Naseby Natters Issue 14
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300 copies delivered free every quarter! Naseby Natters issue 14 STILL GOING STRONG! What’s Inside • The Village Update A huge congratulations to our editor What facilities does the village hall Amanda and her husband Nic on the offer and how could I go about • Community Information safe arrival of beautiful little Maisie booking it? • Naseby Weather • Naseby Churches Belle on the 7th of March. Both What happens at the Naseby Mother and baby are doing very well • Naseby School & NSA Business Centre and is it open to the • A Bit About Sponsors and despite the increased demands public? on her time, Amanda still managed to • Smoking Ban co-ordinate and produce this latest So if you have any similar questions, • Lower Utility Bills edition of Natters! please do get in touch. • Fence Panel Shortage • Village Hall & Sports Court Thank you to all who have In this issue, we have all the regular • Age Concern contributed to this edition and for features from our clubs and societies, • Bat Attack keeping Natters alive and ever information on the new legislation • Recollections of Old Naseby growing (especially Sally who has regarding smoking plus a fantastic made a tremendous contribution this introduction to our new series on the • A Chat with... issue and as deputy editor has got Battle of Naseby. • Battle of Naseby Series • Recycle More really stuck into the role!!! - ed). DO YOU ENJOY READING NATTERS • Food Mileage OR DOES IT GO STRAIGHT INTO We are still looking for any new • Guilsborough Preschool THE RECYCLING BIN? We would contributors on local and national • Carbon Footprint love to have your feedback about topical articles. Unfortunately we • Marie Curie Run Natters so we would really appreciate have not had a great response from • Womens Rounders Team the farms around the village (apart it if you could complete the feedback • Battlefield Update from 2) and we are making another form accompanying this issue and • Neighbourhood Watch News plea for you to get in touch and share drop it into the village shop next time • Gardening Club your stories. you are passing. • Mac Users Club Also, if you have any questions about Happy reading to one and all! • Gardening Tips the village, its history, its facilities THE NEWSLETTER TEAM • Naseby Historical Society etc, then please let us know and we • Business Directory & Groups can take the opportunity to research Deadline • The WI for you. Recent questions that we The deadline for next issue: • Kids Corner! have been asked and hope to answer • The Next Issue....? in the next edition include:- 1st of August 2007 John Anderson Sally Field Katie Shepperd Pat Yates History/General General (+ deputy editor!) General Old Naseby 01604 743141 01604 740608 01604 743536 01604 740657 [email protected] [email protected] e-mail TBC not on e-mail....yet! Shirley Engler Pat Reedman Sandra & Wyn Sleeman Amanda Green Farm Articles Interviews Environmental Issues Editor 01604 743560 01604 743830 01604 740963 01604 743765 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] your newsletter and your village - so get involved Village Update Issue 14 PARISH PLAN Members of the Parish As reported last time the Parish Council 2007 Village Plan has now been reviewed and it appears that most items on the Mrs Bridget Baker Carvells Home Farm, Parish Plan have either been Carvells lane Update completed or are not feasible. Welford Quarry liaison representative Naseby Parish Council VILLAGE QUESTIONNAIRE The questionnaire is enclosed Mr Melfyn Hoyle LOCAL ELECTIONS 14, Nutcote The election for Naseby Parish with this edition of Natters and Playground Warden Council was uncontested and the Councillors hope that many of you councillors who will be serving for a will take the time to share your Mrs Becky Pope four year term are Mel Hoyle, opinions. We welcome the 'Aysgarth', High Street opportunity to find out what you Vice Chairman; Village hall Bridget Baker, Becky Pope, Greg Committee representative: Pritchett, Scott Westaway, Paul really think! Grants Officer Reedman and Tom Westaway. Tom Westaway will continue as HIGHWAYS Greg Pritchett Chairman. The roles and Paul Reedman has taken on Oakwell, Church St responsibility as chief point of Neighbourhood Watch and responsibilities of the various Police Liaison Forum Councillors and their contact contact for roads. If you notice a details are listed in Natters and problem on the roads please Paul Reedman they look forward to hearing from contact Paul, tell the Clerk or Hall Close you with any problems that the report it directly to Atkins