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2.00 to 4.30pm 2.00 to Village Hall LINK THE February 2020 church funds and in the churchyard  at The Nuttery Manor Lane Snowdrop Sunday 9th. February   PrestonCapes Badby Fawsley Charwelton Newnham Wednesday 26 February Tuesday 16th. February Holy Communion Holy Communion Ante-communion Candlemas An on-line version of this magazine in colour is available on the web site 2 February Evensong (Chapel) 11:00 09:30 18:00 09:30 [HW] [GH] BCP Said [AS] [AS] CW CW CW THE KNIGHTLEY PARISHESTHE KNIGHTLEY I 7.00pm 6.30 pm Services for February 2020 Holy Communion Holy Communion Evening Prayer www.theknightleyparishes.btck.co.uk Family Service 9 February 3 bef. 11:00 11:00 09:30 18:00 OTHER SERVICES BCP [AS] [AS] CW II Lent Preston Capes Badby 2 United Benefice Communion 2 before Lent 16 February Newnham Service [+EC] 10:00 Ash Wednesday HC [AS] ESOW Holy III at Holy Communion Holy Communion Morning Worship Next 23 February (Church) 11:00 11:00 09:30 BCP BCP [VB] [VB] bef. IV Lent Holy Communion Holy Communion Said Morning Evensong (Chapel) 1 March Prayer Lent 1 09:30 18:00 09:30 11:00 [GW] BCP BCP [BR] [AS] [AS] CW CW I SUNDAY READINGS EDITORIAL Principal Service CW - for other services see Lectionary A NATIVITY STORY DIARY ENTRIES

Date Feast Page* Year OT † NT Gospel ast Christmas a 4-year old boy was at f you are writing in the Link about an event 2 Feb Candlemas 74 A Mal 3, 1-5 Heb 2, 14-end Luke 2, 22-40 Leeds/Bradford Airport with his which you would like to be included in the 9 Feb 3 bef. Lent 79 A Isa 58, 1-9a 1 Cor 2, 1-12 Matt 5, 13-20 Lgrandfather, when he found himself IDiary section of The Link it would help me 16 Feb 2 bef. Lent 86 A Gen 1,1 - 2,3 Rom 8, 18-25 Matt 6, 25-end standing next to a scarfed and veiled Muslim greatly if you could make a special mention of 23 Feb Next bef. Lent 105 A Exod 24, 12-end 2 Pet 1, 16-end Matt 17, 1-9 lady. that when you submit your contribution. I try 26 Feb Ash Wednesday 110 A Joel 2, 1-2 & 2 Cor 5,20b - Matt 6, 1-6 & Looking up at her with an expression of great each month to go through the final copy and 12-17 6, 10 16-21 awe on his face he said “Are you Mary?” include relevant items in the Diary but I cannot 1 Mar Lent 1 117 A Gen 2, 15-17 & Rom 5, 12-19 Matt 4, 1-11 Smiling, she looked down at him and replied guarantee always to pick them up. 3, 1-7 “No, I’m not. But were you in your school Please note that the Diary entry will include NOTES: 1. *These page numbers refer to “The Word of the Lord”, a copy of which will be available Nativity play?” simply the name of the event, its location and in your church. All the readings in that book are taken from the New Revised Standard Version “Yes”, he said. “I was a wolf”! the date. Any other information will need to of the Bible. be in a separate text item. Any event is 2. †The Old Testament readings during Trinity will be from Track 2 of Common Worship This is a true story told to me by a colleague eligible for inclusion except services - they get 3. At non-communion services the second reading should normally be the Gospel. (the grandfather). What a wonderful example plenty of mention anyway. of inter-religious tolerance and understanding. Please note too that it is not practicable to If only we could all be like that lady and little publish lists of the whole of any organisation’s FROM THE REGISTERS boy, and be kind and know each other’s things events for the year - there just is not space. (though I confess the presence of a wolf in the stable had previously escaped me!) David HOLY BAPTISM

at Fawsley HELP YOUR CHURCH... BY TAKING on 4th January OUT HOME INSURANCE! Ayla Constantia Dow IN MEMORIAM o celebrate its 130th. birthday the Shine as a light in the world, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (with to the Glory of God the Father at Newnham Twhich most, if not all, of our churches on 17th. January are insured) is offering to donate £130 to your Margaret Rose Ashwell church for every Home Insurance policy taken [by Rev. Jay Phelps out by a parishioner during 2020. HOLY MATRIMONY United Reform Church] So when you need to renew your policy this year you might like to think about using at Newnham Ecclesiastical and thus supporting your church. on 28th. December Your PCC Treasurer has all the details so please Grant her peace, Richard John Higgins contact him/her if you are interested - contact and let light perpetual shine upon her and details on page 19. Alternatively look up Eleanor Jane Walker www.ecclesiastical.com/trust130 or ring [by Revd. Canon Mary Garbutt] 0800 783 0130 and quote Trust 130 Please note that this is not a recommendation, and you should satisfy Blessed are you, heavenly Father You give joy to bridegroom and bride yourself that the cover meets your needs and is competitive.

