Bugbrooke L I N K www.bugbrookelink.co.uk October 2008 RON COPSON Painter & Decorator FREE ESTIMATES ‘Zimmerman’ 33, Close Road, Nether Heyford Northants NN7 3LW Telephone 01327 349162 City & Guilds Qualified * All Weather Pitch Sport & Leisure * Pottery Workshops at & Art Rooms * Sports Hall * 200 seat Hall For more information or to with Stage make a booking call Gavin * Tennis Courts Rowe or Gillian Stone on * Music Rooms 01604 833900 * Gymnasium * Drama Studio * Classroom, Training & Conference Facilities The Bugbrooke “LINK” Committee Published bi-monthly. Circulated free to every household within the Parish boundary of Bugbrooke. The “LINK” Management Committee is elected in ac- cordance with the Constitution and Rules at the A.G.M. in May annually. Editor/Chairman Paul Cockcroft, 31 Pilgrims Lane Deputy Editor Tony Pace, 4 Laddermakers Yard Production & Website Geoff Cooke, 1 Browns Yard Secretary/News Gathering Barbara Bell, 68 Chipsey Avenue Treasurer/Vice Chairman Jim Inch, 16a High Street Advertising Sheila Willmore, 31 Oaklands Production & Development Donna Bowater, 57 Leys Rd., Pattishall E‐mail to [email protected] Web site address www.bugbrookelink.co.uk Deadline for December issue 3rd November 2008 Whilst we check the information for grammar and spelling on articles supplied by our contributors, the LINK magazine can accept no responsibility for errors or omissions in the factual content of the information. The views expressed in these articles are those of the contributors and are not necessarily shared by the LINK Management Committee. Only Indian Restaurant in Weedon Finest Indian Cuisine—Fully licensed and Air Conditioned Sunday—Thursday OPENING TIMES Friday & Saturday Lunch: 12pm to 2pm Lunch: 12pm to 2pm Evening: 5.30pm to 11.00pm Evening: 5.00pm to 11.30pm BANQUETING NIGHT every Wednesday Choose any Starter, Main course, Side dish with Rice or Naan (prawn & duck extra) £8.95 per person Take Away service available 15% discount on collections A unique opportunity to experience the variety and delicate flavour of Indian cuisine at its best Tel: 01327 342363 / 341790 Weedon House, High St., Weedon Bugbrooke LINK Magazine (Issue 152), October 2008 Editor: Paul Cockcroft We all know that the weather has been largely dull and wet over what we normally regard as summer but has that led to a dramatic decrease in outdoor sporting activity? We have been receiving fewer reports from the sports clubs in and around Bugbrooke and I find it surprising that clubs and teams do not want to use the village magazine to advertise and promote their activities. If you are keen to shout about your successes or to ask for assistance in progressing some aspect of your preferred sport, I suggest you consider preparing articles and photos for future copies of LINK. We regularly include articles supplied by the police but in addition we now have a crime report and statistics for Bugbrooke and other villages and areas in this part of Northamptonshire. The statistics themselves are of interest, and of great concern to those who were the victims of crime, and I invite you to consider what we can all do in an attempt to reduce the number of events in the village. I am delighted to read that the cubs, scouts and guides have been very active and I particularly like the way in which photos are used to illustrate their articles. When you are preparing your next submission, it is well worth considering what image could accompany the text and would then form part of the archive of magazines that hopefully will be available for others to look at for many years to come. I read that Sue and Tony Pace are once again asking for financial support in their direct and personal efforts to make a difference to a school and village in Tanzania. I urge you to consider their request and to consider making a contribution depending on your own circumstances. It’s an interesting thought that the time may come when we are looking to others in the world to provide assistance to us. The Bugbrooke LINK website can be found at www.bugbrookelink.co.uk and as well as reading the current and past copies of the magazine online, there is a wide range of information and links to other organisations and websites. You can contribute to the magazine by posting articles through my door or preferably by submitting copy by e‐mail to the e‐mail address [email protected]. The deadline for articles and advert changes for the next issue is Monday 3rd November 2008, but earlier submissions are most welcome. This is particularly the case for changes to adverts which are time consuming and may not be made if the requests are received too late in the production process. Front Page – This year is the 60th anniversary of Bugbrooke Cricket Club playing at the picturesque Camp Hill Farm Ground. Here the first team is in the field on a late summer Sunday. 