Badby Parish Newsletter of 2020

Summer 2020

Welcome to the first Badby Parish Newsletter of 2020.

This year has certainly been like no other so far! The coronavirus lockdown has affected all of us whether self-isolating, working from home, not working, not going to school or just generally being confined to the local area.

As has been happening all over the country, people have been helping neighbours with shopping, collecting and delivering medicines, walking dogs or just being around talk or chat on the phone. Others have been making PPE for the NHS, fund-raising, donating food to the local food bank, providing book swap boxes and sharing music on a Thursday evening at the weekly clap for the NHS. There have, of course, been other acts of kindness and neighbourliness throughout the past three months

Many villagers have really appreciated The Maltsters’ initiative in setting up an on-line shop and food delivery service. More recently the opening of ‘The Little Shop’ and the provision of Friday takeaway meals has extended the pub’s services.

From a Parish Council point of view, the lockdown has put back the election of a new council for yet another year. This follows last year’s postponement due to the Unitary council reorganisation. Village projects including play equipment, street lighting and churchyard wall repairs have also been put on hold or delayed.

With the recent gradual easing of lockdown restrictions let’s hope that the second half of the year brings something more like normality for all of us. Only time will tell.

Richard Piner, Chairman

BADBY PARISH COUNCIL Parish Councillors, contact telephone numbers and areas of special interest:

Steve Chandler 01327 703540 Cricket Club and Allotments; Trees, Greens and Rights of Way; Defibrillator

Katie Griffiths 07890 242573 Police Liaison; Trees, Greens and Rights of Way

Jo Hind 07763 896754 Highways, Street Lighting and Road Safety; Planning

Peter Johnson 01327 438259 Playing Field and Play Equipment; Parish Works

Ed Judd 07495 411889 Highways, Street Lighting and Road Safety; Police Liaison; Website and Publicity

Naaman Ostah 07759 204861 Planning; Playing Field and Play Equipment

Richard Piner (Chairman) 01327 704093 Burial Grounds; Village Hall; Finance

Neville Snell (Vice Chairman) 07949 103393 Cricket Club and Allotments; Finance

Martin Walton 07930 679053 Burial Grounds; Parish Works

General enquiries 07717 337048 [email protected] Chairman 01327 704093 [email protected]

Parish Council meetings are held normally on the second Monday of each month in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend, to contribute to matters on the agenda or bring new matters to our attention.

Meeting agendas are posted on the two Parish noticeboards (near the bus stop at Pinfold Green and on Main Street opposite The Windmill), as well as on the Badby Village website www.badbyvillage.com

Extraordinary meetings are also held from time to time, usually to consider planning applications, and notice is given in the same way on the noticeboards and on the website.

Currently, because of social distancing regulations, it is not possible to hold parish council meetings physically in the Village Hall. The Government has issued regulations allowing parish council meetings to be held “remotely” i.e. online, and the council has chosen to use the Zoom application which has become so familiar to many of us during lockdown. Members of the public continue to be welcome to attend by connecting via computer, laptop, tablet, smart-phone or (audio only) by landline telephone. The meeting agenda will give an internet link to the meeting, a meeting number and passcode. These, together with the telephone access number for calling in from a landline, are posted with the agenda on the website.

BADBY PLAY AREA UPDATE by Naaman Ostah Following the article in the 2019/20 Winter Newsletter about the plans for the play area, the Parish Council received a considerable amount of feedback from parishioners, the majority of whom were in favour of the plans. These views were discussed at the Parish Council meeting on 10th February 2020 and the decision was made to instruct Wicksteed Leisure Ltd to install the play area next to the Village Hall, as per the visual at the back of this newsletter. This decision was made on the grounds of accessibility, visibility, safety, and value for money. A contract was signed with Wicksteed, with a proposed start date in early May. All was going well until COVID-19 intervened and everything was put on hold during lockdown. I have recently re-established contact with Wicksteed and am awaiting a response to set a new date for installation of the equipment. I will keep you informed of developments.

BURIAL GROUNDS by Richard Piner The planning application for the reinstatement of the Churchyard wall on the south side has now been approved by Daventry District Council. We also have received the go-ahead to proceed from the Archdeacon of Northampton, on behalf of the Diocese. Due to the location of the wall we have to be mindful of the possibility of archaeological remains being unearthed, therefore an archaeological scheme of investigation has to be written and approved. Once this is in place it will be possible to agree and then action the first stage of reinstatement of the wall, starting from the end near the top of Vicarage Hill.

