Great Doddington Parish Council
VILLAGE NEWS
Edition 37 June 2018 Highways Agency News
Note from the Editor Before we go onto the news from our community, I have included informa on from the Highways Agency about Hardwater Bridge for those who have not seen this report, as it effects many people in the village. I have been in contact with Chris Davies and Barry Graves who are lobbying hard to try to expedite the work. They have also asked that considera on be given to how traffic can be managed, as the present system can cause problems for road users and pedestrians alike. They will keep us abreast of any developments.
Hardwater Bridge is a mul -span masonry structure carrying the Hardwater Road over the River Nene between Great Doddington and Wollaston.
On the 22nd May 2018 the bridge was struck by an errant vehicle causing significant damage to the West parapet. The impact damage has also affected the cutwater, wingwall, headwalls and arch soffit the repair of which will need to be addressed as part of the scheme.
The Environment Agency were informed and specialist spillage environmental contractors a ended the scene to assist as a limited quan ty of oil from the engine sump of the vehicle was lost into the watercourse. All the other vehicle tanks were intact upon recovery We are pursuing a claim for the costs of the damage caused through our insurance team.
Immediate Ac on
Following no fica on of the incident Northamptonshire Highways assessed the possibility of installing barriers and traffic lights to keep the road open.
2 Scheme Prepara on
The project will consist of the complete replacement of the west parapet, rebuilding of the cutwater and repairs to the arch soffits with scour repairs east of the structure Addi onal works to the approach railings/fence will also be completed alongside vegeta on removal, which can only be carried out when there is no risk of disturbance to nes ng birds or animals. The road over the structure is par cularly narrow at this point; under normal opera on traffic flows via ‘give and take’ system.
In order to protect the damaged area on the west side of the bridge and to prevent any other errant vehicles from entering into the River Nene the barriers would need to be of a high containment.
Due to the size of these barriers, we would not be able to provide sufficient carriageway width to enable the road to open, even to cars only.
As part of the scheme prepara on works there are a number of consents / surveys / approvals that are required, par cularly as the bridge is over the River Nene and adjacent to a SSSI (Site of Special Scien fic Interest)
An Environmental assessment including ecological constraints appraisal and survey is required before any works can commence. Depending on the me of year, the survey can take 1-2 months and will look for evidence of protected species within the vicinity of the bridge. Should evidence be found then further studies/mi ga on works could be required. Environment Agency Consent is required for the structure, as we are working over a Main River, the EA have 2 months from receipt of our applica on to approve our proposals.
Temporary works design and approval.
Subject to the consents/approvals process going smoothly the es mated start on site date is January / February 2019 3 Traffic Management / diversion The opera onal area team will inspect the diversion route and keep it safe for the dura on of the closure.
General Damage caused by poor/careless driving is having a significant impact on bridges within Northamptonshire. At present we have 11 major vehicular impact damage schemes, (including Hardwater Bridge) plus 16 minor guard-rail repairs, damage again caused by vehicular impact.
Added to which we have the ongoing bridge maintenance programme to help to prevent the bridges deteriora ng further. Whilst the impact damage is priori sed over the bridge maintenance programme, it is s ll important to carry on with maintenance work. Addi onally, all this is being undertaken with very limited resources.
We are aware that the bridge provides an important access between Great Doddington and Wollaston to the A45, so we are expedi ng the works as much as is possible.
We will keep all affected par es informed as the scheme progresses. [email protected] Tel:01604 883400
4 GREAT DODDINGTON OVER 50s BOWLS CLUB
Join us for a friendly game of bowls in the Memorial Hall each Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The game of bowls can be enjoyed by everybody, regardless of age, fitness or ability. Give it a try and sample a game and our hospitality.
