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Naseby Natters issue 3

involved but just don’t know how - Welcome to please get in touch! Your feedback What’s Inside is important to ensure that what we • The Village Update the Third are doing is worth while. • Broadband News ADVANCED WARNING: The next • Weather in newsletter is planned for the • Appeal - can you help? Edition!!! beginning of December but we • Churches in Naseby Well as another copy of NASEBY would just like to warn you that it • Naseby School NATTERS hits your doormat for may be ‘some what delayed’ due to • No Stories of Old you to read through at your leisure the editor expecting her first baby • The Friendly Fitz another milestone is passed. A big on the 12th of November. So please • Village Design Statement THANK YOU to all those who bear with us if we are a little late • A Bit About Sponsors contribute so much of their time to with the next edition or if it is a bit • Naseby Open Gardens help make this newsletter happen. incomplete!!! • New Village Shop Without you all it just wouldn’t be Happy Reading! • Parish Plan Completed possible! (ed - thanks to Wyn & From The Newsletter Team • Royal Oak Events Sandra Sleeman for proof reading Pauline Atkins • Calling all Panto People each edition for us!) 01604 740468 • Help Brighten Someone’s Day We have lots of interesting news, [email protected] • Naseby Heritage Society stories and updates for you to read Peter Johnston • Wildlife Support about in this edition. We hope you 01604 743099 • Freeview Digital TV [email protected] find it both informative and • Village Hall relevant to village life. If you want Liz Gregory • Neighbourhood Watch News 07963 245440 more or still feel there are [email protected] • Naseby Rounders Team particular areas not covered, if you • BUPA Great North Run Amanda Green (editor) have any questions you would like 01604 743765 • Triathlon Superman answering or you want to get [email protected] • Business Directory • Groups, Clubs & Societies Deadline • Kids Corner! The deadline for the next issue is the 1st of November 2004 • The Next Issue....?

Can you help out with door to door ex-Service men and women collections for Remembrance every year. But Poppy power Poppy Sunday? We are looking for people depends on volunteers or it - Poppy People - to join the team of would grind to a halt! volunteers and help ‘The Royal People British Legion's’ annual Poppy If you can spare a bit of time to Appeal to keep on growing! help by selling poppies to those houses near to you please contact The Poppy Appeal started way back the local organiser: Jan Hillyer Wanted in 1921 and helps thousands of (8 Nutcote • Tel: 01604 740662)

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Village Update Issue 3

This project has taken just under BENCH, TABLE AND BINS: two years to complete and I The bench and table at the Village would like to thank everyone for Playground have proved to be a their help and support. success and is well used. The bench and bin, along Thornby Update NOTICE TO ALL Lane should be in place sometime SKATEBOARDERS Naseby Parish Council this month. It will be situated Please note that when using further out of the village than the TEENAGE SKATEPARK 1 the skate board park previous bench (about /4 of a COMPLETED! facilities the following mile to be more precise) and protective items must be affords a splendid view over the worn for you own safety: countryside. Helmet The site was chosen after close Elbow Pads liaison with dog walkers and joggers (i.e. Liz Capell told me Knee Pads where to put it!). Thanks to Mel Hoyle for installing the benches. HOLIDAY TIME! The Parish Council is currently ROY WESTAWAY & THE The Skatepark was completed on enjoying its 'summer recess' and the 6th August and seems already STRANGERS TAKE TO THE there is no August meeting, to be a success. It is comprised of STAGE ONCE AGAIN! 1 which indicates that even the flow a /4 Pipe, Funbox and Grind Rail Roy Westaway and the Strangers of planning applications has for those of us who are not have agreed to another fantastic knowledgeable of such things!!! dwindled. performance at the Village Hall. These components, along with PARISH PLAN: The date is the 20th November - Tarmac area, cost £14,300. The The completed Parish Plan looks so put the date in your diary! For Seating Shelter cost £3,500 and and reads very well and I hope tickets contact the Parish Council. was set into an existing concrete that villagers find it useful and interesting. The Clerk has base, thereby saving us some DON’T FORGET... money! already received some positive Please remember that feedback feedback especially concerning The cost of the Park was covered A14 noise pollution. A new of any kind is appreciated and if by an award of £10,000 from Biffa, approach on how to deal with this you have any comments, £5,000 from Sportsawardforall, has been suggested by a complaints or opinions on £2,000 via the precept and knowledgeable villager and this matters concerning the Parish £1,300 from fund-raising. will be an item on the next you can contact any Councillor or meeting's agenda. the Clerk, or better still come to Biffa had asked for a progress the next meeting. These report during the construction of VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT: meetings are held on the 1st the park and this has been The draft of the Village Design written by Councillor Pope, seen Statement has been sent to Karen Thursday of every month in the on several occasions at the Britton at District Village Hall at 7.45pm and are Village Hall clicking away on her Council and we await her open to all. camera. An opening ceremony response. Further details involving the local media is to be concerning this are provided Alison Stokes arranged. separately. Chairman Naseby Parish Council