STREET LIGHTS by Richard Piner Although lockdown brought things to a temporary halt, we have made some progress so far this year towards upgrading our ageing street lights. Most of the existing lights are either mercury or sodium based, both of which types are now obsolete and high in energy use compared with more modern solutions. At the end of last year, we identified three potential suppliers: Aylesbury Mains, Zeta Specialist Lighting and E.ON. This was after consulting with other local parishes, several of whom had recently been through a similar process in replacing ageing street lamps. Aylesbury Mains have been providing maintenance support for our lights for a number of years. They have quoted for a mix of compact fluorescent and LED lights depending on the type to be replaced. We already have four compact fluorescent lights – one at the top of Vicarage Hill next to the south gate to the Churchyard, one near the top of Brookside Lane, one on the right as you go up Bunkers Hill and one opposite the end of Chapel Lane. Zeta Specialist Lighting specialise in LED lighting and they have provided a quotation for an all-LED lighting solution for Badby. Earlier this year we had three of their LED lights installed to replace existing mercury lights that were unrepairable. Two of these are on Pinfold Green – on the right as you drive out of the village in the Daventry direction. The third one is in Nene Side Close in front of the bungalows nearest to Daventry - this particular lamp has a rear shield fitted, an option which we may wish to consider for lights which are positioned particularly close to a residence. E.ON was the third company we met and they were about to conduct a survey of the village lighting in order to be able to provide us with a detailed quotation when the lockdown started and they were unable to continue. We are hoping that this survey will now be completed very soon.

Once the Parish Council has all the necessary information, it should be possible to make an informed decision on which option is the best for the village, taking into consideration factors such as installation and maintenance costs and environmental impact. There will be an opportunity for villagers to have their say and contribute to any decision that is made.

IMPROVE YOUR BROADBAND SPEED by Neville Snell During lockdown and the “new normal”, many us are increasingly reliant on the internet for work and pleasure, and some of us have experienced issues with the speed of the service. As a council we are exploring ways of working with the network providers to improve the service, but in the meantime here are some hints and tips on how we can potentially improve the speed ourselves in the home.

Carry out a speed test on your line This will show you what speed you're actually getting. Carry out a few tests over several days and vary the times you carry out the test. Ofcom accredited price comparison sites broadband.co.uk, broadbandchoices.co.uk and simplifydigitalTM all have speed checkers. You can also run a speed test using Ofcom’s mobile and broadband checker.

Talk to your ISP If you have a problem with your connection, we suggest you contact your provider in the first instance. They should be able to help you work out what the cause is and how you might be able to fix it.

Password-protect your broadband If you don't keep your wireless router secure, anyone nearby could log on to your broadband. Not only could this slow down your internet speeds but your online security could also be at risk. To find out whether you are secure, search for available wireless networks. If your network is secure there should be a picture of a padlock next to it. If there isn't, then you'll need to password- protect your router. Use a password that contains a mixture of numbers and upper and lower case letters. If you're not sure how to set or change a password, speak to your provider.

Make sure your router is in the best place When using Wi-Fi, obviously the nearer you are to the router, the better your signal will be and therefore the faster your broadband. Because Wi-Fi signals can't travel through large objects such as thick walls, it's crucial you have a clear path for the signal to travel to your laptop, tablet or smartphone. Where you position your router can therefore make a massive difference to the speeds you get. Where possible, try to: • Choose a central location • Position it high up, with no obstacles around it • Don't hide your router away in a cupboard or drawer • Don't camouflage it with picture frames or ornaments It's also worth making sure it's plugged into the best socket. Try using multiple phone sockets to see if you can get better speeds, though plugging your router directly into your main phone socket will generally work best. Just remember, the distance between your router and devices should be kept to a minimum where possible.

Opt for wires, not Wi-Fi It may not be an immediately appealing option, but if you're desperate, reverting to good ol' cables should boost your speed. An Ethernet cable is able to transfer data at a faster rate than Wi-Fi because it doesn't encrypt data as wireless routers do. Other benefits include much less interference, so you don't have to worry what frequency your neighbour is on, and a more reliable connection for devices such as games consoles and PCs which don't need to be moved around the room.

