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Time ToCelebrateWelcome to the June edition of Barton Today. On this month’s front cover we arepleased to be able to share with our readers a photograph of local residentKathleen Buswell. Whilst the Queen is celebrating her 90th year, Kathleen has justpassed the 100 milestone. You can read more about this lovely lady on page 3.

It’s also the time to celebrate the hard work that is put in by local people to raisefunds for those who are in real need. There are three articles this month aboutcharity events. Firstly, NCTLC tell us about the great work they do helping childrenand their families affected by cancer. Secondly, with photos to prove it, we hearabout the inaugural Earls Barton 10k run which raised money for the Alzheimer’sSociety. Lastly, Ups ‘n’ Downs who support children with Down’s syndrome, arelooking forward to their 10th anniversary event, which looks like being a greatnight. I’m sure that each one of the three charities would like to thank the peopleof Earls Barton for being so supportive.

June is the month when the village really begins to buzz. The Festival Fortnightgets under way, lasting from the 4th to 19th June. The programme can be seeninside the magazine. There are events to suit all tastes so go along and support it.It’s fingers crossed for good weather once again, as the annual Carnival getscloser. It’s not too late to enter the parade, book a stall or persuade your mates toform a Tug of War team. Make sure you have the date, Saturday 18th June, inyour diary.

Lastly, it’s time to make up your minds. Are you out or are you in? June 23rd is thedate. Don’t forget to cast your vote. If you need some advice on this matter, DearEric returns this month with his usual words of wisdom.

Have a good June.

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In our March issue there were some coloured eggs hidden among the pages and weasked you to see how many there were...

There were 10!Many thanks for all the entries, the winners are:

Amanda Hincks, Kyan Abbott and Miller Shepherd.

Well done!For those of you that got it wrong, the eggswere hidden on pages 2, 4, 6, 10, 15, 19, 24, 33, 34 & 43



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Meat Raffle atThe Old SilverBand Club

Walking Footballat the Tennis &Bowls Club7.30pm start

Rhymetime withinEarls Barton Library

Mah Jong atThe Library11.15-12.15

Meat Raffle andSunday lunch raffleand Bingo andHigher and lower atThe Old Silver Band

Sunday Bingo &Meat Raffle from1pm at the WorkingMens Club

Periwinkle Crafts1-3pm 7-9pm

Morris DancingSilver Band 8pm

Monday (fortnightly)Chatter-tots Stay &Play St Johns Hall

EB Junior youth Club6.30-8pm

Hokey Cokey1.30pm -3.00pmterm time onlyAll Saints Church Hall

Periwinkle Crafts1-3pm 7-9pm

Street DancingSilver Band 6-8pm

Starfruit Theatre GroupBaptist Church7.15pm - 9.00pm

ScrabbleThe Library2pm - 4pm

What’s on in June 2016

Knit & Knatter GroupThe Library 3 - 5pm

Thursday ClubThe Methodist 2-4pm

Bell Ringers PracticeThe All Saints 7-9pm

youth Club 7.30pm -9.30pm age 12-16

Jog Group atThe Grange 6pm

yoga - St. JohnsAmbulance Hall 6.30pm

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Festival Film NightInfo in Festival Guide

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Floral SocietySummer SensationInfo Pg 4

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Fancy Dress Hill BillyNight at The SwanInfo in Festival Guide

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Ups’n’downsCelebration DinnerInfo Pg 5

Big Sing Info Pg 32

Mothers Union InfoPg 18

RSPB Coach TripInfo Pg 4

Summer LeysBird Ringing

Vicki at The OldSilver Band Club

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The lovely lady on the front of this month’s BartonToday is Kathleen Buswell, who is a resident at the Grangefield CareHome. Kathleen was born on 3rd May 1916 and was almost ten years old before QueenElizabeth was born on 21st April in 1926. She describes the Queen as a mere youngster. Kathleen celebratedher 100th birthday last month and was the proud recipient of a congratulation card from the Queen. Kathleen was bornin Northampton.

Her parents were Nellie and Samuel Fitzhugh. They lived in Ecton and Samuel was a stone mason. Kathleen was oneof four daughters. Doris and Phyllis were older sisters and Rita younger. Kathleen recalls fondly her childhood days,playing during the summer holidays with her friends. They used to wheel a dolls’ pram down the hill in Ecton,untroubled by cars, and there was always a bottle of water in the pram.

She went on to work at Barkers in Earls Barton and then married her husband Charles who worked in Northampton.They had three children, Trevor, Stephen and Rita. Kathleen still retains a great sense of humour.

She recalled her head teacher at Ecton, known as Simko, who gave her the cane for replying ‘shan’t’ when asked todo something. She also said that her sister Phyllis once got told off because she used to turn up her dress as soon asshe left home.

If you want to know the secret to a long life she said that hard work and eating fresh locally grown produce are veryimportant. So, as we raise a glass to honour our Queen’s 90th birthday, let’s not forget our very own resident Kathleenwho celebrates an even more memorable milestone.

Happy Birthday Kathleen.

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Earls Barton Historical SocietyWe as a society would like to take this opportunity to wish all thereaders a happy summer season. As there are no meetings forJune, July or August, the members are planning to visitCottesbrooke Hall and Gardens. They are open to the public onJune 15th at 2.00 pm. The cost of entry is £8 for the house andgardens. Those wishing to attend please meet at the venue at 2.00pm. In July there will be a members’ walk in Higham Ferrers (dateto be arranged). The Historical Society are extremely pleased toaccept the receipt of a very generous anonymous donation. Thisis very much appreciated by all members as this will enable us tocontinue with our 42nd season of events and meetings,commencing on 16th September 2016. Programme details to beannounced next month.


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Ups ‘n’ Downs are celebrating turning 10 years old!Tom Rees writes... It seems hardly possible that our charity is turning 10 this year; not least because this means that our son, Freddie,is now into double figures and we have the prospect of him leaving primary school to deal with. But all the reality of getting old and themandatory disbelief at where the time goes is made easier when we reflect on what great things Ups ‘n’ Downs have managed toachieve over this last decade.

From very small beginnings (4 families meeting together to try and work out how having a child with Down’s syndrome would affecttheir lives), the group has now grown so that 40 families meet regularly and access various different support and development activities,all funded by Ups ‘n’ Downs. From small initial fundraiser events such as raffles and cake sales, the charity now raises over £40,000each year and employs a number of specialist services including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Swimming alongsidecommissioning expert support and training for schools.

To celebrate this special occasion, we are holding a 10th anniversary dinner on June 18th at Wicksteed Park which we have some excitingnews to announce.

Long time friend of Ups n Downs and top UK chef, Rob Kennedy has made the incredibly generous offer of being Head Chef for theevening. Rob is Executive Chef at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and is more used to cooking for audiences such as the RoyalFamily, international dignitaries and world leaders than a local charity at Wicksteed Park but we are delighted that he will be in charge offood for the evening.

Furthermore, Rob has taken it upon himself to recruit several other of the UK's finest chefs including a head chef of a Michelin starrestaurant who will be cooking different courses on the evening - a real treat for all those friends and supporters of the charity who havesupported us over these last 10 years.

To top it off, once the food is over, there will there be live musicand dancing till late with the 'Rutland Big Band’ and disco. Sodrinks on arrival, a 3 course meal cooked by a combination of theUK's best chefs including wine on the table followed by live musicand dancing till late for £50 a head.

The residents of Earls Barton have been hugely supportive of ourcause over the years and we’re really grateful to all your supportin the many different forms it takes place. We're very excitedabout this celebratory occasion hope that you may be able tojoin us.

If you’d like to come along and be a part of the evening, pleasecontact me on 07595 711446 or email Karen Smith atsecretary@upsndowns

Saturday 18th June Wicksteed Park Pavilion

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Zaytoun olive oil wins more awards!This time it’s top of the list in the Ethical consumer magazinebest buys and wins a soilassociation award too with moreawards on their way.

One of the olive oil producers,Mohammed Hamada is a father of7, born and brought up in thebeautiful ancient village of Burqin.Burqin is home to 6000 people. 2of us were lucky enough to meetMohammed when he visited theUK earlier this year along with thePalestinian director of Zaytoun.

Mohammed Hamada is a full time farmer, working landinherited from his ancestors which is planted with olive trees.One of the first farmers to register with the Palestine Fair TradeAssociation when it was established in 2004, he sells an averageof 3 tonnes of organic Fairtrade olive oil each year. An enthusiastabout the benefits of Fairtrade, Mohammed says the premiumshave supported his community in many ways - supplying toolsand equipment for the farmers in his co-operative, and investingin a newly built school in the village, providing for a new pavedplayground and new desks.

Sales of his olive oil to Fairtrade customers have benefitted hisfamily budget too as Mohammed receives payment soon afterinvoice. It also helps him to invest any surplus in expanding hiscrops, and caring better for his trees. Having started off with500 trees, he now has 1,200.

Farming in occupied Palestine is never straightforward,however. In 2004, Mohammed was barred from his land by theIsraeli army, when a new illegal settlement was threatened closeto his trees. Thankfully, the settlers and soldiers withdrew fromthe area and he was able to go back to take care of his trees.Like so many other farmers, though, Mohammed struggles witha lack of availability of water. Although underground water isabundant in the area, residents of Burqin must obtain a permitfrom Israel before any well is dug, with a limitation on theamount of water that can be pumped. Many farmers must buywater by the truckload, and this is too expensive to sustain manycrops.

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THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THISYEAR’S UNSUNG YOUNG HEROES!Nominations are now open for this year’s Northamptonshire YouthAmbition Awards.

The annual awards are organised by Northamptonshire CountyCouncil to showcase some of the incredible achievements ofyoung unsung heroes across Northamptonshire.

Last year’s winners included a pupil who started a support servicefor classmates who suffered from bullying and a group of studentswho distributed food to local homeless shelters and victims of theNepal earthquake.

Lufuidy Paxi, a business administration apprentice with the BritishFootwear Association, won the Young Apprentice of the Yearcategory last year.

Lufuidy, who is also an apprentice ambassador and gives talks toschools about the benefits of apprenticeships, said: “The highlightof the night wasn’t even winning the award, it was being aroundso many people that have been recognised as achievers andambitious people.

“Therefore when my name was called as winner of the YoungApprentice of the Year, I was so shocked. There were so manyamazing apprentices that were nominated I felt so privileged to becalled the winner.”

The awards are run alongside Northamptonshire Newspapers’Education Awards and consist of five categories:

• Young Apprentice of the Year

• The Arts Award

• Young Role Model of the Year

• Project or Campaign of the Year

• The Taking Charge of Your Life Award

County council deputy leader and cabinet member for children’sservices Cllr Heather Smith said: “The Youth Ambition Awards arealways a truly memorable evening and it’s wonderful to hear aboutsome of the fantastic things our young people are doing across thecounty.

“Previous winners have told us how much it means for their hardwork to be recognised, so I would encourage anyone who knowsof a child or young person who goes the extra mile to nominatethem in one of the five categories.”

The awards are open to young people aged 11 and above, andwinners will be announced at a special ceremony on Wednesday29th June at Wicksteed Park Pavilion.

The deadline for nominations is Tuesday 7th June. Full detailsabout the award categories and how to nominate can be found atwww.northamptonshire.gov.uk/youthambition.

So after weeks and months of planning the Festival of Transport isupon us, and this is just a last minute reminder of the details soyou can come and visit. The event takes place at Whites Nurseries,NN6 0EP on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June, and is open from10am to 5pm each day. Admission charges are: Adult £6; SeniorCitizen and Children £4; Family £16 (2 adults + 2 children). Free carparking. There will be a large array of all types of vehicles coveringa wide age range, along with trade and craft stalls, beer tent andrefreshments.

We hope to see you there, and that the weather will be kind to us.

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Jonathan writes...I am a great believer in the need of all people for help alonglife’s pathway. I believe that no man is an island, and that inorder to face the battles of life, we are in need of a little TLC =Tender, Loving, Care.

