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2 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Editorial Moulton Scene elcome to the Autumn 2015 edition of Moulton Information Scene. I hope you have all had a great summer and would like to give a warm welcome to any new residents that may have moved into Moulton Win the past few months. Volume 11 | No. 4 As always with the ‘Scene’ we receive a great response in both editorial contributions and advertisements, but we always welcome newcomers – so if you want to be featured in the next magazine please get in touch. The next edition of The Moulton Scene Alternatively, please give us your feedback or any suggestions as a reader will be published on or about 1st – your involvement is always appreciated. To get in touch, please email: January 2016, and will cover the period [email protected]. 1st January to 30th April 2016.
Advertisements, editorials and diary dates by 13th November 2015 to Useful Telephone Numbers Moulton Parish Council, Moulton Village GENERAL Hall, Pound Lane, Moulton, NN3 7SD. Moulton College 01604 491131 T: 01604 492318 Moulton Library (select option 5, then option 1) 0300 126 1000 Moulton Surgery 01604 644126 E: [email protected] Moulton & Overstone Car Scheme (Julia Malings and Jenny Aarons) 07582 351145 Post Office 01604 643106 ADVERTISING COSTS (incl. of VAT): CHURCHES Moulton Parish Church – Pete Collins 01604 495393 Half page Colour (183 x 130mm) £175.00 email: [email protected] Carey Baptist Church – Rev. Stuart Dennis 01604 491966 Moulton Evangelical Church – S. Pollock 01604 404202 Quarter page B&W (88.5 x 130mm) £60.00 COUNCIL SERVICES/COUNCILLORS Quarter page Colour (88.5 x 130mm) £90.00 Moulton Parish Council 01604 492318 email: [email protected] Daventry District Council 01327 871100 Daventry District Councillors: Eighth page B&W (88.5 x 62mm) £35.00 Mike Warren email: [email protected] 01604 781082 Eighth page Colour (88.5 x 62mm) £52.50 Daniel Cribbin email: [email protected] 07986 240144 Member of Parliament: Chris Heaton-Harris 0207-219-7048 email: [email protected] Northamptonshire County Council 0300 1261000 Payment is required with your (including Street Doctor – road and street lighting defects, etc.) advertisement: Or online at www.northamptonshire.gov.uk Northamptonshire County Councillor: 01604 843275 Clerk to the Parish Council, Judy Shephard email: [email protected] Moulton Village Hall, Pound Lane, ELVIS – Abandoned cars 08456 121999 Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD email: [email protected] Police – (please dial 999 in an emergency) 101 T: 01604 492318 Daventry Rural North Safer Community Team 101 E: [email protected] email: [email protected] W: www.moultonparishcouncil.org.uk
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spring 2015 • moulton scene | 3 CONTENTS
3 EDITORIAL CLUB, MOULTON & OVERSTONE CAR SCHEME, BEANSTALK, Council Matters ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY MEMORY WALK 5 CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL – Barry Care MBE 6 FROM YOUR MP – Village Clubs and Chris Heaton-Harris Societies 29 YARKER TUITION LA JOLIE Village Information, RONDE IN MOULTON, THE Events & Local News CREATION STATION, MOULTON 2 MOULTON VILLAGE TRAIL GUIDE ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION, MOULTON PLAYERS, MOULTON 3 USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS MOVIES, MOULTON EVENING 3 ‘WELCOME TO MOULTON’ PACK WI, MOULTON & DISTRICT 10 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL GARDENERS’ SOCIETY, MOULTON HISTORY SOCIETY, THE FRIEND- 13 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL – LEYS , MOULTON MORRIS ART EXHIBITION MEN, MOULTON CHURCH BELL 13 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL RINGERS, MOULTON KEEP COMPETITION & FUN RUN FIT, HARDY PLANT SOCIETY WINNERS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GROUP, SPOTLIGHT DANCE SCHOOL 15 PARTY IN THE PARK 2015 17 HANGING BASKET SPONSORSHIP SCHEME Gardening Tips 17 VILLAGE NETWORKS ROADSHOW 36 GARDENING TIPS FROM THE (FREE ADVICE AND SUPPORT) GARDEN CENTRE TEAM AT 17 MICHAELMAS FAYRE MOULTON COLLEGE 17 AUTUMN CONCERT – A FEAST FOR MUSIC LOVERS Focus on Sport 34 CHRONICLE & ECHO and Youth ‘DOWN YOUR WAY’ 37 MOULTON FC & MOULTON 44 OPENING TIMES MAGPIES YOUTH, WHITE TIGER 44 HALLS TO HIRE TAEKWON-DO 45 WHAT NOT TO MISS UNTIL JANUARY 2016 Rural News Schools/Doctors/ 41 PARISH FOOTPATH WARDEN – Library News FOOT.... NOTES 19 MOULTON SURGERY 19 MOULTON PRIMARY SCHOOL Obituaries 21 FRIENDS OF MOULTON PRIMARY 42 OBITUARIES SCHOOL – FOMPS 21 MOULTON SCHOOL & SCIENCE COLLEGE Church News 23 MOULTON COLLEGE 43 MOULTON PARISH CHURCH, CAREY BAPTIST CHURCH 25 MOULTON LIBRARY
Helping Hands Index of 27 GIVE BLOOD, DDC CARE & Advertisers REPAIR, MOULTON & OVERSTONE 44 A-Z LISTING OF LOCAL TRADES EDUCATIONAL TRUST, MONDAY PEOPLE 4 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 From the Parish Council Chairman Barry Care MBE
Several important items of news to organisations currently using the present In 2008 Moulton Parish Council worked pass on. village hall in Moulton will transfer to the with Daventry District Council to provide new centre and with the addition of the a ‘DDC Outreach’ Office for residents in café, library and playgroup will create a Moulton and the surrounding villages. Northamptonshire Highways vibrant and thriving community base for The Moulton Information Centre opened The terrible mess NCC Highways have existing and new residents. in September 2008 and very quickly made of the Overstone Road “traffic became the busiest Outreach Centre calming” failed a safety audit, particularly in Daventry District. Unfortunately, due the new priority at Tarrant Way/ Discussions are currently taking place to budget cuts, the Information Centre Overstone Road junction. That junction with numerous service providers to was closed in 2012. With Moulton ward will be put back as it was: hurray I hear offer additional support and specialised at the very edge of Daventry District it is you say! The Parish Council are trying health and wellbeing services hoped to provide this invaluable service to find out whether other amendments for residents. Moulton is already again in the new premises. are planned, but having wasted so much experiencing a significant amount of money already on a failed scheme it housing development within the parish remains to be seen if anything else will and the adjacent Northampton North Moulton has various Mums and Tots be considered. Sustainable Urban Expansion will have groups and several private Day Nurseries. an enormous impact on the community. Approximately 49 0-4 year olds will be The early delivery of this centre will generated from the developments in New Community Centre ensure that a significant proportion of Moulton parish, combined with existing As you know the Parish Council has community infrastructure is provided pre-school children in our parish, means been searching for a suitable site for a to meet the demands of an expanding a dedicated playgroup is needed to fulfil new community centre for the last 10 population. It is anticipated that the the demand for early years provision and years and plan to build it on the land centre will be in place and ready to offer our new centre can provide premises for at Sandy Hill Lane. Several of my past a wide range of services and facilities to this to be organised. reports have referred to the progress existing and new residents by the end of made so far. The current village hall is 2016, ensuring that Moulton remains a The floor in the main hall is being carefully inadequate to meet the needs of the sustainable community. chosen so that activities such as table community, now and in the future. A tennis, badminton, martial arts and short new centre is needed that can provide mat bowls will be able to take place facilities for community groups and a The site adjacent to the new community in the centre. It is hoped that the local professional venue that can be used centre will be developed and used for clubs who have moved away due to the for corporate events, birthday parties, a complementary community facility. closure of Moulton Sports Complex will weddings etc. A venue with its own The new health facility sited on the return to Moulton once we are able to bar is essential. Current daytime use adjoining ‘Marsh Spinney’ development offer bar and café facilities. is severely limited due to no available will complete the community hub parking. Adequate off road parking catering for existing patients and the is also needed to prevent disruption anticipated increase of the patient The parish church wishes to be very to nearby residential properties. The list of Northampton North residents. involved with the community centre Community Centre scheme includes Moulton library will transfer to the new and is interested in running the Café space for a new library, two halls for hire, community centre. The present library and also taking on a part let on one including a dedicated room for playgroup currently accommodates 2000 visits per of the rooms to provide a youth room use, café, youth room, parish office month. The present building is not fit for in the evenings. The church currently and further office space with sufficient purpose, has no allocated parking and runs various youth groups but needs parking to accommodate multiple use at anyway has been sold off. A new larger additional space to extend their youth any time and maximise building usage. site within the community centre will activities to provide new youth groups The building has been carefully designed enable the library to extend its opening and services. The café will provide a to be in use seven days each week, with hours and provide services for Moulton. focal point at the Sandy Hill Community little conflict between the uses e.g. library The current library runs a vast selection Hub. Here, we wish to see luncheon and offices closed when a large function, of groups and events and a purpose clubs, local groups, young and elderly i.e. wedding, is booked and playgroup built facility would enable the library making full use of our facilities and as a and library open with community service to promote NCC priorities by daily meeting place. group users hiring the hall space. It is providing health and wellbeing events expected that once the new community in partnership with Northants Teaching Revenue to support the hall will come centre is built, community groups and Primary Care Trust. from hire of the halls and offices, lease autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 5 agreements for office space and the Northamptonshire County Association how many elderly residents we have additional community facility building. of Local Councils as to how to finance and how many households we have The build cost has been estimated at the build. claiming council tax discounts. In £2.4m. We are currently in negotiations order to charge the accurate amount with NCC Library Service to provide a Tenders have been invited for the the process of this sum is carried out long term lease for the library in return project management of the centre’s as near to the end of the financial for £400,000 towards the capital build and by the time you read this we year as possible. We are working with build. Also through negotiations with will have appointed Project Managers. all the developers in the parish who developers, we have managed to Lease agreements are in the process supply us with the actual number of secure £1.8m (to date) towards the of being agreed, and discussions occupations each month and projected build of the centre via S106 monies. We begun over the many services at occupations for the following so we continue to investigate all avenues of the new community centre. A Public have exact numbers to work with. grant funding and lease arrangements Works Loan Board has been applied We will have a far clearer picture later to support the build and maintenance for and will cover the cost of the build. in the year and will share that with you of the centre. in the next Moulton Scene. As a consequence residents will see These monies will be paid to us over a a rise in the council tax portion paid Neighbourhood Development Plan period of approximately ten years when to Moulton Parish Council next year. I can also report good news regarding certain ‘triggers’ are reached on each (This year saw a 4.3% decrease on our Neighbourhood Development Plan development. In order to provide this council tax.) As the S106 monies as the final draft has been completed new facility sooner rather than later, begin to be handed over to the parish after amendments were made from Moulton Parish Council has taken the council, these monies will then be your consultation responses and we decision to take out a loan to deliver used to repay the loan. At this time are delighted to inform you that the the building next year so it can be it is impossible to calculate the raise final consultation is now underway. A available for everyone to enjoy the new, in precept per household as the copy is now available on our website. purpose built facility. We have received figures are calculated in January. advice from Senior Finance Officers at The calculation will be based on how It is all a very busy and exciting time. Daventry District Council and from the many properties are in the village,
