March 2012

ROTHERSTHORPE

NEWSLETTER

The Newsletter for the Community of Rothersthorpe

www.rothersthorpe.info

CHURCH CALENDAR FOR MARCH 2012

Water into Wine!

Last year (2011) marked a record in my twenty four years as a Vicar. I officiated at twenty two weddings, the average in the previous twenty three years has been around ten a year! What has brought about this rise in the number of people wishing to marry is still a mystery and 2012 looks set to carry the trend forward as at the time of going to press I have twenty three booked with another in the pipeline!

Whatever the reason for the rise in numbers there is one constant amongst all the weddings I‟ve had the pleasure of officiating at, with

Sunday 4th March 9.30am

6.00pm

Holy Communion

Sunday @ 6 at

Bugbrooke

Wednesday 7th March 7.00pm Compline

Sunday 11th March 9.30am Morning Worship

Tuesday 13th March 7.30pm Annual Parochial Church

Meeting in Committee

Room

Wednesday 14th March 7.00pm Compline

Mothering

Sunday

18th March 9.30am Holy Communion

Wednesday 21st March 7.00pm Compline

Sunday 25th March 8.00am

9.30am

B.C.P Communion

Followed by breakfast

All Age Worship

Wednesday 28th March 7.00pm Compline

Saturday 31st March 7.30pm Barn Dance in Village Hall

Palm Sunday 1st April 9.30am Holy Communion

reference to Jesus‟ first recorded miracle found in John‟s gospel chapter two, the turning of water into wine at a wedding celebration

This was an „Ordinary Wedding‟ in Cana in Galilee in first century Israel, displaying all the expected trappings. Jesus along with Mary and his disciples were guests and the festivities were in full swing, when the wine ran out, which was a social disaster for the family. Jesus‟, to him simple action, showed how he cares about the ordinary things of life as well as the spiritual and the joyful as well as the sad occasions.

It was his mother Mary who alerted Jesus to the problem. However, his initial response to the situation seemed harsh and almost rude. Never-theless, Jesus was an extraordinary person who was respectful and would sort things out in his own way and time. On the basis of his claim to be God, this shouldn‟t surprise us! Just as he is able to turn water into wine, so he can turn around our circumstances in amazing ways.

The turning of the water into wine took place because people trusted him (like Mary, v3) and responded to his power and authority (like the servants, v 5,7,8). The resulting 600 litres of wine was the best at the wedding! This extraordinary outcome not only pleased the host as well as the guests, it also showed that Jesus came into this world as Messiah to inaugurate a new age, figuratively speaking, the cheap wine of this world is to give way to the new wine of God‟s Kingdom.

From an „Ordinary Wedding‟ celebration, an „Extraordinary Man‟ put his first indelible mark on the world, no magic trick just the „Power and Authority‟ in his voice produced an „Extraordinary Outcome‟. To quote a twenty first century saying, „the rest they say is history‟.

The disciples, who were a real rag, tag and bobtail outfit after witness-ing Jesus‟ authority responded by putting their full faith in him and look what they achieved!

As we turn our thoughts towards Easter why not take a look again at this „Extraordinary Man‟ who deals with the ordinary as well as the extraordi-nary, the physical as well as the spiritual and listen to his voice which is as powerful today as when he said to the servants fill the jars with water!

The Revd. Stephen R.J. French Rector of Bugbrooke, Harpole, Kislingbury and Rothersthorpe

Church Cleaning

March 11th - Lindsay & Christy

March 25th - June & Jane

April 8th - Mike & Sue

Women‘s Institute

Autism Concern will be our subject for our next meeting

which will be on Monday 19th March, 7.30pm in the Vil-

lage Hall. Our speaker will be Alison Goodman. If you

find this subject interesting please come along and find

out more.

For the first time in many years our speaker for last month failed to

turn up but we had a fantastic evening getting to know each other,

something we have little time for when we have a speaker. Most spoke

a little about their lives so far, there were some surprises and lots of

laughs.

Visitors as always will be most welcome, the cost £3 includes refresh-

ments.

We have started our annual Skittles Tournament and have played 2

matches. Ok we lost both but in the words of the song ―We have high

hopes‖.