Let us take a look at life, and think on these things. As childrenwe are in deepest need of those who will love and care for us,be there to share our moments of happiness, as well as beingable to lift us when we have fallen – both physically andspiritually. Children are learning constantly from parents of howto cope with life, and their values are shaped by others whowill pass on their own upbringing. What a tremendousresponsibility we all share in seeking to guide our children, forthe world of tomorrow is founded on that which we sharetoday. I am a great believer in the Bible’s basic teaching, thatthe way we teach our children in their infancy and youth, willcontinue with them throughout the rest of their lives. May weall show TLC towards our children.

After childhood we come to those years that lead us throughto retirement. This is a whole new world, built on hopes anddreams, where success and failure are often looked upon ashow big a house we own, how much money is in our bankaccount, and in all the other material wealth we possess. Whata deceptive world this is, for we see so often, much wantingmore, broken lives through the constant search for those thingsthat can never truly bring us peace of mind or contentment.Happiness does not come from what we possess, but fromhow much we give – in terms of reaching out to others withlove and care.

The people who contribute most to society are those whounderstand, that the world will become a better place, onlywhen we learn to share more with those so much lessfortunate than ourselves.

Our Lord Jesus Christ taught us that the greatest values wereto be found in loving, serving and giving, not in grabbing andgetting.

We realise through these important years our need of others –family, friends, workmates, social pals, those we meet throughsporting activities, those we meet within the Church and in thewider world. Society would be a poorer place indeed if we allchose to live in isolation. May TLC abound in bucket-loadsduring these vital years. Like good manure, it needs spreading– HA HA!

Finally, we come to those twilight years, often referred to asbeing in GWR or God’s Waiting Room. Those of this age-group,and we are living longer according to statistics, are deservingof all the TLC we can give. There has always been a dangerthat our elderly people may be looked upon as having little tooffer anymore, needing to understand that they have had theirday.

Let me, however, seek to set the record straight. These arethe people who have so much wisdom to pass on, so much oflife’s experiences to share, and so much love to give. Theymay not be as strong in mind and body as they once were, buttheir contribution to society is so often invaluable, as theylovingly care for children and grandchildren, and are so oftenthe pillars of our society.

As I look back, I thank God for my grandmother and greatgrandmother (my grandfather passed away when I was veryyoung so I never really knew him), who taught me so many ofthe values I cherish today. Their gifts of nurturing, loving andcaring for our family can never be measured, they werepriceless in teaching us those things to treasure in life. Thosethings included the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, care andrespect for all people and animals, consideration for the worldenvironment, and the seeking to build a better world throughour everyday living.

Somehow, I think that many of the lessons taught by thosewho loved and cared for us in years past, need to return.Words like PLEASE, THANK-YOU, and SORRY seem to havedisappeared in many quarters, and common courtesies are sooften, it seems, things of the past. How sad that is, and a sadreflection on the failure to teach good manners.

Well, whatever our age, we are all in need of tender, loving,care, and the world would, without doubt, be a much betterplace if we all sought to share it.

God Bless and be with you all, Jonathan.

PS Did you thing I’d forget to mention the “Cobblers”? Ofcourse not!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMPIONS OF LEAGUE 2 andgood luck to all involved with the club. What a season it hasbeen – a real credit to everyone.

Methodist News...Join us for “Prayer and Share” every Tuesday from 10.30amto 12 noon.

A warm welcome is extended to everyone and tea/coffee andbiscuits are served before we meet. We meet in theschoolroom of the Methodist Church.

Songs of Praise Big Sing is on Sunday 19th June at 3pm in therecreation field. This event concludes the Village Festival, andis open to everyone. Do bring a chair if possible, althoughsome chairs will be available for those unable to do so.

Refreshments, free of charge, will be shared at the close of theevent.

If you can’t sing, don’t worry, it’s often good to listen.

Look forward to seeing you for this special celebration.

Preachers for June..5th June Mr Jonathan Thompson All Age Worship12th June Mrs Barbara Smith19th June Mrs Valerie Anslow

3pm Songs of Praise on the recreation field26th June To be arranged

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THEATRE ARTS - JUNEHello and welcome to the JUNE issue of the THEATRE ARTS news in BARTON TODAY! June see’smy birthday hit the ground once again and this year the Royal and Derngate in Northampton arehelping me celebrate in style with some great shows! Here we go and we’re starting off with ablast! I would even walk 500 miles to see these guys….

The Proclaimers: 4th June 2016 at the Derngate Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have overthe years enjoyed huge successes across the globe and in April last year released their 10th album.

Expect to hear the classics (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles, Letter From America, I'm On My Way, Life With You, Let’s GetMarried and more, including songs from the hugely popular 2013 film Sunshine On Leith - the musical drama basedon the successful stage show featuring the band's music. With support by Will Varley.

Next it’s time to travel in time and visit the hit TV and book series…

Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks and Incredible Invaders: 7th – 11th June 2016 at the Derngate We all want to meet people fromhistory. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it's time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage. Using actors and 3Dspecial effects, these two world premieres are guaranteed to thrill you and your children.

Groovy Greeks - From savage Sparta to angry Athens, discover the truth about growing up in Greece. Take on the Trojans and pummelthe Persians! Compete in the first ever Olympic Games and appear in the very first play. Meet your match with the Minotaur and bezapped by Zeus!

Incredible Invaders - The Celts are crunched when the Ruthless Romans invade. Can crazy Caratacus save the nation? Hide behindHadrian's Wall. See the Savage Saxons smash their way in.

Find out who's at Sutton Hoo. Will you survive the Vicious Vikings as they sail into the audience? Groovy Greeks - Tue 7pm, Wed 10.30am,Thu 7pm, Fri 10.30am & Sat 2.30pm Incredible Invaders - Wed 1.30pm, Thu 1.30pm, Fri 7pm & Sat 11am

Time for a little bit of Shakespeare and a brand new production made in Northamptonshire!

The Tempest: 23rd Jun – 2nd Jul at the Royal Theatre. Our fourth tribute to William Shakespeare is his last masterpiece The Tempest,in a vibrant new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Oscar and BAFTA winning Ida; Her Naked Skin, National Theatre).

Set on a remote island of villains, lovers, fools and outcasts, The Tempest is a tale of enlightenment and forgiveness. Conjuring up asupernatural world of sorcery, savagery, shipwrecks and chivalry, Shakespeare’s late play is the bard at his most mystical and audacious.Shakespeare’s magical story of growing up and growing old will be performed by the next generation of talent – an ensemble of 18-25year olds that brings together the most promising young actors from the UK and Northamptonshire. The production is a uniquecollaboration with the National Youth Theatre, whose renowned alumni rank amongst Britain’s greatest actors including Northampton’sMatt Smith, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Helen Mirren and Daniel Day Lewis.

“THE NYT CAST GIVE A STORMING, NUANCED ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE AND THE SHOW IS MORE THAN A MATCH FOR THEBEST OF THE WEST END” WHAT’S ON STAGE ON CONSENSUAL

Now it’s time for something for the little ones – we have found PEPPER PIG!

Peppa Pig's Surprise: 29 Jun - 30 Jun 2016 at the Derngate

Surprise! Peppa Pig, George and their friends are back in Northampton in a brand new live stage show, Peppa Pig's Surprise. It's a lovelyday and Peppa is playing outside with her friends. Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have got a surprise for her and George - they can't guesswhat it is, but can you? Enjoy fun, games and, of course, surprises in this charming, colourful new show filled with songs. Peppa Pig'sSurprise promises to be the perfect theatre show for all pre-schoolers!

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Settling intothe villageDavid Deegan writes...I have been here over a month now, and Ihave finally managed to find everything in the house. I have arather idiosyncratic attitude to packing. When preparing to movehouse the majority of boxes were labelled “Kitchen” but I knewthat when my mother unpacked them she would find things likecds, talcum powder, weed-killer and shoes. If she was lucky theshoes would be a matching pair. When I pack things I start offwith a general sense of organisation, but where I see there is agap I feel compelled to fill it.

Now the reason I mention my mother is that she loves to help.She came to stay for several days when I moved fromManchester to Bedford, to help me unpack and sort things out.And when she found out I was moving again she asked “So will Ibe coming to say with you for a week to help you get settled?”Those of you who are conversant in the language of “Mother”will know that this is in no way an actual question.

The inevitable effect of moving, especially when you pack thingsin such an idiosyncratic way as I do, is that things go missing. Ifound the telephone. But it took me days to find the cable thatconnected it to the wall. I found a razor but with no head. Justbefore I was entered for the Grizzly Adams looky-likeycompetition I found the blades. Mum commandeered thekitchen on arrival and put everything away logically. However itwas her logic not mine, and so it took me a few days tocomprehend it. I hadn’t quite resorted to eating off paper platesbut I was getting close. She should set the puzzles on “TheCrystal Maze”.

However, there was one aspect of her logic I understood. I do alot of Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Indian cookery from scratchso I have plenty of unusual ingredients. When she unpacked, shecreated a drawer full of any ingredient that didn’t look English toher. If she didn’t recognise it as something you got in a BrewersFayre she shoved it in there with the rest of them. When one ofmy Japanese friends saw this central collection of exoticfoodstuff he immediately dubbed it “The Asian Drawer”. But asit is phenomenally useful to have things like this together, boththe physical arrangement and the name have stuck. Don’t knowwhy I never thought of it. She is inspired.

The house itself is ideal for me.There is a medium-sized garden,with a small lawn and a largedecking area, i.e. perfect forthose who want to spend moretime drinking G&T than mowing. The house has a mobile room-thermostat which you just carry from room to room and then,according to the temperature you program into it, it warms upthe room you are in. I have a reputation for keeping a cold house.I admit it – I am from the North so I don’t feel the cold. But evenmy fellow Northerners complain about my reluctance to turn upthe heat. So I can imagine that if the secret about this room-thermostat were ever to get out, my visitors will be fighting forpossession of it.

Damn – I think I just gave that one away.

It also has an alarm that talks to me which is particularly suitedfor someone who is living alone and could do with having afriendly voice around. When I leave the house I press the fob anda well-spoken lady tells me that the alarm is setting so I ought to“leave now”. On returning, I press it again and she informs thatit has been switched off and I “may enter”. She is endearinglypolite but after only a week of hearing this I wanted to change it.I do get bored easily. I quite like the idea of a more Northernaccent saying “Stop dawdling! Get yer coat on and go – anddon’t even think about coming back bladdered!” and when Ireturn it would greet me with “Oh look what the cat draggedin!” or “And just what time do you call this?”

Maybe there is a market for talking alarms that you canprogramme with positive affirmations? When you arrive home itwould say “How good to see you again” or “Welcome back -you make the place light up just by being yourself!”, and whenyou leave it would say “Go get ‘em tiger! You can do it!” or“Don’t worry, there will be someplace where that outfit is still infashion” or “No! Of course your bum doesn’t look big in that”.

My drive to work is around 30 minutes. I can do it slightly quickerby going down all the winding, single-track country roads. Thekind of white-knuckle journey where you end up with freshpheasants and rabbits glued to your radiator grill. This would cutdown on my food bill, which as a value-for-money-Northerner isvery tempting. However, after doing this drive once, even on abright sunny morning with clear visibility, the sheer terror led meto vow to never attempt it again. The drive I now do uses Aroads, but it still takes me through a series of small villages thatlead one to overuse the words “quaint” and “picturesque”,interspersed with green fields that lead one to overuse the word“rolling”. Having lived in Manchester for so long, I realise howlucky I am to live in an area where I am in the heart of thecountryside, and for the first time in my working life, the journeyto the office is a joy to do.

I met the people from whom I bought the house. They havemoved to a larger property on the other side of the village, and Itook round a parcel that had been delivered to me by mistake.Good old Royal Mail redirection service! They were totallydelightful; invited me in for a drink, showed me around their newplace, answered all my questions about the house e.g. “How doI change the time on the cooker now it’s British Summer Time?”

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They had kindly left me all the booklets for all the appliances and Icould have read them but I am not one for following instructionbooks. To me, IKEA furniture instructions are simply“guidelines”.

They gave me lots of great advice. One of theirrecommendations was “Beckworths Emporium”. They told methat even though this garden centre/delicatessen/café was milesfrom anywhere it was hugely popular and renowned for its creamteas. They told me that if I took my mother there I woulddefinitely earn brownie points. Now that is the kind of localadvice you really need! And anywhere that describes itself as an“emporium” has to be worth checking out. Whoever does theirmarketing is a genius, because although it is a few miles outsidethe village, it is clearly worth the drive for many people, judgingby the massive queue for the café. Saturday afternoon is clearlyNOT the time to go. I took the number of people prepared to waita long time for a latte and a scone as sufficient proof that I shouldreturn another day with mum in tow.

