ST. MARY’S FINEDON PARISH MAGAZINE

OCTOBER 2010

ST. MARY THE VIRGIN

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From the Registers

Holy Baptism

29th August Freya Elizabeth Bradbrook

Lisa Anne Riley

12th September Poppy Jean Sumerfield

Floodlighting Sponsorship

29th August Birthday Memorials for Joe & Louisa Love from their 3 daughters. 5th Spetember Jacqui Minchinton—in celebration of her parent’s 64th Wedding Anniversary. Mr & Mrs H K Brooks—in memory of Sydney & Winifred Curtis. 12th September Anonymous—in celebration of Joanne & Colin Needle’s Silver Wedding Anniversary. Wedding Anniversary memorial for Joe & Louisa Love from their 3 daughters. Mr & Mrs A M Abell—in memory of Betty Maile. 19th September Father Peter Baden to celebrate his Ordination. Tracey Hawkes—in memory of Joyce Robinson. Mary Shipton & Jean Wills—in memory of Len Shelton Mr & Mrs A M Abell—in memory of Mrs Alice Cross. The Wallis family to celebrate the 65th wedding anniversary of Peter & Evelyn Wallis. 26th September Carole Heywood—in memory of Peter Heywood. Denis & Dorothy Howell—in memory of Frederick Amos Howell Christine & Frank Holley - in Memory of Melba Joan Bale Sandra Henderson & Delia Kerr - in Memory of Ivy & Basil Chappell

Finedon Buffs (RAOB)

Finedon Buffs are pleased to announce that they have now completed the installation of the lamp posts for the Floodlights in the Church yard and would like to offer their sincere thanks to Mick Bunyan of Street Furniture Supplies for supplying the posts at a very advantageous price. Also Paterson Fabrications for doing all the welding. Graham at M and M Webb for supplying the steel to extend the posts and the use of the facilities to carry out the work required. The Churchwardens and PCC would like to thank all these people for their time, generosity and kindness without which we would not have the floodlights working again which have given much pleasure to the people of Finedon.

Andy Mitchell

The Church wardens and PCC would like to convey our sincere thanks and appreciation to Andy Mitchell and his team who have installed and connected the new Floodlights. What a very good job they did too. Two very polite young men who were working on the lights made sure the remnants of the old lights were removed and the area tidied up before finishing their work. Thank you Andy once again, thank you for your kindness and for the time you gave to make sure the flood lights were working for the Flower Festival. To sponsor the floodlights ask any Church member to give you a form and return to Jane Read or Neil Forster or any Church member. Sponsorship for one week is £10.00.

Flower Festival

The Flower Festival Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make this year’s Festival another great success as we could not do it without all your support, however small. Also thanks to Jonathon Reynolds and his singers for a fantastic concert which approximately 230 people attended and greatly enjoyed. This raised £1,150. The total amount raised over the weekend was in the region of £3,000. Our thanks to everyone once again.

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Harvest Festival

Our Harvest Festival will be on Sunday 3rd October. Please bring your little collecting boxes to church. The proceeds of these will go to World Vision. Alternatively you may wish to bring some fruit and vegetables which will be distributed around Finedon.

Remembrance Evensong

On 7th November we will be remembering all those loved ones we have lost over the past 12 months. We invite back all the relatives who have had a funeral service in Church to a special Evensong. Any families who have lost a dear one over the past year and did not have a funeral in Church but who would like to join our special service please contact Jane on 680522 or Pat Peet on 680773.

Finedon Buffs (RAOB)

Finedon Buffs would like to thank everyone who attended their Funday on Sunday 22nd August which was very well attended and with the help of very good weather made for a most enjoyable event. We would like to give special thanks to Alan Eaton for kindly bringing his steam traction engine all the way from Hollowell and also to Jim Rochester for bringing his vintage car. Whilst it was not staged as a fund raising event we managed to show a profit of £247.50 on the day towards future charitable causes.