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A14 TRAFFIC HOT SPOTS Broadband Success Naseby (for some that is!) M August - September 2004 Weather A14 - J10-J13, On August 11th, as scheduled, the MEASURED IN BAKEHOUSE RISE resurfacing between exchange was enabled for COURTESY OF STUART CATO Kettering and Thrapston broadband internet access giving With thanks to Jonathan Guy for speeds 10 times faster than ordinary going up the ladder to fix the September 2004 dial up connection. It does seem that equipment. Unfortunately the S there are still problems for some houses Work to widen A14 - J7 lightning during the storm of 22nd within the village however, probably July interfered with the radio slip road & roundabout caused by the distance from the signal, so no adverse wind speed Kettering Guilsborough exchange. was recorded during that event. I Full listings of road work and traffic Before broadband can be ordered, your guess it was the highest wind of information are displayed on the ISP (Internet Service Provider) will the period..and I missed it! village notice board perform an initial test to see if the line is suitable. In Naseby we are right on the Month 2004 MAY JUNE JULY SEVERITY OF DELAY AT PEAK TIMES o 6km acceptable limit. It seems that the Max Temp C 23.9 30.3 28.6 o M - Moderate: 10-30 mins majority of 740 numbers will pass this Av Max Temp C 17.3 20.8 22.2 test, but that some 743 numbers will Min Temp oC 3.4 5.3 7.6 S -Severe: over 30 mins fail. We know of one household which Av Min Temp oC 11.1 11.4 11.7 has two lines: The 740 number is fine, Max Humidity %RH 94.0 91.0 99.0 but the 743 number fails the test! Av Max Humidity %RH 87.8 84.1 85.7 Members of the Parish If this initial test is passed, the ISP will Min Humidity %RH 35.0 36.0 41.0 Council 2004 instruct BT to perform some work at the Av Min Humidity %RH 55.8 51.9 53.2 exchange. As a part of this BT perform Max Wind Speed mph 14 13.6 16.1 Mrs Avis Aldrich additional tests, if these fail, BT will not Av Max Wind mph 6.9 8.8 8.0 18, Nutcote enable the line for broadband. Max Wind Gust mph 62.8 63.5 61.9 Mrs Bridget Baker Unfortunately this may mean that some Av Wind Gusts mph 29.8 24.8 26.6 Carvells Home Farm, houses in Naseby cannot receive Min Wind Chill oC -1.4 4.8 5.5 Carvells lane broadband at the current time. Mr Stanley Barton ALL IS NOT LOST THOUGH... APPEAL 1b, High Street However a recent series of trials in Milton Keynes, which increased Mr Melfyn Hoyle I am making blankets and baby distances from the exchange, resulted in 14, Nutcote clothes for a charity called ‘Feed the following BT announcement on 18th Mrs Heather Kirk August: "From September 6, 2004, the the Children’, to help keep 11, Bakehouse Rise reach limit for the 512kb/sec ADSL children warm in some of the services will be removed. BT is also war torn countries, and to help Mrs Becky Pope increasing the range for 1Mb/sec abandoned HIV babies in Kenya. 'Aysgarth', High Street premium services from 4km to If you have any odd balls of Mrs Alison Stokes approximately 6km, making 1Mb/sec Washbrook Farm, ADSL available to 96% of homes and knitting wool to spare, I would Road (Chairman) businesses connected to a broadband be most grateful. Other items exchange." (source www.bb4mk.org) are needed too, such as towels, Mr Tom Westaway nappies and baby equipment. 'Westfields', Carvells Lane This will hopefully mean that everyone (Vice Chairman) in the village will have the option to If you can help please call me: receive broadband in a few weeks time. Liz Capell Clerk - Mr Ian Arnott More news next issue! Northside House, School Lane Tel: 01604 740567 Wyn Sleeman

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Churches in Naseby Issue 3

ANYONE UP FOR A BARN Naseby Open DANCE? Our next fund raising event is a Garden Barn Dance on Saturday 11th September at the Village Hall. Tickets to include a ploughman’s Success supper are £5 for adults and £3 for children and are available Helps To from Jan Hillyer 01604 740662 or Avis Aldrich 01604 740532. There will be a Bar. Please come along, Raise Much it will be good fun!

Needed HARVEST SUPPER: This year instead of having a Funds! Harvest Lunch there will be a Harvest Supper on Saturday 3rd What a wonderful Open Gardens October, 7.30 pm in the Village Sunday Services: 9.30 a.m. weekend – lovely gardens – lovely Hall. This will include a hot Family Service: 1st Sunday in the visitors. One lady even made supper, a bar and entertainment. month - 9.30 am arrangements to view a property Posters with details will be placed 5th Sunday – one service in the in the village because she so around the village. much wanted to live here after Benefice – see Contact magazine looking at the gardens and talking MORE CHANGES... to us! Another change – instead of Jan Hillyer asking for harvest produce which Our grateful thanks to everybody usually is auctioned off, this year who opened their gardens, helped we are asking for donations of Contacts with refreshments, gave scones tins for the Soup Rector: and jam, donated raffle prizes or Kitchen i.e tins of baked beans, Revd David Faulks helped in any way. A special spaghetti, meatballs, stew, rice Tel: 01858 525342 thank you to Pat & Robin Oldfield pudding, fruit etc. These items for once again organising the can be left in church on Saturday Church Wardens: event! 3rd or Sunday 4th October or Avis Aldrich given to Jan or Avis. Tel: 01604 740532 We made just over £2000 which Jan Hillyer has gone towards paying off the HELP!!!!!!! Tel: 01604 740662 loan for the lighting & electrics. Is there anybody who would like Treasurer: There is now only £1,000 to help with cleaning the brasses Mike Hopkins outstanding. Hopefully with other in church or providing a flower Tel : 01604 740309 fund raising this will soon be paid arrangement? Gift Aid Secretary: off and we can obtain quotes for Cliff Norris decorating the church and repairs There are rotas for this and the Tel: 01604 740730 to the windows – get another loan more people there are on the and start all over again! rotas the fewer times your name Contact Magazine comes up! Offers would be very Distribution: Ann Faulks It’s a bit like painting the Forth much appreciated ( once again to Tel: 01858 525342 Bridge – when you get to the end Jan or Avis please ) you have to start all over again!

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Issue 3 Churches in Naseby

Prayer Meeting New Letterbox! Saturdays 9 - 9.30am Naseby Soon we'll have an outside letterbox.....so if you want us OTHER ACTIVITIES: to pray about something D[rinks] B[iscuits] & C[hat] that worries you, why not Second Wednesday of the month Methodist pop a note in the box? at 2.30. A group of older members of the village meet and No need to tell your name as chat. Sometimes they bring Church God knows & cares for photos and remember the good everyone. old times! Although not much has been happening in the last 3 months - DID YOU KNOW THAT: activities come to a halt in Two other highlights in the past month were: SEASIDE ROCK: The Church is the only summer – we have had a meeting organisation that does not exist to talk about the future direction The holiday Club we did together with the Parish Church, and also for the benefit of its members??? of the Church. On the agenda [let me know if you can think of were items such as: what it receiving Ann Punter into membership. others – or if you want to means to be a church, what is our respond/ask questions purpose and how we are hoping e-mail: [email protected]] to fulfil our purpose. SUNDAY WORSHIP - 10.45am Worship except 3rd Sunday ON THE LIGHTER SIDE: When autumn comes there are The rector, on seeing a small boy several things we are hoping to trying to reach a doorbell said: do, not just for us, but for - 6.00pm Worship 3rd Sunday of the month only “Let me help you sonny” everyone. So watch our notice So he gave a good ring…. board or posters around the The boy looked at him and said: village! - 10.45am Sunday School 3rd Sunday of the month “now mister, run like mad!”