Beckworth’s had an impressive selection of plants, some unusualhousehold gifts and garden ornaments, and a delicatessen thatspecialised in food that was down the lobster/quail end of thespectrum. Lidl and Aldi it was most definitely not. It might be agood place to take my mother for a cream tea in the café, but Iwon’t let her loose in the deli unless I have brought my cheque-book. However, just like Jeyes it triggered the “My Christmasshopping is sorted” reaction in me.

I am impressed that the area hasso many country parks to visit;some of which charge you forcar-parking and some don’t.There are signs in the car parkssaying that “Trap Cars operate inthe area” which I initiallyassumed meant that plain-clothes-cars would be checkingto see if people had “paid anddisplayed”, but these signs areeven posted in the car parks thatdon’t charge you. So it is a bit ofmystery to me as to what thatactivity they might be trying to‘trap’. Bad fashion sense? If so, Iwill be behind bars within amatter of weeks.

I spent a peaceful couple ofhours wandering around the lakein Harrold-Odell park,presumably so named because itlies between the two villages ofHarrold and Odell. I imaginedthat perhaps the villages werenamed after a couple (Harrold

and Odell) who were desperately in love but kept apart by theirfamilies. Presumably following the separation the villagersretained joint custody of the ducks and swans.

When a friend came over to visit we took a walk around SummerLeys nature reserve which is only 10 minutes drive from myhouse. There are several hides at the side of the Summer Leyslake so that you can get a closer look at the wildfowl. The usualetiquette with hides is for you to remain totally quiet inside, butas we entered one of them, where a family were quietlyobserving the swans and coots, we could hear voices extollingthe virtues of a healthy lifestyle. My immediate thought was thatthis was a council initiative; piping in health advice to encouragepeople to get out and take more exercise. It felt to me that thiswas preaching to the converted given that were already in theGreat Outdoors, but a nice touch I suppose.

And then the health advice gave way to a traffic report and thensome loud gangsta-rappin’ music. The family in the hide werelooking less than pleased. And we suddenly realised that itwasn’t piped-in audio from the council. At the very instant wehad opened the door, my friend’s mobile, which was in histrousers, had decided to switch itself on and tune into a localradio station. Now what this man keeps in his pants that has thedextrous capability to operate a mobile phone I have absolutelyno idea, and I have decided never to ask. Thankfully he managedto switch it off before a Trap Car arrived, so I remain free fromcustody, and free to write another day.


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The Latest News From NCTLCAnother busy month for the local charity who support children going through or post cancer treatmentalong with their family. Janet Walker-Smith (founder) said, “As the summer approaches we havebeen busy with finding events for the families. Chloe has been working hard on our new social media,along with our new website. Alistair has been keeping our allotment in the most wonderful orderand a big welcome to our new Trustee Fred Williams. We are looking forward to the EB Carnival,with Kettering McQueen, and with lots of support from various community groups we have beengiven some wonderful and thoughtful donations for our families.”

We have a surprise visitor for the Earls Barton carnival celebrations, when Kettering’s McQueen will behere to represent the charity with our Disney theme characters. Our thanks to Michelle and James Barrowfor helping McQueen come along for the afternoon.

Our founder Janet Walker Smith was invited to attend apresentation at the Methodist church in Daventry, whocontacted her to support the charity. Janet said thank youto all the wonderful people that go out of their way to helpsupport the work we do.

We are very pleased to share how “Dunstone BennettComplementary Centre” benefits our families with directaccess via the charity. Families are able to go along andreceive Reiki, Reflexology, Indian head massages as wellcounselling. The charity was formed in 1999 and aims toincrease public awareness about head, neck and mouthcancer so that people can spot the early signs of a problemresulting in a quicker diagnostic and treatment plan.

A big thank you to Valerie Burge and Friends in Earls Bartonwhen, following a ladies ‘meal, they kindly donated all theprofits to the charity. Valerie wrote, “We are really happy todonate the cheque for £80 to NC TLC Trust and hope that itcan do a small amount of good”.

Some events the charity families coming up this year include:

A number of free allocated wristbands for the fun fair in June held at theNorthampton Racecourse.

Gullivers Land of Milton Keynes have also approached the charity and offered30 tickets for 1st or 2nd October weekend.

A big thank you to both organisers, for the generous offers.

From our allotment Manager Alistair McCarter this month, “ Despite thevagaries of the weather the allotment seems to be progressing well. We nowhave sweetcorn, a runner bean wigwam started, sweet peas and flowers forpressing and drying later in the season have all started. Erica has enjoyed thewater ladder.Hopefully TJ will have a go soon. We have varieties of tomatoesready to plant and some dwarf cherry tomato plants, suitable for growing inpatio pots without the need for canes, for children to take home. Later thismonth we have some trouser legs to plant up for summer colour, sunflowers(including a large fluffy variety called Teddy Bear) and varieties of colourfuland weird courgettes.”

Tickets for this year’s VIVA Las Vegas Black Tie annual ball being held at theNorthampton Radisson Park Hotel, with the winner of the European ElvisTribute Award Simon Patrick, are on sale. The evening will also include thefantastic DJs from Inspiration FM who have supported the charity for manyyears now, playing tracks from 70s 80s and 90s, so do not forget yourdancing or blue suede shoes! The event will also see the lovely dancersknown as 2-2! So get your tickets now. They are available throughhttps://www.goldengiving.com/event/vegasball at £45 for an individual or£400 for a table of 10, group booking.

We are very pleased to announce the arrival of our new Trustee, FredWilliams. Fred who lives in Earls Barton with his lovely wife Wendy and their2 children, brings many years of corporate management experience andknowledge to the charity board. On behalf of the charity welcome Fred!

The charity is currently recruiting for a volunteer to take up the position ofGrants Officer, to help support the charity’s families. The volunteer role is forsomeone to help source funding available for the charity’s events and projectsas well as signposting charity families to grants and benefits available to them.Founder, Janet Walker-Smith said, “Families quite often approach us for advice with funding for aids in the home to help support theirpoorly children. There are pots of money available for families to apply for and a grants officer could help with this.”

Please contact the office on 01604 811025 or email [email protected] for more information about the role.


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Library Opening Hours - No doubt you are all used to the new openinghours by now, but just a reminder that, on Wednesdays, the library isnow open in the morning 9am - 2pm and on Sundays from 11am-2pm.

News The monthly quiz was resumed in May with a Shakespeareantheme to tie in with the 400th anniversary of his death.

Congratulations go to Chloe Wilton, the winner of our last children’competition. June’s quiz will reflect that the Queen’s official birthdayis celebrated on this month. There is a £10 prize for the winner.Question sheets cost £1 and are available in the library or from friendsof the library.

We will be taking part in the All Saints Exhibition on June 12th withinteresting information about the library’s past.

The Friends of the library will have a stall at the village carnival onJune 18th and look forward to seeing you there on a hopefully lovelysunny day.

Children’s films will be shown during the school holidays. The nextone will be on June 4th starting at 11.00 a.m. Please see the libraryfor details.

The Next Evening Film showing is on Friday June 24th starting at7.00pm. Free tickets are available from the library. This month ourfilm is starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller and has been ratedas suitable for viewing by persons aged 15 years or more. GordonRamsey was one of the executive producers of this film. It has beendescribed as a funny and emotional story about the love of food, thelove between two people, and the power of a second chance. Awarning if you are sensitive about the use of strong language thismight not be the film for you.

In the library there is a list of all the films we plan to show on the lastFriday of each month this year.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Library weekly activities There are a variety of events taking placein your library and everyone is welcome to join in. You do not have tobe a library member to come along and join in. These are goodopportunities to meet up with others who share the same interests.

Tuesday The Scrabble group meets between 2-4pm. Also there is themonthly meeting of the adult reading group which meets between 5-6 pm on the third Tuesday of the month.

Wednesday currently there are no groups meeting and any ideas arewelcome. If you are interested in running a group please speak withCaz our friendly library manager.

Thursday An adult colouring group meets between 2-4pm.

Knit and Knatter meet between 3-5pm.This is a friendly group thatwelcome giving advice to anyone struggling with understanding apattern etc.

Need some help with using your computer; you can make anappointment after 4.00pm on Thursdays to meet up with an IT buddy.

Friday Rhyme time meets between 2.30 - 3.30 providing fun and earlylearning through song and interaction for the youngest members ofour community.

For the rest of us there is IT tuition support between 2.30 -3.30 pm.Currently the theme is learning to make the best use of your I pad.

Sunday A new Mah Jong group meet between 11.15 -12.15. and newmembers are always welcome.

Any further information on any of these activities please contact Cazin the library.

The Friends have been set up to support your library and new members are always welcome. If you would like to join us please see Caz or ring me Vicky Humphrey01604 811307

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Buyers... Love a car boot?Love a rummage?Want a bargain?Maps will be availablefrom middle of June.

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Sara Ridley will be talking about the Mothers Union

at the 9.30am service at All Saints Church on SundayJune 19th

Members of the EB Mothers Unionwill be serving refreshmentsafterwards and a retiring collectionwill go towards the work of theMothers Union.

Everyone is welcome.

THE 90TH BIRTHDAYOF HER MAJESTYTHE QUEENA SERVICE OF CELEBRATION& THANKSGIVING ALL SAINTS CHURCH,EARLS BARTON10AM 12TH JUNE 2016

Celebrations and festivals will take place across the nationover the weekend of 11th/12th June, as we come togetherto celebrate the life of our Queen.

Here at All Saints we will be having a service for everyonewho wishes to give thanks for both the positive andcreative things she has done, and the example she has setof faithful service to others. Do come along!

ALL WELCOME !

Trefoil GuildTeam spirit was very much to the fore when our Kurling Eveningtook place in April. In May the artistic members amongst us excelledwith crafts. Our June meeting is a dynamic daytime outing toEmmaus in Carlton. Enjoy the summer.

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Bell Ringing As part of the All Saints Bellringers contribution to the Villagefestival fortnight we hope to be holding three events.

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th JuneAs part of the Queen's official birthday celebrations we areplanning on attempting a special 'Quarter Peal' on either theevening of Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th.

Sunday 12th JuneImmediately following the special Queen's Birthday church serviceon Sunday 12th at All Saints we are also planning on holding anopen tower event for anyone interested to find out more aboutBellringing. It will be an opportunity to talk to some of the existingband and to hear some bells being rung.

Saturday 18th JuneOn Carnival Saturday 18th June we are planning to hand outleaflets about bell ringing at All Saints and some of the band willbe available to answer any questions that anyone may have.

If anyone would like to find out more about bellringing at All Saintsthen please contact me.

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4th - 19th June 2016Programme of Events

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Date Organisation Event Venue Time Tickets Information

Whole festival EB Museum Display of Photographs of EB events over the last 90 years All Saints Church 10.00am - 4.00pm daily FREE Pop in at any time to view these local images.

Sat 4th June St John Ambulance Car Wash with coffee & cake St John Ambulance, Manor Rd. 9.30am - 1.00pm Fee £5.00 which includes coffee/tea 07705 79721 In support of Donate for Defibs. & cake whilst you wait [email protected]

[email protected] 4th EB Silver Band Club Singer - Phinesta Taylor EB Silver Band Club 8.00pm This is a member’s club so if you are not a member or attending with one

contact the club on 810418 for admission details.Sun 5th EB Library Play Mah Jong EB Library 11.15am-1.15pm FREE Attend this & following SundaysMon 6th EB Historical Society Images of Earls Barton (Slides, films, photos) EB Methodist Church Room 7.30pm £4.00 inc refreshments Pay on the door 01604 811735

& EB Museum (if anyone would struggle to attend & needs a lift please let us know)

Mon 6th Jeyes of Earls Barton An afternoon of live music with Chris Parker & share a drink with The Conservatory - Jeyes 12.00 - 5.00pm FREE More information from David Jeyes as he celebrates his retirement [email protected]

01604 810289Thurs 9th / Fri 10th EB Library National Bookstart week EB Library 4.00 - 4.30pm There may be other National Bookstart

Tiddlers Story Telling & craft (Thurs) & Rhymetime (Fri) 2.30 - 3.00pm FREE events during this week but thesewere not available at time of going to press. Please contact library for details.