Church of St Mary the Virgin invites you

a Ploughman’s Tea

on Sunday 3rd October

Between 4.30 & 5.30

£2.50

Everyone Welcome. 6.00 pm Evensong Followed by light refreshments

The Wildlife Trust - Finedon Group Do you enjoy wildlife and the countryside? Why not come along to the meetings of Finedon group of the Wildlife Trust. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at Finedon Dolben Cricket Club, the meetings start at 7.45pm and there is a charge of £2.00, this includes refreshments. Our programme for the winter months is as follows: Tuesday 5th October: Gardening for Wildlife by Chris Andrews of the RSPB Tuesday 2nd November: The Water Vole an illustrated talk by Matt Johnson Tuesday 7th December: Christmas meal at Knuston Hall Tuesday 4th January: Local Nature Reserves an illustrated talk by Stuart Baker Tuesday 1st February: Southern Africa a return visit from John Showers Tuesday 1st March: Nature’s Wonders a slide show by Derek Larkin Tuesday 5th April: AGM and slide show. Hope to see you at our meetings, you will be made very welcome. For more information please contact: Brian Wills 01933 681848 or Sue Nicholls 01933 680209

The Friends of St Mary’s

will be holding a

Horse Racing Night (including 8 races),

on Friday

15th October at the

Gladstone Working Men’s Club

First race at 8.00 pm

Race Sponsor £20,

horse owner £4, Jockey £3, tri-cast £1 per square, auction race and raffle.

Tickets £3 00

including sausage and chips.

Your support for this event will be very much appreciated.

St Mary’s Church Calendars

Calendars, priced £5.00, with pictures of Finedon are now on sale in the church. Alternatively you can order one by contacting Janet Millington on 681161 or Jane Read on 680522.

Townswomen’s Guild

The next meeting of the Guild will be held on Thursday 7th October at 7-30pm in the Townhall. Our speaker will be Hannah Miles (ex-Master Chef contestant) who will give a talk entitled What's Cooking? There will be a Harvest Sales table and refreshments. The competition will be for a kitchen gadget. Visitors will be very welcome at a small cost of £3 .

Finedon WI

The Annual General Meeting of Finedon WI will be held during this month’s meeting on Monday 11th starting at 7.30pm. Our speaker is be Tony Boullemier Who will tell us “The curious story of Grand-mother’s diary” As usual there will be refreshments, a raffle and a 'bring and buy' stall. All are welcome, members free. visitors £2.50 We welcome guests and prospective new members, so of you would like to find out more about your local WI, please do not hesitate to come along on the 11th and ask any committee member.

Royal Association for the Blind

The Mobile Unit Service first began in 1994 and has been very successful over the years. It allows us to provide information and support to the very many visually impaired people and their carers within the community. We visit numerous locations throughout Northamptonshire on a regular basis, parking in Town Centres, Supermarket Car Parks and outside Medical Centres. The vehicle is run by Fred Cannon and is fitted out to display a wide range of everyday living aids and innovative gadgets specifically designed to make life easier for visually impaired people. All manner of devices are available, at reasonable prices, such as talking clocks and watches, kitchen equipment, reading and writing aids, big button telephones etc. Fred can also provide information and sympathetic advice on all manner of sight loss concerns. The unit will be in your area on the date shown below. If you know of any visually impaired person or their carer who might benefit by visiting the mobile unit please notify them. Further information can be obtained by telephoning 01604 719193 Next Visit to Wellingborough will be on, Thursday 28th October 10.00am-1.00pm 0utside the Halifax and Nat West bank

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon

Meat Bingo

on Friday

8th October

at the Mulso School,

Wellingborough Road

at

7.30 pm

Admission Free

Refreshments available, Raffle

Everyone WelcomeTransport available.

For details please telephone Andrew Weatherill on 682212

Finedon Local History Society

The next meeting of the History Society will be held on Monday 25th October in the Mission Room, Well Street at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Juris Trede who will give a talk on ‘Boudicca or is it

Bodicea?.’ Juris Trede is an accomplished and entertaining speaker who the Society is pleased to welcome back for a third year. Admission is £2.00 for members and £3.00 for non-members including light refreshments. A raffle will also be held.

Guiding in Finedon Exhibition

The final day the Guiding in Finedon exhibition will be open is Sunday 3rd October when Finedon Guiders will hold a Guides Activity afternoon. Parents and the general public are welcome. Finedon Local History Society is based at the old Quaker Meeting House, High Street, Finedon. Admission is free and opening hours are from 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Finedon Independent Wesleyan Chapel

