VOLUME 11 : NO. 2 neighbourhood development plan pre-submission consultation saturday 17th january p.2 party in the park p.15 2015village festival p.19 Moulton Neighbourhood Development Plan PRE-SUBMISSION CONSULTATION SATURDAY 17th JANUARY 2015 Moulton Village Hall 2.30pm – 5.00pm All residents are invited to attend the Pre-submission Consultation event to view the Neighbourhood Plan before it is submitted to Daventry District Council for formal consultation. Also available to view will be the plans for the new community centre that has recently been granted planning permission. Your attendance and feedback will be much appreciated. 2 | moulton scene • spring 2015 Moulton Scene Editorial Information elcome to the Winter 2014 edition of Moulton Scene. We hope you are pleased with the new A4 format and enjoy reading Volume 11 | No. 2 Wthis edition. 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Council. spring 2015 • moulton scene | 3 CONTENTS 3 EDITORIAL Business Section Council Matters 33 SHEILA SMITH SALES & EVENTS 35 BLUEBIRD 5 CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL – Barry Care MBE 35 TIDY NUMBERS 9 FROM YOUR MP CHRIS 37 BRAMPTON GRANGE HEATON-HARRIS 11 11 FROM YOUR DISTRICT Helping Hands COUNCILLOR CLLR DANIEL 37 GIVE BLOOD, DDC CARE & CRIBBIN REPAIR, MOULTON & OVERSTONE EDUCATIONAL TRUST, MONDAY 15 11 FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR CLLR MIKE CLUB, MOULTON & OVERSTONE WARREN VILLAGE CAR SCHEME, BEANSTALK, MEMORY CAFE Police News 13 DAVENTRY RURAL COMMUNITY Village Clubs and TEAM NEWS Societies 13 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH 39 SING & SIGN, YARKER TUITION 13 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE’S POLICE LA JOLIE RONDE IN MOULTON, AND CRIME COMMISSIONER MOULTON ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION, MOULTON Village Information, MOVIES, MOULTON PLAYERS, MOULTON EVENING WI, Events & Local News MOULTON & DISTRICT GARDENERS’ SOCIETY, 19 3 ‘WELCOME TO MOULTON’ PACK MOULTON HISTORY SOCIETY, 15 PARTY IN THE PARK MOULTON MORRIS MEN, 17 2015 MAY QUEEN MOULTON CHURCH BELL 17 CHRONICLE & ECHO ‘DOWN RINGERS, MOULTON KEEP FIT, YOUR WAY’ THE FRIEND-LEYS, NETWORK ARTS, HARDY PLANTS, OVER 50’S 19 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL TABLE TENNIS GROUP 2015 21 MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL – ART EXHIBITION Gardening Tips 21 CHRISTMAS 2014 WASTE & 44 GARDENING TIPS FROM THE 31 RECYCLING COLLECTIONS GARDEN CENTRE TEAM AT MOULTON COLLEGE 21 MOULTON BUS SERVICES 21 ROYAL MAIL PHASE OUT USE Focus on Sport and OF BIKES Youth 44 MOULTON VILLAGE TRAIL GUIDE 45 WHITE TIGER TAEKWON-DO 48 OPENING TIMES 48 HALLS TO HIRE Rural News 49 WHAT NOT TO MISS UNTIL MAY 2015 45 PARISH FOOTPATH WARDEN – FOOT.... NOTES 50 USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS 39 41 School/Doctors/ Obituaries Library News 46 OBITUARIES 23 MOULTON SURGERY Church News 25 MOULTON PRIMARY SCHOOL 47 MOULTON PARISH CHURCH, 27 FRIENDS OF MOULTON PRIMARY CAREY BAPTIST CHURCH, SCHOOL – FOMPS MOULTON EVANGELICAL 27 MOULTON SCHOOL & SCIENCE CHURCH COLLEGE 29 MOULTON COLLEGE Index of 41 31 MOULTON LIBRARY Advertisers 31 FRIENDS OF MOULTON LIBRARY 48 A-Z LISTING OF LOCAL TRADES PEOPLE 31 FOOD & CRAFT FAYRE 4 | moulton scene • spring 2015 From the Parish Council Chairman Barry Care MBE Christmastime Planning Committee use their rules for us by passing on these problems to the some applications and not for others appropriate CC department. hristmastime is upon us, without seeming to realise their own although the commercial inconsistency over the implementation Archaeological Excavations world has been preparing us of their own policies. Sitting in one of Recent archaeological excavations for some time now. On holiday their meetings can be like watching in fields off The Grove have yielded Cduring the last week of September I a bit of Alice in Wonderland where some interesting artefacts indicating noticed one large garden centre in one application in open countryside evidence of early settlement of Moulton Ambleside had set up their display of and therefore breaking all the rules in Roman times, and possibly pre- glitzy artificial Christmas