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Lois Weedon and Weston Newsletter July/August 2014 – Summer Edition
From the Editor
It’s official. Lois Weedon & Weston are the “Best Small Village” in Northamptonshire, having won the “Small
Village” section of the Best Village Competition 2014. As several people have pointed out, we knew this already but
it’s nice to have it confirmed by the external judges. Many thanks to those Parish Councillors and various
representatives of village organisations who met with the judges on their tour of the community – not least of course,
David Kirkham, who came to the rescue of one of the judges whose tyre was punctured as he drove into the village.
We were awarded a plaque which will be displayed in the Village Hall, alongside last year’s “Highly Commended”
Award. If we are allowed to enter next year, it would be good to raise our game even more and strive for the
“Overall Winner” award (won by Helmdon this time) ….. or maybe we can rest on our laurels.
The Drama Group have postponed their Summer Production, a thriller called “Something to Hide”, until October so
the group’s next performance will be the South Northants Drama Festival which will be held on September 12/13.
Details of both productions will be in the next newsletter.
The Horticultural Society is planning their 74th Annual Show, now entitled “Flower and Food Fair” and open from
12:00 noon with the official opening ceremony to take place at 2:00pm by celebrity chef, Antony Worrall Thompson.
It is sometimes difficult to keep track of people moving in and out of the Village but as far as I’m aware there have
been no new families moving into the village, I’m not sure if anyone has moved away but in terms of new “arrivals”
welcome to baby Ophelia, recently arrived into the Ratcliffe family in Middlethorpe
The next edition of the newsletter will be in September 2014 and all material for that edition should be given to me
by Saturday, 23rd
August 2014 (that gives me a couple of weeks to round up “stragglers” and still get it out before the
Horticultural Society Annual Show.)
Paul Smith, 8 Vicarage Rise (01327-860626) Email: [email protected]
Dates for your Diary (For details of some events – see inside the newsletter)
Mon., July 28 Parish Council Meeting, Weston Baptist Chapel at 8:00 pm
Wed., Aug 6 Coach trip to Aston Pottery near Witney, leaving Lois Weedon by 9.15am. Details below
Sat., Aug 16 World War 1 Themed Commemorative Dance, Lois Weedon Village Hall , 7:30pm. Details on page 7
Sat., Sept. 6 Horticultural Society Annual Show and Dance – Details on page 8 (plus full Schedule of show classes and recipes)
Fri/Sat., Sept 12/13 South Northants Drama Festival - Lois Weedon Village Hall. One-act plays from local drama groups. Details next edition
Sun., Sept 14 Plant Sale and Afternoon Tea at Judith’s, 6 The Paddock Lois Weedon, 2 – 6pm. Details on page 8
Fri., Sept 26 Macmillan Coffee Morning – 9am-12, Jenni Liversidge, 18 Milthorpe, Lois Weedon. Details in next edition
Fri., Sept 26 “Life with My Father, Eric Morcambe”, a talk by Gail Stuart. 7:30pm for 8:00pm. Details on Page 14
Fri/Sat., Oct 3/4 Drama Group Production, “Something to Hide” – Details in next edition
Fri., 17 Oct Race Night, Village Hall. Details nearer the time
Village Hall Update
Winners of Village Hall ‘100 Club’ Lottery
May 2014
Glenn Bailey 38
Vanessa Somerton 5
Joan Bailey 93
June 2014
Angie Gray 42
Jess Smith 14
David & Linda Rieken 61
July 2014
Sara Pickering 22
William Hunt 52
Joan Bailey 93
Lost & Found ?
A small black satin pouch (about 12cm x 14cm) was found near the backdoor of the Village Hall recently.
If you recognise this give us a call. Rachel Smith
Coach Trip to Aston Pottery (near Witney)
Wednesday 6th August, leaving Lois Weedon by 9.15am. Cost: £15 per person
A lovely day out which includes an afternoon pottery demonstration.
Also…tea rooms, lunches are served from 12 noon, small gardens packed with flowers and a gift shop.
Please contact Judith Robbins on 01327 860160 if you would like a seat
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Parish Council News
Here is a summary of the Annual Parish Assembly and the Annual General Meeting held on May 12th
in the Baptist Chapel,
Weston. Full minutes are posted on the Village Notice Boards. If anyone would like more detail or would like to read the actual
minutes on any matter, please contact the Clerk, Paul Smith.
Annual Parish Assembly, 12th
May, 2014
Five Parish Councillors were in attendance with apologies from Cllr. Harkin and Cllr Cockrell. Also in attendance was District
Councillor Peter Davies, and two representatives from the community.
Parish Council Chairman, Cllr David Elkington thanked everyone for attending the meeting and in his report explained that
the Parish Council year started with major concerns regarding the need for tree work on Castle Mound. Following a competitive
tender process the work was undertaken by CGM ltd.
The council participated for the first time in the Best Village competition and were awarded the “Highly Commended” award in
the Small Village class, something we hope to equal or improve on this year.
The council had a quieter year in terms of planning applications with 9 applications having been considered. In general, most of
these applications were successful. Where the council did object it was usually on the grounds of suitability for the area or in
response to representations made by members of the community.
Financially the Council is in a sound position. It was decided to keep the precept at the same level of £3,250 for this coming
year. The council has the responsibility of maintaining a number of assets in the parish such as the Millennium Field (including
the picnic tables) the bus shelters and the street lighting at the end of Middlethorpe and in the lane leading to Milthorpe. Repairs
were carried out on some of the seats in the Village. Further work to maintain these assets is anticipated.