- 10.45 am Family Service A little girl saying her prayers at 4th Sunday of the month night was heard to finish them with: “…please God take care of Though Family Worship is on the yourself cos if owt happens to you 4th Sunday of the month, we’re all sunk.” children are made very welcome Leny Cato at all services.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES STARTING Contacts Look out for ESSENCE. It’s a 6 IN SEPTEMBER AGAIN: Minister: week course exploring Fellowship Meeting: Rev John Harris contemporary spirituality, looking Wednesdays 7.30pm From Sept 4 30 Farndale View Market toward a lifestyle integrating Harborough body, mind and spirit. Mums & Tots: 01858 462889 Thursdays 1.30 A lively meeting! Bookings Secretary: Ideas for a regular time of Lots of mums - even more tots! Ruth Watson: 01604 740845 healing – on a weekday evening – But lots of you know this already...... Secretary: are also being pursued. Leny Cato: 01604 743166

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School & Stories Issue 3 No Stories Naseby School DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES! of Old... QUIZ NIGHT! When we asked at the beginning of Test your brain power at the the year what you would like to see village hall on the 15th October - in your newsletter, many of you Adults only - Teams of up to 6 - said stories from the village as it Ticket price £5 each in advance - used to be. Last edition we asked Supper included - Arrive at 7.30 - you to send in your stories & memories no matter how big or Quiz to start at 8pm sharp! small they might have been. We unfortunately had no response so All proceeds go to Naseby School. therefore we have nothing for this For tickets or more information months article. contact the school 01604 740540 or Julie Fellows 01604 743162. has already been a very good We are in desperate need for you uptake so give either Cathy Hoyle to help us write something for the CHRISTMAS FAYRE! (01604 740848) or Bridget Baker next issue! So get your thinking Village Hall - 20th November (01604 740007) a call without caps on and send in your stories, delay! £25 per ticket in advance. memories, and funny moments. The Naseby School Christmas Here are some ideas: Fayre is an event that happens Amanda White & Jo Davies every year with increasing • The 1977 Jubilee success. It is a family afternoon • The Millennium Contacts out with craft stalls, tombolas, • WWII Head Teacher: face painting, mulled wine, mince • The What you did before TV Mrs Sue Bradburn BSc • What was School life like pies, guess the weight of the [email protected] • What was it like when the xmas cake - and much much Tel: 01604 740540 Evacuees arrived during the war? more! Without forgetting to List of Governors • Were there any times when the mention of course a very special Dr. Peter Sainsbury(Chair of Governors) village had to pull together? santa’s grotto! Ian Arnott (Community) , Stan Barton • Special village days, fetes etc (Vice Chair & Parish), Nadine Blakesley • Shops and services that used to Anyone can book a stall at the (Parent), Sue Bradburn (Headteacher), Rev David Faulks (ex-officio), Sandra Kirkland be in the village Fayre for just £10! So what are (Associate member), Mrs Valerie Latham • Even events that are personal to you waiting for call Jo Davies on (Foundation), Daron Locke (Parent), you... 01604 740479 to book your place Amanda Smith (Parent), Beverley Thornton now! (Teacher Gov), Pat Yates (LEA) Please write in and let us know anything about Naseby that is CHRISTMAS BLACK TIE EVENT either different from how things WELL WISHES AT HIGHGATE HOUSE, are now or memorable to you. We We would like to wish Richard need your help! ! Saturday 27th November. Get Quayle, the landlord at the Royal Oak, a speedy recovery after his stroke. Liz Greggory your glad rags on for this new Our thoughts are with you and Mary Mobile: 07963 245440 event! Tickets include dinner and and that we hope to see your smiling Email: [email protected] live band and all proceeds go to Mail: E Gregory, Regency House, 10 Naseby School as usual. Tickets face back behind the bar soon! Knights Hill, Naseby, NN6 6AH are limited however, and there (but not too soon though!)

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Issue 3 Naseby Pubs Welcome to The Friendly Fitz! The Fitzgerald others a great social life and many, Receptions, Christenings and Arms Pub has many laughs over the years. It is a Birthdays. There are various special been in the vital part of village life and definitely occasion menus available on request Steane family keeps me from getting bored! We to suit your needs ranging from 4 for 21 years this have a real mix of customers, many of Course meals to buffets. coming October. whom have been coming here since It is a before we moved here and are a vital traditional family part of the pub” run country pub with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Sally Steane The Fitz (as most of us know it to be has just taken over a major part of called) is a lovely old looking pub with the running of the pub after returning a welcoming bar area stocked up with from travelling and is often found a good selection of drinks. Next to the behind the bar. She is also very busy bar is the main restaurant serving a with the running of a new service that range of meals including a fantastic the pub will be providing for four course, great value Sunday lunch The white marquee used is fully lined functions, events and marquee hiring. (recommended!). There is also a and is also available for hire privately, second bar area to the left side of the so you can use it for any kind of pub that has music, discos and other private function you are holding at entertainment, including a pool table home. Along with this there is the and a jukebox. To the rear of the pub option of having a mobile bar and/or adjoining the garden is the Stables cold buffet service as well as Restaurant area where food is also assistance with planning your party served in a non-smoking environment decor should you require it. Sally really enjoys living in Naseby, I during the weekends. The Stables is Liz Gregory asked her what she liked about living a lovely dining room situated in a separate building to the main pub, in the village, she said “I have been If you want any more just off the rear garden. living in Naseby for nearly 21 years information on this or on the now, so there must be something THINKING OF THROWING A PARTY pub itself pop in for a drink and good about the place! The primary OR FUNCTION? grab a brochure or leaflet! school was, and I believe still is, The Fitzgerald Arms is now providing Sally Steane • 01604 740273 fantastic. I loved being part of such a an excellent Party & Function service [email protected] small school. I think the village itself which Sally will be running. Events also looks presentable. It is obvious can be held at the Fitzgerald Arms that the village people take care to Fitzgerald Arms with the Stables restaurant area make their homes look neat and in becoming the perfect function room, Opening Hours: keeping with its traditional village with the added bonus of having its 12-3pm Tuesday - Sunday style. The history is also interesting own fully functional bar and toilet 7-11pm 7 Days a week giving us ‘Nasbiens’ a place on the facilities so that you can keep your map! And although I hate the noise Food Served: party private from the pub itself. This from the A14 I love the fact that 12-2pm Tuesday - Sunday function room alone is perfect for we’re not too far away from an 7-9pm Tuesday - Sunday smaller events such as anniversaries airport! The pub has definitely been a Children Welcome and corporate functions. The very important part of why I like marquee can be joined onto the room Tel: 01604 740273 Naseby, it has given me and many for larger events such as Wedding