FROM YOUR MP Chris Heaton-Harris
ell, six weeks have passed (at the Eight weeks after the result, it is fairly clear that time of writing) since the General people had every right to be concerned. Watching Election – and what an election the developing battle between the remaining Labour campaign it was! Members of Parliament and those from the Scottish W National Party as to who can be the most left wing I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the result is fascinating. It will be one of the stories of this locally and extremely humbled to receive over 58% current parliament. of the vote across our constituency. So, I want to start by saying thank you to the villagers of Moulton As you would expect, local issues also came to the for putting their trust in me once again. fore in the election campaign; especially the concerns of local people about proposed and approved planning I also would like to record my thanks to the other applications across our area. I will continue to help candidates. We had a number of hustings across local groups fight unwanted speculative developments the constituency, debating a host of issues between going forwards and ensure that their genuine concerns us and the other candidates, and it was good to are heard at the highest level of government. participate in local democracy in action. I look forward to working with you, and for you, over It was also fascinating to participate in the debate that the next parliament. was occurring on the ground throughout the General Election. It seemed to me that my constituents were House of Commons, LONDON, SW1A 0AA well ahead of the national debate – I was picking up E: [email protected] a huge amount of concern on the doorstep about T: 020 7219 7048 W: www.heatonharris.com what a possible Labour/SNP coalition would mean to Twitter: @chhcalling voters in my constituency.
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veryone tells me this aspects and events that make up our Income year’s Festival was the programme. Also it is the time for village Total income was £5176. Stall fees best ever, and I think the groups to be planning for next year’s and donations from local stallholders lovely weather for Festival Festival, so get busy now and please let plus the amusements in the Public ESaturday helped the crowds enjoy us know if you are prepared to organise Gardens brought in a total of £2290, it even more than usual. something for next year; then let us and the Art Exhibition was particularly have details of your plans for inclusion Our annual community Festival successful raising a total of £900. in next year’s programme. Call 646818 certainly provides a great deal of (Included in the stalls total are the to get involved. pleasure and fun to many as well as following donations:- Whyte Melville providing opportunities to local groups Main Fund Details (figures rounded to stall £40, Erica Simons stall £25, to raise funds for their organisations. nearest pound)…. Moulton Evangelical Church £25, So we met our aim to provide a Mr and Mrs Webb £50, Bill Jennings £20, Friends of Moulton Library £20, community event that everyone can Expenses enjoy. Once again we have received Evening WI £40.) Expenses total was £4251 (last year support from those organisations with was £3141). The two largest outgoings The Morris Men’s marquee events donations towards our overall costs were Insurance at £1364 and the hire profit was £581. Fun Run entries and with other income we have again of the festival Marquee at £1298. brought in £358. The British Legion’s covered all the costs and ended with a Prizes for the various events added Bingo £81. The Carnival collection small surplus. A summary of the income up to £292. Spending on equipment was up this year to £318 and the and expenditure of the main fund is set increased this year as we needed Morris Men’s Maycart collection was out below. There are several groups to buy parking cones at £330 as we £219. We managed £31 interest at who ran fund raising events who were unsure whether the Police would the bank. have not sent in full details of their loan cones this year; communication totals raised, and obviously these are We received donations from several handsets for marshals to keep in touch not included but hopefully appear sources/groups that ran events with for £280; Portable PA system for the elsewhere, but some such groups have fund raising or commercial activities: May Queen Crowning and Children’s sent in small donations. Moulton Parish Church £100, Carey Bowers ceremony at £142; a laminator Baptist Church £38, Moulton Players One organisation that did especially for the ‘Where to Find Maps’ at £37; at The Theatre £50, The Cardigan well through their fund raising and also with reduced Police support we Arms £35, The Telegraph Inn £50, we have been told of their success ordered “Warning – Street Festival” The Artichoke £100 and Moulton Village was the ‘Friends of Moulton Primary signs for the village centre roads at Store £25. School’ whose stalls raised nearly cost of £288 – but all this equipment £1400 and their raffle £2079 (which will be available for future Festivals. The small surplus of £925 will be includes £1000 of matched funding by The rest of expenditure of £220 is transferred into our funds, but Festival Barclaycard). We asked that this fund made up by the necessary running funds will be providing underground raising be passed directly to Moulton costs of postage, telephone, licenses, cabling and new lighting to be installed Primary School in recognition of their printer inks, cable ties, emergency in the Public Gardens in time for generous support of the Festival. It lighting batteries and other small ‘Party in the Park’. would be nice to hear of full details of miscellaneous odds and ends. totals raised from other groups. The future of this community Festival Fritz De Zutter would like to say a big thank you to all those who supported him on Festival Saturday when he had his beard shaved off. The total amount depends upon helpers and organisers raised was £2400 for the Alzheimer’s Society. coming forward to take on the various
10 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Photograph by permission of Richard Eason
Photograph by permission of Richard Eason
Photograph by permission of Richard Eason
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12 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Moulton Village Festival exhibition
ith over 200 exhibits this year and fantastic weather, the Exhibition was a great Wsuccess. Many thanks to Mark Cockerill of Village Autos for donating the use of the showroom again, a superb venue. Thanks also to the stewards who give their time freely and to the fantastic artists whose work was enjoyed by 642 visitors. The Art Exhibition was able to give £900 to festival funds and 44 pictures were sold, well done everyone. We had a great variety of work on display, paintings in watercolour, oil and acrylic, pencil, photography, print and textile. Application forms for next year will be sent out in mid January 2016. If you are not on our list and would like a form please get in touch. I hope next year can be just as good or even better! Celia Flowerday, Art Exhibition Organiser Tel. 07790 853263 email [email protected]
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Moulton Village Festival 30th Cookery – Homemade Lemon Curd Secondary Age Fun Run ~ RESULTS 1st: Michelle Bunker 1st: Eleanor Pearson 1st Male (Adult): 2nd: Charlotte Rea 2nd: Scarlett Webb No. 159 – Ilir Brecani 3rd: Ann Wilson 3rd: Josie Adams 1st Female (Adult): No. 82 – Lydia Pannell Gardening – Best basket of home- grown produce 1st Male (Secondary School Age): Design and make a ‘Mask’ No. 130 – Ryan Streeton Joint 1st: Louise Adams & Primary Age 1st Female (Secondary School Age): Charlotte Rea 1st: Carys Shea No. 127 – Eleanor Alderman 2nd: Merryn Shouksmith Gardening – Longest stick of rhubarb 1st Male (Primary School Age): 3rd: Cian Shea No. 131 – Ben Streeton 1st: Veronica Male 1st Female (Primary School Age): 2nd: Louise Adams No. 121 – Hali Clarke 3rd: Claire Ham Design a Computer Card to celebrate King of the Hill: an event No. 48 – Matt Hartgrove Craft – Make a book mark using any Primary Age materials 1st: Erin Yarker 1st: Hugh Bunker Moulton Village Festival 2nd: Edward Byfield Competition Winners 3rd: Charlie Byfield Craft – Photograph on theme of Adult Competitions 18 and over ‘My Favourite place to be’ Ladies only – Homemade Coffee and 1st: Mark Webb Walnut cake Make a paper aeroplane that can fly 2nd: Richard Eason 1st: Mary Bassett the furthest 3rd: Julia Morgan 2nd: Jane Brown Primary Age 3rd: Tracey Taylor 1st: Jonathan Shefford Craft – Make something out of a 2nd: Men only – Banana Bread cooked in a folded paper napkin Xanimal Air loaf tin 1st: Rachel Bull 3rd: James Turner 1st: Martin Adams 2nd: Jessica Sanderson 2nd: Garry Harris Most interesting piece of origami 3rd: Terry Sharp Craft – Create a piece of art using natural materials on a seaside theme Primary Age Local Community Challenge – 4 matching homemade sausage rolls 1st: Alison Pearson 1st: Paul Platten 2nd: 1st: Redrup Electrical Services Ltd Jonathan Shefford Children’s Competitions 3rd: Luke Platten Cookery – Sourdough loaf Cupcakes decorated and presented Secondary Age 1st: Camilla Turner imaginatively on a Story Book theme 1st: Eleanor Pearson Cookery – Ramekin of homemade pâté Primary Age 2nd: Ella Rea 1st: Ann Wilson 1st: Paul Platten 3rd: 2nd: David Woodhouse 2nd: Hebe Byfield Ben Streeton 3rd: Charlotte Rea 3rd: Merryn Shouksmith autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 13 Spinney Hill Plumbing_Spinney Hill Plumbing 29/06/2014 14:42 Page 1
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autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 15 Moulton College Management Centre
Moulton College has a highly skilled Hotel Services team that is able to offer a wide range of catering and accommodation solutions for your event.