The council continues to note the poor quality of road surfaces in the parish, with more and more pot-holes. These problems are
regularly reported to NCC Highways department and the state of the roads is regularly monitored. Another problem that the
council is keen to resolve is the poor water pressure in parts of the village. This was particularly bad last July when the fire
service had problems getting enough water pressure to run their hoses when tackling the fire in Vicarage Rise.
The Council has been closely monitoring the proposed Local Plan, currently being developed by SNC and have been considering
possible changes to the Village boundaries – this is an on-going project.
Earlier this year, the Council agreed to participate in the Community Flood Resilience Scheme, funded by DEFRA and run
locally by NCC. This is intended to help the community to anticipate the risk of local flooding problems and take appropriate
action to protect property accordingly.
District Councillor Peter Davies addressed the meeting reviewing the various activities of the District Council. He commended
the village on running a successful May Day Fair and was encouraged that we had entered the Best Village Competition. He was
impressed by the progress of the Superfast Broadband and wished it was extended to his home village of Moreton Pinkney. He
explained that although the SNC budget allocation from Central Government had been cut by 4%, the council had been
successful in continuing to provide services at their current level without any need to increase the Council Tax. This was done,
in part, by combining resources with Cherwell District Council. He made particular reference to the New Home Bonus which
could provide significant funding for the community and also the Community Development Fund and the various other aspects of
work going into the development of the district’s Local Plan
Reports from Village Organisations: (these are not included here but will be reported in the Annual Assembly Minutes and are
available for inspection – contact the Clerk)
Reports were received from: Parish Church, Baptist Fellowship Flower Club, Horticultural Society, WI & Village Hall,
Footpaths, May Day Committee & Village Newsletter, Poor’s Charity, Voluntary Car Scheme, Drama Club, Golf Society and
Neighbourhood Watch
Parish Council AGM, 13th
May, 2014
The AGM followed straight after the Annual Parish Assembly and took the following decisions:
Cllr David Elkington was re-elected chairman; Cllr John Archard-Jones was re-elected Vice Chairman. Cllr Archard Jones was
also appointed as the Councillor responsible for financial oversight.
The calendar of meetings was set for the coming year and the current standing orders and financial regulations were agreed as
those used to conduct council business. Mr P Smith was re-appointed as Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer.
After presenting the accounts for financial year 2013/14 and reviewing the proposed return for the external audit, the clerk
presented the proposed budget for 2014/15 which was unanimously agreed by the council.
The council accepted the quotation from Zurich insurance for annual renewal and payment was approved; payments were also
authorised for Information Commissioners Office registration fee, EON for electricity supply and maintenance, CGM for playing
field grass cutting, administration expenses and a grant for the Newsletter.
Other items discussed included the Best Village Competition, due to be judged on June 11th
.
Date and time of next meeting:
Monday 28th
July, 2013 at 8:00pm in the Baptist Chapel, Weston (to be chaired by Cllrs Archard-Jones)
Paul Smith, Parish Clerk,
Tel: 01327 860626 (E-mail: [email protected])
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Church of St Mary and St Peter, Lois Weedon
From Your Rector…
Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who came along to our Church Fete at the Rectory. After
a very, very wet start, the sun shone brightly and we made over £700 towards church funds and
I experienced the embarrassment of falling off a donkey, almost before I had got on it – there
are pictures if you want a laugh!
This year you may have noticed that instead of just holding events for our Restoration Appeal,
we are now trying to put on a fund raising event every month simply for “The Church”. (My
heartfelt apologies to you who were scared into buying raffle tickets for our Pamper Day by
our men wearing face packs – they were scary!).
So why are we doing this – well like many people, we find our running costs are constantly rising. As well as simply
heating and lighting the church for services, school plays, funerals, weddings etc; we have to pay the Diocese for our
share of the cost of having a full time priest. This is called our Parish Share and it covers my stipend, plus the pensions of
all our previous Rectors, the training of future ones and the Diocesan administration costs. On top of this we also have to
pay buildings insurance, ministry and mission costs and minor repair bills.
All this adds up to a staggering £1,558 pounds a month, that’s £400 we have to find every
week just to keep our church open and functioning – and it is not easy!
Whilst we are lucky to have some regular givers, we could always do with some more. And
whether you give regularly through our gift aid or covenant scheme (sorry for the confusion but
the envelopes are still in use) or whether it is through your generous support of our fund
raising activities, it is your giving that keeps us going.
So thank you all of you who gave so generously at our Pamper Day, at our Fete and at our
Ladies Lunch. Do keep coming to our Coffee Mornings (the next one is in church on Thursday
July 10th at 10.30am), don’t forget to support Race Night and look out for our new Christmas
Tree Festival.
Our church is open every day during daylight hours for private prayer and meditation and we welcome everyone to our
services.
All our regular Sunday morning services start at 9.30am and details of these and our Benefice services can be found on
our notice boards and in this Newsletter.
Messy Church is at 3.30pm on the third Sunday and this month it’s Pets @ Messy Church so bring your pets along for a
blessing. More details in this Newsletter
On July 10th we are also holding a special confirmation service at St Mary & St Peter and
looking ahead our Harvest Festival will be on Sunday 14th of September at 6pm in the evening
followed by a Bring and Share supper in Church . Do bring fresh produce, flowers or tinned
goods to be auctioned off after the service in aid of the Hope Centre.
I know I am always saying this, but St Mary & St Peter is your Parish Church you are always
welcome and thank you for helping us to keep it open.
Reverend Carole, The Rectory,
The Green, Lois Weedon NN12 8PN.
01327 860798, [email protected]
Joan Jacobs
As some of you will know, Joan, who lives in Kettle End, has been hospital for a few weeks. She is now staying at
Turn Furlong Specialist Care Centre (address: off Rockery Lane, Kingsthorp, Turnfurlong, Northampton NN2 8BZ.)
