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February 2012
ROTHERSTHORPE NEWSLETTER
The Newsletter for the Community of Rothersthorpe
www.rothersthorpe.info
CHURCH CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 2012
What Is In An Hour!
The dining room at The Rectory gets used on average a dozen or so times a
year, both for entertaining and meetings. At a meeting I was chairing not
long after Christmas I began to wonder why the meeting, which is normally
a positive and constructive meeting, seemed to be going so slow! The
penny finally dropped, I‘d forgotten to change the time on the small clock
I was glancing at on the display cabinet when the clocks went back in Oc-
tober 2011!
This realisation sent me into ‗Grumpy Old Man‘ mode as I thought about all
the inconvenience that altering clocks for summer-time causes.
Sunday 5th February 9.30am
6.00pm
Holy Communion
Sunday @ 6 at
Bugbrooke
Monday 6th February 7.00pm Mothers Union
Kislingbury Church
Sunday 12th February 9.30am Morning Worship
Sunday 19th February 9.30am Holy Communion
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
22nd February 7.30pm Holy Communion at
Harpole
Sunday 26th February 8.00am
9.30am
B.C.P Communion
Followed by breakfast
All Age Worship
Wednesday 29th February 12.30 to
2pm
Lent Lunch Barn House
8 North Street
Rector of Bugbrooke, Harpole, Kislingbury and Rothersthorpe
Stephen French
The timers on the microwave and oven, central heating and television, all
need changing. As for those fiddly little buttons on the various wrist
watches and alarm clocks - just plain drudgery and as already said incon-
venient! Even when all those are seen to and I go to drive my car, because
the time changes automatically on the car radio signal, I have to wait for
the next hourly pips, while in the car with the ignition on for the time to
change. Why can't they leave things alone?
They tell me up in the north of Scotland, even more difficulties are cre-
ated, because the hours of daylight are so much different the nearer we
get to the Arctic Circle. Farmers, too, create a fuss. Their trouble seems
to be that chickens can't lay eggs an hour earlier, nor can cows alter their
milking-time. By contrast, government departments tell us we're over-
looking the benefits - complaining about the insignificant details, whilst
missing the manifold advantages. All this has been going on ever since the
daylight hours were first changed. And I don't suppose we'll live to see
the end of it either as the debate on a political level is not about British
Summer time being scrapped but British DOUBLE Summer Time being in-
troduced!
Going to church might be thought of in a similar way. Why dress up - just
for one hour? Why talk the children out of their homework, or leisure-
time, and expect them to keep quiet whilst we worship? Yet all this is
selfishness - thinking of how it adversely affects ourselves!
Belonging to Christ isn't an unwholesome chore. He, like daylight saving
time, can shed more light on our lives. Spread more joy; brighten our days.
Every day with Him is different, exciting, and opening the door to eternal
life itself.
John was told to put this into the Bible for us. In Revelation Chapter 21
verse 5, we read, ―I am making everything new!‖ Then he said, ―Write this
down, for these words are trustworthy and true.‖
Have a good time!
Grace and Peace
Church Cleaning
February 12th - June & Jane
February 26th - Mike & Sue
Women’s Institute
Rothersthorpe WI meets on the third Monday in the
month in the village hall in Church Street at 7.30pm.
Our next meeting will be on Monday 20th February and
our speaker this time will be Laura Malpas who is coming
from the National Trust and she is going to talk about Canons
Ashby House.
Please remember you are really welcome to come along and join us.
Cost to visitors is £3, it's worth coming just to taste our delicious
refreshments not to mention the company!!!!.
Jenny Dellar
Thruppsters
Monday 6th February at 12.30 meeting for lunch at Lindsay‘s 47
Banbury Lane. Subscriptions will be collected.
Peter Doran
Children's Society Collection Boxes
I would like to remind box holders that all boxes are due for
collection during February and would be grateful if they could be
dropped off at my house ( 24 Banbury Lane Rothersthorpe)
Thanks, John Boyson
Edy's Cakes
Do you need a delicious home-made cake for your spe-
cial 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
The Wedding Planners are back
So if you enjoyed
the Royal Wedding
you will be pleased to know that we are looking at arranging
something similar for the Queens Diamond Jubilee in June!
Watch this space for more information
Family Fun Day,
and Disco last year
New Northamptonshire Police
Crime Prevention web page
Members of the public can now find all the
information they need about personal and
home security on a dedicated new web page launched by Northamptonshire Police.
The new page provides a „one stop shop‟ for anyone who
wants to find out more about how to prevent crime and
reduce their risk of becoming a victim.
