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2BBC_NEW_CLINIC_FLYER_2016_UPDATE_AW_v2.pdf | moulton scene • autumn 2018 1 04/08/2016 20:57 elcome to the Autumn 2018 edition of Moulton Scene. Firstly, a warm welcome to all new residents who have Moulton Scene Wmoved to Moulton over the summer; hopefully you have settled in well and looking forward to what Moulton has to Information offer. This magazine is a great starting point to find out what is available to you, from village groups and organisations that hold their regular meetings in the village, to local friendly businesses Edition 2 - 2018 right on your doorstep.

Moulton is a great village community to be part of and if you have The next edition of the Moulton anything you wish to share within this magazine, please do get in Scene will be published at the end touch, we are always looking for new ideas/features. of December 2018 and will cover the period 1st January 2019 to 30th April To get in touch please email: [email protected] 2019.

Advertisements, editorials and diary dates by 16th November 2018 Useful Telephone Numbers to Moulton Parish Council, Moulton Community Centre - Sandy Hill, GENERAL Reedings, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 Moulton College 01604-491131 7AX Moulton Library 0300-1261000 Moulton Surgery 01604-644126 Moulton & Overstone Car Scheme (Julia Malings and Jenny Aarons) 07582-351145 T: 01604 642202 CHURCHES E: [email protected] Moulton Parish Church – Pete Collins 01604-495393 email: [email protected] Carey Baptist Church – Rev. Stuart Dennis 01604-491966 ADVERTISING COSTS (incl. of VAT): Moulton Evangelical Church – Steve Pollock 01604-404202 Half page Colour (183 x 130mm) £175.00 COUNCIL SERVICES/COUNCILLORS Moulton Parish Council 01604-642202 email: [email protected] (88.5 x 130mm) Council 01327-871100 Quarter page B&W £60.00 Daventry District Councillors: Quarter page Colour (88.5 x 130mm) £90.00 Mike Warren email: [email protected] 01604-781082 Daniel Cribbin email: [email protected] 07986-240144 Member of Parliament: Chris Heaton-Harris 0207-2197048 Eighth page B&W (88.5 x 62mm) £35.00 email: [email protected] County Council 0300-1261000 Eighth page Colour (88.5 x 62mm) £52.50 (including Street Doctor – road and street lighting defects, etc.) Or online at www.northamptonshire.gov.uk Northamptonshire County Councillor: 01604-843275 Payment is required with your Judy Shephard email: [email protected] advertisement: ELVIS – Abandoned cars 08456-121999 email: [email protected] Moulton Parish Council, Moulton Police – (please dial 999 in an emergency) 101 Community Centre – Sandy Hill, Daventry Rural North Safer Community Team 101 Reedings, Moulton, Northamptonshire, email: [email protected] NN3 7AX

T: 01604 642202 “Welcome to Moulton” E: [email protected] W: www.moultonnorthants-pc.gov.uk The pack is an invaluable source of information for all new residents and is available FREE of charge. Printed by: ONEFOURSIX Please contact the Parish Office on T: 01604 419776 W^Ua_W E: [email protected] Ito 642202 Moulton or email: Copyright Moulton Parish Council 2018. [email protected] for a copy. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the Parish Council. The content is not necessarily the view of the Parish autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 3 CONTENTS 3 EDITORIAL COUNCIL MATTERS HELPING HANDS 5 CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH 28 GIVE BLOOD, MOULTON & COUNCIL – DAVID AARONS OVERSTONE EDUCATIONAL TRUST, MOULTON & OVERSTONE 8 FROM YOUR MP - CHRIS HEATON CAR SCHEME, CARE & REPAIR, HARRIS MONDAY CLUB POLICE MATTERS VILLAGE CLUBS AND 11 HOW TO CONTACT US SOCIETIES 29 MOULTON ALLOTMENTS CIC, VILLAGE MOULTON PLAYERS, MOULTON INFORMATION, MOVIES, MOULTON EVENING WI, EVENTS & LOCAL MOULTON & DISTRICT NEWS GARDENERS’ SOCIETY, MOULTON HISTORY SOCIETY, HARDY PLANT 3 USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS SOCIETY NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 3 WELCOME TO MOULTON’ PACK GROUP, 38TH MOULTON SCOUT GROUP, MOULTON MORRIS MEN, 12 OPENING TIMES MOULTON TUESDAY CLUB, 12 HALLS TO HIRE CAREY CHRISTIAN BOOK CLUB, 13 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL YARKER TUITION 2018 REPORT RURAL NEWS 15 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2018 ART EXHIBITION 35 PARISH FOOTPATH WARDEN, 15 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL CROWFIELDS 2018 FUN RUN WINNERS FOCUS ON SPORT 15 HANGING BASKET DONATIONS AND YOUTH 15 CRAFT & GIFT FAIR IN AID OF SAVE THE CHILDREN 12 MOULTON MINI’S SOCCER CLUB 15 MOULTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 37 WHITE TIGER TAEKWON-DO 37 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SPORT 15 HEALTH & WELLBEING - COMMUNITY CONNECTOR OBITUARIES 17 SCHOOL’S OUT 38 OBITUARIES 18 CHRISTMAS CRACKER 19 MOULTON WINS BEST VILLAGE CHURCH NEWS COMPETITION 2018 40 MOULTON PARISH CHURCH, 20 MPC GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE CAREY BAPTIST CHURCH, 20 CHRONICLE & ECHO ‘DOWN MOULTON EVANGELICAL CHURCH YOUR WAY’ 27 GIG IN THE GARDENS – MUSIC INDEX OF EVENT – 8TH SEPTEMBER ADVERTISERS 44 WHAT NOT TO MISS UNTIL 43 A-Z LISTING OF LOCAL TRADES JANUARY 2019 PEOPLE

SCHOOL/DOCTORS/ LIBRARY NEWS 21 MOULTON SURGERY 21 MOULTON SCHOOL & SCIENCE COLLEGE 23 MOULTON PRIMARY SCHOOL 23 FRIENDS OF MOULTON PRIMARY SCHOOL – FOMPS 25 MOULTON COLLEGE 25 MOULTON LIBRARY 27 FRIENDS OF MOULTON LIBRARY

4 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 ollowing the May local of the financial woes of goes on there will be more ways government elections Northamptonshire County for us to engage with you in a Fwe have a new Parish Council is the drastic reduction less formal atmosphere. If you Council consisting largely of of the Library Service, including cannot get to a meeting then ‘rookie’ councillors, including the the closure of our new library. the names and contact details Chairman! Fortunately we are ably Following this decision, Friends for all councillors are on the supported by Jane Austin, a highly of Moulton Library have been Parish website at http://www. experienced Executive Officer, working hard to come up with moultonnorthants-pc.gov.uk/, and her hard-working team. ways of keeping the library open where you can also find links to as an independent library but our Facebook and Twitter pages. Over the coming four-year term continue to come up against we have several challenges to a funding barrier. Recent I personally welcome ‘face to face in a highly fluid political discussions between the ‘Friends’ face’ conversations with any landscape. and Moulton PC have resulted resident of Moulton civil parish in an agreement for the Parish to discuss concerns and ideas, To begin with, our County Council Council to head up the rescue my contact details are on the is now beginning the process proposal and work with them to Moulton PC website. Simply call of being dissolved. This is as a try to find a way through, at least or email me and we can arrange result of it effectively becoming until the new Unitary Authorities a meeting at a mutually agreeable insolvent – broke! The likely are formed – when of course time and place. result will involve removal of all it all starts again! There is a District and Borough Councils Judicial Review of NCC’s decision As you will know, the parish team in Northamptonshire and the imminent and the results should bid successfully to become Best creation of two Unitary Authorities. be known by the time Moulton Village in the ACRE Wellbeing The most likely result (although Scene has been published. By the competition. Moulton won not not certain when going to print) time you read this we will have a only best Large Village but also will be “West Northamptonshire” much clearer idea of whether it the overall competition. The (Northampton Town, Daventry DC will be possible (and affordable) to bid looked at Moulton’s whole and DC) run our own ‘independent’ library. range of activities by all of our and “North Northamptonshire” clubs and societies, monthly and (Corby, Kettering & Themes which emerged from the weekly groups and meetings, BCs together May elections were improvements involvement of local businesses, with DC). to transparency, accountability playgroups and toddler sessions, Consultations with the public and and communication by the Parish Moulton Players’ 5 productions interested parties have begun Council in its dealings with the each year, providing a ‘Welcome and the new shape of the county Moulton community. To this end, Pack’ to new residents and having should emerge in the early part of the new team of councillors are a ‘Health & Wellbeing Strategy’ in 2019 to be in place by May 2020. exploring ways of connecting place – The list goes on! Thank with you more directly wherever you Mary Jane Brown for your Just to make life even more possible. The results will emerge effort and commitment to its interesting, Daventry DC has over the coming weeks. success. decided to carry out a Community Governance Review in parallel. In the meantime, you are invited Finally, although most of your In short, this process looks at the to attend any of our Parish elected Parish Council is “new”, viability, boundaries and naming Council meetings. We begin everything that we do stands of parishes within Daventry with a public session and use on the shoulders of previous district and they have put this out this as an important way of councillors and all of us should to consultation. understanding your immediate thank them for their hard work concerns and gain new insights and commitment to Moulton over One of the major aftershocks into your expectations. As time the years.

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autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 7 FROM YOUR MP Chris Heaton-Harris

Apprenticeships can give young people an opportunity to learn a valuable skill while earning at the same time. They can raise the productivity of the I first had the desire to work within Parliament after businesses they join and I have always been proud to my work experience which I took in January. Here support them. I saw how MPs work and the importance of what I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Joe, their staff do, with casework being imperative to my new apprentice. Here is what he had to say about helping constituents on a day to day basis. As I am a his time here so far.... constituent myself I am finding that I can bring my local knowledge to the table in order to help as many “I have lived in Daventry for the majority of my life. I of Chris’ constituents as I can. Since starting my role, am 18 years old, and went to Southam College. my first impressions The idea of being an apprentice to an MP appealed have been superb, Chris to me massively, as I knew I would obtain a great is very supportive while qualification and gain the experience I need at this my new colleagues are vital stage of my life. very helpful.” Apprenticeships are a great pathway to take, as the I would like to take employer allows you to learn on the job without this opportunity to having to learn before you start your employment. encourage as many This is due to the fact that it can increase the time it local businesses to take takes to get into employment, while at the same time the step in employing you’re not in full-time work you may not be able to an apprentice. You earn much of a wage. won’t be disappointed!