5 New Year Holiday in Belgium Why not spend the New Year celebrations with Copperwheels on a New Years Holiday Tour to Belgium. We leave Bugbrooke at 7:30 am on Monday 29th December 2008 and stay at the Novotel Hotel in the centre of Mechelen for 4 nights returning to Bugbrooke at approx 8:30 pm on Friday 2nd January 2009. • Travel by luxury coach and P & O Ferries from Dover to Calais to Mechelen in Central Belgium. • 4 nights dinner bed & breakfast in hotel. • Full day guided tour to Brussels. • Guided tour of Mechelen, a World Heritage City. • New Years Eve gala dinner and celebrations with music and dancing. • Full day guided tour to Antwerp, the diamond centre in Belgium. • Visit to Brugges on the return journey The cost of the entire holiday is 435.00 per person (single room supplement 64.50) For full details, please call Len & Molly Sackley, 28a Camp Hill, Bugbrooke, Northampton NN7 3PH tel: 01604 831119, e-mail: [email protected] Parish Council Notes Since my last report I can now announce that Catherine Parry has been appointed as Clerk to the Parish Council. She took up the post on September 1st replacing the retiring Clerk. At the close of the August meeting an informal get together with both present and past councillors was held yto sa goodbye to Emma Bignell after 15 years of service to the council. She has achieved many things during this time, most notably gaining ‘Quality’ status for the council, the first parish council in Northamptonshire. She has brought the council and its procedures up to date and enabled us to operate in a professional manner and will be greatly missed. To contact Mrs Parry, please telephone the Parish Office on 01604 832838. The Parish Plan is nearing completion and should soon be ready for distribution. The plan contains detailed analysis of the village from information gained via the village surveys. It lists actions that need to take place, gives an indication of timescales and who will be responsible for implementation. I recently attended a Community Panel Meeting at Towcester Police Station for Beat 41, which is Bugbrooke and a few of the surrounding villages. We were presented with a list of concerns that parishioners have indicated and asked to prioritise the top three. We agreed that speeding, inconsiderate parking and lack of Police patrols were most important. For the next three months the police have committed to address these issues as a priority when able. To have your own input for the following three months, I would encourage you to look on the LINK website and there you will be able to access the ‘Community Interaction’ form and list your concerns which will be fed back to the police for the next meeting. We also have a new Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) in Jenny Harrison who has joined us from Deanshanger. She is very enthusiastic and is keen to get involved with the Community in assisting our regular Beat Officer Steve Horner. Phil Bignell – Chairman www.bugbrookelink.co.uk/parishcouncil Crime in Bugbrooke Crime in Bugbrooke took a three per cent drop in the last year compared with 2006, according to the latest figures from Northamptonshire police. Officers patrolling the local beat, which includes Bugbrooke and surrounding villages, recorded 88 crimes in 2007 rather than 91 the year before. Davina Logan, Deputy Chief Constable for the force, said there had been a county‐ wide fall in reported crimes for the fourth year in a row. A breakdown of the figures showed a rise in vehicle crime, including one February night, which saw 11 vehicles damaged or broken into, but Inspector Alex Terry, of the Towcester Rural Safer Community Team, said this was a one‐off. He said: “This was part of a series of offences across the area when we had some criminals targeting vans and stealing tools within them. This was unusual for Bugbrooke and has not been repeated. As you can appreciate when this sort of thing occurs we do take extra measures to try and catch the offenders or deter, which happened in this case.” 7 UPVC WINDOWS, DOORS & CONSERVATORIES 10 YEAR GUARANTEE FENSA REGISTERED SS OWOW INDIND ININFor W WFree Quotation Telephone: 01604 830295 Mobile: 07850 907823 Bugbrooke, Northampton Karate Club Established 1991 Adults & Children No Club Membership cost All Belt Gradings are Free Bugbrooke Community Centre Mondays 6–7pm Kislingbury Village Hall Sundays 10–11am Wednesdays 6–7pm Thursdays 6–7pm & 7–8pm Fun Kickboxing Tuesdays 6–7pm Teacher is Eddie Sanders, fully qualified Blackbelt coach, 27 years experience, 18 years coaching for Schools. Head of the English Schools Karate Organisation For more information, call 07950 260148 The number of violent crimes in the village was also higher than elsewhere on the beat, but the figure includes domestic incidents and minor assaults among children.