6th February 2021 www.nenevalleynews.co.uk facebook.com/NeneValleyNews @NeneValleyNews Telephone: 01522 692542 We want to hear from you, so please submit your NeneYOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY Valley news story or event at NEWSPAPER FOR EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE news www.nenevalleynews.co.uk COUNCIL MEN UNITE! LEARN TO NEWS IN BRIEF ANNOUNCES DEATH SING AND HELP RAISE OF COUNCILLOR MONEY FOR PROSTATE VACCINATION INSIDE CENTRE OPENS this issue ROGER GLITHERO CANCER UK The NHS in Northamptonshire has further expanded its PAGE 03 PAGE 06 capacity to vaccinate local people against Covid-19 with the opening of a new dedicated vaccination centre. The new centre at Royal Pavilion, Moulton Park, > > Northampton, opened on GROWING PLANTS Monday 25th January and is capable of vaccinating thousands of people every week as national supplies of the vaccine allow. FOR THE NHS Vaccinations will be provided from the centre by appointment only and people who are eligible to receive a vaccination will be David H Woods from Woodford has been growing plants since contacted by the NHS with details of how to book. The the first lockdown, to raise donations to help the NHS. He has centre will also work directly with now raised £3,434.87. local health and care employers to directly book eligible staff into David has always had a French beans which were wreaths, which added £750 to appointments. keen interest in gardening, snapped up as soon as they his running total. Sally worked It will be staffed by clinicians, just like his late father and were placed on the stall. hard in her spare time to keep non-registered vaccinators, grandmother. Last year His venture has become up with the many requests for administrative staff and marshals David grew plants from a ‘community’ project, with wreaths. who will help make a visit to the seed, for local people in locals supplying him with Take a look at and join centre run as smoothly and safely return to give donations to pots, trays and even compost, David’s page https:// as possible. help the NHS. and he has a Facebook group www.facebook.com/ The NHS will write to He grew all sorts of bedding which has kept everyone groups/158400812212160. eligible people offering them plants, tomatoes, runner interested in gardening. This There’s a link on the page if the opportunity to book and broad beans, prepared includes daily posts of what you wish to support him in an appointment at the new hanging baskets and planted is available on the stall on his raising donations to help the vaccination centre via the NHS containers and supplied ready drive, progress photos and NHS. Covid-19 Vaccination Booking to eat home grown tomatoes, videos from the greenhouses, The stall goes out every Service. Letters will initially runner beans, apples, plums weekend photo competitions day and David has started invite those eligible who live in and freshly dug potatoes. and all sorts of gardening tips to do ‘live’ posting, except reasonable travelling distance One of David’s specialities is and advice. Tuesday and Thursday. He of the centre, and who haven’t bunches of fresh cut sweet At the end of last year says: “If the day starts with a already been vaccinated by peas. David’s sister, Sally David’s sister gave the ‘T’ he is closed for tea,” but their local GP-led community Reynolds, also supplied him donations a great boost by he probably isn’t resting, just vaccination service or hospital with lots of home grown making over 50 seasonal growing lots more plants. hub. 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These are the key soon be out; whatever the weather may still have in pheasant startled out of its hidey-hole in the shelter pre-submission version of plan is sound and has been areas that the inspector will store for us, the old familiar sights will appear. After of a clump of tall grass or reeds. the district’s Local Plan. prepared in accordance with consider.” moving house three or four years ago we lost our A characteristic of pheasants scattered round The Local Plan sets out all the necessary legal and Once the Regulation 19 regular visits from one of the countryside’s ‘stars’; the world (some with grand-sounding names like planning policies for East procedural requirements consultation ends, responses although it has taken this long to show itself we are Lady Amherst’s pheasant) is the display of bright- Northamptonshire and and is positively prepared, will be compiled with the again enjoying these welcome visits from – a cock coloured plumage. Being closely related means helps to shape new housing effective and is justified by Local Plan and its supporting pheasant. that “mixed marriages” are not uncommon, which opportunities and deliver the evidence. documentation before being This is one of the most colourful additions that helps to maintain the wide variety of colour in the community and green Cllr Steven North, Leader submitted for independent we could hope for; the orange-brown mottled family. Some have been the target of those who kill infrastructure to support of East Northamptonshire examination by the Planning plumage contrasts with the bright red ‘wattle’ on its for their sport, and the main reason is that wonderful future growth. It will also help Council said: “There have Inspectorate. If the Plan is dark head, and many of them boast a clearly seen brilliance of colour, only shown by the cock birds; to ensure future planning been many consultations found to be sound, it will white collar round their necks. The most distinctive the dull browns of the hens makes them less applications include up to on the Local Plan since we be presented to North feature, though, is the very long tail, making a truly appealing, even when they are simply used as forms date policy requirements started preparing it in January Northamptonshire Council unmistakeable outline taking the overall length not of decoration (stuffed birds on the sideboard?). But adding local quality to 2017, and this is the final for adoption. far short of a yard (80cm if you prefer); and add the with all the variations we know which is the most development. stage where stakeholders can This consultation will run stately and impressive food-stalking walk – though valuable – don’t we? The council’s Planning comment on the soundness for six weeks, from Friday 5th WORDS BY Policy committee approved of the plan. February to Friday 19th March JAN PEARSON the Pre-Submission Local “We encourage those who 2021. Further details about GENEALOGY JOTTINGS Plan on Wednesday 27th do respond to clearly state how to respond and to view January which enables the why they feel the plan may the consultation documents start of the final consultation, not be legally compliant, are available at www.east- In researching a family’s tree recently, I found a courts, which prosecuted the offenders, the known as Regulation 19. meet the assessed needs, northamptonshire.gov.uk/ newspaper clipping with words similar to this: ‘I, practice lingered on. This particular regulation be an appropriate and consultation John Smith of 10 High Street, London, will not be This explains why bigamy was known as the responsible for any debt or debts contracted by “Poor Man’s Divorce”, although you could still be my wife Jane Smith after this date, November 7th prosecuted for it. However, true to form, the courts Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, paper copies of the draft policy cannot be displayed 1890.’ By publishing this declaration, John was usually came down on the side of the man. in libraries or the Council’s contact centre. Should you experience any difficulty in making it known to the world that the marriage So, as you can imagine, obtaining a divorce was viewing the document, please contact the Planning Policy team on 01832 742140. between him and Jane was over. Why didn’t he not always easy and was still very expensive but just go for a divorce? remained the status quo until 1923.