These are categorised into three and overhead projectors are all main sections: available. Catering is prepared and served by our own staff, enabling Management Centre us to provide a wide range of College Social Centre buffets. Vegetarian and special diets are easily accommodated. Additional facilities To discuss any aspect of these Located within easy reach of Northampton, Moulton College facilities please email: Management Centre is set literally [email protected] amongst a working farm. Or contact one of our Hotel The Management Centre has Services Managers on: been tastefully converted from 01604 491131 former farm buildings and accommodation. Moulton College, Gate 4, Pitsford Road, Moulton, Northampton, There is a wide range of rooms NN3 7QL available, accommodating up to 50 in theatre style, to small thevenue.moulton.ac.uk meeting rooms for 12. Most rooms have built in data projectors. Search for us on: Televisions, DVD, flip charts www.venuefinder.com
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18 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Schools/Doctors/Library News
Sue Williams Practice Manager Tel: 01604 644126 Moulton Surgery
r Jonathan Ireland will be retiring from the Practice in November. He joined DMoulton Surgery as a Partner in 1989 having moved to Northamptonshire with his wife and son. His two daughters were born in Moulton.
He hopes to enjoy spending more time Accountable GP disease? If so you are entitled to a FREE pursuing his leisure interests including Over the coming months, we will be health check once every 5 years. If you golf and painting. The Partners and Staff informing patients of the name of their fall within this category and would like a all wish him well in his retirement. Dr accountable GP. This does not in any health check, please contact the surgery Darin Seiger will then take over as Senior way affect who patients can see within for further information. Partner and Dr Jo Warcaba join the the practice but is simply an NHS England Practice as a Partner. requirement with effect from June 2015. Travel Vaccinations If you would like to know who your With the holiday season now upon us, For those patients that would like to accountable GP is, please ask at your please remember to contact us as soon wish Dr Ireland well in his retirement, next appointment or contact the surgery. as you know you are going abroad to find a card has been placed in Rochmills This information can also be found on out if you need any travel vaccinations. Chemist, High Street, Moulton for you your prescription if you receive these Flu Clinics to sign. Should you care to make a regularly from us. With the flu season rapidly approaching, donation towards a retirement gift, we will be starting clinics again in October. please place it in a sealed envelope and Free NHS Health Checks pass to any member of staff at Are you between the ages of 40 and 74 Please call us from early September so Rochmills Chemist. and have not been diagnosed with heart that we can get you booked in to a clinic disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes or kidney if you are over 65 or in an at risk group.
Debbie Bastin Headteacher Moulton Primary School
ife in a primary school is always busy, but the summer term brings with it the Lannual round of school trips, sports days and other end of year activities.
This year is no exception and the children by the school also enjoyed the alfresco Ian Whybrow comes to Moulton have visited the zoo, the Space Centre, entertainment. As part of our reading ‘push’ we invited pond-dipped in country parks and our a well-known children’s author to school oldest children travelled to the Isle of Wight A Reading School to tell us about his work. Earlier in the for an outdoor activity holiday! Developing a passion and enthusiasm year, each year group chose an author for reading has been one of our key to study as part of our curriculum week A Musical School priorities this year and this has included and Reception and Year 1 chose Ian Whybrow. He is best known for his One of the developing our school library. We have picture book stories of Harry and his highlights of the Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, which is also term has to be our now a children’s television programme. Summer Concert and this year we He joined us for the day in school and were blessed talked to all the children about how he with a beautiful summer evening for plans and writes his stories. Children and our performance. Over 100 children adults alike were fascinated and we hope participated in the event, either singing that he may have inspired a few budding in one of our three choirs or playing a writers! musical instrument. spent over £3000 on new books over the The standard was year to ensure that there is something very high: we had for everyone. The children have been wonderful solo really keen to help and a group of Year 5 performances of children organised and ran a huge Bring brass and string and Buy Sale to raise more money for instruments, guitar books. This was hugely successful and and piano; and raised nearly £200. Amy, who organised the ensemble recorder groups and wind the team, is now making a list of new band were also excellent. We hope that books ready to add to the library in the Moulton residents that live close September. autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 19 the charity for REDRUP your community ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD Citizens Advice All electrical installations and servicing on industrial, Daventry & District commercial and domestic premises.
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OMPS (Friends of Moulton Primary School) is the PTA for Moulton Primary School. We Andrea Singh Tanya Osborne Vicky Shouksmith Fare a genuinely friendly group of parents that Chair Treasurer Secretary work together to raise funds for Moulton Primary School to enable the school to purchase items for the benefit of the children. We hope to continue to raise much needed funds for the school in the new school year and we have lots of fun events This year our fundraising has included Textile Recycling planned including a Christmas Fair on 5th December. events, a Christmas Fair, various School Tuck Shops, a If you would like to book a stall at the Christmas Fair please Readathon, a Family Barn Dance and some great events in get in touch. connection with Moulton Festival. In order to continue to support Moulton Primary School we This school year exceeded last year’s fundraising total by always need more volunteers. We would love to see some raising over £9000 which is fantastic! This has meant that not new faces at our meetings in the new school year. Your only have we provided the usual extras (book bags, Christmas involvement can be as much or as little as you can spare – gifts, etc) but we have donated over £2000 towards hundreds volunteering to help at an event for a couple of hours really of new books for the school library and £9500 to purchase makes a difference so if you can help at all please get in 44 new iPads. This will allow all children access to the touch. You can email us at [email protected] or technology in their classroom as part of their everyday learning. contact us through our Facebook page or on 07939 083711 We couldn’t achieve this without the support of parents so a or leave us a message with the school reception and we will huge thank you to everyone that has supported and assisted us. call you back. Moulton School & Science College Mr T Jones – Headteacher Tel: 01604 641600 60th Anniversary
n September 1954, Moulton School first In his opening introduction, Mr Trevor Jones, the current opened its doors to secondary age students. Head Teacher, said: IThe environment has certainly changed, with a school originally built for 600 pupils now playing host to approaching 1,400 students. “Since 1954, the school has continued to Similarly the classroom experience and especially serve the children and families of the local the technology now available, would have been community. Indeed, we have now seen unimaginable in 1954. Who then would have both the children and the grandchildren of dared to predict that continuing in education ex-students come to the school. Like my beyond 16 years of age would become the norm for future generations! predecessors, I feel the enormous privilege of the role of Head Teacher and also the To mark the 60th Anniversary, a Service of Celebration was sense of stewardship, in looking after and held at St. Peter & St. Paul’s Church, Moulton on Sunday 10th May at 6.00pm to which staff, students, former further developing a school which belongs to colleagues and governors gathered for an evening of such an extent to the local community.” music, song and reflection.
Members of the choir and orchestra Mr John Woodhead, Head Teacher from 1987-2007
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22 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Stephen M. Davies Principal Moulton College
Stephen Davies, Principal of Moulton College with the newly-branded signage
Moulton College looks to the future with new branding
orthampton-based Moulton College is delighted to announce it has undergone a rebrand as it experiences Na period of expansion and looks to the future.
of the College, whilst not losing Daniel Mouawad, Chief Executive sight of where we are today. of SEMLEP commented: “We work Following extensive research with closely with Moulton College and our students, staff, employers and are delighted to be supporting the local enterprise partnerships, its ambitious plans for the future. we concluded it was time to evolve This commitment to expand and The new Moulton College logo our identity to coincide with our rebrand will enable the college as of 22 June 2015 exciting plans for the future.” to position itself not just as a Northamptonshire centre but as The College work closely with Established in 1921, Moulton College a resource central to the economy Northamptonshire Enterprise has a strong heritage and has been of the South East Midlands as a Partnership (NEP) and South East helping to support and drive economic whole.” Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership growth in Northamptonshire and (SEMLEP) to ensure that all The Moulton College logo is an beyond for nearly 100 years, attracting developments are aligned to industry evolution of the existing logo with students from a wide geographic area needs, Jo Lappin, Chief Executive of a modernised touch. It has been and equipping the future workforce NEP said “Moulton College is an designed to encompass the with the skills they need to succeed. outstanding College that provides College’s vision as a destination of An ever-evolving College, Moulton excellent training for its students. choice in which everyone can plans to build on the investment It is proud of its heritage but also achieve their potential. The rebrand of £70 million in recent years strongly focused on the future sees not only a new logo; there by expanding on existing areas with a bold ambition for further will also be changes around the of specialism. This includes the growth, including the Food and campuses over the coming months, development of a state-of-the-art Drink Innovation Academy, which as well as a new-look website. £1.5 million eight lane UK Athletics will provide essential skills to our Association standard athletics track businesses. The new branding is a opening in September 2015, as perfect example of how the College well as a £5 million Food and Drink is successfully reconciling its Innovation Academy, which will open impressive heritage and its future in September 2017. Worth £1.5 billion ambition”. to the local economy, the food and drink industry is a significant employer with some 46,000 jobs requiring Stephen Davies (left), skilled workers in order to sustain Principal of Moulton growth in the region. College with Jo Lappin (right), Chief Executive Stephen Davies, Principal of Moulton Officer, NEP College said: “The decision to rebrand has been influenced by our ambitious vision for the future
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24 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Samantha Edwards Library Manager Moulton Library
ello, I am Samantha Edwards and I have been the Library Manager at Moulton Library since April and I expect most of you have met me already. HIf not please do pop in to find out more about what the library has to offer. We have been busy over the summer running the Record Of course we have plenty of opportunities for people to Breaking Summer Reading Challenge with lots of children volunteer in other areas of the library service so if you have a few taking up the challenge to read six books over the summer hours to spare and a skill to share then please do come and ask holidays. We have had a variety of fun events including crafts, about ways in which you can help support the library through a visit from Princess Elsa and even a reptile animal show, here volunteering. in the library. A thank you goes out to the Friends of Moulton Library who have raised funds to put on such events for families in the village.