The W.I. match against the Chequers Village Ladies Team

was again a brilliant night, we lost making it 2-1 to the

Village Ladies. Thank you to all those who played for us when

half our team could not make it. (report on later page ) Jenny Dellar

ARE YOU A CULPRIT Do your bushes suffer from overhang? You only have to walk around the village to realise that several areas are almost impassable due to foliage blocking the pathway. Spring is a good time to cut these down before the birds start nesting.

Edy's Cakes

Do you need a delicious home-made cake for your

special day? Cakes for every occasion:

birthdays

anniversaries hen parties

weddings first communions

christenings, etc

Call me or visit my website 07894 805343 or 01604 451917

www.wix.com/edytas/torty

Neighbourhood Watch I am quite happy to report that we seem to have had a quiet month in the village, although neighbouring villages have not faired too well, with incidents in Kislingbury, Gayton and Milton Malsor. As always please be alert and report any suspicious activity to the NHW line. Our local number is 01604 432436 (standard rate

charges), or the national number for all non emergency calls to the police is 101. Please could you also notify Christy on 831020 if you do report a crime. Let‟s hope we remain crime free.

Paving slabs wanted We are trying to pave a base for a shed so If anyone has about 12 paving slabs lying around that they don‟t need, please ring Margaret or Christy on 831020

Easter Sunday—April 8th

If anyone would like to donate a lily or flowers of

your choice in memory of a loved one for

arrangement in church, please contact June

Tucker on 830428 or Barbara Walsh on 831455.

Thank you

Women‘s World Day of Prayer

The service for this area will be in Harpole Church at 2.00pm on

Friday 2nd March. Men, women and children are all welcome to join

in this worldwide time of prayer.

Thruppsters

Our March meeting is in the Village Hall on

Monday 5th at 2.30pm in the committee

room. The afternoon will have a Welsh theme

as the 1st was St David‘s Day..

Peter Doran

Hoax Emails There are a number of hoax emails in circulation that alleg-

edly promote safety advice given by Northamptonshire Po-

lice.

These are chain emails and hopefully, the exaggerated con-

tents are a clue to the fact — even though the hoaxers attribute the

information to a genuine source.

Any important advice and information will have been made available

through an official or trustworthy route, so checking an organisation‘s

website or local news outlets should help in deciding if something is

genuine.

As with chain letters, the best advice is NOT to forward chain emails

and spread the misinformation more widely but simply delete them.

Kathy Sindall BSc (Hons) MChS

CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST Registered with the Health Professions Council

Nail, callus and corn management Diabetic Foot Management

Gait analysis and insole/orthotic prescription Foot care advice

Available every Friday 9am to 6pm at Parkslope Surgery,

32 Stoke Road, BLISWORTH

Telephone 01604 878000 for appointment

Fee £18 per consultation (home visits may be available for housebound)

Date for your Diary Table Top Sale

SATURDAY 5TH May

Village Hall 1pm to 4pm Rothersthorpe W.I.

We are planning to hold a Table Top sale in the village hall

in May, so you have plenty of time to clear out all those unwanted things lying around the house.

The cost of the table will be £5 with all proceeds from table

sales to the Church Repair Fund. There will be the usual scrummy cakes made by the W.I. ladies and refreshments. To book a table please ring Christy on 831020

FOUR

‘LENT LUNCHES’ TO ENJOY AROUND THE VILLAGE

ON WEDNESDAYS THROUGH MARCH.

ALL WELCOME. 12.30PM - 2PM.

BRING A FRIEND, EAT, CHAT AND THEN MAKE A DONATION AS YOU LIKE.

YOUR MONEY WILL GO STRAIGHT OUT TO

AN ORPHANAGE IN IGANGA (UGANDA)

At this time of year, on a Wednesday, „lent lunches‟ are hosted in differ-

ent houses around the village. They are very informal, simple lunches, of soup, fresh bread and then cheese – we sometimes get home-made cakes as well but that depends on whose house we are in!

In the past, monies raised have gone towards the building of a clinic

and nurses accommodation in the remote village of Namunsaala in Uganda.

This project is now complete so this year the church have agreed to

donate everything we raise over Lent to an orphanage in Iganga. Feeding 25 children every day is a challenge, so every penny helps.

Please drop in to as many as you can make.

No need to ‘book’!