For further information contact Eileen Robinson on 01933 229080
5 CONTENTS HIGHWAYS AGENCY NEWS……………………………..……………………………………..……….2 PARISH, BOROUGH AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS……………………………………..……..7 COUNCIL MEETINGS AND NOTE FROM THE EDITOR………….…………………………….8 NEWS FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN…………………………..………………….9 USEFUL CONTACTS……………………………………………………..………..……………………….11 WELLINGBOROUGH COUNCIL MATTERS …………………………………………..…………..13 WILDLIFE WATCH………………………………………………….………………….…………..…….…16 VILLAGE EVENTS MAY DAY FESTIVAL (FRIENDS OF GREAT DODDINGTON PARK)……………….…….. 18 ORGANISATIONS GREAT DODDINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL…………….………………..…….…………….….22 FRIENDS OF GREAT DODDINGTON SCHOOL…………………………..……………………..23 GOLDEN YEARS …………………………………………………………..………..…….…………….…24 GREAT DODDINGTON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL………….……………………..…….…….…26 DODDINGTON DUCKLINGS …………………..………………………………………………………29 GREAT DODDINGTON CHAPEL……..……………………………………………….…….………..34 GREAT DODDINGTON POORS LAND CHARITY…………………………………………………35 GREAT DODDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL……………………………..………….………..…….36 GREAT DODDINGTON EVENING WI/ CRAFT IN THE CHAPEL …………….…………….37 ST NICHOLAS CHURCH ………………………………………………………..…….………………….38 LADIES ARCHERY……………………………………….……………………………………….………….39 HERITAGE GROUP………..…………………………………..………….………….………………….…40 GREAT DODDINGTON GARDENING TEAM………………………………………..………….…42 GREAT DODDINGTON FOOD PRODUCTION SOCIETY (ALLOTMENTS)………..…….43 SPORT IN THE VILLAGE FOOTBALL CLUB…………..…………………………………………….……………………………….…44 CRICKET CLUB……………………………………………………………………..…….………….…..….45 WASTE COLLECTION CALENDAR…………………………………….…………………BACK PAGE
ADVERTISERS THE VILLAGE STORES………………………………………………..…………….……………..………5 OVER 50s BOWLS CLUB………………………………………………………………………..………..5 RWD APPLIANCE REPAIR/ A R KNIGHT CAR BODY REPAIR …….…….…………..……12 HIGHAM FERRARS FARMERS’ MARKET……………………………………………….…..….…17 PAULA ROSS TRAVEL COUNSELLOR ………………………………………………….……………20 J HURST ELECTICAL SERVICES/ JACQUI BRAMALL PODIATRIST.……………….……..21 J&D MOBILITY …………………..……………………………………………………………….….…..…25 THE STAGS HEAD/THE OLD WATERMILL………………….……………..……………………..28 SIMON WILLIAMS ELECTRICS/DG MOTOR SERVICES………..………………….…………30
6 ADVERTISERS …/CONT INVITE TO PARADISE SPECIALIST TRAVEL CONSULTANTS………………………..………31 IRCHESTER CATTERY/ KARIN BRAWN FLOWERS…………………….….……………………32 GREAT DODDINGTON CLUB……..……………………………………….…….…………………….33 WELLINGBOROUGH TYRES ……………………..………….……………….…….…………………46 HIGGINS BUILDING SUPPLIES………………….………………………….…………….……..……47 DAN’S TREES AND GARDENS……………………….…………………………………..BACK PAGE
PARISH, BOROUGH & COUNTY COUNCILLORS
Chairman Vice Chairman Chris Davies Jim Sharp 01933 224450 01933 279367 [email protected] [email protected]
Clerk Carol Mundy 01604 810237 [email protected]
Councillors John Crisp - 01933 224122 [email protected] Kevin Howes - 01933 226098 [email protected] Linda Ross - 01933 440560 [email protected] Sarita Sharp - 07810 304987 [email protected] David Kelly - 01933 279711 [email protected] Alison Smith - 01933 274958 [email protected] Peter Cunningham - 07983711264 [email protected]
Borough Councillor Barry Graves County Councillor 01933 224790 Rob Gough [email protected] 07791 519269 [email protected]
The Great Doddington Village News is published twice a year by the Parish Council. We are grateful to all those who both provide articles and who kindly advertise their services in the magazine and for those who have supplied photographs. The next edition will be published in Dec 2018.
7 PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS
All mee ngs commence at 7:30pm in the Chapel Rooms, Chapel Lane, Great Doddington. The dates shown on the council website may be subject to change. Where possible the mee ngs are held on the first Wednesday of each month but there are varia ons (and we don't hold a mee ng in August).
A summons (or agenda) to the mee ng is posted on the Parish Council No ce Board located in the gardens opposite the "Village Stores" about a week prior to the mee ng. There is also a new Parish Council website; www.greatdoddington.com
The Village News will next be published again in Dec 2018.
Adver sing rates Full colour page £35.00 Half Colour £20.00 Full B&W £30.00 Half B&W £18.00
Note from the Editor
Well it’s been another jam packed edi on for June, which is testament to the vibrant and friendly community we are lucky to be a part of.
I would like to bring to your a en on that, as well as this publica on, you can also get more informa on about what’s happening in the village on Facebook if you search for Great Doddington or the names of many of the organisa ons featured here and there is also the informa on on the new Parish Council website at www.greatdoddington.com.
I have also been asked to put out a request for anybody who could assist the Memorial Hall commi tee with their website. If there are any talented people willing to help, please contact David Smith at [email protected].
I am always happy to include anything new in future edi ons of the magazine and can be emailed at karinbrawn@b nternet.com. Thank you for taking the me to read the Village News and to all those who have sent reports or support us by adver sing with us.
8 NEWS FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
As I write this article, the hanging basket rota has just been delivered and the village cricket team has just won its first match, so summer must soon be upon us.
Budget
The PC took the decision to keep the budget unchanged meaning there was no increase in our element of the Council Tax.
Street Lighting
The ongoing replacement of lights within the village has been completed. We are starting to see the benefits of the new energy efficient lamps in the form of reduced bills as well as having brighter lights. We are now starting to focus on the replacement of the lamp post columns. If you wish to report a light not working then please contact the Parish Clerk.
Speeding
The ongoing problem continues, as always can I ask that you all lead by example when driving through the village.
Potholes
The state of the roads is a growing problem across the county. We continue to ask for the potholes to be fixed in the village via Street Doctor.
Potential Residential Development
No news is good news with no further contact re the speculative Development on Earls Barton Road.
We continue to focus on the need to protect the open spaces we have in the village.