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(www.churchofengland.org/livelent) has EVENING SERVICE OF THE WORD June Pound at Charwelton for their hard work in ‘Saying Yes to Life’ produced challenges for 40 days in adult compiling these figures. They always make interesting reading. – Lent and Lambeth 2020 and children’s versions that are available as This service is held once a month on Tuesday evening (following the third Sunday of the month) at a pocket-sized booklet, via an app or by 6.30pm at St. Mary’s Badby. Led in turn by some of Overall in 2019 the general pattern of weather was This summer, almost 1,000 bishops from email. The aim is to broaden our view of those who attend, there is always a brief talk about much the same in all 3 villages, as one might expect, all over the world will be gathering in Christ’s redeeming mission. The campaign somebody inspirational. All welcome! Forward but as usual Preston Capes was much drier (and Canterbury for the Lambeth Conference. has distributed over 13,000 sample copies ESOW dates are February 16th and March 17th. slightly warmer) than the other two. Some of the bishops, including from our – your church may have some. The daily link dioceses in Korea, will be spending a Bible readings, reflections and suggested BADBY AND DISTRICT FILM SOCIETY Rainfall . It was a pretty wet year by and large, with Newnham getting 941mm, Charwelton 917 and few days beforehand at Launde Abbey with actions link with Ruth’s book. I think both The films to be screened this month are: Preston Capes 680. Edgar notes that Newnham Bishop Donald and myself. versions are really inspiring and great fun! had 203mm more rain than in 2018, well over the If you wish to order copies of these books, Sat 15th February Tchaikovsky’s EUGENE running average during the last 25 years of 775mm, A key theme of the conference will be the contact ONEGIN (1988) and likewise Charwelton was well above its 26-year global climate emergency that is already environment@-diocese.org.uk. “One of the most successful and beautiful films of an average of 810mm. The wettest year during those impacting the dioceses from which some of opera.” Filmed on location in Czechoslovakia. periods was 2012 for both villages - 1136mm in the bishops serve. For example, low-lying In this diocese, we are aiming to make Directed by Petr Weigl, starring Bernd Weikl, Teresa Charwelton. areas flooded by rising sea-levels and 2020 a year of greater focus on our Kubiak & Stuart Burrows. Sir Georg Solti conducts The first 5 months were extremely dry in both ROH Covent Garden Orchestra (117 mins). villages (N 221, C 190) but then June and July conflict triggered by expanding deserts, stewardship of God’s earth as the fifth of produced a deluge (N 174, C 195). The last quarter forcing people to move and compete for the Five Marks of Mission – tell the good Thu 27th February THE OLIVE TREE (2016) was also very wet - N 376 and C 372. - in both cases scarce land. Archbishop Justin has news of Jesus; teach the faith; tend for all Spanish drama directed by Icíar Bollaín, about a the highest last quarter ever recorded in either place. recorded a short interview highlighting this in his name; transform society in line with 20-year-old girl who adores her elderly grandfather. aspect of Lambeth 2020. You can view it Kingdom values; treasure God’s creation. When he refuses to speak or eat, she decides to Temperatures In Preston Capes the mean 0 0 Throughout 2020, look out for new recover the millenary tree that the family sold against temperature was 10.1 compared with 10.3 in 2018, via www.vimeo.com/359740285. 