing

organic fruit and vegetables, wanting to avoid the chemical sprays used in intensive farming. Whether you are concerned about your personal health, or that of wildlife and the planet, we hope this issue will give you some ideas on how to do your bit. Every little helps!

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Features

6 A passion for sound & vision 16 Step back in time... Dunchurch 22 Bright Green Renewables 29 Complete and utter rubbish! 34 No plastic is fantastic 38 Discovering 78 Derngate 58 Love ballet 60 Foraging for the hedgerow harvest 62 Organic September

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Were you like us taken with David Attenboroughs Blue Planet? Out and about in the villages, it never amazes us to see the amount of litter, mostly plastic, in grass verges. Luckily many of our villages have days when teams of people meet to clear up. Some of our local businesses are also helping with the No plastic is fantastic initiative and this issue we have focused on some ideas you may not have considered to help the environment.

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5 Your home 28 Your garden 33 Out & about 46 Whats on? 49 Your family 61 Look good, feel good

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Dunchurch The year is 1605 Whispers in dark corners. A whiff of treason in the air. Rebels, traitors, terrorists. They met in secret. The plot had to be well formulated and highly confidential. The risks were severe. To fail meant the punishment of a slow, drawn out, gallows death. Each man felt his own mortality hanging in the balance. November 5th. That was the date that had been fixed upon. The day they would lay explosives beneath the Houses of Parliament... with the aim of causing mass destruction to both the building, and the status quo!

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Complete and utter rubbish! Britain is one of the most litter-blighted countries in Europe. 30 million tonnes of rubbish are removed from the UK every year at a cost of £1bn - The Highways Agency alone clears 700,000 sacks of litter from England’s road network every year.

Research published recently in Keep Britain Tidy’s Journal of Local Environmental Quality showed that millions of small mammals – voles and shrews - were dying after being enticed into bottles and cans thrown on to grass verges.

I was driving back along the Fosse Way the other day and got held up behind a tractor cutting the verges, which is a necessary job but sadly uncovers all the ghastly litter that has been discarded from vehicles. The mower was doing a very efficient job of cutting up much of the dreaded plastic into even smaller pieces, which the wind was then distributing even further afield!

We need to get the message out there that being a ‘tosser’ is socially unacceptable and, regardless of who throws the rubbish, if it comes out of your vehicle you are responsible.”

One of the places this rubbish ends up in is our hedgerows, which are so important as they quietly help the local countryside environment by reducing soil loss through wind and water erosion as well as providing sustainable drainage in towns and reducing air pollution. Above all, wherever located, hedgerows provide a vital habitat for wildlife. Unbelievably, protection of our hedgerows wasn’t introduced until 1997. Although regulations are in place, many deemed ‘important’ because of their age, length and biodiversity can be removed without consultation, because planning permission for development overrides their protection. So with the amount of natural hedgerows diminishing at such an alarming rate we need to help protect them in whatever way we can (from CPRE ‘Better Protection for our Hedgerows’). From Keep Britain Tidy: “The mindless act of tossing plastic bottles and fast-food wrappers out of car windows is doing damage to our environment and our wildlife.

From April 2018, the owner of a vehicle can be fined up to £150 if rubbish is seen being thrown out of a car window. Let’s all be more aware, more mindful; take our rubbish home - don’t throw it out of the car, van or lorry into our hedgerows and don’t be afraid to remind or report others if they do so. We need to change behaviour by spotlighting litter on a daily basis! Show your support for www.keepbritaintidy.org who work tirelessly with people, businesses, local authorities and government to educate, innovate and inspire – improving the environment on everyone’s doorstep. Sue x Garden Gate Flowers Tel: 07933736988 E-mail: sue@gardengaterugby.co.uk www.gardengaterugby.co.uk gardengaterugby

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Beetroot and radicchio gratin Ingredients

750g organic beetroots 300g small to medium organic waxy potatoes 1 head of organic radicchio a few sprigs of fresh thyme a few sprigs of fresh sage 3 cloves of garlic 1 unwaxed organic lemon 125ml organic white wine 125ml hot organic vegetable stock

Method

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Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Fill and boil a kettle. Peel the beetroots and use a food processor or a mandolin to finely slice them. Scatter them in a deep baking dish approximately 20cm × 25cm. Slice the potatoes in the same way and scatter them over the beetroots. Shred the radicchio as you would a lettuce – avoiding and discarding the root – and add this to the tray too. Pick the leaves off the stalks of the thyme and sage, slice the garlic and add to the dish, then grate over the zest of the lemon and season well with salt and pepper. Toss everything together, then use your hands to press and push everything level in the dish. Pour over the white wine and the hot stock – the liquid should come about halfway up the potatoes – and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

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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.