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MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2018 REPORT stalls total are the following donations:- Whyte Melville Stall, Moulton Evangelical Church, Church Hill Stall, Moulton Evening The beautiful sunny weather made for one of the best Festival WI ‘Pimms' Stall and Fashion Show, Friends of Moulton Library, Saturdays ever! Our annual community Festival once again Rushden Lions, plus a payment from 2017 from Moulton provided a great deal of pleasure and fun to many as well as Players. No news on some of the others yet. providing opportunities to local groups to raise funds for their organisations and we met our aim to provide a community event The Morris Men’s marquee events profit was a magnificent that everyone can enjoy. Thanks to all the many volunteers £1602. Fun Run entries brought in a net income of £207. The and village groups that gave support and help. Also to those Bingo £64 (organised by Whyte Melville Bowls Club this year). organisations making donations towards our overall costs and, The Carnival Collection was down this year at £163 (last year with other income, the trading account has again covered all the was £236), and the Morris Men’s Maycart collection was up costs and ended with a small surplus. A summary of the income due to the sunny morning at £190 (£147 last year). We only and expenditure of the main fund is set out below. managed £10 interest at the bank.

There are several groups who ran fund raising events who have We received donations from several sources/groups that ran not sent in full details of their totals raised, and obviously these events with fund raising, commercial activities, or just gave a are not included but hopefully appear elsewhere. If you haven’t donation to help our funds: Moulton Parish Church £100, Carey yet contributed it isn’t too late! Baptist Church £100, Moulton Gardeners £50, Mr & Mrs Webb £50. Once again please send on donations asap if you intend to The future of this community festival depends upon helpers do so. and organisers coming forward to take on the various aspects and events that make up our programme. Also, it is the time for The small surplus was transferred into our funds. village groups to be planning for next year’s Festival which will be our 48th, so get busy now and please let us know if you are NEXT YEARS DATES: Sat 11th to Sun 19th May. prepared to organise something for next year: then let us have FESTIVAL SATURDAY - 18th MAY 2019 details of your plans for inclusion in next year’s programme. Anyone can organise an event which can then be included in the week long programme, so, if you feel our programme could be improved, plan an event you would like included. Lots of other ways to become involved too. If you want you can run a small stall, or start planning your next year’s Carnival float. If you have ideas for new events get busy sorting the details for next year. Call 646818 to get involved.

Main Fund Details (figures rounded to nearest pound)

EXPENSES

Expenses total were up a bit this year at £4469 and included the cost of erecting the flags (£400), for which the Parish Council gave a donation of £400 to cover this cost. The actual cost was £4069 (last year’s expenses were £3613). The two largest outgoings were Insurance: up again at £1719 (£1491 last year), and the Marquee Hire at £1495. Prize for the May Queen was £150. Setting up our new website was £410.

The rest of expenditure is made up by the necessary running costs of postage, telephone, licenses, and other small miscellaneous odds and ends.

INCOME

Total income was £5100 which was up on last year. Stall fees and donations from local stallholders, plus the amusements in the Gardens, brought in a total of £1758, and the Art Exhibition was successful again raising a total of £806. Included in the

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The Art Exhibition was a great success this year, and a very well done to all who contributed. Special thanks go to Mark Cockerill at Village Autos for his continued support, the showroom is a great venue. The Exhibition could not happen without the many volunteers who help with the setting up of and stewarding of the event and I would like to thank you all.

There were many comments about the excellent standard of work this year, our local artists are so talented! The high quality of pictures was reflected in the sales - 58 this year! After running costs (stamps, van, refreshments) the money raised for the Festival was £806, a fantastic result, thank you all. I will be sending out information at the end of January for next year’s show, if you would like me to include you on the mailing list please contact me on 07790 853263. All current artists will receive information as usual.

MOULTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

Moulton Community Centre continues to thrive and grow. It hosts numerous events, from large private functions to smaller village club meetings, and regularly receives positive feedback from those that visit. As the centre is still relatively new, the Parish Council are still learning and striving to improve the services on offer and provide a warm welcome to all that visit, whether it be for a function, library services or a bite to eat at the café. Celia Flowerday Should you wish to make a booking for any of the rooms within the community centre, please email: moultonbookings@gmail. MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL FUN RUN com or telephone 07484-517086. WINNERS HEALTH & WELLBEING - COMMUNITY King of the Hill Andy Heather CONNECTOR Winner Adult Male Andy Heather Winner Adult Female Charlotte Yarker We’ve had a busy summer here at Winner Secondary School Age Boy Cian Shea the Community Centre! Our Good Winner Secondary School Age Girl Felicity Hagenberg Neighbour Volunteers contribute in so Winner Primary School Age Boy Joe Cumming many ways, according to their interests, Winner Primary School Age Girl Hebe Byfield such as assisting at Health & Wellbeing events, designing posters, befriending and minibus-driving to mention a few. Mary-Jane Brown Community Connector for Moulton & Surrounding HANGING BASKET DONATIONS The Health & Wellbeing for All event Areas in April had 40 stallholders, tasters Moulton Parish Council would like to say a big thank you to all and workshops and a great performance from the Health & those who sponsored a hanging basket this year. We are sure Wellbeing Choir. In June, we gave the carers in our community you will agree that the baskets look wonderful and would like support and information at our Carers Event during National to thank Rob’s Nursery for supplying the beautiful flowers and Carers Week and the Veterans Afternoon Tea was also well Matt Owen and his team for the installation and watering. attended.

autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 15 A big thank you to the volunteers for their hard work and for donating homemade cakes, but also to the Forget-Me-Not- Café for supplying sandwiches and scones at a reduced rate for our veterans.

This autumn we have a new monthly Golden Oldies Disco starting on Saturday evening, 15th September and then on 7th October our Silver Sunday afternoon (see details in listings).

Regular events include our friendly Friday Games Mornings (every Friday, 10am to 12pm), Musical Memories where Steven Brown sings the old favourites for us on some Fridays from 2pm to 3.30pm (see listings for dates) and the Moving Forward After Cancer Programme (every 3rd Monday of the month). We ask for small donations at some events and for the minibus service which go towards expenses.

For more details, or if you’re interested in volunteering, please contact me by email: [email protected] or phone 07484 907438.

Come and see me at my Health & Wellbeing Surgery in the library every Monday morning from 9.30am to 11.30am (where our PCSO will join me on the 17th September, 15th October, 13th November and 10th December).

Please also see posters/flyers on noticeboards around Moulton, at the Community Centre, in the library or on social media: facebook.com/moultoncommunityconnector or twitter @moultonconnect.

Every Monday: Community Connector Surgery 9.30am to 11.30am at Moulton Community Centre Library

Every Wednesday: 2pm-4pm Health & Wellbeing Choir at Moulton Community Centre £5 includes refreshments

Every Friday: Board Games and Cards Morning 10am-12pm at Moulton Community Centre

Every third Monday of the Month: 'Moving Forward after Cancer' 2pm - 4pm at Mouton Community Centre (working alongside Nene CCG, Macmillan, local hospitals and related organisations). This is a six-month rolling programme which offers ways to aid recovery and improve wellbeing for people who have been through cancer treatment and those close to them (next programme starting on 17th September).

Various Fridays Musical Memories from 2pm to 3.30pm in the Main Hall coinciding with a door-to-door volunteer minibus service (please contact Mary-Jane for more information). Upcoming dates: 28th September, 19th October, 2nd November, 23rd November, 7th December and 14th December (Xmas Party!).

Various Dates Golden Oldies Disco at Moulton Community Centre. Starting on Saturday 15th September (7.30pm-11pm - with bar), then Sunday 7th October (N.B. afternoon from 1.30pm-5pm - café open), Saturday 3rd November (7.30pm - 11pm - with bar) and Saturday 1st December (7.30pm-11pm - with bar).

16 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 SCHOOL'S OUT 2018

Moulton Parish Council would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who came along to our School's Out event.

Hundreds of people attended the free family fun day in the Public Gardens and enjoyed the glorious weather. It was lovely to see so many happy children being entertained by the walk-around Disney characters from Just Party, playing on the bouncy castles, having their faces painted, eating ice creams and candy floss whilst the parents chilled on the grass, listening to the live music bands and enjoying a drink from the bar.

We even had a special visit from Northants Radio, who included our event as part of their live Treasure Hunt, with the clue being 'the village that just recently won the Best Village Competition'. We hope you enjoyed the event and see you next year.

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Come and join in with our third Christmas Family Fun Day at Moulton Community Centre, Sandy Hill, Reedings, Moulton, NN3 7AX, on Sunday 9th December from 2pm – the day will include: • Santa Scramble • Christmas Market • Carols with Moulton 77 Band • Moulton WI Selling Mulled Wine & Mince Pies Check noticeboards and website for timings and more details nearer the time.

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18 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 Moulton Wins Best Village Competition 2018 Northamptonshire’s 2018 Best Village Competition Winners

he winners of the 2018 Some of the judge’s comments for The Best Village Competition is Northamptonshire Best Village Moulton included:- operated entirely by local volunteers TCompetition were announced working with Northamptonshire at a special evening ceremony • Village life is more than extensive ACRE. The Competition looks at all held on Tuesday 17th July at the • The PC is very efficient aspects of village life: community Centre, Harksome Hill, and social activities, sustainability, Northampton. Around 60 villagers • The Community Centre has a the provision for the younger and and other guests gathered to hear plethora of activities more senior residents, the use of the results of the Competition which • Good integration with Overstone IT and social media, local business celebrates community spirit and the involvement as well as tidiness and • One of the most substantial quality of life in the County’s villages. the welcome visitors receive. welcome packs seen The village of Moulton was the overall • Good Neighbour Scheme is winner, gaining the prestigious title running and support for older of the 2018 Northamptonshire Best people is very good Village and winning the prize of £1000 • The allotments with wind to be used for community projects. powered water pumps Weedon Bec was the runner up. David Laing, H.M. Lord-Lieutenant of • A vibrant village that retains its Northamptonshire and President of own community identity despite Northamptonshire ACRE presented the proximity of Northampton. delegates from the winning villages with cups and certificates.