7th March - Lisa (The Chequers, North Street) 14th March - AJ (Nutwood Cottage, The Lane) 21st March - Chris (5 St Johns Close) 28th March - Tracey (59 Church Street)

Lisa & Rowland would like to invite you to the following events at the Chequers

EASTER EGG DRAW & DISCOKE Saturday 24th March 8pm onwards

Draw squares are for sale in the pub £1.00 each so call in and pick your numbers

You can‟t win it if you‟re not in it.

RACE NIGHT Saturday 28th April 8pm (1st race 8.30pm)

Great fun for all ages so come along and join in. Why not Increase your chance of being a winner and sponsor a horse just call in and pick your winner £2.50 per horse.

All monies raised from the Easter Egg Draw and Race Night are being donated to the

Neonatal Unit (Gosset ward) at NGH and The Caring & Sharing Trust, Cottons Farmhouse, Cogenhoe

SO COME ALONG & SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WHILST ALSO SUPPORTING 2 VERY WELL DESRVING LOCAL CHARITIES

TOO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU ALL

STROUD FARM SHIELD

This annual skittles event will take place at the Chequers

on Saturday 31st March

7pm draw for 7.30pm start

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER YOU MUST HAVE BEEN EITHER BORN IN OR CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE VILLAGE OF ROTHERSTHORPE.

SO COME ALONG FOR A FUN NIGHT AND SEE IF YOU CAN DEFEAT THE CURRENT CHAMPION AND TAKE HOME THE SHIELD.

SO IF YOU‟RE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE WHY NOT DROP INTO THE PUB AND GET YOUR NAME ON THE LIST.

Live Music in Rothersthorpe I‘ve been making enquiries about getting a

young singer called Lisbee Stainton to come

along to the village hall for an evening of live

music. She supported Joan Armatrading at

the Derngate last year and has produced two

Albums. For more information and to hear

some of her music go to: http://lisbeestainton.com/home.html.

She charges £150 for delivering two forty minute sets and I need to as-

sess interest from within the village before committing to booking a date.

I was thinking of charging £10 per person with any profits split between

the church and the school.

Please email me (steve@pigyard.com) or call me (01604 830321) if you

would be interested in coming to a live music event within the village.

Many thanks Steve McCarthy

Rothersthorpe Day Nursery

*Save £50 from your first invoice, when you start at the

nursery before the end of April 2012*

Rothersthorpe Day Nursery Open 8am -6pm 52 weeks of the year excluding bank holidays

Excellent pre-school facilities

11 hours of Early funding for 52 weeks per year available for

children at the start of a new term following their 3rd birthday

A breakfast club, after school club and Holiday club is available

from age 4-11 years

Employers vouchers - savings on childcare costs

Ring on 01604 831263 or email rothersthorpenursery@yahoo.co.uk

to arrange a visit, we’d love to hear from you!

www.rothersthorpedaynursery.co.uk

News from Rothersthorpe School:

A s we return to school after the half term break, and the

evenings are getting lighter, our after school clubs are all

resuming, so villagers may see more activity around school after

the quiet winter months!

A total of 97 children and adults took part in the

Sign2Sing event last month and we are waiting to

hear if the national event broke the record from

previous years! We were also pleased to send a

donation to the Sign Health charity who organised

the event.

Continuing the theme of fundraising, we will be

holding the usual mufti day for Sport Relief on 23rd

March and our children are currently voting for this

year‘s chosen national charity, which we will be sup-

porting with a number of planned activities for the

rest of the school year.

School closes for the Easter break after our Easter Service on

Friday 30th March and the children return to school on Tuesday

17th April.

Carol Watt, School Office

Lego Star-wars Items For Sale complete with boxes Star-wars Attack Cruiser 9-14yrs £75 Attack Shuttle 8-14yrs £35 The Twilight (limited Addition) 9-14yrs £55 Star-fighter (arc-170) 8-14yrs £35 LandSpeeder 7-12yrs £12 X Wing Fighter (limited Addition) 8-12yrs £40 Anakins y-wing 8-14yrs £45 Droid Tri Fighter 7-12yrs £15

Contact Fraser Dickens 832204

Minibus and driver for hire :

new for 2012!

SNVB (the South Northants Volunteer Bureau) are pleased to announce that as part of Village Networks, a new Lottery-funded project, we have taken delivery of a brand new 16-seater minibus which is available for hire by community, voluntary and non-profit groups.

“So often local groups tell us transport is a real problem”, says Nick King, Project Coordinator. “Now we have a solu-tion: a new minibus and trained drivers”.