9 Crime
The last six months has been relatively crime free with very little to discuss when we come to this agenda item in the meetings.
Crematorium
The Parish Council continues to monitor the impact of cars coming through the village. At present the impact appears to be minimal.
Wellingborough Prison
We have a watching brief with regards to this development and it is a standard agenda item
Hardwater Bridge
An update is included in this issue. The Parish Council will ask for updates on a regular basis.
Events
May Day
Thank you to all those people who organised and supported the May Day celebrations. The weather was very kind, the dancing and parade was superb and a joy to watch. Not sure about the stocks though! A bigger donation to village funds may be needed if I have to face such enthusiastic sponge throwing again.
Village Spring Clean
Thank you to all those people who turned up for litter picking in the village. I was pleasantly surprised how little litter there was especially after the Waendel Walk. We still managed 20 sacks of rubbish, so job done.
Special mention to Novah Clifford for her ongoing litter picks.
10 Scarecrow Committee
What a superb group of people. Your hard work, energy and enthusiasm is really appreciated. Planning for the Duck Race and Village Ball is well underway. Based on the amount of alcohol consumed at the last meeting we are in for a couple of cracking events.
Key Dates
Please support where you can the following
Duck Race - Sunday 10th June 1.30 at Great Doddington Club. For more details contact [email protected]
Charity Golf Day – Friday 13th July at Overstone Park. For more details contact [email protected]
Village Ball – Saturday 29th September at Hilton Hotel. For more details contact [email protected]
As always, anyone wishing to attend the monthly Parish Council meetings will be very welcome, dates are listed on the website.
Thank you
Chris Davies, Chair of Parish Council
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121 THE RIDGE, GT DODDINGTON WELLINGBOROUGH COUNCIL MATTERS
Local Government reorganisation
Following an inspection of the governance of Northamptonshire County Council it was recommended that the council be abolished and replaced by two new unitary authorities.
Chief executives and council leaders of each of the seven districts and the county council have been invited to submit a joint proposal for a new method of service delivery. This submission will be made by the end of August.
There seems to be agreement across the county that one of these new authorities would comprise the Districts of Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and East Northants. The other would cover Northampton, Daventry and South Northants. It is proposed that both of these new authorities will take over the service delivery of the county council.
The target date for this transformation is May 2020. In the meantime the control of the county council is being managed by two Inspectors appointed by the government. Elections to the two new unitaries will take place in May 2020.
As a result of this action the Borough Council of Wellingborough, along with the other six Districts, will be abolished. Wellingborough will be replaced by a Town Council. The elections to the borough council in May 2019 will be cancelled.
Once the submission has been approved by the government there will be wide consultation among all stakeholders and members of the public.
13 Housing Options Services Delivery
There has been a significant increase in the need for temporary housing which has seen over £700,00 extra added to the council’s operating budget. The main costs centre around the need to provide temporary emergency housing and the use of bed and breakfast establishments. due to a 38% increase in homeless applications (286) and a 66% increase in homeless acceptances (201) This is having a detrimental impact on the council’s reserves and there is a need to reduce these costs and to identify long term solutions on the provision of housing. The council is currently looking for premises that could be adapted for homeless families, to undertake joint working with outside social housing providers and to consider ways of preventing homeless at source by providing advice and guidance to families who are experiencing difficulties.
World War I Centenary
Several events are being planned to celebrate the centenary of the end of World War I. In recognition of the towns only holder of the Victoria Cross, Major Edward (Mick) Mannock, the land used by the 378 Mannock Squadron of the Air Training Corps will be handed over to them at a Mick Mannock Afternoon Tea reception on 26 July between 5 and 7pm. A memorial plaque to Major Mannock will be placed in Swanspool Gardens and unveiled by the Mayor. There will also be a Veterens Memorial service at Nene Valley crematorium on Saturday 14 July at 2.00 pm. A timetable of all the events and celebrations will be posted on the Borough Council website.
The new Mayor of Wellingborough Councillor Malcom Ward was elected on 22 May as the new Mayor of Wellingborough for the municipal year 2018-19, Malcom has represented Finedon since 2003. If you would like to invite the Mayor to attend any function in the village a request can be made to the Mayor’s secretary on 01933 231519.
14 Townscape Heritage Initiative The council secured a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in April 2012 and they added a further £707,000 to provide a total of £2,132,100. An agreed list of buildings and shop fronts that would benefit from the fund included The Hind Hotel, The Bakehouse on Broad Green and Queens Hall, High Street. Due to certain delays around ownership of some properties the deadline for completion of the works has been extended until 31 October 2019. Work at Queens Hall is currently underway and substantial renovation work is due to start soon on the Hind Hotel. Tresham College Tresham has entered into a partnership arrangement with Bedford College which will enable them to continue to provided further education opportunities. The current site in Church Street is being refurbished and Croyland Hall will be adapted to provide additional space for students.
