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Welcome to The Village Emporium Spring is well and truly in the air, and our covers remind me of the day last year that we popped over to Mini Meadows Farm with Tracey of Barefoot Photographics to snap the handsome celebs on this issues covers. What a fun morning that was!
6 Your garden 13 Your family 31 Look good, feel good 35 Out & about 46 Whats on? 55 Your home
We wish you all a Happy Easter, and enjoy reading our bumper edition.
Ali & Clare Features
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Recipes
16 Hot cross bread & butter pudding 18 Simnel cake 27 Spring vegetable risotto 34 Whole roasted seabass with
fennel and olives
68 Rhubarb tart tatin
12 Hedgerow homes 18 The history of Mothering Sunday 22 Chocolate and study guides 28 Badby Woods 30 Plant based diets - fad or trend? 36 Tom MacRae - Weedon to Los Angeles 52 Art in the park 56 Unusual Easter traditions 62 The Grand National 2018 66 National butcher’s week
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Hedgerow homes Spring is in the air: the days are getting longer, the sun is warming the soil, lots of trees have promising little green buds and the birds are busy foraging around for materials to build their nests. As a florist and forager myself, I know how important it is to find just the right piece to bring an arrangement or a bouquet to life. In this way, birds will tirelessly forage for the perfect pieces of nesting material, working hard to find the ideal twig or length of dried grass, a piece of sheep’s wool clinging to a fence or a crinkly dried leaf flexible enough to weave into shape to create their nest. Perhaps the most important part of nest-building in the countryside is finding a safe location that offers plenty of cover from predators as well as access to enough food, so a nearby hedgerow will definitely be the first choice for most birds -- did you know that over 30 species of British birds nest in hedgerows? Hedgerows with grasses and wildflowers growing up underneath help hide nests and create such a diverse habitat, supporting all sorts of wildlife throughout the year. If you have been lucky enough to get a closer look at a bird’s nest, you will have probably marvelled at the amazing construction; it is hard to believe that a little bird can create all this without fingers and hands to manipulate the materials into place! It is usually a female
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bird who makes the nest, by weaving and pushing materials into place with her beak and shaping with her chest, then securing the pieces with a ‘glue’ of either her own salvia or mud and finer grasses. So clever! I was lucky enough to watch and photograph our resident garden blackbirds building their nest and successfully raising two broods of four chicks last year. So here are a couple of photos of their beautiful nest for you to enjoy… in fact one photo has four baby chicks tucked inside the nest! I hope you manage to get out for a walk to enjoy the first signs of Spring along our hedgerows and remember to keep an eye open for the busy birds, flitting to and fro with mouthfuls of building materials to create their perfect ‘des-res’! Sue x Garden Gate Flowers Tel: 07933736988 E-mail: sue@gardengaterugby.co.uk www.gardengaterugby.co.uk
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Hot cross bread and butter pudding
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Ingredients 6 hot cross buns 30g salted butter 3 medium eggs 450ml whole milk 3 tbsp light muscovado sugar, extra for sprinkling A generous handful of raisins and sultanas ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Method First, cut your buns in half and butter both sides. Chop them in half again to make triangles and butter a medium-sized casserole dish. Layer the triangles made from the bottom half of the buns in the dish, press down a little and scatter with the fruit and nutmeg. Whisk together the eggs, milk and sugar – pour over three quarters of the custard and allow to soak for 10-15 minutes. Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Take the tops of the buns and pop into the custard mixture for 5-10 minutes. Arrange on top of the base layer, pour over any left over custard and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden brown on top and cooked through. Serve immediately with ice cream, single cream or yoghurt – it’ll keep for 2-3 days in the fridge.
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How do you figure out when Easter is? In 325CE the Council of Nicaea established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox. From that point forward, the Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical approximation of March 21 for the vernal equinox.
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Simnel cake Ingredients For the almond paste
250g/9oz caster sugar 250g/9oz ground almonds 2 free-range eggs, beaten 1 tsp almond essence
For the cake
The history of Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent which is exactly three weeks before Easter Day. Although it’s often called Mothers’ Day it has no connection with the American festival of that name. Traditionally, it was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother and family. It was quite common in those days for children to leave home for work once they were ten years old.
Visiting the ‘mother’ church It was important for people to return to their home or ‘mother’ church once a year. The children would pick wild flowers or violets along the way to place in the church or give to their mothers. Eventually, the religious tradition evolved into the Mothering Sunday tradition of giving gifts, flowers, and home-made cards to their mothers.
Simnel cake One tradition for Mothering Sunday was to take a simnel cake packed with fruit, spices and marzipan to Mother. “I’ll to thee a Simnel bring, / Gainst thou go’st a Mothering,” wrote the celebratory poet Robert Herrick in the mid 17thcentury. Baking simnel cakes also celebrated the reuniting of families during the austerity of Lent.