The minibus and driver is operated and insured by SNVB with a section 19 permit. Community groups can apply for membership and once approved can hire the minibus for trips, excursions and events. Terms & conditions apply.

Details can be found at www.snvb.org.uk – click on the Minibus.

For further information, please contact Nick King on 01327 353321 / 358264 or email nick@snvb.org.uk

snvb is a registered charity 1104848 and company limited by guarantee 5068116

To be held in Rothersthorpe Village Hall and School grounds

on Saturday June 2nd 2012.

1pm-4pm: Fun and games for children and parents on the

school field/village hall, barbeque. WI refreshments.

7.30pm-late: Disco, bar and Raffle.

Tickets limited to 200 and will be available soon from:

Jodie 07875478976 Ann 07976316076

Jeff 07986890834 Angela 07772497919

Any proceeds from tickets and raffle will be donated to the Church Roof Fund.

More fun planned for the bank holiday Monday..... details in next newsletter.

Tickets

Adults: £3.50 Children (under 16) £2

*Ticket price is for entire event and includes a burger or a hot dog during the afternoon *

All children must be accompanied by an adult

If you or a loved one are concerned about or experiencing sight loss

and need some help, why not visit

Northamptonshire Association for the

Blind’s Mobile Sight Centre when it is

in a town near you!

Our specially adapted vehicle delivers a free

Sight Loss Information Service to local com-

munities within Northamptonshire, making regular stops at care homes, supermarket car

parks, medical centres and town centres.

Our friendly Information Officer, Fred Can-non, is able to offer specialist advice, support

and information on a wide range of topics relating to sight loss. On board you will

also find a display of everyday living aids and equipment designed to make life a little easier for people experiencing sight loss.

We have: Kitchen Gadgets, Talking Clocks and

Watches, Reading and Writing Guides, plus other Household Aids. There are Big Button Telephones

and Mobile Phones, Large Print Books, Playing

Cards and NEW Large Print 2012 Diaries and Cal-

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Our Mobile Unit will be in Northamp-

ton Town Centre parked outside Central

Library on Abington Street from 10am-12:30pm on Friday 2nd

March.

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Village Planters

You may recall last month the article

offering free planters for

sponsorship to be placed at the

entrances to the village. I‘m

delighted to say that all four

locations have been covered and I

look forward to making it happen in

readiness for a spring planting.

If you have any questions then please contact me on 01604 830321

or steve@pigyard.com

Steve McCarthy – Parish Councillor

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Night of French Cuisine (Or something similar!)

Rothersthorpe Village Hall

Saturday

17th March 2012

7:15pm for 7:30pm

Tickets £15 from David Walsh 831455

Bring your own drink Charity No 1062719

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ACRE BULK OIL BUYING PROJECT

You may remember that last.autumn saw the launch of the Northampton-shire ACRE Bulk Oil Buying Project. We‟re pleased to report that it‟s fully up and running.

Since we began in October our membership has grown to almost 60. The prices negotiated on behalf of the members and the average member sav-ings are shown below:

The benefits to individual members are:

A saving of £25 - £30 per 500 litres ordered vs average prices quoted by the oil companies.

No need to buy larger volumes to get lower prices as your individ-ual order is a small part of a much larger one.

Avoid the hassle of ringing round for quotes – leave it to our pro-fessional negotiator.

The benefits to our local community are: A communal sharing of the price benefits. Reduction in tanker traffic though our villages.

Already a member?

Many thanks to those villagers who‟ve already joined the scheme, and don‟t forget that the ordering deadline is the last Wednesday of each month.

Not yet a member?

If you‟re not yet a member, but would like to join, please feel free to use the contact details below. You can see from the above figures that the potential savings opportunities are well worth taking. The greater the number of members in the syndicate, the greater will be the opportunity to negotiate the lowest possible market prices for all members to enjoy.

For more detail, please contact us:

Website: www.northantsacre.org.uk

E-mail: oil@northantsacre.org.uk

Phone: 01604 765888

Month Average market price quoted

Final price achieved after

negotiation

Member savings per 500 litre or-

der

October 59.00p 53.97p £25.15

November 61.50p 55.50p £30.00

January 60.20p 54.90p £26.50

End January 61.50p 56.45p £25.50

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Lent ―Talent" Challenge

in aid of Church Repairs Can you double your money like the good servant in

the parable (read the story in Matthew‘s gospel

Chapter 25 verse 14).