Wellingborough’s Party Weekend The Party Weekend will take place on 7 – 8 July in Croyland park between 12.00 and 18.00. The celebrations begin with the annual Carnival Parade which starts at Broad Green on Saturday 7 July at 1.00pm and finishes in Croyland Park. The Party in the Park starts in Croyland Park at 12 noon and will feature local performers, tribute bands a fun fair, food stalls & a licensed bar. Entrance on both days is free Further details will appear on the BCW website www.wellingborough.gov.uk
Cllr Barry Graves Great Doddington & Wilby Ward Borough Council of Wellingborough
If you require further information on the above or advice on any matters relating to the Borough Council please contact me at [email protected] or telephone 01933 224790
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SUMMER LEYS WILDLIFE WATCH GROUP
The Summer Leys Wildlife Watch group meets on the third Sunday of every month at Summer Leys local nature reserve on Hardwater Road (unless otherwise adver sed). Any indoor sessions are held at the WAY building, situated behind Wollaston Primary School.
Children aged 8 – 12 enjoy ac vi es such as den building, pond dipping, bug hun ng, prac cal work on the reserve and the use of bat detectors to listen for bats (this session is held in the evening). We also have a Wildlife themed Christmas party where we have quizzes, games, singing, and cra ac vi es, ending with nibbles and refreshments.All sessions are from 11am – 12.30pm, £1 per child, unless otherwise specified. For further informa on on Wildlife Watch visit www.wildlifewatch.org.uk
IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTDOORS, ENJOY WILDLIFE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS, COME ALONG AND JOIN US
24th June - Summer's in bloom - Looking at the parts of a flower, how to iden fy different plants and a walk to see what we can find
16th July - Marvellous Moths - At Pitsford Water nature reserve, looking at what has been caught in the moth traps overnight
8th September - Let's get ba y - 7.30pm. Evening bat walk around Summer Leys (booking essen al)
13th and 14th October - Small Mammals - Se ng small mammal traps on Saturday evening and iden fying what's been found on Sunday morning, with Peter Pilbeam from the Cambs Mammals group
18th November - Prac cal Task - wear your outdoor clothes and help with some work on the reserve
9th December - Christmas Wildlife Party! If you would like further details, please contact Julie e Butler on 07793 606026 or e-mail julie [email protected].
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Village Events
MAY DAY FESTIVAL
FRIENDS OF GREAT DODDINGTON PARK want to thank everybody who helped to make our second May Day event really fantas c! The weather was amazing as was the support from all the people who a ended on the day and the volunteers who helped to make it a huge success. Special thanks to all the commi ee members who always work relessly to organise such events, to David Smith whose compering skills are second to none, the Northamptonshire Morris Men who really bring the spirit of May Day to life along with the school children who danced beau fully, the Heritage Group for May Days Past, (we loved the picture of Sally Kerlin and Peggy Arch), The Bifrost Guards for the archery, Kris and Mark from Wilby and Great Doddington scout group for manning the bouncy castle, the WI for serving all the teas and cakes on the day and The Piazza Wheel for the best pizzas EVER!
This year we managed to raise £1275 which will bring our total to £7000 raised so far.
18 We do s ll have a fair way to go as the remaining funds required amount to an addi onal £33000! The renewal of the play equipment is so important for the children of our community and surrounding areas as it promotes health, wellbeing, social skills, development and problem solving through play. With its proximity to the school it is extremely well patronised and is a valuable community resource. The new play equipment will offer play value to a broader range of ages and abili es keeping the children fit, ac ve and healthy.
Our next fundraising event will be a Masquerade Ball at The Hilton in Northampton on Saturday 29th September. Tickets will be £45pp and will include, 3 course meal, welcome drink and entertainment. This is set to be a fantas c evening so If you would like a cket for this event please email myself or Nicola Andrews at:- [email protected] [email protected] The next addi on to the park will be a zipwire which I’m sure will be a popular for both children and adults! Your con nued support is greatly appreciated.
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Great Doddington Primary School
This year at Great Doddington Primary School we have introduced sports leaders. Sports leaders are children from year 5 and year 6 who lead sporty activities and help younger children learn how to use some of the equipment this school owns. They have also created challenge cards for the children to use and try and improve their ability to do something and they can come back the next day and try and beat their score.
We have recently had some new play equipment built and this money was raised by FOGDS. Mrs Chapman (PE Lead) and some other parents ran the London Marathon to raise extra funds. We couldn’t have built this if it wasn’t for the parents that volunteered to help install new play equipment. A special thankyou to the Timotay team.
We had a tea party to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. There were lots of cake and drinks. So there has been a lot of fun this year for the children and the teachers of Great Doddington Primary.
By Solomon, aged 10.
22 FRIENDS OF GREAT DODDINGTON SCHOOL (FOGDS)
The Friends of Great Doddington School have had another successful few months, with a couple of big fundraisers. March saw the annual family quiz, held in the school hall, while April saw the return of the Wine Tasting Quiz. Thank you to all those that supported these fun events. More than £1000 was raised which has already been well spent on some new play equipment for the school playground.
The next big event is the Summer Fayre - to be held on Friday 29th June, 5:30 to 8pm - with all the usual fun stalls, splash zone and a BBQ. Make sure this date is in your diary!
We continue to fundraise throughout the year. Sign up to the 200 club, for only £1 a month, and you can support the school and be in with a chance of a cash prize. More information is available on the school Facebook site. Finally, we are always on the lookout for new members or supporters, so if you would like to join the friendly FOGDS team, please see a current member!