Keep your router away from other devices Like all wireless devices, routers are prone to interference, including from nearby electrical equipment. Try switching everything bar the router off, then do another speed test to see if it makes a difference. Cordless phones, baby monitors, halogen lamps, dimmer switches, stereos, speakers, TVs and monitors can all affect your signal if they're too close to your router, so try to place these as far away as possible. What's more, surprisingly microwave ovens can also reduce Wi-Fi signals according to regulator Ofcom, so it's best not to heat up your lunch at the same time as an important video call.

Try a wireless booster Wireless boosters are designed for folks with big homes or those with signal blackspots where the signal isn't strong enough. However, the gadget just extends the wireless signal – it won't improve your general broadband speed or bandwidth. Boosters generally work with any provider, so you don't have to be with one in particular to use them. Check before buying, though, as your supplier may send you one out for free if you're having difficulties connecting in certain rooms. Also, if you've signed up to either Sky Boost or the BT Complete package, these guarantee Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home, which means you can request an unlimited number of wireless boosters. If not, here are a couple of examples to consider: • Netgear booster - a decent cheap option available from Amazon for around £20 • BT-branded booster - a beefed-up version for around £40.

Turn off Wi-Fi on devices you're not using The more devices attached to your Wi-Fi, the lower the speed you'll get. Even if you have a decent fibre or cable connection, you may think you're not prone to slow speeds but devices such as tablets and smartphones often work in the background, so try switching Wi-Fi reception off on these when you're not using them.

Working from home? Switch to audio-only conference calls If you're carrying out video calls or meetings and you're having problems, turning the video off and only using audio will require much less of your internet connection. But if things are working fine, for your general wellbeing you may opt to keep your video on so you can better interact with colleagues – particularly important now as many of us are working from home for the first time. Another trick is to try starting conference calls at less common times, rather than on the hour or half-hour. You might also want to manage your family's online activity, so that different people aren't carrying out data-heavy tasks (such as HD streaming, gaming or video calls) all at the same time. Downloading a video in advance, instead of streaming it, can also help.

Use your home electrics to extend your router's range Virgin Media recommends power line adapters over boosters, which use your electric wiring to send the router signal to other parts of your home. This is how it works:

1. Connect your router to the nearest plug socket using the adapter. Your internet connection is then routed around your home through the electrical wiring. 2. Plug another adapter into a socket, ideally where you are experiencing a weak signal, and you should see a noticeable improvement in the connection strength. 3. You can then connect your laptop or another device either by Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi, depending on the kit you choose. Here are a couple of options we've found: • The Netgear Powerline range of adaptors cost £42-£50 (including postage) direct from Virgin. They can also be bought from other retailers that stock computer equipment, such as Amazon and Argos. • The TP-Link powerline adaptor starter kit (two pack) is £25 from Amazon at the time of writing.

Give your PC a spring clean You may be surprised by the effect changing settings and having a 'spring clean' has. A few simple things to check and try are: • Is your antivirus up-to-date? • Do you have the latest browser? • Have you cleared your cache? • Stop automatic software updates • Stop background apps in their tracks

Hopefully this may help improve the speed of delivery for your network.

GENERAL VILLAGE NEWS

BADBY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Unfortunately, due to the current situation we will not be holding the Annual Horticultural Show this year. We may be able to hold the Christmas Crafts Event in December, health rules permitting. For those of you who have paid your membership for this year, it will be extended to cover you for next year also. Stay safe and we hope to see you all soon.

BADBY AND DISTRICT PHOTO CLUB by John Hammons During lockdown the photo club has been operating as a virtual club, sharing images and comments between members. Some of these images are on the club’s website www.badbyphotoclub.org.uk (see “Galleries” – “Lockdown”).

Subject to any government restrictions, the Photo Club will be resuming normal meetings from 2nd September, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday evenings commencing at 7.30 pm. This will be the 39th year of continual meetings in the Village Hall, and members are looking forward to another successful year. At presently there are no members who actually reside in Badby! So where are all the Badby photographers? We are waiting to welcome you to our small, friendly meetings which are just a small walk away for most villagers. Why not put 2nd September in your diaries and come and check us out?