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Flu Clinics 2018-2019 • are 65 years of age or over • are pregnant • have certain medical conditions • are living in a long-stay residential care home or With the flu season rapidly approaching, we will be other long-stay care facility starting clinics again in mid - September 2018. • receive a carer's allowance, or you are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose Please call us from beginning of September 2018 so welfare may be at risk if you fall ill that we can get you booked into a clinic. Please find further information on NHS Choices:- Patients are eligible to receive a free flu jab if they: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/who- should-have-flu-vaccine/

Moulton School & Science College Mr T Jones – Headteacher Tel: 01604 641600 Moulton School Participates in County Schools Road Safety Challenge With ever increasing busy roads, educating the young MSSC students presented their ideas in a series of in Road Safety is of paramount importance. In early videos, highlighting the common mistakes made by June, Northamptonshire Secondary schools were young people when using the roads, and offering invited to take part in a special “Schools Challenge” advice on how to change their behaviour. on “Road Safety”. The task was to come up with social enterprise ideas under this theme to help Competition was fierce for the £2,000 investment, educate other young people in order to cut the eventually won by Southfields School for Girls in number of serious and fatal accidents on our roads. Kettering. Although finishing outside the top 3, MSSC students did themselves proud in putting forward A group of Year 9 students represented MSSC and a mature and well thought out presentation. So presented their road safety plans to a “Dragons Den” successful was the Road Safety Challenge, that style panel of judges, consisting of the Northants Northamptonshire intend to run it again in 2019! Police & Crime Commissioner, Chief Fire Officer, Chief Police Constable, General Manager of Many of us witness foolish and unthinking actions on Northamptonshire Highways and the Director of our roads by youngsters so it is very encouraging to Children, Families and Education for NCC. This know that the County is tackling this problem at grass was held at Police Headquarters. As well as the root level by engaging our young people in thinking competition the students were given a tour of the hard and seriously about road safety. Force Control Room, the chance to meet police dogs and an opportunity to solve a staged crime.

Our students came through the early rounds successfully to earn a place in the Grand Final at the Castle Theatre Wellingborough on 9th July. Once again presentations were made to the “Dragons Den” panel along with the theatre audience.

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Concert saw impressive solo and group New Parking Restrictions – Church Hill performances from our Orchestra and Wind Band and the three choirs from Villagers may have noticed the new across the school entertained us with road markings on Church Hill, which their favourite songs. Earlier in the were installed recently. These changes As ever, we are delighted to share news term, the school’s three dance teams have been made to improve safety from Moulton Primary School with the performed at the Derngate Theatre in outside the school for children, parents, wider community. The summer term is a Northampton to represent the school in residents and members of the Moulton busy but fun-packed time in the school the Junior Strictly Dancing competition community. There is now a single yellow calendar, with the traditional round of and in June, the School Orchestra was line on the hill which runs all the way end of year events: school trips, sports selected to attend the National Festival to the double yellow lines, which have days, concerts and picnics! This is a time of Youth at Birmingham Town Hall. By been extended past the Estate Agents of year to enjoy the better weather taking part in these performances, the to join the lines on West Street. and take up more outdoor learning children have shown many important opportunities, and this year the children qualities that will help them in their The single yellow line means that there have visited Moulton College, Warwick future lives. They had the confidence is no parking on Church Hill during the Castle, the Muddy Education Centre, to step on the stage and perform to a hours stated on the sign: 8-9am and Salcey Forest and Woburn Safari Park. large audience - something many adults 3-4pm. The double yellow lines mean would not enjoy doing; they showed no parking at any time from the school their ability to work as part of a team - to zig-zag lines and past the Estate Agents/ support and encourage one another; West Street junction. and they showed their commitment to practise their instrument every night or This will ensure that children and to turn up every week and attend the parents, including those with buggies, club - important qualities for their future can walk safely on the pavement and success. not be forced into the road to pass vehicles parked on the pavements.

Moulton’s Artsmark Journey

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Friends of Moulton Primary School

FOMPS, the school PTA, ran a number of events this year including Lucy Braithwaite Rachael Tootell Tanya Osborne Vicky Shouksmith a Christmas fair, a barn dance, a danceathon, a mufti day, a raffle, Joint Chair Joint Chair Treasurer Secretary school discos, some tuck shops and a mini summer fair. We have an extra special activity planned for next year– Happy’s We would like to say a huge thank you to all the local companies Circus will be coming to Moulton Primary School on Friday 10th who donated prizes for our raffle – they were very generous and May 2019. Tickets will be on sale from January so watch this we had some great prizes. The raffle raised over £1000 which is space. brilliant. We would like to say a massive thank you to all those that have This year we managed to raise over £16,000 which is fantastic. helped with and supported FOMPS in the last school year. As Funds raised are being used to purchase new books, new stage volunteers with busy lives it can sometimes be difficult and lighting and a back drop for the school and playground murals/ stressful to find the time to raise the much-needed funds for the signage for the new school playground. We also purchased some school. We are always looking for new volunteers and fresh ideas. gifts for the Year 6 leavers and threw a leaving party for them. Any amount of help that can be offered is greatly appreciated. Please get in touch if you are able to help – if you leave your We are planning a number of in school events in the new school details with the School reception they will pass the message to us. year – our next big event will be the Christmas Fair on Saturday 1st December at Moulton Primary School – we hope to see you there. autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 23 the IAN LONGSTAFF DECORATING Style Traditional Interior and Exterior Decorating

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Philip S Davies Fantasy adventure author for young people Books include the Destiny’s Rebel trilogy Finalist for the Crystal Kite Award

Alex Marchant Writes books for children aged 10+ First book Time out of Time won the 2012 Chapter One Children’s Book Award Wrote The Order of the White Boar about Richard III

Tamsin Cooke Prize-winning author of The Scarlet Files and Stunt Double series Published by Oxford University Press Her book Cat Burglar was Stockton on Tees Children’s Book of the Year 2017

Kate Wiseman Author of the Gangster School series Shortlisted for multiple awards including the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing Her books are published in Germany and Holland as well as the UK

Meet the Authors... BB Taylor Author of several picture books and books for older children Books include the Murphy and the Monsters series and Curse of the Nomed Characters from her books often appear at her talks!

Tony Klinger Multi award-winning writer and filmmaker Writes novels, film scripts and plays Books include The Who and I about making his film with The Who

Judith Allnatt Books include The Mood Field and The Silk Factory Shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature and the Book Award Royal Literary Fund Fellow

Steve Dimmer Lots of experience talking to U3As, History Societies and WIs Big repertoire of Northamptonshire tales Steve is a member of the Magic Circle!

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Welcome to your future – apply September sees the opening of course aimed at developing now! the college’s brand-new Food and cookery skills for 10-16-year-olds, Drink Innovation Centre on the focusing on hygiene, and creating With the new academic year upon Pitsford site, and the launch of a healthy meal options and treats us, it is not too late to apply for a new range of courses covering that the whole family can enjoy. full-time, university-level or part- areas such as professional bakery, time course at Moulton College, food technology and nutrition. For more information on all regardless of whether you are These have been designed courses available at Moulton a school leaver or looking for a to respond specifically to the College, and to apply, visit www. change of career. thriving food and drink industry in moulton.ac.uk/our-courses Northamptonshire. Applications are open for post- 16 and university-level studies This year also sees the introduction throughout September across all of a range of part-time cookery subjects. Specialising in areas such courses aimed at individuals as animal welfare, construction, and local community groups. equine, food and drink, land-based With seasonal, one-day courses studies and sport, Moulton offers throughout the year in areas such something for everyone and can as Christmas Cake making, healthy set you on your way towards your one pot cooking and simnel cake dream career! and Easter goodies. The college is also running a 10-week evening

Katie Scholey Manager Moulton Library

Our position at Moulton Library is, as ever, uncertain! Our Mischief Makers However, following recent discussions between Summer Reading Challenge the Friends of Moulton Library and Moulton Parish is in full swing and this Council, I am feeling hopeful that there will continue year’s objective is to help to be a library in Moulton even if it isn’t exactly like Dennis the Menace discover the one we have now. I feel I need to stress that an the golden catapult buried incredible amount of work has gone into getting the in Beanotown – fingers application for an Independent Library to the stage crossed your little mischief it’s at now and this is almost exclusively down to Jo makers are getting close to Lowe (secretary of our Friends Group), without whom uncovering the mystery! we would find ourselves in a considerably worse We have another Moulton position. Memories event taking place on Thursday 20th There’s always September between 2pm lots going on at and 4pm so make sure you come along and share your Moulton Library Moulton Memories with us! It is an informal meet-up and we’ve had with a local history focus, and lots of tea and coffee! several successful events over the The most exciting event coming up on the library past few months, calendar is our very first Moulton Literary Festival! including: an It will take place at Moulton Community Centre astonishingly from 9.30am-5pm and includes talks and workshops popular Easter Egg Hunt at the end of March, a World from some truly amazing authors! Please pull out Book Night Celebration for our young adults in April, the middle page insert from this magazine for more and lots of craft activities and rock painting over May information about Moulton Literary Festival and look half-term. out for our brochure which will be published very soon! autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 25 Call now for your free no obligation quote REDRUP Northants 07860 608 001 CC C Warwickshire 07778 994 503

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26 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 FRIENDS OF MOULTON LIBRARY

The future of the Moulton Library, and with it the Friends of Despite this uncertainty, FOML are continuing to support the Moulton Library, is extremely uncertain, at the time of writing. Library Summer Reading Challenge, as we have done for several years, and a Literary Festival is planned for October – this will The County Council’s decision to close Moulton (and another go ahead regardless of any decision on the future of the Library. 20 smaller libraries) is being scrutinised by a process of Judicial We are expecting to welcome a number of authors to showcase Review, the result of which is due shortly. Once that information is their books – further details will be published on our Social Media published, the future should become much clearer. The results of platforms shortly. the questionnaire circulated throughout Moulton and surrounding villages during May gave somewhat mixed results. The vast I would like to place on record my thanks to the FOML Committee, majority of completed forms indicated an enthusiasm for keeping who have made, and continue to make, efforts to ensure that the Library open, but much less interest in making a regular or Moulton retains its state-of-the-art facility. one-off contribution to enable that to happen. As the finances of running an independent Library is the most important issue Geoff Paul, Chairman facing us, the Friends of Moulton Library know that the numbers Friends of Moulton Library required would be beyond our resources, and so we have asked the Parish Council to investigate whether their help would enable us to retain our Library.