Table Top Sale on

Saturday 9th October 9.00 am—12.00 noon

Tables £4.00 in advance

£5.00 on the day

To book a table, please contact Lorraine on 01933 680843

Cake stall Refreshments available

In my DayIn my DayIn my DayIn my Day The ramblings of Hubert James

In my day it was about this time of year that their would be a chill in the air and folk would get out that extra blanket. Course in them days we didn’t have the likes of continental quilts or radiators. You’d wake up in the morning to find frost on the inside of the window. What ever happened to them glistening cobwebs that covered every privet hedge as you walked to school? What happened to privet? Anyway, the way to keep extra warm in my day was to get a dog. In fact everyone had a dog of some description. A naturally warm creature is your regular dog. You needed to choose wisely. Folk avoided Jack Russells and Whippets. You needed something with a decent coat. A sheep dog was favourite. We used to train them to jump up on the bed and act as a hot water bottle. Anyone who has a dog knows that when I say ‘train’, it’s not exactly difficult. All dogs have the ‘Bed Gene’ that forces them, almost against their will to seek out a nice soft bed. And out beds were the softest. We had feather mattresses that you sank into. Once you were in you couldn’t move and when you got up you left a you shaped hole where you’d been. Apparently, you can pay a lot of money for a mattress that does that nowadays. Now I know what you’re thinking; furry dogs, feathers, equals allergies. Now in my day, we didn’t have allergies. Nobody sneezed when the cat

crept in. Mind you we didn’t have that horrible musty Oilseed Rape smell to inhale. So you’d get your sheep dog up on the bed with his long coat and he’d sort of take in all the cold in the room and convert it into warmth. If you’ve seen it, you’ll know what I mean. They shake as they do it. It’s where we get the phrase ‘Collie Wobbles’ from. Like I say you needed to choose your dog carefully. There’d be a roaring trade in puppies during late summer. We used to get ours from a Border Collie breeder called Phil Drabble. He worked out a rating system for how thick a dogs coat would grow and so you could work out how warm he’d keep you. You’ll have heard of Phil. We used to call his rating system: One Man and His Tog.

Church Monthly Draw

Results of the September Draw Total Receipts £284.00 Restoration Fund £142.50 1st Prize £71.00 Winning No. 268 2nd Prize £42.60 Winning No.237 3rd Prize £28.40 Winning No. 207 The draw takes place on the first Sunday of the month. If you would like to

join the draw, please contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933 398794.

TOWN DIARY

October

3rd 9.30 St Mary’s Church Harvest Festival 4.30 St Mary’s Church Ploughman’s Tea 6.00pm St Mary’s Church Evensong 5th 7.45 Wildlife Trust, Dolben Cricket Club. Gardening for Wildlife. 7th 7.30 TG Town Hall—Hannah Miles –What’s Cooking 8th 7.30 St Mary’s Meat Bingo, Mulso School 9th FIWC Table Top Sale 10th FIWC Thank Offering 11th 7.30 WI AGM, the Curious story of Grandmother’s diary 15th Friends of St Mary’s Race night 20th Quiz night, Wesleyan Chapel

25th 7.30 History Society, Boudicca or is it Boadicea? 28th 10am-1pm Blind Mobile Unit, out Halifax in Wellingborough

November

1st 7.30 BL—AGM 2nd 2.30 MU Bring & by Sale, Mission Room 7.45 Wildlife Trust, Dolben Cricket Club—the Water Vole. 4th 7.30 TG Town Hall—Mike Nevelle—Trust me I was an Estate Agent 7th 6pm St Mary’s Church Remembrance Evensong 8th 7.30 WI Mission Room—Indigo Jewellery and acessories 21st Community Centre, Christmas Market & Craft Fair 22nd History Society AGM

December

2nd 7.30 TG Town Hall—traditional storytelling 4th FIWC Christmas Bazaar 6th 7.30 BL—Christmas Social, entertainment 7th Wildlife Trust—Christmas Meal 9th FIWC Community Carol Service 12th 7.30 WI Mission Room, Christmas Party 20th History Society Carol Singing 24th 3.30 St Mary’s Church, Living Nativity.

January 2011

4th 7.45 Wildlife Trust, Local Nature Reserves, Cricket Club 6th 7.30 TG Town Hall—New Year Party

February

1st 7.45 Wildlife Trust, Southern Africa, Cricket Club 3rd TG Town Hall—Yvonne Desroches—The Sunflower Centre

March

1st 7.45 Wildlife Trust—Nature’s Wonders, Cricket Club 3rd 7.30 TG Town Hall—AGM– Sue Edwards, story behind the painting

April 5th 7.45 Wildlife Trust AGM, Cricket Club 7th 7.30 TG Town Hall—Robert Kendall—Restoring 78 Derngate

June

18th 12-4 St Mary’s Church Summer Fete