If anyone would like to visit Joan, I’m sure she would be happy to see you – the Care Centre, is fairly flexible about
visiting times but it’s best to avoid lunch time (12;30 – 1:30).
If you’d like to pass on a message, just let me know.
Trish Cook
07979 08605 / 01327 351513
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Services at St Mary and St Peter
Lois Weedon with Weston and Plumpton
July
Sunday July 6th
9.30 HOLY COMMUNION
Wednesday July 9th
9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
2pm St Loys Academy Prize Giving
Thursday July 10th
6.30pm BENEFICE CONFIRMATION SERVICE with Bishop John Flack
Sunday July 13th
9.30am VILLAGE PRAISE AND PRAYER
6pm Evensong at Plumpton
Wednesday July 16th 9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday July 20th
11am BENEFICE COMMUNION FOR THE FEAST OF MARY MAGDALENE
at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
3.30PM Pets @ MESSY CHURCH at Lois Weedon Wednesday July 23
rd 9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday July 27th
9.30 PARISH COMMUNION for LAMMAS
August
Sunday August 3rd
9.30 HOLY COMMUNION for the start of 1914-18 War with British Legion March
Wednesday August 6th
9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday August 10th
9.30am VILLAGE PRAISE AND PRAYER
Wednesday August 13th
9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday August 17th
11am BENEFICE COMMUNION for the feast of St Lawrence at RADSTONE
Wednesday August 20th
9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Saturday August 23rd
1pm Wedding
Sunday August 24th
9.30am PARISH COMMUNION 3pm Wedding
Wednesday August 27th
9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday August 31st 11am BENEFICE COMMUNION at St John the Evangelist, Whitfield
September
Wednesday Sept 3rd 9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday Sept 7th 11am BENEFICE COMMUNION for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin
at St Mary the Virgin Wappenham
Wednesday Sept 10 9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday Sept 14th
6PM HARVEST FESTIVAL & SUPPER
6pm Evensong at Plumpton
Wednesday Sept 17th 9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday Sept 21st 9.30 MATTINS 3.30PM MESSY HARVEST
Wednesday Sept 25th 9.30am WEEKDAY COMMUNION at St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
Sunday Sept 28th
9.30 PARISH COMMUNION 6pm Plumpton Evensong
Lois Weedon Bell Ringers Practice Night: Wednesday, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Astwell Benefice Choir Practice: Thursday evenings, 6.30pm-7.30pm St Mary Magdalene Helmdon
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Church Fete 7th June at the Rectory
With my PCC Treasurer’s hat on I can tell you that the Church Fete raised £740.12!
I think we can count the day a success. Divine intervention (who said the weather would be awful) aside, I
felt that we were supported by a good number of our community and our friends in other Parishes. We
even had an unsuspecting couple from Culworth who were out for a stroll around our village and we
managed to persuade them that the path ran through the Rectory garden. All our visitors were both
generous and appreciative. ‘Best Cream Teas ever’ according to our discerning visitors. The PCC would
like to express their thanks to those who manned, womanned or young adulted the various stalls. Thank
you Carole for throwing your home and gardens open.
Special thanks to Simon and Joshua for their excellent bangers and burgers (I had two they were so good),
Sarah, Jill and Andrea for the aforementioned award winning cream teas and to Jan and Pete and their
Donkeys. Apart from delighting the children we were treated to our Rector’s demonstration of a mount and
dismount technique not seen outside a circus!
Frank Hunter
May Day 2014
What a brilliant day!!! For two years in a row the weather has been exceptional from early morning and we had
glorious sunshine till the end of the day. The day’s events started with the Great Weston 5-Mile Run –
Congratulations to all the runners and to Seth Wilde and his team who were responsible for the well organised event.
The May Fair was officially opened by Special Guest, Reverend Carole Peters who crowned our May Queen,
Amelia Smart, who was accompanied by her attendants: Ellie Watts and Celeste Herriotts. Following the
Crowning Ceremony the children of St Loys School performed the traditional dances around the maypole.
The event proceeded with displays, donkey rides, races, welly-wanging, side shows and refreshments and culminated
in the Grand Prize Raffle. A very successful event and one of our best yet.
Once all the money has been counted and the bills paid, the May Day Organising Committee will meet to consider
the distribution of funds. If your group is in need of support then please write to me at the address below, explaining
how much you need and what you need the funds for. We can’t guarantee to meet all the demands but we try to share
the proceeds out as fairly as possible. As almost everyone in the community contributes in one way or another to
make May Day a success, it is only fair that the corresponding organisations benefit in return.
Paul Smith, Chairman, May Day Organising Committee
8 Vicarage Ruse, Lois Weedon. Email: [email protected]
Tove Valley Superfast Broadband
This system has been operating successfully in our community for over 12 months providing high speed internet
connections to over 300 households in the villages of Abthorpe, Slapton, Bradden, Wappenham, parts of Helmdon
and Lois Weedon and Weston (74 households in Lois Weedon and Weston, so far). The programme is run by a
Community Interest Company (not for profit) and supported by local volunteers in each village. The Internet link is
connected by high- speed fibre optic cable to a central hub (currently St Loys School) and transmitted by digital radio
and Wi-Fi connections to each household. We are delighted to announce the next phase to upgrade the speed of the
system and connect each of the villages with high-speed fibre links. This will be funded by a grant from the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that will release £123,000 of funds to allow us to
proceed with the final broadband infrastructure which will establish a system for at least the next 10 years. Work is
starting to lay the necessary ducts and fibre cable and is due to be finished by the end of this year. Each of these fibre
links will run at speeds about 10 times faster than the current TVSB system which is itself significantly faster than the
standard broadband connection via the telephone system and the extended distribution will provide exceptional
performance. The monthly cost per household remains at £10. We are very confident that there will not be an
equivalent broadband system available in these villages for the foreseeable future.