Moulton Parish Council invite you to come and join us in the Public Gardens from 2pm onwards on Saturday 8th September for 'Gig in the Gardens'. The day will include live music, food and great company. An open mic session will kick the event off at 2pm, with live bands following at 3.30pm. We anticipate the event will finish at around 8pm. We are delighted to announce the live bands we have booked are Similar Jones and Brighton Riot.

If you are a budding musician and interested in the open mic session, and would like the opportunity to play live on stage in front of an audience, then this is your chance - please email clerk@ moultonparishcouncil.org.uk to book in your slot.

Don’t forget to like our Facebook page and regularly check our website and village noticeboards for updates on this event

SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER

2PM ONWARDS PUBLIC GARDENS, CHURCH STREET, MOULTON, NN3 7SP - Open Mic Session - Live Bands - Similar Jones & Brighton Riot - Licensed Bar - Food Stalls - Free Bouncy Castle (courtesy of Jon Summerly of Horts)

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If you are a home owner on limited income or an elderly or Sunday 23rd September 2018 @ Moulton School, disabled person you may be eligible for a grant to help you Pound Lane, NN3 7SD repair/improve or adapt your home?

Details shown are correct at the time of going to press but Grants of up to £30,000 are now available for disabled readers are advised to check nearer the time. residents For further details or to book an appointment call the Blood Donor Line on 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood. Disabled Facilities Grants can fund: ground floor co.uk bedrooms and bathrooms, walk-in shower rooms, widening of doorways, driveways, ramping, parking The Moulton solutions plus lots more. Grants of up to £10,000 are available for Home- & Overstone owners

Educational Trust Housing Repairs Assistance Grants can fund: repair/ This charity has a limited income available to help students replacement of central heating boilers/radiators, new and apprentices (under the age of 25) who live in Moulton security measures, window replacements, roof repairs plus Parish (which includes Moulton Leys) or the old Overstone lots more. If you are in receipt of a means-tested benefit Parish. Grants are available for fees, books, equipment, or just not sure if you could be eligible please give Care etc, at the discretion of the Trustees. & Repair Daventry District a call today and speak to our The charity was formed in 1971 with funds provided from friendly team: 01327 871100 or visit: the sale of land of the Moulton Old National School. Its www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/housing/care-and-repair main purpose is the promotion of education on a Christian basis and the Trustees are bound to take this into account in considering applications. Applications may be made by contacting Moulton Church Office tel: 495393, via the Reverend in Overstone or by emailing: [email protected]. Applicants do not have to be church members. Where the beneficiary is under 18 we ask for proof of purchase of an item or other documentation. Moulton & Overstone Monday Club The Moulton Monday Club is a small group of Village Car Scheme predominately elderly ladies who meet each week on a We hope all our clients and drivers have had an enjoyable Monday morning from 10am-12 noon for coffee and a Easter. Please call our Scheme if you need a car to take chat in the Carey Lounge. you to medically related appointments. The only criteria We sometimes have a speaker or, when vehicles allow, we is that you live in Moulton or Overstone, cannot drive at go out and about to garden centres and for meals, etc. present and not able to use public transport. Recently we have been knitting and making squares for blankets to be donated to the baby and children’s wards Moulton and Overstone Car Scheme at Northampton General Hospital. Telephone - 07582 351145 Contacts: Ella: 01604-647950 / Margaret: 01604-492533 Julia Malings and Jenny Aarons

28 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 VILLAGE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

MOULTON ALLOTMENTS CIC The Wellbeing plot is looking very MOULTON PLAYERS impressive, and the first users to Phew what a scorcher! This late be referred by Moulton Surgery will spring and early summer have have an excellent facility to do a bit been the hottest and driest that of gardening, socialising with other we have had for many a year. We users, sit and admire the view or have had virtually no rain since just have a cup of tea. Thanks to May, and together with the heat, Jan and Anne and all who have they have resulted in the ground helped to create this excellent facility. Anyone interested in having being very dry. Most crops are Moulton Players continue to an allotment please ring Jan on suffering unless we can provide deliver excellent productions and water, so the wells that we installed 491364. this year is no exception. a couple of years ago are proving Mon 16th – 21st July saw invaluable. Thanks to Roger and his team, allotmenteers are able to Dad’s Army on stage. Three water the most susceptible crops separate pieces taken from without too much trouble. the old TV shows and were very entertaining! A huge cast One benefit of the fine weather was delivered some very amusing that our annual barbecue on the lines. Director was Matt Gundell. 8th July enjoyed another hot day, with many of the 50 odd attendees Don’t miss, what promises to be, trying to find some shade. All who a brilliant production of George attended had an enjoyable time, Orwell’s 1984 in October, and thanks to Jan for providing the directed by Lee Winston. It will paddling pool which the children have you on the edge of your really enjoyed. seat. Drama comes to Moulton in style. Big Brother is watching At the time of writing (mid-July) our you!!! Junior Growers Club is nearing its final session. Throughout the spring, 10 young enthusiastic gardeners, all under 11, have been tending their own mini-plot growing a range of vegetables. The excitement on their faces when they harvest, and eat, the produce Our pre-Christmas offering is a they have grown themselves is very funny play entitled Amateur a delight to see. Well done also Rites, directed by the talented to the Mums and Dads (and Joy Burnett, a published author grandparents) who have turned of some very witty, entertaining out to supervise and learn along novels. This is all about a local with their children. Thanks to all amateur group and the various who have helped to make it such a frictions that go on within it. success. Strong characters and funny lines.

autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 29 Following on from these is MOULTON MOVIES the sunshine and the feel-good ‘Suddenly at Home’, directed by Box Office 01604 644470 factor of the Royal Wedding. The Iain Gillies, ‘Cash on Delivery’ Email:- johnfletcher56@hotmail. Fashion Show again had lots of from Richard Varley and co.uk bargains and was an entertaining ‘Sandcastles’ sees Max Troy night out during Festival Week. making his directing debut. All films start at 7.30pm We have donated £100 to Festival Moulton Theatre Cinema hosts Saturday 1st September - THE funds and also sponsored a films both new and old. You DARKEST HOUR Cert PG hanging basket to enhance the can even request to see your With Gary Oldman, Lily James, village during the summer. favourite films on the big screen John Hurt, Kriston Scott-Thomas. at amazingly small prices! Four weeks in 1940 during Members worked on a banner which Churchill's courage to lead to celebrate 100 years of the changed the course of history. Northants County Federation. These were paraded around Friday 19th October - Althorp on a perfect Sunday ALLIED Cert 15 afternoon, followed by a picnic Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared with over 1000 County members. Harris, Anton Lesser, Lizzy Caplan. In 1942 a Wing Commander lands in Morocco to meet a The Bejazzled Jazz Lounge French Resistance woman started earlier this year and really and after a suicide mission in took off! It’s held monthly in the Casablanca they find courage bar of the theatre on a Saturday to seek answers in the perilous evening, so means you can meet streets of a bombarded London. up with friends and have a drink together locally, whilst listening to Friday 2nd November - a variety of music genres, loosely VICTORIA and ABDUL Cert 12 based around jazz. Limited Judy Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael seating and very reasonable Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Simon ticket prices mean you need to Callow. book early! September is already The two forge an unlikely and half sold out! Tickets currently devoted alliance that Victoria's £7.50 - contact Barbara - 07928 inner circle attempt to destroy. 111881 Saturday 10th November - FLIGHT Cert 15 Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Don Cheadle. Commercial airline pilot, Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington), has a problem with drugs. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling towards the ground. Does he survive? Check out our website - Moulton Players.com and our Facebook MOULTON EVENING WI page for further details. Jenny Toone – Press Officer

Welcome to join us on our Festival Day was a wonderful Saturday morning coffee occasion, with our cake stall sessions 10am-12pm - see you selling out fast and sales of Pimms there! frantic! Everyone seemed to enjoy

30 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 Visits enjoyed recently include 30 November - Shopping Trip to Delapre Abbey tea and tour, Winchester Christmas Market Castle Ashby garden tour and Cramden nursery talk and visit. 9 December - Moulton Christmas Cracker we will be having a stall here

10 December - WI Carol Service - 2.00pm in Moulton Parish Church followed by refreshments in the Church Centre - all welcome.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Community Centre at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome £5 including coffee/tea and cake. Bar and doors open at 7.00pm. Find us on the Parish Council website and on Facebook.