Sarah Ellwood [email protected]
23 GOLDEN YEARS Activities and friendship group for Seniors
Golden Years is a community group that was set up in the summer of 2017 by Meg Neilan. The aim of the group is to offer the older genera on opportuni es to engage more in social and physical ac vi es to improve their mental & physical health and overall wellbeing. We run a range of social ou ngs that give older people in the community a new lease of life. The group take pride in encouraging people to take part in ac vi es that they may never have imagined they would get the opportunity to experience. For example, since launching in July the group have achieved ac vi es such as ska ng, sponsored walks for chari es, cocktail making at a night club, indoor skydiving plus many more. There is a greater understanding that many people struggle to become “older” and this can o en propel nega ve feelings and lead to isola on and/ or depression. By offering supported opportuni es for people to con nue to live life to the full and remain ac ve, we hope to give them a sense of equilibrium and encouragement to live and enjoy life for as long as possible. One of the most posi ve aspects to the trips and events is that return transport is always included as a standard.
Golden Years will be celebra ng its One Year Anniversary in July and have a range of exci ng events lined up, with just a few listed below:
Royal Ascot – Wednesday 20th June Pimms & Pamper Night – Friday 22nd June Tradi onal Garden Party, Wilby – Saturday 7th July Sponsored Walk & Fun Day, Ke ering Athle cs Track – Thursday 16th August
For more informa on about the Golden Years Group or to keep up to date with the trips and events, visit our Facebook page, Golden Years or email [email protected]
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5 Pebble Lane, Wellingborough, NN8 1AS Tel: 01933 270009 The Preschool is now all settled into its new home at no.10 churchlane, so much has been achieved and you would never believe we have only been there are few months. The committee, staff, parents and volunteers all pulled together to make this happen, everyone at the preschool are so thankful to everyone that came up to help.
The children have all settled well and are thriving in their new environment.
Over Easter we have started works on the garden and with the help of Diggerman in the village we have been able to get the undercover area paved and now the children have outdoor space they can play in in all weather- this was desperately needed with all the rain we have had/having this year!!
Our fundraising team have been busy with their events. The Annual Easter egg hunt was a great success despite the weather we had a great turn out .... the kitchen struggled to keep up with the huge demand of bacon rolls! A massive £440 was raised some of this will go towards subsidising a day trip to the farm for the children.
26 /cont…The same week the team also hosted a 'Colours Fashionshow and pop up shop' at the club. Over 100 people attended and grabbed some bargains. It was a fantastic evening with so many high street brands available at hugely discounted prices. Watch this space as we may host another nearer to Christmas. The £1000 raised on this evening was put towards paving the undercover area at the preschool.
Thank you to everyone who has supported or helped with one of our events this year we are a charity and rely heavily on fundraising to grow our preschool.
We are always looking for volunteers to come and help out with an activity, it could be a one off or regular help. Cooking, reading, gardening, crafts, sports, helping with snacktimes or lunch. Whatever time you have to spare is greatly appreciated. Please get in touch.
Our spaces are filling up now for our September intake so please get in touch to reserve your child's place. We take children funded and non funded from 2 years old. We are open from 8-3pm term time. If you would like to book a visit please make an appoinment. Contact us through our website or Preschool FB page or phone us on 01933 557634.
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DODDINGTON DUCKLINGS
Doddington Duckings is a volunteer run stay and play toddler group for children aged 0-5 based in the centre of Great Doddington at the Memorial Hall (42b High Street, Great Doddington). We meet on a Wednesday a ernoon from 1.30 un l 3pm each week during term me.
In March of this year we increased our sessions to weekly from fortnightly and the number of children and babies coming to play each week is steadily increasing which is fantas c news. We have a lot of fun! The children can play with a variety of age appropriate toys and we have an area sec oned off especially for the babies so that they remain safe from any boisterous play. Recent messy play and art ac vi es have included water play, pain ng, play dough, messy spaghe , colourful rice and cereal play. We have also been really lucky to have been able to share the pre-school’s so play equipment which was a lot of fun.
We aim to provide each child that a ends a varied snack that can include fruit, vegetables, crackers, cheese, raisins and a sweet treat all washed down with squash or water. We even had ice lollies in the recent hot weather. Parents can relax and help themselves to a cup of tea or coffee and there’s usually cake or biscuits too!
If you would like to join us and make some friends (both the big and li le people, we’re a friendly bunch!) we would be really happy to see you.
Please visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/doddingtonducklings/ for informa on.
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The club is the meeting place for families and friends in the village. We offer great food, great service, amazing views over the Nene Valley and a warm welcoming atmosphere!
We cater for all events throughout the week, from weddings, birthdays, christenings, family reunions and many more.
Our main room has panoramic views across the valley and is fully equipped for meetings and conferences, with large screen projector, LCD displays and free wifi.
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Monday to Thursday 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Friday 3:00 - 11:00 pm Saturday 12:00 noon - 11:30 pm, Sunday 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm
The Great Doddington Club, 41 Lower Street, Great Doddington, NN29 7TL GREAT DODDINGTON CHAPEL
Sunday Worship
The Chapel invites you to join us at our Services of Worship every Sunday at 11am.