0 initiatives from the Diocesan Environmental his will. In order to succeed, she needs to count on while the figures for Charwelton were 9.09 and her uncle, a victim of the crisis, her friend, and her 9.05 0. The mean high in Charwelton was 12.18 0 and As we approach the season of Lent I’d like Team. 0 whole town to help her find where the tree has gone the mean low 5.68 . The hottest day in each village to commend two ways in which we can (98 mins, 15 cert, Spanish with English subtitles). was 25th. July, with 32.0 0 in Charwelton and 35.6 0 in engage with these important matters from With my prayers and best wishes for a holy Preston, while the coldest night was 31 January, the perspective of our Christian faith: and world-changing Lent. Fri 28th February TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (2014) being -4.20 in Preston and -8.00 in Charwelton. The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Drama based on First World War memoir by Vera Book, Saying Yes to Life by Ruth Valerio, is Yours Brittain, about young love and the futility of war. So all in all a pretty mixed bag of weather, which a brilliant exploration of what it means to Stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Emily Watson, shows little sign of improvement as I write. look after God’s world, reflecting on Miranda Richardson & Kit Harrington. “Well-acted and beautifully filmed, adding up to an enriching… HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY creation themes including light, water, land experience for fans of British period dramas” (130 and seasons alongside environmental mins, 12 cert). Our Wine and Quiche Evening will be held in Badby concerns. It’s full of good stories and great Village Hall on Friday 13 th March at 7.30pm. We insights. Archbishop Justin says that this If you are interested in finding out more about the have a talk from Napton Cidery, a family-run book “is perfect for individuals and groups Society and its forthcoming programme, please get business which started with their first batch of cider to reflect, pray and be challenged in touch with Karen Brown on 312158 from an apple tree in their garden. There will be an opportunity to taste the cider and purchase on the together”. Copies are currently available +John WEATHER REPORT night. Our famous home-made quiches and buffet for loan from the Bouverie Court Library. will be available afterwards with wine and soft drinks, The Church of ’s Lent Campaign, Bishop of Brixworth First of all many thanks to the 3 contributors, Edgar first drink free and more on sale. Non-members and ‘#LiveLent – Care for God’s Creation’, Mobbs at Newnham, Penny Eves at Preston and friends welcome. The limited number of tickets at 5 6 £10.50 each (£8.50 for members) are available from · The ‘By George Quiz’– on Friday, April 24 · FLORAL BEE th NEWNHAM committee members. There will also be a raffle. Big Breakfast to commemorate the 75 Correspondent - Ellen Henning More information from Angela Waldock on 07745 anniversary of VE Day on Sunday, May 10, · A small friendly group of novice flower arrangers ([email protected]) 850053 or [email protected]. Afternoon tea in the church, part of Open meets each month to create simple designs, with Reader Sidesman Our Plant Sale will be held in the Badby Village Hall Gardens on Sunday, May 17. guidance, aimed at building skills and confidence in 2 Feb on Sunday, May 10. · Badby Fayre on Sunday, September 6 – we’re flower arranging. It meets in the village hall at Janet Rees Jeff Lawrence looking for ideas and people to get involved, 7.15pm on Thursday, February 6 and the first 9 Feb Mary Wood Les Pierpoint ✣ ✣ ✣ please ring Jim on 07717 414664 or email Thursday of each month. Contact Liz Hudson on 16 Feb TBA Jim Wood [email protected] or check out our 01327 877797 for more information. PARISH NOTICES Facebook page. ROOF REPAIR TEA AND MEET BADBY LENT SOUP LUNCHES The Chancel Roof has at long last been Correspondent - Geoff Pullin ([email protected]) The first, not to be missed, Tea and Meet of 2020 is repaired/replaced and we are once again watertight. We have also installed a roof alarm system so Reader Sidesman Server Our series of six soup lunches start on Saturday, open to everyone on Friday, February 7 from 2pm - February 8. If you would like to come, because it’s 3.30pm in the village hall. Come along to enjoy the hopefully we are secure. Thank you all for your Lent or just to be sociable, please contact the host