The festival takes place on Saturday November 10th and Sunday November 11th 2018. For more information www.winterfood.co.uk

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.

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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.

5 winners will each win a pair of tickets for a date of your choice. For a chance to win answer the following question:

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Deadline for entries October 3rd 2018. 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 Suite 4, Wayside House, Braunston, NN11 7HB.

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No plastic is fantastic! Since the last episode of Blue Planet aired in December 2017 businesses small and large in the UK and the rest of the world have started to make a conscious effort to reduce plastic and waste to help protect our planet. Reduce – Reuse – Recycle This British Campaign has encouraged one of our regular advertisers – Hannah from Napton Village Stores to introduce a range of every day products by local lady Francis whose company Nature and My produces items which replace current plastic ones – hair brushes, toothbrushes, reusable drinking straws, coffee cups, water bottles, lunch boxes – all made from plastic free materials and are totally biodegradable. A plastic toothbrush once disposed stays on our earth for 200 years, a bamboo toothbrush breaks down in seven days and completely disappears!

Changes in store Napton Village Stores are now offering 20p off all takeaway hot drinks when customers bring their own drinks cups, their fresh baked bread, filled rolls, homemade cakes, hot pastries, loose fruit & veg are all sold in paper bags. Customers who stay in to eat and drink have china mugs and plates and steel cutlery – no waste is created at all. Next steps are to change to biodegradable straws and take away cutlery – it’s a

journey that we all need to go on. The range by Nature and My is prominently featured in their gift shop area.

Eco-friendly products Nature and MY produces ethical, natural and ecofriendly products suitable for the whole family that are both good for our health and the environment. Their range includes biodegradable coffee mugs and lunch boxes made with organic rice husk and the Europe’s first and only 64% plant-based bamboo toothbrushes. Whether you are a hotel looking for more eco-friendly toiletries, or a business looking for sustainable stationary, Nature and MY will source it. They already produce ecofriendly hotel vanity kits, seeded pencils, pens and paper, hand-made soaps and toiletries

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Feature Plastic Oceans Charity Nature and MY donate 10p of every toothbrush purchased to Plastic Oceans Charity which is a global network of independent not-for-profits and charitable organizations, united in their aims to change the world’s attitude towards plastic within a generation. There are currently four Plastic Oceans Foundation entities: United States, Canada, Hong Kong and United Kingdom serving both the ocean and the public. Plastics are not biodegradable and are damaging our environment. Little changes make a BIG difference. One of these changes is something you have probably never given a second thought to...your toothbrush. We all use them, they’re an essential part of our lifestyle, so there’s no hiding from them.

Ground breaking changes Another regular in the Village Emporium is Daily Bread Co-operative in Northampton who want to credit Sir David Attenborough (at least partly) with starting something that will change the way their co-operative works for many years to come, and they hope that, as with endeavours in the past like organic foods and fairly traded products, they will be counted among the first to bring to the business world a ground breaking change that will better our whole industry:-

Refilling station The first major step for Daily Bread Co-operative has been to introduce a refilling station for some of the cleaning and body care products they offer, and the feedback so far has been amazing, both from those using the service and those just happy to see it available and planning to use it in the future. The company are looking at drastically overhauling their packaging, and are carefully investigating new, more biodegradable packaging options. Daily Bread Co-operative have discovered a material called Natureflex, which is similar to the plastic bags we use in that it is flexible and transparent, but which is actually made from wood pulp and is completely biodegradable. This is an excellent starting point for them to explore further.