Parents and carers of under 5’s may or may not be aware that libraries across the county are now delivering the Universal Services element of children’s centre services. This means that we have lots of play groups and sessions for under 5’s running throughout the week and even on weekends and during the holidays, so if you have not picked up your programme please pop into the library to collect one or ‘like’ our Facebook page to find it online.
We are always looking for volunteers to help deliver these sessions too so if you are looking to develop skills in childcare, or just want to get involved at the library then please speak to a member of staff. Full training, including first aid, will be given.
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To discuss any aspect of these facilities please email: [email protected] Or contact one of our Hotel Services Managers on: 01604 491131 Moulton College, Pitsford Road, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SY thevenue.moulton.ac.uk Search for us on: www.venuefinder.com
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26 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 If you are interested please contact for people with a passion for reading Give Moulton Church Office. who can give their time to help inspire Blood the next generation of readers. Saving Lives…Do Something Monday Club Could you help a child learn to read? Amazing …Give Blood … We meet every Monday morning in the As a volunteer reading helper you will Blood Donation Carey Lounge between 10 - 12 noon. be working on a one-to-one basis The dates & venue for upcoming We are a small friendly group who with 3 children and spend 30 minutes sessions in Moulton are: sometimes go out on visits to garden with each child twice a week. During centres, restaurants, etc or simply stay this time you will chat, read and play 28/10/2015 @ Moulton School, in and have a coffee and a chat. The games with the children. All volunteers Pound Lane, NN3 7SD group is of predominately elderly ladies are given training and provided with a 24/12/2015 @ Moulton School, who have often spent a lonely weekend. book box of resources suitable for the Pound Lane, NN3 7SD Contacts: Ella – 01604 647950 children they’re helping. Details shown are correct at the time of Margaret – 01604 492533 To find out more contact the going to press but readers are advised Northampton office on: 01604 to check nearer the time. Moulton & 720969 or email northamptonshire@ To book an appointment call the Blood beanstalkcharity.org.uk. Donor Line on 0300 123 23 23 or visit Overstone Village www.blood.co.uk. Car Scheme We hope all our clients and drivers are DDC Care having a good summer. However, we & Repair are very busy providing transport to medical appointments for those of you Who are Care and Repair? who are unable to drive or use public A service for disabled or elderly people transport. We still need more drivers who need help to repair or adapt their who could offer a few hours a week or homes. Specialists in grant and month, especially in the winter, to take private works. Please call us to find clients to their appointments. If you out more. Tel: 01327 871100. are interested in helping with this very Alzheimer’s Society worthwhile service please get in touch. Memory Café The Moulton Moulton & Overstone Car Scheme – and Overstone 07582 351145 (Julia Malings and Jenny ® Educational Trust Aarons). Memory This charity has a limited income available to help students and apprentices (under the age of 25) who Walk live in Moulton Parish (which includes Read • Grow • Succeed Fighting dementia together
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Yarker Tuition Summers Sports Celebration The Creation Station La Jolie Ronde in Our final sessions of the summer Welcome to ‘THE CREATION Moulton, Walgrave involved relay races (all instructions in STATION’ – Art & Craft classes for & Earls Barton French) and some cake decorating. babies, toddlers and pre-school Children graduating to the next age- children. Our award winning classes What happens in a Jolie Ronde group sessions received a well- French class? are being held at Moulton Village Hall deserved medal. Félicitations during term time with Family Fun La Jolie Ronde has been offering both Sessions in the Holidays. French and Spanish classes to nursery Relay fun: sautez, sautez! and primary aged children for over 30 Baby Discover helps your baby years. Our approach involves immersion discover their world with journeys of in the target language from the very fun, creative, sensory play.... beginning, lots of repetition from week to week whilst introducing the new Little Explorers share journeys of language through fun games, songs creative fun that inspire learning, and activities. The younger groups use friendships and giggles! The children puppets and story characters to help discover the magic ideas box to explore their learning, whilst the older children your child’s natural curiosity.... are introduced to more role-plays and independent work. The classes are If you would like to share some quality designed to encourage a positive time with your little one enjoying some approach to language learning where creative fun, please get in touch to find children feel happy, relaxed and keen to Library Session for Pre-Schoolers out more about our exciting classes. discover not just a new language but a La Jolie Ronde also held a pre-school Email me: different culture. session at Moulton library in the [email protected] Summer, introducing the children to our Winners again and new centre! puppets Matou and Tounette and the For the 2nd year running La Jolie bear family, who showed parents that Ronde has been voted BEST even the under 5’s can absorb new NATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR 5-12 language information successfully and YEAR OLDS. These awards are voted enthusiastically! for by parents, so it is a great vote of confidence that you are happy that your Many thanks to those who attended. children’s Language skills are If you think your child’s nursery or developing, and they’re having fun pre-school would be interested in a whilst doing it. From September, La French session, then please do get in Jolie Ronde will be holding a year 3-4 touch. French club in Earls Barton primary – I look forward to meeting some new À bientôt! – Charlotte Yarker linguists there! e: [email protected] w: www.lajolieronde.co.uk Cake decorating fun La Jolie Ronde Moulton & Walgrave Jolie Ronde licensee number 18914
autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 29 Moulton Allotment Moulton Players from the Bridge’ and the Christmas Association David Aarons – Chairman show ‘The Creature Creeps’. The film to be screened on Sunday 1st November Mike Andrews – Secretary www.moulton-threatre.co.uk will be LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. As I write this (late June) we are well into the growing season, and once again we PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FILMS are complaining about the lack of rain! WILL START AT 7.30pm, EXCEPT Who said gardeners are never satisfied? FOR LAWRENCE OF ARABIA After several dry months the crops are WHICH STARTS AT 2.30pm. THE starting to show stress due to lack of DOORS OPEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE moisture, and most people’s supplies EACH PERFORMANCE. have been exhausted. Currently we collect rain water from our shed roofs, and over the winter we can easily fill all Saturday 12th September our containers. However, as the THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC summer progresses this supply is MARIGOLD HOTEL rapidly used up, so those who can Cert tba – 122 minutes bring water from home. This is not an easy task, but help is on its way. A Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Richard Gere, couple of plot holders are experimenting Photos from ‘Rape of the Belt’ Judi Dench, Tamsin Greig, Dev Patel with on-site bore holes, and have found Moulton Theatre’s next two productions water just 2 metres down. This is great Saturday 19 Sept news, as we should be able to install 2 are a tour de force of theatre. or 3 pumps along the drive and we will THE IMITATION GAME Arthur Miller’s hard hitting award Cert 12 – 114 minutes be able to pull what water we need winning play ‘A View from the Bridge’ without having to transport it. Thanks to is on from October 12 to October 17 Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley Roger Colby for this initiative. (all shows at 7.30pm). This play has won rave reviews on Broadway, and is a must see for theatre lovers. Saturday 24 October WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY In December Moulton Theatre presents Cert 12 – 95 minutes ‘The Creature Creeps’, a wonderful comedy horror, written by American Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Jack Sharkey. This play is hilarious Connolly, Celia Imrie, Ben Miller from start to finish, with great characters and a sublime storyline, in keeping with all those wonderful black Sunday 1 November @2.30pm The polytunnel I mentioned in the last and white movie stories of the past. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA edition is now complete and fully The Creature Creeps plays from Cert PG – 217 minutes occupied. It is rewarding to see so December 7 to December 12 (all shows 7.30pm). Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Arthur many different crop being grown, not Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins just tomatoes. There are cucumbers, In all cases, tickets are available six melons, aubergines, peppers and weeks before the production. Make As the film is 3 hours plus there will be chillies, most of which would not have your diary entries now! The other great an interval of 15 minutes when tea, been very successful if grown outside. news is that the Theatre has been coffee and biscuits will be available. The bar will be open too! Another project we are working on is a completely refurbished over the plan to make the entrance gate summer. Come along to see what we have done. Remember, we are open for electrically operated; this will be solar Friday 6 November coffee and tea on Saturday Mornings in powered, but as solar may not be THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING sufficient to keep the battery charged it our studio bar throughout the year. Cert 12 – 123 minutes will be a hybrid system supplemented We have been delighted to welcome new by a small wind turbine and we are members to our theatre during the year Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David currently exploring sources of funding and are pleased with our expanding Thewlis, Emily Watson from a number of trusts. company. If you are interested in any aspects of the Theatre and would like to We still have a few plots available, and Saturday 14 November we now try to clear and rotovate vacant join us please contact our Membership FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD plots so that new tenants have an easier Secretary, Pat Downham, at start to their tenancy. Anyone interested [email protected]. Cert TBA in taking a plot should contact the Thank you all for your support Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Parish Council on 01604 492318. throughout last season. We look Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge forward to seeing you at our future productions. If the 2015 Carey Mulligan film has not been released we will show the Julie Christie/Alan Bates 1967 digitally Moulton Movies restored version, see below:- John Fletcher Box Office – 01604 644470 Cert U – 155 minutes Email: [email protected] Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence This season we can fit only six films Stamp, Peter Finch, Prunella Ransome between the stage production ‘A View
30 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Moulton Evening WI Monica Hartgrove – Press Officer
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Moulton & District Our programme for the autumn Gardeners’ Society includes: Jennifer Aarons – Secretary September 23rd – Andy Patmore will www.moultongardenerssociety.co.uk be speaking on the history of Salcey If you are new to the area our meetings The summer months have seen the Forest are held on the second Tuesday of each Society enjoying many sociable and September 26th – A day trip to the month at the Village Hall Pound Lane at informative events. The usual 4th Malvern show 7.45pm when we would warmly Wednesday of the month meetings welcome any ladies who would like to have had a variety of topics from October 28th – The AGM is followed join us. different speakers. There was a very by a cheese and wine evening well attended Plant Sale in May plus November 11th – Race Night is at the enjoyable evening and day trips to Working Men’s club Anglesey Abbey and Blickling Hall. November 25th – Colin Ward speaks on shade and semi shade planting December 5th – We finish the year with a day trip to Waddesdon Manor which will be dressed for Christmas.