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Community Issue 3

all aspects of village life and how it about the threat to this variety could be improved. from standardisation and poor Naseby design. In answer to this threat, A Future Needs Day was also held one of the ways that has been in April 2003 which was attended proposed, tested and now launched Village by over 100 villagers (i.e. circa 25% on a national scale is the ‘Village of the electoral roll) representing a Design Statement’ good cross section of the village Design and age groups. Development has to proceed. Much of what we see today is very HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHAT IT different from the shape, form and Statement NEEDED TO INCLUDE? purpose of the original settlement. WHAT IS THE PROCESS The extensive and detailed However there is much about our INVOLVED WITH PRODUCING A outcome from the Parish Plan village that we wish to retain. VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT? exercise forms the backbone of the Future change needs to be At the Parish Council Meeting in Village Design Statement which managed to protect local dis- May 2004, volunteers were asked will be used in conjunction with tinctiveness. to form a steering group to Council’s existing commence work on a Village guidance notes on design to The Village Design Statement will Design Statement for Naseby. identify in greater detail the design assist in the management of criteria against which proposals change and ensure that new Following the display, on the will be judged. development is appropriate to its village notice board, of the minutes surroundings and in keeping with and a specific poster advising the Several meetings of the steering local character. villagers of the proposals a group group have taken place over the of interested parishioners (both past couple of months to enable WHAT IS THE THE PURPOSE? villagers and Parish Councillors) the Statement to be compiled and A Village Design Statement aims to was formed; their terms of an Open Day (advertised via a describe the distinctive character reference being to produce the Parish Council Meeting/poster on of this historic village as it is today, Village Design Statement. the village notice board and and highlight the qualities that are mention in the Harborough Mail) valued by the villagers. It is SO HOW DID IT ALL START THEN? was held on17 July, when further researched, prepared and written Prior to commencing the village input was sought. by villagers. This ensures local Statement a Parish Plan had been knowledge, views and ideas are produced. This process, which took WHY DOES THERE NEED TO BE A contributed to and incorporated in some 20 months, was signed off by VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT? the Village Design Statement. the Parish Council in July 2004. It The Countryside Agency has long involved a dedicated team of supported the rich and varied The Statement is intended to apply volunteers to actively seek the nature of the countryside and the to all scales and types of views of all parishioners which was rural settlements. The Agency development ranging from new done through questionnaires strongly believes that this richness build to small-scale alterations and (which were distributed to every and variety forms an important extensions as well as highways, household in the parish and part of the beauty and traffic and safety matters. returned by 229 residents, about distinctiveness of the English 53% of the electoral roll), regular countryside and heritage. WHO IS THE STATEMENT AIMED AT? feedback and consultation. The •Statutory Bodies and Public questionnaire invited people of In more recent years the Agency Authorities every age to express their views on has become increasingly concerned • Planners, Developers, Builders

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Issue 3 Sponsors

•Architects and Engineers •Local Community Groups A Huge Thank You To • Village Residents and Businesses Both Our Sponsors!!! The Village Design Statement is to Mel Hoyle and Geoff Capell have Geoff set up his business in 1971 be used as a planning tool - it can kindly sponsored this - the third with his brothers when colour TV help to improve the design in the issue of Naseby Natters! So a was in it’s infancy! He has seen village by being incorporated as massive thank you to both of them many changes with the advance of Supplementary Planning Guidance. for their support! technology over the years. In 1971 Whatever it covers must be Mel set up the business in 1990 a new aerial could be installed for relevant and complementary to the supplying fencing materials to under £5 and a colour TV set would local planning situation. farmers, then had a concession at cost about £350! He has lived in Harleston Garden Centre until it Naseby for over 18 years is married A Village Design Statement should closed for re-development when he to Liz and they have 2 daughters, contain descriptions of the visual moved to his current site at characteristics of the village in Station. He has lived in Naseby for Vikki and Sarah. He has been the terms of:- 13 years with his wife Cathy and Governor for Naseby School and • The countryside and landscape have 2 children, Katie & Will, who helped with Youth Clubs and the setting both attend Naseby School. village Hall Committee. • The form of the village as a Interested in sponsoring? Contact Gerry Wood on 01604 740444 whole • The characteristics and details of Althorp Station - Road the buildings and spaces within - Northampton - NN6 8DP the village Tel: 01604 770598 • Fax: 01604 771067

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SO WHAT’S NEXT? A draft document has now been Geoff Capell completed and forwarded on to Daventry District Council for their Capell Bros. comments and feedback. We will TV & Radio Aerial Specialists update you in the next issue - so Satellite TV Installed & Repaired watch this space! Contact: Geoff Capell • Home: 01604 740 568 The VDS Group Business: 01858 465555 • Fax: 01858 465268

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Events Issue 3 NASEBY OPEN GARDENS SUCCESS! songs. Over £2,000 was raised for The Screens where loaned to us the fabric fund of the church. by Clipston Art Society to who whom we are indebted and A huge thank you goes to all thanks go to Bim Fowler from openers and especially all the Clipston and Norma Simons from helpers, without whom the event who gave so much of could not take place! their time in helping me to hang the paintings.Our respective Robin Oldfield The annual Naseby Open Gardens husbands Mike, Alan and Pete took place on the weekend of also deserve thanks for the 10/11 July. The Art Gallery transportation and setting up of First of all I would like to thank the screens. At 1pm on the Saturday we all Exhibitors for entering their watched as a large gathering of work for show or sale. There were I think for a 'First' the inclusion of very black weather approached a total of 81 paintings which the Art Exhibition in the Open the village, then at the last made a respectable 1st Exhibition Gardens Weekend was a success minute decided to turn left and and the standard was high. We and hopefully we can 'do it again drown had many favourable comments next year'! instead! to verify this! Roz Bradshaw Although the Most of the work was done in weather was Watercolour, there were a few never great for Oils and a few done in Pastel and POLITE NOTICE TO the remainder there was one 'Encaustic' (a DOG OWNERS of the weekend, method of paint, wax and Although the introduction of the we actually heat).The Subjects were varied doggy bins in Naseby has been a escaped the rain from Still Life, Life Study great success there is concern from and the visitor numbers were (nudes), Wildlife, Landscape and parents about the amount of dog probably the second largest in Street Scenes, Boats on mess still being left on and around recent history. Waterways and Seascapes, the green areas near Naseby Flower Studies, Abstract School. Not only is it unsightly, it is They were treated to 12 lovely Landscapes and Surreal a serious health hazard to the small gardens, ploughman's lunches, paintings. One subject was children of our village. cream teas, plant stall, raffle and missing and that was 'Portraiture' tombola. An additional feature There was also an absence of Please help Naseby be a was the art exhibition organised 'Young Artists' hopefully they safe place to live by being a by Roz Bradshaw, and although wont be so shy next year! responsible dog owner only a few paintings were sold it Although there was a lot of From the children at attracted much favourable interest in the paintings - only Naseby School comment. three were sold and the Commission on these was £26.00. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO To cap it all, two medieval The Entrance Fee on each REPORT TO THE DOG WARDEN? minstrels strolled around and painting was £1.00 so a total of Contact: Sue Winters treated us to some delightful £107.00 was raised. Tel: 01327 302277