If you would like to join this scheme and take advantage of broadband speeds of 25 to 30 Mbit/s speed, the first stage
is to register for the service by logging onto the website www.tovevalley.com and ‘click’ on “sign up for this
service”. After you’ve entered your details, you will be asked for the one-time payment of the £100 membership fee
and your local coordinator will be instructed to arrange a site survey and subsequent installation.
If you have any questions, please contact me and I’ll be happy to help.
Paul Smith, Local Coordinator – 01327 860152; email: [email protected]
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My Trip to Ireland
I thought I would drop you a line and tell you of my recent Irish holiday spent with my lovely friends John, David
and Peggie in County Mayo as guests of Frank Quinn, brother of Pat Quinn who had lived in Middlethorpe for ten
years and had worked for my late husband, Ivor and then for my son Silas for 30 years. Mike Riley very cleverly
traced all Pat’s close relatives who we were just as thrilled to meet as they were. They had been trying to find Pat for
many years.
Anyway, on May 28th we left three days of non-stop rain in England and flew to County Mayo – Knock Airport – and
we stepped down on to Irish soil in beautiful sunshine sand it stayed like that for eight days. The locals told us they
only had 12 days of sunshine in the whole year so weren’t we lucky !!
We hired a car and drove not too far from the airport to the village Kilfea in the parish of Islandready to Frank’s
property. He had built his own bungalow and a few yards away, as the crow flies, a two storey house for his son
Paul. He lived with his fiancé Breda; they are soon to marry.
Frank inherited his father’s farm, which was rightly due to Pat but the latter left after a row with his father and never
returned and stayed away permanently. He took me to the spot where the family home was years ago which is now
covered with larch trees because Frank sold the land to the Irish Forestry Commission. I asked him why he didn’t
stay in the house and he said that, even for him, it was too isolated.
After we visited the family home site, we went down a lovely lane following alongside five fields where Pat and
Frank ran to school in all weathers. I felt very emotional and tearful, trying to follow the footsteps of these two boys
and how I wished Pat was with me. He had intended to go with me but fate took another path.
Frank farms 50 acres, bought from the proceeds of selling his father’s land. He has 18 single suckling cows and,
believe it or not seems to make a comfortable living out of them. The boggy fields only seem to yield rocks and
reeds. One cow was due to calve while we were staying there. We went many times to the barn where it was to give
birth but no luck. I phoned Frank on my return home and discovered that it calved two days after we left but
unfortunately the calf was dead. It belonged to Paul and it was a pedigree Charolais and he hopes to sell it on to
another Charolais breeder. Frank philosophically said “That’s how it goes and we will start again!”
We toured County Mayo and went to some breath-taking places; unspoiled beaches dotted with rocks again but these
were covered with millions of tiny purple mussels which I have never seen before. White sands but cold Atlantic
very clean sea. Many roads were newly tarmacked, but few cars and few people! The countryside around Frank’s
house was also stunning. I walked up a hill opposite the bungalow most days, got to the top, turned and the
panorama again mind blowing: lakes, mountains and endless fields. I wondered if I was on a different planet. You
wonder why the Irish leave but sadly there’s no work, the boom bubble has burst and the economy is rock bottom.
Frank’s hospitality and generosity was unrelenting. He filled the fridge every day for breakfast. We insisted that he
shouldn’t do it but he really wanted to please, which he did. We were out most days for evening meals. There were
many restaurants and places to eat, serving good food at a reasonable price.
All four of us had a really enjoyable holiday. Before we left we went to see the priest who presided over the Church
that Pat was Christened in and Confirmed. He had contacted Frank and told him that Mike Riley was trying to
contact him. He was a lovely man, riddled with arthritis and only wore sandals with bare feet and who took a cold
bath every morning to relieve the pain. I went to Sunday Mass with Frank who is quite religious. I knew all the
hymns but didn’t understand the chanting. When I arrived there was a lovely Irish lady singing with a wonderful
voice. At first I thought it was a record but Frank told me that she sings every Sunday. Nobody can see her as she
stands just out of sight near the organ. What really surprised me was the congregation which filled the Church with
every seat taken. They didn’t sing, only mumbled! The last hymn had five verses but only the first was mumbled,
led by the lady singer then hymn books down and a quick mass exodus! I wanted to shake hands with my nice priest
but never saw him. Frank made a dash to his 4 x 4 and we were home in a flash, after a three quarter of an hour
service! When I got back, I said to Breda that the congregation didn’t sing. She said “No, No! The Irish don’t sing.”
So where did Val Doonican and the latest Daniel O’Donnell come from !!!?
Before closing, I must tell you about an advert for ‘fish & chips’ seen at the side of the road: “Fish Saturday – Chips
Tuesday”. Dare I say it was an Irish advert? Laughing at that, we ate delicious fish when we were out; always
caught that day - it was mouth watering.
My memories of our Irish holiday will last forever. Thank you Frank and we all hope for another visit one day.
Jenny Wilde
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Royal British Legion Wappenham & District Present
A World War I Themed Commemorative Dance To be held
In the Village Hall, Lois Weedon
On Saturday 16th August 2014 starting at 7:30pm.
The ticket price of £12 will include a buffet and entertainment.
A pay bar will also be provided.
Period costume is encouraged but is not compulsory.
Entertainment will be provided by a dance band playing music from this era and WW2. Other entertainment currently being finalised and we hope to include singers presenting songs from this era and a comedian.