Holy Communion is served on the 1st Sunday of the month, plus other days such as Easter and Christmas.
You will be made welcome and you don’t have to come every week, even once in a while would be a tremendous encouragement to us all.
Chat at the Chapel.
This is held on the first Monday of the month (except for Bank Holidays, then it is held on the second Monday) at 10am – 12noon.
Just drop in for a chat and enjoy the homemade cakes.
Cra at the Chapel.
You are welcome to join our group of people who enjoy sharing and working together on their current projects. This happens on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm – 4pm.
Friendship Club
This group has been mee ng for many years in the Chapel and are open to welcome anyone who wants to come along and join them on a Friday a ernoon from 2pm – 4pm.
Special Events
We hold 4 quarterly Coffee Mornings, plus a Summer Market and Christmas Fayre which consist of the usual Cakes, Teas, Raffles, Bric-a-Brac, Books and a Christmas Tombola.
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Future Event Dates
16th June – Coffee Morning 10.30 am
18th August – Summer Market 10 am
13th October – Coffee Morning 10.30 am
1st December – Christmas Fayre 2 – 4 pm
On behalf of the Chapel, may I take this opportunity to pass on our grateful thanks to everyone concerned for their con nued support; it is much appreciated by us all.
God’s Blessings to you all.
Roy Dunkley. Elder and Treasurer. 01933 275617 – 07805 039001
GREAT DODDINGTON POORS LAND CHARITY
The Charity is con nuing to hold successful luncheon clubs for the over 60’s at Great Doddington Club.
Great Doddington Club aways manage to make it a fantas c occasion, serving us all with a delicious lunch which everyone enjoys.
We are also asking students who have lived in the village for at least 2 years to apply for book grants to assist them in their studies. All applica ons to be sent to [email protected].
35 GREAT DODDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL
Dear All
Thank you very much for your con nued support with regards to the Village Memorial Hall facility. It is regularly in use during the day me and a number of evenings through the week. There has also been a number of party type celebra ons held over the weekend from me to me. The Pre-School said goodbye to our facili es as they moved into the adjacent property. We wish them well and would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support over the large number of years that they have used the premises.
We would like to thank Jack Hurst, who has done a great job with regards to the maintenance of the facility. For those of you that use the hall, you will know that the Ellio Room has recently been redecorated and he has done a sterling job on that. Jack is also responsible for the numerous repairs that are carried out from day to day. What we like to do now is build a website for the Memorial Hall. If you have a poten al interest to help us or know someone who can, please can you contact our Secretary, Debbie at [email protected] .
We would like to put out a general request for anybody within the village or its environs who would like to suggest a poten al future use/s for the Hall going forwards. There have been a few sugges ons so far such as a film night, talent night along with the usual quiz nights. Again, any sugges ons you may have could you please forward them in the first instance to our Secretary, Debbie at the email address indicated above.
Thank you once again for con nued support of what is a fantas c village facility which hopefully will remain so well into the future.
David Smith
36 GREAT DODDINGTON EVENING WI
The Great Doddington Evening WI was formed in 1968 and as we now approach our 50th Birthday we have approximately 28 members.
We meet in the Memorial Hall on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, excluding August. Our mee ngs start at 7.30pm.
The Annual subscrip on is just £41, for 11 mee ngs.
We have a varied programme each year and excellent speakers for our monthly mee ngs.
Is that all you may ask, well NO, we also have walks, picnics, Croquet, garden visits, meals out and much more.
So if you would like to join our WI, or come for a visit to see if it's for you then please call either
Suzanne Solomon on 01933 276062 Tracey Hockaday on 07772033320 for further informa on. Or, if you prefer to email; [email protected]
Craft at the Chapel
Do you enjoy knitting, sewing, crocheting, colouring or other crafts? If so come and join our friendly group. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 2.00 until 4.00 pm at the Chapel.
37 ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
The parish system run by the Church of England means that every home in the country has access to the church. Residents of a parish have a right to have their bap sms, weddings and funerals held in the church and of course all are welcome to join in the church’s worship and social events. As Rector I am here for everybody, whether you a end the church or not, and as a church we welcome everyone. As part of our welcome, as well as Messy Church, on the third Saturday, and Open Church on the first Saturday of the month, we now also open the church on Tuesday mornings 11am -12 noon. There are people to welcome visitors and refreshments available. Do pop in if you are passing, it is a good opportunity to look at the building (a short history of which will be available soon), spend some me in quiet and, if we have a hot summer, somewhere to cool down! We recently held a maintenance morning at the church and were able to complete many rou ne and one off tasks, including gardening, general cleaning and repairs to the floor. Work on the nave windows should be star ng soon. A year ago we began a new style of service, held on the first Sunday of each month at 4pm. The service follows an informal, café style format where we sing modern worship songs, read the Bible, pray together and share how God is working in our lives. Everyone is welcome. The Village Welcome Packs are con nuing to prove both popular and useful for new residents, if you have a new neighbour please do let me know and I can arrange for a pack to be delivered. Inside are details not only of church events but informa on about many of the organisa ons and businesses which are in the village. If you would like to be included in the pack again please let me know.