Daily Bread Co-operative already use cotton bags, Jute bags and paper bags with more alternatives being investigated. They use 100% renewable electricity energy and to reduce food waste they reduce the price to sell if close to end of dates.

Bamboo clothing Local business in Daventry, Sheaf Street Health Store is a great supporter of ecofriendly products looking to the future. They are now selling a clothing range made from bamboo!! Bamboo is one of the coolest fabrics to be wearing in this tropical weather. Pop into Sheaf Street Health Store to peruse their full range of gorgeous certified organic bamboo clothing.... for men, women and babies. Beautifully packaged so make great gifts too. Also new into Sheaf Street Health Store are amazing reusable cotton beeswax food wraps made by BeeBee Wraps. A great alternative to plastic food coverings. BeeBee Wraps are made from organic cotton, local beeswax, natural tree resin and organic jojoba oil, all of which will break down on your compost heap and return to nature without a trace.

Recycling rubbish In June the store organised the ‘Take up our Trash Art Challenge’ for Daventry Arts Festival encouraging budding artists to transform everyday non-perishable household rubbish into a piece of art and bring it along to Sheaf Street Health Store to be judged by the Mayor of Daventry, a very successful competition. Napton Village Stores - 01926 812488 info@naptonvillagestores.co.uk www.naptonvillagestores.co.uk Nature and MY Email sales@natureandmy.com www.natureandmy.com Daily Bread Co-operative 01604 621531 www.dailybread.co.uk Sheaf Street Health Store - 01327 312037 Find them on Facebook

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Serves 4

Shopping list

Braised beef short ribs in tomato & chilli sauce 36

12 beef short ribs 1 tin kidney beans 2 tins chopped tomatoes 2 onions, diced 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cocoa powder 1 tsp salt Â˝ tsp ground white pepper 2 peppers, diced

Method

for 3 hours. Roast ribs with a splash of olive oil for 20 minutes in a large ovenproof tin/dish. In a saucepan, sweat the onions and garlic for 5 minutes until soft then add the chopped tomatoes and 2 cans of water. Pour the sauce over the ribs and cover with baking paper and foil and return to oven for 6 hours. Add the kidney beans and diced peppers 20 minutes from the end of the cooking time. Serve with rice or mash and green vegetables.

Pre-heat oven to 160Ë&#x161;c/gm3 Mix the dry ingredients to form a Spice rub. Marinade ribs in the rub

Recipe provided by Darren Hill & Marc Eyres @ The Countryman, Staverton www.thecountrymanstaverton.co.uk

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Supplied by Sheaf Street Health Food Store, Daventry Ladies and Mens organic bamboo wear socks Organic Curcumin Latte Scandinaviam Rainbow Trout Oil Family of four set of bamboo toothbrushes Beeswax food wrap Health food shop hemp bag

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Discovering 78 Derngate The Cultural Quarter of Northampton includes the WorldFamous Leather & Shoe Museum, Royal & Derngate Theatre, NN Contemporary Art Gallery, Errol Flynn Film House and the impressive 78 Derngate, where you can view the only house designed and modified in England by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, one of the most famous architects and creative designers of the twentieth century. Charles Rennie Mackintosh was hugely influenced by the major design movement of Art Nouveau and was an influential figure in the growth of Art Deco and Modernism. The Georgian terraced house at 78 Derngate had been built in 1815, but the interior was not extensively remodelled by Mackintosh until 1916, just over a hundred years later. It is the only house in England designed and renovated by Mackintosh and became his last major architectural project and commission, before his death, twelve years later, at the age of sixty. Now meticulously restored, the stunning Mackintosh interior décor attracts many thousands of visitors, to this multi award-winning visitor attraction. The refurbishment had been commissioned by Northampton businessman and model maker, Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke. Visitors can join an informative and entertaining guided tour which takes about 90 minutes, learning about the house, design pieces, Mackintosh and the inspirational Bassett – Lowke. Mackintosh is reputed to have said, “There should be nothing in your home, that is older than yourself! It got me thinking about my own home!