175g/6oz butter or margarine 175g/6oz soft brown sugar 3 free-range eggs, beaten 175g/6oz plain flour Pinch salt ½ tsp ground mixed spice (optional) 350g/12oz mixed raisins, currants and sultanas 55g/2oz chopped mixed peel ½ lemon, grated zest only 1-2 tbsp apricot jam 1 free-range egg, beaten for glazing
Method
For the almond paste, place the sugar and ground almonds in a bowl. Add enough beaten egg and mix to a fairly soft consistency. Add the almond essence and knead for one minute until the paste is smooth and pliable. Roll out a third of the almond paste to make a circle 18cm/7in in diameter and reserve the remainder for the cake topping. Preheat oven to 140C/275F/Gas 1. Grease and line a 18cm/7in cake tin. For the cake, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and then sift in the flour, salt and mixed spice a little at a time. Finally, add the mixed dried fruit, peel and grated lemon zest and stir into the mixture. Put half the mixture into a greased and lined 18cm/7in cake tin. Smooth the top and cover with the circle of almond paste. Add the rest of the cake mixture and smooth the top leaving a slight dip in the centre to allow for the cake to rise. Bake in the preheated oven for 1¾ hours. Test by inserting a skewer in the middle - if it comes out clean, it is ready. Once baked, remove from the oven and set aside to cool on a wire rack. Brush the top of the cooled cake with the apricot jam. Divide the remainder of the almond paste in half; roll out a circle to cover the top of the cake with one half and form 11 small balls with the other half. Place the circle of paste on the jam glaze and set the balls round the edge. Brush the cake topping with a little beaten egg. Preheat the grill to high. Place the cake onto a baking tray and grill for 1-2 minutes, or until the top of the marzipan begins to brown. Alternatively, lightly heat the cake topping using a cook’s blow torch, until the marzipan is golden-brown.
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Why Easter can be the start of a difficult time for learners. I was in teaching for some years and in my experience there a few points in the year where learners feel the pressure. The most obvious one is the exam / final work submission period but the one that gets forgotten is the period starting from around Easter when the learner, no matter what the age or level, is on the slow build to the end of the year. I am fortunate that my youngest (the only one still in education) goes to a fantastic school that really pushes her while also being incredibly supportive and understanding. No matter how good the school however the learners are still preparing for final course work, university exams, GCSEs and everything in between. For me at least the best help at this stage can come from parents, particularly if they are flexible in the support they offer. What I mean by this is that you know your offspring better than anyone else so tailor the support to match their personality and circumstances. There is working to be done. Revision, projects, dissertations and so on are fixed and unchangeable, how you help is not. Let me give you an example. Some time ago I taught a university student who had barrier with writing, coupled with a difficulty scheduling her time. Her mother came up with an ingenious solution. She was an avid watcher of Eastenders so they came to an arrangement. When the drums played at the end, she would ring the learner
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and remind her to do course submissions. It worked like a charm, the work was submitted on time and to a higher standard. Here’s a few thoughts. 1. Help with ‘down time’. If all you can do is create breathing space, providing the work is happening as well, then offer that. 2. Make the structure fit the learner. Use your knowledge of your child to come up with good learning schedules. 3. How you did it, doesn’t matter! Make it about what works for them. 4. There are always other ways. Feel free to throw out or adapt things that don’t work for your child. The point is learning not following rules. 5. Shhhhhh! Know when to back off and allow them space. Would you learn with someone constantly watching? As a parent, helping them achieve is the goal so try to facilitate that in the way that works for them. Kevin Robinson 13 Media
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Seasonal produce
Spring vegetable risotto Serves 4 Cooking time 45mins
Ingredients 1 litre vegetable stock 100g asparagus tips 100g baby carrots, halved lengthways 200g fresh young peas, shelled 500g baby broad beans, shelled 2 tbsp olive oil 2 baby leeks, thinly sliced 300g risotto rice 1 tbsp pesto sauce 25g pine nuts, toasted
Method Bring the stock to the boil in a large saucepan, then reduce the heat, add the asparagus tips, carrots, peas and broad beans and simmer for 4–5 minutes until tender. Remove the vegetables with a draining spoon and set aside. Keep the stock simmering over a gentle heat. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan and add the leeks. Stir-fry for 2 minutes until they are bright green, then stir in the rice. Add 2–3 tbsp of the hot stock and cook gently, stirring until the liquid is absorbed. Continue adding the stock, a little at a time, until the mixture is soupy and the grains of rice are tender but still have a slight bite. This will take about 20 minutes. Stir in the pesto and season to taste. Gently stir in the asparagus, carrots, peas and beans and cook for a few more minutes until the vegetables are heated through. Serve in heated soup plates and scatter over the pine nuts.
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Step back in time‌. Local to you
Badby woods A bluebell walk in the woods The air is crisp and fresh. I walk with my footsteps crunching the woodland floor beneath me. The breeze blows softly through the trees. I feel so cut off from the hustle and bustle of modern life. No sound interrupts my thoughts except birds singing above and wind whistling through the leaves. I feel serene, happy. On entering the woods, the sounds from outside stop. It is so peaceful. I walk quietly under the archway, a gatehouse, nearly demolished, but this one stony archway remains. It is a
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lovely entrance to the wood, standing alone, beautiful and romantic. Imagine a pleasant walk through a sea of shimmering bluebells carpeting the woodland floor. The undergrowth is rich with wildlife and nature. This is Badby Woods in May and June. The woods are famous for their bluebells. However walking in these woods is beautiful any time of year. The woods are both inviting and interesting historically. These ancient woodlands include mighty native oak and ash trees, continuing a 750 year history of
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woodland cover. This poses the question: if trees could talk, what stories would they tell of the past?
A poacher’s paradise The past is a fascinating place, particularly where this woodland is concerned. Badby Woods has a long history of hunting and poaching throughout the centuries. In 1246 Henry III oversaw the creation of a deer park at Badby Woods for hunting and food. The King also granted the rare privilege of “free warren” on this land to the Abbott of Evesham – giving him permission to hunt and eat the game of the wood. But others were hungry too… Although the act of poaching was strictly forbidden, many medieval peasants had no choice. The life of a poacher was dangerous but often necessary for survival. They were out in the dark, hiding from view, skulking in the woods, creeping around in the shadows, to hunt deer and rabbits in order to feed themselves, their families, and sometimes members of the village. The punishment however was strict as the poor had no rights to these animals. The power to hunt as they saw fit remained with royalty and the aristocracy for hundreds of years.