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Issue 3 Naseby News New Village Shop! As it was... If there is one thing that Naseby village is lacking it is a local shop. I am sure many, if not all, of us have LONG NEEDED POST OFFICE heard about the plans to build a new and much As well as this there will of course be the Post Office needed village post office store. providing postal services as well as selling your usual everyday basics, saving us all the trip into The store will be located to the left of the Fitzgerald neighbouring villages or Market Harborough just to Arms on Church Street and will be in perfect keeping grab a pint of milk or the daily newspaper. with the village as the materials used to build the new building will be from the old barn that was AND THERE IS MORE... situated on the site. This has now been knocked There are also hopes of providing various other down and building work has begun. village services. A couple of things that have been mentioned as a possibility are a video rental service and the ordering of Christmas Turkeys for customers. I asked why they have decided to run a village store; “there is obviously a huge demand for a local store and we felt that we had wasted space, with the barn, in a perfect location on the main road. I think a local shop will be a good thing for Naseby and will do really well”.

The shop will hopefully be up and running with in the next 6 months and I am sure it will be a great and As it currently stands much needed addition to the village! (or not as the case may be!!!) So watch this space! We will update you in the next edition of ‘Naseby Natters’ where we will give a The store will be owned and run by the Steane family progress report with visuals of what the new shop who own the Fitzgerald Arms pub next door. Henry will look like! Steane will be the man in charge of the main running of the shop and most of you will have seen him Liz Gregory behind the bar in the Fitzgerald arms.

FRESH HOME MADE PRODUCE DO YOU HAVE A SUGGESTION? Hopefully there will be an in-store Baker occupying the flat above the shop who will be providing fresh In the meantime if you have ANY suggestions bread and cakes regularly! There are plans to also for the name of the shop, what you would like incorporate a delicatessen concentrating on to see in the shop and services you want it to providing fresh produce including fresh and healthy provide get in touch! ready meals such as curries. Henry Steane at the Fitzgerald Arms on: 01604 740273.

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Community & Events Issue 3 Parish Plan Completed! A milestone to design skills of Amanda Green, support. It is also being sent to report! - who works so hard to make some local organisations and to Naseby’s Naseby Natters look so good! A our district and county councils. Parish Plan, copy of the summary has already Some of the material in it has first mooted gone to each household, so that proved relevant to the draft back in everyone knows how the issues Village Design Statement for autumn raised during last year’s Naseby, which is now with 2002, has consultation process have been, Daventry District Council. now been are being, or will be tackled. completed! Anyone who wants to see a copy Naseby is one of over 900 rural of the full Parish Plan document communities to produce a Parish Fol lowing its sign off in July by is welcome to do so, and should Plan, with its focus on tackling the Parish Council, the full Plan, contact Ian Arnott, our Parish the issues that local residents together with a summary version Clerk, on 01604 743199. view as important. Hopefully for residents, has now been residents will see benefits from received back from the printers The main Parish Plan document is our Parish Plan, and thank you and distribution is underway. being sent to the Countryside again to all of you who Both the Plan and the summary Agency (who supported the contributed in so many ways to it. are printed in colour and have whole process with a grant) benefited from the professional alongside the Parish Council’s Heather Kirk

psychic night held in July with Tarot jingling at all times! It was a very Royal and Palm reading. This will hot day and both the garden and the hopefully be held again at the end of pub were packed full of brightly Oak the year as it was a massive hit! dressed dancers. There was live music and dancing going on Morris Dancers: Possibly the biggest throughout the entire day. Events and busiest event held within the The Oak has been busy over the past last couple of months was the Morris A marquee was set up in the garden few weeks holding various events. Dancers meeting. Every six months for some much needed shade, where ‘sets’ of Morris Dancers from all over people could sit and watch the Pub Quiz: The fortnightly pub quiz the country meet up for a get dancing. Food was also provided has gone down very well and regular together. This time they chose the throughout the day for the dancers. teams are now forming. To take part Royal Oak pub in Naseby for their The event was such a success that just show up on a Wednesday night venue. They showed up by the bus the Royal Oak is hoping to hold a at 8pm and put your general load from places such as, Cornwall, meeting for the Morris men and knowledge to the test. Devon, Burnley and Derbyshire. Over women next year. Psychic Night: There was also a 140 Morris men and women showed up in full costume to the Oak, bells Liz Gregory The Royal Oak Opening Hours: 12am - 11pm 7 days a week • 12am - 2pm & 7pm - 10.30pm on Christmas day • All day and night on New Year! Mary and Richard Quayle • Tel: 01604 740533