The rooms include a striking black room: the HallLounge, with a yellow-stencilled wallpaper motif of inverted triangles and a stairwell panel of twenty panels of yellow triangular shapes, single thin black lines and seven squared panels across the bottom, all with light illuminating and enhancing the forms. The guest bedroom with its decoration of bold ultramarine, black and white stripes is striking. For many guests, it may have been difficult sleeping in such a room. The stripes running down the wall, across the ceiling with similar matching curtains was designed to give the impression of a four-poster bed. Despite this, Author George Bernard Shaw managed to sleep in the room on his only visit to the house, because as he remarked, “I always sleep with my eyes closed`. There was a small bust of the playwright, celebrating the authors visit to the house, in the hall-lounge. The dining room is very different, but Mackintosh was responsible for the design of the whole room including the small mantle clock and a small round table with a circular selection of marble patterns. The border in the master bedroom is a familiar Mackintosh stylised rose design and there is a large American washbasin in the corner, with hot and cold running water. The large bathroom includes an Edwardian shower, deep bath and most unusual for the time, a hot towel rail. I thought the walls were covered in small mosaic tiles, until I realised it was a very convincing waterproof wallpaper.

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Bassett – Lowke introduced all the latest modern technology into the house including central heating and indoor plumbing. It was in the kitchen where an electric oven, grill toaster and a kitchen range competed for attention. The rear of the house features the two elevated balconies which would have overlooked open meadows when built in 1916. The garden today is a bright open space with seating and benches for when the weather allows visitors to sit outside. Between 1964 and 1993 the house was used by Northampton High School for Girls, firstly as offices then classrooms, before their move to Hardingstone. Much of the design work had been painted over or covered up, before a major renovation programme started in 2002 to return the house to Mackintosh’s original design. After eighteen months of restoration, the house was opened to the public in late 2003. The house is also a special meeting venue with rooms for business, corporate events and functions, a stylish design shop, visitor reception and administration offices. Inside numbers 80/82 Derngate there is a wonderful restaurant serving afternoon tea and exhibition space in the light-filled galleries. If you are interested in the arts or simply want to visit an historic town house, art gallery or fancy a bite to eat or a cuppa in a stylish café/restaurant, I would fully recommend you discover 78 Derngate at the earliest opportunity on your next visit to Northampton. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House, 78 Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1UH 01604 603 407 info@derngate.org.uk www.78derngate.org.uk

Jim Davis The Travel Locker www.thetravellocker.com Twitter: @thetravellocker Facebook: thetravellocker Jim Davis is a retired Northamptonshire secondary school teacher. Having worked as a freelance journalist for many years, he now writes a travel blog. He is available to write blog reviews for attractions, hotels and restaurants across the Midlands. Please contact him directly at thetravellocker@outlook.com

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STEP INTO AUTUMN WITH TERRACOTTA BOUTIQUE

13 Bank street Rugby CV212QE or on our website www.terracotta-boutique.co.uk

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Independent Wine Shop in the heart of Rugby town bringing wines to you that are diverse and unique from all around the world. Why not sit and drink wine in our small seating area. 37 Regent Street, Rugby CV21 2PE t: 01788 568543 e: sales@gallacherswinerugby.co.uk Find us on facebook @gallachersofrugby www.gallacherswinerugby.co.uk

We offer a full personalised laser cutting and engraving service and can cut many different materials. We can help you create your own bespoke products or engrave items you already have. Personal, Business and Retailer welcome.

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RUGBY TOWN CENTRE

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2018 10.30AM TO 5PM

RUGBY FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL Food Stalls n Demonstration Kitchen n

Family Entertainment n FREE ENTRY n

A feast of food and family entertainment

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Recipe

Organic September

Organic beetroot & cherry tomato Ingredients

300 g large organic beetroot, topped, tailed and cut into 2 cm wedges (skin-on) 2 teaspoons organic olive oil 300 g organic new potatoes 3 eggs 1⁄2 small organic red onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons organic extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 slices organic rye bread, cut lengthways 1 garlic clove, peeled and halved handful of rocket 12 organic cherry tomatoes, halved 1 spring onion, finely sliced

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F) Gas 4. In a roasting tray, toss the beetroot wedges with the olive oil and season.