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Some events coming up include a concert with the choir Take Note on Saturday 7th July 7pm with Pimms and strawberries. Tickets available from Mar n Pu nam (01933 224068) and Ann Newsome (01933 276082). The Open Rectory event will be on Saturday 11th August 2-4pm refreshments, stalls and games for all the family.
Holiday Club takes place this year from 20th - 24th August 9.30am -12 noon (1pm Friday) at Great Doddington Primary School. More details coming soon. Look out too for details of our harvest fes val and meal happening in September. Finally, do visit the Benefice website www.gdwebenefice.wordpress.com which contains up to date informa on on events and services, the weekly News Sheet, photos and much more.
Yours in Christ, Jackie Revd. Jackie Buck 01933 631232
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39 GREAT DODDINGTON HERITAGE GROUP
By the me you read this, we will have held a couple of events this year and supported the village May Day celebra ons organised by the Friends of Great Doddington Park with a display of photographs of previous May Day events.
In March, Polly Feeley gave a very interes ng talk about childhood memories in the 1950s. Helping Mum with folding sheets ready to iron a er they had been through the mangle and hung out to dry. Skipping in the school playground, and buying black jacks and ice jubblies with sixpence pocket money. Her talk was interspersed with music of the period and she encouraged us to guess who was singing. Doris Day, Guy Mitchell etc.
In April we enjoyed an amusing talk by Sue Chambers who was born in Wellingborough and spent her childhood and teenage years living in Jubilee Crescent. She has wri en a book en tled “The other half of the crescent” which is an account of her life living on the Kingsway Estate, mee ng Billy Fury, working at the Ideal clothing factory as well as nursing at Northampton General Hospital before working in mental health in the community. She has created a Pandora’s Box of memories included mee ng Royalty. Her book is available at the Wellingborough Museum and makes for an interes ng read.
Future events planned for the rest of the year include a guided tour of the Listed Grade I St Peter and St Paul Church at Easton Maudit, which has a par cularly interes ng stained glass window and the pulpit dated 1860 is intricately carved. A visit to Leicester to see the burial site of Richard III will take place in June and in October another talk by the excellent speaker Kevin Varty.
40 Our October exhibi on which is to be held during the weekend of 6/7th October will be a general HERITAGE exhibi on of photographs, many of them new to our ever growing collec on, maps, documents, scrapbooks as well as help being available for those wishing to research their village ancestors. There is no entrance fee, but dona ons are welcome to enable us to carry on the work that we do. Light refreshments will be served throughout the weekend.
In November we will be holding an exhibi on to commemorate one hundred years since the end of World War One. We held a similar one in 2014 to commemorate the start of this War. We already have some new material, but if anyone has any memorabilia, photos, stories that we could scan or borrow for this event we would very much appreciate you contac ng us. It does not have to be specific to the village. It is always nice to see original documents, medals etc and we do have lockable display cabinets and stewards to keep an eye on things. We have two speakers, who are residents of the village, and they will be giving some informa ve and interes ng talks in rela on to World War One during the weekend.
Our Glenfield Drive project is progressing well and we hope to show the research that we have done so far at the Heritage weekend to be held in October in the Memorial Hall. We are s ll looking for Sales brochures, original house plans which we can borrow to copy and enable us to illustrate the progression of this area.
We opened up a FACEBOOK page last November. This is a “Closed Group” so only people who answer a couple of ques ons as to why they want to join are allowed. It has already a racted over 160 members with former residents of the village re-uni ng which is always good to see, as well as adding informa on to the photographs which are posted each week. Many memories and discussions take place and new photographs to add to our every growing collec on.
As always, details of our events are published on our website, facebook page and in our display cabinet outside the Village Stores. Our photographic book volume 2 is on sale in the Village Stores. Membership: £6 per person/£12 per household. Treasurer: Linda Ross, 2 Wilby Lane.
Website: https://greatdoddingtonheritagegroup.wordpress Barbara Tomkins (Chairman) Email: [email protected] Tel: 01933 279498 greatdoddingtonheritagegroup 41 GREAT DODDINGTON GARDENING TEAM
A er the prolonged cold winter, the glorious display of daffodils along The Ridge and Earls Barton Road have provided a warm welcome to those walking or driving into the village during the spring with the red and yellow tulips in the village garden providing a lovely splash of colour.
The gardening team is currently preparing to plant up the hanging baskets, tubs and planters throughout the village, with what we hope will be another colourful display for the summer. We are grateful to Ian Bowers for generously allowing us to use his poly tunnel for making up and storing the hanging baskets prior to installa on.
Profit from the annual Plant Sale, this year held on Saturday 5th May, covers the cost of providing the summer and winter floral displays throughout the village. The magnificent sum of £762.50 was raised and our thanks go to all those who supported it by generously supplying plants for sale or by purchasing the variety of plants on offer.
Our grateful thanks go to John Abbo for once again for producing the eye catching signs for this year’s event.
Carol Hurst kindly opened the Church early for us and served refreshments throughout the morning, which we very much appreciated.