The section incorporates a range of information, from how
to make your home and car more secure, to how to set up a
Neighbourhood Watch scheme, together with information
about business and rural crime as well as advice on how to
prevent fraud and improve online security.
There is useful advice on property marking, which can make
valuables less attractive to thieves and help link criminals
back to crime scenes or identify handlers of stolen goods. It
can also help police identify stolen goods so they can be re-
turned to their rightful owner.
In addition, the site hosts an Interactive Virtual Neighbour-
hood (courtesy of Leicestershire Constabulary), which
offers another way to get useful advice about how to
protect property and prevent different types of crime.
Crime Prevention Manager Laura Major said: “The new sections bring all our crime prevention advice and related
subjects into one place and we hope it will make it easier for
members of the public to find the information they need to
help them better protect their home and property.”
People can access the new pages by visiting
www.northants.police.uk and clicking on the crime
prevention link on the home page.
Website : www.northants.police.uk/default.aspx?id=8484
Village Web Site (www.rothersthorpe.info)
The web site is getting a number of people viewing
the site according to the hit counter but very little
participation. There are plenty of opportunities to
have your say about events in the village or if you
would like me to add them then please let me know.
Latest postings: Village Planter Sponsors— Andy Bett‘s Outlaw
Iron Distance Triathlon Charity—Parish Council Election and much
more... Please let me know if you would like some help or would like to become more involved.
Many thanks Steve McCarthy, web site editor ([email protected])
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)
5 ‘LENT LUNCHES’ TO ENJOY AROUND THE VILLAGE
ON WEDNESDAYS THROUGH FEBRUARY AND 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 who’s 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. Feed-ing 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’!
29th February - Julia (Barn House, 8 North Street) 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)
Please note the CHANGE of email address
To anyone who submits articles or adverts for the
Rothersthorpe Newsletter please note the change of
email address, the new address is:
thanks Jane and Phil
FED UP WITH IRONING?
NO TIME TO IRON?…OR…JUST NEED HELP CATCHING UP?
If so then please give me a call on 07914 814362
or mail [email protected]
I am friendly and honest - Charge £10 per hour - Smoke & pet free home
Ashleigh Parker, West Hunsbury, Northampton.
Anti-Social Behaviour
Please be aware it has been
reported that over the past
three Friday evenings during
January, three young lads
have been seen drinking on the hump back bridge controlled by
traffic lights between Rothersthorpe and the Swan Valley housing
estate. On each occasion when the youths had gone, the crown of
the bridge was covered in broken glass.
Please take care especially if you are on a bike as these shards
could puncture your tyres, the police are aware.
"100 Club Results
The lucky winners in the end of December draw were:-
1st (£100) - Rachel Tartar 2nd (£50) - Jane Whitehouse
3rd (£25) - Judy Toone
4th (£15) - Dennis Jones
5th (£10) - Mary Tyrrell
Thanks as always to those who take part. With
looming repair bills, your support is much appreciated.
Anyone else who wishes to take part, please
contact Val on 832422.
Rothersthorpe Day Nursery
*Save £50 from your first invoice, when you start at the
nursery before the end of February 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 [email protected]
to arrange a visit, we’d love to hear from you!
www.rothersthorpedaynursery.co.uk
Don’t forget the new email address for articles or
adverts in the newsletter is:
newsletter @rothersthorpe.info
Best Village Competition
The Best Village Competition for
2012 is now open for nominations.
The Best Small Village winner last
year was Gayton. If someone would
like to take the lead to enter the
village into the competition then
please contact Robert Herring:
[email protected] or phone 01604 825884.
Steve McCarthy – Parish Councillor
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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 starts on 22nd February – get your thinking caps on.
With thanks Val Bridges 832442
The Creation (as told by a dog)
On the first day, God created the dog
On the second day, God created man to serve the dog
On the third day, God created all the animals of the
earth to serve as potential food for the dog.
On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could
labour for the good of the dog
On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the dog might
or might not retrieve it.
On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the dog
happy and the man broke.
On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but he had to walk the dog. Provided by a caring dogwalker
Memorial Garden
The bulbs in the memorial garden planted
by the school children and other
volunteers will be shortly coming
through. Please make sure that they are
not trampled on and that children stay on
the grassed area, not on the gardens.
Many thanks – Parish Council
Church Repairs—the continuing saga
Just to keep you up to date (briefly!) with the state of play….