The six weeks leading up to Easter are known as Lent. Instead of

giving up something during Lent, why not take up the challenge to

turn £1, £2 or £5 into more. We‘ll be pleased to hear from anyone

who would like to take part and we can let you have the ‗starter‘

sum.

The idea is to be as imaginative as you like. Buy a bottle of car

shampoo and wash a few cars/ bake a cake for a friend/ plant some

seeds and sell the plants. Or maybe just donate an hour of your

time babysitting or dog walking for a small fee.

Lent started on 22nd February – get your thinking caps on.

With thanks Val Bridges 832442

Chequers versus W.I. Skittle Match 26/1/12

Well another epic eventful evening and yes it was sleet and snow

outside, which did not stop some of us coming out to play. Special thanks goes to Elaine Quarry ( on crutches, ankle in plaster), Hayley and Lisa from behind the bar who played for the W.I., and Ben who played for the Chequers. |The score was 34-30 to the Chequers and raised £30.00 for the church repair fund. Well done to all who came, played and supported.

. That‟s 2 –1 to Chequers so until the next

time ladies!! Thank you Carol Morphy

Village Survey A very big thank you to all those who took

the time to complete the village survey and

an even bigger thank you to all those

volunteers who trudged through snow, sleet

and rain to deliver and collect them. If there

are any stray completed forms which have

not yet been collected please post them

through the door of 35 Church Street.

We have received a very high return rate

which indicates the community spirit within the village. Over the

next two months the team will be compiling the data and making the

information available to everyone. Before producing the report we

will hold a public meeting to ensure all views are represented and

fully understood. The village plan will outline the future of the

village based upon your opinions.

Steve McCarthy

Parish Councillor

Parish Council Meeting

The next Parish Council meetings will be

held on Monday 2nd April at 7.30pm in the

Committee Room at the Village Hall.

As always anyone is welcome to attend and

address the Parish Council in the public open session at the begin-

ning of the meeting.

Please come along and participate in your local community decision

making process.

Sarah Murphy

2012 Force Open Day date announced

Following the huge popularity of the event last year, Northamptonshire Police will be holding the 2012 Open Day on Saturday 12 May, from 11am to 4pm, at Wootton Hall Park. Inspector Nick Lyall said: “We had great feedback from the crowds that came along in 2011 and we’ll be adding even more attractions to last year’s fa-vourites so it’s certainly a date for peo-ple to put in their diaries.” “This free event is a fantastic opportu-nity to find out more about the work of Northamptonshire Police. We are cur-rently planning a host of exciting dem-

onstrations and scenarios to make sure everyone coming along will be guaranteed to have a fun-packed day and to learn about the many aspects of policing.” “There will also be stands and displays offering a wide variety of informa-tion and advice, fun activities for children, refreshments and Safer Com-

munity Teams from across the county will be there for people to meet their local officers and PCSOs.” The event is currently in the planning stages therefore the detail of all ac-tivities are yet to be confirmed, however the following demonstrations and

scenarios will be taking place: • Armed response vehicle and dogs demonstration • Petrol bombing demonstration • Off-road motorbike demonstration • Taser demonstration

• Emergency response scenario • Mock trial scenario • Force Control Room demonstration • Collision investigation team

There will also be historic police cars, the police museum and stands for Safer Community Teams from across the county, crime prevention, the Special Constabulary, the police cadets, the Arson Task Force, Wildlife and Countryside officers, Victim Support, internet security and safety for chil-dren, operations such as Operation Guardian and many more. Information about the open day will be publicised as it becomes available. Visit www.northants.police.uk for further news of the event.

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Paul, Rothersthorpe, which also meets any cost involved. Items for possible inclusion in the

April 2012 edition should be submitted to Jane McCarthy at The Pigyard, 35 Church Street,

or by email to newsletter@rothersthorpe.info, by phone 830321 or 07779 832354 or on a CD by 25th April at the very latest, articles received after this date will not be included.

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In aid of Church funds in

Rothersthorpe Village Hall Saturday 31st March 7.30pm

Dancing to the music of

The Occasional Few Caller Steve Pascoe

Desserts/cheese & biscuits in the interval Please bring your own drinks & glasses

Tickets £8 available from Val 832422 or Lindsay 830857