the beetroot in to keep warm. In a saucepan, cover the potatoes generously with cold, salted water. Bring to the boil and simmer briskly for 10 minutes. Add the eggs to the pan and simmer for another 6–7 minutes. Remove the eggs and plunge into ice-cold water. Cook the potatoes for a further few minutes until tender. Drain, then roughly cut in half while still warm. Combine the potatoes with the red onion, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and the wholegrain mustard; season and set aside. Toast the bread and rub generously with the cut side of the garlic. Divide the toasted rye bread and drizzle over another tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Place a few leaves of rocket on top of the toast, then potatoes, beetroot and tomatoes. Finish with the softboiled eggs and the spring onions, scattered over. Recipe courtesy of The Soil Association www.soilassociation.org

Roast for 30–35 minutes or until tender and the skins are beginning to blister. Turn the oven off, but leave

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Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am until 4pm.

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Mushroom and Wild Food Foraging Courses in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire

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Visit us at GRANDBOROUGH FARMERS MARKET on Thursday 6th September, Thursday 4th October and Thursday 1st November Pure Bred Pork, Manx Loaghtan & Dexter Beef and on request Quality Mutton & Venison.

Discover and learn how to identify amazing edible mushrooms and wild plants on a fun and entertaining foraging course

All from our own homegrown produce.

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Also try our new range of dry cured bacon.

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Word Ladder LoveBallet’s show raises thousands for local charities Over 250 pupils from the leading dance school LoveBallet Dance Company have recently danced their socks off to raise over £3000 for 2 wonderful local charities in their dance show “Peter Pan” which was held in July in Leamington Spa. Children and adults from 3 yrs to 70 yrs danced in the show to raise funds for Dogs for Good (Banbury) and the Children’s Air Ambulance (Based in Warwickshire). Principal Lorraine Day said “ They are all super stars, they had worked so hard in the lessons leading up to the show to master the technique, footwork and stage presence required for a performance and they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves, its so lovely to see so many happy faces on stage and proud parents watching too, im so proud of them all”. LoveBallet Dance Company offers lessons across Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire, with their own purpose built studios in Southam, but also other venues across the county too. We look forward to a seeing our pupils and welcoming new faces too into our LoveBallet Family in September after the summer break. We have exams in the Autumn coming up and a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London next year too, exciting time. For more details visit www.loveballet.co.uk or email Miss Lorraine Lorraine@loveballet.co.uk

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Tel 01788 891873 Barby Lane, Barby Nr Rugby CV23 8UX

Open: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5.30pm

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The Old Plough 82 High Street, Braunston, Northants NN11 7HS

Opening times : Every day 12noon-11pm Tel: 01788 878126

MONDAY

12” PIZZA & BOTTLE OF PROSECCO £20

The Old Plough

We show all LIVE sports

Saturday October 27th – Halloween Karaoke 8pm til late ( Fancy dress optional )

TUESDAY

PIE & PUDDING FOR ONLY £7

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Selection of cask ales, LARGE BEER GARDEN – see facebook page for details and offers

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What’s on

What’s on?

A full list of events over the forthcoming months is available on our website www.villageemporium.co.uk/events/ Noticeboard Southam Dementia Café

Galanos House,CV47 2BL . Meeting the last Wednesday of the month 25th September and 29th October For Service people past & present & their families. Open 2.30pm. Come & join us at our dementia café support group, where people with dementia & their carers can meet in a safe & welcoming environment. Open to everyone. Volunteers on hand to offer support, practical advice. 01926 812185

refreshments and materials. Call 01327 703313 or email info@greenacresfarm.org.uk

Grandborough Farmers Market

Thursday 6th September, Thursday 4th October & Thursday 1st November St Peters church 10am – 12.30pm. All locally sourced produce. Home –made refreshments

Your Cafe

Wednesday -Saturday A community cafe in High Street, Braunston. Open Weds to Fri 10am – 4pm & Saturday 10am – 1pm. The café is run by volunteers. Teas, coffees & cakes.