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Issue 3 Societies & Appeals

It is coming to that time of year production crew to help out lling nto when Panto season preparations behind the scenes to enable us to Ca Pa will need to be made. Some of the continue with this much enjoyed existing members of the ‘Naseby tradition! If you think you might Very Amateur Dramatics Society’ be interested in helping out - oduction please get in touch! Pr are no longer able to commit to January’s Panto. So we are Contact Chris Bignall: 01604 743009 ople! desperately looking for some PS: Auditions for the cast will be Pe fresh blood in the form of held shortly - notice will be given! Can you help brighten Historical Society someone’s Naseby Historical Society has got off Our next full session will be a talk on to a fine start with a very interesting British Battlesites which will take day? tour of the Naseby battlesite, lead by place on Thursday 30th September Martin Marix-Evans, a member of in the Village Hall. Everyone is Do you have any old magazines the Battlefield trust. We didn’t just welcome, details to be published that you don’t know what to do learn about the battle, for example shortly on the village noticeboard. with? did you know that there is a nuclear If you are interested in helping, Perhaps you have some jigsaw bunker in a field in Clipston? would like to contribute a few ideas puzzles that you have finished The group will meet around 8 times about what we should be doing, or with – or some paperback novels a year and we hope to undertake a would just like to attend the taking up space? variety of events, such as: meetings please get in touch! •Setting up talks on aspects of local Would you be prepared Chris Murphy history, to pass them on to •Setting up a website, someone in the village? Contacts •Visiting some of Northampton’s Liz Crowley 01604 740448 most interesting buildings (we are You may even be willing to visit Chris Murphy 01604 740748 hoping to go to 78 Derngate in someone occasionally, or if you Ian Arnott 01604 743199 spend time alone, perhaps you October, the house designed by would like a visitor yourself. Charles Rennie Mackintosh), • Undertaking guided walks round DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Perhaps a game of cards or local villages (we’ll be descending scrabble would be nice or just a on next year!) BATTLEFIELD BRITAIN friendly cup of tea! •Attempting to organise exhibitions of Naseby photographs. Friday 3rd September 9pm BBC2 Ring me if you can help. I will If you have any other ideas - shout! collect and distribute magazines Presented by: Dan and Peter Snow etc if you have any to spare, or let BATTLE OF NASEBY RE-ENACTMENTS me know your interests and I will see what I can do. Festival of History: 7th - 8th September 2004 Stoneleigh Park, Coventry Tickets & Information: 0870 333 1183 Liz Capell Age Concern Village Contact Battle of Naseby: 4th - 5th September 2004 Audley End House & Tel: 01604 740567 Gardens, Essex. Tickets at the door. Information: 01799 522399

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Wild Life Issue 3

nest. The desired hedge height FACT FILE Wildlife increases to 10 feet for Goldfinches, Greenfinches and Linnets, while Warblers prefer to Support nest in brambles or grass near ground level so are affected by mowing of verges. John's reported interest in Tree Sparrows originated almost by TREE SPARROW chance, when trying to Scientific Name: Passer discourage crows and magpies montanus from damaging crops. The only bird apprehended was an unusual Status: Widely but locally sparrow which turned out to be distributed in , Wales the rarer Tree species. These are and lowland Scotland. Marked shy of human contact, but are John Hargreaves of Meadow View flock birds often nesting near decrease in population in in High Street, Naseby, has water. They normally live round recent years. farmed 300 acres between East grain in the farmyard, but Habitat: The tree sparrow is Farndon and for disperse for breeding. One such 22 years. His participation in the flock of 200 have been noted near mainly a bird of open farmland Countryside Stewardship Scheme Welland Park in Harborough. A with hedgerows and free- was featured recently in family of Spotted Flycatchers has standing trees or small Northampton Chronicle and been seen around the farm, also isolated woods. Harborough Mail articles. Green and Spotted Woodpeckers, Food: Seeds and insects Under this Scheme he receives an while Painted Lady Butterflies are annual subsidy from Defra attracted by the clover. Description: Sexes similar. (Department for Environment John's garden at Meadow View is Smaller and shyer than a Food and Rural Affairs) to a paradise for bees, butterflies house sparrow and more encourage a beneficial habitat for and insects with foliage and wildlife by keeping 100 acres free active, with its tail almost grasses deliberately left long. In permanently cocked. It has a of cultivation, added fertilisers, addition to old fashioned phlox chestnut brown head and nape lime or general spraying. These and roses for scent he has planted (rather than grey), and white 100 acres are kept for grazing a variety of nectar plants and wild cattle on land grassed down from flowers like lady's bedstraw, cheeks and collar with a the 16th Century on the rig and meadow cranesbill, harebell and contrasting black cheek-spot. furrough principle. Mapboards on teazles. nearby footpaths indicate how to Size: 14cm obtain access to these acres. Peter Johnston Birdlife is encouraged by not F OR MORE INFORMATION cutting hedges too low – not always easy to reconcile with For anyone interested in obtaining wild flower seeds, a nearby source is modern farming. One example is John Chambers at Irthlingborough • Tel: 01933 652562 the Blackbird which prefers to nest 5-6 feet above ground so Two sources of information to encourage birdlife in or around a garden: needs a minimum hedge height British Trust for Ornithology (www.bto.org) of 7 feet to provide cover above a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (www.rspb.org.uk).

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Issue 3 Community

POLITE NOTICE TO Digital TV Entertainment for CAROWNERS We all know that parking in Naseby all the Family with is far from ideal, but consideration by us car owners needs to be made We are forever being told that FREEVIEW CHANNELS for the safety of those who live in "Digital viewers can Press the Red or travel through the village. Button" for interactive services on Entertainment for everyone: the main terrestrial channels (on BBC3 • BBC4 • ITV2 • FTN PARKING ON THE PAVEMENT: Sometimes parking with 2 wheels my TV remote pressing the red SkyTravel •UKTVHistory on the pavement is the only option, button switches the thing off!!!). UKTVBrightIdeas but this can be a danger to children Digital TV can be received via the Childrens Channels: (and us adults!) who are forced to following two options: CBeebies • What’sOn walk into the road when there is not enough room on the pavement 1. Sky Satellite - for a monthly fee Music: TheHits • TMF to get past. 2. Through a conventional TV News: CBBC • BBCNews24 aerial - without paying a NARROW ROADS: ITVNews • SkyNews monthly fee, using a service When cars park opposite one SkySportsNews • Community called ‘Freeview’ another on narrow roads this Channel • BBC Parliament If you go to the Freeview web site causes other hazards. Wide loads (www.freeview.co.uk) and enter a Shopping: QVC • IdealWorld such as emergency services, lorries Naseby postcode, you will be told Bid-Up.tv • Price-Drop.tv and farm vehicles simply cannot get through. that the service is not available. Plus countless Radio stations! WRONG! Several people in the THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY village have found that they can LIFE THREATENING!!! You simply connect your decoder receive Freeview signals. box to your TV and aerial, switch Fire Engines could be forced to find an alternative route or have to We were advised to buy one of the on and enjoy more quality TV stop to find the owner to move one more expensive decoder boxes choice! Geoff Capell is undoubtedly of these vehicles causing (expect to spend £80-£100) rather the expert on this, and will be able unnecessary delays! than the cheaper (£60) ones, and to advise on all aspects. Geoff can that we may need a new TV aerial. be contacted on 01858 465555 or Please help Naseby be a safer Luckily for us (but not so good for 01604 740 568. place to live by being considerate Capell Bros - sorry Geoff!) the to others when parking your car Wyn Sleeman existing aerial worked fine! - Thank you -