company of village friends and neighbours whilst ongoing support and patience. There will be a 2 Feb Peter McAlister J. Jordan S. Rose below to see if there is still a place. Suggested eating delicious cake with an afternoon cuppa. service of thanksgiving most likely at Easter, to C. Wakeford Pat McAlister donation is £5 in aid of St. Mary’s Church funds. Always a great afternoon! which everybody will be welcome. More details to 9 Feb TBA S. Rose NR Each lunch starts at 12.15pm and ends at 2pm on follow. F. Williams these dates:- COFFEE MORNING 23 Feb TBA S. Rose NR CAROL SINGING F. Williams Date Host Where Contact The monthly coffee morning in St Mary’s Church will 1 Mar R. McBeth C. Nelson C. Nelson Sat Ruth & Jim Woodcroft 07591 be on Tuesday, February 18 from 10.30am to 12 On 22nd December we had intended to tour the F. Williams G. Nelson Feb 8 McBeth Cottage 166551 noon. Everyone will be most welcome to come village singing carols, but as the weather was so 01327 along for coffee, tea, home-made cake and chat. dreadful we held an impromptu "sing-a-long" in the Jan Cooper FEBRUARY CHURCH FLOWERS Fri 703292 church. This proved very popular and a considerable & Moira Village hall Feb 28 01327 BADBY SINGS quantity of food and toiletries, plus £200 was Cooper 1 & 8: Karen Brown 702833 donated to the Food Bank. Thank you to 15 & 22: Ann Cotton & Monique Shortt Wed Gill & Chris The 01327 The next BadbySings event will be on Sunday, Helen for organising the evening, and to Bill Mar 4 Nelson Cottage 300034 February 16 from 2.30 to 4pm in the village hall. (Gibbons) and chums for providing the music. CHURCH CLEANING IN FEBRUARY Open to all people in Badby, Daventry and Further dates next month surrounding areas - singing for fun and health with a SNOWDROP SUNDAY w/b 3: Gill Nelson, Lib Chapman, Jo Hind, Sue Berry professional choir leader. All abilities welcome: £5 w/b 10: Ann Cotton, Monique Shortt, Ann Syred UNITED REFORMED CHURCH adult, £2 under 16s on every third Sunday of the On Sunday 9th February we shall be holding our w/b 17: Helen Morris, Gillie Morley, Ann Skinner month in 2020. traditional Snowdrop Sunday. Weather permitting w/b 24: Jan Cooper, Moira Cooper, Judy Jordan The congregation will welcome you in February on there should be a wonderful display throughout the Sundays at 10am when family worship will be led by CRICKET CLUB Village, especially in the Churchyard and WHAT’S ON IN BADBY 2020 2nd Pat Paine: 9 th Mary Barrett: 16 th Revd G surrounding verges, the Woodland Trust area, and at Townsend: 23rd Revd Michael Bond. The AGM of the Badby & Cricket the Nuttery. There will be a raffle and a nominal We are planning a full calendar of events to bring Club will be held on Sunday, February 16 at 8pm in charge for Church funds. Tea/coffee and home made people together, to celebrate the community in BADBY & FAWSLEY WI. the Maltsters pub. All members and supporters are cakes will be served in the Village Hall from 2.00pm. Badby and to raise much-needed funds for our welcome. The agenda will include the election of the church. We’d love to see you and we’d be very At 7.30pm in the village hall on Thursday, February committee. Current members can stand again and if V E DAY CELEBRATION happy to have your help. If you’re interested in any of 13, John Shakespeare will be talking about Charles others wish to stand for one of the committee these events, please contact Judy on 07752 384969. Rennie MacIntosh, the renowned Scottish Architect positions, they will need a proposer and seconder. Newnham will be holding a street party and Dates for events during the summer and autumn will and Designer of No. 78 Derngate . entertainment on 8 May Bank Holiday. Please save be published later. Here are the upcoming dates for Many other buildings, furniture and jewellery were ✣ ✣ ✣ the date. More details will be available next month. your diary: designed by this man. An interesting evening ahead · Lent soup lunches – see below. of us and will very soon be followed by an organised In addition the bells of St Michael and All Angels will · Coffee mornings – see below. trip to see his impressive work. For further ring out on Saturday 8th February between 3.00pm · Tea and Meet – see below. information, contact Kathy Day on 01327 438582. and 4.30pm as we welcome the Guild Bell Ringers for their monthly meeting. 