Fri 10th Kontra Roots Music from: Paul Liddell, Lexie Green & Indigo Blue & Alan Pettifer EB Working Men’s Club 8.00pm – 11.00pm £3.00 - Pay on the door. All welcomehttp://kcbworld.co.uk/kontra-roots-club.html

Fri 10th The Old Swan Music from Rob Burr The Old Swan 9.00pm-12.00pm FREEFri 10th & Sat 11th EB Festival Also refreshments by ART EXHIBITION EB Methodist Church Halls. Fri 12.00 - 4.00pm FREE Cream teas for sale. (gluten free option)

EB Museum volunteers Photographic display, canvases, fretwork, glass & ceramics & Sat 10.00am-4.00pm More info or entry forms 01604 810261EB Girl Guides Display of EB guiding photographs & memorabilia www.ebfestival.org

Sat 11th Fairtrade Coffee Morning ‘It’s Only Fair’ Coffee, Cakes & Book sale All Saints Church Hall 10.00am - 1.00pm FREESun 12th All Saints Church A service of Celebration & Thanksgiving for the Queens 90th Birthday All Saints Church 10.00am Everyone welcomeTues 14th EB Festival Film Night FILM - The Lady in The Van: Cert 12A All Saints Church Hall 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 01604 810989 www.ebfestival.org

Starring Maggie Smith & Alex Jennings (professional projection With half time break for ice cream. EB Costume Hire or 175 Station Rd& large screen) (if anyone would struggle to attend &

needs a lift please let us know)Weds 15th EB Festival Comedy Night COMEDY AT THE CLUB - Lucy Porter / Darren Harriot EB Working Men’s Club Doors from 8.00pm Tickets £10.00 From: EB Costume Hire, EBWMC or

MC: Rich Wilson From EB Working Men’s Club Age 14+ only 175 Station Rd. 01604 810989 www.wegottickets.com www.ebfestival.org

Weds 15th Northampton Morris Men Morris Dancing - ‘Dance out’ The Stags Head From 8.00pm FREEThurs 16th EB Junior and Infant Schools Earls Barton Schools Concert EB Methodist Church 2.00pm FREE For parents, family & friends. Thurs 16th Earls Barton Music EBM goes Stateside An evening of music from America EB Methodist Church 7.00pm Adults £4.00 / Children £1.00 From: EB Costume Hire or

in 60s & beyond. Premier StoresFri 17th The Old Swan Fancy Dress Hillbilly Night The Old Swan 6.00pm-12.00pm FREE Light buffet providedFri 17th Spears Independent Theatre Caribbean Soldiers - A one act play tells the story of 2 young EB Working Men’s Club 8.00pm £5.00 From: EB Costume Hire

Company - Play written and Caribbean men who end up in the trenches in WW1. Humorous Or call 07824 898632directed by Weekes Baptiste and poignant. More information from 07824 898632

Sat 18th Earls Barton Carnival CARNIVAL - Parade followed by stalls & events Recreation Field Parade from 1.15pm FREE https://www.facebook.com/Parade through village & then on Recreation Field Other Events from 2.00pm earlsbartoncarnival/See Barton Today for more information

Sun 19th Churches Together BIG SING - Enjoy singing together favourite hymns Recreation Field/Youth Club 3.00pm FREE All welcome. J Thompson 811958Bring own chair if possible


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Date Organisation Event Venue Time Tickets Information

Whole festival EB Museum Display of Photographs of EB events over the last 90 years All Saints Church 10.00am - 4.00pm daily FREE Pop in at any time to view these local images.

Sat 4th June St John Ambulance Car Wash with coffee & cake St John Ambulance, Manor Rd. 9.30am - 1.00pm Fee £5.00 which includes coffee/tea 07705 79721 In support of Donate for Defibs. & cake whilst you wait [email protected]

[email protected] 4th EB Silver Band Club Singer - Phinesta Taylor EB Silver Band Club 8.00pm This is a member’s club so if you are not a member or attending with one

contact the club on 810418 for admission details.Sun 5th EB Library Play Mah Jong EB Library 11.15am-1.15pm FREE Attend this & following SundaysMon 6th EB Historical Society Images of Earls Barton (Slides, films, photos) EB Methodist Church Room 7.30pm £4.00 inc refreshments Pay on the door 01604 811735

& EB Museum (if anyone would struggle to attend & needs a lift please let us know)

Mon 6th Jeyes of Earls Barton An afternoon of live music with Chris Parker & share a drink with The Conservatory - Jeyes 12.00 - 5.00pm FREE More information from David Jeyes as he celebrates his retirement [email protected]

01604 810289Thurs 9th / Fri 10th EB Library National Bookstart week EB Library 4.00 - 4.30pm There may be other National Bookstart

Tiddlers Story Telling & craft (Thurs) & Rhymetime (Fri) 2.30 - 3.00pm FREE events during this week but thesewere not available at time of going to press. Please contact library for details.

Fri 10th Kontra Roots Music from: Paul Liddell, Lexie Green & Indigo Blue & Alan Pettifer EB Working Men’s Club 8.00pm – 11.00pm £3.00 - Pay on the door. All welcomehttp://kcbworld.co.uk/kontra-roots-club.html

Fri 10th The Old Swan Music from Rob Burr The Old Swan 9.00pm-12.00pm FREEFri 10th & Sat 11th EB Festival Also refreshments by ART EXHIBITION EB Methodist Church Halls. Fri 12.00 - 4.00pm FREE Cream teas for sale. (gluten free option)

EB Museum volunteers Photographic display, canvases, fretwork, glass & ceramics & Sat 10.00am-4.00pm More info or entry forms 01604 810261EB Girl Guides Display of EB guiding photographs & memorabilia www.ebfestival.org

Sat 11th Fairtrade Coffee Morning ‘It’s Only Fair’ Coffee, Cakes & Book sale All Saints Church Hall 10.00am - 1.00pm FREESun 12th All Saints Church A service of Celebration & Thanksgiving for the Queens 90th Birthday All Saints Church 10.00am Everyone welcomeTues 14th EB Festival Film Night FILM - The Lady in The Van: Cert 12A All Saints Church Hall 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 01604 810989 www.ebfestival.org

Starring Maggie Smith & Alex Jennings (professional projection With half time break for ice cream. EB Costume Hire or 175 Station Rd& large screen) (if anyone would struggle to attend &

needs a lift please let us know)Weds 15th EB Festival Comedy Night COMEDY AT THE CLUB - Lucy Porter / Darren Harriot EB Working Men’s Club Doors from 8.00pm Tickets £10.00 From: EB Costume Hire, EBWMC or

MC: Rich Wilson From EB Working Men’s Club Age 14+ only 175 Station Rd. 01604 810989 www.wegottickets.com www.ebfestival.org

Weds 15th Northampton Morris Men Morris Dancing - ‘Dance out’ The Stags Head From 8.00pm FREEThurs 16th EB Junior and Infant Schools Earls Barton Schools Concert EB Methodist Church 2.00pm FREE For parents, family & friends. Thurs 16th Earls Barton Music EBM goes Stateside An evening of music from America EB Methodist Church 7.00pm Adults £4.00 / Children £1.00 From: EB Costume Hire or

in 60s & beyond. Premier StoresFri 17th The Old Swan Fancy Dress Hillbilly Night The Old Swan 6.00pm-12.00pm FREE Light buffet providedFri 17th Spears Independent Theatre Caribbean Soldiers - A one act play tells the story of 2 young EB Working Men’s Club 8.00pm £5.00 From: EB Costume Hire

Company - Play written and Caribbean men who end up in the trenches in WW1. Humorous Or call 07824 898632directed by Weekes Baptiste and poignant. More information from 07824 898632

Sat 18th Earls Barton Carnival CARNIVAL - Parade followed by stalls & events Recreation Field Parade from 1.15pm FREE https://www.facebook.com/Parade through village & then on Recreation Field Other Events from 2.00pm earlsbartoncarnival/See Barton Today for more information

Sun 19th Churches Together BIG SING - Enjoy singing together favourite hymns Recreation Field/Youth Club 3.00pm FREE All welcome. J Thompson 811958Bring own chair if possible


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Comedy NightWednesday 15th June

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Christopher Heaton-Harris... If we vote to remain in the EU it isinevitable that our contribution to theEU budget will go up and up and up…An American President once said: “Control the money and youcontrol the nations” and his advice has become the guiding maximof the European Union’s institutions. Over its history the EU’sexpanding powers have coincided with expanding budgets muchof which is spent aggrandising its institutions and on propagandapromoting them. The EU spent €162bn in 2015, the largestexpenditure items being the Common Agricultural Policyconsuming 46% of the budget and regional funding consuminganother 33%. Our contribution is calculated by size of our GDPand notional customs and VAT receipts. Invariably, we are thesecond largest net contributor to the EU budget, currently payinga gross sum of £350m a week into the EU budget. I served as aMember of the European Parliament for 10 years before beingelected to the House of Commons and for much of that time I wason its Budget and Budgetary Control Committees. I saw for myselfthe unaccountable nature of EU’s spending, how the budgetswere not signed off (they haven’t been for 20 years now) and thereoccurring reports pointing out the billions of Euros were subjectto “material error”. It was this experience that led me to try andget some budgetary reform into the PM’s EU reform deal.Unfortunately, our EU partners proved yet again that they werenot interested in any reform, especially when it comes to the EUbudget. It was yet another wasted opportunity for a system inneed of reform.

Currently regional funding in poor EU areas is riddled with wasteand rather than help States like Greece escape poor productivity,EU spending has led to increased dependency and poor resourceallocation, often accentuated by EU rules that force poor states tomatch fund EU directed projects. Often EU spending is ludicrous,like the €411,000 for a Hungarian dog fitness and rehabilitationcentre that was never built, the €100,000 spent on a creating aski resort on a flat Danish island with no snow, or the millions infarm subsidies spent on golf courses. Some spending, however,is more sinister. The EU spends over £500m a year on its ownpropaganda, billions to buy up fishing rights in Africa that are thenplundered by Spanish fishermen at the expense of the locals andto development aid not targeted on the poorest states but on itsown enlargement.

We also receive extra bills when oureconomy out-performs the EU economy.When confronted with an unexpected £1.7bnbill a couple of years ago, the Prime Ministerrightly argued that “We are (a) leadingmember of this association [the EU], and youdo not join an organisation that hits you witha bill in this way.” Yet we are members andso we had no choice but to pay - and thingswill only get worse if we vote to remain. Ifwe remain in the EU it is inevitable our contribution to the EUbudget will continually rise. The reason is simple: our “rebate” isdecreasing. Thanks to the spectacularly bad deal struck by TonyBlair in 2005, we will no longer receive a rebate on money spentin Eastern Europe – so as funding is ramped up to the newermembers of the club, so will our contribution will rise and rise –and there is nothing we can do about it. Due to our smalleragricultural sector, the way we import more goods from outsidethe EU subject to customs duties, and because we have fewerpoorer regions eligible to receive EU regional funding - we will alsocontinue to receive less and less in return. Even when we receiveEU monies they always have to achieve EU policy aims rather thanUK ones and so spending is badly targeted and comes withpolitical strings attached. Unfortunately the EU money tree isgrowing in thin soil. Years of over-commitment and waste has ledto a build-up of debt in the system of over €30bn. It is far fromclear how the EU will meet these obligations without raiding thebudgets of net contributors again and again and again - and yes,that means we will end up paying even more.

So, this failing system means we will need much deeper pocketsif we remain in the EU. If we leave we can keep our money forour own priorities. It is a simple fact, that not having to pay the EUour membership fee would be the biggest anti-austerity measuretaken by the UK government, ever!

And future spending priorities would be determined by a Britishgovernment acting in our own national interest. Indeed, there are350m reasons each week why we should vote to leave. If youagree with me and want to help regain control of our country,please contact me.Yours, Chris.