II listed building - it is incredible to think of all the local people treading the same route into the woods, month on month and year after year – be they landed gentry, poachers lurking in the undergrowth, farm workers and artisans from the Fawsley Estate, or locals simply walking in the woods for pleasure. Remnants of the embankments and ditches can also be seen today. These were constructed to contain the deer, and once included a wooden park or boundary ‘pale’. These simple but highly effective ditch and bank boundaries to the east of the village and are amongst the best preserved in the county. This paints a fascinating picture of how the thirteenth century deer park might have looked.
Come take a look Badby Woods is a protected wildlife area, and includes a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Ancient woodland habitat of this kind has declined significantly throughout Northamptonshire and is now highly unusual in the county. Badby Woods is so special, it has even appeared in the top 10 of the best 100 woods and forests for history in the UK! (ref: Guardian Survey 2011). Rachel Twomey rftwomey@hotmail.com
Remnants and memories To be walking in these woods inspires a feeling of being lost in time. The arched gateway built from local stone is still standing and provides a magnificent entrance to the wood. To walk through this late eighteenth century gateway is like stepping through a time travel portal – magical. The impressive stone arch is now a grade
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Plant-based diets – fad or trend? Plant-based lifestyle, or veganism, is becoming one of Britain’s fastest growing trends. There are now more than half a million vegans in Britain, according to research commissioned by The Vegan Society in partnership with Vegan Life magazine. The 2016 study, carried out by researchers Ipsos MORI, found 542,000 people in Britain are now following a vegan diet. Ten years before the estimated number of vegans was just 150,000. Concerns over animal welfare, clear labelling, increased accessibility to plant-based alternatives to dairy food and social media have all helped shift attitudes towards veganism.
What is a vegan? Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use or consume other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products. But a vegan restricted diet can cause nutritional deficiencies in Calcium, Iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D and Zinc. If a rich and varied diet of colourful foods is consumed every day, deficiencies can be avoided with the addition of a simple multivitamin and mineral supplement.
Look on the label to check that a vitamin, mineral or herbal product is vegan. Some capsules are made from gelatine, some tablets are coated with a gelatine spray or with beeswax or shellac to make them look shiny. The details are important—for instance some Vitamin D3 supplements are from sheep, while others are from vegan lichen. Remember the key to a healthy vegan diet is variety. Choose from a wide range of vegetables, fruits, pulses, grains, plenty of leafy greens, nuts and seeds. Providing you ensure a daily intake of a variety of nutrient sources, your general health should not suffer from being vegan.
New vegan barista Delicious vegan lattes, espressos, cappuccinos and more are now available at Sheaf Street Health Store. Daventry’s only independent health food store stocks an array of vegan food including non-diary cheese, yogurt, chocolate and non-animal-derived skincare and beauty. And now you can pop in for satisfying dairy-free hot brew! Take-out or sit down. For more information, advice and support, visit Sheaf Street Health Store, in Daventry, or the Facebook page.
Smoking, drinking, dieting, pregnancy, those taking medication including the contraceptive pill, older vegans and those undertaking more than the usual amount of exercise may need to consider further supplementation to avoid deficiencies and boost vitality.
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Recipe
Lo-carb recipe
Whole roasted sea bass with fennel and olives Ingredients 4 small sea bass, gutted, scaled & fins trimmed 2 bulb of fennel 1 lemon 1 small orange Handful of basil 200g mixed olives 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp pine nuts Sea salt White pepper
Method Heat oven to 200Ëšc/180Ëšc/gm6
Score both sides of the bass and season with salt and pepper before placing into an oven dish. Fill the sea bass with the fennel mix and spread the remainder around the dish. Add the olives and drizzle the oil over the fish. Bake for 25 minutes, add the pine nuts and cook for a further 5 minutes. Enjoy with buttered new potatoes and salad or green beans. Recipe provided by Marc Eyres @ The Countryman, Staverton www.thecountrymanstaverton.co.uk
Slice the fennel, lemon, orange and basil and mix together.
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Old Dairy Farm Craft Centre Spring Lambing Weekends Lambing sheds will be open between 10 am & 4.30 pm Entrance to the lambing sheds is £2 per person entrance to the rest of the Centre is free
Saturday 3rd March - Sunday 1st April Free entry to tearoom, art gallery, shops & car parking Lambing sheds are under cover, but a warm coat and wellingtons are advisable as we can't guarantee the weather Upper Stowe, Nr Weedon NN7 4SH - Just off the A5 between Weedon & Towcester Telephone 01327 340525 - www.olddairyfarmcentre.co.uk - Find us on Facebook
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Aspiration, Inspiration Tom MacRae – Weedon to Los Angeles Tom MacRae is an English screenwriter, author and playwright. He is the creator of Comedy Central’s Threesome, has written for Marple and Lewis for ITV, and Casualty, Doctor Who and Bonekickers for the BBC.
Abracadabra Tom’s earliest brush with the world of entertainment was becoming a magician. He was taken to the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry to see a magic show. Afterwards, he met one of the magicians who had become a designer and maker of magic tricks. He visited his workshop and was shown several tricks, one being levitation. Tom decided to make this effect for his GCSE in Design Technology for which he won a Midlands award! The school wanted to submit his design for a national award but Tom decided to withdraw because he did not want to offend the Magic Circle. Locally word got around and so lots of Saturdays and Sundays his lucky father had the role of magician’s assistant driving the entertainer to birthday parties with all his kit and bringing him home!