We have two new groups to add to MOULTON & DISTRICT our monthly fixtures:- GARDENERS’ SOCIETY Jennifer Aarons – Secretary In Northern Ireland we visited the Ladies that natter – meet third www.moultongardenerssociety. famous Mount Stewart house Thursday of month at 7.15pm in co.uk and gardens and enjoyed a the Club. very interesting tour of Belfast. Book club – meet second I wrote in the previous Moulton A highlight of the holiday was Wednesday of month at 7.30pm Scene that gardeners were the Titanic Museum in Belfast, in the Club looking forward to the long which was particularly enjoyed. Autumn programme/monthly warm days of summer when our We visited the fascinating meetings gardens would be displayed in Giant's Causeway then onto all their glory. As I write, we have the beautiful Belfast Botanical 11 September - The Beginnings had several weeks of no rain, Gardens. of Haute Couture – Patricia some of the highest temperatures Head recorded and no chance of a Owing to a bad storm during our respite from the Mediterranean last night, we had to cancel the 9 October - AGM/Book Swap. conditions. Needless to say, we trip to Rowallane Gardens but The Many Faces of Fiction – are not amused and our gardens substituted a very well presented Jane Isaac are dying of thirst – but then walled garden. Despite the high again, we are never happy with winds, the ferry crossing was 13 November - Northants the weather. relatively smooth, which was a Curiosities – Helen Crabtree great relief.” As I write we are The Society has had June trips gearing up for our Annual Show 11 December - Christmas to Johnnie Amos’s garden in on August 18th. I hope to include Entertainment (secret Santa/ Flore and to Hever Castle in a report on the event in the mulled wine/mince pies) Kent, while 50 members enjoyed next edition of the Scene. We a visit to Northern Ireland. Our are also looking forward to our Other events Chairman reports: Race Night on November 16th at Moulton Club and the day trip to 17 October - Singalong to “The 5-day trip was a great Chatsworth on November 21st. ‘The Greatest Showman’ success with enjoyable visits and Perhaps our gardens will have 7.00pm for 7.30pm start at hotels. We visited Carlisle on the recovered by then! Moulton Theatre. Members £5/ journey north and viewed the Guests £6 including canapés poppy display at the castle.

autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 31 MOULTON HISTORY SOCIETY the king had enough confidence HARDY PLANT SOCIETY Mike Austin – Archivist in Waltheof, a Saxon, to make NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GROUP him Earl of Northampton, and in WHY COUNTESS MANOR 1070 arranged the marriage to his All meetings are held, usually on ESTATE? niece, Judith. Together, Waltheof the first Saturday of the month, at and his wife, Countess Judith had Moulton Community Centre Hall, Apparently, the name was chosen the stewardship of Northampton starting at 2pm. Visitors welcome after some research by the and Moulton-hence that is why, £5 (free at September meeting), developers. I haven’t contacted I conclude, we have the estate or join us for £6 single/£10 double them, but I believe I’ve worked out named Countess Manor in which for the remainder of 2018 and the the reason why. the Community Centre is situated. whole of 2019! In 1076 Waltheof was executed My mother’s maiden name was in Winchester after being falsely Our programme is as follows: OUTRED - derived from the Anglo/ accused by Judith of supporting a Saxon UHTRED (Dawn baron’s revolt. 1st September - Illustrated Talk Advisor). In the 11th century, by Val Bourne on ‘The Living during the reign of King Ethelred Now, the address of the Jigsaw’. Visitors welcome FREE II (the Unready) a warrior named Community Centre is The this meeting Uhtred, whose 3rd wife was the Reedings, named, I assume, with king’s daughter, was Earl of reference to the nearby Marsh 6th October - Illustrated Talk by Northumbria, that at that time Spinney from where, in early Stuart Dixon on ‘They Think It’s stretched from The Wash up to the times, reeds or rushes were taken All Over’ Scottish Lowlands. to cover the floors of the Parish Church. 3rd November - Illustrated Talk When the Vikings, under the by Rob Jacobs on ‘Behind leadership, of the Norwegian, EARL UHTRED IS THE DIRECT the Scenes at Waterperry CANUTE, attacked ANCESTOR OF THE AUTHOR, Throughout the Year’ Uhtred fought back gallantly, but BERNARD CORNWELL. THE he soon realized that Canute’s BBC PRODUCED THE TV 1st December - Illustrated Talk by forces were far superior and SERIES, ‘THE LAST KINGDOM’, Andrew Sankey on ‘A Year in the therefore submitted to him. BASED ON HIS NOVELS THAT Life of a Cottage Garden’ FEATURED A CHARACTER Canute invited earl Uhtred to a CALLED, UHTRED. 38th MOULTON SCOUT GROUP feast, at a place called Wiheal or Wigill, near Tadcaster. Uhtred took HISTORY SOCIETY TALKS The Scout group have been busy around 40 warriors with him, and SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER with lots of activities for the young as was the custom, they divested people to get involved in, from den Meetings held at Moulton Club, themselves of body armour and building, games, badge work and High St. 7.30 non-members weapons before entering the large campfires with marshmallows as a £2 Anglo/Saxon hall. Unbeknown must. Cubs and Scouts enjoying to them, hiding inside, was the weekend camps. Our Scouts - ‘From Morris to Saxon nobleman, THURBRAND- Sept 14th attended the Jurassic Jamboree Mackintosh’ Arts & Crafts to Uhtred’s sworn enemy. Uhtred and in Dorset where they had a week Modernism. Talk by Robert Kendal his men were slaughtered with the of fun and made many wonderful (of 78 Derngate.) connivance of Canute. This then memories. led to a 60-year feud. - ‘2nd Anglo-Boer War. Oct 12th We took part in the Moulton Talk by Ian Hill Uhtred’s son, Ealdred, killed Festival parade for the first time in Thurbrand, who in turn was many years; they went as Beavers, - ‘Post cards of avenged by his son Carl. Nov 9th Cubs and Scouts showing some of Northampton in the Great War’. Eventually, during the reign of the activities they get up to. Our The role of post cards and their William the Conqueror, around thanks to the organisers for their portrayal of wartime Northampton 1073-4, Ealdred’s grandson, help and support. Looking forward Waltheof, organised the murder to doing it all again in 2019. - ‘Memories of Childhood of most of Carl’s sons whilst they Dec 14th in Moulton’ by Chas Alibone. were feasting. It appears that was We have had a lot of issues the end of the feud. around our Scout HQ with unsocial In spite of initial opposition to activities causing damage to William the Conqueror, somehow property and problems for our

32 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 neighbours. This was reported to May Queen ceremony going back Go on give it a try – be part of your the police and a meeting was held well over 100 years and back into village’s traditional heritage. with our neighbours to discuss Victorian times, so it is important to the problems with the support us to see this is kept up each year. of Steve Sangster the PCSO. Everyone was concerned and, It is not clear when the with everyone’s help including ceremony started but similar local companies, the Scout HQ traditions existed throughout has been repaired and security Northamptonshire and into cameras have been installed. Warwickshire that date back into The support from the neighbours the 18th and 19th Centuries. Our MOULTON TUESDAY CLUB was brilliant and a new working earliest May Queen name that (FORMERLY THE FRIEND-LEYS) relationship has been forged. we know was Gladys Tanner in We are still working hard to raise 1916 although the ceremony was MOULTON TUESDAY CLUB is money for our driveway, which is going on before then. In 1919 it a recently opened new club in hard going, especially when we was Mary Barber with Ivy Barber, Moulton village. It is affiliated to have to spend our hard-earned Edna Britten, Ida Tanner, Grace Age Concern Northamptonshire. money on repairing the HQ from Manning, Violet Hillas, and Phyllis The initial meeting was held in May vandalism. Thompson as attendants. The when the first members enjoyed Maycart was pulled by a horse lent memories and songs of the 1950's. We will again be delivering by J. Spendlove and the cart by J. We are a very sociable group CHRISTMAS CARDS around Earl. Two pounds, eight shillings and warmly welcome newcomers the village as a fundraiser, and and half a penny was collected! as well as old friends. Good to help with your busy lives. opportunity to make new friends Please support us by putting your As well as dancing here in over a cup of tea and a biscuit! Christmas cards in the boxes, Moulton, we also travel regularly which are situated in the Co-op, around the UK, and occasionally We meet on the last Tuesday Yogi Stores and the Forget Me Not Europe, with performances at of the month at the Guide Hall, Café at the Community Centre. various major festivals and events. Barlow Lane, Moulton 2-4pm. Just 25p per card. Post boxes will Spreading the Moulton name far be in place by 1st December and and wide. We are grateful for the The programme for the remainder deliveries will be completed week community’s support and hope you of 2018 is:- commencing 17th December. all feel we help make this village a bit more special by our activities. September 25th - Wood Turning Pennie Crow - - Malcolm Hill Group Scout Leader We are regarded as one of the October 23rd - Northamptonshire 07801-017445 finest teams in the country and Curiosities - Helen Crabtree definitely noted for our young MOULTON MORRIS MEN men and their excellent dancing November 27th - Mr Laurel & Mr performances. We are always Hardy - Stuart Dimmer Moulton Morris - our place in our welcoming new recruits to maintain community our numbers and regenerate as CAREY CHRISTIAN BOOK CLUB the years go on and particularly I doubt that very few villagers like to see local youngsters joining If you want to read and explore have not seen or heard the Morris us. We are always looking for Christian books and novels, why team at some point during the new members to join our team and not join the Carey Book Club? year. Our two main events, Boxing would welcome any young men Day and the Village Festival, (age 10 upwards) who would like We meet once a month on a are nationally known events that to give it a try. With the current Saturday at the Forget- me-not put our village on the map. The popularity of health and wellbeing, Café at Moulton Community team are proud to uphold the what could be better than taking Centre to discuss that month’s village traditions of our community up something that keeps you fit book. with the annual performance of and is great fun at the same time. Moulton’s Mummers Play and also We are looking for dancers and We also meet once a month on a the May Queen Ceremony with its musicians (instruments available). Monday Evening in the Telegraph unique Maycart Procession. Those We practice at Moulton Community pub. who have visited the Photographic Centre every Thursday evening Exhibition collected by Bob Eady, from 7.30pm–9.00pm in the main Contact Jill Halton on 07870 will have seen pictures of the hall. 171763 for more info.