House of Commons, Westminster, London. SW1A 0AA.Tel: 0207-219-7048 e-mail: [email protected]: @chhcalling

Date for your diary: Saturday 10th September 2016

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Earls Barton Village Show 2016 The list of classes for the 2015 Earls Barton Village Show is now available toview on our website www.earlsbartonvillageshow.com. You can also findthe 2016 Entry Form on our website and on Earls Barton AllotmentsFacebook Page www.earlsbartonvillageshow.com

The Earls Barton Village Show committee are very much looking forward to this year’svillage show. The money raised each year at the Village Show is donated to local good causes. If youknow of any good cause that would benefit from a small donation from the Earls Barton Village ShowCommittee please get in touch with us either through our website www.earlsbartonvillageshow.com orby letter via 58 Doddington Road, Earls Barton.



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Meet the Under12 Boys !! EBUFC Managers & Committee 2010/11MANAGERSUnder 7Contact Club Secretary

Under 8Mick McGuckin 07876 778872

Under 9Matt Parsons 01604 812273

Under 11James Cameron 07774 711171

Under 12Darren Booker 01604 811650

Under 13Steve Biggs 01604 810266

Under 14Graham Pinney 07411 522262

Under 15Dave Archer 07532 113155

Under 16Scott Bromwich 01604 510979

Under 17Keith Lawrence 01604 812517

Under 13 GirlsCliff Elliott 07815 543455

LadiesAngie Foster 01604 466265

Sat 1st TeamAntony Owen 01604 811645

Sat ReservesIan Clark (Temp)

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ChairmanAntony Owen 01604 811645

Vice ChairmanSteve Biggs 01604 810266

SecretaryAnne Cleaver 01604 466366

Treasurer (Temp)Antony Owen 01604 811645

Club Welfare Offi cerAngie Foster 01604 466265

Manager’s RepGeoff Cleaver 01604 466366

General CommitteeMichelle Biggs 01604 810266Andrea Nolan 01604 811591Victoria Starmer 07896 214392Graham Pinney 07411 522262

EBUFC are alwayslooking for new Players, Coaches & Volunteers.

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Earls Barton United Football Clubc/o Anne Cleaver (Secretary) 8 Cordon Crescent, Earls Barton, Northampton NN6 0PW - Tel: 01604 466366

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Ah don’t they look sweet ….. like butter wouldn’t melt !!! The Under 12’s squad consists of: Dan Talbot, Dan Webb, Lewis Carvell, Harry McNeill, James Perry, Charlie Lawrence, Luke Booker, Nikhil Khatri, Alex Woodruff, Sam Fidelia, Jake Channer, William Dodwell - and missing from the photo Jonathan Ashworth, Jake Lay and Jack Smart. The team is managed by Darren Booker and Assisted by Dave Dodwell.

Not one of the biggest squads at Earls Barton Football Club but the boys all get on very well on and off the pitch(and although go to no less than 8 different schools, they still manage to communicate during the week, evenif it is on the xbox or playstation)…………..

At the start of the season it was decided that it would be good for the boys to embark on anew challenge, so the decision was taken to move from the Kettering Weetabix League over to the Northants John Henry League. With 3 divisions, the team were entered into the U12C league. Unfortunately, although coming across some really friendly opposition, the majority of games have been won with ease for most of the season, hence they are proud to be sitting at the top of their league - having scored 80 goals and letting in just 8 in their fi rst 10 games so far. The team have done extremely well and are due to play Nether Heyford in the quarter fi nals of the League Cup and by the time you read this article they will either be sad or on their way to the semi fi nals……….

Training for the U12’s is on a Wednesday night at the Pioneer Sportsground6.30pm - 8.00pm. If you are player that can add something to our team, please dont hesitate to join us at one of our training sessions.

Tesco for Schools & Clubs Voucher Scheme is back for 2011 !!!

Vouchers will be available in store and with online grocery orders from Monday 28th February until Sunday 8th May, so get collecting! Last year went well but let’s make it a record collection this year!! The more vouchers we collect, the more equipment we can get for the club.

If you collect the vouchers and would like to donate them to EBUFC, please contact anyone on the General Committee - where they will be gratefully received! If you would like a collection box and poster to put in your workplace, please email us at [email protected]


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2016 newsAGM will be Tuesday 14th June. Thecommittee will need bolstering especiallyfrom the younger players relatives. Now isthe time to start asking questions andshowing an interest. Too few people areholding the club together both on thecommittee and running a number ofsides. This is not healthy for a club our size.Please offer your support the club needsyou.

The annual Football club Golf Day willagain be at Silverstone Golf Course onFriday 1st July. £65 includes Bacon rolland cuppa, 27 holes of golf and bothlunch and dinner. Contact Neil Gould07806092317 by 17th June.

Wales Tour With seasons drawing to theirconclusion, it was time for the Wales tour– so it was that players, coaches andfamilies of the Under 9’s, 11’s 13’s and 14’sall headed off to picturesque Pwllheli inNorth Wales, at the cusp of Snowdonia forthe ESF Festival of Football.

With bags packed, boots polished andsat nav’s programmed all arrived safelyby Friday evening to Haven and thewelcoming sight of luxury static homes,an indoor fun pool and an open bar. Withall the meet a greets comfortably done –and the decision that the planned two-day festival of football would actually beone, very busy day due to the weatherforecast – everyone settled in with anearly(ish) night for players to dream of theglory set to come!

With the first kick offs planned in themorning it was an early start for the Under13’s – always up for a challenge theyannounced their arrival in style winningtheir first game 2-0. It was clear from theoff, and for all age groups, that this wouldbe a testing tournament, some extremelywell funded, large clubs mixed with acombination of teams affiliated toprofessional clubs from England, Walesand Ireland meant that every gamewould be tough and extremelycompetitive. The facilities also ensured allgames were played out in front of thedramatic background of MountSnowdon – stunning! And with the addedthrill of some top level clubs – such asLiverpool – scouts floating around also.

The tournament, having started with theU13’s at 10am finally finished with theU11’s last game at 7.30pm. However, overthe duration of the day there was muchdrama, some “creative” refereeing,stunning goals, fantastic results andabove all a whole boot bag of fun.

The under 9’s including 2 under 8’s,gained a whole heap of invaluableexperience and, whilst testing, will be allthe better having faced someoutstanding teams and largely holdingtheir own.

The U11’s were narrowly beaten by sometremendous teams and claimed victoriesof their own to finish a very respectful 5thin their age group.

The U13’s tournament had it all, dramaticreferee decisions, penalties, a stunningdiving headed goal up for goal of theday and a 5th place finish.

The U14’s faced very tough opposition,and finished 6th overall – they were thefourth highest scoring team for their agegroup also and played in the right spirit asdid all of the teams.

It was a great day and all, exhausted butgrinning from ear to ear, headed back tobase for some much neededrefreshments and some eveningentertainment.

The now clear Sunday ensured that useof the park facilities – which includedcrazy golf, go karts and huge arcades -was made and, although the weatherlived up to its promise of wind and rain, agreat day of activity was had.

On to Sunday evening and thetournament presentations made by aLiverpool and England legend, winner of3 European Cups, every other majordomestic and European competitions –now a Sky Sports pundit, Phil Thompson.

Every Earls Barton player was awarded aspecial trophy and had a cracking teamphoto taken with their team andcoaches, cheered on by several hundredpacked into the theatre. The Green Armyreached fever pitch when it wasannounced that the U14’s had won thefair play award!

Off into the night went the throng,accompanied by laughter, trophies andsome cracking memories of friends,football and fun.

We played, supported, and enjoyed asone club, Earls Barton United – The GreenArmy!

Thanks to all who organised – especiallyAntony and Kirk – all of the coaches, thefamilies and friends who supported andabove all the players for making it a greatWales tour and one that will likely berepeated in the coming years.


On a lovely sunny morning at 06.30hrs on Friday 6 May we set offfrom The Square to pick up a few tour members from Northamptonmaking a total of 23 bowlers, a driver and a “guest” who had joinedthe tour as a last minute replacement for Alan who could not makeit. The mood was jovial and just outside Oxford our Tour Captain,Richard “Tricky” Paintin made his welcome announcements andissued us with a “Passport” and Tour Card. Neil Gould thenpresented “Trick” with a “Captain’s Naval Hat” to wear on the tour.Shouts of “Captain Birdseye” and “Ahoy there” resounded throughthe coach! Following a coffee stop on route we arrived atPortsmouth at 10.30 for an 11.00 sailing. Once aboard the bar wasopen and the Tour began!

After a short crossing to The Isle of Wight (soon to be renamed TheIsle of Wright!) we travelled directly to our first match to RydeBowls Club where we were given a warm welcome. Ryde laid on asalad lunch which was an excellent start to the afternoon and wewere on the green promptly at 2.00pm to start the first match of thetour. As only 20 of us were to bowl, George Blackwell, MichaelGriffin and Ray Wake were amongst the spectators as well as ourmystery guest Fred ( on a free transfer from the Band Club). Thematch must have been exciting as George was soon in the land ofnod (see photo)!! The match was played in good spirits on a warm,sunny afternoon and we managed to win by 89-81 – a great start tothe tour. Rink scores were:

• Tim Barnard, B Harrison, D Knight and R Paintin - WON 19-14• R Ceely, F Hopes, D Essam and N Gould - WON 17-13• T Wheeler, D Wheeler, A Ellis and G Dartnell - TIED 16-16• D Rust, J Corbin, P Wright and D Wright - LOST 20-23• S Jepson, A Orton, D Lockett and T Denny - WON 17-15

So the “Highest winning rink” went to “Tricky” and his team!!

We stayed for a couple of drinks (mainly tea and coffee) and thenthanked our hosts for the day and made our way to our coach andthe short journey to the Trouville hotel in Sandown, our base for theTour. Booked in, showered and changed we sat down for theevening meal at 6.30 being ushered to our tables by a head waiterwho had recently won the “Rudest Waiter of The Year” competitionon the Island. After the meal we sat and discussed tactics for thefollowing day and recalled all our best shots (and those not so good)that afternoon. Some members wandered out for a stroll along thesea front taking in the sea air and calmness of the evening – somedid other things!

Day 2, Saturday and breakfast (“you will sit at the same table eachmeal!” ordered our friendly head waiter). Afterwards we had a

wander around Sandown and I bought my wife a present setting anexample to ALL other Tour members – wives and girlfriends pleasenote – there were loads of shops! On the bus at 12.30 with a TourNewsletter to read (no copies are allowed to be brought back) andon our way to HM Prison Parkhurst where we were to play CampHill Bowls Club – this used to be the Prison Officers Club! Shouts of“do not leave anything of value on the bus” and “you’re playingagainst Cell Block 2!” were appropriate to our surroundings! Wewere given a very warm welcome by their Club President, a ladywho took a shine to George (charmer Blackwell) and blessed withlovely weather once again we commenced at 2.00pm. Today“Denny’s Tours were operating so the members, Arnold Orton,Dave Lockett and Trevor Denny – the founder) had already departedat 09.30 – more details later. Our “mystery” guest, Fred did his owntour – A Guinness mystery Tour!)

The match was played in great spirits and George was delighted thatthe Club President was playing alongside him. At the end of thematch we were victors again winning by 112-90 – so two out of two– great stuff! The rink scores were:

• S. Jepson, B Harrison, D Essam and D Wright - TIED 20-20• G Blackwell, J Corbin, D Rust and Neil Gould - WON 31-7

• R Wake, T Barnard, D Knight and G Dartnell - WON 24-16• R Ceely, M Griffin, F Hopes, P Wright - LOST 18-28• T Wheeler, D Wheeler, A Ellis and R Paintin - TIED 19-19

So the winning rink was Neil Gould and his team. It has to bereported here that George had a tremendous match so in future weneed him to play opposite an attractive lady for it obviously helps!

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Following formalities we bade our hosts farewell and thanked themfor a wonderful afternoon. Back at the hotel we were slightly late sostraight into dinner and then a relaxing evening for some and a moreeventful one for others – the mind boggles!