7 8 NEWNHAM VILLAGE HALL 200 CLUB booked (though not guaranteed). More details in due CHRISTMAS WREATHS LITTER PICK course. In the first draw of 2020 the winners were Several people have agreed to open and if there are An enormous vote of thanks to all those involved in Our annual litter pick will be on Saturday 14th March. £50 Prize No 41 Mrs A Minish any other Newnham residents who would like to the preparatory mossing, holly gathering, bunch Please meet at the entrance to Fawsley Hall Hotel at £25 Prize No 2 Mr & Mrs D Woodford share their gardens with visitors/admirers do please making, cone and ribbon wiring, and then 11.00am. £25 Prize No 146 Mrs J Rees let Sue know on 703708. We ask too if you are assembling 100 wreaths on the wreath making day - sowing flower or vegetable seeds, that you add a few and to those who provided and/or served the ✣ ✣ ✣ VILLAGE HALL JUMBLE SALE more and donate them for our plant stall. Proceeds excellent lunch. The profit from the wreath making of the event will be shared between the village hall day this year raised an excellent £1033. PRESTON CAPES Jumble Sale in the Village Hall (in aid of and the church. Correspondent - Gerard Hoare maintenance) on Saturday 7th March. 2 – 3.30pm. PCC Entrance 20p FoNS PROGRESSIVE SUPPER Reader Sidesman Cleaning Saturday February 29th 7pm The next meeting of the PCC will be on Thursday Come and enjoy tea and cake whilst browsing 12th. March, which will also be the Annual Parochial 2 Feb Anabel Peter Smith V Brassey amongst high quality bric-a-brac bargains, nearly You are warmly invited to join us for the 35th Church Meeting, when all residents are welcome to Lewis-Bowen new clothes, including children’s, toys, books, anniversary of this wonderful event. Starting at the attend and vote on the election of PCC members. 9 Feb Mireya Weaver Claire Hoare produce – and so much more ….. (the Hall will be school with a welcome drink, moving on ‘safari 26 Feb Heather Wilson V Brassey open from 10 – 12 for delivery of goods). supper’ style to different starter and main course WHIST DRIVE village hosts before finishing for puddings, drinks 1 Mar Luke Bridgeman Claire Hoare ART EVENING and dancing at the Romer Arms by kind invitation of The next Whist Drive will be on 17th February at Maria and David. 7.30pm. FLOWERS A fun art evening is being held at Newnham Village £25 per person to include all food, and drinks as far Hall on Thursday 5th March at 7.30pm. No previous as the pub. Tickets available from the school office, JOHN CLEVELAND BAND CONCERT. Until February 26th, Anabel Lewis-Bowen and Scilla experience is necessary, but we guarantee you will Charlotte Ratcliffe at Bibury Cottage or Helen Coburn Smith. leave with your own masterpiece! Painting Perfect, a at Dunglass House 07734155032. It’s a great way to An advance notice to announce that the John husband and wife team, will walk us through how to meet new people or catch up with old friends. Thank Cleveland Band will be coming to Charwelton once CHRISTMAS 2019 WREATHS create a wonderful painting. you for your support x again this year, and the date will be Saturday 4th. £20 including a drink. Limited tickets available from July. Tickets will be on sale later, and will be Thank you to Mireya Weaver and all her helpers for Claire Court on 01327 702238 or [email protected]. ✣ ✣ ✣ publicised here, but if anyone would like to put their the excellent workshop that produced 40 most name down on the advance list please get in touch attractive wreaths. Our customers reported being WI CHARWELTON with me at [email protected]. delighted and we are most grateful to them for their generous support which raised over £475 for church Correspondent - David Pound Newnham WI will be holding their monthly meeting ✣ ✣ ✣ funds. ([email protected]) on February 20th at 7.30 in the village hall. This Reader/Sidesman Flowers month our speaker will be David Heathcote, who will FAWSLEY MEXICAN EVENING be clarifying what can and what can't be recycled, Friday March 6th Correspondent - Vacant followed by a quiz. This is a something we all need 2 Feb G and E Bird to think about and be reminded about. 