BADBY AND FARTHINGSTONE CRICKET CLUB by Graeme Whitcroft Badby and Farthingstone CC have been awarded National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund towards its funding needs during the on-going COVID-19-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, Sport England announced a £195m package to help the sport and physical activity sector through COVID-19-19. Within the package is a £20m Community Emergency Fund, of National Lottery money to deliver immediate funding to those who have a role in supporting the nation to be active but are experiencing short-term financial hardship. The grant will allow the club to cover its insurance costs, maintenance, and repair of ground care equipment until cricket can resume. Club chairman Andy Nightingale said: “This is a great help for us. Like a lot of clubs in the area without any matches taking place so far this summer we have little or no income but still have fixed costs like insurance and ground maintenance to pay. This grant will help us get over what we all hope will be a temporary hiccup in our finances. “We are obviously hopeful of some match action this summer. The nets and outfield are now being used for practice as part of daily exercise with social distancing rules in place. It’s been great to see some new faces at the nets which will help boost the playing squad for the coming months.” The break has also given the club the chance to get on with some ground DIY, including work on the pavilion and kitchen/changing room areas. In the meantime, players have been enjoying some “virtual” cricket courtesy of captain Charlie Ashmore as a way of keeping entertained and raising club funds. For all club news go to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Badby-Farthingstone- Cricket-Club-334122073956380/?ref=py_c

BADBY AND FAWSLEY WI by Kate Earley, President Badby and Fawsley WI may have been in lockdown since March, but all our members have stayed safe and continue to do what they do best! A weekly newsletter has kept members in touch. The editor has been overwhelmed by the contributions from members - news, photos, quiz questions and jokes have made us laugh and kept us sane. Cake baking (if you can get flour!) gardening, walking, reading, looking after pets, Face Time and Zoom have become a way of life, thank goodness that the sun kept shining. We hope the sun will shine too in July, when we plan to hold a socially distancing Treasure Hunt around the village, and in August we hope to have a socially distancing strawberries and cream event on the village green. At present, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we have to take each month at a time until we can again meet as a group in the Village Hall. In addition to our monthly meetings, we have a number of interest groups. The leaders of our knit-wits, skittles, drama, books, culture club, local walks and outings groups will make you welcome. The full WI programme can be found on the Badby Village Website and the WI Notice Board in the Village Hall with a reminder for the current month in the ‘Link’. We meet on the second Thursday evening of each month in Badby Village Hall, doors opening at 7:15pm. All our meetings are open to visitors (£5). If you would like to make new friends or renew old acquaintances, please join us or ring me, Kate Earley, tel. (01327) 700544 if you would like someone to accompany you.

BADBY FLORAL BEE by Liz Hudson Like everyone else, Floral Bee meetings have been affected by the lockdown restrictions and we have not been able to get together for months. However, that has not stopped us flower arranging and sharing photos of anything floral that is of interest. We call this Virtual Floral Bee and each week have we have tackled an easily sourced design. From foliage arrangements to jugs of garden flowers, Easter designs to buttonholes. We have also experimented with artificial flowers and tried making our own from paper or cones. Whilst not ideal, we have really enjoyed the challenge and sharing a variety of pictures. Hopefully in the not too distant future, we can look forward to decorating the church again with real flowers!

BADBY SCHOOL by Ben Edge, Head of School Well, what a year we have all had! As you can imagine, school is really different at the moment. Things didn’t exactly start smoothly either. Just when we thought all b uilding work was complete and our school was looking lovely and smart - there was a flood! We were so grateful for the support and understanding of the whole school community when we were forced to close. Luckily, the children enjoyed many experiences during the first term, from trips to the woods to build dens, Castle Ashby to see the meerkats in action, a musical extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall and a week-long Bikeability course learning how to ride safely on the road. We also enjoyed a Roman day where a ‘real Roman’ came to school, Harvest Festival, Christmas performances and a trip to the panto (oh yes we did!). We also teamed up with Cummins to develop some of our outdoor areas including an allotment, forest school area, community tree planting day and we began to rejuvenate our memorial garden. We were really proud to achieve the silver award on the Woodland Trust's Green Tree Schools Award. This year has been a fantastic year for our sports teams. During the first term, our super rugby teams finished second and third place in a South-Northants competition. The semi-final was a thriller in a Badby A vs Badby B match - a true clash of the titans experience! Our Y5/6 Swimming Team became district champions for the 2nd year in a row. The Y5/6 Sportshall Athletics Team won the district competition and came 2nd in the County Finals. The Y6 Boys football team were the strongest in the entire county and made it to the Regional finals, unbeaten! We were all devastated when the finals had to be cancelled and the road to Wembley came to an abrupt end and the dream was over. What a talented bunch we have. It’s a shame all of the Summer sports had to be cancelled. The remainder of the year has seen the school transform into an unrecognisable shell of its former bustling self. When we initially went into lockdown, we remained open only to key worker’s children who occupied just one classroom. We continued to educate all of our children from the comfort of their homes. We set work online and communicated with families every day. We have really enjoyed seeing what the children produced and have been amazed by the effort everyone has put in under such difficult circumstances. I’m sure you saw lots of media coverage around schools returning and how we might practise social distancing in the classroom. This is an incredibly difficult concept for children. They are naturally drawn to each other and will often, unconsciously, seek physical touch to support their 8