If you would like to join us, please look Our winter programme includes:- on our website where there are contact details, or just turn up at the village hall 8th September – Buffet & Pimms for one of the evenings listed above. to celebrate 100 years of NFWI. Including a quiz and Swishing evening Open Gardens Moulton History 13th October – AGM 7.30pm start. A highlight of the year is always the Society The Northampton Guildhall – Mike Austin – Archivist Kate Wills weekend away and this year’s to Harrogate was no exception – The RHS Moulton Isolation Hospital 10th November – Swedish Weave/ garden at Harlow Carr was stunning. I have a copy of a photo of Moulton Corner to corner crochet – The members’ Open Garden event was Isolation (fever) Hospital that Diana White delightful – many thanks to the garden appeared in a 1911 edition of The 8th December – Line Dancing owners – as was the fish and chip supper afterwards! As I write, the Northampton Independent – Brenda Mills. Secret Santa Newspaper. The builder was Mr R W Mulled wine & mince pies society is gearing up for the Annual Show in the village hall, where all the Buswell. Its site is located on the Our Annual Carol Service will be held summer’s produce will be exhibited, Holcot Rd beyond Boughton Fair on Monday 7th December at Moulton judged – and eventually sold off. Lane on the boundary with Holcot. In Parish Church at 2pm. fact, the 1968 Ordnance survey map puts it just over the boundary in A Christmas shopping trip to Worcester Moulton Rd. Holcot. Land for the is planned for November. hospital was given to the to The Rural District Council by Mr Samuel Mash Adams in 1911 – “for the purpose of building and providing the inhabitants of the district of the Council a hospital for the reception of the sick and for other and similar purposes sanctioned by the Public Health Acts and Isolation Hospital Act”. Samuel Open Gardens had bought the land, known as ‘Jubilee Close’ in 1889.
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A4 Gym poster 2015.indd 1 03/07/2015 12:04 Junior Active advert A5 (portrait).indd 1 07/05/2015 16:24 32 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Mr Mash Adams was born in Dates of next meetings (held at our trip to Worcester Cathedral Moulton in 1846 the son of Matthew Moulton Working Men’s Club, start decked for the Celebration of Adams who was a carpenter born in time 7.30pm): Christmas and hence almost another Silverstone. The 1861 census tells us year will have flown past. the Samuel was also a carpenter and Friday 11 September 2015 – ‘From joiner. He is still living with his father, the Ark to the Ashmoleian’ The Two Our thanks to all who seem to enjoy now widowed, who has since become John Tradescants -Royal Gardeners. being friends to The Friend-Leys. a master hurdle maker. However, Illustrated talk by CHRIS ROWE. Samuel eventually leaves Moulton and Moulton Morris Men the 1891 census finds him living with Friday 9 October 2015 – Northampton We have had a very busy dancing his wife Sarah Elizabeth in West St. Communications, ‘Coaches Carriages Wellingborough. He has now given up season this summer and attended lots & Canals’. Illustrated talk by RUTH carpentry and become a currier of local fetes, carnivals, charity THOMAS. (curry-er) or leather finisher. A currier functions, weddings, and several was/is a specialist in the leather weekends and days of dance with other Friday 13 November – A NEW DVD. industry. He applied techniques Morris teams. Highlights of this year dressing, finishing and colouring tanned Moulton People, Images & were dancing at the Sidmouth hide to make it strong, flexible and Memories of Times Past’ No 4. International Festival, and Broadstairs waterproof in preparation for the Presented by MIKE AUSTIN. Folk Festival and the Towersey Folk saddler and shoemaker etc. The 1911 Festival. census reveals Samuel is a retired Friday 11 December – ‘The currier living at Bussell House, Confessions of a Police Officer’. September is traditionally our recruiting Wellingborough with his wife and a A talk by retired officer by DAVID time and we begin teaching new servant, Clara Gertrude Green. CHAPMAN. members at the evening practices. We Samuel died aged 81 in 1927. have a lot of youngsters in our team at No meeting in January the moment who are finding great fun and enjoyment in their trips out dancing with the team, and have received much The Friend-Leys admiration from the public about the Margaret Harding quality of their Morris displays. The Friend-Leys have witnessed some We would be pleased to welcome more very good talks this year – all from this age group. We meet on informative, interesting and well Thursday evenings in the Village Hall from 7.30pm to 9pm and would delivered plus a measure of humour – welcome new recruits interested in always welcome. Among them we learning Morris dancing and helping to invited Denise and John Taylor for the keep this old tradition alive. It really is Isolation Hospital third time who represent certain dog great fun and keeps you very fit. charities, the most recent being The building was used for a few years “Medical Detection Dogs”, which Just come along on a Thursday evening as a hospital, and one child who was informed members about the or call Simon Care on 01604 670192. there came from Spratton, his mother wonderful work of our four legged Be sure to visit our website too: www. had to walk from Spratton and back friends that are able to recognise moultonmorrismen.com. each Sunday to visit him. Eventually some medical conditions long before there weren’t enough cases to keep it the human race, supported by senior open, and during the Second World Oncologists and whose Patron is The Moulton Church Bell War it housed evacuee families who Duchess of Cornwall. Ringers later became permanent residents of Barry & Mollie Care – 01604 646818 Holcot. The hospital building has since Frances Benton’s “Pearls of Wisdom” been developed into two dwellings. was another excellent lesson on the Now Recruiting! (Most of facts concerning the hospital farming of pearls and their related were provided by Sue Longhurst.) stories. Frances came along with a Come along on to the tower on a I would be pleased to receive any vast array of pearls for us to enjoy and Monday evening at 7.30pm and further information about the hospital. purchase. It was a great afternoon have a try at this fascinating tradition. and her theatrical performance for her Bell ringing is a team activity that stimulates the brain and helps keep finale earned her many compliments. you fit. Ringers come from all walks Lunch at Northampton College in of life and all age ranges. However, some of our band are getting older April was as good as ever as was our and, to keep things going, more May outing on the river from Marlow ringers will be needed. to Henley – its scenery and wildlife were beautiful but sadly we didn’t It is likely there are ringers in the area, who for various reasons have order the weather!! not rung regularly in recent times, So now we look forward to our 13th and it would be wonderful to see them back ringing. A quick refresher Isolation Hospital birthday lunch in October and then to course perhaps?
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34 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Moulton Keep Fit Photo courtesy of Theresa Haworth Jill Cummings – Secretary Another successful year. This year’s charity, the Salvation Army, was presented with a cheque for £1,000 at our party in July. No summer holiday this year although our usual ‘Tinsel & Turkey’ (four days) at Bridlington in November is already proving to be very popular. If you are not a member and would like to join us just have a word with any member or call into Chappell House on a Tuesday morning. You are promised good food – cooked by someone else, places of interest to visit and good company.
Hardy Plant Society Northamptonshire Spotlight Dance Our Seniors presented a variety of their Group School work, spanning Classical Ballet, Lyrical, All meetings are held, usually on the first Contemporary, Modern Jazz and Jive. Saturday of the month, at Moulton Spotlight Dance School, based at the Village Hall, Pound Lane, Northampton, Carey Baptist Church in the heart of The shows were a great success, and NN3 7SD starting at 2pm. Moulton, has had another great year. At we are looking forward to our studio the end of last year we said goodbye to sharing in 2016, and heading down the Meeting enquiries: some of our Senior students who rabbit hole with Alice in 2017! Jan Craig, tel. 01604 740401 headed off to continue their Membership enquiries: performance studies at prestigious If you have a child who is interested in Linda Guy, tel. 01908 673440 institutions such as Guilford School of performing, don’t hesitate to contact us! Our programme is as follows: Acting and Bath Spa University. 5th September During the winter and spring terms, Classes are available all week and the Illustrated Talk by John Massey new term will commence on Spotlight saw over 50 students taking on ‘From Summer into Autumn’ September 9th 2015. nationally recognised dance exams and 3rd October achieving great results. Our student Illustrated Talk by Bob Brown on For more details check out www. teachers, Claudia Going & Olivia ‘So Many Plants, So Little Space’ spotlightdance.co.uk, contact Mary on Geddes achieved some of the highest 07960 137975 or by e-mail at admin@ 7th November results in the UK for their vocational spotlightartscentre.co.uk. You can also Illustrated Talk by Helen Picton ballet exams, which included a gruelling find us on Facebook and Twitter! on ‘It’s Not Time For Bed Yet – 75 minutes of dancing followed by the facebook.com/spotlightdanceuk Re-thinking Autumn’ presentation of a written portfolio and twitter.com/spotlightballet. 5th December interview. Illustrated Talk by Timothy Walker on ‘In The Not So Bleak In June we presented Neverland 2015. Photo courtesy of Theresa Haworth Mid-Winter’ Spotlight students commandeered the 2nd January Cripps Hall Theatre for two nights of Illustrated Talk by Johnny Amos dancing. The two hour production gave on ‘Fabulous Specimen Trees for over 100 dancers the opportunity to Small Gardens’ perform. Our junior dancers and select Visitors welcome £5 or join us for £4 seniors took over 600 audience single/£5 double members through the adventures of Peter Pan, Wendy and their friends.