Now for university Tom left school at 16 and joined Daventry Tertiary College for two years. During that time he made a couple of short films and learnt what was to become the most
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important skill for a writer – touch typing. Now for university. But which one and what subject to study? Many unrealistic discussions took place during which Oxford was rejected at the time, considered to lack sufficient egalitarianism. Informed advice was sought and an old friend, a professor of modern linguistics remarked that “as long as the area demanded intellectual vigour, any would do.” Anthropology at Goldsmiths was the answer. Tom is a very social and considerate person who has a sincere and successful manner with people. These qualities combined with enormous creativity and high motivation is the basis of his success. His three years’ experience at London University was very positive. Before London he decided to go on his own to India for six months. This was in the time before mobile phones. His parents could not believe it. Was this their boy who rather than go to the South of France preferred to stay at home with his grandmother? When he came home he was ‘grown up’.
Runner to writer He remained living in London and started looking for work. He became a ‘runner.’ “What’s a runner?” asked his parents. Someone who works in TV or film productions and is a general dogs body, does anything & everything
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leads to success they were told. While working on a TV production made both in Italy and England he found himself flying to Italy and back every day for two weeks. After the first day he asked the producer if, whilst on the plane could he have something to do. Every day she received a pile of stories and scripts from would be writers, and asked Tom to read and precis them. She enquired about Toms own work. The result was ‘Schools Out’ broadcast by Channel 4. It was nominated for a BAFTA award!
out at Xmas. Meanwhile Tom together with a friend of his, Dan Gillespie Sells leader of The Feeling, decided to write a musical. Later they met Jonathan Butterell who had seen a BBC documentary about a 16 year old school boy who wanted to go to his school prom dressed as a girl. Tom and Dan liked the idea and the result is ‘Everbody is Talking about Jamie’ now packing them in at Londons’ West End. The show was first produced at The CrucibleTheatre, Sheffield.
Dr Who ?
Tom, now living in Los Angeles is working on his third contract as writer/ producer for the very popular TV sci-fi series “ The Librarians” and has just been invited to attend the New York party celebrating 30 years of Andrew Lloyd Webbers’ “ Phantom of the Opera”.
One day Tom was walking down Charing Cross Road and noticed in Foyles a book signing by Russell T Davis. It was lunch time, the queue of people nearly gone. Russell looked up, Tom said that he didn’t have the book but very much admired Russells’ work. “Let’s have lunch” said Russell and they have been friends ever since. Tom was delighted that his first project with Dr Who (his favourite programme as a child) was the Cybermen. Work came thick and fast. He wrote a “Lewis” story (and got his mother a part as an extra) followed by a Miss Marple episode. Comedy Central commissioned Tom to write a comedy “Threesome,” it was a big success. For Sky he wrote a new story for Fungus the Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs which went
Not bad for a boy from Weedon who wanted to be a magician!
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SIMPLY SALVAGED INTERIORS Vintage Handmade Upcycled & Antique
We are excited to announce that we have recently completed our expansion. Our increased number of independant traders now offer a wider selection of fabulous, classic, unique, and quirky items. Our stock covers vintage, retro, antique and upcycled, alongside original art, plus beautiful handmade and unusual pieces. Come and visit us at Heart of the Shires Shopping Village, and make sure you have plenty of time to browse. Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm. Furniture Collectables Antiques
Jewellery Original artwork Handmade Classic toys
Simply Salvaged Ltd, Heart of the Shires Shopping Village, Watling Street, A5 North of Weedon, Northamptonshire NN7 4LB Tel: 01327 340010 email: info@simplysalvaged.co.uk www.simplysalvagedinteriors.co.uk simplysalvagedltd@facebook.com Photographs by Lightdraw.com
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Win a Heavenly Dessert for four The newest dessert experience to hit Northampton has now arrived and is open on Wellingborough Road. Heavenly Desserts is a fresh, stylish and contemporary dessert venue, perfect for catching up on the gossip, celebrating with family or simply having some time out just for you. The Heavenly Desserts artisans are dedicated to creating an extensive range of beautiful desserts which are available from 11am to 11pm Sunday to Thursday and 11am to 12pm Friday and Saturday, and include gluten free options, and a wide variety of award winning artisan teas. The lucky competition winner will truly be in dessert heaven as they, along with three friends, are invited to try out some of the tasty treats from the menu, all created from the finest ingredients. Whether a fluffy American waffle, warm cookie dough, or Belgian chocolate fondue, the winner is in for a heavenly treat - the only problem will be choosing who to take with you? To win, simply answer the following question, can you name two dishes available at Heavenly Desserts?
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Open every day 10am - 5pm Only £5 entry (under-twos free) www.minimeadowsfarm.com
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Destination Onley Grounds Farm Friendly butchers shop with quality meats and award winning beef Wide selection of local and artisan foods, gifts and bespoke hampers. Open to all! Based on Onley Grounds Equestrian Complex with bars, restaurant, café and much more. FREE car parking, spectate our equestrian events, walks available, with or without the dog.
Don’t miss out OPENING HOURS
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am until 4pm.