We do rely on and are very grateful to the teams of residents who keep the floral displays watered throughout the season. We make an urgent plea to anyone willing to join the team of reserve waterers, to help out at holiday me etc, to please contact Carol Lovei on 01933 273917.
A big thank you to those who regularly mow the grass in various loca ons around the village - please keep up the good work!
The Gardening Team is always pleased to welcome new members. You don’t need green fingers - just enthusiasm a sense of humour and an hour to spare occasionally. If you would like to know more, please give me a call on 01933 273770.
Jayne Handcock, Gardening Team Press Officer
42 FOOD PRODUCTION SOCIETY (THE ALLOTMENTS)
Bad news, good news and tedious distrac ons
Let’s do bad news first. The weather has been appalling for gardeners and I think we missed spring and went straight from winter to summer. Sowing and plan ng is at least a month behind what we would normally expect due to the persistent rain and cold. We have been visited by thieves yet again and one of our members has had equipment stolen, it appears they now come with angle grinders to cut through strong chains, bad news indeed.
Good news me. The weather has now improved and I am sure that a er a late start all will be well but it means that we have to do all the work required in one month instead of two. We have all our plots let with a wai ng list of two having reduced this from four. We are ac vely trying to improve the general husbandry of plots by giving no ce to plot holders not cul va ng plots to an acceptable standard thus allowing new and hopefully keen gardeners to have the opportunity. I am expec ng to have plots available in the next few months so if anyone is interested in a plot I can be contacted on 07468461411, email, [email protected]. We are in the process of acquiring a shipping container to store compost, organic chicken fer lizer, canes, etc. We can buy these products in bulk and sell to members at less than normal retail prices even allowing a small mark up to cover the cost of storage. That’s the good and bad,
Now the tedious. I am sure most people have now heard of GDPR (General Data Protec on Regula on) and in principal a very good thing. Unfortunately, it is all encompassing and small organisa ons such as ours are required to comply. As a Mutual Society regulated by the F.C.A. we are required by law to keep a register of all our members’ details but GDPR requires us to seek their permission! Do we expel them if permission is not granted? Enquiries are ongoing. I leave you with this thought, will we soon have to ensure our members carry out a risk assessment before pushing a fork into the ground. PS Donald & Crispy Duck are well but as all but two of the offspring were female the rest have now become Crispy Duck.
43 Sport in the Village
GREAT DODDINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB
We have just finished our second season since re-forming.
We finished a disappoin ng 12th in division 4 a er an up and down season. We had a lot of players signed on some who are not available every week due to work and a few who decided they didn’t want to play. A er Christmas the trimmed squad seemed to gel and we went on a run where we lost once in 6 games which li ed the lads heads. A couple of defeats at the end when we were a bit depleted, but we are all looking forward to next season. We had a friendly match at Christmas with the u16’s which both teams enjoyed. Some of the u16’s have also been training with us at Wellingborough school so hopefully we will soon have some new young players.
We are also planning a match against the “Doddington Old Boys” on 18th or 19th August. It was great to see some of them come and watch the last home game and a get together down at the club a erwards. Next season we are looking at star ng a Sunday team. An applica on has been made to the Nene Sunday League so, at the moment, we are awai ng acceptance. More news in the next edi on! Now we can all have a few weeks off and watch the World Cup. Steve Catling Secretary 07976189872 gdfcsec@b nternet.com
44 GREAT DODDINGTON CRICKET CLUB Congratula ons to the Great Doddington First XI Cricket Team for winning their first game against Mears Ashby Cricket Club at their home ground. This took place on a slightly chilly but very sunny evening on Tuesday 22nd May 2018. A er winning the toss, Mears Ashby elected to bowl first and put Great Doddington in to bat. This was just as well, as there was only 7 team members there at the 6pm start me. A er a bit of sustained bowling a ack, Great Doddington slowly got into the runs and managed to score an excellent total of 167 runs from their 20 overs.
Having posted such a great total, it was then a ques on of Great Doddington’s bowling a ack being up to the task of limi ng the home team of Mears Ashby Cricket Club to 166 runs or less. A er a bit of a shaky start and the occasional “interes ng” over courtesy of our “buffet bowlers”, Mears Ashby were limited to a total of 133 runs off their 20 overs. This was a great win for the first game of the season for Great Doddington Cricket Club. There was of course the usual conten ous, if not slightly amusing umpiring decisions. A batsman (Great Doddington’s newest resident) was heard to mu er as he came off the pitch that the umpire had eyesight as good as Clarence, the beau ful lion off the old TV show Daktari. Onwards and upwards as they say.
Upcoming games that are generally good fun to watch are the “young guns” v “the old mers”. These are on Sundays 5th and 12th August star ng at 12noon at Mears Ashby CC. A bar and tea and coffee are available and bring along a picnic!
F i n a l l y, a c a p o n compe on for this photograph. Answers by 31st July on a postcard (a beer mat will do) to 16 Goodens L a n e , G r e a t Doddington, NN29 7TY. A bo le of bubbly to the winner. As usual the judge’s decision is final, even if there is a bit of nepo sm . David Smith 45 Est. 1984 UNIT 58, LEYLAND TRADING ESTATE WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHANTS NN8 1RS www.wellingboroughtyres.co.uk OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
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