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New Girls teams for Moulton With the help of a grant from the FA and Football Foundation the club have launched Girls only football sessions at the football club on Saturday Mornings. Come along and join in as we look to start new girls teams at the club.
autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 37 Get involved … Can you spare a few hours each week?
LTON OU FC The football club M Moulton Football Club is supporting the 18 96 & Moulton Magpies
‘#Big Help Out’ ‘You don’t have to play football to be volunteer initiative for part of the Team’ sports clubs. Recently retired, want a new challenge?
The initiative supported by celebrity Eddie Izzard and the Want to make a difference for the BBC is aiming to get 10,000 new volunteers involved children in Moulton? with their local sports clubs this year. We are looking for volunteers to help with the general running and upkeep Please volunteer to support your club of the club facilities. The football club provides thousands Do you have a few hours a week/month We need help with: of ‘Community Hours’ each year within the village to help us? Marketing supporting football across many age groups. Serving Accounting/Treasurer Refreshments Grounds Maintenance If you have a few hours available to help on a regular Facility Updating the Website basis, maybe you are recently retired and would like to Management help then we would like to hear from you. This could Club be serving refreshments when the club is open, helping Planning Odd Jobs Administration Team Fixtures. with the grounds maintenance, general maintenance within the club itself or one of many other numerous Help on a Saturday and Sunday. Running the Bar Plus many more..... tasks that we have to perform. If you are interested to find out more then please look at our flyer opposite or ‘Please get in touch, contact the club on the numbers listed. you can make a big difference’ For more information please contact: Pete Knight - Tel 07795 247388 David Conway - Tel 07785 791930 ‘Community football at the heart of the community’ ‘You don’t have to play football to be part of the team.’
‘Saturday Soccer Club’ Moulton Mini’s Soccer Club for Boys and Girls in www.moultonmagpiesfc.co.uk Boys & Girls - Reception, Years 1 & 2 Reception to Year 2 Saturdays 10.30am-11.30am Pay as you PLAY £3 a session Our Moulton Minis sessions goes from strength to strength. Each Contact - [email protected] Saturday at 10.30am, boys and girls will be able to attend a 1-hour @ Moulton FC Brunting Road, Moulton N’ton NN3 7QF session to play football at the club. The Saturday Soccer Club was launched in response to demand from parents and from younger brother and sisters that already play at the club. MOULTON FC FA CHARTER STANDARD COMMUNITY CLUB East Midlands FA Regional Award The sessions will be run each week in a non-pressured environment. There winners 2012 will be no formal coaching as the idea is for the children to just turn up and play a game of football. When the children are old enough they will form the Come and join our new teams that we start each season at U7. The sessions are supervised by ‘Fun Introduction to Football’ our FA trained Level 1 coaches and assistants. PLEASE PASS ONTO YOUR FRIENDS Please come along and join in. Contact information is shown on the right. appropriate footwear, shin pads & a drink are required
38 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Summer Tournament a great success The football club held its summer tournament on 4th July 2015. Over 50 teams with 400 players were competing on 7 pitches at the club site. The ages ranged from U7 through to U12. The day was a great success with everyone having a good time whilst also supporting our fundraising activities. We would like to thank all those who volunteered their help on the day and also Moulton School & Science College who allowed us to park cars at the school.
Jackson Grundy – Community Support Initiative – Over £2000 raised The Community Support Initiative C.S.I. with Jackson Grundy has raised over £2000 so far with the latest house sold. We would like to thank everyone that has nominated the Magpies and Jackson Grundy for supporting this initiative. Sell your house through Jackson Grundy and Moulton Magpies will receive a donation to support our club funds. Jackson Grundy will support Moulton Magpies by donating 5% of the selling fee to the club when a house that has nominated Moulton Magpies is sold. Simply nominate Moulton Magpies as the organisation that you would like to receive a donation when you sell your house through Jackson Grundy and a donation will be made when your house is sold. For further details please contact the Jackson Grundy team at one of their agency offices.
In 2006 Moulton Magpies were awarded FA Charter Standard Community Club status, one of only seven FA Community Clubs in the County. The award is recognition by the FA that the club has met Community Club standard, covering all aspects of providing a safe environment for Mini & Youth Soccer, to boys and girls aged from 6 to 18. All of our coaches are a minimum of FA level 1 trained and are CRB checked through the Football Association.
White Tiger Taekwon-Do Chief Instructor Mr Adrian Gent Black Belt 5th Dan
We are a well established village club since 1992. Effective self defence in this day and age is an essential skill. Obviously you hope that you never have to use it. What is the most effective way to deal with an attacker down a dark alley late at night? Don’t walk down dark alleys! But sometimes you don’t have a choice. That is when your training enables you to defend yourself and others. Anyone can practice Taekwon-Do as classes are tailored to your individual needs. The club is run by Mr Adrian Gent Black Belt 5th Dan with over 43 years experience. Do you want to get fit? Do you visit our website: want to get fighting fit? Do you like a challenge? Do you want a Black www.whitetigertaekwon-do.co.uk Belt? TAEKWON-DO – GIVE IT A GO! For further information please phone 01604 670966, e-mail [email protected]
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he dawn chorus, it starts with two or three early Tbirds, like instruments tuning up then before you know it the whole orchestra is in full swing. Nature’s own party in the park.
Early morning or late evening walks pollination and lots of fruit on the trees of shadows on the ground. It’s rather can be the most pleasurable. The and hedge rows. I haven’t seen many nice to go from Pound Lane behind quality of light on the landscape ladybirds at all, I wonder why as some Carey Close and follow the path over changes so rapidly if you are out at years they are everywhere. the fields and pop out on Boughton sunrise or sunset, early morning is Road, walk towards Boughton and go one of my favourite times with the sun The wild flower meadow at Crowfields down Spectacle Lane. When you get turning the overnight dew into droplets has been a hive of activity; I saw to Pitsford Road follow the path on of gold. some red burnet and six spot red the right through the trees back to the burnet moths, white and red tailed village, especially nice if you top it off I spotted a Red Kite flying quite low bumblebees and scores of meadow with a cup of tea and cake! over Spec’s Lane, once a rare sight brown butterflies. but now on the increase. Kestrel are If you come across any problems on often seen hovering, ready to dive Walking down Spectacle Lane has the public rights of way please let me down on unsuspecting prey such as a been lovely in the hot weather as the know. Enjoy your walks this summer mouse or vole. There are a lot of bees trees have made a lush shady green and let’s hope we have good weather about so that should make for good tunnel, with the sun making a mosaic into the autumn.
autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 41 Obituaries Contact: Angela Campling - Tel: 01604 644280; email: [email protected] or in writing to Dairy Farmhouse, 1 Overstone Road, Moulton, Northants NN3 7UG
Norris Clifford O’Dell Woodman’s cottage surrounded by self-employed hedge layer and sheep 1925 – 2015 woods and fields. He attended Moulton shearer. He was extremely skilled at School, often walking to save the bus these outdoor crafts and won prizes fare for sweets. for both. He could turn his hand to On leaving school he was employed first most farming jobs and from working as an underkeeper and later on the land around the county built up a wide as a farm worker. acquaintanceship in the farming community. When the Second World War started he was 15 and he joined the Overstone Later he was employed as gamekeeper, Platoon of the Home Guard. both at Boughton estate and at Billing Aquadrome and worked there up to Norris was a keen dancer and it was and even after official retirement. He at a dance in Old Village hall that he was a very experienced gamekeeper, an first met Elsie. They married in 1953 excellent shot and there was very little and moved to a small cottage in he did not know about the countryside Church Row, Moulton. Bridget was or country sport. born two years later and by the time Tim was born they had outgrown the In retirement he enjoyed his garden, his accommodation and were happy to dogs, the company of his grandchildren Norris passed away peacefully at home move to a newly built house in Manor and the odd pint at the Club or the on 7th May 2015 after a short illness. Road. Their third child Geoff arrived nine Cardigan Arms. He was lucky to be years later. able to enjoy a long and active life – still He was born in Potterspury but moved driving over to Boughton daily until very with his family to Billing Arbours when Norris was always happiest outdoors recently. One of the real old countrymen! he was about 8 or 9 and lived in the and at this time was working as a
42 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 Church News
Moulton Parish Church On 27th September we offer the Big Welcome when Carey Pete Collins – Administrator people invite someone to come to church who has not been for a while or has never been and might enjoy the informal ell here we are in autumn already; we can look back friendliness at Carey. This will be the morning service at 10.45am on the summer with a great deal of happiness. It and will be followed by a Bring and Share lunch. Wstarted with the great Festival Saturday where we had so many visitors we ran out of the balloons (we started Carey Church is pleased to host the Memory Cafe every 2nd with 200) at 2pm and we were still painting faces at well Monday, organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, the Monday Club after 4.30pm. We had a couple of amazing sessions with the and the Spotlight Dance School. As well as organising the village Church Puppet Ministry. It was great to see the youngsters Christian Aid collection in May every year, the church supports learning about Jesus whilst learning about puppetry too. the Food Bank by donating goods to a box in the porch and also collects stamps for Help for Heroes. We had great attendance at our Holiday Club and Hog Roast in July and we were delighted to marry two couples Lunch Clubs are held every 3 months for all – a free hot meal in August. The church is an amazing place to have such a (but donations welcome!) and themed Songs of Praise services, special day. also quarterly, at 4pm, in the hope that those who cannot easily get to the regular services may welcome the opportunity to Moving on to the autumn, we will be kicking off September ‘make a joyful noise unto the Lord’ and excellent tea, cakes and with Pimms and Hymns on the 6th September. Moulton conversation! 77 band will be playing and there will be refreshments to follow. We will be starting our Christianity Explored course The Advent Songs of Praise will be on Sunday 29th on Monday 28th September. This is a 6 week course for November. people who have an interest in learning more about Jesus and the Christian Faith. Participants are invited to watch a short film and then discuss the topic and ask any questions they want or you can just come along, listen and take it all in. Refreshments and cakes will be available. As we then head to the Christmas festivities, Moulton 77 Band will again be playing at our Carol Concert on 6th December. We have Carols by Candlelight on 20th December, the Christmas Eve Service takes place at 11pm and then a Family Service on Christmas morning. There is so much going on in the church for all ages. If you would like more information about any aspect of the church’s work, please contact Pete Collins in the church office on 01604 495393 or [email protected] or visit our website: www.moultonchurch.co.uk.