FIND US Located on the A45 between Willoughby and Dunchurch Onley Grounds Equestrian Complex, Onley Grounds Farm, Willoughby, Rugby, Warks CV23 8AJ Tel: 07546 222624
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Green Acres Rural Enterprise
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Courses
Bread making ( croissants and enriched dough ) delicious food including light lunches, cakes andTelephone: 01327 703313 ❘ Email: info@greenacresfarm.org.uk with Paul Raddan on Saturday 10th March Green Enterprise informal educa�onal refreshment made andAcres servedRural by our students. The Centre offers www.greenacresfarm.org.uk Pottery willow dates for our Friday cafe be as follows : to learn to grow opportuni�es forwill young people andand cook theirworkshops own food Saturday 10th and Saturday 24th March. Friday 9th March, Friday 23rd March, Friday 6th We work with schools to ensure that young people stay engaged with April, and Friday 20th April. Please call or email for details.
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Rural Enterprise Centre ❘ Green Acres Farm ❘ Catesby Road ❘ Staverton ❘ Daventry ❘ Northants ❘ NN11 6JP
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The Countryman Staverton
The Countryman at Staverton offers fine home cooked food, excellent local ales and a warm welcome 7 days a week Mother’s Day — Sunday 11th March Book Now - see our website for details
Easter Weekend — 30th March - 2nd April Food served Monday - Saturday 12 - 14.30 & 18.00 - 21.30 & Sunday 12 - 21.00
01327 311815
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FREE TO GOOD HOME A new and exclusive use wedding venue set on a working farm in the idyllic Northamptonshire countryside. Come and have a look around and meet the team at our Wedding Fayres in 2018.
Beautiful 6 month old male kitten orange & caramel tabby, playful, friendly, very affectionate. Ideal for family w/kids.
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4th March, 29th April, 3rd June
07907 293865 www.woodfarmeverdon.co.uk Wood Farm, Everdon Northants NN11 3BH
Call Jennifer - come see both & decide which you’d like.
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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
March
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday Tudor Rose Woodturners
Thursday 1st March & Thursday 5th April Grandborough Farmer’s Market
The Community Centre, Ashby Road, Daventry, NN11 OQE. www.tudor-rose-turners.co.uk
March/April café/events Green Acres Rural Enterprises
Café; Friday 9th March, Friday 23rd March, Friday 6th April, and Friday 20th April. Courses: Bread making (croissants and enriched dough) with Paul Raddan on Saturday 10th March. Pottery & Willow workshops - Saturday 10th & Saturday 24th March.
St Peter’s Church 10am -12.30pm. All locally sourced produce. Home- made refreshments.
Newnham Village Hall, 2.00 – 3.30pm. Entrance 20p. Many varied stalls, nearly new adult/children’s clothes, toys, books, good quality bric-a-brac, teas & cake.
Saturday 10th March Exploration and Discovery
Wednesday 14th -17th March Guilsborough Music & Drama Society
Mini Meadows Farm, Welford. Bottle-feed the new lambs & meet the other cute newborn animals in the baby barn. Open daily 10am-5pm. Normal £5 entry plus £1 per bottle. www.minimeadowsfarm.com
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Open afternoon - Come and meet group co-ordinators and enjoy displays from the interest groups. U3a is for any ‘third-ager’ no longer working full time or bringing up a family. Daventry Community Centre, Ashby Road, 2-4pm 3rd Thursday of the month.
Saturday 10th March Jumble Sale
Daventry Museum will be holding a free science event coinciding with British Science Week. 10am & 4pm. Discover Daventry’s past whilst also learn about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) & take part in fun activities & experiments. Daventry Museum, 3 New Street,NN11 4BT. Museum is free to visit.
Throughout March until mid-April Lamb Bottle-Feeding
Thursday 15th March Daventry & District U3a
Present ‘A Damsel in Distress’ by P G Wodehouse & Ian Hay at Guilsborough Village Hall. Tickets £8 Weds – Fri, Gala Night Saturday 17th £11. www.gmadsociety.co.uk Tickets from www.wegottickets.com/ gmads or Frances on 01604 740549.
Wednesday 14th March Daventry WI
Meet in Daventry Methodist Church, 6 Golding Close, Daventry NN11 4FH at 2pm - 4pm. Contact Secretary Jean Gosling 01327 563065
Thursday 15th March Warwick Castle: A Forgotten Collection
Illustrated lecture by Adam Busiakiewicz MA , former Head of Historical Interpretation at Warwick Castle. 7.30pm at the Benn Hall, Rugby. Wine & orange juice on sale from 7pm. Visitors welcome. The Arts Society, Rugby. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489
Saturday 17th March “Crick Village Market”
Crick Primary School, 10am – 12 noon. Twenty plus stalls, home produced breads, cakes, meats, jams & chutneys, gifts, jewellery & cards, knitted hats & clothing. Coffee and teas. The Mobile Library will be in the car park 10.15am to 11.30am.
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What’s on Saturday 24th March A Charity Dinner in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
7pm at Highgate House, Creaton. Tickets £30 incl. welcome drink & three course meal. Music provided by Eric Darlington with the John Cleveland Band & there will be fantastic prizes in the raffle. To reserve your tickets call 01327 871100 or email chairman@ daventrydc.gov.uk.
Saturday 17th March Country Music Concert
West Haddon Village Hall, featuring The Haley Sisters. With beautiful harmonies and excellent acoustic guitar work, 7.30 pm start. Raffle in aid of Air Ambulance and Hamilton house. Tickets £ 8.00p. Call Bernard 01788 823136 or 07752859757
Monday 19th March Easter Bingo
Tuesday 27th March onwards Daventry Photographic Society 2018/19 events
Meet every week, 7.30pm at Mayfield Park Sports Club, Daventry. NN11 9FZ. Competitions, presentations, guest speakers & field trips. Suitable for any adult with an interest in photography, regardless of level. www.daventryphotographicsociety. co.uk or call Roland Puleston-Jones on 07818 252498 for more information.