Tickets will be available shortly - but you can register your interest with:
Clyde: 01327 860097
Bob: 01327 860148 [email protected]
Trevor: 01295 768699
Colin: 07788851751 [email protected]
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PLEASE SUPPORT Heather's Hinton in the Hedges Skydive
on Friday 15th August at 1.00pm
I am collecting sponsor money for The Friends of Lois Weedon Church Appeal Fund and would be grateful for your contributions.
My contact number is 01327 860584 or mobile 07802 518958.
Thank you,
Heather Hanson, 4 The Green.
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WESTON & WEEDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Present their
74th
Annual Show
Flower & Food Fair Saturday 6
th September 2014 at 12:00 am
At Home Close, Lois Weedon, Nr Towcester
by kind invitation of Mr O C Burbidge
To be officially opened at 2pm by celebrity chef
Antony Worrall Thompson
Founded 1940 by C H Middleton
Show Entries/Enquiries: Ms Caroline Bond,
31 High Street, Weston, Northants, NN12 8PU
Tel: 01295 768570
Email: [email protected]
Horticultural Teas
Saturday September 6th
2014
The ladies of Lois Weedon & Weston WI are organising the teas at the Horticultural Show
They would really appreciate hands-on help or a donation of a cake from other ladies of the Village
All proceeds will be going to the Village Hall
Teas will be served from 10am – mainly to stall holders – and help would be appreciated from 11:30am.
The Show opens at 12 mid-day when all visitors will be served'.
If you are able to help or to donate a cake please contact:
Rachel Smith (01327 860626) or Jenni Liversidge (01327 860039)
Plant Sale and Afternoon Tea
Sunday 14th
Sept, 2 – 6pm
At Judith’s, 6 The Paddock Lois Weedon
A range of Garden, & Greenhouse Plants,
Spring Bedding & Bulbs will be on sale.
Cream Teas, Homemade Cake, Sandwiches, Teas, Coffee & Cordials.
There will also be raffle tickets to buy.
Contact Judith Robbins for information: 01327 860160
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The following pages have been extracted from the official Horticultural Show schedule.
Entry forms will also be delivered to every household along with a printed copy of the official show guide
Entries or enquiries to, and additional entry forms from: Ms C. Bond, 31 High Street, Weston, Northants, NN12 8PU
01295 768570 or email:[email protected]
TOP TRAY (Open Class) Rules 2014
CLASS NUMBER 167
Entry Fee 50p Prizes: £10, £5, £3
1. The Top Tray Class is for a collection of three types of vegetables taken from the following list of eight. The quantity of each
vegetable required for the collection is given in brackets and each type must consist of the same variety: carrots (3), cauliflowers (2),
onions (3), parsnips (3), peas (6 pods), potatoes (3), runner beans (6 pods), tomatoes (6), french beans (6 pods), sweetcorn (2), pepper
(3), cucumber (2), courgettes (3), red beet (3), aubergines (2). Each type of vegetable will be judged out of a total of 20 points. This
is split into three sections as follows: 7 points for size, shape and colour, 7 points for condition, 6 points for uniformity. The overall
mark will therefore be out of a total of 60.
2. All vegetables are to be displayed for effect. The vegetables must be displayed within an area measuring 45 x 60cm without bending
any part of them. No part of any exhibit may exceed the size of the tray. A tray or board measuring 45 x 60cm can be used to display
the vegetables, or the area can simply be marked on the staging. Where a tray has a lip or edge, it is the internal measurements that
must not exceed 45 x 60cm.
3. A black cloth is permitted, and the tray may be painted. Parsley is allowed for garnishing, but no other foliage or accessories, such as
plates, sand, rings and so on, will be allowed. Onion tops may be tied or whipped using raffia or string.
NOTES FOR EXHIBITORS AND JUDGES
Carrots and parsnips may have foliage trimmed back to 7.5cm. Peas and beans must be displayed with some stalk attached. Tomatoes must be displayed with calyces (the green flower bud case). Judges may handle exhibits, open pods and so on to check for quality. The tray, board or staging must not be cut or mutilated in any way at all - such as cutting holes for standing onions in. Judges should use their discretion when judging this class, bearing in mind that the entries may come from inexperienced exhibitors. The points awarded should be clearly marked by the judges on the exhibitors’ cards. Any queries that may arise, regarding anything other than the above rules, should be referred to, and decided by, the show officials. Failure to abide by any of these rules will lead to disqualification.
.SECTION ‘A’ - OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY
Entry Fee Collection of vegetables: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £10, £5, £3 Entry Fee Other Sponsored Classes: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £5, £3, £2
Entry Fee All Other Classes: 25p Prizes: £1, 50p, 25p
Vegetables
1. Collection of vegetables, 4 kinds, 60cm space allowed. Number of vegetables as per classes 3 to 19
2. Collection of potatoes, 3 varieties, 3 of each, one dish. 3. Potatoes 5 white.
4. Potatoes 5 coloured. 5. Runner Beans 9.
6. Transplanted Onions 3. 7. Celery – 2 sticks.
8. Onion Sets 6. 9. Beetroot Round 3, with tops.
10. Carrots Long 3, without tops. 11. Carrots Stump Rooted 3, without tops.
12. Shallots Large 6. 13. Shallots Pickling 9.
14. Cabbage 2. 15. Marrows. Pair for table.
16. A pair of cauliflower. 8cm stem 17. Parsnips 3, without tops.
18. Tomatoes 6. 19. Leeks 3.
Flowers
20. Asters, single or double, 5. 21. Dahlias, Pom-Pom, 5.
22. Dahlias, Cactus 3. 23. Dahlias, Decorative 3.
24. Chrysanthemum, Specimen bloom. 25. Roses, 3
26. Gladioli 3. 27. Chrysanthemums 3, Incurving.
28. Chrysanthemums 3, Reflex. 29. Chrysanthemums 5, Sprays.
SECTION ‘B’ OPEN TO ALL Affiliated to NDS and NCS – Medals to be awarded Entry Fee Collection of vegetables: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £10, £5, £3
Entry Fee Other Sponsored Classes: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £5, £3, £2
Entry Fee All Other Classes: 25p Prizes: £1, 50p, 25p
Entry Fee Classes 58 & 70: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £10, £5, £3
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Vegetables
30. Collection of Vegetables, 6 kinds, 76cm allowed as per classes 32-50 31. Collection of Potatoes, 3 varieties, 3 of each, one dish.