Carey Baptist Church Angela Campling – Publicity Officer 01604 644280 ur minister, Rev. Stuart Dennis has been with us for a year now and looking back Carey Church seems to have Omoved forward in that time! Stuart’s clear and relevant sermons, his interest in all that goes on both in church and village and his exciting ideas for the future have given a new focus. Our Brigades flourish as do the Women’s Own and the Toddle Inn – and to prove it there will be an Open Afternoon from 2 – 4 pm on Saturday 5th September to showcase our groups and explaining what they have to offer. There will be a chance to talk to group leaders and the minister, tea and cakes will be served and all are welcome. Maybe you, or your children and grandchildren will find something of interest.
autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 43 Index of advertisers Please mention the ‘Moulton Scene’ when contacting any of these companies
Carpets and Flooring: Gardening, Tree Surgery and Sparkle Cleaning Services, 28 Landscaping: Anderson Carpets 18 Swannell Builders & Decorators, 32 AJ Block Paving Ltd, Brandon, David – Carpet Fitting 18 Bland, John, Treeworks, 34 Specialist, 7 Plumbing/Heating/Bathroom Services: Greenfinch Home and Garden Services, 14 Moulton Flooring, carpets and vinyl, 22 A Sure Heat, 26 K. Worley, Buildings and Gardens, 9 AQUA, plumbing and heating, 40 Moulton College Garden Centre, 36 Computing: Gas Works, gas and heating S P Wills Garden Services, 14 maintenance, 9 Bush Baby Computing, I.T. support, 26 Sywell Mowers, sales, servicing and R Osborne, Plumbing & Heating, 24 Computer Doctors, 22 repairs, 26 Spinney Hill Plumbing, 14 T & J Plumbing and Maintenance, 35 Hairdressers and Beauticians: Electrical, Aerials and Satellites: Beauty at Obelisk 22 Bright Spark Electrical, 16 Nurseries/Schools/Tuition: Moulton Hair Design, Hair salon and Moulton Aerials Ltd, 16 beauty treatments, 14 Childfirst Day Nursery, 24 Moulton Digital Services Ltd, 8 Natural Beauty by Elaine, 12 Favours Day Nursery, 35 Redrup Electrical Services Ltd, 20 The Style Xchange, Cutting, colour and Kip McGrath Education Centre, 40 perming specialists, 26 Parklands Nursery School and Children’s Centre, 12 Food/Drink/Hotel/Leisure: Parklands Play Group, 42 Health: Bespoke Cake & Bake Company 28 Spotlight Dance School, 34 Ambergate Treatments, 34 Brampton Grange, 41 Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery, 14 Bluebird Care, home care visits, 34 Yarker Tuition, 28 Brampton Hills – B&B Cottages, 9 Hunt, Penny – Podiatry/Chiropody, 16 Carey Baptist Church, 43 Kennett, Alison – Chiropodist, 24 Moulton College Birthday Parties, 20 Estate Agents/Legal and Financial: Moulton College Fitness Suite, 28 Adders, Accountants and taxation Household and Building: advisors, 9 Moulton College Management Centre, 16 Andrew’s Domestic Services, 24 Citizens Advice Bureau, 20 Moulton College Social Centre, 25 Cloudy 2 Clear Windows, double glazing Horts, estate agents, Outside Back Cover Moulton Village Hall, room to hire, replacement, 8 Jackson Grundy, estate agents, 7 Inside Front Cover County Home Renovations, 18 Poplars Hotel, 22 Drain Buddy, 12 Printing/Photography/Signage/Artwork: Trilogy Leisure, 32 Going Spare, vacuum cleaner repairs and spares, 7 ArtWonderful, 18 Ian Longstaff Decorating, 18 Cyber Sign Company, Inside Front Cover Garage, Automobile and Travel: Moulton Building Services, general Crown Executive Cars Ltd, 8 maintenance and repairs, 22 Retailers: Delta Taxis, 14 Moulton Domestic Services, home Moulton Post Office, 41 cleaning, ironing etc, 40 Moulton Autocare, 40 Rochmills Pharmacy, 14 Moulton Stone, traditional builder/ Moulton Minibus Service, 7 stonework specialists, 28 Moulton Village Store, Outside Back Cover Village Autos, 24 Palmer, Michael – Carpenter, 18 YOGI Store, 32 Opening Times Halls to Hire
LIBRARY: The Village Hall, Pound Lane Parish Clerk – 492318 Mon-Fri: 1pm-6pm Sat: 10am-2pm Sun: 1pm-4pm Brampton Heath Golf Club Contact 843939 – Option 2 POST OFFICE: Carey Baptist Church Rooms Bernard Johnson – 790589 Mon-Fri: 9am-5.30pm Sat: 9am-12.30pm Sun: CLOSED Fernie Fields Scout and Community Centre, Fernie Fields Contact 670366 MIDLANDS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY FOODSTORE MOULTON: Guide Hall Barlow Lane 647679 Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm Sat: 7am-10pm Sun: 7am-10pm Moulton Club High Street – Bridget Owens 491823 (evenings) MEMBERS SERVICES, MIDLANDS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY Moulton Football Club Mick Clipston – 07547 767477 MOULTON: Moulton Parish Centre Church Hill – Pete Collins 495393 Mon-Tues: 9am-12pm Wed: CLOSED Thurs: CLOSED Fri: 9am-12pm Sat: 9am-12pm Sun: CLOSED Moulton Primary School Church Hill – School Secretary 643061 ROCHMILLS CHEMIST: Moulton School Pound Lane – Site Supervisor 790545 Mon-Fri: 9am-12.45pm & 2pm-6pm Sat: 9am-12.30pm Sun: CLOSED Moulton Theatre (whole complex or Studio Bar) – John Fletcher 644470 W.I. House Park View – WI County Federation Secretary 646055
44 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 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. Your Regular Weekly Groups
MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN Moulton Short Sing & Sign Baby Moulton Short Yoga 10.00 Creation Station Coffee Shop Bingo 13.00 Mat Bowls Club Class 9.30 & Mat Bowls Club Village Hall Little Explorer 10.00 – 12.00 Moulton Working 9.15 Village Hall 10.30 Village 9.15 Village Hall Classes 09.30 Moulton Theatre Men’s Club Hall (Term time – 10.20 Village only) Hall Oasis Mums & Moulton Keep Fit Mums & Tots Toddle Inn Creation Station Moulton Minis Tots 10.00 10.00 Chappell 9.00 - 11.00 10.00-11.30 & Baby Discover - Soccer Club Moulton Church House Moulton 13.30-15.00 Classes 10.45 10.30 - 11.30 Centre (Term time Evangelical Carey Baptist – 11.30 Village Moulton Football only) Church (Main Church Hall Hall Club Church) (Term (Term time only) time only) Monday Club Baby Clinic Prayer Meeting Duplo Lego Club Friday Night Live Girls Football 10.00 - 12.00 14.00 Village 9.30 - 10.00 16.00 - 17.00 (Youth Club) Sessions @ Carey Baptist Hall (1st & 3rd Tues Carey Baptist Moulton Library 19.30 Moulton Moulton 10.30 Church Hall of the month only) Church (runs through Church Centre - 11.30 Moulton (excl Bank Hols) holidays and term (fortnightly) Football Club time) Messy Play for Blue Door After Coffee Morning Beginner String Mini Makers Under 5’s 14.00 School Club 10.00 - 12.00 Class (violins, 11.00 - 12.00 - 15.00 Moulton 15.15 Moulton Moulton cellos, etc) 17.15 Moulton Library Library (runs Church Centre Evangelical - 18.45 Moulton (runs through through holidays (Term time only) Church (Coffee College holidays and term and term time) Lounge) time)
Wind Band White Tiger Health Walk Girls Brigade Beginner Class Taekwon-Do (35-45 mins) 18.15 onwards (brass, woodwind, 19.00 (beg.) 20.00 10.30 Meet o/s Carey Baptist percussion) 17.15 (adv.) Moulton Moulton Library Church Hall - 18.45 Moulton Primary School (Term time only) College Zumba 17.45 Play and Learn Wind Band Village Hall for Under 5’s (brass, woodwind, 10.30 - 12.00 percussion) 19.15 Moulton Library - 21.30 Moulton (runs through College holidays and term time) Boys Brigade DDH Community White Tiger 18.00 onwards Lunch Club 12.15 Taekwon-Do Carey Baptist Chappell House 19.00 (beg.) 20.00 Church Hall (£5 for a 2-course (adv.) Moulton (Term time only) hot dinner) Primary School Wind Band Luncheon Club Moulton Morris (brass, woodwind, 12.15 Moulton Men 19.30 percussion) 19.00 Church Centre Village Hall - 21.00 Moulton (Fortnightly) College Moulton Church The Gap Primary Bell Ringers School After 19.30 Moulton School Club Church 15.15 Moulton Church Centre (Term time only)
autumn 2015 • moulton scene | 45 Your Regular Monthly Groups
MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN Alzheimer’s Ladies Afternoon Friends of Royal British Craft Club 09.30 Society Memory Fellowship 14.00 Reading Group Moulton Library Legion Women’s Village Hall (1st Cafe 14.00 – Moulton Church 14.00 - 15.00 Mtg 18.30 - Section Monthly Sat of the month, 16.00 Carey Centre (1st Tues of Moulton Library 19.15 Moulton Meeting 14.00 excl Jul & Aug) Baptist Church the month) (3rd Wed of the Library (1st Thur Chappell House Hall month) of the month) (1st Fri of the month (2nd Mon of the excl Jan - AGM in month) Nov) Folk Jam The Friend-Leys Gardeners Afternoon Art Network Arts Session 20.00 14.15 The Guide Society 19.30 Session 14.00 – 09.30 – 16.00 - 23.00 The Hall (4th Tues of Village Hall (4th 15.00 Moulton Village Hall (2nd Artichoke Pub the month, excl Wed of the month, Library (4th Fri of Sat of the month) (2nd Mon of the June & Dec) excl Jun, Aug & the month) month) Dec) Moulton Short Evening WI Darts Tea Dance 19.30 Hardy Plant Mat Bowls Club Practice 19.30 - 22.00 Village Society 14.00 (Social Evening) Moulton Club (3rd Hall (last Fri of the Village Hall 19.00 Village Wed of the month) month, excl Jul & (1st Sat of the Hall (last Tues of Aug) month, excl May, the month) Jul & Aug) Creative Writing Moulton History Group 19.00 - Society 19.30 20.00 Moulton Moulton Working Library (2nd Tues Men’s Club (2nd of the month) Fri of the month, excl Jan, Jun, Jul & Aug) Stitchcraft 19.30 Village Hall (1st Tues of the month excl Jul, Aug & Sep) Moulton Evening WI 19.45 Village Hall (2nd Tues of the month)
12 Film – The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel what’s ON … doors open 19.00/starts at 19.30 Moulton Movies 15 Women’s Own – Mr Mark Tucker (solicitor) 14.30 August Carey Baptist Church Lounge 29 Free Snail Crafts for Children 12.00 - 13.00 18 Village Networks Roadshow of FREE Advice & Moulton Library Support (Money advice inc: welfare benefits and pensions, energy savings, hear about free and low September cost activities for children, meet Age UK) 15.15 - 1 Women’s Own – Rev. Geoff Ottaway 14.30 19.30 Moulton Guide Hall, Barlow Lane Carey Baptist Church Lounge 18-20 20 Million Steps Campaign – (events about walking 2 Parish Council Meeting Public Session 19.15 and being healthy) Moulton Library Moulton Village Hall Meeting Room 19 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Coffee 5 Free Balloon Crafts for Children 12.00 - 13.00 Morning (sale of cakes and bric-a-brac stall) 10.00 Moulton Library Chappell House 5 Open Afternoon to find out about Carey 19 Harvest Supper Carey Baptist Church Hall organisations 14.00 - 16.00 Carey Baptist Church 19 Film – The Imitation Game doors open 19.00/starts 5 Party in the Park 14.00 - 22.00 Public Gardens at 19.30 Moulton Movies 6 Free Moustache Crafts 13.00 - 16.00 Moulton 20 Harvest Services Carey Baptist Church Library 21 Lunch Club 12.30 Carey Baptist Church Hall 6 Pimms and Hymns 18.00 Moulton Parish Church 26 Men’s Cycling 09.00 Moulton Church Centre 7 Boys’ Brigade restarts Carey Baptist Church Hall 27 THE BIG WELCOME – for those new to the church 10 Toddle Inn restarts Carey Baptist Church Hall followed by ‘Bring and Share’ lunch 10.45 Carey 10 Girls’ Brigade restarts Carey Baptist Church Hall Baptist Church 11 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Bingo 27 Northamptonshire Memory Walk Irchester Afternoon 14.00 Chappell House Country Park 12 Summer Reading Challenge Party and 28 Christianity Explored (week 1) 19.45 Moulton Presentation Event 12.00 - 13.00 Moulton Library Church Centre
46 | moulton scene • autumn 2015 October 5 FOMPS Christmas Fair 5 Christianity Explored (week 2) 19.45 Moulton 6 Carol Service with Moulton 77 Band 18.00 Church Centre Moulton Parish Church 6 Women’s Own – Dr David George 14.30 Carey 7 Christmas Lunch Club 12.30 Carey Baptist Baptist Church Lounge Church Hall 6 Parish Council Meeting Public Session 19.15 7 Moulton Evening WI Annual Carol Service 14.00 Moulton Village Hall Meeting Room Moulton Parish Church 10 Autumn Concert Moulton Parish Church (for tickets 7-12 Moulton Players – The Creature Creeps 19.30 contact Vanessa Nunn tel : 01604 642621) Moulton Theatre 12-17 Moulton Players – A View From The Bridge 19.30 11 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Bingo Moulton Theatre Afternoon 14.00 Chappell House 12 Christianity Explored (week 3) 19.45 Moulton 15 Women’s Own – Christmas Readings, Mince Pies, Church Centre Bring & Buy 14.30 Carey Baptist Church Lounge 19 Christianity Explored (week 4) 19.45 Moulton 16 Christmas Luncheon Club 12.15 Moulton Church Church Centre Centre 20 Women’s Own – Rev. Ted Scarfe 14.30 Carey 20 Carols by Candlelight 18.00 Carey Baptist Church Baptist Church Lounge 20 Carols by Candlelight 19.00 Moulton Parish 24-31 October Half Term Halloween Crafts and Activities Church (Events TBA) Moulton Library 24 Blood Donation Moulton School 24 Mens Cycling 09.00 Moulton Church Centre 24 Kids Carol Service 16.00 Moulton Parish Church 24 Film – What We Did On Our Holiday doors open 24 Family Service 18.00 Carey Baptist Church 19.00/starts at 19.30 Moulton Movies 24 Midnight Lords Supper 23.00 Moulton Parish 28 Blood Donation Moulton School Church 31 Bright Lights Party 18.00 Moulton Church Centre 25 Lords Supper Service 09.00 Moulton Parish 31 Allotment Association Harvest Supper 19.30 Church Moulton Village Hall 25 Family Service 10.00 Carey Baptist Church November 25 Christmas Day Family Meeting 10.30 Moulton Parish Church 1 October Half Term Halloween Crafts and Activities (Events TBA) Moulton Library January 1 Film – Lawrence of Arabia doors open 14.00/starts 6 Parish Council Meeting Public Session 19.15 at 14.30 Moulton Movies Moulton Village Hall Meeting Room 2 Christianity Explored (week 5) 19.45 Moulton Church Centre SCHOOL TERM DATES 3 Women’s Own – Rev. Nikki Jenkins 14.30 Carey Baptist Church Lounge Moulton Primary School 4 Parish Council Meeting Public Session 19.15 2nd September – School closed (Teacher Training Day) Moulton Village Hall Meeting Room 3rd September – School re-opens 6 Film – The Theory of Everything doors open 19.00/ 23rd October – School closes starts at 19.30 Moulton Movies 2nd November – School re-opens 7 Royal British Legion Women’s Section Coffee Morning in aid of the Poppy Appeal (sale of cakes 18th December – School closes and bric-a-brac stall) 10.00 Chappell House 4th January – School closed (Teacher Training Day) 11 Gardener’s Race Night Moulton Working Men’s 5th January – School closed (Teacher Training Day) Club 6th January – School re-opens 12 Michaelmas Fayre 10.00 - 12.00 Moulton Church Hall Moulton School & Science College 14 SMILE Knitters – Coffee Morning/Sale 09.00 3rd September – School closed (Teacher Training Day) Moulton Church Centre 4th September – School closed (Teacher Training Day) 14 Film – Far From The Madding Crowd doors open 19.00/starts at 19.30 Moulton Movies 7th September – School re-opens 15 Brigades Enrolment Service 10.45 Carey Baptist 23rd October – School closes Church 2nd November – School re-opens 17 Women’s Own – Mrs Lesley Emmerson 14.30 18th December – School closes Carey Baptist Church Lounge 4th January – School closed (Teacher Training Day) 28 Men’s Cycling 09.00 Moulton Church Centre 5th January – School re-opens 29 Advent Songs of Praise 16.00 Carey Baptist Church Moulton College (Further Education Students only) December 9th September – College re-opens 1 Women’s Own – Mrs. Margaret Williams 26th - 30th October – Study Week (Traidcraft) 14.30 Carey Baptist Church Lounge 11th December – College closes 1 Parish Council Meeting Public Session 19.15 4th January – College re-opens Moulton Village Hall Meeting Room
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