23 Feb David Pound Annabelle Orr Reader Flowers Come and join us for a Mexican Fiesta evening!! We welcome visitors to our monthly meeting so if 1 Mar Graham White Enjoy something excitingly different, a real taste of you would like to join us please come along. For 9 Feb Robin Baker Vivienne Baker mouth watering authentic buffet style Mexican street further information please contact either Chapel cleaning 23 Feb Pam Giles foods and music in our Village Hall. Carol on 01327 872861 or Sue 01327 439612 Crunchy chicken tacos, beef soft tacos, pulled pork February Graham White gorditas, tuna empanadas, and mushroom-cheese March Meryl Nicholls FIORI MUSICALI AT FAWSLEY VILLAGE OPEN GARDENS – SUNDAY 21st JUNE quesadillas, all enjoyed with Mexican drinks of 10th APRIL Margarita (tequila cocktail) or Corona (beer). Here’s a date for your diaries and an invitation to POPPY APPEAL There is also a Mexico Quiz – prepare for it, as it will At 7:00pm in the Church Fiori Musicali will be everyone in the five parishes - and beyond – to visit all be great fun, Raffle and refill Bar. presenting their popular traditional concert of choral several of our gardens and view the mixture of The Poppy Appeal in the village raised a grand total Tickets at £13.50, (with first Mexican drink included sacred music for Good Friday including Allegri’s beauty, innovation, quirkiness and caring of £300.35 of which £164.12 resulted from Graham free), from organizer Mireya Weaver (361201) and famous Miserere. Tickets are available online at everydayness. A display of veteran vehicles and White’s door-to-door collection and £136.23 from the Anabel Lewis-Bowen (361298). fiori-musicali.com and depending on demand a few farm equipment is also planned and the sunshine collection box in the Fox and Hounds. Many thanks to all. may be available at the door. 9 10 ANNUAL VESTRY AND PAROCHIAL CHURCH Morning & Cake Sale on the morning of Saturday, 6 PC coffee & chat 8 Badby VE Day celebrations MEETING 21st March. 6 PC Mexican evening 8 Newnham VE 75 event 7 Newnham Jumble Sale 10 Hort Soc Plant Sale This will take place on Wednesday 1 st April 2020 at VILLAGE HALL 11 Badby Lent lunch 10 Badby VE Day Big Breakfast 7.00 pm in the Church. 12 Charwelton APCM & PCC 11 Newnham PCC It is the meeting when our church officers and PCC February is a quiet month for events, but see the 13 PC Friday bar 17 Badby Sings for Fun are appointed for another year. Everyone is welcome diary for other events during the year. We have the 13 Hort Soc Wine & Quiche 17 Badby Open Gardens & teas to attend, but only those on the Church Electoral Roll bar on Sunday 2nd, from 12.00 with tea and coffee 15 Badby Sings for Fun 18 PC Gardeners’ Coffee Morning and Plant Sale for the parish can vote. available. The Friday coffee and chat is Friday 7th, 16 Newnham PCC 19 Badby church coffee morning If you are not on the church Electoral Roll please unlimited beverages and biscuits for £1 per head. 17 Badby church coffee morning 24 Newnham NGS open gardens contact one of the churchwardens. Finally the Friday bar is on 14th. For all you 23 Newnham APCM 24 PC WI romantics out there, bring your other halves for a 25 Badby Lent lunch 27 Preston Capes PCC PLANNED GIVING romantic evening and be surprised by what the hall 31 NGS Open Gardens Preston Capes has to offer (N.B. you need to order your own April The new year is a good time to review our own takeaway but we’ll do the unromantic washing up) 1 Preston Capes APCM June ‘tithing’ or personal level of financial support for our 2 Badby Lent lunch 16 Badby church coffee morning church. Please review your giving and whether it ✣ ✣ ✣ 3 Newnham Bingo 21 Badby