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34 | moulton scene • autumn 2017 YARKER TUITION New Spanish moments and our usual songs, Sessions role-plays and stories. Needless to Yarker Tuition - say we were kept very busy, and La Jolie Ronde in A HUGE WELCOME TO MONICA the children’s language confidence Moulton who has joined our team to take on came on in leaps and bounds! We Spanish classes in the local area! are looking forward to new topics What happens in a Jolie Ronde Year 5-6 Spanish club is running and lots of more language-learning language class? at Moulton primary alongside the enthusiasm in the coming year. existing French sessions, and La Jolie Ronde has been offering if you are keen for small group both French and Spanish classes language clubs for your children to nursery and primary aged in their school, nursery or home children for over 30 years. Our environment, then please do get in approach involves immersion in touch and we’ll see what we can the target language from the very do to accommodate you! beginning, lots of repetition from week to week whilst introducing Summer celebration and arty the new language through fun moments À bientôt! games, songs and activities. The Charlotte Yarker younger groups use puppets In our primary school sessions, we [email protected] - www. and story characters to help their celebrated some of the key spring lajolieronde.co.uk learning, whilst the older children and summer - La Jolie Ronde Moulton, are introduced to more role- events, such as Walgrave & Favours plays and independent work. The La Chandeleur, Jolie Ronde licensee number classes are designed to encourage Le coupe du 18914 a positive approach to language monde and la learning where children feel happy, tour de France relaxed and keen to discover not with games, just a new language but a different wordsearches, culture. quizzes, crafty RURAL NEWS PARISH FOOTPATH on the roundabout on the new Kettering WARDEN Road. It’s been a funny mixture of weather the If you like walking and want to appreciate last four months. We had an atrocious what’s around you, join the Health Walk April, when everything was late, every Wednesday, meeting at the bottom migrating birds and bluebells according of Doves Lane. the Springwatch were over a month late. May was very muddy, but things got better when June and July came, which CROWFIELDS COMMON - has been jolly. Walkers and dog walkers WILDFLOWER MEADOW: seem happy and have got a good tan, whereas earlier everywhere was wet now Between late May and early July 2018, we have to be careful we don’t fall down I have spotted the following species, in the cracks in the ground. spite of the very dry weather:

One afternoon walk was very enjoyable, PLANTAIN, SORREL, RAGGED ROBIN, going through Crowfields I saw lots of YELLOW RATTLE, HOGWEED, WILD dark, little brown, butterflies hovering in PARSLEY or CARROT (not sure which!), the hedgerow and grass. I also saw a ANGELICA, MEADOWSWEET, RED sparrow hawk, magpies, crows and other CLOVER, WHITE CLOVER, MEADOW smaller birds that you could hear but not BUTTERCUP, CREEPING BUTTERCUP, see. CHICKWEED, COMMON MALLOW, SALAD BURNET, BLADDER CAMPION, A little evening walk I had through PURPLE VETCH, BIRD'S FOOT Busby’s Meadow, the pigeons were TREFOIL, DOG DAISY, KNAPWEED, cooing, blackbirds singing, swifts LADY'S BEDSTRAW, TANSY, FIELD zooming about as well and you got the SCABIOUS - 23 in all, so far. aroma of the countryside. It was also nice to see the poppies by the side and - Angela Campling

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36 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 White Tiger Taekwon-Do Taekwon-Do – give it a go Train at your local martial arts club here in the village. Learn traditional Chang-Hon style Taekwon-Do from Mr Adrian Gent, 6th Deg Black Belt I first started practicing Taekwon-Do in 1972 at the age of 19. My instructor with 44 years experience. A journey of a thousand miles first instructor was Mr Jim McCullough who had learned the art in begins with one step! Make that first step into Moulton Primary School the armed forces while stationed in Singapore. As a serving Police Hall. We train on Mondays 6.45pm to 8pm at the Obelisk Centre, Officer he started the first Taekwon-Do club in the county at the Boys Tuesdays and Thursdays at Moulton Primary 7pm to 9pm. The first Club Kingsway in Wellingborough. I trained with him until 1976 when three introductory lessons are free. I married and moved to Northampton. Then I continued training up to my Black Belt with Mr Murray Walker 3rd Dan European sparring Champion. I opened my first club at Finedon and then my second club a few years later at Moulton in 1992, shortly after moving here. I competed over the years at club, national and international Tel: 01604-670966 / tournaments. The highlight was a silver medal sparring as a Black 07929-636773 Belt 3rd Dan in the Open European Championships in 1996. Having E-mail: tigergent@ just turned 65yrs old this year and now a Black Belt 6th Dan I still train hotmail.com regularly, am a member of the Ramblers and like to ride my motorbike Our website: www. and have no intention of slowing down yet! So if you would like to train whitetigertaekwon-do- with arguably the most experienced instructor in the area, just turn up co.uk at one of my classes. Northamptonshire Sport Northamptonshire Sport Aims to Get More People in the County More Active More Often by 2021!

Northamptonshire Sport are a County Sports Partnership often some of the main reasons given for people not being (CSP) whose main aim is to get more people in the county active. physically active. Recent figures from the Health Survey for England show that 22.8% of people aged 16+ living To help start some of this work in Daventry District in Northamptonshire currently do less than 30 minutes Northamptonshire Sport are working in partnership with moderately intense physical activity a week which makes Moulton Community Connector, Mary – Jane Brown to them classed as inactive. This compares to a national hopefully gain some insight regarding the views of people average of 22%. living in the area regarding physical activity. They’d like to find out how people currently keep physically active if at Northamptonshire Sport have recently led the work on all, what opportunities are available in their local areas for producing a new framework for physical activity in the them to do so, what barriers may prevent them from being county which aims to reduce the number of inactive active, or doing more, what other opportunities they’d like people by 12,000 in the next 4 years. This in turn will developing and whether any of them may be interested in reduce the pressure on the local health services due to delivering them. An example of this may be people being physical and mental health problems caused which figures trained up to become a health walk, or jogging group from Sport England’s local profiles shows currently costs leader who can then go on to deliver sessions in their just over £12,000 000 a year. communities.

One of the tactics to be used by Northamptonshire Sport If any of the above sounds of interest and you’d like to and its partners to help them achieve the objectives set help by either being involved in carrying out research in out in the framework is to create as many place based your local areas, or delivering activities that people would opportunities for people to get active around the county like to do in future please contact Graeme Wilson from as possible provided by local volunteers. This will then Northamptonshire Sport either by email Graeme.Wilson@ reduce transport and financial barriers to people which are firstforwellbeing.co.uk, or phone 07766 991828.

autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 37 Contact: Angela Campling Tel: 01604 644280; email: [email protected] or in writing to Obituaries Dairy Farmhouse, 1 Overstone Road, Moulton, Northants NN3 7UG After a short time she returned Hospice and was also involved to Northampton working in in raising money to fund Moulton the employment exchange on Library. She was the Chairperson Grafton Street. It was then, of the Moulton Parish Council for during a night out at the Salon 3 years and was a member of Ballroom, where her life would the patient participation group at change forever, she met her Moulton Surgery until she passed husband to be Rod. away.

Rod and Sandra tied the knot on Sandra was also an active Saturday 14th October 1967 at member of Moulton WI and Dallington Church. Moulton Gardeners Society. Along her journey she has made They set up home in Moulton a number of friends leaving a where Rod worked at the college fond impression with those she of agriculture. Their son David met. She was a real people was born in 1970, Sandra giving person and enjoyed nothing Sandra Garbutt up work to concentrate on being more than get togethers with Sandra was born on Tuesday a mum. Their daughter Caroline her friends and family. She had 11th April 1944 in Llanfairfechan, arrived in 1973 and the family an infectious laugh and wicked North Wales, a fact that she was was complete. sense of humour and fun. She passionate for you to know. Her would do anything for anyone. beloved mum Edith was also Sandra was a hard-working a proud Welsh lady and they woman who worked evenings Sandra, with her husband Rod, remained living there until the as a cleaning manager, when enjoyed many holidays exploring family moved to Northampton the children were small, to make the world. Last October they when Sandra was a small child. ends meet. celebrated their Golden Wedding at a party surrounded by friends In Northampton Sandra attended She returned to full time work and family at Moulton College. the primary school local to her when both children were at home in Lindsay Avenue. As primary school. She was the Throughout the last four months she approached the end of secretary to the manager of the of her life Sandra has battled with her primary school years she Milk Marketing Board and was strength, dignity and respect. contracted polio and spent a the life and sole of the office. She still continued to make those number of months in Harborough Due to the MMB relocating around her smile even in the Road Hospital in quarantine. She out of Northants, Sandra darkest days. Cynthia Spencer took her 11 plus whilst in hospital secured herself a full-time Hospice was where she spent and passed gaining a place at role at Nationwide on Moulton the last few days of her life. Northampton Grammar School Park where she was a finance There she received fantastic care for Girls in St. Georges Avenue. manager. It was here that she and support from all the staff for ended her working life retiring at which the family cannot thank After leaving school having the age of 62. It was then that them enough. passed all her exams Sandra she was able to enjoy time with became a dental hygienist at a her granddaughters Hannah, Sandra truly was a remarkable practice on Victoria Promenade. Hattie and Emily whom she loved woman who lived for her family. It Sandra then joined the RAF dearly. was only fitting that at the time of continuing her dental practice her passing she was surrounded and thoroughly enjoyed the years During her working life and by Rod, David, Caroline, her that she served at their base in retirement Sandra was heavily sister Carol and her much loved Halton. involved in her local community. dog, Fred. She raised a substantial amount of money for Cynthia Spencer