trees. is approved, whilst the discussions Roman times. More details will be on about the next application also in open our Parish Council website once the In the beautiful scenery of the Lake countryside, all centre around the evaluation has been completed. History District it was particularly incongruous at dangers of creating a precedent if they is important to remind us we are all only that time. I do, however, relish the time approve it. Not fit for purpose? Let your part of a procession of villagers passing around each Christmas as very special District Councillors know what you think. through during our lifetime. Next year and enjoyable. It is a time for the pleasure I must take this opportunity to single out is an important historical anniversary of singing favourite carols, family parties, District Councillor Mike Warren, who being the 800th year since the Magna the traditional food treats, watching the works tirelessly on our behalf to improve Carta, the great charter which the Morris Men on Boxing Day, meeting old and secure the future of Moulton. medieval barons forced King John to friends on a walk round the village, and sign to guarantee the basic rights that all those lazy moments relaxing in front of New Community Centre still underpin our law. I hope here in the TV. I hope you enjoy a good time too. Most villagers will be aware of the Moulton we can find a suitable way of changes to the part of Moulton School marking the occasion. Perhaps some Planning Matters known as the Sports Complex, which suitable entries in the Festival Carnival, Once again I have to devote much of also houses the Village Hall. These or a historical exhibition of what Moulton my report to planning matters. The changes have made our hall less would have been like at that period. avalanche of planning applications attractive to some hirers and caused continues and our worse fears about the difficulties for us over access into our Anti-social Behaviour Overstone Leys 3500 houses have been hall and raised other issues. We have I am sad to report a growing confirmed. Disappointingly the Inspector been aware for several years of the problem of anti-social behaviour by reviewing the proposal along with other need to provide a larger Community youngsters around the village, mostly SUEs around Northampton seems to Centre more firmly under our control, in groups meeting up in the evenings. have ignored the majority of compelling and as I reported last time, plans have Unfortunately it isn’t just noisy behaviour evidence presented over the course been drawn up for a new complex on or general nuisance but occasional of the two weeks of the inspection the Sandy Hill site with flexible usage in damage and vandalism is occurring, hearings. One example was from the its design. The planning application that including broken windows. These young County Council Highways Department was submitted in the Summer has been people have families in Moulton and I which set out details of investigations approved and we must press ahead with would ask parents to be vigilant over the into the expected traffic flows around funding the build. The new centre will whereabouts of their children during the Northampton should the proposed include two halls, a large hall and a small dark evenings. If they are just out and developments go ahead. Of all the one that can be combined for very large about it’s just possible they might be different modelling set out in their report functions, a new library for Moulton, a associating with others involved in these it was made clear to the hearing that only daily cafe facility, parish offices and the problems. The police are aware of our a dual carriageway bypass around the usual community services. When the growing difficulties and we are working northern/western side of the town would new doctors’ surgery is built on land together in order to identify those cope with the increased traffic. Like so adjacent to this Community Centre, a youngsters involved. Please check many other infrastructure issues that community hub of services for villagers on your own children’s whereabouts, involved large capital expenditure that will be available on this one site.