We now have all estimates in for the work on the roof, the
windows and the stonework. There is
some debate about whether the South
aisle roof needs full replacement, or
whether repairs will suffice. Total ‘worst‘
case spend is about £50-60,000.
The money raised so far is £1,300 – many
thanks to all those who have organised
events. I hear the New Year‘s Eve dance
was a great success.
Whilst we decide on who to commission
for the main repairs, there are two
windows which are almost falling out, so
we shall start by replacing those, and
having a thorough investigation of the roof.
Keep the ideas flowing for fund-raising and we would love to hear
from you if you‘d like to make a donation (either in general or
something specific, maybe in memory of someone special)
Planters Require Sponsors
C live Appleton has proposed
an opportunity for individuals
and businesses within the
village to adopt free flower
planters that could be placed,
one either side, at the four
entrances to the village
(Northampton side - Banbury Lane, Pattishall side – Banbury
Lane, Kislingbury Road and Milton Road). For this to be
successful there needs to be at least 4 sponsors prepared to
take on the responsibility for positioning the planters and
maintaining them throughout the year.
T his could be undertaken by one or more of the clubs or
groups within the village or businesses that function within the
village. The sponsors would be allowed to add their sponsorship
details on the planter if they wished and would be responsible
for making sure each planter is kept weed free, watered during
dry periods, full of growing medium and stocked with attractive
plants or bulbs.
P lease contact me before 27th February (next Parish Council
meeting) if you would be interested in sponsoring a planter on
01604 830321 or [email protected].
Steve McCarthy - Parish Councillor
Your business name here
FOR SALE
Used Belle cement Mixer in good condition
for sale only £140 o.n.o.
Contact 01604 830321
Sadly the Dog Poo problem has
‗plopped ‗ in Banbury Lane
A night worker who both goes to work
and returns from work in the dark, rang
me to say he had been experiencing
problems with dog excrement in Banbury
Lane.
With poor lighting he has difficulty avoiding the inevitable when a
dog owner does not collect their dog pile. The worst area is from
the garages in Banbury Lane to the crossroads so at least be
warned.
To add insult to injury one dog owner did collect up his dog‘s
efforts in a plastic bag and then deposited them in the gentleman‘s
green bin. (wrong bin too for plastic bags).
I think the message is all too clear here. Please irresponsible Dog
owners (I know there are thankfully many responsible ones in the
village) pick up and take home in a plastic bag your dog muck.
Jane McCarthy
Baby Sitting Service
Anyone looking for a baby sitter, then I am at
your service.
My name is Lucy, I am 14 and have been baby-
sitting for over a year now, so if you need a
caring, reliable, trustworthy babysitter call
me on 01604 832204
The Crime of Metal Theft
Metal theft is becoming an epidemic,
and urgent action is needed to put a
stop to these sickening attacks. The
Government should back the police in
their fight against metal theft by
pledging to change the law to make it easier to stop this
organised crime. The vandalising and theft of war memorials is
shocking and disgraceful, undermining the respect that all our
communities want to show to fallen heroes. In addition
households face repeated power cuts, commuters face increasing
delays, churches and public buildings are being damaged, all as a
result of escalating metal theft. The theft of electric wires is
even putting lives at risk.
This is a matter for everybody in the community, but Neighbour-
hood Watch and Home Watch can lead the way. Firstly, we all
need to be alert to the situation and keep watch for vans and
trucks driving around our streets looking for the opportunity to
steal metal, and reporting the details to the local police or
Crimestoppers (0800 555 111).
No item of intelligence is ever too small; it might be the final
piece of the jigsaw and in some cases there might even be the
possibility of gaining a reward.
Secondly, be aware of workmen removing metal items in the
street. The thieves are using uniforms, stolen vans etc. One
witness recently reported that they did not look like real
workmen… they were working too fast.
Thirdly, members also need to be on the lookout for unlicensed
venues where stolen metal is cleaned up, often by burning off the
covering and where the identifying marks are removed, before
being taken to the licensed dealers.
Neighbourhood Watch
It seems as though we have had a couple of
relatively quiet months in our village, although
there have been reports from neighbouring
villages of thefts from vehicles, ( the vehicle in
question was literally left for about two minutes) and criminal
damage to cars, so we need to be alert.
I believe also that there has been a scrap metal theft in Berry
Close recently.
We did have the man in the village trying to sell mattresses, but I
did report him to the police,
We have had reports of a lot of glass being broken on the bridge
into town (traffic lights), this again has been reported and it
seems as though the sweeper, from the building site, is including
the bridge in his sweep.