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MOULTON PARISH CHURCH CAREY BAPTIST CHURCH Well I am writing this in July during the heat wave. Angela Campling - Publicity Officer Hopefully we have had some rain by the time you 01604 644280 read this. 2018 is a great year for us as a church with Although the coming of Autumn hastens the it being the first full year since we had the end of the year, it is, conversely, a time of refurbishment in the church. We have really beginnings – our Toddle Inn (contact: 01604- noticed the benefits of having the flexibility of 644713), Boys’ Brigade (07738-607888), Girls’ the chairs. Wonderfully we have seen growth Brigade (07957-979677) and Women’s Own in attendance at the church which has led us to (01604-646657) all start up again after a have to purchase some additional chairs to make refreshing break in a glorious summer. sure we can seat everyone. Even then we really struggle to fit everyone on chairs when we have Our contributions to the Village Festival went big events such as Remembrance Sunday. We well – on a lovely day, for once! There have thank God that 200 chairs aren’t enough chairs been many visitors on the Carey trail, hosted for all those who want to come to church services. so warmly and tirelessly – sometimes at short As our vicar, Andy, would say, it is a nice problem notice – by Margaret Williams, who enjoys to have! If you aren’t a regular at church but passing on her considerable knowledge of would like to know more, we have a Christianity the great man. One of these was a visit by the Explored course starting on the 27th September student choir from a university in Georgia, and running for 6 weeks. USA, whose free concert was well-attended We had the events from Extraordinary Moulton and much enjoyed. in June. We had great talks and meetings and community events such as the Dog Show and There is much to look forward to – our Barbecue. We want to continue to have community Harvest services on 16th September, the type events using space like the Public Gardens enrolment of the Brigades and, of course, the and Community Centre. Keep your eyes open for now established regular Healing services details of these events over the coming months. and ‘Thirsty’ group chats with our Minister, We continue to have the church open on Tuesdays Stuart Dennis in the Telegraph. The run- from 10am to 4pm; there are people in the church up to Christmas begins with Carols by to go along to talk to, to pray with or if you just Candlelight on 23rd December followed want to sit quietly there is space for you to do by the Christingle service on the 24th and that. There are refreshments and cake to make the culminating in the Family Service at 10am on welcome extra special too. Christmas Day. We will be holding a vigil service to mark the Our church is warm and welcoming and we centenary of the Great War. The service will be on love to see new faces coming through the the afternoon of the 10th November as a lead up to Remembrance Sunday service on the 11th. We door! will be linking with the Parish Council and Mary- Jane, the Community Connector for this event. More details will follow nearer the time. Check out the diary pages of this magazine for our regular and other events and look at our website www.moutlonchurch.co.uk for details of other events coming up.

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The summer has been a time of rest, reflection and those who are starting school, after watching them preparation for the busy months ahead and we grow up over the years, but we have several new hope you have had a chance to enjoy the wonders babies to enjoy! of God’s creation either here or abroad – whatever the weather! Our monthly Afternoon Tea ‘Services’ have proved quite popular, so why not come along and join We must thank all of you who supported us during us. We start with Afternoon Tea at 3.30pm, and the Moulton Festival. We were able to send then have a short informal service. Sunday 16th over £200 to this year’s charity, Mission Aviation September at 3.30pm will have a harvest theme. Fellowship. A very appropriate charity this year Watch the noticeboards around the village for as they were formed by young RAF pilots straight further dates. after the 2nd World War who wanted to use their flying skills for good and to help others rather than The Coffee Room is always open from 10am to 12 in bombing raids. They use small aircraft to fly in noon for coffee, tea, cakes, scones on Wednesday anything needed to difficult to reach communities, mornings, so if you are at a loose end why not pop support missionaries, and fly out patients to in, there’s always someone to chat to if you come hospitals. on your own.

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Your Regular Weekly Groups

MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN Moulton Short Sing & Sign Baby Moulton Short Pilates 9.30 - Wellbeing Support Coffee Shop Bingo 13.00 Mat Bowls Club Class 9.30 & 10.30 Mat Bowls Club 10.30 Moulton CC Appointments 10.00 – 12.00 Moulton Working (Term 9.15 Benham, Moulton CC 9.15 Benham, 9.30 - 12.30 Moulton Theatre Men’s Club Moulton Park time only) Moulton Park Moulton CC Community Pilates 9.30 - Mums & Tots 9.00 Little Kickers 9.30 Board Games & Moulton Minis Connector 10.30 Moulton CC - 11.00 Moulton - 11.00 Moulton Cards Morning - Soccer Club Surgery 9:30 Evangelical CC 10.00 - 12.00 10.30 - 11.30 - 11.30 Moulton Church (Main Moulton CC Moulton Football Library Church) (Term time Club only) Oasis Mums & Moulton Keep Fit Prayer Meeting Yoga at a Gentle Play & Learn for Girls Football Tots 10.00 10.00 Chappell 9.30-10.00 Carey Pace 10.00 Under 5’s 13.00 Sessions @ Moulton Church House Baptist Church Moulton Village - 15.00 Moulton Moulton 10.30 Centre (Term time Hall Library - 11.30 Moulton only) Football Club Monday Club Pilates 9.30 - Music Bugs 10.00 Toddle Inn Friday Night Live 10.00 – 12.00 10.30 Moulton – 12.00 Moulton 10.00-11.30 & (Youth Club) Carey Baptist Guide Hall CC 13.30-15.00 Carey 19.30 Moulton Church Lounge Baptist Church Church Centre (excl Bank Hols) Hall (Term time only) (fortnightly) Rhymetime 14.00 Gentle Circuits Coffee Morning Pilates 12.00 – - 14.30 for the over 50’s 10.00 - 12.00 13.00 Moulton CC Moulton Library 10.45 - 11.30 Moulton Moulton Guide Evangelical Hall Church (Coffee Lounge) Pilates 16.30 – Pilates 11.45 - Health Walk Kettlecise 13.30 – 18.00 Moulton CC 12.45 Moulton (35-45 mins) 14.30 Moulton CC Guide Hall 10.30 Meet o/s Evangelical Church Wind Band Pilates 12.00 – Pilates 11.00 – Homework Club Beginner Class 13.00 Moulton CC 11.45 Moulton CC 15.30 - 17.30 (brass, woodwind, Moulton Library percussion) 17.15 - 18.45 Moulton College Zumba 17.45 - Wellbeing DDH Community Kettlecise 17.30 – 18.45 Moulton CC Appointments Lunch Club 12.15 18.30 Moulton CC 13.00 - 17.00 Chappell House Moulton Surgery (£5 for a 2-course hot dinner) Boys Brigade Blue Door After Luncheon Club Girls Brigade 18.00 onwards School Club 15.15 12.15 Moulton 18.15 onwards Carey Baptist Moulton Church Church Centre Carey Baptist Church Hall (Term Centre (Term time (Fortnightly) Church Hall (Term time only) only) time only) Beavers 18.15 Yogalates 18.30 - Health & Cub Scouts 18.00 – 19.15 Scout HQ, 19.30 Moulton CC Wellbeing Choir – 19.30 Scout HQ, The Nurseries 14.00 - 16.00 The Nurseries Moulton CC

Pilates 18.30 – White Tiger The Gap Primary 2nd Moulton 19.15 Moulton CC Taekwon-Do School After Brownies 18.15 19.00 (beg.) 20.00 School Club 15.15 – 19.45 Guide Hall (adv.) Moulton Moulton Church Primary School Centre (Term time only) 1st Moulton Scouts 19.30 – 1st Moulton Circuit Class 18.15 Brownies 18.30 21.00 Scout HQ, Rainbows 17.45 – 18.50 Moulton - 20.00 Guide Hall The Nurseries - 19.00 Guide Hall CC

Wind Band (brass, PJK Wado Kan 1st Moulton Community Choir woodwind, Karate 19.30 - Guides 19.15 - 19.00 - 21.00 percussion) 19.00 21.30 Moulton CC 21.00 Guide Hall Moulton CC - 21.00 Moulton College Moulton Church Clubercise 19.30 - White Tiger Bell Ringers 20.15 Moulton CC Taekwon-Do 19.00 19.30 Moulton (beg.) 20.00 (adv.) Church Moulton Primary School Keep Fit Class Moulton Morris 19.30 – 20.45 Men 19.30 Moulton Village Moulton CC Hall

44 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 Your Regular Monthly Groups

MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN Folk Jam Baby Weigh-in Afternoon Book Friends of Musical Craft Club 09.30 Young Adult Session 20.00 13.00 - 15.00 Group 13.00 - Moulton Library Memories 14.00 Moulton CC (1st Book Group - 23.00 The Moulton Library 14.00 Moulton Mtg 18.30 - 19.30 - 15.30 Moulton Sat of the month, 13.00 – 14.00 Artichoke Pub (3rd Tues of the Library (3rd Wed Moulton Library CC (Various excl Jul & Aug) Moulton Library (2nd Mon of the month) of the month) (1st Thur of the Fridays) (1st Sun of the month) month) month) Moving Forward Ladies Memory Cafe Evening WI Sew/Craft and Who Let The Moulton Parish After a Cancer Fellowship 14.00 14.00 - 16.00 Ladies That Chat 14.00 Dads Out 09.30 Chuch - KM4 Diagnosis 14.00 Moulton Church Carey Baptist Natter 19.15 Moulton CC (3rd Moulton Church 16.00 Kings - 16.00 Moulton Centre (1st Tues of Church (2nd Wed Moulton Club Fri of the month) Centre (2nd Sat Meadow School CC (3rd Mon of the month) of the month) (3rd Thur of the of the month) (3rd Sun of the the month) month) month) Moulton Tuesday Gardeners’ Two Left Feet – Network Arts Club (formerly Society General Tea Dance 19.30 10.00 – 16.00 nd The Friend-Leys) Meeting 19.30 – 22.30 Moulton Moulton CC (2 Moulton CC (4th CC (3rd or 4th Fri of Sat of the month) 14.00 – 16.00 Wed of the month, the month) The Guide Hall excl Jun, Aug & (4th Tues of the Dec) month) Creative Writing Evening WI Moulton History Hardy Plant Group 19.00 - Skittles Practice Society 19.30 Society 14.00 20.30 Moulton 19.00 Moulton Moulton Working Moulton CC Library (2nd Tues Club (3rd Wed of Men’s Club (2nd (1st Sat of the of the month) the month) Fri of the month, month, excl May, excl Jan, Jun, Jul Jul & Aug) & Aug) Moulton Stitch Evening WI Final Fridays - Golden Oldies Craft Club 19.30 Book Club 19.30 Social Evening Disco 19.30 – Moulton CC (1st Moulton Club for Members & Tues of the month (2nd Wed of the Friends Moulton 23.00 Moulton excl July, Aug & month) Theatre (Last CC (Various Sep) Friday of the Fridays , excl month) Oct – this will be a Sunday afternoon event instead) Moulton Evening WI 19.30 (doors open from 19.00) Moulton CC (2nd Tues of the month) While every attempt is made to ensure that all information is current and correct, please be aware that timings may be different during school holidays/bank holidays, or only run during term time, etc. Please check direct with organiser before attending. SCHOOL TERM Moulton School & Science College DATES 4th September – Teacher Training Day 5th September – Teacher Training Day 6th September – School re-opens Moulton Primary School 19th October – School closes 4th September – Teacher Training Day 29th October – School re-opens 5th September – Teacher Training Day 20th December – School closes 6th September – School re-opens 7th January – School re-opens 19th October – School closes 29th October – Teacher Training Day Moulton College (Further Education 30th October – School re-opens Students only) 19th December – School closes 10th September – Term starts 3rd January – School re-opens 22nd – 26th October – Study week 19th December – Term finishes 7th January – Term starts