32. Potatoes 5 white. 33. Potatoes 5 coloured.
34. Transplanted onions 6. 35. Onion Sets 6.
36. A pair of cauliflower 8cm stem 37. Leeks 3.
38. Beetroot Round 3, with tops. 39. Carrots Long 4, without tops.
40. Carrots Stump Rooted 4, without tops. 41. Runner Beans 12.
42. Shallots Large 12. 43. Shallots Pickling 12. 3cm.
44. Courgettes 4. 45. Parsnips 3, without tops.
46. Cabbage Pair. 47. French Beans 9.
48. Tomatoes 6. 49. Celery - 2 sticks.
50. Marrows. Pair for table.
Fruit
51. Apples Cooking 5. 52. Apples Dessert 5.
53. Plums 6. 54. Collection of Fruit, 3 kinds, 45cm x 45cm
55. Raspberries – dish of 10 56. 3 Pears on a plate.
57. Blackberries - Dish of 10 with stalks on.
Flowers - Dahlias & Chrysanthemums to be named
58. Chrysanthemums 3 vases, 3 varieties, 3 of each 59. Chrysanthemums – large intermediate, 3
60. Chrysanthemums – medium intermediate, 3 61. Chrysanthemums – large reflex, 3
62. Chrysanthemums – medium reflex, 3 63. Chrysanthemums 1 Vase, 5 Reflex, Not less than 2 varieties.
64. Chrysanthemums – large intermediate, 3 65. Chrysanthemums – medium intermediate, 3
66. Chrysanthemums 1 Vase, 5 Intermediates, not less than 2 varieties. 67. Chrysanthemums, Sprays 5.
68. Dahlias Pom-Pom, 5. 2 colours, 5 of each, 1 vase 69. Dahlias Ball, 5.
70. Dahlias Cactus Large or Giant, 3, 3 vases. 71. Dahlias Specimen Bloom.
72. Dahlias Cactus Medium, 3. 73. Dahlias Cactus Small or Miniature, 5.
74. Dahlias Decorative Large or Giant 3, 3 vases. 75. Dahlias Decorative Medium, 3.
76. Dahlias Decorative Small or Miniature, 5. 77. Sweet Peas, 6.
78. Gladioli, 3. 79. Collection of Flowers, 3 kinds, 5 of each, 76cm space.
80. Pot Plant Flowering 81. Pot Plant Foliage.
82. Asters Single, 5. 83. Asters Double, 5.
84. African Marigolds, 5. 85. Roses, 3 Sprays.
86. Specimen Rose. 87. Cycle of bloom, 1 variety, 3 Roses, I Bud, 1 Exhibition, and 1 Full Blown.
88. Roses, 5. 89. Fuchsia 20cm max (20cm) pot.
90. Fuchsia 14cm max (14cm) pot. 91. Fuchsia, any size.
92. Begonia, 1 in a pot - not Picotee 93. Begonia, 1 in a pot – Picotee
TOP VASE (Open Class) Rules 2014
CLASS NUMBER 168
Entry Fee 50p Prizes: £10, £5, £3
1. The Top Vase class is for a vase of mixed flowering stems containing a total of between 5 and 10 stems, taken from a minimum of
two different kinds of plants. Please note that is two different KINDS of plants; two varieties of the same plant are NOT two kinds.
2. The display will be judged out of a total of 35 points, split into: 25 points for the colour, form, condition, quality and freshness of the
flowers on display, and 10 marked for the overall presentation and effect of the flowers in the vase. The vase will be viewed from all
directions. Judging of the flowers should be to the normal rules for other classes.
3. Stems used in the display must be showing flowers only; no seed heads or berries are allowed.
4. The vase can be any shape and size and made from any material, but must be in proportion to the display. No marks are awarded for
the vase itself.
5. No accessories whatsoever - such as bows and additional foliage - will be allowed. Foliage, which is growing naturally from the
flowering stem, and still attached to that stem, will be allowed. Packing material, including florists' foam - to keep the stems upright
and in place is allowed.