via the Highways and Road safety officer Parish Council can assist with. Street Doctor service. Street Doctor : 0845 601 1113 or streetdoctor Mr Scott Westaway FAREWELL AFTER NINE YEARS @northamptonshire.gov.uk New Hall, Newlands Avis Aldrich decided not to stand Tree and Footpath Warden for re-election after nine years GRIT BINS Mr Tom Westaway service on the Parish Council. Avis The residents of Fairfax Rise who 'Westfields', Carvells Lane has been a hard working and responded to our enquiry were not (Chairman) dedicated member of the Parish in favour of having a grit bin. At Council and her valuable Bakehouse Rise there was a lot of Clerk - Pauline Vann contribution will be greatly missed. enthusiasm for the idea and some Manor House, Newlands We wish her well. good suggestions as to location. These are being taken up with the ROAD PROBLEMS? NOTICE OF VACANCY County Council. There is now a vacancy on the REPORT IT! Parish Council and if you are ANNUAL MEETING OF THE If you notice a problem on the interested in joining the Council PARISH roads please tell the Clerk or report and would like to know a little more This took place on 24th May 2007 at it directly to Atkins via the of what it entails please speak to a 7.45pm. Many of you attended and ‘Street Doctor’ service. The more Councillor or the Clerk. Councillors we were fortunate that PC Glynn complaints they get the sooner they are expected to attend meetings on Lewis joined us for an update on will fix our problems (hopefully!!!) the first Thursday of the month the crime figures for our area. It (except in January and August) and was an interesting evening finished STREET DOCTOR between meetings may have to off with some nibbles and a few tel: 0845 601 1113 spend a little time on Council glasses of wine! e-mail: business. [email protected] Page 2 Sponsored by a majority of the residents from Bakehouse Rise Issue 14 Community YOUNG ADULTS DRINKING - P O L I T E N O T I C E : PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE! When it’s windy please use the lids Naseby There seems to be a few late night on your recycle boxes and think visitors behind the Village Hall about putting lighter items at the Weather drinking and leaving their empties! bottom to help stop them blowing MEASURED IN BAKEHOUSE RISE This seems harmless enough eh? around the village - THANK YOU - COURTESY OF STUART CATO Well no actually, it doesn't - what You can obtain lids and extra Month 2007 FEB MAR APR actually happens is glass bottles get recycling boxes from Daventry Max Temp oC 11.3 14.9 22.0 left behind right near the play District Council by calling the o equipment. When the grass gets cut Av Max Temp C 8.6 10.96 16.9 ‘One Stop Shop’ on 01327 300001 Min Temp oC -4.6 -2.6 2.9 the mower smashes the bottles and o the shards of glass are left there Av Min Temp C 3.3 3.3 6.9 o waiting for all our younger children BIT OF FUN... Min Wind Chill C -7.0 -5.5 2.9 and dogs to seriously hurt Max Humidity %RH 94 93 91 themselves! Cna yuo raed tihs? Av Max Humidity %RH 91.4 90.2 86.7 Min Humidity %RH 48 45 39 We all know that this socialising takes fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a Av Min Humidity %RH 77.5 63.7 54.7 place and, as a public place that is not sgtrane mnid too!!! Max Wind mph 15.4 14.7 8.7 policed 24hrs, there is little we can do Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can! Av Max Wind mph 7.5 7.9 4.5 to stop it. We would however appeal to those actually there to think of I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod Max Wind Gusts mph 30.1 36.4 18.1 others and be considerate with their aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was Av Wind Gusts mph 15.7 18.2 10.7 rdanieg... litter and empties. Comparison vs The phaonmneal pweor of the Previous year 06 FEB MAR APR We wouldn't moralise on the social o hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to Max Temp C 10.4 15.1 16.6 issues of drinking because lets face it o rscheearch at Cmabrigde Av Max Temp C 5.7 7.75 12.9 - we've all been there!!! BUT please o Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in Min Temp C -3.5 -4.1 -2.3 think of others - sometimes its hard waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod to think straight whilst a bit drunk are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is but please try! THANK YOU taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in FROM THE EDITOR We all work really hard to provide the rghit pclae. The rset can be a great facilities for the whole village to taotl mses and you can sitll raed it enjoy, and we all have a responsibility whotuit a pboerlm.