Training , Badminton, Table Tennis, We are now concentrating on Village Hall Yoga, Kids Tennis, WI, Heritage raising further funds for general Group, After School Club, Parish The village Hall now has a new, maintenance, painting and Council Meetings, as well as Cycle upgraded kitchen installed last decorating. We are also in the & Caravan Club Rallies, Rounders month by a local builder Andy process of a feasibility study being League, and hopefully the annual Begley (let’s hope it gives better carried out to see if all-weather service than the last one!). Pantomime - but only if enough volunteers are found. (see p.13) tennis courts are a possibility on The number of organisations that the Village Hall grounds. We will use the village hall on a regular We are always on the look-out for keep you informed of our progress! basis is gradually increasing and further uses so please call Tim now includes: Keep Fit, Dog Heydon 01604 740556. THe Village Hall Committee

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Community Issue 3

Neighbourhood Contacts Below are listed the names and some numbers of Naseby’s Neighbourhood Watch Watch News volunteers:

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS! • Did you know Community Beat Officer: Naseby has had NO recorded that a third of all burglaries PC Gary Wright incidents of Crime during the during the summer months are c/o Police Station past three months! committed by climbing in an Tel: 01604 - 700700 open ground floor window? This is how it should be, and how BE SURE to close all those Co-ordinator: we all wish it to be. Other villages lower windows when you go to Allan Kirk near us have not been so lucky, or bed, or when you go out during 11 Bakehouse Rise perhaps so vigilant. the day! Tel/ Fax: 01604 743141 e-mail: Let’s keep it up! • Other villages have been [email protected] plagued by several ‘Distraction’ STOLEN PICK-UP TRUCK burglaries, where someone Deputy Co-ordinator: RESCUED! pretends to be from the Water Andy Austin You may have heard about a pick- Board or other utility and asks ‘Ceybirds’, 38 High Street up truck being stolen in Naseby to come in. If you are not sure some months ago. The police DON’T let people into your Members: recovered this vehicle in house! Maggie Draper - Shannonside, Carvells Lane Manchester some time later, and have confiscated it from its new AND FINALLY... Ray Ellis - 65, High Street Finally a big welcome to new “owner”. Peter Johnston - 3, Fairfax Rise village resident Steve Clark, who read the last issue of ‘Naseby James Young - 8, Fairfax Rise NOW ONE OR TWO WARNINGS: Natters’ and has volunteered to There are still criminals at large Lynn Dyett - 14 Newlands help the local Neighbourhood in the county. Some simple tips Mike Willis - 7 Newlands Watch team! Newlands should be may prevent you becoming a well looked after from now on! Mark Norton - 2 Hall Close victim. Greg Pritchett - Oakwell, Other volunteers are always Church St • Car keys get bigger and welcomed into this informal Liz Capell- 16 Nutcote heavier every year. Please group, especially those who work DON’T leave them on the hall in the village or who are out and Steve Clark - 6 Newlands table by the front door when about regularly, such as joggers you get home. Because car or dog walkers. WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE security systems are now so NEXT ISSUE THEN? good it is much easier to steal Give Allan a ring – remember the keys than to try to break duties are not onerous! Look out for a full profile of into the car! In the words of Glyn Lewis, our 6’ 4” genial the current campaign “Take Allan Kirk Welsh Community Support your car keys to bed with you!” Tel: 01604 743141 Officer, already a figure seen frequently in Naseby!!!

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Issue 3 News & Support

Naseby Rounders Team Robin tried... Here we are nearing the end of and Succeeded! our first season, most of us Robin Oldfield of 44 High Street feeling a lot fitter and some of us competed in this year's a little worse for wear! The injury Triathlon and raised over £1,600 bench has been getting bigger in for the Prostate Cancer Charity. the last few weeks! Over the two day event a total of Lynda and Bridget set about over 8,000 people competed in trip down to The Royal Oak setting up a team in the spring sprint and full triathlons, both afterwards where we have always and approached the Market individually and in relay teams. Harborough League, which we been given a huge welcome joined. providing refreshments for both Entering for the teams and supporters. A huge full Olympic We were lucky enough to find thank you to Richard and Mary for distance as a two sponsors, Westaway Motors being such excellent hosts (we all novice triathlete, and Naseby Business Centre - our wish you a speedy recovery Richard). and concerned thanks to them both for enabling that he had done Thanks to our “fan club” who us to purchase our kit and nowhere near have supported us not only at equipment. enough cycle and home matches but also away, the run training, he The village hall gave the go ahead support is always most welcome! for us to use the playing field nevertheless completed the 1500 where we’ve played all our home Thanks also to Westaways for metre swim in the Royal Docks in cutting the grass on the playing matches and held practises on 25 minutes, the 40 kilometre cycle field and keeping it in such good in 1 hr 19 minutes and the 10 Sunday mornings. condition for all our matches. kilometre run in 49 minutes. We played our final match of the Weather permitting, we will Adding on the transition times season on Wednesday 18th continue to practise on Sunday (getting the wet suit off, putting on August 2004, which was at home mornings at the village hall, any shoes etc) his total time of 2hrs 43 and was played in fancy dress! new players are very welcome. minutes completely exceeded his There was an array of clowns, Contact Bridget on 01604 740007. expectations and the reward was a nurses and nuns to name but a 14th place in his 55+ age group. Bridget Baker & Lynda Harrison few! It was followed by our usual A big thank you to all friends, neighbours and business All four men are most definitely colleagues who enabled the BUPA Great novice runners and any sponsorship original sponsorship target of and encouragement would be most £1,000 to be easily surpassed. North Run welcome!!! Mike Baker, Mel Please contact the individuals if you Hoyle and Duncan would like to sponsor them. and Richard Mike Baker - Carvell’s Home Farm, Wheatley will be running the Great Carvell’s Lane • Tel: 01604 740007 North Run in Newcastle on September 26th, 2004 for the Mel Hoyle - 14 Nutcote • Tel: 01604 Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer 740848 Research UK. Duncan Wheatley (via Mike Baker) (Robin is in there somewhere!!)