Sings for Fun should be raised for inflation, or better personal 9 Badby Lent lunch 21 Newnham Village open gardens circumstances. This year our parish share (PS) DIARY 19 Badby Sings for Fun 23 PC WI which we owe to the Diocese whether we have a 21 Badby church coffee morning 28 Inter-village Croquet Tournament priest or not, has increased to £11937 per an. This diary records the proposed dates of any 23 BC meeting With all running costs of the Church account close to benefice, parish or village events. We hope that this 24 Badby Quiz July £17000 per annum, it equates to £200 a year for will help those planning such events to know what 28 PC WI 2 Charwelton PCC every household here, or £4.0 per house per week, else is going on and therefore be able to avoid any 4 John Cleveland Band concert, Charwelton year after year! Please can everyone do their bit to unhelpful clashes of dates. May 11 District bellringers: P C, Fawsley, Charwelton share this and help ensure we pay PS in full. If you know, or become aware, of events which 7 Charwelton PCC 19 Badby Sings for Fun Our Hon Treasurer, Elizabeth Dearns [contact details ought to be recorded please let David Pound, or your 21 Badby church coffee morning on page 19] will be pleased to help anyone with the village Link correspondent, know. 23 BC Meeting paperwork for tax efficient giving, so that Gift Aid of 25 PC Annual Cook Out 25% is added to one’s giving and comes back to the Events known about so far are: H|F 28 PC WI church. Hillview Fencing 29 Preston Capes PCC The PCC extends a big thank you to all our regular February donors. All planned giving is treated in strict 2 PC Sunday bar August confidence. 4 CWG meeting With over 15 years experience in all 16 Badby Sings for Fun 7 PC coffee & chat types of fencing and gates, we aim 18 Badby church coffee morning WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 8 Badby Lent lunch to provide a complete supply and 9 Newnham Snowdrop Sunday September This month’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, 25 th 14 PC Friday bar installation service for both 3 Charwelton PCC February, at 7.30pm in the village hall when the 15 Film Soc. domestic and commercial 6 Hort Soc Annual Show and Badby Fayre speaker will be Carol Fullerton who will be giving a 16 Badby Sings for Fun customers. We pride ourselves 15 Badby church coffee morning talk about her time in the police force. 17 Charwelton Whist Drive on providing a reliable, professional and 20 Badby Sings for Fun 18 Badby church coffee morning 22 PC WI Non-WI members are most welcome to attend up to 20 Newnham WI friendly business 26 Newnham Fenny Stompers three meetings per year. We charge an entrance of 25 PC WI 30 Preston Capes PCC fee of £4.00, which includes tea/coffee and cake. 27/28 Film Soc. Please email Bookings can be made now or nearer the time (but 28 Badby Lent lunch [email protected] or call October please book at least a week ahead for any meeting) 28 Preston Capes Quiz Night 3 Preston Capes Adult Magic evening – contact our Secretary, Penny Eves, at Simon on 07784014059 18 Badby Sings for Fun [email protected] or telephone 01327-361656. March 20 Badby church coffee morning And advance notice that Preston Capes WI will also 1 PC Sunday bar Hillview Fencing Ltd, Priors Marston, 22 BC Meeting be holding their traditional Mother’s Day Coffee 4 Badby Lent lunch Warwickshire. 24 Preston Capes Quiz Night

11 12 13 14 NEWNHAM PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN – TERRY REGAN JP CLERK – MARION MONEY 07955 644586

We are pleased to announce that the Cradle Swing is now in place and ready to enjoy. Could interested parties contact The Clerk to indicate whether the baby swing should be put back in place of an older child swing?

VE Day - please put 8th May 2020 into your diaries as there will be a Street Party on the Village Green. Volunteers are still welcome to join the Organisers. More details to follow.

Precept - an increase of 10% towards the budget for the financial year 20/21 was approved at the January Meeting.