Sunday and we woke to a lovely sunny morning. Another TourNewsletter for members to read on our way to Shanklin. Nowwhereas Sandown is a little run down Shanklin is beautiful, full oflovely gift shops (wonderful gifts for wives and lady friends!), quainttea shops and pub restaurants. Some members tasted the localdelicacy, crab sandwiches, whilst others went for tea and cakes. Itreally is a lovely place and highly recommended for a visit. Back onthe bus for 1.00pm and off to a Warner’s Complex the other side ofSandown. Down winding lanes (Kevin the driver was excellentalthough he did have to ask a local lady the way!) the Warner’scomplex is set on the seafront and a brisk sea breeze greeted us aswe debussed. A longish walk to the Bowling Club and then we sawthat the green had been fertilised that morning so small pellets offertiliser were covering the green we were to bowl on! Waterbuckets were provided each end so that we could wash our bowlsand hands after every end (all 21 of them!). Although this couldhave dampened spirits it did not and the Warner members weremore than apologetic. Sitting out today was Michael (not well) andDarren and his son Tom who decided they would have a look at theWarner complex and surrounding area.

The match started promptly at 2.00pm and with a strong sea breezeblowing across the green we were grateful to Alex (our overseasplayer) to tell us how much we would have to allow for the windspeed; he really knows his stuff and talks a great game! At the halfway stage all rinks were fairly level apart from the one I was on andwe were 17-1 down (this went to 21-1 down just after tea!) Afterthe tea break most rinks played a lot better and we managed to winagain by 111-86. Now we believe this is the first time that we havewon all 3 matches on tour – I am sure somebody (probably from theSilver Band Club) will either confirm this or let us know when theydid it!!. The rink scores were:

• D Lockett, A Orton, F Hopes and R Paintin - WON 21-19• G Blackwell, R Ceely, D Essam and G Dartnell - WON 24-17• R Wake, B Harrison, D Knight and D Wright - WON 18-13• S Jepson, T Barnard, D Rust and T Denny - LOST 11-25• A Ellis, J Corbin, P Wright and N Gould - WON 36-12

So for the second day in a row Neil’s team won the highest winningrink prize (it was very nearly 3 in a row) – only one shot stopped himhaving all the wine!!

We did not stay long after the match but long enough to win ALLthe raffle prizes (they should not have fertilised the green thatmorning!!). The atmosphere on the coach was excellent and it wasnot surprising that a lot of the members went straight to the bar inthe hotel and skipped dinner much to the annoyance of our “friendlyhead waiter!” – still no harm done.

Monday morning and we are leaving at 9.00am so a final breakfastand pack before boarding the coach to catch the 11.00am ferry. Notso much talk today and much sleeping before we arrived at Weston- on –the –Green for lunch. We took the opportunity to have an endof tour discussion where it was agreed that it had been a great tour

and thanks were given to “Captain Birdseye” alias “Tricky” for onceagain coming up with the goods. Our President, David Knightpresented Alex Ellis and John Corbin with “spot prizes” and I gaveout the usual end of tour awards:

• CHARACTER OF THE TOUR - BARRY HARRISSON

• BOWLER OF THE TOUR - GEORGE BLACKWELL

• TOUR CAPTAIN AND ORGANISER - RICHARD “TRICKY” PAINTIN

Finally Steve Jepson was presented with a bottle of “ScottishWater” for all his efforts in designing and printing our Passports andTour Cards.


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Being a waterfall “junkie”, going to Victoria Falls, which was infull flood, was amazing. On our game drives we saw lions andleopards, elephants and egrets, ostriches and oryx, hyenas andhippopotamuses - to name just a few of the wide variety ofanimals that we encountered. In Namibia we went to one of thelocal villages to see their way of life and especially to learn notonly how the lodges give employment to the villagers but howthey support the villages in other ways such as providing thefunds for education, for the sinking of bore holes for water, forthe purchase of solar panels so that they all have electricity andso on.

Our visit to the local village took place on a Sunday. The boat was“beached” so that we could disembark and we were greeted byJoseph, one of the elders, who welcomed us in the name of theFather, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Just so natural and I thoughtthat, while in the UK you might be greeted to a church in thatway, you certainly wouldn’t be greeted to a village or town likethat!

During our “tour” of the village we were sung to twice; once atthe church and once by the ladies of the village in the communalyard. There were seven people at the church service – most ofthe ladies were getting ready for the welcome singing in thecommunal yard and the men had gone either to play in or supporttheir football team in a match against the next village – twentymiles away. Just like the UK!

We were shown how they dried the fish that they caught in thedelta and were told how they went across the “border” to sell itin Botswana. We noticed that a couple of the “huts” where theylive now had satellite dishes as they had electricity. Joseph wasa Manchester United supporter but he hadn’t really yet heard ofLeicester when we tried to explain which part of England wecame from!

I came away from our safari (a Swahili word which means journeyand originally comes from Arabic) marvelling at God’s creation inthe animals we saw and the “natural” wonders of differentlandscapes. I thanked him for the way that when people andgovernments work together at local and national levels the livesof “ordinary” people can be improved. I thought about thecommunity spirit that exists between the churches in EarlsBarton and the words of this hymn came to mind:-

“The journey of life may be easy, may be hard, there’ll be dangeron the way; with Christ at my side I’ll do battle as I ride, ‘gainstthe foe that would lead me astray; Will you ride, ride, ride withthe King of Kings? Will you follow my leader true? Will you shoutHosanna To the lowly Son of God, who died for me and you?”

Sunday 5th Rev. Colin PyeSunday 12th No serviceSunday 19th No serviceSunday 26th Jonathan Thompson

Services in June at the Baptist Churchare at 10.30 and will be led by:-

Pig RoastFriends of All Saints the charity which raises moneyto support the fabric of our Saxon Church is holdinga Pig Roast.

Come along and enjoy an eveningof folk music and good food.

Earls Barton’s very own Folk Group the

Cordwainers (Musical Roots)Where: London End Farm, EBBy kind permission of Jill Ward

When: 6:30pm - 11th July 2015

Cost: £10.00 per ticket(under 14s free with an adult)

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Earls Barton Cricket Club 10K Fun Run Congratulations to all the runners that completed the 10K run on the 1st of May, and thank you toeverybody who helped support the event. We managed to raise over £3,500 for Alzheimers UK.

April & May Results The club has had a fantastic start to the season with the first team having won all four of their games so far. Although allplayers have made contributions to this great start, a special mention should go to Jason Minney and Callum Ward who scored their maidenhundreds for the club, and to Charlie Lawrence who has already taken 14 wickets this season.

• Saturday 23rd April – 1st XI: Earls Barton 336-5, West Haddon and Guilsborough 202-10. Earls Barton won by 134 runs.• Saturday 30th April – 1st XI: Earls Barton 276-8, Brixworth 99-10. Earls Barton won by 177 runs.• Saturday 7th May – 1st XI: Earls Barton 300-10, Old Northamptonians 158-10. Earls Barton won by 142 runs.• Saturday 14th May – 1st XI: Earls Barton 197-10, Raunds 51-10. Earls Barton won by 146 runs.

The second team have also made a good start to the season and have won two out of there three games so far this season, and are currently sittingtop of the table.

• Saturday 30th April – 2nd XI: West Haddon and Guilsborough 98-10, Earls Barton 99-4. Earls Barton won by 6 wickets.• Saturday 7th May – 2nd XI: Earls Barton 107-10, Horton House 108-4. Horton House won by 6 wickets.• Saturday 14th May – 2nd XI: Barton Seagrave 153-10, Earls Barton 154-7. Earls Barton won by 3 wickets.June Fixtures The fixtures for June are as follows:• Saturday 4th June – 1st XI : Heyford, Home. 2nd XI : Northampton Saints, Away• Saturday 11th June – 1st XI : Wollaston, Away. 2nd XI : St Michaels (N), Home• Saturday 18th June – 1st XI : Stoney Stratford, Home. 2nd XI : No Game• Saturday 25th June – 1st XI : Oundle, Away. 2nd XI : St Michaels 74, Home

If you would like to join the club as a player, social member, umpire, scorer or tea maker then please contact us on any of the telephone numbersabove. If you are new to the game we have ECB trained coaches willing to teach you the basics or if you would like to become a scorer or umpirewe are happy to pay for you to attend an ECB course.

Overseas Player/ Handy ManBrandon has already made an exciting contribution to the club both on and off the pitch, with the highlight so far being an exhilarating 57 off 23balls against Brixworth. We are however trying to find him a job over the summer months to help fund his trip. If anyone has any work available orwould like him to carry out any handy man tasks please contact him on 07391 446352.

Are you Coeliac?Would you like to join a supportgroup?I thought it would be a good idea to form an informal support groupfor people in this area who have been diagnosed as Coeliac. A fewof us got together in April at Jeyes in the conservatory for a coffeeand a gluten-free cake! We swapped life stories, recipes, goodplaces to eat and where to shop for tasty food.

We were all free on a Friday morning and met at 10am when theshop was a bit quieter. However, we can arrange to meetwhenever it suits all of us, or could meet in smaller groups,depending on whether we work or not. The end of June would bea good time to meet again.

If you would be interested in joining us, or putting your name onour list to be kept in touch with information, please ring me. Lookforward to meeting you.

Iona Flanagan

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Earls Barton - The History of aNorthamptonshire Parish

Written by Joyce Palmer

Photographs by Maurice Palmer

I would like all the village to know that there are a limitednumber of books available for sale at Jeyes the Chemist, or

you can contact anyone from the museum who can deliver abook to you if you are unable to get to Jeyes.

The book was an amazing undertaking for Joyce andMaurice, really a life’s work. If you are interested in the

history of the village or have friends or relative who are, thisbook is very comprehensive and certainly worth having

on your book shelf. There will not be anotherbook like it produced.

The price is now £20.00 Proceeds go to the museum.

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The Earls Barton Rally and CountryFayre 2016The organisation for this year’s Rally is progressing well. Thecommittee is being kept very busy as the entries are coming inquickly. This year we have The Jez Averry Stunt Show in the mainarena every day plus the usual vintage parades, the sheep dogsand the Bernese Carters. The ring will be working all day. Sherdianthe Sheepdog is paying us a visit and will be mingling with thecrowds. There is a funfair, Punch and Judy and Bouncy Castlesand water zorbing for the children.

Trade and Craft stalls for the ladies and the Beer Tent and Vintagedisplays for the gentlemen. In the Rural Area the Viking village willbe in residence and putting on a display in the Country Area.Fengate Forge will have a working display and the Tea Room iswell worth a visit. As always we are in need of help both duringthe week before when we set up and on the actual Rally days. Ifyou feel you would like to be involved, for how long or short a timeplease contact Robert Hollowell on 07960 082975 or Pat Conroyon 01933 663454.

If you need any details on how to enter you can also contact theabove people.

We are hoping for better weather this year and looking forward tomeeting new people.

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The inaugural Earls Barton 10k and kids fun run was a fantastic success in the sunshine. We had 64 adults compete in the 10k run and over 40children in the fun run. Thank you to all those who competed, volunteered and supported on the day. It was a friendly and a wonderful communityevent. It was great to see all runners pushing themselves around the challenging 10K route, and the excitement on the kids faces during the funrun.

A special thank you to Sywell Country Park for allowing us to use the park as part of the route, it made for a picturesque run.

We exceeded our expectations raising £3650 for the Alzheimer’s Society, and £800 for the cricket club. Thank you for your generosity.

Fastest Adult Runners

Javi Gonzalez - Fastest Man (40:09)

Mark Kennedy - 2nd Fastest Man (43:39)

Lyndsey Barnett - Fastest Female (46:49

Frances Hale - 2nd Fastest Female (47:57)

For more pictures visit the Earls Barton charity 10k and kids fun runFacebook page. We are overwhelmed with the feedback received fromeveryone on the day and after. It was a great day, enjoyed by all. Welook forward to making it bigger and better in 2017.

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My wife watches a lot of television and keeps up to date with the news.She keeps talking about June 23rd and asks me if I would prefer to beout or in. I have looked at the calendar and see that the 23rd is aThursday. For us the question of in or out normally happens first thingon the second Sunday of each month. I am perplexed. Should I go alongwith this new routine? My preference, even though it is a Thursday,would be to be in, though I know that her choice would be to be out.