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Business Directory & Groups Issue 3

BUSINESS DIRECTORY GET YOUR COMPANY SERVICES LISTED FOR FREE! AJ Design Simply e-mail Amanda at: [email protected] with your company name, All forms of graphic design from contacts details and a short list of services. It’s easy and it’s free (although company logos to web design we do except any donations - huge thank you to Rachel & Glen of ‘FUN ON Contact: Amanda THE RUN’ for their kind donation this issue!). Tel: 01604 743765

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Issue 3 Clubs Update

donation for the appeal So Many Green The Naseby W.I. (part of the sum raised at the very successful Fingers! At our May meeting Members ‘Bangers & Mash’ lunch in debated and voted on the three I am pleased to report that the March). Anita has Resolutions to be put before the informed us that it will be used to number of members in the National A.G.M., held in Sheffield in Gardening Club is increasing with a buy equipment for administering June. These Resolutions sought to drugs to seriously ill children. sizeable number coming from urge the Government: Naseby! After the show on 5th The subject of the speaker at the September our next meetings are: 1. ‘To put into place legislation to July meeting was totally different. combat trafficking of women and • 29th September - If you want to Christine Blyth came to talk about children for sexual exploitation and obtain plants cheaply then this is ‘Eleanor Crosses.’ Not only did she forced labour’ tell members about the crosses, but the place! Members are invited to also covered many aspects of Queen bring along any surplus plants and 2. ‘To prohibit the cultivation of GM Eleanor’s life and of the journey sell or swap them with other crops in the UK’ made by her funeral procession from members. Any cash raised you can 3. ‘To make substantial funds Harby on the borders of keep or donate to a specific charity available annually to the Air Nottinghamshire/ Lincolnshire (usually Cancer Research or Ambulance Service.’ down to . Crosses Macmillan Nurses). Naseby Members voted in favour of were erected at each of the places • Tuesday October 26th - all three Resolutions, having no where the cortege rested, but only “Gardens of the ” problem with the first two, but some three now remain – two of them Talk given by Hazel Kaye who is considerable difficulty with the third. being in Northamptonshire. very knowledgeable and runs her At the A.G.M., the first two were Following a very successful barbecue own nursery at Rearsby, Leics passed with majorities of 95% and last August, it was decided to have a • November 24th - “Kiwi 88% respectively, but the third was similar relaxing, informal event this Experience” Stuart Dixon of ‘Hebbs defeated with only 49% voting in year. We were invited to the home of Garden’ will be talking about the favour. Obviously, the feeling of our President, Pat Yates, for food, gardens of New Zealand Naseby members was very much on drink and conversation, and it is safe a par with that of the Nation’s Remember membership entitles to say that everyone thoroughly members. you to 10% off at ‘Clipston enjoyed the evening! Nurseries’ and ‘The Plantsman’ at In June, Members enjoyed a visit to • 9th September - ‘Pot Plants’ Talk West Haddon. For more Harborough Theatre, where they by Mr. Michael Davies from ‘The information: saw Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘A Chorus of Plantsman’ in West Haddon Disapproval’. The Speaker at the Gerry Wood - Chairman • 14th October - AGM monthly meeting was Anita Smith Tel: 01604 740444 who spoke about the Bansang • 11th November - ‘What is PS: We are looking into the Hospital Appeal and the problems Autism?’ Village Hall, 7.30.pm possibility of buying bulbs in bulk she had encountered since her • 9th December - ‘Seasonal Recipes.’ and selling them to members at involvement with the hospital 12 (final meeting of the year) wholesale prices. Watch this space! years ago. As a result of her Methodist Chapel, 7.30.pm where

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Kids Only! Issue 3

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Q1: What is Kylie Minogues sister called? Night by Mark Haddon: This book is a murder mystery like no Q2: What song have FIVE and the Jackson 5 both other! It is about a 15-year-old boy released? who suffers from an illness that makes Q3: Britney Speares has a younger sister - True or it hard for him to understand people. False? He finds a neighbour’s dog murdered Q4: What colour were the suede shoes Elvis Presley and sets out on a funny and moving wrote a song about? adventure to find the truth. This is a really heart warming story. When I read it I couldn’t put it down! Q5: What is the name of the successful Ex-S Club Even my parents thought it was great! It has a fascinating member who is now topping the charts? plot and I recommend this to children aged 10+. For the answers see the bottom of page 19. Good Luck! Lion Boy by Zizou Corder: ‘Kids Corner’ by: This is the first book of three. It is about a boy who can speak to cats in their own 31st October Lucy Henderson & language. When his parents are Halloween Elizabeth Gregory kidnapped he has to speak to the cats so they can help him find them. At one point in the book he works with a floating circus cleaning up after the lions. This is just one of his many adventures in this excellent, Have your say! colourful story! I recommend this book to children aged We need you to supply us with 7+ and I can’t wait for the other books to come out! information, otherwise we won’t have a Spider-Man 2 - In cinemas everywhere now! newsletter to produce! We are always It has now been 2 years since Peter Parker first started keen to include new ideas for articles so being Spider-Man. He is now finding it extra hard to keep let us know what you want to read about. his social life whilst being a superhero. He especially If you simply have a story or suggestion wants the girl of his dreams and best for the newsletter or want to get involved friend Mary-Jane to fall in love with him. in any way - e-mail us or pick up the This is all made even more difficult phone! thanks to his new rival ‘Doc Ock’. Spider- Man must muster up phenomenal Deadline for the next issue: strength to defeat his titanium 1st November 2004 tentacles. This film is brilliant and the effects are excellent! Go and see it! Please note that the articles featured in this Newsletter are the opinions of the individuals who supplied them and are not necessarily the opinions of the publishers of the Newsletter. The publishers take no responsibility for the Knock, Knock accuracy of the content. Who’s there? !Knock! Produced by: Littleman! !Knock! Amanda Green AJ Design Littleman Who? September 2004 Littleman who can’t reach the door bell! Printed by: Kall Kwik [email protected]

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