April
Galanos House, Southam CV47 2BL. For Service people past & present & their families. Eyes down 7.30PM Bar open & refreshments, lots of prizes. 01926 812185
Friday 23rd March Village Voices Northamptonshire choir
Performs the beautiful and uplifting “Requiem” by Bob Chilcott at St. Peter’s Church, Walgrave 7.30pm More details and tickets at www.village-voices.org.uk/
The Old Vicarage, Norton Based upon a traditional but once faded vicarage layout, the garden aims to be lively and colourful throughout the year. The c14. Church of All Saints will be open. The Old Vicarage, Daventry Road, Norton, Daventry, NN11 2ND 1.00pm - 4pm. £4.00, children free. Teas in the orangery. Mr & Mrs Barry & Andrea Coleman hello@ngs.org.uk
Wednesday 18th April Daventry WI
Meet in Daventry Methodist Church, 6 Golding Close NN11 4FH at 2pm-4pm Contact Secretary Jean Gosling 01327 563065
Wednesday 21st March Badby and District Photo Club
Talk by local photographer Malcolm Cook on his journey to gaining a top photographic award. 8.00pm Badby Village Hall. Extend your interest in photography & hear about the work of professionals fellow enthusiasts. Further details from www.badbyphotoclub.org.uk
Sunday 15th April NGS Open Gardens
Thursday 19th April Photography as Fine Art
Illustrated lecture by Brian Stater BA MSc. 7.30pm, Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby. Wine & orange juice on sale from 7pm. Visitors welcome. The Arts Society, Rugby. Contact Joy Lunn 01455 209489
Wednesday 11th April Daventry Museum
Free performance of ‘Tea with Oscar Wilde’ by Don’t Go in to the Cellar Theatre Company 2 pm to 3pm. Victorian theatre with bite – an immersive and interactive theatre experience suitable for ages 11+ Please call 01327 301246 to book your free tickets.
Friday 20th April to Sunday 29th April Brixworth Music Festival
Nine superb concerts over 10 days, ranging from classical to pop, from chamber ensembles to brass band and orchestral music. Tickets £12 or festival pass is £25. 16s & under free with an adult. All Saints’ Church, Brixworth. www.brixworthmusicfestival.co.uk/
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What’s on
May Sunday, 6th & Monday, 7th May Annual Plant Fair
The Northamptonshire Group of the Hardy Plant Society is holding their Annual Plant Fair at Holdenby House 11.00am to 4.00pm. The gardens will be open and there will be falconry displays.
Sunday 6th May Great Brington Gardens Saturday 21st April St. George’s Day Celebration
Come along to Barby Village Hall at 7.30pm on to enjoy an evening of songs, traditional folk dancing with” Three Around Three” and good homemade English grub to celebrate St. George’s Day. Tickets are £15 Call Mary on 01788 890114 or Jackie on 07956361833
Sunday 22nd April NGS Gardens Open Day
Cottesbrooke Hall, Cottesbrooke, NN6 8PF from 2.00pm -5.30pm. Adults £7, Child £4. Tea Room serving tea/coffee & homemade cake. For further information call 01604 505808.
Sunday 29th April NGS Open Gardens
Seven gardens including one new garden which has never been accessible to the public. Free parking, programmes & maps, plant stalls & a local history exhibition. Small coaches of groups up to 26 max welcome by prior arrangement only, please call 01604 770939. 11am - 5pm. Combined admission £5.00, children free. Home-made teas & cakes in Parish Church & morning coffee & lunches in Reading Room all in aid of The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary.
Guilsborough NN6 8RA Seven gardens, incl a flower arranger’s small garden, to large gardens with sweeping lawns, mature trees & beautiful views. Rare & unusual plants on sale. 1.00pm - 5.30pm. Combined admission £6.00, children free. Home-made teas in village hall. No wheelchair access at Dripwell & The Gate House. No dogs at Oak Dene. hello@ngs.org.uk 01483 211535
Sunday 29th April Harpole Bowls Club
Saturday 21st April Crick Village Market
Crick Primary School, 10.00am to 12.00am. Twenty plus stalls, breads, cakes, meats, jams & chutneys, jewellery & cards, knitted hats & clothing. Coffee and teas. The Mobile Library will be in the car park 10.15am to 11.30am.
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Open day, come along & give bowls a try, 10.30am - 4-00pm. Bowls & coaching provided, bring flat soled footwear, refreshments available, ample parking outdoor green & indoor short mat. New members welcome. Harpole Bowls Club, Larkhall Lane, Harpole, NN7 4DP Call 07594 493894
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 April 5th for events in May/June 2018.
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FORMALWEAR Choice of hire and purchase for the men on their special day. One of the largest stockists of Marc Darcy in the UK. 37 Regent Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PE Opening hours Mon - Sat : 0930 - 1700
Viewings recommended by appointment.
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Competition
Win a personal shopping evening for you and your friends at Terracotta Boutique Its certainly a big and exciting year for Terracotta in 2018 as we celebrate its 25th birthday!
market, providing the best products we can source at a reasonable price then presented in a visually pleasing and vibrant environment/online platform.
This well established retail business has seen many fashion trends come and go over the years since it first opened its doors in April 1993.
