Behind the Scenes with Northamptonshire Police
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25th January 2020 www.nenevalleynews.co.uk facebook.com/NeneValleyNews @NeneValleyNews Telephone: 01522 692542 We want to hear from you, so please submit your news story or event at NeneYour local independent community Valley newspaper for East Northamptonshire news www.nenevalleynews.co.uk Spotlight on Vintage Festival In Brief Weddings wants you to Northants ‘Love Oundle’ Mini Club orthants Mini Club is a local club Inside... Page 4 Page 8 Nbased around the iconic car. The club hosts numerous social events and also attends Behind the scenes with the big national shows. If you have a Mini – classic, modern, standard, modified, con-cours or Northamptonshire Police workhorse – and are based in Northants, Officers and staff at Northamptonshire Police he first episode of the new began with the force in February last you are invited to get series, which focuses on the year, with four episodes hitting the involved. To find on are back on our screens in the new series of 999: Tnight-time economy, was screens in the summer, showcasing facebook: search for What’s Your Emergency?, following an broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday how officers and staff deal with Northants Mini Club. 20th January. crime among other things, against a overwhelming response from viewers last summer. Filming for the documentary backdrop of austerity. Singing The new episodes will give viewers another behind the scenes for fun look at how the force tackles crime he Higham and in the area. Rushden Singing Assistant Chief Constable, Pauline Tfor Fun Group Sturman, said: “When the first four raised £633.50 at their episodes broadcast last year, we Christmas Concert in received an overwhelming response aid of the Full Gospel from the public. Church Food Bank and “Our communities were shocked Shelter. The venue was by what our officers and staff deal full and everyone was with and sometimes, how poorly encouraged to join in. they are treated when they attend Tea and mince pies were incidents or answer calls. provided in the interval “Viewers were also immensely and everyone seemed to intrigued and appreciative of how have a good time. The we deal with crime and keep our cheque was presented in county safe. early January. The group “We hope that people will are now rehearsing for continue to watch the new episodes their summer concert in in this fantastic documentary and June, details of which get a first-hand insight into their will be announced in due local police force.” course. An inspiring independent co-educational day school for children aged 4-11 years. 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We have a large hall for the cases the event itself can be a lavish affair were looking forward to tying the knot in They meet every morning during term main learning environment, covering all and most couples at least seek to make February after a year of planning. However, time, from 9.15am-12.15pm in Brigstock seven areas of the Early Years Foundation their wedding an enjoyable and memorable the ceremony has been put on hold after Village Hall, Bridge Street. Stage Curriculum. The outside area is day. Our contributors will be able to offer the 48-year-old man and 46-year-old woman However, despite the large space well-equipped, safe, fenced and used in a range of ideas to make your wedding a vanished. There is no indication of the available, there are not currently enough all weathers. very special event. It’s interesting to note a marital state of the couple who disappeared. children to make it viable. The pre-school “The staff are very friendly and well few statistics on marriage which, although There’s one piece of local good news is now inviting any interested parents to qualified and are waiting to hear from somewhat dated, tell us more about the concerning a kitten which disappeared from get in touch. you.” institution today: in 2016, there were nearly its home last Saturday. Club runners out a quarter of a million marriages in England near the A45 early the following day heard Enquiries to Sarah on 01536 373197 or mobile 07708977714 during session times and Wales, a total similar to each of the cries from a lay-by near Stanwick Lakes. It or email: [email protected] for more information. So if you want to preceding two years; almost all marriages turned out to be the missing kitten tied up in bring your child(ren) to a small village community run playgroup during school term were between opposite-sex couples but two bin bags. The animal was subsequently times we would love to hear from you soon. of the just over 7,000 between same-sex taken to the vet, where it was recognised couples (an increase of 8% from 2015) just as one reported missing, and was later over half were between female couples; reunited with its owner. A spokesman from marriage rates for opposite-sex couples in Northamptonshire Police said: “This is Genealogy jottings 2016 were lower at all ages compared with obviously a very concerning incident and we 2006, except for men aged 60 years and are investigating it.” One very fortunate little ast time, I told the tale of great uncle By Jan Pearson over and women aged 50 years and over; cat but it’s beyond belief that anyone could Walter and that family stories are Genealogy Specialists, Tracing Our for the first time ever, less than a quarter attempt to dispose of it in such a way. Lnot always 100% correct and can Past, Discovering Our Genes (TOP DOG) of all marriages in 2016 were religious There is an update from a senior engineer miss out important facts. However, they www.genealogy-specialists.com ceremonies; finally, 30th July was the most at Northamptonshire County Council can also be embellished over time as popular day to get married in 2016, with Highways about the Oundle north bridge. imaginations fill in the gaps. 4,742 marriages on that day. Work on arches 1 and 2, those closest to the cousins were convinced that George was Some of you may remember Sue While researching this topic one item town, is expected to be complete next week Polish, had a family in Gdansk and had Thomas, former Head Teacher of Laxton popped out of the national news concerning after some delays because of flood water. changed his name to something more Junior School, who died last July. Her a couple’s wedding which was postponed Work will then progress to arches 3 and 4. British. However, after a lot of detective parents lived in South Africa when she after the groom’s father and bride’s mother Completion is expected in late May or early work, we discovered that George was was small and Sue went to boarding both disappeared in a suspected elopement. June. school in Devon, staying with her in fact born in Chippenham, Wiltshire in grandparents when she was not with 1895. Sadly, his father died in 1899 and her parents. Sue’s grandparents were his mother in 1900. The 1901 census Thrapston Plaza Opera 2020 Grandma Lil and Grandpa George. A lot found young George in an orphanage in of information was known about Grandma Bristol. After contacting the orphanage Lil’s family but nothing was known about archivist, she copied all of George’s Grandpa George. Even on their marriage paperwork to us, which then gave us a CARMEN Georges Bizet certificate there were no clues – the trail to follow him first to the Royal Navy witnesses were Lil’s parents and George’s and then to the Merchant Navy. George Tickets £15 father was noted as deceased. With the worked on the Baltic Line, but was not £12 before 1st February 2020 name George Thomas, this was not going Polish, did not have a family in Gdansk to be easy. and was always George Thomas. A rather Visit website for The known facts were that George was romantic theory was shattered but at least more details or call 01832 733586 a Captain in the Merchant Navy and sailed the truth was now known – and a whole between Britain and Poland. Sue and her new background to the family discovered. 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