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WOW! W H A T ’ S O N I N W O O D F O R D ISSUE 144 Dec 15/Jan 16 www.Woodford-Halse-VillageSignpost.co.uk twitter@woodfordVSP December Events A Plan is coming together! Short Mat Bowls Club Meet each Monday (2-4pm) and Wednesday (7-9pm) Volunteers met in November to review the first draft of our Woodford Halse Neighbourhood Plan. in the Dryden Hall. Contact Mick Robinson for more This encapsulates the vision held by villagers for their surrounds, developed in collaboration with information (Tel. 209467). Daventry District Council and acts as a guide for future planning applications within the village. 1st Woodford and Hinton WI By having an agreed plan, we ensure a sustainable balance between our rural environment, village On Tuesday 1 December we will be holding our Christmas heritage and new developments. The Neighbourhood Plan draws upon the questionnaire responses Party. We meet in the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. Raffle from 129 villagers in October 2014, highlighting concerns on Roads and Parking, Housing and Transport, and refreshments. Visitors always welcome. Health and Retail facilities, amongst many others. Many buildings are already 7th Woodford Halse Garden Club protected by being ‘listed’. What the group now seeks is your involvement, On Monday 7 December we will be holding our to tell us about the smaller, ‘hidden gems’ in our locality. Tell us about any Christmas Supper in the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. We local heritage features and any green spaces worthy of comment, perhaps a wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you again in March. milestone post, a small wild habitat, a railway bridge ... 8th Police Surgery A railway bridge? Yes, apparently the village has a twin-skew arched bridge On Tuesday 8 December your PCSO, Carl Barton, will be that is unique in the country! Also, beneath the green area opposite the Social holding a Police Surgery in Woodford Halse Library from Club, Woodford Halse may have its very own ‘mini-catacombs’ from the war 3.30-4.00 pm. years? 8th Parish Council Meeting We would like to take full account of your views . Please contact Rob Snedker, 7.00 pm in the Memorial Hall. Chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, with your ‘hidden gems’ 15th Woodford Halse History Society on 262664 or [email protected] On Tuesday 15 December Dr Drew Gray, a criminologist, will tell us about the Pattishall Murder. We meet in the Patricia Darby & Gary Denby, on behalf of the Neighbourhood Plan group. Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. Raffle and refreshments. Visitors always welcome. 18th FSA Family Christmas Disco 7pm -11pm , Woodford Halse Social Club. Adults £2, Children £1, Family Tickets (2+2) £5 Woodford Halse PCSO report – Carl Barton - payable on the door. Licensed Bar and Hot Food. The last six months in Woodford Halse has been very good in relation to crime. I am pleased to In aid of Woodford Halse C.E. Primary Academy. report a “crime free summer” marred by only one incident - minor damage to a motor vehicle. There 22nd Police Surgery have only been seven reported crimes this last six months. On Tuesday 22 December your PCSO, Carl Barton, will be There have been issues with parking in and around the village. Parking spaces are at a premium holding a Police Surgery in Woodford Halse Library from due to the amount of vehicles on the road. I regularly have to remind people to be mindful of 3.30-4.00 pm. where they park their vehicles and not to cause an obstruction. On one occasion I had to remove a vehicle for parking on the zig zags of a crossing and causing an obstruction. January Events I have held regular Police Surgeries in the library. The feedback I received were vehicles speeding in 5th Police Surgery the village and people parking inconsiderately. I have conducted several speed checks to combat this. On Tuesday 5th your PCSO, Carl Barton, will be holding a Around 200 new homes are being built on the Byfield Road. There were concerns Police Surgery in Woodford Halse Library from 3.30-4.00 pm. around heavy goods vehicles passing through the village. Highways have offered 5th Woodford and Hinton WI On Tuesday 5 January we will be holding a bingo social to provide HGV diversionary signs for placement by the Parish Council. evening. We meet in the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. Raffle And lastly, the annual Regatta boat race was held on Friday 26th June. This is and refreshments. Visitors always welcome. a very good event and for the second year running, the police took part! This 12th Parish Council Meeting year we had a four man boat team, with the police cadets running. They did 7.00 pm in the Memorial Hall. very well in the circumstances. We hope to do better next year! 19th Woodford Halse History Society On Tuesday 19 January Jenifer Fell and Alan Flint will set More surgery dates for the library: Tuesday 21st December 2015, 3.30 – 4pm us another fun quiz with history thrown in. We meet in Tuesday 5th Jan 2016, 3.30 – 4pm Tuesday 26th Jan 2016, 3.30 – 4pm the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. Raffle and refreshments. Carl Barton | PCSO 7005 | Daventry Rural | Safer Community Team | Northamptonshire Police Visitors always welcome. Telephone 101 | Ext 778004 | Facsimile 01327 303144 | Email [email protected] 26th Police Surgery Police Station, New Street, Daventry, Northamptonshire. NN11 4BS On Tuesday 26th your PCSO, Carl Barton, will be holding a Police Surgery in Woodford Halse Library from 3.30-4.00 pm. A very special visitor ... 5th & 6th December Many thanks to everyone for their donations for refugees Father Christmas, his Elves and a live Reindeer will be – St Mary’s church is continuing to accept items, making a very special visit to Harley Country Lifestyle & if they can be dropped in. Ali Bolton from the Café on the 5th & 6th of December. This will be a very Blossom Shop will be leading a wreath-making colourful and festive event that will thrill the children and will give the parents an session at St Mary’s church on Wednesday opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. We have a range of affordable gifts December 2nd. £10 per ticket from the for all ages as well as over 200 Christmas Trees and Wreathes. Blossom Shop - includes materials & refreshments. To book a place to visit Father Christmas in his grotto please call 01327-260818 Susan Jackson NOW OPEN! 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Without their commitment, come rain or shine at the beginning of each month, you simply would not get your hand-delivered copies of WOW. In particular, we would like to thank the following volunteers (with apologies if we’ve accidentally omitted anyone – there’s more than 50 of them!):- Alison Amos, Elaine Andrews, Dee Bevan, Sam Brown, Isobel Burbidge, Judy Collett, Pat Conlon, David Curtis, Gary Denby, Lynda Dowd, Luke Gargan, Rob Gilling, Samantha Hanley, Maggie Humphreys, Pat Humphreys, Paul & Rebecca Hymers, Sue Invernizzi, Susan & Andy Jackson, Debbie Jarvis, Nancy Jay, Elaine Jones, Josephine Lincoln, John Maul, Nicola Moloney, Gill & Joe Pitt, Tony Poll, Heather Price, Liz Pym, Joyce Randell, Val Reynolds, Emily Richardson, Mrs Rignall, Yvonne Roberts, Bernadette Rogers, Debbie Sanghera, Liz Shepherd, Pam Stilwell, John Suddens, Derek Thornton, Fred Trathan, Maureen Tregonning, Regan Usher, Pat Wilkins, Julie Williams, Claire Young and our Warden at Station Court.