It goes without saying we thoroughly engage with the online world which is imperative in any modern day business. Visit our web page, follow us on social media for the best up to date content. www.terracotta-boutique.co.uk
The industry and the retail landscape has changed such a lot yet it’s kept going, moving forward, embracing new ideas and methods. Keeping up, keeping it fresh and not being left behind is the secret to longevity. Terracotta prides itself on excellent customer service, building good customer relationships, knowing customers on first name terms and the different generations of their family. We recognise our core
We are thrilled to be celebrating Terracotta reaching a quarter of a century and have loved every minute of it which is why we intend to mark the occasion with our customers as a big thankyou for all your support through the years - we couldn’t have done it without you. Look out for whats up and coming...
Win a personal shopping evening Celebrating 25 years of independent trading in Rugby is a fabulous milestone and one lucky winner of this competition can book a personal shopping evening with 9 friends at Terracotta Boutique to include Prosecco and nibbles. You will get discounted shopping on the night for purchases any of you may make. Terracotta Boutique is known for its diverse and individual styles for women seeking that more fashionable edge! Terracotta stock is constantly changing keeping the store fresh and exciting. We are always sourcing new brands from across Spain, France, Denmark, Italy and the UK. The lucky winner will need to liase with the team at Terracotta to agree a date for the diary. The winner will be selected at random from all correct answers submitted on April 12th.
Question: In what year did Terracotta first open a store in Rugby? How to enter
Deadline for entries April 12th 2018. The winner will be selected from correct entries. 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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ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, BRIXWORTH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
FRIDAY 20TH APRIL - SUNDAY 29TH APRIL
BRIXWORTH
MUSIC
FESTIVAL 2018 FRIDAY 20TH 7.30pm Memphis Blue, Rock’n’Roll Music of the 50s and 60s SATURDAY 21ST 3.00pm Piano Recital, Oksana King SATURDAY 21ST 7.30pm Northamptonshire County Youth Brass Band
SUNDAY 22ND 7.30pm ‘Angel Voices’, Fiori Musicali Transcendental music from the Renaissance and the Modern WEDNESDAY 25TH 7.30pm ‘If Music Be the Food of Love’ An Evening of Poetry and Song. Includes the winner of our International Competition for Women Composers.
Tickets available on the door or: www.wegottickets.com Further information and concert details: www.brixworthmusicfestival.co.uk 01604 740796
FRIDAY 27TH 7.30pm Tedesca String QuartetHaydn, Schubert and Finzi SATURDAY 28TH 7.30pm Brixworth Festival OrchestraBeethoven, Mozart and more SUNDAY 29TH 12.00 noon Brixworth Songsters, Singing Saints and Brixworth Primary School Choir (free concert) SUNDAY 29TH 7.30pm 'An Old English Fantasy'A Concert of Early Music
The Travel Locker…. Local to you
Art in the park Most major art exhibitions can be found hanging on the hallowed walls of two or three of our capital cities leading art galleries. As an art lover, this can mean a lot of travelling, an expensive train ticket, long queues at the gallery and hefty admission ticket. It has in the past put me off visiting some exhibitions. So, it was with much delight that I discovered the highly acclaimed Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park, an 18th-century country mansion, situated a short drive away, on the Warwickshire and Oxfordshire border. The house opened as a national art gallery fourteen years ago, under the capable patronage of the Moores family, of Littlewoods renown. The House, a Grade 1 listed Robert Adam Mansion is set in 120 acres of picturesque parkland, designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, the most famous landscape architect of the 18th century. A delightful walk through a small copse takes you past a restored Ice House to a small stone bridge which provides a wonderful view of the grand Georgian Mansion. The park is rich in history and has a wide variety of activities for both adults and children to enjoy and explore throughout the year, whatever the weather. Activities include bird watching, Tai Chi, orienteering, a labyrinth to explore, nature trails and a family friendly café and gift shop. There is also an outdoor adventure playground for the children.
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Be sure to check out ‘Capability’ Brown’s new chapel located on a slope to the north of the main house. Restoration of this magnificent building was completed in summer 2016 and is a real delight. The extensive and attractive grounds also includes a curious art installation called The Clearing, which is a geodesic dome, made of recycled materials, at the edge of a scenic lake. Compton Verney has also been the location for two film productions; a BBC production of Iris Murdoch’s The Bell and for Peter Hall’s celebrated 1968 film of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, starring a young Judi Dench. The house currently displays six permanent artistic collections and two special exhibitions run concurrently, offering a range of historic and modern art. The Chinese Collection contains one of the finest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes outside of China. The British Folk Art Collection is the largest collection of British folk art in the UK. Folk art is a wide-ranging term includes objects made by untrained artists, or made by people trained as sign-painters who were able to use their painting skills to make their own artworks. The recently updated collection is extremely diverse including weathervanes, shop signs, paintings of animals, street scenes, furniture and agricultural implements. There is also a painting by hugely cherished Cornish folk artist Alfred Wallis.
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The Naples Collection (1600-1800) represents a cross-section of artistic masterpieces from the ‘Golden Age’ of Neapolitan Art. The Marx-Lambert Collection celebrates the work of Enid Marx (1902-1998) an English painter, author, illustrator of children’s books and textile designer. The collection showcases work produced by Marx and a large number of examples of folk art which were assembled by Marx and her friend Margaret Lambert (1906-95). Northern European Collection (1450 – 1650) Northern European artists created a design different from their southern neighbours, characterised by strong detail, gilding and colourful palettes. The British Portraits Collection features portrayals of royal and noble sitters from the Tudor period (1485-1603) including Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Edward VI. From 17th March – 10th June two major special exhibitions are on display. Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship. English Artist Designers 19221942 and Created in Conflict: British Soldier Art from the Crimean War to Today. The grounds re-open after the winter closure on Sat 10 February and the house, galleries and cafe re-open on Sat 17 March. Discover the delights of Compton Verney, where there’s something for everyone to enjoy, whether viewing the award winning galleries, simply roaming the acres of beautiful parkland or actively taking part in one of the many daily activities. Compton Verney Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Telephone: 01926 645 500 Email: info@comptonverney.org.uk Twitter: @ComptonVerney
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, writing about the local Northamptonshire music scene and more recently the fortunes of Daventry Town FC, since his retirement, he now writes a travel blog.