learning or emotional wellbeing (e.g. standing as close as possible, touching arm to arm, holding hands). It has been extremely challenging for staff and children to distance themselves throughout the day as well as teach. Everything has been adapted to make sure the children are happy and continue to learn and grow. There was a very gradual process in opening to more children to ensure all of our school family knew and understood our new school rules and processes. It was great to get some of our youngest pupils back into school and it has been lovely to hear children's voices in the classrooms, corridors and playgrounds again. We now have pods up and running for the children in Preschool, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, as well as our Key Worker children. The children and staff are (slowly) getting used to our new way of life in school. Classrooms look very different and so does the way in which children are learning, but I must say I have been really impressed with how everyone is adapting. In order to keep our spirits up and to have a chance to see friends and staff, the whole school took part in a big chain video where we had a ball or other item thrown to them from the left and for them to throw to the right. More recently, we held a socially distanced Rose Day. We didn’t let the weather dampen our spirits and we held it in the rain under our umbrellas! We donned our smart clothes; shirts, ties, dresses and (in true festival style) wellies! The Rose King and Queen delivered their speeches admirably in front of the few classes that we have in school and there was not a dry eye in the house! This was a Rose Day like no other and we’ll all remember it for a long time. Thanks to technology, we managed to share it with our whole school community. We’re now looking forward to a virtual sports day and finally a leavers assembly for our Year 6 children. They haven’t had the memorable final year that they have been looking forward to with all of the wonderful things year 6s normally get to do, but I have no doubt that it has been a truly memorable year and one that none of us will ever forget.

BELLRINGING at BADBY by Geoff Pullin, Tower Captain Whatever happened after our normal ringing practice on March 11? The mentions of coronavirus became more and more worrying, then on March 19 the Prime Minister told us to stay at home and lock all churches. At least the chimes have kept going, as regular as clockwork! All bell-ringing activity stopped in UK and at varying times around the globe where English style full-circle bell ringing thrives, from New Zealand through Australia, Singapore, Africa, Canada and the USA. This caused instant frustration to many keen ringers and there were frantic efforts to combine software for ringing training and video conferencing leading to a few specialist programs, such as Ringing Room, which enables remote bell-ringers to use their computers to take part in change ringing contemporaneously around the world, as well as locally. Not many of us have been involved, the closest some of us got was to use Zoom for post practice chats as if in the pub. The local guild issued keep fit exercises to help its elder members from failure of their upper limbs due to lack of ringing exercise! As I write, we are far from sure as to how we shall get back to ringing. To start with we shall need to check that no jackdaws have got in to the bell chamber and built some obstruction to the bells, and no rodents have chewed through the ropes! We then have distancing problems: several ropes are closer than 1m, let alone 2m. We have to touch and sanitise the woollen sally and rope tail ends, and space for sitting for those not ringing is a bit cramped even in Badby tower which is far from small. I’m sure ways will be found to get round these, but don’t be surprised if you start to hear an odder number of bells being rung than usual – our 1, 2, 4 and 6 ropes are all 2m apart. We may need to just ring those at first and limit the number coming or have a waiting room outside - that would have been no problem in May and much of June! 9

Unfortunately, we shall not be able to start new learners because the first stages of training are face to face. We look forward to the restrictions and the virus clearing off before too long when we shall be delighted to welcome newcomers to join us in our fascinating exercise – yes exercise!