NOTES FOR THE EXHIBITORS AND JUDGES
Flowering stems can be taken from ANY flowering plant. The different kinds of plants need to be taken from different genera. For instance, pinks, carnations and sweet william - which are all dianthus -
would not be classed as different kinds. Only fresh, home-grown flowers can be used in the vase. No dried or silk flowers are allowed. A vase, by definition, is any vessel that can be used to hold cut flowers and which is taller than it is wide at its widest point. The Top Vase class is open for anyone to enter and is not intended purely for growers who regularly display single species classes at shows. Judges should use their discretion when judging the Top Vase bearing in mind that the entries may come from inexperienced exhibitors. Judges should note that the display has to be viewed all round. The points awarded should be clearly marked by the judges on the exhibitors' cards. Any queries that may arise, regarding anything other than the above rules, should be referred to, and decided by, the show officials. Failure to abide by any of these rules will lead to disqualification
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SECTION ‘C’- OPEN TO ALL (men & women) Entry Fee Sponsored Classes: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £5, £3, £2
Entry Fee All Other Classes: 25p Prizes: £1, 50p, 25p
Cookery (Please note: All food items are to be presented on a disposable plate and covered with cling film, unless otherwise stated)
95. A Jar of Jelly 96. Chutney, one jar with transparent top
97. Raspberry Jam, one jar with transparent top. 98. Guinness Cake, MEN ONLY, to recipe given
99. 6 sweet or savoury muffins on a plate – to own recipe 100. 1lb loaf (Handmade)
101. 1lb loaf (Machine) 102. Lemon Curd, one jar with transparent top
103. Marmalade, in a jar, any variety, with transparent top 104. Tea Loaf – to recipe given
105. 6 Sausage Rolls – to own recipe 106. Victoria Sponge Cake Mary Berry Challenge – to recipe given
107. Antony Worall Thompson’s Egg, Bacon & Asparagus Quiche – given recipe 108. A round of Shortbread – own recipe
109. 6 Chocolate Brownies – to recipe given
Flowers & Foliage
110. ‘A Hat for Ascot’ – a floral arrangement, height unlimited, 80cm x 60cm
111. ‘5- A Day’ – An arrangement featuring fruit and foliage, height unlimited, 30cm x 30cm
112. Garden Flowers in a Jug 113. A table arrangement using recycled materials, no fresh flowers allowed, height unlimited 30cm x 30cm
Photography – to be taken by exhibitor (unless stated otherwise) – size A5 maximum – no captions - unmounted
114. A Photograph ‘1st World War Remembered’. 115. A Photograph ‘Colours of Nature’
116. A Photograph ‘Selfie. 117. A Photograph ‘Talking Heads’
118. A Photograph ‘Portrait of a Loved One’. 119. A Photograph ‘Light and Shade’.
SECTION ‘D’ - OPEN TO ALL Entry Fee Sponsored Classes: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £12.50, £7.50, £5
Entry Fee All Other Classes: 25p Prizes: £1, 50p, 25p
120. One Bottle of Sloe Gin 121. One Bottle Homemade Cider.
122. One Bottle Homemade Liqueur. 123. Homemade wine - white.
SECTION ‘E’ - OPEN TO MEMBERS OF WAPPENHAM & DISTRICT BRITISH LEGION Entry Fee 25p Prizes: £1, 50p, 25p
124. Roses - 3. 125. Potatoes - 5 on a plate.
126. Tomatoes - 5.
SECTION ‘F’ - CHILDREN’S SECTION (Open to all children from all areas)
(Please note: All food items are to be presented on a disposable plate and covered with cling film, unless otherwise stated)
Entry Fee: Nil
Class A – Children 4 - 7 years old
127. Miniature Garden in a seed tray. 128. Animal made from fruit and veg
129. Decorate a cup cake
Class B – Children 8 – 12 years old
130. Miniature Garden in a seed tray. 131. 6 sugar cookies – to recipe given
132. Decorated hard-boiled egg 133. A collage of your favourite things
134. Display by St Loys Pre-School 135. Display of geraniums grown by the children of St Loys CEVA Primary Academy School
Junior Photography
Age 12 and under - to be taken by exhibitor unless stated otherwise. A5 maximum – no captions - unmounted
136. My favourite animal 137. What a lovely colour
138. Selfie
Age 12 to 18 - to be taken by exhibitor unless stated otherwise. A5 maximum – no captions - unmounted
139. Reflections 140. Happy Days
141. Selfie
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SECTION ‘G’ - Novice Classes - OPEN TO NOVICES ONLY (no more than 3 previous 1st prizes in any equivalent Novice, Open or Members Class)
Entry Fee Sponsored Classes: 50p (Shown in bold) Prizes: £10, £5, £3
Entry Fee All Other Classes: 25p Prizes: £1, 50p, 25p
142. 3 Dressed Onions 143. Potatoes 3. On a plate – variety Picasso
144. Collection of Vegetables 3 varieties, 3 of each, one dish. 145. Chilli Plant, any variety – in a pot
146. 6 tomatoes. 147. 3 leeks dressed.
148. 3 courgettes. 149. 5 runner beans
150. 3 carrots 151. 3 beetroot
152. A pair of cabbages 153. 5 raspberries
154. 3 apples 155. 3 Sticks of Rhubarb
156. 6 eggs 157. 3 roses
158. 3 chrysanthemums (spray, i.e. 3 stems with multiple flowers on each) 159. Sweet Peas, 6
160. Geranium in a pot 161. My best flower in a vase
162. 6 cheese straws – to won recipe 163. Flower arrangement in a cup & saucer - 30cm x 30cm height unlimited
Novelty Classes – OPEN TO ALL
164. The heaviest marrow. 165. The heaviest onion.
166. The strangest looking vegetable. 167. The longest runner bean.
168. The heaviest truss of tomatoes
RECIPES
CLASS 98 (MEN ONLY)
Guinness Cake A cake baked in a tin approximately 7" (180mm) in size
Ingredients: 4oz (125g) margarine, 8oz (250g) plain flour
¼ pint Guinness, 2 eggs - beaten
1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¼ teaspoon salt, 6oz (150g) brown sugar
2 level teaspoons mixed spice
Grated rind of ½ lemon
4oz (125g) currants, 2oz (65g) sultanas
3oz (94g) raisins, 2oz (65g) mixed peel
Method: Cream fat and sugar together. Sift flour & salt.
Gradually add the flour & beaten eggs alternately to the
creamed fat, beating well between additions.
Pour warmed Guinness on to the bicarbonate of soda and
add to the flour & fat. Stir in the mixed spice, lemon rind
and prepared fruit. Place mixture in prepared 7” cake tin
and bake in the oven on 170○C, gas mark 3 – 4 for
approximately 1½ - 2 hours.