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I think you may have got the wrong end of the stick. On Thursday 23rd June,the UK will vote either to remain in or leave the European Union. I’m not intopolitics, but from what I’ve learnt so far, I don’t think it matters which wayyou vote. If we remain in, the ‘stay in’ supporters argue that the economy willbe better and that immigration can be controlled. If we leave, the ‘get out’supporters argue that the economy will be better and that immigration canbe controlled. I think it comes down to which politicians you like better. The‘stay in’ brigade includes the very caring Mr Cameron and his friend JeremyCorbyn. The ‘get out’ brigade includes the rather unassuming Michel Groveand his friend Nigel Farage. It’s a difficult choice. Good luck.

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Reflection - June 2016 - Rev Greg Shaw

There is a 9.30am Holy Communion serviceevery Wednesday in the Lady Chapel

1st June 3.00pm Holy Communion for the less mobileWednesday (Hall)

5th June 9.30am Parish CommunionTrinity 2 11.00am Together@11

6.00pm Evensong

12th June 8.30am Holy Communion BCPTrinity 3 10.00am Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth:

90th Birthday Service of Celebration & Thanksgiving

19th June 9.30am Parish Communion: MU SpeakerTrinity 4 11.00am Together@11 Holy Communion:

MU Speaker

6.00pm Evensong

26th June 9.30am Parish CommunionTrinity 5 11.00am Together@11

3rd July 9.30am Parish CommunionSt. Thomas 11.00am Together@11

6.00pm Evensong

In June the Queen celebrates her 90th birthday. As head of state, Her Majesty isalso is the Head of the Church of England and throughout her life she has spokenabout how important her faith has been to her. I found myself being reminded ofher considered and prayerful leadership as I read recently about a previous king,William Rufus, and the way he treated the church and especially St Anselm ofCanterbury.

The Roman Catholic Church in Earls Barton is dedicated to Anselm, an 11thcentury saint who was born in Aosta in northern Italy in 1033, became aBenedictine monk and then succeeded as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093. Theprevious Archbishop of Canterbury had died 3 years earlier and the law at thetime said that if there was no archbishop all the rent and taxes from theCanterbury lands went to the king.

The king was William Rufus, the son of William the Conqueror. One noted historianhas written that Rufus seems to have combined the virtues of an Americangangster with those of a South American dictator! Not surprisingly he wasdetermined to keep the position unfilled as long as possible. In fact he swore thatneither Anselm nor anyone else should be archbishop so long as he lived.

So how did Anselm become archbishop? Well not long after this Rufus went downwith a violent illness which brought him to death's door. The frightened king thenchanged his mind and nominated Anselm archbishop of Canterbury and alsopromised to govern the country properly.

Anselm was a good choice for archbishop. He had spent many years as head ofa monastery in France and as well as looking after a large community of monks,he had written many important works on faith and why Christians believe whatthey do. One of his most famous phrases is ‘faith seeking understanding’ and thissums up his efforts to explain the big questions of faith; questions like: Is there aGod and if so what is he like? How could there be one God but in three persons?And why did Jesus have to die on the cross? His wise and considered answerswere very influential and are still important today.

Unfortunately, Anselm didn’t feel he was suitably qualified for a position asimportant as being archbishop and he didn’t think he could cope with King Rufus,who, almost to prove the point, told the church that if they wanted him they wouldhave to pay him 1000 marks, a considerable sum of money in those days.

Anselm came to the conclusion that he was called to defend the church and workon behalf of the people against this despotic king. In a foreshadowing of eventswith King John and Magna Carta in 1215, the English barons also rallied to his

support and Rufus climbed down. This wasn’t quite the end of the story as Rufusoften went back on his promises and seemed intent on picking a fight wheneverthe opportunity arose, but Anselm showed that as well as being a spiritual leaderhe could stand up to the king. He also stood up for all classes of people and wasone of the first to speak out against slavery.

Thankfully these days we do not have to worry about such conflicts. Our queenhas been a wonderful example of hard work and dedication to her peoplethroughout her reign. She has also been a lot less controversial than herpredecessor William Rufus. So we all join to wish her a very happy 90th birthday!Greg


Your Parish Councilwww. earlsbarton.gov.uk

Minutes of the Meeting held at Community, 108Northampton Road, Earls Barton on Monday 9 May 2016

Present: Cllrs I Abbott, J Bond, B Chapman, M Cahill, SDodds, R Gough, J Macleod, P Morrall, L Morrison, M Perkins,B Rice.

078/16 Election of ChairCllr Morrall was proposed by Cllr Cahill and seconded by CllrMacleod. There being no further proposal, Cllr Morrall waselected as Chair and duly signed the Acceptance of Office.Cllr Morrall thanked Cllr Cahill for holding the post of Chairover the past 5 years.

079/16 Election of Vice ChairCllr Wells was proposed by Cllr Morrison and seconded by CllrMorrall. Cllr Macleod was proposed by Cllr Cahill andseconded by Cllr Rice. Following a vote, Cllr Wells waselected as Vice Chair.

080/16 Election of CommitteesChanges to all of the committees were discussed andapproved. Cllr Cahill stood down from the AllotmentCommittee and Cllr Gough stood down from the EventsCommittee, leaving one vacancy on each committee.

081/16 Review of PoliciesIt was resolved to approve the following policies: StandingOrders, Financial Regulations, Cemetery Rules andRegulations, Complaints Procedure, Equal Opportunities &Racial Harassment, General Statement of Safety ModelPublication Scheme, Social Media and Data Protection.

082/16 Public Speaking TimeMembers of the public attended to address the members onplanning issues and to congratulate the Parish Council onorganising the recent Annual Parish Meeting.

083/16 Apologies for AbsenceApologies for absence were approved from Cllrs Mills andWells.

084/16 Declarations of Pecuniary InterestCllr Gough advised that he would no longer be commentingon planning applications following his appointment to theBCW Planning Committee. Cllr Perkins declared a personalinterest in item 087/16 (b).

085/16 Minutes of the Meeting of 11 April 2016It was resolved to adopt the minutes as a correct record.

086/16 AccountsIt was resolved to pay the following accounts:

4136 Lifestyle Design ArchitectsCemetery Expansion 505.00

4137 Midland Tree SpecialistsTreework – Recreation Field 3114.00

4138 All Saints ChurchChurch Floodlighting 92.95

4139 All Saints ChurchChurch Floodlighting 120.25

4140 Viking - Stationery 116.93

4141 Under the Tower Drama - Grant 500.00

4142 Heyford Moles - Pest Control 150.00

4143 Wellingboro Norse Ltd½ Year Grounds Maintenance 15537.00

4144 R Bond - VAS Maintenance 65.00

4145 Clerk - Salary/Expenses 1521.26

4146 Senior Youth Club Leader - Salary 129.90

4147 Senior Y/Club Assist Leader - Salary 133.05

4148 Inland Revenue - Tax/NI 354.91

P’ment Rcvd - BCW - ½ year PRECEPT 59998.00

087/16 Planning (a) Planning Applications Received:

WP/16/000026/FUL – replacement garage, retaining fence &new driveway – AMENDED PLANS – 40 Prince St – Mr PTuriccki

WP/16/00172/FUL – rear & front extensions to the existingproperty including a loft conversion -29 Dowthorpe Hill – Mr& Mrs K Coppard

WP/16/00191/FUL – 14 new detached dwellings includinggarages & amenity space – 145 and rear of 145 DoddingtonRd – Mr Steve Chalcraft, Georgian House Developments Ltd

WP/16/00206/FUL – variation of condition 1 of planningapplication WP/15/00589/VAR amendments for the demolitionof the existing factory building due to lack of structuralintegrity & to replace with 3 dwellings. The drawingsapproved are substituted to be those numbered on theattached drawing register – Bowlers Yard, 58 High St – MrNick Moore, Red Box Developments

WP/16/00210/FUL – proposed double garage – 13 Clare Close– Mr Cousins

Following discussion, it was resolved to ask for a Section 106contribution towards a bus shelter on Doddington Roadrelating to application WP/16/00191/FUL, and additional trafficcalming, if possible. No comments were required on theother applications received.

(b) Complaint relating to the approval of Planning Application WP/15/00821/FUL – residents concerns was acknowledged regarding inconsistencies in the decision made by BCW, and by the lack of communication prior to the application coming before the BCW Planning Committee. It was resolved that the Clerk write to the Head of Planning at BCW asking that the Parish Counciland other complainants be notified if a planning application to due to be heard by the Planning Committee, so that they are given the opportunity to address the members prior to a decision being made.

088/16 Finance & Projects (a) Audit 2015/16 – The Clerk presented the end of year

accounts. Each point on Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement 2015/16 of the audit return was read out to the members for consideration. It was unanimously


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agreed that points 1-8 be approved as “yes” with point 9 being approved as “not applicable”. The Internal Auditors report was presented to the members. It was unanimously agreed to approve the end of year accounts and forward to the External Auditor for consideration.

089/16 Police/Community Safety(a) Crime Figures and Report – PCSO Bowes attended and

advised that 15 crimes were reported in April. Speeding in the village continues to be an issue. The Clerk will chase up what progress has been made with cars mounting the pavement in West Street and the issue will be raised at the next JAG meeting.

(b) Report on Joint Action Group Meeting – it was noted that no-one from the PC was able to attend. The minutes to be distributed to members by the Clerk. The next meeting is scheduled for 22 June.

090/16 Sports and Leisure DevelopmentEB Sports Association has expressed concern over the needto create a new governing body for the club. They wouldprefer to keep the management of the club as present, andfor EBPC to create a governing body to run above the existingSports Association. The lease is due for renewal in July andthis will need to be looked into and action taken in order tomove forward. As the full implications are not clear, it wasresolved to defer a decision regarding moving forward toJune’s meeting.

091/16 Earls Barton Carnival - Update Cllrs Morrison and Rice reported that arrangements for theCarnival are coming together and that sponsorship has beensecured from a number of local businesses to help with thecost.

092/16 Earls Barton Youth Club – ExtensionA suggestion was made that a public toilet could beincorporated into the proposed extension to the Youth Club.The matter was deferred to June’s meeting pending furtherinformation.

093/16 Earls Barton Parish Council Allotments(a) Rat Control – the Clerk advised that an individual has

reported a rat infestation on the allotments to BCW Environmental Health. As a result, it was resolved that a ban on chickens on the allotment is brought in under health grounds, and all allotment holders be advised that chickens must be removed from the site by the end of June 2016. Quotes for pest control to be discussed at June’s meeting.

(b) CCTV – it was resolved that an alternative quote be sought.

094/16 Volunteering Opportunity It was agreed that the painting of the posts and railings in thevillage centre and the removal of ivy from the CemeteryChapel be put forward as opportunities for corporate voluntarywork in Earls Barton.

095/16 Earls Barton Post Office – UpdateThe Clerk reported that, following consultation, the Post Officewill be moving to Premier Stores on Station Road.

096/16 XplorerIt was resolved that the Parish Council support a request tointroduce free orienteering courses in the village.

073/16 Local Council Expo 2016 It was agreed that Cllrs Dodd and Wells and the Clerk attendthe event.

097/16 Highways & Maintenance (a) Highway Land off Clay Lane – update – quotes have

been requested for the barrier and confirmation is required from NCC to go ahead with the work.

(b) Request for Memorial Bench at EB Cemetery – the Clerk will arrange a site visit and report back at the next meeting.

(c) West Street – Consultation for new bus stop – it was agreed that the Clerk respond expressing concern over the proximity of the proposed bus stop to the bend and whether it will impact on traffic movement.

(d) Drop Kerb Improvements – Knights Close and zebra crossing on High St – it was resolved to approve the improvements proposed by NCC Highways.

(e) Harrowick Lane – a letter from a local resident regarding traffic travelling the wrong way on Harrowick Lane will be referred to the local Police and NCC Highways.

(f) Trees on Recreation Field – a suggestion by BCW to place Tree Preservation Orders on the trees on the Rec to be deferred to June’s meeting to allow the Clerk to gather more information.

(g) Labyrinth – it was resolved to permit the labyrinth on the Rec over the summer.

(h) Park Street Car Park – CONFIDENTIAL – the public and press were asked to leave the meeting during consideration of this item in accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the description shown in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

098/16 NCALC/ACRE/SLCC Correspondence (a) Wollaston Household Waste Recycling Centre –

Request for Funding Support – it was resolved that the Clerk respond advising that EBPC will not be contributing to the funding of the facility at this time.