September

Green Acres Rural Enterprises, Staverton

Saturday 1st September Willoughby Produce Show

Thursday 6th Sept 7pm - 9pm. Willow Weaving / Pottery Taster session. Saturday 15th Sept 9am - 3.30 pm. Willow Weaving / Pottery Full day of either, or switch at lunch-time. Saturday 13th Oct 9.30am - 3pm. Artisan breads with Paul Raddan from Rugby Real Bread Courses include a homemade lunch,

Annual produce show. Childrens classes open to non villagers. Open to public at 4pm with auction to follow

Saturday 1st September Braunston Produce Show

Braunston Village Hall 2-4pm. Exhibits, incl floral & vegetable displays, home produce & a wide range of arts & crafts.

Refreshments, home-made cakes, tombola & raffle. Auction of the produce at 4pm. 50p adults, free for children. Some open classes for non villagers. Visit www.braunston.org.uk/ bvgashow.

Wednesday 5th, Friday 7th & Sunday 9th September Open Gardens

Broughton Grange, Banbury and 17th September Bloxham. All events, tickets & donations to Katharine House Hospice on the website. CAN YOU VOLUNTEER FOR KATHARINE HOUSE? Volunteers are a vital part of the work we do for people and families facing life-limiting illnesses in our community. www.khh.org.uk For more info on volunteering contact Joanna Morris, Volunteer Co-ordinator 01295 811866 email volunteering@ khh.org.uk, or visit www.khh.org.uk/volunteering

Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September Village at War Weekend & Vintage 40s Weekend

Stoke Bruerne, NN12 7SE – a picturesque village with the Grand Union Canal flowing through its centre. 10am-5pm (+ evening entertainment on Friday 7th & Saturday 8th September) Regular forties

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October Monday 1st to Wednesday 31st October Rugby Rotary Young Photographer Competition

tribute artistes. The Village Hall will be hosting a Tea Dance with instruction in swing and jive, the Church is hosting a fashion parade, there will be vintage markets, memorabilia, military & vintage vehicles and, weather permitting, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be in the skies. Friday night there will be a forties sing-song, and Saturday evening a Swing Dance at the Village Hall. Weekend passes £10 (accompanied children under 16 free) incls parking & free entry to The Canal Museum. All surplus proceeds go to the organisers, the Friends of the Canal Museum, a Registered Charity, who support the Museum. More information at www.friendsofcanalmuseum.org. uk/ village-at-war-2018 . Stephanie Furniss, Canal Museum 01604 862229 stokebruerne@canalrivertrust.org.uk, or Lynda Payton, Friends of the Canal Museum 01604 862501 E: publicity@friendsofcanalmuseum .org.uk

Saturday 8th September Broadwell Summer Show

Broadwell will be holding its annual show on the village green commencing at 2pm. Entries can be taken to the marquee between 10am & noon. Many stalls, refreshments in the village hall, sale of homemade cakes, tombola & raffle. The auction of produce will be at 4.30pm. Broadwell is midway between Southam & Dunchurch. If you require a copy of the schedule,telephone 01926814745.

Saturday 15th September Crick Village Market

Crick Primary School, 10am - Noon. Twenty plus stalls covering home

produced products, including cakes, meats, jams & chutneys, gifts, jewellery & cards, second-hand toys & books, knitted hats & clothing. Coffee & teas served. Free entry for shoppers. The Mobile Library in the car park 10.15am -11.30am.

Wednesday 19th September Dunchurch Jazz Club

Dunchurch Village Hall – Julian Marc Stringle – reeds, Jez Cook – guitar, Ben Holder – violin, Paul Jefferies – double bass. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets £10 in advance/£12 on the door Email – steppelli@yahoo.co.uk call 07515 275655

Thursday 20th September 250 years of the Royal Academy of Arts, London

Illustrated lecture by Rosalind Whyte MA. 7.30pm promptly at the Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby. Preceded by short AGM at 7pm. Wine & orange juice on sale from 6.30pm. Non-members most welcome. The Arts Society, Rugby. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489

Saturday 29th September & Saturday 27th October. Soup and Pud Lunches

Swinford Village Hall. Homemade soups & puddings are served from noon until 2pm at £6 per person. No need to book, just turn up. There will be the obligatory raffle too! All funds to support All Saints’ Church, Swinford.