ST MARY'S CHURCH by Judy Jordan and Ruth McBeth We are looking forward to welcoming the Revd Malcolm Ingham who will become rector of the Knightley Benefice, living here in Badby. We don’t yet have a date for his leaving his current parishes of Alwalton and Chesterton, but we are delighted that he will be moving here with his wife Liz and their children, Lottie and Ed. Church of England churches have been closed during lockdown but this is beginning to change. The church porch has been open every day of lockdown, with fresh flowers to greet the visitor, so please don’t stay away. We have already held some services online via Zoom, but it will soon be time to open the actual church building for worship and a small group of people are currently discussing the most efficient and safe way to achieve this. Badby residents continue to be generous in their contributions to the Daventry Food Bank, and the church porch is always open for anyone to leave food when they wish. Donations are taken to the bank on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The recipients are so grateful and always express their appreciation. Some kind people have been baking for the food bank, and that is certainly appreciated but all contributions are welcome. Up to ten shopping bags of food have been given each week by this village. The other side of the story is that the food bank organisers have said they had 14 new referrals on one day alone, so there is a continuing need which does not look likely to reduce in the near future. Please leave anything you can spare in the church porch. Meanwhile, Mother Nature has been incredibly kind to us during this time of lockdown. Many people have remarked on how many more birds, insects and animals they’ve seen, and how the flowers have provided a welcome, colourful display. Our churchyard is home to many different types of wildlife; there are several types of grass, you can’t fail to have noticed the hairy orange- headed fox-and-cubs and, this year, we have seen plump cushions of clover, a throng of cowslips, voluminous comfrey, borage and wild strawberries, the tiny pale purple flowers of addersmeat, garden mallow, evergreen sempervirens, Armenian poppies, violets, vinca, wood sorrel, speedwell, buttercups and daisies. This has made a veritable feast for the many varieties of bees, wasps, insects and birds that come to feed and find a home in our churchyard. The nettles which grow in abundance are full of ladybirds, caterpillars, moths and butterflies. We’re doing all we can to encourage these important, and beautiful, protectors of our natural heritage by allowing parts of the churchyard to grow unfettered. We want you to enjoy our churchyard too, and so have cut paths through the long grass – and it has been lovely to see several parents walking on the road while their little ones have run through the paths, exploring the wilder side of our churchyard. As the wilderness areas die back we will trim them back to keep the edges neat and tidy, just part of our management of this beautiful old churchyard. We are still planning to enter the Churchyard Wildlife Conservation Award Scheme, hopefully next year, and are preparing by auditing the plants, wildlife and management practices that are already in place and identifying what we can do to encourage more sustainable wildlife that is in keeping with a country churchyard.

VILLAGE CORRESPONDENT Geoff Pullin [email protected] Tel. 871806 25 The Glebe Please send news of future events, the outcome and personal celebrations to me in ‘good time’. The same item reported twice is better than no report at all! ‘Good time’ means: Daventry Express: by Sunday evening for the following Thursday’s Neighbourhood News column. THE LINK: by 19th of the previous month. badbyvillage.com website: anytime. It also has an automatic link to Facebook so add the badbyvillage to your Favourites list!

VILLAGE HALL by Ken Morris, Chair – Badby Village Hall Management Committee The Village Hall has, of course, not been available for hire since the start of lockdown. We are hoping for some guidance from the Government as to when we can re-open for hire but, at the time of writing, this has not been forthcoming. However, we have been ably supported by Northamptonshire ACRE regarding likely precautions, processes, and restrictions that will apply when we are allowed to re-open for hire. For the Village Hall, which is completely self-supporting, the loss of hire revenue and, most unfortunately, the loss of income from Bluebell teas in early May will significantly deplete our reserves, while maintenance costs are on-going. The chairman and treasurer are currently looking at any local authority help we can get in this area and we hope some support will be forthcoming, but nothing is certain. We take heart from the fact that our reserves should be sufficient to see us through this crisis. Our AGM, which normally takes place in July, will be held as soon as is practicable, but ultimately we may have to resort to a Zoom type meeting if Covid-19 regulations do not change in the near future. At the AGM we will be looking for a new treasurer and if anyone is interested in this role please get in touch with Ken Morris on tel. 07831 402679). In the meantime, if you’re interested in hiring the hall post-Covid please do let us know.

VILLAGE WEBSITE Keep up to date with everything that happens in Badby! To take advantage of the free publicity the village website has to offer, just e-mail [email protected] or contact Geoff Pullin (see “Village Correspondent” above).

NEXT ISSUE The next issue of Badby Parish News will be published in December 2020. If you would like to contribute an article, please email the Clerk on [email protected]

The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the Parish Council unless expressly stated. Edited and produced by the Clerk (Frances Williams, 25 Westhorpe Lane, Byfield, Daventry NN11 6XB) on behalf of Badby Parish Council.