(b) Invitation to BCW Annual Meeting of the Council – 17 May 2016 – noted.

100/16 Northamptonshire County CouncilCorrespondence(a)Consultation into Public Health NursingServices – it was resolved that the Clerk respond on behalf ofthe Council.

101/16 Other Correspondence(a) Thank you letter for grant – Earls Barton Youth Club

(b) Thank you letter for grant – Friends of Earls Barton Library

Date of Next MeetingMonday 13 June 2016 – 7.15pm

It should be noted that these minutes are subject to theapproval of Earls Barton Parish Council.

Rosemary Smart - Clerk to the Council - 01604 [email protected] www.earlsbarton.gov.uk

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Deacon's Diary - June 2016Everytime you flick through this magazine there are contributionsto be found from each of the Christian churches in our village.Some may wonder why we bother. After all, religious faith is apersonal matter is it not? Why should not people be just left aloneto do their own thing as they please or not as the case may be?What is it with these Christian people that they just will not leavepeople alone to get on with our lives? What is it that drives themon? Are they bonkers? Where do they get their faith andperseverance from?

The answer is simple. The Holy Spirit.

The coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles some twothousand years ago is celebrated at Pentecost which was on the15th. May this year. The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of theBlessed Trinity and is the very power of the inspiration of GodHimself. When Christians are called to follow Jesus Christ, theyare being influenced by the Holy Spirit. Christ’s Church on earthcarries out the instructions given to St. Peter:

“You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And thegates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will giveyou the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind onearth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose onearth shall be considered loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16: 18-19)

The Holy Spirit is at work in all those baptised Christians who livetheir lives under the power of his inspiration and will. Then comesthe realisation that this is not just a personal matter. We arecommanded to spread the Good news of the Gospel of JesusChrist. We are required to baptise all who will believe, in the nameof the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We are requiredto work for the powers of good over evil, to feed the hungry,

provide for the thirsty, make strangers welcome, clothe the naked,visit the sick and the imprisoned. Our lives cannot be just a matterof quietly minding our own business and indulging ourselves whilstignoring others in need.

Our task is to make the love of God obvious to others, especiallyto those who may doubt, are disillusioned, cynical or even broken.

The power and inspiration for all of this comes from the Holy Spiritand takes us out ourselves and away from the sin of single-mindedselfishness. Under the influence of the Holy Spirit our priorities arealtered. The deepest possible fulfilment and the peace of Christcan be found and then finally the ultimate reward of eternal life.

Not as bonkers as some might think.

“Come O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle withinus the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall becreated and You shall renew the face of the earth.”

Every blessing, Deacon Peter - St. Anselm’s Catholic [email protected]

Barton bowls team wins crib KO cup!Although in the Bowls season the EBBC crib team won theWellingborough & District Crib Knock Out Cup defeating TheLocomotive 8-7 in the final. In this their first season in the seconddivision they have outshone village rivals ,The Stag and TheWorking Mens Club by not only reaching the KO finals butwinning – a fantastic effort.

The final itself was a nerve racking occasion with two tableslosing and only one winning. However the winning table won 5-0and thus not only wiped out any advantage The Locomotive hadbut “pipped” them by one point. Scores from The EBBC were:

• Table 1 - Jimmy Johnson and Michael Griffin – LOST 4-1

• Table 2 - Graham Dartnell and Shady Lane – LOST 3-2

• Table 3 - Alan Jeyes and Trevor Denny – WON 5-0

Alan was transferred for an undisclosed fee from The Stag toEBBC at the end of last season. His agent said it was the bestmove he had ever made in his long crib career!!

EARLS BARTON HOLIDAY CLUB 15-19 AUGUST!

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We’ve got some really exciting activities again this year!

Application forms will be available in

the week beginning 6 June.

You can access one through Parentmail from the Infant and Junior Schools. Paper copies will also be available

in the Library.

Merry Tom Folk FestivalThe summer is almost upon us and this is the perfect time toremind everyone that on 2nd July there will be a one day folkfestival staged in Rushden.

Run by the Merry Tom Folk Festival team this one day event in thehistoric walled garden at Rushden Hall will see a variety ofmusicians take the stage between 12 noon and 11pm for whatwill be a great and varied day of live music.

Our headline act TradArr is an 8 piece folk rock band that isattracting a lot of attention in the folk world and is on the circuit ofnationally acclaimed festivals. They are redefining the folk rockgenre and are not to be missed.

They are supported by Earls Barton’s own Cordwainers (akaMusical Roots) with their own take on modern and traditional folkstandards. Kings Gambit from Northampton are also on stage asare the Occasional Orchestra with their heavily folk influenced set.

In Merry Tom tradition we are starting with two shortperformances from talented young local musicians as well asfeaturing the very excellent folk band from the Rusden Academyschool.

Our solo artists on the day will be Jamie Beau, Fay Brotherton andlocal musician Kenneth J Nash.

There will also be performances during the day from theNorthampton Morris Men

We will have a licensed bar, food and other refreshments available.There will be entertainment for younger children as well.

We want this to be a family day out so we are admitting up to 4young family members up to17 years old free with a paying adult.

This will be a great day of live music to put in your diaries. Pleaselook at www.merrytom.co.uk for more info and www.wegotticketsto buy your ticket.

Hope to see you there. Nick Chapman

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Wellingborough Rugby Football Club

For Membership and Fixture details go to the club web site at: www.wrfc.net

Cut Throat Lane, Great Doddington, NN29 7TZ

Tel: 01933 222260

ANNUAL PLAYERS AWARDS BRYAN FAMILY’S CLEAN SWEEPTom and Harry Bryan made it a family show at the Annual Players Awards night in April.Tom received the Senior “Young Player of the Year” award and Harry the Senior “MostImproved Player” award.

Dad, Ian Bryan, is an ex Club Captain and now Coaches Junior Rugby and elder brotherJack has played 1st XV Rugby. All four have played together in the same team forWellingborough.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BACK TO RUGBY The RFU isencouraging “Grass Roots” Rugby Clubsto promote “Get Back to Rugby”.Wellingborough RFC is committed to thisinitiative which encourages people thathave played in the past or have neverplayed before to get involved in theGame. Over 50 players have come “Backto Rugby” in the last few months. Theemphasis is on Fun, Enjoyment andLearning the Game. Training will continuethrough the summer on Wednesdayevening at 7.00pm. If you are interestedcome to the Club or contact OwenTomalin: [email protected]

THIS IS RUGBY Discipline, Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment

UNDER THE TOWER DRAMAEarls Barton’s own Amateur Drama Group and A NODA AWARDWINNING SOCIETYDid you know that Earls Barton has its own drama group? We are a friendly bunch of people and we are always happy to welcomenew members.

If you are interested in drama, then why not come along and meet us?

Our next production is in October and auditions will be advertised very soon. We will be performing a full length play, a comedy.Would you like to act or help? We are always pleased to have help and particularly someone who might like to look after our soundand lighting. Perhaps you know someone who might be interested. If so, just point them our way or better still of course, come alongyourself! We meet on Fridays and Sundays during rehearsal times. Sometimes in the Church Hall and sometimes in the WorkingMen’s Club. Get in touch, we would love to hear from you.

Are you interested in pantomimes? It has been a long time since we last tried our hand at one of those. “O YES WE DID !”

The last one was “Dick Turpin”, if I recall correctly.

We don’t have a pantomime planned but are just fishing at the moment. Your responses would be very interesting. “O YES THEYWOULD’!

First however is October. Do get in touch if you could possibly help with the technical side of things and also wardrobe and props.Running the bar is another little job for willing hands.

Yearly Membership is just £7.50 adults. £4.00 Juniors. £15.00 for a family in the same household.

Interested in joining our merry little group? Call 016014 811104 or 01604 8108020

E-mail: [email protected] Like us on: www.facebook.com/underthetowerdrama Regards Linda.



Hello Barton Today readers! I’m Laura White, I live in EarlsBarton and have done pretty much my whole life and the reasonI’ve written this article is because I need your help!

I’m currently on a placement year as part of my Geographydegree at Plymouth University and during this placement year Iam working as a Technical Research Officer at Waterwise whoare a water efficiency not for profit organisation. One of mycurrent roles whilst working for Waterwise is to lead the pilot ofa brand new project that Waterwise are running called the GreatBritish Water Watch, with the pilot being run right here in EarlsBarton.

As a result, we need residents of Earls Barton to take part in thepilot of the Great British Water Watch! If this pilot goes wellthen the aim is to then roll out the Great British Water Watch toa bigger geographical area and eventually the whole of GreatBritain.

So what is the Great British Water Watch all about and why areWaterwise doing it? Well, here is some more information aboutthe project…

What is the Great British Water Watch?

The Great British Water Watch (GBWW) is a citizen scienceproject run by Waterwise to gather data on household wateruse. The project will be trialled in Earls Barton during the weekof 13th-19th June 2016. As the GBWW is a citizen scienceproject, we want people to gather the household water use datathemselves.

Who are Waterwise and why are Waterwise doing the GreatBritish Water Watch?

Founded in 2005, Waterwise is an independent, not-for-profitorganisation that receives funding from the UK water industry,sponsorship and research projects. Since then, Waterwise havebecome the leading authority on water efficiency both in the UKand in Europe. We like to be out front, leading and supportinginnovative efforts that will help achieve our mission; that waterefficiency will be integral to everyone’s life.

Put simply, we want to everyone to use water wisely, everydayand everywhere. So, in order to help us achieve this we need tolearn about and try to understand people’s water saving habits,behaviour and knowledge. And that’s where the GBWW comes

in, as this project willhelp us gather thiskind of information:how much waterpeople use, whatthey do to save waterand their opinions onsaving water etc.

The majority of thedata from this projectwill also be used aspart of myundergraduatedissertation projectfor my Geographydegree at PlymouthUniversity where Iwill be looking at thelevel of awarenessthat households inEarls Barton havewith regards to theirwater consumption.

What does theGBWW involve?

Becoming a GBWW scientistis easy!

Once your household hassigned-up to the Great BritishWater Watch then you willreceive a GBWW pack viapost. The GBWW pack willcontain:

- A GBWW guide whichcovers details of the project(what it involves, informationabout the data usage etc.)

-A permission slip forparents/guardians to signshould children be present inthe household and takingpart in the GBWW (i.e. fillingout the postcards)

-3 different coloured water watch cards for 3 different areas ofthe house where water is used: 4 x blue for the bathroom, 1 xorange for the kitchen/utility and 1x green for the garden/outdoorspace

-A pre-paid envelope for the water watch cards and the GBWWproject feedback form to be returned to us in

-A GBWW project feedback form

Each of the 3 coloured water watch cards will have a frequencytable on with the various water using activities typically carriedout in that room. During the GBWW week (13th-19th June 2016)members of your household simply tally (|||| ||) on the frequencytable in the appropriate column (depending on the water usingactivity) every time they carry out a water using activity in thatroom- brushing their teeth for example.

Once the GBWW week has finished, your household simplypost us (Waterwise) back all the water watch cards you’ve talliedon plus the GBWW project feedback form by popping the waterwatch cards and feedback form into the pre-paid envelopeprovided in your GBWW pack.

At the end of the pilot, your household will receive a ‘Thank You’pack.

How do households sign-up?

If you live in Earls Barton and you’d like to sign-up to take part inthe GBWW pilot then you can do this by either:

-Going onto the Great British Water Watch page on theWaterwise website (www.waterwise.org.uk/pages/gbww.html)and filling out the sign-up form by Friday 3rd June 2016

-Visiting me (Laura) at Earls Barton Library on either Thursday2nd or Friday 3rd June 2016

(Please note that the household member filling out the GBWWsign-form must be aged 18 or over.)

If you’d like more information including details regarding the datacollected as part of the pilot project then please have a look atthe GBWW Guide: www.waterwise.org.uk/pages/gbww.html

And if you have any questions about any aspect of the GBWWpilot project then please don’t hesitate to get in touch byemailing me, my email address is [email protected].

So please, get involved, become a Great British Water Watcherand help save water in the Earls Barton community!

Thanks for reading!

Best wishes,

Laura & the Waterwise team ☺

Calling all residents of Earls Barton: Waterwise need you!Earls Barton chosen for pilot of new citizen science project about water use

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