autumn 2018 • moulton scene | 45 4 Christianity Explored 19.30 Moulton Parish Church Centre what’s ON … 7 Harvest Festival Service 10.30 Moulton Parish Church August Centre 7 Silver Sunday: Golden Oldies Disco (Stalls, Workshops & Rural Wellbeing Bus - for the Over 60s) 13.30-17.00 23 Moulton College GCSE Results Day Drop-in 12.00- Moulton Community Centre 18.30 Moulton College Social Centre 11 Christianity Explored 19.30 Moulton Parish Church 29 Moulton Library Summer Holiday Crafts 10.00-12.00 Centre Moulton Library 13 Moulton College Open Event 08.30-12.00 Moulton 29 Moulton College Open Event 16.00-19.00 Moulton College Social Centre College Social Centre 13 Moulton College Jam & Chutney Making Course 09.30- 29 Summer Bible School – Helping those who struggle to 13.00 Moulton College forgive 19.30 Moulton Parish Church 15 PCSO joining the Health & Wellbeing Surgery (drop-in) 30 Moulton Library – Perfect Pranks (Pranking Workshop 9.30-11.30 Moulton Community Centre inspired by our Mischief Makers Summer Reading 16 Women’s Own – Speaker Margaret Williams (Traidcraft) Challenge!) 14.00-16.00 Moulton Library 14.30 Carey Baptist Church Lounge 16 Moulton Evangelical Church Afternoon Tea Service September 15.30 Moulton Evangelical Church 16 Carey Baptist Church Thirsty Group 20.00 Telegraph 1 Film – The Darkest Hour 19.30 Moulton Theatre, Inn Cross Street 17 Moulton Evening WI - The Greatest Showman Sing- 4 Women's Own re-starts 14.30 Carey Baptist Church along (members £5/guests £6 - including canapes) Lounge 19.00 for 19.30 Moulton Theatre 5 Healing Service 19.30 Carey Baptist Church 18 Christianity Explored 19.30 Moulton Parish Church 5 Parish Council Meeting – Public Session 19.15 Centre Moulton Community Centre 19 Health & Wellbeing Musical Memories 14.00-15.30 6 Toddle-Inn re-starts 10.00-11.30 & 13.30-15.00 Carey Moulton Community Centre Baptist Church Hall 19 Film – Allied 19.30 Moulton Theatre, Cross Street 8 Gig in the Gardens Music Event 14.00 Moulton Public 20 Food Festival Moulton Community Centre Gardens 24 Moulton and District Gardeners Society AGM 19.30 8 Bejazzled Jazz Lounge Live Music Event (tickets Moulton Community Centre needed) 20.00-23.00 Moulton Theatre 25 Christianity Explored 19.30 Moulton Parish Church 8-13 Moulton Players – George Orwell’s 1984 Centre 10 Lunch Club 12/12.30 Carey Baptist Church Hall 27 Moulton Literary Festival 09.30-17.00 Moulton 10 Boys’ Brigade restarts 18.00 onwards Carey Baptist Community Centre Church Hall 27 Bejazzled Jazz Lounge Live Music Event (tickets 13 Girls’ Brigade restarts 18.15 onwards Carey Baptist needed) 20.00-23.00 Moulton Theatre Church Hall 15 Moulton Library Summer Reading Challenge November Presentation Ceremony 14.00 Moulton Library 15 Golden Oldies Disco (with bar) 19.30-23.00 Moulton Community Centre 1 Parish Council Meeting – Public Session 19.15 Moulton Community Centre 16 Harvest Services (Lunch at 12.30) 10.45 & 18.00 Carey Baptist Church 1 Christianity Explored 19.30 Moulton Parish Church Centre 17 PCSO joining the Health & Wellbeing Surgery (drop-in) 9.30-11.30 Moulton Community Centre 2 Health & Wellbeing Musical Memories 14.00-15.30 Moulton Community Centre 18 Women’s Own – Speaker Linda Leathersich 14.30 Carey Baptist Church Lounge 2 Film – Victoria & Abdul 19.30 Moulton Theatre, Cross Street 18 Carey Baptist Church Thirsty Group 20.00 Telegraph Inn 3 Golden Oldies Disco (with bar) 19.30-23.00 Moulton Community Centre 20 Moulton Memories 14.00-16.00 Moulton Library 6 Women’s Own – Speaker Bruce Furness 14.30 Carey 22 Table-top Sale Moulton Community Centre Baptist Church Lounge 23 Blood Donation Moulton School 7 Healing Service 19.30 Carey Baptist Church 27 Christianity Explored 19.30 Moulton Parish Church 10 Moulton College Open Event 08.30-12.00 Moulton Centre College Social Centre 28 MacMillan Coffee Morning 10.00-12.00 Moulton Theatre 10 Moulton College Christmas Cake Making Course 28 Health & Wellbeing Musical Memories 14.00-15.30 09.30-14.00 Moulton College Moulton Community Centre 10 Afternoon Vigil Service (to mark the Centenary of the 29 Craft & Gift Fair in aid of Save The Children 10.00- Great War) Time TBC Moulton Parish Church 15.00 Moulton Community Centre 10 Film – Flight 19.30 Moulton Theatre, Cross Street 11 Remembrance Sunday 10.45 Moulton Parish Church October 13 PCSO Surgery (drop-in) 9.30-11.30 Moulton Community Centre 2 Women’s Own – Speaker Angela Campling 14.30 16 Moulton and District Gardeners Society Race Night Carey Baptist Church Lounge with Fish & Chip Supper 19.00 for 19.30 Moulton Club 2 Parish Council Meeting – Public Session 19.15 17 Church Choir Sing-a-long 14.00 Moulton Parish Moulton Community Centre Church Centre 3 Healing Service 19.30 Carey Baptist Church 46 | moulton scene • autumn 2018 18 Brigades’ Enrolment 10.45 Carey Baptist Church 9 Moulton Parish Council Christmas Cracker Event 14.00 20 Women’s Own – Speaker Rev. Peter Strong 14.30 Moulton Community Centre Carey Baptist Church Lounge 9 Moulton Evening WI Stall at Christmas Cracker Event 20 Carey Baptist Church Thirsty Group 20.00 Telegraph 14.00 Moulton Community Centre Inn 10 Women’s Institute Carol Service (followed by 21 Moulton and District Gardeners Society Day trip to refreshments in the Church Centre) 14.00 Moulton Chatsworth House (Dressed for Christmas) early am Parish Church 21 Moulton College Open Event 17.00-19.00 Moulton 10 PCSO joining the Health & Wellbeing Surgery (drop-in) College Social Centre 9.30-11.30 Moulton Community Centre 23 Health & Wellbeing Musical Memories 14.00-15.30 10-15 Moulton Players – Amateur Rights Moulton Community Centre 11 Moulton College Christmas Cake Decoration Course 24 Craft & Gift Fair in aid of Save The Children 10.00-15.00 19.00-21.00 Moulton College Moulton Community Centre 14 Health & Wellbeing Musical Memories Christmas Party 24 Bejazzled Jazz Lounge Live Music Event (tickets 14.00-15.30 Moulton Community Centre needed) 20.00-23.00 Moulton Theatre 14 Moulton Evangelical Church Christmas Carols, Candles 29 Moulton College Open Event 17.00-19.00 Moulton & Fun 19.00 Moulton Evangelical Church College Social Centre 16 Carols with Moulton 77 Band 18.00 Moulton Parish 30 Moulton Evening WI - Shopping trip to Winchester Church Christmas Market 18 Carey Baptist Church Thirsty Group 20.00 Telegraph Inn December 23 Carols by Candlelight 18.00 Moulton Parish Church 23 Carols by Candlelight 18.00 Carey Baptist Church 1 FOMPS Christmas Fair Moulton Primary School 23 Carols by Candlelight 20.00 Moulton Parish Church 1 Golden Oldies Disco (with bar) 19.30-23.00 Moulton 24 Children’s Carol Service 16.00 Moulton Parish Church Community Centre 24 Holy Communion Service 11.30 Carey Baptist Church 2 Advent Songs of Praise (tea after) 16.00 Carey Baptist 24 Family Christingle Service 18.00 Carey Baptist Church Church 24 Midnight Lord’s Supper Service 23.00 Moulton Parish 3 Lunch Club 12/12.30 Carey Baptist Church Hall Church 4 Women’s Own – Speaker Rev. Don Merrifield 14.30 25 Christmas Lord’s Supper Service 09.00 Moulton Carey Baptist Church Lounge Parish Church 4 Parish Council Meeting – Public Session 19.15 25 Family Service 10.00 Carey Baptist Church Moulton Community Centre 25 Christmas Family Meeting 10.30 Moulton Parish 5 Healing Service 19.30 Carey Baptist Church Church 7 Health & Wellbeing Musical Memories 14.00-15.30 25 Moulton Evangelical Church Christmas Day Service & Moulton Community Centre Christmas Dinner 11.00 Moulton Evangelical Church

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