CLASS 104 - Tea loaf Ingredients: 1 mug cold black tea
8oz (250g) mixed dried fruit
4 oz (125g) sugar
2 tablespoons marmalade
1 beaten egg
8 oz (250g) self-raising flour
Method: Soak the mixed fruit in the cold tea overnight until it swells.
In a bowl mix the flour, egg, sugar and marmalade.
Add the wet fruit and mix well. Put into greased 2lb loaf tin.
Bake for approx. 1 hour at 180○C/350
○F/gas mark 4
CLASS 106
Mary Berry’s
Victoria Sandwich challenge. 2 x 8” cake tins, oven 180
○C/ 350
○F/Gas 4.
Ingredients:
4 free range eggs
225g /8oz caster sugar plus a little extra for dusting the
finished cake
225g /8oz self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
225g /8oz baking spread, margarine or soft butter at room
temperature, plus a little extra to grease the tins.
To serve:
Strawberry or raspberry jam.
You have been given the ingredients to make this cake.
It is up to you to how you present it.
Let’s see how diverse and different these cakes will be
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RECIPE FOR CLASS 107
Antony Worrall Thompson’s
EGG, BACON AND ASPARAGUS QUICHE INGREDIENTS: (Serves 4)
175g/6 oz streaky smoked bacon lardons
2 free range eggs, plus 2 free range egg yolks
250 ml/8 fl oz double cream
12 asparagus spears, blanched for 4 minutes
2 tbsp snipped fresh chives (optional)
pinch of grated fresh nutmeg
FOR THE PASTRY
100 g/4 oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting
pinch of salt
50 g/2 oz unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes, plus
extra for greasing, 1-2 tbsp iced water, 1 egg yolk
a little beaten egg, for glazing
salt and freshly ground black pepper
To make the pastry, place the flour, salt and butter in a food
processor and blend together until the mixture resembles
fine breadcrumbs, then tip it into a large bowl. Gently mix
in the iced water and egg yolk using a round-bladed knife
until the pastry just comes together, then knead lightly on a
lightly floured surface for a few seconds to give a smooth,
firm dough. Place in a polythene bag and chill for at least 1
hour before rolling.
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured as thinly as possible
and use it to line a greased loose-bottomed 20cm/8 in fluted
flan tin, approximately 4 cm/1 1/2 in deep. If time allows,
chill the pastry case for 30 minutes to allow the pastry to
rest and reduce shrinkage during cooking.
Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Prick the pastry base with
a fork, then line with a large piece of greaseproof paper or
foil that is first crumpled up to make it easier to handle. Fill
with ceramic baking beans or dried pulses and bake for 15-
20 minutes until the case looks ‘set’ but is not at all
coloured.
Carefully remove the paper or foil and the beans from the
‘set’ pastry case, then brush the inside with a little beaten
egg to form a seal and prevent any leaks. Place back in the
oven for a further 5-10 minutes until the base is firm to the
touch and the sides are lightly coloured.
Reduce the oven temperature to 170C/Gas 3. Heat a frying
pan and lightly fry the bacon until it is beginning to crisp
and some of the fat has run out. Drain on kitchen paper and
then spread it out evenly over the cooked pastry base. Then
top with the asparagus. Place the eggs and yolks in a bowl
and whisk together until combined. Fold in the cream, and
chives if using, then season generously and add the nutmeg.
Pour the custard into the pastry case and bake for 35-40
minutes until just set and lightly golden.
Serve hot or cold, cut into slices, with a fresh green salad.
When choosing asparagus, bear in mind the size of the
quiche case and keep the size uniform.
RECIPE FOR CLASS 131
Sugar cookies Makes about 25 cookies
INGREDIENTS:
200g unsalted butter, softened
200g caster sugar, 1 egg, lightly beaten
400g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
A pinch of salt
Optional flavourings:
vanilla seeds, lemon zest, cocoa powder
Optional toppings:
chocolate chips, Smarties, raisins
1 Using electric beaters or in a freestanding food mixer with
the paddle attachment fitted, cream the butter with the sugar
(and chosen flavouring) until combined and creamy, but not
too light and
2 Beat in the egg until well combined. Add the flour and a
pinch of salt and mix on low speed until a dough forms.
Gather into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour.
3 Preheat the oven to 180C, gas mark 4. Roll out the dough
on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5cm thick. Use
cookie cutters to cut out biscuits and lay on a baking tray
lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes until
golden at the edges. Transfer to a wire rack to cool
completely
RECIPE FOR CLASS 109
Chocolate brownies
Makes 16 Prepare 20 minutes Cook 45 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
140g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
225g caster sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 large egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla essence, 85g self-raising flour
Chopped pecans, walnuts or white chocolate (optional)
1 Preheat the oven to 180C, gas mark 4. Line a 20cm square
tin with baking parchment
2 Melt butter and chocolate together in a heatproof bowl set
over a pan of simmering water. Cool slightly then whisk in
the sugar.
3 Beat together the eggs, egg yolk and vanilla until
combined then whisk into the chocolate mixture. Sift in the
flour and a pinch of salt and whisk until everything is
combined. Stir through the nuts or chocolate chunks if
using.
4 Bake for 35-40 minutes until risen. Allow to cool in the
tin, then slice into squares to serve.
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A joint fundraiser - Lois Weedon & Weston Village Hall
and Lois Weedon Church
Life with My Father,
Eric Morecambe
A talk by Gail Stuart Friday 26
th
September, 2014.
7:30 for 8:00pm
Village Hall, Lois Weedon
Price: £12.50 (to include glass of wine)
Refreshments will be served and
Licenced bar will be open for drinks after talk.
A raffle will be drawn
Gail Stuart will also be selling greeting cards and prints
Tickets available from: Rachel Smith
(Tel: 01327 860626, email: [email protected])