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Unusual Easter traditions How will you celebrate Easter? Check out these unusual traditions... Pace Egg plays !
These plays were performed on Good Friday the drama involves a form of a combat between a villain named Old Tosspot and the hero St George. Historically the actors were working class men and women who toured the villages performing in pubs and on the street as a way of earning extra money. In the plays someone is always killed, this may be St George or a Turkish Knight known as Bold Slasher. The poor fellow is however revived by a comic doctor, linking to the Easter themes of death and rebirth The use of the word Pace is linked to the Latin word Pacha which translates to Easter. The egging part comes from the fact that performers were given eggs which were wrapped in onion skins and carefully boiled. They’d receive other gifts too, including money as an incentive to perform by the crowd. Some believe the phrase ‘to egg someone on’ originates from when rival groups of performers found themselves in the same village and traded insults. They also had wooden sword fights and even tried to steal each others Pace Eggs!
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once rolled but it is now usually hard boiled decorated eggs which are rolled down a grassy hill with an ensuing competition to see whose egg can roll fastest and remain unharmed. The exact symbolism of egg rolling isn’t clear, but as eggs have links to the Easter and Spring themes of rebirth, renewal and fertility this seems to provide some reasoning for it. They became symbolic of the rolling away of the rock from Jesus Christ’s tomb before his resurrection.
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Whipping Monday is linked to countries such as Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In Slovakia women are doused by men with water and whipped with braided willow branches. This is said to symbolise youth and strength and make women healthy for the Spring. The men then get a reward from the lady in question which is a dyed egg, a ribbon tied around their whip and for adults an invite in for some food and vodka. Some men also receive coins. In the Czech version there is no water. Just the whipping and here the implement is called the pomlazka with the tradition ending at noon.
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ANEW Aesthetics......................................33 Central Podiatry........................................32 Patt Stock Bowen Therapy....................31 Sue Jaycock................................................32
Out & about Albie & Lonnies Formalwear.................49 Barby Nurseries.........................................40 Daventry District Council......................24 Green Acres Farm ....................................44 Holdenby House Events..................49, 39
Houlton........................................................38 Mini Meadows Farm................................41 Onley Grounds Farm Shop....................43 Sheaf Street Health Store Ltd...............76 Simply Salvaged.......................................42 The Bramble Patch...................................35 The Countryman, Staverton.................45 The Old Dairy Farm Craft Centre.........35 Wood Farm, Everdon...............................45
Your home A Steel Plumbing......................................68 Accent Lighting.........................................66 Alan Coverly........................................62, 70 Allan Board Builder...........................66, 70 Alpine Carpet Warehouse......................61 Andrew Frost Heating.............................62 Apple Picture Frames..............................58 Aquaflames - fireplaces..........................59 Audible Fidelity........................................... 5 Cloudy2Clear.............................................55 Danetre Glass.............................................63 Daventry Bathrooms...............................72 Daventry Blinds.........................................68 Dysonic........................................................64 Fitrite Wardrobes......................................60 Home Farm Stoves...................................58 Nu-Look Conservatory Roofing Solutions.....................................60 Otto Interiors..............................................65 Park Lane Windows..................................67 Parratt Building Contractors.................64 Property Rental Services........................67 Rugby Fitted Kitchens............................... 2 Ryan Lange.................................................58 Smart Conservatory Solutions............... 3 Storm Shield Roofing UK.......................69 TBS Building Supplies.............................71 Tiles Daventry............................................73 Towcester Tile Centre..............................70 Vesta..............................................................58 VSF.................................................................57 Window Geeks...........................................64
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DELIVERING SINCE
2005
The Village Emporium is once again pleased to be publishing the offical guides for
Towcester Food Festival 9 - 10 June 2018 Northampton Winter Food Festival 10-11 November 2018 The festival guides are delivered to local homes and businesses three weeks prior to each event.
Don’t miss a great opportunity to promote your business locally!
Call us for more information or to book on 01788 298050 Towcester Food Festival 20,000 copies Hand delivered door to door in: Abthorpe, Adstone ,Alderton ,Astcote, Blakesley, Blisworth, Bradden, Bugbrooke,Cold Higham, Caldecote, Church Stowe, Duncote, Eastcote, Everdon, Farthingstone, Fosters Booth, Grafton Regis, Greens Norton, Grimscote, Hulcote, Litchborough, Maidford,Pattishall, Paulerspury, Plumpton End, Potterspury, Pury End, Roade, Shutlanger, Silverstone, Slapton, Stoke Bruerne, Upper Stowe, Tiffield, Wappenham, Weedon, Weedon Lois, Weston, Whittlebury, Wood Burcote, Woodend, Woodford Halse, Yardley Gobion
Official Media Partner for the Towcester Food Festival 9th and 10th June 2018 and Northampton Winter Food Festival 10th and 11th November 2018
Northampton Winter Food Festival 20,000 copies Hand delivered door to door in: Brixworth Boughton Chapel Brampton Church Brampton Cogenhoe Duston - Old and New Earls Barton Great and Little Houghton Moulton Pitsford
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