As always please be alert and report any suspicious activity to the
NHW line,
Our local line number is 01604 432436 (standard rate charges)
Or the new number for all non urgent calls to the police is 101
(charge 15p)
Also if you could inform us on 01604 831020
Hope we all have a crime free month
Christy and Margaret
The police and local authorities need to know.
Finally, members who live in the vicinity of licensed and
unlicensed sites must be alert to vehicles turning up outside the
normal working hours. Again details should be passed to the local
police.
News from Rothersthorpe School
December was a busy month as always in
school and we were delighted that so many
parents, grandparents and village residents
were able to join us for our Christmas
talent show – the ‗X‘ mas Factor! Following
two performances of the show and our
Christmas lunch and party, the Autumn
term ended on the usual high note with our Christingle and Nativity
service in church. Thank you to all the parents and villagers who
joined us and also contributed to our retiring collection in aid of the
Children‘s Eye Cancer Trust. This charity supports and advises
families of children who have been affected by Eye Cancer
(Retinoblasoma). We were pleased to send them a cheque for £115.
After the service, parents joined us in the hall where members of
the church served teas and drew the Church Christmas raffle.
After the excitement of Christmas, the children
returned to school at the beginning of January and
enjoyed our annual school disco at the end of the
first week. We were also pleased to welcome back
M&M Productions, the touring theatre company,
who delighted us all with this year‘s panto, Dick
Whittington! On the same day, Class 2 hosted a day of themed
activities for their friends from Spring Lane school in
Northampton, who really enjoyed joining us for the day.
Some of our after school clubs are put on hold at
this time of year, due to the dark nights and bad
weather, but many children are still taking part in
our indoor clubs - Hotshots Basketball, Food Tech-
nology, Cross Stitch and Class Two Art and Crafts.
Following our success in the qualifying heats at the beginning of
December, our boys‘ football team took part in the Campion cluster
finals in January. After a series of closely fought battles, Milton
Primary school were the victorious Campion cluster team.
We would like to thank one of our parents, Andy Peaks for his help
with coaching the boys at football club and over a number of cold
lunchtimes!
All our children are currently learning some basic sign language to
help them to take part in a record breaking event in February
organised by Sign Health, a healthcare charity for deaf people. At
exactly 2.45pm on Wednesday 8th February, thousands of children
from over 950 schools across the country will all be singing and
signing the same song at the same time!
School closes for the half term break on Friday 10th
February and the children return on Monday 20th
February. Carol Watt
THANK YOU
Thank you to all who supported the Church raffle at
Christmas. We do appreciate your generosity.
Lindsay Moss
Village Survey
I n the next few days you
will be receiving a survey
through your letter box. This
survey has been devised by a
hard working group of people
within the village for the
benefit of the village.
B y getting your views and
your hopes for the fu-
ture we can develop a plan
that will shape our future in terms of transport, work, leisure ac-
tivities, etc. The more people who respond the better chance we
have of reflecting the needs of everyone in the village.
O ur environment is constantly changing and if we don‘t become
involved in these changes then it is quite likely they will be
done to us. Just take a look at the new development taking place on
Banbury Lane next to the canal and you will appreciate how change
happens. You have an opportunity to shape the future of our village
and if you don‘t become engaged in this exercise then you will have
to accept whatever the future may bring.
T he survey delivery team are there to help you
with any questions you may have and will be
collecting the surveys at a time to suit you approxi-
mately two weeks after delivery but if you have
any questions then please contact me: 01604
830321 or [email protected].
Many thanks in anticipation of your involvement
Steve McCarthy – Parish Councillor
Dogs on Lead
It has been reported that a sheep on a local field
has been partly savaged by a dog. The animal was
alive but its rear quarters were badly damaged.
Please make sure your dog is kept on a lead when
crossing fields with farm animals in them, to
prevent unnecessary distress.
Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meetings will be
held on Monday 27th February and
Monday 2nd April at 7.30pm in the
Committee Room at the Village Hall.
Mrs Christy Nolan has been co-opted
onto the Parish council following Peter McCosh‘s resignation.
At the beginning of December John Morphy resigned as a Parish
Councillor and at the recent Parish council meeting in January
Mr Jeff Morphy was co-opted as a new Parish Councillor.
As always anyone is welcome to attend and address the Parish
Council in the public open session at the beginning of the meeting.
Please come along and participate in your local community decision
making process.
Sarah Murphy
Many thanks again to Philip Crowe for sharing the load.
He created the newsletter this month and hopefully will
be every other month now. I am indebted to him. Jane
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Sat 17th March 2012
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