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The Clerk, 2 Western Row, Daventry, NN11 4UD 07955 644586 [email protected] 15 16 17 18 CHURCH OFFICERS & INFORMATION November[Telephone codes 01327 unless stated otherwise] www.theknightleyparishes.btck.co.uk Rector:12 Charwelton [Vacant] As PCC we are in inter-regnum any requirement to contact or obtain a priest for home visits or Communions,13 Hort Soc marriages, AGM baptisms or funerals should be directed first to the Churchwardens of the parish as detailed below15 Badbyand arrangements Sings for Fun can be made. Benefice17 Badby Secretary: church [Vacant] coffee morning Benefice24 PC Treasurer:WI Bill Dearns, Appletree Cottage, Little Preston. NN11 3TF 361277 [email protected] Lay25 Band: Preston GerardCapes Hoare, PCC Bernard Rapson, Susan Rose, Graham White, Heather Wilson Lay Pastoral Minister: Graham White Benefice Children's Officer Susan Rose (879053) Parish Visiting: Requests for visiting should be made to the co-ordinators who will pass them on. December Link11 Editor:Hort Soc David Christmas Pound, CraftsForge End, Church Street, Charwelton. NN11 3YT 260006 Fax: 07092 104279 [email protected] Copy deadlines - Editorial, 20th of the month; Advertising 18th. of the month please. Advertising17 Hort Soc: [email protected] Christmas pub meal 20 Badby Sings for Fun BADBY NEWNHAM Churchwardens: Churchwardens: Frances Williams, 25 Westhorpe Lane, Byfield, Daventry Jeff Lawrence, The Conifers, West Brook, Newnham. NN11 6XB 07717 337048 [email protected] NN11 3HL 705085 [email protected] Judy Jordan, Thyme Cottage, Vicarage Hill, Badby Mary Wood, Hillside, School Hill, Newnham. NN11 3HG NN11 3AP 07752 384969 [email protected] 872670 [email protected] GARDEN SERVICES Secretary: Secretary: Would you like to Janet Rees, 33, Bradbury Road, Newnham. Garden Clearance Christopher Nelson, The Cottage, Church Hill, Badby, NN11 3HD 705394 Fencing NN11 3AR 300034 [email protected] advertise on these pages Treasurer: Tree Work Treasurer: Jim Wood, Hillside, School Hill, Newnham. NN11 3HG and reach nearly 900 Patios Frances Williams, 25 Westhorpe Lane, Byfield, Daventry 872670 [email protected] NN11 6XB 07717 337048 [email protected] households in the five Turfing Visiting co-ordinator: Judy Jordan (07752 384969) Visiting co-ordinator: Jeff Lawrence (705085) villages? For a FREE no obligation estimate call: CHARWELTON FAWSLEY Churchwarden: Churchwardens: If so please contact James Maplethorpe Graham White, 8, Council Houses, Charwelton. Vivienne Baker, Lakes Rise, Fawsley NN11 3BA. 361585 01327 263857 NN11 3YT 264393 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] or Vacant Vacant 07817 762188 Secretary: Secretary (Acting): Vacant Penny Cory, 3, Lindrick Close, Daventry. NN11 4SN * * * * * 700550 [email protected] Treasurer: The Shires Dog Spa Robin Baker, Lakes Rise, Fawsley NN11 3BA. 361585 Treasurer: [email protected] Local dog groomer Peter Merrills, 1 Packhorse Close, Charwelton NN11 3ZD Advertising rates 0778 6072 701 [email protected] Visiting co-ordinator: Vacant Visiting co-ordinator: Graham White (264393) Personalized attention Back page square £6 per insertion PRESTON CAPES Quarter page £12 “ Specialized in small to medium Churchwardens: Half page £20 “ breeds Gerard Hoare, Old West Farm, Little Preston. NN11 3TF 361263 [email protected] Full page £35 “ Call for an appointment V Brassey, Preston House, Road, Preston Capes NN11 3TB 360 941 [email protected] 01327 361 201 Secretary : Treasurer: Anabel Lewis-Bowen, Evenlode, Preston Capes. NN11 Elizabeth Dearns, Appletree Cottage, Little Preston. 07502 040992 3TE 361298 NN11 3TF 361277 [email protected] http://www.theshiresdogspa.co.uk/ Visiting co-ordinator: Gerard Hoare (361263)

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