Saturday 29th September Dukes Ukes Concert

Daventry Methodist Church, doors open 1.45pm. High tea & concert £5, concert only retiring collection. Proceeds to Parkinsons & Daventry Minds. Call Mike on 01327 871786 for tickets

Theme: “Beauty of Nature” Entries to include 3 x photos no bigger than A4 and can be colour or black & white. For an information pack including entry form email rotaryyoungphotographer@gmail.com

Thursday 4th October Rugby National Trust Association 2018 Winter Lectures

Dunchurch Village Hall. 2.30pm. Our Victorian Architectural Heritage by Keith Cattell. New Members & visitors welcome Website: www.rugbynationaltrust.org/

Saturday 6th October Daventry And District Friends of Iganga Beetle Drive

Barby Village Hall (CV23 8TT). 7pm for 7.15 pm. It will be Fast, Furious ... and Fun! Raising money to complete 3 new wards at the health centre in Iganga, Uganda. Ugandan crafts for sale. Supper. For more information nearer the time, please contact Jan - 01327 871377 or jan.morrott@gmail.com

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What’s on Saturday 13th October Jumble Sale

Willoughby Village Hall, 2pm, 20p entrance. Jumble, toys, produce stall & refreshments.

Saturday 6th October Daventry Model Railway Club.

Daventry Methodist Church Hall, Golding Close, NN11 4FB. Free parking opposite in DDC car park Blue Badge parking available in Church car park. 10am - 4.30 pm. £3.00 per adult, children under 15 years old free. There will be nine Layouts in gauges N, 00, 0N30, 0, a test track for you to try out your purchases and a “PUZZLE” layout for all to try & solve. Four traders, Club Shop/stand, Light refreshments will be available. Contact Mike Enstone (secretary) 07771 627507

Saturday 13th October - Sunday 14th October Braunston Arts and Crafts Festival Sat 10.30am - 5pm & Sun 2pm - 5pm. Visit Braunston High Street. Browse a wide variety of 40 arts and crafts stalls as you walk between All Saints’ Church & The Old Plough pub. Indoor and outdoor workshops along the trail. Refreshments available. No entry fee, suggested donation £2 for adults. All fundraising goes towards the Friends of All Saints Church; a charity that raises money for All Saints Church restoration projects. www.industryandsupply.com/ braunston-arts-crafts/

Wednesday 17th October Rugby National Trust Association 2018 Winter Lectures

Dunchurch Village Hall. 7.30pm. Across the Roof of the World Travelling the Silk Road by Roger Butler. New members and visitors welcome Website: www.rugbynationaltrust.org/

Thursday 18th October The Architecture of the British Raj

Illustrated lecture by Anthony Peers MA FSA. 7.30pm promptly at the Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby. Wine & orange juice on sale from 7pm. Non-members most welcome. The Arts Society, Rugby. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489

Sunday 9th September 2018 HILLCREST GROUP RDA’s

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Foraging for the hedgerow harvest Foraging is an excellent way to experience new flavours and enjoy the great outdoors. There’s a wealth of delicious edibles growing all around us, even right on our doorstep – and it’s free! Autumn is a time of abundance for foragers, and one of the most common sights in the hedgerows at this time of year are the red berries, or haws, of the Hawthorn. If you are going to harvest these, wear heavy duty gloves as those thorns are vicious! The seeds within the haws, like those of many other fruits, contain a cyanide inducing chemical, so it’s only the flesh we’ll be using. The best way to process is to heat the berries in just enough water to cover them, then remove from the heat when the skins are well split, and then mash through a sieve. The flesh has exceptionally high levels of pectin, making it a great asset to the jam making enthusiast and excellent for setting fruit leathers. However, one of the nicest ways to use Hawthorn is to create a delicious savoury ketchup.

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Call 01327 700 033 for an appointment www.centralpodiatry.co.uk Central Podiatry, 2 Egerton Close, Drayton Fields Daventry, Northamptonshire NN11 8PE Jo Bricknell, BSc Hons Podiatry PGCTHE MChS HCPC

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